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fabyom:
Oshimen is fit and ready! He got injured on his face not leg! I don't see why he should miss AFCON. I heard the list will be out today or tomorrow GMT+1.

He had a fractured eye socket and cheek bone.

This is not just a simple bruise.

There is a need for physical recovery, then mental and then he has to get match fit.

He would have been told to take it easy on those aggressive and sometimes reckless do or die challenges.

However, this is intrinsic to his game AGGRESSION is his DNA , he may have to find another way to express himself.

Its not just about a medical diagnosis that says his bones are healed. If that fracture had healed so well.

WHY ON EARTH IS HE WEARING A PROTECTIVE MASK❓❓ fashion

He is not the only striker in the SE and furthermore he is not necessarily the best in the HERE and NOW.

The most in form striker as it stands, as we speak are Awoniyi and Dennis that's the fact of the matter.

Many here will not like that.

darkelf:
Osimhen Should not be allowed to play at the AFCON

It will spell disaster for us and end his young career. His injuries are still severe and haven't quite healed

He should be patient. There is always another 2 years

I don talk my own ooo

I know some people will come for my head

I agree with you UNQUESTIONABLY.

Subzero047:
Rodgers should have removed Vardy but seniority...

I don't think so.

9 goals in the EPL this season is not Dodo and Beans.

Napoleon55:
Just thank u for this write up.

Komekn and his likes are just blinded by stats.

Do any of these end product stats pile generation actually have better end product than those legends of d game u mentioned above

You should know I don't anchor my deductions on stats.

I have said endlessly that stats are at best indicative but certainly not CONCLUSIVE.

Subzero047:
What is there in Ejuke's game, maybe you are watching a different player than the rest of us if you can mention a technical attribute he has more than Aribo then I can take you seriously, saying that Osimhen has more technique than Aribo shows you are not serious

THANK you

oloriooko:
Excuse me has Leicester sold Iheanacho already?
Even in Cup games he's no where to be found

He was on the bench.

TheGoodJoe:

Are you in Daniel James brain to decide if he can learn or not? Giggs learnt his at the end of his career. So the time is not the idea. Lahm made a major positional shift towards the end of his career.

Giggs already had the technical astuteness , capacity and ability he just channeled it differently and more strategically with team focus.

You can't teach technicality after a certain age .

Wenger once said once a player is over 13 it's almost impossible to teach personal skill and technical ability.

Unfortunately James has none of that.

Philosopher1979:
Mr. Komekn. This idea was gotten from the Brazilians of peles era. if you watch the brazilian team of 1970, the midfielder, wingers and attackers randomly interchanged positions. sometimes pele will play as a ten and the ten will move to the position of striker.
their attackers could play many positions.
Many of todays ideas of attacking football were gotten from Brazil and that is why Brazil will allways earn the respect of the world
as the masters of attacking football

I do not DISAGREE.

When the English FA looked at the over riding number of kick and rush carpenter footballers they were producing.

They decided complete revamp and regeneration of the entire training culture and strategy was essential.

That change started with the football academies.

New personal , etc Liverpool brought in the former assistant manager at Sao Paulo in Brazil to head up the U12 development. Because they had to start young can't teach an old dog new tricks and mentality.

The best academy in my opinion is Chelsea and Arsenal in the UK.

That's why the game has changed in England for English players they needed to compete with overwhelming number of overseas players that totally dominate the EPL.

TheGoodJoe:

I believe the birds today fly better than the past but the defending is too good for you to notice it. How many wingers of the past are better than Hazard in taking on players. Watch the swarm of players around Hazard then. Today, it is even fiercer.

I disagree with players not being good at dribbling. There are loads today. Watch Joao Felix, watch Veratti. Watch Salah. These guys are crazy. However, it is wrong to dribble in tight spaces. You are losing the ball. Counter attacks are insane today. You just don't take thiat risk. It is suicidal.

Bring Ronaldinho today and he can not try it. Have you seen tricks from Vinicius? They are brilliant but you must limit it and abide by tactics to succeed.

Thank you

Meliforme:
If dribbling is all you see in Ejuke's game, then maybe you don't know the player that i am talking about, or you don't watch him.

Talking about technique, Aribo doesn't come close. Do you know that Iheanacho, Iwobi, should i add Nwalkali, and even Victor Osimhen have more technique in their game than your Aribo.

It is obvious some of us on this thread doesn't know what technique in football is.

It seems you have a different definition from everybody in here and possibly the world in general.

Because to talk about technicality and give these example, says you have different eyes from everybody else.

TheGoodJoe:
I doubt Bergkamp and Zidane can control ball like Mahrez. Mahrez is on another level. When he controls ball, he makes the crowd clap. Has the commentators exclaiming in awe.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rU5tPTN5h1I

Just watch the way he kills ball with ease.

Very 9icee.

Top class first touch.

Mujtahida:
If you notice I did not diss the players of this era. What I find atrocious is the mentality as espoused by komekn that all that colorful stuff is not necessary in today's football . Yet some of the most colorful players the game has ever known are the ones we fondly remember because they were highly effective. Me, I just hate drab football.

You completely MISUNDERSTAND my position.

I Absolutely love skill, dribbling, techniques, individual brilliance,but there must be END PRODUCT.

I watched Arsenal's young players give Leeds, West Ham, Southampton and Sunderland ( EFL Cup) a complete football lesson.

I watched Pepe in a masterclass at Sunderland all that aimless dribbling he use to fo stopped for end product. Thats why small boys have taken his position

The EPL is super fast and it merges technicality with speed and physicality for dominance.

My worry is the Nigerian football administrators are not having a strategic plan to take our football foreward.

What we are seeing in England is years of long term planning and recognition that KICK and RUSH will not take them anywhere.

There was a time when the African player was better at dribbling and skills.Thats no longer the case , the new breed of English players have merged technical ability, football intelligence and cohesive team discipline to gain the advantage plus ➕ the skills, dribbling, style and Effizzee.

Funny many of them are Nigerian origin boys.

TheGoodJoe:


I will like to clear something. The players today are equally as gifted or maybe even more than the guys in the past. In recent years we have seen masters of footworks in the likes of Thiago Alcantara and Isco. We have seen def speed and skills in the likes of Mbappe, and Salah.

We have seen some of the craziest technique of touch in likes of Foden and Mahrez. I doubt Bergkamp is better on the ball than Mahrez.

The thing was that defending in the past was lazy. The work rate was poor. So the likes of Okocha, Laudrup, Ronaldinho, Denilson, Bergkamp and co could play with the ball and everybody watches.

Today, if those guys like Zidane were playing, they will not have such luxury. Teams press with full force. They give little time to think. You have to work with a formula to guide your thinking. Playing out of pattern means losing the ball. Every trick should have a purpose, any mistake, you put your team under pressure.

You might praise the guys of the past for their artistry but the truth is that, they will choke in the current system.

AGREED without question or hesitation.

The question is, have our coaches and football administrators understood the way football has moved on and evolved.

This is why l was concerned when I read here ,the purported comments of Eguavon. Hope he is not stuck in the past.

TheGoodJoe:

Interchanging of positions is a big part of the modern game. De Bruyne has played false nine, RW, LW, AM, CM for manchester city.

Yes, if trained, Dan James can pull it off.

Dan James has poor technical ability and vision, everything is speed. He cannot learn those things now it's too late maybe possible but very hard.

I once watched the new set of players who were U12 doing certain technical drills that they had been taught under a new regime of technical proficiency and skills.

The U23 who had not had that schooling were invited to that training session. You know what the U12 were better.

This is why you don't see kick and rush footballer s in the top football be academies in England. Football had moved on and so has English football.

One question long term and short term. Has Nigerian football moved on in terms of investment training facilities, coaching etc to create s new set of complete footballers for the future ❓❓❓

TheGoodJoe:

Have you forgotten Ryan Giggs? He was a pure left winger. Taking on players with pace, skills and dazzling runs. Later in his career, Giggs moved to a creative midfield role and excelled in it. Played in the central role with so much intelligence.

Ryan was just amazing

TheGoodJoe:

Foden can play 10 and wing comfortably. Bernardo Silva can play on the wings and creative midfield comfortably. Jack Grealish does it comfortably. Neymar does it comfortably. It is not a big deal. It has to do with training and a run of games. Isco plays ten and on the wings. It is not a new thing.

Even Okocha played on the wings and is one of the best creative midfielders of the game. Same with Ronaldinho.

These guys are complete player's in every department.

When l look at Trent in Liverpool ,his delivery technique outstanding,his vision immense,his first touch exquisite, his positional sense almost telepathic, his anticipation majic.

One minute he is a RB then a RW then a RM and can finish excellently with both feet.

This is what I call a complete. player.

It was not be easy for him , when he was in the academy he was the only black kid from age 5 in his year. I don't need to say anymore.

Subzero047:
Technique is not step over and dribbles bro, currently Aribo has the best first touch in the world (go and check football manager) and it is an insult to compare him to Ejuke on technique

Not every body understandd that you can have great dribbling skills but poor first touch and even poorer decision making.

Oasis001:


Dem say Wingers can play AM comfortably..... LMAO. Perhaps United should have kept Dan James as a No. 10.

Kog45:
I have said it without number that what eagles need is Ebuehi and Aina as fullbacks...I read some analysis on Zaidu and Collins and I was just laughing....apart from playing for Porto,nothing really special about Zaidu and Collins was damn below average.

Aina I watched in Torino as LB/LWB is better than Zaidu and Collins.

Ebuehi just need more games in Seria A to be back into shape....the guy can do it as RB/RWB.

For God sake having versatile players like Ebuehi and Aina should be a plus.

Agreed without question

One question what in high heavens is Shehu doing in that list, for goodness sake

When l look at the list and see where some of our players have been playing for several seasons, compated to past seasons of the SE a decade ago it looks like regression.

Meliforme:
Eguavoen looks like my kind of man.

Thank you Eguavoen for recognising the potential in Ejuke, I recognised how much of a keen eye Eguavoen owns when he talked about encouraging Ejuke, something i kept talking about. He also talked about Ndidi being on a leash etc.

Thank you Eguavoen, you inspire confidence.

I think but l hope that Eguavon is not stuck in the past.

zoboizee:
You are very wrong sir. He his not even close to them in quality. Dude is as described above. He has no finesse or technical astuteness about his game. He his all about pace & power. Gra gra & insha Allah as quoted earlier fitted him perfectly. Injury to first choice leftback & his super agent factor is what his helping him out. He oftentimes looked naive positionally when defending.

IMO no football brain and or intelligence.

Can I say ABOKI without causing offence.

Napoleon55:
I'm not one of them,I've never been one of those who called for ejike to play 10 for us or even b our playmaker .

From my comments u quoted ,u should b able to deduce what my stance r on that midfield role.

But if it was Nwakali u were implying on,
I assure u,when he eventually given the opportunity ,he will surely surprise u.

We understand u have a soft spot for aribo,but he has been just average for us,
He was actually d one been pretending in that position for us.

Aribo cannot b trusted with that position ,or the role of play making for us,when a better option appears,he will simply make way n relinquish that no. 10 shirt for us.

You cannot be an anonymous mouse in low level football for the past 5 year's and all of a sudden become a TIGER in the SE.

You are blinded to irrationality with your emotive preferences.

When he went Arsenal Saka, Folarin, Smith-Row, Okonkwo, etc were 12/13 years old or thereabouts and they have left him far behind.

charlesemeka85:
for now the 2 players in the current super eagles team that is meant for that position is iwobi and aribo other names wey una Dey throw up here na just mere pretenders wey una go still come back to abuse here after a dismal performance

Being a good CAM as it is preferred nowadays goes beyond turns and flicks good examples are Fernandez and de Byrune ie less skills but very efficient, direct and good team players

Mk flicks and turns no Dey deceive una cus football don evolve beyond that level

Many are still stuck in history , that type of football is will see get slaughtered now.

They really don't understand football has moved on.

It seems a lot of you are CAUGHT UP in a nostalgic era of entertainment football. Where dribbling, showboating without commensurate end product was the order of the day.

Sorry to inform you that FOOTBALL HAS MOVED ON, that kind of football is pleasing to the eyes but will not win you tournaments.

It's now about cohesion, work rate and END PRODUCT, I really do hope that my friend Eguavon is not sentimental and emotive about a bygone era that no longer exists.

It's the same mentality that makes you assess players based on youth football exploits of donkey years ago.

Dribbling showboating without end product is essentially rubbish in today's highly tactical and disciplined strategic planned football environment.

I remember when Mahrez, Raheem, etc did all that dribbling and showboating, they don't do that anymore , it's all about END PRODUCT.

There is such emotive bias among many here some are blinded by sentiment based preference not HERE and NOW performance.

In this regard KC is off the boil , essentially out of his 5 seasons at Leicester in the EPL he has had only one very good season the rest 3 and a half have been abysmal. He should be dropped until he finds form for now.

The HERE and NOW forward players are Awoniyi and Dennis they are doing better than Victor O. as it stands currently. Many will not like that .

I really believe after suffering a serious fracture to the face including eye socket he should not be going to the AFCON. He should be allowed to recover properly and get match fit.

Nwakali is a non starter , has DONE NOTHING WHATSOEVER to deserve a call up to the SE, he is not even outstanding in the lower quality Segunda Division.

The hypocrisy and bigoted double standard we show here is mind boggling. When I would mention Nigerian origin players in the Championship, many here will be screaming bias and prejudice. That the Championship is a poor level for the SE.

Not too long ago our arguably best Midfielder Etebo, after a very good World cup went to Stoke in the Championship. I actually expected him to be the next Ngole Kante, but it didn't happen, he was ok but not outstanding in the league. That accolade of outstanding went to Olise, Eze, Ovie, etc

Luckily Etebo is in the EPL playing for Watford currently not too much to report he is injured and will be out for month's.

The Championship is a league where young players leave and go straight to the top leagues and clubs more than any other second tier league in Europe. Omar Richard left Reading straight to Bayern Munich another example.

We have centred on a very few number of players and ignored the rest, players who are not necessarily making waves.

We still talk about Sadiq from the Segunda Division on a very regular basis. Some even compare him to Adebayo giving him all kinds of accolades . He has scored 8 goals in the Segunda Divisions. Elijah who plays for Luton is not in the mix although he has scored 10 in the Championship. Personally I really don't rate both of them as SE quality.

Some have decided to practice quasi tribalism with Nigeria origin players in Europe Vs Nigerian players from Nigeria. Not sure why ❓are some more Nigerian than others. Showing prejudice and open discrimination.

Terms are used like " he is one of our own" etc it's just petty small minded ignorance and narrow mindedness. We even decide who we think is more patriotic in the Nigerian context.

slimthugchimee2:
Or the chat has moved to another place

Which place , because trying to keep anonymity with Telegram may prove problematic.

maidaboi:
Tammy is still dreaming of EPL Player of the month

You are very RIGHT he has gone way beyond that, to PLAYER OF THE YEAR BOTH SENIOR and YOUNG.

Philosopher1979:
You see players like alhassan Yusuf, Nwakali, ovie Ejaria somewhat have this skill set
and this is why we have been shouting they should be in the team.
skill set and tactics can be more important than where a player plays.
In fact, Akinkunmi Amoo can play both as a winger and an attacking midfielder and so he can just play in the wings
and help out in midfield at the same time.

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Oviemuno is not on the same level as those you mentioned.

Amoo is unproven and in a very low level league maybe in the future but in the HERE and NOW a big no, and Nwakali is promise never realized and remains in obscurity in Segundo division.

Yusuf is not exceptional in his league and doesn't bring anything outstanding in to the SE.

andrewbaba44:
You still ended up saying nothing in this your long epistle that’s full of trash

Ko necessary oga kome ,your same old recycled words about hyping epl players who went to other leagues ,the best players in the epl are from other leagues ,just take note ,one of the best strikers in the epl history is aguero from other league who is better than many English striker ,if not all of them

You are very silly for thinking other European teams will pay nacho 20k a week ,I am talking about decent teams that nacho should join you are here talking about teams like Levante ,Sevilla leipzig will afford to pay KC , is Roma not paying Tammy ? Tammy was not even active last season or half the player iheanacho was , but he got a club but you think nacho won’t get a club


No European team will take nacho but European team will take Tammy who was not that active last season ,you are just too delusional

For your information KC is not a Leicester city flop and will never be regarded as one

You cap too much and you know nothing about football.

Tega Abraham has been a consistent, continuous and outstanding Striker and goal scorer from day one since he started playing football.

As a mere teenager he smashed the Championship at Btistol City and was a top goal scorer, he did the same at Aston Villa. In his first full Of Premier League season 2019/20 he scored 15 Goals in the EPL, he was Chelsea top goal scorer. last season he was also Chelsea top goal scorer despite being relegated to the bench for Lesser players, for reasons UNKNOWN.

There is absolutely no comparison of Tega and KC one has been consistently outstanding and the other consistently mediocre.

Tega has gone to Seria A and has continued.

What has KC done over 5 seasons in the EPL with Leicester after 106 games just 22 goals. He had a very good season 2020/21 with 12 goals. After 3 seasons of shambolic impotency, he finally came alive. He deservedly got a lucrative contract extension until 2024.

I said then that the true test will be CONSISTENCY and CONTINUITY in the 2021/22 season if indeed there has been true progression, not just a one season wonder or flash in the pan.

There are 22 games left of the season can he score 10 goals before season end ,that would be outstanding. He has played 10 games and scored 1 goal.

What you practice is bias and double be standard creating a different standard of measurement to suit a Nigerian player.

KC was classed as a big flop by almost be all pundits and media outlets. Has that tag changed ,only time will tell.

You introduced the comparison of Tega Abraham not me. They are on Totally different levels in every department of the game. Below YouTube clip just be to remind you.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SqyfCOlMKk

forgiveness:
You like drawing controversy to yourself.

What is he doing in Championship if he is better?

Because in the first instance there are Championship clubs that pay EPL wages and can afford to keep their player's.

In the second instance he is contracted to Fulham who are not a small club. So even if he wanted a transfer, it would be declined.

Finally, Fulham are at the top of the Championship and will most likely be in the EPL next season. So why move ?

TheGoodJoe:

It is only you who will call a player that has won the Premier league player of the month impotent.

Suitors will rush Iheanacho if he wants to leave. The problem is that Iheanacho will want all his wages.

Oga you are dreaming again.

Football is a short term career ,you have limited time to gain ascendency. A season is a long time, two seasons confirmation and by three seasons it is history established.

KC has a conformed history of underachievement, these are the plain FACTS.

The SE now needs to look at Dennis he is the IN- FORM striker at the moment and the best ,but in addition this dude brings more. He has scored 7 goals but he also has 5 assists as well.

charlesemeka85:
Premier League strugglers Newcastle United have reportedly identified Tosin Adarabioyo as a potential reinforcement ahead of the January transfer window.

The Times has reported that the Magpies are in the market for two defensive reinforcements and have Fulham star Adarabioyo and Marseille's Boubacar Kamara on their radar.

Newcastle United have the worst defensive record in the Premier League with 41 goals conceded after eighteen matches.

The leaky defence has give manager Eddie Howe cause for concern and he intends to strengthen the backline.

Newcastle United sent one of their top scouts to run the rule over Adarabioyo in a recent Championship clash between Fulham and Luton Town.

The 6ft 5in Anglo-Nigerian center half has Premier League experience under his belt, making 33 appearances for the Cottagers over the course of the 2020-2021 season.

A product of the Manchester City academy, Adarabioyo is contracted to Fulham until June 30, 2023.

The 24-year-old has scored a goal in eighteen Championship games this season - all of which he started.

Newcastle are dreaming where Tosin is concerned , they are one of the favourites to be relegated . On the other hand Fulham are favourites to be promoted, why would he leave.

Newcastle need to look elsewhere maybe other teams in the Championship or a top team in league one with good central defender.

Tosin will currently walk in to several EPL clubs , he has not declared interest in Nigeria yet. Because right now he is ABSOLUTELY better than all the current CB's in the SE.

drDoom3:
If I was Nacho I would be getting my agent ready to secure a January loan move to clubs like Newcastle.

No EPL club will buy an impotent striker who has been impotent essentially for 5 season.

I don't know the kind of Viagra he got last season for the first time in his entire football career he scored 12 goals in a season in the EPL. Admittedly they tweaked the system and formation where he can play as a support striker or in tandem with another forward player.

Either way he has been poor this season that's why he is not playing, his contract will not expire until 2024. So he will remain until he has chopped his money complete whether that is so in the bench or on the field.