zuchyblink:
some mediocre players are playing in Europe today because they were born in Europe or they grew in Europe. Some good players in Africa age,place of birth and nationality factors made them not to play in Europe or big leagues in Europe. Some of our best are in the trenches.

forgiveness:


Europe is different from Europe.

Mediocre players can be found in eastern Europe and in second divisions. That's why despite many being born and grew up in Europe, they are still playing in obscure leagues.

However, can you please mention the mediocre player born in Europe in our team? I want to check something.

zuchyblink:
some mediocre players are playing in Europe today because they were born in Europe or they grew in Europe. Some good players in Africa age,place of birth and nationality factors made them not to play in Europe or big leagues in Europe. Some of our best are in the trenches.

zuchyblink:
except Victor moses,all our foreign borns are mediocres. They no reach Okocha,Kanu,Amunike, Osimehn,Oliseh,Ikpeba,Obagoal and Aghahowa

zuchyblink:
except Victor moses,all our foreign borns are mediocres. They no reach Okocha,Kanu,Amunike, Osimehn,Oliseh,Ikpeba,Obagoal and Aghahowa

TheSuperNerd:


Thanks oohh Zuchyblink. Gracias on this point.

Simple Assignment for the house:

Abeg browse and see for yourself the leagues the likes of Tarek Hamed, Mahmoud Hamada, Ahmed Tawfik, Ali Gabr, and Moh'd Hamdi ply their trades.

Yep, you guessed it. Backwater leagues.

Even Trezeguet is in Turkey.

Old war horse, Ahmed Hegazy formerly of Semi's team, West Brom is now at Al Itthad in Saudi Arabia.

But it is only in Nigeria, that we don't rate players in leagues even more decent than these lots.

Once again, Zuchy, thanks so much.

do4luv14:



Why not, we should goan invite Iggy back, since he is scoring in backwater leagues

forgiveness:


So, you have to raise the bar so tey you mentioned some of our best ever players.

Although, Osimhen is not yet in that class but you had to squeeze him in forgetting him and Lookman are among the top goalscorers in Seria A.


I don't know if Bassey that made Europa team of the season and still secured a move to Ajax is mediocre according to you. Yes! Bassey is not yet there but he is progressing just like those aforementioned players progressed during their young career.

Is Dresser who won Eredivisie top goalscorers, Europe conference top goalscorer and made Europe conference team also mediocre to you?

If not for his age, I don't think he will be in that team.

Is Aribo also mediocre who was arguably part of Rangers success to finals of Eùropa?

Which one is mediocre? I want to know precisely.

do4luv14:



Why not, we should goan invite Iggy back, since he is scoring in backwater leagues

do4luv14:




The First casualties of this point raised is M. Simon, can't dribbles out of thigh space, wayward crosses,

Had not watch his Club games, But in GWG, He had been one dimensional, It makes me miss Vicmo

damagnificentusb:


I think we can still do with some quality FB players in our squad. But what you've just put up there doesn't invalidate zuchy's point. Ok let's compare some of the fb players you mentioned in your post to some of our current homegrown players.

Is Dessers better than osimhen,onuachu,moffi or even olayinka??
Has Aribo been able to outperform someone like Etebo or even a Ramon Azeez in the NT??
we all know chukwueze and simon aren't consistent performers, but has lookman been any better (albeit, during his shot stint with the NT.)

Joebie:
Thanks mods for putting me in jail because of my 4-0 “prediction”.

7 things:

1. What happened to that team that flogged São Tomé ?
2. Bright Osayi performed so badly compared to Aina’s SE debut.
3. Onyeka brought his Man City A game.
4. Dennis should be our designated PK taker
5. Moses Simon should get the captains arm band
6. Etebo was so damn confident on the ball that he was spraying passes near the goal post.
7. We improved as the game wore on. We would have gotten back into the game had the PARTIAL ref not ended the game prematurely

Bonus: Peseiro is the best thing to have happened to SE since Rohr

Danielnino00:
Gents, Ladies, good evening.

As we all know, it's been rather a bad year for our football..At least mostly... we saw shege here and there...But there were also a few positives too.

In light of this, I'd like the thread's opinion as to whether the annual Nairaland Nigeria football fans award should go ahead this year? And if the thread permits,I'd like to organize the award again this year.

Those in support of the award to go ahead, click like...those against should click share.

Thank you


CC: icon4s

damagnificentusb:


I think we can still do with some quality FB players in our squad. But what you've just put up there doesn't invalidate zuchy's point. Ok let's compare some of the fb players you mentioned in your post to some of our current homegrown players.

Is Dessers better than osimhen,onuachu,moffi or even olayinka??
Has Aribo been able to outperform someone like Etebo or even a Ramon Azeez in the NT??
we all know chukwueze and simon aren't consistent performers, but has lookman been any better (albeit, during his shot stint with the NT.)

Danielnino00:


0 likes 6 shares .

Gents, really gents?

charlesemeka85:
not disputing that but many from the same trenches in our local clubs can’t propel their teams in common caf club competitions

Those you mentioned are rare breed that comes once in a long while. Generations come and go so discovering such huge talents from the trenches doesn’t imply that the same trenches is the only place where talents are surplus

National teams like Argentina went for over 2 decades to unearth another maradona in Lionel Messi

It took Brazil over 3 decades to unearth another goal scoring gem in Ronaldo de Lima after the great Pele

It took France almost 2 decades to hv another platini In zizou

Portugal spent over 3 decades before producing another big talent after eusebio in Figo before the emergence of CR7

And Cameroon over close to half a decade to discover etoo after legendary roger milla

Stormtrooper11:


Is this sarcasm?

M7even:


Why are they all hyping Bright osay. Even in his personal mind he would have realized how badly he flopped. He was allowing that young black Portuguese left back have a field day driving foward at him. Aaah. So confused was he they took his wing for a ride in the first half hence the pressure that led to the cross hitting his other hand. He was stretched and well stretched till the second half. He knows in his mind he definitely was poor.

do4luv14:
Now Joebie, bros prophhad come to pass6, Finally Portugal had won us 4 zero,

And Wonders Am Surprised nobody is saying anything about Uzoho chopping 4, And of its Maduka the Drums of Attack would had been sounding long after the match

Daninya33:

Update: Tomori Should Abandon England, Consider Switching To Nigeria_ Babayaro Cries ���

Tomori was recently excluded from England's World Cup squad by Gareth Southgate despite his impressive for for club AC Milan.

Reacting to the snub, Super Eagles legend, Celestine Babayaro, has advised the player to switch his allegiance to Nigeria while he still has the chance. Fikayo has featured 2 times for the Three Lions despite 8 invitations.

"He is 24 year old and by the next World Cup he will be around 29," told owngoal Nigeria.

"That could work against him but if he wants to have a clear chance if going to the next World Cup, then he has to consider switching to Nigeria. He's still eligible going with the new rules," he concluded.

#NPFLUpdates

forgiveness:


Moses doesn't have the required defensive capabilities....what?

Most of the players were misplacing passes. Iwobi was the culprit in the first half.

AndSunGorilla:

Oil dey your head sir!!! It took Holland over a decade to have Marco Van Basten after Johan Cryuff!!!!! It took us a long time to find Osimehn after the great Yekini!! Zambia has not found another Kalusha Bwalya, italy has not found worthy successors like Baggio and Del Piero etc

zuchyblink:
except Victor moses,all our foreign borns are mediocres. They no reach Okocha,Kanu,Amunike, Osimehn,Oliseh,Ikpeba,Obagoal and Aghahowa

TheSuperNerd:
Try to dey think first before you raise a point.

Is Iggy better than Osimhen? Is he better than Moffi? Those two alone merit their places and selections in attack so we have no need for, how does Chriskels put it, ABF Iggy.

Now to the midfield, can we say the exact same thing we say about our attack? Answer is no so that is why we must look beyond the top 5 leagues.

Be more deductive next time.

TheSuperNerd:
Try to dey think first before you raise a point.

Is Iggy better than Osimhen? Is he better than Moffi? Those two alone merit their places and selections in attack so we have no need for, how does Chriskels put it, ABF Iggy.

Now to the midfield, can we say the exact same thing we say about our attack? Answer is no so that is why we must look beyond the top 5 leagues.

Be more deductive next time.

do4luv14:



Na wa for you ooo, you no sabi say nah Joke in response to Egypt beating Belgium with players from backwater league?
And since of of their legend play I. same Saudi with Iggy, why not Iggy nau,

Abi how you see am

do4luv14:



It should be applied to the whole team as a Rule,
If you said only the mildfielders, what now hapun,