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ifiokjohn:
but i still think he deserve an invitation to thr national team, just at least to cap him before Holland does...

Sometimes a footballer does not see his period eg Ronaldo

Ronaldo that has 4 assists and 3 goals this season?

An example of a footballer that goes through periodical menopause is Ighalo when he puts on a GwG jersey

Won’t be eligible

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Aigbogun, FYI&NA.

Lol

fabyom:
lol, my bad!

Kenneth Omeruo makes his la liga debut after getting subbed on in the first half

gamaliel9:
This Ebere Eze people are clamouring for here....hum....the boy is not mature for Super Eagle oooo.....he is not strong on the ball...his passes are not really better than current SE midfielders...his ball-carrying ability is not really tight...he should start at u20...

Are you joking??

Do you realise the Eze has outshone Etebo and Semi Ajayi so far in the same league?

So happy for Odubajo, he made his first start today . after everything he has been through , I'm glad he's come back strongly.

Seyi Ojo once again started for Reims but was subbed off in the 70th minute

Omerou benefitted from an unfortunate injury to his direct competitor in the heart of Leganes defense to make his debut today in the 29th minute

tbaba1234:
Are you joking??

Do you realise the Eze has outshone Etebo and Semi Ajayi so far in the same league?

HAAAAAA I MEAN EJARIA that Rangers guy not the QPR wonder boy...

gamaliel9:
HAAAAAA I MEAN EJARIA that Rangers guy not the QPR wonder boy...

I fear...

gamaliel9:
HAAAAAA I MEAN EJARIA that Rangers guy not the QPR wonder boy...

Ovie that has already played a few first team games for Liverpool.

Who is better than him Joel Obi ❓ Or the Nwakali brothers

komekn:
Ovie that has already played a few first team games for Liverpool.

Who is better than him Joel Obi ❓ Or the Nwakali brothers

Eze is miles better that all these awarawa and adigboroja players you mentioned except Obi of course...who played many years at top level for Inter Milan

Ovie..hum...why was he loaned out if he was so good at Liverpool?

gamaliel9:
Eze is miles better that all these awarawa and adigboroja players you mentioned except Obi of course...who played many years at top level for Inter Milan

Ovie..hum...why was he loaned out if he was so good at Liverpool?

I think Ovie has stepped up this season. He is obviously getting better.

tbaba1234:
I think Ovie has stepped up this season. He is obviously getting better.

Well,,,,he stepped up...but still a little above the Nwakalis and miles below ObI
Ejaria has a long way to go...still playing like school boy

Joel Obi? on the back of what performance?

gamaliel9:
Well,,,,he stepped up...but still a little above the Nwakalis and miles below ObI
Ejaria has a long way to go...still playing like school boy

JoebieII:
Joel Obi? on the back of what performance?

Bar injury...Obi has been beauty to watch....playing in Serie A is week in week out for top and mid table teams is no mean feat ..Serie A.... the most tactical league in the world

Beauty to watch? Please he has been in the SE fold pre WC and even at the WC. How is his situation different from Ighalo? At least Ighalo has one or two things to show for his recent invites. Joel Obi, none! Present continuous form please. And let it translate to the national team.

gamaliel9:
Bar injury...Obi has been beauty to watch....playing in Serie A is week in week out for top and mid table teams is no mean feat ..Serie A.... the most tactical league in the world

Owambe for Eagles square... sweating for PH.

JoebieII:
Beauty to watch? Please he has been in the SE fold pre WC and even at the WC. How is his situation different from Ighalo? At least Ighalo has one or two things to show for his recent invites. Joel Obi, none! Present continuous form please. And let it translate to the national team.

Go back and watch his days at Inter before the devil of injuries set in...now injuries has DECIMATED him....he cannot meet up. For God`s sake this guy won CHAMPION S LEAGUE WITH INTER...

Ejaria & Eze plays cinderella football more like showboating. The only addition Eagles deserve for now is Ademola Lookman as far as England is concerned. The options we have are far more mature with their games than them.

Ovie Ejaria compares Rangers loan to Sunderland spell
1 day ago

Ejaria starred in Rangers win over Rapid Vienna on Thursday night.
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Ovie Ejaria was key in Rangers win over Rapid Vienna on Thursday night as the Gers pushed themselves back to the top of Group G in the Europa League - and he believes his loan at Rangers is better than that at Sunderland last term.

The 20-year-old played the entire 90 minutes as Rangers came from behind to win 3-1 over their Austrian opponents, thanks to an Alfredo Morelos brace and a James Tavernier penalty.

On loan from Liverpool, Ejaria was instrumental in Rangers build up play and his quick feet and inch-perfect pass allowed Morelos to get to the ball first before being brought down for the Gers' penalty in the 84th minute.

Diego Simeone's First 7 Atletico Madrid Signings: Where Are They Now?
Ejaria, who spent time on loan at Sunderland last season in England's Championship, reckons his loan spell at Rangers is proving beneficial - more so than it did at Sunderland.

"Yeah, you could say so [that it is a step up from Sunderland]," Ejaria told Rangers' Youtube Channel. "You're playing in Europe, in the Europa League which is a very high level so I'm really happy with the way it's going at the moment."

Ejaria went on loan to the Wearside club during the second half of the 2017-18 campaign, where he made just 11 Championship appearances and scored one goal. He has made eight appearances for Liverpool's first team.

--HITC

Can he bring back his old days to the SE? That's the pertinent question.

gamaliel9:
Go back and watch his days at Inter before the devil of injuries set in...now injuries has DECIMATED him....he cannot meet up. For God`s sake this guy won CHAMPION S LEAGUE WITH INTER...

Let me enjoy my 11 minutes of Cinderella jor


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hMYD3xUATs

zoboizee:
Ejaria & Eze plays cinderella football more like showboating. The only addition Eagles deserve for now is Ademola Lookman as far as England is concerned. The options we have are far more mature with their games than them.

who be we?.. some celebrate England based players who are also fully Nigerians. Abi komekn etc no follow for the family here? is there an exclusive club I don't know about?

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well then I have to say there are several families here.

safarigirl:
I know this is hard for many of you to take in, but in every family, there will ALWAYS be the favorite child, just like there will always be a favorite player for most people and if it is not the person you would rather have, too bad then.

Also, we celebrate Osimhen because he is a baby and just like every parent who gets excited when their baby takes his first steps, Osimhen's goal was celebrated as his baby steps in football.


Ighalo is that older kid who the family rarely celebrates, mostly because, he is only a philanthropist to outsiders and rarely contributes anything for the good of the family.


Welcome to this thread, it is shaped a lot like a family

zoboizee:
Ejaria & Eze plays cinderella football more like showboating. The only addition Eagles deserve for now is Ademola Lookman as far as England is concerned. The options we have are far more mature with their games than them.

You have never watched Ebere Eze.

Actually I have seen him play. He his very skillful. Reminds me of JJ. We rely on wing play a lot for goals. That's why i think we need Ademola Lookman for now than Eze. Nff knows, otherwise they would have gotten him. Our present coach don't really need his type of player. If you observe Rohr's set of players in the middle you will understand better. He loves to draw opponent closer then catch them on counter-attack through the wings. Maybe with another coach, but this man won't try him.

zoboizee:
Actually I have seen him play. He his very skillful. Reminds me of JJ. We rely on wing play a lot for goals. That's why i think we need Ademola Lookman for now than Eze. Nff knows, otherwise they would have gotten him. Our present coach don't really need his type of player. If you observe Rohr's set of players in the middle you will understand better. Maybe with another coach, but this man won't try him.

Ademola Lookman needs to switch allegiance, Eze does not. And we have several options on the wings.

How many creative outlets are in the current team's midfield? Mikel and who else??

Did this same team not invite Nwakali and Osimhen who had done nothing in their careers at the time?

safarigirl:
Ronaldo that has 4 assists and 3 goals this season?

An example of a footballer that goes through periodical menopause is Ighalo when he puts on a GwG jersey

Have you forgotten last season when Ronaldo went 7 games without a goal?
earliar this season he went 4 games without a goal...

Swedish League: Ogbu, Obasi on target in IK Sirius’ 4-2 win
By Abdulquadir Adedapo - October 6, 2018 12

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It was an entertaining afternoon in the Swedish Allsvenskan as both Moses Ogbu and Chinedu Obasi went head to head in a game involving IK Sirius and IF Elfsborg, AOIFootball.com reports.

In what was a competitive first half display, the away side raced into a two-goal lead from an own goal caused by Tim Bjorkstrom in the 11th minute before Obasi scored his third goal of the season from twelve yards to double his side’s lead.

However, Moses Ogbu’s individual effort after 34 minutes halved the deficit before Chester Gustafson equalised for Sirius just on the dot of half time.

The second half was, however, a one-man show as Nigeria’s Ogbu stole the moment, first setting up Mohammed Saeid two minutes after the hour mark to put the hosts in front before completing the turnaround 10 minutes later when he scored his second and Sirius’ 4th to record a resounding 4-2 victory.

Ogbu was substituted afterward to a standing aviation and he received the man of the match award with a game rating of 8.6, completed 74% of his passes and winning 3 duels.

Chinedu Obasi, on the other hand, had a game rating of 7.4, completing 80% of his passes, winning 5 of his 9 duels and completing 100% of his tackles.

--AoiFOOTBALL

Obina with a goal

Good to see Omeruo get a good 60 minutes. Hopefully he can start playing regularly especially now that Balogun is not getting games.

Lewis Jones
@_LJones_

Does QPR starlet Ebere Eze have what it takes to reach the top?

QPR host Norwich on Sky Sports Football on Saturday, live from 5.15pm
Last Updated: 21/09/18 11:57am

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Ebere Eze is turning heads for QPR in the Sky Bet Championship. How good is he? What's he like to work with? How does he compare to Raheem Sterling? We get the inside track from former assistant manager Marc Bircham...

"He goes past players easier than Raheem Sterling did. Sterling would beat players with pace or do a trick or a chop - it's all dynamic movements, but Ebere Eze just glides past players."

Marc Bircham knows a talent when he sees one.

The former QPR assistant manager and youth team coach was part of the set-up that helped bring Sterling through the ranks in west London. However, Sterling never made a first-team appearance for the R's as Liverpool swooped when he was just 15-years-old. The rest is history.

However, after decades of neglecting the option of youth - in 15 years QPR only produced Richard Langley, Marcus Bean and Sterling - there is a new-found willingness up west to give youth a chance.

And some of the kids are alright.

At the forefront of this crop is Eberechi Eze - a unique playmaking talent that was discarded by Millwall at 18 years old. He was deemed a luxury by the Lions but QPR have embraced his talents.

This is a club that relishes and understands the patience required when watching a maverick at work. Stan Bowles, Rodney Marsh, Roy Wegerle and Adel Taarabt all were indulged at Loftus Road. They sparkled on that stage.

He’s exciting when he gets the ball. As he’s both footed, he can go both ways past people --Bircham on Eze

Eze has the same eye for finding space in the pocket as the four above.

The 20-year-old has started every game for QPR this season, scoring his third goal of the campaign against his former employers Millwall on Wednesday night.

Playing just off the lone striker, Eze was the link man for everything positive QPR conjured up in their comfortable 2-0 victory. He got his goal and produced some inventive passing, including a mesmerising back-heel that sent Massimo Luongo through one-on-one. He's doing the sacred QPR No 10 shirt proud.

It was his second man-of-the-match display in four days following on from his classy showing in the 2-1 win at Bolton, where he netted a fine left-footed strike.

He'll be looking to make it three-from-three when QPR host Norwich on Saturday, live on Sky Sports at 5.15pm.

After a shaky start to the campaign, which included a 7-1 drubbing at West Brom, QPR have taken seven points from their last three games. With excitement around Eze's development, the buzz is back at Loftus Road after a murky pre-season picture with the somewhat harsh removal of Ian Holloway and appointment of Steve McClaren as boss.

Bircham was Holloway's assistant during their 18-month spell and took the tough decision - being a QPR man through and through - to walk away from a role at the club in order to allow McClaren a fresh start with his staff.

Bircham worked closely with Eze, whose talent in training caught the eye of Holloway within the first few weeks of him taking the job.

Just two months later, Eze was handed his full debut against Blackburn in the FA Cup in January, but sustained an injury after just 15 minutes.

A spell on the sidelines followed but an impressive period on loan at Wycombe made him more streetwise and he returned to QPR in the second half of last season, making 14 appearances and showing glimpses of his natural talent with the ball at his feet.

"In terms of his natural ability, he's up there with one of the best I've seen," Bircham told Sky Sports.

"He's exciting when he gets the ball. As he's both footed, he can go both ways past people. He gets you off your seat. If he keeps getting the ball in dangerous areas, something will happen."

Possessing the required talent to burst into a Sky Bet Championship first-team is all well and good but for longevity, players need to show mental steel, especially under the watch of Holloway and Bircham - two former pros that built their careers on hard work, graft and never backing down.

Bircham is keen on developing players' characteristics off the field to provide them with the best opportunity to make it as a professional footballer in what is a ruthless industry. He admits many young players possess the ability but lack the required attitude.

Eze isn't one of them.

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"Everyone can play well when confidence is flowing, but it's about being brave when things aren't going your way," Bircham says, before explaining why he thinks Eze has the tools to reach the top.

"We played Brentford in the Carabao Cup and we made loads of changes.

"I think Eze felt he deserved to play but Ollie [Ian Holloway] dropped him as in previous appearances he wasn't showing what he could do and producing the required end product. He was disappointed.

"The next day the U23s played a very good Southampton team away from home. I went down to watch him, purely to take a look at his attitude. Most youngsters in that scenario would sulk and play as if that game was beneath them.

"Not Eze - it was probably the best game I've seen him play.

"He was outstanding - the best player on the pitch, head and shoulders above all of the Premier League academy lads playing for Southampton.

"Once I saw how he reacted after that disappointment, I went back to Ollie and said, 'He's got a great chance of making it at the highest level'."

So, you can put a big tick in the box for talent and mental toughness - but what else does Bircham think makes Eze stand out from the crowd?

One word crops up a lot in our conversation: 'Coachability'.

"He's a very intelligent lad - he can actually talk, which is nice. Most young lads are just texting and WhatsApping," Bircham admits.

"It's sad to say but just being able to talk to people is an art-form these days for a young player. Eze can go as far as he wants if he keeps talking, listening and learning."

Bircham recalls another example of Eze's capabilities to listen and learn.

After a sticky run of results, he called Eze and another young QPR talent Bright Osayi-Samuel into his office after they both flattered to deceive in a couple of substitute appearances against Bristol City and Sheffield United.

He said: "I looked at the stats after the game and they had one cross between them and no shots. They were playing sideways and backwards. I said: 'Why are you playing like a central midfielder? You had no shots or crosses, I could have done that'.

"I wanted to really get into them, but shouting at youngsters these days doesn't work. So, I gave them the disappointed dad telling off.

"I think my words helped. The next time he came off the bench, the first thing he did was have a shot. That showed me he can take information on board. If I had his talent, I'd never pass it!"

Eze is certainly shooting this season.

Bircham - still a regular visitor to Loftus Road - wants to see the youngster maintain the levels he has hit over the past month. Flamboyant performances and moments of brilliance no doubt keep the social media team happy at QPR but goals and assists are what will define Eze - his scruffy finish against Millwall certainly shows signs of life in that department.

With that in mind, inevitably, our chat turns to whether QPR can keep hold of their shining light.

QPR played a bit of a blinder to convince Eze, who was subject of strong interest from elsewhere, to put pen to paper on a new contract, keeping him at Loftus Road until 2021.

James Maddison - starring in a similar role for Norwich last season - fetched £24m in the summer while £30m was touted for playmaker Jack Grealish amid serious intent to buy from Tottenham. With the market as it is, QPR, who are of course under significant financial restraints after being hit by a settlement of almost £42m for breaching Financial Fair Play rules, could have a golden ticket on their hands.

Bircham admits the vultures have already been circling.

"Premier League clubs were looking at him, they'd ring me up to get references about him and to see what his personality was like," he says.

"He hasn't got a chip on his shoulder. He loves his football and wants to get better."

The Loftus Road locals were robbed of the opportunity to see Sterling progress up close - but they may just have another star on their hands.

Instead of watching from afar, they can enjoy the ride with this one.

--SkySports

ifiokjohn:
Have you forgotten last season when Ronaldo went 7 games without a goal?
earliar this season he went 4 games without a goal...

he contributes other things aside goals. This season, even when he failed to score, he was winning MOTM.

Goals don't tell the full story. What is a player's overall input?

ifiokjohn:
but i still think he deserve an invitation to thr national team, just at least to cap him before Holland does...

Sometimes a footballer does not see his period eg Ronaldo

Ronaldo is doing well

Person don score 4 goals and 4 assist and you say e dey see period?