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Truidstarr:
sarcasm? 😂😂😂😂

It's obviously sarcasm. They say it's difficult for naija people to grasp sarcasm. Abeg oo Bro no join them

komekn:
When the SuperDelusional makes references to players I haven't mentioned in 5/6 years nobody says that to him.

As well as the other delusional praise choristerd of Nwakali.

You are obsessed with Nwakali. Has nothing to do with so called delusional praise. The guy is driving you crazy. Not good. Get a grip of yourself.

TheSuperNerd:
It was gonna be Saka. Saka was gonna ge that lad with his staunch rebuttal back then when he was called "English Nigerian". He said no... he is Omo Naija through and through but alas.... we saw how it turned out.

But time may have a surprise for us. Time may yet throw up a player that will do just as you hope despite his huge chances with a top euro nation. That would be a sight.

Yes I firmly believe so. We need to win a tourney or perform well at a world cup to create the buzz to magnet such a talent

Amedino99:
when you compare the benefits of playing for top European nations as against playing, the decision is not really difficult to make because what exactly does Nigeria have as leverage to offer to a foreign youth player that will make playing for us more attractive? For a player born in Europe I don't know how you will convince him winning the afcon is equally as impressive as winning the euros. Added again is the fact that as a continent we are still celebrating making the world cup semi finals which is our highest achievement. More reason we have to be more intentional about our home based talents.

I know all of the reasons why he'd choose England and not Nigeria but blood is blood. One day sha, we will nick one super talent.

chrisooblog:
D'Law o ti lo (no pun intended) Nwaneri is being monitored like a hawk by the English FA only a serious dip in form and persistent chasing on the NFF's end could make Ethan switch. Unfortunately those two scenarios are unlikely to happen.

Na wa oo. We need this guy. Badly

TheSuperNerd:
Before he began blowing up, this thread did justice to making him visible. Myself and a couple other monikers already mentioned him before his EPL debut in 22/23 season, 2 seasons ago. We also graced the thread with his record breaking debut which lasted a few mins.

If we had moved on him then, we may have stood a chance but right now ain't no way we are bagging him especially with Bukayo Saka as the kid's mentor.

Saka wanted us for a bit initially but then changed his mind when he saw he had a real chance with England. I understand Saka. And I knew instantly Saka will have a longer lasting England career than Tammy, Tomori, Solanke, EZE and co.

Now same Saka is Captain of Arsenal in Odegaard's absence and another Anglo-Nigerian like himself with high potential, Ethan Nwaneri is finally having his breakthrough season after his EPL debut 2 seasons ago, Omo, ain't no way England are losing this guy unless the hype drops.


Verdict: The NFF should have a mega active scouting and recruitment dept division focused on the dual nationals who can approach them early and see how we can commit them early before the hype comes. Those who will commit, will commit. Those who won't do so, won't do so. But understand, some of these kids also understand that playing for a Euro youth side (England U17, France U17, etc) betters their chances of being considered at their clubs as they climb up the ladder of their careers so some won't commit based on this angle alone.

One day we will get one such player who for some reason will just choose Nigeria.

We have to get that Nwaneri guy. We have to. Can't we get a super talented player choosing us from the get-go?

Daninya33:
We are blessed with a plethora of strikers named Victor.

It will be a shame if we don't win any trophies with all these victors

komekn:
I noticed he is not on the 2024 payroll 🤔

Is he on a pay per player contract 🤾🏿‼️ after 8 games he has made the bench once😔it is not surprising to me.

I wonder where he goes from here 🙄 where are the SuperDelusional ones with all their so called analytical objective appraisals and the disinformation presented by misuse of statistical data ❓❓❓

Nigeria best midfielder special talent solution to Nigeria midfield the maestro.

Leave this Nwakali thing. It's enough. Everybody has moved on.

Sugarboyy:
Whatever rocks your boat ⛵ nigga 😁

The current version is nikka 😂😂

elyte89:
My team will re start d negotiations with him as komekn don go spoil work .

I'm preparing the necessary paper work. Komkom be careful o

Goke7:
What about yori yori, abi that one no go work? 😜

It will work. Trust the process

comodo:
Nigerians starting for their teams left right and center. Scoring and creating goals . yet we still struggle to win small countries. NFF needs to hire @Elyte quickly, If tiki taka is not working, let's try kati kati

Thank you for having faith in my client.

solonnachi:
Maybe Mikel's words got to him. I also feel Bassey and Iwobi played their roles too inin convincing him. No need to wait till you are 30 like Shola Amoebi. Join the Super Eagles now while you still have time!

Join the eagles now that you can fly not when your wings are sodden with age

yinkeys:
Osimhen is not a selfish player
Proper team player

Lookman is selfish. Osimhen, very selfless.

lexyman:
a very proactive Lawyer ... @Elyte89.... increase his fee with an immediate allacrity.

Your support is appreciated

mostob:
Ejeheri not Ejaria. They're different. Ejaria is a midfielder, Ejeheri was once Arsenal's U18 GK.

I see

mostob:
Nwaneri ke? That Bobo no look like person wey go play for us o.
Butler Oyedeji, Ovie Ejeheri and the two Okonkwos are our sure bets. Butler is a CF whole the others are GKs.

I've been hearing about this Ovie Ehjarhia since 2015 or thereabout. I don't think we need him.

komekn:
Was talking to his agent a few days ago .


Dude is going to play for England he is on an amazing trajectory.

Be careful. Don't overstep your professional boundaries 😡😡😡

charlesemeka85:
The rumor of Tosin switching to us is strongly persisting ooo

I just saw the same rumor few mins ago for Pulse sports say the guy wan switch to us

We will get him. My client has finished the work already.

elyte89:
What’s up with this nwaneri guy ..any chance of him representing us ? This is the right time to approach him also.

Put a call across to him. You should start performing your job by FAITH.

Amedino99:
elyte head too strong bro. E no gree for nff since Dem no announce am as our rightful coach. Na so so interim we deh do all these while.

Dey play. Either they appoint him or make him an assistant. If not otilo for SE coach. The baba cooking for my client is inside one deep forest in Togo.

Starboytwo:
Make una free Nwakali abeg. I can't stand all the insults...

See Enzo Zidane, 29 years, no injuries or anything, he just resign. Nobody reason am.

These type of guys are not footballers, they are accidental footballers
Make I do wetin my papa do. We see it all the time - children of Church GO's, footballers, musicians etc.

Once a great man has come from a family, rarely do we see his children matching or exceeding his achievements.

The question is: would Enzo and others like him have ever chosen football as a career, if their fathers had not distinguished themselves in the sport?

solonnachi:
OwnGoal reports that Eguavoen has shortlisted 35 man list for October AFCON qualifiers which includes Chrisantus Uche, Kenneth Omeruo, Bright Samuel Osayi, Chidera Ejuke and Jamilu Collins

In other news by OwnGoal, Tosin Adarabioyio now wants to play for Nigeria at 27

Take owngoal news with a bucket not just a pinch of salt. Players usually pay them for PR. So their news reflects that bias.

You may not have noticed: Moses Simon always gets good rating by owngoal. That's because he and mowiz are paddies.

komekn:
One question ❓ why is he in Orlando not 🚫 in a top league you think he's too expensive.

South African league is not quality so balling in SA means NOTHING. How many years has he been there.

Balling in SA is something. The Bafana Bafana team we played at the last AFCON semi finals were no push overs. They were sleek, crisp and strong. We were lucky to defeat them via penalties. Yet all their players were drawn from their local league.

National team football is not the same as club football. We have seen supposed minnows in African football wrestle hard with the giants.

Are you saying that Williams the SA goalkeeper and Nwabali our gk are no good just because they play in the SA league? Are they not doing fantastic with their respective national teams? You want the satisfaction of big club in a big league abi?

Nope, in national team football, it's not always about the pedigree of the club or league one plays for, it's about who can get the job done!

The reason why I wasn't taken by Nwakali was because of the hype which to me was unmerited. If Ndah is featured on a steady note and he gives good account of himself, to hell with the notion that he plays in a lowly league.

charlesemeka85:
Lookman scores

This guy is determined to clinch that APOTY. Just within 3 years of playing for Nigeria. This is incredible.

MainJoe:

I posted Busquets' story. He might not have been known today if not that Guardiola noticed a tactical role that would make him flourish. A bad defender in the 3rd division of the Spanish league became one of the best players in the history of football.

Kelechi Nwakali's management needs to get him to play for a possessive manager, even if it is in a low division to make people notice his quality.

This is really a good and sober yet inspiring point. We have seen it time and time again how some players struggle under some coaches or clubs and then flourish under different clubs/coaches. Salah, Henry, De Bruyne are examples that come to mind.

My only reservation is that it's not KC's management that have to get him to play for a possession team. A possession team coach ought to get him to play for his team. We have seen how many times in football, a coach will say 'get me so and so player, I want him'.

Your quality must shine through for this to happen.

charlesemeka85:
with Aina and Osayi I think we are covered in the RB position.

In LB we have only Bruno for now (don’t know what’s happening to Zaidu at Porto), Aina can also play in that position if the need arises. I would love to see an experiment of Torunarigha in the LCB position and Bassey as LWB (if the coach wish to go with a back 3 with two wing backs)

In the CB position the only reliable duo we have current is Ekong and Ajayi, with Ekong gradually coming to the end of his international career it’s ideal to start the search for a possible replacement and if we are lucky to hv Tosin that will be awesome but if we cant then Ogbu should be eased in as the heir to Ekong while the duo of Fredrick and Vince should be monitored closely

In the CDM position we have Ndidi and Onyedika. Onyeka can also do a job in that position but I prefer to have him as a B2B midfielder/CM. Also Hamzat of Lens is in the corner waiting for an opportunity to show what he can do in that position too

In the CM position Onyeka and Uche fits the position perfectly while the CAM position is as well covered with Iwobi and Bashiru. Empoli’s new signing and ex England youth teamer Anjorin should be watched closely for a possible integration in that position


the flanks we hv Chukwueze,Simon, Tella,Mola and Ejuke. Sor of Genk should also be tried to see if he can bring something to the team as well as serve as an understudy to others

Cf position Osimhen and Boniface hv the position taken care of. Another inclusion in the position depends on the form of others like Awoniyi, Moffi etc. In form Genk striker Arokodare and Monaco’s starlet George Ilenikhena may also be considered as back up/understudy.

Goal keeping position is covered with Okoye and Nwabali

On point

kentebemoney:
Werey Coachy!!!!
Aswear you dey give me Joy 😂😂

Na real werey 😂😂😂

charlesemeka85:
coachy I disagree with you

We need Tosin more because in Ekong’s absence we don’t hv that organizer in the heart of our defense

Osimhen,Boniface and others can easily offer even more than whatever Solanke will bring to the team. I’m not saying he won’t be a good addition to the team but in his position we have talents in abundance to an extend that few are yet to be capped

I agree with you on Solanke and Tosin. We need Tosin in our defense. But Solanke, we can do without him.

mekabuachi:
I hope this foreign born realize that the country you play does not really matter... If you're good you're good....
Case of ademola lookman

Truth is that playing for Nigeria is better for them. I understand their bias towards England but it's not that England even pays pension to retired players.

I hope we nick one or two good players who are inspired by Ademola's example.

elyte89:
Solanke is one player I want to target immediately once I get the job to fight the number 9 position with osimhen ,we av so many ineffective/squad players in dt position .the Benin 🇧🇯 and South Africa 🇿🇦 games made me realise dt ..Super eagles need solanke even more Dan Tosin adarabioyo

Yes, soon to be appointed coachee (SBAC for short), we should be calling up effective players. We invited at least 5 ineffective players during the last window. That's too much deadwood.

One by one dem don dey go sha: Awaziem is gone. Omeruo (he was good sha) and Musa too, gone. Uzoho gone.

We really don't have a good subs for RB and CD. Ekong is getting old.

Onyedika and Onyeka should take over that midfield or split it 50/50 game time between them and Ndidi.

In the attack Chukwueze should go to the bench. Nathan Tella should plug in let's see his performance.

Let me stop for now before I reveal too much from your tactical master plan.