andrew444:


Thats shows his maturity , brahimi is a striker right?

The guy from qatar league is always starting ahead of him

Brahimi plays mainly as a LWF, so it is the guy(Belaili) from Esperance of Tunisia that is playing ahead of him. Interestingly, he isnt even the first name off the bench whenever Belaili or Bounejah is subbed off

mostob:
I think it has to do with his physique. He know nothing about jam-body football. Although this is debatable.

You're right. Rohr made reference to this in one of his prematch conferences by saying that he falls easily upon contact with an opposing player and like Chukwueze, he likes to show off.

mostob:
Jesus...I will be hearing those names for the first time. Am sure their populations won't be up to a quarter of Lagos state

oga why naa.

if Lagos is 20m, a quarter is 5m ooooo.

most of them aren't up to 100k even, let alone 1m

forgiveness:

Factually speaking.

Even after the plenty of matches u just showed us he played? Bhuhahahaha

mostob:
shey we no get any third jersey ni? Damn it!

I hope our players don't think like some of us here.

If so, that thought should be demystified. Its not the jersey that plays, its the players as a team that gets the Job done

ORIJIN201:
China unified my foot. What was 1914 for? Even the USA was colonized. Different American states from Canada to Mexico joined to form that USA.
Africans should put their differences aside, quit whining and develop Africa.

It shows you know nothing about China's history.

1912 just ended the dynasty rule. China was already a unified state centuries ago.

ChrisKels:


Even after the plenty of matches u just showed us he played? Bhuhahahaha

Solanke sent Origi on loan. Fact


Divock Origi vs. Dominic Solanke – Forwards going head-to-head to remain at Liverpool this summer


Matt Ladson
21 June 2018

[b]A year ago, Dominic Solanke won the battle in pre-season against Divock Origi, it’s a situation the two find themselves in again this [/b]year.

When Jurgen Klopp lines up his side for their opening pre-season friendly at Chester in just over a fortnight he’ll have some strong options in defence and midfield.


The early domestic friendlies will see two XIs each playing 45 minutes, and we’ll get the likes of Andy Robertson, Alberto Moreno, Nathaniel Clyne, Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez, Ragnar Klavan and Joel Matip in defence.

In midfield, there will be new signings Fabinho and Naby Keita, plus James Milner, Gini Wijnaldum and Adam Lallana.

Youngsters Harry Wilson and Ben Woodburn will feature prominently, looking to do enough to remain in the first-team picture in the new season.

But with the front three of Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah all at the World Cup, it’s in attack that there will be the biggest opportunity for players to shine.

Most notably, it presents a straight head-to-head between two players who found themselves in a similar position a year ago; Dominic Solanke and Divock Origi.


Last summer’s pre-season saw Solanke move ahead of Origi in Klopp’s thoughts, scoring in friendlies against Crystal Palace, Hertha Berlin and Athletic Bilbao.

Origi, three years Solanke’s senior, needed to be playing regularly and sought assurances from Klopp which he couldn’t be given and the Belgian headed out on loan while Solanke became the main back-up to Firmino.


Origi’s loan at Wolfsburg was pretty unsuccessful; scoring seven goals in 36 appearances for the German side.

It must be noted though that a change of manager mid-season, plus tactics that frequently switched and didn’t get the best from the player, didn’t work in Origi’s failure.

That tally of seven goals was disappointing, especially given that he’d scored double figures despite a peripheral role in his two seasons previous at Anfield.


That, though, perhaps shows that had Origi remained at Liverpool, he’d have scored close to double figures again – which would be more than Solanke managed.

It’s very difficult to imagine that had Origi not gone out on loan that he’d have scored more than one goal all season.

This is, after all, a player who showed great promise in the early months under Klopp and scored home and away against Borussia Dortmund in the Europa League.

When Solanke arrived last summer from Chelsea, initial reports claimed he would actually be joining the Under-23s squad initially.

But clearly an ambitious player, he forced his way into Klopp’s plans and ahead of Origi in pre-season. He was then the primary back-up to Firmino, even if most appearances arrived as late cameos from the bench.

A full league debut at Stoke in November pointed at an increased involvement as we headed into winter, but that never materialised and he started just twice more until the heavily rotated side that lined up at Everton in April.


In the meantime, he somehow fell behind Danny Ings in Klopp’s thoughts, with the injury-hit Englishman starting against West Brom instead of Solanke. Only to then be back ahead of Ings for the final game of the season, starting and scoring his first goal for the club against Brighton.

It was a confusing season then for the Londoner and he now finds himself in a very similar position to a year ago.



Opportunity knocks


We’re very likely to see Origi and Solanke play 45 minutes each as the centre-forward in these early friendlies; with the likes of Wilson, Ings, Woodburn, Kent and Ojo as the wider forwards.

Origi, who missed out on Belgium’s squad for the World Cup, has been doing personal training over in America while on vacation in Los Angeles; clearly he knows the importance of taking the opportunity this summer where he failed to last year.

With Firmino’s Brazil likely to progress far in the World Cup, the Reds’ No.9 won’t be involved in pre-season until the sixth friendly – against Man City in New Jersey – at the very earliest. Even then, he won’t be playing full 90 minutes. There’s a huge opportunity for Solanke and Origi to impress.

Rhian Brewster‘s injury will keep him out until late August so despite being fast-tracked to the first-team he won’t be involved early on.


What’s likely is that Klopp will go with Firmino, Salah, one of Origi or Solanke, plus Brewster as his central options.

It’s a head-to-head between the two and pre-season will decide who wins the chance to remain at Anfield in 2018/19.

Earthquake2:


If you don't see the truth in what he said you are deceiving yourself

Nigeria gained independence 50 years ago but are worse now than when they got independence, who are you blaming, the whites?

It is foolhardy to keep on blaming slavery for underdevelopment as a person or as a people.

The question becomes, what have you done with your decades of independence?

Was Germany not totally ruined by the full brunt of the Allied war machine during WW2? Now, they are world leaders in technology. They don't go on blaming Hitler for their woes.

Was Japan not nearly decimated by the Atomic bomb in 1945? Yet, they not only dominate in technology in this modern times but even in medicine and sports. Look at the Nobel prize winners and you'd see how many Japanese scientists have been awarded such Honor..

Development requires will and the commitment to do so. It doesn't augur well with victim mentality. Many Blacks all over have this mentality and thus, they are lagging behind.

ChrisKels:


Brahimi plays mainly as a LWF, so it is the guy(Belaili) from Esperance of Tunisia that is playing ahead of him. Interestingly, he isnt even the first name off the bench whenever Belaili or Bounejah is subbed off

Thats true

darkelf:


Are you a barca/SA fan?

ok..it is like this. Arsenal is my wife, Barcelona is my concubine. lolz

darkelf:


Awaziem has a baby face but a soft guy he is not

I remember him against Neymar. Even when Neymar nutmeg him, he did his best to stick to him like glue

Lol

Maybe na the babyface dey confuse me

darkelf:

What about San Marino?

that one still make sense small na

barackodam:



oga why naa.

if Lagos is 20m, a quarter is 5m ooooo.

most of them aren't up to 100k even, let alone 1m

lolz. . they should grant naijas free visa...their population go rise sharpaly like bread with too much yeast ni

Humility017:

don't tell me you don't know that a country called Solomon island exist....
please don't.

I first know of the country then when I was always reading Jehovah witness awake...
when I was in secondary school...

they're black people

Even Papua New Guinea where you find the largest number of black people with the blue-eye mutation. Black people with blue eyes. A thing of beauty

Mehn, I get all the hype behind Samu (which is well deserved), but I think our (my ) best player has been Ndidi. This Man is Mr. consistent, and it pains me that he does not get the hype he deserves. If he was a South American or a player from Europe, Omo, nobody go hear word. He is the closest player to being World Class in the SE squad (My opinion, you don't have to agree). Imagine Declan Rice that is not that special is being hailed as if he is the next Gattuso, whereas, Ndidi is only 3yrs older and a far, far better player.

Samu has a bright future ahead of him, along with our other youngsters, that is if they work hard. But, Ndidi is looking the real deal.

To me, I don't see any DM in the EPL that is far better than him. Yes, Fernandinho is a beast in city, but if Ndidi plays under Pep, I can beat my chest and declare he'll be far better than Fernandinho has ever been. Remember, Fed was not this good before Pep imapcted his knowledge (bald head to bald head )

Another coach that will improve him is Klopp, unfortunately they already have Fabinho.


Correct me if I'm wrong, but I've never watched Ndidi play a bad game. If he continues like this, in two or three years he will among the best 5 players in his position.

I just pray, and hope he does not make a bad career decision or Injury (village people) does not stall his progress. At 22, my guy is this good. Omo, I can't wait until he reaches his peak. Other midfielders go they cry before match start.

***
Off point
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I saw a comment on which midfield pair is better, 2013 or 2019.

To be honest, Mikel was very good in 2013, Onazi tried, too. But till date, I don't rate Onazi has a player. I don't know what position he plays or what he is good at (apart from killing fans with wayward shots). If Ndidi and Etebo win the cup, they'll be a better pairing to me. However, I'm not taking anything way from Mike's excellent performance that year (I think he was nominated for CAF African best that year, ba?)

In conclusion, I can't vwait to see what the future holds for our boy, the destroyer of legs, he that is slimmer than bonga fish but stronger than Olumo rock, he will chase you and get stuck to you like fish wey hook for neck, because he is Wilfred Ndidi.


Forgive me for my dry joke ls

By the way, Algeria, una go hear am.

Up Super Eagles!

Humility017:


is he in Egypt?
any player that take pictures with him should be sent home.....

don't know what's his motive for always taking pictures...he should go snap with mahrez

I'm sating it in case he decides to go looking for attention in Egypt

Zone-Bs gather here.

darkelf:


I hope our players don't think like some of us here.

If so, that thought should be demystified. Its not the jersey that plays, its the players as a team that gets the Job done

no be our fault na. BTW this kain jersey matter is not limited to SE alone. It does happens to clubs also

mostob:
which one is Solomon island again

Just Google which country owns the Solomon Islands.

terzurum5:
South Africa Midfielder, Zungu: We Deserved Victory Against Nigeria



South Africa midfielder Bongani Zungu has rued Bafana Bafana’s disappointing exit from the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt and believes the side deserved victory against the Super Eagles in their quarterfinal clash, Completesports.com reports.


Stuart Baxter’s men went down to a 2-1 defeat against the Super Eagles in the encounter played at the Cairo International Stadium.


Zungu equalised for the South Africans in the 70th minute cancelling out Samuel Chukwueze’s 27th minute strike.


William Troost-Ekong however netted the winning goal a minute before the end of regulation time.


Bongani Zungu ( and Bafana Bafana teammates celebrate his goal against Nigeria


“First of all, a very disappointing result for us,” Zungu said after the game.


“First half, we gave them a lot of respect. Second half, the coach told us to press them high and I think we did quite good and we were moving the ball well.


“I felt like we were going to score, and when we scored the goal we were in the game, but unfortunately, we lost concentration in the end.


“It’s very disappointing, we are sad, but I am very proud of the team. We fought hard, we didn’t start the tournament good, but we should have won this one. But it’s part of the game.”

By Adeboye Amosu (photos:by Ganiyu Yusuf) in Cairo

https://www.completesports.com/south-africa-midfielder-zungu-we-deserved-victory-against-nigeria/

Deserves which victory?

Zungu should stop smoking too much pot, it dampens the mind.

With how many shots on target? This boy mist be high on soakaway hydrogen sulphide

mostob:
no be our fault na. BTW this kain jersey matter is not limited to SE alone. It does happens to clubs also

Common....we will get the job done

I'm expecting the team psychologist to do a good job talking them out of it, that is if we have one.

TheSuperNerd:


Yet the lad remain grounded, focused, hungry for glories and humble in his rise.
Look at another side to his class as he approached a Bafana Bafana player (Zungu, the mouth maker) to pat him some consolation. Such magnanimity shown....

Zungu looks like rapper "Nasty C's castaway half brother

darkelf:


I'm sating it in case he decides to go looking for attention in Egypt

make him no near our camp abeg. Even if he is planning to come,make something delay am

I dreamt we beat Algeria 4:1

terzurum5:
Just Google which country owns the Solomon Islands.

Noted thanks

darkelf:
I dreamt we beat Algeria 4:1

Be serious True or na joke?

forgiveness:


Solanke sent Origi on loan. Fact


Divock Origi vs. Dominic Solanke – Forwards going head-to-head to remain at Liverpool this summer


Matt Ladson
21 June 2018

[b]A year ago, Dominic Solanke won the battle in pre-season against Divock Origi, it’s a situation the two find themselves in again this [/b]year.

When Jurgen Klopp lines up his side for their opening pre-season friendly at Chester in just over a fortnight he’ll have some strong options in defence and midfield.


The early domestic friendlies will see two XIs each playing 45 minutes, and we’ll get the likes of Andy Robertson, Alberto Moreno, Nathaniel Clyne, Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez, Ragnar Klavan and Joel Matip in defence.

In midfield, there will be new signings Fabinho and Naby Keita, plus James Milner, Gini Wijnaldum and Adam Lallana.

Youngsters Harry Wilson and Ben Woodburn will feature prominently, looking to do enough to remain in the first-team picture in the new season.

But with the front three of Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah all at the World Cup, it’s in attack that there will be the biggest opportunity for players to shine.

Most notably, it presents a straight head-to-head between two players who found themselves in a similar position a year ago; Dominic Solanke and Divock Origi.


Last summer’s pre-season saw Solanke move ahead of Origi in Klopp’s thoughts, scoring in friendlies against Crystal Palace, Hertha Berlin and Athletic Bilbao.

Origi, three years Solanke’s senior, needed to be playing regularly and sought assurances from Klopp which he couldn’t be given and the Belgian headed out on loan while Solanke became the main back-up to Firmino.


Origi’s loan at Wolfsburg was pretty unsuccessful; scoring seven goals in 36 appearances for the German side.

It must be noted though that a change of manager mid-season, plus tactics that frequently switched and didn’t get the best from the player, didn’t work in Origi’s failure.

That tally of seven goals was disappointing, especially given that he’d scored double figures despite a peripheral role in his two seasons previous at Anfield.


That, though, perhaps shows that had Origi remained at Liverpool, he’d have scored close to double figures again – which would be more than Solanke managed.

It’s very difficult to imagine that had Origi not gone out on loan that he’d have scored more than one goal all season.

This is, after all, a player who showed great promise in the early months under Klopp and scored home and away against Borussia Dortmund in the Europa League.

When Solanke arrived last summer from Chelsea, initial reports claimed he would actually be joining the Under-23s squad initially.

But clearly an ambitious player, he forced his way into Klopp’s plans and ahead of Origi in pre-season. He was then the primary back-up to Firmino, even if most appearances arrived as late cameos from the bench.

A full league debut at Stoke in November pointed at an increased involvement as we headed into winter, but that never materialised and he started just twice more until the heavily rotated side that lined up at Everton in April.


In the meantime, he somehow fell behind Danny Ings in Klopp’s thoughts, with the injury-hit Englishman starting against West Brom instead of Solanke. Only to then be back ahead of Ings for the final game of the season, starting and scoring his first goal for the club against Brighton.

It was a confusing season then for the Londoner and he now finds himself in a very similar position to a year ago.



Opportunity knocks


We’re very likely to see Origi and Solanke play 45 minutes each as the centre-forward in these early friendlies; with the likes of Wilson, Ings, Woodburn, Kent and Ojo as the wider forwards.

Origi, who missed out on Belgium’s squad for the World Cup, has been doing personal training over in America while on vacation in Los Angeles; clearly he knows the importance of taking the opportunity this summer where he failed to last year.

With Firmino’s Brazil likely to progress far in the World Cup, the Reds’ No.9 won’t be involved in pre-season until the sixth friendly – against Man City in New Jersey – at the very earliest. Even then, he won’t be playing full 90 minutes. There’s a huge opportunity for Solanke and Origi to impress.

Rhian Brewster‘s injury will keep him out until late August so despite being fast-tracked to the first-team he won’t be involved early on.


What’s likely is that Klopp will go with Firmino, Salah, one of Origi or Solanke, plus Brewster as his central options.

It’s a head-to-head between the two and pre-season will decide who wins the chance to remain at Anfield in 2018/19.

Says the English media, the same people that said Solanke was the best thing since slized bread just bkus of his usual youth soccer exploits that never amount to nothing. Bhuhahahaha

mostob:
Be serious True or na joke?

True but please don't come for.my head if the scoreline reduces to 2:0 oooo

Dream na dream

Just imagine

forgiveness:


It shows you know nothing about China's history.

1912 just ended the dynasty rule. China was already a unified state centuries ago.

China was united indeed. Communists vs imperialists. Dude,I'm done arguing. At your age, you know if you keep blaming everyone for your own woes, you'll not get anything done till you cease to exist. Even though Africa was set up to fail, the North African countries are still mile better off compared to other African countries. Goes to show you that we have a problem. I'm done with this argument!

darkelf:


True but please don't come for.my head if the scoreline reduces to 2:0 oooo

Dream na dream

Forget thst one...make naija win ni koko. Any scoreline will do

ChrisKels:


Says the English media, the same people that said Solanke was the best thing since slized bread just bkus of his usual youth soccer exploits that never amount to nothing. Bhuhahahaha

You, What do you know?

Do you know how many English players that are languishing in the academy or lower leagues despite being English?

The English has still produced better than than Nigeria has ever produced in her history even till date, they have better players than us.

So, be humble.