jihday:
I’m actually talking about how you rate Henderson, everybody knows he’s trash even Ajax fans are complaining

Oga you’re crying for washed up ndidi so we’re in the same boat as it stands ndidi will be a backup number 6 at a big club since we want to talk about washed player

Your best defender couldn’t even cut it in the premier league and he went on to win player of the tournament

So who are you to talk about who’s washed and who’s not

benji93:
What's wrong with you this man/woman? . "No player would last that long in Chelsea playing that regular without being a Superstar" Are you kidding me? Besides he wasn't always regular. There were seasons when he wasn't playing regularly. Sometimes he was brought in to see out a game. The man was Physical. He was a decent/good DM(i am being very generous with good), that's it. I remember when people used to insult him for his constant back passes(which is sometimes the result of his inability to create). I sometimes like to argue that he could have been better if he developed as an 8. Well, we will never know. He was never a Superstar. Micheal Essien was a better DM, yet i would only go as far as saying he was a good/very good midfielder with some superstar performances.

God bless you, mikel is very good no doubt but super star (not popularity o) he’s not

Imagine busquets brain 🧠 inside mikel body Jehovah lol

quickberry:


How many golden boot has Rashford won in his career?

Osimhen is the current APOTY, has Rashford ever won European player of the year?

Osimhen won AFCON qualifiers golden boot, which one has Rashford won?

You're nothing, but a 🤡

How many goals did MR SAO TOME AND PRINCIPAL
score in afcon ??

No let me call am one season wonder o i use god beg you

Osimehn came into the scene last season and you’re using him to compare rashford wonders shall never end

I shame for you see truth talk

Joke aside see truth talk see truth talk abeg

TheGoodJoe:


Why was Mikel not a Super Star? In one of the best teams of the game in an era, he stood strong and regular. No player would have lasted that long in Chelsea playing that regular without being a Superstar.

Mikel was just a cog ⚙️ in an engine he was never the main man

He’s a glorified role player and there’s nothing more than that

Me not calling him a super star was my error in judgment i take that back

World class is what i mean mikel is not world class
If you to talk about durability remember Jamie carragher played his entire life in anfield started games for years but he’s not world class

So it’s not how long you played

Goke7:


your beloved England is yet to win the Euros

You must be smoking cheap crack

Go up and read my favorite country first forever Nigeria

I watch our match highlights with Iceland and friendly against Argentina 🇦🇷 on a stead i they use those one hold body when we they pipe people no be Watin we get now

Goke7:


How else do you dominate Africa with 8 appearances in the afcon final and over 15 appearances in the semi-finals, common let's stop raising the bar unnecessarily, apart from Egypt, Cameroon, or Ghana which other country has more prowess than us in Africa. See am not moved, even if we won that afcon, we go still complain about players, we did the same in 2013, the Mikel you're bashing was part of that winning team, I've seen omeruo who was also part of that team being bashed here, Ahmed Musa and so on.

Nothing, absolutely nothing will ever satisfy Nigerians, let Osihmen win APOTY again, dem go still complain, that's who we are the original Nigerians indeed. phew

Na you know Watin you they talk o

As a Nigerian the i was raised to expect that no African team is better than us in terms of soccer ⚽️

Anything short of trophy na failure

In my eyes we’re the brazil of Africa it’s either first place or failure Simple as that

Hanibal:


Even you would select Watkins ahead of Osimhen , the Watkins that plays for Aston villa o?
And Rashford ahead of Osimhen as a number 9?

It is over!
Abeg I no get strength for this kin talk... e no fit get head.
Make I leave una... It is well
I rest

Oga 800 times I’ll pick rashford over osimehn na your cup of tea be that

He never see watin rashford don see he never face pressure self

Anything osimehn is doing now rashford don do am pass

He’s a far more complete player than osimenh so rest

If no be now when party don too ful rashford head
He’s been England second option upfront right from 2018 till now if that’s not class i don’t know what is

Goke7:


enough please, this was never a thread to castigate Nigerian players, so what are we all doing here discussing Nigerian football, perhaps we should close down this space if all we do here is to run down players who have brought so much honour to the Nation.

Bros no let me vex o

At least I’m talking about football when you shut down people fighting about politics and tribalism in this thread then you can come for me


We love our super eagles and we love our players but let us not be ignorant to say we’re better than the rating fifa gave us

Dominate Africa first then you consider measuring d*ck with England

Goke7:


but still, someone will come here and tell us that our players are crap and cannot be world-class.

Anybody can be world class

You don’t have to be a child prodigy to be world class

See salah and KDB they blew later on same with
Virgil van etc

But Neymar, cr7 and them messi mbappe are world class from youth and lived up to the hyped thankfully.

Osimenh was also world class but since he’s a Nigerian man they didn’t take him seriously and our country didn’t promote him as much

But thank god he don finally get world class tag

Hanibal:


Omo!
So Solanke, Ivan Toney, Ollie Watkins and Rashford are better strikers than the reigning African footballer of the year?
This is disrespectful not just to Osimhen, but the entire African continent.

As in ... As a coach you would select Solanke ahead of Osimhen? Really?
Even Solanke would not select himself!

Jesus! Does this guy even watch football?
Remind me... Last season's champions League final was between Man city and which team again? And from which league?, the last Europa League final was between Sevilla and which team, from which league?
What about the conference league final?

Insane! Just insane

I don’t agree with solanke rating
But rashford is not a traditional but if we want to go there rashford is far better than osimenh not current form rashford o make una no wound me

Ollie Watkins I’ll pick ahead of osimenh because Watkins has been on a steady growth path since 2021 and he’s shown himself in the best league in the world, if Watkins had osimenh body and physicality it’s over for everyone.
Toney and solanke should go and eat poop

Goke7:


this is ridiculous as if we should ban domestic football in Nigeria, It's now a sin to start your soccer career in Nigeria. Am sick of Nigerians being profiled unnecessarily all over the world but when we ourselves don dey profile ourselves, wetin remain?

My point is banning domestic football is out of the option

Go back to Olden days fair and square trials let street boys and academies slug out on who to make the team

If for example u17World Cup is 2 years from now

You’ll start grooming 14-15 years old you
Under a pool of a thousand boy’s within 3 months you don pick your 25 man

Train them for 2 years straight leading to the World Cup and see if they no perform well


P.s this options will take too much resources that nff won’t spare

jihday:
are you being sarcastic or you are serious?

I’m being serious here when last did with have a world class super star of osimehn value

Who has the ability, market value and star power to back it up.

P.s mikel was a star but he’s no way a super star

jihday:
I don’t understand the desperation to make our squad look like some bunch of average joes, everybody knows England have the best team in the world right now (can only be rivaled by France) so what exactly are you trying to say?

You just pointed what most people are trying to avoid that we’re far too inferior to England squad

Them think say na osimehn, Boniface and inshalah goals go over flow lol

Napoleon55:

Either u are trolling,playing or u are a Kom minion

Of course I’m trolling people here take them ge too seriously so it’s only right to let loose a little

Vodkka:


What about your squad? Can your squad make their team?

My squad has always been Nigeria I hate them outside

But I’ve never missed a live match I’ll stream it except it’s played behind close doors

Vodkka:


We are not talking about starting line up. The argument is English team. English current squad

The fact alone that you’re happy with the fact that your best player will come off the bench

Says a lot about our squad 😂

Amedino99:
like the person whose post you are defending, take a leaf from his book and focus on current issues. Henderson right now is washed. It doesn't erase his past accomplishments not deny his former abilities. He is washed. Check Twitter and see the reactions of even his fellow English men complaining of Henderson's inclusion in the team. Picking washed players in the national team has consequences. We know what happened when we picked obi to the afcon in 2019 and couldn't utilize him due to his poor performance.

This is what i hate it’s me and you that are having a debate I’m not defending neither I’m d*ck riding for anybody

I bring point your counter you bring and i try to do the same simple

The fact that a washed Henderson will in our current says a lot on its own so rest bro

You don’t know better than the coach that selected him ahead of ward prowse, kalvin Phillips and the rest simple and that’s fact

Do you know more than South Gate ?

If he Carries only washed players that’s on his career make we die this

lbrichman2:


Chief, our forward players will make that team
No way Osimhen won't be on that team if he was English, same with Boniface

Sorry our first eleven and even our u17 will make the squad you win

Amedino99:
you mean the Henderson that was deemed surplus to requirements by Liverpool, couldn't survive in Saudi and plays in the freaking dutch league all in the space of a year is not washed ? No worry carry on.

Are you freaking nuts

You dare pick on Henderson??

While none of your player aside mikel can play in the highest level for 5 years straight

If osimehn No give Nigeria credibility who are you to talk down Henderson and his achievements he’s more decorated than all Nigeria players currently and he’s no journey man he played a pivotal role


So since washed Henderson make English team

5 star ⭐️ iwobi and ndidi and Onyenka and Alhassan can make England team since they’re not washed 😂

Napoleon55:

it is not about benching Kane,is about whether Osinhen will be able to make the English team which includes the substitutes and the bench.

How about Kane starts,then later Osimhen comes in second half,or when he is injured,
is this not possible as it stands now?

Same osimehn when them hide for afcon Abi another one they ?

Amedino99:
where did you see bench Kane in my post. He said none of our players would make the team. I hope you know a team is more than just the starting eleven.

Only osimehn

To tell you how mediocre your team is

Amedino99:
where did you see bench Kane in my post. He said NONE of our players would make the team. I hope you know a team is more than just the starting eleven. Washed up Henderson is in the team but none of our players can make the 3 lions😂😂

You dare call Henderson wash, that hasn’t hD a world class midfielder since Jay Jay okocha you dare to call Henderson wash ?? Bruh are you for real

For the past 50+ years only osimehn is our world class player and you’re calling Henderson wash

You better wash 🧼 your mouth lol

komekn:


Why do you think Ademola and Oviemuno after attending U17 trials in London were not selected ❓

Do you know Ejaria has been wanting to play for Nigeria even before England u21. But nobody called his name.

You may agree or disagree. NFF officials are preoccupied with one thing, self interest, what they can get, not the best players.

Youth players are tied to NFF official and their proxy football ⚽ academies. So that possible development/ compensation fees can be paid to them.

Nigerian born and resident players will on account of our dire socio-economic situation ,sign their lives to NFF officials because otherwise they will be dropped.

European players don't understand that language and are not desperate. ln addition they don't need Nigerian youth football ⚽ to boost their careers. Go and see what 16 year old Nwaneri contract is at Arsenal.

The NFF is proactive in looking for selfish deals to create wealth for individual NFF officials.

A esteemed long standing contributor on this thread was justifying why the NFF coaches and officials are entitled to a share in any fees 😕😕

Finally, anybody remember Sone Aluko did exceptional for the SE , but was never recalled. I wonder why ❓

In Nigeria coaches and nff eyes why would i pick ovie ejaria and I can pick jeminu and all of his sign up fee will be shared by his national team youth coach, me and his father until these crappy selection process stops I don’t see us progressing except having least 3 break out stars in each set

Amedino99:
the players we lose to these countries are players that have shown abilities and potential to make it. The fact that we need players does not mean we just cap any new player that shows promise. Imagine we rushed to cap ejiara, Jordan ibe, seyi ojo, Fred onyedimma and other English players that showed promise at early stages that their careers are currently stagnant. If we kept on playing those players imagine the amount of home born players we would have denied opportunities to play for us. There are hundreds of Nigerian born players in the UK who show promise but we should have some basic requirements in the quality of players we can cap.

As much as i hate to admit it i fully agree with you on this, but something has to give

Our youth system i don’t know where they pull these boys from but we’re steady going downhill since them osimehn era


Youth football was our bread and butter, i don’t know where these lapses happened that we started picking mediocre players all in the name of academies like wtf man

Gone are the days of open trials man

Normally any tournaments that involve u17-u-19-u-21 Nigeria has a very good odds to finish 1-2- or 3 but now na round of 16 and inshalah

lbrichman2:
Napoli players are angry with and probably jealous of Osimhen
Man should leave their club for them..

This is not new news na since last season

When there were rumors that he’s leaving

lbrichman2:


Our guys go flood this team abeg
See how pipes full everywhere

As smart as you’re boss

Keep deceiving yourself our boys will flood this team 😂

São Tomé and principale fc

Amedino99:
osimhen placed 8th in the last ballon d'or not too long ago. Higher than every English players nominated in the year. The only English man that outscored him in the whole of 2023 was kane but apparently he is not good enough to make the mighty 3 lions. I admire your consistency in putting out drivel and rubbish without stop. No change oo

You’re telling me that osimehn will bench kane in the English squad top 9 🤣

Even osimehn himself go laugh you 😂

Amedino99:
e no reach that level. If we did not die when we failed to get dele, saka, Tammy, tomori, (olise) and eze we will be fine without folorunsho. Poaching foreign born talents has always been a problem for us but we have fared well despite their absence.

Bro e don pass that level ahhh

Must we wait them to be rejected by countries of their choice before we steal them which level na

Nff is not proactive at all

Khanben:



Assinnn, sometimes I even think that contract was a trap to convince others that they valued him which made it extremely easy to move. The dude is a problematic headcase.

Wizards be like such a great deal

Now to pair him with KUZ

Lmao

Khanben:
Hot take recap, who were does saying Poole was a bona-fide 2nd option?

Golden state just dump huge bag for wizards head

chrisooblog:
Lol how are actual goals recorded 'imaginary stats'?

I don’t know but we have the best of the best according to you guys here.

I’m all about hype and all but when it’s out of the real of reality it looks like a clown fiasco.


I don’t know nothing please don’t get me involved

komekn:


You are comparing Haaland and Kane to VO do you think that's reasonable.

Haaland has been offside once this season in the EPL, that in itself tells you something.

Kane has won the golden boot in the EPL how many times ❓And that's with Tottenham that's struggling to get into the top 6 in the EPL for over 5 years and cannot remember when they last won the league.

Kane has gone to Bundesliga and has destroyed it making multiple records in the process. It's crazy 25 games and 30 Goals. He has always been at the top level of the goals scoring table in the EPL for over a decade.

You are comparing a player who had had one break out season in his career 2022/23 to players who have done it consistently year after year.

Do you think 🤔 that's a balanced approach.

This is the truth nobody wants to hear 👂 😂

Some will come and say chukwueze is better than vini jr
All because chuks is our country man

Or how ndidi is on a class of its own and all other dm is playing catch up.

Because of our boys folks here now rate championship like it’s laliga

In tems voice crazy things are happening