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Joebie:
Final Scores : HOFFENHEIM 0- 3 HERTHA
Kevin Akpoguma(CB) had a game to forget. He was a liability in all 3 goals conceded by Hoffenheim. The first goal came off his own boots while he failed to clear his lines in the 58th minute. He was caught ball watching instead of marking his man more closely for the second goal. Caught out of position at right back, he was turned inside and out by Matheus Cunha who had received a pass from Jordan Torunarigha. The Brazilian ran all the way to score the visitor's third.
WhoScoredRating: 5.74

Coincidentally, in the opposing side, Jordan Torunarigha(CB) also wore the number 25 shirt, and added to Akpoguma's misery by providing the assist for Hertha Berlin's third goal. Jordan contributed immensely to Hertha's away win with 94% pass accuracy, two of which were Key passes, and 3 aerials won. Jordan was the 4th highest ranked player on the pitch.
WhoScoredRating: 7.80

How far on Jonathan's front?. Still sticking with the Germans?

TheGoodJoe:
Only jokes.

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Coaching the army barracks youth team was former Nigeria international Nduka Ugbade, a tough disciplinarian who pushed the young players to their limits both physically and mentally.

“Ugbade is one of the biggest names in African football,” Africa-based sports journalist Oluwashina Okeleji tells BBC Sport.

“His opinion is respected and if he speaks to you, you listen. There is no limit with him. No excuses. He is a hard trainer but will not stretch you beyond your ability.”

Still, the tough training was too much for some but, as a skinny teenager who was also smaller than his peers, Ndidi felt such a work ethic would benefit him.

‘Take the ball and pass’ – keeping it simple pays dividends.

The discipline he developed from being coached by Ugbade meant he treated every game equally – competitive or friendly – and his big chance to impress the wider world came in a tournament in Nigeria, where international scouts were watching.

https://bestchoicesports.com.ng/how-nduka-ugbade-disvovered-wilfred-ndidi-europes-top-tackler-at-leicester/

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From an African sports journalist who knew about Ndidi at a young age.

Ndidi was my younger brother's classmate at CDSS Ikeja. I will thus put his age around 26-29. I may be wrong though. Who knows.....

jihday:
He's the only one who has gotten that opportunity, even that he flunked it as well

I wouldn't say flunked. He was relieved of his duties shortly after gaining promotion. For reasons I can't fathom

In my opinion, it'll be highly unwise to take sides on this bribery brouhaha (coaches vs players) until a proper investigation is carried out and hard evidence produced. Until then, its just a case of "your word against mine"

Danielnino00:
Post match interviews

Lollllll.

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Interesting read
https://africa.espn.com/football/nigeria-nga/story/4094830/super-eagles-daniel-akpeyi-says-mental-strength-key-defence-against-criticstrolls

This is a big health risk. Some viruses are transmissible through such primates. OP, please be careful next time

eneye1:
1. Teachable personality.
2. Progressive
3. Spiritual ( not babalawo ooooooo)

Nice qualities but the last one got me laughing

Danielnino00:
During Odegbami era,our football was largely concentrated on the local scene. European club football didn't gain much attention in Nigeria until the 1990s..Also back then,our league was more organized...A large chunk of our national team players if not all were playing in the local league...The same goes for the rest of Africa...

All this ur attack on Odegbami are unnecessary..the man remains a legend... Till today,some of those players who have played in the European league have yet to match his records in the national team.. That shows just how good he was! .

Attack the message not the messager

Bro, Segun Odegbami supposed take this your advice because that is what he has been doing.

It will be ungrateful not to defend Rohr after all he has done. Rohr has tried for us and I can't stomach when a local champion that never played in Europe maligns his hardwork

soetanoreoluwa:
Mind you Rohr is paying his three Assistants out of the 50,000 dollars... Also he has been accepting pay cut since the inception of the pandemic.

How many Nigeria coach can do so?

Gbam.

Don't mind them. They want the likes of Segun Odegbami and his local champions to take over the running of the team. People that have selfish motives in their attacks against Rohr.

E no go work

elyte89:

Now, Rashidi Yekini is a real legend whose status isn't limited to his local community

quickberry:
According to blueelf, not playing at the world cup means a player is not good.

Okay, so my statement dey pain you like this. Let me get you a bucket to cry more. Big baby.

Yes, Segun didn't feature or qualify for the WC and thus should keep quiet. You hardly hear Cantona criticize France's National Team coach of today even though he never got selected(which is different from Segun's case).

Continue to broadcast and cry more more because it won't change the local champion status of Segun Odegbami.

Olulong:
He won the CAF Cup Winners cup and was nominated for the African Player of the year twice. And by the way when he played African players barely played in Europe. So it's very unfair to use that against him really. And also less qualifying slots were available to African countries at the world cup(I think about one or two). He's still one of Nigeria's greatest player and after so many years he's the second highest goal scorer for the national team. He might not be saying the right things but please Don't undermine his achievements

I'll engage you on this.

Segun paid his dues. Okay, no debating that. But that doesn't give him the right to impugn on the achievements of Rohr and his players. I criticized Rohr during the EC and the last AFCON. And my criticisms were merited. I don't resort to attacking the coach/player personally like Segun does. If you note, I warned against the inclusion of Mikel in the last AFCON and many unintelligent people here assumed I had a personal grudge against him but I turned out to be right at the end of the day.

Danielnino00:
Funny enough,you belong to the same class @ the bolded..

Were you not the same person throwing criticism and insults at the players and Rohe himself during the AFCON..

I blamed Rohr's tactics but never called for his sack or even asked that a Local coach take over. That would have been a big mistake

quickberry:
Stop arguing blindly. My bone of contention with u is that u believe that for a player to be regarded as being good, he must have won the champions league or played at the world cup...Cantona never played at the world cup, so he is not a good player according to u

You just choose to pick one thing out of context and attack. If you can't take the pain to read from the origins, then I can't school you further. Good luck bro and have a wonderful day

quickberry:
The fact remains that he didn't play at the world cup, shikena

And the fscy remains that cantons and Segun aren't mates in world football. Shikena. Abi toi think say Man-U na stationery stores or shooting stars of Ibadan. People wey no even dey NPFL again.

Abeg, make una go sit down.

quickberry:
Stop dribbling, according to u, playing at the world cup, winning champions league e.t.c are the criteria for being a good player.

I'm not dribbling. You know my sentiments from the start. Segun contributes nothing to improving our football but whines and cries like a cosseted baby day in day out. He wouldn't do half as good a job as Keshi not to even talk of Rohr.

He should learn to keep silent on certain issues and respect himself particularly if he hasn't done anything as a coach.

Rohr has shown maturity to not engage carpentry analysts like Segun. Something most local coaches wouldn't do.

Rohr is one of the best coach we've ever had. Granted he has his flaws as do others but what he need is advise and constructive criticism not character defamation.

While I hope Rohr goes for some refresher courses, I feel that the man has done a good job considering where we were before his arrival. You people seem to forget so soon or are you just protecting Segun because he is a Nigerian? Why he is doing in the media is wrong.

quickberry:
What about Eric Cantona? Did he play at the world cup?

Because of his attitude. That's understandable bit please don't ever compare cantons to odegbami. Ever.

quickberry:
Dumb analysis, George Weah didn't play at the FIFA world cup but is the only african player to win the world best.

at least George weah was recognized the world over and is actually doing something to improve his country's football fortunes.

Has Segun ever paid for the air transport of his teammates?

Has Segun ever paid for the jerseys of his teammates.

Paid for their feeding? Or hotel bills?

Weah did this as a player. He didn't just sit around and criticize his country's NFF or certain players unintelligently. He helped the best he could unlike uncle Segun.

Good day bro.

Olulong:
Which Kain Carpentry analysis be dis

Na Segun you suppose dey ask this question.

You still haven't answered my question.

We all know that Segun was only good enough for the local scene and couldn't even win AF champions league or even CAF player of the year. I wonder what his agenda is for downplaying Rohr. You self think am

brenister10:
Another indomie generation boy spotted. How many African players were playing in Europe then? Just because you started watching football when European leagues were shown week in week out on TV makes you rant nonsense here. Agreed, odegbami might misyarn but to say he's overhyped defines how shallow minded you are

You're the shallow-minded one. Oga, if odegbami was really good, European scouts for look him side. He was only good enough for Naija league.

Okay, why didn't his generation qualify for a single WC tournament. I see that you stylishly avoided this. He couldn't qualify for a single WC yet his generation is quick to play down the hard work of Rohr and his boys

Look, Mr Man, I'm all for constructive criticism but not downright hatred and malign of character. This is what Segun is doing.

AndSunGorilla:
This is carpentry analysis at its very best!!!

This award should go to Segun.

His dislike for Rohr is becoming really annoying.

sheyishemba:
his lack of discretion in speech and conduct really freaks me up most times
when you're talking bout Nigeria legends serious odegbami should be clapping
legends of nigeria football are people like
Nwankwo Kanu (1994-2010, 86 caps, 13 goals)

Jay-Jay Okocha (1993-2006, 75 caps, 14 goals) ...

Rashidi Yekini (1984-1998, 58 caps, 37 goals) ...

Uche Okechukwu (1990-2002, 46 caps, two goals) ...

Finidi George (1991-2002, 62 caps, six goals) ...

Taribo West (1994-2002, 41 caps, no goals) ...
et al

Exactly my brother. These are the real Legends and not those boxers wearing, overhyped Naija footballers of the 80s.

The most annoying part is his indiscretion when talking like he would do a better job if placed in the helm of affairs

elunico:
Did you ever watch him play to determine if he is overhyped?

He made some very strong point, but we are forever willing to villianize his character and disregard everything he says.

We need to treat our local coaches with respect as compared to their foreign counterparts.

Did Odegbami qualify or even feature in a single WC?

How many individual Laurels (as a player) did he win?

The man remains a village champion whose credentials barely exceeds the Nigerian football scene not to talk of Africa.

Mathematical my foot!!!

tbaba1234:
As much as I disagree with Odegbami, he is still a Nigerian legend. Easily Nigeria's best player at the time.

Which of Odegbami's mates were playing in Europe??

That was a completely different era. There were very few African players abroad. African players started going to Europe in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Rabah Madjer easily comes to mind.

Segun odegbami is an overhyped legend and a Yoruba elder who lacks discretion in speech and conduct. Simple!!!

He couldn't even feature in a single WC as a player yet he tramples on Rohr's achievements as if he could have done 1/4 of the Job Rohr did

SweetCunt97:
Does every married man own a car? Some questions are best not asked.

Only a teenager would ask that question or an adult without an iota of emotional intelligence

Bolowolowo:
Current Eagles as Managers...See Ndidi

Mikel is not a current Eagle.

Yobo's scenario is highly unlikely unless he improves his credentials

Joebie:
The stats show where Ndidi is better and otherwise. You are making a different argument.
If you need more physical presence and players to win aerial duels in the midfield your go to man is Billing. That’s also important to help a team keep possession. Billing has played more as a CM than DM in this current season. So here is a place for Billing in other areas when needed.

When Ndidi is injured or by extenuating (or unlikely) circumstances, he looses form

Subzero047:
The thing is, Iwobi does not have the mindset of a professional footballer, he doesn't train, he has a poor cardio, he is more interested in being a celebrity than being a footballer

Carlo Ancelotti prefers a 4-4-2 formation and I'm struggling to see where he would fit in the new Everton side

Exactly, my brother. I have said this severally

vision4everlan:
Abeg, iwobi is an average player. He is okay and that's all. He is not really world class. His ability to control the midfield is limited when he comes up against a highly technical team. Nigeria vs Algeria in afcon 2019 comes to mind. Ejaria or someone better might bench him as time goes on

Iwobi is overrated.

Subzero047:
With the coming year and Ejaria, Iwobi is not a guaranteed starter and Jamilu Collins position is not safe

Only Ekong, Osimhen and Ndidi are SE guaranteed starters

Iwobi has regressed so much and I pointed this put to people here but was attacked by his fanboys. He is living on past glory now.

Jamilu was always below average and I'm glad for the competition he is having. I don't see anything different between him and Bryan Idowu.

myles16:
What's your problem with he is lying

Someone said he trekked from Ikoyi to maryland, why would he take third mainland brigde when he can use Carter bridge to burst to iddo, from Iddo to Oyinbo, from Oyingbo to Yaba, from Yaba to Palmgroove to Ikorodu road to Maryland

i've trekked from Victoria Island to Oyingbo when i was robbed of my wallet and phone, if you can't trek it that doesn't mean another person can't

Ok he is lying, so who's going to pay you as a lie detector now?

free am make him talk wetin we want hear abeg, abi you dey jealous

You sef think am. And why should I be jealous of a lie? Or are you also a professional liar?

Okay, I no go quote you again. Enjoy feeding on lies. I heard its a good diet for liars on training.

I repeat, won't quote you again.