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Icon4s:
We are talking reality here you are saying "what if".

From what he has played thus far he has not been able to add value to the team like Iwobi would usually have done. That is very basic enough to comprehend.

For a 72 Million pounds player he should be setting the EPL ablaze by now.

I know you're joking right??

If so, why were the fans so keen on seeing him out of the club?

You are funny sir. And please don't bring up the "because he is a Nigerian/African" or "because a black man is the scapegoat" because Aubameyang and Lacazette or even welbeck was in that team too

Icon4s:
That we should wait for Pepe to spend 3-4 seasons with Arsenal before comparing him with Iwobi. For a player bought for 72Million pounds.

Well, why am I not surprised?

What if Pepe scores a brace in each of his next 10 games? Will you still make the same comment?

The dude proved his quality with those free kicks. Please lets not be sentimental. Remember there was a time it looked like Osimhen may go into oblivion. We believed in him (because he is a Nigerian). What stops an Arsenal fan from believing Pepe would bring in the heat soonest?

elyte89:
Simply because u re a Nigerian,aw can u just conclude dt way,fine he's playing below expectations @ d Moment,DT doesn't mean he won't perform better later


Let him also spend d same period iwobi spent @ arsenal and now juxtapose d two players performance b4 concluding...

I agree with this

The highlights from yesterday's game.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CXWsNUfp3Q

andrew444:
And okereke is back, he scores

A dip in form doesnt make someone bad

5 goals in 10 games is impressive

Good and I hope he continues

I don't want the average players we currently have to get too comfortable thinking Super Eagles is their birthright

lollybizzu:
God bless you for this

Don't mind that guy I noticed him too.

You said you're in op's shoes too, I pray God restores love back into your family too.

God bless you once again.

Amen bro. Thanks

nairalandankrah:
Men and brethren..victor osimhen is injured..will miss afcon qualifiers

Knowing Rohr, Onuachu may start instead. Something I am not really looking forward to

CanadianNaija:
He didn't deprive himself of anything? Do you hear yourself? See your mindset, are you in his pocket?

Your brother can not get you into Shell, whether he works there or not.
I know for a fact how rigorous their recruitment process is, especially if it is for a fulltime position.
There're companies that hire contract staff for Shell and others, that one is another matter.

If you finished within the age range for their engineering graduate trainee program why didn't you apply? Was your grade good? Did you pass the aptitude test, and their accessment day?
Their fulltime recruitment is centralized and done from out of country.

It's not a one man's business, you hear that he's helping people what kind of help? Do you know? Have you bothered to ask him?

You seem misinformed, you were all given the same opportunity i don't know why you seem so resentful and envious of him.
Shell is one company at least that you can get into on merit, people without connection do it everyday, it's not your brother's fault that you're an engineer that works in a hospital.

Oga, you sef calm down.

I have been reading your posts and it seems you already have biased mind towards the OP.

Maybe your experiences are shaping your responses but you are not in his shoes and thus you may not fully understand.

Instead of castigating the guy (in the guise of giving him advise), why don't you just seek to really understand the whole situation.

As for the OP, I am currently in your shoes and before some people ask if its because I am a leech, I am not. I hustled my way to where I am today but it is wrong for one section of the family to distance themselves from the others no matter the reason (to the extent that you don't even pick calls). If its Jazz your brother is afraid of, then I am sorry sorry to burst his bubble.If they really wanted to harm him, they could do so from a distance. They don,t need closure. You guys should just pray for him and aspire to be more successful than he is so that if it is money that is his pride, he would calm down a bit.

I wish you all the best. Prayer brings victory when other avenues fail

kingy1:
I know efcc is bias. But as long those being probe are not innocent then, i support their job.

Gbam. APC or PDP...I don't care. As long as the guilty is caught and prosecuted duly

komekn:
So effectively by implication what you are saying is that a boy who was born and brought up in Nigeria particularly from socio-economic deprived background.

Can easily shave off some years from his age and still be classed as U17.

If you had the baseline data used to make the deduction on then it very plausible if not easy.

Nonetheless all MRI scans are indicative can only determine degree of bone fusion and age range. Not your specific age.

Oga, I am not here for argument. Please read my earlier post and the discussion I had with Icon4s about the subject.

I am not in the mood to start arguing about player ages today please

safarigirl:
Has anyone seen the post about the whole dropping of a player for DSS' son?

Yes. However, I don't even think the Ogaga boy was the only player affected. I have a feeling that some players got there via bribery (if not connections).

komekn:
Nigerian origin kids here are not small and skinny at age 16/17 they can contend physically with full grown men.

A classic example is Uche Ikpeazu at 17 this guy was already 6'3" with legs like tree trunks.

Exactly what I opined in my earlier post. Its the environment and diet that plays a large role over the size of our players

safarigirl:
when was Eze putting in good performances and they invited Chidiebere? Was Eze not invited once upon a time, alongside Aina and Akpom?

Anybody we lose, I can never be disappointed. If he got lost, he was never for us then. I cannot waste my disappointment on people that always had us as afterthought. I repeat, we are not doing that badly, we won AFCON with a ragtag group of footballers that Keshi lined up, Nigerian football is on the rise, anybody that falls off should fall off. We won't miss them. There will always be new talent.

I am with you on this

Icon4s:
Well, you have a point there.

But watch how these kids will metamorphose in the next 2-3 years and folks here will easily erase these memories and call them 30yrs olds. Some things one reads here sometimes. Some people do not cease to amaze

Exactly. Especially those ones lucky to make it to Europe with better living conditions and better feeding.

Trust me, they'll get bigger. Their epiphysis haven't fused yet.

andrew444:
You cant compare chelsea to barca nah, its just like comparing real sociedad to barcelona

You're just exaggerating. You know that right?

Icon4s:
Are Nigerians kids more malnurished than those tall Malian and Niger kids?

Me think it is more of a genetic than nutrition factor.

Genetics certainly has a role to play. And yes, Nigeriens and Malians tend to be naturally taller.

But what I am saying is that our players would have at least more bulk if they ate better

Icon4s:
The Hungarians were really bossing our kids with size.

Even against African oppositions our U17 sides are usually small which takes us back to a question i asked Months ago. That why are a teenagers usually small?

Most likely malnutrition. You see, most of the U-17 guys are from the streets and from lower class homes where good nutrition is rare. Hence their stunted growth

Icon4s:
Heys oga, talk about the Eaglets this night and not Chelsea. Don't change the topic of discussion please.

Yes, I am glad for them

andrew444:
Then liverpool will come 3rd if Chelsea comes second

It is possible. Yes

Same way it is also possible Man City comes second. This is football

andrew444:
You no say me no dey lie? Chelsea team looks average but to be sincere bro chelsea is doing so well with lampard and the kids,i am sure you will make top 4

I hope the top 4 teams right now till be the top 4 by the end of the season, leicester will make my season more than my barca winning laliga

I see Chelsea in 3rd place or even second place.

Lampard is really doing well.

Odunayaw:
My sister was all shouts as the goals started raining

Okay. I see now.

Didn't watch the match though but I was following the comments on this thread

I ain't watching the lads but from the initial comments here, I never expected this for them. The comments made it seem like it was the U-20 rematch or something...

Anyways, nice one from the lads. Seems they just needed to grow into the game

MetalJigsaw:
3-3

You people sef

Odunayaw:
4-2

Why na?

andrew444:
May his soul rest in peace

The wrong thing that he was drunk while driving and nothing else

I tell most people that when you are drunk just sleep inside your car till you get back to your normal self, this life no get part 2 oo

Abi

jihday:
delete this post

He isn't the only one that said it. I have seen many accuse the team selection of such. Not that they are completely right though

andrew444:
So married man no dey go club? I hope thats not what you meant

What I mean is that it isn't advisable at all. Even for singles because after the party, you will most likely drive home drunk or high.

And stories of fatal accidents from drunk driving are numerous. That's all

Lucque:
The movement off d ball is non existent... They are overhitting everytin.. Their passes... Nd they cant play d passes... Just resorting to long balls.
Not ur typical nigu17#

Reminds us of the U-20. Abi?

mostob:
really sad, I pity the wife and kid though.
He went clubbing leaving his beautiful family at home... He got drunk at the club, his attempt to drive in that drunken state is like a death sentence.
I

Some will read about it and still do the same. I expect better from someone married with a kid. At least pity your wife if you don't pity yourself

mostob:
He went to club, got drunk and involves in auto crash on his way home. I know guys here may bash me, but that is a SUICIDE IMO.

You're absolutely right.

A married man for that matter with a baby girl.

Its really sad

Afobear:
Look at all these drunks ruminating this early morning . How can an Averaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaggeeeeeeeeeeeeeee nation team help the career of players ? A nation team filled with bang Averaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaggeeeeeeeeeeeeeee players and even worst fans who reason from a stagnant position. Today Oforboh , tomorrow Eze , next tomorrow Dele Bashiru et all them Azubuike Pirlo Xavi , Nacho mbappe . 2 seconds now , they will begin shouting Averaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaggeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Ndidi as world class , the Fisher man Ajagun , and all of there bricklayers. Perennial group stages exiters that think they can play shit !!!!

I'm as dismayed as you are.

Some of the monikers involved are pioneers on this thread. Its like everyone wants to have the last word and no one wants to be gainsaid.

Another quick question.

Has the Nigerian Army at any time ever deployed female soldiers to combat ISWAP in the North-east? And I am not talking about civilian JTF hunters ooo