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Justice505:
Lookman just post these pictures on his Instagram account with the inscription "Together Always "

Lookman is very matured as a player. It showed in his press conference and now this.

Goke7:
Make we just assume say everything don calm now cos most times we judge carelessly without considering things from every angle and just only one single player go pack every other person shit.

Akpororo don confirm that statement here too.

I no deaf na 😂, at least another person hear am https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTK6i3QDDVe/?igsh=aTIxcms0emVkNjQz

Joezinho:
I don watch, rewatch , put the video for slow motion for over 30 times, I nor hear one thing when lookman talk.

Only Osimhen and someone shouting “hey keep quiet. Make una take am easy abeg.

Listen well, he said it with british english.... but you scored 2 already!

kennysville:
I beg to disagree. Goalie dey shout wella. If a player is lax, they need to wake them up.

Most of it is just calling the player’s attention or setting the defense line before something happens. It is a different thing.

Caution is after a player has already made the wrong decision and his fellow teammate starts warning or correcting him on the pitch. That's unacceptable.

yemyke001:
Listen well, he said it with british english.... but you scored 2 already!

Thank God, I think say I don deaf, you seff hear am bah? 😂🙏🏾

Odunayaw:
This is false.

Meanwhile, make your leg no reach Ibadan like that o

Warning your fellow teammate after he made a bad decision is not right naw. It very rarely happens in professional football. That is the work of the coach.

Sorry for the Ibadan own abeg . Na the town just enter my head. I no mean am chief.

BankyGee:
Akpororo don confirm that statement here too.

I no deaf na 😂, at least another person hear am https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTK6i3QDDVe/?igsh=aTIxcms0emVkNjQz

😂 drop who? Akpororo mouth no good o!

But seriously Lookman antics is another thing entirely but make we leave am for another day! cos if I start e go be like say I get plans for person.

Super Eagles Update 🇳🇬 The on-field remonstration between Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman during the match against Mozambique has been addressed internally. All issues have been resolved, and reports suggesting otherwise should be disregarded.

The Super Eagles will hold a recovery session today in Fès. Twenty-six players are expected to train, while injured defender Ryan Alebiosu continues his rehabilitation.

Akor Adams did not leave camp on a long-term basis. He only stepped out briefly to see his parents, who are in Fès and live just a few minutes from the team’s hotel. He returned in under an hour, before lunchtime, and remains with the team. Recall that he mentioned his mother was in the hospital during his post-match interview.

Ademola Victor TV

As good as Nigeria has been in this AFCON, we must not get carried away. The truth of the matter is we haven't truly been tested yet. Mozambique were a good side because they were well coached. Their individual talent though was always suspect, and many of us already knew how porous their defense was, so conceding that many goals against Nigeria wasn't that much of a surprise, as delightful as it was to see. I shudder to say this, but our run is starting to look eerily similar to PSG's dominant run last year at the FIFA Club World Cup right before they encountered Chelsea in the finals. God forbid that we share similar fate. This AFCON is a must-win for us, as we don't have a World Cup to participate in (I know the DRC case is still under review, but I'd rather err on the side of caution).

Nigeria should prepare for opponents who might employ Chelsea's blueprint against PSG last year - intense pressing to disrupt our rhythm. Expect aggressive man-to-man pressing in our next couple of games. Eric Chelle need plans to play through or around aggressive pressing. Don't rely solely on overwhelming opponents. Majority of the "minnows" in quote, have been knocked out. It's mostly the big dogs now. As the tournament progresses into semifinals and finals, teams will be more evenly matched. While our attack is excellent - and by far the best in this tournament, we need to maintain a compact defense. I'm happy that Bruno and Osayi seem to playing better, but truthfully neither have really been tested. Plus many coaches have seen enough of our games in this AFCON to study our pattern. For instance, you'll notice that Iwobi always falls deep to get an accurate picture of the game, before slotting in those insane low ball crosses into the opponents half. An intelligent coach will find a way to neutralize him. Chelle must be prepared for opponents who study his patterns.

Dominance in earlier rounds means nothing if you can't adapt when a well-prepared opponent disrupts your gameplan. My fear is that Eric Chelle is a proactive coach, but not that good at reacting in-game. I believe he said it himself that he prefers to impose his own style on the players. He knows how to setup a team and deploy personnel to carry out his plans, but when those plans go south, how often has he reacted well? Most of the time, he overthinks and ruins things for himself. I just hope he's learnt his lessons from the World Cup playoffs.

Bia Banky. When 47 become 50?

Anyway, Lookman also hit 20 G+A (11 goals, 9 assists) in 38 NT Caps (30 starts) for Nigeria yesterday.

Just miffed how the media milking the onfield drama has overshadowed the various stats that result gave us yesterday.

BankyGee:
Victor Osimhen for Nigeria 🇳🇬
🎮 49 games
⚽ 34 goals
🅰️ 13 assists

50 G+A in 49 games!

Talisman 🧿🦅

JohnBullMySon:
Warning your fellow teammate after he made a bad decision is not right naw. It very rarely happens in professional football. That is the work of the coach.

Sorry for the Ibadan own abeg . Na the town just enter my head. I no mean am chief.

One of the earliest memories I have of football is Maldini dressing Gattuso down on his behavior.

Other examples of the top of my head is Henderson calling Van Dijk to order on a challenge against a Napoli player.

Alana grabbing Arnautovic's mouth for talking trash at the last euros I think.

Friction is part of human interaction. Just don't go overboard with it

NasirIbnLaAhad:
As good as Nigeria has been in this AFCON, we must not get carried away. The truth of the matter is we haven't truly been tested yet. Mozambique were a good side because they were well coached. Their individual talent though was always suspect, and many of us already knew how porous their defense was, so conceding that many goals against Nigeria wasn't that much of a surprise, as delightful as it was to see. I shudder to say this, but our run is starting to look eerily similar to PSG's dominant run last year at the FIFA Club World Cup right before they encountered Chelsea in the finals. God forbid that we share similar fate. This AFCON is a must-win for us, as we don't have a World Cup to participate in (I know the DRC case is still under review, but I'd rather err on the side of caution).

Nigeria should prepare for opponents who might employ Chelsea's blueprint against PSG last year - intense pressing to disrupt our rhythm. Expect aggressive man-to-man pressing in our next couple of games. Eric Chelle need plans to play through or around aggressive pressing. Don't rely solely on overwhelming opponents. Majority of the "minnows" in quote, have been knocked out. It's mostly the big dogs now. As the tournament progresses into semifinals and finals, teams will be more evenly matched. While our attack is excellent - and by far the best in this tournament, we need to maintain a compact defense. I'm happy that Bruno and Osayi seem to playing better, but truthfully neither have really been tested. Plus many coaches have seen enough of our games in this AFCON to study our pattern. For instance, you'll notice that Iwobi always falls deep to get an accurate picture of the game, before slotting in those insane low ball crosses into the opponents half. An intelligent coach will find a way to neutralize him. Chelle must be prepared for opponents who study his patterns.

Dominance in earlier rounds means nothing if you can't adapt when a well-prepared opponent disrupts your gameplan.

You're not Nigerian bro. I suspect you're North African parading as a Nigerian

Blueelf:
You're not Nigerian bro. I suspect you're North African parading as a Nigerian

Ignoring the fact that you're woefully mistaken, I wonder what that has to do with any of what I said. Is there anything in my response that made you think so?

JohnBullMySon:
It is not the job of the captain to be cautioning anybody during the match. That’s why we have coach. This is not local football.

The only time any player should raise their voice on another player is to call their attention esp during set pieces. There’s absolutely no place for a pro player to be cautioning his fellow teammate on the pitch. That’s amateur nonsense you find in Ibadan or Onitsha street football.

Omo, people dey this forum ooo

The fact Lookman actually said that as his way of wanting Osimhen to shelf his frustrations is another angle to tackle but I choose not to. All I can say is yes, Lookman should not have said that at all. It was not mature.

Damn... just look at the silence from the Osimhen Crucifiers now. It is damn silly to react quickly and condemn without knowing the whole facts.


Anyway, who be Isaac Promise wey this man dey call sef? Abeg ooo

BankyGee:
Akpororo don confirm that statement here too.

I no deaf na 😂, at least another person hear am https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTK6i3QDDVe/?igsh=aTIxcms0emVkNjQz

Doc how many goals did VO9 needs to score to equal and surpass the goal father records

TheSuperNerd:
Bia Banky. When 47 become 50?

Anyway, Lookman also hit 20 G+A (11 goals, 9 assists) in 38 NT Caps (30 starts) for Nigeria yesterday.

Just miffed how the media milking the onfield drama has overshadowed the various stats that result gave us yesterday.

He needs 3 to equal Yekini.

4 to break it and set a new record.

do4luv14:
Doc how many goals did VO9 needs to score to equal and surpass the goal father records

TheSuperNerd:
The fact Lookman actually said that as his way of wanting Osimhen to shelf his frustrations is another angle to tackle but I choose not to. All I can say is yes, Lookman should not have said that at all. It was not mature.

Damn... just look at the silence from the Osimhen Crucifiers now. It is damn silly to react quickly and condemn without knowing the whole facts.


Anyway, who be Isaac Promise wey this man dey call sef? Abeg ooo

The way they came out yesterday ehn chaiii e shock me walai

I'm in a dilemma on who to hate watch in the ALG/DRC game.

Anyway, it shall be Nigeria - Egypt (or whoever beats them) final

Me I just wake up now. I hope OGN is lying, otherwise BankyGee, somebody should be excused from the team for now.

There's no coulda woulda here. No player should talk down his teammates like that. No be you born am. Talk to the coach if a simple reminder doesn't work. Besides, Ademola is at least just as important as he is in this team. That was arrogant, intentionally or not. He makes bad decisions himself. Did he not shrug off the captain when he tried to hold him? Unacceptable. I hope they have resolved it internally as someone mentioned. We need the trophy to happy ourselves, following the failure at the world cup qualifiers.

comodo:
Our captain is not outspoken. We wasted so many opportunities because of glory hunting. I can count 2 in series from Osayi. Then Bruno, then Lookman and even Akor. Captain should have cautioned these players. He just kept mute. It the captain had talked perhaps Osimhen wouldn't have bothered. We all almost fried Ejuke for not passing and suddenly we are all mute because Osimhen was very angry with what was happening. Just imagine that we were chasing the game and these players were wasting all those chances. I will not scold Osimhen one bit for the outburst, I'm only mad at him for taking it to the level he took it to. It he had continued his normal game after the outburst, I go even dash him my sister for speaking up.
The I don't care attitude he exhibited afterwards is a no no to me. I have seen Nwabali drag his defenders for shirt like pikin wey steal Akara balls for making some school boy mistakes, but still the game continues.

Odunayaw:
I'm in a dilemma on who to hate watch in the ALG/DRC game.

Anyway, it shall be Nigeria - Egypt (or whoever beats them) final

I sha want the game to be a bloodbath. Red cards and injuries flying about left right and center before the game is decided via penalties.

Odunayaw:
One of the earliest memories I have of football is Maldini dressing Gattuso down on his behavior.

Other examples of the top of my head is Henderson calling Van Dijk to order on a challenge against a Napoli player.

Alana grabbing Arnautovic's mouth for talking trash at the last euros I think.

Friction is part of human interaction. Just don't go overboard with it

Not that it has never happened. It is rare and not the right thing. That’s why we have coach and assistant.

Captain is not meant to reprimand his fellow player on da pitch. We have coach and we have dressing room.

He was not being diplomatic anything!!! Lookman was stating the simple truth. Victor is indeed the Super Eagles number 1 guy. He knows it. He is our biggest gun. You all act like amnesia has hit you so bloody hard.

Bannedlargejr:
He is just being Diplomatic and respectful. At this ANC and last ANC, Lookman has categorically been Nigeria Best Player

Blueelf:
Omo, people dey this forum ooo

Otondo.

TheSuperNerd:
He needs 3 to equal Yekini.

4 to break it and set a new record.

And we say make our man no vex for pitch 😂 that game yesterday was an opportunity to equal that record. It had 6 or 7-0 written all over it. It can’t get easier than that

Odunayaw:
I'm in a dilemma on who to hate watch in the ALG/DRC game.

Anyway, it shall be Nigeria - Egypt (or whoever beats them) final

I will like DRC to win but I think this is the end for them.

Algeria will likely take it.

At a time like this... na OGN u dey run go check. I can see you enjoy Schizo boulevard.

AndSunGorilla:
Me I just wake up now. I hope OGN is lying, otherwise BankyGee, somebody should be excused from the team for now.

QueenJazz:
"Guaranteed 3 points", just like our WC qualification was guaranteed when we saw the group back in 2023 and wrote off Benin, Lesotho, Rwanda and Zimbabwe.

The earlier we start thinking like minnows, the better for us. Nothing like guaranteed 3 points.

regardless of what the results will be for the rest of the tournament, kindly apologize to the thread for doubting the team. Atonement of this sin will be 2 chivita active and item 7 shawarma. Thank yoy.

Goke7:
And we say make our man no vex for pitch 😂 that game yesterday was an opportunity to equal that record. It had 6 or 7-0 written all over it. It can’t get easier than that

He still has many years left now. Too many opportunities to set a record that would last for a very long time.
But if they can get Azizat Oshoala to camp, maybe that can help e be like say she knows how to calm him down on Twitter. Remember the tweet after the Tunisia game .

JohnBullMySon:
Not that it has never happened. It is rare and not the right thing. That’s why we have coach and assistant.

Captain is not meant to reprimand his fellow player on da pitch. We have coach and we have dressing room.

It's not rare so I don't agree with you. The captain is the extension of the coach on the field

JohnBullMySon:
I will like DRC to win but I think this is the end for them.

Algeria will likely take it.

Like Fivefootninja said, whoever wins should win after serious labours. Hopefully to the point of PKs