TheLoneCitizen:
Another year. Another Salon D'or nomination.

Hairy Onyekuru.

His new teammates call him pink panther. Zero focus.

5inchdick:

Boss, I'm still waiting for you to acknowledge Jose Peseiro

daveP:

First and foremost, you can't put skillset just to the NT. If that skillset exist and its his selling point, then it should be what makes deals come his way.

TheSuperNerd:
17 y/o Anglo-Nigerian Midfielder, David Ozoh currently balling good for Crystal Palace in their preseason friendly vs Leeds today.

Prospect.

daveP:

Then for the national team, he is not indispensable. He can't be getting call ups ahead of players in much much better leagues cos of just skillset. This is the national team.

TheSuperNerd:
He has a Dutch passport. And Dutch policies restrict folks from having dual nationalities except in few exceptional cases where it cannot be exempted.

Holland is not one of the EU countries that allow dual citizenship.

So Ehizibue switching to us means him renouncing his Dutch passport forever. A Dutch passport that gives him access to over 180 countries without visa unlike the Nigerian passport.... well, that's a kind of a dilemma don't you think?

daveP:

First, the hype ish is majorly down to mentions. He is mentioned here more as a messiah of sorts than due to his club issues. Pls, do tell me how that is not hype.

Easy with the excuse for why European clubs are not coming. That's hilarious. You're trying to make me believe that almost all clubs that turn eyes to him are avoiding him cos of his position or what?

daveP:

Why we consider it hype, and rightly so, is cos we are making him look like the NT needs him more than he needs the NT.

TheGoodJoe:


FACT. It is difficult for even black players to hold deep-lying playmaker roles in top clubs.

No one tagged Nwakali Messiah in any way. We wanted someone who can play a deep creative role and he is just one of the few we have. That is not a hype but stating his quality.

do4luv14:



Oga JOE, I wan ask one kwesion kwenu!!!!!

why is it that PEP had been so jealous this transfer window,

letting some of his best players to his rivals

TheGoodJoe:


We are switching tactics to a more direct strategy. Most teams play us by sitting deep. So we are changing tactics to attack in a more direct fashion. So, wide players are less needed.

Also, preference. Alvarez offers a lot more with respect to supporting building play. Finally, high conversion rate. Haaland has good goal conversion rate to fit the direct play.

TheGoodJoe:


The coach's tactics. The coach's tactics. Not the National team. If the coach does not want a deep lying playmaker, Kelz Nwakali will hardly get called up.

TheGoodJoe:


FACT. It is difficult for even black players to hold deep-lying playmaker roles in top clubs.

No one tagged Nwakali Messiah in any way. We wanted someone who can play a deep creative role and he is just one of the few we have. That is not a hype but stating his quality.

TheGoodJoe:


This is also totally off.

Why do you think Ten Hag is battling for Frenkie De Jong? Why do you think Sarri blocked the move of Jorginho to Manchester City? He wanted that deep-lying skillset and Jorginho ticked the box.

You have midfielders in much much better leagues. No one has ever argued that. The point is, how many of these much much better league players are deep-lying playmakers? None.

Are you going to force Ten Hag, Sarri, or Guardiola to play without deep-lying playmakers? How many coaches abandon their philosophies? That is why new coaches sign, and scout players. Your point is totally off tangent again.

TheGoodJoe:


What are you saying? This start is just totally off.

Zinchenko never played midfield role for Manchester City because of competition for the role. However, in his National team, he owns that role. This is simple logic. You can not bend it.

Kelechi Nwakali has a selling point as a deep-lying playmaker. However, it is difficult to breakthrough into top clubs because of high competition for the role.

The point is so simple and what you are writing here has no relationship to the point.

How many deep lying playmakers do we have in the Super Eagles today? We have cried about this a lot. Haba.

daveP:
Lol. So since its all about blocks, who is blocking him from getting good deals?

I wonder who is off right now.

See what you're doing just to attribute credence to Nwakali.... downplaying other players with style. This guy must be the new messi or pirlo

TheLoneCitizen:
Another year. Another Salon D'or nomination.

Hairy Onyekuru.

His new teammates call him pink panther. Zero focus.

daveP:
Still back to selling point. Let me use same Zinchenko against your angle-Is that not a fact of versatility rather than opportunity? Does Kelz has such that it makes him such a hard one to ignore? Saka is another example of versatility. If that is all he has and it's making him go down the ladder, he should upgrade. Infact many of our midfielders in the NT are versatile. Deep playing since. I don taya abeg. He's not the only one around. Little messi okoro sef no reach this one.

AIG07:
Can we all now agree that Amaju Pinnick's administration is the worst ever seen by Nigerian Football?

Towbaba500:
Omoo, super falcons lost their third place match again. I don't think this coach has anything to offer moving forward o.

AIG07:
Can we all now agree that Amaju Pinnick's administration is the worst ever seen by Nigerian Football?

TheLoneCitizen:
Vintage Iwobi had Wenger crying.

https://mobile.twitter.com/D20048/status/1550117354918404096

Towbaba500:
Omoo, super falcons lost their third place match again. I don't think this coach has anything to offer moving forward o.

TheLoneCitizen:


Malcom wasn't impressive to me against united. Just sharp and lively.

Impressive is that Zidane lad.