Guest Alan Shearer 9 Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Rumour is they're going to blood him in the U21 side before seeing if he can make the national team starting 11. Good luck to him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Yes, that team coupled the generation of players that won the 1992 Olympics (Guardiola, Sergi, Guerrero, Luís Enrique, Ferrer...) with classics like Hierro and Nadal still kicking strong, plus the talents of the future like Raúl and Kiko. It was talked as the best squad Spain had any hope to muster in many years and - in glorious Spanish style - we fucked it up. I remember watching how we battered Bulgaria 6-1, and how frustrating it was to go out that way. Felt a bit bad about Nigeria not making it further. Any chance of seeing an African team in semifinals this time around? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Ivory Coast often impress me when I see them. But whether they have the ability to get to the quarters/beyond is questionable. I'm sure someone else who watches them more may know...? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segun Oluwaniyi Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 In my opinion, any of Cameroon, Nigeria, Cote D'Ivoire, and Ghana can go far in this tourney. This is easily the strongest contingent Africa has sent to the World Cup, and with added incentive of it actually being in Africa, things will be interesting. The Ivorians are the strongest at the moment, but things change quickly in Africa. I will say that Africa will have more than one team in the knockout stages this time, for sure. It would be a massive disappointment if not. Nations Cup will be interesting, but last time Ghana were terrible in that but still showed well at the WC. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 None to make it past the Second Round imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Ivory Coast will make the quarters unless they get stuck in another 'group of death'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Indeed the African contingent looks very strong this year. In 2006 for example, you had very poor teams like Angola or Togo, but this year it seems all the theoretically strongest African sides are there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LooneyToonArmy Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 well that will be Shola disappearing in January for the African Cup of Nations Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offshore Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 This is crazy. Surely Nigeria can call on better than wor stroller. He couldn't get a look in when we were in the prem, now we've got relegated and he's managed to find the net (and not looking too convincing doing it either) he's eyeing up the WC. What next, Nolan called up as back-up to Rooney? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 would love to see him there 'And Shola Ameobi, the England reject, scores the goal that puts England, out of the World Cup'. That would be hillarious. "He flails to the left, he flails to the riiiight" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Well its a bit unfair on the lads who got them to the world cup, then someone suddenly showing interest in playing for them now they have qualified. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobby_solano Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 good luck shola! i'd have to get a nigeria shirt with ameobi on if he did that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tisd09 Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Capello you've blown it. Englands potential greatest striker is going elsewhere. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crumpy Gunt Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Geremi, Shola, Jonas and Coloccini all at the WC. More than most premiership teams. If we go up ideally we wouldn't want any of them at the Club next season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roger Kint Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Ivory Coast will make the quarters unless they get stuck in another 'group of death'. Thats another of Fifa's masterstrokes trying to shoehorn 1 Euro/1 S America/1 Africa/1 A N Other in each group instead of just drawing the top 8 seeds and letting fate choose the rest Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Phil K Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Good luck to the lad. I hope he gets into the Nigeria squad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 well that will be Shola disappearing in January for the African Cup of Nations Fuking sell the cunt if so. Cheeky fuking selfish arsehole. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 He's had nowt but stick whenever he's worn a Newcastle shirt for the last 9 years, now he wants to play international football and he's getting stick for not being available. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 He's had nowt but stick whenever he's worn a Newcastle shirt for the last 9 years, now he wants to play international football and he's getting stick for not being available. Anyone going to that cunt of a tournament gets stick off me, never mind its very similar to Owen going to the WC just after recovering from injury for us. He's going to get back and finally up to fitness and be out for a month, its not on, not when the league is so tight ATM. Let's see how happy you are for him when he's returned injured, finally gets a good spell of goals (which im delighted about) then he's injured for most of the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heron Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Shola and Martins up front. Beast. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
khay Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Ameobi 9 Nigeria Shirt. Thank you very much. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chubby Jason Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Can he take Ireland with him? http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/8035/stephenirelandrangerove.jpg I think he already declared for ROI, mate. UGH!!! What a fucking arsehole he is, I fucking hate the little prick. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chubby Jason Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Babatunde would be the expert here, but aren't Nigeria blessed up front? Martins, Yakubu, Obasi, Obinna, Kanu, Odenwingie, Uche and Anichebe have all played for them lately. But from Shola's point of view, good luck to him. You can't say there blessed then just list a string of donkeys man. Pretty sure Yakubu has a better record in England than anyone England will be taking. Yeah mate, I'd have Yakubu over Rooney any day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roger Kint Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Goals per game he beats Rooney but Rooney has scored more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Yakubu How old is he? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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