terzurum5:
Ex Chelsea Ace Mikel To Open Chinese Adventure With German Test


Captain of the senior Nigeria national team John Obi Mikel will begin his career with Chinese side Tianjin Teda on the 11th of January 2017.


Mikel officially joined the Chinese side two days back after passing a routine medical check up, bringing to an end a ten and half year stay at Stamford Bridge.


Reports has it that the 29 year old will command a weekly wage of £140,000, twice his earning at his former side Chelsea although there has been no official confirmation of his pay.


In four days time Mikel is expected to be dressed for Tianjin Teda when they take on German side Borussia Monchengladbach in a friendly game.


If he doesn’t take part in the tie, he will be expected to be in the line up when they take on another German side St. Pauli on the 14th in another friendly encounter.


He is expected to play in one of the two games before they take on Romanian side Dinamo Bucuresti in their last test game ahead of the start of the Chineses Super League in February.


owngoalnigeria.com/2017/01/07/ex-chelsea-ace-mikel-to-open-chinese-adventure-with-german-test/

daveP:
http://m.goal.com/s/en-ng/news/4079/features/2016/12/26/30859082/is-kelechi-iheanacho-fighting-a-losing-battle-at-manchester





I just still want to turn a blind eye to this revealing piece....



How much hope can we continue to use to shield the truth.

daveP:
http://m.goal.com/s/en-ng/news/4079/features/2016/12/26/30859082/is-kelechi-iheanacho-fighting-a-losing-battle-at-manchester





I just still want to turn a blind eye to this revealing piece....



How much hope can we continue to use to shield the truth.

daveP:
http://m.goal.com/s/en-ng/news/4079/features/2016/12/26/30859082/is-kelechi-iheanacho-fighting-a-losing-battle-at-manchester





I just still want to turn a blind eye to this revealing piece....



How much hope can we continue to use to shield the truth.

daveP:
http://m.goal.com/s/en-ng/news/4079/features/2016/12/26/30859082/is-kelechi-iheanacho-fighting-a-losing-battle-at-manchester





I just still want to turn a blind eye to this revealing piece....



How much hope can we continue to use to shield the truth.

daveP:
http://m.goal.com/s/en-ng/news/4079/features/2016/12/26/30859082/is-kelechi-iheanacho-fighting-a-losing-battle-at-manchester


I just still want to turn a blind eye to this revealing piece....



How much hope can we continue to use to shield the truth.

krattoss:
after watching iwobi play no. 10 in the absence of ozil.... I must say am really impressed ..

dude is very calm and attacking minded... cool touches, good passes, nice driblles and hold of ball...

infact ozil should watch his back... (he should watch his mouth when next he is asking for salary increase..)

atleast we got a lwf, lmf, cmf, and attacking mildfilder all in one..

shogz89:
Stoke City Manager Hughes Salute Ikeme’s Performance After Cup Upset


Manager of Stoke City Mark Hughes has credited the performance of Wolverhampton Wanderers shot stopper Carl Ikeme as part of this reason why his team suffered a shock cup exit.

Championship side Wolves dumped their elite opponents right in front of their fans with strike from Helder Costa and Matt Doherty, but Hughes believes his side were denied by Ikeme’s brilliance between the sticks for Wolves.
” You need luck, their keeper (Ikeme) made several saves, but ultimately we weren’t good enough on the day and we have to give them credit”, Hughes said after the game.

Ikeme had a quiet first half when his team were leading 1-0, but expectedly had a lot to do in the second half as Stoke push for an equaliser to force the tie into a replay.

His first major save of note was from Arnautovic 15 yard effort which he did well to push wide with a strong pair of hands, before producing another top class save to deny Affelay with a full range dive.

Joe Allen was next to try his luck with a long range effort but just Ikeme was once again to deny him with another top class save, moments before his team’s second
goal of the game.

TheGoodJoe:


Guardiola already said Gabriel Jesus is not a direct threat to the strikers. That is Iheanacho and Aguero. So all these stories is still long. Iheanacho needs to keep working hard and improving. That is the most important thing now.

Sane was brilliant against Arsenal and until now, I do not remember him playing a game. Does that mean Sane is not a Pep player?

terzurum5:
“Oyibo Clash” – Ebuehi Shows Versatility For ADO Den Haag In Battle Against Leon Balogun


Latest Super Eagles defender Tyronne Ebuehi came up against established Eagles man Leon Balogun as ADO Den Haag forced Mainz 05 to a 1-1 draw in a friendly tie.


Ebuehi started on the right while Balogun was introduced as a substitute as he continues to work his way back to full fitness, after shaking off the injury that kept him out of the team’s final round of games towards the end of the first stanza in Germany.


While Balogun slotted in effortlessly in his role as a central defender after coming on with his side leading 1-0, while Ebuehi who lasted the entire duration of the game played in two different roles.


He started as a right full back but ended the game as a left full back, one of the trait that coach of the Super Eagles Gernot Rohr talked about when confirming his availability for Eagles upcoming friendly tie.


The fact that he excelled in both roles will gladden the heart of fans of Super Eagles who are concerned about the full back issues of the team, as noticed during the World Cup 2018 qualifiers.


owngoalnigeria.com/2017/01/06/oyibo-clash-ebuehi-shows-versatility-for-ado-den-haag-in-battle-against-leon-balogun/

TheGoodJoe:
This is very nice of Ranieri.

TheGoodJoe:
This is very nice of Ranieri.

komekn:
Are u saying Mikel perseverance has to do with £80k irrespective whether is playing or not and not hungry means d guy wasn't ambitious.


Kog45
Firstly I said he was on £80k+ with every year and with savvy renegotiation from a good agent he shouldn't be less on on less than £120k a week.

Have no doubt £££ $$$ €€€ is still at the heart of the matter, maximising your income is still the core issue. Playing good football in a nice city with a Manager that has confidence in you are other considerations that are relative and subject to player preference.

Mikel has ABSOLUTELY nothing to prove near 10 years in a top team in a top league at the top of his game. His achievements are excellent and he still has a lot more to give in football.

One man's ambition is another man's failure, what is a successful career in football very open to debate. Mikel will always be in the Nigerian Hall of fame.

bataderemi:

That isn't Ranieri. The handle was even tweeting while the match was going on.

tbaba1234:


Not Ranieri

Hear John Terry “ I would like to wish this LEGEND of a player and Man all the very best with his move to China”

chrisooblog:
Hello guys happy New Year again great to see Nigerian players continuing where they left off last year with good performances. Nice to see Wilfred gets his debut and from reports it seems he was impressive good to see musa on the scorers sheet too.
Was also impressed watching Alex play for Arsenal yesterday his passing game was decent but he needs to work more on his link up play with his Forwards also needs to improve his stamina I'm glad he got 90 minutes to improve his fitness. I cannot end my post without Hailing our National team captain and Chelsea Legend John obi mikel wish you all the best in China

krattoss:
after watching iwobi play no. 10 in the absence of ozil.... I must say am really impressed ..

dude is very calm and attacking minded... cool touches, good passes, nice driblles and hold of ball...

infact ozil should watch his back... (he should watch his mouth when next he is asking for salary increase..)

atleast we got a lwf, lmf, cmf, and attacking mildfilder all in one..

TheGoodJoe:



Representing your country is the most important thing for a professional—the greatest honour, in fact—and Pep denying the forward that experience was a huge ‘red flag’.

So Pep not allowing Iheanacho go for the Olympics is a red flag. What of he other Nigerians like Ndidi and Simon Moses that their coaches did not allow play the Olympics. Were those green flags?

Mickael2:


Preston North End dominated Arsenal with Iwobi as the focal point, Iwobi was good he was not brilliant, he did not impose himself in the game, he was doing what he used to do as a LMF in the center, passing passing and passing. that was good but it wasn't fantastic, if he plays like that against a half decent opposition, they'd lose by 6 goals atleast

tbaba1234:


The whole Arsenal team was atrocious in the first half, It had nothing to do with Iwobi. You can't single-out one player. The team was not motivated for the game.

Iwobi held up four players to lay the goal for Ramsey and had a much better second half.

Mickael2:


the problem here is that when Barcelona wanted to stop Messi from going to the Olympics it was the same Pep who told them to let him go to the Olympics because he believes every player deserves to go to the Olympics at the right time. Messi went to the 2008 Olympics and won it, 8 years later, it is the same case with Iheanacho and he turns to a pure hypocrite, don't you see the basic point there?!

TheGoodJoe:


So you think Guardiola allowing Iheanacho go for the Olympics will show he values Iheanacho in the team. Even before the call up, I knew it was not possible because Guardiola was coming with a new style and system.

All the players needed to adapt fast to his system. Iheanacho going for the Olympics will mean Guardiola getting a back up striker for the season.

Guardiola stopping heanacho going for the Olympics showed he values Iheanacho.

I do not see why him allowing Messi go means he does not value Iheanacho.

Mickael2:


No, it means he is a hypocrite since he has one set of rules for blacks and another for whites. when pep came in, he replaced Riijkard's system entirely, that was in 2008, yet he allowed Messi to go to the Olympics. now you are telling me that he didn't allow Iheanacho to go because he values him? how does that make any sense to you?

Mickael2:


No, it means he is a hypocrite since he has one set of rules for blacks and another for whites. when pep came in, he replaced Riijkard's system entirely, that was in 2008, yet he allowed Messi to go to the Olympics. now you are telling me that he didn't allow Iheanacho to go because he values him? how does that make any sense to you?

Mickael2:


Preston North End dominated Arsenal with Iwobi as the focal point, Iwobi was good he was not brilliant, he did not impose himself in the game, he was doing what he used to do as a LMF in the center, passing passing and passing. that was good but it wasn't fantastic, if he plays like that against a half decent opposition, they'd lose by 6 goals atleast