Valerenga Starlet Chuma Anene Bows Down To Barcelona After Heavy Defeat
Norwegian outfit Valerenga lost 7 - 0 to La Liga powerhouse Barcelona in an exhibition match held at Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo on Saturday, July 27.<br /><br />Manager Kjetil Andre Rekdal handed a rare start to 20 - year - old striker Chuma Anene, and he lasted an hour on the pitch against the <i>Azulgranas</i>. <br /><br />After the game, Chuma Anene acknowledged that Bareclona were far too superior to Valerenga, hence the heavy scoreline.<br /><br />'' I think that we started off well the first 5 minutes, even though we conceded a goal during this period. <br /><br />'' After this we struggled immensely the whole first half, even though we had a 30- minute spell where we didn't concede. <br /><br />'' So I think that today (Saturday, ed) they just were that much better than us because of personal mistakes and of course that they just played above our game. <br /><br />'' As for me, I tried my best, and certainly felt I at least created some unbalance in their defence with my pace, but all in all we're disappointed, because we just lost the ball too easy sometimes,'' Chuma Anene said to <b>allnigeriasoccer.com.</b><br /><br />It is not every time a player gets the privilege to step on the same pitch with Barcelona stars, with the iconic Argentine forward Lionel Messi leading their orchestra.<br /><br />However, Chuma Anene has played down suggestions that the encounter against the Spanish side was the most important in his career , insisting that Vålerenga have more crucial games to play in their centenary year.<br /><br />'' Even though we played against the likes of Messi and Alexis Sanchez I wouldn't regard this as the most important game I have played, but certainly the most interesting. <br /><br />'' Our club is a 100 years this year and there are definitely more important games to be played and more important games that have been played,'' he said.<br /><br />Speaking on his aspirations for the remainder of the season, Chuma Anene said : '' My ambitions for the rest of the season is to play the football I know I can play and just try to portray and market myself differently. <br /><br />'' I am only 20 and by Gods grace I have a big future ahead of me, so I will only work hard and try and do my best. '' <br /><br />Though Anene has represented Norway's youth teams, the promising attacker has pledged his international future to Nigeria.<br />
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