Chrismario:



Cool down. Don't be in haste to forget so easily that 2008 is not yesterday and 2002 was the year Enyeama debuted for SE. As far as football is concerned, 2 years is like 100 years not to talk about 9 or 15. It is also good to remember that Ukrainian team did not just made the final but won it in 2008. Who knows where and how you would rate them compared to Scottish.

Many 18s had been putting on good performances so I'm not a bit surprised. I'm just wondering what made Aberdeen not to renew his contract unless he turned it down but if not, it supports my earlier comments that he may not be so good.

He single handedly promoted them to EPL but he couldn't sustain himself to play for any kick and rush EPL teams. I Dare say that he lacks consistency.

Had fashamu, Agbonlahor or nedu onuoha played for us, you may be blaming SE for making them not to play dem Madrid, bayern and barca.

Irrespective of country he chose, a star is a star!

Joebie:
TheGoodJoe , here it is:

"I keep asking him: 'When are you going to come and play for Nigeria?' and he jokes: 'Whenever you come and invite me I will play!" Mikel told Goal. "I think it is something that we would have to discuss.
"If he wants to play, we would have to speak to the federation and make sure that he really wants to play for Nigeria. If he is ready, we can talk about, but in the few times we have talked about it, he hasn’t given me a very positive, decisive answer to take back to the FA.
"I need a positive answer for me to take the case forward to the FA. We will see what happens."

komekn:


Someone who has never been to Nigeria in his life has no connection with Nigeria. Should just jump on a plane with all the possible dangers true and untrue.

Is that what you are actually suggesting

TheGoodJoe:


The bolded highlights my point. We want those that are ready to play for us. Finito. When they are ready, they can let us know and they are welcomed to fight for places.

Finito.

TheGoodJoe:


Did you read some players even sent their tape? Did you not read some players contacting the NFF/Technical crew stating that they are ready to play for us. When they are ready, they will let us know.

MetalJigsaw:
This your formation requires Ighalo to be on the bench.
Secondly ,I dondt think Rohr would allow Moses, the team's most lethal attacker to with his trickery and intelligence in the final third to waste in the wingback role. This can't happen.

Napoleon55:
as a matter of fact,no formation that excludes V.Moses should be adopted,unless perhaps he is injured(God forbids)

forgiveness:


Let me borrow una words 4 here. I get am before no be property.

Iheanacho is now a bench warmer in a relegated threatened club. Let us say the thruth.

Which market value Iheanacho wan get pass Tammy and Solanke? Oga, em value son dive nose pata pata.

Statically speak, Tammy is one of the top goal scorers in the EPL while Solanke is still in a better club than Iheanacho.

Joebie:
Where did you read it? Is it secret?

Modified
Now you are canvassing for a system were these players will have to send tapes etc. in other words beg the NFF, and wait. wow!
when a man thinks in his head that he is important, and everyone around him sees the opposite. Fool's paradise.

Joebie:
How would that discussion have been possible without a relationship?
Don't forget my earlier bolded. Mikel talked to him several times, and Aina joked..

Are you saying our current SE players should be the ones "begging"?
without a relationship first, how would Mikel have been able to talk to Aina several times. Wouldn't it be seen by you as "begging"?
Please highlight your system of making these players know that declaration is the easiest route to SE.

lexyman:
we need to play our next friendlies without mikel ... if we must do well in in the world cup ,its so obvious we lost lost a match and drew one without mikel , ... Rohr should look for someone to deputise him ... SHOPPING FOR A MIKEL DEPUTY SHOULD BE THE NEXT TASK FOR ROHR .

GUYS LETS MAKE A SHOPPING LIST FOR HIM ...

SO FAR I CAN ONLY THINK OF :
joel Obi
Sone Aluko
Azeez Ajagun
Chidiebere Nwakali
.

lets list players who can play in that role

Joebie:
Colin is not Collins. two different names.
Mikel is derived from Michael. In Mikel Obi's case, it was PROBABLY misspelled at a point in time, then it stuck to him.

Napoleon55:
it's only forgiveness will tell u that Taye Taiwo is better than Babayaro.
not that he meant it,it's just to make sure he is at the opposing side

Joebie:
How would that discussion have been possible without a relationship?
Don't forget my earlier bolded. Mikel talked to him several times, and Aina joked..

Are you saying our current SE players should be the ones "begging"?
without a relationship first, how would Mikel have been able to talk to Aina several times. Wouldn't it be seen by you as "begging"?
Please highlight your system of making these players know that declaration is the easiest route to SE.

komekn:


I actually feel we have not tested enough players we should be looking a lot more players than we have so far.

England will possibly go through upwards of 45 players before deciding on a final 23. How many players have we looked at some far do not seem to be enough.

Are there players who are possibly better in this regard Joel Obi, Sone Aluko, immediately come to mind as well as striking options in Obagoal who had better stats than Ighalo before getting injured.

Until tested we do not know. Give as many deserving players opportunities to be tested so we can get the best possible 23 we can find. No sentiment best players go.

Humility017:
it's like most teams are now scared of being grouped with the super eagles...

even the Russians are calling Nigeria...Africa Germany....

I will like us play Brazil or belguim in one of our friendlies prior world cup

SerVik:

Very true. There is a Nigerian in Mainz and Balogun is already talking to him. However, not every foreign born have that luxury of playing with an SE player.

komekn:


No exaggeration but tell me three players who are clearly better than him.

komekn:


No exaggeration but tell me three players who are clearly better than him.

Napoleon55:
as a matter of fact,no formation that excludes V.Moses should be adopted,unless perhaps he is injured(God forbids)

forgiveness:


I don't know but it his sister rejected Nigeria after she saw the way we mistreated her brother.

SerVik:

Very true. There is a Nigerian in Mainz and Balogun is already talking to him. However, not every foreign born have that luxury of playing with an SE player.

junnyjake:
One thing I found consistent with the Argentines verdict on the game was that we were a very physical side. I love that. If you play against an African team and your body No tell you when you reach haz, which African team you play Biko?

But make we no sha go jam one kind ref wey de get joy only when him de share cards

safarigirl:
i actually beg to differ.

I hate it when European and South American sides blame physicality after losing to African opposition. It connotes that the black man can only win the whites when they exploit the basest of human traits. Why can't they ever acknowledge the fact that they were outplayed? They were outclassed, they didn't get the tactics? Why always blame physicality?

I watched the second half at least three times and while they held the ball more than we did, we certainly had the better game plan and that is how we won.

They were outplayed and outclassed, no need to add physicality to it....abi is it Ebuehi that is lepa like that that was physical? With what mbok?

MetalJigsaw:
Hello guys.. Which African team do you think can perform most in the World Cup. Realistic predictions please

Mujtahida:

Who's the Nigerian guy at Mainz? Seems our FB players are mainly in the UK and Germany.

safarigirl:
I've been offline most of the time for the last two days, the power situation here is woeful, I could barely read through the over twenty pages I met here.

Icon4s, sorry I haven't been able to respond to your list, I haven't properly read it and I may not get the chance to because of my battery situation, however I trust your judgment and that of those of us on this thread. I would probably not have advised opening the discussion to all NLers though. They have proven themselves incapable of taking the national team issues seriously most of the time.


I was thinking up a final World Cup list and a thought came to me, what do you guys think of Etebo's chances of making it to the world cup considering current situations?