joseph1013:
Ighalo D isn't come straight to the EPL, remember? He was on loan to Watford while in the Championship.

TheSuperNerd, any help?

Icon4s:


Players selection. That was y I wanted Keshi out. Oliseh came and same issue. Siasia too is nt left out.
A fantastic goal poucher like Isaac Success has repeatedly been ignored by successive coaches.
I have given up d idea of local coaches.
Let me see if a new foreign technical adviser would ignore Success

I have given up the idea of local coaches.

TheSuperNerd:
Hmmm... just saw this mention.


Well, work permits apply to those coming from outside Europe.

Isaac Success already has Two core seasons of Experience and game time in The world's best league, the LA Liga... so his case is kinda different.
(In other words, he doesn't need a work permit). Same happened to Odion Ighalo before he joined Sister club, Watford in the English championship (Ighalo spent four seasons with Granada).


Also, he hasn't featured for Nigeria, so the 75% international whatever doesn't come in for him even though it should.

I think this was bypassed by his being an U-21 proven talent with Two solid years of top-flight football at the highest level in the LA liga...

Added to the fact that he also is seen as a special young talent. And his transfer meets the top 30% of Watford's transfer dealings this summer... plus his wages is bound to be in the top 20% of Watford wage bill....


All these and other complicated details are taken into account despite his zero international caps for The Super Eagles.


He is now Watford's most expensive signing at £12.5 million.






Note: Not all players around the world are subject to the 75% for national teams stuff. It all depends on the world rankings of your nation's senior team...

For instance, Belgium is ranked 2nd in the world, so a Belgian talent will only require to have featured in about 25% or 30% of international games for two years.. if he's an U-21, it is reduced to one year.


Teams like Algeria, and Ivory Coast right now are subject to the 40-50% international caps rule not 75%... why? because they are in the Top 30 of the current world rankings...

Teams outside the top 50 are really subject to the 75% rule except in cases like Success with an already proven top European exposure/experience.


In truth, it's all complicated... but this is the little I know.

joseph1013:


We will wait and watch. Should I come back to tease you if he retains Ryan Giggs?

olapluto

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Starting 11 for Nigeria

olapluto:
Starting 11 for Nigeria

TheGoodJoe:
Isaac Success lands on a Goal Mine at Watford.

Walter Mazzari who is the former Coach of Napoli and Inter Milan is the coach who would handle Watford in the coming season.

Mazzari was the man who made Marek Hamsik, Ezequiel Lavezzi and Edison Cavani Popular with his famous 3-4-3 counter attacking formation.

Isaac Success gets to work with a manager who worked with young promising strikers who grew into world renowned attackers under Mazzari.

Praying for Success to have Success at Watford.

olapluto:
Patternless Nigeria. Playing without purpose. Mexico should have scored 3.
Nigerian players even diving and wasting time as early as 10 minutes. Shame

olapluto:
Mexico coach's face is very familiar. He lost to Manu Garba's team twice in Qatar. Siasia should have kept the core of that team. This team has a very blunt attack.

TheSuperNerd:
On twitter, I understand that The Mexican goalie is Raul Gudino....
Remember him?
Picked up 9 goals from his net against Nigeria...
5 from Iheanacho
1 from Success
1 from Yahaya (put as an own goal actually)
1 from Chidi Nwakali
1 from Musa Mohammed
Lollll. ..... memories