Damunk wrote:
maceo4 wrote:
We thank God for Victor and Emmanuel Amuneke. This is the reward for using true U-17 players in our youth teams, we’ve seen how he’s grown and improved, from setting records at the youth level to now doing the same at senior level. Do things the right way, don’t take shortcuts and you will be rewarded handsomely.
True dat.
But its still a game of probabilities and tbh, Nigeria has actually done well in channelling our youth stars to national and international prominence.
I suspect our ROI is higher than the average around the world.
Generally though, many are chosen but only few eventually make it.
Your points are very strong. It is
LUCK and for some, like Osimhen, determination and grit. Osimhen could easily be playing in Malta or Slovakia right now. Easily. His Wolfsburg deal wasnt going well because he got injured and couldnt start off well. He got malaria, he got rejected by a top club in Belgium. A
normal person would have stopped fighting and just given up. Before you know it, he is back in Nigeria or at best in Slovakia.
Look at Chukwueze. Got rejected by Arsenal, calmed himself down and found himself in Villareal B. Look at him today.
Look at Nwakali, got signed by Arsenal and since then his career has gone down the drain. A weaker person would have given up! But he is still fighting and one day, his determination will be rewarded.
Football is a brutal and very wicked career. Those who make it are very lucky. So, I agree with you on "a game of probabilities," rather than "using real youthful players."
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metalalloy wrote:
Does the SE have Gray, Mahrez or Albrighton on our team or players of their caliber?
