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charlesemeka85:
it’s been long I saw dele play. Dele is more like a controller in the midfield while fisayo is more attacking and explosive

First time I watched him was when he played for Manchester City U21 against Liverpool U21.

Dude was excellent much better then the over hyped Harvey Elliott who resorted to shirt pulling to keep up.

He was playing for Sheffield Wednesday in league one when PSV, AC Milan , put in a bid for him with interest from several Premier League clubs.

Sheffield Wednesday did not want to let him go, and indeed froze him out when he refused to extend his contract.

He was in the team that beat Newcastle United in the FA Cup .

Subzeroo:
I still think Tom is much better than him

Why 😯

TheSuperNerd:
Jpes inviting Fisayo Dele-Bashiru as an answer to Iwobi needing help in the creative dept is both good and bad.
Good because I see he's finally listening to reason but bad because Fisayo is decent but not the profile needed to upgrade our creative side in midfield. His style and deeper stats says it all. The team needs a controller, a midfield player who can hold plays together and string passing sequences with the pausa of a dictator.

Fisayo is a decent CM/AM/LM but still lacks what will truly uplift the outlook of our midfield plays. His passing range isn't tops as well.


Finally, I still don't know what Joe Aribo is doing on this list. He has failed to nail down a starting shirt in the Championship and only gets few minutes here and there. He is off form and poor right now and isn't deserving of constant recall. It's not like he has done enough in the GWG colors either to justify his callup.

Jpes continues to deceive himself. Calling up 6 MFs for the first time yet not even calling up the right profile. Smh.

We move. Let us see where Peseiro leads this team.

Coming from someone who calls Nwakali an outstanding top level Midfielder.

Well get ready to be DISGRACED, because Fisayo is miles ahead. I see him claiming position almost immediately.

forgiveness:
That's how I see it for now hence no complain.

There are factors that drive and push directed behavior in individuals, and these factors are what have made this administration to make decisions in this direction we haven't taken before.

We can't continue with the previous methods that has left us deep into poverty and dept.

I am not only expecting economical reforms but also political reforms.

How can the direct beneficiaries of LAWLESSNESS, Election rigging, denigration of the Rule of Law ⚖️, Disruption of Separation of Powers, Bribery and Corruption instigate POLITICAL REFORM ❓❓

It's not possible.

They that class of generational politicians has to be removed FIRST.

TheSuperNerd:
Kelechi Nwakali with a solid 80mins midfield clinic as chaves lead 1-0 away at Arouca.

New coach, Luis Margado seems to be in agreement with how important Nwakali is to his side just 2 games in.

Luis Margado yet to lose with Chaves since he took over from Jose Gomes.

PS: Chaves just made it 2-0.

Your proposition is misleading.

Chavez remain at the bottom of the Portuguese league after 7 games. Has just one thier first game by coincidental providence it seems to me.

They had the least possession and attacks on goals, were helped with a penalty and a red card sending off giving Chavez the advantage. It was not an outstanding performance by any stretch of the imagination.

Using Google players ratings by fans who watched the match he Midfield maestro had second worst rating.

Although I don't really see these statistics and player rating as conclusive but indicative. Nonetheless, you trying to imply he was the stand out player is simply not true.

My view remains very much that the bottom quarter percentile is about English league one or lower. So whatever accolades given ( although there are non here ) should be seen in the context of the very poor quality of players in the team.

Just watched a clip of Awka United, right here , I am convinced they would give Chavez a good flogging.

Marjoribanks:
We shall be here tomorrow by God's grace. The same propaganda all over again. Buhari is dead, that Buhari is from Sudan even a British parliamentarian confirms it. Buhari doesn't not have WAEC. Lol! Same prop..... Happy Independence Day!

Considering the bold , please state one word that's UNTRUE, DISINFORMATION, MISINFORMATION, MISLEADING, where your hero is concerned Jagaban.

Napoleon55:
I don't know is not simple to me,
It's ambiguous.

To perform is just simple for a striker,
For a sttriker of £50-100 transfer fee,20 to 30 league goals is a good performance.

Now do u think Kane will score up to 20 to 30 league goals in bundesliga?
Just yes or no

Yes

Napoleon55:
If he eventually moves,
Do u think he will perform,
Or do u think he will not perform?

A simple answer of a sentence pls.

Simple answer, 😁 l don't know, it depends on which league and club.

And the word perform is open to different measurements. Performance is related to expectation and expectations to player transfer cost.

Starboytwo:
This is a football thread and should be kept rightly so.

Also, people should stop firing political shots which trigger others... Cuz your presidential candidate lost an election does not give you the right to abuse or preach doom on Nigeria.

Also, you dont expect people who voted for "agbado" to sit down and fold hands and watch you abuse or preach doom on the whole country and them not retaliate, such as what's happening now..

Millions voted for agbado, millions voted for obidients, agbado wins, so obidients should stop the subtle jabs on here and let's face strictly football.

To be honest, I'm tired of the incessant bickering from the losing side. Yall chill pls.

What does it mean to WIN and what does it mean to LOOSE❓

Who is on the winning side and who is on the loosing side❓❓

The one on the side of truth, honesty, righteous, integrity, is always a WINNER no matter what.

United States District Judge, Nancy Maldonado has called JAGABAN Liar and by tomorrow afternoon the irreparable damage will take place.

Let's celebrate truth and justice tomorrow because it's not available in Nigeria.

charlesemeka85:
to me is not even about the goals and assist but releasing the ball when he is suppose to do that

We think football ⚽ intelligence is common but it's not so.

The difference playing in a top league and in a lower one sometimes hinges on right decision making at the right time = football ⚽ intelligence.

João Félix Sequeira who couldn't get out the starting block at Chelsea is doing a lot better in Barcelona.

A warning to those who think 🤔 that all players can adapt to any league or playing system of a CLUB.

Particularly where V.O. is concerned, he will leave but he has to perform, adapt,create new skill sets,be mentally resilient exponentially this season otherwise his value will go down as rapidly as it went up.

Marjoribanks:
My brother! The goal is not for a better Nigeria. the goal is to have their will done by all means necessary!
For me, It shouldn't be about pointing fingers, it should be about proffering solutions to the problems. What solutions have been proffered that the govt. is not implementing? The President is not the only one making decisions you have Governors and others why is Tinubu their problem? Why? See what Otti is doing and everyone is happy! But this same people undermine Sanwo Olu's achievement. Once it is not them it cannot be good mentality is what I am against. None one in govt is feeding my family and I am not begging anyone for contract.
Thank you, sir!

First of all without righteousness ther can be no progress.

We have enthroned illegality, deceit, lawlessness, corruption, fraud, bribery, corruption, destroyed the rule of law ⚖️, election rigging, principle of separation of power's only in name not practice and one man personifies all of these debased perveted sins against man ,the nation and God , more than anybody else JAGABAN in the entire history of Nigeria.

Breaking news: Judge Nancy Maldonado Rules in Favour of Atiku, Orders Chicago State University to Release Bola Tinubu’s Academic Records, Gives Monday 2nd October 2023 As Deadline. Judge Maldonado also noted that any request for stay of this judgement from Tinubu will be denied.

Let irreparable personal damage please begin so Nigeria can be freed from Tyrannical Rule.

Happy lndependence Day . ☺️☺️☺️

Marjoribanks:
. Naija rep don fall based on say your client lost election? In no time in history has Nigeria's reputation being so great than now! Africa look to us in every aspect of lives. From tech, music, education, movies, fashion, sport education, economy, industries, banks etc. Guy just hold your UK and stop talking trash here!

Your observation is birthed from the most parochial, ignorant, unenlightened, insensitive and even deranged mind set. I would say delusional but it's worse than that.

Quantity is not necessarily quality and dominance, but let's be objective.

If you have a Nigerian passport in almost every country in the world including the African country. You are considered to be a Fraudsters, Drug dealer, Deceitful, Dubious ID, etc You then are guilty to be proven innocent.

And I'm talking from first hand experience having travelled and sometimes worked across 75% of mainland Europe, in addition to Asia, North America and Africa.

You are looked upon with great suspicion most times just for being Nigerian, if that's your Idea of an accolade then you must be in Burkina Faso.

I went to a public secondary school in Nigeria years ago and I can tell you the majority of public schools now are in shambles indeed most public universities are in retrogression by comparison to the 70,80 and 90's

Economy , in late 2014 to early 2015, l was in Nigeria when J. Goodluck and Pdp corruption ridden government was in office. I exchanged Naira to 💷 pound sterling £1 to 250 Naira.

By Middle of June 2016 during the PMB (APC government) I exchanged @ 500naira to £1.fast forward to April 2023 it was 850 naira . After barely 4 months of renewed hope of Jagabans AOC it's now today £1 to £1286. is that progress.

Nigerian are no longer suffering they are DYING , I don't normally use vitriolic rhetoric but I hope somebody will give a better word for your debased recalcitrant character and behaviour.

Yes Nigerian Afrobeat and Nollywood have redefined the outlook of entire continent and given Nigeria & Africa a positive outlook. In the context of entertainment our sports men and women too.

But the benefits to the common man are inconsequential to his health, wellbeing and socio-economic progression.

Do you know the level of electricity distribution - supply in these small countries in Africa ❓Go and check and you will hide your head in shame, giant of Africa. In lkorodo there was no light for a week .


Niger Soraz refinery has a capacity of 25k barrels domestic demand is barely 6k barrels. Senegal,Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire hasbs 60k, I will not mention Kenya, Angola and SA. Countries that have operational refineries and are not importing finished petroleum product's. And we the largest producer of Oil in sub Saharan Africa are importing petrol. That's how tir giant of Africa operates.

We have capped it all by giving Africa the monumentsl public disgrace. By imposing a drug dealing, money laundering, ID thief with forged academic certificates as the President of our nation.

Why would we not be looked upon as a nation of Fraudsters when the man occupying the highest office on the land is a fraud personified.

Yes we are the giant of Africa 🤔🤔😳😳

Kog45:
Thank you,pls will you rate Ejuke over Lookman

Unfortunately 😕 I am not carried away with razamatazz, dribbling showboating without END PRODUCT and FOOTBALL ⚽ INTELLIGENCE.

In this regard I don't him rate over Ademola.

Meliforme:
Woow, Ovie Ejaria is very good with his dribbles, and can also score goals.
Ovie Ejaria has done more than these clips can reveal. i can rightly conclude so, because I have followed him in the past.

It will be very wonderful having a player who is miles ahead of Kelechi Nwakali in midfield, but Ovie Ejaria is not yet that player. In my reckoning he is more of a forward than a midfielder.

His passing skills are not up to the level of what is required for an effective midfield display.

Ovie Ejaria provides good advantage as a forward because of what he can also do from a defensive point of view.

Until he sorts out his problems with his club he is not going anywhere. He is in dispute and not playing.

The club will not let him go because they have him locked until 2024.

Then his value would have plummeted and he will need a club to rebuild his career.

Ovie is quiet and introvert, yet he has become petulant and recalcitrant causing contention with multiple managers. He needs to understand a manager can mess up 😕 your career. It's better to be friends with management than enemies.

charlesemeka85:
dribble with zero end product 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Thank you

Kog45:
Today wingers are use as second striker,right winger and left winger depending on formations,so stop asking what is not relevant to discourse,imagine asking do I know what is winger.

If you rate a player,no issue but telling us he is better than those doing it week in week out in the same position Is not acceptable.

Funny,Ejuke doesn’t need to do anything with Antwerp to be seen as the player that he truly is,even Ejuke himself will not agree with you.

Fact and truth..,Simon,Chuckwueze,Lookman and Ejuke are wingers who must adapt to second striker,left and right wing roles if needs arises.

The term winger in the traditional sense has become obsolete just like the term Right or Left Back has evolved to become L or R Wing Back.

Football ⚽ is evolving and it requires players to have multiple skill sets. Yesterday Curtis Jones played as a Right Wing back against Leicester, for Liverpool FC.

Ademola is not just a winger but an inverted one ,or if you like a striker coming from the wings.

Salah and Manah exemplify the role perfectly at Liverpool. Where the bulk of goals comes from the both of them in the Liverpool FC team at that time.

Nathan Tella also plays the role perfectly as well as Saka Bukayo. At the heart of it is a huge work rate both defensive and offensive, and oustanding end product.

One area that baffles me, however, with most of our wing backs and wingers is poor crossing of the ball, Moses Simon, Zaidu and Chukwueze come to mind and end product.

Kog45:
Today wingers are use as second striker,right winger and left winger depending on formations,so stop asking what is not relevant to discourse,imagine asking do I know what is winger.

If you rate a player,no issue but telling us he is better than those doing it week in week out in the same position Is not acceptable.

Funny,Ejuke doesn’t need to do anything with Antwerp to be seen as the player that he truly is,even Ejuke himself will not agree with you.

Fact and truth..,Simon,Chuckwueze,Lookman and Ejuke are wingers who must adapt to second striker,left and right wing roles if needs arises.

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Danielnino00:
Half truths again.... Ox was in fine form in his debut season at Liverpool,albeitt scoring much, which won't surprise anyone,given the system Liverpool are known for... That injury in the UCL game against city is what ruine his career.. After that injury, he was more in and out od the treatment room than on the pitch...

He has one goal in 6 league games for Bekistas so I don't get what the "scoring for fun" is implying...

Let me quote your verbatim, " Ox spent half of his time at Liverpool in the hospital"

Which hospital please ? You are using one good season to and injury to equate his entire career at Liverpool.

I met Ox several times in the gym and Keita was considered not good enough, very inconsistent although he has had his moments, again he also was injury prone.

Oxlaide suffered a knee injury in April playing against Roma that effectively ended his 2018/19 season.
After extensive rehabilitation he returned in the 2019/20 season in indeed he played 30 games that season scoring 4 goals, his best ever goal Talley in Liverpool FC.

So your assertion is completely wrong that his career nose dived after his injury. You accused me of telling half truth.

Now what will you call yourself a LIAR 🤬 ❓

Amedino99:
EPL clubs wanted him, he chose turkey, ac Milan bid for him but his club refused to sell. Each statement as ridiculous as the next. You are not talking to kids here na.

The same way Osayi declined to go to Crystal palace and went to Turkey.

Because kids are unable to comprehend the rational that made Osayi decline a move to Crystal palace doesn't mean it's not true.

AndSunGorilla:
Same way Sturridge, Ozil painted the league with loads of goals, right? I forgot to add Dele too.

Sturridge was a shadow of his former self unable to play competitive quality football in the EPL After multiple injuries.

He goes to Turkey unfit and unmotivated but scores 4 goals from 11 games .

A Midfielder who had burned all.his bridges in the EPL with a terrible lackadaisical attitude highly unmotivated and kicked out of the German team ( highly controversial political and racist issue's) goes to Turkey and scores 8 goaks from 22 games in midfield.

What does that tell you .

comodo:
Why will he not be invited now. I don't understand the reason. If he can do it with men, means that he is matured. And we are lacking personnel in his position. I bet you by next season he is moving back to EPL. No be only we dey monitor him oh.

AC Milan put in a bid for him in but Sheffield Wednesday refused to sell.

He in turn refused to sign a new contract and got frozen out of the squad essentially. There were other clubs who wanted him EPL clubs but he chose Turkey for now .

Is he good enough for the SE well if a mediocrity in personified can be invited them why not quality confirmed in Fisayo.❓

Danielnino00:
Don't post half truths... Ox spent half of his time at Liverpool in the hospital...he and Keita ..it made it impossible to cement a regular shirt in the team....

The problem you have is you read half baked truths in the media.

Which hospital was he admitted to please ❓

Oxlaide was injury prone but then he was not high up in terms of other players and struggled to get on the bench.

And yes I know him personally.

Marjoribanks:
Ejaria, and many others!!

Ejaria is an enigma, not very vocal but an astounding level of ability.

At the time I talked about him he was an absolutely top level Midfielder for Reading and in the championship.

However, has had issues with several managers not the least of Paul once and Steven Gerard. His team has had serious financial issues they have been relegated and are now facing penalties for not meeting tax deadlines with the HMRC (HM Revenue & Customs)

His current situation is really contradictory the club says he is injured he says he is not, hasn't played for ages. He is cleary in dispute with Reading and his contract will not end until 2024. In addition his salary is about £20k a week at least.

Reading may get docked points again and find themselves in league two club, is in free fall. And it's not a good place to be .

I am going to post a few YouTube videos of Ovie, you have clearly forgotten who he is and tell me if Nwakali can even clean his boots.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_bs6xwrcIM?si=G18tNXi09-6pB3HY


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1YqRKsNbnA?si=6ufC8dB1rONg3Zkx

Can you now tell me the last time l talked about him as a prospect for the SE, ❓ But even with woes and issues he is miles ahead of Nwakali that you guys can't stop talking about.

Marjoribanks:
Why nobody is talking about the Man of the Match 'Onuachu'? His substitution allowed Fisayo team to stage a comeback! The same Onuachu that couldn't make it in the Championship. So going by Komekn logic, turkey league na farmers league!

It is a poor quality league with low level intensity.

Look at Oxlade-Chamberlain first game in Besiktas and he is scoring for fun. He was struggling for the past 3/4 seasons to get on the bench at Liverpool.

Goes to Besiktas and he is a baller, that says it all.

charlesemeka85:
Football statistics website Whoscored.com has selected its Team of the Week for the latest round of fixtures in the Italian Serie A and French Ligue 1, with two Super Eagles players recognized for their outstanding performances.

Ademola Lookman has been included in the Serie A and Moses Simon in the Ligue 1 Team of the Week after finding the net against Cagliari and FC Lorient respectively.

Lookman broke the deadlock in the 33rd minute when he prodded into an empty net after De Ketelaere burst down the right and rolled the ball across to the Nigeria international.

The 25-year-old has now scored in back-to-back games in the Italian Serie A for the first time since January 2023.

Lookman registered a game-high three shots against Cagliari with two on target, completed the most dribbles with four, made two key passes, won one foul for his team and was accurate in 79.5 percent of his passes.


Simon scored and registered a brace of assists in Nantes' entertaining 5-3 win against Lorient at the Stade de la Beaujoire.


He assisted the goals scored by Matthis Abline and Florent Mollet, before turning from provider to finisher in second half stoppage time.

Simon finished with a game-high three key passes, registered three shots plus one dribble and won one foul

While Lookman was rated at 8.32, Smon had 8.2 and occupied the left side of midfield in a 3-4-3 formation.

Playing in the French league and playing in Seria A are not the same.

In this regards I rate Ademola lookman considerably higher than Moses.

charlesemeka85:
the boy is killing it in the Turkish top flight straight from English league 1(third tier)

If he continues with his form one of the Turkish big boys or a decent team from any of Bundesliga, Ligue 1, serie A or Laliga will snap him up next summer

He also plays as a CAM for his Turkish club Hatayspor

He was wanted by several top clubs in Europe , he then refused to renew his contract and was essentially frozen out of the club.

AC Milan made an offer for him the club refused.

charlesemeka85:
Fisayo Dele Bashiru on fire, scored a late winner for Hatayspor against onuachu’s trapzonspor bringing his goal tally of the season to 4 goals with one assist from midfield

One to seriously look out for this season

I watched him years ago when he played for Manchester City U21 against Liverpool.

He was head and shoulders above Harvey Elliott who played for Liverpool that day.

Marjoribanks:
Ndidi case is different. Nobody is praising the Championship we are praising the changes we are seeing in Ndidi's game. Ndidi has excelled at the highest level. This is different from Komekn praising mediocre Championship players. Please Egbon don't fall for that guy gimmick!

Tell me one Championship players l praised beyond what can considered over the top, if any .

AndSunGorilla:
Nwakali and his team have redeemed themselves and I ddnt watch the game but Chaves were trailing by 2 goals and in steps in Nwakali from the 71st and game ends as a 2 all draw. It is reasonable to assume that Nwakali's introduction changed the tide of the game.

It's unreasonable to assume the unlikely.

Did he get an assist, did he score , did he get any free kicks that led to the goals, etc ❓

If not it's sentimental wishful thinking.

charlesemeka85:
Wetin mk Chaves Dey bench nwakali when he is ranked the 2nd most creative midfielder in the league?

Their coach must be partial 🥺🤕

No he is blind he needs a refresher course in coaching from the all knowing TheGoodJoe .

Imagine giving the best Midfielder in his team a mere 19 minutes of game time.

Nwakali should tear up his contract and see the top clubs begging to sign him for million instead of getting €1K ➕ a week wages.

Kog45:
That is a plus for eagles,possibly Ndidi can move forward and gives Onyedika or Onyeka space to operate

Not too long ago performances in the Championship were considered to be poor quality for SE consideration. The name farmers, carpenters league etc, was used generously.

As soon as fans favourite Ndidi plays in the championship 🏆 the goal posts are moved. That's very normal here.

I do think Ndid is learning to play differently and developing a new more attack minded skill set , can he transfer that to the Premier League if they Leicester city, get promoted ❓