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yes and not two. komekn for talk hat-trick

Odunayaw:
Scored one

if Defoe was Nigerian he would be in his mid 20s.

komekn:
Nigerian players on the score sheet today Osimhen with two great start.

Ojo playing on the wing scored two for Rangers.

But the most impressive for me although not Nigerian was Defoe with a hatrick at age 36 will be 37 this year. If he was Nigerian we would have totally written him off.

Eredivisie

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Sitaard 1-1 Heracles

Cyriel Dessers (FW)
WhoScored Rating: 6.48
5 Total Shots (2 on target)
34 Touches
22 Passes (68% Success)
1 Dribble (1 Attempted)
1 Aerial won

Ojo.. hmm how did i miss this one?

komekn:
Nigerian players on the score sheet today Osimhen with two great start.

Ojo playing on the wing scored two for Rangers.

But the most impressive for me although not Nigerian was Defoe with a hatrick at age 36 will be 37 this year. If he was Nigerian we would have totally written him off.

Sauce

charlesemeka85:
Rohr contacted him first before ebuehi but he was a Dutch u21 player then and turned us down. He is now interested in playing for us

Osimhen is already in the SE set up. Can Rohr bring out the best in him?

charlesemeka85:
It took just 19 minutes of action for Victor Osimhen to register his first goal of the season on his debut, before he added his second goal of the game in the 80th minute to help his new side Lille defeat Nantes 2-1.

His two wonderful goals are currently one of the hottest topics on social media and here are some of Nigerians reactions:

@Tollexrism:" OSIMHEN DRAWS FIRST BLOOD! 19 minutes into his debut, Victor Osimhen puts @LOSC_EN in front against Nantes. Sublime first contact, calm finish! #Ligue1"

@bayoadegboyega2: "Victor Osimhen has not even settled in France , he scores this beauty!!!! Here is his goal against FC Nantes. #GoalMachine"

@TheOddSolace: "The absolute closest you'll get to a Victor Osimhen trademark goal. Off the mark and flying in Ligue 1. That second touch would ruin it for him vs tougher sides"

@SSE_NGA: "19 minutes into his league debut, Victor Osimhen SCORES!!!!! Behold your new king, Ligue 1"

@deejayfaremi: "Victor Osimhen 19 minutes into his Ligue 1 debut...because no time."

@oluwashina: "And so it begins.... Young #Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen scores on his French Ligue 1 debut for Lille at home to Nantes."

@Ololade841: "Did Victor osimhen just score his first game for lille....woo oooo"

@its_Babadinho: "Victor Osimhen scores just after 18mins on his Ligue 1 debut for Lille. Dream start to the league campaign for the Nigerian striker."

@ChuxEkere: "Osimhen 's goal on his Ligue 1 debut. Perfect first touch. Heir to Super Eagles number 9 role "

@Wideoverload: "Insane goal by Victor Osimhen . Long ball over the top, chest control, and then finish. Whew"

@football411ng: "Took Osimhen just 19 minutes to notch his first goal for new club Lille! This boy is on flames"

@SupereaglesP: "Victor Osimhen 's debut goal for Lille OSC Movement Control and Finish"

@NGfooty: "Victor Osimhen has scored again. The youngster grabs a brace on his Ligue 1 debut. It's Lille 2-1 Nantes!"

@tolumoteni: "Victor Osimhen gets his brace on his Ligue 1 début. What a goal!!

I doubt. Holland focused on this one and missed out on Ebuehi.
He has never shown interest in playing for NIgeria

andrew444:
I never knew about the transfer, i think we have many German boys

Does he want to play for naija?

You said he is "never an AMF"

forgiveness:
As you can see, he is mostly a CM.

Cyriel Dessers to Heracles from Utrecht -- 1Mill Euros transfer.

Did anyone announce here Kingsley Ehizibue transfered from Zwolle to FC Koln? This is the guy that had a deal in Italy, but was scared of the challenge.

Modified
Well, we have a right-back in our hands, in the Bundesliga. Will he switch allegiance to Nigeria? I doubt.

Eredivisie

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Heerenveen 1-1 Feyenoord

Chidera Ejuke (FW)
WhoScored Rating: 6.70
2 Total Shots (1 on target)
50 Touches
28 Passes (75% Success)
4 Dribbles (4 Attempted)
1 Tackle

i no too follow clubs when Nigerians no dey.
Na because Abraham just return.

charlesemeka85:
See pple wey me and dem dey discuss and argue football

EPL

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Leicester 0-0 Wolves

Onyinye Ndidi
WhoScored Rating: 7.75
1 Total Shot (0 on target)
93 Touches
75 Passes (77% Success)
1 Key pass
5 Aerials won
4 Tackles
3 Clearances
5 Interceptions

which time Ross Barkley go chelsea?

He don hit woodwork abi.
make i watch the match

Eartquake1:
Abraham is really up and running

Ligue 1

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Lille 2-1 Nantes

Victor Osimhen
WhoScored Rating: 8.35 (MOTM)
4 Total Shots (2 on target; 2 GOALS)
26 Touches
11 Passes (73% Success)
1 Key pass
1 Dribble (4 Attempted)
1 Aerials won (6 Attempted)
1 Tackle
2 Clearances

Random selected MRI testing was done for the 2009 U17 class. I cannot defend their ages based on the fact that the MRI testing was not done on all of them. But today, the situation is significantly improved with compulsory MRI testing at various stages leading to the U17 WC, although not perfect.

komekn:
Check Omeruo pictures in 2009 are age 15 and check him now. What do you notices very little change over 10 years including height.

Go and look at Iwobi, Ejaria, Ojo, Onomah, Iorfa, Fikayo at 15 and see the difference.

Ajagun, Omeruo, Kayode, etc are from the set where anything goes whatever you declared is what you are. I remember when Fortune Chukwudi was alleged to be over age his defence was " Na only me "

Or better still look at Neymar and Coutinho at that time.

France should be the next stop for our lads, after Belgium. No need going to Turkey to waste time lol

Bolowolowo:
Apparently Onyekuru is in France as we speak to complete his move

See below you will find Joe Aribo's positions in 16/17, 17/18, 18/19, and 19/20 respectively

forgiveness:
Aribo is never an AMF.

Bright start Osimhen. Amuneke’s U17 2015 class is coming good.

I'm just saying we don't have that culture of excellence. Not saying it never happens in other fields. The kind sudden money when they come from sports sha, can easily get into a man's head coming from a country when they promote, "I better pass my neighbor". Many don't challenge the best in the world but compare themselves to one neighbor for their area.

Humility017:
but how come you see some Nigerians from even poor and average families... so bag first class and various academic awards and distinctions when they're opportune to leave the shores of Nigeria for schooling abroad...?

the truth is anyone who is self driven and goal oriented will always make progress irrespective of wherever he finds himself...

some Nigeria players are not self driven....
Equaveon made reference to during their time how you'll have to train extra hours and give no sleep to your eyes all because you don't wanna loose your place in the SE set up.....

have you ever watched CR7 personal trainings?
if you've done...you will know that some of these exceptional footballers will see and enjoy watching work extra hard to be where they're today....

where you're coming from is not an excuse...neither should you allow it stop you.

talent is simply not enough

everything na upbringing.. The Nigerian environment does not encourage this. You can't expect them to just change mindset as soon as they land abroad

Humility017:
Marcus Rashford on learning from the best
“I still watch clips of loads of players - Ronaldo, Messi, Neymar.
"If they’ve done something at the weekend I’d want to know how they’ve done it.
“Messi’s natural abilities are crazy. It’s a joy to watch him."

tell me why will such a player not improve.... I doubt if half of Nigeria players follow this path... many on getting to Europe start to club and engage in wild party and forget about their careers others are just comfortable being a mediocre and don't wanna contend for the best...

this is simply phenomenal for a young lad

Did you follow the link? you are talking about a coefficient based on last 5 seasons. I'm speaking of that based on last season alone. Both are from the same source. Have you even visited the official site?

andrew444:
Google is there for you

Can't say more

oga read very well.

UEFA's coefficient rates the leagues based on the past 5 seasons. But it also breaks it down season by season. I am going by the last season.
check well

andrew444:
Your coefficient is wrong ,Spain is number 1

You are also rating dutch league ahead of Russia ,ok o

Thank you

I was watching this game at the early stages. I later abandoned the match not knowing Samu was in the bench ol

tbaba1234:
Samu scored against Bologna in Preseason.

Kingsley Michael started the match.

The main question is do we need RB reinforcement in this team? The purpose is to always improve the team. If we were fully satisfied with what we saw at the AFCON then there will be no room for any argument. First, let's start with our bench. Is our RB options in the bench good enough? If yes, how about those that were placed on standby?
I am not speaking of a 22 man SE team here. I'm thinking 30/35. So there is definitely room for additions/replacements. We must promote continuous competition, meaning new faces who deserve it should be welcome. Let's remove all sentiments. The second question is, is he Nigerian, and is he ready to play for Nigeria today? If you have a son you would treat him as your son, regardless of the past, just as every father has failed in one way or the other. Nigeria as a country being the father, analogously.

charlesemeka85:
His father wanted to use him to hold the nff to ransome. Actually he met with Rohr but by then was demoted by wolves to their u23 team. There is no way Rohr would have called him up when he wasn't seeing playing time in wolves then and on the process we got the likes of Aina and ebuehi who showed more interest playing for us

I will be Posting a SE HOPEFULS BEST XI every week. This will be a cumulative team of the season.

Here are the guidelines for players to make the team:
A. The player is [still] eligible to represent Nigeria with or without a FIFA clearance
B. The player is not in the current SE set up (which I will define as the last preliminary list released by Coach Rohr)
C. Players will make the team based on accumulation of points from the start of the current season
D. Players' performances will be weighed based on UEFA coefficient ranking of the league they play.

Due to lack of any authoritative ranking for second-tier leagues, I will pitch the second division of the top 4 leagues (Based on UEFA SEASON 18/19 coefficient, England, Spain Germany, and Italy in that order) at par with the Netherlands (ranked 7), Belgium (ranked 8 ), Russia (ranked 9), and Scotland (ranked 10), respectively.
Hence, the modified rankings to accommodate the aforementioned second-tier leagues would be:
1. Premier League
2. La Liga
3. Bundesliga
4. Serie A
5. Primeira Liga
6. Ligue 1
7. Eredivisie || Championship
8. Jupiler Pro League || LaLiga II
9. Russian Premier League || Bundesliga 2
10. Scotland Premiership || Serie B

For the complete UEFA Association Club Coefficients ranking for 18/19 season visit:
https://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/uefarankings/country/seasoncountry/#/yr/2019

E. Available statistics will be taken into consideration as well as video clips. My submissions will be subjective to some extent. So view it as my opinions as it's almost impossible to come up with a perfect standard due to the difficulty of finding some important player performance stats and videos in some leagues.

Chima Okoroji has clocked 180 minutes after two rounds of matches in the Bundesliga 2
Here is a left back we need to be watching keenly.

The la Liga have made omeruo a better player. If Success has stayed in the la Liga for 3 seasons, he would have been a beast by now. Some leagues are not just good for certain player’s development. agents should look at their clients as long term investments.

I've not seen Etebo excel as #10 under Rorh, so I'm not expecting Rorh to see him as a substitute to Iwobi.

somehow:
Meaning he should play 10 for us?

I'm not rubbishing Omeruo. But we are talking about players from that same set. Being in Chelsea means they can always farm him to relatively better teams. He had better opportunities for development compared to Ajagun. And that does not mean that Ajagun couldn't have pulled it off despite all odds.

charlesemeka85:
That's not an excuse. Don't make it sound like Chelsea helped omeruo's career. Ahmed Musa started his European adventure in lowly rated vv venlo and from their moved to greater things by playing for Russian giants cska Moscow and earning a big money move to leicester

Moses simon started in Croatia, moved to Belgium and played in laliga for levante last season. Now rumour has it he is about to sign for Nantes in the French Ligue 1

Samuel kalu followed the same route as Simon did and earned move to French Ligue 1 where he plays for bordeux

Anderson esiti started from Portuguese 2nd teir, joined estoril in Portuguese top flight, moved to gent in Belgium and today plays for Greek champions Paok. He almost moved to levante last season but his club in Belgium blocked the move.

Okereke who is painting Belgian league with goals today stated in regional leagues in Italy just to mention a few.

Dont make it seem as Chelsea did omeruo a favor by signing him. They saw something in him which they liked and he had to work hard to earn it and get where he is today. There is no free food in free town

Right!


Etebo also as AML/AMR

somehow:
SS don't control the flow of play, AM does. You know we are talking about 10 (AM) here. Iheanacho is an SS but can't do well as AM because he's not a good passer.

Etebo has always been known to pounce on loose balls during Siasia's time. Did well as SS but right now he hardly does well with passes when he's used in the middle.

Holds the ball longer and not a fast thinker when it comes to distribution.

So in summary, we only have one 10 for now and no need using him there. Let Rohr get another AM. We pay him for this.