Striker Rankings
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Striker Rankings
1. Victor Osimhen
2. Kelechi Iheanacho
3. Simy Nwankwo
4. Terem Moffi
5. Paul Onuachu
6. Sadiq Umar
7. Taiwo Awoniyi
This is how i rank Nigerian strikers currently, let's have comments and debate.
2. Kelechi Iheanacho
3. Simy Nwankwo
4. Terem Moffi
5. Paul Onuachu
6. Sadiq Umar
7. Taiwo Awoniyi
This is how i rank Nigerian strikers currently, let's have comments and debate.
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Kelechi
Osimhen
Onuachu
Moffi
I’ve been saying we need to use the 3-5-2 formation with Osimhen and Kelechi for some years. Looks like that may happen soon. We have the players for it. It definitely brings the best out of Iheanacho. In a one striker set up, I would have Osimhen start ahead of Iheanacho.
Osimhen
Onuachu
Moffi
I’ve been saying we need to use the 3-5-2 formation with Osimhen and Kelechi for some years. Looks like that may happen soon. We have the players for it. It definitely brings the best out of Iheanacho. In a one striker set up, I would have Osimhen start ahead of Iheanacho.
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=301950#p5614725Synopsis wrote:I want to see a 3-5-2 with Osimhen and Iheanacho up top. I don’t know if it would work, but I’d like for us to try it out.
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I think its more a case of who plays in front of Nacho, dont think Nacho is in direct competition with any of them. Rohr is now forced to play 2 strikers.
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Paul Onuachu a 33 goal banger 5th?Dammy wrote:1. Victor Osimhen
2. Kelechi Iheanacho
3. Simy Nwankwo
4. Terem Moffi
5. Paul Onuachu
6. Sadiq Umar
7. Taiwo Awoniyi
This is how i rank Nigerian strikers currently, let's have comments and debate.
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You can list your own abi? I can see the rationale as those ahead of him play in proper leagues...mapet wrote:Paul Onuachu a 33 goal banger 5th?Dammy wrote:1. Victor Osimhen
2. Kelechi Iheanacho
3. Simy Nwankwo
4. Terem Moffi
5. Paul Onuachu
6. Sadiq Umar
7. Taiwo Awoniyi
This is how i rank Nigerian strikers currently, let's have comments and debate.
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1. Victor Osimhen
2. Kelechi Iheanacho
3. Simy Nwankwo/Paul Onuachu/Sadiq Umar
4. Terem Moffi/Taiwo Awoniyi/Maja/ Dressers
that's hoe Rohr should pick the 4 strikers each game. Kels and Victor get in and the pick one from each category.....the ones in red are my pick right now but that can change
2. Kelechi Iheanacho
3. Simy Nwankwo/Paul Onuachu/Sadiq Umar
4. Terem Moffi/Taiwo Awoniyi/Maja/ Dressers
that's hoe Rohr should pick the 4 strikers each game. Kels and Victor get in and the pick one from each category.....the ones in red are my pick right now but that can change
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Personally I am still not convinced of Onuachu in SE setup.
I will go with
Osimehn
Iheanacho
Sadiq
Moffi
I will go with
Osimehn
Iheanacho
Sadiq
Moffi
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Simeon 'Simy' Nwankwo: Scoring in Italy but ignored by Nigeria
By Oluwashina Okeleji
Sports Writer, Nigeria
Last updated on5 hours ago
From the section Sport Africa
Striker Simeon 'Simy' Nwankwo's goals for Italian Serie A side Crotone mean he is rated one of Europe's best scorers in 2021, yet considered surplus to requirements by Nigeria.
His 19 goals for Serie A's bottom club is a new record for a Nigerian striker in a single season in one of Europe's top leagues to overtake Yakubu's Aiyegbeni's 17 goals in the 2011-12 campaign for Blackburn Rovers in the Premier League.
Despite these impressive statistics the Nigeria coach, Gernot Rohr, has indicated Simy is not part of his plans at the moment, something the player says does not worry him.
"As I said before, I have never stopped following his performances, but I believe that next year he must go and play in a club and in a team that is stronger than Crotone," Rohr told website Europa Calcio.
"It will not be equally easy, but he would already have a better chance of returning to the national team."
Simy's 15 goals in 19 Serie A appearances since the start of the year is only bettered by Robert Lewandowski (19 goals in 14 games), Lionel Messi (19 goals in 17) and Eintracht Frankfurt's Andre Silva (16 goals in 17) in Europe's top five leagues (England, Spain, Italy, Germany and France).
'Not an obsession'
The 28-year-old, who was a shock call-up to the Nigeria 2018 World Cup squad but has since been overlooked by Rohr, is philosophical about not adding to the five caps he won in 2018.
"I won't say I am bothered about the Super Eagles. As a Nigerian I am a fan of the national team, we are all born to be fans of the Super Eagles," he told BBC Sport Africa.
"I share the same dream and ambition of every young footballer to one day represent the country. But it's not in my hands, it's not something I can control.
"I focus on the only thing that I can control, which is my my day-to-day performances, improvement, becoming better every day, working hard and doing the things I have to do for my club.
"That's the only thing that I am able to control. What happens in the Super Eagles is out of my control.
"If it happens again, it happens and if not.. life goes on. I am not worried."
Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen celebrates a goal for Italian club Napoli
Napoli's Victor Osimhen is preferred in the Nigeria squad to his Serie A rival Simy
Rohr also pointed out that at the moment Simy faces a lot of competition up front in the Super Eagles squad.
"However, the competition is huge: we have (Victor) Osimhen, (Kelechi) Iheanacho from Leicester and (Paul) Onuachu from Genk, who is very similar to Simy in terms of features and physical build," Rohr pointed out.
"Without forgetting (Umar) Sadiq and (Odion) Ighalo. So it is very difficult to be part of the Nigeria attack, we have very good players."
Simy adds that despite, his 29 goals erasing the record set by compatriot Obafemi Martins (28 goals) - as the all-time leading Nigerian scorer in the Italian league for Inter Milan between 2002 and 2006, he holds no grudges against Rohr.
"I need to make it clear that making the national team squad is not an obsession for me," he added.
"I don't lose sleep over it to be honest and I only focus on what is professionally expected of me by my club."
Mixed feelings
Nigeria's Simy (right) battles for the ball with Croatia's Ivan Rakitic at the 2018 World Cup
In March, Simy became the third African player in Serie A history to find the net in five games in a row after Liberia's George Weah in 1996 and Senegal's Keita Balde in 2017.
His brace for Crotone in a 4-3 win over fellow strugglers Parma last weekend, which sealed just their first away win this season, has only delayed their Serie A relegation.
Top scorer with 20 goals in Serie B as the club made a return to the top flight this season, Simy refuses to celebrate his personal success while his club are effectively doomed for demotion.
"It's a good feeling to be honest. On an individual level, scoring lot of goals for every striker is very important for your confidence and then breaking important records as well is something special," he said.
"But I've had absolutely no time to think about it. It's been a difficult year for us. Football is a collective sport.
"We've not been able to pick important results along the way that would've helped us staying up in the league. So it's a kind of a mixed feelings for me.
"I always prioritise the team's collective results ahead of mine but it's been really crazy this year but it's a good feeling for a striker when you score goals and I'm glad."
Light in the dark
Linked with several clubs in Italy and elsewhere, surpassing Yakubu Aiyegbeni and Obafemi Martins records in Europe and Italian football is expected to be the bright spot in a challenging year.
But Simy, who was subjected to racist abuse back in March continues to prioritise Crotone his club over his latest accolades.
"In the build-up to the game and the last few games I've been hearing about this record from journalists around here," the player, who scored in seven matches in a row this season, explained
"But I didn't take it serious because records are meant to be broken by someone someday, and today it's mine and tomorrow it will be somebody else.
"Of course it feels good getting to such numbers and it's a good thing for every striker but I wish I could extend it more by scoring important goals for my club.
"Personally it's nothing special and not that important for me because collectively we've been struggling as a team so I don't have much time to enjoy it."
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You are not sold on a striker with 30 club goals and 3 national team goals, but you want a player who has scored 16 goals in Spanish 2nd division and another who has not even scored up to 10 goals in France.vancity eagle wrote:Personally I am still not convinced of Onuachu in SE setup.
I will go with
Osimehn
Iheanacho
Sadiq
Moffi
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The irony is everyone on the list started their career Nigeria, despite the prevailing hegemony in NFF!
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The guy is the third top scorer in Serie A behind Cristiano and Lukaku, but Rohr says he'll have a better chance of returning to the national team if he joins a stronger team.Damunk wrote:Simeon 'Simy' Nwankwo: Scoring in Italy but ignored by Nigeria
By Oluwashina Okeleji
Sports Writer, Nigeria
Last updated on5 hours ago
From the section Sport Africa
Striker Simeon 'Simy' Nwankwo's goals for Italian Serie A side Crotone mean he is rated one of Europe's best scorers in 2021, yet considered surplus to requirements by Nigeria.
His 19 goals for Serie A's bottom club is a new record for a Nigerian striker in a single season in one of Europe's top leagues to overtake Yakubu's Aiyegbeni's 17 goals in the 2011-12 campaign for Blackburn Rovers in the Premier League.
Despite these impressive statistics the Nigeria coach, Gernot Rohr, has indicated Simy is not part of his plans at the moment, something the player says does not worry him.
"As I said before, I have never stopped following his performances, but I believe that next year he must go and play in a club and in a team that is stronger than Crotone," Rohr told website Europa Calcio.
"It will not be equally easy, but he would already have a better chance of returning to the national team."
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The YeyeMan wrote:The guy is the third top scorer in Serie A behind Cristiano and Lukaku, but Rohr says he'll have a better chance of returning to the national team if he joins a stronger team.Damunk wrote:Simeon 'Simy' Nwankwo: Scoring in Italy but ignored by Nigeria
By Oluwashina Okeleji
Sports Writer, Nigeria
Last updated on5 hours ago
From the section Sport Africa
Striker Simeon 'Simy' Nwankwo's goals for Italian Serie A side Crotone mean he is rated one of Europe's best scorers in 2021, yet considered surplus to requirements by Nigeria.
His 19 goals for Serie A's bottom club is a new record for a Nigerian striker in a single season in one of Europe's top leagues to overtake Yakubu's Aiyegbeni's 17 goals in the 2011-12 campaign for Blackburn Rovers in the Premier League.
Despite these impressive statistics the Nigeria coach, Gernot Rohr, has indicated Simy is not part of his plans at the moment, something the player says does not worry him.
"As I said before, I have never stopped following his performances, but I believe that next year he must go and play in a club and in a team that is stronger than Crotone," Rohr told website Europa Calcio.
"It will not be equally easy, but he would already have a better chance of returning to the national team."
I had no idea that he is doing that well in the tough Italian league.
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What is the probability that at at least one of the strikers will score a goal in a weekend of matches. 1?
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This is where Rohr has over stepped the mark,how a player that doesn't play for 1 of the top 15 clubs in Italy has managed to score so many goals in a top league in world football with a club that is relegated doesn't automatically make the list shows that Rohrs mind is decaying!The YeyeMan wrote:The guy is the third top scorer in Serie A behind Cristiano and Lukaku, but Rohr says he'll have a better chance of returning to the national team if he joins a stronger team.Damunk wrote:Simeon 'Simy' Nwankwo: Scoring in Italy but ignored by Nigeria
By Oluwashina Okeleji
Sports Writer, Nigeria
Last updated on5 hours ago
From the section Sport Africa
Striker Simeon 'Simy' Nwankwo's goals for Italian Serie A side Crotone mean he is rated one of Europe's best scorers in 2021, yet considered surplus to requirements by Nigeria.
His 19 goals for Serie A's bottom club is a new record for a Nigerian striker in a single season in one of Europe's top leagues to overtake Yakubu's Aiyegbeni's 17 goals in the 2011-12 campaign for Blackburn Rovers in the Premier League.
Despite these impressive statistics the Nigeria coach, Gernot Rohr, has indicated Simy is not part of his plans at the moment, something the player says does not worry him.
"As I said before, I have never stopped following his performances, but I believe that next year he must go and play in a club and in a team that is stronger than Crotone," Rohr told website Europa Calcio.
"It will not be equally easy, but he would already have a better chance of returning to the national team."
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Fire **** now, the SE ain't going anywhere
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If he gets fired now, are you going to pay off the money he will be owed?Bigpokey24 wrote:Fire **** now, the SE ain't going anywhere
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Bigpokey24 wrote:Fire **** now, the SE ain't going anywhere
It is long over due, but perhaps in a way it is too late
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Let them start looking for a replacement now, to take over after the WC
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Why should I pay? Have you people paid CCC , Amodu etc?Tobi17 wrote:If he gets fired now, are you going to pay off the money he will be owed?Bigpokey24 wrote:Fire **** now, the SE ain't going anywhere
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