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Where was Smalling when Osimhen missed an earlier effort? Close marking Victor or left for dead?

Tammy, on the hand, has been very miserable all season. Today, again I can say we don’t miss Oghenetega.

komekn:
Smalling for 90 minutes had him more or less caged till he stumbled and VO got him wrong sided and scored a top class goal from a near impossible angle.

Dem dey use MRI verify U23?

PROVERBZ:
Guys MRI machine is not very accurate.
I just saw someone I know from secondary school.
he was a senior.
he was like one class ahead of me and he probably is like a year or 2 years older than me.
I am currently 23 years old which means I do not qualify for the under-23 selection but I have seen him dressed in the Nigerian kits and is currently with the team.

I beg make u recommend better players for the U23 coach not the ones when dey warm bench steady

komekn:
There is NOTHING to say.

We all know that age falsification is endemic in every area of life in Nigeria.

If a person realises that by shaving off 3/4/5 ,etc years of his age, will be the difference between staying in Nigeria in abject poverty with zero prospects in life. Or going to Europe playing football with a crazy money and great prospects.

What will 99.9% of people do , particularly as there is no means of proving that he is telling lies.

So why are we all pretending that nobody age cheats in Nigeria.

Na this kind battle komekn suppose pick

solonnachi:

Yesterday they drew 1-1 with 3SC @ Ibadan in a friendly. 3SC scored first in the 2nd half and they equalized via penalty. Not sure this team is ready to face Tanzania. Hope we are not disgraced this weekend. Even the foreign based are unknown and play in lower leagues or 2nd/3rd divisions. Why were the Ladan Bosso u20 boys not selected for this game? Only Nathaniel Nwosu is u20 GK, John Amah was once an u17 GK two or three years ago. Success Makanjuola played last year for the u20s.

as long as you were not Uzoho's classmate, nam dem say matter be this.

charlesemeka85:
ok leave this ur long story

The guy am talking about is the son of the caretaker of the building I lived in workslayout during my imsu days

When Germany call am, juju go become issue again.

charlesemeka85:
https://www.owngoalnigeria.com/2022/10/10/juju-made-me-stop-my-son-from-playing-for-nigeria-father-of-germany-youth-international-opens-up/

Can you imagine this boy papa?
They must be desperate for a call up now

Impressive

BascoVanVeli:
Highlights of the Kwara United match. Their goals were simply wonderful


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6ETBzdgiPs

Lol I hope say the germ no go Ki the gem o

Odunayaw:


Gem not germ

Peseiro?

Odunayaw:
Folks we have a gem on our hands!

And how many goals did he get before the injury?

komekn:
It's not tenable, he had already been played for an inconsequential 5 years across Europe.

Ends up in the Segundo division and does very well, is it because the league is poor and he has found relevance in this poor quality league. Or is there true progression, l really don't know.

He is in the much better La Liga, a much better test of his supposed ability, only time will tell.

Unfortunately, he is injured it's an ACL horrific injury pray he gets well soonest .

For two good seasons you were MIA when Sadiq was a Lion in the lower league oh.

komekn:
Oniovo

Before you begin to scrutinize , appraise and assess players, there has to be some benchmark, of quality capacity and ability anchored on comparison analysis.

There are always exceptions and room must be made for them. Thats why I rely on my long standing proposition; "Better a Lion in a low level league and club than a mouse in a top level club and league"


The premier League is the best and most competitive league in the world. And so somebody doing averagely will most likely be a lot better than someone in low level league doing above average.

Even my proposition must be taken with restraint, you could be the number one outstanding Midfielder in the NPFL but the standard could be so low that even an anonymous mouse could be considerably better than you a Lion in the NPFL.

Comparison analysis the quality of league and club comes into the question.

The background to our current trajectory is Nwakali and the low quality and competitiveness of the Segundo.

I've said this before and I will say it again without apology . In general the money you have will determine to a large extent the players you will get

The Segundo division has a about 5 clubs at the top end who have some degree of quality and the rest below that from low to very poor. A league where the Villa Real B team ( academy Youth team) is above mid table.

None of the EPL L2 ( U23 youth teams) can compete in the Championship and will not be able contend competitively in League one.

That says the league is poor quality. Nwakali has been generally poor throughout his professional career. He is doing averagely well in this poor quality league. Is this a sign of improvement ❓or rather hss hr found his mediocre level.

Consider that Joe Aribo went from league one to the SE and had been outstanding since. He is now in the EPL and doing well above average.

If we can consider Nwakali as good quality for the SE, we have lowered the benchmark. What then about the hundreds of Nigerian players across Europe in far better Leagues and clubs.

Indeed the players in a lot of EPL academies are therefore by comparison good enough to be considered for the SE

May he test La Liga again and never return to the lower division.

AndSunGorilla:
Rt. Hon. Joe, you are doing a good job. Laslas Nwakali doing well is for the benefit of our national team. Hoping he takes a cue from Sadika who is now in a top top team

Their name end with ‘sor’

AndSunGorilla:
Who asked you for comparison?

As regards Nwakali, it’s going to be a very long season. 8 matches done, 34 games to go. So far so good.

You dey scrutinize players, you no go mention players make we too scrutinize. We need midfield reinforcement from the Championship or League one. Oya pls mention some. Abi u wan enter League Two, Oshare?

komekn:
Although the truth may be bitter to some it's not an be act of HATRED to present an objective appraisal and state the truth.

Apologies if it's too bitter for you to drink.

u sef!!!

charlesemeka85:
Little onyedika of yesterday already making a statement against one of Europe’s big teams in the ucl after just 2 and half years of top flight football

Issorite!

As an AM nko?

charlesemeka85:
well you re right but I listed more deserving players doing it in top leagues in europe

Some may see it as hate but bossing the laliga 2 is not enough to deserve a call up to one of the best teams in Africa unless in a position on the pitch where the super eagles lacks better players in top European leagues

I would rather have Aribo as an SS than AM.

Great game today. That guy called Bonke should not near se

Fotosify:
Onyedika is our second-best Midfielder after Iwobi. The guy is a proper baller.

Of our top forwards, which can also operate from the wings?

Samueltemi337:
we have Emanuel Dennis and David okereke

That’s the kind of versatility we need. We have forwards. It’s a plus if some can function as wingers. We shouldn’t be calling up to 4 natural wingers to the national team.

Samueltemi337:
Raspadoli and osimhen can actually play together
I think they have even played together this season sef
sometimes raspadoli plays from the wings

Then Simeone replaces Raspadori and scores.

charlesemeka85:
good for napoli and more reason why they hv to allow osimhen leave next summer if good offers come

Raspadori wants to be the #1 striker. That’s competition. We have to encourage fierce competition in SE. No hunger, no call up

chuks404:
Without osihmen, Napoli is nailing it. It shows the depth of talent in the team. Nice competition.

Read my post again.

charlesemeka85:
hv seen few of their matches(onyedika and Yusuf) and must confess that both hv qualities to be in the super eagles team especially onyedika.

Please help me rate them on SE shirt — Onyedika and Yusuf with few and no caps respectively, are exceptions .

And can you report on their club performances every match day?

charlesemeka85:
Our best midfielders currently in top leagues in europe that deserves to be mentioned as options in the super eagles midfield remains

Ndidi- leicester(epl)
Iwobi- everton(epl)
Alhassan- royal antwerp(Belgian top fight)
Aribo- southampton(epl)
Onyedika- club brugge(Belgian top flight)
Onyeka- brentford(epl)
Bonke- lorient(ligue 1)

Currently, K.Nwakali is the best in La Liga 2 for accurate passes per game.

He is one of the few that has the hunger. What is limiting most of our players is that it doesn’t seem they challenge themselves to be better than yesterday.

Nwakali is a case in point. He is trying to prove a point to his past employer and now we are seeing the beast in him. Really, he should aim for the top and continue to challenge himself.

This is one thing Stephen Keshi understood about our players which is one reason he didn’t believe in picking players solely on the quality of the league they played. He wanted hungry players in the mix.

I think we need to consider top players irrespective of the league they play. No player should think their position is assured by virtue of being a player of certain club. Our pool of players in midfield is not scanty as we think. We need to open it up more to push the links of Bonke and Onyeka to keep fighting or be left behind.

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andrewbaba44:
I hope osimhen becomes benzema replacement at Madrid or Lewandowski replacement at Bayern soon .

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5. 4th (joint) successful dribbles per game
6. 38th (joint) tackles per game
7. 40th (joint)interceptions per game
8. 28th (joint) possession lost

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La Liga 2 entered Round 8 this weekend.
This is how K.Nwakali ranks courtesy of SofaScore after 7 round of matches.

1. 7th overall average rating
2. 2nd accurate passes per game
3. 9th (joint) key passes per game
4. 2nd accurate long balls per game

Too much vawulence that there has been some protest in Russia. Some are fleeing to Georgia. Vawulwnce everywhere. Oil pipeline sef don burst join.

Abusing same coach that flogged São Tomé and Principe 10-0.

charlesemeka85:
I expected jpes to take off iheanacho then bring in onyedika to hv more bodies in the midfield

442 formation is outdated which implies the Portuguese is an outdated coach

Football nowadays is played more in midfield. Even our opposition today deployed a lone striker

A la Liga team will definitely be on his trails if he stays consistent. That’s a no brainer.

komekn:
Nwakali is playing for a very poor level near Financially bankrupt team relying on loan moves and free agents.

The statement in bold is highly assumptive.

If Nwakali is doing exceptionally well and way above this poor quality level. Come January a La Liga team will come in for him or even a Bundisliga, Seria A , maybe even Championship team .

If he is not, he will remain there no amount of padding and Super delusional hype will get him out. In reality if they can survive the league they would have done well.

When your in a poor club , surrounded by poor players in a poor league. The reason you are there is you also are POOR. So when you're performing averagely within such mediocrity it's not progression.

Look at weekly wage bill Ponferradina FC in this division and that in itself tells you a story of the level of players.