TheGoodJoe:
Please, let us ease on Ighalo. The guy just wanted to serve his country. I do not think he planned to cause the team any problem. We can criticize Ighalo on a number of things, but we cannot criticize his commitment to the success of the team.

He is naturally a good guy and would not cause Nigerians pains. Even Eguavoen said he is protecting Ighalo from going into a battle with the club. That will tell you his commitment.

Please, guys, Ighalo is still our main man.

Barryseal:

That's a damning verdict on Eguavoen. It means he hasn't been doing his job. As TD he should keep a dossier on all Nigerian players in Europe top leagues at least.
I laugh when people praise Eguavoen's tactical acumen. This guy was a resounding failure the last time he was with the super Eagles. He was hounded out from the national team with all kinds of bad press.

The man keeps talking about luck everytime. That tells he has an already made excuse should he fail. I have never heard a top manager talking about needing luck in interviews, klopp? Tuchel? Flick? Pep? The man is clueless.

We now have round of 16 in the nation's cup then quarter finals, no way he navigates through and get to the semi finals. Eguavoen doesn't have the capacity, who wan bet?

Meliforme:


Try well to understand what a person is saying before running into conclusions.
The Youtube videos are just an extra to the observations made of him to make sure that i am not missing vital moments.

TheGoodJoe:
Please, let us ease on Ighalo. The guy just wanted to serve his country. I do not think he planned to cause the team any problem. We can criticize Ighalo on a number of things, but we cannot criticize his commitment to the success of the team.

He is naturally a good guy and would not cause Nigerians pains. Even Eguavoen said he is protecting Ighalo from going into a battle with the club. That will tell you his commitment.

Please, guys, Ighalo is still our main man.

TheGoodJoe:
Please, let us ease on Ighalo. The guy just wanted to serve his country. I do not think he planned to cause the team any problem. We can criticize Ighalo on a number of things, but we cannot criticize his commitment to the success of the team.

He is naturally a good guy and would not cause Nigerians pains. Even Eguavoen said he is protecting Ighalo from going into a battle with the club. That will tell you his commitment.

Please, guys, Ighalo is still our main man.

safarigirl:


That's cute.

The best way to serve his country, was to step aside, not to return to the team.

Sometimes, you really need to bow out when the ovation is loudest and keep it moving.

I remember when he announced his retirement, and I was one of those commending him for it, because I know how easily Nigerians can turn on a player and I thought it was best he keep it moving rather than incur our wrath unwittingly when he put up a poor performance.

But man said no, let me come back and see if I can turn that good faith around and get these people to really hate my guts.

He was not even wanted in the original list. He and Musa were two players whose inclusions were heavily criticised, and then this?

Honestly, you must not always serve your country on the pitch. Sometimes, take a glorious bow and tell NFF, "Thank you for the opportunity, but I'm sure there are others that can do just as well for the country."

One must not always be a typical Nigerian, unwilling to let go of opportunities. Mikel wey jejely drop boot say he no dey do again, did he die? And he was an even more vital player o

Barryseal:

That's a damning verdict on Eguavoen. It means he hasn't been doing his job. As TD he should keep a dossier on all Nigerian players in Europe top leagues at least.
I laugh when people praise Eguavoen's tactical acumen. This guy was a resounding failure the last time he was with the super Eagles. He was hounded out from the national team with all kinds of bad press.

The man keeps talking about luck everytime. That tells he has an already made excuse should he fail. I have never heard a top manager talking about needing luck in interviews, klopp? Tuchel? Flick? Pep? The man is clueless.

We now have round of 16 in the nation's cup then quarter finals, no way he navigates through and get to the semi finals. Eguavoen doesn't have the capacity, who wan bet?

safarigirl:



We honestly don't care

Anybody wey no know say na luck dey carry us go this AFCON just dey live for lala land, because even the team na cut and join.

If luck is on his side, fine, if not, Jose Pepperoni gets to start his World Cup qualification work early.

Eguaveon is not a top coach, has never been and will never be, so, I no know wetin bring the comparison to Pep and Klopp. Nothing concern akamu and bran.

He will not be the first coach to admit that he has not seen a top player play. If he is fine with what he currently has, no wahala. France did not take Benzema to the World Cup and they won it with a Giroud that most of you would admit is not as good as Benzema. Did heaven fall?

Abeg, manage your expectations going into AFCON. Our coach is not Pep, we don't have Mbappe on the wings or CR7 up top, TAA is not our RB, Modric is not manning the midfield and Mendy is not our goalie.

Anything wey we see starting from next week, walahi, na God do am for us, because as I dey so, I no know as ball go be. Even the players no know as e go be

do4luv14:




from Afcon18 to worldcup18, he had been insulted, even receive threats,

Even without some of us finding out the true intentions of things, he had been insulted left right, and center here,

SMH

Barryseal:

I didn't ask him to be Pep or Klopp. His comments about needing luck at different interviews tells of an incompetent guy who doesn't trust his body of work to see him through.
Can you imagine an Emenalo as TD saying he hasn't seen a Chelsea loan player in Eredivisie play? It's just that the Nigerian journalists he was speaking to aren't smart people, if he was speaking to a smart journalist he would have seriously left the interview with eggs on his face.

andrewbaba44:



I was thinking naija should have gone with 3 and add a midfielder with the last GK spot ,but that shouldn’t be a problem ,many afcon coaches went with 4GKs so please don’t use that to criticize eguavoen

Or maybe you will tell me those coaches aren’t sane

safarigirl:


And that is how he will continue to receive insults and threats, since he decided he will not stay one place.

His name is not Lionel Messi, he cannot decide to retire and unretire anyhow, especially when there are others who would have appreciated this opportunity and used it so much more.

Una dey pity Ighalo wey don go all the tournaments finish, what of the players behind him that could have done so much more with this opportunity but did not get it?

This is akin to all those old men in civil service that refuse to retire, meanwhile younger people are waiting for jobs. We are already carrying Musa, what was the need for Ighalo? They should have tossed a coin on which one of them would go for this tournament.

safarigirl:


And that is how he will continue to receive insults and threats, since he decided he will not stay one place.

His name is not Lionel Messi, he cannot decide to retire and unretire anyhow, especially when there are others who would have appreciated this opportunity and used it so much more.

Una dey pity Ighalo wey don go all the tournaments finish, what of the players behind him that could have done so much more with this opportunity but did not get it?

This is akin to all those old men in civil service that refuse to retire, meanwhile younger people are waiting for jobs. We are already carrying Musa, what was the need for Ighalo? They should have tossed a coin on which one of them would go for this tournament.

samtol4:
Due to the covid 19 many teams listed 4 goalkeepers. Take for instance if you listed only 3 and two tested positive and the last one got a red card in a match , how will the team survive?

TheGoodJoe:
Please, let us ease on Ighalo. The guy just wanted to serve his country. I do not think he planned to cause the team any problem. We can criticize Ighalo on a number of things, but we cannot criticize his commitment to the success of the team.

He is naturally a good guy and would not cause Nigerians pains. Even Eguavoen said he is protecting Ighalo from going into a battle with the club. That will tell you his commitment.

Please, guys, Ighalo is still our main man.

do4luv14:



He had only went to one Afton, and World Cup, correct me if am wrong,

all same, I blame Eohr for still insisting on him, If Rohr would had reached decision, and let him be, we won't be here talking about him,

it is well,

do4luv14:
This Afcon might be cancelled if care is not taken, Covid and Amazonian are both threatening it,

just this Morning there was a bomb blast in Lima, abi it's limba where Tunisia and group F will be playing

do4luv14:
This Afcon might be cancelled if care is not taken, Covid and Amazonian are both threatening it,

just this Morning there was a bomb blast in Lima, abi it's limba where Tunisia and group F will be playing

humility33:


I like the way you dey serve am not hot
You're very blunt and not economical with the truth

Ighalo dont want to respect himself

andrewbaba44:


So many monikers here use to criticize ighalo so this is their opportunity Once again

I won’t take them serious ,will only take few that don’t usually criticize ighalo serious

humility33:


Was he forced? He should have simply declined like V.Moses
Who does not know Rohr as a confused and fearful man? Not willing to take risks

Read V. Moses response it shows more of an unselfish player insisting that upcoming young folks should be given the chance and more so we have more upcoming CFs than anywhere else on the pitch. Like Safagirl said...Ighalo was simply selfish and probably wanted use the super eagles features push for a move to western Europe

humility33:


Was he forced? He should have simply declined like V.Moses
Who does not know Rohr as a confused and fearful man? Not willing to take risks

Read V. Moses response it shows more of an unselfish player insisting that upcoming young folks should be given the chance and more so we have more upcoming CFs than anywhere else on the pitch. Like Safagirl said...Ighalo was simply selfish and probably wanted use the super eagles features push for a move to western Europe

Barryseal:

That's a damning verdict on Eguavoen. It means he hasn't been doing his job. As TD he should keep a dossier on all Nigerian players in Europe top leagues at least.
I laugh when people praise Eguavoen's tactical acumen. This guy was a resounding failure the last time he was with the super Eagles. He was hounded out from the national team with all kinds of bad press.

The man keeps talking about luck everytime. That tells he has an already made excuse should he fail. I have never heard a top manager talking about needing luck in interviews, klopp? Tuchel? Flick? Pep? The man is clueless.

We now have round of 16 in the nation's cup then quarter finals, no way he navigates through and get to the semi finals on luck. Eguavoen doesn't have the capacity, who wan bet?

Stormtrooper11:

The blast happened yesterday. No panic. It was a minor IED blast. Situation under control

samtol4:
Sir constructive criticism is not a bad thing when it comes to the game of soccer . It only becomes harmful when there is hatred attached to such criticism. Ighalo has done very well for Nigeria , but at the moment we have clinical strikers that can do better than him .

humility33:


So pathetic
What do u expect from a country where the president have been in power since 1975 and despite he is sickening and senile now he still keep rigging and intimidating opponents when it is time for election and wicked France does not care as long as their economic interests is served.

andrewbaba44:


Ighalo no use super eagles join Man U ,ighalo no use super eagles get Newcastle offer ,but Na super eagles he wan use push to move to same Western Europe

TheGoodJoe:


Remember Rohr and Pinnick were the ones pushing and asking him to come back. Maybe he would have said no but I do not think we should hammer him too much for accepting the call.

It is like a foreign-born rejecting the request to represent the country. I doubt if Eguavoen reached out to Mikel to join the team, Mikel will turn down the request.

It is a call to serve the country.

The blame should go to those who pulled him out of retirement. Not Ighalo accepting the call for his assistance.

People have the right to feel angry with the situation but let us ease on the guy. He is a devoted servant.

Barryseal:

I didn't ask him to be Pep or Klopp. His comments about needing luck at different interviews tells of an incompetent guy who doesn't trust his body of work to see him through.
Can you imagine an Emenalo as TD saying he hasn't seen a Chelsea loan player in Eredivisie play? It's just that the Nigerian journalists he was speaking to aren't smart people, if he was speaking to a smart journalist he would have seriously left the interview with eggs on his face.