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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Nobody: 5:27pm On Jun 03, 2017 |
TheSuperNerd: To be honest with you guys, I pray say make this deal fail.It's in his best interest. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by jotey(m): 5:29pm On Jun 03, 2017 |
forgiveness: I agree on lookman but pls can't solanke out..The guy is just average |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 5:29pm On Jun 03, 2017 |
Mujtahida: Na who recommend Rohr? Who are his assistants? |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 5:29pm On Jun 03, 2017 |
TheSuperNerd: See as they are talking drills like they are calling me.
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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Humility017(m): 5:29pm On Jun 03, 2017 |
forgiveness:but you replied me earlier...that he has been one of the backbone of the English team back bone in where? or what sense? assists? |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 5:30pm On Jun 03, 2017 |
tbaba1234: Who would have been our second choice? This reminds me of Edward Ansah of the then Iwuanyawu FC of Owerri, a Ghanaian. Ansah was so much criticised by the Iwuayanwu fans me inclusive. I cannot forgot how we lost 4-0 to Setif of Algeria in the final of the 1989 African Cup winners cup. We won 1-0 in Lagos Or Enugu (forgotten) but lost the second leg 4-0. In late 1990, Nigeria was to play Ghana in the 1992 AFCON qualifiers. Lo and behold Edward Ansah was their goalie. There were a lot of Ghanaians in my locality in Lagos then. Come and see how we bad mouthed them that Ansah could be their best goalie. Lo and behold we lost 1-0 to Ghana in Accra and drew 0-0 in Lagos. Edward Ansah did not concede against Nigeria. We met again in the semis of the 1992 AFCON and Ghana won 2-1 with Edward Ansah still in goal. So forget those SA fans football is not that way. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 5:31pm On Jun 03, 2017 |
And some Babylonians believe that 90 minutes game time is more important than ten days of drills. SMH.
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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 5:32pm On Jun 03, 2017 |
jotey: How many of our U20 in the current team played like Messi in one dey participated? And yet we still in dem. By giving excuses that Garba no like dem. Dey fumbled. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Humility017(m): 5:32pm On Jun 03, 2017 |
TheGoodJoe:. yea I know...your love for drills knows no bound... good to know you...live in PH.. I need no one to tell me...you used to drilling of the black gold 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Mujtahida: 5:33pm On Jun 03, 2017 |
forgiveness:You are speculating. You said Osimhen invite NA arrangee. If you had said if fit be arrangee I would not have questioned you. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 5:34pm On Jun 03, 2017 |
Joebie: A long time. So the Zambia game was a long time ago? |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 5:35pm On Jun 03, 2017 |
I understand why you say what you say dear Daninya..... But if he does move to Arsenal... I hope he makes it count. He has the talents to shine at Arsenal and in the EPL. But well shaa... OGC Nice of France (a side that finished third in French ligue 1 and qualified for the UCL next season) have tabled a bid for him according to Daily Mail online. Is that a better move in your books? Onyekuru for the French league? Daninya11: |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Mujtahida: 5:35pm On Jun 03, 2017 |
Daninya11:Why? Do you think just like I do that he should go to a midlevel team in any of the top four leagues and do it again before going up the season after that? |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 5:36pm On Jun 03, 2017 |
Loooollll..... Sir Royalty.... Behave Humility017: 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by jotey(m): 5:36pm On Jun 03, 2017 |
forgiveness: bros solanke is average even lookman has scored more goals than him in this u-20 worldcup |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by komekn(m): 5:37pm On Jun 03, 2017 |
TheGoodJoe: Amunike was killing it at Zamalek and that was when it was about the best club side in Africa. He went from there to Sporting Lisbon and then Barcelona. He was already tried, tested and proven quality before he came to the SE. That analogy is simply wrong. Because Siasia and Rohr like him doesn't make it justifiable selection for the SE. Rohr can choose who he likes it's his prerogative I don't have any obligation to like or agree with him. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 5:37pm On Jun 03, 2017 |
forgiveness: Stop the allegations it is very bad of you. Rohr is working hard to raise the image of Nigerian football while you are on the other side tarnishing the image of he same man. Give Rohr time to show you what he is cooking. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Mujtahida: 5:37pm On Jun 03, 2017 |
jotey:He is. Lookman is out of our grasp. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 5:39pm On Jun 03, 2017 |
Sir GoodJoe..... oya come and be going..... But yes.... I saw TheGoodJoe's Drills all over that post.... Hahahahahahahahaha.... but wasn't why I dropped it shaa... was hoping you wouldn't even spot it.... TheGoodJoe: 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by komekn(m): 5:40pm On Jun 03, 2017 |
eterisan: If Aina is in the selection then Shehu is not better |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 5:41pm On Jun 03, 2017 |
komekn: See as I am looking at you like Lucozade. You went to write Amunike's history while I was talking about how Amunike discovered Osimhen during an open camp screening. Within minutes, Amunike knew Osimhen was special and I think Osimhen started living with Amunike after the encounter. 1 Like
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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 5:42pm On Jun 03, 2017 |
Looooollllll...... Here we go again..... Bia Sir GoodJoe.... behave.... Yara Yara get me that "mute" injection.... TheGoodJoe: 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 5:43pm On Jun 03, 2017 |
forgiveness: How many of those players you mentioned there are eligible to play for Nigeria against SA? Ajagun good enough for where? Look at the list of Nigerian players who can play the number 10 position you wish Ajagun is good enough to play: Mikel Etebo Iwobi Aluko Even Iheanacho. Now in addition all the five players mentioned above can play at least 2 or 3 more positions. Which one of them is Ajagun better than? And please you have been singing this exact song for years now. Can't you contribute to the growth of Nigerian football without the inclusion of your players? 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 5:45pm On Jun 03, 2017 |
komekn:But Aina is not. So Shehu it is. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 5:47pm On Jun 03, 2017 |
True Talk Sir GoodJoe... Oga Forgiveness.... plsss take it easy.... Allow Rohr naa.... You have to admit he is doing a great job and his invite of Osimhen is purely based on the protégés principle. A top talent being given exposure.... besides how many forwards can feature on a good day for Nigeria for each game? There is Iheanacho and Kayode there already. Osimhen is there as a protégé being groomed. Forgiveness.... cool your temper biko.... TheGoodJoe: 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 5:48pm On Jun 03, 2017 |
Only if this was done as regards Alaba. One thing I give Pinnik and co credit for. Humility017: 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 5:50pm On Jun 03, 2017 |
Oh yes, Rohr-wise Icon4s: |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 5:52pm On Jun 03, 2017 |
Scouting Notebook: Liverpool's Dominic Solanke Proving He's More Than a Finisher Reports of how much Jurgen Klopp has to spend at Liverpool this summer have varied wildly, ranging from £100 million to a whopping £250 million, depending on the source. Big moves are expected following Champions League qualification, with clear first-team needs in a number of positions. But this summer's spend has started with a reasonably low-key addition: Earlier this week, the Reds confirmed the signing of Dominic Solanke from Chelsea. The 19-year-old striker's fee will be decided by a tribunal in the months to come, with The Telegraph suggesting it'll be in the region of £3 million. Solanke's reputation as one of the finest young strikers in England precedes him; his 41-goal season in 2014-15, 12 of which were scored as he led Chelsea to the UEFA Youth League title, generated serious buzz. He showcased lethal finishing skills and represented the garnish for an incredible youth team including Charly Musonda, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Andreas Christensen. Playing in that team must have been a dream; they dominated physically and technically, winning the midfield battle every time and serving up chance after chance. Solanke's predatory talents could not be doubted, but the question nagged: How successful would he be when forced to do a little more in the chance-creation department? Could it be that quite a few strikers would have racked up insane numbers playing ahead of that midfield? His immediate loan to Vitesse Arnhem, for the 2015-16 season, therefore carried a serious amount of intrigue. He'd find some home comforts there—Izzy Brown, Nathan and Lewis Baker, all of Chelsea, were also sent to the Eredivisie side—but he was also given the chance to experience life in football in a different setting, a different culture and in a less dominant team. The return of seven goals from 25 Eredivisie appearances was modest; the haul included some typical poacher goals, such as the ones he scored chasing longer shots in that rebounded off the goalkeeper, and some very impressive ones, like the chip against Groningen, but goals as a starter were in short supply. Vitessee (there managed rrent Ajax coach Peter Bosz for half the season), and Solanke found it tough going due to the limited space available to move into. Bosz left in January and was replaced by Rob Maas, who made the team as a whole quite a lot worse, and they ended the season in wretched form. The step Solanke took in 2015-16, from sheltered Chelsea youth to a half-dysfunctional Vitesse, was a big one, a bold one. It paid off in some ways, but not in others. He returned to Cobham for 2016-17, but whatever the plan was for campaign, it was derailed by a contract dispute that saw him play a sparing number of games and stall badly in his development. Things got messy; the Daily Mail's Matt Barlow, among others, reported the striker had asked for a new contract worth £50,000-per-week—something Solanke's legal team weren't happy with at all. And that leads us to this summer. When Solanke was named in England's squad for the Under-20 World Cup in South Korea, it brought a rare opportunity to simply see him on a football pitch. He's played a part in all four games so far as the Young Lions have qualified for the quarter-finals, netting once from the spot. Intriguingly, coach Paul Simpson has deployed him as a support striker or No. 10 in a 4-4-1-1, rather than as the out-and-out forward (Adam Armstrong or Dominic Calvert-Lewin have taken that role). He's the one dropping in and taking possession of the ball in congested areas, helping the team build attacks, rather than relentlessly running off the shoulder. One thing to note is that he's been extremely combative, engaging in plenty of duels each game and testing his strength against midfielders and defenders. One of the knocks on him during his time at Vitesse is that he sometimes shirked duels and battles, so to see him so willing to engage and fight is a major positive. He played two brilliant through-balls during the opener against Argentina, neither converted by the runner, having brought it under his control in a deeper position. Again, this is something he didn't really do at Chelsea because he simply didn't have to; he was the runner, the finisher, not the creator. He's also added value in the defensive phase for England, guarding the near post from corners well and clearing a lot of aerial balls early. He's tracked back from his support striker role, too, and against Argentina, where the Young Lions saw little of the ball despite winning 3-0, Solanke pressured and harried Santiago Ascacibar and Co. into mistakes. There are still some technical question marks. Playing more regularly in those deeper areas and fighting for the ball has showed up a slightly iffy touch at times, and his close control could use work. Fortunately, if he does lose it, he chases it back. One thing you cannot say about Solanke is that he doesn't work hard; in actual fact, he's relentless, never giving defenders a rest. The more layers Solanke adds to his game, the more valuable this acquisition becomes for Liverpool. His abilities in the final third—be it from a shooting, movement, or one-on-one composure standpoint—are borderline-unrivalled (at his age) and arrive on Merseyside unquestioned, but his all-round game has been an unknown quantity for years. Solanke found the transition from Chelsea youth to Vitesse tough in places, but it's arguable the rough and tumble of the Premier League was always going to suit him better. He needs chances, though, and given Jerome Sinclair left Liverpool last summer in search of that exact commodity, this is a similarly bold step for the striker to take, albeit for different reasons. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2712993-scouting-notebook-liverpools-dominic-solanke-proving-hes-more-than-a-finisher @jotey @Mujtahida @bolded explained better his roles and why Klop dey die to sign am. No bi fluke . 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 5:54pm On Jun 03, 2017 |
Joebie:You don't know Rohr. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 5:56pm On Jun 03, 2017 |
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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 5:56pm On Jun 03, 2017 |
Oga thank you!!! tbaba1234: |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by komekn(m): 6:00pm On Jun 03, 2017 |
forgiveness: Sone Aluko I rate more than Iwobi currently. |
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