Word: adedeji
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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When Harvard plays against Penn tonight, the Quakers will be keying their defense on Adedeji, and that's just the way he likes...
Since Nigeria has no professional leagues. Adedeji was playing with the best players in the country, and the knowledge he developed encompasses dimensions of soccer which the average American player is completely unaware...
...Adedeji's recent scoring feats are eclipsed by his achievements in his home country of Nigeria. He was an inside forward on the 1968 Olympic team at the age of sixteen, and he scored in each of the qualifying matches until Brazil beat Nigeria, 2-0, to gain a berth in the quarterfinals at Mexico City...
...great psychological advantage to have the other team thinking about your reputation." Adedeji explained. "When I come down on the goalie he thinks. "This is the guy who scores all the goals. What am I going to do?' Already his attention has been divided, and it makes it that much easier to score...
...completely different styles of play, and I used the one which was most effective against the type of team I was playing against. Now I do whatever comes into my head first. So far this season I have for the most part relied on only one or two tricks," Adedeji said...