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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by AIG07: 6:25pm On Sep 17, 2017 |
TheGoodJoe:If Leicester will be making any mark this season- one thing they'll have to do is change their coach/manager. How can you have a team comprising of Slimani(I still rate this dude), Vardy, Mahrez, Oka, even our own Musa in the front and still can't harness these potentials to play a decent game that will make you a mid-table team still baffles me. 4 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by freshest4live: 6:29pm On Sep 17, 2017 |
AIG07:Musa has not even been making the bench so far. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by komekn(m): 6:31pm On Sep 17, 2017 |
PDPGuy: It depends on the Manager, that's my experience. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 6:33pm On Sep 17, 2017 |
Watching Muazzam, looking good... so happy for him... Missed a chance just now. 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 6:35pm On Sep 17, 2017 |
Muazzam playing the number 10 role 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by komekn(m): 6:35pm On Sep 17, 2017 |
oloriooko: I would not agree to the the descriptive, Miles better. Ahead for now and progressing rapidly ahead yes. Why a top class Manager who believes in him and a team structure that plays to his strengths add to that being surrounded by world class players. Although I think Rashford would be mores adaptable to the kind of football being played at Leicester than KC. But if KC buckles down works hard and adapts his game he cam prove many doubters wrong. But can he adapt his game to suit Leicester, that's the big question ❓ 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by solonnachi: 6:37pm On Sep 17, 2017 |
Icon4s: Brilliant analogy. Falconets will soar high. What they need now is funding and support |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by EmmGee: 7:03pm On Sep 17, 2017 |
TheGoodJoe:Poor is you being nice... He had a ridiculously terrible game. 4 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Mickael2(m): 7:11pm On Sep 17, 2017 |
TheSuperNerd: you have been complaining for him, that's by the way. Forget all the fancy talks about mentioning a player in your review etc etc, the thing there(the most important thing)is showing total believe in your young player. There was a period when Messi was constantly injured and didn't score or create enough(during Riijkard's tenure)but despite how pressing it was, the Barca board never even thought of buying another left-wing forward, rather Ronaldinho given his free role would always be available to help out the young lad, now that is the perfect and maximum definition of trust, they didn't even need to mention Messi's name in their end of the year review. In 2008, they were more willing to kick out Dinho instead of Messi, if you don't gain enough confidence from that then you need serious deliverance. Now in quick contrast, Bojan was tearing it up at youth level, doing things seemingly impossible and people thought he was the next Messi and rightly so too, but the board went ahead and bought Henry, effectively stalling the little lad's development, as if that wasn't enough when Eto and Henry left, they still got Villa and Sanchez, that destroyed the boy's confidence and development, no need telling you how well he is faring now. Same goes for Cuenca(though his was mainly cause he was injury-prone, but even Messi used to be). My point is an entire club showing faith and trust in one particular player leads to the making of a world class player. Check all the world class players, at 18 or 19, they'd already be regulars or near regulars for their clubs, not because they are the best there but because the clubs believe in them. Now take a look at Iheanacho's case. His first full season, he had the best GtM ratio in the Epl and the best shot conversion? Stats beffiting of a potential world class player(or in the worst possible case, just a level below World Class), the previous coach showed believe in him but once he got replaced, the new coach didn't play him at all, the club never complained and they were more than willing to spend so much to buy other strikers that would effectively push him out of the team, the coach even played wingers in his place and the club never complained despite finishing 4th, that is enough to bring down Iheanacho's confidence and if he doesn't hit the ground running at Leicester frustration might get the better of him and that would be another talent wasted(God forbid, it won't be well with Man City). Now tell me, if Iheanacho was an Arsenal player do you think they would have sold him to Leicester? They wouldn't have purchased Lacazzette even and that is why most of their players perform beyond their abilities. Man City was the wrong move for the boy. Meanwhile, quit the childish and senseless comments about me always trying to ridicule Iheanacho, it turns all your serious comment into some childish gibberish, it doesn't bode well for you 7 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Mickael2(m): 7:24pm On Sep 17, 2017 |
BascoVanVeli: except if you mean the owners have something against Nigerians specifically and not Africans(which is totally ridiculous)then I agree with you. If not, then you only need to browse what Brahimi and Aboubakar did there and you will see that they have no issue with playing black players with great potential. You are forgetting that this is Portugal, some of their races are black in fact, just like telling me that racism exists in Brazil, false stories all round. If you are not good enough then you won't make it so far |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by soetanoreoluwa(m): 7:52pm On Sep 17, 2017 |
Top Ten Most Valuable Nigerian Players : Victor Moses, Alex Iwobi Make List Chelsea right wing-back Victor Moses is currently the most valuable Nigerian player, according to German website transfermarkt.com. The former Crystal Palace and Wigan Athletic man will fetch 18 million euros in transfer fees, and is more expensive than Leicester City striker Ahmed Musa who is rated at €17 million. Of the ten most expensive Nigerian players, the top five - Victor Moses, Ahmed Musa, Kelechi Iheanacho, Wilfred Ndidi and Alex Iwobi - represent English clubs. Odion Ighalo, John Obi Mikel and Brown Ideye were previously on the books of Watford, Chelsea and West Brom respectively, while Henry Onyekuru has been loaned out by Everton to R.S.C. Anderlecht for the whole of this season. Eight of the top ten most valuable Nigerian footballers play in offensive positions for the Super Eagles, and no defender made the list. Top Ten Most Valuable Nigerian Footballers 1) Victor Moses (Chelsea) - €18 million 2) Ahmed Musa (Leicester City) - €17 million 3) Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) - €15 million 4) Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) - €14 million 5) Alex Iwobi (Arsenal) - €10 million 6) Odion Ighalo (Changchun Yatai ) - €7 million Henry Onyekuru (Anderlecht ) - €7 million ![]() 9) Brown Ideye (Tianjin Teda) - €5 million 10) Moses Simon (Gent) - €4.5 million Igho Kingsley Photo Credit : chelseafc.com http://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=24662 |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by soetanoreoluwa(m): 7:55pm On Sep 17, 2017 |
FIFA 18 Strength & Physicality : Akinfenwa Is Strongest Player, Ikpeazu & Esiti In Top Ten Less than 13 days before the official release of EA SPORTS FIFA 18, Electronic Arts have announced the top ten players for strength and physicality, and three Nigerian players made the cut. Cambridge United striker Uche Ikpeazu, who has been invited to the Nigeria U23 squad on more than one occasion, is the tenth strongest player in the world. Strongest players are rated on their ability to overpower and hold off the opposition, and Ikpeazu has a 77 physicality rating. Gent central midfielder Anderson Esiti clocks in at number nine on the list, while the title of the strongest player in the world has been retained by Wycombe Wanderers frontman Adebayo Akinfenwa, nicknamed The Beast. Anderson Esiti ranks at number five for physicality, ahead of Marouane Fellaini and Paul Pogba (both Manchester United), Diego Costa (Chelsea) and Sead Kolašinac (Arsenal). According to EA Sports, physicality is a measure of key physical traits such as strength, stamina, and jumping. Ifeanyi Emmanuel http://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=24665 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 7:59pm On Sep 17, 2017 |
komekn: In regards to wing back play, I agree they are nowhere near Aina's quality but in regards to CB, Bros, those two players are ahead. In terms of game played, Aina is still a learner compared with Ilori. ![]() How many professional matches does Aina have under his belt in his whole football career? ![]() |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 8:09pm On Sep 17, 2017 |
komekn: My eyes are on Onomah. This boy is a beast. Iorfa and Ojo are also very good. Tega is going going going..... ![]() |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 8:16pm On Sep 17, 2017 |
Joebie: How many goals and assists does he have this season? Awoniyi seems to adapt to the Belgian league. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 8:27pm On Sep 17, 2017 |
Joebie: Sadiq is up against Beloti. How can he play? Di's d time to lure Jordan to play for us. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by komekn(m): 8:45pm On Sep 17, 2017 |
forgiveness: Indeed his performances have exceeded those who have far more game time than him. He has been voted best right back in the championship several times. His situation is unique Chelsea with its world class stars makes it very difficult if not near impossible for a young player to get an opportunity in the first team. Consider Tega Abrahams first season in professional football in the Championship becomes arguably best striker in the Championship. So game time cannot exceed pure quality and class. Ilori for his very limited game time in England is still far behind Dominic Iorfa and Aina. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by komekn(m): 8:50pm On Sep 17, 2017 |
forgiveness: From the age of 15 Tega was the most technically gifted player in Tottenham's academy right up to the U23's he is now getting much needed game time in the championship. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by komekn(m): 8:55pm On Sep 17, 2017 |
soetanoreoluwa: I remember Uche Ikpeazu when he played U18 for Reading Fc he was the highest goal scorer in the U18 league. Scoring three hatricks one against Chelsea. Very well mannered kid he tried to speak Ibo as much as he could. Considering his mother is Ugandan tells you his love for Nigeria. At that stage Reading had inu opinion third best football academy in England. However, he was 6'4" at age 18 he was so strong ot was like boys to men. Which explains why he couldn't keep the progression once he moved to the adult game. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 9:07pm On Sep 17, 2017 |
Mickael2: There is racism in Brazil. It is a major problem there. 3 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 9:10pm On Sep 17, 2017 |
In the run-up to USA 94, Nigeria tested Kanu, Ojigwe, Taribo west, Joseph Odegbami, and so many fringe players. None of them made the world cup but some formed the nucleus of a future team. 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 9:16pm On Sep 17, 2017 |
Mickael2: Honestly, Bojan did not have the quality to become a great at Barcelona. Regular time does not make stars. It is ability and hardwork. Bojan was a good talent but no where near even Saviola, Giovanni Dos Santos or Aguero in talent in their late teens. Iheanacho needs to work hard to make something out of Leicester City but with time find himself in a club that plays a possessive attacking football system, with good creative midfielders that will suit him. 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 9:24pm On Sep 17, 2017 |
Why does Uche Agbo always get cautioned? |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Nobody: 9:31pm On Sep 17, 2017 |
Joebie:has boy attitude ![]() |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 9:33pm On Sep 17, 2017 |
Yes, and Esiti was on from start to finish to help Gent beat Oostende away. Moses Simon also. Final score: Oostende 0-2 Gent soetanoreoluwa: 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 9:35pm On Sep 17, 2017 |
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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 9:36pm On Sep 17, 2017 |
Likewise Dessers, Olayinka etc should get their chance whether they make Russia or not tbaba1234: 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 9:50pm On Sep 17, 2017 |
Joebie: We got beaten right and left in the build up to USA 94 though... 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 10:00pm On Sep 17, 2017 |
That's fine.. especially after the WC draw. We don't have to win all matches. That will be the best time to have a test on how we measure up with bigger oppositions outside Africa, and fine-tune our strategies. tbaba1234: 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Mickael2(m): 10:44pm On Sep 17, 2017 |
TheGoodJoe: Bojan?! Maybe you need to watch his tapes again, let me just say you didn't follow him that much. Giovanni wasn't even close to Bojan. Bojan is a typical Messi kind of player, you can mark Giovanni out of a game but Bojan is a typical striker that drops deep to collect the ball and create for others. Comparing Bojan to Giovanni is a joke. On the plus side, Giovanni is also another example |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Kog45(m): 10:46pm On Sep 17, 2017 |
tbaba1234:yea u are right.In one of d friendly, Sweden beat us 3-1,Kanu played this match. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Mickael2(m): 10:48pm On Sep 17, 2017 |
TheGoodJoe: I totally meant the black dominated parts, like Favelas(or so) I think, people there do not complain about racism one bit. Of course racism exists in every colonised country where the colonisers deposit some of their own citizens in such countries |
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