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yinkeys:
Why Tammy when we have quality strikers
They should give us world class defenders & goalies
That’s all
Maybe Eze, Alaba & Saka too

Trust me, there will be a time we will have a lot of good defenders to choose from.
As for the goalie, I'm looking at Arthur Okonkwo. He has the height

TheSuperNerd:
Frank Onyeka wasn't Raphael Onyedika before the Original Raphael Onyedika burst onto the scenes. That is misleading information Basco. Onyeka was more of a box to box and roaming tackling machine back in Denmark who also slotted in at CDM but he wasn't famed for his ball skills and calm DM role execution like Onyedika was.

They are nothing alike even going back to their Danish days.

And ofcos against Man City only very few teams can actually assert themselves close to what they envision in their pregame plans but was just saying Thomas Frank had a plan and Frank Onyeka was vital to that plan. Press, run and disrupt. Exactly what he is good at. That he did and nothing "apparently" more.

I still stand by my word that a 5-year old kid will win you in a football debate. You may be a good scout but your analysis still needs a little brushing up.

When you're analysing different players, you don't pull one down for the other. You highlight their strengths and weaknesses and how best they complement each other. Onyedika may be better than Onyeka in certain attributes but Onyeka at the same time possesses skillsets Onyedika can't boast off. Are you better than Frank who played 'brainless' Onyeka against the world class city squad? SMH.

NB: instead of quoting me with your signatory foul words, take a pen and write down what you have learned here.

elyte89:
If I have my way,I would prefer we go billing and tomori ,make ndidi Dey pair tomori 4 back wyle billing takes d dm/cm role

If Tomori still want to play for us, I won't mind provided he typed a 3-paged apology for refusing us at first.
As for Billing, no hard feelings o but I'll take Onyeka, Onyedika, Bonke ahead of him. We had no proper backup for Ndidi when we approached him but now we do so he should stay put.

jihday:
Was Lulu not the FA chairman then?

which book is this sir?

Truidstar:
All this Nwakali talk will soon die
. Eze is coming. You heard it here first.

coming to where? He should stay put o..

Abeg... This Newcastle team, wetin dey ginger them sef.
No be Newcastle of yesterday...
Are they really that good or they are just benefitting from the slump in form of Liverpool, Chelsea and United?

sod09:
Anytime awilo and viera they midfield I go just they vexx

Na that awilo dey vex me... The guy might just go Pepe's way.

sod09:
Say wetin happen
That oldie

Plan B for our striking department. It may be on 6 months loan. Why I mentioned him specifically is due to his aerial excellence. Just pump in crosses when we desperately need a goal.

sod09:
That's our second team worse pass anything na why I they fear

Ahswear...
Dem go dey play as if na half salary Dem dey pay them.

sod09:
Arteta and board
Because of God buy players in January
We really need this

Mudryk
Torres
Danilo
Tielemans

Add De Jong from PSV too.

gatecrash123:
Eric is right footed

yea..thank you.
Just checked now.

FirstbornWds:
I don't understand how most of y'all just choose to ignore the message being passed. Fati shouldn't walk into our starting 11, irrespective lf whatever. He's a great lad but recently, he has lost it and by the time we realize that he's not special from the rest of the squad. If he wants a starting place, he has to work for it, and even, has to be fit.


I don't know how you can even think that Xavi hates the lad. One of you was even saying I actually support Ferran and downplay Fati. Lol, who'd do that? But right now, Fati is just below the pecking order.. Not because those there are better.

I understand you bro but the way you put it seems harsh (to some).

I'm an Arsenal fan so I'll give a similar example. When Martinelli came in, he was an instant hit. But he started getting recurring injuries and we all thought he will become another fraud. And when he later got injured again, Arteta did something that seem like freezing him off from the squad. He said he wanted Martinelli to heal properly. The surprising thing is when Martinelli came back from injury,the coach still refused to play him and even played ESR (a midfielder) ahead of him. The coach's excuse was that Martinelli is not ready. We all thought the coach hated him. Now, look how fit and sharp Martinelli looks now.

Fact is if a young player is getting injured frequently, he should be given a time off for proper treatment and training to allow him to rediscover his fitness and form. I'm not sure if that's what Xavi is trying to do.

However, selling Fati is not the right option now for the club because he is still undiscovered but if his agent insist, then they should let him go and also if the player himself want the move.

Sorry bro... Your time will come soon.

fabyom:
Liverpool and Arsenal interested in Oshimen and Chuz respectively. Nothing concrete yet!

Rumour bro...

elyte89:
E go chop am against Ronaldo

Bro... I don't think so. The last time he played against Ronaldo, he almost singlehandedly secured a point for his team. It is like playing against the like of Ronaldo and Messi usually bring out the best in our goalkeeper. Enyeama sef do Messi strong thing that year.

charlesemeka85:
and Enrique dropping Ramos

As in eh... Enrique just packed left footed CBs go world cup. Pau, Eric and Laporte

M7even:
Hmmm. The idea of this happening will be beautiful for me. If it works out well then it will mean Tammy eating his cake and having it again

so who will make way for him?

charlesemeka85:
Jose making too much sense but at the same time it serves Tammy and others right. These foreign players don’t evaluate and weigh their options well when choosing the country to rep in international football.

Imagine maguire displacing tomori who hv been a steady figure in the serie A for giants AC Milan

Another that’s is annoying is Philips picked ahead of Southampton’s skipper prowse

Na only God knw the kind weed southgate Dey smoke

Philips own is arguable since he is the only natural DM aside Rice. But that Maguire own, na pure egunje something...

chrisooblog:
lol @ 'toomuchmoney and karma-finger'

Yeah you are right but apart from a handful of teams not many countries have great midfields like that.

True..

andrewbaba44:
Morata ,ferran torres ,they are so good in scoring for the national team ,check their stats and see for yourself

Ferran jutgla and veteran iago aspas is also available

Part or what made Ferran and Morata famous is their misses. That's why I mentioned Fati because he seems to be more clinical than the former two.

andrewbaba44:


Alonslow is even better than the cucurella I have been watching at Chelsea

Both of them should be the least Spanish left back ,I am even enjoying alonslow as a back up cb than a LB

Cucurella was good at Brighton though... Only God knows what happened to him

lovewins:
Coach Jose Pesiero names 23 for th friendly against Canada.

Kelechi iheanacho, Ahmed Musa and Shehu excluded

Olisa Ndah and Duru make a comeback.

Canada or Portugal?

chrisooblog:
From the squads I've seen so far France has the best tools to win the WC but defending champions hardly defend their titles.

Ha Bros.... They have a good attack and defence but their Midfield is a little bit off. Toomuchmoney and Karma-finger may be found wanting when experience is needed.
Guen is good too but he is exactly not someone who can hold a Midfield effectively.
Germany won the world cup and there Midfield was decisive..
Pogba and Kante holding that Midfield was also part of why France dominated in 2018.
One of the reasons why super eagles do struggle is due to disjointed Midfield.
Midfield is very essential and that is where France are least strong.

Meliforme:
Players like this one normally struggle with discipline and are very prone to errors.
Dude believes fuming all over will take his team to the finals.

I ponder how he will cope with his emotions after the drop.
I feel for Ngadeu.
May the Lord help him recover. Amen.

Don't blame him, blame Eto'o who said Morocco and Cameroon will play the world cup final.

ChrisKels:
Andrew have you seen our squad list? It is now or never. By the way, I wonder what Otamendi is still doing there. I don't like that guy

Maybe the coach need a little touch of Agberoism so De Paul can concentrate on his bodyguard duty.

BTW Good afternoon fellow Argentinian.

TheGoodJoe:

To be honest, if you were a coach, will you invite a hungry lion to follow you on a team bus to a match? Mbok, the coach wants to see his grandchildren grow up.

Maybe his family was against his selection as they heard 'die on the field'.
They don't wanna lose a breadwinner.

Odunayaw:
Come push in Magwaya abi

Na true o...Maguire made the team. Southgate na Gernot Rohr Pro max.

Blueelf:
We even "rolled out the red carpet" for him

As in eh.... A whole giant of Africa

typicalgamer:
We’re embarrassing because we need him and he doesn’t need us

that was not even the embarrassing part. Practically begging him to play for us even after being rejected and insulted is the main embarrassment.

I no fit forget the 'red carpet' comment.

Danielnino00:
Komekn, oya come and defend Tomori's exclusion from England's world cup squad....

If it was Nigeria now, you will be running mouth...

In the HERE AND NOW, Tomori doesn't deserve to make the list.
You're just too emotive prejudice and bias...bla bla.

Ppogbae:
That was embarrassing

Very embarrassing...

jpmoriarti:
Ansu Fati and Ousmane Dembélé are the only players that have played every Barça.

Hopefully, this would be enough to earn Ansu a world cup berth. I'll be devastated if he misses out.

If Spain doesn't call up Ansu Fati, who will score for them in world cup? Spain doesn't have strikers like that.