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BascoVanVeli:
The clown just lost my respect. I hope they get disgraced. This just made me angry. Chisom Mbonu is one of the most professional journalists in naija and I smell an undertone of sexism in the coach's response.

That was poor journalism, thisday didn't report it as it happened. The man saw what Chisom my crush wanted to do, he adjusted asking Chisom to stop piling pressure on him

safarigirl:
if we ask any African, how many Polish players they know, you will get nothing

Most Africans don't even know Lewandoski is polish.

It was during the world cup, I got to know many polish players.

Most people all over the world dont know players from other Nations unless they are their regular opponents or club players. Infact, in the Epl, outside the top 6, u can hardly tell a player's country without using Google, unless u are already conversant with names as they relate to countries, the popular/unique ones. Can elyte89 my man name USMNT players?

So it isnt just an African thing, it is global stuff though we can argue that the more prominent ones like Spain, Germany, Dutch, Portugal etc are kinda exceptions.

By this time, against SA I was already shaking. Cant quite fathom why I am this relaxed today. Could this be a sign of good omen?











Maybe the hype on SA prior that match really got to me

darkelf:
Bros, I apologize if I spoke insensitively.

See, I have lost friends too.

Trust me when I say that every time I hear of Insurgent attack on army formations, I get angry at the Government that has allowed corruption to go on unchecked among your generals and/or ministry of defence and I wonder where the money for arms went to. I don't blame the soldiers at all. They give it their all so that we can live in comfort but I blame the government that seems insensitive despite media reports and international agencies calling for probes into how the money is being spent to fight terror. I have heard several stories from soldiers on the front and they have been heart wrenching.

May Got keep you all safe. I will stop here so as not to detail further. Once again, I appreciate your sacrifice. Gos bless

Hahaha fear dun catch my man oo

Icon4s:
Is that u beside him?

Triniti:
Were you the same guy that posted this pic on twitter?

No guys buh that pic was taken the day I got messed up

breezy147:
Why have you chosen to be always controversial?

I have followed this medium for a long time and I have seen that this place enjoys some degree of peace save for the Ghanaian trolls whenever you take sabbaticals.

You are back now and so are multiple controversies in a row.

I had always wondered how you relate with your colleagues or bosses in real life with this attitude.

Yo, I'm not coming at you. Just an innocent observation.

Peace.

Controversial for addressing a misleading info? Na so

Barryseal:
Chukwueze seems to be a popular guy around Micheal Opara University Umudike. I read he was a 200 level student of bio Chem but dropped out to chase the football dream. A brave call that have prooved to be for the best.

https://www.nairaland.com/5295240/what-need-know-samuel-chukwuezea

Put "very" before that word "popular".

Almost everybody in Umudike, Ndioru, Amabo et al knew him from day one because of his talent. From ibeku high school to Govicollag(FGC) and other sec schools in umuahia, I dont think there is any ex student who never saw him play during sec school competitions and inter-house sports, thats why no sane person can come out to doubt his age. We sabi the boy well well.

maidaboi:
na you be the other guy?

andrew444:
Wow

Are you the 2nd guy in the pic?

No bro, I couldn't take any pic after I was disgraced in the pitch by a small boy

MetalJigsaw:
My man! I miss u all in the house bro. no better time to be back to this beautiful forum. the Eagles have been super

Elyte89 have u welcomed this man?

Remember the day I told u guys I was humbled by Samuel Chimerenka Chukwueze? Damne just stumbled on this pic, 2016, back of stadium Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike (MOUAU).

forgiveness:
Origi went on loan because of Solanke. EOD

Na so

Danielnino00:
CC Chriskels, Thesupernerd ..this is d guy

The boy is confused

Danielnino00:
cow dung isn't useless bro.. its used as manure for crops......

No it kills crops, unless composted. Sha, cow dung isn't all Dat useless bkus it can emit methane gas when heated, buh it is never a reliable source for the extraction of methane(cooking gas). Remember ur organic chemistry back then in SS3

forgiveness:
Stop lying to yourself. Give it up.

Hahahahaha uv ran outta steam

Oya face palm

forgiveness:
Stylishly digressing from the point.

U are the one straggling. U said he wasn't a bench warmer, then I asked u to do the honorable thing bu proving it.

He has played only 10times in as many games for Bournemouth, starting a paltry 2, out of the two games he started, he completed only one.

In the other 8 matches, he came in as a late sub, probably a ploy by the coach to kill time


I hope these starts really do qualify him as a seasoned player as u alluded bhuhahahaha lwkmd oo

forgiveness:
Yes! He bribed his way up to the top.

Solanke and the top are two parallel lines. Little wonder English fans were furious to see him in the lions jersey at the just concluded Euro U21 championship.

forgiveness:
Warming bench were? At Liverpool? It is understandable.

At Bournemouth, he never warm bench.

As a youth player, because England has too many good players that even their U21 team can easily make the staring 11 of our national team. Gbam!

Really? How many matches did he play this past season and how many did he start? Bhuhahahaha

forgiveness:
The English has still produced better than than Nigeria has ever produced in her history even till date, they have better players than us.

But Solanke aint one of those better players

forgiveness:
You, What do you know?

Do you know how many English players that are languishing in the academy or lower leagues despite being English?

The English has still produced better than than Nigeria has ever produced in her history even till date, they have better players than us.

So, be humble.

Chai was that why Solanke is still a bench warmer/youth team player till morrow, while Origi already is a gold medalist? Bhuhahahaha

forgiveness:
Solanke sent Origi on loan. Fact


Divock Origi vs. Dominic Solanke – Forwards going head-to-head to remain at Liverpool this summer


Matt Ladson
21 June 2018

[b]A year ago, Dominic Solanke won the battle in pre-season against Divock Origi, it’s a situation the two find themselves in again this [/b]year.

When Jurgen Klopp lines up his side for their opening pre-season friendly at Chester in just over a fortnight he’ll have some strong options in defence and midfield.


The early domestic friendlies will see two XIs each playing 45 minutes, and we’ll get the likes of Andy Robertson, Alberto Moreno, Nathaniel Clyne, Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez, Ragnar Klavan and Joel Matip in defence.

In midfield, there will be new signings Fabinho and Naby Keita, plus James Milner, Gini Wijnaldum and Adam Lallana.

Youngsters Harry Wilson and Ben Woodburn will feature prominently, looking to do enough to remain in the first-team picture in the new season.

But with the front three of Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah all at the World Cup, it’s in attack that there will be the biggest opportunity for players to shine.

Most notably, it presents a straight head-to-head between two players who found themselves in a similar position a year ago; Dominic Solanke and Divock Origi.


Last summer’s pre-season saw Solanke move ahead of Origi in Klopp’s thoughts, scoring in friendlies against Crystal Palace, Hertha Berlin and Athletic Bilbao.

Origi, three years Solanke’s senior, needed to be playing regularly and sought assurances from Klopp which he couldn’t be given and the Belgian headed out on loan while Solanke became the main back-up to Firmino.


Origi’s loan at Wolfsburg was pretty unsuccessful; scoring seven goals in 36 appearances for the German side.

It must be noted though that a change of manager mid-season, plus tactics that frequently switched and didn’t get the best from the player, didn’t work in Origi’s failure.

That tally of seven goals was disappointing, especially given that he’d scored double figures despite a peripheral role in his two seasons previous at Anfield.


That, though, perhaps shows that had Origi remained at Liverpool, he’d have scored close to double figures again – which would be more than Solanke managed.

It’s very difficult to imagine that had Origi not gone out on loan that he’d have scored more than one goal all season.

This is, after all, a player who showed great promise in the early months under Klopp and scored home and away against Borussia Dortmund in the Europa League.

When Solanke arrived last summer from Chelsea, initial reports claimed he would actually be joining the Under-23s squad initially.

But clearly an ambitious player, he forced his way into Klopp’s plans and ahead of Origi in pre-season. He was then the primary back-up to Firmino, even if most appearances arrived as late cameos from the bench.

A full league debut at Stoke in November pointed at an increased involvement as we headed into winter, but that never materialised and he started just twice more until the heavily rotated side that lined up at Everton in April.


In the meantime, he somehow fell behind Danny Ings in Klopp’s thoughts, with the injury-hit Englishman starting against West Brom instead of Solanke. Only to then be back ahead of Ings for the final game of the season, starting and scoring his first goal for the club against Brighton.

It was a confusing season then for the Londoner and he now finds himself in a very similar position to a year ago.



Opportunity knocks


We’re very likely to see Origi and Solanke play 45 minutes each as the centre-forward in these early friendlies; with the likes of Wilson, Ings, Woodburn, Kent and Ojo as the wider forwards.

Origi, who missed out on Belgium’s squad for the World Cup, has been doing personal training over in America while on vacation in Los Angeles; clearly he knows the importance of taking the opportunity this summer where he failed to last year.

With Firmino’s Brazil likely to progress far in the World Cup, the Reds’ No.9 won’t be involved in pre-season until the sixth friendly – against Man City in New Jersey – at the very earliest. Even then, he won’t be playing full 90 minutes. There’s a huge opportunity for Solanke and Origi to impress.

Rhian Brewster‘s injury will keep him out until late August so despite being fast-tracked to the first-team he won’t be involved early on.


What’s likely is that Klopp will go with Firmino, Salah, one of Origi or Solanke, plus Brewster as his central options.

It’s a head-to-head between the two and pre-season will decide who wins the chance to remain at Anfield in 2018/19.

Says the English media, the same people that said Solanke was the best thing since slized bread just bkus of his usual youth soccer exploits that never amount to nothing. Bhuhahahaha

forgiveness:
Factually speaking.

Even after the plenty of matches u just showed us he played? Bhuhahahaha

andrew444:
Thats shows his maturity , brahimi is a striker right?

The guy from qatar league is always starting ahead of him

Brahimi plays mainly as a LWF, so it is the guy(Belaili) from Esperance of Tunisia that is playing ahead of him. Interestingly, he isnt even the first name off the bench whenever Belaili or Bounejah is subbed off

andrew444:
Egypt vs Ghana, did they play in the final in the 2008 afcon?

2010 rather

andrew444:
Surprised , only 1 game in this afcon so far

Funny enough, my man isnt complaining ooo. He is even acting as though he was there as a playercoach. He is solidly behind his team and the decision of Djamel(their coach). This is rare, considering his status

forgiveness:
Origi lacked game time yet he played 43 matches for Liverpool before he was loaned out to Wolfsburg?

How can you claim Origi lacked game time without putting this stats into consideration but you quickly gave us Solanke's stats to support your argument that he had game time?

If Origi played 43 matches and had 2081 minutes of game time, what game time did Solanke get with 726 minutes despite the 27 games he played?

How does Origi getting 2,081 minutes tantamount to lack of game time?

Origi had enough game time but was loaned out because Liverpool agreement with Solanke before he signed for was that he must get game time forced that move.

Besides, Solanke was the MVP of the U20 world cup that year and still went ahead to perform in Liverpool's preseason that year.

7 goals with 1 assists for a18 years old Solanke in his first professional career is very impressive.

You can't even compare it with Sadiq Umar who had already played in Seria A for two seasons before coming to the Eredivise.

Honestly, you are bias and subjective in analyzing your point.

In essence, Solanke chased Origi out of Liverpool bhuhahahaha

Anybody know why Yacine Brahimi hasn't been playing?

Danielnino00:
What will u now say about Saint Kitts and Nevis? Saint Vincent and the Grenadines . Cook Island.. Marshall island ?

Reunion and vanuatu nko

Danielnino00:
Solanke chased Origi out of Liverpool" lol
I remember a certain moniker here that supported the argument (I'm sure u can guess who )
He most likely made that statement out of hatred for Osimhen.. Origi lack of game time at Liverpool back then was due to the fact that Klopp doesn't play with a true 9. He prefers Firmino as a false9 ..Origi time and time again had proved to be a very reliable back up striker... He just wanted more game time so he could play at the world cup.... Solanke played 27 games and got just one goal!!
To tell u how overrated Solanke is,he scored just 7 goals in 25 games in the Dutch league...a league which ironically Sadiq Umar, another player Southgate has continually belittle on this thread scored 5 goals (and 3 assists) in 12 games...

To me, Komekn's opinions in here, most of the time, are as useless as a cow dung

Jarus:
I'm not sure Ghanaians will support Nigeria.

I have seen them support an European opposition against NIgeria in a WC match.

If Nigeria wins this, we will match their 4 AFCON trophy record - their main bragging point . I'm sure most will not like that. So don't rule out Ghanaians supporting Algeria against Nigeria.

It is normal where there is rivalry. No one wants to be upstaged. Ghanaians will root for Algeria just as Egypt will root for Nigeria. It is hard to wish a rival good.


Egypt versus Ghana finals in 2010, there was a wild jubilation where I saw the match, somewhere in Abia State. I particularly was so happy when Gedo scored that goal

andrew444:
Na wa o

Football no be all about jam body nah

Even Iwobi Na soft player ,also awaziem but they are doing well

Awaziem a soft player? Dont be deceived by his physique, boy is damne rugged. Did u not see him against bassogog, Njie, mothiba et al?

drDoom3:
Confirmed! We are wearing the dark green away jersey, the one we wore against Madagascar. Algeria will be wearing their All-White home jersey

Wow this is great, I showed it to my newest babe, she was so happy that she promised to come over by the weekend. Thanks for sharing

TheSuperNerd:
Yet the lad remain grounded, focused, hungry for glories and humble in his rise.
Look at another side to his class as he approached a Bafana Bafana player (Zungu, the mouth maker) to pat him some consolation. Such magnanimity shown....

Yes buh tell him and Iwobi to go shave of this dirty hair. Awaziem's looks better bkus he's got beards to complement his