Coach of Everton Carlo Ancelotti has explained the reason why he moved Nigerian international Alex Iwobi from his role as a playmaker to a right wingback.

Ancelotti has stucked with Iwobi as his preferred option at wingback as he bid to arrest the poor form that has seen Everton pick up just one win in their last six games.

Ahead of the game against Chelsea, the Italian coach explained that Iwobi has the ability to play anywhere he is required to fill in confirming his faith in the 25 year old.

He said the physical condition of the former Arsenal man means he can function as a winger or as a wingback depending on the opposition and the way they want to play.

“I think when Iwobi is fit, he can play everywhere. Sometimes on the left, sometimes on the right.

“In this moment I have a lot of confidence, because his physical condition is really good. He can help the team with his performances both at wingback and winger.”

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Learn Hand Rankings

If you don’t know your hand rankings, you need to learn them as soon as possible. These are what tells you who wins the hand. The hands are listed below with the bottom hand being the best.

Learn to Notice Tells

Another thing that will have you have deep insight to the world of poker is being able to read tells. Not only can these let you know when someone has a good or bad hand, but it can also let you know when someone is bluffing. By studying as many as possible, you’ll be able to spot most of them. Keep in mind, some people don’t show their tells and some have ones that aren’t very common.

Learn to Bluff

The art of bluffing is a skill that will greatly benefit you. The point of bluffing is to make your opponents think you have a winning hand, which will make them fold. You also want to learn when you should and shouldn’t bluff. If the cards and table are in your favor, then go for it, but if they aren’t, you may want to avoid bluffing. It comes down to what you want to do, but try and make sure you’re paying close attention.

Know the Game

Knowing the game that you’re playing is essential to winning. It’s not going to be a good outcome if you sit down to play a game that you’ve never heard of and don’t know anything about the rules. A good idea is to find information about the most popular games and learn as much as you can. If there are games that you aren’t sure about, ask the dealer the rules and see what makes a winning or losing hand.

Know When to Fold

A final insight into the world of poker is all about folding. It’s important to know when you have a losing hand and when you should fold. If you think you can pull off a win, then stay in the game. If you see that you’re beat on the board and there’s no coming back, then fold so you can save money and move onto the next hand. There’s no shame in folding and waiting for a winning hand.

Using these insights, you should be able to understand the world of poker a little more. Once you truly understand things, you’ll be able to start putting your own twist on things and create your own style or trademark. You might become one of the most well known poker players of all time!

On loan Fulham defender Ola Aina has won the English Premier League goal of the month award for November for his strike against West Brom on the 2nd of November.

The Nigeria international beat other contenders like Southampton duo Danny Ings and James Ward-Prowse, Brighton and Hove Albion’s Solly March, Leicester City’s Jamie Vardy and Leeds United’s Raphinha.

Crystal Palace Ebere Eze and Manchester City Riyad Mahrez were also in contention for same award but the Nigerian who is on a season long loan from Torino edged the award with his first goal in the English Premier League.

Organisers of the award Budweiser announced the Nigerian as the winner for the award as his goal got the highest votes among the goals nominated for the award. Aina has been a regular for Fulham this season.

On loan Benfica defender Tyronne Ebuehi says his decision to play for Nigeria instead of waiting for the Netherlands has earned him respect in his career.

The 24 year old decided to switch to Nigeria in 2016 and he has since gone on to play at the World Cup in 2018 but missed out on a chance to be a part of the squad for the 2019 AFCON due to injury.

Now out on loan to Dutch side FC Twente he has regained his spot in the senior national team of Nigeria and he is now in line to add to his nine caps for the senior national team of Nigeria.

Rated as one of the shining light of a Twente team that has surprised all so far this season with their brand of football in the Netherlands, Ebuehi says switching to Nigeria has helped his career blossomed.

“ Playing at the World Cup for Nigeria earned me a lot of respect. I wouldn’t have been this happy if I have waited for the Netherlands. It’s a decision that I made and it has helped my career because a lot of people respect me now “.

Odion Ighalo’s bench role at Manchester United hasn’t gone down with his primary owners Shanghai Shenhua as they are currently struggling to score goals.

The club wanted the forward to return after his initial loan spell ended but Manchester United reached an agreement to extend the deal till February.

However he has gone from being a squad player to not getting into the matchday squad for almost all of the tournament they team is involved in at the moment.

That has left his Chinese side angry as they are struggling to fill the void created by his absence with their top striker Stephan El Shaarawy netting six goals in 14 games. The closest to him has just two goals this season.

“ They are not happy with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in anyway. The other day a member of their management team was on Chinese TV and he had harsh words for the way the coach is treating Ighalo. He is a like a god here”, Michael Felix a Nigerian student in China told Owngoalnigeria.com.

“ The loan expires in two weeks time and they can’t wait to have him back as they are struggling to score goals. They believe he hasn’t been treated fairly”.

Arsenal teen sensation Folarin Balogun turned down the chance to represent Nigeria at the 2019 U20 World Cup last year, Owngoalnigeria.com can exclusively reveal.

Balogun has this season proved his mettle in the Europa League with two goals in two games for Arsenal after his goal in yesterday’s 4-2 win over Dundalk.

The contract rebel came of the bench once again and made another statement of his readiness for the big time with a cool finish after assisting Joe Willock to score the third goal for Arsenal.

Eligible to represent Nigeria, England and the United States of America at international level, Nigeria made an attempt to lure him to their U20 team last year.

“ Talks were held with his parents but he has so many things in front of him at that moment. He is now a part of the English U20 team and that makes it a bit difficult. Back then he politely told us he will like to focus on his contract issue with Arsenal”, a source told this portal.

Germany have succeeded in convincing young goalkeeper Noah Atubolu to shun a chance for an international career with Nigeria and continue his progress with their youth team.

The 18 year old is the first choice of Freiburg II where his impressive showing have already earned him a chance to train with the senior team severally.

Owngoalnigeria.com learnt that former coach of the Nigeria U20 team Paul Aigbogun visited Atubolu in Germany where he told him of his plans to have him in his squad for the U20 World Cup.

Atubolu even spoke with coach of the senior national team of Nigeria but after making seven appearances for the U17 team of Germany he rejected the chance to team up with the Nigerian team.

Furthermore Nigeria’s quest to have him at the U20 World Cup came at a time when Maduka Okoye just switched allegiance to Nigeria hence Germany put him under sustained pressure and he decided to continue with their U17 team Instead of switching to Nigeria.

Newly appointed coach of the U17 team of Nigeria Fatai Amoo has been praised over the way he conducted the screening of players for Nigeria U17 team.

A football agent who spent two weeks in Abuja told Owngoalnigeria.com that the head coach and the rest of the technical crew did a good job in the area of screening of players.

He said they gave enough time for players who gatecrashed the camp to prove themselves in training, something which isn’t so with previous coaches of the team.

Despite the fact that none of his players was picked , he still rate the screening process as very transparent and honest “ No complain at all. The coaches were fair to all who came uninvited. None of my boys got picked but some others who knew no one got picked”, he said.

“ Before My eyes for two weeks no one was compromised. It was all about merit as the players were given enough time to express themselves it wasn’t like this in the past”.

Meanwhile a total of sixty players were picked by the coaches to undergo the mandatory Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) test next week to see if they are between the age bracket.

Super Eagles defender Leon Balogun has put in a word for fast rising left fullback of Scottish side Rangers Calvin Bassey to be a part of the senior national team of Nigeria, Owngoalnigeria.com understands.

Bassey has impressed since joining the Scottish side with his ability to fill in at left back and also central defence making him ever present in the squad of the team.

He tried to be a part of the Nigerian team for the U20 World Youth Championship while he was playing for the youth team of Leicester City but he wasn’t considered due to other options ahead of him.

He has however grown from that incident and he is still keen on representing Nigeria with Owngoalnigeria.com aware of Gernot Rohr’s interest in him, thanks to former Nigeria U20 coach Paul Aigbogun who briefed him on the player.

We gathered Balogun who plays in same team as Bassey has also told Rohr about the quality the 20 year old possesses and all that is left is for the Franco German coach to hand a call up to the rising left back.

Napoli and Super Eagles of Nigeria forward Victor Osimhen is in line for a earlier than expected return to competitive football after suffering a shoulder injury against Nigeria.

The forward has been out injured since the game for Nigeria against Sierra Leone in Benin City with Coach Gennaro Gattuso confirming that he will likely be back for the game against Lazio.

However that is no longer the case as he returned to training earlier today, three weeks to the date he is expected to be fully fit according to coach of Napoli Gattuso.

He is now in contention to play some part against Inter Milan on the 16th of December but he could be on the bench as early as this Sunday when they play Sampdoria.

It means he is in course to return back to the picture two weeks before the date many expect him to return from what as slowed him down just when it appears he has settled down in his new surrounding following his record breaking move.