seankafor:
I pity our boy iwobi

This is a problem with some players but mostly African players.

Money is not everything career progression and development should be a priority as well if you have the choice.

You should look at the style of play and philosophy and ask can you fit in to the team and prosper.

I remember Dembele when he was at Celtic he declined a move to Chelsea for that reason. But also there were multiple EPL teams that he ignored in favour of going to Celtic to work under Brendon.

That's why l think Victor Osimhen quest to go to Manchester United and Arsenal is ill advised.

komekn:


This is a problem with some players but mostly African players.

Money is not everything career progression and development should be a priority as well if you have the choice.

You should look at the style of play and philosophy and ask can you fit in to the team and prosper.

I remember Dembele when he was arrested Celtic he declined a move to Chelsea for that reason. But also there were multiple EPL teams that he ignored in favour of going to Celtic to work under Brendon.

That's why l think Victor Osimhen quest to go to Manchester United and Arsenal is ill advised.

but iwobi didn't want to leave arsenal?
It was arsenal that wanted to cash in on the big money Everton splashed

Outrageous. Disgusting. Can't these people just troll the lad for football reasons alone?? When Nacho was having a hard time, I don't think I read racist abuse added to the football yabs he got, or maybe I missed that too. Sickos in huge availability. Just nauseating.

Danielnino00:

Exactly! The hypocrisy.

Danielnino00:


All this "Black Lives Matter " that has been trending everywhere was just for show..

Don't be surprised if some of the people that racially abused him also twitted "black lives matter"..

Danielnino00:

Coconut tree?

I see no racist stuff here. Yes, he's lanky just like coconut tree.

Anyway, Today, July 12, is Moses Simon's Birthday.
Undoubtedly our best performing winger from the 2019/2020 season in the Top 5 leagues.

Have a good one Simon.

Danielnino00:
According to reports on social media, Tammy broke down in the dressing room after Lampard called him "a championship player"

Komekn, how far na..
When do Lampard become so emotionally biased?
How dare he relegate Tammy to the same level you placed Osimhen some years back? If Lampard doesn't hear it from you, I go vex for you o

post the source please I want check something

Danielnino00:


No need to confirm it..
It was all over social media yesterday night..

It's no big deal anyway... .
Coaches say all sort of things to their players when they are frustrated with their performance...

lampard got it so spot on forget about frustration. Tammy is too small for Chelsea. He doesn't have the mental strength to win game for us.

TheSuperNerd:
You mean racially abused right? I really didn't read much comments on the bashings Tammy got as I didn't see the need to. Chelsea fans especially Nigerians were predictably gonna make him trend for the wrong reason. I know he will get trolled due to the result.
But if some bunch of idiots used the opportunity yesterday to racially abuse the lad, then that is just sick. Very sick infact.

twitter was fast in deleting most of the tweet yesterday.
some even called him APEBRAHAM

komekn:


First of all I don't have any power to relegate anybody, All I can do is make deductions from observations.

Wolfsburg sent Osimhen back to the youth academy not me, Wolfsburg made the decision that he wasn't good enough AT THAT TIME.

So has Tega been sent to the academy, has Tega been benched, is he no longer starting, why is Chelsea offering Tega contract extension, who is the highest goal scorer in Chelsea with 14 EPL goals?

Can you substantiate your claim in the bold and or who reported it to you.

And explained how Tega had been placed on the same level that Victor was on some years back please.

cry me a river.

seankafor:
but iwobi didn't want to leave arsenal?
It was arsenal that wanted to cash in on the big money Everton splashed

Thers why l said, " lf you have the choice "

It was apparent that Arsenal no longer considered him valuable and could not believe the money Everton were offering £34 million is not baked beans. They could not refuse.

But don't forget Iwobi would have made £4 million more or less depending on his contract clauses, straight to his bank account.

He is young and therefore will sign a long term contract at least 4 years. That sets him up for life financially.

Football can be very unpredictable and you can be rising star one season and a falling star the next.

I remember Berahino Dude was shining like the Northern star he was 20 years old and had scored 14 goals in the EPL. Tottenham put in a £25+ million pound well publicised bid.

WBA refused to let him go it got so bad Pulis treated him like he was a leper he ostracised l think he was close to a mental breakdown.

That physiological torture left him with permanent scars, he has never recovered and he is only still relatively young at 26 now. Released from Stoke he went to Belguim.

Players need sincere guidance went it comes bro transfer or I can turn into misery if you are not mentally resilient.

Christology:


twitter was fast in deleting most of the tweet yesterday.
some even called him APEBRAHAM

What That's demeaning... Coming to think that he sacrificed all for his English dream

komekn:


Thers why l said, " lf you have the choice "

It was apparent that Arsenal no longer considered him valuable and could not believe the money Everton were offering £34 million is not baked beans. They could not refuse.

But don't forget Iwobi would have made £4 million more or less depending on his contract clauses, straight to his bank account.

He is young and therefore will sign a long term contract at least 4 years. That sets him up for life financially.

Football can be very unpredictable and you can be rising star one season and a falling star the next.

I remember Berahino Dude was shining like the Northern star he was 20 years old and had scored 14 goals in the EPL. Tottenham put in a £25+ million pound well publicised bid.

WBA refused to let him go it got so bad Pulis treated him like he was a leper he ostracised l think he was close to a mental breakdown.

That physiological torture left him with permanent scars, he has never recovered and he is only still relatively young at 26 now. Released from Stoke he went to Belguim.

Players need sincere guidance went it comes bro transfer or I can turn into misery if you are not mentally resilient.

why would bearhino fight his employees tryna force a move?

Christology:


twitter was fast in deleting most of the tweet yesterday.
some even called him APEBRAHAM

That's a bad one

elyte89:

I thought since he's completed his switch his nationality ought to change?

Does he still need to play a competitive game for us?

Cos that's EA Sports FIFA

TheSuperNerd:
Racism in England

Wilfred Zaha will be in action for Crystal Palace against Aston Villa in less than an hour from now.

This below is what he woke up to ahead of the game today.

Pic key:

1. The message he got.

2. The other pic messages that followed.

3. Same as 2.

4. The handle/acct of the guy that sent the racist message.

And some people think EPL is better than Naples in terms of racial inclusion

I laughter

Danielnino00:


All this "Black Lives Matter " that has been trending everywhere was just for show..

Don't be surprised if some of the people that racially abused him also twitted "black lives matter"..

Hope u don't believe that everyone was ok with the whole movement. There was opposition to BLM then and it is still there now.

Neobulletzz:
Even the Jorginho gan wey Chelsea fans dey shout, dem dey forget one thing

Sarri wey be Jorginho papa self know say Jorginho no fit play alone for midfield, for Napoli he played close to Allan
When he come Chelsea, Sarri still talk the same thing na why Sarri dey play Kante close to Jorginho but Chelsea fans want make only Jorginho dey for 4 for person wey no fit mark. You self reason am

See Chelsea defense, see as e be and you wan still put Jorginho for the front of that defense. Omo if Lewandowski catch that kind defense with Jorginho for 4, Kepa fit chop 10 goals walai

Jorginho is a deep lying play maker and not a defensive midfielder. He is not a pure 4 so playing him as a 4 limits him and exposes his limitations. He needs to play with kante who can mark for him

Christology:


twitter was fast in deleting most of the tweet yesterday.
some even called him APEBRAHAM

Damn
If this was from an Italian, British media no go let us hear word

Kelechi Iheanacho on battle for Champions League qualification




"The race is on." Kelechi Iheanacho coolly throws down the gauntlet with Manchester United for a top-four finish. "Anyone can get into the top four, anyone can get into the top six."

In an exclusive interview with Sky Sports, the Leicester forward expressed his admiration for United's current form - which has seen the Foxes' eight-point lead slashed to one since the restart.


"Bruno [Fernandes] is a top player. They've got Marcus Rashford and Paul Pogba back in the team now. They're flying. But that's not what we need to worry about. We just need to focus on our games."


Is this Man Utd's renaissance?


Before lockdown, the Foxes were cruising to a third-place finish - guaranteeing Champions League football next season. But with just one win from five games since the restart, coupled with Chelsea and Manchester United finding their groove, the race for Europe looks set to go to the wire.


A spate of injuries to key players James Maddison, Ben Chilwell and Ricardo haven't helped the cause. "Madders [Maddison], Chilly [Chilwell] and Ricardo are fantastic players. They have a big impact in the team. I love playing with them.

"But everyone can fill the gaps as well. Everyone knows what to do when you're taking someone's place."

A fifth-place finish might be enough for Champions League qualification - if Manchester City's ban from the competition is upheld and their appeal is unsuccessful - but Iheanacho clearly believes Leicester are masters of their own destiny. "I don't know what's going on with that but we're just focusing on our games."

And that fate could well be sealed on the final day when Leicester host United at the King Power.

The Nigeria international missed out on the Foxes' maiden journey in Europe following their against-the-odds title win in 2015/16, when they lost to Atletico Madrid in the quarter-finals.

He's itching to compete among Europe's elite again - more than three years after his last appearance in the competition with Manchester City. "We've worked really hard to get to this stage, so it would really be a dream."

Heady youth


As a 19-year-old at Manchester City, Iheanacho had the best goals-to-minutes ratio of any player in Premier League history and he cherishes those heady early days.

"My Premier League debut was against Watford in 2015. I got a few minutes or so. It was truly heart-warming. So nice, being young and then scoring goals.

"There are young players doing well now and I'm happy for them, like Phil Foden and Mason Greenwood. You never know how it really feels until you start getting older and understand more."

Game time was hard to come by at City and the lure of regular starts led to his £25m move to Leicester in 2017. "Everybody wants to play. No one wants to sit on the bench."

Back from the wilderness

But regular football has come in fits and starts at Leicester. Over the past three seasons, he hasn't surpassed 1,000 league minutes - but that could change this campaign with 827 on the clock and four games to play.

This season, he made his first league appearance against Everton in December - four months into the campaign - and he seized that opportunity with a match-winning goal and assist. He's been a mainstay in the team since.

The appreciation of that pivotal performance is clear to see. "First and foremost: that's a moment that will be in my head for a long time."

Just one week after that game, he replicated the return in a 4-1 win at Aston Villa, teeing up Jamie Vardy's opener before doubling the Foxes' lead.

But then the goals dried up. When lockdown paused the season, he was goalless in the Premier League this calendar year, despite a January purple patch in front of goal in domestic cups. The enforced break allowed him to take stock.


First and foremost: that's a moment that will be in my head for a long time.
Iheanacho on his goal and assist against Everton in December

"We've been training at home and the coaches have been giving us work to do. It's gone well. I was just keeping fit and training every day." In moments of downtime, he'd watch movies or play FIFA. "I like cooking as well and spicy African dishes have been on the menu," he adds.


The break certainly served him well. Shortly after the restart, he broke his 2020 league duck in the 2-1 defeat to Everton this month and scored again in a 3-0 win over Crystal Palace just three days later. And there's been a positional tweak on the pitch, too.


Leicester abated one of their top-four rivals, Arsenal, on Tuesday - capitalising on Eddie Nketiah's dismissal to salvage a 1-1 draw at the Emirates. In that game, Iheanacho started on the right of a front three, in a 3-4-3 formation - a position he's happy to occupy in the future.

"It's not the first time I've started there. It's not really right wing. It's two strikers and one behind me and Jamie [Vardy]. Sometimes I drift off to the right, so I'm more inside.

"Playing with Jamie is an honour. He's a top finisher, so whenever he plays and scores he inspires me, because I want to repeat that."

So does he fancy emulating the likes of Mohamed Salah in that right-sided role? "Mo Salah is Mo Salah!" he jokes. "If I find myself in that position, I'll just crack on. We just need to play according to the plans."

For now, Iheanacho is focused on returning to winning ways and maintaining his run of form, and that starts with their trip to the Vitality Stadium this Sunday, live on Sky Sports from 6.30pm.

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11712/12025742/kelechi-iheanacho-on-battle-for-champions-league-qualification

Agreed but Lampard want to play a lone DM with two attacking 8 and that is the reason Jorginho doesn’t fit it for Lampard

Philosopher1979:


Jorginho is a deep lying play maker and not a defensive midfielder. He is not a pure 4 so playing him as a 4 limits him and exposes his limitations. He needs to play with kante who can mark for him

andrewbaba44:


You think Greenwood is better than Tammy ?

Sorry to say I see hate in your comments

You are still very said that Abraham turned down Nigeria so you are wishing him bad

Stop the hate and move on bro

Abraham career is not going down the drain

You will never say this about a super eagles player that scores 14 goals in a top league

Many of you guys here really need to grow up

Oga forget it, if you watch Abraham well, you'd see that the guy isn't a top striker. He just happens to be in a little bit of form coupled with Chelsea attacking football. If he was under a Conte or mou, he would have suffered. That guy contributes absolutely nothing. I've never really rated him. Abraham will need about 7 clear chances to score one goal, he can't score a goal out of nothing, he can't beat a player, he can't hold the ball and maintain possession, he no get shot, finishing na 1½ star � out of 5. He can't fight off defenders, positioning na zero, header na wayo. Abeg weytin una see for that guy sef.

sheyishemba:


lampard is the most useless coach ive ever seen in my entire life how can a sane coach prefer james ahead of Alonso for cry out loud and this same fool choose tammy ahead of giroud and that weak odoi ahead of pulisic and the motherf**ker is still thinking on how he will pair Werner and Tammy next season
the mumu prefer to sign chillwell ahead of Alaba if not for baba oLOwo and marina handling Chelsea transfer he would have signed bunch of useless players .....if the lampard dont stop his bias for english kid I trust baba oLOwo he will kuku sack him niiii

I noticed that guy picks his squad according to your performance in previous match. He no know say everyday no be Christmas.

NewDelhi:

Oga forget it, if you watch Abraham well, you'd see that the guy isn't a top striker. He just happens to be in a little bit of form coupled with Chelsea attacking football. If he was under a Conte or mou, he would have suffered. That guy contributes absolutely nothing. I've never really rated him. Abraham will need about 7 clear chances to score one goal, he can't score a goal out of nothing, he can't beat a player, he can't hold the ball and maintain possession, he no get shot, finishing na 1½ star � out of 5. He can't fight off defenders, positioning na zero, header na wayo. Abeg weytin una see for that guy sef.

Okay ooo

Let the hype on greenwood continue sha

Maybe greenwood is a top striker

I didn’t remember anyone here calling Abraham a top striker

andrewbaba44:


Okay ooo

Let the hype on greenwood continue sha

Maybe greenwood is a top striker

I didn’t remember anyone here calling Abraham a top striker

I'm not saying greenwood is better or good. Only telling you Abraham isn't worth any praise.

NewDelhi:

I'm not saying greenwood is better or good. Only telling you Abraham isn't worth any praise.

And he is worth to downplay what he has done right just because he didn’t play for naija ?

William Troost Ekong starts for Udinese vs Sampdoria.

Chidozie Awaziem starts for Leganes vs Valencia.

Ndidi and Iheanacho both start for Leicester away at Bournemouth.

andrewbaba44:


And he is worth to downplay what he has done right just because he didn’t play for naija ?

You just dey talk this not playing for Naija stuff since as if our own players are not being criticised or bashed.

TheSuperNerd:
William Troost Ekong starts for Udinese vs Sampdoria.

Chidozie Awaziem starts for Leganes vs Valencia.

Ndidi and Iheanacho both start for Leicester away at Bournemouth.

I hope they seal their champions League spot tonight..

If Leicester should qualify for champions League, I think ndidi shouldn't be in a rush to change club.

Leicester has given him everything and that ain't changing soon... Same as nacho

Jesse Sekidika subbed in as Gala currently trail 1-0 against Ankaragucu. About 6mins to go.

seankafor:
why would bearhino fight his employees tryna force a move?

WBA are not a club of integrity what they say in public and what actually happened are two different things.

They did the same with Osaze.

Why did they enter into negotiations with Tottenham if they knew they were not sincere.

There were conflicting signals from different high placed club official. Pulis wanted him to stay but the club wanted to sell.

But Berahino waa still filled with youthful exuberance and not wise.

Just imagine small piking of 12 years