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🚨🇳🇬 Source confirmed the NFF is moving to integrate former Chelsea Champions League winner Faustino Anjorin to the Super Eagles.

Excl🚨 NFF is also progressing thoughts on Everton midfielder Tim Iroegbunam as Eric Chelle demands Quality Defensive Midfielder

TheSuperNerd:
Pacho just like Hincapie of Leverkusen and Ordonez of Club Brugges were discovered at Ecuador's biggest talent factory club, Independiente del Valle.

Have you seen Ordonez? Rock solid CB who I believe Brugges bought Vince Osuji to replace once he is sold. Or maybe they plan to partner both but time will tell.

All of them like that came from Del Valle... even Kendry Paez (Ecuador's biggest talent currently) that is Chelsea bound.

Pacho went from there to Belgium first with Royal Antwerp before Frankfut snap am up. PSG no waste time after Pacho's one season in Germany. They nab am. Lol

man united are targeting Hincapie for a possible transfer next summer

ChrisKels:
This is the line up I would like us to try out before September. Our midfield has done enough injustice to our strike force.

Like someone said, 90% of football is played in the midfield. if your midfielders or midfield set up is non-existent, you won’t go far. it was Rice and partey against "empty space" yesterday.

another good formation

TheSuperNerd:
Pacho just like Hincapie of Leverkusen and Ordonez of Club Brugges were discovered at Ecuador's biggest talent factory club, Independiente del Valle.

Have you seen Ordonez? Rock solid CB who I believe Brugges bought Vince Osuji to replace once he is sold. Or maybe they plan to partner both but time will tell.

All of them like that came from Del Valle... even Kendry Paez (Ecuador's biggest talent currently) that is Chelsea bound.

Pacho went from there to Belgium first with Royal Antwerp before Frankfut snap am up. PSG no waste time after Pacho's one season in Germany. They nab am. Lol

wow

Goke7:
same here even as a Chelsea fan I was happy for Arsenal, I just hope dem no go fall hand for second leg cos that team get craze at times lol 😂

I pray it doesn’t happen if not their fans don die for my hand 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Goke7:
😂 your sins are forgiven

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TheSuperNerd:
Taking out the Liverpoolian Juggernauts was no small feat.

The thing is whoever faces PSG should be ready to deal with their Steel and discipline at the back (Pacho, Marquinhos, Hakimi), their grit and technicality in the middle (Neves, Vitinha, Ruiz, Emery, etc) and most especially their insane firepower upfront (Doue, Dembele, Barcola, Kvara etc).

If Arsenal survive the Madrid 2nd leg, I reckon PSG will be a much stronger test than Madrid. This is assuming PSG gets past sneaky Villa.

even the game Liverpool won them at Paris they really impressed most especially their midfield

That Pacho guy is too damn good. Where did they get him from?

TheSuperNerd:
I am loving that midfield 3 and especially because of the role you assigned Iwobi. Playing him on the right or left as we see at Fulham will work. He will operate as a creative "Wingfielder" not winger particularly.

Since Lookman is more effective from the left halfspace, then Iwobi will feature from the right benching Chuks.

But damn! That midfield 3 of Onyeka, Onyedika, Uche potentially has the elements of a tactically balanced midfield force that still has an Iwobi on the pitch but wingwards. It rivals and "may" even be better than the potential trio of Iwobi, Onyedika and Uche based on who connects them on the right.

one thing pple don’t see in Chrisantus game is he is a ball playing midfielder with good technique and passing ability who is also a threat in the opposition’s 18 yard box. In him I see that B2B force/machine that we all have been yawning for many years. He is just like Yaya toure

Onyeka will then serve as the CDM who can also venture forward when required but expected to be on alert to help onyedika wade off opposition’s threat in the middle

Onyedika then will be given the full license and instruction to be the link between the defence to the entire team because of his accurate passing range both long and short and calmness on the ball

Starboytwo:
I wouldn't wanna face them. Probably PSG can try unlock their compactness...

The two or 3 Times I saw Barella, he was busy sliding away...no joy.

I even forgot PSG self. This current PSG team too good abeg

AndSunGorilla:
And Barnsley too.

who talk that thing? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Goke7:
😝 accidental Nostradamus dem

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

As I don predict say 9ja is winning next afcon 🤣🤣🤣

joelsteron:
Balogun, i dare say is the most experience after Emeruo in Super eagles. And please Ronaldo and Messi still plays, so?

and you watch him play always at Rangers?

You don’t dare bring Ronaldo and Messi to this argument cus it doesn’t fit at all

Judging by performance and stats Balogun isn’t even out best performing CB in europe and elsewhere this season. He haven’t even performed better than Ekong whom u all want out all of a sudden because of 1 error he made against Zimbabwe

Goke7:
Abeg let’s stop mocking Atalanta o, they gave our Mola a voice in world football. Put some respect on the team.

If I catch you and charles again 😂

I’m not mocking the team, they even overachieved winning the UEL and making our own Mola to be noticed but I’m only making jest of those who predicted that they will win the league 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

chrisooblog:
This highlighted trio in theory should be a perfect blend of steel, ball retention, and grit.

For Iwobi I've seen him do well for Fulham on the wings worth trying out especially in place of Chukwueze.

If everybody is fit in September later this year by God's grace midfield should be Iwobi, Fisayo, Onyedika, Chrisantus, Onyeka, Ndidi/Yusuf.

Balogun could still have an impact when fit definitely a no-nonsense defender.

If only Ebuehi could maintain form and fitness would definitely be my ideal back-up for Aina.

nawaooo the way una take dey throw player names out eeeh

Ebuehi ke? Bro let’s focus on the ones that are fit and have been consistent for a while now. Osayi is good enough to serve as cover for Aina abeg

Our problem isn’t the CB combination but midfield. Not that we don’t have good enough midfielders but the system of deploying only 2 in a game is what is dragging the team backwards

I bet you that if the suggested midfield trio I mentioned in my previous post are tried as a unit in our future games you will see much improvement in the team

Starboytwo:
can Arsenal beat that Inter Milan? I don't know...

Those inter guys dey mark bastard marking.

anything is possible in football bro

My concern be say the jubilation last night u go think say arsenal don finally win UCL 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

joelsteron:
This

good line up and formation but na Balogun inclusion spoil am

Bro Balogun is 37 and not even a regular for Rangers. We have CBs who are younger and can fit in perfectly in that role even if u don’t want Ekong anymore just because of the mistake he made against Zimbabwe

I would prefer to retain Bassey as LCB and maybe try out Ogbu at RCB with Aina as RB and Onyemaechi at LB

This method of writing a player off just because of a mistake he made in a particular game isn’t encouraging at all

Chukwueze hv been poor of late and I will prefer having iwobi in his position as an inverted LW who can easily come into the middle to create chances for the team then hv onyeka replace him in midfield

A midfield trio of onyeka and Uche as CDM and B2B then onyedika as DLP/DM is worth experimenting

Ndidi and Fisayo can serve as cover on the bench

TheSuperNerd:
"....ARSENAL'S WIN TODAY IS NICE BUT IT WOULD BE FAR MORE MEMORABLE IF THIS IS THE SEASON THEY FINALLY GO ALL THE WAY AND WIN THE UCL."

If they don't win it after tonight, then it is another Netflix season.

dem no go win shit, I’m tipping Barça or Inter

Arsenal na Netflix FC 🤣

TheSuperNerd:
Finished for Madrid it seems. Rice is worth every penny of that 100million and it's not just because of his 2 freekicks today.

Rice is a Top 3 CDM on the planet and will likely retire as one of the very best CDMs in the history of the game.

When Arsenal got Rice, I knew a day like this was inevitable. That midfield is titans!!! They just need a striker, an upgrade on Odegaard (might already have it in Nwaneri) and other legs to fill in the team and keep them even more fierce and competitive.

ARSENAL'S WIN TODAY IS NICE BUT IT WOULD BE FAR MORE MEMORABLE THIS IS THE SEASON THEY FINALLT GO ALL THE WAY AND WIN THE UCL.

Time will tell.


PS: I need Osimhen and Arsenal to marry each other and cause complete chaos across Europe next season. It would be most brutal.

arsenal don finally win UCL?😏

😎

AndSunGorilla:
And Barnsley too.

😊😊😊😊😊

opes:
Best time to approach him is now. He had a good loan spell at Sturm Graz in 2023, a top club in Austria, even won a cup with them. He returned back to England and joined wrexham, League 2 club, won promotion with them to League One. Hopefully, they will win another promotion to the Championship this season.

yea Wrexham are likely to gain promotion to the English 2nd tier next season

Daninya33:
Breaking🚨🇳🇬...

Arthur Okonkwo🇳🇬 has been named as the best player of the month in the English League One.

Arthur Okonkwo kept six clean sheets in the month of March. OKONKWO✨🇳🇬🧤.

the guy is doing well in league 1

Goke7:
You don come again 😂 wetin the club do you na

my guy 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Na for pple wey dey see tomorrow wey mk the prediction 🤣🤣

Atalanta to win serie A😏

yinkeys:
We want Onyeka & Uche in the team
Nwabali has made 3 obvious errors so far in his Super Eagles career
One against Ivory Coast in Afcon final
One against Zimbabwe in WC qualifier
One against Benin, partly Ndidi’s fault too

Okoye possible two
Against Tunisia & Rwanda

But who is the better goalie you’d be confident in

they all turn blind eyes to Nwabali’s errors but won’t forget that of Okoye 🥱

⚽🗣️ZINEDINE ZIDANE ON JAY OKOCHA:
"Frankly, Okocha was top level, I will never forget this player."

He was a mix between myself, Denis Bergkamp and Ronnie (Ronaldinho).

I loved his catch, controls, his out of the box view. Okocha was not a footballer, he was simply an artist"

jihday:
what does this even mean 😂, Nwakali and Laliga legacy on top half season that he played or what? and Uche hasn’t even finished one season, both of them shouldn’t even have legacy anywhere near their names

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Napoleon55:
For Andrew mind, he only sees Okocha in Pius Ikedia and Rabin Ibrahim's level because he did not get to play for Barcelona.

gbam 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

TheGoodJoe:
Okocha at Bolton was not a useless dribbler, but an effective one. You need to watch his games then. Sam Allardyce really refined Okocha's game.

leave mk em dey yarn dust as normal barca fan

Na their way 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

BankyGee:
Even for Dream League dem no fit.

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Goke7:
You too Dey find trouble wey no Dey 😜

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What is life without lil vawulence once in a while 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has launched a new strategy to prevent talented young footballers of Moroccan origin from choosing to represent Morocco's national teams instead of Spain.

An informed source told Hesport that the RFEF is concerned about losing promising players to Morocco and has asked all Spanish clubs to provide detailed reports on players with non-Spanish backgrounds, especially skilled Moroccans.

The source described a state of "alert" within the Spanish federation regarding what it sees as a "migration of talent" towards Morocco.

As an example, the source mentioned that Real Madrid contacted the RFEF in March after Morocco's football federation expressed interest in calling up Tiago Pitarche, a young talent in Real Madrid's youth system. Following this, the RFEF quickly called Pitarche up to Spain's U-18 squad.

The new Spanish strategy reportedly aims to call up promising dual-nationality players to Spanish youth teams, in coordination with clubs, to show interest in them, even if they may not feature prominently in future plans. This comes after several players chose Morocco despite pressure to represent Spain.