andrewbaba44:


The 75 percent of national teams games doesnt apply to big national teams its mostly africans and others small european nations, it doesnt even apply to special talents

Iheanacho hasnt play 10 percent of national team games before epl debut, ndidi hasnt play 10 percent of naija games before joining leicester

Isaac success hasnt done so too, if you are good you are good jare, dem go buy you put you as special talent

Mujtahida:

How does size of the strikers affect their combination? Enlighten me
Rashidi and Amokachi were both big and combined well.

andrewbaba44:


Lol they will say they pity tammy because he didnt play for naija, but if na naija player watch how some of them will say nobody will bench him

In his mind my guy knows nothing will happen to tammy, 11 epl goals in 14 games no be beans o

Tammy will likely score 20 goals at worst

TheSuperNerd:
It is not about size. It is about the attributes of both strikers. Rashidi was an all out number 9. Amokachi was more of a support striker. That is why both could work in fine synergy.

Osimhen and Dessers will only work if one of them (likely Osimhen) functions as the striker that plays off the other one more. Like a Support striker. This is why I say Dessers may or may not combine with Osimhen. If both combine as all out number 9s, they could get into each other's paths.

In a Big Striker/ Small striker combo, it is obvious what each brings with their attributes. The Big striker serves as the target man who the small striker serves as roaming striker. One supports, the other plays as the all out 9. One plays off the other. So it is about attributes and not size when I mention such combo.

Blueelf:


Your CBs are okay

Chelsea shouldn't act like the prodigal son who frittered away his inheritance on nonsense. If you don't buy wise, you'll suffer for it like Liverpool under Brendan Rodgers second season

chrisooblog:
what then happened to onyekuru he no be special "talent"? i agree with you 100% that your ability as a player will open doors for you but also being an international player for even nigeria can help hasten the process. Finidi George, Daniel Amokachi, Taiye Taiwo would probably not have gotten big money moves abroad or at best been delayed several years if not for the national team

charlesemeka85:
both will be valuable to the team but like rohr i prefer ejaria who seem more complete. i have seen eze play few times and i must confess that sometimes he seem uninterested without the ball and his work rate is very poor though i believe with time he will improve that aspect of his game.

Icon4s:
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1. Nigerian Player of the Year:
- Odion Ighalo

2. NPFL player of the Year:
- Ifeanyi Anaemena

3. Most Impactful New Inclusion (2019):
- Joe Ayodele-Aribo

4. Best Ogedengbe Super Eagles Best Goal Keeper of the Year:
- Daniel Akpeyi

5. Stephen Keshi Best Defender of the Year:
- William Troost-Ekong

6. Samuel Okwaraji Best Midfielder of the Year:
- Wilfred Ndidi

7. Rashidi Yekini Best Attacking player of the Year:
- Odion Ighalo

8. Most improved player (2019):
- Chidozie Awaziem

9. Young Player of the Year (U-21):

- Victor Osimhen

10. Best performing Foreign born Prospect of the year:
- Cyriel Dessers

11. Super Falcons Player of the Year:
- Chiamaka Nnadozie

12. Super Eagles Goal of the Year:
- Samuel Kalu vs Benin( 2021 AFCON qualifiers)

13. Best assist of the Year:
- Aina for Ighalo vs Burundi (2019 AFCON)

14. National Team of the Year:
- The Super Eagles

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andrewbaba44:


You have a point , onyekuru case was different and i dont know why

Did taiwo joined marsielle because of national team?

Taiwo joined marsielle direct from lobi stars before the 2005 world youth championship even started

Please correct me if i am wrong

chrisooblog:
like a defoe/crounch scenario during their tottenham days or mboma/etoo for cameroon. that said i've seen similar attribute players still function well together andrew cole/dwight yorke, sturridge/saurez players who are not necessarily pure target man but rely more on their pace and clever movement

chrisooblog:
i remember taiwo playing for nigeria in 2004 in the mandela challenge against south africa. it was just before the under20 afcon tournament in january 2005 that he joined marseille

TheSuperNerd:
You indeed know Eze so well. With the ball, he can be a marvel to watch but without it, dude becomes a liability. He really needs to up his workrate and overall off-the-ball contributions.

Like Rohr, I will rather take an Ejaria now before Eze even if both are available at same time. But as it stands shaa, as you know, We can land Ejaria soon enough while Eze will likely come much later if he truly wants to switch allegiance following up on his words to Pinnick. Time will tell.

komekn:


Ovie is already in the bag 100% he made the commitment to Nigeria over two years ago with discretion.

But usual NFF politics although Amaju in this regard disappointed me. They simply did not rate Ovie at that time, now the boy is blowing VERU HOT they have remembered him.

andrewbaba44:


Okay but you cant tell me marsielle got him because of the mandela challenge

TheGoodJoe:


When it comes to attitude, I think Arsenal now have the worst behaved fans. I wonder which top coach will want to come into such toxic environment.

chrisooblog:
true but you also can't say that didn't play a part. how many players off the top of your head do you remember joining top european clubs direct straight from local league who weren't in anyway involved in the national team especially in that era?

andrewbaba44:


Okay but you cant tell me marsielle got him because of the mandela challenge

charlesemeka85:
his poor work rate is one aspect in his game which may turn him to a perennial bench warmer in serious minded epl teams if he joins any? coaches of nowadays like their AM's to be workaholics in other to stiffen the midfield when they re not in possession of the game. ejaria has this aforementioned quality more than him.

he is still young and i believe he will learn all this with time

elyte89:




Tammy will survive...he's a good player and good enuf for Chelsea

charlesemeka85:
he joined marseille during the afcon u20 championship

charlesemeka85:
his poor work rate is one aspect in his game which may turn him to a perennial bench warmer in serious minded epl teams if he joins any? coaches of nowadays like their AM's to be workaholics in other to stiffen the midfield when they re not in possession of the game. ejaria has this aforementioned quality more than him.

he is still young and i believe he will learn all this with time

chrisooblog:
hmmm a luxury player. i haven't seen ebere play in a full 90 minute match for me to be able to assess him but I trust your judgment on him. if ovie is the one that has the qualities to improve the super eagles based on your own observation then I agree.

unicorn79:


Is Tammy's position in danger?

jihday:
Those are Photoshop, nobody is saying Ljunberg out at least not yet

TheSuperNerd:
It is not about size. It is about the attributes of both strikers. Rashidi was an all out number 9. Amokachi was more of a support striker. That is why both could work in fine synergy.

Osimhen and Dessers will only work if one of them (likely Osimhen) functions as the striker that plays off the other one more. Like a Support striker. This is why I say Dessers may or may not combine with Osimhen. If both combine as all out number 9s, they could get into each other's paths.

In a Big Striker/ Small striker combo, it is obvious what each brings with their attributes. The Big striker serves as the target man who the small striker serves as roaming striker. One supports, the other plays as the all out 9. One plays off the other. So it is about attributes and not size when I mention such combo.

charlesemeka85:
Germany youth international of Nigerian descent Karim Adeyemi has reacted to reports linking him with moves to Borussia Dortmund, Liverpool, Arsenal and Barcelona.

Barcelona recently saw a bid of fifteen million euros rejected for the Red Bull Salzburg starlet, while Borussia Dortmund have targeted him as a replacement for Jadon Sancho, who is attracting interest from Premier League and La Liga giants.

He trained with Chelsea and courted interest from Liverpool before joining Red Bull Salzburg in July 2018.

Adeyemi was awarded the Fritz Walter Gold Medal for the most promising talent in his age group by the DFB last August.

''First of all, I am pleased about such offers, which pushes me a lot," Adeyemi told transfermarkt.de.

''Still, that does not stop me from going where I want to go. That's why I do not worry so much about it and try to keep a clear head so I'm not distracted. I'm completely relaxed about all the offers. "

Adeyemi admitted that he would love to play on the same team as the best player on the planet, Lionel Messi.

''It used to be my dream to play with the best player in the world, Lionel Messi, Barcelona. I definitely want to play in a top club in a top league,'' he added.

This season, Adeyemi has been involved in 20 goals (11 goals, 9 assists) in 17 appearances for Red Bull Salzburg teams.