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How uncivil have I gone with the others. you think na to open mouth dey spill abuses. Oya count how many i don abuse for here.. how unmild have I gone with Charles et al? oya talk!
be like say u dey see too much ass hahaha

ChrisKels:
Lol u practically begging him to agree with u?

Now Dis is the height of a*slicking. Would u have been this mild, meek and civil if it was someone like Charles, Andre et al, u were addressing, if any of them had made that statement from komekn?

u sure say no be your comment dem steal so? lol

TheGoodJoe:
RoboFox

Posted 2 hours ago
TBH, 6 months with Brendan and I reckon he could turn me into a Premier League footballer.

Comment of the week from foxestalk

Two Nigerians steal the headlines today. This is 90mins' take as they hand Ndidi MOTM:

STAR MAN: Wilfrid Ndidi
The midfielder does not often get the credit he deserves due to the sheer quality of those around him, but he was outstanding on Sunday. He broke up play all game and crucially won the ball back in the build-up to the Leicester equaliser, before creating the winner with a superb pass.

komekn this is KC's stats this season. He scored other goals against teams you don't rate poorly.

he got game time today. Let's talk about the here and now. At least celeberate his wonderful performance and hope he continues to get game time.
That performance is enough to have him in a SE conversation. And the context here is he was a core member of Rorh's SE. Yesterday I talked about Dele Alli returning to England's side for the same reason.

komekn:
To quote,
Prior to today's game against the Toffees, Iheanacho had not scored in the Premier League since September 22, 2018.

Over one year ago and that's your basis for saying a player has returned to form one goal in the EPL over a year ago.

He has to be playing regularly and showing consistency. And if can't get game he should move to where he can play.

January transfer window is coming good and cunning move by Leicester to get him in the shop window.

lol all those yeye American sportswriters when no sabi anything but American football.

Nicholas Mendola, I don mark that name.

TheGoodJoe:
It seems the NTA commentator has gotten job at NBC.

Leicester’s Kelechi Iheanacho turns the screw on Everton’s Marco Silva
Paul Doyle at the King Power Stadium
Sun 1 Dec 2019 13.42 EST
Last modified on Sun 1 Dec 2019 15.20 EST

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Kelechi Iheanacho is mobbed by teammates after scoring Leicester’s injury-time winner against Everton. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP via Getty Images

They think it’s all over – but it’s not yet. Leicester struck a stoppage-time winning goal to keep the Premier League title race alive, Kelechi Iheanacho’s goal keeping Brendan Rodgers’ side within striking distance of Liverpool. Yes, eight points is within striking distance for this impressive Leicester side.

As for Marco Silva’s reign at Everton, maybe that will be over soon. But if the Portuguese is sacked soon, it will not be because of this performance: Everton played well, forcing Leicester to show all of their impressive resourcefulness to dig out a win.

This was a sixth league victory in a row for Leicester, their best run since the 1962-63 season. They finished fourth back then and are a good bet to do much better this term; the champions back then, by the way, were Everton. A repeat of that is not on the cards any time soon, even if they did play well here, even taking the lead through Richarlison before Jamie Vardy and Iheanacho hit back for a side that never stop believing.

In less than 10 months in the job Brendan Rodgers has made Leicester such a slick machine that they seem to function almost on automatic. That is why it was an obvious decision for the manager to redeploy the same lineup for the sixth game in a row here and had every reason to be confident of another win.

Everton arrived as the flabby embodiment of the opposite of Leicester, an infuriatingly erratic team riven by inefficiency and uncertainty. Given the respective form of the sides going into this game, it seemed like an away win would require something close to miraculous. One could have been forgiven for thinking that Silva’s strategy, with a new three-man central defence, smacked of a Hail Mary. But in fairness to the beleaguered manager, it turned out to have been immaculately conceived.

Leicester struggled to find openings in the visitors’ defence. Everton’s players certainly did not lie down to sacrifice their manager. They played with dynamism and discipline. And they carried a serious threat on the counterattack. They showed that as early as the third minute, when Dominic Calvert-Lewin ran beyond the home defence and clipped the ball from the left wing to Richarlison, who would have had a clear shot from 16 yards if his control had not betrayed him.

Five minutes later Silva could take satisfaction from seeing his wing-backs combine in attack, with Lucas Digne crossing from the left for Djibril Sidibé, whose shot on the run from the edge of the box whizzed just over the bar.

Leicester have not been accustomed to being blunted and outgunned this season. They started to pass and move faster in an effort to unhinge Everton. Ayoze Pérez registered their first shot on target in the 10th minute but it was a weak effort. Pérez did better moments later, skedaddling between Michael Keane and Yerry Mina before squirting a shot just past the far post from 10 yards.

Richarlison heads beyond Kasper Schmeichel to give Everton the half-time lead. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP via Getty Images
For the most part, though, Everton absorbed the home team’s pressure well and, with the extra player in central defence, they continually blocked passes and shots at critical moments. Then they took the lead with a fine attack.

It began with a throw-in in their own half. Richarlison received it on the left, flipping the ball off to a teammate and scampering forward. When Alex Iwobi slided it out to Sidibé on the other flank, the Frenchman delivered a splendid cross and Richarlison darted in front of Ricardo Pereira and angled his body to direct a terrific header beyond Kasper Schmeichel from 10 yards.

In the following minutes Mina made two excellent blocks to prevent an equaliser, denying first Pérez and then Jonny Evans. But Leicester kept coming and in the 33rd minute they thought they had won the perfect opportunity to draw level when the referee pointed to the spot after Ben Chilwell went down following a wild swing by Mason Holgate. The defender missed the ball by some distance and forced Chilwell to take evasive action – but apparently that did not justify a penalty according to the VAR official, who advised the referee to overturn the original decision.

By half-time the onus was on Rodgers to inspire his players to find a way of counteracting Silva’s plan.

But Everton were the first to threaten after the resumption, Keane going close from a corner by Gylfii Sigurdsson in the 50th minute.

That drew a sharp retort from Leicester, Wilfred Ndidi winning the ball in midfield before offloading to Pereira, who charged forward before drilling a low shot goalward. Pickford did well to tip it wide.

Rodgers adjusted his team’s approach just after the hour, replacing Pérez with Iheanacho, who was instructed to play closer to Vardy. Within six minutes the changed paid off, as Iheanacho collected a pass from the excellent Ndidi and crossed low for Vardy to tap in from close range.

That was the sixth league game in a row in which Vardy has scored, his best run since he netted in a record 11 successive Premier League games in 2015. But with half an hour left, could Leicester go on to claim their six straight win?

Everton were certainly going to have to batten down the hatches. Pickford made another good save in the 73rd minute to deny James Maddison. Two minutes later Vardy headed over from seven yards after a dainty cross by Youri Tielemans.

With Leicester pressing for the win, Silva made and one of the new arrivals, Moise Kean, came close to scoring on the counterattack, his chipped shot from 20 yards narrowly missing the target. Most of the action was at the other end, however, with Leicester attacking in waves. Their relentless was rewarded in stoppage time, when Pereira fed Iheanacho, who finished smartly.

The goal was originally disallowed for offside but this time VAR intervened in Leicester’ favour, ruling that Iheanacho was onside thanks to the position of Mina’s knee. Sometimes a match, a title race and a manager’s future can come down to fine margins.

--TheGuardian

NBC Sports. hahaha Ivorian

Man of the Match: Wilfred Ndidi was everywhere, even shuttling the ball to Iheanacho in the run-up to Vardy’s equalizer. He passed well, and won balls left, right, and center. With apologies to Richarlison, the honor goes to the Ivorian.

Dessers goal versus Leverkusen (club friendly)

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Dessers assist rather

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ut-3npxM5no

Yes let's wish all of them the best. But when it comes to the context of who is ripe for SE only the deserving should be brought into the conversation.

TheGoodJoe:
Let us stop pitching Nigerians against each other. There is enough room in the sky for the Eagles to fly.

Iheanacho and Solanke are good players and we can like both, wishing them the best.

Thank you.

Watching his other goals, dude is good with both feet and calm/confident on the ball.

charlesemeka85:
sweet goal

This matter na context.
How many naija players foreign-born or not are meeting your benchmark?

komekn:
If the Eredivisie is a mickey mouse league and his club. Then what on earth is the Serbian league and Partizan who are about 10 places below ❓ ❓

JUST CURIOUS yet they are so many calling for Sadiq Umar.

Until KC can score at least 10 goals a season on near to that he's not ready for the SE in the EPL. He was poor in his last few games for the SE but that's conveniently forgotten by his fanatical supporters.

I would like to see Dessers at a higher level but hes done enough for an invitation getting selected is another issue. But if he performs you never know.

Dessers' goal VS Ajax


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79wU20CuHyo

Dessers' latest matches. Lovely stats!

I'm still waiting for Aneke to SHINE consistently.

komekn:
His achilles heal INJURY.

I made that statement before press time, and Rodgers echoed what I typed here.
Make we take am match by match. no dey get bad belle for players just because some praise him sometimes when he doesn't deserve it.

komekn:
First EPL game of the season and watch how the fans go delirious here.

Is that not double standard too much favoritism for certain players.

that na the sentiments we dey talk about. Even if you are foreign born, Hale Academy graduate, Ajax grad etc, you still have meet the same standards we hold other players to.

ChrisKels:
Bros being a Hale End graduate doesn't make u exceptional, if u ain't got it, u ain't got it. Need I mention one time Hale End prospects and graduates out there that are as whack as our NPFL players?


Akpom no be am, abeg. D boy is crap

"here and now" nko?

komekn:
3 seasons in the EPL 50+ games and 5 goal.

Wow !!! How market for top Beast striker.

Dessers have been in the conversation here. So how is that double standard? Abi na one at a time we dey take watch players?
komekn KC had a wonderful performance today. It's only one game but warrants an SE conversation at least. Consider the context of this match and how it mattered a lot to his club.

komekn:
Favoritism and double standard.

One goal and he now ready for the SE it's do laughable.

Meanwhile Dessers who has been consistently consistent over a number of season NUTTIN.

he will be 25 in December.

AIG07:
That will be a huge loss. The guy has been singing our name since God knows when.

Aigbogun should have extended an invite to him and other eligible players to give them sense of belonging.

Musa is proven but not in form. We should only talk about players in form. Can Rohr make something out of Umar? We can only know if Umar is given a chance. Forget about Akpom. I'm still waiting for someone to back Chuba up with stats at least.

Humility017:
if they're suggesting musa inclusion how about Sadiq Umar..??

he is playing well now...and we have Chuba knocking too....

It seemed like I just knew Iheanacho would do something today seeing him getting ready at the sidelines

Musa needs a good run of games first. Hopefully he does before our next official game, else I go criticize as usual.

ChrisKels:
Musa has thrived more playing in that set up, hence look no further.

Well I googled to see if there are any rumors of interest from Belgium and behold....


Belgian Desserts

AIG07:
he struggled @Utrecht because the coach didn't believe in him. He hardly played and those time he did, he scored for them. There were times he came on to rescue his side only for the coach to drop him from match day squad the following week(Those that have been following the lad can attest to this).

I won't call his new found form a fluke cos I watched him single handedly promoted NAC Breda from the Dutch division two. Well, I hope we don't regret loosing him to Belgium.

na algorithm dem dey use. u think say person just sit down there dey allocate points?

DrKlever:
They insane at Whoscored. Richalson man of the match. For real Our Nacho even managed a 7.3 Ndidi deserves more than a 7.8, who noticed he was so creative and fun to watch today?

okay how I take change mouth.. talk!

andrewbaba44:
Lol

Hmmm

My people dey change mouth overnight

All join sha

Well yes. I think realistically we have 2 available slots in the #9 position.
We cannot cap Dessers overnight.

If players like Simy and Onuachu struggle under Rorh's style of play, Sadiq Umar might as well.
How many more pure #9 are we left with? I think a two-prong attack will favor Iheanacho more.

andrewbaba44:
Agreed but apart from victor, and victor looks like someone who might get 20 ligue 1 goals at worst

Make we dey see sha

you no try, na Solanke u dey call.

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I had wanted to ask Komekn what's going on with Chuks Aneke

realpoacher:
In the context of here and Now

...

K. Iheanacho is miles better than Solanke


Cc komekn

He will get more chances. Even if he gets a few assist and goals in the EPL, that's good enough compared to what our other strikers are doing right now.

andrewbaba44:
He wont start the next epl game and we no this, player wey dey bench no dey perform, e no be magician

I still want nacho to leave Leicester

Yes.. That's what you get in a system that don't pamper players. When you get the chance, show up and you will get more chances. We want the same thing from Issac Success -- HUNGER. These players have it, but they have to want success badly.

tbaba1234:
Iheanacho came on and completely changed the game.

The boy still has it and he is hungry.. All that time on the bench has increased his hunger.

lol.. of course he would have to maintain this performance. One assist or goal here and there would do.. The bar is not set too high.

andrewbaba44:
Make una cool down for just today

Na una go still insult am for not making bench soon

Thou you are not among them sha , but still on still cool down ok

Pray for more game time for our boy

The tricky thing about Vardy is he can be dangerous anytime.. Did you not see that moment when he went behind a defender to plant a header which only missed by whiskers? Very clever and unpredictable striker. But yes like you pointed out he should be subbed off sometimes when Leicester are comfortably ahead.

charlesemeka85:
i am not saying vardy should be dropped but can be subbed off for nacho when they are comfortably winning a game