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Napoli in angry mood today, 15min two goals

Osimhennnnnnnn. Baller

TheLoneCitizen:
Where did Osimhen see 16 goals, sir?

didn’t check to confirm, I just replied the guy’s post.

humility33:
Business as usual

what business? How many northerners did you see there? Or northerners shouldn’t be allowed to play because na their brother be coach?

BannedLarge:
He doesn’t need any move now. This is a player that scored 16 goals so far in 28 games and doesn’t respond well to criticism. You want to send a 23 year old black man to Real Madrid so his confidence level can depreciate if there are any lack of form? I want to see Osimehn play for one full season at Napoli uninterrupted I.e Injuries or illness

wait! 16 in 28 in Serie A is one of the best you can get. Messi and Ronaldo don spoil you people

drDoom3:
You are bringing strikers of 20 years ago.

All modern world class strikers score from anywhere they can get a sight at goal. Osimhen 's left foot is dead, he can't curl with his right. This affects his movement because when he gets the ball, he tends to drift to the right wing reducing his chances of scoring because he is too right footed rather than going inside the defender to set up a one-on-one with his left foot. This is just one of many places in his game that is glaringly poor for a CF, and I am surprised it has not been coached out of him yet.

how many goals Lewandoski dey score outside the box? Lukaku? Several strikers are one footed it’s not that deep. I’m not saying he shouldn’t improve, especially on his movement in the box but talks about outside the box curlers/screamers, being two footed are not major for a number 9

BannedLarge:
Bro, osimehn social network antics is unacceptable and unprofessional. He must realize that, he isn’t that small boy from olusosun but a potential superstar/legend and must realize that, he is now a brand ambassador and Role model to the youth. The habit of responding to trolls has to desist or insulting Legends for doing their job is unacceptable. Long range shooting ability is very essential for strikers. Infact, it gives them an added advantage over their counterparts and in cases where your opponents has crowded the inbox, you can drift to the middle and Shoot. It is why I was very offended when people kept inferring that “Se Midfield was clueless vs Ghana” my friend, as a potential world class striker, you have to learn how to create chances by yourself or score Long ranger I.e ibrahimovich, Cristiano. Anyway, let’s also highlights his positives which are Speed, strength, pressing and heading ability

real strikers don’t really need to know how to score long rangers, Inzaghi, RVN, Anelka amongst others can’t shoot long to save their lives even you will agree they were World class players

daveP:
I just heard that the wage roll in the NPFL is quite commendable with Akwa United topping the list. That's a good step.

How did Kano Pillars do it though? The Youngster, Noah.

his father works in Kano

daveP:
It will be good but Arsenal are hot cake right now for strikers due to the availability.


Nunez
Martinez
Tammy
Osimhen
Isak
DCL
Gabriel Jesus

Averagely all costing 80m. Arsenal needs two. Only two are trusted enough. But others can offer stuff too. UCL qualification will decider for Victor.

I’m hearing Gabriel and any of the other guys, Gabriel will come cheap while the rest will be quite expensive.

Fresh update

TheGoodJoe:

You agree there is bias. That is my point from the start.

We are talking of the best qualified for the best positions. So saying it happens here does not mean it does not happen there. Here it is tribalism. That is why Salisu stood a better chance than Amunike. Over there it is racism, that is why Steve Cooper stood a better chance than Amunike.

Finito.

Cooper getting a job ahead of Amunike is not racism boss man, you seem to be confusing both. The same reason why you say Rohr is a poor coach but Eguavoen was sabotaged is the same reason why Reading will prefer Cooper to Amunike

justvictor57:
Osimhen with an assist!

lol, not sure it would count as an assist tho but his dummy made the goal possible

mostob:
heard they played friendly match today, what was the score please

they won 4-2

BannedLarge:
Stop lying to yourself. Osimehn got 1 Half chance in game one and 3 half chances in game 2 that he lackadaisically wasted doing sangalo. If you want to be referred to as World class, you must learn how to convert Half chances or Create goal scoring opportunities for yourself. Please, name me 1 world class striker that doesn’t convert half chances or cannot create goal scoring opportunities for himself? I didn’t say that world class strikers do not miss half chances. The fact that, he insulted a legend that was trying to correct him shows that, he hasn’t learned his lessons. Personally, I want a striker similar to “Emenike” in the SE just incase our opponents pack the bus

Emenike 37 games 9 goals but yeah you want somebody like him for the eagles

Barryseal:
Last time out, Ladan Bosso took an all Northern team to embarrass himself. This time around, he appears to have learnt his lesson and called up players from the southern part.
But seriously, Bosso doesn't deserve 2nd or 3rd chances. He's a yesterday's man. I don't mind having a foreign coach for the U20s if we don't have capable grassroot coaches.

yes Ladan Bosso shouldn’t have been retained but why are you lying? Why are you desperate to paint him as a tribalist? Below is his squad from 2020 how many northerners can you see here?

THE FULL LIST

Goalkeepers: John Amah (Box2Box FC), Chibueze Lambert (Abia Warriors), Kolawole Oladipo (Crown FC)

Defenders: Temitayo Ereku (Brookhouse Academy), Charles Etim (Blessed Stars), Mike Zaruma (Plateau United), Christopher Nwaeze (Kwara United), Moses Solomon (Calabar Rovers), Isaiah Ejeh (Kwara United), Jimmy Abdul (MFM)

Midfielders: Oladoye Adewale (Water FC), Liameed Quadri (36 Lions), Muhammad Abdallah (Nasarawa United), Azeez Oseni (36 Lions)

Attackers: Chisom Orji (Collins Edwin), Wisdom Ubani (Giant Brillas), Farayola Olawale (Kwara United), Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi (Giant Brillas), Nenrot Silas (Plateau United), Peter Olawale (Hapoel Ranana, Israel)

Subzero47:
Because na Osimhen dey play for midfield and defence, make una dey reason well

yup, was also the GK who couldn’t keep out a simple shot

Samueltemi337:
Osimhen Ranked the 4th best player in serie a for the on going season

one drunk here say na carpenter

komekn:
The useless players has just scored against Chelsea.

he for no score that gift, so one goal is supposed to make him a good player?

kellycute:
Anytime Monster machine nor score dem go run come out dey foam for mouth. Make he score next match u nor go see them here hahah. Osimhen aka monster machine!!!!

if Messi is from Nigeria you’ll still see people trash talking him here.

Stormtrooper11:
Your sentence just admitted that haller is smart while Osimehn is no brain but all physicality and brawns. Someone that can only run and aggressive, is that one a great striker in modern football?

Lol. Why don't Osimhen hit 20+ here before going to the EPL?
Una go just open mouth dey hype person. Osimehn is an average player. If someone that does not watch football hear you guys, he'll think Osimhen is the best player in Serie A.

Osimhen get all these attributes but una go watch world cup for house lol. People sef.

your last paragraph, make me understand what that have to do with Osimhen attribute as a player. Osimhen have played 22 games (19 start) and you dey find 20 league goals, no be juju be that? 12 goals in 22 games is a very fine stats by any measure

Danielnino00:
You are asking what an ex international who has won the AFCON, played in the world cup and spent considerable number of years in Europe can teach Maduka Okoye? Lol..

you people have plenty time

Karlovich:
I guess facing racism for black players born and trained in England is an obstacle but unable to get work permit for African players in England to due strict UK policy is not an obstacle.

Continue deceiving yourself, maybe you can tell me how many young African players got signed to EPL clubs from Africa and made it to their first team without being established internationals.

Nketiah also is a useless footballer and if he had been born in Ghana will be with Accra Hearts of Oak

Nketiah no fit see shirt for heart of oak, he’ll probably be playing semiprofessional football or facing other areas of his life

maidaboi:
I personally will pick Osimhen over Abraham because I think he is better but Osimhen have not shown in anyway that he is better so far

both of them are at par, even statistics shows it

2lola:
Former Super Eagles assistant coach Emmanuel Amuneke opens up on the Eagles failure to qualify for the Qatar 2022 World Cup, what the team lacked against Ghana and lessons learnt from the painful ouster in this interview with JOHNNY EDWARD

How did you feel after the Eagles’ failure to qualify for the World Cup in Qatar?

I’m still trying to overcome the failure. I’m very sad and very disappointed not to have helped the team achieve its aim of qualifying for the World Cup because that was the dream of the technical crew, to help the Eagles qualify. I want to use this opportunity to apologise to Nigerians for the team’s inability to pick the ticket for Qatar. It’s very painful but I believe we will learn from this and become better as a team. I thank the Nigeria Football Federation and the sports minister for the opportunity to serve my fatherland in that capacity.

What was going through your mind when score was level 1-1 between the Eagles and Ghana in Abuja?



A lot of things were on my mind throughout the game, but this is not the best time to lay blame on anybody. We just did not take advantage of the chances and win the game in the second leg in Abuja. This is the time to learn from the mistakes, accept our fate and move on. The Ghanaians came with a plan to defend compactly and wait for any real chance to attack, which happened with that goal they scored in the 11th minute. We knew they were going to defend but we were confident we were going to outscore them with the talents we had. But with the information we had (about Ghana), we needed some personnel to handle some tasks effectively, which did not happen.

Are you saying the Eagles didn’t have the kind of players needed for the kind of system you wanted to adopt?

The head coach (Austin Eguavoen) was in charge of the team and he decided what system and which players fitted into the system. My job was to provide technical assistance, which I did throughout the games in Accra and Abuja. It’s now left to who is in charge to take it or leave it. We have good players in the team in all departments but the team still needs a good passer of the ball from midfield. A player that can create space from our own half with just a pass from quick movements will be the final piece in the Eagles’ jigsaw.



On a personal note, what have you learnt from the Eagles failure to qualify for the World Cup?

As a leader you have to be firm in decision-making after due consultation. The Eagles backroom set up has to change tactically. We need a sound physical trainer and match reader, good video analyst. We lack all these and that’s the truth. Football these days is all about information. The England team have a crew of over 10 coaches who supply information to the head coach (Gareth Southgate) every game they play. We need to help whoever is in charge in all these aspects, going forward, to ensure he succeeds.

Are you saying Austin Eguavoen didn’t get enough help?

I’m talking about myself, not him (Eguavoen). If I have the opportunity again, I will stand firm on what I believe is best for the team. It’s a collective goal because the results will affect us.

What kind of coach do you think the Eagles need now?

They need a very sound and tactical coach with current information for his team to learn from and be better, one who is open to new ideas and system of play and firm on his decision-making.

What do you think was the major reason for the Eagles’ defeat?


We simply did not exploit the spaces in the Ghanaian defence and take our chances when we had them. We lost most of the second ball, didn’t fight enough and basically were blighted by injuries. Innocent Bonke who did well in the first leg missed the second leg due to injury and Frank Onyeka who also came in for the second leg suffered an injury after half time in Abuja. When the Black Stars switched to a back five, we knew about that, we needed someone to sit in front of the defence as a shield and allow Oghenekaro Etebo and Joe Aribo push up forward to make up the numbers in attack with the wingers. After 10 minutes, the Ghanaians replaced their right-back and introduced another defender to make them six, which made it more difficult. We also switched to a back three, bringing on Sadiq Umar towards the end of the game after Odion Ighalo and Ahmed Musa had been introduced but there was no urgency in their play.

Many believe the first leg 0-0 draw in Kumasi was where the Eagles lost the tie. Do you share the same view?

We were very solid in Kumasi defensively, but offensively we did not do much, which was the only low point of the game. The Ghanaians played well and had only one real threat at goal which Francis (Uzoho) parried away. We had chances in Abuja but did not take them. We lost most of the second balls in duels and that made it difficult. We also did not show enough bravery. It was unfortunate that he (Uzoho) conceded that goal in Abuja. These experiences will make him stronger going forward.

Did the team miss midfielder Wilfred Ndidi?

Obviously, we did miss Ndidi a lot but those who stepped in did a good job even if we missed the ticket for the World Cup. He would have helped us a lot in the midfield, which was the strength of the Ghanaians.

Reports say you were not aware of the players’ selection for the play-offs. How true is this?

That’s the truth. Initially, I was not informed but later I was briefed about that. But it won’t be right for me to talk about all that happened behind the scene in public because it is a lesson, and like I said, this is not the time to blame anyone for their lapses but to try and see how this experience will make us better.



If you were in charge of the Eagles, what would you have done differently against the Ghanaians?

Not much of a difference, as my job has always been to help my players develop. I would provide my team with the necessary information to make them better players. I would be open to ideas and constructive criticism, and above all discuss with my team always on our strength and that of our opponents.

The Nigeria Football Federation withdrew the two-and-half-year contract offered you and other backroom officials. Do you think the NFF board members should resign as well?

The contract offered me has not been signed by me yet because there were some issues my lawyer raised. They decided to withdraw it, that’s no problem. The board can only decide that themselves if they want to resign or continue.

There’s this general opinion that Nigerian players born abroad don’t know what it takes to play for Nigeria. What’s your take?[/b]

This is a very sensitive issue that one should be careful about. These players should not be blamed for representing the Eagles. After all, we lured them to come and play for us. As coaches, it’s our job to integrate them gradually into the system so they don’t suffer a backlash from the fans when they don’t play to that level we know they can perform. Calvin Bassey is a good defender who is very strong just as Ademola Lookman is also a quality winger.

How far do you think Africa’s representatives Ghana, Senegal, Algeria, Cameroon and Morocco can go at the World Cup?


It is unfortunate that Nigeria won’t be there in Qatar. But I believe with good preparations, a bit of luck and attention to detail, teams representing Africa can reach the quarter-finals. Senegal and Cameroon, Tunisia, Morocco and Ghana all have good chances to make the continent proud. We will be rooting for the five of them when the tournament starts. Senegal has a good chance to make history and I hope they arrive at the tournament in good shape.

Going forward, what are your immediate plans as a coach?

At the moment, I’m taking my time now to reflect on the World Cup miss and also consider the options I have as well. I hope I get the chance to lead the team again and show Nigerians that indigenous coaches can offer a lot more.

it’s good he has put this out, he needs to enlist the help of journalists to help him amplify this interview because that failure can block his future chances with the eagles

TheLoneCitizen:
If City sign Haaland. United might go all out for Osimhen.

I think arsenal and not United will go all out for him

chuks404:
. That guy is not less than 28.

how do you know this?

zuchyblink:
Since the Advent of Pinnick our age grade teams and CHAN team have been hijacked by corrupt and ethnic champions

you saw names of players and the first thing that came to your head is ethnicity, you need to check yourself bro

Odunayaw:
You know they are uncles from their names or you are excreting as usual

people judging player’s age just by looking at their face.

isan:
I'm not ranting about vandrezzer but the player invited he's way above 20 years

how do you know this? Just by looking at his face?

isan:
U20 ladies and gentlemen
Ladan Bosso has already started his madness
We are going backwards in our football

how is this Bosso’s fault please?

Joebie:
No, it’s the best that can guarantee our administrators take their cut. We need to wake up and reject nonsense.

which cut? You people will just be saying what you can’t back up with evidence

PDPGuy:
Jose Peseiro has reached an agreement with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) for a monthly salary of $50,000 (about N20M+) to coach the Super Eagles.

Source: Sporting Sun

he’s going to pay his 4 assistants from that money