phreakabit:

I dare you to file out this team against CIV. The worst kind of liar is one who lies to himself.

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manosteel: I wasn't expecting much from them anyway. It's been long i stopped taking Panadol for super eagles' headache.

manosteel: I wasn't expecting much from them anyway. It's been long i stopped taking Panadol for super eagles' headache.

iykak47: Nigerians were angry when Shaibu Amodu said super eagles players were average.If we have good players,what are their names, which top flight club do they play for in Europe,apart from Mikel Obi, when was the last time a Nigerian player win African footballer of the year.
We have changed coaches many times but still no improvement.
Lets tell ourselves the bitter truth, our players are not good.

payless:

There was no point sacking Siasia SHUAIBU in the first place. If you looked at Siasia SHUAIBU's record, he deserved to continue. We tend to like quick fixes all the time. Westernhoff did not succeed for four years. But with time, he got it right at last.

elampiro: Why Keshi should stay.
Nigeria should be patient. When Sasia was sacked, I told a lot of people that Nigeria repeated thge kind of mistakes they had always made with coaches; hire a coach, put him under pressure and he works under panic, then any little slip results to a sack. Then another comes and the circle continues. Amodu was always getting result for us, qualified us for two world cups and yet said he knew nothing about the job. He qualified us for two world cups yet he wasn't allowed to attend any.

Keshi is doing the right thing. He needs to experiment with lots of players over a period of time, like two years. With that he will be able to raise a good team for us as some will fit in while others fit out. That was how Westerhof raised the USA '94 team over a period of 5 years. Westerhof failed in his first assignment where he failed to get a draw in Younde against Cameroun in 1989 and Nigeria went out of Italia '90 race.

But, he return home and played a lot of games, WAFU/ECOWAS cup, Algers '90 etc. Old player like Yisa Sofoluwe, Andrew Uwe, Osaro Obobaifo, Henry Nwosu, etc gave way for the young players which were discovered over a period of 5 years enroute USA '94. Rasheed Yekini proved over time to be the better striker than Richard Owunbokiri. Uche Okechukwu and Samson Sisia came in, Finidi George, Thompson Oliha, Uche Okafor, Benedict Iroha, Alloy Agu, etc. As time went on, Ben Iroha, Emmanuel Amunike, Austine Okocha. Sunday Oliseh was discovered after Nigeria had already secured the world cup ticket to USA '94. Peter Rufai had to return and Chidi Nwanu was drafted in for the world cup proper.

A lot of players were used, a lot were dropped on the journey and only the best 22 man squad survived and became the most feared team in Africa, and Nigeria was 5th in FIFA ranking after Tunisia '94. Players like Rubeun Agboola, Edema Fulundu, Nduka Ugbade, Moses Kpakpor played their part but had to give way along the line. That was how Westerhof built one of the most feared teams in the world at the time. The team was so good that players like Victor Ikpeba could hardly get games despite being so good for their clubs banging in goals.

The truth is that majority of the players were discovered from our local clubs. Finidi, Amokachi, Iroha, Oliha, etc. They were so rugged that they could withstand any weather, heat or pitch in other African countries. They beat Burkinafaso 7-1, Ethiopia 6-0, Algeria and Ivory coast 4-1.

One can therefore draw a conclusion that Keshi is doing the right thing. First, the eagles he inherited cannot withstand the big teams in Africa talking more of playing Spain or Germany. Secondly, they could hardly get good result against physical playing African teams. Third, most of them are not so committed. I am yet to notice what contribution Mikel has made so far that warrants anyone building the future team around him. Uche is the only one who is committed. Osazee too is good. Hence, Keshi is doing the right thing. We should not just think of now, we should think of having a solid Super Eagles that can stand against the likes of Spain, Italy, Brazil and Germany in the next world cup. It can only be achieved by giving every good young player a chance, whether local or abroad. Attention should be given to building a team of tall, physical and skillful players. These are the characteristics of the Super Eagles of '94, also the Senegal team of '92 and the current Ivory coast team.

Keshi has a good programme, it requires some risk taking. He is not scared of taking it to get the best. That's how you know a man with a target and goal.

sambos994:

Everyone should take note...patience is the key.

thegoodjoehunt:
I agree with you but let's not forget that Westerhoff had a policy of looking for true talents that could rival the best in the world. The Cairo '90 team was world class. Also was the Senegal '92 team. Abedi Pele fought with all his might to stop us from reaching the final in AFCON. Let's don't make it look as if we were mediocre till 1994.

As of Siasia, as long as he destroyed Yemi Tella's team, which rivaled the best Young talents in the world. Dropped a keeper that conceeded only one goal from Kroos of Bayern Munich in a tournament. Saved 3 penalties in the final. Siasia messed the U20 he coached. Siasia is not fit to coach Naija. My pick is Oliseh.

sambos994:


Well....I have to admit Siasia was a little cocky but Keshi is trying to integrate home based with foreign based. That may take some time so Nigerians have to be patient.

ayusco: Dude wc yemi tella r u talkin abt? The one full of old men tht won the u17? I laff in rabiu ibrahim. A squad full of players who hav not done jack robinson in their meagre clubs not to talk of NT. The best we got out of them is lukman haruna who sadly proved to be a one season wonder and is currently warming the benches of dynamo kiev. As for yestdays result guys jeez take a chill pill 2-2 away not the best but fair

ayusco: Dude wc yemi tella r u talkin abt? The one full of old men tht won the u17? I laff in rabiu ibrahim. A squad full of players who hav not done jack robinson in their meagre clubs not to talk of NT. The best we got out of them is lukman haruna who sadly proved to be a one season wonder and is currently warming the benches of dynamo kiev. As for yestdays result guys jeez take a chill pill 2-2 away not the best but fair

thegoodjoehunt:

So you believe the team Siasia fielded in the U20 that embarrassed the nation were young men? I laugh in Ijaw. I am not saying that they were the bright hope of Nigeria, but they were the best option for that tourney and Siasia flunked it.

By the way I talked of Nigeria developing from the grassroot. If we are to progress, we should start scouting from Junior Secondary Schools to build an U15 team and make sure they progress in Unison and not break them and form a new team for every new tourney.

By the way the Atlanta '96 dream team were kept together from the U17 World Cup.

elampiro:

Not so correct. The dream team had players that didn't participate in the Japan '93 U-17. Joseph Dosu, Victor Ikpeba, Taribo West, Okocha, Okechukwu, Amunike, Amokachi, etc.

You can't build a team from U-15 to senior without breaking it. It's impossible. At some stages, better talent than what you have will emerge from other places. When Okocha came, Westerhof forgot about Etim Esin. It's like that. The doors can never be closed. A future team is built from boys of 22 to 25 with a few old fit players to guide them. That's why Uche and Osazee should be the pillars now.

ayusco: Dude u r so funny pls google the u20 squad that saisia took to the 2009 u20 world contained a good number of the yemi tella boys who u claimed siasia 'destroyed' the same goal keeper u are hyping was in that team o. Even with his old men(funny enuf most of them have or are part of the NT team setup) he achieved something tangible e.g beijing silver. So na NT develop Messi drogba etc abi *smh*

ayusco: Dude u r so funny pls google the u20 squad that saisia took to the 2009 u20 world contained a good number of the yemi tella boys who u claimed siasia 'destroyed' the same goal keeper u are hyping was in that team o. Even with his old men(funny enuf most of them have or are part of the NT team setup) he achieved something tangible e.g beijing silver. So na NT develop Messi drogba etc abi *smh*