Sunday Mba

[danfo driver]

JAYJAY, KANU, MBA, RASHIDI, TARIBO etc

that's how he would be remembered ; among the Nigerian greats

Not true...

he is rarely remembered today.

[greg]

Wow in that short video our players were full of was full of fire, desire, drive etc. That's been missing for a long time. We need to relight that spark. A home based player scoring such a wonderful goal in the Afcon final?? Keshi the legend forever.

[delisyomie don]

he is a legend, it shows that we don't need all these so-called superstars on the field every time, we need dedicated players who are ready to risk it all.

[1naija]

Let's not forget this CIV goal when we elevate Vincent to Oliver Kahn status here.

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[cchinukw]

Wow in that short video our players were full of was full of fire, desire, drive etc. That's been missing for a long time. We need to relight that spark. A home based player scoring such a wonderful goal in the Afcon final?? Keshi the legend forever.

Keshi = LEGEND

[Enugu II]

For me, that AFCON 2013 was very special. Not only did it prove that playibg with 'heart' is critical, it rubbished tge idea of 'levels' like txj likes to write about. Those 'leveks' continue to be tubbished by likes of Lesotho. LOL.

Many forget that Mba was not even a starter for that tourney. The starter was Euro professional Igiebor! Igiebor struck a memorable goal in a friendly against Venezuela and was a hero as a youth international. Keshi did not care. He wanted the best for Nigeria. After a poor tournament start with igiebor as a starter, Keshi benched Igiebor. In came a local player, Mba [levels??], and the rest is history. Everything changed.

[deanotito]

Still feel for him that he wasn’t taken to the World Cup

[Enugu II]

Still feel for him that he wasn’t taken to the World Cup

Dean

Perhaps, the feelings are okay but a manager has to focus on current form. This why I just do not agree with picking players based on past, club pedigree, and so on. Yes, you may invite them but they must constantly prove they belong or you simply find a replacement. Thus the consequence for Mba, Akpoguma, Igiebor is okay because they were cut when they could not constantly prove their keep. So should it be.

[deanotito]

Still feel for him that he wasn’t taken to the World Cup

Dean

Perhaps, the feelings are okay but a manager has to focus on current form. This why I just do not agree with picking players based on past, club pedigree, and so on. Yes, you may invite them but they must constantly prove they belong or you simply find a replacement. Thus the consequence for Mba, Akpoguma, Igiebor is okay because they were cut when they could not constantly prove their keep. So should it be.

My brother…His replacements were whom? I think a coach deserves wide latitude in selection but I don’t see any reason Mba was dropped for the likes of Uchebo and Babatunde.

[Enugu II]

Still feel for him that he wasn’t taken to the World Cup

Dean

Perhaps, the feelings are okay but a manager has to focus on current form. This why I just do not agree with picking players based on past, club pedigree, and so on. Yes, you may invite them but they must constantly prove they belong or you simply find a replacement. Thus the consequence for Mba, Akpoguma, Igiebor is okay because they were cut when they could not constantly prove their keep. So should it be.

My brother…His replacements were whom? I think a coach deserves wide latitude in selection but I don’t see any reason Mba was dropped for the likes of Uchebo and Babatunde.

Good point but those two were foreign based along with Nwofor and somehow Keshi may have thought that Mba apparently mo longer on his AFCON form could be replaced by one of those. Nwofor especially was a clinical striker but apart from one of the warm up games his box-focused performance was rubbish.

[maceo4]

Still feel for him that he wasn’t taken to the World Cup

Dean

Perhaps, the feelings are okay but a manager has to focus on current form. This why I just do not agree with picking players based on past, club pedigree, and so on. Yes, you may invite them but they must constantly prove they belong or you simply find a replacement. Thus the consequence for Mba, Akpoguma, Igiebor is okay because they were cut when they could not constantly prove their keep. So should it be.

My brother…His replacements were whom? I think a coach deserves wide latitude in selection but I don’t see any reason Mba was dropped for the likes of Uchebo and Babatunde.

Good point but those two were foreign based along with Nwofor and somehow Keshi may have thought that Mba apparently mo longer on his AFCON form could be replaced by one of those. Nwofor especially was a clinical striker but apart from one of the warm up games his box-focused performance was rubbish.

I think Mba too was foreign based at that point playing in French Division 2. But watching those old games on FIFA+ app I noticed Babatunde was so much better than what I initially thought. Uchebo was pure junk though played in Belgium Div 1.

[deanotito]

Still feel for him that he wasn’t taken to the World Cup

Dean

Perhaps, the feelings are okay but a manager has to focus on current form. This why I just do not agree with picking players based on past, club pedigree, and so on. Yes, you may invite them but they must constantly prove they belong or you simply find a replacement. Thus the consequence for Mba, Akpoguma, Igiebor is okay because they were cut when they could not constantly prove their keep. So should it be.

My brother…His replacements were whom? I think a coach deserves wide latitude in selection but I don’t see any reason Mba was dropped for the likes of Uchebo and Babatunde.

Good point but those two were foreign based along with Nwofor and somehow Keshi may have thought that Mba apparently mo longer on his AFCON form could be replaced by one of those. Nwofor especially was a clinical striker but apart from one of the warm up games his box-focused performance was rubbish.

I think Mba too was foreign based at that point playing in French Division 2. But watching those old games on FIFA+ app I noticed Babatunde was so much better than what I initially thought. Uchebo was pure junk though played in Belgium Div 1.

You remember that friendly before the tournament where Uchebo looked 100% like the “junks” we thought he was? And still he got picked for the WC and Mba dropped?

Honestly the selection of Uchebo and Ameobi, for different reasons, were unnerving. Mba was actually crying when he was dropped and I don’t blame him

[packerland]

Still feel for him that he wasn’t taken to the World Cup

Dean

Perhaps, the feelings are okay but a manager has to focus on current form. This why I just do not agree with picking players based on past, club pedigree, and so on. Yes, you may invite them but they must constantly prove they belong or you simply find a replacement. Thus the consequence for Mba, Akpoguma, Igiebor is okay because they were cut when they could not constantly prove their keep. So should it be.

My brother…His replacements were whom? I think a coach deserves wide latitude in selection but I don’t see any reason Mba was dropped for the likes of Uchebo and Babatunde.

Good point but those two were foreign based along with Nwofor and somehow Keshi may have thought that Mba apparently mo longer on his AFCON form could be replaced by one of those. Nwofor especially was a clinical striker but apart from one of the warm up games his box-focused performance was rubbish.

I think Mba too was foreign based at that point playing in French Division 2. But watching those old games on FIFA+ app I noticed Babatunde was so much better than what I initially thought. Uchebo was pure junk though played in Belgium Div 1.

You remember that friendly before the tournament where Uchebo looked 100% like the “junks” we thought he was? And still he got picked for the WC and Mba dropped?

Honestly the selection of Uchebo and Ameobi, for different reasons, were unnerving. Mba was actually crying when he was dropped and I don’t blame him

That’s the problem with Keshi. You appreciate what he did for us but then again you remember pe junks that were part of his team. My guess is that he coached and the players played without fear. Remember he was going to be fired at the AFCON had he lost that third group game against Ethiopia.

[Damunk]

Not sure how anyone can line up Mba alongside Yekini, Kanu, Mikel, Ikpeba, JJ etc as “one of” the greats.
Mba.
He had an iconic moment or two, but that’s about it.

Having said that, every player that gets to the level of representing Nigeria needs to be respected.
Nor be beans.

[Damunk]

JAYJAY, KANU, MBA, RASHIDI, TARIBO etc

that's how he would be remembered ; among the Nigerian greats

Not true...

he is rarely remembered today.

Mba won’t enter Nigeria’s GOAT Top 40 list.

[TonyTheTigerKiller]

JAYJAY, KANU, MBA, RASHIDI, TARIBO etc

that's how he would be remembered ; among the Nigerian greats

Not true...

he is rarely remembered today.

Mba won’t enter Nigeria’s GOAT Top 40 list.

Perhaps not a sentimental top 40 list.. but if you had a list based on merit and performance, he would be one of the first names on it


Cheers.

[Damunk]

JAYJAY, KANU, MBA, RASHIDI, TARIBO etc

that's how he would be remembered ; among the Nigerian greats

Not true...

he is rarely remembered today.

Mba won’t enter Nigeria’s GOAT Top 40 list.

Perhaps not a sentimental top 40 list.. but if you had a list based on merit and performance, he would be one of the first names on it


Cheers.

We can put it to the test and you can then decide who is being sentimental and who isn’t.
Should we ask our esteemed body of CE experts?

[TonyTheTigerKiller]

JAYJAY, KANU, MBA, RASHIDI, TARIBO etc

that's how he would be remembered ; among the Nigerian greats

Not true...

he is rarely remembered today.

Mba won’t enter Nigeria’s GOAT Top 40 list.

Perhaps not a sentimental top 40 list.. but if you had a list based on merit and performance, he would be one of the first names on it


Cheers.

We can put it to the test and you can then decide who is being sentimental and who isn’t.
Should we ask our esteemed body of CE experts?

CE and “experts” in one breadth… Have a merry Christmas


Cheers.