Eastcaostboy:
I guess you didn't watch that match.. Osimhen, did his best even score but his goal was disqualified. They did their best but the matches were their worst-luck

lomprico:


Osimen dint play the first leg Ode!

aribisala0:

You are talking nonsense.
First your claim is UNTRUE. Yekini scored 37 in 62 . . His ratio was a lot higher before he got to 62 as he was at that time no longer a first choice and much older but his overall record was about 60%
By the time Yekini had played 20 games he was scoring in virtually every game


What is goal to game do you understand statistics?
Osimhen has played 20 games and scored 10 goals 50% there is no basis to compare him to someone who played 67 games
A person who has played 1 game and scored 2 goals would have a good "goal to game ratio. The more games you play the more meaningful the statistic and the greater basis for comparison

For you to play 70 games means you have to retain form for a longer period so that is not a meaningful statistic.

As far as benching Yekini goes well I cannot argue with what is obviously childish talk.

MadamVanessa:



Victor Ikpeba should've respected his age and himself.

The way and Manner he talks was as if Victor Osimhen deliberately took that bicycle kick. To me , there's no way Osimhen could have kick the ball more than that, the situation at that moment demanded that style.

SmartyPants:


Ogbeni calm down, let me tell you something shocking: it is possible to have a disucssion without getting aggressive. Having said that:

The facts are clear. While Osimhen may not have played as many games as Yekini, he can only be judged on the number of games he has played. And at that level, his record is outstanding, and second only to Yekini if not better. I don't have the time to crunch the actual numbers. Goal to game ratio is widely used in football b the way, so maybe you need to keep up with the times!

Secondly, it is obvious that Yekini never played the level of football that Osimhen plays. That much is incontrovertible so what basis have yioy for calling it childish talk??

aikyg:

He was offside when he scored the goal. Anybody can score a goal from the offside position.

Help2020:

She probably know football more than you.

SmartyPants:


Meaning what?

Most of those supporting Osimhen are members of Gen Z or young millennials who do not know their left from their right in terms of Nigerian football.

Do you know who Victor Ikpeba was??

phemmyfour:
That's their job... Maguire got criticize week in- week out by ex Man U players, did he insult anyone

Eastcaostboy:
His struggle and skills displayed for that goal, professionally it was a welldone goal

DimIsaac10:
Since we have Abu, Mane, Salah around Nigerian players won't even smell African best...
How dare he insult Monaco prince, African best player winner, champion league winner and an established player...

aribisala0:
Rohr was not a good coach.

What did he achieve?

Keshi achieved a lot more in much less time
A coach that does not believe in our home based players is no good

We have NEVER won anything without home based players

San2ski:


How many home based players were in Eguavon's team?

Honestfrend:


No mind those mumu.. Instead of Ikpeba to speak like and elder advising a young lad the fool they throw direct insult wen fit spoil person carrier..

aikyg:

Are you kidding me? Professionally well done offside. Ninja please!

whizzler:


I dey fear how people dey reason. She should explain. Which would have taken more time? The acrobatic or the chest control?

kokomilala:
See,I think Ikpeba too was irresponsible with his analysis. At times,decision making in football is a spur-of-the moment thing. You need to have the presence of mind to execute certain acts. Marco Van Basten's near-impossible volley in the 1988 European Championship,Robin Van Persie's many volley goals; Wayne Rooney's impeccable bicycle kick goal; Kanu's back-to-the-goal goal against Brazil in Atlanta 96 and on and on. These things are instinctual at times. It's a split second thing. If his efforts had resulted in a goal ,Ikpeba wouldn't have said this.
A lot of these pundits ,for me,most times,spew out pompous rubbish.Gary Neville,Jamie Redknapp,Gabby Agbonlahor,Stan Collymore- all of them - at times ,switch off from the practical realities of what they analyze.

San2ski:

He wan chest am like say him dey for him parlour all alone.
Mtcheew

robosky02:




Bros am surprise at your judgement


OK see

What Victor Ikpeba:

Victor Osimhen is a good player but is not yet a finished article, forget he’s playing for Napoli,” Ikpeba had criticized on SuperSport after the match in Abuja.

Some of those crosses he might have controlled instead of trying to do a bicycle-kick.

“He’s still a young player, but I hope he can improve while he is in Napoli and help the national team in the future.

“He needs to understand when to play the ball and when to play bicycle- kicks.”




What is the bad thing he said?
Pikin dey mad pikin dey mad.... Him mother say na rasker until him enter road


Like it or not when legends like ikpeba speak you better listen

Ikpeba has won African footballer of the year

Won the Olympics for Nigeria

Won the Europa etc


What has Osimhen achieved?.... Abeg he needs to be calming dowm

aribisala0:

How? What has he achieved?
Ikpeba has an Olympic Gold Medal
Won African Nations Cup
African Footballer of the year
Was in the First ever Nigerian team to the World Cup


Osimhen might never go to World Cup

Pidginwhisper:
But it’s ok for Ikpeba to single him out for criticism while Ogunefon the coach who lack awareness and tactics should be praised. Why was Ogunefon not criticized? The idiot of a coach still went all out to insult the players, who does that? A coach that didn’t know that his opponent switched to back 5 until he was told
by one of the players, how’s that one a coach. Man is clueless asf . Make una dey get sense

udemzyudex:


It's his choice not to.

namo77:


My point is that we as Nigerians need to protect our own.

Have you seen how former England players and all journalists hype English players… they over hype their players and it’s something we need to copy.
You can’t be condemning your own shining light…

Instead, Ikpeba should have criticized the NFF and sports minister…

Nobody is dragging his legend status with him…so he should act like a legend….

aribisala0:
Many of these kids do not realize how great our 1994 team was.

To be ranked number 5 in FIFA rankings is not a joke

udemzyudex:


Yes ooo he was the alpha and omega of football abi?

Eastcaostboy:
Go to YouTube now and check that goal again then let me know what you see

San2ski:


George Weah didn't go to the World Cup. Just saying

aribisala0:
What level of football is Osimhen playing? What has he achieved? The opposite is the case Osimhen never played at Yekini's level. You made a claim which obviously is wrong.
What is outstanding about 10 goals in 20 games?
Osimhen's return is 50% at 20 games when Yekini was at 20 games it was nearly 100% and reduced to 60% as he got older.

So tell us exactly what Osimhen has achieved above Yekini whether at club or national level?
YEKINI IS THE ALL TIME RECORD GOAL SCORER for Nigeria
Rashidi was THE FIRST NIGERIAN to win AFrican Footballer of the Year

What has Osimhen achieved ??

Yekini was a goal machine. He scored 91 goals for Victoria Setubal in 114 appearances and nearly 500 club goals in his career