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TheSuperNerd:
He was just smiling during the game everytime they tackled, pressed or fouled him. They tripled up on him in the middle even, policing him almost everytime he got the ball but Kelechi's press resistance is on another level to be honest. Hard to rob him of the ball.


He even posted this afterwards. Lol

If nwakali plays against Portugal he will collect the midfield against Portugal. The judgement of these Europeans about African players is not always accurate.
Poseiro should try it. Our nwakali in midfield against Portugal and he will outshine them.
Okay uzihi from an obscure league did it against Messi and co in 2018 world cup and recently against Manu.
Nwakali can do something similar. Europeans are not infallible in their judgement

komekn:
If you can be honest , put Dennis in that Villarreal team and what do you think his stats will be.

Or if you like vice versa with Chukwueze in Forest.

My opinion remains the same Dennis is a lot better.

For once I agree with you. Nottingham is just finding its feet as a team. Dennis is really good

Danielnino00:
I agree .. we need a more direct approach... Lookman and Dennis would have been my idea wing forwards to play alongside Osimhen,but Dennis hasn't been playing much this season,so I think I'll go with Chukwueze... Ejuke is one player that could metamorphosis into a deadly winger if he could learn to be more productive...

If ejuke learns to be productive he will be like ousmane dembele.
Really the difference between him and dembele is intelligence and decision making. When to pass when to dribble playing for th team etc

TheSuperNerd:
Samuel Kalu FT Stats for Watford on Saturday.

Wigan Athletic 0-1 Watford FC - Skybet/EFL Championship Matchday 18.

Played 22mins+ (off the bench - RW).
14 touches.
2 chances created.
6/7 accurate passes.
86% passing accuracy.
100% accurate crosses (1/1).
100% dribbling success (3/3).
100% ground duels won (3/3).
1 shot blocked.
2 recoveries.
1 corner taken.

*Kalu's 4th league game of the season.

*Kalu completed the most dribbles (3) in the game.

Kali is a better player than Moses Simon. He can playbwing back. Can play as a right midfielder in a 442 and is more intelligent.
He is noylt just lucky with injuries.
I remember his performance away against South Africa. It was a masterclass at wing back.
Again I say he is underrated.
In fact I suspect he can play as a play maker in midfield as in the no 10 role.
If he stays injury free time will prove me right

Victor osimhen is the first Nigerian to score a hat trick in serie a

Ogochuks101:
If Napoli wins either the serie a or ucl then there is no way he won't win it. Thereby making him the first Nigerian to do so after a long while.

Osimehn is to Nigeria what Salah is to Egypt and what Mane is to Senegal.

Generational talent.

If Senegal gets to the semi final of the world cup and mane plays well, he will win African player if the year. That will be a record as no African has done it before. It will be historic. No one will care about club form. I mean world cup matters.

typicalgamer:
Everyone from Npfl wants to go to Europe so if they play like 1-2 friendlies for se they’re more likely to go to Europe or other top African leagues that’s why

And caf champions league has shown there’s no standout player yet ?

Yeah it is a vicious cycle. Get a good nofl player and they are out of the country in a short time and you have to call a new set and it happens again.
If we really want to integrate npfl players we should recall them when they leave Nigeria.
For example olisa ndah should still be in the national team but instead we have neglected him because he has moved to South Africa.
We will be calling up a different set of npfl players all the time if we insist on home based and they will not be integrated into the team.
The difference between home based and foreign based players is blurred a home based player now will be in Europe within 6 months and so what is next. You cannot integrate a player with one or two matches.
Most of the players that list 4 nill to Mexico last year are now in Europe.
Nigeria s economy is now horrible and not like the 80's when it was 2 naira to a dollar

komekn:
Not too long ago , l presented my substantive view that the Segundo division is very poor to quality and probably on the level of the English league or even at less for some teams.

I used Villa Real B, a Segundo division team sitting at 13th position as a loose benchmark to appreciate the low quality.

Villa Real B beat Wolves U21 in a tightly contested match 2-1. I substantiated my view that no PL2 side can compete in the English Championship. And most of not all will struggle in league one.

Recently Wolves U21 played Liverpool FC U21, and got promptly flogged 5-0 .

Quite a few were arguing with me vociferously that most of the PL2 teams will thrive in the Championship. I said a very big NO.

During that debate,I said Liverpool FC are going to play Accrington Stanley from league one, I projected they would beat Liverpool FC U21. Well they did 3-2.

Considering that we seem to be gassing players in the Segundo division and all the backwater leagues of Europe.

Should we also be looking at players in league one in England. After all Aribo came from Charlton athletic in league one, straight to the SE and has been outstanding.

Joe aribi was already in rangers FC when he first played for Nigeria.
In fact he had already played a competitive game for rangers a month before his debut for Nigeria.
Check your facts before you talk.
You talk too much

Fira09:
SOURCE

This is the end time. He will star a new world religion and make people worship Satan and the antichrist. The boy is possessed with the demon of divination.
He will make people worship the antichrist. It's satanic deception

Mobile phone repair should be in our school curriculum. Particularly in basic tech at jss level.
This is to allow our children experience practical education.
Most if the machines they talk about in basic tech are things they cannot see so it is better to teach the students how to repair phones

Mobile phone repair should be in our school curriculum. Particularly in basic tech at jss level.
This is to allow our children experience practical education.
Most if the machines they talk about in basic tech are things they cannot see so it is better to teach the students how to repair phones

TheSuperNerd:
Just let it go. Me don laugh tire. Just look at that. Wayyy outside the box. Not even a close "on the line" call.
From the moment I saw the officials listed for the game, I knew something would be manufactured seeing how staunch Plateau Utd was at the back.

I guess it was inevitable. They also beamed laser lights on the plateau GK's face during the Penalty kick.

Generally, North Africans and Shamelessness are 5 & 6.

If we protest to caf and fifa something can be done about it.
Amaju pinnick should use his influence.
Also the new nff president can protest. At least tbe Referee can be sanctioned.
But pinnick is only good at running after foreign born players. Thank God he is gone

AndSunGorilla:
THrowback Thursday; do you know that the winning goals that won Nigeria our biggest trophies in the 90s were scored by the same man!!!! In both instances, this legend wasn't one of the starters at both tournaments but yet he was the one with the winning goal(s) . He needs no introduction, Emma Amunike!!!!!
He is also the last coach as at now to win any major global trophy for Nigeria.
There has to be something special about him!!

He could have been the biggest star from Nigeria if not for injuries that he had when he went to Barcelona.

zuchyblink:
An academy side in Ibadan dismantled our U-23 national team. Our best are in the trenches.

They should take boys from football academies in nigeria pincluding Barcelona football academy kn Lagos our u17 and u20 teams and use them for the olympic qualifiers.
Especially the u17 boy that scores freekick a lot calledvemmanuel micheal. They should aldo use players from the academy club that defeated them.
Also they can use players in football academies abroad like victor eletu of ac milan or malcolm ebowei

Messi is more creative than ronaldo. Messi has 377 career assists while ronaldo has 265.
This is despite the fact that messi has played fewer games.

As per goals scored. Messi gials to game ratio is 0.79 while that of ronaldo is 0.72.
Ronaldo has played 149 more matches than messi so ronaldo has scored more goals simply because he has played more matches. Messi creates more chances from open play than ronaldo. His passes are more accurate and creative and his combination play better.
Facrs showvtgat mesdi is a better all round player.
In football scoring goals does not make you the best player. How you can influence a game is also important.
Messi is more influential in a game.
https://www.sportsadda.com/football/features/most-assists-in-football

Check the stats above.
Messi all round game is better

M7even:
Nigeria's last two qualification for Olympic soccer was under the tutelage of coach Samson siasia. We equally played in the finials and third place on this occasions. What is happening to Siasia and his court case with FIFA. Is the NFF helping him resolve it. And is he truly guilty of this allegation.

If it is mere circumstantial evidence I think he should be recalled. He is better than whatever Yusuf Salisu has to offer with the Under 23. With Yusuf I am almost sure we wouldn't be at the next Olympic Games

Our football badly needs samson siasia
Siasia is good with youth teams and home based players and drafting home based players into the main national team
Im surprised no one has noticed.
Siasia is the best home based coach we have

zuchyblink:
I love his playing style.

Explain his playing style to me. I mean ibhave notvseen him playbsine u17 so please let me know

Olakunle olusegun with a goal for krasnodar fc in Russian league. The boy is improving

TheSuperNerd:
Joe Aribo starts vs Man City. Let's go.

He is playing today as a winger.
We should use him as a support striker or winger in a 442 and in this formation he can drop back into midfield.
He is not a central midfielder
We dont use him properly in the super eagles.
He and iwobi in midfield cannot work.
I hope our coaches are listening.
He is mediocre for us because our coaches dont know how to us him

TheSuperNerd:
Ibrahim Said FT Stats Yesterday for Viborg FF.

Lyngby BK 1-1 Viborg FF - Danish Superligaen Matchday 12.

Played 66mins.
41 touches.
1 chance created.
22/25 accurate passes.
88% passing accuracy.
100% accurate long balls (2/2).
50% dribbling success (1/2)
4/7 ground duels won.
4 recoveries.
3 tackles.
1 foul committed.

*Said still has 1 goal, 2 assists, 13 chances created in 12 league games (10 starts).

13 chances created in 12 games. That is encouraging. He plays like victor moses.
I believe he should keep improving

komekn:
How can you have a wonderful match when your team lost 3-1.

I guess when it comes to Nwakali all the rules change and goal posts are moved in my making assessments.

Anthony martial played well and his team lost to manu.
Okocha pkayed well sgainst Denmark in france 98 and we lost 4 1.
It is logical if you play well and your team looses.football is a team game.
A midfielder can create 5 clear cut chances of which only one is converted and gisbteam couldbloose 3 1.
Football is a team gane. Tgis toit ligic is flawed

fabyom:
We have some of the best midfielders in Africa, the problem is that we have many in-form forwards as well unfortunately, the coach can't select more than 22-25 players.
The midfielders are the sacrificial lambs for the forwards.

No i disagree. We have some of the best forwards in Africa. Our midfield is mediocre. In fact any good player in a half decent league likevthe greek or scotish league can make our team in midfield.
We badly need natural midfielders. Our wingers snd strikers are overloaded. We can even afford ti dash some of our forwards to other countries.
See if chuba akpom was a midfielder he will have a chance.
The problem is that wr are so carried away with the forwards we have that we forget we need midfielders to support them.

TheSuperNerd:
Kelechi Nwakali and Abbas Ibrahim both had wonderful midfield showings today. Details later.

Nwakali's club lost by the way.

Abbas' club drew.

1 we need kevin de bruyne, pogba and not hasland and mbape. We need midfielders and nit strikers and wingers!
2. I hope our coaches learn and get us midfielders.
3. If abass ibrahim can break into the first team then he deserves a call up.

TheSuperNerd:
There should be no need for second half in this Manchester derby. A total mismatch.

Ref. E Haff do abeg. End am like this. This is brutality.

Only this ref below could have saved Man U more pains...

Haalands finishing is unreal its pure fictional. If a movie 2as made of his finishing it will seem too sensational.
His finishing is better than any striker in world football. Even messi and ronaldo.
It does not make him the best player but his FINISHING IS OUTSTANDING.
That does not make him the best all round player but simply the best goal scorer in human history.
Or example okocha is one of the best dribbkers in modern football but he is not the best player.
HAALANDS FINISHING IS DIVINE

jihday:
Cameroon just lost to South Korea by a lone goal. They really played well though

I repeat Cameroon will not go past tge group stage of the world cup. Aoart from itakua 90 their world cup record is poor.
Its a long time sibce they won a world cup match.
They can only do shakara in africa.

Senegal, Morocvo algeria ghana nigeria are rhe countries that do well in the world cup

TheSuperNerd:
My dear Philosopher, this is why I am for a midfield set-up that includes Iwobi and Nwakali especially in a 3-man midfield in a 433 or 4231.

Two creative midfield heads who can turn a game on its head with one lines-breaking pass, one progressive carry, one switch-of-play pass or one shot from outside the box.

Nwakali and Iwobi in a 3-man midfield with a sitting DM will be magical. The tactical potentials abound. It would be like a low budget Xavi-Iniesta combo regen.



Even in a 2-man midfield, both will compliment each other easily from technical and tactical points.
Iwobi could serve as the #6 of the duo and Nwakali the #8. Or vice versa. Their defensive improvements alongside their ball-playing and midfield control abilities will keep us on the front foot in any game.

We need a system that can accommodate them just like the Spanish had Xavi and Iniesta with a Busquets serving as their midfield bodyguard.

That way you can't shut down Iwobi completely because of an Nwakali complimenting and you also cannot shut down Nwakali because of an Iwobi complimenting.

Our midfield problems are just a few right tactical picks away from being solved.

But it is up to Peseiro and the NFF. Their latest list is depressing.

iwobi and nwakali will be like Okocha and Kanu to use a Nigerian reference.
The two of them can combine to break any defence.
Besides if nwakali is not liked
fisayo dele bashiru
Ovie Ejaria
Alhassan Yusuf
and others
There are even players in our local league.
The problem is that these players are not in the top 10 leagues of Europe and so we dont
want to try them our but then we dont have many players in the top 10 leagues of Europe that
are midfielders.
Most of our midfielders have average careers in Europe and so in that
area we have to lower the criteria out of neccesity

TheSuperNerd:
Kick and rush... run. Then repeat.

Iwobi is the only creative player among the midfielders invited.

Our opponents can easily defeat us.
All they have to do is mark out iwobi out of the game and that is all.
Benin Republic noticed and gave Iwobi a false covid report but we still won as we were
playing an ekuke nonsense team.
Once we face a team at our level, they will figure us out and things will be difficult.
We are so predictable even a blind man can see we lack midfielders.
Any decent team that capitalizes on our weaknesses will make us struggle.
Teams like cameroon, senegal etc have noticed.
WE BETTER GET AT LEAST 2 CREATIVE MIDFIELDERS NOW

zuchyblink:
Cameroon 0 vs 2 Uzbekistan FT
Cameroon don fall our hand

Cameroon do not do well in the world cup. The only tome they played well was in 1990. Ever since then, they have been poor. Ad usual they will not cross the group stage of this world cup. They can only do well in Africa.
They are local champions

Inviting alhassan yusuf and nwakali to the team is inevitable with ndidi injury and aribo being average.
We badly need midfielders. Its only a matter of time.

andrewbaba44:
For now none of these midfielders will make arsenal bench

Yes they will make the bench and pmay 5 to 10 matches a season.
Ac milan wasvinterested in raphael
And akhassan yusuf has caught the knterest of some notable clubs.
We just don't appreciate them enough. At least they are decent

charlesemeka85:
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/everton-open-contract-talks-alex-25050534

These oyibo people are funny. It took them donkey years to know that uwobi is better as a midfielder.
This is something we have known since 2018 when nigeria faced england in a friendly.
They even said his midfield role is unfamiliar in the article.
Na wa for them

komekn:
How many of our current midfield players can make the Arsenal bench apart from Iwobi.

If you are good enough then you are OLD ENOUGH.

Raphael onyeduca
Alhassan yusuf
Can ar least make the bench or maybe play.
Samson tijani will also have a chance
At arsenal
I got you there