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daveP:
lacazette style!! It will help him. If he has pacy wingers, it will be a good one. But gradually with time

Lacazette is versatile and technically astute, he also use to be a Winger. And if s not your traditional type striker.

Danielnino00:
On the basis of him playing in the premier league or what?

See screenshot below.

Nuff Said can't argue with goals and goals scored in the EPL.

For those transfixed with the player definition , you will notice there is only one bonafide Striker in the list, Jamie Vardy.

Food for thought.

Danielnino00:
On the basis of him playing in the premier league or what?

See screenshot below.

Nuff Said can't argue with goals and goals scored in the EPL.

TheLoneCitizen:
Anthony Nwakaeme has to go down as one of Nigeria's greatest in Europe.

Just took Trabzonspor to within 16 points of a first title in about 50 years, with a goal, assist, 8 chances created and 6 dribbles.

From two goals down.

Possibly one of the greatest in his club maybe on this backwaters league.

But now you are going OTT with the hype, if he is so good why has he remained in Turkey ❓

Subzero47:
You see I'm not like you that will find any excuse to slander any player I hate, any body with two eyes that watched his match yesterday knows he played well

Can you please state the players according to you that I HATE and give your reasons for your conclusion.

And if you have to quote me please do it verbatim "my exact words" not your perception or assumptions please.

Philosopher1979:
Your judgement on players is too momentarily. I mean 2 years ago you will not rate Emmanuel dennis but now you rate him. Stop been hasty to judge players. Time changes things and life is full of surprises.

Dude l don't think you understand that football is a short term career, as a consequence everything is time constrained.

This seasons star can become next season's flop, this is the nature of football.

The only thing you can hold on to is consistent outstanding performance. You catn hold on to past glories, it is about the HERE and NOW.

In the HERE and NOW Dennis is the most in form and best Forward player CURRENTLY in Nigeria.

Subzero47:
It doesn't help when your teammates can't even string 3 passes without being dispossessed

Blame his team mate's and the size of the ball included. Deflect all blame from Victor he is the best in the world.

andrewbaba44:
Dennis is not even a striker self till recently at watford ,he doesn’t even play there all the time

I have even watched Dennis played as a wing back for club Brugge

The top five goal scorers in the best and most competitive league in the world the EPL are not strikers by definition.

Salah
Diogo
Sterling
Mane
Bruno

So what's your point exactly.

Odunayow:
What would a Westerner say before

Where there WMDs before Bush and his cronies packed in with their instruments?

Although there is no sides for me as a Nigerian but God forbid we entertain such finger pointing

You are talking of a tyrannical ruler in Saddam Hussein who gased the Kurds in his bloody blatant genocide.

The same Saddam that invaded Kuwait without any justification beyond his own expansionism ideas.

Yes the WMD existed at one time but when the war started they seem to no longer exist.

There was a UN mandate albeit in my opinion somewhat spurious. Nonetheless, two wrongs don't make a right.

There is no comparison whatsoever with what's happening in Ukraine and what happened in Iraq.

Please get real and don't be so bigoted.

Russian supreme leader Putin.

Has just invaded a sovereign country with zero provocation and justification. It's about Putin's grandiose ideas of a new Russian Empire.

I use the term Supreme leader because there is absolutely no check and balance on his power. They don't even rely on public opinion.

Everything is totalitarian any dissent is met with violent murderous retribution with spurious laws to bremove all free press in Russia.

What are the implications for Africa and Nigeria.

We are seeing the establishment of a new world order based on Putin idealogy. As a consequence , Democracies are looked upon with disdain and the rule of law of no consequence.

Russias Putin is very at ease in creating alliance's with murderous bloody undemocratic political despotic ruler's. Because that's what he is.

It means that unpopular and undemocratic political leaders can be propped up by Russia to the detriment of the nation. Examples abound ; Libyay General Haftar, Mali ruling Junta, and I think Burkina Faso and CAR will soon join.

There has been a pilot roll out in Mali. Which means that the scenario playing out in Burkina Faso will become a common occurrence.

The French have left Mali essentially creating a staging base for Islamic jihadists to attack the entire West African sub region. Because the Mali Army is incapable and Incompetent in securing there territory from Islamic jihadists.

If Putin successfully implements regime change and I'd able to prop up and impose a Russian stooge government in Ukraine the whole world will be at risk.

China may feel emboldened to invade Taiwan.

These are very dark days ahead.

May God save us all.

chrisooblog:
I will paraphrase the words of the Napoli president.

Osimhen wasn't bought because he was the finished product but because he has the potential to get even better. In short they weren't expecting instant world class levels of performance. They understand he's a young player who will improve with age. His goal stats have shown he is improving every season in Italy. When he's not scoring he's winning penalties. This season alone I think he's won 6 or 7 penalties all this despite being out with injuries. Now if I'm objectively assessing Osimhen I will say his performances have shown he can and will do better. Considering his age time is still on his side to improve.

We can insist he improves aspects of his game but it would be laughable to start saying he hasn't delivered when his goal output is still good.

I think it will be fair to not begin to give up on a player who has scored double digits in each of the last 4 seasons including this one.

I did not say " GIVE UP" Nobody is suggesting that.

I'm my experience nobody spends £80 million on a player who they think has a lot to learn.

I actually think Victor O has a lot learn he doing ok but that's all. I currently rate Dennis more than him.

chrisooblog:
After scoring double digits each season since his move to Italy I reckon he has done fairly well not forgetting that he has had to recover from two bad injuries plus covid enforced time on the sidelines.

Can he do better yes but if we're assessing him based on his output which for a striker is goals then he would definitely warrant a pat on the back.

When you pay £80 million for a striker, is it unreasonable to expect him to be among the top 5 top goal scorers in the Seria A ❓being in the top 10 is acceptable anything less I woulty say is unsatisfactory for a world class transfer fee of £80 million.

2020/21 season after 24 games 10 goals and was 25th in the Seria A goals scored table.

2021/22 season so far 16 games and 7 goals.

chrisooblog:
After scoring double digits each season since his move to Italy I reckon he has done fairly well not forgetting that he has had to recover from two bad injuries plus covid enforced time on the sidelines.

Can he do better yes but if we're assessing him based on his output which for a striker is goals then he would definitely warrant a pat on the back.

You use the best descriptive term considering the circumstances, " fairly well"

However, when a club pays near £80 million for a player, there is therefore world class Expectations.

I would not describe his performances as world class so far.

do4luv14:
Thank alot, I had decided to move on, and I thank the Lord his grace is sufficient for me,

thanks again oshare

Akpo oghene

Subzero47:
Guy I watch every Napoli match and know who is good and who is not, Elmas is a very poor player it is not about passing to Osimhen, Insigne is a worse culprit in not passing to Osimhen do you see me castigating him, not everybody is your fellow beer parlor analyst biko

When Victor O, moved to Napoli .

I said the true test of his quality will be how he can adapt to tactfully more superior system of football and one where he is not core focal point for the team as it was in Napoli and Belgium. Essentially one dimensional system.

That test has come and what do you think

andrewbaba44:
Because they lost against Barca they aren’t a serious team ba ? Beer parlour analyst on the move once again .

I want to presume, the term "serious team" is indicative of the top 20 teams in European football.

That top twenty would not include Napoli.

andrewbaba44:
Because they lost against Barca they aren’t a serious team ba ? Beer parlour analyst on the move once again .

It's not because they lost.

It was how they lost, l watched the game and Barca made Napoli look like academy youth players ,they got totally SCHOOLED.

The result doesn't reflect the total domination of Barca.

nairalandankrah:
This one no be grammar matter, I'm putting it to you that If only you watched the match, you'd agree with me and Neapolitans all over the world that Victor should start looking for a serious team

He needs to improve his game tactfully and his football intelligence.

I would agree he needs a team that will play to his strengths using him as a true 9, where he is the center of attention.

But no serious (top 10) world class team will be one dimensional like that

Famocious:
Absence of Sambo Anguisa really showed in their game against Barcelona..

He must be injured.

And now at end of season he will return back to Fulham.

do4luv14:
hmmm, Guys pls remember me in your prayers, for the first time since I tried it in my teenage years,

Am contemplating suicide , life had not been fair, Am thinking of ending it all,

Life is hard , but what makes it harder, is the norms and values with which we judge ourselves with. As a result what could be actual success can be termed failure.

So one societies success is another societies Failure.

When you contemplate, be careful what terms of reference you use to determine satisfaction or discontent. It should never be based on meeting people's and or societies expectations, i.e. " what will people say"

I was in a Church and it was testimony time. One couple came and talked about how God had uplifted them, new job , new car and plenty money, Ah !!! He has done it again, Praise the Lord, etc.

Another couple came up and said they had just sold thier only house, they had taken 20+ years to pay mortgage. That have taken the money in excess of £260k , to Malawi built an orphanage for children,that will feed them and get them into School for the next five years. Oh wow praise the Lord, we Love ourGod, etc.

My Nigerian friends thought the couple was mad, because there sense of value was completely different.

I want you to understand you can rejoice at things others will cry and have anguish about. You can turn what you wrongly considered DISSAPOINTING to celebration. What are you placing VALUE on.

This is the difference between happiness ( dependent on what's happening around you ) and JOY which comes from within, with the help of God irrespective of what's happening I choose to be joyful.

In choosing joyfulness you choose life.

Remember without the test there is no testimony and without the battle there is no VICTORY.

When I use to live in Nigeria, when we couldn't get butter to eat bread we substituted with Avocado pears, we thought it was the doldrums of poverty and were far from happy.

I come back to the UK and healthy eating for the rich includes substituting Avocado for butter and we pay £3.50 for one Avocado.

So please look up appreciate yourself ,thank God for your challenges because if you believe then victory is already yours.

Choose joy and choose life you will OVERCOME.

A good way to look at it is ,How does God see me, not according to men but his word.

NaijaMutant:
This is a very good development.


They need to be rehabilitated.


The government should move them away from Borno, if possible to the US or UK in order to quicken their rehabilitation.

They need to be well pampered so that they will not have reasons to go back to terrorism.

If an armed robber surrenders to the police, do we tell him to go home relax and didn't be bad boy again. And here is sone money to get you rehabilitated .

UTTER NONSENSE

kingphilip:
So where did I state the bold or you just want to go on a rant?

To your second paragraph, my kind is not here. I am the only of my kind here, so find another thing to say.

I can't remember anybody saying Ejuke is better but if you do, help me point it out.

Where I have issue with Olise is not about him coming in but we dropping somebody who helped us qualify for him since he is waiting for us to qualify first. Why not he come in and help us qualify instead of waiting for us to qualify? Does he consider himself not good enough to aid our qualification to the world cup or what is hindering him from declaring for us?

Regarding the huge favour to Nwakali, I asked you this question before the AFCON and I'm still asking you again now, who should we have taken in his stead to the AFCON as a midfielder? Or should we have gone with only three players instead? You're yet to answer this question. Maybe you can help us with the answer this time.

The double standard, the bigotry , the hypocrisy, favouritism and blatant dissembling conceitedness that surrounds Nwakali is without measure.

I had high expectations for the SE and as such felt only the very best available should be deserving.

I watched how players that I haven't talked about for years where said to be ," TOO POOR" quality for the SE they were denigrated and dismissed as being abysmal.

The Championship is low quality , league one is too poor, etc. I AGREED tacitly .

But look at the players that are being touted as quality SE potential players, Nwakali brothers, Players in the backwater leagues of Europe, etc

I will tell you this one reason that Nigerian origin players find Nigeria problematic apart from the corruption, is the double standard and hypocrisy.

We were supposedly wanting Eberechi Eze come to the SE. He played a friendly indoor game to get him familiar with the SE. He was then forgotten and the Nwakali brother and others who had done nothing were invited for friendly games.

Eze was ignored for years when he blew up we suddenly remembered him. I am not surprised by his Luke warm attitude.

Ademola and Ovie have always wanted to play for Nigeria and despite the Lies the NFF are spewing about him being the cause of the delay. He will not contradict the misinformation it's the price he has to pay to play for the SE.

You say who could have been invited instead of him , you are not being sincere. There are at least 30 players from the EPL and Championship that are better options.

Karlovych:
I remember he was doing well with Henreeveen at that time, Akpom has been cleared though but he is not better than what we have now.

Chuba Akpom is not good enough

TheGoodJoe:

They want to make money off Nwakali and Nwakali feels he sacrificed enough with a pay cut. The problem is Nwakali does not want to sign a new deal.

Why do you like to create fantasy narrative that is simply a figment of your overactive imagination garnished with over stated Favouritism and essentially comedic hyperbole.

Please how will they make money off a players who is an embarrassment to the club and league. He has no value in the league.

They tried to offload him for nothing before he got back from AFCON. He is the second lowest paid player in the club.

Nwakali sacrificed nothing, after 4 seasons of Mediocrity he ended up in Porto B, playing youth football and even then struggling to get into the team.

He didn't take a pay cut he took the very best he could get at that time. That's what he was valued at, even Huesca , took a gamble immediately after buying him they sent him on loan, not good enough.

Maybe now he may find a club in Turkey or Finland or las las Warri Wolves.

These are facts easily corroborated not imaginatively crested like you do.

Now you will say HATE, BIAS and PREJUDICE.

13large:
This nwakali situation is sad because he returned late from the afcon, the club decided to ban him entirely from the senior team. I heard that he was sick and also presented a doctors note, yet, his club turned closed eyes. I believe that, his punishment is too harsh. Suspend him without pay for few games, but to ban him entirely of the senior team

This is the same player that many are saying is indispensable to Huesca.

It's as clear as daylight, the club do not rate him at all. Even before he got back from AFCON they tried to offload him to another Segunda Division team, a league he has played in for two seasons, yet nobody wants him.

He is the second to the last lowest paid player in Huesca team.

Meanwhile TheGoodJoe is giving me a nonsensical narrative that he refused to renew his contract.

I said about a month ago that if he doesn't buckle up ,he will have his contract cancelled anf be locked out.

We now have a Midfielder Generalissimo, outstanding player who is clubless. After all the padding the NFF have done it's not worked.

Do you think the club are fools I can assure there would have a pattern of Indiscipline and other antics. I for one don't believe this is his first incident .

He just played AFCON and all of a sudden he sick while galavanting around in Nigeria.

TheGoodJoe:
komekn, you that likes calling everybody prejudice, your false narratives on why Nwakali was not playing Huesca was based on what?

Let me explain it to you in one word.

PREJUDICE.

Let's dissect, can you say specifically what I said that constituted PREJUDICE.

You have used the term LIES.

Please quote me verbatim.

Joebie:
I agree that Pinnick should not be in London or anywhere as a matter of fact holding such talks.
We should have influential people in the UK who can do those lobbying as well as Eguavoen should be in the picture.
If people resource is what you meant, then you are so much on point.

What am I saying here? Same applies in the homefront. You should people in the right place to develop the game. A lot can be done in the home front at the same time. It is never one or the other.

This is a true story , some may think posturing.

I had discussions with a very high up NFF officials as well as with few others.

And I said they needed to create relationship, create a presence make linkages develop long standing relationships with players. Right from U12 upwards. That would require partnership with Nigerian origin individuals involved with football in the UK.

Have a strategy that makes Nigeria an option because you have long standing relationships.

The NFF should be noticing outstanding talent before England.

Don't forget that Ovie and Ademola were rejected by NFF after trials in London. Many felt that the whole thing was corruption personified.

However, NFF officials were more interested in coming here , by themselves to Jolly in the name of working.

M7even:
I'm Edo from my father and Yoruba from my mother. My surname might give me out. But I was born and bred in as a Yoruba boy. we only speak yoruba. I mean I could go on and on to tell you what makes me feel more Yoruba than a benin boy. Living in lagos , I've been to benin just once. It must be the same for these boys.
If You must convince them do it!
What's the pride about it? That you are asking a person to give up a fraction of what makes them and their very existence due to their parental lineage.

Your comparison , l am sorry doesn't really have a clear link and fails.

It's apparent you haven't lived in a nation with a large Nigerian origin population, outside of Africa.

In addition you don't know any of these Nigerian origin players and it's difficult for you to have context.

I want you to consider Israel, we have 6th generation Jewish origin British citizens, they consider themselves Jewish first they even volunteer fire milystuy service in Israel. There identity is unequivocally Jewish first and British second.

Let me clear , Nigerian origin players ,have mostly a Nigerian cultural heritage as well as a social interaction that's clearly Nigerian. They identify without question as Nigerian.

In my view that are more Nigerian than many Nigerian born and bred in Nigeria.

I can use myself as an example , l was born in the UK, the first time I came to Nigeria I was 11. I went boarding school in Warri. I speak my language Isoko/ Uhrobo, as well Igbo and a bit of conversational Yoruba. I describe myself as born in the UK but made in Warri.

I don't feel Oyibo English in any way or shape.

Football doesn't define your sense of nationality it's much deeper than that.

charlesemeka85:
I have seen him play loads of time for the saints and must confess without mincing words that he is the poorest talent wise from the bunch we re eyeing currently

Make em shine wella from now till the end of season with truck loads of goals and assist and England calls him up mk I see am decline the call up

Agreed without question

Meliforme:
Nobody is against the inclusion of FB's. They are not less Nigerian, what we are against is our
inability to groom talents through grassroot football, and begging players. The door is always open to anybody that wants to play for the team.

Appealing and promoting your National football team to players with multiple national choices, is not begging.

Please stop talking like a village Chief.

Meliforme:
The problem with Nigeria is that we favour quick fixes and quick successes over gradual growth and development. We love big names, we love it big, we don't have the mentality to slowly build from the scratch.

Esau is a guy that loves it already made, he loves to hunt down animals he never was a part of their development. He goes to the bush to catch them already grown up and big and then consumes them. Jacob is a guy that favours raising young animals, that at the moment has little to offer him. He patiently nurtures them to full potential. The Esau kind of people will always sell their dignity, honour and birthright to Jacob kind of men, they will always end up begging Jacob.

It is so sad to recall that we once had Eberechi Eze within our grasp, but failed to tie him with a cap because he is not yet a big name.

Ejuke and Nwakali only played matches that are without much consequence in the just concluded AFCON tourney, maybe because of the coach's ego. Ejuke looked demoralised against Guinea Bissau. But our darling coach won't mind begging people that obviously look down on the team.

What will Olise and Eberechi Eze bring to the S.E that we don't already have in Nwakali and Ejuke , is it technique or creativity? Ejuke plays in the Russian league that is not even among the top five leagues in Europe, Nwakali is languishing in Segunda division in Spain, they are not yet big names and therefore should be despised, when it is very clear what these guys can offer. We wait untill they become big names and then we beg them.

Untill we value what we have, untill we develop our youth system and grassroot football, we will continue to beg, we will continue to restlessly venture outside with our FA president and the entire coaching crew to beg a player or two to consider playing for us, we try to appeal to their emotions, we try to evoke sympathy.

You are completely blinded by prejudice.

You are attempting to compare darkness with daylight.

Ejuke has a lot to learn and Nwakali after 7 years in Europe has learned nothing.

Eze is being priced at £45 million and I can't even begin to imagine the value of Olise. Both are consistent outstanding performers at the highest level.

And you are making a comparison with Nwakali, Dude you are lost.

JohnBullMySon:
I feel you. But sincerely, you're being too utopian and very unrealistic. We simply can't adopt this method you're talking about. Not now at least. Other African countries are doing the same and we have to be proactive to ensure our place at the very top. In fact that's what will make others eager to play for us the more. If we get left behind, we fall so badly no one would respect the SE again. The days of having to beg single nationality players to honor call ups and behave well in camp will simply return. Corps in the US scout and steal extraordinary employees from competitors with promises of higher pay. As a Stanford or MIT undergrad, you get scouted right in the university. Shouldn't those companies respect themselves and wait for them to apply? No they won't because if they sit back, their competitors will grab them and create advantage.

Its like starting up a business and then expect people to start patronizing you because they love you. You have to do well at first to organically attract people bro. Very few persons will just want to play for a poorer team, unless they have no choice. These players don't prefer England just because they were born there. Its because of the talents and higher chances of international success with their national team.

Don't pretend like we have a good system right now that trains and brings out talents on regular basis. Osimhen and Chukwueze are just rarities that have more to do with sheer talent than training. Look at the league for instance, it keeps on dwindling. Now we cannot get or sustain any TV broadcast, sponsorships since the Southies left. Before we can get to a decent level in football development, 8 to 9 figures USD must be spent, I tell you. Where will the NFF get that amount, before we begin talking about how long it takes?
[b]
Finally, as a country, we need to fully engage our diaspora community to grow beyond the average African country. [/b]We have a large one currently, and we must take advantage of it. Both to grow our football, and to secure talents with foreign exposure. Beyond football, our large community gives us unfair advantages in several other areas too. Someone like Doherty has been campaigning for talents born abroad to play for us, yet has attracted a lot of investment into football development in Nigeria, notably with Southampton.

The two can go together.

Let's talk finances PWC gives a $22 billion remittance into the Nigerian economy constituting about 8/9% of our GDP.

Consider these are figures from the formalized Banking sector, if you put the informal remittances then the figures could triple.

There are millions of Nigerians in the Diaspora, and they are not reducing but increasing. That's a huge resource that's yet to be fully utilised on multiple fronts.