goldfish80:

How many 17yr olds get transfered for huge amounts? How much did Arsenal pay for 17yr old Cesc? How much did they pay for 17yr old Bellerin? Ekong took a brave decision leaving Fulham for Tottenham then to the Dutch league.

Just like I acknowledged earlier, Iloriis on a decline. It appears when he hit the ground, he still kept digging
For a player who broke into sporting first team at 17 then a 7M transfer to Liverpool... In just 3 years he was demoted to the development league and then binned to the championship represents decline in my books oga

forgiveness:




Yes! Ekong took a brave decision to had chickened out of England when he saw the hand written on the wall, since he knew he will never make the cut in any level of league in England. For that I will give you a pass mark.


Thank God you have that acknowledged Tiago Ilori has been at the top but that can't be said of Omeruo and Ekong.

They never reach top once.

Even, where Tia is now is still better than were Ekong and Omeruo dey. I lie.

forgiveness:



Hehehehe! Point of correction, Tiago Ilori was on loan with Bordeaux 3 years ago and with Aston Villa last season.

If you are not been mischievous, you would have confirmed that injury played a part in his career progress last season.

Habi you know know!

tbaba1234:
Mr Pep could not even give kelechi a run-out in a FA cup game against Huddersfield Town.

tbaba1234:
Etebo back from injury. On the bench.

goldfish80:

I get am before no be property. Maybe Thiago hit his platuea at 17
I hope he he picks what is left of his career at Reading otherwise he will end up in the familiar terrain of U23 developmental league Monday night scraps.
Ekong is an Olympian while Omeruo has an Afcon medal. Things Tia can only dream of

goldfish80:

You're right on the money.
It takes a quick defender to play in a high line setup a slower defender will be more comfortable in a deeper set up.

Diego Godin is one of the best defenders around but he thrives in Diego simeone's deep defensive set up.

It's wrong for TheGoodJoe to write off a defender who thrives in one system more than the other.
There are many ways to play football.

PietroRico:

So defenders that can defend high should be rated first before those that excel In deeper systems?
Didn't some defenders in that Chelsea team perform better than Terry In that high defensive line?
Will anyone Rate them more than Terry because of that?
The idea that deep defending Is easy and hence performances there should be taken with a pinch of salt is something I see too often these days and its not entirely true.

Both have their pros and cons
For instance
Defending deep leaves almost no recovery time when an error Is made while for high line, there is almost always the opportunity to recover as long as you have pace, that's why defenders without pace tend to look below par in it.

So the idea that a defender than can perform in high lines Is better than his counterpart because of that Is not the most accurate idea to peddle

do4luv14:

you can imagine, even wen dey ,red sparkle in da AMF, yet he leave him on Bench, I wish dat goal stand and dey lose,
PEP is a racist and thief

forgiveness:


See person wey dey condemn U23 competition na em come under age dey do yanger.

It is not maybe, he hit his platuea at 17 and continued until injury suffered him last season when he went on loan to 'Aston Villa'.

Aston Villa self no bi Gent mate na, abi I lie.

Which familiar terrain? as if em don dey play there for 3 seasons.

We all know he went there to gain fitness after missing the beginning of last season due to injury.

Klopp even recalled him from loan

Even if we compare Omeruo's club with Reading-fc, we know dem no be mate. Ekong is still warming the bench in Belgium after coming back from exile in Norway.


About laurels, Tiago Ilori na Europa finalist, FA finalists, etc

I think dat is a bigger dreams both players will be aspiring to add to their cabinet. Don't you think so?

TheGoodJoe:


Criticise fairly. Kolarov injury prevented a possible third attacking change, not racism.

TheGoodJoe:


You know Diego Gordin offers more than just defending. I am not writing off one system but saying that top quality defender should offer more than just defending.

goldfish80:

Injured or not the bottom line is that he has been on a steady decline over the past 3years.
And definely he cannot bench anyone in our Super Eagles. He's on the same level as Sincere seth

goldfish80:


Ilori Europa finalist and FA cup finalist? Who dash monkey banana
Liverpool U23 dey compete for Europa and fa cup? Forgiveness, you're out doing yourself this night
Are you typing this from a shayo bar?

It's the same as saying Ola Aina got a premiership medal last 2 seasons when Chelsea won the league.

You say Aston Villa no be Gent mate? The same Gent competing in Europa league? The same Gent who defeated Tottenham 2 days ago?
When was the last time Aston villa played in Europe?

Omeruo is a Chelsea player on loan in Turkey. He has been one of the best performers for his club this season. Ekong was named in the Scandinavia team of the year. The entire Scandinavia comprising of 4 countries

Ilori was not even the best defender in the Liverpool U23s.

Ilori is not in the class of any of Omeruo, Ekong, Otigba, Ndidi and Uche Agbo

forgiveness:



So, because Roben could not make it a Chelsea due to injury, Roben na useless player.

We are in 2016/2017 season, right!

What season did Tiago Ilori played for Bordeaux? 2014/2015 Season. Chai!

2015/2016 season nko? We know he was out before the season commenced. He was even recalled back from loan and featured for Liverpool last season.

That one na decline for ya eyes?

This season (2016/2017), he has already played 2 matches for Reading-fc as soon as he arrived this January.

Championship vs Belgium vs Turkey, na which one get value pass?

We know na. Tiago Ilori is far better than Omeruo and Ekong. Otigba!

forgiveness:


Weder Baboon dash monkey banana or na Gorilla dash monkey banana, Tiago Ilori name dey among those who participated in those events. Chikena!

For the de land of the blind one eye man na king. Turkey, Scandinavian league. Mteeeee! Those leagues are for retired legs. Next Oga.

Omeruo and Ekong never get cla not to talk of clas.. Abeg find better player

goldfish80:

A defender should be a defender first. I believe that is what everyone is saying.
From your earlier posts it appears you only rate defenders who play in a particular system.