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komekn:
When l mentioned his name here a month ago o more I got dogs abuse.

As well as he's not good enough.

TheSuperNerd:
Nna eh.... Was not online for this but I am glad for Moses Simon's consistency abeg. Even EA Sports have since taken notice and released a special player boost card in Simon's name for FIFA 20 Christmas edition alongside others still incoming. Lad is on fire...

charlesemeka85:
The guy is direct with good work rate. We don't hype him here because him no dey dance with ball

komekn:
For the SE to compete on the world stage and be taken seriously will require exceptional quality.

We know the standards required and we have to make comparative analysis with a world quality standard in mind.

These players simply are nowhere near the standard. Although Awaziem is technically astute and intelligent but he has no pace. And Collins has very little end product.

A fullback with no pace is a liability and a full back with no end product is a joker.

charlesemeka85:
this boy get sense wella! i am beginning to like him

The Heracles Almelo hotshot has confessed that he never considered playing for Belgium as it would have been impossible to break into Roberto Martinez’s squad.

Dessers earlier revealed his desire to play for Nigeria – his mother’s place of birth – at international level rather than his country of birth Belgium.


That public declaration by the country’s top football body ignited the patriotic pride in the Dutch Eredivisie’s top goalscorer, a player who was named the league’s November Player of the Month after scoring six goals and producing three assists.

“I think it is a huge honour that they (NFF) have contacted me and communicated to the outside world,” Dessers was quoted by Voetbal Belgie to have told TC/Tubantia.

“Belgium has never been a serious option, that’s why I don’t skip between the two countries. The Belgian team has the best generation ever, with top strikers like Lukaku, Batshuayi and Mertens. Boys my own age, who will play as long as I do. I have no illusions. ”

“I’ve never been to Nigeria. My grandfather and grandmother are from (Nigeria), my mother was born in Europe. When I look in the mirror, I see half a Nigerian every day. I also have characteristics of an African.”

Dessers has produced 11 goals and 5 assists in 16 matches for Heracles and will look to add to his tally when Frank Wormuth’s men face off with sixth-placed Utrecht on Sunday.

TheSuperNerd:
Yes, I agree. He may not be as skillful or as overly creative as Samuel Kalu all round but Simon's direct style and super workrate is what the doctor ordered for Nantes. He is excelling in Ligue 1 coz the coach is utilising him very superbly and playing to his biggest strengths. His pace, workrate and direct running.

Simon must be celebrated Biko. Statistically and performances-wise, one of our best wingers in Europe this season so far.

komekn:
One of the problems we have here.

We lack appreciation of the norms and values with expected behaviour and etiquette that reflects European football as well as the EPL.

And so behaviour that's seems acceptable in the context of Nigeria is TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE here in the UK.

charlesemeka85:
Work rate, good final balls and goal scoring are the qualities required to excel in modern day football.

I have seen all this in his game previously which is the sole reason Rohr prefers him most especially when the team is facing a more quality and attacking opposition. He puts on good shift while the team is defending and decent attacking.

Alot of coaches of nowadays doesn't joke with players of his attributes and he is a kind of player Jose mourinho will die for which is also the same reason Rohr can't do without him.

Kalu really need to sit up with another winger like Ejike waiting on the corner. If he is not performing in a team as Bordeaux I wonder where else he will excel

Joebie:
Essentially what Dessers is saying here is that he doesn't see any chance of him competing with Belgium's current generation of forwards. So I don't actually get it when we use the words, "patriotic pride". The boy knows where has a better opportunity, and he fancies it all the same.

komekn:
One of the problems we have here.

We lack appreciation of the norms and values with expected behaviour and etiquette that reflects European football as well as the EPL.

And so behaviour that's seems acceptable in the context of Nigeria is TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE here in the UK.

charlesemeka85:
The kid right from time embraced the truth and is working hard to fullfil his dream of playing for 9ja which he admit that it won't be an easy feat making the 9ja team but still begging for a chance.

Even if he scores tons of goals in the colors of Heracles he may end up just making the Belgian team to friendly games with few caps and minutes to boast of.

With 9ja he has the chance of making the afcon and world cup team if he continues with his good form. Also moving to any of sporting Lisbon, Cagliari and club brugge will enhance his chances the more in the super eagles


He is scoring and assisting for fun but many in Nigeria football circle won't take him serious because of the stature of the club he is currently playing for.

I believe by next summer he will earn a big move to any of the big teams in the eirdivisie or bigger leagues in europe

charlesemeka85:
Work rate, good final balls and goal scoring are the qualities required to excel in modern day football.

I have seen all this in his game previously which is the sole reason Rohr prefers him most especially when the team is facing a more quality and attacking opposition. He puts on good shift while the team is defending and decent attacking.

Alot of coaches of nowadays doesn't joke with players of his attributes and he is a kind of player Jose mourinho will die for which is also the same reason Rohr can't do without him.

Kalu really need to sit up with another winger like Ejike waiting on the corner. If he is not performing in a team as Bordeaux I wonder where else he will excel

Joebie:
lol it's funny using the word "illusion". But you know some players can dream BIGGER, and there is nothing wrong with that either only say dem fit miss road in the process. But even at this point, Cyriel knows that he would have a better career with Nigeria. And take note that he said he sees a half Nigerian in the mirror. He didn't say he feels more Nigerian.. He is just honest about his feelings. Reminds me of Akpoguma who just said things as it is. that if he doesn't get a chance with Germany, he would play for Nigeria. No Maradona things.

TheSuperNerd:
Spot on all you have said. Nothing to really add but this:

If Chidera Ejuke keeps it up, he may step in later in future and challenge those two (Kalu and Simon) as he has Kalu's creativity and dribbling wizardry plus Simon's workrate, final balls and goal scoring. Additionally, Ejuke is very fast.
Ejuke is a player who may just make the LW role his down the line but time will tell.

charlesemeka85:
Ejuke is also prolific in front of goal when he has the chance. His finishing is top notch, u can go to YouTube to see them for yourself.

Kalu doesn't score and create much but very good dribbler. Even when they were at Gent Simon had better stats than him

charlesemeka85:
Yea Akpoguma said the same with regards of keeping his options open.

To this regard I think the English born players are the ones who live in illusion the most if not I see no reason a young player like tomori with the depth England boast of in the central defence position will still insist on sticking to the team knowing fully well that his chances to make the team to any tournament re tiny not even slim.


Tammy's case is different because aside Kane and Rashford(who is mainly deployed to the flanks) he is the next performing English striker in the epl.

I must confess I was shock when tomori decided to play for the 3lions instead of the super eagles where he will immediately be slotted in as one of the 2 starting CBs

TheSuperNerd:
And Danielnino00, I just found out that the referee awarded a freekick to Leicester for that foul on Nacho. It was Maddison who kicked it out for a goal kick. So you see that the freekick was indeed given. I didn't take notice during the game because this Nacho-Norwich thing was taking all the attention. This shows the goal would have stood had Nacho scored.

Fact is, Ricardo should have just thrown the ball towards an opponent as usually will be done and not to Nacho who thought it was a cue to play on. Norwich were leading amd trying to take advantage of the situation. Nacho was only showing Winners' mentality in trying to get Leicester on the scoreboad.

The Norwich players acted like kids and It is still a shock to me how none of them was sent off for harassing Nacho in that manner especially that Cantwell who obviously went for Nacho's neck. He escaped with a yellow instead. Funny people.


Na Rodgers I just dey look. He better not destroy the confidence Nacho has toiled his ass off to build up till this point. Nacho is a "confidence" player and Rodgers should have known better. He acted very silly with that sub move and it ended up costing him as Leicester failed to win.

Would he has taken off a Maddison or a Vardy if any if those two were mixed up in such like Nacho? Selah.

Anyway, I hope Nacho shows more fire following this incident and put it behind him. Funny how a good section of the biased English Media wanna label Nacho some kind of scapegoat. Hypocrites!

andrewbaba44:
Bro you 2 much abeg

I was at Leicester Mercury and most of the fans are saying some of what you said

They even questioned Rodgers bringing in gray for no reason ,because dude offers nothing

I can’t say much for now sha

If Na even Ndidi do that thing dem no born Rodgers well to sub am out

charlesemeka85:

TheSuperNerd:
Lol... The bolded is so true.

charlesemeka85:
Yea Akpoguma said the same with regards of keeping his options open.

To this regard I think the English born players are the ones who live in illusion the most if not I see no reason a young player like tomori with the depth England boast of in the central defence position will still insist on sticking to the team knowing fully well that his chances to make the team to any tournament re tiny not even slim.


Tammy's case is different because aside Kane and Rashford(who is mainly deployed to the flanks) he is the next performing English striker in the epl.

I must confess I was shock when tomori decided to play for the 3lions instead of the super eagles where he will immediately be slotted in as one of the 2 starting CBs

TheSuperNerd:
Spot on all you have said. Nothing to really add but this:

If Chidera Ejuke keeps it up, he may step in later in future and challenge those two (Kalu and Simon) as he has Kalu's creativity and dribbling wizardry plus Simon's workrate, final balls and goal scoring. Additionally, Ejuke is very fast.
Ejuke is a player who may just make the LW role his down the line but time will tell.

andrewbaba44:
Stop saying what you don’t know

Maddison won’t be given the iheanacho treatment

TheSuperNerd:
So as I had mentioned earlier, Luke Ayodele Amos had a brace but also Bright Osayi Samuel bagged an assist. QPR still fell 5-3 to Barnsley.

Luke Amos is on loan at QPR from Tottenham. Had long been mentioned here by me and a few couple of others many many many pages ago.

andrewbaba44:
Stop saying what you don’t know

Maddison won’t be given the iheanacho treatment

Industrious central midfielder Luke Amos is a product of our Academy system.

After starring for our first team during our summer 2018 USA tour, he made his Premier League debut on the opening day of the 2018/19 campaign at Newcastle United, but his season was cut short just a few weeks later as he picked up a knee injury in his third appearance of the campaign for our Under-23s in the Premier League 2 at Blackburn Rovers.

After working hard to regain his fitness, he joined Championship side Queens Park Rangers on loan in July, 2019, for the 2019/20 season.

Born in Welwyn Garden City, Luke has occasionally been deployed as a full-back as well as in his more recognised deep-lying central midfield berth.

He made 12 appearances for our Under-18s in 2013/14.

During the 2014/15 season he helped us beat Benfica to lift the Premier League Under-18 Champions Cup in September, 2014, and was also part of the side that secured IMG Cup success in Florida in December, 2014.
Domestically, he scored three goals in 20 league appearances for the Under-18s in 2014/15, started all six of our FA Youth Cup ties and appeared four times for us at Under-21 level - starting once and going on as a substitute on three occasions. That campaign also saw Luke make his debut for England Under-18s.

He subsequently made 18 league appearances for our Under-21s over the course of the 2015/16 season and started all four of our games in the Premier League Under-21 International Cup, scoring in a 3-1 win over German side FC Schalke 04 in November, 2015.

He played for our first team during the summer friendly programme in 2016 and was named on the bench in a competitive game for the first time in October, 2016, during an EFL Cup fourth round trip to Liverpool.

He joined Southend United on loan in January, 2017, for his first taste of senior competitive football, making three appearances in League One throughout the remainder of the 2016/17 campaign. He also started 14 games for our Under-23s in the Premier League 2 during that season, many of them as captain.

After 15 starts across all competitions for our Under-23s in the opening months of the 2017/18 season, including two against senior sides in the Checkatrade Trophy, plus two appearances on our first team bench, he joined League Two Stevenage on loan in January, 2018, and scored twice in 16 games for the Hertfordshire club as they finished 16th in their division at the end of that campaign.

Blueelf:
Nerdy, abeg I know say na work I wan give you but make you no vex

Could you do a little more exposee on this Luke Amos guy?

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1. Nigerian Player of the Year:
- Victor Osimhen
- Odion Ighalo
- Wilfred Ndidi

2. NPFL player of the Year:
- Ifeanyi Anaemena
- Mfon Udoh
- Theophilus Afelokhai

3. Most Impactful New Inclusion (2019):
- Joe Ayodele-Aribo
- Dennis Emmanuel Bonaventure
- Maduka Okoye

4. Best Ogedengbe Super Eagles Best Goal Keeper of the Year:
- Francis Uzoho
- Daniel Akpeyi
- Maduka Okoye

5. Stephen Keshi Best Defender of the Year:
- William Troost-Ekong
- Kenneth Omeruo
- Ola Aina

6. Samuel Okwaraji Best Midfielder of the Year:
- Wilfred Ndidi
- Joe Ayodele-Aribo
- Alex Iwobi

7. Rashidi Yekini Best Attacking player of the Year:
- Odion Ighalo
- Victor Osimhen
- Samuel Chukwueze

8. Most improved player (2019):
- Victor Osimhen
- Ola Aina
- Chidozie Awaziem

9. Young Player of the Year (U-21):
- Francis Uzoho
- Victor Osimhen
- Samuel Chukwueze

10. Best performing Foreign born Prospect of the year:
-Eberechi Ezeh
- Cyriel Dessers
- Ovie Edjaria

11. Super Falcons Player of the Year:
- Chiamaka Nnadozie
- Azeezat Oshoala
- Francisca Ordega

12. Super Eagles Goal of the Year:
- Samuel Kalu vs Benin( 2021 AFCON qualifiers)
- Paul Onuachu vs Egypt (Friendly)
- Joe Aribo vs Brazil (Friendly)

13. Best assist of the Year:
- Osimhen for Chukwueze versus Lesotho ( 2021 AFCON qualifiers)
- Aina for Ighalo vs Burundi (2019 AFCON)
- Musa for Ighalo vs Cameroon ( 2019 AFCON)

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- The Super Eagles
- The Golden Eaglets

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TheSuperNerd:
And Danielnino00, I just found out that the referee awarded a freekick to Leicester for that foul on Nacho. It was Maddison who kicked it out for a goal kick. So you see that the freekick was indeed given. I didn't take notice during the game because this Nacho-Norwich thing was taking all the attention. This shows the goal would have stood had Nacho scored.

Fact is, Ricardo should have just thrown the ball towards an opponent as usually will be done and not to Nacho who thought it was a cue to play on. Norwich were leading amd trying to take advantage of the situation. Nacho was only showing Winners' mentality in trying to get Leicester on the scoreboad.

The Norwich players acted like kids and It is still a shock to me how none of them was sent off for harassing Nacho in that manner especially that Cantwell who obviously went for Nacho's neck. He escaped with a yellow instead. Funny people.


Na Rodgers I just dey look. He better not destroy the confidence Nacho has toiled his ass off to build up till this point. Nacho is a "confidence" player and Rodgers should have known better. He acted very silly with that sub move and it ended up costing him as Leicester failed to win.

Would he has taken off a Maddison or a Vardy if any if those two were mixed up in such like Nacho? Selah.

Anyway, I hope Nacho shows more fire following this incident and put it behind him. Funny how a good section of the biased English Media wanna label Nacho some kind of scapegoat. Hypocrites!