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by Aswani
Mon Apr 15, 2024 9:57 pm
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: How many world class players do we have?
Replies: 49
Views: 647

Re: How many world class players do we have?

Once again , thats NOT how it works. You can call George Baldock of Sheffield United a world class player all you like, but it will NEVER make him one. You can be happy with it all you like, but it will NEVER make him a world class player. Also, to your second point, there is such a thing called a ...
by Aswani
Mon Apr 15, 2024 5:52 pm
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: How many world class players do we have?
Replies: 49
Views: 647

Re: How many world class players do we have?

Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. There are women that my friends have thought looked pretty that I have wondered what they are thinking and vice versa, I respect your choice as we have different stories. You prove my point. While beauty is in the eye of the beholder (like "favoritism&quo...
by Aswani
Mon Apr 15, 2024 5:42 pm
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: How many world class players do we have?
Replies: 49
Views: 647

Re: How many world class players do we have?

The only Nigerians listed in those top 25 lists of all positions (GK,RB,LB,CB,DM,CM,LW,RW,ST) are our two Victors at striker…which makes sense, let’s not cheapen what world class is just to list the likes of Okoye simply because you are excited they are playing for a club…esp a club right above the...
by Aswani
Mon Apr 15, 2024 5:26 pm
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: How many world class players do we have?
Replies: 49
Views: 647

Re: How many world class players do we have?

Ola Aina is at Forest, isn't he? For me anyway, he is World Class. maybe my criteria needed explaining better to not be taken at face value. He is a super defender, very skilful, deceptively quick, very good technically (controlling the ball and passing) and he reminds me of Anobi Yisa who was anot...
by Aswani
Mon Apr 15, 2024 5:08 pm
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: How many world class players do we have?
Replies: 49
Views: 647

Re: How many world class players do we have?

Ola Aina is at Forest, isn't he? For me anyway, he is World Class. maybe my criteria needed explaining better to not be taken at face value. He is a super defender, very skilful, deceptively quick, very good technically (controlling the ball and passing) and he reminds me of Anobi Yisa who was anot...
by Aswani
Mon Apr 15, 2024 5:05 pm
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: How many world class players do we have?
Replies: 49
Views: 647

Re: How many world class players do we have?

Ola Aina is at Forest, isn't he? For me anyway, he is World Class. maybe my criteria needed explaining better to not be taken at face value. He is a super defender, very skilful, deceptively quick, very good technically (controlling the ball and passing) and he reminds me of Anobi Yisa who was anot...
by Aswani
Sun Apr 14, 2024 10:12 pm
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: How many world class players do we have?
Replies: 49
Views: 647

Re: How many world class players do we have?

Ola Aina is at Forest, isn't he? For me anyway, he is World Class. maybe my criteria needed explaining better to not be taken at face value. He is a super defender, very skilful, deceptively quick, very good technically (controlling the ball and passing) and he reminds me of Anobi Yisa who was anoth...
by Aswani
Sun Apr 14, 2024 2:57 pm
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: How many world class players do we have?
Replies: 49
Views: 647

Re: How many world class players do we have?

Ola Aina fits this bill. Clearly carrying an injury in the final of AFCON which the team couldn't overcome and that says a lot.
by Aswani
Sun Apr 14, 2024 2:54 pm
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: How Michelle Alozie ended up representing Nigeria
Replies: 10
Views: 264

Re: How Michelle Alozie ended up representing Nigeria

I saw this story and couldn't believe what I was reading, how do you uncover a bona-fide sports star with open trials, one that can seemingly play any position and hold her own, absolute madness? And now this thread has even more players that made it through those trials to hold down at least a squa...
by Aswani
Wed Mar 20, 2024 8:35 pm
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: Bright Osayi Gives A Fan The Beating of His Life
Replies: 52
Views: 956

Re: Bright Osayi Gives A Fan The Beating of His Life

I doubt he'll be banned or fined, he clearly couldn't turn his back on the fan that ran up to the pitch and one solitary punch wouldn't have stopped the fan bouncing up to come after him.

Justified beating of an imbecile.
by Aswani
Wed Mar 20, 2024 8:20 pm
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: Flaming Flamingo: The Life and Times of Israel Adebayo
Replies: 4
Views: 137

Re: Flaming Flamingo: The Life and Times of Israel Adebayo

I know his name is now mud but Audu Ibrahim symbolised Stationery Stores, loved by fans more than any other and an absolute colossus at the back.

I wonder what he is doing now?
by Aswani
Mon Feb 12, 2024 7:06 pm
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: AFCON player of the Tournament
Replies: 36
Views: 1110

Re: AFCON player of the Tournament

Well deserved, what a star.
by Aswani
Mon Feb 12, 2024 7:04 pm
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: They were overwhelmed by the occasion
Replies: 22
Views: 645

Re: They were overwhelmed by the occasion

Scipio Africanus wrote: Sun Feb 11, 2024 10:52 pm They saved their worst game for the final. Anyway they did well.
Absolutely, a bad day at the office at the worst time for it to happen.

They did very well and made me proud.
by Aswani
Mon Feb 12, 2024 7:02 pm
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: Thank You SE
Replies: 53
Views: 1257

Re: Thank You SE

I agree with the sentiments behind this thread, thanks boys wherever you are. It was a good ride and I myself am very proud of each of you.
by Aswani
Mon Feb 12, 2024 7:01 pm
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: Alex Iwobi to retire from the SE?
Replies: 116
Views: 3248

Re: Alex Iwobi to retire from the SE?

I hope he doesn't, he is a good player and should take the good with the bad.
by Aswani
Sat Feb 10, 2024 4:45 pm
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: If We Win AFCON, Who Lifts Cup?
Replies: 37
Views: 640

Re: If We Win AFCON, Who Lifts Cup?

Ekong or Musa? I've met Musa before, he's really a nice guy but, for me, it has to be Ekong for all the hard work and leadership on the field. He appears to have become the face of the team. In fact, I have a feeling, Musa will support Ekong to lift the trophy. It doesn't bode well for Musa who has...
by Aswani
Sat Feb 10, 2024 4:36 pm
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: VAR team quiet until after the 2nd goal...
Replies: 53
Views: 1007

Re: VAR team quiet until after the 2nd goal...

Yusuf gained an unfair advantage over Tau by swiping his leg, a clear foul in the box and a penalty. Whether he saw him coming is his own problem, he should have leaned into the ball to smack it away, not leaned back to lazily try and kick it, something that could have easily caused the ball to spi...
by Aswani
Thu Feb 08, 2024 8:51 pm
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: VAR team quiet until after the 2nd goal...
Replies: 53
Views: 1007

Re: VAR team quiet until after the 2nd goal...

Yusuf gained an unfair advantage over Tau by swiping his leg, a clear foul in the box and a penalty. Whether he saw him coming is his own problem, he should have leaned into the ball to smack it away, not leaned back to lazily try and kick it, something that could have easily caused the ball to spin...
by Aswani
Wed Jan 31, 2024 12:51 pm
Forum: WORLD FOOTBALL
Topic: All the "Traditional Top 5 teams" are out of the AFCON
Replies: 14
Views: 333

Re: All the "Traditional Top 5 teams" are out of the AFCON

Tobi17 wrote: Tue Jan 30, 2024 11:08 pm Only Nigeria (6th on CAF ranking) and Ivory Coast (9th) are left.

This is shaping up to be the tournament of the dark horses, it has NEVER happened in AFCON history before and I stand corrected.
Traditional top 5 teams without Nigeria or even Cameroun, I disagree
by Aswani
Wed Jan 31, 2024 12:50 pm
Forum: WORLD FOOTBALL
Topic: Super Eagles tournament to lose
Replies: 8
Views: 220

Re: Super Eagles tournament to lose

Benedict Iroha wrote: Tue Jan 30, 2024 11:29 pm We cannot get it any easier, no North Africa teams that has knocked us the last two tournaments. This is the easiest we got since 1994 to add a 4th title and another one next year.
We will never learn.

All the teams left can beat us and vice versa, there is no easy path to anything.
by Aswani
Wed Jan 31, 2024 12:46 pm
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: We’re the strongest team left.
Replies: 53
Views: 1006

Re: We’re the strongest team left.

On paper. All the big teams are gone. The pressure on the guys is going to be heavy from now on, The Angola game just became even more pressure packed than before. Gadem, why do we do this to ourselves? We are not the strongest anything, we have a chance like every other team. Senegal and Morocco w...
by Aswani
Sun Jan 28, 2024 6:36 pm
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: Zaidu Sanusi will cost us this trophy if Peseiro keeps using him
Replies: 22
Views: 512

Re: Zaidu Sanusi will cost us this trophy if Peseiro keeps using him

He was on a yellow and still making silly tackles, someone needs to pull him to one side and talk some sense into him. A potential short one in the making if care is not taken.
by Aswani
Wed Jan 24, 2024 12:03 pm
Forum: WORLD FOOTBALL
Topic: Ghana has fired Chris Houghton
Replies: 11
Views: 304

Re: Ghana has fired Chris Houghton

Get his surname right Bigpokey24, he is Hughton not Houghton. Like someone else said earlier, the problem is the players and for me, unreasonable fans. Ghanaians have never recovered from the fact that they lucked out big time on their world class midfield of Appiah, Essien and Muntari who incredibl...