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Danielnino00:
You must be really keeping count of the names mentioned on this thread for you to arrive at this conclusion.... Cus I really don't see the correlation between Dennis and Onyeka who obviously play different positions and the demand for new addition in each position based on individual skillet is different...

oh, c'mon Daniel, this is not about positions now. Its about praises for weekly performance. That's the point. Not about positions. Someone used the excuse of coming to Epl just this season, thus me bringing in Onyeka too, to counter that excuse. There, you have it. The correlation!!


Oh, yes i do keep count in a way.


This won't have happened if Nerdie weekly match day analysis on Nigeria players was still ongoing though. I'm sure Dennis would have gotten his mention from there. Outside that its an all time low. Sincerely.

Meliforme:
With due respect Sir, Nobody has disrespected Victor Moses. The people shouting disrespect are the ones shoving Victor Moses's disrespect to our faces, painting disrespect where it was not.

if there are posts made on this thread containing disrespect for Victor Moses, i will like to be notified of them.

Is Victor Moses better than what we boast of in wide positions, has been the topic of debate in recent times and this is no where a disrespect, but an honest appraisal of his skills.

Victor Moses thrives well as a wingback in 3-5-2, 3-4-3 tactical setup, but will be less productive as a wing forward in 4-3-3, 4-2-3-1 formation, the later is where our present wing forwards clearly beats him.

It will not be right if we continue to push sentiments.

allow me to be hilarious a bit, but VicMo disrespect on this thread heighten at the mention of him getting a potential call up to the GWG. Its disgusting Seeing the disdain and low cheap insult, analysis on his pattern of play cos of recency bias.

Like many even said his 2013 exploits were average at best. Haba!!


I don't want to know what ever he played at Chelsea or inter, etc. All that concerns me is the GWG, and in the colors, he was brilliant when the whole team were dozing, especially in comparison to the current wingers in the team.


If nobody wants his return, no p. But to analyze his games for GWG like he was some uchebo flavour or agbim is too low.

BascoVanVeli:
I don't think they have improved that much at leastnor personel wise. The coaching might be the difference but like u said the level of competition wasn't the best either. We will have to see more before we can conclude if the have improved or not. As of now my answer is no because it would be hard for me to say they have a winger better than Anayo Iwuala.

Thought as much.


Besides the infrastructure is an eyesore. They should be renovating, expanding or moving to a new stadium like their Everton, Tottenham did. Its high time. At least they should target something like this(all blue) before the next 3Olympics come.

Before someone comes to overhype OUK.


Lemme guess, Anayo will be in Europe by end of WC. Replacement no even ready yet.

Komekn get point abeg. Onyeka too enter EPL this season but we talk more about Onyeka than Dennis.


If its any other SE epl player that did that Maguire block ear celebration, this place for tear down.

Well, i think it ends with-you talkbout him then.

Even Adeyemi gets mentioned more than Dennis here.

BascoVanVeli:
NFF debunks Eagles sex party scandal

’Tosin Oluwalowo
24 November 2021

The Nigeria Football Federation has debunked the allegations that some Super Eagles players were involved in a sex party before their 2022 World Cup qualifier against Cape Verde in Lagos on November 16.

The Eagles could only manage a 1-1 draw against Cape Verde, which drew the ire of fans despite being enough to qualify them for the playoffs.

The team’s lacklustre performance has been the major reason for the moves by the NFF to relieve coach Gernot Rohr of his job and appoint a new coach for the team before the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations starting in Egypt next January.

News however broke out on social media on Monday that Rohr had wanted to drop three players from the team after they had broken camp rules before the game.

The report however said the coach was prevailed upon by NFF President, Amaju Pinnick, which made him start two of the three players.

The reports revealed the three players who allegedly organised the sex party as Leicester City forward, Kelechi Iheanacho, Alanyaspor defender, Chidozie Awaziem and Leganes defender, Kenneth Omeruo.

When our correspondent contacted NFF Director of Communications, Ademola Olajire, he denied that anything of such ever happened.


“The NFF has no comment, they can write whatever they want to write because it didn’t happen,” Olajire told The PUNCH.


He alleged that the story was planted to force Omeruo out of the Eagles.

“Omeruo is not happy about the news accusing him of being involved. He feels it’s coming from those who want him out of the Eagles by force,” our source said.


https://www.google.com/amp/s/punchng.com/nff-debunks-eagles-sex-party-scandal/%3famp

Those running our football run it like its some street team in iyana ipaja.


How did they arrive at those comments from Omeruo, yet debunk the sex party by saying 'they can write whatever they can write'?


So Omeruo had a person comment that they felt should be passed across asap but when Balogun complained about bad admin, he was crucified.


This football space needs a total wipe out. Even Luxembourg are not this silly with comments in the heat of denials. Olajire Should do better next time abeg.

In a bid to clear the air, more dust about how things are run refills the cleared air.

BascoVanVeli:
I did a preview of Enyimba & Rivers United's continental matches this Sunday. U guys are welcome to check it out.




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzUn0eUOJtY

I may be wrong, but Enyimba wingers have improved from last season. Or is it quality of opponent?

Its called SwellSteaming!

Spy360:
When you play in Ajax you are only a part of a whole. They play as a whole and so can be very difficult to beat.
Any player will look good in that Ajax set up. In fact, many players who looked good at Ajax came out to realise they still needed a little more learning. In recent years- De Ligt, VdB, Ziyech, de Jong etc.

This has been their tradition. How do you think they can sell all their stars and still compete favourably the following season using fresh legs?

Succinctly put. Those guys still have lots to learn truly. But i like the idea that they don't need over talented players to fit the system. That's why i really hail Ten Hag. Na better manager. Can use what's at his disposal to get max results

Jodera:
Lol.. I'm not looking at Haller as a bad player, what I just said is that I don't see Haller as someone who will take us to the next level

Well, you have a point there. But he'd be lethal in front of goal in an Arsenal setup.

Spy360:
Osimhen is a better all round forward than Haller.

I'll agree once a Nigerian forward is back in reckoning in UCL limelights. That's my angle anyways. I can't wait though.

zuchyblink:
I so much love the 352 system. I Started loving it after the 2002 world cup. It was The Brazilian team's set up

This system is too versatile. Especially cos the switches it provides. Omo!!

fabyom:
A club can buy a player to fit into its system but a country cannot. It is unfair and inappropriate to compare club footy with the country.
What is Italy, Germany, England, Serbia, etc, system?

I wasn't doing that. I was lauding his coaching ability, and as a good manager this season.

The Pinnick angle is lack of foresight for better thing like Ten Hag.

iamoyindamola:
Jodera come and see something
As bad as he is, he just broke a record with a game to spare

Oyo for who still dey look Haller like bad player o. Lol.


Nigerian players are never in UCL reckoning. See how UCL records are all from Ivoriens?

Spy360:
I'll take Harland 10times with my eyes closed.

Haller is scoring because of Ajax system. Ajax has excellent chance creators. I wonder how they source their players and make them blend like juice.

If the middle is sorted, I'll take Haaland easily.

But its not. And besides,Haller is a worker and Arsenal lacks that right now.



But that Ajax system no be here o.

Ten Hag na Tutor!!

Chai. See Ten Hag's System at Ajax.


I dunno why i just like the guy. Pinnick no go ever get sense.

nelszx:
That's not Oma bruh....Oma speaks good Deutsch and would have communicated with Klopp with that not English.
The name of the journalist is Ojora Babatunde

That wasn't Oma? Sounded much like him

Corrected!!

drDoom3:
Oma bleeped up badly by asking Klopp to apologize.
When you use the words “small” or “little” in the context Klopp used it, it is obviously sarcastic or humorous or ironic e.g “I have not gone out today because of one small exam I am preparing for” or “I am just managing my little Range Rover” etc etc.

I suffered second hand embarrassment watching that video. Imagine getting offended by someone for using sarcasm/irony in his second language which turns out to be your own country‘s official language. It just shows that even Klopp that is German and learnt English on the side knows English language better than Oma who is a journalist from a country that has English as its official language.

I watched thar clip and there was nothing, absolutely nothing sarcastic or humorous, at least, from both Klopp or his facial expressions.


Besides, why is it when it comes to Africa, we are quick to want to overlook such? Why?


Even FIFA did one blunder with Edouard mendy recently. This is barely after the balon d'Or exclusion too. Edouard called out FIFA.


Klopp in whatever context usable, was expressing exactly how he feels about Afcon, especially when you have Mane and Salah leaving you for 8weeks. He's never one to hide how he feels.


I support Babatunde fully, and from a professional POV, even if Babatunde overflogged it, an apology to show it wasn't intentional would have sufficed. Klopp didn't.


Its a European thingy anyways. But no one should come and support Klopp abeg.


Modified.

Utonwanne:
We all watched Moses in GWG. He will add nothing new. We are not missing Victor Moses

Since you decided to deflect, carry on.

Klopp said trash.

And of course, nonsensical africans on this thread will still Support his nonsense talk. See him trying to shift goalpost with extra arrogance.


This is totally wrong and he should apologise.

Europeans and seeing non-european tourneys as worth anything is full fledged arrogance.

Nonsense!

A Continent's top tourney is called "little" like some domestic division one cup contest and y'all are laughing and saying he's saying the truth? Smh

Utonwanne:
Moses doesn't near Salah at all - not even in example.

Someone who is struggling with goals and you are comparing him with Salah.

what part of clinical individual brilliance did you not get

These two will cost 200 at most. But will be a great buy for next 4years. Especially if we are back to UCL football.



Who will you want to come join this current set if they were younger again?


The Emirates miss UCL football. I hope by the time they are back, they'll be solid enough to not fall like a pack of cards on such a night.




Do you agree with Groove?

Explorers:
Mission specialists at left and right capture the iconic image of the Titanic's bow.

Where Jack and Rose stand dey collect Transatlantic Breeze!

Utonwanne:
Why would you?

Yes, he's still better than Moses Simon and some others like Ejuke and Chuks, right? Ok- I can't fault your judgement but we need more than skillset. There's no dedication. Make him chop him retirement in peace abeg

If na skillset,who dey wey don do am convincingly? Yeah,he might still be somehow, but what will his current skillset not solve? The XI has been quality back to back but still can't get that click, especially in this WCQ. Clinical individual brilliance at least near Salah's is missing in the GWG. Moses fits that. Ejuke doesn't cos it still showboating with the clinical aspect. If anyone doesn't want him, it should be cos he was of the older set and not cos he can't still offer good shows for GWG.

Uyi168:
..
If your(blacks) IQ is so high and you are very smart,how come you've not been able to provide solutions to basic problems facing you?

electricity.
good roads.
good healthcare.
good education.

Is that an IQ problem atall? Or a Value Problem?

Spy360:
You can't handle Salah by marking him. He's good enough to beat anyone and even if he doesn't he will pull you out of position for the likes of Mane and Jota to wreck havoc. Salah is dealt with through tactics and team play.

Salah's strength is mainly in the movement of TAA. So the way to beat Salah is to restrict TAA. To do so, someone who has pace, stamina or dribbling should position himself at the LW whenever TAA overlaps. Then the entire team should try to find that guy once they win the ball. Lacazette could have been excellent doing that job because of his stamina, another person is Pepe, Martinelli etc. This will restrict TAA's movement and also isolate Salah upfront.

Actually, Gabby really did well vs Salah. But omo, Tierney go hear whiinnnnnn if he played. Especially if he's running back from an attacking position. That's where Martinelli could have made a difference. One gats rough Nelli up to take the ball off him compared to ESR that waa easily useless and dispossessed whenever he luckily saw the ball come to him.


If counter was Arteta's masterplan,then that was a shambolic set up. TAA didn't even a One on one.

I recall that Laca goal from tight angle. If only there was a LW.



Once again, Arteta's tactics is shambolic it cant even cause a smeer on an Opponent's setup.


He should have applied that Crystal Palace vs Liverpool tactic. Everytime test


Not that im expecting a win.

Just that cause wahala small in defeat to show depth.

Fkhalifa:
A forward should be feared... I like me a striker in the mould of Suarez, Torres and Lukaku.

Almost all ARSENAL'S forward are soft and meek

Exactly, and i think its the yeye aspect of Arteta's tactics. It doesn't involve defences watching their backs cos almost 30m from the box, there's no threat worthy to watchout for. Smh.


The result of such us obvious: Arsenal end uo not scoring as they should when they are pressing opponents defence. Arteta should take a clue from Tuchel.

Spy360:
Starting Lokonga was a mistake in my opinion. AMN has better experience in England and against Liverpool and should have started instead. He is even better than Lokonga on that LCM, who does well at RCM where Partey plays. In other words, it should be AMN partnering Partey in Xhaka's absence and not Sambi.

Tavares was over rated after his impressive performances in Tierney's absence. Most people were carried away, but I stated here that Tavares is just being too energetic and confident and that he may not be able to manage his decisions when foraging forward compared to Tierney.

But no qualms, we were never going to beat Liverpool anyways. So it was a good lesson time for the boys.

True. I also don't know if Tierney would have faired better against Salah. Maybe M2M marking but definitely not recovery if he went attacking. But he won't make those silly mistakes Tavares made.


If Partey is going to be absentminded in games like this and start waking up only when we dey lose,make he chop bench abeg. Nobody knew he had such shots in his sleeves until the 4th goal went in.


Xhaka should be back for the Southampton game i believe. Definitely not Man Utd

Biggest lie today on NL is this thread. Believe at your own peril.

iamoyindamola:
This is the kind stats them they use give Una hope

I saw the stats and already felt twas stupid.


Most of Klopp's games are UCL. Arsenal is merely domestic games that Klopp will use team B and C for.

Spy360:
Klopp is prioritising defense, he needs to stop signing more defenders, he should sign midfielders and attackers...

Lol.



Teams don't even fear Auba. See how fear of Salah made Lokonga and Tavares turn partners.

owbabs:
The 3rd round playoff for CAF will now be a one legged affair in Qatar

huh

Third frame, whoever compiled that, thunder faya him.


See Renato o.