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Meliforme:
Foreign groomed players seem to have a better grasp of football basics when compared with home groomed players. Foreign groomed players tend to keep it simple and yet are very effective.

I behave that the beauty of football lies in keeping it simple.

Watching Alex Iwobi and Felix Agu, validates this observation.

Sir you're absolutely right

elyte89:
Watch this emotional rashidi yekini tribute



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uo5q5upXUJ0?si=TnhL9OafqFW3XlIC

This is pure and fabricated lies regarding Yekini and his teammates..This tribute didn't reflected what really happened.....pls go into archive and watched all Super eagles US 94 matches and tell me how he was betrayed by his teammates?

Goke7:
Nice one by Onyeka he’s proven himself! I see more epl clubs coming for him now!

Abegi make he makes the move permanent.He will enjoy playing time with senior Frank.

TheSuperNerd:
I am convinced that 1994 team would probably have reached the final or even won bloody everything if they didnt starve Yeking on purpose and if they just did not sabotage themselves vs Italy.

Yekini was indeed the best athlete of that generation. No one came close. Not Okocha, not Oliseh, Not Amunike... Not even Finidi. Yekini was the most outstanding athlete of that golden era and our arrowhead of destruction. He would have scored more than 37.

Doc,it took Yekini good four years to really established himself with eagles and this contributed to not scoring more than 37 goals...He made his presence felt from 1987 to 1994 after he made his debut in 1983.

Well Yekini form dipped a bit during US 94,fact him and Oliseh are culprits against Italy.... Yekini missed a very cleared chance created by Mike Emenalo and Oliseh gentle tackling gave Dino Baggio needed equalizer.

Eagles from 1988 to 1994 worked for Yekini to achieve his all time goal record.I can only remember Siasia pass that he failed to give Yekini who was in better position against Ivory Coast,any other ones I can't recollected.

Goke7:
Is it not still what’s happening now and when some people point it out there will be all sorts of self righteous arguments! I will always point out the World Cup winning 2002 Brazilian team who did everything to ensure Ronaldo d Lima surpassed Pele goal record for the national team and still end up winning the competition. That’s the right mentality any serious team will have no matter who the coach is cos at the end it’s the entire team and nation takes the glory but personal glory hunting will always come short of any team potential.

I feel bad for Yekini cos in this social media and punditry era the gangling striker will be reaping heavily from all those years of hard toiling. Very sad!

Pls what happened to Yekini during his era with eagles!...are you saying he was starved of passes

iwaeda:
Tinubu wants to continue his fiefdom like he did in Lagos. He tried with Lai Mohammed, he failed. Hope you Kwarans are opening your eyes and brain. Semi educated governor has pushed you down. Kperogi is wrong, Megida, Ahmed is from Shaare, Ifelodun, while Bolarinwa is from Omu-Aran, Irepodun and he was former Mainland Chairman, Ebute-Metta.

Bolarinwa known as BOB is from AGUNJIN not OMUARAN

TheSuperNerd:
I dey tell u. U playing for Man City wont matter. 3 goals in 34 NT games?? And you be attacker. Nigerians didnt even wait up to 10 games before coming for Boniface... lol

Ha me and Mujtahida showed Boniface shege for this thread

TheSuperNerd:
Antoine Semenyo on the Expectations of playing for Ghana...

NB: He has 3goals in 34 caps (24 starts).

Ghana own na small thing he for don see shege if na naijas 3 goals in 34 caps.

TheSuperNerd:
Victor Osimhen returns to the squad list... ahead of Tomorrow's game.

Gala without Osimhen go dey struggling even against spor spor...good to have him back.

zicky:
He has jumped out, ones he see people talking down Lookman, but if they mentioned Osimhen, tears go full this place.

Zicky,not this route, coming here is to exchange banters talking football,this is not X where people talk anyhow belittling our players...pls peace,here we love our players,yes we have our favorites but no hating baba.

Pls let's stop bringing X this and that to this thread,let it ends in X.The growth of our players must be our joy,so if you engaged someone in X trying to rubbish any player pls end it there not here abegi.

M7even:
It was Olisah Ndah back when he was in Orlando Pirates. Before his long spell with injury

Olisah Ndah and Kelechi Nwakali got wide cards in 2022 Afcon,funny the two are struggling professionally, really surprised about Olisah Ndah cuz I always rating ball playing defenders

chrisooblog:
Don't mind people and their agendas. Always using Lookman to throw shade at Osimhen instead of being appreciative that Nigeria has two awesome talents to call upon.

Na members here dey bring this info of shading from X.... I don't take X or Facebook serious talking about our players cuz the things wey you go dey hear na headache for head o.

franchasng:
Definitely there will be.

But the reality is, Atiku or Peter Obi will win the ADC ticket.


But I would have preferred Atiku/Obi to ensure Tinubu's rigging plans and mercenaries have no chance.


But if Obi wins the ticket, then it will be Obi/Kwankwaso, another landslide victory but they must prepare to counter Tinubu's rigging in the North, Southeast and Southsouth to stand a chance

Rigging Rigging...I discovered losers are the ones shouting rigging in any election,so stop it if you're indeed ready for change or else Tinubu will win 2027 with ease

WriterNig:

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Odogwu that cannot handle small Iran.

Trump & Americans boasted about obliterating Iran and them surrendering in 48 hours.

How did that end? The US begging for ceasefire.

After losing over 35 aircrafts in 36 days. Lost all their bases, embassies, expensive radars and air defense systems, factories, oil tankers and businesses across the Middle East.

If they lost all these in 36 days. Imagine what they'll lose in just 6 months of war.

Even Ukraine did not lose that much in 36 days.

Despite receiving help from Israel and 7 Gulf countries. While Iran received no help from anyone.

Even went ahead to threaten the whole world to join them in fighting ordinary Iran that has no air force or proper Navy.

Shame!

Rubbish as usual....killing a president or leader of a country in a war is what?pls answer me,you guys will just be written nonsense to justify lies.

Abi no be the same HIJAB Dem dey wear go hotel for real thing with men.....did HIJAB representing holiness?NO..hmm,what many do under HIJAB person go run

ChrisKels:
I need to see him more, especially in competitive matches.

Though the boy is calm and he read the game very well just like Frederick but to me good having him and Nwaiwu in the team,also Ighoh

Papi85:
the way una observe Bassey, even many saying Tanimu was better than him 🤣😁

Yes Bassey was shaky in the beginning but with time he gathered the needed confidence and we have solid Bassey...

lbrichman2:
Now we need this kind of depth in our midfield.. creators who can hold their own and play make for the SE..
Because as it stands, once something do Iwobi like this, na long ball or Eguavoen wing play we go revert to be that..

Iwobi met Mikel in the team,when Mikel left despite Iwobi availability na so so complaining but last Afcon Iwobi surprised us,so let's wait and see how things unfold, possibly we are going to see Iwobi successor

ChrisKels:
Not really sold on this guy but if those interests are genuine and not some PR, then he must be him.

I still dey use third eye observing him but good to have him,giving us more depths with Frederick,Ighoh,Nwaiwu,with these guys we will not miss Semi Ajayi much when he retired from the game

Goke7:
Elder sir you take things too serious what’s the big deal about complaints about Lookman if players like Iwobi have also been complained about too make people no talk anything about Lookman again?

Goke go to many pages back I criticized Lookman during our WC qualifiers cuz he was poor....you just said eagles handlers are complaining about his defending attitude and I said am hearing it for the first time even Chelle never complained about Iwobi who was damn too poor defending during Afcon.

Oga Goke I enjoy having conversations here o,so don't be pissed off

mrvitalis:
If UK could allow seyi Tinubu who has no real business own properties worth over 10 million pounds why won't they allow here

Tinubu a man with no known business worth 5 million naira in 1999 have 2 private jets today?

That woman was rich before she became a minister a director in shell BP.. If Tinubu can be free why not here

Una go just dey talk nonsense defending criminals

Goke7:
Even in the national team there have been complaints about Lookman defensive end too, so it’s not just a serie A thing, remember the excuse every coach in our national team keep giving about Simon regular presence in our national side is his defensive abilities.

Me I don’t have issues about Lookman defending or even osihmen offside cos both players still get their job done. I no Dey get time for too much analysis that leads to paralysis jor!

Serious,am hearing it for the first time that eagles handlers are complaining about Lookman defending,so they're not complaining about Alex Iwobi the least eagles defending.

Goke7:
Yeah, because Serie A teams have a consistent philosophy of being tight at the back while offensive players do their job, but ATM na mass defence tactics, so Mola needs time to adjust. Do I like it? Never, but you have to please your employer, and I think the player, from some of his goal clearance moves in that game, is learning very fast.

Nope,Osimhen offside issue na from Ojota days not about Serie A or you forgot how his goals were ruled offsides during 2023 Afcon and this is due to his fast movements

Napoleon55:
They go dey shout bring them foreign born,but when they finally see better one,they no go allow am play in peace.
The same way they kept criticising Iwobi until he finally shut them up.
In super eagles, a winger go outscore the strikers,yet some would still find fault in him.

Sincerely I criticized Lookman during our WC qualifiers and am always not impressed with Iwobi but there are criticisms that seems personal and I hate it....right now Iwobi is unplayable

zicky:
Egbon na the same direction we dy think, we have seen him do it before. I just feel Nigerian players don't put effort in self development outside the general team training

Chuckwueze and Nwakali made Osimhen to flourish during under 17 with classic performance but painful seeing Nwakali not making it and Chuckwueze inconsistent form

TheSuperNerd:
Fair enough. I feel the knock on Lookman being subbed off almost everytime is overstretched. It does not in anyway indicate or give "bad baller" vibes, it is just the tactical decision of one of the modern game's most ultra-defensive coaches, Simeone.

The man who replaced Lookman is more defensively astute as he's played LB, LWB, RWB, LM, etc... so Simeone just made a decision to protect his advantage. Lookman did his job as the attacking weapon that he is and his goal is the reason Atletico are in the semis. That is truly what matters.

Thank you Doctor

Sermwell:
But they can give automatic ticket to Amoda Yekini! Awon Werey!

Make una dey sensible on some issues,hating him should not always be judgement...abi you don see any Nigeria president losing his party primary,the chairman made it cleared by stating that it's either through consensus or primary election,left for members to decide

lbrichman2:
Another winger
While I like him, I feel Chelle should prioritize midfielders..
We need midfield creators like right now
I don't even mind having a look at that guy in Pisa again.. Akinsanmiro

Akinsanmiro will need to raise his game if Chelle gives him another opportunity.

Goke7:
😂 elder how many top players we get sef e pass Lookman and osihmen? na Abi na chuks be top player? Even Iwobi is just somewhere.

Please cool down Lookman is still settling into the Athletico set up which is quite different from Atalanta or the serie A where he is coming from and for me so far he’s making progress but let’s not alway be too touchy any time questions are being asked I even responded earlier that he’s fulfilled his role in the game while other players should fulfil theirs. It’s like osihmen offside awareness that’s always being questioned from time to time so elder relax our boy is doing good and that’s what matters!

Osimhen offside Lookman defensive😎I think ATM tactics made it looks like that cuz Atalanta never complained about his defending even Super eagles.

lbrichman2:
Chuks would need a coach like Guardiola to help him reach his next level
It would take a lot of coaching, benching and disciplining
Unfortunately that is unlikely to happen.

That's why I think we should do everything possible to bring in Femi Azeez
Dude has a higher ceiling and reminds me of Olise

Chuckwueze suppode be our talisman in a tight situation,moving from Villarreal to AC Milan really affected his progression

zicky:
what a goal, that guy is a wizard.

Anytime I watched Olise and Saka,na Chuckwueze always dey my mind,I keep on asking wetin happen,Chuckwueze got it all to be on the same level but I no understand o