komekn:



The issues of mates or age group are not value drivers for outright quality in football.

Dembele is two footed, robust, with physical presence, fast and more. In reality he is an out an out clear cut striker.

Kelechi in my opinion is not an out an out striker. I also feel he is not that comfortable shooting with his right.

If he leaves city I would advise he goes to Spain he is not built to play up front alone, can not impose himself physically on the game and have dominance.

If he stays in the premiership he will not be going to the big five. That means he will struggle and may find himself not starting. The premiership is the most physically demanding league in the world.

Being exposed to European football does not count.I know too many players from Spain, Italy, Portugal, etc who are seasoned professional players, who cannot cut it in the Premiership even the Championship.

Finally if Dembele was in Man city he will not be on the bench.

komekn:
As a Nigerian fan I do not look at the branding of a big club to determine how good a player is. Kelechi is good but right now he is not the main answer up front for Nigeria. He is a work in progress.

There are strikers who may not have the branding of a big club. But are effective and will cause huge problems for many defenders.

A player who has had an opportunity to shine recently in this regard is Anichebe. If he had the good fortune to have lived in Nigeria he would have a football age of 22 as opposed to his real age of 28.

He learned a lot from Yak they were actually quite close at Everton. So he has learned a lot only injuries have held up his progress.

TheGoodJoe:


It is a long-term project and Kelechi Iheanacho will get playing time. He just needs to keep improving. Keep learning and understanding the tactics. He should welcome the competition for Gabriel Jesus and whoever comes in.

I did not say Iheanacho is an Academy player but he can keep improving if he keeps working hard.

Sane who is another promising talented lad is also not having regular time. Same with Aleix Garcia.

Their time will come but now is the time to keep learning.

TheGoodJoe:


Iheanacho is one of the best finishers in Europe. He is one of the consistent scorers for the Super Eagles. So how would you rate a two game performance of Anichebe over Iheanacho?

Anichebe who is a drought master.

BascoVanVeli:


A little harsh don't u think?

BascoVanVeli:


In case u forgot Iheanacho is a super eagles player, he is reaching 10 caps na, the best thing for all of us is Iheanacho getting game time.

TheGoodJoe:


Iheanacho is one of the best finishers in Europe. He is one of the consistent scorers for the Super Eagles. So how would you rate a two game performance of Anichebe over Iheanacho?

Anichebe who is a drought master.

TheGoodJoe:


The best thing is for Iheanacho to keep improving and not game time. As long as he keeps improving, the game time will come.

Nacho should keep working hard to become one of the best in the World.

TheGoodJoe:


For us to put Anichebe on such level, he has to perform on a consistent level. He has not. I might sound harsh but that is the fact. Let us hope Anichebe keeps performing well. However, it is too early to rate him as the right man to spearhead the Super Eagles attack.

komekn:


The top 6 teams in the premiership are essentially European teams playing a more technical passing game.

However, the bottom half are predominantly playing a more traditional English type game.

I really think your patriotism is making you close to Delusional. Iheanacho one of the best finishers in Europe? He would have had to play at least three seasons at the top consistently scoring in excess of 25 goals to even be considered for that accolade.

Anichebe was plagued by injury and essentially frozen out by Pulis. Anichebe creates a continous and very scary threat.

BascoVanVeli:


Best in the world no be by mouth or training u have to perform on the pitch before such can even be said. He has to be part of the fight, Yaya came back lean and trim but he didn't much except score 2 goals, u could tell he was match rusty. I am not giving up on Pep but i just wish he would speed up the process.

komekn:
Comparing Messi's left foot as a basis for justification for being left foot biased is unfair. This guy has the best left foot in the world by a huge margin, come on.

komekn:


The top 6 teams in the premiership are essentially European teams playing a more technical passing game.

However, the bottom half are predominantly playing a more traditional English type game.

I really think your patriotism is making you close to Delusional. Iheanacho one of the best finishers in Europe? He would have had to play at least three seasons at the top consistently scoring in excess of 25 goals to even be considered for that accolade.[/b]

Anichebe was plagued by injury and essentially frozen out by Pulis. Anichebe creates a continous and very scary threat.

BascoVanVeli:


Yea but no need to bash him and brand him drought master.

In Amaju’s words; “We have reasoned that it won’t make sense playing Germany or Wales when the Super Eagles would face a physical side like Cameroon. So, as we speak, we have secured a friendly against Senegal and we are working on playing Cote d’Ivoire..
These are two games that would adequately prepare us for the Cameroon games since they both play the same style of football with Cameroon.”

“Our aim is to ensure that we keep the players on their toes with the two available FIFA windows. We had gotten two top teams in the world but we had to tell them to relax because we cannot be playing against Germany or Wales when we are preparing against Cameroon. We need to play teams that are physical and combative side as Cameroon.

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TheSuperNerd:
@first bolded... I dont think he's delusional at all He's actually right to say so. His (Iheanacho's) Goals-ratio in his first professional season in Europe shows it. And he's unto it again this season.

Even the Epl official site and Twitter handles couldnt deny his "deadliness" and finishing prowess when the stats were collated.



@Second bolded... You still doubt it? Stats are there Sir.

@Third bolded.... More than Iheanacho??

safarigirl:
raised in the system oshi.

So, he thinks we're happy seeing someone named Dele Alli lining up for England?

If their system was so awesome, they wouldn't need to be stealing immigrants to boost their team.

There are over 50 English players with English parents in the Premier League, they should stop trying to shine with other people's descendants

komekn:



The issues of mates or age group are not value drivers for outright quality in football.

Dembele is two footed, robust, with physical presence, fast and more. In reality he is an out an out clear cut striker.

Kelechi in my opinion is not an out an out striker. I also feel he is not that comfortable shooting with his right.

If he leaves city I would advise he goes to Spain he is not built to play up front alone, can not impose himself physically on the game and have dominance.

If he stays in the premiership he will not be going to the big five. That means he will struggle and may find himself not starting. The premiership is the most physically demanding league in the world.

Being exposed to European football does not count.I know too many players from Spain, Italy, Portugal, etc who are seasoned professional players, who cannot cut it in the Premiership even the Championship.

Finally if Dembele was in Man city he will not be on the bench.

TheSuperNerd:
@first bolded... I dont think he's delusional at all He's actually right to say so. His (Iheanacho's) Goals-ratio in his first professional season in Europe shows it. And he's unto it again this season.

Even the Epl official site and Twitter handles couldnt deny his "deadliness" and finishing prowess when the stats were collated.



@Second bolded... You still doubt it? Stats are there Sir.

@Third bolded.... More than Iheanacho??

TheSuperNerd:
Looooollllllll.......... Yara Yara be like.... **You "is" funny** Sounding like his agent.... Loollll

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**Pardon me, I was only imagining your face while saying this in a face-to-face conversation with TheGoodJoe... Loolll

BascoVanVeli:


He is the most in form Nigerian striker at the moment, we should be happy and not throwing shade which is not hate but close.

Mickael2:


I think you guys are saying different things entirely. You and GoodJoe are pointing out that Nacho is one of the most efficient strikers in Europe, not in any way the deadliest and we have Man city to thank for not giving him an oppurtunity to stamp his authority as one of the deadliest. Right now he is just part of the most efficient finishers and frankly nobody cares about that. Ronaldo wastes a lot of shots, doesn't prevent him from finishing each season as one of the top players. Saurez misses open chances like there is no tomorrow yet he is definetly the best no 9 in the world. The only person who combines deadliness and efficiency is Messi who was trained by Guardiola too, hence I do understand why the GoodJoe wants him to stay....but come on! Messi was a starter then, the golden boy, Nacho is nobody's golden boy over there, these are Arabs, all they want is money so let Nacho move. There are small teams with really good coaches, Howe is a good coach, Pardew is too and even Benitez, so Nacho should consider a move like seriously.

komekn:



The issues of mates or age group are not value drivers for outright quality in football.

Dembele is two footed, robust, with physical presence, fast and more. In reality he is an out an out clear cut striker.

Kelechi in my opinion is not an out an out striker. I also feel he is not that comfortable shooting with his right.

If he leaves city I would advise he goes to Spain he is not built to play up front alone, can not impose himself physically on the game and have dominance.

If he stays in the premiership he will not be going to the big five. That means he will struggle and may find himself not starting. The premiership is the most physically demanding league in the world.

Being exposed to European football does not count.I know too many players from Spain, Italy, Portugal, etc who are seasoned professional players, who cannot cut it in the Premiership even the Championship.

Finally if Dembele was in Man city he will not be on the bench.

komekn:



The issues of mates or age group are not value drivers for outright quality in football.

Dembele is two footed, robust, with physical presence, fast and more. In reality he is an out an out clear cut striker.

Kelechi in my opinion is not an out an out striker. I also feel he is not that comfortable shooting with his right.

If he leaves city I would advise he goes to Spain he is not built to play up front alone, can not impose himself physically on the game and have dominance.

If he stays in the premiership he will not be going to the big five. That means he will struggle and may find himself not starting. The premiership is the most physically demanding league in the world.

Being exposed to European football does not count.I know too many players from Spain, Italy, Portugal, etc who are seasoned professional players, who cannot cut it in the Premiership even the Championship.

Finally if Dembele was in Man city he will not be on the bench.

clefstone:
The world has gone pass your line of thinking. If we want to go by your position, Americans and indeed the world would call Trump a German and unfit for POTUS. Those Brits see the likes of Alli, Iwobi, and Ibe as British and are not wrong to. As a matter of fact, they have enjoyed the privilege of British citizenship even before stardom. Let's try and eliminate our native Nigerian thinking sometimes and see things from a more global perspective

TheSuperNerd:
@bolded.... Lolll... You termed TheGoodJoe "delusional"

From the bolded, I wonder who is being delusional...

BascoVanVeli:


Yea but no need to bash him and brand him drought master.

safarigirl:


you shouldn't take everything I say seriously.

sometimes, I joke around, but most people here must have a terrible sense of humour.

no need for the lecture bro

TheGoodJoe:


I am here to apologize for the crude words I used to term the Nigerian Hitman Victor Anichebe. It is wrong to use his challenges, mostly through injuries to tag him with such crude terms. I accept I was harsh and it does not reflect my view of the Nigerian/Sunderland striker.

Statement made by Yara Yara (Chief Security Administrator of TheSuperNerd Technological Sports Lab) on behalf of TheGoodJoe.