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Mujtahida:
Nuclear fusion abi

Mujtahida:
Omo, this MRI issue strong ooo. Ain't you guys tired?

komekn:
You are being sarcastic be objective.

The observation is that Wolfsburg and Hoffenheim would struggle with the pace, physicality and intensity of the Championship.

Your reference to the Scottish premier League leaves me baffled what's the relevance.

komekn:
I do not think an official approach has been made. Or when he starts playing for an EPL teams we will then rush in

I intend to see him at the weekend.

I was comparing Uduokhai and Akpoguma to him and in my opinion he is better. It's possible the slow pace and lack of intensity of the Bundesliga doesn't allow you to really see defenders tested to the extreme.

As a result I may not haven't seen them at thier best.

komekn:
My view just going on the performance of Hoffenheim and Wolfsburg both of these teams would struggle in the Championship definitely not on the EPL level.

Some may call it biased sentimental favouritism for all things English.

komekn:
Currently watching Wolfsburg v Hoffenheim noticed we have Uduokhai in left back position for Wolfsburg.

Origi is looking sharp just hit the cross bar.

Is Uduokhai better than Echiejile is the question ❓

It's difficult to assess of he is faster than Echiejile because the game is not fast it's more technical. But I'm watching with biased eyes as some may wish to believe.

daveP:
Once vilified and rejected. Who's loss, gain? Does NFF need lectures on finding out a coach's philosophy before employment?

joseph1013:
I really do see a semblance of Guardiola in him. They both love the attacking play. They both are authoritarian. They both love a compact unit. They both prefer to work with players they can impose their ideologies on, and for which they are not afraid to rock the boat by chasing away the influential players of the team who do not fit their approach to coaching. Which is not necessarily a bad thing since at the end of the day, what matters is the result, especially if gotten in a manner that brings about the most financial rewards to the club.

He will feature in the champions league someday soon.

Kog45:
Pls let stop this age of a thing,is becoming embarrassing and not good for our image.

joseph1013:
Sunday Oliseh bringing excitement back to Fortuna Sittard

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Imagine that you are in charge of a club struggling at the foot of the Dutch second division when Sunday Oliseh calls to inform you that he is available for the vacant coaching position. Fortuna Sittard's technical director, Charly Chudik, was surprised to hear the voice of the former Nigerian star late last December. The team seemed to be in a disastrous state in 18th place. Why would such a famous person be interested? And why would he get in touch instead of sending his agent, as it is usually done?

The answer is simple -- Oliseh really wanted the job.

"I received various offers after resigning from the Nigerian national team," he said in an interview with ELF Voetbal magazine. "A top club from South Africa, a club from Portugal and numerous national football federations approached me, but I wasn't interested. Family is the most important thing to me. I wanted to go to a place that would make me happy. Sittard is just 45 minutes by car from my home."

Married to a Belgian, Oliseh lives in Eupen, and that is where he took his first job as a technical director in 2007, but left after six months because he didn't like working in the office. His first coaching experience followed at tiny Verviers in the Belgian third division, but then Oliseh became a pundit, and only came back to the dugout when Nigeria offered him the post in 2015. It was a short and very eventful affair, with Oliseh eventually choosing to quit over allegedly unpaid wages and return to his natural surroundings.
Sittard, situated in Limburg close to the Belgian border, are a proud club of interesting heritage. They may have only won two cup trophies more than half a century ago, but spent long seasons in the Eredivisie and nurtured a number of quality players, including the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich midfielder Mark van Bommel.

However, Fortuna were not fortunate at all following relegation in 2001, and went close to bankruptcy at least three times. Turkish businessman Isitan Gun took over in the summer of 2016 and saved them.
"Without Gun, Fortuna wouldn't have been around these days. He brought stability to the club and appointed new people to the board," De Gelderlander journalist Robert Husken tells ESPN FC.

The 2016-17 season was tough in the extreme, though, and coach Ben van Dael was fired following a terrible run of just one point from nine matches. Oliseh was waiting for that opportunity to offer himself, and the club got a coach they could never have dreamt of.

During his illustrious playing career the Nigerian took part in two World Cup tournaments, scoring a majestic goal against Spain in 1994, won the gold medal at the 1996 Olympics, won the title in the Netherlands with Ajax, and represented Juventus and Borussia Dortmund as well.

Now, as the first black African coach ever in the Netherlands, he has had to deal with a different situation. Fortuna played in front of empty stands in recent years, but Oliseh changed the atmosphere around the club almost immediately. He got off to a winning start at the magnificently named Achilles'29, and proceeded to get some outstanding results. The 5-2 win over Ajax reserves, having trailed 2-0 at half-time, was especially memorable and fans started to flow back to the stadium. Sittard only lost five times in the second round under the new coach and finished the season well above the relegation zone.

Not all the reports were positive. Oliseh's spell with the national team was marred by conflicts with senior players, most notably the popular goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama, who was stripped of captaincy and forced into international retirement. Curiously, that was the case at Fortuna, too, as veteran captain Ferry de Regt left the club in the summer, having fallen out with the Nigerian. Assistant coach Tini Ruijs and goalkeeping coach Patrick Creemers left too, unable to work under Oliseh.

In an editorial published in June, De Limburger journalist Patrick Delait accused Oliseh of installing authoritarian regime.

"He behaves like a governor, and nobody dares to contradict him," he wrote. "By constantly sharpening internal relationships, the Nigerian is becoming a ticking bomb. He looks sympathetic on TV, but behind the scenes he is a wolf in sheep's clothing."

So far, those pessimistic expectations haven't come true. On the contrary, Oliseh has made a phenomenal start to the season, winning five games out of seven, and only losing once. Following the 6-0 triumph at previously unbeaten Telstar last Friday, the biggest away win in club history, Fortuna are second in the table behind Jong Ajax, and technically lead the race because the Amsterdam side are ineligible for promotion.

That is not the only record broken by Oliseh, either. Taking the previous season into account, Fortuna are on an unprecedented run of eight home wins in a row.
And the first goal at Telstar was scored by 17-year-old sensation Perr Schuurs, the youngest captain in club history. Born in November 1999, he was given the armband in the summer by Oliseh, who explained: "If you are good enough, you are old enough." There is little doubt that Schuurs is a huge talent -- he was invited to train with Liverpool in the summer, while Ajax and PSV Eindhoven reportedly made offers to sign him.

Oliseh certainly enjoys working with youngsters much more. Out went the likes of De Regt and 33-year-old striker Sjoerd Ars; in came exciting prospects like Portuguese duo Andre Vidigal, 19, and 21-year-old Lisandro Semedo. They are ably supported by two more 21-year-olds: Finn Stokkers and Djibril Dianessy.

Having laid solid defensive foundations, Oliseh is letting his team play an attacking brand of football, with 21 goals scored so far. Talking to ESPN FC, Delait now admits: "Oliseh is a good motivator who is very strict with his tactics. Fortuna play as a unit under him."

Husken added: "Sunday is a no-nonsense coach who is very clear on what he expects from his players. Having such a star on the bench makes a massive influence on the team."

Few pundits expect Fortuna to keep running and gain promotion, but the youngsters are starting to dream big.

"The spirit of the squad is truly incredible. I have to calm the players at times, because everyone is so hungry," Oliseh told AD recently.

The turnaround had been phenomenal already and the Nigerian is making a name for himself as a coach. But the club will be wary, lest he be lured away from his home in Eupen after his contract at Sittard ends next summer. If he can gain promotion, though, managing such a tight knit team in the Eredivisie could bring some surprising results.

Source: http://kwese.espn.com/football/club/fortuna-sittard/143/blog/post/3220151/sunday-oliseh-bringing-excitement-back-to-fortuna-sittard/?ex_cid=OlisehFortuna_fb_ng_pd_MH
Oliseh is a good motivator who is very strict with his tactics. Fortuna play as a unit under him.

goldfish80:
Don't make jest of things you're not sure of. There have been cases in the past where MRI results vary at different time of testing.
Anyway, there are things not meant to be discussed on public forum. But as an intelligent person which I presume you are, don't be quick to dismiss any theory no matter how allien it sounds at first.

TheGoodJoe:
There is a cylindrical plate in the wrist of U17 players. How The hell will citrus fruits put that plate when it is not there? Na wa.

I believe some of our players who failed it were within the age bracket but due to the strictness of the scan, where a player younger can fail but a player older can not pass to a high degree accuracy, the young ones who failed might be within the age bracket.

The only reason Maduabuchi Obinwa's case raised dust was because he was American born. If he was Nigerian, no one will care.

goldfish80:
Not in this case. We are discussing pure scientific theory here. Not until you have made your research on the theory of the efficacy of using citrus to cheat MRI age detection scan.

safarigirl:
welcome to the table sir, we also hope that you will be a great addition to this thread as well.

Meet Joebie for your bottle of Udeme

komekn:
From what I can gather he has spent quite a few years in Scotland and would be waiting to get his British passport. That would end all his work permit problems across the EEC. So he cannot go anywhere for now.

komekn:
This is a very straightforward road to us Nigerians but one we deny doesn't exist in public. That is to say every Nigerian player will lie about his age.

The only players that you can truly without any doubt believe thier ages. Are those that were born in places where there is automatic data capture at birth.

In this regard Nigeria is not. However, I must say that although it cannot be stopped the era where people would shade 7/8 even 11/12 years of thier ages has ended. I believe players at most can shave of no more than 5 years currently.


Now we have players with very untraceable names that makes it impossible to ascertain thier heritage and or ages.

Do I believe Efe Ambrose age, no I do not, do I believe Balogun yes I do. If Balogun was born in Nigeria he would be no more than 23.

goldfish80:
You don't have to believe. Such allegations should evoke deep thoughts of a curious person.

Mickael2:
There are like 5 standard ways to cheat your way through an MRI. That is why they also do drug tests before the MRI in some instances but the simple truth is that it can be cheated.


Moreover who is to say the MRI test was actually carried out? The FIFA agents right? What if they say it was carried out without actually carrying it out?

goldfish80:
The MRI may not really be 100% accurate. You can still game the system if you know the way.
I heard you can cheat the test if you take high volume of citric acid, maybe 3 weeks to the test test date.

Players of our U17's during camping take lots of citrus to "game the system" so I heard.

tbaba1234:
I remember reading the artcle of Adokiye and his focus was on Fortune Chukwudi. He even had pictures to back it up.

EEGA:
Onyekuru and Iwobi might bench this guy.

tbaba1234:
MRI in 2009 was random. It became compulsory in 2011 at the CAF and FIFA level.

In 2009, players could have gone under the radar. I think the evidence against Fortune Chukwudi at the time was overwhelming.

junnyjake:
You all flip the age card here when it suits you. Really hilarious.


I made a comment about Onazis' age many pages back, many were quick to make a fool out of my argument, despite my revelation about knowing his family in Jos.

Now, it's come to Ambrose - a player, few want to see play for SE, you now want to bring up his official/unofficial age.

Talk about Double - Standards.