TheSuperNerd:
Sir "legend" Tbaba1234, Sir "Arch guardian" Icon4s, Sir Chrisooblog, Sir Lakedsidepapa, Sir Mickael2, Sir BascoVanVeli, Sir Goldfish80, Sir Terzurum5, Sir Orkepekyandega, Sir Kingphillip, Sir Forgiveness (does he still give anyone trouble?) , Sir "Elder" Kog45 (oga ehn... That 1984 revelation still dey my mind... Chaiii...), Madam Confun, Sir Tglobal, Sir Chriskels, Sir Blackalbino6, Sir Komekn, Sir ... Who again? **scratches head**

Note: pls bear with me as I typed these names entirely offhand... Without pausing for reference to any thing...

Oh yes... Sir BigBlangston... (Always on my case)

I wonder where Sir Maastricht is.... Hmmm...



Anyway.... Happy new year to you all.... Yes it is bloody late but I can't just return to the house without saying hello for the year...

God bless y'all

peterd53:



guy, patience nd hardwork are 2 essential tin needed 4 his development. u think moving 2 club lyk stoke will gr8ly help him? Giovanni dos Santos was better Dan him @ 20 , he was playing second fiddle 2 dinho, he left a season b4 ronaldinho departure nd never really reach his potential. maybe we would be singing his name nw, if he had stayed nd develop his game with d help of dinho,xavi, pep nd others

promzyphyno:




You and this ur drill matter,pardon my curiosity o but hw many drill did matial get when he arrived manchester?..was memphis not drilled enough at psv....mihkitarian just started getting drills now hence his recent performance abi??....oh iwobi gets more drills than nacho??.... Scheneiderlin refused drill lessons at oldtraford??...why couldn't he drill the passing game into joe hart and last but not d list,I guess james is still getting drilled?.......my broda,4get dis drill nonsense if he dosnt get games,his career is retrogressing..Kelechi is not bigger than all these people I have mentioned....if I read for exams and still fail,why did I waste my time reading??.....if I were the young lad,I'll sort of a move else where cause I'd prefer playing regularly for stoke than to have minute minutes for city....After all with his incredible goalscoring record,who wnt want him??

TheSuperNerd:
Sir "legend" Tbaba1234, Sir "Arch guardian" Icon4s, Sir Chrisooblog, Sir Lakedsidepapa, Sir Mickael2, Sir BascoVanVeli, Sir Goldfish80, Sir Terzurum5, Sir Orkepekyandega, Sir Kingphillip, Sir Forgiveness (does he still give anyone trouble?) , Sir "Elder" Kog45 (oga ehn... That 1984 revelation still dey my mind... Chaiii...), Madam Confun, Sir Tglobal, Sir Chriskels, Sir Blackalbino6, Sir Komekn, Sir ... Who again? **scratches head**

Note: pls bear with me as I typed these names entirely offhand... Without pausing for reference to any thing...

Oh yes... Sir BigBlangston... (Always on my case)

I wonder where Sir Maastricht is.... Hmmm...



Anyway.... Happy new year to you all.... Yes it is bloody late but I can't just return to the house without saying hello for the year...

God bless y'all

Icon4s:


Hmmm.. nice contribution. Your head dey their.

Iheanacho should keep working hard at City. If we want to see that future 'world beater' tag that we have placed on him it should start from where he is now. Did Messi or Ronaldo go on any loan spell because of lack of game time when they were 20years olds. At 20 Messi was already running down defenses at the Spanish league and also at 20 Ronaldo was already making the heads in the EPL. Iheanacho has come of age. Going by our earlier expectations on the boy he should be a regular at City by now.

cc: TheGoodJoe, TheSuperNerd.

jihday:
Exactly my point, Nacho can develop elsewhere, where he can also get regular playing time doesn't have to be under Pep alone he can go to a nice club in Spain (Sevilla or ATM) or Germany (Dortmund or Leverkusen) even Monaco won't be bad

Icon4s:


So if Pep plans to deploy him as a winger all along why have there been issues or concerns about Iheanacho's future game time.

But one vital thing to note from his inclusion is his replacement of Ihenacho on the bench. Don't you think that is another pointer?

TheGoodJoe:


You are all over the place. Let us start with Joe Hart. Gary Neville advised Joe Hart to stay.

Gary Neville has urged Joe Hart to stay at Manchester City and fight for his first-team place.

"I think my advice to Joe would be to stay exactly where he is."

"It's nothing to do with Joe's style over the last three years, it's been Man City's style," Neville continued. "Pep's complete and total belief is to play out from the back at all costs.

"That's not how Joe has been doing it and it's not the strongest part of his game. He's not incapable, but it's not the strongest part.

"The easy thing would be to throw your toys out of the pram, to create a problem with the manager and say, 'we will part company'. I say he should stay for a year or two and get his head down and work to transform himself.

"He has 10 years left at the top of his game, and from my point of view, he should fight to get back into the team, to transform his game with Pep into someone who can play 2,000 passes rather than 500, and to be what Pep wants him to be.

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/29326/10538239/gary-neville-joe-hart-should-stay-at-manchester-city-and-fight-for-place


It is the same thing. Work hard in training and improve. After that, fight for your position. If Hart stayed and trained, I have no doubt he would improve. In the game against Steaua Bucharest in the second leg of our UEFA Champions League play off, Joe Hart showed improvement in his passes. Unfortunately, it will take lots of drills to get to the level of Ter Stergen and Bravo.

Hart wants playing time and he can not become a key player in Pep's philosophy. He will not improve in the passing area, no matter how much playing time he gets at Torino or had at City.

TheGoodJoe:



Your last phrase sounds like a similar statement by Ndukka Ugbade. If Iheanacho was good enough, why is he not playing for City. That is like saying you expect Iwobi to keep Silva, De Bruyne, Aguero, Sterling and Nolito on the bench. Iheanacho is up against a monumental task. City coaches have opted for him over the likes of Dzeko, Jovetic and Bony.

Iheanacho is still the striker for City and behind one of the best finishers in the history of the English Premier League, Sergio Aguero. That is it. He is still young. Messi was one of the best in the World but he had a lot to learn from Guardiola. Guardiola saved his fragile career. Messi was lucky players like Guilly and Ronaldhino left the club. It made it easier for him. Same with CR7 joining Manchester United at the time David Beckham left Manchester United.

Iheanacho is already doing fine, giving him time to adjust to the system. A year or two is not his whole career. He will keep improving and remain a star for the National team.

TheGoodJoe:



Remember, Guardiola had a discussion with Aguero and his agent. We do not know what it was about. What I think is that, Aguero was among those Guardiola wanted out of the team, along with Bony and Nasri. Either they change their lifestyle and style of play.

I feel in the discussion, Guardiola agreed to give Aguero a steady run of games to see if he would get back his form. Although, Aguero was not convincing. I see him getting another four games to find his old form back. Unfortunately, this means less game time for Iheanacho. It seems Sane and Gabriel Jesus will have a better time on the wings. With Navas clock running down and Nolito not producing the kind of pace the earlier two bring.

terzurum5:
Ndidi Suffers Another Embarrassing Defeat With Leicester City, Ranieri Ponders New Role For Him



Wilfred Ndidi had a slightly above average performance as English Champions Leicester City crash to yet another embarrassing defeat losing 3-0 to Southampton.


Ndidi’s first league appearance for the Foxes ended with a 3-0 defeat against Chelsea, although he helped Leicester City to a 2-1 win in his first game for the club against Everton in the FA Cup.


The Nigerian who twice foiled attempts by Southampton to score in the first half, started as the basement of a diamond shape midfield consisting of Danny Drinkwater and Nampalys Mendy.


However shortly after the game, manager Claudio Ranieri dropped a big hint about a change of role for the 20 year old in their subsequent games.”


We didn’t do enough in central defence to deal with Southampton, we could try other options in our next game. There are players who can play there like Ndidi during the second half of our game against Chelsea”, Ranieri said at the post match conference.

http://owngoalnigeria.com/2017/01/22/ndidi-suffers-another-embarrassing-defeat-with-leicester-city-ranieri-ponders-new-role-for-him/

terzurum5:
Highly Rated Nigerian Teen Iduitua David Deba Takes The Spot Of Injured Etebo At CD Feirense, Listed For The First Time



The unfortunate injury picked up by Oghenekaro Etebo in CD Feirense last weekend game has opened the door for little known Nigerian forward Iduitua David to take his spot in the team.


Etebo is set to undergo another scan on the kneeinjury that lead to his substitution against Vitoria da Guimaraes last weekend in 15 days time, and his absence has helped David make the step up to the main team.


David was the star of the 2012 edition of Copa Coca-Cola International Football tournament in South Africa, where he captained the Nigerian team to the tournament.


Comfortable as a striker or behind the main striker he was for the first time listed on the bench by coach Nuno Manta Santos since joining the team last summer.


The 19 year old didn’t get to play as CD Feirense beat Estoril 1-0, but his inclusion in the team will no doubt spur him on to push for playing time especially in the absence of his fellow countryman, who plays same role.

http://owngoalnigeria.com/2017/01/22/highly-rated-nigerian-teen-iduitua-david-deba-takes-the-spot-of-injured-etebo-at-cd-feirense-listed-for-the-first-time/

terzurum5:
Exclusive: Portuguese Side Blocks Nigeria Rio 2016 Star From Joining Turkish Side



The proposed transfer of Nigeria Rio 2016 star Usman Muhammed to a Turkish side has been halted by Portuguese side Uniao da Madeira, Owngoalnigeria.com can exclusively reveal. Muhammed played in all of Nigeria’s game at Rio2016 despite not playing a minute of club football following contractual issues with Uniao da Madeira.


He joined the Portuguese side from local Nigeria League side FC Taraba, but left the team in a cloud due to issues surrounding the payment of his transfer fees and wages.


Despite officially communicating to the club about his desire to cancel his contract with the team, they are yet to officially get back to him, which has now claimed his move to an unnamed Turkish side.”


Musa has been offered a contract by a team in Turkey but Uniao da Madeira are in the possession of his registration, and so far they have refused to release his ITC (International Transfer Certificate)”, a source close to the player told Owngoalnigeria.com.”


We are exploring all available means to cure the impasse, hopefully it will be resolved before the end of this current transfer window”.

http://owngoalnigeria.com/2017/01/22/exclusive-portuguese-side-blocks-nigeria-rio-2016-star-from-joining-turkish-side.