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Humility017:
forget about obafemi Martins please
ideye is replaceable just Mikel in our midfield we will be just fine
balogun, and Victor moses in the team too

Why should I forget about Obafemi?

Because of Iheanacho who has underperformed in that role?

If Obafemi is banging in goals in China, why not?

maidaboi:
utaka too from japan

Of course! Why not.

edi287:
And so?? How many times has he played for chelsea? Iheanacho has competition from Aguero, Solanke from Costa. Yet compare their numbers.. Solanke had poor numbers in the eredivisie...he is yet to prove anything.

Sitting on Chelsea bench is not a bean. It can't be compared with Manchester City.

Less I forget, Solanke is the youngest player to feature for Chelsea in the UEFA Champions League.


Solanke got injured for months in the Eredivisie yet he scored solo goals without the help of good midfielders who will just give a pass to tap in.

If his performance was nothing to write home about, why did Chelsea call him to back to be the third choice striker?

He did play this season is not about deficiency in ability. It has to do with contract disagreement and punishment.

The world knows what I am saying is true.

Icon4s:
Something that is there for even the newest and most Unregular members of this thread to see.

It doesn't change anything about my perception about you.

We know what you stand for on this thread.

Bhuuuhahaha! E pain am no bi small.

Bury your head in the sand for shame na.

Tell us about all the players you clamored for.

Of course, only those who are soaked in pool of nepotism and tribalism like you will not change their perspective even in the face of obvious facts because it's in you and dem.


Chai! E wan die! Ntor

maidaboi:
you too makes biased comments too sometimes

Just tell me one.

goldfish80:
Irrespective of how anybody feels about this, the truth still remains that we need experience in this team. Any national team whose average age is less than 27 will not win anything.
Last night I watched our team file out with all the players under 25 bar the goalkeeper and Elderson.

The presence of guys like Mikel, Moses Omeruo, Balogun and Ideye would have diluted this age gap and massively improved us going forward.

This whole nonsensical disdane for calling players based outside Europe should be reviewed especially when they still have a place in our team. If[b] Brazil can call their player based in China and win games in a tougher continental qualifier, who is Nigeria not call on their Chinese contingent?[/b]

Ideye before his move to China was topping the goalscorers chart in Greece and so far, he has been in good form in China. Why not call him up? Iheanacho's game wouldn't have been as bad as it was if he played off Ideye.

Bros, I concur with all what you said especially with the @bolded. We need to recall our best players in China.

Ideye and Obafemi to be precise. Mikel Obi is only on the team.

Humility017:
to you ...the SE lost yesterday does not matter to you as long as solanke, lookman keep doing fine

Hahahahahah! God is making them to do fine in other to be called to replace the weak ones in SE.

With them SE can do better.

tglobal:
Congratulations to England.

For those who form opinions on players based on what some posters write here, you are on your own oh! Better to take in both sides, take time out to watch this player with your korokoro eyes and make your judgment. It took me watching 3 mins of highlights of the England vs Italy game for me to know the Solanke is a special player. Going by comments on this thread, I wrote this guy off completely. Forgiveness, please forgive my secret thoughts that you have been unreasonable in suggesting that this dude should be given a look in by our handlers and also my secret glee when he wasn't banging in the goals to the extent that I was thinking you were making excuses when someone pointed it out earlier that he had been average and you responded by asking what position he was playing. Knowing that players usually win the player of the tournament award based on performances in the knock out stages, I wasn't surprised by this award.

Performances of players at the U21 level is more indicative of quality that U17, since these players are mostly young professionals and not academy players.

Biases will always exist and we would always speak for our favorites. However, let's not denigrate someone else's favorite to make ours look outstanding.

Shout out to goldfish as well, who also does a good job of bringing alternative narratives to light in the face of strong opposition. Please we need more of that balance.

You just made me cry and speechless with your warm, honest and brotherly comment.

You have been forgiven already even before you asked.

However, I can see you have seen the light.

Don't believe everything you read about a player here, you have to verify before you make claims because most of the players people hype here are not what they are. It's all based on sentiment. Na my brother...

Joebie:
IN your dreams. This is U20

You are still one of the doubting Thomas. Siddon dere dey live for ignorance.

edi287:
Solanke will not bench Iheanacho ooo..winning player of the year at U20 level doesn't change that. Na wa for you ooo. How did Solanke perform at eredivisie??

Solanke is a Chelsea player. Did you get the message?

Solanke will bench Iheanacho with ease. Sorry.

komekn:
I concede that I had not rated Solanke very highly on account he hasn't been able to make a huge impact on his loan moves.

But in his teenage years he was outstanding seeing him in this tournament I do U turn, the guy has something in reality he is true No.9 which KC is definitely not.

I'm sure some will even suggest that Osimhen is better than him imagine.

I salute my Oga for this honest acknowledgement.

Solanke is more than no 9. He can as an atm and winger.

Of course, he can bench Iheanacho in the no 9 role wella.

How can Osimhen be better than Solanke?

Only the blind one can say Osimhen is better than Solanke.

Liverpool In The Spotlight Again Over Tapping Up Of Chelsea Hotshot Of Nigerian Descent

Published: June 11, 2017

Liverpool In The Spotlight Again Over Tapping Up Of Chelsea Hotshot Of Nigerian Descent
Chelsea have threatened to report Liverpool to the Premier League over an illegal approach for England U20 international of Nigerian descent Dominic Solanke.

Premier League rules state that out-of-contract players can talk to domestic clubs after the third week in May.

However, the Sun reported back in February that a deal was already in place to take Solanke to Liverpool at the end of the 2016-2017 season.

Liverpool announced via their official website that personal terms had been agreed with Solanke on May 30, after he had bid farewell to his teammates at Stamford Bridge.

The transfer row is the third this year involving Liverpool, who received a two-year ban on signing Academy players and recently made an illegal approach for Southampton defender Virgil van Dijk.

Igho Kingsley


http://allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=23381

Some people go be like.

But me I be like.

Chelsea, Liverpool Talents Of Nigerian Parentage Feature As England Are Crowned World Champions

Published: June 11, 2017

Chelsea, Liverpool Talents Of Nigerian Parentage Feature As England Are Crowned World Champions
England are U20 World Cup champions following their hard-fought 1-0 win over Venezuela at the Suwon World Cup Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Five players of Nigerian descent in Fikayo Tomori, Dominic Solanke (both Chelsea), Josh Onomah (Tottenham Hotspur), Ademola Lookman (Everton) and Sheyi Ojo (Liverpool) tasted action for the Young Lions, while Ovie Ejaria failed to come off the bench for the second game in a row.

On ten minutes, Solanke had a glorious opportunity to give England the lead but did not hit the ball a little better, before another chance came the way of the Liverpool-bound striker after excellent play by Josh Onomah, who took three Venezuelans out.

Ademola Lookman's lovely strike in the 22nd minute was well saved by Venezuela goalkeeper Fariñez.

Calvert-Lewin gave England the lead ten minutes before half time, he was alert to tuck away a loose ball after the goalkeeper had saved his initial shot.

On 55 minutes, Onomah was unlucky not to double England's advantage as he rattled the crossbar with an incredible strike from distance.

The South Americans were the better team in the second half but failed to convert their dominance into goals, and Peñaranda's penalty was saved by Woodman with 14 minutes to play.

Igho Kingsley

http://allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=23382

The world doesn't end in this thread else how can Dominic Solanke who was tagged and condemned below average win the player of the Tournament?

Na only for dis thread Solanke no good.

I have been vindicated that I have not defended Dominic Solanke or other based on nepotism, tribalism and sentiment which many accused me of especially the ring leader Icon4s(the icon of sentiment). ;DThat I defended them based on common sense and on football only.

Maka Chukwu, I thank you. My name has been cleared from the bad book of sentiment. Na you biko.

Icon79:
Ol' boy, which kind of rating is this? Are you sure that even watched the game set?

Etebo was our best player, but you rated him 5/10? But Onazi who kept appearing and disappearing was rated 5.5/10. Even Musa deserves more than 4.5/10 sef, if you are willing to give Kayode 5/10. Are you freaking kidding me?

Bottom line, is the boys actually played well but they were just too casual and didn't move the ball fast, especially in the first half. And in addition, there were too many inaccurate passes especially in the final third. We dominated play but not much penetration.

O pari

Na me right am?

Bhuuuhahaha! Dominic Solanke the best player of the Tournament.

I no tell una.

Like I said Solanke, Onomah, Ojo, Lookman, Ajagun etc will bench many of the Super Eagles first 11.

kennysville:
Lets get some facts out of the way. And this one is for Good Joe.

Iheanacho is not the best thing that has happened to football since chocolate. So please stop the hype. Fact 1. He is not a 9 but a support striker.
Fact 2. We need to sharpen 2 formations. 4.4.2 and 3.4.3. thats assuming we have the cooperation of Victor Moses
Fact 3. Alex Iwobi is not a winger, he is a 10. Sacrificing him for Etebo was a wrong call. Etebo is full of pace but no delivery. Also selfish. And if wenare not gonna use Iwobi as a 10, then lets find a new 10.
Fact 4. Coach needs to firm up his starting 22 as against starting 11. And both have to be equally strong.
Fact5. If we have short players as strikers or wingers, why play long balls? Thus, we need to learn to string passes in the middle of the park. Long balls will probably work for someone in the frame of Osimhen.
Fact 6. Who is our holding midfielder apart from Mikel, and who is the one to shield the defence when attacking? We can blame defence. But if we dont have our own Ngolo Kante, who snatches every ball from opponents, or wins every tackle, I am afraid, we arent gonna get far
Fact 7. Team selection should be based on performance however, we must also understand that we need a team that gels first. What the SA coach was hammering on was that Nigeria is a group of talents and that SA will need to be careful not to allow them to Gel. And thats exactly wat foiled our plan. In other words, we can clamour for inclusion of this player and that player, and question why this player was not invited but whatever combination, these players need to be a team. Teamwork is key

GBAM! You have said it all especially the @bolded has been my argument in this thread.

Football goes beyond first eleven. Assuming, Ajagun, Aluko Ideye etc where in the game yesterday the momentum would have changed.

Icon4s:
Kayode is to forgiveness what Iheanacho is to TheGoodJoe.

O pari(in icon79's voice)

Kayode is not my type of player else I for don dey make noise about am but since he won the highest goal scorer and best player in Austria, I want to monitor him small before I begin talk.

Make nobody come here dey deceive us with lies.


Super Eagles Players Ratings Vs RSA : Porto's Awaziem, Echiejile Are Standout Flops


Fans of the Super Eagles all had high hopes before the 2019 African Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa’s Bafana Bafana on Saturday evening.

It turned out to be a bitter story as the Stuart Baxter tutored lads deservedly earned a 2-0 win at the ultra modern Godswill Akpabio International Stadium.

Goals from Tekelo Rantie and Pacy Tau handed Bafana Bafana the coveted three points.

Allnigeriasoccer.com rates the Super Eagles players at the end of the game in Uyo.

Daniel Akpeyi 4/10

Did not have much to do from open play but looked shaky anytime he was called into duty. He couldn’t command his area and conceded two goals. No composure. Didn’t look like a professional. Only two good saves was made by the Chippa United goalkeeper.

Shehu Abdullahi 6/10

One of the positives on the field of play. The Anathorsis Famagusta star offered support to his teammates whenever he ventured forward and performed his defensive duties.

Elderson Echiejille 3/10

The former Sporting Braga full back had a poor game. He put every foot wrong and was often ball watching. This might be his last game for Nigeria. His wing was exploited by the speedy Rantie and Zwane. Disappointing.

William Troost Ekong 5/10

Started the game very well with his timely tackles and leadership skills. His fruitful partnership with Leon Balogun was missing as he had a torrid time covering for the jittery Awaziem.

Chidozie Awaziem 2/10

The Porto man didn’t help his case for future invitations with a less than convincing game. His performance is beginning to make me ask questions whether we have not overrated him. Beaten easily by the foxy South Africans. Gave away possession easily and was often chasing shadows.

Ogenyi Onazi 5.5/10

A tireless performance from a player who reserves his best performances for the national team. Was the conductor of the Super Eagles’ orchestra with his probing passing and shooting. Won several tackles too.

Onyinye Ndidi 5/10

On a day you would have expected the Leicester City youngster to show his class and talents against the opposition, he often exposed his team and couldn’t do anything extra-ordinary. No through pass. No initiation of attack.

Oghenekaro Etebo 5/10

Started the game strongly as the playmaker. His close range effort couldn’t go into the back of the net and that seemed to affect his concentration as he flitted out of the game. Might have done enough to secure a permanent take on the role.

Kelechi Iheanacho 4/10

Anonymous during his time on the field of play. Not a threat to the Bafana defenders. Save for a through pass to Etebo which he couldn’t convert, he didn’t do anything up front.

Moses Simon 6/10

Looked the most dangerous whenever he had the ball. The Gent winger forced Khune to two point blank saves. He should have done better with his final delivery, which is an aspect of his game he needs to work on.

Alex Iwobi 4/10

Iwobi was like a pedestrian on the field. He struggled to get himself involved in the game with vast chunks passing him by. Was not involved in a single pivotal moment. The game is his worst in the colours of the Super Eagles.

Substitutes

Olarenwaju Kayode 5/10

Thrown in when Eagles needed goals desperately. A player of boundless energy, he used that to good effect as he got into decent goal scoring positions. He was menacing as the point man and caused a few problems.

Ahmed Musa 4.5/10

Struggled to set up teammates. Saw a lot of the ball but did very little effective work with it.

Victor Osimhen

Did little to be rated.

http://allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=23378

TheGoodJoe:
Blatant wrong.

He was also stranded upfront but we had more pressure with Iheanacho. From the attacker's perspective, we were more threatening with Iheanacho upfront than with Kayode. With Kayode we needed to contribute more from the midfield which left the back even under more pressure. Although the dynamics of the game led to that.

But wholly we had more room to cause damage with Iheanacho than Kayode. Osimhen even looked deadlier than Kayode.

Fat lie. Kayode introduction saw us had chances at goal which was apparently lacking with Iheanacho.

Another fat lie. With Iheanacho on the field, we had waves upon waves of attack come from the South Africans.

Kayode created more spaces and goal chances but Etebor and Ndidi were too greedy to pass. Dey wanted all the glory.

I didn't notice Osimhen at all.

Mickael2:
quality? and Solanke is the quality player here? lol

Of course!

Icon4s:
You know na.

I no know anything. Tell me why?

komekn:
I will ask Dominic Iorfa to sort out his long term contract asap and play for Nigeria.

I will ask Solanke too I already know Aluko is ever willing. From what I see we need new quality proven and established players not just potential future prospects.

Dominic Iorfa needs to be brought into the team with immediate effect. We need solid back up Incase our defenders are injured.

Bros, abeg help me tell those boys make dem play for Nigeria.

Icon4s:
Remove Onomah from that your list he doesn't belong there.

Why?

cromz:
The major things I learnt this game are
Nigeria has no NO9 ihenancho is naturally a supporting striker
We need to recall Vincent enyeama our goal keeping department is rubbish
We need an attacking midfielder a natural one
No playing chemistry between these players
Rohr got the tactics wrong by playing air balls over a very physical team like south Africa.

We have plenty natural attacking midfielders but some people no wan make dem play for Nigeria.


Ajagun dey dere, Aluko dey dere, Onomah dey dere and Raheem Lawal dey dere. Though Iwobi also dey dere.

Oasis007:


Seriously their Eyes ain't clear yet. Some of them are claiming you are sentiment, yet they are the ones being sentiment.

Some were even calling for the Head of Simon Moses as if the Lad was the most poor in the Pitch.

Iheanacho played nothing, he couldn't drop to the middle to help, Iwobi was disappointed, Ndidi was lost, Etebo couldn't convert a well laid Pass, also couldn't make a single decisive Pass as an AM, yet Simon was the one to be blamed.

Thank God Musa didn't play in the first Half, he would have been condemned to Death.

Hahahahahah! Seriously! I don't know how dem dey watch their ball. Iheanacho brings nothing to the no 9 position. If you see as people dey vex for am for where I saw the match when he was substituted, you go know say it's only here on this thread they think he is the best thing since guguru and epa to play as a striker.

I dey hear 'common getaway you... Tah... Let him return to the midfield... He is not a striker.


We saw how close we almost scored when Kayode was brought in but somebody on this thread asked where is Kayode?


The truth is people attach to much sentiment when dey analyse players and matches.


If Rohr sticks to this same selection, him supporters eyes go clear wella.

Oasis007:




More drilled PLAYERS are needed in this Team.

When Forgiveness rated many of them low, some Dudes think he's crazy.

Hahahahahah! Dem eyes go clear soon.

eterisan:

Who is Azubuike? Which league is he playing? In France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium... I sabi guy. Next

It's high to Enyeama is brought back to the team.

It's high time an inform and experienced striker is brought back to the team.

eterisan:
Like Ajagun abi?

Of course, Ajagun is a natural attacking midfielder and he's miles ahead of Azubuike.

Onomah, Raheem Lawal, Ogu etc are thousands of miles ahead of Azubuike. Take it to the bank.

Today common sense and speed won the game.

First half was to defend and frustrate the Eagles to come out to score and it worked perfectly.


They already knew our defenders no fit run hence the rapid counter attacks from the midfield. Chai!

Thank God no bi Cameroon else it is over.

kennysville:
Personally, i am not sold out on Etebo. Playing Iwobi on the left as a winger was a gross error. I feel iwobi should be more groomed towards bein a proper 10. That etebo is a workhorse doesnt mean he is desirable in that position. I can understand if he was a supporting striker but not as a 10. Which is why in the absence of Mikel Obi, Augustine Azubuike comes next. And the reason is the guy can boss the midfield. Azubuike is confident and is as deadly with passes.

Going to the goalie department, This should be the last time Akpeyi mans the post. As the last line of defence, he shd take one for the team which means if he had to run the dude off the ball and get a red card, thats where indecision is his problem. He is not decisive! Even in holding of a cross.

There are many players ahead of Azubuike.