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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Humility017(m): 4:54pm On May 11, 2020 |
chucs: so says a player who dotted his age just say you were not in good terms with him and your bloated ego never allowed you to apologize. If it was just money...I am so sure you would have been willing to grease palms to get call ups |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by mkrest(m): 4:57pm On May 11, 2020 |
ChrisKels: The "mighty" was what am sure he was feeling then , when he was being chased / begged Well who is doing the begging now |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Humility017(m): 4:59pm On May 11, 2020 |
sheyishemba: please stop quoting this old man he is pained. he couldn't have done any better.... 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by mkrest(m): 5:05pm On May 11, 2020 |
elyte89: J. J maestro, skillful Onazi fearless Nwakali majestic , technical Ndidi hard Ogu strong Oliseh precision , leader Iwobi elegant Imo Where is Mike , he is my ideal choice for leader |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by charlesemeka85(m): 5:17pm On May 11, 2020 |
Chelsea striker Ike Ugbo is interesting QPR. The London Evening Standard says QPR are preparing a bid for Ugbo. Ugbo scored 13 goals on loan at Dutch side Roda JC this term, before the season was scrapped due to the coronavirus outbreak. Now QPR want him. Ugbo has been at Chelsea since he was nine, and Coventry are also keen on striking a deal. His contract at Stamford Bridge is up next summer. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by komekn(m): 5:32pm On May 11, 2020 |
charlesemeka85: With regard to the bullish Amokachi it's really is the case of the very deep rooted blackest pot calling the kettle black. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Blueelf: 5:38pm On May 11, 2020 |
Humility017: Very overhyped legend. Village champion. Only thing he can stake his name to is AFCON glory. His mated were playing in top European teams yet he was like a one-eyed king in the land of the blind. Even Wikipedia no get him stats. Very overrated player 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Blueelf: 5:40pm On May 11, 2020 |
elyte89: Such players are bad for the team. Ain't nothing better than loyalty. Any player not loyal before can't suddenly turn a new leaf. Let him keep calling himself Aibe or isn't that his name again? |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Blueelf: 5:41pm On May 11, 2020 |
ChrisKels: Exactly. Just cos he plied his trade in England doesn't make him mighty |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Blueelf: 5:42pm On May 11, 2020 |
Bolowolowo: Good news. He shouldn't be in a hurry |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Blueelf: 5:43pm On May 11, 2020 |
Danielnino00: I agree with all you said |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Blueelf: 5:46pm On May 11, 2020 |
Joebie: Oga, how has his Ariel duels contributed to match wins? Does he score headers regularly? Is he better interceptor than Ndidi. He will play second fiddle to Ndidi as long as Ndidi is fit. That's the truth |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by AndSunGorilla: 5:47pm On May 11, 2020 |
Humility017:Yes I believe Taiwo doctored his age but as an already established international with good accomplishments I don't believe he needed to grease any palms to continue playing in the SE. So you are right he probably had issues with Keshi. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Blueelf: 5:51pm On May 11, 2020 |
Subzero047: Iwobi has regressed so much and I pointed this put to people here but was attacked by his fanboys. He is living on past glory now. Jamilu was always below average and I'm glad for the competition he is having. I don't see anything different between him and Bryan Idowu. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Blueelf: 5:54pm On May 11, 2020 |
vision4everlan: Iwobi is overrated. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Humility017(m): 6:10pm On May 11, 2020 |
Blueelf: I tell you... it Is annoying to see him bleating like a goat all over ask him the way forward for our football na you'll hear him spill trash... some of this old folks are really annoying and they don't know how to earn respect |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Humility017(m): 6:11pm On May 11, 2020 |
AndSunGorilla: Yeah...sure but him talking as if he is a righteous fellow irritates me. unlike others who never seen to justify themselves or claim the "holy" status |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Humility017(m): 6:13pm On May 11, 2020 |
somehow: You wrote true.... I so much which our journalist can do all this you said above |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Subzero047: 6:23pm On May 11, 2020 |
Blueelf: The thing is, Iwobi does not have the mindset of a professional footballer, he doesn't train, he has a poor cardio, he is more interested in being a celebrity than being a footballer Carlo Ancelotti prefers a 4-4-2 formation and I'm struggling to see where he would fit in the new Everton side 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 6:23pm On May 11, 2020 |
somehow: Law Enforcement will have a case if they get players affected to testify. There have been many players involved in this. If you get 3-5 to testify, you have a strong case. There would also be bank transfer records in some cases. Many players will not want to go that route, it draws attention to them. Even Obasi is getting pressured and he mentioned no names. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by ChrisKels: 6:24pm On May 11, 2020 |
mkrest: He was never begged. Yes, he was approached |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by komekn(m): 6:25pm On May 11, 2020 |
BascoVanVeli: When Ibori offered the former chair of the EFCC a cash bribe of $16 million dollars. What happened NOTHING. Delta state government shamelessly trieste even claim it as giver funds. But it would result in multiple self indictmentd. So the money has remained thier. Although l will not be shocked if it has been given back to him through the backdoor. This is after all NIGERIA. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by AndSunGorilla: 6:28pm On May 11, 2020 |
Humility017: Well said sir. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 6:30pm On May 11, 2020 |
LONG READ: Just how did Reading FC capture Ovie Ejaria? By Adam Goodwin Three point five million pounds. It can’t get you much these days, especially in footballing terms. It could get you half of Patrick Bamford, roughly 4% of Paul Pogba, or Kylian Mbappe’s right foot. Or, if you like, just over 85,000 chicken balti pies at the Madjeski Stadium. But it’s also the same amount of money Reading are set to pay Liverpool for Ovie Ejaria at the end of the season, and nobody can seem to work out why. Named as the 70th Best Teenager in The World 2017 by FourFourTwo and dubbed the ‘English Pogba’ on infamous Netflix series Sunderland ‘Til I Die, Ejaria has always been highly-rated, so what led to the Royals purchasing him for such a steal? Having been released by Arsenal at 16 and reportedly rejecting PSG to join Liverpool in 2014, Jurgen Klopp gave Ejaria his first senior appearances during pre-season of the 2016-17 season. After impressing the German, he earned himself multiple appearances for the first team throughout the following campaign. In March 2017, Klopp said: “I saw [Ejaria] playing a few times and having him around for four days and seeing him in small spaces in the sessions against the ‘adults’ was very important for him and for me. “There’s no doubt about the attitude, there’s no doubt about quality - it’s only a question of are they already ready or not? If not, then they still have time. If yes, then lets make the next step.” Ejaria’s former Liverpool under-23 boss Neil Critchley added: "He has these real ‘wow’ moments which just make you smile because it’s brilliant to watch. “When he is faced with a defender one-on-one in the penalty area, you sort of feel sorry for the defender because you know there is only going to be one outcome.” Despite high praise from his Reds bosses, two loan spells before a switch to the Royals ended his five-year spell in Merseyside. The Independent journalist and Liverpool fan Karl Matchett watched the midfielder closely during his time at Anfield and says that it was through no fault of his own that Ejaria wasn’t successful at the club. “It didn't work out because we moved up a few levels very quickly and left him behind. Some players just develop a little slower and maybe he needed some time and experience,” said Matchett. “He was one of the first few to be given a chance under Klopp, so I think that heightened the excitement around him along with some of the bits he'd done at youth level. “There was no doubting the talent, it was just the usual questions of consistency and maturity.” With the arrivals of Mo Salah and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, there was no room for Ejaria in Klopp’s plans. He made his first loan switch in the 2017/18 January transfer window, when he moved to Sunderland on Deadline Day. The Black Cats were 23rd in the Championship when he made the temporary switch to Wearside, with the club looking to bounce back from finishing bottom of the Premier League the season before. He made 11 appearances at the Stadium of Light but couldn’t prevent them from suffering a consecutive relegation. His only goal for the club came once their fate had already been sealed, as he poked home from close-range against champions Wolves. Matthew Crichton, a writer for Sunderland fan site Roker Report, insists that it was just wrong place, wrong time for Ejaria at the Stadium of Light. “We were battling to avoid relegation and needed experienced heads. Instead, we signed the likes of Ashley Fletcher, Jake Clarke-Salter and Ejaria on loan. That trio all enjoyed poor spells with the club but are now playing regular Championship football, so I would say Ejaria just was not the player we needed at that point,” Crichton said. “It was unrealistic to believe a 20-year-old could be thrown straight into the first team, having never played regular senior football, and instantly hit the ground running, especially in the position we were in. “We weren’t the right club for him to be thrown in at the deep end. I think the pressure of playing a lead role in front of 40,000 people at a club fighting relegation was too big of an ask.” Despite a disappointing spell at Sunderland, Ejaria was one of a few youngsters who new Rangers boss Steven Gerrard turned to, as he looked to bolster his squad with some loanees from his former club. He started brightly, scoring in consecutive games away to Motherwell in the Premiership and a crucial goal against Russian team Ufa in the Europa League, helping secure their spot in the Europa League group stages. However, a costly mistake in the Old Firm derby against Celtic was the beginning of the end for Ejaria in Scotland, as he failed to track the run of Oliver Ntcham, before the Frenchman netted the game’s winning goal. Sky Sports journalist and Rangers fan Andrew Dickson says, despite undoubted ability, Ejaria’s lack of fight let him down. “Rangers fans love players who show commitment on the park, often showing genuine forgiveness for a lack of skill if someone makes up for that with effort and determination, but Ejaria arguably gave them the opposite,” Dickson explained. “He had the talent yet didn’t apply himself nearly as much as it was thought he would. In a league where character pays off, he didn’t show it enough to make the progress both Rangers and Liverpool hoped for. “He ultimately grew unsettled in Glasgow and wanted to leave so when he did, it left many fans of the opinion he lacked the mental and physical strength to be deemed a success at Ibrox.” As mentioned, Ejaria struggled to settle across the border and, despite being involved in almost all of Rangers’ league and European games, the 21-year-old decided to cut his loan short at Rangers. Reports from Scotland at the time claimed that he didn’t like the physicality in the Scottish Premiership, which led to plenty of criticism from pundits and fans alike. This wasn’t helped by Ejaria unfollowing Rangers on Instagram and deleting all reference to them from his profile before a crucial Europa League tie against Villarreal in December. Upon Ejaria’s return to Liverpool in January, Gerrard said: “Am I disappointed he’s gone? Yes. Do I think it’s the right decision? No, because I think he had an incredible opportunity here. “I have to accept the decision. I’m sad about it, I wish him all the best. He’s a nice kid, very quiet. He told me it was 100 percent football reasons and I have to respect that.” Despite being back at Liverpool after two unsuccessful loan spells, the midfielder was brought in by then Reading boss Jose Gomes in an attempt to remain in the Championship. Along with the other successful loanees brought in by Gomes, Ejaria helped the Royals avoid the drop, leading to calls from fans to bring him back for at least another season. The Reading owners were unconvinced however, despite Gomes’ desperation to re-sign him for the 2018-19 campaign. A deal was eventually completed to bring him back on season-long loan on literally the last minute of the transfer window. And, within that, the club also agreed to make the transfer permanent at the end of the current campaign for just £3.5m. Ejaria has continually wowed Reading fans ever since arriving at the Madjeski, with his nimble footwork and skills that have seemed almost impossible to pull off. He’s made midfielders of the highest order look silly with nutmegs, flicks and dragbacks and, on his day, he’s impossible to stop. However, there are still many Reading supporters who are continuously frustrated by his dilly-dallying on the ball and reluctance to play the easy pass at times. And, highlighted by his time in Scotland, someone that is 6ft and 165lb shouldn’t be shrugged off the ball as easily as does. These faults were echoed by others who have watched him at his previous clubs, heavily praising his technical ability and his close control, but criticising his lack of physicality and a tendency to be far too meek on the ball. At 22, Ejaria is still a few years from his prime though, and it seems unlikely that these things will remain a problem. Before the season was suspended, it was evident that the midfielder had begun to improve on some of those faults and Royals fans can only imagine how dangerous he could be if he were to bulk out slightly. “He’s still figuring out his role. He’s a good dribbler so sometimes it’s too easy for managers to shove him out wide, but he’s always been a midfielder and that's where he belongs,” says youth football expert Connor Rowden. “To keep improving, he just needs to keep finding the balance between trying to carry the ball and moving it quickly. Once his one-on-one skills are isolated to times they're actually needed, he'll be more efficient and more productive. “I think he can be a good Premier League midfielder and, therefore, get in contention for an England cap at some point. I think playing for a top side is probably a step too far, but who knows. “Like with most players, it's all about the fit and the right coach as to if he hits his ceiling.” Reading have a history of bargain hunting. The signatures of Kevin Doyle and Shane Long for a combined fee of around about £75k spring to mind but, more recently, Andy Yiadom and John Swift both being brought in on free transfers also looks like shrewd business. But perhaps the capture of Ejaria for, let me remind you, £3.5m could better all of those, especially if he can continue impressing in Berkshire and begin to fulfil the potential that was expected of him. Cue the Liverpool board scrambling to see if they can cancel that permanent transfer clause… —ReadingChronicle 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by AndSunGorilla: 6:34pm On May 11, 2020 |
tbaba1234:As one popular yoruba fuji artist one sang, matter we dey judge hand pass somebody piss anywhere. Unfortunately nothing will happen within 9ja on top all these confessions. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 6:34pm On May 11, 2020 |
The stats show where Ndidi is better and otherwise. You are making a different argument. If you need more physical presence and players to win aerial duels in the midfield your go to man is Billing. That’s also important to help a team keep possession. Billing has played more as a CM than DM in this current season. So here is a place for Billing in other areas when needed. Blueelf: |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 6:42pm On May 11, 2020 |
“England was never going to give me a chance to play for the senior team, that’s the difference. Nigeria gave me the pathway to play for their senior team,” Aina was quoted as saying in an Instagram Live interview by the Punch. “I probably would have made it there at some point but Nigeria told me I can make it here now, it was a no-brainer.” — goal 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by komekn(m): 6:45pm On May 11, 2020 |
Humility017: You sure say u go uniben ❓ Maybe you did but I doubt if you are from Edo or Delta states. Or you ever lived there. Because your understanding of the Edo and Delta pidgin is seriously seriously questionable. You seem not understand the terminology and meaning and dramatic comedic impact or if you like tongue in cheek. I am sure Edopesin and Joebie can definitely school you. You have totally misconstrued my words and substance in the pidgin that was used to convey the message. 4 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Nobody: 6:56pm On May 11, 2020 |
Current/Past Eagles as Managers...See Ndidi 2 Likes
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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 6:58pm On May 11, 2020 |
Bolowolowo: I think Mikel will go into coaching. Ndidi seems to be more interested in the business side of things as he is pursuing a business degree, 4 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Edopesin: 7:07pm On May 11, 2020 |
Bolowolowo: omo see as Ndidi fresh and clean |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Blueelf: 7:12pm On May 11, 2020 |
Subzero047: Exactly, my brother. I have said this severally |
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