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thorrvik55:
Roland17 Swissh BlueRayDick


Take heart, no need to be upset. There are more than enough positives to take from tonight's game

You are not doing well my friend

Leno 4cked us up

I'm drinking to Auba's long life tomorrow after close of work

AubaMaiGoal!

Xhaka's rigid positioning has been making it difficult for us to transit defence into attack. He just can't help us move the ball into the opposition half

Lacazzette is useless and shouldn't be starting ahead of Martinelli

U buy market ....Oga blogger blogger.

Shebi u sabi tweet and gossip, Oya see microphone for ur front begin talk wetin dey ur mind na

Spy360:
Mention one, just one England player with an African name that had a long career in the NT and I will concede.

U mention one african player that stayed in the limelight for so long but was dropped by cause of his black skin

I already told u the reason why the players don't get to play for the NT on a long term basis; it's simply because they fizzle out along the line and sometimes they even become non-starters in their club.

U mentioned chilwell earlier, if tomorrow Leicester gets a record signing left back and Chilwell is relegated to the bench, do u think England will call him like u are claiming?

Jodera:
The bolded is what I'm talking about, which I agree with.

Summary of what I'm saying is.. If someone like saka drops his form to 50%(god forbid tho), he might lose his England shirt but will be guaranteed shirts 100% in Nigerian color. Even if he's loaned out to any EPL team. As long as he's still in EPL, he will always see shirt unlike if he played in England NT.

Those 7 guys you gave as example are people whom have gone into obscurity in clubs. Clubs wey sometimes nfpl better pass, so you don't expect naija to call them.
The long and short of it is that, it depends on your form. While England NT, you need a high standard. But in Nigeria, even 50% of your form guarantees your longevity in the national team.... As long as you're still in a [/b]known[b] club.

A player who is sure of himself will opt for England ahead of Nigeria 100 times. A player like Pogba with self confidence has world cup to show for his choice toaday. He is by far better than any other player of African descent that opted to play for their country of origin.

Spy360:
There are guys in the England NT that still play despite dropping form. Eg Chiwell but because he isn't adopted, he can play on.

I am not saying they are racist, but if you're gonna play for England for long, you either change your African name from Bukayo to Bucks. Lol

This is mere fallacy jare

Chilwell was called to the national team in september 2018, between that period and now they have played 15 matches while Chilwell has only featured in 11 of those. If things were to be the way you put it, then maybe he should've started all 15 matches na.

Jodera:
not supporting saka playing for Nigeria or not, but I feel your opinion doesn't give a clearer pictures of the gulf in quality between the 2 teams.
Now you talk of emenike and the likes not called up. So I ask, what club were they playing for, and why are they not called up?. Most of these guys, Nigerians don't Even know their club sef, and if you check well, dem still dey chop bench for that club. Lol.

Mikel was a chronic benchwarmer in Chelsea, yet he sees shirt anytime Nigeria have a match. Why because, he is in Chelsea. As long as you're in a top club in in any of the top 5 leagues, even if you dey warm bench steady, you go surely play for naija. That can't be said if you're an England interest.

Even the muller wey dey see shirt small small sef still dey Bayern. Most of the guys you called no dey any big club at all. Or you think say if Ahmed Musa dey England, dem go still dey call am by now? Wen him dey Saudi?
Lolzzz

I really do not understand you, but what I said was clear. Most people think if players like Tomori, Tammy and Saka opt for naija, they stand a chance of winning AFCON, playing longer on the international scene and other assumptions.

What I've only done is to mention Nigerian players who won AFCON 7 years ago but less than 2 years after the feat a whole lot of them couldn't make the team. Why ? because of their dip in form in their respective clubs, moving to a lower/less lucrative league etc. These factors will make you lose you place in the English national team as well whether you are green, blue, white or black.

Mikel getting called is an absurdity that shouldn't have happened but this is Nigeria and that is how we do things.

All I'm saying is if a player stays top of his game for long, he will surely see more playing time for his national team England or any other country.

Spy360:
What are the projects? That's the fundamental question. England are very segregative when it comes to choosing adopted Africans into having long careers in their NT. They may colonise the player by giving him a 'debut' but I am yet to see or think of a black with an African name doing it long term for England.

That is because those players don't stay at the top level for that long. No serious national team will guarantee a player(Irrespective of his form) permanent spot in the team even when he dips in form. At least not England that has enough talents being discovered yearly.

Let a blackman stay on the top scene for long at the club level and let's see if he won't keep his place in the team. Most people only think opting for African teams will be the best because we kind of celebrate mediocrity and enjoy living on past glory in this part of the world

sod09:
what me i know is that i can't allow my enemy represent this shiit hole of a country, they will owe you and still not improve you.
i will rather pick another Africa country

As in I tire.

Word on the street had it that most of the super Eagles share their match bonus finish at the airport anytime they are back from an international match. From the point they touch down in naija, the immigration officers( Those damn beggers), steward, FAAN officials etc will make demands on them and before you know it the money is exhausted. Even some NFF officals sef follow dey beg dem money o. That is why they usually insist on being paid cash at the venue of the match before even leaving for their hotels because they use the money to settle at the airport or else ur luggage go just miss

Anyways, I heard only Okocha in his days (and even till now) was adjudged to be very stingy and usually refuses to part with any dime. Baba will just carry face up and use zobo face rough am.

Just Imagine !

Thunder fire Nigeria police. How can they say "unidentified policeman" ? Why not just give us his name like they do show us Civilian's names before any investigation? Why are they suddenly protecting him. What Makes him unidentified? He no carry ID card?

Once again thunder fire Nigeria police for this case they are probably going to sweep under the carpet

kokanepyramid:
Theres nothing useless about the talk.

if you were in his shoes will you pick Nigeria ahead of England?

It’s on top someone else’s matter y’all will be forming patriotism.

The matter tire me bro. That was how everybody was forming patriotism on top Tammy Abraham head too. Wetin vex me pass be say most people wey dey codedly process PR to cross enter Canada sef follow join the talk.

Anybody who follows what's happening in the Nigerian Sporting circle sef will know it just doesn't make sense having oneself enmeshed in all the politicking and power play between sports ministry, NFF and waht have you. Sports administration for one is shiiit in this country.....Recently there is a case of Daniel Amokachi being appointed director of Football and then denial of the same appointment by NFF. Then there is a case of Joseph Yobo being imposed on Gernot Rohr to join his team as an assistant coach.

The question is why will a player leave England where things are sane and come down here to play in such toxic environment where off the field activities and politicking can affect your game play?

mostob:
Did u just say England? Forget sentiment, He will get a better chance and better treatment with naija. With all our players England has been snatching, what can they show for it? how many trophies have they won? If this saka guy should lost form for two games lasan (God forbid), England won't hesitate to drop him. England is not that good for player development. Tomori was feeling like maldini then and opted to play for them... with his form now and his constant absence from match day squad, I doubt he will even smell Euro provisional squad.

This argument is not valid at all. Nigeria will also drop any player who is not having it good with his club side. If u doubt this, please mention how many players that were part of the 2013 winning team that still starts for super eagles till date. Where is Sunday Mba who scored the only goal in the afcon final? Where is Emmanuel Emenike?

You may want to argue those guys are old and all.....but know that they are contemporaries with a whole lot of players who still get call up like Thomas muller of Germany and Co.

It's just normal for u to lose Ur position in the national team once u form drops at the club level. The national team moves on to some newly discovered talent. This applies to Super Eagles and The three lions alike. Stop making it seem as if super eagles won't dump him if his form dips.


Aside being patriotic, there's nothing special about a player of Nigerian descent opting to play for the country.

If the young man feels playing for his adopted country will make him happy, abeg let him go ahead. Pogba opted for France ahead of Guinea Conakry, today he is a world cup winner and his twin brothers dey jo soapy for Guinea national team

raumdeuter:
Airmark

Boateng played full 90 mins vs your team at home incase you didn't notice

Na wa for u ó.

Is this life?

Bayern just demolish Stamford bridge like ilé arúgbó for Kwara state...ẹ bẹru Ọlọhun o

What does one do with 3 away goals in deficit

Lewandowski Don share grace.....

Ore ọ̀fẹ́ Jésù Kristi Olúwa wa

raumdeuter:
Gnabry has scored more open play goals in London than Hazard has scored in his entire CL career

Ooiin! You are doing well

Double for Gnabry

E Don happen

What nonesense clock and bull story is this?

If u had stopped Ur story at the point where they purportedly contact the former bank and he was denied, Ur story may have sounded believable.

Going forward to add sugar, honey and sweeteners to Ur story made it sound like something dragged out of Ur black as.s. So a bank that has already confirmed u forged a reference letter will still waste it's time and resources writing WAEC and LASU again? You must have a faint idea about the level of bereaucracy in WAEC to think they will respond to the bank's request almost immediately and same.applies to LASU

Imagine u trying to sell a service that discourages forgery and u are here forging a story that never happened just to sell the service. You played urself bro

airmark:
Thank God bro, i am not in atlantic of debts.

Have you paid your debts or still begging up and down?

Make Una no let my debtor die of HBP due to this constant pressure o

sod09:
chai
You mean you prefer papa to mustafi

I would have none of them in that arsenal team if Chambers was fit or when Saliba is in the team.

Mustafi consistently messed us up last season. That his yeye confused face was always shown each time he makes a useless decision or passes the ball to an opposing player

Papa on the other hand should be fighting in the UFC or sha join any violent sport. Tho he still dey stable pass mustafi small sha.

U can't detarminne when Mustafi village people will strike and he will scatter the whole team's hardwork within minutes. This season alone sef he mess up against twice Chelsea; home and away.

Expert17:
Sergio Ramos shud pls allow Eden Hazard to play Madrid Penalties naaa.....so he can score up to 5 goals this season.......

This would've been the perfect solution to his goal drought issue, but this one that he has made St Nicholas hospital his permanent abode nko?

How will he score when he doesn't leave his ward?

kokanepyramid:
Van Dijk enjoys a stable midfield, if maguire had gone to Man-U they would have been calling him A-class

None of this so called stable midfielders made Fifa world 11, neither did any of them make Uefa team of the year first 11.....Guess what? Van Djik made it. E get reason why na.

You can never ever use Loserpool midfield to tone down Van Djik's influence in that team. If u claim his RB and LB or Sallah / Mane on the wide makes the team thick I for no argue.

Van Djik wey keep Lewandowski for pocket like handkerchief u dey use compare Mustafi wey everybody dey use clean floor....abeg

sod09:
God bless you
I don't understand why guys never see his good side, apart from defending he can score too

Which good side o

Na things laidis dey make am dye him hair ó. I won't be surprised if he Don dye him hair blue next match based on his performance against Everton

kokanepyramid:
God bless you

@blueraydick was Mustafi before Arsenal bad? Even Mustafi pre-Emery was not called out this way.

if Mustafi had joined this Liverpool team we will be hyping him.

our midfield was shit and most of you chose the easy way out of blaming the defenders.

Bros make we no lie make we no steal ó....mustafi was a B-class defender pre-arsenal.

He was expected to leave that level and enter A-class, but he never did. He retrogressed and became a C-class defender under Emery.

What u see him.doing now is getting back into B-class. Trust me, he's not near A-class.

Van Djik on the other hand was a B-class who transitted into A-class within a twinkle of an eye. He just moved up there with dem Ramos, Chielini & Co.

Van Djik joined a club that has been plagued by defensive woes for years and there was stability almost immediately...e get reason why na

sod09:
can you rate VVD at soton or Celtic?

E get reason why dem buy am from Southampton.......