Shut up
More than half of the games...it was poor!
No it wasn't. There were some poor matches like any tournament. Even World Cup has many trash games ffs!
That’s your opinion. Most of us don’t agree.
That's a weird statement.
Tell me, did you watch the Copa America? What did you make if the level in general? Just to have an idea of where your gauge of quality lies...
The football level in general was good despite the referees best efforts to ruin games.
Although we have been among the winners since then, I would agree with this sentiment.
Both of us were the finalists the last tournament but I felt we were both pushing above our limits back then.
I believe so. I tuned out shortly after the first goal and then watched from 75mins onwards. Algeria were better in tournament overall, Senegal were frustrating in the knockouts when I watched them, it's only down to a OG in extra time that got them here, desperately lacking in that final third of their game.
West African teams generally lack technical players which ends up with most matches being a mess without much direction. Algeria didnt bother playing todays and that was one of the best things this tournament had going for itself.
Both of us were the finalists the last tournament but I felt we were both pushing above our limits back then.
don’t know about you guys but I’m sure about our boys. It was a huge surprise even for we ourselves that we won it. Nobody knows how we managed it with that particular squad.I think that’s the only response that quote deserves tbf.
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Sad but true. Players like Jay Jay or Kanu are unicorns in those parts. Seeing Seedorf try to implement Total football principles to Cameroon was comical to say the least.
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Name me a player from your team known for their ability with the ball rather than their size and strength.
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Your initial statement was a horrible generalisation. Yes, Seedorf failed with what he was trying to do with Cameroon but that’s because the current crop of players are particularly poor. Right now Cameroon has a very weak generation, you can’t use that to generalise a whole region of the world.
Im not using that, its just an example. You just simply rarely get those types of players in that region, when you do, it's a pleasant surprise(i.e Keita, Appiah) When we were readmitted to international football it was surprising to us the lack of ball players in that region. It even became a running joke here (South Africa).
That's simply not true.
I was not prepared for this.This is just lazy. Players like Okocha and Kanu are rare everywhere, especially when you think of JJ. So when you say such players are particularly rare in West Africa, you imply that they are common in other regions, and i'd love to hear which players these are that east, central and southern africa has produced?
The fact that it’s a running joke doesn’t make it true. It’s just a prejudice, those are preconceived ideas about black African football. The bolded quote was: “West African teams generally lack technical players” and that’s just plain untrue, the fact that it’s repeated over and over doesn’t make it less untrue.
Before i reply to this post, are you from Africa?
I remember him playing in 2010 world cup, had a really good game v England. Don't think he was even their first choice but main one got injured in first game.
We are black Africans in South Africa so that first paragraph holds no water. Im just saying that's the case from what ive seen. I geniunely havent seen a Cameroonian player thats made me think wow, now that man is amazing technically since Roger Milla. I dont know, maybe those players dont make it to the international scene but i really havent seen them.
