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You're as good as your last match, so no, he hasn't been our best defender for a while now.

tbaba1234:
I disagree. He has been Nigeria's best defender overall.

To help yourself, don't get married because this happens in all marriages. If sex is so so so important, pls don't

darkelf:
The fact that he isn't playing regularly is contributing to his regression

Very right. The money makes them ignore this fact.

Too bad alot of Nigerian footballers play for the money first so most don't care.

Iheanacho eh

Same thing affected Mikel

tbaba1234:
The Madagascar is one of the few games, he has disappointed. Otherwise, he has been stellar.

Stellar how? Bro not playing in his club alone is testament. If he was improving, he won't have a seatbelt to his jersey. The guy seems lost sometimes. His inactivity at club level is affecting him big time both on and off they pitch. Anyways he's old already and wont be at Qatar 3

Bros I am talking about your own players
Now that you have mentioned Nwakali, can you tell us how long he's been in the EPL and why he's yet to play senior football unlike his counterparts in other leagues?


Edit:

I just reread your comment and you summed it up. They are loaned out to go develop elsewhere because EPL is not meant for grooming. Forget youth league and football
It can't be compared with playing day in and out in a league where money and reputation ia involved. I am not talking about 5-15yrs old development here, I'm talking about young guys already known from playing fifa tournaments getting to cut their own in main leagues

komekn:
I will disagree, l have a lot of involvement with EPL Academies and they are developing players from a very early age.

There is a EPL academy that brought the former Assistant manager at Sao Paulo in Brazil to head up the training of the U8 - U12. It is widely thought that the skills of agility and the personal skills are established before the age of 12.

They are applied after that age and much.more difficult to develop afterwards although not impossible. You have kids training 4/5 times a week high intensity fir 2+ hours each session.

That format is replicated across most of the football academies to different degrees and emphasis across England.

In this regard players are developing but not getting the opportunity to develop in the game. That's why the loan system is so important for development.

You can not use our own players as a yardstick. Because a lot of them have big gaps in thier development. As a result they have to work a lot harder to learn very quickly.

English players in the academies can become complacent. Essentially they are content to play youth football because at the age of 16 some of them are on £20k a week. Which club in Belguim or Portugal will pay that.

Something that may have impacted on Nwakali negatively and made him complacent. Aqua

A league that prefers ready made players can't be said to be a developing league. And no, players hardly develop in the EPL. I have used our own names as yardsticks.

Players should go to where they will horn their skills before going to the EPL to make money. EPL is a league for Mercenaries and not where skills are developed (though we have few exceptions though)

komekn:
Players develop but they have to be exceptionally good to get into the first team of these top clubs in the EPL.

Consider that Ademola, Nelson (Arsenal) Sancho and a few others. Couldn't get game time in the EPL and essentially tore up the Bundesliga and two of them were U18.

Players develop but they don't get opportunities and some can even get lost in the lost in the system.

I had this discussion with two Nigerian origin players of which one has now gone to Lazio and the other is looking at options for a loan move.

Considering also Osimhen he couldn't do anything after two seasons in the Bundesliga. Goes to the Belguim league and tears it open.

Now the debate or the question is can he replicate that new found form in a better more competitive league.

The question is it a mix between development and or opportunity. Or you could say that the other leagues are not as competitive and easier for players to make it.

Bros, you dey ask me this question? watch him, he seems disinterested in football since he moved to England with a seatbelt.

tbaba1234:
How did he become worse??

Yea, but i am actually talking about players development and not about which league is the best.

komekn:
The competition in the EPL is intense and there is a lot at stake including £££ millions.

Managers have very little time and you are not prepared to spare that little time for players to develop. You on get few chances and you must take them.

But there us something else it's different from other European leagues it may not suit all players. That's why a large percentage of English players may struggle with the higher technicality of the top European leagues.

Just in the same way European players from other top European leagues may struggle with the speed, intensity and physicality of the EPL.

Which is best or better is open to never ending debate.

Who pushed this rubbish to the frontpage without checking the source?

Soyinka's stand is already known via a video interview he granted. Not some useless blog concortion

Kingosytex:
what if he isn't guilty?

what should be the fate of the accusers?

The elders will decide or he can also go the court route.

donaldking10:
all the aunty that abused me when i was small, am just jejely waiting 4 dem 2 become celeberites or first lady den i'll finally open their nyash just like the Dakolos.
i wan shine too like shameless Timi.
aunty chinyere and aunty chioma i just de observe una two.

So Timi is now shameless for defending his wife?

Na your wife and friends I pity.

All to worship a mere mortal.

I bet if it was a politician that got accused (especially the one you hate) you would have asked that his lineage be wiped out

elyte89:
Balogun shld b exempted, he went dere at age 27years or so... For DT age its no longer for development

But it seems he became worse unlike his days in Germany


Defenders are suppose to become better as they age

Pig is a livestock, so if RUGA becomes a reality, they are also covered.

Something is wrong with the EPL and player development. Only few get to develop there
If you want to grow and improve, go to la liga, Bundseliga or serial A. If you want to make money and be in the news always, go.to the EPL. (But make sure you are already good)

Iheanacho, Balogun and success are few of my examples

Aina and Omeruo another set of examples.

AmazingELixir:
Ok

A well deserved triumph...the US ladies from the word go left no one in doubt as the tournament favourite.

I'm betting those ladies can scale through the round of 16 if they were to feature in this year Afcon.

Na their bones dem go pack go give Trump.

Seems you underate the physicality in men's football, especially Africa.

Mk12:
how many years did the military ruled Nigeria and why did they not turned the country to Dubai then?
the money stolen by only abacha may be more than what has been stolen under democracy

All your major infrastructures were built during military era!

jihday:
Hmmmm

These are not TRUE.

Awaziem got dribbled countless times. One even earned him a yellow card

Omeruo got beaten once that I can remember in the Cameroon game

But Brazil beat Peru 5:0 and Mexico beat costa rica 3:2 or thereabout. Am i missing something here?

udwise123:
I have learnt from u.
Had a same problem credited my sportybet account with 3k I was able to build up to 27 k .out of greed I played Brazil win against Peru .e cast all money go.
As if that wasn't enough I still credited my account with 20k to play Mexico win again Costa Rica .we know the story .
I just weak .Just started punting again Yesterday,this time I credited 2k my target now is 1.3 odds rollover 5 time daily and I withdraw my profit.
I hope u return strong bro

So why are some people expecting us to use fast players against South Africa when we know they are the king of fast play/counter account in this tourney?

They play a lot of counter-attacking football, they pass a lot too and knows how to locate each other. They make few passing mistakes if anyone notice. so I think a 4:4:2 should be used against them. We also need ball holders (Which I doubt we have), so if we can't have a ball holder, can we as well let them have most of the ball so as to stop them from their counter-attacking tactic? You only use counter if you have less of the ball.

Just saying and I am opened to further disecting of these points.

elyte89:
Nope ,d oda opponent will counterbalance d game with calmness


Meanwhile, where's baba d goodjoe,abi baba is waiting for rohr to loose b4 he comments,on aw a mercurial amunike and a sleeky "nacho' could av won us d afcon trophy ,no worry u go wait tire till.we lift d trophy

One question: Do you counter speed with speed?

Nothing like fake news, heard him directly.

I hope he's paying the extra $10k each from his pocket?

Dashing out Nigerian money like say na biscuits. These guys have clubs they play for that pays their salaries weekly, yet they are here paying them like Mercenaries to play for their own country. yeye Pinnic.

Ify05:
Fake news from unidentifiable Twitter user

Goke7:
and this is what always cause the bonus palaver, making promises you can't fulfill. How much does the nff make in their business of football to be able to cough out such amount? is not the federal govt that always come to their rescue?

Odunayaw:
Or even placing the money on the darn cup

Maybe the extra $10k each is from his pocket because he must account for how he intend raising the extra $230k since this wasn't included in the monies supplied by the FG. We all know it's the FG that's paying their bonuses, so why does he want to get the extra $230k from except it was President Buhari that told him to promise them such.

I don't know what is wrong with Pinnic. They always throw money around, spoiling and corrupting the minds of the boys with material gains. Why always money? Why not some solid word of encouragement and hyping since they are already getting $10k each by default?

Goke7:
The money is too much o with our bad economy, not fair at all

He should learn how to talk with humility but sound confident. He should go and check how Pep talks, confident in humility, makes his players hot in humility.

Goke7:
Those statements are most annoying, we go hear another again before south Africa

Osimhen won't smell any match game this AFCON unless something happens to Ighalo.

Our 3rd match was his opportunity.

safarigirl:
Against the speed of the southies, we ought to start fast players like Chukwueze, I for say Onyekuru too, but make we manage Musa.


Ighalo is good to go as a forward, but Osimhen would be nice towards the end of the game.

This is because Rohr always make them feel ordinary with his yeye "humble" statements.

Goke7:
Just heard kanu's interview on radio. He said the boys were panicking but imediately they got their confidence back the game was there for the taking.

The question is why our boys so fearful? This was what cost the game against argentina.

Our boys were not this fearful under keshi and they are not as good as this current team

This is why i want rohr out. We deserve better

Pinnic just promised all the players $20k each for winning Cameroon.

I hope the extra $10k+ is from his pocket?

Ogu is a midfielder too oga.

kingphilip:
presently our 3 midfielders are Iwobi, Ndidi and Etebo

And injury or suspension to any of them won't do us any good

Atiku is not a patriot, because his country lost, he quickly congratulated the neighboring country lol

victorazyvictor:
Atiku always defeating Buhari. Atiku 1st, Buhari 2nd

Danielnino00:
Subbing out Simon for Chukwueze early was the best change Rohr ever made since that Argentina friendly ..

Chukwueze could have had 2/3 assists today...
If we are facing Egypt in the QF, he should start abeg....

I think he should always play the second half when some of the side defenders are weak.

Preasty:
I strongly believe Nigeria would do well against Egypt that plays the ball on ground. Our defence lime became shaky because CAM settled for Aerial ball. Let's hope for the best. BUT TRUTH BE TOLD . WE DON'T HAVE KEEPERS OOOOOOOOO

We have goalkeepers but your coaches are too lazy and rigid to scout them.

kingphilip:
we really have a thin midfield o

And all this injury out of tournament is not helping matters

Our supposedly make shift DM in Awaziem is already a makeshift RB. Any injury to the midfield going forward will ground us unless we rush a recovering Collins back

I thought Colins was back oo.

To me, Iwobi is a midfielder