goldfish80:


Great news about Onyekuru. Since he wont be needing surgery, I figured he could be out of action maximum, 3 months. Hopefully there won't be setback or reoccurrence during rehab.
I am skeptical about the possibility of the German boys being ready in time for the Poland friendly since the documentation process with FIFA and DFA haven't started. From our experience in the past, this process usually takes us 6-8 months to complete.

ChrisKels:


It's a breaking news bro. There were doubts earlier when Onyekuru made that claim that was why his loan club came out of to rebuff it. But now it is official, after thorough checks by one of the finest knee specialists in Europe, hence no room for doubts no more and his club won't be coming out to kinda debunk it again.

Read that article via the link I provided to see the time it was written.

About the big news, here is a hint; As Rohr has adopted the 3-5-2 as one of his formations, he is looking forward to start integrating the German boys as early as March. Of the three German boys, Akpoguma and of course Uduokhai, I was told are already in the bag and this might be Rohr's backline against Poland.

....................Ekong Balogun Uduokhai
...............Ebuehi Idowu.

Awaziem and Akpoguma as deputies while Omeruo would be given another chance to know if his showing against Argentina was a fluke. Omeruo doesn't have the technical team's trust unlike before and he would do well to redeem his dampened image with the scrimmages.

Rohr has cooled the interest on Jordan Torunarigha because he hasn't been seeing enough game time and this doesn't seem to end anytime soon as he is his club's third choice left back behind Platenhardt 25 and Maxi 20. Hence isn't better than what we have in Aina, Idowu and Echiejile.

As it stands now, our three lovely right backs might make it to the world cup.

Ebuehi as a wing back cum makeshift left back
Shehu as a full back
Aina as a full back cum makeshift left back.

I fear for Echiejile, can't remember the last time he played for his club. If Idowu maintains the form he showed against Argentina... Ur guess is as good as mine

DrKlever:
He's not super eagles Pogba but super eagles Ndidi. i hate when our players are tagged with names like Nigeria Messi etc..

TheGoodJoe:


He worked on Ndidi's weakness? Funny. I said the negative system was inhibiting Ndidi. Play Ndidi in a more creative system and he will sparkle. It was clear to see for those who could see. It was not just Ndidi. It was the whole team. There are people who celebrate results from negative tactics. Not me. If Puel had played his dross football yesterday, the results would have been different. Stats less convincing and Ndidi would not sparkle.

You did not see the creative spark in Ndidi. I saw it months ago and even pointed it out. Trying to pin it on improving Ndidi is hilarious because I did not see such spark against Fleetwood. Ndidi in a more creative side will shine like a million stars. Not handling Ndidi.

So when I pointed it out months ago, it was Puel handling Ndidi? Funny.

“He puts in some fantastic work on the pitch. “I think also he improves with the ball and plays with quality. “I think he can make further progress in this area. He has great potential for the future.”

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/01/ndidi-great-potentials-says-leicester-boss/

ChrisKels:


Yea that's true bro but this is a friendly match and it will be played in Europe, they will not be needing a Nigerian passport to partake. I'm open to ur corrections. Maybe the rules have been amended

goldfish80:


Hold on a second, you're saying in Ndidi's 3 years playimg in Europ, last night was the very first time he played in a "creative system"? I say this because Ndidi have never managed 86% pass completion in his career. I challenge you point out a game he managed such average from Genk till date, even for the national team.
You're over stretching your limits on this one.


This was Claude Puel quote just 4 days ago. I am chuffed to bits how a rational person will attribute Ndidi's improvement to Shakespeare or whatever system.

TheGoodJoe:


How the hell did I credit Shakespeare for yesterday's performance in September last year. It seems you have lost direction in the debate. The point is simple, the fire was there but the system was inhibiting Ndidi. It is so logical. I pointed it months ago. Yesterday, Puel decided to lead his team in a brave fashion and Ndidi's creative side showed. Simple.

Keep in mind Southampton sacked Puel because of his negativity. Not results.

goldfish80:


Hold on a second, you're saying in Ndidi's 3 years playimg in Europ, last night was the very first time he played in a "creative system"? I say this because Ndidi have never managed 86% pass completion in his career. I challenge you point out a game he managed such average from Genk till date, even for the national team.
You're over stretching your limits on this one.


This was Claude Puel quote just 4 days ago. I am chuffed to bits how a rational person will attribute Ndidi's improvement to Shakespeare or whatever system.

goldfish80:


Even for Genk and Super Eagles, Ndidi have never managed to hit those passing average. Genk and Nigeria play negative football too?
Why are you at pains to admit Puel have improved this aspect of Ndidi's game? You dont want to be proved wrong that Puel is a good a coach because of Kelechi's misfortune?

How have the sacking of Puel improved Southampton? Puel took them to a comfortable 8th position and a cup final. Presently, Southampton is just 2 points off the dreaded relegation zone. Infact, they could be bottom of the table by this time next week if results go against them.

How you take pleasure to rubbish a man who polished Benzema, Lisandro Lopez, Essien, Juninho, Diarra and generally the famous Lyon mid 2000's squad which generated hundreds of million in transfer revenue for Jean pierre Aulas beats me hollow.

ChrisKels:


Yea that's true bro but this is a friendly match and it will be played in Europe, they will not be needing a Nigerian passport to partake. I'm open to ur corrections. Maybe the rules have been amended

goldfish80:


Even for Genk and Super Eagles, Ndidi have never managed to hit those passing average. Genk and Nigeria play negative football too?
Why are you at pains to admit Puel have improved this aspect of Ndidi's game? You dont want to be proved wrong that Puel is a good a coach because of Kelechi's misfortune?

How have the sacking of Puel improved Southampton? Puel took them to a comfortable 8th position and a cup final. Presently, Southampton is just 2 points off the dreaded relegation zone. Infact, they could be bottom of the table by this time next week if results go against them.

How you take pleasure to rubbish a man who polished Benzema, Lisandro Lopez, Essien, Juninho, Diarra and generally the famous Lyon mid 2000's squad which generated hundreds of million in transfer revenue for Jean pierre Aulas beats me hollow.

TheGoodJoe:


Stop behaving like if you can not comprehend a simple point or you are trying to lie to score cheap points.

Shakespeare's negative system was inhibiting/stopping/preventing Ndidi's creative attributes. Just like Puel's dross side was holding Ndidi and the team back. They played bravely yesterday, Ndidi and the team excelled. Very simple point.

How the hell that is attributing Ndidi's creativity to Shakespeare frightens me.

TheGoodJoe:


I am not rubbishing a man. I said his system was negative. I praised him for bravery yesterday and hopes he continues that way. I am not a person who will start praising someone when I see he is heading down the wrong path.

If Puel continues in the same path as yesterday, I will praise him repeatedly. My stance on offensive, possessive play will not change to please you.

Finito.

goldfish80:

I wasn't begging you to please me. I'm pointing with relish that you were wrong to tag Puel a poor manager when his track record speaks for him.
Because Kelechi doesn't start fkr Leicester doesn't make Puel a lesser manager.
Under him, Mahrez seem to have discovered his mojo and the other chap on the wings have seen his stock rise amid muted calls for an England call up.

You're dead wrong about Puel, that is a fact.

goldfish80:

You claimed you saw the improvements from Shakespeare's time months ago. Are you tactically denying your claims just few minutes back?
Since Ndidi always had it in him why does his pass completion for Genk stand at 70 something percent? At a point im Belgium it was a lowly 72%.
Was Genk also playing negative football?

goldfish80:


Even for Genk and Super Eagles, Ndidi have never managed to hit those passing average. Genk and Nigeria play negative football too?
Why are you at pains to admit Puel have improved this aspect of Ndidi's game? You dont want to be proved wrong that Puel is a good a coach because of Kelechi's misfortune?

How have the sacking of Puel improved Southampton? Puel took them to a comfortable 8th position and a cup final. Presently, Southampton is just 2 points off the dreaded relegation zone. Infact, they could be bottom of the table by this time next week if results go against them.

How you take pleasure to rubbish a man who polished Benzema, Lisandro Lopez, Essien, Juninho, Diarra and generally the famous Lyon mid 2000's squad which generated hundreds of million in transfer revenue for Jean pierre Aulas beats me hollow.

TheGoodJoe:


Puel was sacked because of negativity. Finito.

I have criticised our Super Eagles system of being negative repeatedly. So, telling me Ndidi never managed those stats, proves my point. You must not argue even the one you do not understand. Drink chillax drinks.

Danielnino00:
TheGoodJoe,get ready to have ur unbeaten league run ended today

TheGoodJoe:


What is wrong with you? What concerns Kelechi Iheanacho here? I praised Puel yesterday, did you see Kelechi Iheanacho play yesterday? Stop painting fake stories to score cheap points.

goldfish80:


I find it a bit odd that you think a guy who have grinned out results for Leicester and steered them off relegation dog fight to an upward trajectory of a comfortable 8th position is a bad coach.

You have lead a campaign of calumny against Claude Puel just because he doesn't find Kelechi good enough for his system. Youre even at pains to admit that he has worked on Ndid's weakness (which is ball handling and passing).

It is laughable you will rather credit Shakespeare for Ndidi's improved passing numbers against Chelsea, (a man who have left Leicester City over 4 months and counting )when it is on record that Ndidi 86% pass completion he pulled was a career high.
I dey laugh o

goldfish80:


Your attack on Puel started when it became clear Kelechi couldn't find a place in his team.
You claimed his tactics was negative and Kelechi should leave to to Bristol.

Your attack on Puel was as a result of Kelechi's lack of game time. Prove me wrong

TheGoodJoe:


Stop being economical with the truth. Puel was terrible for Lyon. Spoilt their seven years consecutive league title wins and forced the fans to protest against him on the streets with banners begging him to honorably resign. Then the board terminated his contract.

darkelf:


Puel is undoubtedly an excellent coach bro.

AIG07:
na this news you wan share before why you come draw am like draw soup. You wicked o.
Anyway it's appreciated.

With this there is no way we'll be taking 4fullbacks to the world cup. The maximum will be 3 out of possible of 5 (Echiejile, Shehu, Aina, Ebuehi, Idowu). This will be a tough call for Rohr. Not forgetting that V. Moses can play as a WB.

My own be se, let the best be selected and any player given an opportunity in any of the friendlies should grab it with both hands and feet as it's becoming more glaring that NO ONE HAS HOLD CLAIM TO A SLOT YET except for MIKEL OBI.

goldfish80:

Was it not under Puel that Lyon made their first and last ever champions league semi finals? How many French ligue un and champions league semifinals have Lyon managed since his departure?

TheGoodJoe:


I have hammered it repeatedly that it is not about Iheanacho but the system is affecting other players including Slimani, Gray, Albrighton etc. I praised Puel yesterday even though Iheanacho did not play and I said I hope he continues that way. That is my philosophy of what works. Not about Iheanacho.

I supported Unsworth of Everton because I believed in his system. By his last game, he won 4-0. Did I support him because of Iheanacho? It just shows your analysing with bias and sentiments. That is why Iheanacho crept into an unrelated talk.

TheGoodJoe:


And he broke their consecutive run of winning the league seven times by finishing third.

TheGoodJoe:


I did not watch Ndidi in Belgium and unlike you, I will not read stats and brag as if I saw signs.

I noticed Ndidi could do more creatively but Shakespeare's system was holding him back, just like Mahrez and Albrighton. Simple. If you can not understand something so simple and tag it seeing improvement under Shakespeare, then no need quoting and arguing what you can not comprehend.

darkelf:


Puel is undoubtedly an excellent coach bro.

AllforJesus7:


We do not have the team with the ability is to play overall attacking/positive football.
We do not have ball retaining mid fielders like the Croatians neither do we have ball playing defenders like the Argentines.

Mikel is old.

At best what we have is an average team with the ability to cause upsets.

You must admit our team is best defending deep and playing counter attack. That's our ability. Fast wingers, defensively minded mid fielders and defenders.

Rohr knows this.

This is how we beat Argentina. This is how we qualified. We went to Yaounde in Cameroon to defend. Yet we got an early goal on the counter attack and could have won if Ezenwa had not shown inexperience.

Many coaches in the past did not come to terms with this hence we struggled.
Siasia attacked against Egypt and lost us afcon 2017 qualification. Keshi attacked Italy and we drew a game we could have won. We have kept on attacking Argentina in recent competitive games an never won.
Keshi attacked Spain at the confeds and lost.

We no longer have the Finidis and Okochas of those days.

We must come to terms with the fact that we are an average team at best but a deadly one defending and playing counter attack. That is our weapon for the world cup. We have the ability to cause upsets.


Conclusion: Forget about your anti-negative football campaign about the eagles.

TheGoodJoe:


Excellent? That fans demonstrated on the streets against! That is a whole new definition of excellence.

I hope he continues the same path as he did against Chelsea. The game against Fleetwood will tell.