Liverpool, England
Na wetin we see on Wednesday, no be small wahala! Our guy, Hugo Ekitike, carry serious golden chance lay for ground against Atletico Madrid, as dem dey try secure first match of di season. The game sharp as e get, as Ekitike wey suppose shine, come turn comedian instead. E miss am like say na penalty na.
Di match no be small drama, as Marcos Llorente do double for Atletico after Andy Robertson and Salah don lead with first goals. But, e no fit finish without di late heroics from Virgil van Dijk, wey use header land one goal for 92nd minute wey dem turn di game with 3-2 win.
But wetin make Ekitike miss chance wey I no fit explain. Szoboszlai find am well-well with cross after Salah don dribble like say na chop, but Ekitike just send di ball over di bar! Na only 23-year-old but e don dey make fans dey fear say him go fit manage scoring for Liverpool.
As di whole Anfield dey vibrate, na so di Arsenal fans dey watch Ekitike like reality TV, dey follow him vibe. Dis no mean sey di fans no dey believe am, but plenty of dem don dey reason say him need that chemistry with Salah sharp. Na wetin real fans dey do na – dey manage di heartbreak! (E go soon get am right, we sabi am!).
Mohamed Salah sef don talk say di understanding no dey yet. For him words, “So far, I no fit say I don get connection with Ekitike like I get with Diogo or Darwin. We suppose fit vibe better. We go figure am out soon, we go dey watch training videos and all that.” (E just dey help am understand say na work and patience, no be by force).
Ekitike no start di game, instead, dem bring am in for di second half after Alexander Isak don make debut as Liverpool record signing. Di crowd still show am mad love as he enter di pitch. E swap shirt with Antoine Griezmann after di match, wey make sense for am as e dey celebrate youth and legends in one moment.
Now, another challenge dey come as Liverpool dey prepare for di first Merseyside derby against Everton. Will Ekitike get chance to shine or Isak go take di spotlight again? Na wah, dem God go choose wetin fit happen.
Slot, di coach, dey think as fans dey hope Ekitike fit surprise dem dis weekend. He said, “Hugo fit play with Isak. But we dey worry about fitness and form for di next match. Anyhow e be, we get options to fit our style, and who no fit dey, we go manage go on”. (Na football wey we sabi, plenty tactics dey).
As Liverpool dey push to keep di top of Premier League table, we go dey hope say Ekitike fitness go come on point plus di chemistry wey dey miss before. Na everybody dey look forward to see as dem go play di derby and make di fans feel fine! So, make we grab our popcorn, because dis no be di end of di show! (E go sweet like palm wine with small pepper).
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