₦airaland Forum

Curtisaxel10:
Actually, "good" Nigerians have been doing their best to change the system especially in recent times. Just look at the way our youths participated en masse in the last elections instead of their usual "siddon dey look".

Young Nigerians fought even to the point of literally laying down their lives. At the end of the day, what happened still happened.

So, it's not just that the good people are not fighting. The evil ones in this country have so much wealth and power that the good ones cannot do anything meaningful against them.

That's the sad reality.

Very bitter TRUTH.

Indeed the political class are willing to spill the blood of any body by any means possible to ensure the political status quo remains.

Selection NEVER EVER free , fair and transparent Elections.

Joebie:
Oniovo. So one thing Nigerians are great at, is adapting to any situation. But this can also be our biggest weakness.

Agreed suffering and smiling and saying, we leave it to God, that's resignation.

Christians are expected unequivocally to have Expectation anchored on faith and therefore righteousness. Faith and expectations are an action not just passive thoughts.

We keep quite, do nothing and expect something to happen. That's the opposite of Faith.

I leave with a quote that explains it all, to me.

AC Milan carried out a master class in defending and attacking on the break.

First time , Tomori doesn't mark VO he scores with a minute to spare in Extra time. Tomori switched off in the last minute of the game.

Hopefully Napoli can forget the Champions League and concentrate on winning the league which they have already essentially won.

Great game one attacking and the other defending.

comodo:
Abeg una. Make una carry this go politricks section. Chelsea and Napoli dey ball

Watching the game

Incredible run by Rafael and gives it to Girou on a plate for an academic tap in.

TheGoodJoe:

Always keep in mind the millions of people that voted against corruption. Those who worked hard to draw people to vote against it. Those millions marched on different roads and streets for a better Nigeria.

Even though things are bad, there are still many fighting the good fight.

Amen 🙏🏾 and Amen 🙏🏾

Righteousness exalts a nation, But sin ( incl. Corruption) is a reproach to any people.

AndSunGorilla:
Oniovo, please let's keep politics out of here. Just to set the records straight, the president-elect was not convicted of drug charges, yes he forfeited money to the US govt and a strong chance he was involved in the trade but fact remains he was not convicted, 2) his university degree was not forged, that has been proven beyond every reasonable doubt. What is sketchy about his education is everything else besides his college degree. With all I said, there are loads of question marks for sure but I try to set the records straight. Peace!!!!

APC supporter turning Black to white, it's OK.

For a forfeiture to take place there is conviction of criminal activity by a court of law. The penalty for his TINUBU's criminal CONVICTION , was the forfeited $480k .Amongst other issues and restraints.

The certified true copy of his degree certificate from Chicago State University is dramatically different from the one presented to INEC by TINUBU. In addition Chicago state university awarded it to a female.

These are facts that you can easily substantiate.

You may wish to interpret the FACTS to suite you own False narrative, it's your choice.

I rest here with the unadulterated FACTS.

Meliforme:
Your ignorance is exposed once again, but as usual you will look for another blind alley to run into.

You claim to watch Ndidi but has ignorance sufficient to say he is poor with short passes, you claim to watch Ndidi and you dare use the words defense splitting passes for a defensive midfielder that has been told severally to keep it simple.

Good sports analysts will never say Ndidi's passing accuracy is poor, but instead you will hear descriptions like limited.

Now listen to this, Ndidi has his coaches to answer to whenever the label limited is used to describe his passing. Ndidi is a lamb that has been told to keep it simple, and simple he keeps his game.

I will not respond with a derogatory term.

Below are several what you may call defensive midfielder, they are characterized by a particular attribute, when they dont have the ball the defend resolutely and when they have the ball they attack creating multiple attacking options for the team.

1. Ngole Kante
2. Moses Caicedo
3. Joao Palinha
4. Yves Bissouma
5. Thomas Partey
6. Thiago
7. Rodri
8. Rice
9. Douglas Luiz
10. Casemiro


Please can you tell the above mentioned DM's to keep it simple and listen to their coaches ( according to you) not to transition from defence to attack just keep tackling and intercepting.

Don't do deceptive unpredictable defence splitting passes , and please NEVER EVER in your wildest dreams attempt to score a goal 🥅 that will be disastrous for your career 🤔

Ndidi is keeping it simple all the way to the Championship he should continue, and he will find himself in League one.

Joebie:
Even if you were right, is this not the same issues we are facing in other sectors in Nigeria? Proffer a solution, because we cannot change their mindset.

Oniovo solution can only come from God.

We just had the most shambolic shameful corrupted manipulation selection called an election in the history of Nigeria.

We are celebrating 🎉 a convicted drug dealer , with the most dubious personal and financial history garnished with a forged degree certificate. As the new President Select.

The cancer of corruption is very deep indeed. We had Salisu caught red handed in corruption, did anything of substance happen, he is back 🔙 at the helm doing what he has always done EGUNJE.

I don't have solutions it is only God that can save us in the nation.

BascoVanVeli:
U are talking in circles . Do u believe the best ever female sprinter can come close to a prime Usain Bolt? The gap is the same in every physical sport so that excuse is bogus. The female game is a game on its own. If u come with an open mind they will surely entertain you. The fact that the men are physically better makes the moves women make even more impressive.

No l am not rather you are choosing to see things from your own perspective.

No guy off the Street can even get near a professional female sprinter. No male teenage high school sprinter and or amateurs sprinter is going to burn aa olympic female sprinter,No way, no how .

The gap between a 100 meters top world class female sprinter and a world class olympic male sprinter will be at most 2 seconds. That reflects the gender difference.

It's taken mens football ⚽ over a hundred years to attain the level of competitive quality and excellence. Womans football is still in an infancy stage. And has a very long way to go.

England women's football ⚽ will get flogged, mashed up , spewed out and decimated by Chelsea U16. Thats the gap between women's mediocre football ⚽ and men's professional football.

It's being promoted, hoisted and enforced upon us in a feminist and to a good degree LGBT agenda.

I watch a lot of football and coach across England and mainland Europe, I don't just go through football statistics on a myriad of sites .

Meliforme:
Say what you know.

At his club, Ndidi completes an average of 31.7 passes per game with an accuracy of 86%.
How can you deem his short passes poor.

In the home game against G. Bissau Ndidi attempted 3 long balls completing 2. I was impressed. Improvements is what i desire for him, and that is what will happen, and is happening.

Statistics don't capture the complete quality of a pass and or the actions that preceded the pass. It doesn't record it as a deceptive defence splitting through ball that renders three defenders useless.

All you have is pass accuracy, it's academic when taken in isolation. It tells you nothing of substance.

You know you can have more possession in a game and even pass accuracy and loose comprehensively.

You guys who keep talking stats and numbers without watching the players and or game. Need some serious re-education about football, instead of making noise about statistics.

I remember when Manchester City got beat by Brentford, they got schooled by Brentford. Brentford had a mere 56% pass accuracy compared to 86% for Manchester City. Indeed City had 75% possession.

What has all the so called accurate passes done for Liecester City , currently bottom of the EPL and looking at relegation in the face. Getting out of the Championship is not easy. Apart from Tielemans, Maddison and Dewsbury the rest will find it near impossible finding a club in the EPL.

Whst did Ndidi passing do for the SE against Guinea, we lost and scraped through with a penalty.

Don't say what you know NOTHING ABOUT.

comodo:
A breast at hand is worth more than 2 in the bra.
All these players are good. But we don't have them. So in the here and now. How do we fix our middle game??

Very simple call them.

charlesemeka85:
nwakali will be the shield 🥱

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Amedino99:
this your midfield four na somehow oo. How would they work in paseiro plan, who will shield the defense.

Have you seen the athletic ability and physicality that is founded on technicality, look at in particular Madueke, Carney, Tim and Olise.

That means they are true Midfielders with the ball they attack without the ball they defend with the pace and stamina to get back quickly and transit from defence to attack in a swivel drop of a shoulder and speed to unsettle any defence.

Kog45:
The issue are these guys ready to play for Nigeria

The issue is can the NFF create honest straightforward and transparent communication channels that will institute relationships.

I know English boys who are U15 players in EPL Academies who are not born in Poland but your Polish FA is engaging them and creating relationships.

You should know by know that I don't always talk according to media reports but first hand personal contact.

Unfortunately, most NFF officialsh have a preoccupation with the agenda of , " how to makeo money 🤑 by any means possible. By hook or crook.

Is there a genuine interest in getting the best players for the SE ❓❓You know our people.

Curtisaxel10:
The obvious thing to do is to convert Ndidi to CB. He has the height and tackling skills required for the position. His weaknesses (poor passing and positioning) will not be noticed very much.

Not good enough IMO to be a quality CB.

joelsteron:
Meanwhile I'm still dreaming of a midfield of Nwakali, Ndidi/Onyedika, Iwobi.

I prefer proven quality to mediocrity.

My dream would be Olise 21, Eberechi Eze 24 , Noni Madueke 21 and Carney Chukwuemeka 19.

These are some of the best young top level proven and tested Midfielders in European football ⚽ today.

A few YouTube clips to give insight not conclusion playing in the EPL not in Azerbaijan or Croatia, for quality context.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nYyIU3lPpg


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbEg6gMuhnI


I really should add to the list Tim Emeka Iroegbunam 19 years old , he is the next one to blow .


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TacZx6xF50


I didn't bother with clips of Eze and Olise everybody knows who they are , pure Quality. Interesting that Carney and Tim are still teenagers and bossing the Midfield like men.

Marjoribanks:
You can gloat now! Well deserved! I hope you are the best in your line of job if not you don't have the right to critic one of the best DM in the premier league! Ndidi is a proper DM and he will get back to his best soonest! Leave him alone!

Football ⚽ is not static but dynamic with constant ups and downs.

Last season's star can be this season flop, why are you getting all delusional about Ndidi. Get some objectivity and leave emotive sentiment to one side

Ndidi for whatever reason is no longer a top DM even at his best he had several deficiencies. The most prominent being a very limited passing range and almost zero creativity.

The past two seasons he has been a shadow of his former self, will he get it back 🔙 very difficult. Leicester are in fight for for survival, they are in a relegation fight and Thier talisman Vardy has essentially expired.

It's not looking good ,they have sacked thier Manager Brendan and it's unfortunately very dire for them.

Even if they get relegated there is no guarantee they can make it back up immediately, the championship is very competitive. And apart from Tielemans, Madison and Dewsbury Hall. The rest of the players will find it difficult to get another Premier League club.

They also got beat by Blackburn in the FA Cup in addition lost their last 10 game's, that is clear relegation form.

TheGoodJoe:

It is tactical deviation. The game requires more ball players and passers in midfield than destroyers.

Pressing in football is getting tighter. So players need to improve on a variety of things like passing, scanning, turns with the ball etc.

Ndidi needs to remodel his game and he will be fine.

Everything you say about contemporary Midfield play is largely TRUE. The deceptive movement, the ability with technicality and outright skill and panacea to gain competitive advantage, priceless.

Ndidi was great at tackling and interceptions however, creativity passing range short and long that's not his particular skill set.

Can you teach an old dog 🐶 new tricks not easy ❓

Clubs don't have that time they simply look for the players who do, in the HERE and NOW.

Marjoribanks:
The purpose of this thread requires re-evaluation due to the presence of [b ] individuals who derive pleasure from gloating when our players face challenges.[/b] It is both absurd and shocking that such delusional people exist. Therefore, it is essential to consider banning people who predict doom for our players or wish them harm from this platform .

Furthermore, individuals who visit this platform solely to mock or laugh at our players should not be allowed to participate. Such behavior is unacceptable and amounts to putting down successful people. It is crucial to provide a safe and positive environment for our players, where they can receive constructive feedback and support.

In conclusion, it is necessary to re-evaluate the purpose of this thread and ensure that it aligns with the values of respect, positivity, and support. We must take measures to prevent radicals and failures from having a platform to put down our successful players . By doing so, we can create an environment that fosters growth, development, and success for our players.

Thank you!

Everything your have stated is a recipe for disaster.

Your entire deductions are opinionated, perceptive and subjective based not objective, they are fraught with multifaceted potential to damage and derail the thread irreparably. They are anchored ⚓ not on balanced ⚖️ appraisal and or substansive assessment.

But are self justified, self birthed, selfish, antoginistic, and the foundations on which bigoted hypocritical double standards emanate from.

What is one man's criticism is another persons act of hatred, another person praise is another persons delusional hype. Who is right ❓

The fundamental tenements of , Freedom of Expression start with, the right to express your views, opinions and beliefs.

We are not in North Korea where only one opinion exists for everything, that of the Supreme Leader.

We have debates here some very infantile, rancarous, deceitful, untrue, with bitter vitriolic rhetoric and some informative, balanced, substansive and educational. You choose what to receive or reject ,it's your choice and perogative.

But to enforce one individual opinion,view and or deduction assumed to be right, correct, justified is simply WRONG and UNACCEPTABLE. Who decides what is RIGHT or WRONG ❓

The parts of your write up highlighted in bold and red are highly conceited, who made you a mind reader
The very claims of delusion you personify.

saphiere:
Please drop your answer with reasons.

For me, I'd say his wife.
My reasons;
1. His wife takes care of his children.
2. He grows old with his wife.
3. His mum might die before him.
4. His wife is always there by him.

If you are a Christian then the matter is settled, marriage is not a partnership but leadership by men.

Ephesians 6 :1-3
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. 2 Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise 3 That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

Everything you have said is ASSUMPTIVE not Conclusive, more than 50% of Marriage end up in divorce.

UN report 17% of children in Nigeria are the subject of paternity fraud. That is to say almost 1in 5 children are being Fathered by men who are not there biological Fathers, without the knowledge of the Father's.


Proverbs 21:19 KJV
It is better to dwell in the wilderness, Than with a contentious and an angry woman

If there was no alimony most marriages would not end in divorce.

The one person you can trust and rely on unto death is your Father. How many wives are willing to die for their husbands but how many men have sacrificed themselves for their children.

EOD End of discussion.

virginprincess:
One of the reasons why i can never get married to a mummy's boy.

He is a wise strong man 💪.

What did his wife contribute to his success and what did his mother contribute.

She wants to reap where she did not sow.

They share the upkeep of the children between themselves everybody go thier own way.

Custody 50/50 end of story

Kog45:
Yes I remembered I had conversations with you on why you didn’t rate Adarabioyo and Fikayo then but rated Aina Ola…As you said they are teens then but now more matured,honestly surprised seeing poor Fikayo Tomori of Hull city doing wonderful well now

This why the worst thing you can do to a young footballer is tell him he has arrived and is great when he has done nothing.

Telling a young player you are failing is the beginning of success. Because he takes on the criticism improves, humbles himself, learns more increases his skill set and moves up . Then overcomes and keeps improving. Saka absolutely comes to mind .

BascoVanVeli:
Desire Oparanozie vs New Zealand


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6c7McwBsK4

I don't watch women's football ⚽ it's a affront to quality and excellence by comparison to men's football.

Remember when the Australian national women's football team got rinsed and flogged by a U15 academy team.

I watch women athletics because there is excellence, yes the men are better but the gap is a gender natural one and the gap is not humongous.

But women football it's like bad caricature cartoon.

Kog45:
I saw similarities in Adarabioyo and Awaziem games.The two make it cool and to some coaches they are soft but coaches that have Guardiola or Arteta mentalities would love to have them in their squads….Diop to me put more energy into his games and based on that Fulham coach preferred him ahead of Tosin….well based on pedigree of where they are now Awaziem is odd amongst the trios……but Sir I remembered you don’t rate Adarabioyo some years back though was young then playing for man city.

You are absolutely correct 6 years ago I didn't rate Adarabioyo as well as Fikayo .

Adarabioyo was a Langley skinny player just tall with no physicality at the time, he was a teenager. Then he matured in body , ( come get muscle) it was the day I saw him bully Dominic Iorfa for a header on loan playing for Blackburn. Then I could see that ,"Small boy don turn man"

I watched Aina and Fikayo play for Hull against Burton Albion up close and personal. Hope Akpan was playing for Burton. Aina was outstanding as usual and Fikayo was lost.

Fast forward he goes to Derby as a CB has an outstanding season and was the best CB in the Championship the rest is history. Once I had seen his improvement I started calling for him to be called to the SE well before he got recognised by England.

Footballers are not static they progress as the develop and get a lot better. Then some keep going backwards with never ending diminishing returns like Awaziem .

The problem with Awaziem is he is good technically not exceptional , but he is also just too dam slow. That's why he is in Croatia.

I should add I see no similarities in their game, Tosin is a athletic very fast much taller defender with aerial dominance as well as ball playing from the back under pressure technical abilities.

Amedino99:
diop was signed this season. tosin was already an established first team member. Did you expect diop to make the first team at once??

Bruv you are now in public domain contradicting yourself. You are also changing the goal 🥅 posts mid game.

You said Diop has benched Tosin, look when a player is comprehensively better than another player ,the benching is immediate.

It took Diop 9 games to get a start over Tosin is that a player that has been benched❓

Marjoribanks:
Worse than Awaziem does not mean Awaziem is an outstanding player. Simple qualitative research coding! I don't need all this story! lol!

Let me quote you verbatim, "being benched by a Diop that is worst than Awaziem".

You made a comprehensive FALSE statement.

Your said expressly that Diop is is no where as good as Awaziem and implied that Tosin is not as good as Diop. Both assertions are totally false as you anchor ⚓ them on the fallacy that Tosin is being benched by Diop.

Amedino99:
tosin was benched for 6 games in a row. That is not how rotation works.

Tosin Adarabioyo started the first nine games of the season, does that mean he benched Diop ❓

Marjoribanks:
But your Tosin that can trap and start up from the back is being benched by a Diop that is worst than Awaziem. Dey play!

So why has Diop played 5 seasons in the EPL and 3 seasons in French league one. For your information Diop has a pass completion rate of 85% in the way faster and physically taxing EPL.

Awaziem only did one season in French league without any interest. Has retrogressrd all the way to Croatia after years of running around trying to find offers.

Tosin has played 16 games in the EPL and Diop 18 that's not being benched that's rotation.

Let me add further Diop earns close to £100k a week and on the other hand Awaziem is in £2400 in Croatia.

Can't you see your talking a load of codswallop and balderdash.🤔

JohnBullMySon:
This story is more likely false than true.

1. The story seems to lie only within the African media space. No major International media is reporting on it or has confirmed the existence of the story. Hakimi is probably about to divorce and that's it.

2. Divorce laws in the US don't work that way. I'm assuming Europe follows that way too. The courts don't care whose name the asset is in. What matters is who bought the asset, When the asset was bought and who uses it. If the spouse ticks those checkboxes, then it's still marital property, even if it's under the grandfather's name.

As a wealthy figure, the only assured way of keeping assets in a divorce is via a prenup. All these stories about writing it in someone's name will be seen as ploy by the judge and will not count.

I think you are looking at it from a perfunctory perspective.

A football player is a brand depending on how you set it up . How that brand was set up can be monitized particularly by those who invested in making it a brand.

10 years ago we had in a number of mainland European countries TPI ( 3rd party interest) ,in this regard agents had part ownership of players thankfully FIFA have outlawed that interest.

However, if a player so desires he can share his earnings on the basis of long term investment. Parents in many regards have greater direct participation in a players development than the club.

In this regards if his wages endorsements are paid into a corporate entity, the member's of that entity by agreement have a share of income received.

What I am saying you can legally set up that corporate entity and have the greater share passed to the directors ( parents, brothers, etc)

When that income is invested and the players only takes 10% for instance and the innovation associated with investment is monetized and furturr developed into several business activities, property residential, office complex, shopping malls, shipping, etc etc .

It's almost impossible to attribute the entire income to football. Add to that investments may be global with multiple partner's you can no longer attribute the whole income to an individual football players income.

To make it even more complicated you can enter into partnership agreement in consortuim for multi faceted investment streams.

However, this will happen a lot more easier , if the footballer, decides to follow the first commandment of God with promise. This may happen if he trusts his parents unquestionably and is selfless not selfish. This is a about relationship.


Ephesians 2 Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise 3 That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth



Remember Mathieu Flamini former Arsenal player worth from his investments over £10 billion.

The investment framework can become even more complicated when companies are registered outside of Europe for instance in Morocco. To enforce western based court judgements in country with very different law's. Will be near impossible, add to that he is entitled to marry several wives under Islamic law.

maidaboi:
Peseiro Don’t Rate Him – NFF
Chief Lifts The Lid On Why
Fulham Defender Didn’t Get
Super Eagles Call


https://www.owngoalnigeria.com/2023/04/13/peseiro-dont-rate-him-nff-chief-lifts-the-lid-on-why-fulham-defender-didnt-get-super-eagles-call/

But we rate Omeruo, Awaziem, Bruno Onyemaechi, Daniel Bameyi, Akpoguma, etc.

In my opinion not one of our center backs is as good as Tosin by a large margin.

But then it's not surprising it is the NFF with the stooge of a coach, Peseiro.

Danielnino00:
Before Tuchel, how many 9s have had a good career at Chelsea? Drogba and Diego Costa are the only ones I can remember....

Tega Abraham

chrisooblog:
You have chosen to unsee the part where I said Abraham and Lukaku haven't been great this season abi is it Tuchel that is also coaching them at Roma and Inter?

Don't use one player's struggle to judge how well another player will do.

We are talking about the form of the players when they were at Chelsea not when they had already left.

Your comment is highly irrelevant.