Maduke Okoye vs Victor Osimhen in Serie A

A battle to watch with keenness.

Match starts now!!!

If Chelsea are paired with them naa.

Longneck:
Club world cup

Play against Chelsea? Chelsea that isn't playing UCL football next season. 😭😭

Marjoribanks:
Jackson does not even start for Senegal. Such disrespect!

Nevertheless, it is part of football. Jackson has being ridiculed too. Do not take it to heart!

Osimhen is going to PSG! He will play against Chelsea next season and show them who the master is!

I will speak on Chuks at season's end.

Philosopher1979:


By the way have u noticed chukwueze has improved in his last 5 matches.
If he goes on like this he will be established in ac milan
One thing about him is that at his best his underlying stats are good. Things like short creating actions. Defence splitting passed attacking sequence contributions etc.
Also I think the competition at ac milan is bringing out the best in him. He either plays well or gets benched. That's the way to motivate him

His Creative Quality in tandem with his finishing is one of the major reasons he can play alongside Osimhen and Lookman in attack in a 3-4-3 or 3-4-2-1 or 3-4-1-2 or even 4-3-3.

Philosopher1979:


He is like a modern day samson siasia. Very skilfully and creative forward

I know he was only 20 at the WC and already a starter for Croatia and Leipzig. The guy's growth has been phenomenal and he is a defensive monster. Complete package he is.

TheGoodJoe:


If you keep in mind Gvardiol is 22 years now, you will understand how young he was when Messi schooled him. His growth has been tremendous.

TheSuperNerd:
Victor Boniface scores from the spot to put "Neverlusen" 5-1 up away at Frankfurt.

Most wicked side in Europe this season by miles.

Bundesliga's Team of the Season Star, Victor Boniface now on 20G/A (12⚽️ and 8🅰️) in 21 league games.

28G/A (19goals, 9 assists) in 31 games across all competitions. A Top 23/24 season overall for Victor "the dancing assasin" Boniface.

Victor Boniface scores from the spot to put "Neverlusen" 5-1 up away at Frankfurt.

Most wicked side in Europe this season by miles.

Blueelf:
So people are beginning to see how overrated osimhen is o the point where Chelsea fans are saying they don't want him again and would rather stick with Jackson


Time truly reveals all

What Meds have you began taking again Oh elf of darkness?

This guy is a beast now. Adept at LCB and LB. Good in a four man defence and a three man defence. One of the best defensive players in world football today. Haba.

PS: Messi dealt with him at the WC shaa. But that is Messi-One of the GOATs. And Josko was younger then. He's matured his game even better since 2022.

TheGoodJoe:


Josko Gvardiol says hi. Watch attributes of a modern football elite left back.


Who Made Joško Gvardiol a defender?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hglh6m8CFWg

comodo:
https://www.footballinsider247.com/aston-villa-want-to-sign-kelechi-iheanacho-after-leicester-offer-rejected/

This can't be possible. I expect to see League 2 clubs or one of the Spor Spor clubs.

Tag that comic relief, Komekn. And watch him wash down this news.

Big talker. ZERO ACTION. 🥱🥱

Sugarboyy:

Me? Thank your stars this is happening online. Wetin your eyes for see, your mouth for nor fit talk am come out.

It has reached the point to now call TheGoodJoe dull just because you don't agree with his angle on sensitive issues like the Super Eagles job and the events around it. How interesting.

Just so you know, unlike Komekn who spews garbage and deservedly gets labelled for his hate towards Nigerian born lads, TheGoodJoe is way different and upholds the potentials of the Nigerian football space. Yet, just because his angle on the SE coaching job is not pleasant to your eyes, he is dull. Funny. Very funny.

jihday:
This guy too dull and it’s shocking

I am actually surprised you would stoop down to this take. But then, anything for laughs abi. Smh

elyte89:



Shockingly dull…na to just Dey play along

Only little minds talk so much about themselves to feel relevant. Mister Sugar aka kinginvalhalla or whatever other moniker you have gone by, back off!

You don't address TheGoodJoe like he is some scum running this thread. He has a family too. He has a life.

Just because you don't agree with his views doesn't give you the bloody right to call him jobless. Are you mad or something?

Sugarboyy:

This should tell you that I'm not a newbie over here but despite that, I do not spend my whole day on Nairaland, unlike you.
From that 2017 to now, I don hustle, I don travel out and returned 3 times, and today I have become so busy with working because I need to take care of my family ( a wife and a son). Can same be said about you? This should tell you that your life is wasting away over here. If you don't know, I'm Kinginvalhalla

Oga shut up there. Who are you?? You come in here to talk shit to TheGoodJoe! because you see him bring out time to come here and discuss football issues and you think he is Jobless. That just shows how really empty-brained you are. What rubbish is this?? Sugar nonsense.

Sugarboyy:

Oga you are jobless
DM whichever nairalander you feel can help you and get yourself a job and stop constituting nuisance over this cyber space. Why man go just they argue one particular topic for days non stop? You reason am Na, such make sense to you as a man?

NFF Members were campaigning against Amunike and they are hands in hands with most media people doing so and you expect to read it in mainstream media?? Make it make sense Kog.

Kog45:
Sincerely I don’t know that NFF members were campaigning against Amunike cuz I never read any in news.Pls give me references..

Golden Eaglets Camp Update: Countdown to Wafu B Qualifers starting May 15

Nigeria U17s 1-0 Prime Eagles FA

A fine suggestion. 😂

And a fine trap.

humility33:

Well done but they should play beyond limit guys let's see how well they've been grounded

Not a downplay. It is the naked truth.

Go ahead and downplay being commended by FIFA technical groups for tactical innovation or downplay a world title. Not my problem.

jihday:
trying to downplay Finidi’s achievement? I can easily do same with Amunike

Golden Eaglets Camp Update

Nigeria U17s 3-1 RFO Football Academy

It surely is.

BascoVanVeli:


Isn't that Moses Simon's academy?

The man behind Finidi's appointment was the same one who hyped Oliseh as African Pep. You are the one quick to forget. 🤣🤣

Oasis007:




......we dey too quick forget. This was how Oliseh is hyped as African Pep on this same board. It ends in tears. LOL!

The point still stands that Finidi was lucky thanks to the Abridged format. His side clearly were not the better team in NPFL 2023. They were barely 3rd and escaped into the Super 8.

Also, the NPFL is like a rise and fall league. A team that was struggling last season could come next season and be the form team. Rangers of 2024 NPFL is a perfect example. They struggled all through 2023 NPFL. Ocean Boys back in 2008 won the league out of nowhere.

Also, Enyimba sit second now because Remo Stars still has a game in hand.

Fidelis Illechukwu who has been ignored by the NFF for any of our NTs is again showing his tactical acumen and is up there with the best from the local scene. Finidi is no better tactician than Fidelis.


Finally, whatever Enyimba's recent success is today is down to 3 other men (Okwandu, Harcourt and Ukaegbu) doing much of the work even in Finidi's occasional absences when on NT duties.

Oasis007:


.........fatigue?! LOL! Madrid are in Semi of UCL and they are still topping La Liga. Fatigue won't fly here bro. Rivers were knocked out in the quarter final of CAF CC. Bendel Insurance?! Did they even make it pass 2nd Preliminary Round of CAF CC?!

Rivers Utd were well funded but were never at any point gonna be bigger than Enyimba. Enyimba is clearly Nigeria's biggest clubside. They are the Man City/Man Utd of Nigeria.

Enyimba were barely third in the regular season (escaped over Akwa Utd) and were favored in the abridged league barely escaping with the title due to Goals difference over Remo Stars. Like Robosky02 said, the fatigue/burn out from continental assignments of Rivers and Bendel affected how that abridged league turned out.

How did Finidi's Enyimba fare on the continent? How did they fare in the AFL? Don't act like we don't have new champions in the NPFL season after season. Even Ocean Boys' Maurice Cooreman once won the NPFL yet never came close to the Super Eagles job.

Oasis007:


He gave the reason why he couldn't do well in his first season. He wanted to play free flow, attacking football but this is not Spain. He tried it, forced it but didn’t work out for him hence had to twerk it.

Did he win the League last season?! Yes. Is he consistent and may possibly win this season?! Yes. Enyimba last won the league in 2019, thus let's give Finidi his flowers. Rivers United were well funded and Gov. Wike motivated them with every resource available to win the league in 2023.

Is Finidi not also relying on a fluke NPFL win orchestrated more by those 3 men I listed in the Enyimba coaching staff? So why won't Amunike's WC triumph be brought in as well?

Have Finidi also qualified any nation to a major tournament? (To be fair, we will answer this by the end of the WCQs, won't we?)

Amunike has been busy with Zanaco recently before he left and also was part of various technical study groups to recent tournaments like the WC in 2018 and Afcon 2021.

This guy even had coached in the NPFL before but you didn't know until I brought it to light so how the hell would you know what else he is up to currently??

humility33:


Amunike need to pick up a job and excel at it that will accentuate his quest to coach the super eagles

Relying on the under 17 success years ago as leapfrog to coach the super eagles won't work

Finidi gets this job because of the critical times, the NFF needed someone already used to this players considering just few days to south Africa match. He has been the assistant, that's because he humbled himself to learn and serve.

Let Amunike do Same

forgiveness:


See as this guy dey yeye Chelsea because Emma.

So na this part concern you pass.

"The head coach of that team, was Emmanuel Amunike. We traveled to North, South, East and Western part of Africa for friendlies and qualifiers and we won over 60 matches on the road. We trashed Burundi in Bujumbara and humbled Sudan in Omdurman. The team played with the confidence of Real Madrid and flourished with the brilliance of Barcelona they dazzled with the fluency of Arsenal and never showed any of Chelsea’s weaknesses."

Forgiveness... you and Chelsea matter ehn. U Carry am for head pass Todd.

You are quick to drown Amunike whenever his name comes up. Let Finidi also handle the age grade sides and coach them to a world title. You think that is easier? Finidi wobbled and fumbled on the Enyimba job until providence of the abridged league smiled on him.

humility33:

He'll fumble

He fumbled with Zonaco in Zambia and in Egypt too.

He can't achieve much success with Enyimba

Left to me I will prefer Egbo gets the job and to be assisted by Nssein the US under 20 coach and Finidi while Nssein also serve as nigeria under 20 coach to be assisted by Remo stars and Enugu rangers coach.

The NFF is just messed up

Kanu is Enyimba's chairman. Time will tell. We are not the ones to decide where a coach should go. They know their paths. And sometimes, it is not by who did this or what prior to a job.

I recall when Siasia was given the U20 Job back in 2004. People murmured and some section of the media predicted doom. I was so little then but I recall reading the headlines across various newspapers. Almost made me believe he wasn't fit and used "man know man" to get in.

Well, it turned out great and even if he used "man know man" then it is my wish that such "man know man" keep bringing in fine hands that can actually do us great in our football.

The system is so corrupt that even the suitable hands needs people in higher places to still speak for them. I guess that is what we are seeing with Amunike today.

Kog45:
Emma Amuneke should just apply for Enyimba job if declared vacant

To be honest, don't expect anyone here to believe the bolded except me or a few others. Ofcos Amunike isn't aware and won't resort to such tactics but nope... some no go gree.

Truth is I know there are people who for once felt it was time a suitable local hand came in that truly suited the team and should be given free hand with the team and that guy was Amunike. But what I didn't expect is how badly they wanted this for Amunike. I am even shocked at the number of so called powerful individuals who tried hard to influence the NFF to name Amunike. Omo, e get people wey like that man ooo.

elyte89:
I am on X SPACE NOW

Collin udoh said some respected ppu tried to force ppus hand( d nff , sport minister ) to name Emmanuel Amunike by all means


In fact Dey threatened nff dt dere will be blood 🩸 in eagles square if they fail to name him

However he said amunike wasn’t aware of this forceful pr

Finidi was literally on the verge of being sacked by same Enyimba at one point. He won the league last season thanks to the abridged version and the help of Ukaegbu and others who prepped the team even when Finidi was away on NT duty.

Enyimba finished 3rd in Group A of the regular season behind Remo Stars and bendel insurance who were much better in the league compared to Enyimba.
The abridged version just played out in Enyimba's favour.
Infact, had Akwa Utd (tied with Finidi's Enyimba on 32 pts) had a better Goals difference, it would have been something different.

Truth is we are giving all the credits to Finidi to boost him up but the main minds behind Enyimba's plays and training are Emeka Okwandu, Ifeanyi Harcourt and Lawrence Ukaegbu.


Finidi is coaching the most prestigious and richest club in Nigeria with several of the best players in the league while being away on NT duty when it calls. It's a piece of cake. A better coach will be topping the league with Enyimba and wrapping up the league. Not playing second fiddle to Fidelis Illechukwu (a guy I consider a better tactician than Finidi anyway).

Oasis007:
Finidi has proved him winning the NPFL last season ain't a fluke. Very rare in the league to win and still a favourite the following season.

As at today, Finidi's Enyimba is 2 points behind the League Leader, Enugu Rangers. Finidi played free flow, attacking football in his first season at Enyimba but the clud didn't do well.

He played 4 - 4 - 2 Formation in his first season, but twerked it to 4 - 4 - 1 - 1 in his 2nd season, improve the defence and won the league.

Imagine Osimhen and Boniface upront, flank by Lukman and perhaps Iwobi [except Chukz up his game in GWG] in a 4 - 4 - 1 - 1 formation?!

Are you Icon4s? What happened to your original?

Anyway, point is TheGoodJoe and I have been far more vocal on why we want Amunike unlike many others who don't want Amunike but will settle for just anybody else not named Amunike without an idea of what their philosophy is like.

Icon4s is as big on this thread as the myself and TheGoodJoe but he's been silent lately.

aicon4s:


Hi,

I am not sure you are more pro-Amuneke than I