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Nigerian football whizkid Zadok Yohanna would be at the Unity Cup in May, barring injury.

SolaFide:
Nigerian football whizkid Zadok Yohanna would be at the Unity Cup in May, barring injury.

Another winger
While I like him, I feel Chelle should prioritize midfielders..
We need midfield creators like right now
I don't even mind having a look at that guy in Pisa again.. Akinsanmiro

lbrichman2:
Chuks would need a coach like Guardiola to help him reach his next level
It would take a lot of coaching, benching and disciplining
Unfortunately that is unlikely to happen.

That's why I think we should do everything possible to bring in Femi Azeez
Dude has a higher ceiling and reminds me of Olise

Chuckwueze suppode be our talisman in a tight situation,moving from Villarreal to AC Milan really affected his progression

Goke7:
😂 elder how many top players we get sef e pass Lookman and osihmen? na Abi na chuks be top player? Even Iwobi is just somewhere.

Please cool down Lookman is still settling into the Athletico set up which is quite different from Atalanta or the serie A where he is coming from and for me so far he’s making progress but let’s not alway be too touchy any time questions are being asked I even responded earlier that he’s fulfilled his role in the game while other players should fulfil theirs. It’s like osihmen offside awareness that’s always being questioned from time to time so elder relax our boy is doing good and that’s what matters!

Osimhen offside Lookman defensive😎I think ATM tactics made it looks like that cuz Atalanta never complained about his defending even Super eagles.

lbrichman2:
Another winger
While I like him, I feel Chelle should prioritize midfielders..
We need midfield creators like right now
I don't even mind having a look at that guy in Pisa again.. Akinsanmiro

Akinsanmiro will need to raise his game if Chelle gives him another opportunity.

Fair enough. I feel the knock on Lookman being subbed off almost everytime is overstretched. It does not in anyway indicate or give "bad baller" vibes, it is just the tactical decision of one of the modern game's most ultra-defensive coaches, Simeone.

The man who replaced Lookman is more defensively astute as he's played LB, LWB, RWB, LM, etc... so Simeone just made a decision to protect his advantage. Lookman did his job as the attacking weapon that he is and his goal is the reason Atletico are in the semis. That is truly what matters.

Kog45:
Doc,when you dropped your post on Lookman performance against Barcelona,did you talked about his defending display?NO but you singled out his goal and you praised him for job well done.

My point,Lookman defending shouldn't been focal point after his performance against Barcelona,his goal should be the koko.

Akinsanmiro was in solid form when Chelle took him to the Afcon only to dump him on the bench throughout the competition. Not even 1 min of gametime. That is not Akin's fault. That one is on Chelle.

Ever since Akin got back to Serie A, he met coaching changes and that affected his opportunities keeping his shirt. But in their last game vs Roma, he shone after coming in off the bench to play 36mins. Roma had already gone 3-0 up before he was subbed in.

The lad needs to be given his opportunity. He earned it prior to the Afcon. If Chelle knew he was not gonna use him, then he for kuku leave am at Pisa make the young man build him Serie A Career.

Kog45:
Akinsanmiro will need to raise his game if Chelle gives him another opportunity.

Kog45:
Osimhen offside Lookman defensive😎I think ATM tactics made it looks like that cuz Atalanta never complained about his defending even Super eagles.

Yeah, because Serie A teams have a consistent philosophy of being tight at the back while offensive players do their job, but ATM na mass defence tactics, so Mola needs time to adjust. Do I like it? Never, but you have to please your employer, and I think the player, from some of his goal clearance moves in that game, is learning very fast.

TheSuperNerd:
Fair enough. I feel the knock on Lookman being subbed off almost everytime is overstretched. It does not in anyway indicate or give "bad baller" vibes, it is just the tactical decision of one of the modern game's most ultra-defensive coaches, Simeone.

The man who replaced Lookman is more defensively astute as he's played LB, LWB, RWB, LM, etc... so Simeone just made a decision to protect his advantage. Lookman did his job as the attacking weapon that he is and his goal is the reason Atletico are in the semis. That is truly what matters.

Even Simeone admitted during the post-match conference that they have never had a player like Lookman with his kind of ability (taking player one-on-one), so I think they may have to adjust to his play down the line as they maintain their defensive shape. It's a win-win for them.

TheSuperNerd:
Fair enough. I feel the knock on Lookman being subbed off almost everytime is overstretched. It does not in anyway indicate or give "bad baller" vibes, it is just the tactical decision of one of the modern game's most ultra-defensive coaches, Simeone.

The man who replaced Lookman is more defensively astute as he's played LB, LWB, RWB, LM, etc... so Simeone just made a decision to protect his advantage. Lookman did his job as the attacking weapon that he is and his goal is the reason Atletico are in the semis. That is truly what matters.

Asides, ATM has many good players to be honest, not all of them will play 90 mins. This tall guy that comes from the bench most times is also good (Sorloth), he either scores or causes problems for the opponent whenever he comes in. He caused the red card for barca in the last game. So they all have their parts to play and not all of them will play 90 mins.
Lookman is doing well in a big team and we are happy about that.

After Paris St-Germain’s masterclass a day earlier, the quality portrayed by Bayern Munich and Real Madrid further mocked any notion that the Premier League is currently Europe’s best.

TheSuperNerd:
Fair enough. I feel the knock on Lookman being subbed off almost everytime is overstretched. It does not in anyway indicate or give "bad baller" vibes, it is just the tactical decision of one of the modern game's most ultra-defensive coaches, Simeone.

The man who replaced Lookman is more defensively astute as he's played LB, LWB, RWB, LM, etc... so Simeone just made a decision to protect his advantage. Lookman did his job as the attacking weapon that he is and his goal is the reason Atletico are in the semis. That is truly what matters.

Thank you Doctor

Kog45:
Anytime I watched Olise and Saka,na Chuckwueze always dey my mind,I keep on asking wetin happen,Chuckwueze got it all to be on the same level but I no understand o

Egbon na the same direction we dy think, we have seen him do it before. I just feel Nigerian players don't put effort in self development outside the general team training

Kog45:
lOh you think I agreed,I dey pull lonecitizen leg ni baba.

Lookman scored a goal that put ATM through instead of praising him for job well done na his defending display be the issue...

My question that you guys never answered me...how many Nigeria top players una dey review their overall inputs like Lookman?

Haba, champions league quarter final match against Barcelona and our boy made the difference but here we're talking about his defending ability...Why he is not having 90 minutes on the field?bla bla.

They go dey shout bring them foreign born,but when they finally see better one,they no go allow am play in peace.
The same way they kept criticising Iwobi until he finally shut them up.
In super eagles, a winger go outscore the strikers,yet some would still find fault in him.

zicky:
Egbon na the same direction we dy think, we have seen him do it before. I just feel Nigerian players don't put effort in self development outside the general team training

Chuckwueze and Nwakali made Osimhen to flourish during under 17 with classic performance but painful seeing Nwakali not making it and Chuckwueze inconsistent form

Napoleon55:
They go dey shout bring them foreign born,but when they finally see better one,they no go allow am play in peace.
The same way they kept criticising Iwobi until he finally shut them up.
In super eagles, a winger go outscore the strikers,yet some would still find fault in him.

Sincerely I criticized Lookman during our WC qualifiers and am always not impressed with Iwobi but there are criticisms that seems personal and I hate it....right now Iwobi is unplayable

Goke7:
Yeah, because Serie A teams have a consistent philosophy of being tight at the back while offensive players do their job, but ATM na mass defence tactics, so Mola needs time to adjust. Do I like it? Never, but you have to please your employer, and I think the player, from some of his goal clearance moves in that game, is learning very fast.

Nope,Osimhen offside issue na from Ojota days not about Serie A or you forgot how his goals were ruled offsides during 2023 Afcon and this is due to his fast movements

How did we miss out on olise. Such a good footballer. I remember when that guy was in QPR. The NFF should be very prompt and fast in doing things. Catch this guy's when they are still playing secondary school football before they blow. I watch the guy yesterday, I was flabagasted.

123jamessmith:
How did we miss out on olise. Such a good footballer. I remember when that guy was in QPR. The NFF should be very prompt and fast in doing things. Catch this guy's when they are still playing secondary school football before they blow. I watch the guy yesterday, I was flabagasted.

If not for inconsistency of chukwueze and d downfall of nacho career ,we no suppose Dey miss all dis guys

In other news:

World Athletics rejects Favour Ofili's request to switch allegiance from Nigeria to Turkey.

She's now left in a limbo, very sad situation for her.

Kog45:
Nope,Osimhen offside issue na from Ojota days not about Serie A or you forgot how his goals were ruled offsides during 2023 Afcon and this is due to his fast movements

Even in the national team there have been complaints about Lookman defensive end too, so it’s not just a serie A thing, remember the excuse every coach in our national team keep giving about Simon regular presence in our national side is his defensive abilities.

Me I don’t have issues about Lookman defending or even osihmen offside cos both players still get their job done. I no Dey get time for too much analysis that leads to paralysis jor!

Goke7:
Even in the national team there have been complaints about Lookman defensive end too, so it’s not just a serie A thing, remember the excuse every coach in our national team keep giving about Simon regular presence in our national side is his defensive abilities.

Me I don’t have issues about Lookman defending or even osihmen offside cos both players still get their job done. I no Dey get time for too much analysis that leads to paralysis jor!

Serious,am hearing it for the first time that eagles handlers are complaining about Lookman defending,so they're not complaining about Alex Iwobi the least eagles defending.

Folks praising lookman aggravates my mood. Where was this Lookman form during the World Cup qualifiers. If it weren’t for Victor Osimhen Nigeria would never have made the playoffs let alone the World Cup . Anybody that watched him during the early qualifiers phase could see the lack of chemistry between lookman and Victor boniface. I could care less how a player performs in Europe. Mine is just do well for Nigeria whenever you are called up.

Kog45:
Chuckwueze and Nwakali made Osimhen to flourish during under 17 with classic performance but painful seeing Nwakali not making it and Chuckwueze inconsistent form

mk una leave Chukwueze alone for once in this thread

Haba!!

9JAMac10:
Folks praising lookman aggravates my mood. Where was this Lookman form during the World Cup qualifiers. If it weren’t for Victor Osimhen Nigeria would never have made the playoffs let alone the World Cup . Anybody that watched him during the early qualifiers phase could see the lack of chemistry between lookman and Victor boniface. I could care less how a player performs in Europe. Mine is just do well for Nigeria whenever you are called up.

One of the major reasons we didn’t qualify…Lookman was off form almost all thru the qualifiers most especially the later stage ,no thanks to his former club

Kog45:
Serious,am hearing it for the first time that eagles handlers are complaining about Lookman defending,so they're not complaining about Alex Iwobi the least eagles defending.

Elder sir you take things too serious what’s the big deal about complaints about Lookman if players like Iwobi have also been complained about too make people no talk anything about Lookman again?

9JAMac10:
Folks praising lookman aggravates my mood. Where was this Lookman form during the World Cup qualifiers. If it weren’t for Victor Osimhen Nigeria would never have made the playoffs let alone the World Cup . Anybody that watched him during the early qualifiers phase could see the lack of chemistry between lookman and Victor boniface. I could care less how a player performs in Europe. Mine is just do well for Nigeria whenever you are called up.

That Boniface matter was the most pathetic I remember how some of us lamented heavily about that issue. But let’s just move on as it’s all in the past.

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Not really sold on this guy but if those interests are genuine and not some PR, then he must be him.

lbrichman2:
Another winger
While I like him, I feel Chelle should prioritize midfielders..
We need midfield creators like right now
I don't even mind having a look at that guy in Pisa again.. Akinsanmiro

He is a midfield creator who is also very comfortable operating from the right wing.

123jamessmith:
How did we miss out on olise. Such a good footballer. I remember when that guy was in QPR. The NFF should be very prompt and fast in doing things. Catch this guy's when they are still playing secondary school football before they blow. I watch the guy yesterday, I was flabagasted.

Olise never wanted the super eagles. His choices were France and Algeria. The NFF went all out for him and he said no. If Algeria had put in the type of effort the NFF put in, Algeria would have bagged him. Dude was even celebrating Algeria's win over Nigeria in 2019. Don't let the name "Olise" deceive you, that boy doesn't identify with anything Nigeria.

ChrisKels:
Not really sold on this guy but if those interests are genuine and not some PR, then he must be him.

ok

To be fair Rohr did reach out to him even going as far as to give him a sort off invitation, but I think Olise's was always set on playing for France and Nigeria was probably the plan B.

123jamessmith:
How did we miss out on olise. Such a good footballer. I remember when that guy was in QPR. The NFF should be very prompt and fast in doing things. Catch this guy's when they are still playing secondary school football before they blow. I watch the guy yesterday, I was flabagasted.