humility33:


Me waiting for Andrew to come and tell us that we're behind him simply because he is light skinned....

TheSuperNerd:


A wine glass, I have. A Handkerchief you hold. That's the difference. So I know who's been crying.

High flying Eagles don't cry over attention-seeking maggots.

I bet you were still pained at this beautiful knockdown (see below) I gave you one time to which you had no response. You just turned tail and evaded.

This is my last reply to your pathetic excuse of a person. You just aren't worth any extra second of my attention. Honestly, you just aren't.

So in finality, Happy Hating, little zero. It's the life-support you are on now. Keep basking in thy worthlessness. Adios.

Meliforme:


Your position as a top beer palour analyst is not under contest, i am not dragging it with you, i am not interested, It's yours for keeps. Stop warning me

humility33:


Me waiting for Andrew to come and tell us that we're behind him simply because he is light skinned....

humility33:


The problem we are having now in Nigeria and west Africa as far as football is concerned is pinnick...dude see his post in NFF, FIFA AND CAF as a tool to promote his political interest and not the course of our football and west Africa football interest.

Heard him saying the other day that Nigeria super falcons will beat Ghana to qualify for the AWCON I shook my head...were both teams suppose to play each other at this phase of qualification in the first place ?

That man don't understand what managing football for the interest of Nigerians entails

Utonwanne:



Sha, Uzoho is not good enough
He was called because he's FB

What do I know?

TheSuperNerd:
Top Headline: Super Okoye! The Naija German Wall keeps another clean slate


Thursday Football Special: Nigerian players who shone across Europe - May 13


1. Maduka Okoye (GK) Saves + Cleansheet (Sparta Rotterdam): Played 90mins+

Sparta Rotterdam 0-0 FC Utrecht (Dutch Eredivisie)

*MOTM Performance. Made six saves. Including 3 big chance saves

Okoye's stats in Eredivisie (20/21):

⏺️ 27 games played (all starts)
⏺️ 34 goals conceeded.
⏺️ 71 saves made.
⏺️ 10 clean sheets.
▶️12 wins
▶️ 10 losses
▶️5 draws




2. Simy Nwankwo (CF) Assist (Crotone): Played 90mins+

Crotone 2-1 Hellas Verona (Serie A).

*19 goals + 3 assists in 36 league games (29 starts).



3. 22 y/o Tosin Kehinde (RM) Cup Final Triumph: Played 70mins

Randers FC 4-0 Sønderjyske (Danish DBU Pokalen Final)

*Tosin Kehinde is now Danish Cup Champion.




4. Richard Friday (FW) Goal (Spartaks Jurmala): Played 90mins+

Riga FC 2-1 Spartaks Jurmala (Latvian Virsliga)

3 goals in 9 league games (7 starts)



5. Samuel Adegbenro (FW) Goal (IFK Norrkoping): Played 65 mins

IFK Norrkoping 1-1 Degerfors IF (Swedish Allsvenskan)

*6 goals in 6 league games (6 starts)




6. 18 y/o Ishaq Abdulrazak (CM: RWB) Top Wingback Performance (IFK Norrkoping): Played 90mins+

IFK Norrkoping 1-1 Degerfors IF (Swedish Allsvenskan)


*82.5% passing accuracy, One chance created, One shot on target, 3/5 aerial duels won, 3/6 ground duels won, 2 Interceptions, 2 tackles, 1 clearance, 1/2 dribbling success.

1 Assist in 6 league games (6 starts)

damagnificentusb:


SECONDED.

TheSuperNerd:
ICYMI: Kelechi Nwakali finally picked up his Official Alcorcón Club Player of the Month award for April as reported days back

TheSuperNerd:
Both Uzoho and Okoye have had very good seasons so far. But Okoye is, so far, justifying Rohr's choice to make him SE first choice. I believe the competition is still on. Okoye isn't clear of Uzoho just yet.

Others we should not sleep on include Matthew Yakubu (Slovakia) and Adebayo Adeleye (Israel).

ChrisKels:


Uzoho is better than Okoye

Utonwanne:



My bad. I wanted to type Okoye

Yeah, they are having good season.

People wan kill Rohr for Calling Uzoho then in Dusseldorf

TheSuperNerd:
Been reading some comments on Nwakali most especially from Idennaa's (Omanambala's) stance on the lad as an AM for us in the near future and I got a few things to say.

Let me reiterate that Kelechi Nwakali will function at his best for the Super Eagles in a CM role or Deep lying playmaker (DLP) role. But we don't play with a DLP. We play with Ndidi sitting at the base of our midfield like Aguilera does for Alcorcón while Kelechi roams and dictates plays in the middle.

His best bet is to play in a midfield three alongside Ndidi with Michael Olise (when he shows up) operating as the #10.
Iwobi could also be the #10 (AM) or to accommodate Olise, he could be shifted to the left (as seen from the last game) where he would be benching the likes of Samuel Kalu, Moses Simon etc. (Just another angle. Not a conclusion).


But the question is what happens to Aribo if Nwakali does get his NT chance and impresses? Well, I think it will come down to tactical choices depending on the opponents. The two of them can abide in a team where one sits for the other from the start or where we could even have both on-field for a time frame depending on the tactical goals.


Aribo is majorly a Box-to-Box Midfielder. A CM who loves to arrive late in the box and bag a few goals. He is yet to properly assert himself on games as a proper midfield dictator would but I believe it is because Aribo is not a midfield dictator. He is rather a Box-to-Box Operator and enforcer who can progress the ball forwards in attacking transitions and cover grounds in defending and attacking phases.

In Nwakali, we have a proper midfield dictator and different kind of enforcer who can control the flow of a game with his highly intelligent distribution and also cover grounds in defensive phases for the team (as seen in his 1.5 tackles per game for Alcorcón - 1st and his 1.5 Interceptions per game for Alcorcón - 3rd). He also creates from deep as seen by his key passes per game of 1.2 so far in La Liga Smartbank (Aribo also has 1.2 key passes for game for the season from roles at CM and RW predominantly).

Like Aribo, Nwakali is also a good dribbler on the ball. His dribbling stats for Alcorcón stands at 2.1 per game (84 % dribbling rate). Aribo's for Rangers in the league stands at 1.9 per game (58% dribbling rate).

For long balls distribution, Nwakali has a 4.8 Accurate Long balls per game stats count (61% long ball accuracy %). Aribo's stand at 0.5 per game (39% long ball accuracy).

Anyway, this is just a small pointer to what Kelechi Nwakali would be bringing to the Super Eagles whenever he does earn his invite. And that he must earn by keep doing what he's doing.

Right now, Aribo still remains the man for us in that CM role. Etebo is also there. Ejaria is not far behind once his switch comes through (although he offers us options in both AM and CM and on the left too).

So please, Kelechi Nwakali is not our answer in the AM role. That role belongs to Alex Iwobi and the incoming Michael Olise.

Kelechi has done really well so far in La Liga Smartbank but he would have to wait for his time to earn the call up and when he does, he will become another option in the CM role. Yes, a direct competition for Joe Aribo and Oghenekaro Etebo. Coz CM and Deeply playmaking is his true forte not AM.

Danke.

ChrisKels:
While we here talking bout goalkeepers, the ogogoro drinker that we parade as a coach is reported to have listed the worst goalkeeper in the NPFL in his 31man provisional list to prosecute our friendly matches next month.

Ikechukwu Ezenwa

Utonwanne:



My bad. I wanted to type Okoye

Yeah, they are having good season.

People wan kill Rohr for Calling Uzoho then in Dusseldorf

Philosopher1979:


Supernerd what is your opinion of Abraham Marcus of feirense in Portugal. Rohr seems to have invited him. How good is this winger

TheSuperNerd:
Just stumbled on this list of 31 for the June friendlies window.

Courtesy: Oluwashina Okeleji (@Oluwashina) of the BBC.

TheSuperNerd:
Been reading some comments on Nwakali most especially from Idennaa's (Omanambala's) stance on the lad as an AM for us in the near future and I got a few things to say.

Let me reiterate that Kelechi Nwakali will function at his best for the Super Eagles in a CM role or Deep lying playmaker (DLP) role. But we don't play with a DLP. We play with Ndidi sitting at the base of our midfield like Aguilera does for Alcorcón while Kelechi roams and dictates plays in the middle.

His best bet is to play in a midfield three alongside Ndidi with Michael Olise (when he shows up) operating as the #10.
Iwobi could also be the #10 (AM) or to accommodate Olise, he could be shifted to the left (as seen from the last game) where he would be benching the likes of Samuel Kalu, Moses Simon etc. (Just another angle. Not a conclusion).


But the question is what happens to Aribo if Nwakali does get his NT chance and impresses? Well, I think it will come down to tactical choices depending on the opponents. The two of them can abide in a team where one sits for the other from the start or where we could even have both on-field for a time frame depending on the tactical goals.


Aribo is majorly a Box-to-Box Midfielder. A CM who loves to arrive late in the box and bag a few goals. He is yet to properly assert himself on games as a proper midfield dictator would but I believe it is because Aribo is not a midfield dictator. He is rather a Box-to-Box Operator and enforcer who can progress the ball forwards in attacking transitions and cover grounds in defending and attacking phases.

In Nwakali, we have a proper midfield dictator and different kind of enforcer who can control the flow of a game with his highly intelligent distribution and also cover grounds in defensive phases for the team (as seen in his 1.5 tackles per game for Alcorcón - 1st and his 1.5 Interceptions per game for Alcorcón - 3rd). He also creates from deep as seen by his key passes per game of 1.2 so far in La Liga Smartbank (Aribo also has 1.2 key passes for game for the season from roles at CM and RW predominantly).

Like Aribo, Nwakali is also a good dribbler on the ball. His dribbling stats for Alcorcón stands at 2.1 per game (84 % dribbling rate). Aribo's for Rangers in the league stands at 1.9 per game (58% dribbling rate).

For long balls distribution, Nwakali has a 4.8 Accurate Long balls per game stats count (61% long ball accuracy %). Aribo's stand at 0.5 per game (39% long ball accuracy).

Anyway, this is just a small pointer to what Kelechi Nwakali would be bringing to the Super Eagles whenever he does earn his invite. And that he must earn by keep doing what he's doing.

Right now, Aribo still remains the man for us in that CM role. Etebo is also there. Ejaria is not far behind once his switch comes through (although he offers us options in both AM and CM and on the left too).

So please, Kelechi Nwakali is not our answer in the AM role. That role belongs to Alex Iwobi and the incoming Michael Olise.

Kelechi has done really well so far in La Liga Smartbank but he would have to wait for his time to earn the call up and when he does, he will become another option in the CM role. Yes, a direct competition for Joe Aribo and Oghenekaro Etebo. Coz CM and Deeply playmaking is his true forte not AM.

Danke.

Philosopher1979:


Supernerd what is your opinion of Abraham Marcus of feirense in Portugal. Rohr seems to have invited him. How good is this winger

Meliforme:


Nwalkali will be seriously underutilized when played as an AM.
Dude is built for the CM.

TheSuperNerd, your thoughts and analyses are always clear and precise.
Thank you for all you do.

God bless you