terzurum5:
SUPER EAGLES ARE AWFUL, REMARKS LIONEL MESSI

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BY KUNLE SOLAJA.

Argentina’s captain, Lionel Messi has analysed each of his team’s Russia 2018 opponents in a sentence, giving the Super Eagles, the least regards in what appears a building up mind games.


If his comments are anything to go by, the Nigerian goalkeeper will have to pick the ball from his net many times when the Super Eagles face Argentina on June 26 at Russia 2018.


In an interview with FIFA online, the prolific striker summed each of Argentina’s Group D opponents in a phrase. Sports Village Square feels the iconic player believes that the Super Eagles are the least of headache for his team.


On the Super Eagles, Messi remarked: “Nigeria: “one day they score four goals, the next one, they leave plenty of space for you to do anything”. This differs sharply from his views on Iceland, the World Cup debutants and the smallest country ever to qualify for the global tournament.


This is Messi’s views on Iceland: “Might seem easy, but they are tough and well organised”. Croatia, the team that placed third in their World Cup debut 19 years ago is rated thus by Messi: “they give you more room to playbut have great players”.


Messi’s views on Nigeria compares very well with that his fellow star player of the Argentine side, Sergio Aguero who saw Nigeria’s 4-2 win last month as mere fluke occasioned by his absence in the second half and the fears his teammates were having for him while he was rushed to the hospital having collapsed in the dressing room at half time.


While Nigeria had a relatively easy passage to the World Cup despite being in a qualifying group of death in Africa, Argentina had a patchy path and traumatic campaign had had to depend on last gasp of breath and effort from Messi to secure qualification.


After Argentina qualified for Russia 2018, Coach Jorge Sampaoli remarked that football owed Messi a World Cup, and the Argentine captain believed so too, saying, “I hope football pays its debt to me”

https://www.sportsvillagesquare.com/2017/12/14/super-eagles-awful-remarks-lionel-messi/

I have really never cared about other people's view about the SE even if they like let them say we'll be pummelled 19-0 it's just freedom of speech which shall tell on match day.

I really want us to have adequate preparations that would make us play as a unit(like the Germans) not selfish individual football. We should play without fear and over respect to our opponents.

If only we could be as disciplined as the Germans going into every competition

goldfish80:

Dele Ali has been very poor this season. As a matter of fact, he's been so poor this season that he's rated top2-3 flop of the season by many British rags.

He has not scored much in the league but his 2 goals against Madrid bought him time.

BascoVanVeli:


He has not scored much in the league but his 2 goals against Madrid bought him time.

That's the thing with young players. They can be inconsistent.

goldfish80:

That's the thing with young players. They can be inconsistent.

u are very correct, it is rare to find a consistent young player.

junnyjake:


If Onyekuru is wise, he shouldn't be in a rush to go back to Everton by January, or else he'd end up like Nacho. There's Calvert lewin, Lennon, Lookman, Rooney, Sandro, klanssen, so there's no walking straight into their starting 11.

If you can't stand the heat do not go into the kitchen.

Competition does not reduce quality it increase it, by implication you are implying he is not good enough. He needs bto understand the speed, intensity and physicality of the EPL is unlike any other league in the World. That's why it is the most competitive.

The reality is that KC has been unable to cut it and if he can't cut it at Leicester then he will not be moving to Arsenal or Tottenham. Bit he will not be the first or last. This is why the EPL is not for everyone.

"Each opportunity I’ve created for myself would have enabled me to pay taxes and contribute to this country,” he said. “I’m allowed to box for England but I’m not allowed to stay in England. Imagine how it feels to represent a country and then to have that country turn around and put you in what feels like a prison.”

~ Kelvin Fawaz.
Boxing Champion who awaits deportation after fighting for England 6 times.

forgiveness:


Ogbeche has being consistent for the past 5 years.

He scored 14,12 &10 goals in the last 4 season save last season but the problem with many is his age. They use age to dismerit and disqualify any player they don't want. Age is nothing but a number if an old player is performing better than a younge player.

Agreed 100%

It is ludicrous for us to be using age as a standard when we all know that age cheating is in our DNA.

Firstly, we have no automatic birth data capture so nobody born in Nigeria can have any authentic verifiable age certification. Even our Presidents age is up for question.

Even the MRI is not 100% fool proof as it is an indicative component giving conclusive evidence of what age range you most likely are. Not your actual age.

Age in this regard should never be a yardstick particularly in Nigeria. For goodness sake I have known guys who got married to females older than themselves but it was too late when they found out. Pikins don enter.

goldfish80:

Dele Ali has been very poor this season. As a matter of fact, he's been so poor this season that he's rated top2-3 flop of the season by many British rags.

I remember telling some blokes that all the unnecessary heat EPL was blowing over Dele Alli was going to come to nought.

Icon79:
Omo, the best English player I know is a Nigerian named Bamidele Ali
Does that tell you anything?


O pari

And he played for league one MK Dons before going straight as a teenager into Tottenham and then full England international.

The best defender currently in my opinion is Gomez from Charlton Athletic straight to Liverpool first team. Now a full England international given man of the match after rendering Neymar impotent in the friendly with Brazil at Wembley.

Icon79:
I really don't rate Kane that highly, despite the hype. And I won't until he learns how to create and score instead of waiting for the final pass to tap in, a la Cristiano Ronaldo


O pari

What do you think KC was at City a provider and creator of goals.

Let's be truthful if you can't rate him 130 games and 120 goals is an incredible scoring record in the EPL and he is not even 25. You must bow for him even if you don't like him.

Please wake up you are sleeping.

terzurum5:
Ndidi Rises In Latest Sky Sports EPL Player Rankings

Peter Oriaku

By James Agberebi:

Super Eagles and Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi has been ranked ninth in the latest Sky Sports Power Rankings for the week that involves 50 players in the Premier League.

This was confirmed on Sky Sports on Thursday.

The Sky Sports Power Rankings which is updated every week during the season reflects a player’s performance over the last five matchdays by awarding points to players for 32 different stats.



And according to the latest rankings, Ndidi moved up from 13th to ninth after accumulating 6,747 points to get into the top 10 of the rankings.


Ndidi’s Leicester teammate, Riyad Mahrez, occupies the number one position after scoring his third goal in four games during a 4-1 win at Southampton on Wednesday to top the chart for the first time in nearly two years with 10,028 points.


Other players in the top 10 Sky Sports Power Rankings include Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne who remains at number two, David Silva of also of Manchester City in third, Harry Kane of Tottemhan Hotspur in fourth and Manchester United’s David De Gea in fifth.


Included also are Spurs’ Heung-Min Son (sixth), Leicester’s Shinji Okazaki (seventh), Nicolas Otamendi of City (Eight) and Wayne Rooney of Everton (10th).

Ndidi is silently making a name for himself in the EPL
At this rate, I don't think the guy is average. If he wasn't a Nigerian, the European media would have hyped him to the heavens.

Ndidi is constantly improving. His tackling stats are unreal. Look at his influence in that Argentina game.

I hope he remains focused. He is going to be a major player for a big side soon.

komekn, I know you like everything English but you gotta agree with me on this one: English players are generally overrated. The British media and pundits tend to rate them way above their levels; hence, two things always happens with them:
1. They flop each time they move overseas to play
2. England ever wins anything in international competition

Bottom line, these players are simply NOT good enough. Don't get me wrong, I like some of their players notably: Danny Rose, Kyle Walkers, and a few other, but in general most English players are overrated. If not for EPL, most of them would not be playing for teams like Chelsea, Man Utd, ManCity, Spurs, or Arsenal.


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komekn:


And he played for league one MK Dons before going straight as a teenager into Tottenham and then full England international.

The best defender currently in my opinion is Gomez from Charlton Athletic straight to Liverpool first team. Now a full England international given man of the match after rendering Neymar impotent in the friendly with Brazil at Wembley.

Here's the kicker: KC will score more goals in Russia than Harry Kane. Wanna bet



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komekn:


What do you think KC was at City a provider and creator of goals.

Let's be truthful if you can't rate him 130 games and 120 goals is an incredible scoring record in the EPL and he is not even 25. You must bow for him even if you don't like him.

Please wake up you are sleeping.

komekn:


What do you think KC was at City a provider and creator of goals.

Let's be truthful if you can't rate him 130 games and 120 goals is an incredible scoring record in the EPL and he is not even 25. You must bow for him even if you don't like him.

Please wake up you are sleeping.

KC needs a great WC. Reminds me of Adnan Januzaj. Top potential but has not really reached it.

He needs games/confidence.

Icon79:
Here's the kicker: KC will score more goals in Russia than Harry Kane. Wanna bet



O pari

assuming he will be our first choice which is highly unlikely. Wait sef, how can you be questioning Kane's quality? I used to be like you but please watch him closely without bias, the guy is Real Madrid quality, he'd easily score 40-50 goals a year

Actually, I am not. I have always regarded Kane as a top player, but not anywhere near world class. And definitely not anywhere near the Messi, Neymar, and Cristiano Ronaldo levels as the UK pundits want us to believe. Having said that, I also think that KC is a potential top player who, unfortunately, hasn't been given enough opportunity to show class.

Let's hope he start in Russia and use that as another launching pad for this career.


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Mickael2:




assuming he will be our first choice which is highly unlikely. Wait sef, how can you be questioning Kane's quality? I used to be like you but please watch him closely without bias, the guy is Real Madrid quality, he'd easily score 40-50 goals a year

Icon79:
komekn, I know you like everything English but you gotta agree with me on this one: English players are generally overrated. The British media and pundits tend to rate them way above their levels; hence, two things always happens with them:
1. They flop each time they move overseas to play
2. England ever wins anything in international competition

Bottom line, these players are simply NOT good enough. Don't get me wrong, I like some of their players notably: Danny Rose, Kyle Walkers, and a few other, but in general most English players are overrated. If not for EPL, most of them would not be playing for teams like Chelsea, Man Utd, ManCity, Spurs, or Arsenal.


O pari

That's a very sweeping statement.

English players in general lack the technical astuteness required for the top teams in La Liga and I mean Barca and Real Madrid.

However, there are other attributes which I never use to rate, probably because I was very biased towards all things technical and flair.

Having been involved with a lot of English clubs I have had to concede grudgingly that there are other attributes that give you competitive edge.

Such as tenacity, anticipation, work rate, physicality and sheer relentless doggedness. I have seen very good top level technical teams beaten by teams with far less technical ability using these attributes


However, there are at the top level some English players exceptional technical ability. Rooney, Lalana, Sturridge, Stones, Gomez, Zaha, Dele, and the new breed of young players are now just as good technically. But in addition they have far greater awareness and quality delivery in high tension games which is what the EPL teaches you.

Icon79:
Here's the kicker: KC will score more goals in Russia than Harry Kane. Wanna bet



O pari

How much

I am willing to put in $100 provided KC play. And it's gotta be apples to apples, so if KC plays 3 matches then we gotta compare them with Kane's 3 matches.

Deal?


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komekn:


How much

NFF Zenith under 13 tournament.

In a few years, some of these boys might emerge in the under 17 squad and someone will tell us that they are 30..

Icon79:
I think I can guess whom the SuperEagles person is: based on his style of writing and the method of argument. Those of you who have been to the Cyber Eagles forum (not sure whether it still exists), you might recall a guy we call "AyoAkinfe". I can put my money that the SuperEagles poster is the same AyoAkinfe guy. The writing style and the argumentative circular reasoning ... down to the 10 pointers (we used to call Ayo Mister 10 Pointer) all betrayed him on that post.


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yes it still exists
some even call him OGN reporter

I think you misunderstood me. I am not saying that English some players are not good, my point is that they are grossly overrated by the British media and pundits. There are a few good players that have come out of England but in each case the British media would go crazy with their baseless comparisons. Unfortunately, each time they are put to test, they would fail woefully.

Gareth Bale had one good season with Spurs (and skinned the aged Maicon) then the British pundits went bananas. To hear them, you'll think that Bale had suddenly became the second coming of Pele. Poor Real Madrid, they bought the hype and paid a king's ransom on Bale. Well, we all know how that is working out. And I can tell you right now that Harry Kane would be a big flop if he moves to Real Madrid. Go write it down!

And by the way, Wilfred Zaha is an Ivorian player not British, so take his name outta there



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komekn:


That's a very sweeping statement.

English players in general lack the technical astuteness required for the top teams in La Liga and I mean Barca and Real Madrid.

However, there are other attributes which I never use to rate, probably because I was very biased towards all things technical and flair.

Having been involved with a lot of English clubs I have had to concede grudgingly that there are other attributes that give you competitive edge.

Such as tenacity, anticipation, work rate, physicality and sheer relentless doggedness. I have seen very good top level technical teams beaten by teams with far less technical ability using these attributes


However, there are at the top level some English players exceptional technical ability. Rooney, Lalana, Sturridge, Stones, Gomez, Zaha, Dele, and the new breed of young players are now just as good technically. But in addition they have far greater awareness and quality delivery in high tension games which is what the EPL teaches you.

Haha!! You know Ayo, eh?

If you read that Croatian forum posts, they have Ayo written all over them - all the way down to his 10 pointers. And I am willing to make a bet that it's him. He does that all the time .... anytime we're in a tournament, he would dig up the forums of our opponents and go there to taunt them.


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maidaboi:
yes it still exists
some even call him OGN reporter

komekn:


And he played for league one MK Dons before going straight as a teenager into Tottenham and then full England international.

The best defender currently in my opinion is Gomez from Charlton Athletic straight to Liverpool first team. Now a full England international given man of the match after rendering Neymar impotent in the friendly with Brazil at Wembley.

Make we hear word abeg. Gomez nullified Neymar. Do u care to see other league matches besides the EPL at all?

Nantes against Psg, Awaziem single-handedly rendered Neymar useless, at the end of the day, Unai Emery and Psg president went complaining to the France FA and the referees Union (whatever the body is called), that Neymar needs protection from no joy (no nonsense) players like Awaziem.

In essence, getting Neymar nullified in a match ain't no big deal. If u say it ain't no mean fit, thats cool, but remember people have been doing it without making noise unlike Gomez and the English media (u inclusive).

Icon79:
Haha!! You know Ayo, eh?

If you read that Croatian forum posts, they have Ayo written all over them - all the way down to his 10 pointers. And I am willing to make a bet that it's him. He does that all the time .... anytime we're in a tournament, he would dig up the forums of our opponents and go there to taunt them.


O pari

you need to take a look at cybereagles again

Icon79:
Actually, I am not. I have always regarded Kane as a top player, but not anywhere near world class. And definitely not anywhere near the Messi, Neymar, and Cristiano Ronaldo levels as the UK pundits want us to believe. Having said that, I also think that KC is a potential top player who, unfortunately, hasn't been given enough opportunity to show class.

Let's hope he start in Russia and use that as another launching pad for this career.


O pari

Put it this way if Kane was in Leicester do you think he will be warming the bench.

In reality KC has actually had too much opportunity in the context of the EPL. In the EPL you get maybe 2/3 games to show your quality or at least your potential quality.

Demarai Grey was benched when KC was playing new manager comes in and in one game has claimed permanent position. He has taken his opportunity.

KC is playing in the U23 is he the top scorer in the U23 league, how many goals has he scored how many hat tricks Currently there is a young teenager called Eppiah who is currently performing more than him at least in the U23's.

So what opportunity is he supposed to be given a whole season.

Musa left the Russian league with the belief that he would light up the EPL but has essentially flopped. However, nobody is saying he wasn't given an opportunity. Can I ask why It smacks of a double standard with regards to KC.

We were the old members. I quit that forum once it became dominated by kids.


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maidaboi:
you need to take a look at cybereagles again

Icon79:
Haha!! You know Ayo, eh?

If you read that Croatian forum posts, they have Ayo written all over them - all the way down to his 10 pointers. And I am willing to make a bet that it's him. He does that all the time .... anytime we're in a tournament, he would dig up the forums of our opponents and go there to taunt them.


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Ayo Akinfe will never change. He has so ridiculed himself on CE that other members now see him as a persona non grata. I never believed he would go as far as posting that trash on that forum after he made it out and posted it on CE a day after the draw was held. He is a writer for owngoalnigeria.com, and any time u see ten points, ten reasons/things on either of CE or owngoalnigeria.com, don't bother guessing the writer, it is Ayo Akinfe again.