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daveP:
It's my birthday guy
Shey mi late bayii

Happy birthday daveP.
Wishing you greater heights.

Blueelf:
Darkelf is proud to say that he has been wrong about Iwobi all along

Darkelf is not afraid to eat his words

Darkelf is happy that Iwobi is playing so we'll this season

Darkelf hopes that Iwobi doesn't let all the praises get to his head. He needs to keep being humble and work harder

Darkelf forsees an Iwobi switch to Liverpool next season

Darkelf is proud of iwobi

LOL.

I like you.

Agatech1999:
it ruins if not done responsibly. Just like beer. Drink responsibly

Gambling has no healthy dosage.

bike81:
have you followed all the rules indicated in T&C? bookie has a very strict policy. if you were too suspiciously successful or in case of creating multiple accounts, your account could be closed

Gambling is evil. It ruins its victims.

Agatech1999:
Please who has successfully completed verification on 1xbet. They continue to reject my photo after providing identify card and bank statement. How can they say photo is the issue. I have been dealing with them I think dats why. I am winning like mad so the block my withdrawal

Gambling is evil. It ruins its victims.

Barryseal:
I guess you didn't read the part he said someone told him that their players were betting on their matches and fixing games.
Imagine Hugo Lloris saying something like this, do you think there would have been no investigation? What are you even defending? Are you working for the betting mafia ruining our football? Your take on this matter raises suspicion. Even the club owners have come out in black and white to indicte the league on "match integrity". You think they don't know what they are saying?

Betting is not just destroying football, betting is ruining lives, curbing potentials.

oloriooko:
Your matter is hopeless, this bad belle is deep unfortunately your opinion is useless.
Paul on fire!!!

Is this a rap song?

BannedLarge:
My anger is that he doesn’t perform in big game. You don’t have to score 30 goals a season just keep scoring in all the big and important games and posterity will remember you. Drogba was a perfect example….. it boils my heart that osimehn couldn’t score in 180 Minutes vs Ghana Amartey…. Sorry that’s UNACCEPTABLE expecially as you’re referred to as Monster Machine

Blame the coach. He is the reason.

After seeing some of the matches played today, i realised again and again the importance of Oghenekaro Etebo to our midfield.

mostob:
TBH both of them are birds of the same feather.

BTW, he will soon attack you

Without provocation?
I don't think so.

BannedLarge:
Look at this CRIMINAL trying to change my words. I said “20 goals a season” and not 20 league goals. More so, I hope the Criminal isn’t trying to compare Osimehn to weah? I remember how the begging agent was saying Osimehn is better than Haaland until haaland made him drink shit. Anyway, osimehn has the potential to be a World class striker but, he needs to refine his game and score 20 goals for Napoli before aspiring to sign for Marquee clubs. Marquee clubs aren’t patient with Black players and if you no perform, dem go Finish you. Now, go and beg for a New Jersey Nnama


George weah: 1991/92 stats
Total 91/92: 47 23 8 2

23 goals in all competitions for Monaco then he transferred to Milan. Also, the 1990’s was more difficult to score than presently

You play down Osimhen's kindness and TheSuperNerd's good works, just to make a point.

komekn:
They cruised through the match in gear one no need to stress themselves.

It added nothing to them and they had nothing to prove.

To cruise through gear one means they experienced lots of traffic, and spent lots of fuel.
3-2 it was.

elyte89:
We must not lose our next two games ,we av been losing too much of recent.Losing would dampen d team spirit

Friendly matches are for experiments.
You win, good. You lose, good.

AndSunGorilla:
From 4 years ago?

Yes.
Even his growth since then has been in leaps and bounds.

AndSunGorilla:
Bet chairman, match of 4 years ago!!!!!! Pikin wey dem born den don dey write compositions now. Please find another thing to talk sir.

The emphasis is on quality.

komekn:
This match took place over 4 years it was an inconsequential friendly match for Athletico Madrid.

That's the context.

If this match was of such great importance and quality ,then the players who participated, will have had a career boost. Will you agree❓

You would expect selection will be based on outstanding consistent exceptional performance.

That being the case Nwakali and Nwakali should have had serious progession by NOW. But Chidi Nwakali is now playing in Saudi Arabia and Kelechi Nwakali is in the doldrums of the Segundo division.

Not much more to say.

Athletico Madrid should have gone on to lose, if the match was never anything to reckon with.

Being top quality may not always translate to the zenith of endeavours. There are other requirements to it.

komekn:
I am tired of this hypocritical double standard hysterical hype of a player who has done nothing.

Nwakali is playing for Ponferradina FC a bankruptcy struggling team with retired, free agents and poor quality players. He is has found his level

There is a reason he is in this poor division, and outstanding quality is not one of them. This is a league the Villa Real B team play in and they are quite a few levels above Ponferradina FC.

Villa Real B team is essentially a youth team that's thriving in a men's league. This gives us an insight into the general quality of the league. Undoubtedly there are some good teams but very few once you go beyond the the top five teams.

For example, Villa Real played Wolves U23 team ( academy Youth team) most of the boys will be under 19 some even 15. Wolves got beat 2-1. If Wolves U23 played a Championship team they would get flogged

All youth teams including Chelsea will get flogged by any Championship team. Get beat by most league one teams not all but most.

The mid table level Segundo teams are poor quality , I would place them at best league two to be generous but most likely much lower.

That gives us context about what quality of players you are competing with. Nobody would be gettin orgasmic about a player doing averagely well at youth football level. As many do about Nwakali here.

Many get offended about using monetary value to assess players quality. But there is an undeniable link between value and quality, you cannot get away from it. A club where the combined weekly wage bill is €37K divide the gross sum by a squad of 22 players and your talking real peanuts.

Many here were vociferous in denigrating a number of Nigerian origin players in the Championship and league one as well in EPL Academies as too poor quality for the SE. But find no problem in continuous unjustified praise for Nwakali. That's bigotry, double standard and shameless hypocrisy.

Let's highlight this hypocritical double standard and bigotry by comparison.

I haven't talked about Fred Onyedinma for at least three seasons as well as quite a few others. I felt he was not good enough, l still do not think he is good enough.

However, if you put him side by side with Nwakali and make a balanced scorecard analysis of sorts. You will find he will beat Nwakali on all fronts, past and present continuous.

If you put into the mix Ojo, Onomah, Oviemuno, Amos, and l could name 10 others like David Kasumu, Osho, Tella, Iroegbunam, Igbodaro,Hungbo, etc , etc You will find they are playing at higher standard than Nwakali and not begging for teams and or earnings peanuts.

I could name a host of EPL premier League academy players as well. I will like to remind many who have forgotten Iwobi played his first senior game for Nigeria when he had not played one game in the Premier League for Arsenal.

I've made a screen shot of PL2 which is essentially the EPL academy Youth teams and results they had against League one and two teams. Wolves is not one of the higher performing teams but had hotly contested match against Villa Real B team and lost 2-1.

My view it's only the players who are putting in top level consistently outstanding performances that should be given selection.

What will you say about Kelechi Nwakali's performance in that friendly game Super Eagles had against Athletico Madrid.

Danielnino00:
They said he can't make Arsenal's bench

I avoided that argument, not because i don't know what to say.

Raphael Onyedika dominated proceedings in a midfield that has Marcos Llorente.
This is no joke. Dude commanded that midfield. The kid was just a bully, won almost all his duels.

I know that Onyedika is a decent midfielder, but i didn't expect him to perform so well in a midfield that has Koke.

I pray he continues this way.

Kog45:
Returning against Nottingham?and what do you mean by Ndidi of Genk.I just hope to see him doing more and I would be assured that Ndidi is back.

My Oga,hope our guys are not faking their injuries.He was out against Algeria but played well for his club without showing any signs of injury.

Ndidi of KRC Genk was known for long balls. he was good with passing. It is worth knowing that his passing abilities was the good reason he was moved from CB to DM.

Wilfred Ndidi stats against Nottingham forest.

100% accurate long balls (2/2).
93% passing accuracy (13/14).
4 ball interceptions.

It appears Wilfred Ndidi Of KRC Genk is gradually returning.

Chidera Ejuke, another day, another assist

fabyom:
Report emanating from Belgium indicates that Onyedika might not spend 3 seasons there. Many pundits believe he is too good for the league. They called him a better version of Paul Pogba. A star is born!!!!

Yesss ooo.

wayodude:
Nope. My son is in goal here.

Okay.

I adore fathers who are ever present for their kids, it is marvelous.

wayodude:
Academy training....

Is the boy your kid?

komekn:
So if all this was true why is he sitting in a financially bankrupt poor team getting peanuts, surrounded by poor players and a poor manager.

The adage says , "Birds of the same feathers stick together", that makes him POOR too.

His previous team ended his contract in April couldn't wait to get rid of him.

These are not the attributes associated with a top quality player.

"Birds of the same feather stick together", was it for me, it sounded so hilarious.
Can you imagine what Ponferradina will do to Fulham whenever they lock horns.

chrisooblog:
Excuse me but how did you come to this earth shattering conclusion?

Using division too stats?

Using a level ground for comparison.

Nwakali as it stands is the best interceptor so far. I have studied his movements and anticipations, he reads his opponents well. He is good. You guys needs stats, I don't need stats to convince myself, but finally stats has the final say.

For people comparing Ndidi and Nwakali in interceptions.
A level ground for comparison, will be a match both featured in G.W.G, that will be the game against G. Bissau. Nwakali made more interceptions of the ball despite 76 minutes of play while Ndidi has more than 90 minutes of play (Are you shocked? ) I don't even needs these stats to know who is better. I just make deductions watching them, and in that, determine for myself who is better.

Alhassan Yusuf wouldn't have made much difference in yesterday's game, given the kind of player that he is. He is quality, no doubt.

This is a game that had Algeria with over 60% of the ball possession. Alhassan will run around just like his teammates were doing chasing the football. Again Peseiro already has what he required for the game tactics in Frank Onyeka and Raphael Onyedika.

Possible reasons for Frank Onyeka's invitation

Direct play strategy requires the following among others:
Physicality: Physicality includes, Speed, stamina, strength, etc.
Lay offs: A pass into space that another team mate can run into.

Frank Onyeka is more physical compared to any S.E midfielder.
Lay offs is one of Frank Onyeka's most conspicuous style of play. If he is not the one laying the pass, then he is running into space to receive it. Frank Onyeka's style of play is just straightforward, always with the ball towards the opposition, that is his style. I can't think of any S.E midfielder more straightforward compared to Onyeka. In Summary he is more direct compared to any S.E midfielder.

Again, anyone saying that Frank Onyeka is limited in passing ability is not with the truth.

If you think i am not precise in my descriptions, you can counter.

Possible reasons for Raphael Onyedika's invitation

Direct play favours the following among others:
Long passing: Onyedika is good with long balls. Only Nwakali and Etebo does it better. He is also more creative compared to Alhassan Yusuf and Frank Onyeka.
There may be other footballing reasons for Onyedika's invitation, but these are the only ones i can envisage.

BascoVanVeli:
How was the space meant for Onyeka? The ball went into the corner, if anything he would be in the middle.

Players don't normally enter their positions until after the set piece is properly dealt anyways.

Simon chased the first guy down and even approached the shooter while Iwobi watched like everyone else.

You are very correct .
Players don't normally occupy their position during set pieces.

You can observe this whenever Napoli is defending set pieces and in Osimhen's headed clearances.

chrisooblog:
Nwakali's workrate is still not pro-level. That's why I smile when a few posters say he would have changed the outlook of our midfield yesterday. He would have found it hard to cope with the hard running and swiftness of the Algerian midfield. Think about it the only times we have been able to cope with the Algerian midfielders in the past was when we deployed a double pivot of two energetic midfielders in form of Ndidi/Etebo/Onazi and we still struggled. Playing Nwakali against that kind of Algerian midfield would make him retire from football prematurely.

This is not true.
The game against Algeria is the type of game that Nwakali thrives in.

No S.E midfielder intercepts passes of the ball more than Nwakali.

do4luv14:
You wan collect beating too abi,

You no see the Vawulence wey dey on display since

Who will do the beating?
Relax, i am coming.

Utonwanne:
Onyeka was actually invited based on tactical viewpoints.

The trio should keep working hard and hopefully, they will be better in near future

You are very intelligent.

I was about to make a post on the reasons for Onyeka's invitation, until i saw this.
I might do that.