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Marjoribanks:
I thought you are intelligent enough to understand my assertions but... chai I am dissapointed. They are playing high level football in their country and culture. The environment enables your growth. Yekini played competitively in Nigeria league till over 40 years. Or is it your Europeans that plays competitive footy Mr. low self esteem British wannabe !

I won't respond to your nonsensical assertion, no point.

Considering the bold , has your naked prejudice befuddled your mind, or EEEEEEE deh Pain you

chrisooblog:
Naija boys topping the scorers chats in Italy things you love to see.

To be fair Lookman wasn't showing world class form when he was with the foxes on loan. Yes he was ok but nothing that would have made you have regrets not signing him. Yes in hindsight it looks like a silly decision but in the end this move was the best thing for Ademola. Just happy it seems we hit the jackpot again with his switch because he's beginning to exhibit true classy form.

Do you think if Ademola was playing in the EPL he would have scored 10 goals at this mid way stage of the league ❓

When Ademola Lookman was playing for Leicester , December 2021, he comes on as a substitute and had immediate impact getting the winning goal and the MOTM award at the same time. His quality has never been in doubt.

He has gone to lower less competitive league and he is killing it , it should not be a SURPRISE.

TheGoodJoe:
You started by attack, which shows you are more concentrated on attacking the messenger than the message.

You followed by trying to lie to yourself that sub time is equal to full starts . Which shows you are not truthful to yourself.

A player winning the EPL player of the month due to a run of games that came from injuries of teammates and also helping the team win a title deserves a healthy run of games. Iheanacho not getting games is out of bias.

You can lie to yourself about it but you are not deceiving a whole lot of us.

Finito.

What is a lie an untruth.

Worst liars the ones that lie to themselves and walk in self deception.

Regards to the bold , You earn the Right to play it's not an Entitlement.

When You come on as Sub and Perform consistently you will move From sub to starter .

Reality is KC is poor very poor as a striker.

mostob:
Oga rest...all these na shalaye.
Onyedinma and Onomah wey you dey force on us here that time, were their stats not similar to this.

Nwakali is not good. We agree... oya rest IJN
wetin sef

First of all, if a player is not performing I STOP TALKING ABOUT them. That's football HERE and NOW.

The last time l talked about Onyedinma was over 5 seasons ago , so what's your point. With regards to Josh it's over season ago.

I don't start flogging a dead horse continuously over the past 8 years.

Please go and compare the career trajectory of Tega and Onyedinma to that of Nwakali please them tell me who you honestly think is better.

They say "Money talks, BS walks" Tega earns more than 10 a week what Nwakali earns and Onyedinma a mere 2/3 times.

Luton is in the playoffs in the Championship and although injury has plagued Onyedinma he is a key player for Luton.

Tega Onomah is a £30K+ a week bench warmer at Fulham and not playing and hardly making the bench. Simply better players than him now. He will no on loan to Rangers or Some other Championship team.

However, none of them have Ben relegated to youth football, or had thier contract terminated before the time or been publicly offloaded. There past accolades leave Nwakali in the darkness.

Here and now NWAKALI will not get on the bench of any of there current teams. None of them have the indignity of playing for a bankrupt team that pays peanuts in the relegation zone of a poor quality Segundo division bottom of the league team.

Nonetheless, I don't talk about them AT ALL fit years. Yet in REALITY they are both considerably better than Nwakali.

Who is the hypocrite here with blatant double standard ❓❓

ChrisKels:
Oyibo and their privileges. Omo no how this Wout Weghurst is as good as Paul Onuachu. I just dey watch his touches and positioning dey shake my head.

This is about the Dutch manager Ten Hag and his preference for Dutch players and favouritism.

No manager would sign this player unless vested interest and or favoritism. He was at Burnley and was largely a waste Man.

codemaniacs:
Napoli is a Marquee club.

Every player misses chances and if he was missing chances he won't be number 1 in the top scorers leaderboard.

Don't allow the Nigerian habit of seeing problems where there are no problems affect your judgement and when you're talking about anything concerning Nigerians.

He is already a Nigerian superstar..

The only thing you should be talking about is him not getting injured.

Any other thing you talk about should be positive..

Again don't allow self hatred and talking down on fellow Nigerians consume you. When you notice yourself attempting to write or say something that's demeaning , stop yourself..

He is doing well...

Compliment him and move on there's no need to add gibberish. That's colonial mentality.

It's actually constructive criticism, players don't get better by overhyping but constructive criticism.

You have a retrogressive mentality.

codemaniacs:
must you make such comment..

Athletes have to eat more than the average person. spend more time in the gym, more time doing exercises than the average so their bodies will naturally look more mature than their peers...

when I did NYSC about 10 years ago.. there was a 15 years old guy that was 6ft tall with small beard and more mature face than his classmates....

Its about genetics..

If Tella, Eze, Olise were born and bred in Nigeria.. you guys will say they are in their 30s.

So would I

Because age cheating is ingrained in our culture and there is no way you can carry out official age verification in Nigeria.

Blueelf:
Loll

I hate to be that guy but if this dude is 18 then I am 68

Unfortunately you can't contend with automatic birth data capture he was born in Valencia, Spain.

Spain.https://www.cpfc.co.uk/palace-tv/video/david-ozoh-on--dream-come-true--of-becoming-youngest-palace-pl-player/2023-01-21/?id=0_e3exlobz

TheGoodJoe:

Mikel with all his talent did not get to play in his favored position to get the best out of him all through club football. That is just the point. Mikel despite performing well for Guus Hiddink was dumped by Conte.

It is generally hard for Africans . As they age, they lose relevance, even if they are still in form . Look at what Iheanacho is facing despite playing repeatedly well for Leicester City . Imagine if he is older, he will not get a look in. The point is too simple. Attacking me will not change it. Look at how Yaya Toure one of the best in the world died off after Manchester City.

Dude your talking a load of codswallop and balderdash.

KC has been largely poor at Liecester City from day one after 30 games in one season he scored one goal, that's deplorable.

After 6 seasons he has been poor he had one good season 2020/21 and he did remarkable well he scored 12 goals in the EPL.

Last season he was poor this season he is even poorer 1 goal in 14 even if you're get only 20 minuted in each game he should still score more than one goal.

Ademola Lookman was in Liecester in 2021 and as a winger he scored 6 goals and KC scored 4 as a striker with the same number of games.

Ademola leaves Leicester goes to a less competitive league and smaller club in Seria A and is now 2nd highest goal scorer in the league. But nobody calls him clinical finisher top marksman, etc.

You are playing the victim, Yatay Toure didn't fit into Peps philosophy.

It' was so hard for Drogba, Kole Toure, Yakubu, Yobo, Adebayor, Kanu, Okocha. If we look at recent times then Aubameyang 33, Mane30, Salah 30, Partey 29, Koulibally 31, Mahrez 31, etc have two heads and six eyes abe❓. Your talking nonsense I'm sorry but it's true.

Always looking for dark excuses and blame mentality, l am a victim mindset.

TheSuperNerd:
Kelechi Nwakali vs League Leaders, Eibar today.

Ponferradina lost by a lone goal.

Played 66mins (subbed out as precaution for a knock).
44 touches.
4 pass entries into Final third.
94% passing accuracy (31/33).
100% dribbling accuracy.
3/4 accurate long balls.
2 corners taken.
4 recoveries.
3/7 ground duels won.
2 tackles.
3 fouls committed.

It's remarkable how you have continuously for the past 4/5 seasons, just presented myriad of misinformation and disinformation. Nwakali has had a career of consistent continuous downward spiral of mediocrity.

What you are doing is ludicrous and outright misleading to suit your self birthed deceptive agenda and narrative.

Which is NWAKALI is the best Nigerian Midfielder.

I've said and not just with hearsay but substantiated it with comparison analysis. My conclusion, that the Segunda division is a low level league and of poor quality. Your response was that there were players above 21 in Villa Real B team , the same thing applies with EPL U21 teams. First team players use the U21 to get match fit after injury. I once watched Balotelli playing for Manchester city U21.

You've brought out these statistics, it's irrelevant the league is very poor, but more so when you're consider the club almost bankrupt and has no money. That's reflected in the low quality of players they can afford.

Unfortunately, "na money deh kill beta Soup"

Statistics have to be seen in context of the quality of the league and team. Statistics in themselves are not conclusive but indicative.

Stats say a player makes 40 passes but what type of passport is it or the quality of the pass, we don't know. It could be simply 40 kick &rush long balls hoofed up the pitch to a tree trunk giant striker.

Ponferradina would get flogged by most teams in English League two and quite a few at a national conference league. Ponferradina has done nothing of substance in this poor league and there is a simple reason, it's a poor quality league and team sitting permanently in the relegation zone.

Justice505:
Just look at the length you can go to paint the white man as perfect. Oga there are human like us.

If your powers of deduction had just a bit more in-depth.

You would know that the substance of my post was to criticize the original post. Which was presented with half information to present a wrong notion and false narrative.

Marjoribanks:
All those African players will start and play 90 minutes till age 50 if they want to in their respective country's or continents league. So your point is invalid.

I wonder what type of reasoning the people who liked your nonsensical proposition have, that has no iota of substance whatsoever.

The question is, l reiterate; Why is that some players in Europe are able to play at the highest level well over the 35 age bracket. However, African players seem to fade out once they hit 30 ❓❓❓

Examples given Thiago 38, Milner37, Young 37, Vardy 36, etc

Top level competitive football ⚽ leagues will be the top 5 in Europe. But the players I'm talking about are in the best league in the world 🌎. EPL.

And your response is to say they can play in the Local league in Africa until 50. See reasoning CHEI !!!

Danielnino00:
We actually signed Calvin Ramsay in the summer to back up Trent..But he is injured..
Milner is an utility player..it isn't only Trent he plays back up to..
Lemme add that he is a valuable asset too...But the fact that he is still playing at that age is mostly down to Klopp recommendations...It's likely he join the coaching staff upon retirement

He is playing because he is good enough, very simple.

Utility player a big yes , but highly competitive, he is one of the best trainers in the first team

elyte89:
It’s simple…age cheat!😎

I'm sorry where is your evidence you keep pulling our Nigerian born players down.

Why is it that you people, will believe a white man over your African brothers, it's inferiority complex. Why can't you believe your fellow Nigeria, where you there when they were born.

We have MRI and it's 100% accurate.

And malnutrition and deprivation have no impact on physiology of growth and there is NOTHING in Biology called malnutrition. In addition malnutrition doesn't affect GROWTH.

TheGoodJoe:

It is very competitive for young black English players to get picked. Yet you want mature African players to find it easy.

Ask Ahmed Musa and Ighalo about it.

Why is that you always deviate from the subject matter. And bring in a narrative of complete irrelevance.

The question is why is that some players in Europe are able the play at the highest level well over the 35 age bracket. However, African players seem to fade out once they hit 30 ❓❓❓

Examples given Thiago 38, Milner37, Young 37, Vardy 36, etc

What on earth has your statement got to do with my proposition question. Immediately you play the victim and start a witch hunt. Look at the bold .

Mikel Obi 35, is an outstanding top level player, but he played his last game in a top league 6/7 years ago at 28/29. It just doesn't add up

daveP:
James Milner is still playing way better than 11African players that i know all claim to be younger than him. 😉

Milner is 37 and still playing at the highest level , so also Ashley Young but Thiago is 38, then you have a João Moutinho , and Vardy all 36 but still playing at the highest level.

The key issues is that they are able to still play at the highest level and not just warming the bench in the best league in the world.


So why are most of our African players unable to maintain competitive high quality consistency after hitting 30, ❓❓

charlesemeka85:
u no dey ever tire to argue? You are becoming too annoying with this ur long arguments

Argument without substance.

Marjoribanks:
It cannot happen abroad! Yeye dey smell.

In your quest to give a narrative, i.e. "yeye deh smell" it's incomplete and no names and or dates. This was in 2018.

Here is a 25 year old who fraudulently took on the name Rashun Richardson and claimed to be 17. He was able to succeed for 9 months. How did he do it see below.

It turns out he was able to evade traditional background check procedures by claiming he was a refugee of Hurricane Harvey. Gilstrap-Portley learned the area's schools were accepting evacuees with minimal paperwork because of their circumstances. He also claimed, according to The Washington Post, to be homeless and have an absentee mother.. Courtesy the Esquire.

It's good to give the full story otherwise it's taking the text out of context and can create misinformation. We have one case of attempted age cheating at high school basketball game and he was caught.

What's your point exactly ❓

Danielnino00:
You're making yourself feel more important than you are...
You spend majority of your time here degrading hardworking young men trying to make headways in their careers as if you're their creator..
The only people that give credence to your posts are those who share the same level of reasoning like you ..

Once again, NO NAMES, NO DATES, NO SPECIFICS, NO VERBATIM REFERENCE.

Just your self birthed imaginative prejudiced opinion.

Then you call me evasive.

charlesemeka85:
Ademola Lookman has now scored on his:

Premier League debut
Bundesliga debut
Serie A debut
FA Cup debut
Coppa Italia debut

The undisputed debut king

#copied

This Dude has been consistently outstanding.

Playing as a winger and now second highest goal scorer in Seria A and he is not playing for a top team.

Very impressive.

andrewbaba44:
Everything is not epl

You guys want all naija players at epl ,even at those dead clubs

Nobody is ta ;Dlking about Madrid here ,so calm down

Were you deh since ❓

U go village for Christmas and network and light no deh there , you scarce oh.

Welcome back

Oya let's start fight

benji93:
You don start with your evasiveness. List the coaches in the top 5 leagues in Europe that have consistently deployed tiki-taka in the last 14 years.

That's a general trend here a proposition without a reference point, just wind and fresh air.

And airy fairy assumptive, because a coach worked under another coach doesn't make him a protagonist that particular coaches philosophy and or idealogy.

Danielnino00:
More evasion...Wailing and gnashing of teeth from a supposed adult who isn't willing to accept his mistake and apologize...

Thankfully, I'm not alone... many people have dropped receipt of your the numerous hate and doomsday predictions you made in the past about several players here... Your matter na open case...

Why do Liars refer to other liars to cement their Lies.

You don't even say what the so called MISTAKE is but you refer to it.

You have gone further to say "Several players here" but don't they have names

You present a cacophony of chaotic noise making.

Since you are so obsessed with my person by now you should have educated yourself and upgraded your capacity to respond from the superficial to the substantive.

But you remain in the doldrums of dark delusional unenlightenment.

Who presents an argument with hearsay , many people but you neither refer to the people or the substance of what they have mentioned. That's not a very educated approach but the opposite.

charlesemeka85:
na top league players I rated

Is Turkish league a TOP rated league ❓

Because the Turkish league is rated number 12 and the Scottish premier League is rated number 9 and the Scottish league is not better than the Championship.

Danielnino00:
Evasion as usual.... Nothing coherent said.. just a man who shamelessly can't admit his mistake and apologize...

Deceitful fraudster creating your own self birthed narrative, using primary school psychology.

You think if you keep repeating a LIE then you can create a truth . It's delusional, illusory truth effect keep repeating the lie to create a truth from Falsehood.

You NEVER quote my posts in context of the rebuttals response, and or the post o am responding too , you even omit the dates. That's a big CON taking text out of its context to support your false narrative.

You clearly lack the capacity and understanding to appreciate my write up , I apologize that it is incoherent to you. I assume certain level of education, I am clearly mistaken , where you are concerned.

charlesemeka85:
But our players are doing well in Europe’s top league this season

Osimhen- excellent
Lookman- excellent
Moffi- excellent
Onuachu- excellent
Iwobi- good
Samu- good
Onyedika- good
Awoniyi- average(though his first season in epl)
Bassey- good
Alhassan- average
Osayi- good
Zaidu- good (prior to his injury)
Bruno- good
Ndidi- average( just returned from injury)
Akpoguma- average
Ebuehi- average
Simon- good


My personal rating so far

I would add to that list in the HERE and NOW Chuba Akpom.

However, I really wonder if this is not a one season wonder season and next season irrespective of league he will be anonymous again.

Philosopher1979:
Nwakali will collect the midfield from party. Remember that match against atletico Madrid. The white man is lying to us that nwakali is not good enough it is time we proved them wrong.

Your powers of analysis if it can be called that , beggars belief.

Nwakali has been in consistent continuous REGRESSION.

See your excellent powers of deduction below .

codemaniacs:
he abuses in subtle manners and must not be kept free from abuses...

If I was the mod him and benji would have been banned ...

it is an abomination to come to a Nigerian sports forum and denigrate Nigerian players especially the ones born and groomed in Nigeria..

You make conclusions based on wind and fresh air, your perception is not a fact.

Because not everyone shares your view in my opinion over exaggerated view of your favourite players does not mean HATE.

Because some will not join you in praise singing and or overyping of players that are favoured by you is not denigration.

I challenge you to state the players in your opinion that have been DENIGRATED, please state verbatim and specifically not assumption but specifics.

I suspect you will EVADE in a tirade of vitriolic rhetoric.

Danielnino00:
Gents, ladies, let's take a moment to analyse this quote in bold..

According to my dictionary, the verb "will" can be defined as follow:

will1
/wɪl/
verb
1.
expressing the future tense.
"you will regret it when you are older"
2.
expressing inevitable events.
"accidents will happen"

So unless Komken is ignorant of the use of English, he was basically predicting Osimhen's future when he made this statement.
And yet, he insists he was speaking in the context of here and now!

I know that you have a never ending fixation with my person.

You should understand that Perception doesn't constitute a fact or truth.You birth a narrative and to support it you resort to misrepresentation and outright lies.

Your approach is typical illusion of truth effect, essentially if l continually say something it will eventually become accepted.

What you have presented is nonsensical, when a text is taken out context it becomes a CON an act of misrepresentation.

The vast majority of posts here are responsive, a rebuttal of sorts to a claim, view and or opinion. Therefore, to show integrity (but then you don't have any) you should put the date of the post as well as the post it is being addressed to. That creates context and clarity.

I will not go on a merry go round of misrepresentation with you, on matters of 4/5 years ago.

So I will simply repost what I ALREADY said on this matter 3/4 years ago.

TheSuperNerd:
If that same dude was born in Nigeria and with the way he looks, you would have easily added 5 years to his age of 17. Not so KomeCLOWN?

For some one who claims to be so intelligent you act like a Neanderthal , or is it your over hyped egoistic view of yourself. I really don't Know.

I absolutely would not believe his age if he was born in Nigeria, without anything substantial to prove otherwise.

You deny the truth and accept the lie.

I really don't have to explain why .

The possibility exists that there are Nigerian youth footballers telling the absolute truth about their ages but a very very small minority. You have no way to corroborate claims beyond personal integrity

Using the analogy of the police , I truly believe there are honest, truthful and professional minded police in Nigeria. But experience has taught us there are very few if any.

In the same way, using this analogy. We are a nation with fantastic corruption, where honour and integrity are not revered. It's estimated that a double figure % of Nigerian youth are involved in Yahoo. All these present continuous variables Make it impossible to rely on individual integrity.

dymusty86:
wow see talk!!!

Where are your boys that you equally advice and they yield to it ?

The fact is V.O was miles ahead of them in term of potential and now you can see. Kelechi nwakali too will soon shame you.

VO is one of them .

NWAKALI is a non topic.

TheSuperNerd:
This is Tobi Adeyemo. Born in Hackney, London.

Abeg, no ask me question relating to his Phenotypical appearance. I no be him Papa.

You don't have to because it's impossible to age cheat in a country with automatic birth data capture to go further there is even prenatal data capture. Independent with multiple points of validation.

Add to that from the day you kick a ball in local Sunday league at age 5/6 it's already recorded. Before you can go to school you birth data is captured to validate your school application.

Essentially it's IMPOSSIBLE to cheat .

An overdose vitamin supplements, protein and cretin plus over time in the gym added to a pretty intense regime of high intense training.

It's no surprise to me , met a 6"3, U14 player born in France but of Senegalese decent playing for PSG , I think he could easily post U21.