andrew444:


They should drop mikel agu jor,make dem no try drop ogu oo,ogu is already 30,onazi can still play for super eagles in the next world cup as far as he comes good for his club site,he is 25 years and in the next 4 years he will be 29 so why not? Obi mikel is 31 and playing at the world cup so why will a player of 25 cant make it then as far as he is still good enough?

Mujtahida:

Not necessarily his age but capabilities. He's slowing down

TheGoodJoe:


This long story is an evasion of the truth. How many Nigerian internationals are playing in English youth academies compared to the innit boys. I bet it would be of ratio of 100 innit boys to one Nigerian International. Yet you are trying to sell that the Nigerian internationals have advantage.

Joebie:
The England game is a friendly. We are probably going to make 6 subs. Who are we going to bring in in the 2nd half? Not starting a player does not necessarily mean they are inferior to the starters. Friendlies are still test matches. Iwobi didn’t even score against Argentina until the second half. And who says we can’t bring him immediately after half time.

Matches like this will help us decide who to start in a more serious match like Croatia. I won’t be surprised if we switched formations at some point in the match. Let the experiment continue. But the boys need to show that they have been playing together for quite a while.

Martz101:


kanu - Crouch (Portsmouth)??

M7even:
Some crisis amongst NFF officials. This has to do with 250,000 dollars they received from Rivers state governor. Money is said to have been missing

komekn:


I thought he did well but overly impressed no I was not , for national team selection I expect more. He scored but I looked at his over all play in the match as well.

I was impressed by the sub that came on and showed impressive composure and vision to score after darting round three players to score.

One match doesn't make a player.

Horus:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFo6bBfQ_1E

Super Eagles Train For England Friendly

Watch as the Super Eagles trained in Barnet, London on Thursday ahead of their pre-World Cup friendly against England.

The team will have their official training at Wembley Stadium on Friday by 5pm.

Twenty-five players were involved in the drills and ball work, except for Moses Simon who is nursing a thigh injury.

komekn:


How many Nigerian origin players from England are playing in European football academies Compared to boys who have come directly from Nigeria.

With regards to getting into European football academies in my experience yes. I have been to quite a few clubs in Portugal, Belguim, Holland and last week I was in Germany. So I have a fairly good first hand experience of what I am talking about.

Martz101:


Our starting line up today gives a clue on our starting line up in the worldcup

komekn:


Camp is indicative not holistically absolute.

What you get in camp which is at best a couple of weeks is a small insight into a player ability. The more objective, conclusive and all encompassing assessment is what that player does week in week out in his club.

You no go be cockroach for Lagos come turn Lion when you reach Warri, Eéeeeeee no deh happen.

In the same vein you can't all of a sudden go to camp and become a prolific goal scorer bullying defenders left, right and center, when in your club and league you have been anonymous all season.

All that talk about camp performance is to move away from the objective to anchor on the subjective, which is open to abuse.

Look at top performing countries they always have thier top performing players. If those players have underperformed in the league, they are simply out, all things being equal.

komekn:


Passion is good but exceptional quality is much better.

Yobo has been arguably one of the most outstanding consistent defenders we have had in the SE in recent times. Albeit he began to drop off towards the end of his career.

So I don't necessarily agree with your approach. Players should be selected as a reward for[b] CURRENT OUTSTANDING CONSISTENT TOP QUALITY PERFORMANCES in thier club and league with the quality of league a major point of consideration. Any other considerations are simply open to abuse.
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Martz101:


no mind that man, only arsenal youth team can boast of 8 or 10 innit boys

forgiveness:


I have followed Agu enough to know he is good. It sums up the reason I was the first person among this group to clamor for his invitation.

Joebie:
Ok o. Then let Rohr decide
Is the match today?

komekn:


Actually essentially it is.

I speak to countless football recruitment heads and football analysts. They all WITHOUT EXCEPTION start off with statistics.

Liam More played for a dead team Reading last season has played for two seasons non stop no injuries.

He has the best statistics in the Championship he is on his way to back to the EPL.

What makes Ndidi stand out, check his stats.

I can say your proposition is Totally wrong.

So yes much to the disappointment of some here, football na MATHEMATICS.

Joebie:
Pinnick and Wike.. make that CongoDR mishap not hunt us oh. That’s if the story is true.

Kog45:
Yes true talk not Onazi of before and with new players emerging i don't see him and any underperforming old players surviving it.

Pls check it out Sadiq Umar,Osimhen, Awoniyi, Nwakilis,Ebere Eze,Chuckwuemeka,Alampasu, Maduka,Osigwe,Tosin Kehinde,.If possible Onomah,Lookman,Uduokhai, Akpoguma etc.

Post WC is interesting cos enough talents ready for the show.

safarigirl:
If Rohr drops Ogu for Agu, Etebo or Joel, me, I will shout nepotism here.

None of those three has done anything spectacular enough to unseat Ogu, if we are all looking at things reasonable.

Whether in club or National team, Ogu trumps all three players, so, all this talk of Rohr likes this one, that one is a golden boy, this one is a workhorse is rubbish


None of them is better than Ogu by any stretch.

Kog45:
I remember telling icon4s that he should know better about PH choice for DR Congo match.

NFF took the match to PH for their personal gain not for eagles.

I just don't know when we are going to put an end to his trash.

Imagine a WC friendly on that stuff just coz of monetary gain and not considering the risk involved.

I don tire

andrew444:


Why do you want ogu to be dropped? it seems you love agu and you dont want him to be dropped.

With the love i have for joel obi i cant deny that he deserves to be dropped,joel obi or agu deserved to be dropped and not john ogu

Mujtahida:

I reasoned Onazi in the light of his dwindling form. That's why I used the word 'likely'

safarigirl:
If Rohr drops Ogu for Agu, Etebo or Joel, me, I will shout nepotism here.

None of those three has done anything spectacular enough to unseat Ogu, if we are all looking at things reasonable.

Whether in club or National team, Ogu trumps all three players, so, all this talk of Rohr likes this one, that one is a golden boy, this one is a workhorse is rubbish


None of them is better than Ogu by any stretch.

Mujtahida:

To me it's not whether he is more effective than the other wingers and in fact I consider Simon better than him. My point is that I see him having potential to be far more effective playing from the middle.

tbaba1234:


I do not want Ogu dropped. I am just analyzing the situation as it stands.

Joel Obi appears to be Ndidi's replacement, that means Agu or Ogu are in danger of getting dropped. The choice of who will be dropped is not so clear cut. It is actually quite dicey.

I personally think Ogu has played better than Agu so far. If faced with the choice of both, i will probably drop Agu.

tbaba1234:


Tragic.. I remember Uche Okechukwu from the back was the first person to celebrate with Yekini. I hope the present team maintain a good spirit.

Joebie:
I agree

Modified
But is still the coach’s preference. Ogu is my choice though

Icon4s:


I don't know why this is difficult to accept or comprehend.