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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Mujtahida: 5:14pm On Jun 09, 2025

Here's Shweisteger accusing Pep of destroying German football

https://youtube.com/shorts/R4Bk3OQIyWg?si=nP9jjSbiVE1pm9TB

You know football more than these men?

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Starboytwo(m): 5:38pm On Jun 09, 2025

TheSuperNerd:
I bet Pinto at Barca had more appearances than this.

This is how it feels to be President of the Benchers' association at a club. Just collecting weekly wages, showing up for training, have a first class seat view to all EPL games and retire with multiple major titles with most folks not knowing your name.

lol, na grace.

Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Emmy450(m): 5:39pm On Jun 09, 2025

Meliforme:
Ejuke is not all about dribbles and speed.
He passes the ball better than all our forwards, in short passes and long balls.

Ejuke is about control and possession.

Abeg abeg abeg make person hear word jare!!! Ejuke ko, duke ni.

Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Emmy450(m): 5:44pm On Jun 09, 2025

Mujtahida:
I don't mind this Ejuke on the wings. Moses is not creative enough.

ah even you too?
Moses Simon has been poor but ejuke is not an upgrade

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Emmy450(m): 5:45pm On Jun 09, 2025

chrisooblog:
This is the first time I will be disagreeing with you D'Law.

Yes Simon can be annoying but his assists are up there.

Ejuke has potential but I need more end product in terms of goals and assists from him. His dribbles can be a Pius Ikediaish with no clear result.

facts

Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Starboytwo(m): 5:46pm On Jun 09, 2025

BankyGee:
Make them dey play 😂 Apart from the big name in England and big English, Nigerian and world-wide fan base wey Man Yoo get, you sure say in recent times Galatasaray no even better pass them in performance? 😏

it's not about performance Bru.. It's the other things you mentioned.. You cant ignore the brand 🤷.

If Osimhen see utd, him go rush am mind body and soul...

Whats there to do in Juve wey he never do for Napoli??
EPL is the Stage for Osimhen. I'm sure he will make the move.

Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Emmy450(m): 5:46pm On Jun 09, 2025

Mujtahida:
😂😂 I don't mind disagreements oo. I'm just looking at us having fire on the wings. Simon tends to break the flow of our attack because he doesn't know what to do with the ball.

same with Ejuke oh, Moses Simon and ejuke are two sides of same coin.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by komekn(m): 5:52pm On Jun 09, 2025

maidaboi:
How can he be more consistent and not better ser?

You are confused.

For some who could not understand the terminology of consistency with regards to world 🌎 class.

I used the comparison of VO to Martinez in Inter-Milan who was consistently scoring above 20 goals for three seasons has also been a Capocannoniere award winner 🏆. But nobody really calls him world 🌍 class.

I did not say Martinez is BETTER than VO just more consistent in Seria A.

Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Tinneh: 6:22pm On Jun 09, 2025

nairalandankrah:
His napoli contract ends June 30, 2025..

Are you for real??

Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by lbrichman2: 6:54pm On Jun 09, 2025

BankyGee:
Well, a French team just annihilated Inter Milan in a Champions League final in a game Lautaro Martínez played and had 0 shots, on or off target, but that is a story for another day.

So Victor Osimhen is not consistent?

Lautaro plays for Inter Milan (one of the best attacking teams in the league) Inter never finished outside the top four since he joined them, Osimhen played for Napoli...

First season at Napoli 10 goals, second season, 14, third season 26, fourth season AFCON and Injuries - 15, with 25 games played. (Note that a lot of Injuries hampered his numbers in his first and second season). Man didn't even play up to 30 games in the Serie A more than once.

Let's talk about consistency for both of them now.

Using only the Serie A.

Victor Osimhen:
2020-21 - 24 games, 10 goals - 0.42 GPG
2021-22 - 27 games, 14 goals - 0.52 GPG
2022-23 - 32 games, 26 goals - 0.81 GPG
2023-24 - 25 games, 15 goals - 0.60 GPG

What this data shows is that Victor Osimhen is consistent and increases his goal tally every season in the Serie A. Now, last season was somehow because of AFCON and Injuries, but in all his seasons spoiled by injuries, last season was the best tally because he still managed a 0.60 goals per game season. This is a good tally for any random striker.

Now Lautaro Martínez:
2018-19 - 27 games, 6 goals - 0.22 GPG
2019-20 - 35 games, 14 goals - 0.40 GPG
2020-21 - 38 games, 17 goals - 0.45 GPG
2021-22 - 35 games, 21 goals - 0.60 GPG
2022-23 - 38 games, 21 goals - 0.55 GPG
2023-24 - 33 games - 24 goals - 0.72 GPG
2024-25 - 31 games, 12 goals - 0.38 GPG

Looking at both players carefully, are you seeing the leap in Victor Osimhen's GPG every season? His "bad" last season even has the same goal ratio as Lautaro's consistent (2021-22 season) and a higher goal ratio than Lautaro's consistent (2022-23 season). Lautaro's drop this season is even comical... Osimhen dropped from 0.81 to 0.60, your guy dropped from 0.72 to 0.38 for a team that almost won the league 😂

Osimhen can never be in a team that won the league and score only 12 goals 😂

It's not by the number of goals scored my man, it's how often do you score in the amount of games you play? That's consistency. And with these points of mine again, Osimhen is even more consistent.

If you want to use the drop in Osimhen's numbers last season as a yardstick to judge his consistency as a striker, then Lautaro Martínez's is even worse. 12 goals in 31 games, c'mon man... 😂

With all his 20+ goals per season, he won the golden boot just once because there was always someone doing better than him, Osimhen was one of those someones. Last season he won the golden boot, he didn't even still match Osimhen's tally, and Osimhen did it in one game less and two goals more.

It took Osimhen 3 seasons in the Serie A to win the golden boot, it took Martinez 6 seasons in the Serie A to win it with less goal tally than Osimhen.

Again, even in being consistent, Osimhen no be Lautaro mate.

You are good..
Too good

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by lbrichman2: 6:57pm On Jun 09, 2025

elyte89:
The best career so far…free from injury 🤣

And collecting salary steady without working
Life no sweet pass this one

Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by lbrichman2: 6:58pm On Jun 09, 2025

ChrisKels:
I would rather Osimhen went out on another one year loan in order to leave Napoli for free in 2026.

You know book

Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Napoleon55(m): 7:18pm On Jun 09, 2025

ChrisKels:
I would rather Osimhen went out on another one year loan in order to leave Napoli for free in 2026.

Smart move like Mbappe, and the club won't have any excuse not to pay him well.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by chrisooblog: 7:25pm On Jun 09, 2025

Bro I almost a forgot to commend you for this excellent analysis.

You suppose charge better money for this free lecture.

BankyGee:
Well, a French team just annihilated Inter Milan in a Champions League final in a game Lautaro Martínez played and had 0 shots, on or off target, but that is a story for another day.

So Victor Osimhen is not consistent?

Lautaro plays for Inter Milan (one of the best attacking teams in the league) Inter never finished outside the top four since he joined them, Osimhen played for Napoli...

First season at Napoli 10 goals, second season, 14, third season 26, fourth season AFCON and Injuries - 15, with 25 games played. (Note that a lot of Injuries hampered his numbers in his first and second season). Man didn't even play up to 30 games in the Serie A more than once.

Let's talk about consistency for both of them now.

Using only the Serie A.

Victor Osimhen:
2020-21 - 24 games, 10 goals - 0.42 GPG
2021-22 - 27 games, 14 goals - 0.52 GPG
2022-23 - 32 games, 26 goals - 0.81 GPG
2023-24 - 25 games, 15 goals - 0.60 GPG

What this data shows is that Victor Osimhen is consistent and increases his goal tally every season in the Serie A. Now, last season was somehow because of AFCON and Injuries, but in all his seasons spoiled by injuries, last season was the best tally because he still managed a 0.60 goals per game season. This is a good tally for any random striker.

Now Lautaro Martínez:
2018-19 - 27 games, 6 goals - 0.22 GPG
2019-20 - 35 games, 14 goals - 0.40 GPG
2020-21 - 38 games, 17 goals - 0.45 GPG
2021-22 - 35 games, 21 goals - 0.60 GPG
2022-23 - 38 games, 21 goals - 0.55 GPG
2023-24 - 33 games - 24 goals - 0.72 GPG
2024-25 - 31 games, 12 goals - 0.38 GPG

Looking at both players carefully, are you seeing the leap in Victor Osimhen's GPG every season? His "bad" last season even has the same goal ratio as Lautaro's consistent (2021-22 season) and a higher goal ratio than Lautaro's consistent (2022-23 season). Lautaro's drop this season is even comical... Osimhen dropped from 0.81 to 0.60, your guy dropped from 0.72 to 0.38 for a team that almost won the league 😂

Osimhen can never be in a team that won the league and score only 12 goals 😂

It's not by the number of goals scored my man, it's how often do you score in the amount of games you play? That's consistency. And with these points of mine again, Osimhen is even more consistent.

If you want to use the drop in Osimhen's numbers last season as a yardstick to judge his consistency as a striker, then Lautaro Martínez's is even worse. 12 goals in 31 games, c'mon man... 😂

With all his 20+ goals per season, he won the golden boot just once because there was always someone doing better than him, Osimhen was one of those someones. Last season he won the golden boot, he didn't even still match Osimhen's tally, and Osimhen did it in one game less and two goals more.

It took Osimhen 3 seasons in the Serie A to win the golden boot, it took Martinez 6 seasons in the Serie A to win it with less goal tally than Osimhen.

Again, even in being consistent, Osimhen no be Lautaro mate.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by SharpJoe: 7:57pm On Jun 09, 2025

Mujtahida:
https://youtube.com/shorts/rP8cBqqW-1M?si=o322FdP6jPZoZJvX

Sharpjoe hear Evra. Have you heard what Capello said?

No disrespect to Evra but he is talking off tangent. I think he drank before that speech.

Starting off:

Evra said no creativity. That is totally not true
We have super creative players today. Has Evra watched Pedri play ball? Has watched Lamal skip past players. What of Desire Doue or Barcola.

He is talking off point.

Today, Ederson is more skillful than any defender or defensive midfielder that kept under Alex Ferguson. So who are the robots. He is talking playing direct football. It could work in the past, not today with how compact people defend.

Today, defensive midfielders are as skillful as 10s. Watch Nico Gonzalez on the ball. Today, right backs can play in midfield during games. Is that robotic? The talk is just a rant that makes no point.

Look at this Doku clip and tell me it is robotic. Also look at the defences he is playing against. See how tight it is. Is that what direct long ball football will work?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPIpAbcfexA

Today football is far better and even more skillful. It is just that defences are now tighter and it looks like the players are not skillful. Defenders today are also faster.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by JayromWrites: 8:03pm On Jun 09, 2025

elyte89:
Coach no rate d guy but at dis point,I won’t mind having him over one trick pony Simon,d mumu no just gree improve as a senior player, but d problem is chelle likes him

Every coach likes Simon. It tells you something.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by elyte89: 8:07pm On Jun 09, 2025

JayromWrites:
Every coach likes Simon. It tells you something.

Reason his simple..his work rate…he tracks back and help in defence,he doesn’t get tired quickly

Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by marvin906(m): 8:08pm On Jun 09, 2025

Al Hilal made contact with Osimhen camp again

Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by SharpJoe: 8:34pm On Jun 09, 2025

Mujtahida:
https://youtube.com/shorts/rP8cBqqW-1M?si=o322FdP6jPZoZJvX

Sharpjoe hear Evra. Have you heard what Capello said?

Watch this clip of Musiala and tell me if there is any atom of truth wlin the statement no creativity. People should keep their bias aside and start watching football because wonderful things are happening.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE_QpBQ50gI

Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by SharpJoe: 8:49pm On Jun 09, 2025

Mujtahida:
https://youtube.com/shorts/rP8cBqqW-1M?si=o322FdP6jPZoZJvX

Sharpjoe hear Evra. Have you heard what Capello said?

Welcome to the Foden Show.

When people say football is robotic and lack creativity, I just know they are poor watchers of football.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ow1CwivnSI

Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by yinkeys(m): 8:49pm On Jun 09, 2025

Mujtahida:
Here's Shweisteger accusing Pep of destroying German football

https://youtube.com/shorts/R4Bk3OQIyWg?si=nP9jjSbiVE1pm9TB

You know football more than these men?

I like what Morocco did at the World Cup in 2022, without the ball
Chelle is bringing some European values to our game, it can work against African teams but I think we may struggle against Europeans if we play the European way

Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Goke7: 8:58pm On Jun 09, 2025

marvin906:
Al Hilal made contact with Osimhen camp again

they wan make our people on this thread dey get sleepless nights

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Samueltemi337(m): 8:59pm On Jun 09, 2025

Goke7:
they wan make our people on this thread dey get sleepless nights

😂

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Meliforme: 9:15pm On Jun 09, 2025

Mujtahida:
I don't mind this Ejuke on the wings. Moses is not creative enough.

Moses is creative. Some days may not just be his day.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Sugarboyy(m): 9:16pm On Jun 09, 2025

marvin906:
Al Hilal made contact with Osimhen camp again

This AL Hilal don they turn village People for Osimhen life.
Person say he nor want, them they force am. Them nor fit rest and bid for other forward players? Hojland they there, Jackson they there, even Hartvetz they there.

Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Sugarboyy(m): 9:17pm On Jun 09, 2025

Meliforme:
Moses is creative. Some days may not just be his day.

He only plays like a professional one in every 10 matches

Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Sugarboyy(m): 9:19pm On Jun 09, 2025

yinkeys:
I like what Morocco did at the World Cup in 2022, without the ball
Chelle is bringing some European values to our game, it can work against African teams but I think we may struggle against Europeans if we play the European way

To some extent, playing fellow African teams has always proven to be harder for the SE. Russia hammered Zambia and we drew same Russia but if we play same Zambia, we might draw them. New Zealand just recently beat Ivoire coast but that same New Zealand can't beat the SE.

Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Meliforme: 9:22pm On Jun 09, 2025

Emmy450:
Abeg abeg abeg make person hear word jare!!! Ejuke ko, duke ni.

After all the talk about Ejuke and he does not get an invitation, that might be what is making you uncomfortable.
Chidera Ejuke is the most technical of all S.E players.

His day is at hand.

Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 9:44pm On Jun 09, 2025

Damn man! These Saudi lords are working overtime. Sesko too??

And I hear say dem call Osimhen again bia, Saudi folks, abeg make una rest nau! Nwayo biko!

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Meliforme: 9:49pm On Jun 09, 2025

Emmy450:
ah even you too?
Moses Simon has been poor but ejuke is not an upgrade

A player who rose to the status of being Europe's top dribbler is not an upgrade to Moses Simon?
None of our forward can handle the game of passes, the way Ejuke does. He plays his passes like a midfielder, even in tight spaces.

His problem sometimes can be showboating.
And the compulsion to impress.

Chidera Ejuke has the skills
He should realise that without responsibility and leadership, even the most skillful will amount to nothing.

He needs the doggedness, the presence and the fight to assert his influence.

Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 9:52pm On Jun 09, 2025

Victor Osimhen, calm and patient.... no need to rush this window. Once it shuts on the 10th (tuesday) and reopens on the 16th... we will access the options better and make the move before September 1st deadline. Timing is everything.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Meliforme: 10:04pm On Jun 09, 2025

Sugarboyy:
He only plays like a professional one in every 10 matches

Moses Simon is good.
Go to Nantes in France and make enquiries.

Even in the national team Moses Simon has been good.
There are good reasons why my blames has been on the coaches.

Players like Moses Simon is an asset to any team.
When a player is making a dribble, the movements of his teammates around him can make or mar the effect of the dribble.

Coaching can be everything.
A coach needs to know how to use the quality available to him.

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