goldfish80:

I'm sure he's not happy with himself too. Made the wrong gamble and it blew up right in his face.

TheGoodJoe:


You have received the answer, but still want to argue. Akpeyi made the wrong choice of not taking down the player and getting sent off. One nil down and we are still in the game.

goldfish80:

With 3 mins left on the clock you expect magic when we couldn't hit a shot on target all game long?

Are you seriously trying to make me belive that you haven't witnessed a team conceeding a goal towards the end of a gear while they go in search for an equaliser?
The same scenario played out. Dont know why Akepyi is being held responsible.

I wonder why nobody blamed Ikeme for the goal Egypt scored in Kaduna. It was almost the same scenario we had with Mo' Salah. Why didn't Ikeme come out and collect red? Akepyi even managed to come out and challenge but Ikeme sat on his arse.

Unless you guys have a beef outside football with Akpeyi which I don't know about. Its mental to hold him response for that goal.

goldfish80:

With 3 mins left on the clock you expect magic when we couldn't hit a shot on target all game long?

Are you seriously trying to make me belive that you haven't witnessed a team conceeding a goal towards the end of a gear while they go in search for an equaliser?
The same scenario played out. Dont know why Akepyi is being held responsible.

I wonder why nobody blamed Ikeme for the goal Egypt scored in Kaduna. It was almost the same scenario we had with Mo' Salah. Why didn't Ikeme come out and collect red? Akepyi even managed to come out and challenge but Ikeme sat on his arse.

Unless you guys have a beef outside football with Akpeyi which I don't know about. Its mental to hold him response for that goal.

TheGoodJoe:


Long story. Simple, Akpeyi made the wrong choice not to take the South African down. What concern Ikeme in this one?

goldfish80:


Ikeme against Egypt in Kaduna. You know, against Salah at the last moment in the game, one on one like Akpeyi etc? You seriously don't remember? Selective memory perhaps?

terzurum5:

Komekn come and take this boy to Europe. Please not allow him to waste away.

junnyjake:


Manchester United played against Portsmouth in Kano, I think 2008.

komekn:


That's history near 10 years ago.

Present continous things have moved on.

tbaba1234:
Forget Ighalo, even in his best scoring season, he was not that good for naija. I even prefer Ideye.

Sadiq Umar, Onuachu and Osimhen are the future. We also have Kayode who can do a job now.

Icon4s:


@ your last paragraph. The real reason is he wants Alampasu to be in goal. Thats all. And you know how far this my pal can go to defend the interest of any player he loves.

TheGoodJoe come beat me I dey my house. Lozz!

Icon4s:


@ your last paragraph. The real reason is he wants Alampasu to be in goal. Thats all. And you know how far this my pal can go to defend the interest of any player he loves.

TheGoodJoe come beat me I dey my house. Lozz!

goldfish80:


I honestly don't believe goalkeeper is our biggest problem. I am more interested in the outfield playing personnel and strategy. I really have sympathy for Akpeyi,its unfortunate people have made up their minds about him and there's no going back for them.

Rohr seems to be the kind of manager who pays attention to psychology, which explained why he dropped Omeruo. I guess the new Gk trainer was brought in to psych up the GKs, especially since Nigerians have opted to run them down for reasons best known to them.

If Akpeyi proves his nerves are made of steel, then he starts.
As simple as that.

People clamouring for Emmanuel Daniel are misinformed. That guy have not played competitive football for about 1 year. It will be a joke if the Nff invite an unproven, inactive keeper for our biggest game of the year.

goldfish80:


I honestly don't believe goalkeeper is our biggest problem. I am more interested in the outfield playing personnel and strategy. I really have sympathy for Akpeyi,its unfortunate people have made up their minds about him and there's no going back for them.

Rohr seems to be the kind of manager who pays attention to psychology, which explained why he dropped Omeruo. I guess the new Gk trainer was brought in to psych up the GKs, especially since Nigerians have opted to run them down for reasons best known to them.

If Akpeyi proves his nerves are made of steel, then he starts.
As simple as that.

People clamouring for Emmanuel Daniel are misinformed. That guy have not played competitive football for about 1 year. It will be a joke if the Nff invite an unproven, inactive keeper for our biggest game of the year.

TheGoodJoe:
Fulop was on the bench in one of the clubs in the EPL when Mancini brought him to City during a keeper crisis. Without playing time, Fulop was brilliant for City. Caballero was on the bench when Guardiola brought him in he excelled.

Select the best. No need for bias.

goldfish80:

With 3 mins left on the clock you expect magic when we couldn't hit a shot on target all game long?

Are you seriously trying to make me belive that you haven't witnessed a team conceeding a goal towards the end of a gear while they go in search for an equaliser?
The same scenario played out. Dont know why Akepyi is being held responsible while nobody held Ikeme responsible, same scenario.

I wonder why nobody blamed Ikeme for the goal Egypt scored in Kaduna. It was almost the same scenario we had with Mo' Salah. Why didn't Ikeme come out and collect red? Akepyi even managed to come out and challenge but Ikeme sat on his arse.

Unless you guys have a beef outside football with Akpeyi which I don't know about. Its mental to hold him response for that goal.

soetanoreoluwa:


One thing you should get Mr Rohr didn't believe in alamapasu to man the post ....the way pep didn't believe in nacho... The hand writing is already on the wall for everybody to see...

TheGoodJoe:


I repeat. Irrespective of club, position in club or experience. Using not playing competitive football is bringing in bias. If a player plays competitive football week in week out and one on the bench is better, then, we pick the better one.

All these other option than selecting the best is to bring in bias. Bring Emma Daniel to camp, if he flops in camp drop him. If he outshines the others play him.

Finish. Very simple.

goldfish80:


I honestly don't believe goalkeeper is our biggest problem. I am more interested in the outfield playing personnel and strategy. I really have sympathy for Akpeyi,its unfortunate people have made up their minds about him and there's no going back for them.

Rohr seems to be the kind of manager who pays attention to psychology, which explained why he dropped Omeruo. I guess the new Gk trainer was brought in to psych up the GKs, especially since Nigerians have opted to run them down for reasons best known to them.

If Akpeyi proves his nerves are made of steel, then he starts.
As simple as that.

People clamouring for Emmanuel Daniel are misinformed. That guy have not played competitive football for about 1 year. It will be a joke if the Nff invite an unproven, inactive keeper for our biggest game of the year.

TheGoodJoe:


I want the best keeper in goal. I am rooting for Alampasu because I feel he is the best. I want Emma Daniel, Alampasu and others screened and the best selected.

I just explained this not long ago. Leave bias in any form. Select the best after careful consideration. Not experience or because you like the player. Screen and select the best. I have said this for too long.

komekn:


I disagree they are the potential future but currently they have not arrived.

Ighalo is proven and tested he may have had a barren period but it seems he is coming back.

I watched Ribery, Defoe, Alves and Ibrahimovic are currently top world class players. They are right at the top in world football, shockingly they are all over 34 years old.

They are not the past but the very present top class future.

If they were Nigerian we would have denigrated them and thrown them on the scrap heap. Just like what we have done and are doing with Obagoal, Ideye and Ighalo to mention a few.

The question is are these youth players who have not even played a full season of professional top flight football better Currently than our experienced and tested top players

Joebie:
Lol lets not crucify Akpeyi. He was not the SOLE reason for the loss. However, I've never been confident in him. He could be the SOLE reason tomorrow. He is not reliable enough. Simple. For those who love him to be between the sticks, watch as he will be fizzled out very soon. Lol

Joebie:
If they are still scoring, why not? But my point is they should not start based on past glory. Let them still do the battle in camp. Hiwever our youths should be allowed to develop, just like Iwobi is getting hia chance at Arsenal. It will pay off big time in future.

Joebie:
The latest is he is under consideration by Rohr.

Our GK is our biggest problem in terms o personnel because we can't beat our chest and say we have a good replacement for Ikeme, since we know Enyeama. For the other positions we can at least mention names with confidence. Just when I was thinking we need to recall Emenike he banged in a goal today. Looking at his record he has never been that high scoring forward at the club level, but has hardly dissapointed in a high profile match for SE.

Talking about tactics etc is another topic. But Nigeria deserves a better keeper than Akpeyi. We are bigger than that. I know we have that keeper if we give them a chance. Akpeyi is not even feared in South Africa, where he plays. Are u kidding me?

kennysville:
We seem to be occupied with goal keeping department when there are other areas to really focus on. What happened to playing total football, where ur opponents sre forced to chase after balls? A brand of football where we determine it's pace and possession. We should be more concerned with harmonising communication btw the defence, midfield and the attack. We should focus more on gelling as a team as against fielding supposed best legs. Best legs dont win a match, a team does! I make bold to say that with no goalkeeper in between the posts, we can still beat any opposition if we have a team and i mean this both realistically and sarcastically too. (Delete whichever is inapplicable)

What Bafana capitalized on is the lack of gel in our team. Their coach said it and it was exactly what happened. We didnt gel as a team. A cursory look at the friendlies leading to the match shows that Rohr experimented too much instead of fielding his starting 11 for the game ahead. The game against togo had him fooled. The result is there for all to see. Check our passes in the game, our ball possession. How quickly we lost it. If the match had been an away match, I think we would have fared better because the pressure will obviously now be on Bafana. We played a team that lacked cohesion and thus were under a lot of pressure. Goal keeper wasnt at his best because of this same issue. Our supposed midfield couldnt string 3 to 4 straight passes without it being intercepted. Not to mention that our coach too goofed big time in tactics, positioning and substitutions of his players. So the less we talk about goalkeeper the beta. We dont need a good goalkeeper to win. We need good strikers , midfielders and defenders that know their job. Thats what wins a match. For all i care we might as well not field any goal keeper so long as you put the right players in the right positions and they are a team.we have watched matches wherein goal keepers were largely on holiday all thru.( only called upon to take goal kicks)

Cameroon that we talk about are only big but not skilfull. Or at least not as skilful as our team. If we play intelligently, we can cash in on their reckless tackles. 2 red cards and that is it. We are in control. Hence bottomline is we need to decide what is important and stick to it.