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Orkpekyandega:
That is the problem I have with some of these leagues; Turkish and German Leagues, though we may have to blame their agents to some extent. Take for instance, a player like Musa Muhammed should not be tied to the bench, th guy looks too promising.

goldfish80:
Musa Muhammed is another curious case. I wonder why such a fine talent just like Ofoedu would be in Turkey of all places.
Turkey is for semi retired or retired players, that's why I called it footballers grave. Its a league for guys like John Utaka, Micheal Eneramo, Yobo, Van perise, Bruno Alves, etc
Any young and up coming player who finds himself in Turkey for more than 1year will be ruined.

Orkpekyandega:
Joseph1013 I suggest we create a special thread for our youth teams, a plat form for the discussion and follow up of all our youth players both home and abroad.

CC: Sir Icon4s, TheGoodJoe, TheSuperNerd, Forgiveness, Safarigirl, tbaba1234, zoboizee, Mickael2, Napoleon55, Lordabas, goldfish80, enomakos, Daninya11, zuchyblink, CFCFan, Blackalbino6, bigblangston, lexyman, Terzurum5, Confun, irondome, Pavarotti, OdenigboAroli and all stakeholders, sorry if I missed your name pls.

Lordabas:
Apart from Kelechi's goal i was genuinely disappointed in his play. Boy needs to work on his first touch and improve on using his right foot. His one footedness is sickening. If he doesn't improve i'm afraid he will be chopping bench when Gabriel Jesus arrives in January.

Icon4s:
I dnt have issues with ur opinion on this case. But pls can u throw more light on ur last statement?

forgiveness:
Sir, it means we only think about ourselves, our interest and our desire.

I don't know how to explain again oooo.


Happy Sunday.

Icon4s:
Liar! But continue.

By their posts you shall know them.

Orkpekyandega:
Joseph1013 I suggest we create a special thread for our youth teams, a plat form for the discussion and follow up of all our youth players both home and abroad.

CC: Sir Icon4s, TheGoodJoe, TheSuperNerd, Forgiveness, Safarigirl, tbaba1234, zoboizee, Mickael2, Napoleon55, Lordabas, goldfish80, enomakos, Daninya11, zuchyblink, CFCFan, Blackalbino6, bigblangston, lexyman, Terzurum5, Confun, irondome, Pavarotti, OdenigboAroli and all stakeholders, sorry if I missed your name pls.

Orkpekyandega:
I think we need those players, especially to change the game and give us something different when we are in difficult times.

There are times when you need an Aaron Samuel or a Sunday Mba to win games for you even when Emenike, Ahmed Musa and co are present on the field.

Fanen Adi for instance is tall and may bring aeriel threat.

Kehinde Fatai and Kayode deserve a look in too. These guys may not be marked out easily as defenders do to the popular guys. They can take the defenders unaware.

Imo Ezekiel has lost the form that made him a goal machine in the Belgium leagues some years ago, he should go rediscover that form first before dreaming of Super Eagles shirt.

Lordabas:
Apart from Kelechi's goal i was genuinely disappointed in his play. Boy needs to work on his first touch and improve on using his right foot. His one footedness is sickening. If he doesn't improve i'm afraid he will be chopping bench when Gabriel Jesus arrives in January.

tbaba1234:
hatrick by Brown Ideye

Esiti and Moses Simon started for Gent. Moses Simon got a goal.
Rabiu Ibrahim came on as a sub.

Leon Balogun played 90 mins but his team went from 4:1 up to drawing 4:4 after a player was sent off.

Goal by Nosa Igiebor

Another outstanding 90 mins by Troost Ekong in Norway. kept a clean sheet. Ranked one of the top performers.

Ndidi played another 90 mins for Genk,

Onazi was on for 90 mins but could not prevent his team from losing 2:0

Iyayi Believe scored the winning goal for his turkish side Rizepor, in their 1:0 win
Oboabana played 90 mins.

Mikel Agu was one of the top performers for Victoria Setubal in their 0:0 draw in the Portuguese top flight.

Victor moses came on for Chelsea in the last 20 mins.

Godwin Saviour scored a goal too in Belgium

Orkpekyandega:
Joseph1013 I suggest we create a special thread for our youth teams, a plat form for the discussion and follow up of all our youth players both home and abroad.

CC: Sir Icon4s, TheGoodJoe, TheSuperNerd, Forgiveness, Safarigirl, tbaba1234, zoboizee, Mickael2, Napoleon55, Lordabas, goldfish80, enomakos, Daninya11, zuchyblink, CFCFan, Blackalbino6, bigblangston, lexyman, Terzurum5, Confun, irondome, Pavarotti, OdenigboAroli and all stakeholders, sorry if I missed your name pls.

Icon4s:
If those players were that good how come with all the years they have been playing professional football they have remained in less competitive leagues? IMHO they cannot make that extra sparkle u are talking about. Not every player would get to play for the Super Eagles. Gone are the days when we will b trying one Anthony Ujah, Joseph Akpala or Peter Utaka all bc they are banging in goals in some less competitive leagues.

Isaac Success who has played in the Seria A, La Liga and now the EPL to me is more fanciful than Kayode hu has only played in Ivory Coast, Israel and Austria.

Clubs aside Success is a more talented player and is currently on a rising curve.
Success in my opinion deserves a call up ahead of Kayode and Adi.
As for Kehinde Fatai. Mayb most u guys jst started knowing him. He was one of the 3 strikers we took to the 2009 U20. The other 2 were Odion Ighalo and Danny Uchechi. Fatai flopped most amongst the 3. Only Ighalo managed to put up an average performance.

I am not completely rulling out Fatai. He has obviously improved in the Eastern European leagues where he has played almost all thorough his European career but I don't think he has enough for me to say "he is the man we have been waiting for".

Icon4s:
If those players were that good how come with all the years they have been playing professional football they have remained in less competitive leagues? IMHO they cannot make that extra sparkle u are talking about. Not every player would get to play for the Super Eagles. Gone are the days when we will b trying one[b] Anthony Ujah, [/b] Joseph Akpala or Peter Utaka all bc they are banging in goals in some less competitive leagues.

Isaac Success who has played in the Seria A, La Liga and now the EPL to me is more fanciful than Kayode hu has only played in Ivory Coast, Israel and Austria.

Clubs aside Success is a more talented player and is currently on a rising curve.
Success in my opinion deserves a call up ahead of Kayode and Adi.
As for Kehinde Fatai. Mayb most u guys jst started knowing him. He was one of the 3 strikers we took to the 2009 U20. The other 2 were Odion Ighalo and Danny Uchechi. Fatai flopped most amongst the 3. Only Ighalo managed to put up an average performance.

I am not completely rulling out Fatai. He has obviously improved in the Eastern European leagues where he has played almost all thorough his European career but I don't think he has enough for me to say "he is the man we have been waiting for".

goldfish80:
Musa Muhammed is another curious case. I wonder why such a fine talent just like Ofoedu would be in Turkey of all places.
Turkey is for semi retired or retired players, that's why I called it footballers grave. Its a league for guys like John Utaka, Micheal Eneramo, Yobo, Van perise, Bruno Alves, etc
Any young and up coming player who finds himself in Turkey for more than 1year will be ruined.

TheGoodJoe:
[size=14pt]City Teenager, Iheanacho Made Robbie Savage Look Silly[/size]


As the Manchester derby approached, many expected a highly anticipated clash between the two Manchester rivals. This was a match where both sides had brilliant players.

With Manchester City having players like Kevin De Bruyne, David Silva, Fernandinho, Nolito and the English Premier League player of the month, Raheem Sterling.

Manchester United had Pogba, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Fellaini, Baily and Blind.

As many expected a brilliant game, an analyst and former footballer chose to throw a dig at Manchester City. Robbie Savage, former Blackburn Rovers and Leicester City player claimed that Manchester City will always live in Manchester United’s shadow. He made this bold statement on The Mirror.

When will we next see a home-grown player score the winner for City in the derby, as Marcus Rashford did for United at the Etihad last season?

Even after all the big spending of late, the major talking point this week has been whether Rashford, who cost nothing, will make Jose Mourinho’s starting XI at Old Trafford.

Guardiola made a bold reply by starting the promising Nigerian teenager, Kelechi Iheanacho to replace the suspended Manchester City star striker Sergio Aguero.

Iheanacho put up a good display as he caused Manchester United defender Baily a lot of problems. Iheanacho dropped deep during the game and helped the flow of the ball in the midfield.

Iheanacho's movement caused Baily a lot of thoughts as he tried to keep up with the teenager. Baily battled with the decision to maintain his deep defence line or pursue the drifting Nigerian teenager.

Iheanacho's assist to Kevin De Bruyne came from one of his deep movements, drawing Baily off his defensive line to create room for Kevin De Bruyne to slot in from midfield. Iheanacho headed the ball towards Kevin De Bruyne and the Belgian forward was fast enough to nip the ball off Blind. Kevin De Bruyne made no mistake as he helped Manchester City take the lead with a brilliant finish.

Iheanacho did not stop there and capped his fine display by being at the right place when a Kevin De Bruyne's shot bounded off the post. Iheanacho slotted in a finish to give Manchester City a two goal lead.

Robbie Savage needs to eat his words because the fine display of the Nigerian Manchester City graduate, he was one of the top players of the game. His goal was the winning goal of such a tough tie.

Where was Robbie Savage when Iheanacho ended last season as the player with the best goal to game ratio.

At the end of this season, Kelechi Iheanacho will qualify as a full home-grown player and his performance shows that Robbie Savage does not understand what is going on at the Etihad.

http://justcityzens..com/2016/09/city-teenager-iheanacho-made-robbie.html?m=0

BascoVanVeli:
Just to play devil's advocate, Iheanacho would have gone to chan and maybe world cup if he didn't go to man city so why is he considered a youth product.

OdenigboAroli:
Well,sometimes it's not actually easy to land a decent club in Europe especially when you are coming from the lowly rated Nigerian league. In Ofoedu's case , you can blame the man the Nigeria league doesn't pay not even enough to take care of their families,hence,when the opportunity to go abroad presents itself they jump on it.

goldfish80:
Chikeluba was just too good. To be candid, I have never seen a more ambidextrous player all through my years watching the Nigerian league. He has skill, pace, power and sheer cutting edge like anyone you can mention.
I remember a particular game against Enyimba, whenever chikeluba was on the ball, enyimba fans sitting close to me on the terraces were shouting Obia o! Obia o! Obia o! Obia o! Meaning, he's coming oh! He's coming oh!

That young man destroyed many defences within the short period he played for Rangers.

He made an error jumping to sign for a 2nd division team in Turkey. I believe he would have been picked by Keshi for the Chan or even the confederations cup had he stayed another year in the NPFL.
Whoever his agent was deserved to be flogged.

TheGoodJoe:

He is a graduate of the academy. When he was to go to CHAN, he was not a finished product. Keeping in mind, the coaches converted him from a Creative Attack midfielder to a striker. That was done by the Academy coaches.

Guardiola would not start the Iheanacho that was to go to CHAN against Manchester United.

It was the developed Iheanacho that made that bow.

joseph1013:
Is he a winger? Which player in the international scene does he play like, I mean in style?

BascoVanVeli:
U act like he would have gone to Chan and just stayed in his room after. You are forgeting he played under a top coach last year who should also get alot of the credit. It is almost like Wolfsburg claiming that Osimhen is a youth product. To be a youth product u must have spent years in the academy. Iwobi for example.

joseph1013:
Is he a winger? Which player in the international scene does he play like, I mean in style?