Napoli players blame Osimhen for Champions League exit
Anthony Nlebem

March 15, 2024

Nigerian international Victor Osimhen has been criticised by his teammates for poor performance following Napoli‘s 3-1 loss against Barcelona in their UEFA Champions League round of 16 match.

The 25-year-old failed to make an impact for Napoli in their painful UEFA Champions League exit, earning criticism from players and Italian newspapers.

The Partenopei managed to hold the Blaugrana to a 1-1 draw in the first leg of their Champions League Round of 16 tie last month, but they failed to replicate that performance in Catalonia on Tuesday evening, falling in a 3-1 loss after goals from Fermin Lopez, Joao Cancelo and Roberto Lewandowski, nullifying Amir Rrahmani’s strike.

Osimhen was in action for the entire duration of the clash but failed to impress, looking isolated from his Napoli teammates. He managed just one shot across the 90 minutes and only won one of his 10 attempted duels.

According to an Italian newspaper Il Mattino, as reported by Calcio Napoli 1926, Napoli’s dressing room is not happy with Osimhen’s display, noting that the Nigerian striker is being pampered after being overpaid by the club.

“Osimhen, overpaid and pampered by a club that this season has granted him everything (from treatment in Nigeria to extra holidays for personal reasons) has worn the role of the superstar without repaying the generous benefits received off the pitch on the pitch, something that the locker room did not digest well,” as quoted by Calcio Napoli 1926.

“Historically, champions are granted greater freedom, as long as they prove decisive in times of need. In some ways, he is an annoying, but also divisive, leader.

“He also appears capable of disturbing the climate of the dressing room, as when he decided (with the manager and the club) not to even go to the bench with Genoa, after his return from the African Cup of Nations.

“This is also why Kvara seemed dissatisfied, disheartened, without motivation.”

Source: Business Day

The hate towards this guy from some Napoli fan is getting too much. He should jut leave abeg.

That is his problem...


He ought to have left the club last season. The management, coach even teammates had shown this hatred many a time, yet he continue to stay in the club as if his placenta was buried there.

I think I understand their frustration, sometimes it’s better not to give someone hope in the morning, only to to leave them hopeless in the evening, assuming he didn’t give them the equalizer of 1:1 in the first leg, they wouldn’t have been talking gibberish now. Barcelona were the better side, they were more confident on the midfield. You guys should give Osimhen some break, ever since he won the African footballer of the year, everyone expecting him to turn water into wine in every games, forgetting that it wasn’t his current performance that gave him the award. Allow him to work as the spirit leads, since he’s not finding the net as frequently as anticipated, what stopped other 10 players on the pitch from finding the net. Like I said, it’s not always good to give people hope because they’ll nail you on the cross with your own hammer and nails.

How can they be blaming him?

Is he the only one in the team?

Well, sha, I know that this is just one of those headlines that are just there to grab attention.

Na only am play the game? Stupid people. He maybe had a bad day at the office no big deal.

First

If they perdormed as much as he did they could have won

Baba's mind is on Chelsea already

Supposed to leave long time ago

Na lie.
News just want to have something to feed the people with.

Osimhen wey score their only goal to absolve them of shame for their home?

You people just realize Africans are so emotional and sentimental, and to take advantage of this, you just put up news that make them think Oyinbo is jealous of them or hate them or want something from them or... whereas these people are so nonplussed about us.... dem no even send us one bit

Na wa o. Osimhen again!

Was he the only player? They must be crazy

I throway money 4 dat their lost match!

jez remembering it now dey give me psychodelimanic migraine!

Wahala pór!

Naa bad belle dey worry them

Vv

He would've have been at bayern banging goals by now
Instead of inconsistent Napoli

Respect is no longer served

Time to leave the table

Haa

Oga pack ur load they come Chelsea, home of African players...

this Napoli is full of toxic racist sha osimhen should have left when the ovation was high they’re now back to their usual average team

Them don dey fire am

He will leave … I trust him omo ogbon ni, he get sense die… y’all just wait now

Even the lowest IQ football fans saw this coming. He ought to leave last season, he didn't. Whatever shege his eyes see, make him manage am like that.

Naturally, Italians are racists. Kvara was their intended poster boy, but e get as e be. Osimhen never see anything. Napoli is on the way to fail spectacularly this season and they will make our boy take every inch of the blame.

Osimhen will leave after this season, but with crazy dip on his value. He should have left last season while the ovation was loud.

Hmmm. You see why it is very important to leave when the ovation is still very high?

The signs were there from onset, but he decided to form loyalty. He should live with it jare, at for another 3months.

Dia papa!! team mates isonu

Dem dey mad

Those stats of him are too poor sincerely. They expected much that is why they are disappointed. The team should take the blame together anyway. If he want a fantastic career he should not go to Chelsea.

Seagodess:
Baba's mind is on Chelsea already

Chelsea ke. Chelsea that are still finding their footing.

Abuja91:
Oga pack ur load they come Chelsea, home of African players...

Chel-gini?

sea go which chel?


I 4 bite u...