jacksparrow1207:
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safarigirl:
bros,shey you know commenting is voluntary?

samueld0:
I thought this girl is a xEnophobia SouthAfrican please hide your face in shame and don't middle yourselfe in anything concerning Nigeria

GIYAZZ:
I think he's better of a striker. The AM role could easily make him a Mikel in the future. You know how these things be?

Meanwhile, Safarigirl I wanna ask you a question. Give me that green light by replying this post and I'd ask. But If you don't wanna, no probs.

safarigirl:
you obviously don't know me. When did you join NL sef?

Go and read all my posts and find where i've even remotely been pro-SA.....you just wan talk, notice me

safarigirl:
you obviously don't know me. When did you join NL sef?

Go and read all my posts and find where i've even remotely been pro-SA.....you just wan talk, notice me

safarigirl:
the striker role will limit him cuz then he won't be able to create chances which is his original talent.

Ask away

GIYAZZ:
He could use this striker role to shine. And if he's clever enough he could create chances with that role without pushing it to the edge.


Can I ask you the question elsewhere? Somewhere like my lodge on here? Cos I think this question might come off as derailing.

TheGoodJoe:
We already have brilliant midfielders who can create for the Flying Eagles. Yahaya for instance, is brilliant and he is in a youth team that has produced great players in recent years like Harry Kane, Mason, Dier etc.

In the National team, we have a fantastic creative midfielder, Sone Aluko.

I say the Nigerian Coaches should join the Manchester City coaches in their ambition to make Nacho the best striker in the World.

"When The Manchester City Coaches are done with Iheanacho, they will make a Messi out of him."

Epaul:
Iheanacho is way too composed a player in front of goal to be a midfielder. His composure in front of Goal is his strong-suit aside his adroit strikes and that's what legendary strikers like Henry, Eto' even messi had and have that set them apart from others.
Play Nacho in front of Goal and watch him net myriad of goals like waterfall, like messi.

safarigirl:

What do you think?

jobsat34:


i think we should just wait till after the world cup (provided he make the final cut)...

however, i dont think Nacho prowess in front of goal shud take precedence over other attribute which i think he has "comparative advantage" over others in his age group... he has succesful dribbling accuracy rate than our own neymar (yahyah), pass completion rate better than nwakali and nwobodo combine, even idowu cant boast of better completion rate..

lets take a look at his goal scoring ability, is he more clinical than Awoniyi or Success..? if as a striker, can he play as a lone man striker like those 2?
against a team that park the bus, the job of a lone man striker is to hold up play to bring in other players, so can Nacho hold up play better than those 2?... so if you are looking at his composure in front of goal while neglecting other attribute of a complete striker, then you are misleading this young lad...

if i were to be his coach, i will put him in position where he has comparative advantage ahead of other players, which is free role in the attacking trio behind the striker..

checkuot Patrick Bamford on whoscore.com and see why he will never be a use as a lone man striker... he is just a striking resemblance of our own Nacho...

cc: thegoodjoe, giyazz, epaul

Krasid:
But even Messi drops deep to create for other Barca players.This is one of the reasons why he is one of the best ever.Iheanacho finished the last U-17 as the best player not just because of his goals, but because of his creativity also(i think he ended up with 7 assists).Don't you think he will lose his creativity if he is made just a striker?

jobsat34:


i think we should just wait till after the world cup (provided he make the final cut)...

however, i dont think Nacho prowess in front of goal shud take precedence over other attribute which i think he has "comparative advantage" over others in his age group... he has succesful dribbling accuracy rate than our own neymar (yahyah), pass completion rate better than nwakali and nwobodo combine, even idowu cant boast of better completion rate..

lets take a look at his goal scoring ability, is he more clinical than Awoniyi or Success..? if as a striker, can he play as a lone man striker like those 2?
against a team that park the bus, the job of a lone man striker is to hold up play to bring in other players, so can Nacho hold up play better than those 2?... so if you are looking at his composure in front of goal while neglecting other attribute of a complete striker, then you are misleading this young lad...

if i were to be his coach, i will put him in position where he has comparative advantage ahead of other players, which is free role in the attacking trio behind the striker..

checkuot Patrick Bamford on whoscore.com and see why he will never be a use as a lone man striker... he is just a striking resemblance of our own Nacho...

cc: thegoodjoe, giyazz, epaul

safarigirl:
you obviously don't know me. When did you join NL sef?

Go and read all my posts and find where i've even remotely been pro-SA.....you just wan talk, notice me


Mtchew, so na just last month you register.....attention-seeking newbies. You haven't stayed long enough to know anyone

safarigirl:
We all know Iheanacho, the little boy wonder from the Nigerian U-17 team touted to be the next Okocha.

We watched him play as an AM under Manu Garba but after moving to Manchester City, the coaches there seem to think he's better as a striker and have been playing him in that role.

Mw thinks Iheanacho was made to be a number 10, he's good on the ball, his passes are accurate, he dribbles well and best of all, he knows where the net is when in a position to score and isn't afraid to send it in.

He's most suitable there because as we all know, the Nigerian team is in need of someone who can feed the strikers and also score goals and playing him as a striker will limit his abilities. He's not a front-man.many Garba knows why he delegated the AM role to the kid after seeing him play and I trust his judgment more than I do that of the Man City coaches who could only be using the kid because they need a striker.

I like to think of Iheanacho in a James Rodriguez role, giving as much assists as goals....as a striker, he could become just another Suarez, but his full potential lies in the midfield.


What do you think?