TWO THINGS

IHEANACHO DRAMA CONTINUES AS FATHER SAYS THAT HE WILL SIGN FOR MANCHESTER CITY

The drama surrounding the future of the latest soccer whizkid in Nigeria, Kelechi Ihenacho took an interesting turn recently, as his father has stated that he will move to Manchester City. "I have told you that he is going to Manchester City." He said, although   that was shortly after saying  "As I am talking to you, I have chosen in my mind that Kelechi is going to Manchester United." 

It would be remembered that earlier his father had claimed that he had not seen his son since the U-17 World Cup, however Kelechi did show up on Monday  and after holding a 'family meeting', it was decided that he goes to Man City, after Kelechi's initial preference for Fc Porto

To me, this has  just been an forced move of a young kid to where he does not want to go. What the father is seeing at Manchester City is what i don't understand, but what i will say is that he should be careful so that this will not be the last bus-stop for Kelechi in soccer. As i will say, lets watch and see.

CRUNCH TIME FOR TOTTENHAM AND DORTMUND

They both suffered terrible defeats at the weekend. For Tottenham, the 6-0 dubbing at the hands of Manchester  City was the worst in some years, while the 3-0 defeat at home against Bayern was a demoralizing defeat in all respects, especially as it was the 'traitor' Mario Gotze that started the rout.

For Jurgen Klopp, the injury to Dortmund first line of defence could not have come at a worse time. With Napoli visiting tonight, also up to regain shape after dropping points against Parma, it is as hard as it gets. Morale low, with his strikers misfiring and defence line stripped bare. Klopp really needs to come up with something special to save Dortmund's season. They are seven points behind Bayern and a defeat here today may cost  them the season

For AVB, the situation is not that clear. Having spent over 100 millions dollars on reinforcements, they are expecting to be firing in all cylinders. Yet that has not happened, infact, the opposite has, with Spurs scoring almost half of their goals by penalties and in a 3 match losing streak currently, Spur are looking far from the investment they have made. Europe still looks rosy, but AVB has to work out the formula in the league and real fast.

EDITORIAL: TWO THINGS AND OTHERS

KELECHI IHENACHO MISSING, ANODA MIKEL SAGA ON THE WAY : Not up to a month after Conquering  the world at the U-17 championships, Kelechi the midfield maestro of the team is missing.
His Father declared so according to the Daily post. “I don’t know the whereabouts of my son. I have not been able to reach him for the past three days,” he said during a chat on HOT FM Owerri. We don't know what is exactly happening, but considering Mikel went through a similar ordeal before signing for Chelsea and the incessant kidnapping in the East, i am betting that the kidnap is related to money here. Lets wait and see.
http://dailypost.com.ng/2013/11/23/kelechi-iheanachos-father-says-son-missing/

Naija busybodies at it again! Calls for foreign technical adviser increases: I wonder what these people gain at times.Keshi has done a marvelous job with the Super Eagles and should be left with his job. As Mike Umeh rightly said “We have not lost any match since Stephen Keshi started work as Super Eagles’ chief coach, so what are we talking about? Your measurement is according to the results you posted in your matches. Since he has not lost any match, I do not think that there would be any need for a foreign technical adviser,” I don't see why Keshi should be under somebody by now especially a Foreigner who will probaably clash with Keshi and his crew and scatter the team, after which he will take his outrageous pay and run. What has the likes of Lagerback, Vogts and other 'Technical Advisers' acheived with the Eagles? the Current set may not be perfect, but they are the best we have seen since 1994 set and some people just need to stop this 'white man ' mentality and be honest with the team. I am happy that NFF ignores these calls

By the way Congrats for Vincent Enyeama for winning the Ligue 1 best player for the month of October, Dusting the likes of Ibrahimovic and Cavani to the award. It is a just reward for his stellar performance for Lille During the last Month and since the beginning of the season

Nigeria Vs Italy: What we learnt

The match has come and gone, the anticipated match-up between the African champions Nigeria and European Giants Italy has ended, with Keshi releasing his boys for the rest of the year. As with other matches, there are a couple of things to learn:

1.Azubuike Egweke has to up his game....BIG TIME: I have been watching the Warri Wolves man for sometime, playing back-up to Omeruo, playing a few friendlies and participating in the Nations Cup. Out of all these nights though, this match was his biggest night as he faced top class opposition for the full 90 minutes. True to his nature, he huffed and puffed, marked fairly well and got into some tackles, But for top matches like this, he was just too static at times and with Omeruo's injuty looking to recur again, he has to step up seriously for his sake and that of the Super Eagles. The good side of it is that Keshi has faith in him, he has to repay that faith well

2.THIS EAGLES CAN'T BE DISGRACED: They have shown it again and again, they are the team to beat! Despite not looking at their best on Monday, they managed to rival Italy for most of the first half, infact until Pirlo came around. Even after Pirlo showed up and turned the game around for the Italians, we defended bravely, with Austin Ejide making some good saves. This may not be the set of 1994, but this is the best we have got since then, well done Eagles

3.Goal-keeping headache for Keshi: i understand how Keshi feel now. When he seemed to be over-hyping Ejide, i thought it was the popular Naija favoritism again. But against Italy, Ejide proved himself. Tons and Tons of saves were made by the man and despite conceding two goals, he looked impressive and really staged a performance. Unfortunately for him, Enyeama ain't slowing down either. Though this is good for the team as a whole, it will give the coach serious headache on who to use for the World Cup, that is if they keep this up til then.

4. We need to stop conceding: It happened again, we conceded goals and failed to hold a lead. This has been going on for some time, conceding against Kenya,Malawi and Ethiopia in Qualifying and Italy on Monday. If the Monday's match was a knockout match, we would have lost because we refused to hold out for a win. To think we struggled to draw that day and on thenext day South Africa who,withrespect to them and not up to our standard, held out for a lone goal victory against World Champions Spain speaks volumes, simply put, WE NEED TO START HOLDING OUT FOR VICTORIES AT THIS STAGE!

EDITORIAL: TWO THINGS AND OTHERS

MANCHESTER UNITED AND JUVENTUS SHOW  STUFF OF CHAMPIONS

Manchester  United's slow start had been critized by some quarters  who had compared Moyes reign with that of Sir Alex , while Juventus Champions League performance has been woeful, except that against Madrid of course.Their point haul of 3 in four matches was not what people expected and they have Copenhagen to thank for still been in the chase for a knockout slot. But all those were forgotten as they both showed class in their weekend victories against Arsenal and Napoli respectively. While United showed character against table topping Arsenal winning by a single goal, Juventus outclassed Napoli 3 goals to nil at the Stadio Olimpico. Juventus display against Napoli will be hopefully seen in the Champions league, as they need such performances to progress

MOURINHO AND ALLEGRI HAS TO START WINNING MATCHES REGULARLY

Mourinho must be worried, even if a little bit. despite the huge amount of talents in his disposal and his strikers now finding their feet, they are still slightly off colour in the league. Some draws may not be bad, but considering it was against West Brom and the fact that five other clubs are after the same crown they are chasing, slip-ups are really not an option. His focus for now will be to get a nice point haul in the league, while not derailing  his Champions league race before meeting  table-toppers Arsenal. That should not be difficult.

Allegri will be more worried however as his Milan has been colourless for most of the season,again. Unlike last season however, where a miraculous resurrection lifted them to a Champions league spot last season, it seems like they may miss the elite competition next year. Why? That is because their competitors have risen their standards with the likes of Inter, Juventus, Fiorentina and Napoli being impressive so far, while Roma has shocked everyone and are currently topping the Serie A. There is still time, but its really looking blea for Milan, and they have to do something fast.

 

CONGRATS TO THE GOLDEN EAGLETS

I wish to congratulate the Golden Eaglets in winning the U-17 World Cup in advance, breaking the records for highest number of goals scored at the tourney by scoring 25 goals ( as at the time of writing this), which was held by Germany( who had 24 goals) and then equaling Germany record of  winning the competition four times..... Congrats to Nigeria again

EDITORIAL: TWO THINGS

MYSTERY AROUND THE WORLD

 'Winners Takes Earth has been the favorite hash-tag on Twitter,with signs and symbols been displayed in New York,certain places in Brazil and the UK,coupled with the sighting of hooded men in Chelsea Stamford Bridge and Juventus Turin caused a little stir,particularly in Juventus. While this may be a hoax, the fact that terrorists don't show respect for places and countries ( if you doubt this,ask the survivors of the Nairobi Bomb Blast). Coupled with the fact that Syria is 'de-weaponizing' their chemical arsenal,its does look scary.  However as Timon will say'Hakuna Matata',don't worry your heads about it. Just be a little security conscious,and i doubt evil will visit you.

WHAT IS THE NOISE ABOUT DIEGO COSTA?

He may be one of the hottest strikers in the La Liga right now,but considering he was second fiddle to Falcao last season,i seriously don't understand the fuzz about his nationality. His decision to play for Spain instead of Brazil caused a row in his homeland (Brazil),where the National team coach Felipe Scolari lambasted his decision while Brazil's FA looked like they were searching for legal loop-holes to deny him his wish. While he may be a good play,the show displayed certainly showed a dearth of quality players in world football. Costa show just pray that he does not flop though,millions of eyes now watch him.

 I am sorry that i can only offer two,which is small. It is due to a number of constraints,including finances and time.Hopefully when School resumes, i Should do more and better. For now  enjoy the following soccer highlights
http://youtu.be/oTI8eZjxcRg
 http://youtu.be/G83caOGTkJ0
 http://youtu.be/UvP53gvTBSw

JUVENTUS v CF REAL MADRID 2:2 Promo Champions League 13/14 [5.11.2013 Hi...

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