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TheSuperNerd:
Thank you ooo Andy. And Chukwueze is Osimhen's closest paddy in the team yet he spares him no scolding.

And yes, thank you for pointing this out. Osimhen does clap and gives a thumbs up most times even when his teammates play nonsense passes or misplace some efforts to find him. He applauds because he understands and sees their efforts to connect but now he talks to Zaidu and everyone complains?? Same Zaidu wey folks in here dey call for him head? Lol

Statistically, Zaidu was one of our better players on the day from a general POV but his crossing and the timing of his crosses left much to be desired. They were horrible.

As a wing back your KPI , key performance indicator is actually your ability to cross the ball from the wing , this is why you are in the team.

If you cannot do this most basic of skills, what on earth are you in the team for ❓ you are essentially a WASTE.

Look at Robertson and Trent in Liverpool , this is what they can do with their eyes closed. But not just crossing, but passing with pin point accuracy long and short, consistently.

It's apparent that some believe that V.O. can do no wrong and is best striker in the world 🌎 , and will exonerate him from any faults and make allowances for any errors. That is emotive preference.

Players screaming at their team mates is not an attribute of leadership and of a team that is together. It creates discord, discontent and conflict in the team and destroys team cohesion.

Football ⚽ is a team game not an individual game. Teams that operate in unity win teams that operate in division do not.

We can analyse the individuals until the cows come home ,but without team unity, togetherness, joined up convergence we are not going to get far.

The SE are a group of individuals players some with big Ego's seeking personal glory.

Compare the SE to Morocco, for me Morocco is not just a team but a close knit family with every one working to help each other, No EGOS.

We lack cohesion and there are some players that just don't do the basics. Imagine wingers and full backs that cannot cross the ball 🤔.

We got a result via penalty to save our blushes, but it's simply not good enough.

I don't think Peseiro is up for the job, he is out of his depth, l can see a lot of pain and disappointment if he is allowed to continue.

TheSuperNerd:
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AnONyMoUs MoUse uno

In the Top 5 and Top 3 of player ratings in the league as shown by two independent major stats sites after 33 matchdays, wow... that's some really Strange AnONyMoUs MoUse

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These statistics are inconsequential and of little relevance. The context is a very poor league.

Would you take a Midfield player getting these statistics in the NPFL playing for Bayelsa United and deduce he is now as good as Alonso ❓❓

Danielnino00:
Nigga, you lie..First of all, you have no facts whatsoever to back up your claim that the Segunda division is below the English league two... You can only come up with "the Segunda division doesn't have money" which isn't a valid yardstick for ranking leagues....
Secondl, Nwakali isn't an anonymous mouse in the Segunda division..his stats are there for all to see...before you go "he doesn't score or assist much", you should understand his role in the team....

Your takes on Nwakali are always laced with sentiments and bias and some degree of hate...

Your here and now theory is another scam, because you always find a way to exclude it where certain players are concerned.. Like when Iheanacho was on his best run of form for Leicester, or when Sadiq was in form at Partizan Belgrade and later Almeria....

First of all I'm NIAJA not **** you may be but l not.

I've already done a very objective quasi balance score card appraisal.

A few uninformed which to contend with me but FAILED.

I was clear and concise and it was not anchored primarily on finance.

I challenge your to tell me one item I've said concerning NWAKALI that is UNTRUE, from facts we make deductions.

I challenge you to name one Factual information not two but just one item that I've said with regards to NWAKALI that is UNTRUE.

I understand that the truth IS BITTER for you and you therefore think it's HATE.

I will probably never ever meet Nwakali and I don't know him so why should I hate him ❓

Mujtahida:
All my life as a Super Eagles fan, I've always advocated for foreign coaches but after Rohr rubbed gravel in my mouth, I had a rethink. We cannot continue to hire this washed up, journeymen coaches whose only merit is the color of their skin. Look at Peseiro and his tepid, uninspiring, Rohr 2.0 style. The morning shows the day. The man no be am

The NFF have intentionally chosen to recruit low quality coaches to the national team for decades.

It's very obvious why ❓❓

TheGoodJoe:

No matter how many times you say Kelechi Nwakali is a poor player, won't make him a poor player. You tried multiple times to run down Osimhen, see where he is now. You ran Sadiq down with all your might and he made it to La Liga. So, repeating "poor player" won't stop Kelechi Nwakali from pulling off more superb performances.

You are sounding like an APC politicians saying the 2023 election was free and fair when it we all know it was comprehensively RIGGED.

I have talked about my comments even presented screen shots of over 4/5 years ago . But you still keep telling these BLATANT LIES.

I said Sadiq is a poor quality player and to date I still do not rate SADIQ. Whether he plays in La Liga or not 🚫 I just don't him as a quality number 9.

Superb performances and he has remained in Segundo division earnings peanuts.

TheGoodJoe:

Having a bad start in career does not mean the player is not good. Ask Vardy. Kelechi Nwakali is playing at an insane level and whether you like it or not, quality players have emerged from lower leagues in non-English football. Look for a point that is really factual.

Start refers to a momentary time sequence.

Nwakali has been starting his football ⚽ vehicle 🚜 for 8 years, when will engine begin to run 🏃🏿 when it has knocked abe ❓

TheGoodJoe:

I said return. That is a growing Xabi Alonso, and not a world class Xabi yet. Understand before jumping in. By the way, Xabi Alonso pulled those stats with World class forwards and midfielders. Kelechi Nwakali is pulling it off with a team trying to find their feet. What Kelechi Nwakali is doing is astonishing.

Birds 🕊️ of the same feather 🪶 flock together.

After 8 years in Europe he has been in continuous consistent regression he has found his level, among poor quality players like himself.

Actually Alonso after his first few games in La Liga played 14 games as a 18 year old in the Segunda division and was immediately catapulted back into La Liga.

This is Nwakali fourth season in the very poor relagation bottom section of the Segunda division.

Why has Real Madrid not come for him ❓❓

There is absolutely no comparison with Nwakali and Alonso it's an insult to intelligence to even consider the comparison.

Blueelf:
Bro, this is against a world class team- Bayern Munich and not against a segunda division team

Please make accurate comparisons next time. Your statement comparing the lad to Xabi alonso was bogus. That doesn't mean he isn't talented. If you had said "He has the potential to play like xabi alonso", many wouldn't have had any issues with it.

We live in a society where we often prefer the lie to the TRUTH.

There is a agenda seemingly to ensure a lie by repeating it continuously so may assume the lie to be truth.

Nwakali is a poor player who has had 8 years of failed opportunities, coming to the table but unable to deliver.

There is a reason why after 8 years of journeyman football ⚽ he is playing in bankruptcy team that has taken up permanent residence in the relegation zone of the very poor lowere section of the Segunda division

charlesemeka85:
we really need to invite this nwakali kwanu mk we see wetin em go offer

I am bewildered the talk about Nwakali is like Nigerian election, everybody knows the elections were rigged but many are pretending they were free and fair and credible.

Nwakali has failed to impress everwhere he has been since his career started.

I will like it to a very poor student fails at all subjects and gets demoted to lowest class possible and then he is able to look good and we then say ah this guy is a BRAIN BOX he is new Einstein.

Is that not delusional madness.

TheGoodJoe:

There is a huge difference. Kelechi Nwakali has consistently posted some unbelievable stats, mostly tailored towards similar role of Xabi Alonso. He just hit 17 accurate long balls, which is insanely bananas.

So, it is not about throwing names but in respect to the stats posted. That was just unbelievable.

Finito.

Balderdash and codswallop with no iota of substance beyond your own Delusion based fantasies.

Please don't debase football ⚽ comparison by comparing Alonso with Nwakali.

Alonso started playing in La Liga at 18 and has near 14 season playing for the creme de la creme of World 🌎 football, Liverpool, Real Madrid and Bayern M.

At 23 he had 5 seasons of playing in La Liga before coming to Liverpool he redefined the EPL and after continuous consistent oustanding performance for club and country he went to Real Madrid from Liverpool after 5 seasond in the EPL. The rest is history he is currently the Manager of Bayer Leverkusen.

Don't you think you have gone way over the TOP 🔝 and completely lost any sense of balance ⚖️ in making a comparison of Alonso with Nwakali. It's ludicrous.

Long ball is what you see week in week out in the lower league and non league of English football. It's nothing of excellence.

Danielnino00:
So if that's the case, why did you come up with the "here and now" theory? 😂😂

Here and Now is also about consistent oustanding performance in the HERE and NOW .

With regards to Nwakali there is nothing oustanding, exceptional, excellent and unique about his performances in the very low segment of the Segundo division which is well below England league two .

He is an anonymous mouse 🐭 in a very poor league that's given credence among the delusionals only on this forum.

TheGoodJoe:
Because, You don't understand tactical depth. That is why you can make this statement. Keep in mind Ponferradina beat Alaves last week before you expose yourself here.

Tactical depth or tactical naivety Bendel insurance will flog Ponferradina comprehensively, IMO

TheGoodJoe:

Did you take into context how poor league one is? You didn't because it does not suit your hate agenda. By the way, no one said best player but one of the best players. I think you should be able to know the difference.

So, you want to deceive people that being one of the best players in a league for the week does not count but being in league one and hearing a big club is interested counts. This is the full definition of bias.

The most pertinent defining word in football ⚽ that makes a player Quality and oustanding is CONSISTENCY.

Not debatable spurious claimed flash in the pan performances.

robosky02:
See if NFF want to get a good coach they can

If they want to pay they can also

But they prefer third class coach who will agree to give them a kick back from the salary they will announce

Former England coach Steve Gwan Ericsson was keep to take the super eagles job but after interview he was told some percentage of the salary will be paid into another account. This is what made him turn down the job and walked away

Now they don't even do interview anymore just get a lowly rated coach who will agree

If not Harvard Ranner can win us world cup with our top players and his input

Exact same thing happened with Glen Hoddle and he expressed his discontent and allegations publicly.

Did anything happen ❓Can a Leopard 🐆 change it's spots

comodo:
I guess being a Lion in a small league abi club has a clause that excludes La Liga 2.

Better a Lion in a lower club and league than a mouse in a higher league and club.

Unfortunately Nwakali is still a very poor and a anonymous mouse. Inconsequential and stick in mediocrity.

Add to that the club is very poor quality and near bankrupt and has remained in the bottom relegation zone since the start of the season.

Amedino99:
thought you didn't rate transfer news unless they happen. What changed ??

There is speculative transfer news and there is true and open transfer interest.

For instance Liverpool, Manchester United, Real, Manchester City all want Jude Billingham. Although not all clubs have put in a substantive offer. But we know he is on the wanted list of too many Clubs.

Same thing follows for VO wanted by multiple clubs

TheGoodJoe:

And Kelechi Nwakali being one of the best players I the league last week is not an indicator that a player is doing well. The fact is that your post is driven by hate. Tomorrow, you will say you make constructive criticisms.

Best player in the league last week ❓How did your arrive at that conclusion, Once again you forget to take matters in context of how poor the league is. So statistics must be seen in that context.

When your team is so poor you have a major share in that mediocrity.

If a player is getting great stats in our local NPFL do we then say he is La Liga level. So stats must be seen in context. I honestly believe 100% Bendel insurance will flog Ponferradina in a match.

Would you say to player pl

An indicator of how well a player is doing is the amount of transfer interest the player can generate.

For instance £8 million offer rejected by Torino from West Ham for Ola Aina, Fulham among other clubs interested. Osayi wanted by several clubs in the EPL and he is playing in the retirement league.

But not one offer for the midfield maestro of European football ⚽ Nwakali, that in itself tells you he is poor quality.

Fisayo Dele-Bashiru playing in league one for Sheffield Wednesday wanted by AC Milan.

charlesemeka85:
hot trash 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Agreed without hesitation.

bossto:
At this point, I don't mind having nwakali a few good midfielders in NPLF in the midfield, Nwakali is slow but even Mikel Obi was, his talent is evident.

A game is mostly won in the midfield but we keep reminding our inept and clueless coaches how important it is to have performing midfielders in our team regardless of where they ply their trades.

Nwakali is a talent, every midfielder mustn't be a work horse, we need midfielders with football sense who can make right passes in a split second.

Secondly, we don't have a coach and we seriously need one

Talent refers to oustanding ability, skill and in the context of football ⚽ exceptional performance.

Unfortunately Nwakali absolutely has none of these attributes, he is the figment of several delusional minds here.

He has remained in continuous perpetual mediocrity for the past 8 years. He has no business being in the SE.

At the end of the season his bankrupt team will either be relegated and or remain in doldrums of mediocrity at the bottom end of this poor quality Segundo division.

His team is filled with poor quality players and they will struggle in English league two.

zuchyblink:
'top form' top form top form top form. Chai! Nairaland sports section! Halaand started playing professionally in 2015,Saka 2018. Do the mathematics. No be by force to have opinion on everything on nairaland.

Unless you have a exclusive definition of top form that is birthed by yourself.

The players I mentioned were literally outstanding from day one and your unit of measurement is 5 -8 years.

Saka , Ssegnon, Raheem, Rashford, Bellingham, Sancho, etc hit the ground running, NO DELAY OUTSTANDING.


It didn't take these players I've mentioned 5 years plus to become OUTSTANDING and top notch players, how old is Jude Billingham, Mason Greenwood, Saka, Sancho, etc❓❓

zuchyblink:
I have noticed that after u17 or u20,it takes most players between 5-8yrs to hit top form

Please say that to Haaland, Saka, Trent, Gabriel J, Pogba, Tega Abraham, Mbappe, Rashford, Raheem, Reece James, Olise M, Eberechi Eze, M. Greenwood, Martenelli, Wan Bissaka, Jadon Sancho, R. Sessegnon, etc ,etc

SmartPolician:
Unarguably, Wole Olanipekun is one of the brightest SANs in Nigeria and one of the richest as well - thanks to his ability to win cases for the political class.

Well, it will be interesting to see how he will defend the sham election that threw victory in the laps of Druggie as well as prove Druggie's eligibility after working as the chief finance officer for Chicago drug cartels.

Or to arrange hefty bags of 💰💰to those thay need to be appeased for a favourable albeit perverse judgement to be secured.

BannedLarge:
Paul onuachu is presently the top scorer at Belgium league despite leaving the league 2 months ago for Epl. He hasn’t scored yet in 5 games at Southampton. (A superior league). This is one of the reasons why I don’t pay many people mind when they’re hyping goals scored at backwater leagues. If these players are good, let them prove theirself at the big 3 and coaches wouldn’t ignore them.

Thank you

Marjoribanks:
Peserio still has two slots available why not invite midfielders! Why? Why don't we learn from past mistakes. Equaveon made the same mistake against Ghana. In the first leg, Bonke got injured, 2nd leg Onyeka could only play 45 mins cos he was injured by The rough Ghanaians as well. We had to play 45 mins without a DM and an AM. We didn't even loss to Ghana, we drew. With Ndidi and Iwobi's form then we would not have lost if they were available. Saying our midfielders playing in the EPL are not good enough is laughable.
Only Algeria arguably has a better midfield in Africa! The coach needs to do his job by calling the deserving players. Onyeka, Ndidi, Iwobi, Onyedika, Nwakali, Bonke, Etebo, Kingsley M, Aribo are definitely good enough midfielders to win the AFCON!

Nwakali should not and cannot be in any way shape or form be on the same page as the other players you have mentioned.

kennysville:
Hmm E get as e be O! And yet you will not let us rest about championship and league 2.

So in essence what are you saying?

I was responding to the claim that Porto is better than Arsenal because they got a draw and won over penalties.

In essence l am saying ,it's not so simplistic.

wayodude:
If it happens over 2 legs then yes. The better team wins.

If that's your unit of measurement, who is better Liverpool or Napoli ❓

Philosopher1979:
And someone said porto or the top teams in portugal will loose to fulham.
Now sporting lisbon has defeated arsenal.
It proves his theory wrong.
If englush league was so superior rgey ahold win 4 nill

Nottingham Forest when in the Championship beat Leicester City 4-1 and Arsenal in the FA Cup .

Did that make them better than Arsenal and Leicester City ❓

Sheffield Wednesday FC beat Newcastle in the Cup does that mean they are better than Premier league Newcastle United ❓❓

Grimsby Town FC English league two beat Southampton in the FA Cup are they therefore better ❓❓❓

Curtisaxel10:
The less said about the list, the better. It is now clear that the only reason why a poor quality coach in the person of Pasero was chosen was because he is ready to kowtow to NFF corruption.

Why should Musa continue to take up space on the team in the name of giving guidance to the youngsters? Can't Musa come along as an ex-player to speak to the players when necessary?

Mr. Yum Yum Bamayi is just there to be marketed. No more, no less.

The midfield is a total shame. Etebo and Nwakali should have been brought in as options to bolster what has been our Achilles' heel.

I just weak.

Rohr was a bad coach but he didn't accept so many political call-ups.

I said that the very day he was selected.

But that has always been the NFF agenda seeking those that will Compromise and agree to Underhanded practices

Blueelf:
Bros, according to recent form, no country is ahead of Nigeria

Even my pessimissm no go gree me talk say any country dey ahead of us

Remove Mbappe from France and what do you have?

Remove rashford and Saka from England and what do you have? Kane is inconsistent this season

Remove Musiala and Muller from Germany and you have an epileptic attack. The world cup ought to have shown you guys the truth about these things

NIGERIA HAS THE BEST ATTACK IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW

TAKE THIS TO THE BANK

Wow 😳

Analysis or sentimental bias.

Kane has scored 20 goals in the EPL this season, the best league in the world and you say he is INCONSISTENT 🥺

VO has scored 19 goals would you say he INCONSISTENT ❓this is the first season he has been top goal scorer in his career.

Kane he been among the top goal scorers in the EPL for almost 7/8 consecutive seasons.