alekside:
I get your point Bro. You should understand that players like Zaha tend to up their game when playing in a team filled with average to below average players. If he is a World class player as you believe, he would have been snapped up by any of the big teams.

Earthquake2:


Ok

You are comparing Sane to Zaha, imagine if Zaha was in the Man city team

Earthquake2:


Snapped up you say?

Do you know how many clubs bid for Zaha before he signed his long term contract

komekn:


Or imagine Sana was in Crystal Palace without the support of World class midfielders playing the ball in for him.

What would Sana and or Raheem be able to do in Palace. I don't think a lot in comparison.

alekside:
A world class player who believes in his ability would rather move to a big club than extend his contract with a below average team like Crystal palace.

raindodger13:


That's because in the eyes of the world Nigerian players aren't valued these days, so naturally the end up in backwater leagues and constantly on loan. Generally if I want to estimate the age of a player I look at when their professional career started. I can give post evidence but it's difficult for me to post on this forum. I could post the links if thats fine with you.

Earthquake2:


Players have reasons for staying at clubs

Loyalty, Comfortablility etc

Curtisaxel7:


Useless baseless self-deceiving optimism.

Just what folks here want to hear.

Earthquake2:


Ok

You are comparing Sane to Zaha, imagine if Zaha was in the Man city team

BascoVanVeli:



So Son is better on the ball than Zaha? I died

Icon79:
Personally, I will rank him after Neymar, Mbappe, and Mane. Zaha just doesn't get the credit he deserves because he plays for Crystal Palace coupled with the fact that he's African. The dude is wickedly talented.


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edi287:

That's the point - he wouldn't start over Sane. He's not as well rounded as Sane is.

komekn:


I disagree, all that happens is that Zaha will have to follow the strict discipline of Guardiola and his rigid but very effective style.

On the other hand he may not want to play that kind of expressionless individual football.

chrisooblog:
on your last paragraph i agree that osimhen and chukwueze have to continue to improve and gain consistency. talking about the seasons they have had so far i think both young men can be very satisfied. even if their respective leagues should end today they would have performed far more creditibly than there peers eg. dominic solanke . musa, mikel got call ups to the national team as unproven talents so that approach of calling potential star performers is not exactly novel.

with the super eagles yes only the absolute best consistent players should be invited but in instances where you have rare special players the selection criteria has to be relaxed in their favour.

chrisooblog:
on your last paragraph i agree that osimhen and chukwueze have to continue to improve and gain consistency. talking about the seasons they have had so far i think both young men can be very satisfied. even if their respective leagues should end today they would have performed far more creditibly than there peers eg. dominic solanke ; D. musa, mikel got call ups to the national team as unproven talents so that approach of calling potential star performers is not exactly novel.

with the super eagles yes only the absolute best consistent players should be invited but in instances where you have rare special players the selection criteria has to be relaxed in their favour.

Icon79:
Haha!! The highlighted actually made me laugh out loud

Coming to what you said, I think you're using their "football age". If you wanna talk about their real age, except for perhaps Mikel, none of those dudes is anything less than 34 years. To me, 34 is the retirement age in football.


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TheGoodJoe:


An unproven Julius Aghahowa saved the Super Eagles at the AFCON against the Senegalese. Calling potential stars as you say is not novel.

Icon79:
Haha!! The highlighted actually made me laugh out loud

Coming to what you said, I think you're using their "football age". If you wanna talk about their real age, except for perhaps Mikel, none of those dudes is anything less than 34 years. To me, 34 is the retirement age in football.


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edi287:

I haven't seen Zaha do anything that Sane can't do. The only top 5 club Zaha gets into is Arsenal.

edi287:

That's the point - he wouldn't start over Sane. He's not as well rounded as Sane is.

komekn:


You should make your proposition in comparison to Danny Alves, Frank Ribery, Arjen Robben, Ronaldo who are all above your proposed retirement age and the are currently players playing at the highest level of football in the world.

I could add Glenn Murray and Jernaine Defoe all currently or former top performers in the EPL.

Just shows how inconsequential devoid of substance your proposition is. Particularly as the alternatives you present may Never ever attain these levels in thier respective careers.

If Ibrahomovich was a Nigerian at 37 he would walk straight into the SE no contest.

TheGoodJoe:


I guess Cristiano Ronaldo is due for retirement.

Danielnino00:
Groundsmen putting the finishing touch to the Asaba pitch less than 24 hours to kickoff...
Smh...

edi287:

He's not better than Sterling and Sane. Zaha is talented but let's not overhype the guy because Palace values him at 90m.

Danielnino00:
Fresh men

Earthquake2:


Don't compare Sane to Zaha, Sane can't even start ahead of Bernardo Silva

Icon79:
Raheem Sterling is definitely having a good season, but I have never rated him as a player. I will take Wilfred Zaha over him anytime any day!
Sane is extremely talented but, right now, I will still rate Zaha above him. Having said that, if Sane keeps improving, in 2 years time he would be one of the best footballers on the planet.


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