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"Report: Dortmund want Terem Moffi if Haaland goes after Rangers refused to pay £4.3m for him" https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2021/04/21/report-dortmund-want-terem-moffi-if-haaland-goes-after-rangers-refused-to-pay-4-3m-for-him/?amp

What really was the purpose of this video? To showcase development or a lack of it?

In my opinion this shows Yenagoa in very very poor light, no offense intended...Even by African standards it is deplorable.

DrKlever:
Iheanacho is the best player in the world and I'm not muting this convo

My Jigga!

Na today?

"Kelechi Iheanacho: ‘People forget my name, they call me Senior Man’ | Leicester City | The Guardian" https://amp.theguardian.com/football/2021/apr/16/kelechi-iheanacho-people-forget-my-name-they-call-me-senior-man


Kelechi Iheanacho is referred to affectionately by his Leicester teammates as “Senior Man”, a nickname that until recently might have struck outsiders as sarcastic.

The player who could not usurp Sergio Agüero at Manchester City was for a long time the frustrated understudy to Jamie Vardy after moving to Leicester. But so far in 2021, at the age of 24, he is one of the most prolific strikers in English football. On Sunday Southampton may fear him more than anyone else in the semi-final of the FA Cup, a tournament in which he already holds three records.

For Iheanacho the quest to fulfil potential has been tough. He has had to overcome family tragedy and acute doubts. But even when he went a year at Leicester without scoring, he kept believing. His goals – 11 in his past 11 games – are a reward for persistence as well as talent.

Subzero047:
Zaha and Pepe start for the Super Eagles, what do you mean reputation only

Maybe...but they certainly don't walk into the team AND that again is based on their profile rather than ability.

Also bear in mind these are arguably their best players.

JohnBullMySon:
My brother, by African standards, that squad is sexy.

But I believe we can beat them clean. We play one of most matured football on the continent.

Fair enough when you contextualise it like that. But I'll go through all the players one by one for us here ....I'll drop my comments in parts ...

Let's go!

Haller - big money West Ham misfit who with the benefit of hindsight they would wish they never made. He even admitted himself he couldn't cut it in the premier League. Thanks for the honesty Seb, but we already figured out that one. Okay so he now plays for Ajax and has managed a couple of goals but he isn't a first rate £40m striker any day of the week really, is he? To conclude on this one, if he was Nigerian he would probably get a call-up based on the fact he plays for Ajax but based on ability and contribution on the pitch he would at best be on the bench.

Pepe - Skillful winger without end product most of the time which makes him run-off the mill. This summary might sound harsh but I think is fully justified on the basis of the last 2 seasons. Just like west ham, arsenal were suckered into parting with £70m for his services, with the hope that he could replicate his League 1 form in the prem. They are still waiting....We have seen plenty like him who appear to have all it takes to be that clutch player that makes the difference. They always seem on the brink of reaching those heights but then they don't. Familiarly over the years we have seen a few of those in the super eagles. He may still come good though but I don't particularly get sacred by the sight of him. Do you?

Zaha - on his day he is world class he has shown the capability to carry his team on countless occasions. He is a legit threat to any defence. Now the problem. In 3 out of 10 games he is like Prime Eden Hazard and in the other 7 games he is ala Simon Moses in a random mid season fixture away to Strasbourg. Good player though. Will likely start for super eagles based on reputation and reputation only.

Diallo - Granted he is a young exciting talent but he's only played 123 mins of big boy footie. Is he in the team because he plays for United? In my humble opinion, from a player profile perspective he is on the same level as our own Shoretire albeit with an African passport handy .....but Shoretire is no where near our team! The potential is there though.



Sangare - There is a word we throw around here which I don't like at all but now I unfortunately have to use ...that word is average. Sangare is a steady eddy kind of midfielder who doesn't bring anything spectacular to the team but is a good to have around anyway. Not much to add. Cannot displace Ndidi but may compete with the others in our squad.

To be continued....

ChrisKels:
Imagine this squad bikonu

And what exactly is special about this squad?

wayodude:
WE WILL BEAT BOTH BENIN AND LESOTHO. Feel free to bookmark this post...last last i will use style to retract my words. jokes WE WILL WIN!!

I said we will win both....

The is deep!!

chrisooblog:
Carrick wasn't turning heads then. The standout players then were Kanoute, defoe and joe cole. It was when he joined Manchester United that his game now really flourished. I mean look at Lampard he was just there at West Ham but see how he transformed into a world class player at Chelsea.

Micheal Carrick was a very highly rated player at West Ham. That he went on to Man Utd eventually was not a surprise for those who watched him then imo. Heck even back then in championship manager 2003/4 his potential ability was 20/20!!! I remember cos I'm an old boy.

chrisooblog:
i agree 100% Man U would have been ideal for Mikel. Chelsea and Mourinho were just desperate not to give Ferguson any ammunition to hurt them.

Dude the thing weak me sef. I mean look at someone like Carrick before he arrived Man U he was just another random jam body english midfielder but see how ferguson polished him. That's one of the reasons I'm not a huge fan of Jose respect his successes but as a developer of talents i rate him very low

Young Michael Carrick of West Ham was a jam body player

Nah bro, you wrong.

AndSunGorilla:
I am optimistic of a win albeit slim win if we apply the right tactics. I expect Benin to be bold and not ultra defensive which should play into our hands hopefully.

WE WILL BEAT BOTH BENIN AND LESOTHO. Feel free to bookmark this post...last last i will use style to retract my words. jokes WE WILL WIN!!

Curtisaxel10:
Actually, we are saying basically the same thing. I acknowledged that I have been very aggressive in my previous criticisms directed at Iheanacho. The problem here is that you seem not to know the difference between blind hate and passionate criticism.

I don't know Iheanacho in real life. Never met him, never had any sort of interaction with him.....heck, I don't even know which Igbo state he hails from. For what reason can I possibly hold a personal grudge against someone I don't know and who's existence has no direct impact on my life?.

Yes, I criticized Iheanacho, verbally attacked him even, sometimes not very gently too. But what is wrong with that?. Am I not at liberty to do that under my constitutional rights to freedom of speech?. Do you know how many newspapers, magazines e.t.c print caricatures of public figures, some of them highly placed politicians everyday?. I remember the time when the epic "there is God oh" video by Dame Patience Jonathan went viral. Hundreds, if not thousands of cartoons, comedy skits e.t.c were made on the saga. The whole nation laughed at and mocked a sitting first Lady!. Would her husband have been justified then to round up every single satirist and comedian who commented on the issue and dump them in Kirikiri?. Certainly not!.

If we have the liberty to paint caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed (as some are doing) despite the fact that billions of Muslims consider him dearer to them than their own parents, if we can mock our political leaders at will on social media and label them tyrants if they dare repress our rights to do so, if the whole of Nigeria could laugh it's first lady to scorn on several occasions and get away with it, I ask you O TheSupernerd, who is Kelechi Iheanacho, a public figure, to be shielded from critique and caricature? Is he a god? Indeed millions of atheists globally mock God himself everyday on social media and get away with it. Even God is not spared!.

I criticized Iheanacho at a time when he was performing at a subpar level, a fact to which everyone can attest. Now he is doing well, and I have praised him. Is that what a blind prejudiced hater would do?. Must everybody toe your path of asslicking Iheanacho even when he is clearly doing badly?. I protest this attempt to browbeat me into docility. This is a free country, and as long as I remain within the ambit of the law, I write what I like.

Just reading through all the evidence SuperNerd has compiled on your attacks on Kelechi and to say the least they were poisonous! It is impossible to describe it any other way. Forget the lame excuse of passionate criticism, very funny! You clearly took delight in making bold predictions about his short, mid and long term future and they all spelt doom for the young man.

Imagine you hoped he would be sent to the U-23s where his game time wont still be guaranteed, so to you that too qualifies as passionate criticism? Na Wa for you sha.

You would have salvaged some respect if you owned up to kicking and spitting on a man when he was was down. Own it like that.

Ah ah!! All these demoralised Sheffield United and Manchester United defenders will just be making this mouse look like prime Aguero ..abi komekn?

Kels

Mugu fall
Guy man chop
The end

elunico:
His response to you would be: you earn the right to play, it's not given on a platter.

His goals per minutes when given the opportunity to play has been more than sufficient currency to buy that right with change..

and when that right isn't given in Kelechi's case his output suffers! It is a vicious cycle really and I think he ought to leave the club if he wants to realise his potential, whatever that might be.

komekn:
Very simple one game doesn't make a player.

He has played 87 games in the EPL for Leicester has now played 4 seasons and scored a total of 15 goals.

Thats what many fanatics call exceptional skill and prolific striker. However, that's not my opinion.

He scored a hatrick against a demoralised mentally defeated, relegated and managerless Sheffield United. A very good performance WITHOUT DOUBT, but it doesn't wipe away 4 seasons of mediocrity.

It creates great expectations for him to live up to.

The question is can he replicate and for once show some quality consistency or revert back to his consistent under perfomances.

So maybe Brendan may give him more game time.

From my observation Kelechi is a confidence player. The deterioration of his ability when he is lacking in confidence is more significant than for most other players. To build confidence though you need a good run in the team, not 10 mins this week 20 mins 2 weeks later etc. In 20 (TWENTY) of those 87 games you mentioned he had 10minutes or less on the pitch!! Transfermrkt*

He has never been given a proper run in any team in his career. That being said his goals per minute in all competitions overall so far in his career is indicative that he has something special. He needs to move to a club where he is the main man, starting week in week out over a season THEN we will be in a better position to pass judgement.

Look at Timo Werner and how much support he's getting to get firing. How many minutes did Salah and Lukaku get at Chelsea before they were offloaded? Those are excellent examples of what happens when a player is not given genuine chance and support before being labelled a 'mouse'.

charlesemeka85:
Sparta Rotterdam glovesman Maduka Okoye will hold talks with manager Gernot Rohr during this month's international break about a potential move to Eredivisie powerhouse Ajax Amsterdam in the summer transfer window.

Ajax are in the market for a goalkeeper as they will be without first-choice keeper André Onana until February 2022, the Cameroonian was handed a 12-month ban from football by UEFA after breaching doping violations.

The 1995 European champions are believed to have enquired about the availability of Okoye but an offer has not been made yet.

"I will be with the Nigerian national team and have a conversation with him (Rohr)," Okoye told Transfermarkt Netherlands.

"I have a close relationship with him. He gave me a big chance against Brazil when I was still the goalkeeper for Fortuna's second team. I am very thankful towards him, and his opinion matters."

Apart from Ajax Amsterdam, it is claimed that English, Italian and Belgium clubs are keeping tabs on Okoye with a view to a swoop when the window reopens.

The former Fortuna Düsseldorf starlet wants to join a club where he has been promised playing time.

"The press found out about Ajax and is now a public topic but there are also big clubs from England interested and one great club from Italy as well as Belgium, both have talked to my agency already.

"But until the summer I will focus on playing, there is work to be done and goals to be achieved," Okoye said.

It is claimed that Okoye had offers from Besiktas, Atalanta, and Sporting Lisbon before he joined Sparta Rotterdam last summer.

https://www-transfermarkt-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.transfermarkt.com/maduka-okoye-wanted-by-ajax-transfer-with-loan-back-an-option-/amp/news/382021?amp_js_v=a6&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQFKAGwASA%3D#aoh=16160584262744&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.transfermarkt.com%2Fmaduka-okoye-wanted-by-ajax-transfer-with-loan-back-an-option-%2Fview%2Fnews%2F382021

I think the net benefit of this refinery to the Nigerian Economy is exaggerated. But it can be massively beneficial with regards to security of supply of petroleum products.

Karlovych:
Lol, there is no harm in trying to convince him to play for Nigeria, although I think he is still young and we just have to wait and see how good he is at senior level.

Wait and he's gone.

That would require a fair few wraps being sold

TheSuperNerd:
Naija Players Certain/Likely to be in Action across Europe Today - Feb.21


▶️La Liga

Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal CF) vs Athletic Bilbao - Away game.



▶️EPL

Wilfred Ndidi, Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) vs Aston Villa - Away game.



▶️Serie A

Victor Osimhen (SSC Napoli) vs Atalanta - Away game.



▶️Bundesliga

*Sarenren Bazee (FC Augsburg) vs Bayer Leverkusen - Away game.



▶️Ligue 1

Samuel Kalu (Girondins Bordeaux) vs Nimes Olympique - Away game.

Terem Moffi (FC Lorient) vs Lille OSC - Home game.



▶️Belgian Jupiler Pro League

Paul Omo Mukairu (RSC Anderlecht) vs KV Kortrijk - Home game.

Ebere Paul Onuachu, Cyriel Dessers (KRC Genk) vs KVA Beerschot - Home game.

Junior Pius (Sint-Truiden) vs Royal Antwerp - Away game.


▶️Dutch Eredivisie

Maduka Okoye, GK (Sparta Rotterdam) vs Ajax Armsterdam - Away game.

Hillary Gong (Vitesse Arnhem) vs PSV Eindhoven - Away game.

Hamdi Akujobi (SC Heerenveen) vs FC Groningen - Home game.

Tyronne Ebuehi (FC Twente) vs Feyenoord - Home game.

Shawn Adewoye (RKC Waalwijk) vs Heracles Almelo - Home game.



▶️Russian Cup - Round of 16

Chidera Ejuke (CSKA Moscow) vs SKA-Khabarovsk - Home game.



▶️Scottish SPFL

Joe Aribo, Leon Balogun, Calvin Bassey (Glasgow Rangers) vs Dundee Utd - Home game.



▶️La Liga 2

Kenneth Omeruo (CD Leganes) vs Tenerife - Home game.

Emmanuel Apeh (Tenerife) vs CD Leganes - Away game.

Sadiq Umar (U.D. Almeria) vs Real CD Mallorca - Away game.



▶️Serie B

Michael Folorunsho, Okwonkwo Orji, Kingsley Michael (Reggina) vs Pordenone - Home game.



▶️Austrian Bundesliga

Karim Adeyemi (RB Salzburg) vs Rapid Wien - Home game.

Kelvin Arase (Rapid Wien) vs RB Salzburg - Away game.



▶️Danish Super Ligaen

Tosin Kehinde (Randers FC) vs FC Nordsjælland - Home game

Tochi Chukwuani, Emeka Nnamani (FC Nordsjælland) vs Randers FC - Away game.


▶️Czech Liga

Peter Olayinka (Slavia Prague) vs FK Teplice - Away game.


▶️Turkish Super Lig

Babajide David Akintola (Hatayspor) vs BB Erzurmspor - Away game.

Olanrewaju Kayode (Sivasspor) vs Kayserispor - Home game.

Bright Osayi Samuel (Fenerbahce) vs Goztepe - Home game.

Obinna Nwobodo, Anderson Esiti, Brown Ideye (Goztepe) vs Fenerbahce - Away game.



▶️Slovakian Fortuna Super Liga

Taofiq Jibril, Tenton Yenne (MSK Zilina) vs DAC Dunajská Streda - Away game.



▶️Swedish "Svenska" Cup - Round 1

Innocent Bonke (Malmo FF) vs Vasterås SK - Home game.

Joel Asoro (Djurgardens IF) vs IK Brage - Home game.

Godswill Elohor Ekpolo (BK Hacken) vs Dalkurd FF - Home game.

Alhaji Gero (Helsingborgs IF) vs IK Gauthiod - Away game.



▶️Swiss Super League

Tosin Aiyegun (FC Zurich) vs FC Sion - Home game.

*Sebastian Osigwe, GK (FC Lugano) vs FC Luzern - Home game.



▶️Belgian First Division B

Jordan Attah Kadiri (Lommel Utd) vs Lierse K. - Home game.


▶️Danish 1st Division

Samson Iyede, Raphael Onyedika Nwadike, (FC Fredericia) vs Esbjerg FB - Home game.

Ibrahim Said (Viborg FF) vs Vendsyssel FF - Away game.



▶️Israeli State Cup - Round 8

*Michael Ezekiel Amanga (Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona) vs Beitar Tel Aviv Bat Yam - Away game.



▶️Turkish TFF 1.Lig

Abraham Nnamdi Nwankwo (Balikesirspor) vs Bursaspor - Home game.



▶️Albanian Kategoria Superiore

Patrick Friday Eze (FK Kukesi) vs FK Partizani Tirane - Home game.

Spotted this kid on the Villa bench.

Looks like Iyayi Atiemwen came off the bench to score the winner for Dinamo Zagreb away to Krasnodar.

He has been there ages but they still don't trust him enough it seems to start him regularly.

short answer is yes. sorry my guy.

JohnBullMySon:
stats can be deceptive. if you watch games, you'll see that lookman is better than them in terms of eye for goal. lookman knows how to drop through passes and take shots very quickly. chukwueze relies too much on beating defenders with his skillful play.

Thanks JohnbullMySon. That's what's some guys have not caught on to. You have the major stats (goals/assists), and then you have what they call underlying stats as well (chances created, shots on goal, key passes, turnovers etc) you get the drift. Now those underlying stats are the real differentiators when the major stats are similar.

ayterajah:
God pick my calls

Keep working hard bro. God no be telephone operator.

TheSuperNerd:
As in ehn Andy... E go hard. Infact na Mission impossible 9. Lol.

But if that day will ever come... I wanna see it so badly. Who go get such mind. You are a player who just got signed for Real Madrid or Barca or Man Utd or maybe Bayern or Liverpool. Just taking these five big Clubs as examples and you are eligible for Nigeria or Italy/France/England and you choose Nigeria. Kaaaiii... Omo. That day fit come? Lol

lia lia o...dem only dey remember naija when dem dey bench for Helsingborgs, Ratbonicki, Fuenlabrada and Lincoln City etc na that time them dey remember say their great grand fada tell dem story about how him grow for one road for Africa wen erosion don scatter and how him house dey opposite transformer but dem no dey ever see light.

hotplate:
should we tell him?

allow him. he's gone.

jihday:
The only time people were angry was when they started blocking his moves to better leagues and not when he moved

Again not true. Arsene Wenger was allegedly interested amongst others. Aghawoha rushed off to Donestk to enjoy their new found wealth. And that's what pissed people off first. Sure when they blocked his move to Arsenal later that was also a problem.

jihday:
Nobody was angry Julius joined Shakhtar, they have always been a top European team. You can't even compare Leicester and shakhtar, e be like person wey dey compare sleep and death

What do you mean by they have always been a top European team??

Was it not Aghawoha that fired them to their first league title??