heavyd wrote:truetalk wrote:nzeogwu wrote:Same size as Enyeama. Great reflexes and as far as I am concerned, on current form, he is Nigeria's best. Akpeyi is not better than him at all.
Does not spill the ball
Better reader
Better distributor
Better defense organizer
Better penalty saver
Battle tested
Only crime is that he is home based.
Ezenwa is OK, but he is certainly not the best in the NPFL or the best Nigerian keeper outside of the top 2.
The advantage he has is that he has been part of the SE setup and has put in steady shifts when given the opportunity.
So who in your opinion is the best Keeper in the EPL?
Just kidding in the post above, but you have to answer the questions asked!
Thanks to Supersports 9, we get to see the league again after the break in transmission
http://cheapgoals.com/top-10-goalkeepers-in-the-npfl/
Unfortunately, clean sheets in the NPFL are influenced by dodgy refereeing when cameras are absent, so it is tough to go by that, so I go by what I have seen.
The keepers on the lists on the links (including Ezenwa) have been the top dogs according to the links above. The Nasarawa Utd keeper is getting a lot of good reviews, but I'd like to see him a bit more. However his games have not really been on ss9.
I've seen some of the keepers on the list and I just can't see them as impressive performers in a CAN or World Cup. MFM which plays an exciting style, has had a musical chair rotation of keepers for instance. The top guys also tend to move around a lot in moves that don't seem to make sense. Thomas moved from Enyimba to Kano Pillars, but was gone in a few months (I think the coach left), now he is just in the rotation at Rivers United. Ezenwa's move from Sunshine to FCIU makes sense, but he is not the main starter this season over there as well.
I think Femi Thomas has the tools of a top goalkeeper (height, composure, big club and continental experience, good with crosses etc), but he is hardly getting a look in with the Eagles. The coaches will almost always look at the top club (hence the invitation of Ajiboye), so his leaving Enyimba & the lack of Enyimba on the continent is probably helping to keep him out.
For SE purposes, we also have young up and coming keepers in Europe in Uzoho and Nwolokor, who have progressed a bit more than Alampasu and Ikuepamitan.
If we can wrap up qualification this weekend, we would be in a good position to blood some of these younglings. The CHAN will also be an opportunity to showcase the home guys.
