Solanke is better than Iheanacho still remember that?

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.

I have said this more than a million times on this thread and I reiterate, Simon and Musa ain't no cerebral wingers and won't make my team ahead of better wingers like Onyekuru and Kalu with the excuse that they have good defensive psych.

kingphilip:
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.

Bad news for him and his country, but good news to other teams in the group. He is a very serious threat to any team he plays against. The guy can produce goals and stellar performance when one least expected. He's one of the threat I think we might be overlooking that I'm actually worried about. Nevertheless, I wish him quick recovery because he played a pivotal role in Iceland's first world cup qualification and an important member of the Iceland's squad.

ChrisKels:



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...

to be fair moses has been injured and was just coming back

bataderemi:

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

that's a whooping 600mb to burn..

Anyway the things I do for my country

maidaboi:
to be fair moses has been injured and was just coming back

Before the injury, was he as good as Kalu? BTW, how many matches did he even miss because of the injury. Did u know even though Henry onyekuru has been off for much longer time than Simon was, he still has better stats than Simon. Can u beat that?

I've been of the opinion that Africans plying their trade in the top leagues in Europe, most especially the EPL are always and have always been underrated despite their efforts over time. While some have some circumstances that shadows their performances, others are just no given the necessary media attention given to other European teammates of the same team.


See the "Babylonian" attitude that Arsenal fans are showing after Mo Elneny's top performance in the absence of the undisciplined Wilshere for Arsenal on twitter . He was that good and even when as a CMF, he did Wilshere's job. Iwobi too at the middle. Instead he has a record for being remembered for his low times rather than praise him for his efforts at the middle of the park. Leaves one wondering if there isn't an unhealthy bias towards these African players.


If Ndidi were white, Leicester would have started shouting at intervals that his price is above 80-100million in the transfer market. Someone that I consider worthy to wear a Madrid jersey someday just on his performances this season. Saw what he played against Atletico in the UCL then against Griezmann? He wasn't even hyped atall after that match. Not even his coach did that.


Please you must try really hard to convince me that this bias don't exist.

Mujtahida:

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

thanks baba, but the contributions fit no too make sense sha o

krattoss:
that's a whooping 600mb to burn..

Anyway the things I do for my country

Lol u dis IMSU guy, if na to carry Porsche cars to dey intimidate FUTO guys, una no go check the cost of fuel and all Dat, now to see match online u dun dey wise up abi mtcheew

Lol
All the udeme don loss.

SirLawrie007
U no need ask for permission as long as u are a true fan of SE.

safarigirl:
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

ChrisKels:



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...

i have never clamoured for any player on this forum and will never do that. Moses is a sure bet for the world cup and have told you why Rohr prefers him. The other players you mentioned will get their chance to shine as well. Let's focus on what we have on ground as per world cup preps.

Joebie:
Lol
All the udeme don loss.

SirLawrie007
U no need ask for permission as long as u are a true fan of SE.

bros Joebie, person gat juba for him forefathers and seek their blessings and sometimes approval to thread some routes in life (on a lighter note)

@safarigirl you rock ...I've enjoyed you so much on the literature section and your contributions here too are just top notch

maidaboi:
Solanke is better than Iheanacho
still remember that?

my brother the things wey pesin don read for this place

ChrisKels:


Lol u dis IMSU guy, if na to carry Porsche cars to dey intimidate FUTO guys, una no go check the cost of fuel and all Dat, now to see match online u dun dey wise up abi mtcheew

ChrisKels:


I have said this more than a million times on this thread and I reiterate, Simon and Musa ain't no cerebral wingers and won't make my team ahead of better wingers like Onyekuru and Kalu with the excuse that they have good defensive psych.

I agree, I remember musa at our last World Cup outing, I was seriously shocked his ball control was very poor, easily gets dispossessed, he's lucky he has some goal sense(musa was once touted a better talent than mane in about 2013) but no self development.
Simon would dribble everything and then give a hopeless cross, appalling end product. musa and Simon lack the ability thier talent deserves. They are lucky they have more club and international experienced at this stage of thier careers than these out young guns, else musa would have seen the other side of gernot.
Personally I would feel better if a bonaventura or olayinka started ahead of Simon.

Short memory things for some people....

Icon4s:


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

And you have forgotten how Ejike Uzoenyi made that squad?

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

When I mentioned this guy people were amused because I knew we didn't need Tammy. Based on this potential with all our exciting young strikers I rate him top 3 best.
There's something peculiar about his style of play, the way he uses his body and chest to move the ball when trying to break defensive line is something special, hopefully he keeps the form and gets a look for the next friendlies

chrisooblog:
my brother the things wey pesin don read for this place

your head they there

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

I think he should go back on loan to the top eredivise team so he can play champions league..after this season, I'm sure the top teams in Holland are at least coming to him to a year loan..

soetanoreoluwa:


Weldone sir. I salute your courage. God will keep you and protect you daily. Amen

Amen ESE gan

ChrisKels:


Before the injury, was he as good as Kalu? BTW, how many matches did he even miss because of the injury. Did u know even though Henry onyekuru has been off for much longer time than Simon was, he still has better stats than Simon. Can u beat that?

Onyekuru is a player that i like very much i enjoy watching him and will be a starter if i were the coach since i am not the the coach then i have to support what ever he do

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

If he keeps this form up, he deserves to be called up..at least he can make up the standby list in case of any injury..

He truly offers something different to all the strikers we have now, he would be a real asset..the only problem have always had with him is his decision making, I do hope he has improved in that aspect..

Yes, the pre-Chelsea Mikel was a potential world class playmaker before the taskmaster, Jose Mourinho, rewired him and turned him into a DM "destroyer"

Anyway, let's hope that Joel Obi can combine well in the two pivot role with Ndidi. My concern is that, for some reasons, Ndidi doesn't seem to play well with Onazi. I can't put my finger on what the problem is because they are both fantastic players. I would like to see Ndidi-Joel Obi combo next week Friday. Fingers crossed!


O pari

asha80:


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

Nah, I can't prove that of Skippo Keshi (RIP); but if it walks like a duck and talks like a duck then it must be a duck, right?

And while on that same topic, I can prove that it was it Pa Oni who first turned the Super Eagles camp into a business center prior to Japan-Korea 2002 World Cup. The going rate then was $10,000 per junk player. I personally know how Efe Sodjie made that world cup team.


O pari

Kog45:
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.

Argentina vs Nigeria was carried LIVE on Bein Sports, so no hassle there. And I believe that Bein Sport would carry Nigeria vs Poland as well, so I haven't checked their scheduled line up yet, since it's still over a week away.


O pari

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

anyone with the injury news update for Tyronne Ebuehi .... i still want to watch that guy again on GWG before he can get my world cup nod for a starting 11
dont mind me guys i am sounding like Rohr

lexyman:
anyone with the injury news update for Tyronne Ebuehi .... i still want to watch that guy again on GWG before he can get my world cup no for a starting 11
dont mind me guys i am sounding like Rohr

hahahaha

ChrisKels:


Before the injury, was he as good as Kalu? BTW, how many matches did he even miss because of the injury. Did u know even though Henry onyekuru has been off for much longer time than Simon was, he still has better stats than Simon. Can u beat that?

I am a Moses Simon fan,but it seems this kalu guy is better and outshining him in the team,the guy is becoming constitent,his corner kick,his free kick assist,his pace is something else,he has a hazard style of play,last season he was always comming from the bench,now the guy don collect the right wing for Gent.

Icon79:
Argentina vs Nigeria was carried LIVE on Bein Sports, so no hassle there. And I believe that Bein Sport would carry Nigeria vs Poland as well, so I haven't checked their scheduled line up yet, since it's still over a week away.


O pari

Dstv suppose show dis one na...abi sometin dey worry dem,and if na bafana bafana vs Seychelles wan play,na SS channels go show am

ChrisKels:



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...

Yes your last paragraph nailed it.

Icon79:
Nah, I can't prove that of Skippo Keshi (RIP); but if it walks like a duck and talks like a duck then it must be a duck, right?

And while on that same topic, I can prove that it was it Pa Oni who first turned the Super Eagles camp into a business center prior to Japan-Korea 2002 World Cup. The going rate then was $10,000 per junk player. I personally know how Efe Sodjie made that world cup team.


O pari

Good that you can't prove that of Keshi.

Opari master u no go kill person who is Pa Oni again or you mean Onigbinde.

Efe gave out $10k?well i have first class information on 2002 WC team cos my former school coach was assistant and i have two personal friends who made the team and they pay nothing.

On Efe i don't know and i cannot say anything on it.

ChrisKels:



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...

It is just that Simon got into the team first. Many of these other boys are outshining him in Belgium.