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Icon79:
Haha!! You know Ayo, eh?

If you read that Croatian forum posts, they have Ayo written all over them - all the way down to his 10 pointers. And I am willing to make a bet that it's him. He does that all the time .... anytime we're in a tournament, he would dig up the forums of our opponents and go there to taunt them.


O pari

Ayo Akinfe will never change. He has so ridiculed himself on CE that other members now see him as a persona non grata. I never believed he would go as far as posting that trash on that forum after he made it out and posted it on CE a day after the draw was held. He is a writer for owngoalnigeria.com, and any time u see ten points, ten reasons/things on either of CE or owngoalnigeria.com, don't bother guessing the writer, it is Ayo Akinfe again.

komekn:
And he played for league one MK Dons before going straight as a teenager into Tottenham and then full England international.

The best defender currently in my opinion is Gomez from Charlton Athletic straight to Liverpool first team. Now a full England international given man of the match after rendering Neymar impotent in the friendly with Brazil at Wembley.

Make we hear word abeg. Gomez nullified Neymar. Do u care to see other league matches besides the EPL at all?

Nantes against Psg, Awaziem single-handedly rendered Neymar useless, at the end of the day, Unai Emery and Psg president went complaining to the France FA and the referees Union (whatever the body is called), that Neymar needs protection from no joy (no nonsense) players like Awaziem.

In essence, getting Neymar nullified in a match ain't no big deal. If u say it ain't no mean fit, thats cool, but remember people have been doing it without making noise unlike Gomez and the English media (u inclusive).

Certitude:
Bad day for me as I lost my dear father this morning.

Quite a pity man. I pray God gives the bereaved the fortitude to bear the loss and may his soul RIP

If u haven't been keeping tabs on Osimhen's development, I advice you do. I'm so happy that he is now developing rapidly off the media.

Dude is seriously pushing for a starting berth at Wolfsburg, and I can see him starting before January ends.

I was marveled by his rating in his cameo in their last match but he did even better tonight.

He was introduced in the 89th minute and has a whoscored rating of 6.2 ahead of the guy( Didavi 6.1) he subbed. As if that wasn't enough, he has a better rating than Origi 6.0 who came on earlier for Mario Gomez in the 67th minutes.

He played behind the main striker with neither an assist nor a goal, how come the massive rating against RB LEIPZIG?

Rohr's boy

A Pointer ; please what's Deportivo B's position in the Segunda B? Did u know that Uzoho, with his heroics between the sticks, is on the verge of promoting his team to the Segunda division where Ondoa is a bench warmer?

Dude didn't get demoted because he was poor, only the coach knows why he sent him back to the B team. He is definitely better than Pantillimon and will be taking Panti's place in the first team to contend properly for the first choice when Panti's loan expires by the end of the season.

Dude is also about the best goalie in the division he currently plies his trade. 7cleansheets in 10 appearances no be beans. Even Enyeama who just came back, conceded in a division lower than this Segunda B. Not comparing the two but if Enyeama failed to turn up, Uzoho gets my nod.

tbaba1234:
Nigeria's Bench against Bosnia in 2014

Moses was the only decent outfield player. Odunlami, WC team o!!

Ejide,
Uzoenyi,
Gabriel,
Egwuekwe,
Moses,
Odunlami,
Azeez,
Nwofor,
Uchebo,
Ameobi,
Agbim.

God have mercy!! Keshi why

Joel obi was a 75mins sub as his Torino side beat Lazio in Rome. Obi has a 6.0 rating

Lazio 1-3 Torino.

Kayode not in match day squad as his Liga side Girona secured a vital three points away from home.

Español 0-1 Girona

Awaziem conspicuously missing from the match day squad as his Nantes side succumbs to OGC Nice. He initially made the starting lineup but was later dropped after picking a late injury during warm-ups before match.

Nantes 1-2 Nice

Etebo was the worst outfield player for his side, with a rating 5.9, as they lost away from home at Guimares. He played as the second striker. His compatriot (alampasu) at the Portuguese team, once again didn't make the match day squad.

Guimares 1-0 feirense

Fringe super Eagles forward and Leicester U23 star, Ahmed Musa put in a full shift today as his youth side came from behind to beat their Everton counterparts 2-1 in the premier League two which is equivalent of Spanish/German regional leagues as it is a developmental league unlike the championship, league 1&2.

Vincent Enyeama played his first match today, though for the U23s. Expect him with the main team soonest.

My choices remain Enyeama, ikeme and uzoho. It will never change. I will never give up on Ikeme

How come nobody talks about Sarenren Bazee no more? I thought he came back from injury two weeks ago, why hasn't he been playing? Isn't he match fit yet?

Tbaba1234, Joebie et al

elyte89:
Ogbeni,I no quote u,even d person o quoted didn't rant d way u re doing, y re u crying more Dan d bereaved?


I av said it several times we can't b same,if u not OK with my post,ignore it,SIMPLE

Bereaved my left nyash. U dun ridicule my post several times I ignored but I wanna call u out today bkus e dun too much.

I expected/expect better contributions from u like elyte(elites) do. In here, try to live up to Dat ur sweet moniker young man or...

Ndidi is a warrior. Did u see how he took out those two guys?
I don't think Africa has a better DM presently who is of same age with him.
Did u see that nasa pass (the assist)?

Ndidi is a warrior. Did u see how he took out those two guys?
I don't think Africa has a better DM presently who is of same age with him.
Did u see that nasa pass (the assist)?

elyte89:
NPOWER SHOULD PAY HIM

U r reputed for throwing subtle jibes here and there, getting over urself thinking u r funny. It ain't funny no more bro. U hardly contribute anything meaningful here, all u do is wait for any lil chance to ridicule a post.

Did he ask a lame question? Do u know who pays Pionetti? And now Gine? Stop being silly here.

Osimhen on the bench away to Hamburg

I wish we had an Arthur Masuaku. That guy is an elegant left back mbok!!

Old Zaire (DR Congo) get players oo, wetin dey happen abeg? Why dem no qualify for the World Cup?

Icon4s:
That is one of the demerits of that 3-5-2 formation. It will not allow us to maximize our potentials.
But If we must play 3-5-2 and we have to bring in Victor Moses we line up like this:

............Moses..........Iheanacho

........................Iwobi
Idowu......Mikel.............Ndidi....Ebuehi

.......Awaziem ......Balogun.......Ekong


I prefer Moses in the attack and not as Wing Back. He is our major attacking weapon.

Icons I had to do this reshuffle for these two reasons :

*Awaziem takes the left side of the 3man defense bkus Balogun is lacking in pace, with Octopus Ndidi and Mikel in front of Balogun, his pace won't be put to test.

*Shehu is better suited to play as a fullback than RWB. A case study is our game against Argentina. We all saw how ebuehi made the difference.

Bar, these ltl reshuffling, man u r so wicked, u don't mean any good for ur opponents. U damne heartless Icon4s.

forgiveness:
I watched Onyekuru played on the LW in the first half yesterday and he didn't disappoint but when he was moved to the CF position for almost 40 minutes in second half, I realized what his coach said was true. He can't play the CF position because he lacks the instinct and ability of a CF. But people here thinks otherwise hence the clamour to add him as the third CF. Smh

We want to go o with Iheanacho who is impotence as a CF, Ighalo who could only score one goal after 5 games, and to to add more salt to injury, we want Henry the prolific LW but impotent and ineffective as a cf, as the 3rd option for the Cf slot. Ok na.


Twitter reacts to Everton loanee Henry Onyekuru's performance

Dan Coombs @hitcdancoombs12 hours ago
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Everton loanee Henry Onyekuru helped Anderlecht to a 1-0 away win.

Henry Onyekuru of Anderlecht in action during the UEFA Champions League group B match between RSC Anderlecht and Bayern Muenchen at Constant Vanden Stock Stadium on November 22, 2017 in...



Henry Onyekuru made a positive impression as Anderlecht beat Celtic to record their first Champions League win of the season.

Onyekuru was signed by Everton in the summer from Eupen, amid competition from several clubs including Celtic.

Everton loaned Onyekuru out for work permit reasons, and he is picking up valuable experience at Anderlecht.

#gratewin #amazinatmosphere #uefachampionsleague #thankful pic.twitter.com/utyRia3rIu

— Henry Onyekuru (@henryconyekuru) December 5, 2017
Oneyekuru's Anderlecht earned a 1-0 win, although it was not enough to help them earn a Europa League spot.

The forward's pace caused problems for Celtic all night, and although his one shot landed off target, he managed to create one goalscoring opportunity.

Anderlecht's Nigerian forward Henry Onyekuru (L) vies for the ball with Paris Saint-Germain's French goalkeeper Alphonse Areola during the UEFA Champions League Group B football match...

He was played on the left of a three man attack, where he has frequently been dangerous this season in the Jupiler Pro League.

Onyekuru has eight goals in 16 league games, 12 of which has been starts.

He could prove to be Everton's best summer signing of the bunch, and his recent call up to the Nigeria national team enhances his opportunity of playing in the Premier League next season.

Here is a look at how Twitter reacted to Onyekuru's performance, including comments from Everton and Celtic fans...

Onyekuru, Nigerian Neymar

— J. (@futboljosh_) December 5, 2017
Onyekuru woulda been some signing for us btw

— Kieran (@kmccluskey67) December 5, 2017
Excited for Onyekuru to start for us next season!

— William (@dvnwllm) December 5, 2017
Onyekuru > Ronaldo#CELAND

— Thot Patroller (@Brecht_Guill) December 5, 2017
Watching the Celtic v Anderlecht game. Why on earth have @Everton not recalled Onyekuru. The guy is brilliant. Pacy and strong.

— Sean (@BfastSean) December 5, 2017
Watching Celtic game. Henry Onyekuru looks great, get him over in January in time for the derby cup match.

— PedroHassett (@SopranoJunior) December 5, 2017
Henry Onyekuru is gonna be an amazing player, you can tell! Lucky we got him when we did.

— Samuel Allardycio (@Asablueboy2) December 5, 2017
Only early in the game but can’t quite fathom why Everton loaned out Onyekuru. He’s got the pace they’ve been crying out for all season.

— Kyle (@KyleMcGowan_) December 5, 2017
Can we get that Henry Onyekuru back to Everton because he looks a class player and speed to burn aswell. #efc #Everton

— neil (@neil2012brown) December 5, 2017


http://c.newsnow.co.uk/A/914007036?-21310:11479:1

Lol finally u believe Onyekuru is the real deal but on the LW.

He also seem to be the winger the Evertonians are so dying to have, not Ademola Lukman the tweets suggest that

Icon4s:
That is the problem with Nigerian fans. We easily get carried away by our most recent success. That SA loss is still there to remind us of the importance of those senior players in the team. See them now lining up Uzoho, Okoye and Alampasu as our 3 keepers to the world cup.

There is a stage you get to in the world cup that it is the experience of the senior players that the younger ones would be ridding on to see the team going.

The world cup ticket is very hard to come by o. Ask countries like Egypt, Zambia, Senegal, DRC. We need to maximize every opportunity to play in the World Cup.

Don't see me as an uncouth guy but the three of you really need to consult your fundamentals in English language, flip as fast as possible to COMPREHENSION .

I didn't question the relevance of those senior players and I still am not questioning it. Relevance is a different word from indispensability. Like u rightly said earlier, Elyte was hyperbolic with the way he made his argument.

Those players are important, they are relevant, they are the best in those positions but they are not indispensable bkus nobody is indispensable in any walk of life. U might be better than every other person at that very moment, but when u leave, u will be surprised at how u get replaced. Time is the determinant factor. And this doesn't mean I'm downgrading their abilities in any way.

When u say someone is indispensable, it means he is irreplaceable, we can't do without the person in any case. If that be the case, players wouldn't be getting substituted in matches even when they must av run outta steam. Okocha was our best midfielder but when he left, we found a replacement in Mikel. That wouldn't av bn possible if Okocha was indispensable. We for no get any midfield again. Enyeama's absence is creating chaos now but with time, a capable hand will emerge as his replacement just as he replaced Rufai.

Just know that relevance and indispensility are two different words.

If he had said we would perform better with those guys, no p. Not that we will be dead without them.


I no wan further this argument again abeg. Make una believe anything una will

elyte89:
Onazi,ekong,balogun,Mikel,Moses,Ndidi and to some extent IWOBI/SIMON...re INDISPENSABLE in rohrs team barring loss of form/bad injury to dem,dey re sure starters anytime any day irrespective of d formation

I mean u no disrespect bro but I shouldn't be arguing with u. Onazi is indispensable and we trashed Argentina in his absence? VicMo is indispensable and we av been playing and winning in his absence . U kinda naive, sorry to say Dat. Whoever his absence ain't felt when he is off the pitch isn't indispensable. The person his absense shakes the team is Mikel and no one else. Be reasonable.

tbaba1234:
Alampasu is not in a better position than Uzoho at the moment

Person wey never see a second of game time even in the Portuguese lowest(regional) division let alone first division is ahead of a player with 180minutes of game time in the laliga, a cleansheet in two matches in the laliga and about seven clean sheets in segunda B.

Lol Maduka Okoye is even ahead of Alampasu presently because he plays unlike Alampasu.

When Alampasu was playing in the Portuguese third division, did u know he never kept a clean sheet abi na once sef, got his team relegated and was warming the bench at the tail end of that season bkus of his awful form.

We all read the report from feirense when they couldn't land their target keeper, they had to retain Alampasu because, half bread they say... Unless he Dele proves himself (which I pray he does) before January, he will be offloaded come January. Feirense has only just two keepers ; their unworthy number one and the emergency/interim back up Alampasu. But funny enough, Alampasu seldom makes the bench oo.

elyte89:
No ONAZI in ur starting line up..very unrealistic, peeps here shld realize DT onazi is d fulcrum of DT midfield whether u like it or not,an onazi will start ahead of any oda midfielder in d team


Any formation wout onazi in d line up is just like a line up wout fielding d GK position.Onazi is indispensable in rohrs team

Dat omission of Onazi wasn't premeditated. I thought his name was there. It's been modified.

Lol bro Onazi ain't indispensable. Hope u understand what that word means? The only indispensable player we have now is Mikel Obi, it's even debatable

This line ups can pull us outta that group stage with ease, barring any form of injuries and dip in form;

Against Croatia and Iceland ;


Uzoho

Shehu Ekong Balogun Idowu

Ndidi Mikel
iwobi

Moses Onyekuru
Ighalo


* Mikel as a CM gives the midfield balance as octopus Ndidi does more of the shielding playing as the DM while Iwobi with his incisive, defense-splitting passes plays ahead of them in the AM position. Mikel playing centrally will also help to annul the effect of Modric and whoever plays alongside him.

* The choice Moses is a no brainer while the choice of Onyekuru is because he is a tricky winger and can easily commit Loveren and Co. He promises goals and assists unlike most other wingers. He does well to fall back too when the team concedes possession.

* The choice of my back four is a no brainer though if Ebuehi and or OLA prove to be improvements (crosses while galloping tro and fro the line, and positional play) on Shehu at the right full back, Shehu sits.


Against Argentina probably with 6points already in the bag;


Uzoho

Awaziem Balogun Ekong

Moses Ndidi Mikel Onazi/Ogu(orJoel) Idowu

Ighalo Iwobi


* I chose Uzoho ahead of every other goalkeeper including Enyeama because I don't think Enyeama is coming back. But if he does come back (meeting the criteria needed), then he gets my nod, but until then, I'm working with what is available.

* Moses plays RWB for me because he is about the best in that position right now in the world. And he can still effect the game playing there. Lol he would be up against tired D'maria and whack Rojo.

* Ighalo and Iwobi can do it upfront like Nacho and Iwobi did it in the friendly. It won't be bad also if Kelechi starts ahead of Ighalo for set pieces and the synergy between him and iwobi. I have a selection headache here.


This is my opinion and it's open for constructive criticism

Did u know that ifeanyi Mathew is rated among the top 3 midfielders in the Norwegian league. He is his team's best midfielder (if not best player) and he steered them away from relegation, and just two days ago, he was his usual midfield maestro and won his team the Norwegian FA cup. He played every minute of his team's games this season with about 4goals to his name plus many man of the match awards. I read sometime last window that he was wanted by Anderletch but opted to stay back to save his team from relegation.

Now that begs the question "what was the rationale behind Nwakali's invitation?"

Who else is keeping tabs on Awaziem's progress at Nantes France? Dude is improving with every game, one thing that amazes me is how he adjusts seamlessly whenever Ranieri changes formation from 3 at the back to 4 during the course of a game.

Did you see him against Neymar in their match with Psg? Did you see him against Monaco few days ago? And today against St Etienne.

French league will retain(possibly out rightly) that boy when his loan deal is up

Here is why Bonaventure just won't let up. Dude is so serious with his career and has a very sound orientation. While our supposed beast is rotting away in brothels, read what this kid has to say here;



BONAVENTURE : COMPETITION IS TOUGH AT
CLUB BRUGGE


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Posted By: soccerassembly.com
on: December 03, 2017


Nigerian forward Dennis Bonaventure has
admitted that the competition for places
at Belgian giants club Brugge is tough and
he needs to be at his best to keep his
place in the team
The 20 year old Nigerian had been
dropped from the starting squad by Club
Brugges Croatian Manager Ivan Leko due
to a seeming drop in fitness with the
player himself also saying defenders were
now alert to his qualities
However the dazzling young forward
bounced back to reckoning coming off the
bench to score a double against Zulte
Waregem last weekend in the Belgian Cup
“It feels good to score those goals,”
Dennis is quoted on Walfoot as saying
after the match.
“I WORK SO HARD AT TRAINING BECAUSE I KNOW
THAT THE SLIGHTEST RELAXATION CAN COST ME
MY PLACE ,”.
“There is too much competition here.
Everyone plays well. But the team spirit is
fantastic, “he concludes.
It is expected that the dazzling forward
will be back in the starting line up as
Brugge square up against KAS Eupen on
Sunday
Dennis has 5 league goals in 13
appearances and 10 in all competitions
this season

SupremeBeast:
all the best with Croatia but I know they are very beatable. it's mostly Nigerian fans that put pressure on the team.

Uv said it all mate. Don't be complacent and don't give them too much respect which could amount to fearing them.

Loveren and Co can't stand the firepower of Nigeria

Joebie:
laughable..

The world cup is 6 months away. These teams will just stay the way they are without tinkering or watching our clips, interesting!

The tinkering and watching of video tapes ain't gonna change the fact he made about the aging star players of Croatia

Abi tinkering will get them any younger?

isan:
Moses start for chelsea antonio conte can't wait and some people here said zappaco sta will confine moses to the bench

You were the one who came in here asking if Moses could still win his place back, that was in Chelsea's last match, when Moses just came back. Nobody took u seriously, hence u were totally ignored

U are here again today getting over urself shouting "people said he would be confined to d bench by Zappa"? Hmmm u eh

I will provide u guys a link to what the Argies are saying about this group. They are fretting even worse than some us here. Take this for instance ;


"Nigeria has been pretty solid for a while, cruising
undefeated through the African WCQ. Plus, they did
beat us just two weeks ago, regardless of whether
or not Messi played. Strangely enough, they are
unexpectedly THE MOST STABLE TEAM OF THE FOUR at the
moment."

locoxriver

BascoVanVeli:
I'm sorry but u sound too relaxed. We can't start claiming 9 pts from a world cup group like it is baggage at the airport. Abeg no vex but we need some of that good old fear that propelled us to reach this height the we are now. This are 3 teams with a lot to prove in Argentina and Croatia we have legitimate trophy contenders, Iceland would love nothing but to prove their Euros was no fluke. There is no room for complacency in this type of group o.

Yes we shouldn't be complacent, but a capital NO, Croatia ain't no trophy contenders.

From the desk of Ayo Akinfe. The very first time I took him seriously.


We are not under rating these teams but as a realist, Croatia and Argentina can't sit the Eagles

Croatia:

[1] By the time the World Cup starts, this will be
the ages of their star players:
Luca Modric -32
Ivan Rakitić - 30
Mario Mandžukić - 32
Nikola Kalinić - 30
Ivan Perišić - 29

[2] Croatia will not be able to deal with our pace

[3] By the time Croatia attack, we will have had
defenders back in place

[4] Croatia relies on slow methodical build-ups

[5] Croatia do not have the legs to deal with our
swift counter-attacks

[6] Domagoj Vida theior Dynamo Kiev centreback
and rock alongside Dejan Lovren, does not strike
me as someone who can handle say Moses or
Ighalo

[7] Ivan Strinić, their leftback who plays for
Samdoria is 30. How will he gallop up and down
the flanks at the same rate as Ebuehi?

[8] Croatia are not a high scoring side. If you
look at their qualification, most of their victories
were 1-0 affairs. They were just lucky to have
Kosovo in their group, who they beat 6-0 away,
boosting their goal aggregated

[9] From what I can see, Croatia, Ukraine, Iceland
and Finland were all equally matched in their
qualification group

[10] I can see Croatia struggling to break down a
stubborn Iceland defence
Argentina

[1] Argentina have been crap for the last two
years now. See how they struggled in their
qualifiers.

[2] Argentina have a chronic problem at the
back. Otamendi and Mascherano are too slow to
cope with quick attackers.

[3] Upfront they are fine with Messi, Aguero and
Di Maria but their defence is leaking goals. They
simply do not have the legs to cope with
counter-attacks.

[4] I do not see how that will change between
now an June unless two top central defenders
emerge and the coach has the guts to drop
Mascherano and Otamendi.

[5] Argentina play with three at the back and
simply cannot defend balls down the channel

[6] I have watched most of their World Cup
qualifiers and can tell you now that no one in
South America fears Argentina. Our 4-2 victory
just confirmed what has been going on for the
last two years.

[7] Can you please tell me how things will
change. Which defenders will you bring in to
replace the ageing Zavier Mascherano and the
slow Nicholas Otamendi?

[8] Against Nigeria, Germán Pezzella, the
centreback who plays for Italian club Fiorentina,
on loan from Real Betis, made his debut
alongside Otamendi and Mascherano in the back
three. Of the trio, only Pezella looked like he
could cope with the pace of Iwobi, Iheanacho
and Idowu

[9] I do not see Sampoli dropping the ageing
Mascherano. His tactics have left a lot to
desired. I doubt he has the guts to be brave

[10] By the time we play Argentina, I believe they
will be out of the tournament


We gotta be sanguine because right now, we ain't that bad.