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chrisooblog:
yeah that lovely ball from Deep that found Moses Simon was the highlight of his performance tonight. Other than that as a midfielder he is a complete Carpenter

Absolutely!!!

Gegenpressing is consistent. But their 10needs a body on him to stop pulling strings for this Carthage guys... Passing fluidity is a lil above Average. That pk i hope its not gonna be a reason I'd vex tonight laslas?

Moses na baller

Semi cannot play that spot. Its an eyesore. His long balls is the glimpse of hope so far. Our Defence went asleep for their equalizer. Moses attacking and defending well again. Phew. Nacho good so far. Zaidu.....

Chuks is okay, but needs pull some Pepe.

forgiveness:
Which bench? This is just a friendly.

Is this how top teams or aspiring top teams view friendly? Lets call a spade a spade.

Iwobi has too much burden on his shoulders. He needed an Azeez, but Rohr is still experimenting when Algeria came with their full squad. Is this now an excuse for such abysmal showing?

Sadiq and Azeez need walk into this team. I wonder what's up with the snubs.


How did we arrive at overlooking performance in the name of "its just a friendly. Stop panicking?"

Wow!!

MetalJigsaw:
Is it the one about his critics? If no, link please.

It is

Edopesin:
There's no yardstick that will prove this, I have more trophies in the past 10years than Atletico in 30 years we no even be mate if we jam today

let them catch you now. Be calling trophies there. Lampard go hearam.

mostob:

Apart from shouting, hope you know Pep is a badass choreographer? Dude will be performing some ridiculous breeakdance on the touchline .
Simeone na boss for that aspect too.

So true. Pep na Choreographer. But madness belongs to Simeone.

How man EPL coaches do this though?

Edopesin:
Dave na Arsenal fan

Na you force me join cos your yardstick no balance and was indirectly hitting on your Chelsea. I never joined from onset.

Goal.com article on Iwobi.... Timely.

TheSuperNerd:
Kevin Akpoguma cannot wait to make his debut

make person use scissors mistakenly cut of Samu's dreads...e go bad.

Edopesin:
Atletico Madrid are a better club than Arsenal nau, they've been a better team for a long team even better than Liverpool until the last 3 or 4 years even though you won't admit it

How you even manage to use fan base as a basis of comparison is a mystery with the fact that Chelsea has a bigger fan base than Liverpool

Kukuma say it. Atletico are better than Chelsea abeg. Say it.

TheSuperNerd:
Just go through it, my wonderful namesake. I did my best to make the analysis "balanced"....

But... Hehehehehehe....

I did. But we see Ndidi's rating went up. Nothing bad in wishing for more and a better team as well. Leicester are boring with how He is limited to me. Anyways.

Full house things. Asif we dey do the online version of SE camp.

Mickael2:
Man, you just reminded me a lot about the good old days. Actually I kinda like Nacho now oh, shocking yes but true. The last game I watched was ManU vs Leicester last season, dude was very good and hungry and selfish, all you need to excel but of course he was subbed instead of Vardy. can't want to watch Algeria game, should be a perfect yardstick to evaluate how far we have gone.

Abeg do you mean Joe doesn't show up again?

Welcome back.

As many coaches are now having the luxury of being heard from the touchline, the effects are immense. But still yet. Ole is just sitting like say na restaurant hin dey. Cant he shout at his boiz....?


Oh he's no tactician or game reader. Just a caretaker. Smh.


Arteta and Pep with the shouting. I love it. I wish he shouted more at Elneny.

BlueRayDick:
The absence of fans seems to have actually favored Arsenal thus far. We've been doing fairly well since the project restart with no pressure from our fans and the opposing team fans as well.

I never imagined Arsenal will beat Loserpool 3 out of 4 meetings with our current crop of players when compared to theirs but it did happen. We would've probably won the whole 4 if we had been more adventurous.

Without fans' noises players get to listen to each other and even the coach's instruction and execute same on the pitch in an instant. I mean I've been watching Arsenal's bench cam videos that shows Arteta dishing out instructions during the match and results showing almost immediately

That Liverpool win was also to the superior tactical approach of Artie. But sincerely speaking, the fans too dey affect the team in some odd ways, no doubt. They desire more, and its frustrating not seeing the needed fighting spirit especially when we fall behind.

Jodera:
But to be sincere, I think lack of fans affects the results we've been seeing lately. No pressure whatsoever, no motivation. You know, that kinda ginger fans brings.

Most of these big players performs more with fans than without it, cos they love the shouts and the singing of names.

I believe most of the results won't be like that, example Liverpool vs Aston Villa and man city vs Leicester if truly fans were in the stadium.

The only result I might believe with or without fans might be the man u vs spurs game and that's solely cos of the red card

Which means that both Arsenal and Everton are the biggest winners with absence of fans, and City and Liverpool thr biggest Losers with the absence.


You have a strong point there. Luiz for don hearam. And Elneny for don colet let many boooes.


Then Salah and Dijk for don colet plenty Ginger to Go all IronMan on opposition. Man U..... Fans or no fand... Abysmal performance.

Icon79:
My friend, Dave!

Nna a, I was on lockdown, mhen.


O pari

welcome back. At least Lockdown don finish.

@TheSuperNerd, all these epistles according to Nerdie cos of my club's latest acquisition?

Haba na. Isokay.

andrewbaba44:
There is no much selection headche at the defence bro

If all step up... There's gonna be o.

Olulong:
Nigeria’s Super Eagles aren’t on FIFA…again

The Super Eagles have again missed out on appearing in the latest edition of the popular EA Sports franchise
FIFA 21 will released this week, and while gamers will be able to play as all of the world’s biggest clubs, they won’t be able to take control of
Nigeria ’s Super Eagles.
The West African are one of the many African nations who have been neglected on the game, as while FIFA offers fans the prospect of playing with a range of international teams, Caf only receives meagre representation.


Of the countries available on the game, there will be some African teams included, with the likes of
Egypt , Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire and South Africa all playable on the game.
It’s great news for fans of these nations, but too many supporters of Africa’s national teams are set to be left disappointed.
This has nothing to do—as some have suggested—with the teams’ standing in the world game.
None of the six top-ranked African teams in the Fifa World Rankings have been included in the video game, this is a list that includes Senegal (20th), Tunisia (26th), Nigeria (29th), Algeria (35th), Morocco (43rd) and Ghana (46th).


Egypt —currently ranked 51st in the world—are the top African team who are playable, which will come as a bitter blow of fans of those clubs at the pinnacle of the standings currently.
Some have speculated that Nigeria aren’t present on the game because EA Sports don’t have the licence to use the Super Eagles, but this isn’t entirely accurate.
While they may not have access to use the rights of the national side, that alone doesn’t prevent them from including the West African giants in the game.
This year—as has been well publicised—EA Sports have the rights to use neither Portugal nor
Italy in this year’s game, but both have been included without their official federation logos anyway.


Even club sides Juventus and Roma , neither of whom gave EA Sports permission to use their official branding, have been included, albeit with unofficial, alternative names.
Super Eagles fans will surely be disappointed to learn that even South African giants and PSL heavyweights Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs have been included on the game, while they have been overlooked.

The last time Nigeria were available on a FIFA game was FIFA 2008, and it’s too long for fans in Nigeria and the many Super Eagles fans of Nigerian origin around the world.
Look at the way that Nike are cherishing and relishing their relationship with the Nigeria national team—and the commercial success that partnership has led to.
Why can FIFA not see the value of including the Super Eagles in the latest edition of the franchise, and ensure that Nigerian gamers around the world can play with their heroes in the West African giants’ famous green? Nigeria’s Super Eagles aren’t on FIFA…again

I don't like this news again. Sad news for Africa's top 6. Are we sure rights isn't the only thing at play here? Cos its so odd that they keep overlooking Africa especially.


Days of Ogardingie for the PES version still fresh in memory. So pissed.

andrewbaba44:
Akpoguma go soon collect starting shirt ,I don already talk am yesterday but some people Dey doubt me as if our other defenders Dey better club

Akpoguma ekong/ajayi ,but it will definitely be ekong

Selection headache for the defence is best for the SE. Way better than gambles of having an average or injury prone sub on the bench that can play few mins but still shaky.

Now, All fit plus All good... Then pairings...I'm loving this

Icon79:
LOL, wing play is no longer part of the modern game. Today’s wingers are strikers and the fullbacks are you’re wingers.


O pari

the opari Maester!! You fly go Brussels ni? Welcome back. More O Pari....

TheSuperNerd:
More from The Super Eagles Camp

1. Yobo and Rohr

2. Maduka Okoye in flight.

3. Tijani, Simon and Kalu.

Papi go dey hear fond memories of SE days from Yobo..... It gats come up. Lol


Eyes on Tijani. The hype gats worth the wait.

TheSuperNerd:
Super Eagles Camp Update

Frank Onyeka trained today. So he is back from the knock he picked up in yesterday's training sessions.
Played for Team possible in a midfield trident featuring himself, Agu and Iwobi. The likely midfield for Friday. Time will tell.

Meanwhile.... More pics from Camp.

Lol. See Dessers and Balogun one side. Third time now. Padiship

So No Ozil? Phew....



Wassuping now.


UK paper Insulted Partey with the poverty slighting. Smh. Shameful lots.



Arsenal made the 50m back from Shirt sales. How true is this.


Ozil's Tweet on Gunnersaurus got more engagements than Announcement of Partey by Arsenal official twitter handle.

A Paper Analyzing if the Absence of fans is affecting the psychology of the game, leasing to goalsfest upandan. I don't totally agree, but the analysis ks accurate enough. Those oooooohhh and aaaahhhhhhs by fans do aftect decision making by players.

Kbs468:
Mesut Ozil has taken a bold step towards reinstating our gunnersaurus

he's silently proving a point. Recall the ish of paycut that started all this crappy game of pride and sabotage? Those in charge are heartless. Cutting off lil earners to safe funds. Smh. They failed this time. 30k/year is chicken charge, yet they acting like babies. I wish all the players resisted the sack of those 55 in a way that would force hand. But what do i know?



Nice one Ozil.

elyte89:
U sabi aw much go dey dt "conductor" hand so

No start that angle joor. Na jibe nothing more.

BlueRayDick:
I doubt arsenal want to do any other transaction this window. Maybe January sha

No January window. So i heard.

TheSuperNerd:
More from the Super Eagles camp

Pic 1: The Four Goalies in Camp
(Tobias, Yakubu, Okoye and Alampasu. In the middle is GK Trainer, Alloy Agu).

Pic 2: Mikel Agu and The Nigerian "Roadrunner" Zaidu

Wassup with Alampasu Conductor look now. Lol

TheSuperNerd:
More from the Super Eagles Camp in Austria

E don tey mehn.