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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...
...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...
...Adedeji has been pleasantly surprised at how well this limited arsenal has been working. "These backs get involved with the slightest fake, and I have to smile when I think what would happen if I tried the same things back in Nigeria," he said...
According to Adedeji the key to dribbling is to keep your body between the ball and the defender. This enables you to block the defender with one leg while making the play with the other. It also forces the defender to follow your body rather than the ball--which sets him up for body fakes...