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TheSuperNerd:
17million pounds actually. Agreed in December 2016 and he joined in January 2017. Half a season after Leicester won the EPL title in 2015/16.

Had high hopes then, but Ndidi hit his peak performance in the 2020/21 season and just stagnated from there.

Leicester being the small club lost all their main star players except Jamie Vardy so they had to recruit and got Ndidi.

Their small club status showed eventually as they could not sustain their EPL status and went down to the Championship twice in their Ndidi era. The 2nd was last season, 24/25.

I never argued that Leicester isn’t a small club but said that they were on a high momentum after winning the epl a season before ndidi joined. For a kid who have just spent only 2 seasons playing in Europe top flight league that was a big move for him

TheSuperNerd:
AC Milan put in a bid for Onyedika last summer I believe or you missed it? I think even you sef report am. But they backed out when Club Brugges insisted on a higher valuation. Milan wanted to get Onye at a lower price for a young MF.

But Man Utd never put in a bid for Ndidi. It was all talk and inquiries. Ur own Man Utd run and didnt bother with a proper bid.

Also, You said Ndidi conquered Belgium. Pls how? because I dont see any titles Ndidi won there unlike Onyedika who is a Belgian League, Cup and SuperCup Champion.

if Milan were serious about Onyedika they would go all out to complete the transfer instead they preferred his team mate Ardon Jashari and I think paid even more than Brugge were asking for onyedika to bring the Swiss midfielder to Milan

Milan wants him but doesn’t value him as much as Brugge think of him

Also epl mid table clubs like Westham,Everton and palace all showed interest but refused paying what Brugge were asking for because they believe he doesn’t worth up to that

Ndidi conquering Belgium as a fresh kid straight from African doesn’t mean winning trophies but with good performances. The first season he signed for Genk he made the leap immediately to their first team and showed good performances, second season he continued with his fine form which caught the eyes of clubs outside Belgium to take notice of him before Leicester got him as Kante’s replacement

TheSuperNerd:
Which other Nigerian CDM outscored Oliseh in same era? Oya talk.

Oliseh was the best and still scored some goals in Eagles colors. Ndidi has not gotten one in 10 years of national team football, especially seeing the bangers he hit back in Belgium and his early years in England and you expect me not to be worried about that metric??

Okay, before Injuries hit Ndidi, 2016-2017 Ndidi was still scoring bangers, why didnt he hit them in the NT? So no excuses please.

Ndidi tops Onyeka in the CDM role yet when he started in 2021 Afcon as the main man in the role, Nigeria lost out in the round of 16. Even under Rohr at Afcon 2019, Ndidi had Etebo but their double pivot could not take us into the final.

Onyeka under Peseiro at Afcon 2023 (in 2024) played the main defensive midfield role like a lion and Nigeria reached an Afcon final for the first time since 2013.

If Ndidi had been at the Afcon under Peseiro and started, I doubt we would have made it.

Ndidi does not have Onyeka's never quenching Workhorse energy and he does not have Onyedika's top notch Ball playing.

Ndidi have been unfortunate with scoring chances in the colors of the national team but that haven’t stopped him from carrying out his primary responsibility perfectly which is screening the back four

You guys are the one who wants him to play like Busquet or Carrick but dude isn’t and will never be that kinda player. Ndidi is a natural destroyer with decent ball playing ability and will always be

TheSuperNerd:
Big money move to who? Small Leicester that went from surprise EPL winners back to mid table and then relegation candidates. Ndidi never moved up from Leicester and I am sure you know why because even your Man Utd showed interest but didnt follow through with a concrete bid. Ndidi's technical limitation was obvious and I feel ashamed ever mentioning him and Partey back then in same sentence.
Partey at Arsenal was miles ahead and still miles ahead today.

Onyedika don see common Crystal Palace sign for ? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

All we hear always about him is just rumour

During Peseiro’s time he preferred Onyeka and now Chelle prefers Ndidi which implies that something we haven’t noticed yet as mere fans is missing in Onyedika’s game

TheSuperNerd:
Big money move to who? Small Leicester that went from surprise EPL winners back to mid table and then relegation candidates. Ndidi never moved up from Leicester and I am sure you know why because even your Man Utd showed interest but didnt follow through with a concrete bid. Ndidi's technical limitation was obvious and I feel ashamed ever mentioning him and Partey back then in same sentence.
Partey at Arsenal was miles ahead and still miles ahead today.

Bro Leicester is small but then they were on a high momentum after winning the epl a season or 2 before ndidi and musa joined them

Then for an unknown talent fresh in top European football Leicester coughed out around 16m to get him

kentebemoney:
Bro!!!
If ndidi enter Raphael's team in Belgium today, Wilfred ndidi will bench raphael in that no 6 role. For now ndidi pass am.

The same Belgian league Ndidi conquered in his second season in European top flight football and attracted a big money move to the EPL

TheSuperNerd:
He pass am yet Raphael has a Super Eagles goal before Ndidi. Raph made his Super Eagles debut in 2022. Ndidi has been with the SEs since 2015. 68 NT appearances, no single goal.

Ndidi pass am yet Ndidi cant comfortably link defence and attack. Raph is a better 1st phase midfielder than Ndidi. Ndidi cant manipulate the momentum, angles , flow or tempo of first phase buildups better than Onyedika simply because Ndidi is not a better user of the ball compared to Onyedika.

Even in the 2nd phase Onye still tops Ndidi.


Ndidi pass am yet his ball striking is poor compared to Onyedika when it comes to arriving near the box. Against Benin, we saw how Ndidi folded when he had the chance to shoot at goal. This same Benin was the team Onyedika opened his SE account against.

We all agree that the Goal Onyeka scored to get us into the Playoffs will most likely be fluffed by Ndidi. And we know why.

Ndidi pass am yet he cant lines break consistently with vertical deep passes like Onyedika does.

Look, I judge with what my eyes see and Ndidi's technical limitations is still obvious. That he plays more often than any other midfielder under Chelle does not mean he is the best. It is just Chelle's preference. Finito.

Oliseh that we rate as the best ever CDM to play for Nigeria how many goals did he score for the team during his time?

Judging by goals then it also means that Onyeka is better than Ndidi too

Ndidi may have not been magnificent in the colors of the national team but he still tops Onyeka and Onyedika in the CDM role

The same Belgian league onyedika is finding difficult to get out from Ndidi conquered it in his second season in Europe which earned him a big move to the epl, held his own in England and at some point was rated among the best CDM in the world during for over 2-3 seasons before injuries slowed him down

Another CB to be tried is Wolfsberger’s Chibuike Nwaiwu. Top upcoming CB who can also play in midfield

TheSuperNerd:
CALVIN CHINEDU UGHELUMBA BASSEY, WARRIOR 100%

He was never subbed out once. He finished all 10 games A-Z.

Bassey = Unbreakable.

Tanimu is better than him

TheSuperNerd:
It looks like you want Charlesemeka85 to combine attending to his newborns and standing guard against any Nwakali talk. 😂

But Nwakali has not featured for Barnsley's first team since the 25/26 season began so he cant be an option.

Right now we need Ebenezer Akinsanmiro added to the team for the playoffs. Christantus Uche is there but his profile is different to Akin's. Chelle just haven't figured out Uche yet.

maestro is linking up play with jaw dropping through passes in the midfield of Barnsley’s 2nd team 😊🤣

minfelix:
Akor Adams’ game time at Sevilla will give Eric Chelle the opportunity to simultaneously study Chidera Ejuke…if he puts up a good showing in this week’s return to club football , he might be invited for the playoffs…..abeg make una no press my neck for this question i wan ask ooo🤣🤣🤣

Una don forget Kelechi Iheanacho? and👇🏽
























































Kelechi Nwakali?😜😜😜🤣🤣🤣

what is life without maestrooooooo 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

UncleHaba22:
We've been watching iwobi since 2015 and that's not a lie

Iwobi should be doing better than he's doing currently sha

He's a veteran and should even be among the captains of the team
Simon even gives more than iwobi

Go replace am na

minfelix:
omo i dey fear anything south america😅😅…God abeg lets breeze past this african playoffs first

South America no be when e be Bolivia and others

We go chew dem like Sushi

MKPUOGALIGA:
Iwobi is the weakest outfield player in SE. The boy is weak and clueless

you never still talk wetin Iwobi and em family do you

I don change your moniker name still u no wan change agenda

Odunayaw:
that bro is probably just happy to have escaped poverty. Happy retirement to him.

you said it all bro 🤣🤣

Odunayaw:
Though I didn't bother to fact check, Thelonecitizen brought it here hence the benefit of doubt.

he didn’t say that boss

Odunayaw:
Bruhhhh
I can only pray he is always fit and that he wins the AFCON to cement his legacy.

I think Akor and Tolu will do fine.

our content creator nko?

Odunayaw:
Asamoah Gyan insinuated Osimhen was feigning injury o

Never forget

Gyan never said that nonsense which emanated from FB content creators

I’m so disappointed that you believed this nonsense

Mujtahida:
Oliseh talks with bitterness. It's not good. I know he's patriotic. What the players need from people like him is encouragement.

their bad belle too much and also their only intention of associating themselves with our football is just for selfish gains

Instead of any of them to coach the super eagles ever again I rather support a mad man to take over the job

Mujtahida:
Benjamin is just too good even playing from a position that is not his forte. Too good. Kundus to him.

We don't praise Ajayi because of his club but he's one steady rock in that defense.

the boy is golden. He owned the RB position as if he has been playing in that position for ages

I just pray we catch SA for Afcon 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

lbrichman2:
If we meet a good side, all they need to do is double up on our wingers and they effectively cut off supply to the attackers..
That's why I said Benin were poor..

We can't play this way at the playoffs..
We need our midfield to work

nff don hear, dem go contact u to buy tools to fix our midfield

Engineer 🤣🤣🤣🤣

9JAMac10:
. If South Africa had no white population they would be worse that Sudan and Somalia . Sexual assault capital of the world.

Sri Lanka for better pass them 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

But till date am surprised how a body like fifa allowed Lesotho and Zim to play their home games in SA that they share the same group with

Also how The same fifa approved that potato farm pitch we played against SA for their home ground. These 2 mentioned needs to be investigated jokes aside

IronGalaxy:
Do you guys even know what the economy is? Do you guys even understand South African dynamics?

no we don’t know what economy is

Teach us na abeg 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

9JAMac10:
please. 8% white population of South Africa control and dominate the economy and public affairs of South Africa till this day. Don’t let the figurehead black president deceive you

leave mk em dey mumu here 🤣🤣🤣🤣

minfelix:
At the playoff
Omo these are the teams that will be there jare
Gabon
Cameroon
Drc
Nigeria

Playoff Match 1
Highest ranked team vs Lowest Ranked team
Nigeria vs Gabon (Osimhen vs Aubameyang)

Playoff Match 2
Second Highest ranked vs 3rd ranked team
Cameroon vs DRC

Final
Winner playoff 1 VS winner playoff 2
My prediction
Nigeria vs Cameroon🔥🔥🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

Cameroon get good players now oooo. This play off will be scary bro

TheSuperNerd:
Rohr cried about it. We screamed about it. But SA had their way thanks to their daddy Motsepe at the helm of CAF affairs.

No home advantage awaits them at the Afcon and the WC. So dont worry. They will be exposed eventually.

Dem go collect serious wotowoto for afcon but especially for WC 🤣🤣🤣🤣

The knacking for WC no go get mate 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

IronGalaxy:
And yet you japa daily to the same white countries to be ruled by them, even risk drowning in oceans getting there.. let it sink in..

South Africa is not ruled by white people btw

na who dey rule be the issue? The koko na who hold the economy 😊

NIGHTMARE0O7:
Its not being unfair lookman tends to hild ball too much to scre his won gaols which chukwueze gets the ball and looks for osimhen.

Chukwueze played with same simon and performed while lookman played with him 3 times and didnt show up.

But in all lookman is bettet than simon sha.
He is a bit selfish thats his problem

Samu was too good today