Is John Obi Mikel right to say this? https://youtube.com/shorts/tc3CLrMy_Cs?si=gKE7P0JTjvYOHv4i
>>150814839obi mikelobithose three guys both escaped poverty and sexual persecution, found warm home in spain, have some heart
>>150814839He's correct, of course. If you have a Star Wars name ("Obi Mikel", "Lamine Yamal", "Gakpo", etc.) then you should play for whatever Star Wars planet you came from. However, the catch is that they also need to go back for good.
>>150814839Partially>Should national teams be a thing of pride instead of a career move motivated by greed?Yes>Is Nigeria (or any nation) right to expect players to play with passion and not treat them as second choice?Yes. This also leads to better results in most cases>Does Nigeria or any nation have the right to any player with Nigerian roots?Not really. If a player has Nigerian parents, but is born and raised and developed in, say, England, then he may prefer England as well. Maybe he really considers himself English. Didn’t the parents leave Nigeria for a reason? England has developed this player, not Nigeria. I would prefer all teams only fielding players of their actual ethnicity, but you can’t blame individuals for seeking better lives and identifying with the country they grew up in. It’s actually more likable than being a wannabe-hardcore nationalist diaspora fag. Not every player preferring England over Nigeria is a soulless mercenary; even though England should ideally only field ethnic Englishmen. That is a thing of grand politics versus individual lives>Is Nigeria robbed of talent by European nations?There are more Africans born and developed in Europe playing for African teams than for European teams. Even if you ignore that these guys were born in Europe, it still is at the very best for Africa a balanced trade-off. African nations cannot reliably develop talent on their own. They can’t expect to get every player with African roots for free - stop these people from leaving and develop the talent yourselves
>>150816396Oh, and>Are many players of today grifters who mostly play for money and fame alone instead of things like heritage?Yes, mostly
>>150814839I unironically wish they'd all represent their African countries of origin.It would be peak SOVL if they'd all do it, African teams used to be much better than they are right now.
>>150814839Africa is kill
>>150814839>the spanish national team really fights tooth and nail so that these guys can fuck all their hottest and most fertile womenat least germans stopped giving a fuck
>>150816738>yeah
>>150814839I kind of have mixed feelings. Obviously their parents should have remained wherever they were from to help improve their beloved country, if they really feel such a pride.They didn't do that, they came here to have their kids and provide a better future for them. Then, someone saw the talent in them and invested in their asses, and after years of development, they get to be proffesional players. Now, you are telling me that then they should go to play for a country that did zero effort to make them who they are? Fuck them. The least they can do is give back after years of taking.
He is right. And this is all on the players. Maybe enforcing 'hard' eligibilities (i. e., you can only play fo the last NT —senior or junior— you played for right before your 20th birthday) would fix it for medium tier players but not for the stardom-bound ones.
>>150822449you forgot the bit about the humiliation ritual
No different than thisAlso you guys fail to acknowledge that agents and clubs incite them to play for european nations because that increases their transfer value
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>>150814839Wtf is that weird AIesque picrel of yamal bottom left lmao
