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Silentgroper:
we should have crystal palace olise as a replacement for salah ..

I'm not sure what we need osimhen for ...

Besides I don't think slot style of game is for goal poachers .. players like Kane is a better suit for his style of play ..

2. Arne slot's game looks like it would work better for a false 9

I don't even think Liverpool will shell out £100M for a striker now
They'll most likely prioritize the No 6 position amongst others

I think Osimhen should go to PSG
My personal opinion

komekn:
Not sure about this.

First of all Liverpool have never played with a quintessential number 9. They don't have a pyramid structure and have not for a long time. The number 9 is almost an appendage a kind of AM.

Firmino was the perfect example, the majority of goals 🥅 came from the inverted winger's or rather forward players coming from the wings. For example past and present, Mane, Salah, Diaz, Jota , Nunez, etc

Nunez has been struggling he is more of a number 9 but has found himself as an inverted forward coming from the wings.

VO has many attributes but being technically astute and playing on the wings is not one of them, IMO.

In addition there are two new Directors not Klopp guys Edward one of them comes from the mindset of not playing with a quintessential number 9. The other Director Hughes will follow the lead of Edwards.

In addition the new Dutch coach as is rumoured, Slot is not going to do dramatic changes in my opinion. I personally don't think he is a good fit for Liverpool and this could be there own Achilles heal.

Consider all the quintessential number 9 bought by Liverpool apart from Torres none have been able to have an impact. Players like Benteke, Carroll,
Balotelli, Nunez, etc

Having all this in mind l don't think going to Liverpool is a great fit for VO.

The only reason I don't see him going to Liverpool is because I doubt they are willing to spend upwards of £100M

All the other things you wrote are just balderdash and codswallop

mostob:
28 already? How time flies. I still remember the 'short stockings' Iwobi at Arsenal.

Yeah i still remember him as a 17year old
The guy sef don try
He's done well for himself
He needs a trophy
Now let's go to the world cup and win the next AFCON

AndSunGorilla:
What happens is Nunes?

The full article..
Liverpool can't depend on Nunez if they are serious about winning anything
The guy can miss chances like. .

With Salah likely to leave, they would need to strengthen their attack
I guess that's why they are looking at Osimhen

Happy birthday Iwobinho

Nomyth:
This move to me is the best one for Osimhen, playing for a big club without much pressure. Plus he is quite familiar with the French league.

Moving to the EPL, especially for a huge amount, will constantly put him under the microscope. As good as Haaland is, he has come under heavy criticism of late.

Osimhen will not be spared by the English press and analyst if he moves to the EPL particularly with his penchant t for missing easy chances.

I agree with you
I think for now PSG is a better fit..
If he decides not to stay at Napoli
Though Osimhen has the mental toughness to deal with media backlash and criticism
If he goes to Liverpool, I am comvinced he will do well even with all the pressure..

But i just dont think Liverpool will drop £100M

TheGoodJoe:
I like his style of play and looks a solid choice. However, in recent times, Dutch passing master coaches have hit brick walls and can't seem to transcend their philosophy to other leagues.

Good examples have been Ten Hag, Peter Bosz and Frank De Boer.

Arne Slot seems a gamble for me and one that seems also a gamble move if Osimhen is going there. If he does not flourish, Osimhen gets trapped if the next manager does not like him.

Yeah a big concern
A section of the British media are already labelling Slot as Liverpool's own Ten Hag..
So yeah, the dutch coach issues are well documented
But this Slot guy strikes me as a different breed
Though I don't see him winning the league as long as Pep remains in England
But this is football,
Anything can happen

TheGoodJoe:
But, the deal should happen after Arne signs for Liverpool. Ironic that one of Klopp's assistant, Pep Ljinders is Dutch too. Maybe there is already communication going on.

Would be lovely to see him play for the Reds
Their fans are really passionate and they would love him
I doubt Liverpool would pay up to what PSG are offering though
So for me, I think he would either remain in Italy or go to PSG
I don't think the interest from Liverpool is strong anyway

TheGoodJoe:
Arne Slot ● Beautiful Tiki Taka & Patterns of Play ● Welcome To Liverpool


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSQ9dEm9ZmI

Massive...

But omo!
PSG 's commitment is massive!
€90M already tabled!
They really want Osimhen..

TheGoodJoe:
Do we know who is taking over Liverpool? I think Klopp is going. That should come first before a move decision.

Yeah, Arne Slot would be taking over
He's the current Coach of Feyernood I think
He won the Eredivisie last season

Liverpool interested in Osimhen
I've been expecting this news
I think he would be a good fit for them..

Whaf do you think guys?
Let's discuss

TheSuperNerd:
Finidi was literally on the verge of being sacked by same Enyimba at one point. He won the league last season thanks to the abridged version and the help of Ukaegbu and others who prepped the team even when Finidi was away on NT duty.

Enyimba finished 3rd in Group A of the regular season behind Remo Stars and bendel insurance who were much better in the league compared to Enyimba.
The abridged version just played out in Enyimba's favour.
Infact, had Akwa Utd (tied with Finidi's Enyimba on 32 pts) had a better Goals difference, it would have been something different.

Truth is we are giving all the credits to Finidi to boost him up but the main minds behind Enyimba's plays and training are Emeka Okwandu, Ifeanyi Harcourt and Lawrence Ukaegbu.


Finidi is coaching the most prestigious and richest club in Nigeria with several of the best players in the league while being away on NT duty when it calls. It's a piece of cake. A better coach will be topping the league with Enyimba and wrapping up the league. Not playing second fiddle to Fidelis Illechukwu (a guy I consider a better tactician than Finidi anyway).

Completely agree

komekn:
The best thing to happen to Nigerian football ⚽ in a long time.

For once a man of unquestionable integrity, it's better to lose righteously than to win dubiously.

There is talk of he doesn't have a UEFA pro license. It's a baseline of competence but it's not competence in itself. It's like have a driving licence ( in most countries you have to pass a test ) however it doesn't make you a an excellent driver.

You can have a BSc in business management and be clueless about how to run a business.

My only concern, is sabotage and contentions. The NFF for generations have a deep seated culture of corruption, nepotism, favouritism, godfatherism, will the powers that be give FINIDI a free hand to manage and select his team.

I think he should choose his own backroom staff and not accept the ones the NFF will impose on him.

Great 👍🏿 news

I agree with your last 3 paragraphs

Barryseal:
Who told you they don't have money? The $4M prize money for being Afcon runners up was remitted back to the Federal govt?

I have been singing this song so much so that I now sound like a broken record
Who says NFF don't have money?

No questions are being asked about the AFCON Silver $4m money
We just dey deceive ourselves dey go

solonnachi:
Finidi is a good coach but my only problem with Finidi is being too rigid to make changes as we saw in the Mali friendly. Lookman and Sadiq Umar should both get ready to chop bench.

But it was a wise decision for NFF to allow continuity as we head into the world cup qualifiers in June.

Yeah, sensible and safest choice

Finidi should just prove everybody wrong and go on a 48 game unbeaten run like Alonso
Abi na?

Joebie:
Finidi to me is a better choice playing safe. He’s been longer with the team. So has no excuse to fail. Let Amuneke prove himself from a clean slate when he gets the job someday.

Truly, all things considered, Finidi's appointment is the most sensible choice
The most sensible, not the best
He has been a part of this setup for 20 months
He understands the system, the players and even the NFF with their shenanigans..
If he fails to qualify for the world cup, they can quickly and easily remove him and bring someone else, and we the fans will support that massively.
I give NFF kudos
Smart, sensible choice
Not the best, but sensible, all things considered

joelsteron:
I don't have problem with Finidi Gorge as Super eagles coach. My concern is about the team's tactics, player selection, and overall technical direction.

Some of the issues NFF has failed to tackle includes:

1. Lack of a clear playing style or identity
2. Poor tactical decisions and game planning
3. Inadequate player development and scouting
4. We don't use soccer data analyst infact we must increased focus on data analysis and sports science.

Let's hope for improvement and success for the Super Eagles! Even though going to the world cup looks shaky.

All your submissions notwithstanding, we are already in a precarious situation as far as the world cup qualifiers are concerned
We would need nothing short of a miracle to qualify..

I think Finidi's appointment is more of a stop gap
If he fails to qualify us for the mundial, he would probably be sacked
Some persons mentioned sabotage and this whole situation looks and smells like sabotage, except the miraculous happens

I don't even think qualifying us for the world cup would keep him on the job
They may still bring in a foreign coach that has been their utmost dream ever since ..

Oya oh,
Make we begin recommend players for Finidi
Let's start with the midfield..
Who should be invited and who should be phased out?

viccy12:
I have no confidence in Finidi but I hope he proves me wrong

You took the words out of my mouth, or should I say, out of my keypad

ChrisKels:
E dun be for Sadiq Umar

Maybe back to Almeria or a Turkish team?
Challenge is, Almeria has been relegated
He should get his club career going
Post decent stats
Na still fans go clamour for him to return

charlesemeka85:
so with the lobbying and protest Amuneke to still get the job?

Baba should go and contest for house of rep cus he seem more like our politicians than coach 🤣🤣🤣

He go wait for another 2 years, then he go apply again..
I seriously hope he has investments because he never see work for months and I'm concerned for him

TheGoodJoe:
I just feel it is unprofessional and insulting to make people waste their time applying for the job, while sticking with the person on the job. I hope it never repeats itself.

Completely agree

Marjoribanks:
We need a coach who has not been corrupted by the Nigerian system!

A coach who won't fold under pressure.
Definitely not someone who is afraid of losing ordinary friendly matches by playing just 13 players out of 25. Incredible!

Completely agree
Hopefully he has learnt his lessons

ekehopp2:
Well said, summary of Super Eagles Coaching Drama, as culled from Nigerian Sports Journalists.

1) NFF waiting until May to announce new coach to avoid paying April salary
https://twitter.com/FisayoDairo/status/1783790269961306319

2) Coach will be an indigenous coach (because of funding issues), but sadly won't be Emmanuel Amuneke.
https://twitter.com/OgaNlaMedia/status/1784825148027118046

3) George Finidi and Daniel Amokachi likely to be amongst assistants
https://owngoalnigeria.com/2024/04/29/breaking-nff-board-reject-choice-of-amuneke-as-super-eagles-coach-picks-another-nigerian/

4) Thus Coach most likely to be Ndubuisi Egbo (Ex Super Eagles fringe Goalkeeper, currently coaching in Kosovo, or Michael Nsien (Ex U23 player, currently US U19 boys Head Coach)
https://punchng.com/amuneke-finidi-egbo-nsien-lead-race-for-eagles-job/

Point 1 is kinda smart
Lol

elyte89:
My pick is ndubuisi egbo from day 1 ,judging by their cvs

If its by CV, Egbo trumps all others
The guy no be their mate

Westham interested in Victor Boniface..
Guy should stay put in Germany abeg

forgiveness:
E go score tire because Conte believes in a target man. Meaning, all balls will be directed to him.

Lets go then..

forgiveness:
No, Conte like em type. He only needs to be consistent with the in ..ala because crossing go plenty.

Fingers crossed then..
Another Top scoring season loading?
Time will tell..

Samueltemi337:
It favoured him at Lille

I don't remember how Lille played while he was there

casualobserver:
There was a time many years ago when the AC in my room was on 24/7 whether I was home or not. The tarrif increase before this one was when I stopped. I live in an area with stable electricity and electricity was very cheap.

I also remember when I was a child that my dad always left the AC in his office on.

So to that point the minister has a point that subsidizing electricity had inculcated bad habits in us as a people. The example he gave about freezer was a bad one. 1 because a lot of freezers don’t actually consume much power and 2 AC is the real power guzzler. When I lived abroad then no born me to leave ordinary light bulb on if I am not in the room talk less leave the house heater on when I am out. Same with petrol…the way I drove abroad with expensive petrol was different from In Nigeria with cheap petrol.

Subsidies do indeed create bad habits.

I completely agree with you..
I currently use a Solar System that can gives me 100W of energy for 10hrs if fully charged
This has made me somewhat energy efficient..
I turn off bulbs not in use, same with fans and other appliances..

I got the Solar System when the Electricity situation was very bad this year...
When it improved a bit, my new habits of energy efficiency kicked in..
Any appliances not in use are turned off
This has also saved me money because the last time I bought units on my meter was in February and I only bought 5k

If we all become a little bit more proactive with saving energy, we will cut off a lot of unnecessary costs..