TFLASHOGEE:
Ride on comrade Albert Einstein your IQ in detecting who is vawulence in nature dey amaze me I just check if one maize don ready make I use am hold body to complement your amazement

JohnBullMySon:
And what did Ighalo do? Dude left the team for two years.

What am saying is this; no one should be overly criticized cos of an ordinary football game. Okoye's status as a biracial Nigerian puts him at risk of suffering racist abuse packaged alongside emotional criticism. Just like what happened with Saka, Rashford and Sancho.
That's why his is more serious than other abused players. Racist statements can damage someone much more than ordinary abuse.

Odunayaw:
Bassey couldn't complete passes? The same match I watched? Habamana

charlesemeka85:
An established fact is that youths are the future of football and that is why every team around the world lay emphasis on having as many youngsters as possible on their roster.



However, international football is a bit different. It is well-known that clubs have the opportunity to sign players when they wish while national teams are not allowed the luxury.



In spite of this handicap, there is one hope for national teams. They can get players who have roots or connections to their countries to play for them.



This is why most national sides try to tie down talented players by capping them at the senior level quickly.



Nigeria have to move quickly for Arsenal wonderkid Miguel Azeez as he is one of the brightest prospects to come out of the Hale End Academy in recent years.



The 19-year-old was born in London to a Spanish mom and Nigerian dad, making him eligible to represent the national teams of England, Nigeria and Spain.



The central midfielder is a control freak who is already mastering the art of dictating the midfield tempo despite his tender years.


He has been capped at U16, U17, U18, U19 and U20 levels by England which is a testament to how highly rated he is.



However, Nigeria has one major advantage to explore when trying to get Azeez to play for the Super Eagles.



With the likes of Kalvin Phillips, Declan Rice, Jude Bellingham, Connor Gallagher, Emile Smith Rowe and even Jack Grealish ahead of him, Azeez would have a tough time trying to break into Gareth Southgate's squad.



In the Nigeria squad, Joe Aribo, Alhassan Yusuf and maybe Alex Iwobi, depending on the tactical set-up, are the ones who have natural traits to play in Azeez's position.



Putting it simply, he has a better chance of breaking into the Super Eagles' first team than England's.



The Hale End Academy graduate is a top-drawer future star in the making and Nigeria would do well to move to secure him now before he is cap-tied by one of the European nations.

komekn:


Youth football is not senior first team football, there is a HUGE gulf.

How many games has he played for the first team ❓, he is 19 , how old was Saka when he became first team regular.

Is he better than Carney Chukwuemeka ❓

Karlovych:
We stand a better chance of landing Azeez than Chukwemeka as Austria will most likely call him up if he doesn't make the England team, similar to what happened in Ike Ugbo's case and Canada (it will take centuries before the lazy NFF remember his documentation for switching teams).

Also there are several players who have been called up to senior teams and capped that weren't established first team players for the clubs, the likes of Walcott and Solanke weren't first team regulars when they played for England.

jihday:
anything to throw dirt at the NFF, Ugbo will struggle to make SE 2nd string team. We don’t need him

maidaboi:
but you can't predict the future

TheGoodJoe:


Thanks for the update. Don't you think his English might be a challenge? Many of our players are sharp English speakers, especially the Foreign borns.

Either way. We judge him with the games to come and I hope he blends with the team. I think the team also needs an interpreter. Or Zaidu can assist of his Portuguese is fluent.

BascoVanVeli:


A Ghanaian took the ball away from him and left him like 30 yards behind. Even Bassey himself said he struggled and found it hard to breath.

TheGoodJoe:


Thanks for the update. Don't you think his English might be a challenge? Many of our players are sharp English speakers, especially the Foreign borns.

Either way. We judge him with the games to come and I hope he blends with the team. I think the team also needs an interpreter. Or Zaidu can assist of his Portuguese is fluent.

Meliforme:


I think he has enough English to communicate his ideas on the pitch. Drawings and sketches can communicate tactical details more than thousand words.

Curtisaxel10:


Exactly what I was about to say. I think Rohr had the same problem. On many occasions it was clear that Rohr was struggling to properly express himself. I guess this was one of his weak points.

There are some complex ideas that you may need to communicate to your players which requires competence in the language of communication.

An interpreter would be great for the training sessions but what about on the pitch? Will he shout instructions through an interpreter?.

I think going forward, the NFF should focus on getting English coaches. Most of our players are born or based there anyway. They would be on the same wavelength with the players in terms of culture and language.

Blueelf:
Today is the day

Please if you know your team didn't make the UCL final, don't quote me oo but I have all the right to quote you

Cc andrewbaba44, charlesemeka85

Karlovych:
We stand a better chance of landing Azeez than Chukwemeka as Austria will most likely call him up if he doesn't make the England team, similar to what happened in Ike Ugbo's case and Canada (it will take centuries before the lazy NFF remember his documentation for switching teams).

Also there are several players who have been called up to senior teams and capped that weren't established first team players for the clubs, the likes of Walcott and Solanke weren't first team regulars when they played for England.

andrewbaba44:


I want Liverpool to win

But if you loose you go collect

andrewbaba44:


Ike ugbo Was never good enough ,don’t blame nff for that one

jihday:
anything to throw dirt at the NFF, Ugbo will struggle to make SE 2nd string team. We don’t need him

Blueelf:
Today is the day

Please if you know your team didn't make the UCL final, don't quote me oo but I have all the right to quote you

Cc andrewbaba44, charlesemeka85

Blueelf:


I'll be off this thread if we loose..

But I hope we win. Real Madrid has tradition on their side and a far superior midfield

Karlovych:
What about the 3rd team or 4th team. When Zaha, Maitland-Niles and Odoi were capped for England it wasn't for them to be part of the first or second team

Curtisaxel10:


Exactly what I was about to say. I think Rohr had the same problem. On many occasions it was clear that Rohr was struggling to properly express himself. I guess this was one of his weak points.

There are some complex ideas that you may need to communicate to your players which requires competence in the language of communication.

An interpreter would be great for the training sessions but what about on the pitch? Will he shout instructions through an interpreter?.

I think going forward, the NFF should focus on getting English coaches. Most of our players are born or based there anyway. They would be on the same wavelength with the players in terms of culture and language.

AndSunGorilla:

Just fluent speaking english coaches will do.

Blueelf:


Oga calm down

This guy na toddler na. Haba