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komekn:
Agreed without reservation.

Players need to be honest with themselves.

However, one big problem which is WERE DEH MONEY DEH ❓ ❓

Apart from the top La Liga clubs money is not that high.

Most top 6 Championship clubs will out pay and out spend any club below position 8 on La Liga.

What most Nigerian players (locally born) dont realize is that if you do well in a mid-table club in a top 5 league
you might end up in a big club because of your experience. Its happening to chukqueze and osimhen.
Chukwueze is wanted by atletico madrid because they beleive he has experience playing in la liga. This happened to Braithwaite and
he is in Barcelona.
Osimhen might also move to a big club. Game time and performance in a decent league is very important. The Spanish and English leagues are ranked at the same level by the authorities.
Look at Samuel Chukwueze. If he stays 2 more years in Villareal, he could move to a big club in Spain or Italy because they beleive he has experience playing in the league. He might end up in Barcelona if they keep having problems with players flopping (with his experience in la liga football). This is what happened to Ighalo. I guess they thought he had experience of playing in the premier league and spain and this counted for him.

komekn:
Sayin he has gone to La Liga is not to say the Championship is better. But that he couldn't cope with the physicality and intensity.

Etebo is now thriving in La Liga it is clearly easier for him.

He made the right choice he realised that this league is not for him.

I think Kelechi Iheanacho should go to spain. Man city play a type of football similar to Spain. It suits his style more.
Also, i think Isaac success should go to spain and be serious. At least he was better in Spain and Spanish football seems to work for him

edi287:
Nice lil thrownback by @randaandrews on Twitter.

Nigerian players then and now(NPFL alumnus)

1. Shehu Abdullahi - Kano Pillars > Bursaspor
2. Odion Ighalo - Julius Berger > Man United
3. Ahmed Musa - Kano Pillars > Al Nassar
4. Karo Etebo - Warri Wolves > Getafe

Nice one. Reminds people there is still quality in our local league.
People talk about our league as if it is some sort of graveyard.

Get it niw

andrewbaba44:
Mainz will buy him after scoring 1 goal?
If you be mainz fan na so you go encourage your team to buy am ?

He wasnt even regular for them self

https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/mainz-in-talks-with-liverpool-to-keep-awoniyi/16vd0bwyqpuiz1uxl8bsf7ub2k

Read the link above. He was not given playing time that was all.

I have researched him. Remember when iheanacho was on the brnch in leicester.

Another thing is that by nature he is a drogba like central striker but in one of his lian spells hr was played in a strange formation. He succeeded at muscron because he was played as a lone striker. However the coach at mainz played him asva wing firward and he seems to be clicking. Some teams still rate him highly. Football is not black and white. I will give yoy the link to the liverpool site that talks about him

Danielnino00:
He would have been sold last season,but Liverpool wanted 10m and no club was willing to pay it.

Given his performance at Mainz this season, I doubt if another bid will come in... Most likely,he will be loaned out again..

I think mainz will buy him. His performance after the coronavirus break was encouraging and he was playing regularly untill he was injured. Yhe coach likes him

The guy also performed well in muscron of belgium so he is gradually taking to european football

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rabzy:
Barca's game has become too predictable and lethargic except for moments of magic from Messi...once the game they are used to playing cannot break down an opponent, they keep at it forever without really switching things...digging deep and upping the ante...it can be pure undiluted frustration

1. They are not playing as a team
2. They are depending on messi and it bothers on a psychological problem called "mesidependacia"
3. Other players in the team should try and rise to the occasion. They just stand bye and hope messi pulls some magic.
4. It will be a blessing in disguise if messi is benched as THEN they can concentrate on playing like a team
5. They should damn the consequences and use the players from their academies. That way they will stop wasting money and grow as a team.

Generally, if i was the coach i will forget about the title, drop messi to the bench and use some academy players. I will try and create a precise pattern of play and team work. I will encourage youngsters like puigi and ansu fati and even drop suarez and greizman. They need to grow as a TEAM. Liverpool exposed them last year and somebody else will soon expose then.
Without messi barca is finished. Nigeria was like this in Kanu's era they played rubbish and waited for Kanu to do something. When Kanu left kanudependacia continued for a few years until it wore off. It is very funny

Im not watching how was the goal. Describe it or show the video

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ChrisKels:
I honestly don't rate Ejaria highly, he over elaborates without end products. A dribbler that hardly give an assist, score or win a penalty is an aimless dribbler, such players disrupt attacks and flows of games.

I have not seen him play but from what i read about him his skill set is like kanu okocha variety. He will mature with time. Nigerian fans will love him because of his dribling and creativity.
I willl watch him tonight anywat

Subzero047:
Mikel Agu with an assist

Fantastic. I was almost giving up on him. He has been on the bench since the league restarted after covid-19. Glad the way he is doing well.

Meanwhile Alhassan Mu'azzam will play in the portugues premier league next season. His team (cd nacional) has been promoted

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ChrisKels:
I think Danny was right, Liverpool would have to completely change their attacking system to accommodate a striker like Osimhen. Yes, Firmino isn't that prolific, but he best suits the system.

Sounds Crazy, but Sadiq Umar would be quite successful playing for Liverpool in this current system

You are not crazy
The first thing that struck me about sadiq umars stats are his assist. In fact according to ogn rudiger sais something similar https://www.owngoalnigeria.com/2020/06/30/chelsea-star-rudiger-explains-why-sadiq-umar-will-make-the-difference-for-super-eagles/

Football is nit allways nwcesarilly about who is better but about the formation the player fits into. Sadiq umars creativity might actually be his selling point as few strikers have that.
He might go further than we think because of this quality

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Kog45:
Chris,Enyeama was damn too good and his rise to fame was symbolic.He is the best all time Nigeria Keeper.

Uzoho to me is damn too average and I don't see him equal or beating Enyeama record.

He might make it. I think he can go above average. He is showing some stuff

1. He holds the record as the youngest african gial keeper in la liga.
2. His perfiomance against world class teams is commendable. Argentina in the world cup and brazil in a friendly.
3. He is still very young for a goal keeper and so i think he has quality. I mean hiw many 19vyear old keepers can hold their own agaunst messi and co at a world cup. I beleive he has a lot to offer

This is a revelation. Unless nwakali is given game time huesca will not be promoted to la liga and next season they will be regulated
This is what the universe told me on my dreams.

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Chukwueze is maturing into a fine technical player. He needs one more year in villareal and then he will be ready for a big club.
Im happy for him

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