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Arabiandude:
Just like Etebo and at the end he will add nothing to the SE, also just like Etebo. Major reason I have never vouch for Ejaria, I think I am contended with a SE midfield 3 of Ndidi, Aribo and Iwobi

The only championship midfielder that will add something to our team now is Ebere Eze. He is very creative and ambidextrous.

Till tomorrow, I would pick Azeez ahead of Etebo.

Joebie:
Oliseh on Osimhen. Interview with RFI

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Sunday Oliseh: "Nigeria has had no player of the caliber of Osimhen since Yekini"

Sunday Oliseh is a former midfielder emblematic of the great Nigerian national team of the 1990s. He was also the coach in 2015-2016 of the "Super Eagles". At the time, Victor Osimhen had already caught his eye. Today, for RFI, the former resident of Ajax Amsterdam, Juventus Turin and Borussia Dortmund says all the good he thinks about the Prix Marc-Vivien Foé 2020.

RFI: Sunday Oliseh, Victor Osimhen is the winner of the Prix Marc-Vivien Foé 2020 which rewards the best African player in the French Championship. Are you surprised that it is ahead of more experienced players like the Algerian Islam Slimani (2nd), the Moroccan Yunis Abdelhamid (3rd) or the Senegalese Mbaye Niang (5th)?

Sunday Oliseh: First of all, I would like to congratulate Victor Osimhen on being elected winner of the Marc-Vivien Foé Prize. This trophy is important since it rewards the best African player in the French Championship. It is important for us Africans.

I find his victory even more surprising when we see the competitors that Victor had to surpass to win this title. Many people will wonder if he deserves it, if he is stronger than these players. But what Victor has done this season is truly exceptional. Thanks to him, his team managed to make a magnificent season.

I think Victor frankly deserves it because he brought a lot to his club. We really saw the difference when Victor was on the field and when he was not. We see the possibilities he offers his teammates to go forward. We also see the weight it places on enemy defenses.

He won the Marc-Vivien Foé Prize, succeeding players like Gervinho, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Vincent Enyeama and André Ayew. Is Victor Osimhen a player of the same caliber as them?

Many people wonder. I think Victor even has qualities that these players don’t have. He is young and I’m almost certain he’ll be leaving the French Championship in the near future. Because, all over Europe, they talked about him. His ex-club in Germany [Wolfsburg, where Osimhen failed to win, Editor's note] must be moaning because they realized they had lost a quality player. Victor is a player of the future. He deserves this consecration.

He was the top scorer in Nigeria’s Under-17 World Cup when you coached the Super Eagles in 2015-16. Did he catch your eye at the time?


When I was coach, I was trying to assemble a new team. In fact, the basics of the current national team are made up of players that I have put together. For me, it was important to have young people from the future who were hungry for national team matches.

Victor Osimhen was playing at the U17 World Cup at the time. I had watched the meetings with my assistants, including the final won by Nigeria. He did it with such ease, the way he eliminated his opponents.

We planned to invite him to the national team. But I left the selection. Otherwise, I would have invited him. Because, since Rashidi Yekini left the selection, we have not had a player of the caliber of Victor Osimhen. My plan was to integrate it slowly into the "Super Eagles", to give it a few minutes, before launching it 100% as we did with Wilfred Ndidi or Alex Iwobi at the time.


Can it be the top level center forward that Nigeria has sometimes missed to be at the top?

Even today, the Nigerian team is strong. We have very good players. But we’re missing a few key players, especially in offensive animation. I think that after what Victor has done this year, his presence is going to be something wonderful for the national team. I'm optimistic. I think it will solve the problems we have, in terms of finish, penetration, movement. It will allow midfielders to play directly forward.

A last word to address to Victor Osimhen?

Frankly, congratulations Victor! You deserve it. But I advise you my little brother to always remain humble and ambitious at the same time. Stay professional and good luck. Congratulations again, little brother!
--RFI (translated with google)

Words devoid of sentiments

junnyjake:
Oh, Osimhen came to sell fried fish and roasted plantain in the SE I believe.

Ighalo is his best, not Nigeria's best. Even in Man United, Ighalo would sit firmly on the bench for Osimhen

Joebie:
PLAYER MATCHDAY RATING/STATS | The Championship | Reading 0-3 Brentford

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Gabriel Osho (READ) -- UNUSED SUB
Micheal Olise (READ) -- AMC
Ovie Ejaria (READ) -- AML

I honestly don't rate Ejaria highly, he over elaborates without end products. A dribbler that hardly give an assist, score or win a penalty is an aimless dribbler, such players disrupt attacks and flows of games.

Joebie:
PLAYER MATCHDAY RATING/STATS | The Championship | Cardiff 0-0 Charlton

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Chuks Aneke (CHAR) -- CF

Which kind poor stats be this? Did he actually get on the field? This looks like the stat of a player who couldn't leave the dugout

Rockyrascal:
I heard our boy (oshimen) just arrived Italy to complete his transfer to napoli

News from the archives

jihday:
Lucas barrios and lewandowski dey greet you o. If klopp see better out and out striker he go use

I think Danny was right, Liverpool would have to completely change their attacking system to accommodate a striker like Osimhen. Yes, Firmino isn't that prolific, but he best suits the system.

Sounds Crazy, but Sadiq Umar would be quite successful playing for Liverpool in this current system

TheSuperNerd:
Nigerian Women Clubsides right now....

Rejoice not, this is Nigeria.

Somebody like the owner of TP Mazembe fit just establish one better club for Congo DR, come buy all the best players in the Nigerian league dey pay dem a lil above wetin dem dey get for Naija, dey use dem dey carry cup back to back.

DenreleDave:
Guy I wan buy land for imo state
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I be Yoruba but igbo by marriage.. Married to an igbo woman... Can u get me a land pls??

Contact me if you seriously need a land down east, Enugu precisely. Check my siggy

Solskjaer on skysports - “Odion is a seasoned No 9. He’s played that position his whole career whereas Anthony has played more out on the wing,”

“Odion is helping on the training pitch, in terms of his movement, hold-up play and just being himself… Anthony’s learning off an experienced centre-forward.

“It’s the first season that he’s really playing as a No. 9; he’s had to have that burden of the shirt and be that central focus through the middle.

“Sometimes that’s not easy when you play for Manchester United but he knows that we trust him and I think he knows that we want him to keep developing.

“We’ll keep challenging him. There are always players in and around the team – and outside the club – who would want to be No. 9 for Manchester United. There’s always pressure on a centre-forward but so far he’s performed really well.”


“Anthony has had a really good season, he’s been really important for us. We felt it during the couple of months he was out injured; we struggled.

“But he knows that we trust him. He knows that we’ll have patience with him and that we’ll keep working with him.”

“He’s working hard in the gym,” Solskjaer says. “He’s enjoying the physical challenge more.

“He’s a good finisher but it’s about being in and around the right positions.

“He’s developed more and more in terms of getting into that penalty area and closer to the goal.

“We do a lot of work in finishing groups and sessions but it’s also down to him to be mentally sharp and ready. We’ve always known he’s a quality player and highly, highly skilful.”

Icon4s:
Boy you really have to work very hard to up your game to even equal Enyeama's national team and club records o. That man was super gooood

He can do it, he has fire in his eyes

Joebie:
After Nwakali’s scintillating performance two rounds ago, what is Huesca’s coach not seeing that we are seeing here. Two successive matches for Nwakali without seeing a minute. I hope things get better for him.

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I’m beginning to suspect that Huesca coach.

How old are you, really?

Tamunotonye22:
Guy you get bad character

Lol funny boy, how you view me is your problem and burden, not mine, so deal with it, the way you would your other problems/burdens

andrewbaba44:
Professor I hail you ooo

Na you know the meaning of everything

Emeritus professor, ur boy dey loyal oo

elunico:
No, him for leg am.

Hahahaha u be gay, why ur eyes go there?

elunico:
I find that the word "hype" has been attributed a different meaning on Naija cyberspace.

That's what you get when people are using a word they don't know its actual meaning and etymology

TheSuperNerd:
Lol. It is these said Muppets that give him the liver to show face naa after gaffing big time on our lad Osimhen. Lol

Even when we celebrated his first goal, we were mocked... But we know what we were doing. We know what we saw in him.

Lol forget doz ppl abeg

Joebie:
Tammy vs Osimhen comparison. na una start am. My own na no hate on the player because he choose England. nothing more.

Relax dat one dun go, give me better news, how Alampasu do today?

Blueelf:
As in ehn, our GK position worries me seriously.

Its times like this I wish we are allowed to loan GKs from other countries...and that buffoon called Alloy Agu doesn't seem to know his Job

We don't have goalkeeping issues sir

Joebie:
why u tire for Akpeyi na?

He is not a safe hand

TheSuperNerd:
My brother. One must set some records straight over and over and over again on this thread. Several here suffer short memory oooo. Not many love to think or recall too far back. So we must do it for them and for the sake of the readers. Lol

Honestly, some of dem dey amnesiac

Joebie:
post and run.. na that one u dey now when I ask u to prove yourself. You cannot say what didn't happen would have happened.. make we talk wetin happen.

I no need rob Tammy on your face. You follow EPL enough. But if you want me to, I will

Osimhen no go gree make u rob Tammy for my face nah

Joebie:
lol.
At least he played 90 minutes. What he needs now is consistency then he will be in the same league as our current best keepers. It's a sad reality.

Actually this is a good news.

Imagine Zohos, Maduka, Adeleke and Alampasu battling it out.

I'm tired of seeing Akpeyi and Ezenwa around

andrewbaba44:
And super nerd want to compare it to osimhen

Osimhen that was never in the plan till he joined chaleroi

Nwakaliao

Bhuhahahaha did osimhen get his maiden call up playing for Charleroi?

Icon4s:
You are losing 2:0 to SA and Rohr had just one more substitution to make and that was Osimhen of 2017. Was that not game over?

Hahahaha today SA fit still try that nonsense?

Blueelf:
Tammy has dreams of becoming Osimhen...

The day I watched Tammy play (in different games), I knew Osimhen was better....

Wait until the day he scores with Osimhen failing to score, then, komekn and Joebie would hang u by ur balls

TheSuperNerd:
The only reason I am linked to Nwakali on here is b'cos I still believe in the lad. All I do is drop his match reports and speak of his good qualities which I hope can come to light if he works hard enough and bounces back.

If he was still inactive, he won't be mentioned here as much and I cannot suddenly manufacture match report for a player who didn't play.... but I assure you that some others will still find a way to mention him in the light of how he is walking around Owerri or Onitsha or even Enugu or how he is wearing some blings. Lol
People must just find talk.

U dey waste ur energy with Andrew? Andrew of all people? U get time oo

TheSuperNerd:
Thank you oooo Chris. I did the exact same thing and even was over the top a few times with respect with Osimhen. His very first goal in his senior professional career, that was what brought me out of my ghostmode back then inspite of my tight schedule at the time to just come celebrate it before I logged off again. That I will never forget.
If Osimhen had failed to justify our faith in him, the people tagging any small mention of Nwakali here as hype would have tagged that of Osimhen too as hype. But he is justifying the faith and belief some of us here showed in the lad and it is no more called hype. It is funny.

It is better if folks can keep quiet about a period they knew nothing about and stop forming "ITK" all in a bid to sell the notion that Nwakali is being hyped and Osimhen wasn't.
You see it in the way some of them will come up and start trying to color or limit praises of Osimhen subtly.
When Osimhen was being bashed left, right and centre, these ones played "snake" and went almost quiet when a few of us voiced our beliefs and optimism in his talents but they are now out to tell others how Osimhen should be praised. I laugh in the face of hypocrisy. Especially the ones who change like the weather and cannot take a stance for themselves as you described in one of your posts. Hahahahaha.

The worst of them all na that komekn boy wey dey chase clout and glory here and there. As for his muppets, I don't take them seriously Bkus dey ain't got balls to be decisive.

After everything that boy said about Osimhen, shame still dey gree am log in here to pretend he ever believed in him

If Osimhen had failed, Joebie and komekn wouldda killed us with taunts for hyping him to his grave. They wouldda been robbing Tammy on our faces here

andrewbaba44:
I remember komekn statements

He wasn’t hyped when he was playing at Wolfsburg ,I stand on my words

You and nerdy giving updates doesn’t mean he was hyped ,get the facts

Unlike others that do trap ball or complete 1 pass we no go hear word

Na those same updates Una dun baptize with a word(hype) today.


Na still doz updates wey we dey drop since, we still dey drop now. If you call am hype, na u sabi

andrewbaba44:
But no one was hyping him when he was at Wolfsburg Unlike others that was struggling and we go still hear their name

That's another big lie, I was always giving updates on him whenever he was healthy, Nerdy too. Komken wanted to shout us down but we no gree, that was when he made the statement "even this said osimhen will struggle to get a youth team in the championship maybe league 1 to sign him" and "even Origi wey Solanke pursue from Liverpool is keeping una Osimhen on the bench at Wolfsburg". If u guys are amnesiac, I am not bro

Blueelf:
Oga, this is too far na. Look at post-WC, Osimhen was underrated and some wrote him off. In fact, post-AFCON, many expected that it'll be chuks that will achieve the level of success Osimhen has achieved now but today, the test is history. Ask many here and they will agree than Chunks was even called Arjen Robben incarnate

What did my post read? I clearly stated Chuks wasn't rated as much as Osimhen until his debut, when you wanna talk about hype, the players that were hyped in here pretty well were Nwakali and Osimhen not Chuks. Post AFCON Chuks wasn't hyped, he was rather praised for his exploits. Like we didnt call Osimhen Drogba and Lewandoski abi?