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EMIR KONGI JAFFI JOFFA wrote: ↑Sat Nov 02, 2024 11:03 pm I find it ironic that the best performing /most improved SE players are the ones that played in Italy for at least 1 season. Lookman, Aina, and Osimhen. A case can even be made for Bashiru at Lazio who took his SE chance pronto. Is this a coincidence or is there something about the Italian league that makes our players better?

onovo wrote: ↑Sun Nov 03, 2024 11:59 am

EMIR KONGI JAFFI JOFFA wrote: ↑Sat Nov 02, 2024 11:03 pm I find it ironic that the best performing /most improved SE players are the ones that played in Italy for at least 1 season. Lookman, Aina, and Osimhen. A case can even be made for Bashiru at Lazio who took his SE chance pronto. Is this a coincidence or is there something about the Italian league that makes our players better?

I would think so. Watch Samu recently in AC Milan, he has added crossing and direct play to his game. Watch his beautiful cross to Morata against Napoli for the disallowed goal. He made same cross to Morata against Monza yesterday which Morata missed and you can see how furious Ibrahimovic was. Of a truth AC Milan has added another dimension to Samu's game. Lookman and Osimehn are testimony. I would recommend Bassey and Onyemaechi moves to Serie A. Relegation bound premiership teams does not add value to our players.

Damunk wrote: ↑Sun Nov 03, 2024 12:29 pm

onovo wrote: ↑Sun Nov 03, 2024 11:59 am

EMIR KONGI JAFFI JOFFA wrote: ↑Sat Nov 02, 2024 11:03 pm I find it ironic that the best performing /most improved SE players are the ones that played in Italy for at least 1 season. Lookman, Aina, and Osimhen. A case can even be made for Bashiru at Lazio who took his SE chance pronto. Is this a coincidence or is there something about the Italian league that makes our players better?

I would think so. Watch Samu recently in AC Milan, he has added crossing and direct play to his game. Watch his beautiful cross to Morata against Napoli for the disallowed goal. He made same cross to Morata against Monza yesterday which Morata missed and you can see how furious Ibrahimovic was. Of a truth AC Milan has added another dimension to Samu's game. Lookman and Osimehn are testimony. I would recommend Bassey and Onyemaechi moves to Serie A. Relegation bound premiership teams does not add value to our players.

We may not realize it, but this is clear evidence that we are operating at a higher level than ever before.
Once upon a time, in the so-called ‘good old days’, we were celebrating the fielding of the odd “professional” player like Tunji Banjo who tbh was nothing more than a journeyman footballer of Nigerian heritage.
We had top players back then no doubt, but it was not across the board like it almost is today.
Now we are rightly questioning the inclusion of an AC Milan striker in our line-up.
Our expectations are high and the only problem we really have is harnessing this array of talent by a coach that can match their skill level.

The other thing is that we refuse to acknowledge progress made by other African countries who are not ‘selling grannut’ in this high stakes global game. While we are still playing the self-sabotaging politics of FB vs HB, some countries are getting on with it, going all out to make their national teams the strongest and most competitive they can possibly be, no sentiment.
So here we are arrogantly dismissing our AFCON bronze and even silver medals, believing African football is static and still subject to the old hierarchy.

Nope. ‘You snooze, you lose’ and Nigeria needs to start pushing aggressively not only on the continent, but on the global stage where richer countries have no qualms ‘quarantining’ our dual-nationality players they have no plan on using, just to deprive countries like ours the chance to challenge the status quo.

Dammy wrote: ↑Sun Nov 03, 2024 1:56 pm

Damunk wrote: ↑Sun Nov 03, 2024 12:29 pm

onovo wrote: ↑Sun Nov 03, 2024 11:59 am

EMIR KONGI JAFFI JOFFA wrote: ↑Sat Nov 02, 2024 11:03 pm I find it ironic that the best performing /most improved SE players are the ones that played in Italy for at least 1 season. Lookman, Aina, and Osimhen. A case can even be made for Bashiru at Lazio who took his SE chance pronto. Is this a coincidence or is there something about the Italian league that makes our players better?

I would think so. Watch Samu recently in AC Milan, he has added crossing and direct play to his game. Watch his beautiful cross to Morata against Napoli for the disallowed goal. He made same cross to Morata against Monza yesterday which Morata missed and you can see how furious Ibrahimovic was. Of a truth AC Milan has added another dimension to Samu's game. Lookman and Osimehn are testimony. I would recommend Bassey and Onyemaechi moves to Serie A. Relegation bound premiership teams does not add value to our players.

We may not realize it, but this is clear evidence that we are operating at a higher level than ever before.
Once upon a time, in the so-called ‘good old days’, we were celebrating the fielding of the odd “professional” player like Tunji Banjo who tbh was nothing more than a journeyman footballer of Nigerian heritage.
We had top players back then no doubt, but it was not across the board like it almost is today.
Now we are rightly questioning the inclusion of an AC Milan striker in our line-up.
Our expectations are high and the only problem we really have is harnessing this array of talent by a coach that can match their skill level.

The other thing is that we refuse to acknowledge progress made by other African countries who are not ‘selling grannut’ in this high stakes global game. While we are still playing the self-sabotaging politics of FB vs HB, some countries are getting on with it, going all out to make their national teams the strongest and most competitive they can possibly be, no sentiment.
So here we are arrogantly dismissing our AFCON bronze and even silver medals, believing African football is static and still subject to the old hierarchy.

Nope. ‘You snooze, you lose’ and Nigeria needs to start pushing aggressively not only on the continent, but on the global stage where richer countries have no qualms ‘quarantining’ our dual-nationality players they have no plan on using, just to deprive countries like ours the chance to challenge the status quo.

I totally agree with you! We need a proper coach that can harness the talents we have not an interim one.
The coach should visit our players at their clubs to ginger them for the upcoming WCQs. He should let them know that this is the last opportunity for most of them to play in a World Cup as they’re mostly in their late 20s now.
If the players have to take their feet off the pedal before crucial WCQs to avoid injury, so be it! A lot of players do it.
Our players are heads and shoulders above their competitors and if they’re focused, we will pick up the ticket. It will be a big shame if these generation of players miss another World Cup