ChrisKels:
After today's match, Samuel Kalu's stat so far with Gent;

"He has been directly involved in 26 goals (10 goals, 16 assists) in 46 appearances since his move to Gent."

This guy is an assist king. Badass winger

Moses Simon's fan boys won't like this

For real Kalu is hustling for a call up. This guy and Simon play in the same team and he constantly outshines him in almost all the matches. His crosses are a beauty to watch. Impact player! Good end product.
I like simon but he's not improving his game. What's more baffling is that if you study very closely Our young talents in Belgian pro league like kalu, bonaventura, onyekuru and olyinka all seem to have a better football IQ than simon.
This simon needs a coach like pochettino or klopp who will work the potential out of him.

congo4ka:
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My brother, you can ask anybody here about me, I make very useful contributions and tactical analysis I also speak and write fluently Russian language, which would be very useful for us here in Russia

I checked out a thread in VK site ( one of the biggest online forum for Russians, Ukrainians and basically eastern Europeans) they celebrated Victor Moses when he won Nigerian best player and the comments there was encouraging, but it was written in Russian language so you guys would not really understand here I also spy on the Croatian team and fan zone to understand there weaknesses and strength, I will be a very big assets for you guys here and I don't even ask for any form of appreciation

something in me tends to like ur nastiness here..
I think u I'll be better off a comedian

Thank you! That's his best position, to be quite honest with you. Mikel could be our Andre Pirlo at the World Cup. Normally, when a player begins to age (Wayne Rooney) for instance, he would be moved further down the field, where he could use his experience to control the game without having to deal the pace. In a perfect world, that what we should do with Mikel.

The likes of Iwobi, Moses, Iheanacho, etc can handle the AM role.


O pari

Joebie:
He plays as a DM in China.

krattoss:
something in me tends to like ur nastiness here..
I think u I'll be better off a comedian

Actually for all his vulgarity there's something to like about this congo4ka guy. I like his brashness

But for real congo4ka, can you speak Russian? I love Russian literature but I can't speak Russian. Can you?

Actually, it wasn't just Reuben alone. We can excuse him if he had fumbled on only one or two players, but Keshi fumbled on:

Michael Uchebo
Shola Ameobi
Ejike Uzoenyi
Kunle Odunlami
Ramon Azeez
Uche Nwofor

And I can go on and on. So it wasn't just one player. The entire bench was useless - sold to the highest bidder.


O pari

Kog45:


Yes Keshi fumbled on Reuben Gabriel and Bora fumbled on Uche Okafor.

My man just my opinion

Icon79:
Thank you! That's his best position, to be quite honest with you. Mikel could be our Andre Pirlo at the World Cup. Normally, when a player begins to age (Wayne Rooney) for instance, he would be moved further down the field, where he could use his experience to control the game without having to deal the pace. In a perfect world, that what we should do with Mikel.

The likes of Iwobi, Moses, Iheanacho, etc can handle the AM role.


O pari

i am not convinced on that ... yes mourinho for whatever reason preferred him there and conviced him to start playing there and national team coaches also followed suite..however if i remember his exploits as attacking midfielder in the under 20 championship in Holland and his performance also in the eagles in recent times where he has played as attacking midfielder then i begin to doubt if DM is his best position..i hope he is fully fit in this world cup rest this issue.

at times that a player has played in a particular postion for most of his career and done well there might not necessarily mean that is his best postion eg lothar mathaus at italia 90

Icon79:
Actually, it wasn't just Reuben alone. We can excuse him if he had fumbled on only one or two players, but Keshi fumbled on:

Michael Uchebo
Shola Ameobi
Ejike Uzoenyi
Kunle Odunlami
Ramon Azeez
Uche Nwofor

And I can go on and on. So it wasn't just one player. The entire bench was useless - sold to the highest bidder.


O pari

Yes O pari master but specifically Reuben was mentioned being a clubless player.

I think others are not clubless,so possible they merited it and tell me players that are supposed to make the team.

I remember Elderson Echiejele was dropped due to injury, Obiorah Nwankwo couldn't meet up,Fengor Ogude lost his place due to his performance at afcon 2013,Nosa Igiebor had a woeful afcon 2013,Uche IK lost out due to indiscipline, Sunday Mba after Afcon couldn't reproduced the same form and Brown Ideye had a very woeful performance at confederation cup.These are the member of Afcon 2013 that were dropped.

Outside this Obafemi Martins was recalled but failed to impress,Joel Obi too couldn't meet up cos he was just coming back from injury,also Bright Dike had injury prior to WC

Oh for highest bidder,pls can you prove it.

If u have a heart, then u gotta feel for this kid. I just hope Ebuehi no follow wicked him brother

Loanee Sadiq Umar Cries Out For Referee Protection After Another Stellar Performance For NAC Breda

On loan Roma forward Sadiq Umar has cried out about defenders unfairly kicking him in their bid to stop him after winning another penalty in NAC Breda 2-0 win over ADO Den Haag over the weekend.

For the second game running, the Nigerian won another spot kick after he was roughly brought down in the box, and a week after his coach was sent off for protesting the decision of the referee in their win over Feyenoord, before he was finally awarded one, the striker has now voiced same worries.

Big, strong, quick and skillful, the 21 year old who has taken the Dutch Eredivisie by storm since his loan move in January feels he is not getting enough protection from referees during games.

” I have to be very clear with you, I am feeling pains all over my ankle region and also around my shin. The kicks I get from defenders is not helping me at all. Some protection from the referees will help me a lot”, Jololo as Sadiq is fondly called by friends told Owngoalnigeria.com.

” Defenders are there to stop the strikers from scoring, that I know and the whole world knows it as well but it has to be fairly done. I am seriously battling with not enough protection from the referees “, he concluded.

tbaba1234:
Sadiq Umar in Eredivise Team of the week again.. Two weeks in a row..

Lol uv rly fallen in love with this kid that u had to screenshot this with an almost empty battery

I'm tempted to clamor for the inclusion of this boy in our next get together at least as a training cone but make I leave him till after the world cup make person no break my head here

realpoacher:


No sir, it is you that is missing the point.

At this stage, you should know that too much emphasis on a thing makes it loses its value... A statement of fact the likes of Komekn and forgiveness don't realize.

The way these two dwell and emphasize on players from England, at a point, makes it nauseating. They sound as if football doesn't exist outside of England or at most the top 5 leagues in Europe.

If FIFA took football this way, the game wouldn't have spreadth throughout over the 190 nations of the world.
The love of the game is everywhere and before you can be called an analyst, you should have a full grasp of players in other countries.

But Nope, sir Komekn and forgiveness wouldn't do that, rather to them, only English bred players are the best thing since slice bread.... Forgetting that the way football as a team game is structured,... Unlike individual sports and some team sports like basketball;... On a given day any team consisting of 11 players can defeat another team. That is why a Malawi can defeat a Belgium and A Cameroon can defeat Spain because despite all our predictions, it always boils down to who wants it more on the pitch.

If these two "innit" are as sensible and knowledgeable in football matters as they claim, they would have known this simple theory.

State your points and move along, don't berate other leagues while doing so. Because when you do, we take it as an offense and an insult to our football intelligence because we know and see football and i daresay Excellent quality football being played daily both within Nigeria and other parts of the world.

Honestly, a live and lets live lifestyle isn't that difficult to put on.

Komekn can be a little too biased at times, but where I wouldn't fault him that much is when he asks that our players be standout performers for their teams and leagues especially when they find themselves in the 'backwater leagues'


How many of our players are in the French, German, Italy and Spanish league compared to the EPL. This alone gives Komekn enough ground to praise the EPL to high heavens and his involvement with the league itself makes things worse.


And again, most of us here are just passionate fans, not analysts really, so you shouldn't expect much from us.

hahahaha!

Mujtahida:

Actually for all his vulgarity there's something to like about this congo4ka guy. I like his brashness

But for real congo4ka, can you speak Russian? I love Russian literature but I can't speak Russian. Can you?

Yes I can, I studied in Ukraine and worked for few years there before coming home. If I speak Russian here, they will ban me the same way they banned my alias Pussypounder

Next week Friday Poland vs Nigeria
Can't wait

good morning, afternoon or evening ladies and gentlemen, mommies and daddies (depending on your location)
so, I have been following this thread as a guest speaker, sorry, as a guest! and I must confess, a job well done by all especially the elders (una sabi unaselves).
Now, I no longer wanna look from afar, I want to be involved but I no too sabi ball like that sha o, truth be told but still on still, I want contribute.
BTW, all the loves and the fights in here are just so commendable ...kudos to you all for keeping it real!
Meanwhile, special regards to safarigirl.

I am SirLawrie007, I hope I am welcome here

I agree

Icon79:
Actually, it wasn't just Reuben alone. We can excuse him if he had fumbled on only one or two players, but Keshi fumbled on:

Michael Uchebo
Shola Ameobi
Ejike Uzoenyi
Kunle Odunlami
Ramon Azeez
Uche Nwofor

And I can go on and on. So it wasn't just one player. The entire bench was useless - sold to the highest bidder.


O pari

At least he is far better than Okechukwu Gabriel lol
Let’s have better “cones”

ChrisKels:


Lol uv rly fallen in love with this kid that u had to screenshot this with an almost empty battery

I'm tempted to clamor for the inclusion of this boy in our next get together at least as a training cone but make I leave him till after the world cup make person no break my head here

This one nothing much is been talked about our friendlies match broadcast.

Let it not be another Argentina vs Nigeria in the making..

That we I'll be scrambling for illegal streaming apps and sites

krattoss:
This one nothing much is been talked about our friendlies match broadcast.

Let it not be another Argentina vs Nigeria in the making..

That we I'll be scrambling for illegal streaming apps and sites

Lol, last last bein sports on mobdro will show it.

Loogan:

For real Kalu is hustling for a call up. This guy and Simon play in the same team and he constantly outshines him in almost all the matches. His crosses are a beauty to watch. Impact player! Good end product.
I like simon but he's not improving his game. What's more baffling is that if you study very closely Our young talents in Belgian pro league like kalu, bonaventura, onyekuru and olyinka all seem to have a better football IQ than simon.
This simon needs a coach like pochettino or klopp who will work the potential out of him.

ermm..... Why Rohr loves Simon and prefers to start him over iwobi or whoever is the defensive side of his game. He tracks back to help the defence.

congo4ka:


Yes I can, I studied in Ukraine and worked for few years there before coming home. If I speak Russian here, they will ban me the same way they banned my alias Pussypounder

Wow that's lovely.

Icon79:
Actually, it wasn't just Reuben alone. We can excuse him if he had fumbled on only one or two players, but Keshi fumbled on:

Michael Uchebo
Shola Ameobi
Ejike Uzoenyi
Kunle Odunlami
Ramon Azeez
Uche Nwofor

And I can go on and on. So it wasn't just one player. The entire bench was useless - sold to the highest bidder.


O pari

Thank you. This is precisely the point I hammered on.

Opponent watch
Everton’s Gylfi Sigurdsson may miss World Cup after damaging knee joint​

Everton’s Gylfi Sigurdsson is to see a specialist amid concerns his season has been ended by a knee injury which could also put his World Cup participation in doubt.

The Icelander played the full 90 minutes of the 2-0 win against Brighton at Goodison Park on Saturday but it has emerged he may have damaged ligaments.

Sigurdsson is to have the problem assessed on Monday evening but could be out for the rest of Everton’s campaign, which would throw into doubt his chances of featuring in Iceland’s first World Cup, in Russia this summer.

His brother Olafur Mar Sigurdsson has spoken to Icelandic media and claims the joint of the player’s right knee is damaged. “It is anticipated the 28-year-old Icelandic international could be sidelined for several weeks but it will only be after consulting with the specialist that a definitive time frame will be known,” an Everton statement read.

The £45m club-record signing endured a difficult start to his Everton career having moved from Swansea in the summer as his struggles were matched by the team’s.

SirLawrie007:
good morning, afternoon or evening ladies and gentlemen, mommies and daddies (depending on your location)
so, I have been following this thread as a guest speaker, sorry, as a guest! and I must confess, a job well done by all especially the elders (una sabi unaselves).
Now, I no longer wanna look from afar, I want to be involved but I no too sabi ball like that sha o, truth be told but still on still, I want contribute.
BTW, all the loves and the fights in here are just so commendable ...kudos to you all for keeping it real!
Meanwhile, special regards to safarigirl.

I am SirLawrie007, I hope I am welcome here

Welcome, welcome. The more, the merrier. Look forward to reading your contributions.

Certitude:

If no be say you dey stalk safarigirl for here, I for like you...

oga, na so you do wayo I no come see you again, abi?

You no go come do your clearance?

SirLawrie007:
good morning, afternoon or evening ladies and gentlemen, mommies and daddies (depending on your location)
so, I have been following this thread as a guest speaker, sorry, as a guest! and I must confess, a job well done by all especially the elders (una sabi unaselves).
Now, I no longer wanna look from afar, I want to be involved but I no too sabi ball like that sha o, truth be told but still on still, I want contribute.
BTW, all the loves and the fights in here are just so commendable ...kudos to you all for keeping it real!
Meanwhile, special regards to safarigirl.

I am SirLawrie007, I hope I am welcome here

welcome to the thread sir, and thanks for the special shout out

Oga Joebie is in charge of udeme here, so, you can meet him for your bottle. We hope to see your contributions as we go

Humility017:


you're just beating round the Bush.....
just feel free to state your view...rather than clingin to the blame game...accusing folks of berating the epl and England...

I don't understand why some of us here are not straightforward.

no one is sayn that our best legs are not in England...but our best legs are not solely restricted or living only in England... just same way you can view the sun from any spot....likewise our best players are litered in Europe....
you guys need to break loose from that parochial mindset......and begin to view thing holistically.

the best legs can be majorly in England....elsewhere we have them too.

as regard music....common sense should teach us... that we are concerned wit music...made in English language because it's official language....
same way a nation like Senegal will priortize the French songs over any in other languages....

moreover...those musicians you mentioned I dont even know them...because i play only gospel songs...and they are mainly from the USA, Nigeria and Australia.....
so it is relative...

Lol! What do you want me to say


I've stated my position already and it was plain and simple.

Majority of our best players are in England or have at a point in their careers developed there and by saying that Komekn has enough justification to ask for more of our players plying their trades there to be considered for the eagles team, is that a wise decision or not it's a different case entirely.

It's not as if we have players in the other top leagues performing week in week out.

And again, that you're not one of those who runs down the quality of the EPL time and time again doesn't mean others don't, and I can't remember mentioning anyone's name.

And about music, so you've forgotten how Awilo with his Makosa music stormed Nigeria in the early and mid 90s, kids rolling their waists, throwing their hands in the air with excitement to lyrics they don't understand?

All the artists I mentioned earlier take musical tours to Asia, north America and the Scandinavians with very little or no English speaking population and we've seen fans in come out in thousands filling up the venue and you tell me music is geographical and lingual.

One of the most popular songs currently on earth is a Spanish song 'Despacito' and many of its listeners don't even speak the language.

Since you only listen to a genre of music, I guess it's best we leave things at that.

SerVik:
Jacob banks is naija born? never knew

Yeah, he a Lagosian, left when he was 13.
Said Fela and Labgaja were people he listened to the most while growing up.

SerVik:

Jacob banks is naija born? never knew

double post

Truidstar:
ermm..... Why Rohr loves Simon and prefers to start him over iwobi or whoever is the defensive side of his game. He tracks back to help the defence.

And that's good enough an excuse when he can hardly execute his primary assignment which lies upfront?

As a winger, ur primary assignment is an efficient attacking input followed by defensive contributions which is secondary.

I av bn seeing Gent matches lately because of Esiti, and can tell u Moses hasn't been contributing more defensively to Gent than Kalu. Initially, Moses's fans pride themselves over his unofficial appointment as the free kick taker for Gent, lol, guess who has assumed that mantle now and has been delivering... Your guess is as good as mine and if he wasn't better than Moses, he wouldn't have been assigned that duty after it was strapped off Simon. Just as Moses was once Gent's golden boy, Kalu is their present golden boy and he is highly celebrated by Gent's fans. He is wanted by a host of clubs in the top leagues and I expect him to leave by summer. Until Henry's unfortunate injury, he was the only Nigerian winger better than Kalu amongst the players plying their trade in Belgium.

Stat wise, the likes of Olayinka and Bonaventure have even done better than Moses this season. We need to tell ourselves the truth...

Icon79:
Actually, it wasn't just Reuben alone. We can excuse him if he had fumbled on only one or two players, but Keshi fumbled on:

Michael Uchebo
Shola Ameobi
Ejike Uzoenyi
Kunle Odunlami
Ramon Azeez
Uche Nwofor

And I can go on and on. So it wasn't just one player. The entire bench was useless - sold to the highest bidder.


O pari

And I say again, take Uche Nwofor off that list.

And you have forgotten how Ejike Uzoenyi made that squad?

Joebie:
At least he is far better than Okechukwu Gabriel lol
Let’s have better “cones”

Bros wetin u wan make ur man talk kwanu? Ur man was being cautious maka ndu ya