CityJoe:


I got ban trying to post some articles about Nsofor's impact at West Ham. By tomorrow, TheGoodJoe will be back.

goldfish80:

He obviously hit a purple patch but couldn't sustain the form. If a forward player scored just 3 goals and zero assists in 25 games, he obviously flopped and deserves to loose his place in the team.
Alluding that he lost his place in the team because he's Nigerian is beyond absurd.
Some defensive midfielders contribute more than 3 goals and zero assists in a season.

kentebemoney:


True he plays with more guile for us and he will play a huge role for us in the world cup but I was talking in the context of the 3-5-2 formation , I would play Victor Moses ahead of Alex.

Shehu Troost. Leon. idowu

Simon ndidi. Mikel. Victor

Kelechi. Iwobi

This is our most potent attacking formation

CityJoe:


Childish jibe. I have repeated my point over and over again. Kelechi Iheanacho is one of the most lethal finishers around. What Mbappe and co. have ahead of him is more all round play. It took me time to decode it, I am willing to learn. Now I get it. I keep studying Gabriel Jesus to understand what Guardiola wants.

As for the finishing, I rate Iheanacho ahead of them but I want Nacho to work hard to add more to his game.

MetalJigsaw:
Nice list though but I don't think just a single DM is a good idea. Even Rohr has never and will never go that way. two DMs and an attacking midfielder in a 3-5-2, 4-2-3-1, or 4-3-3 is the most esseintial content and element of thebmoderb day football midfield.

Humility017:

mind you mikel is a.....DM.
he plays that role for Chelsea for several years...

OMANBALA1:
Even in Super Eagles Kelechi is still struggling to keep the ball in his feet. It so sad. If you cant do something as primary as trapping a ball then you are finished.

MetalJigsaw:
How many midfirlders are there in the 4-4-2?

goldfish80:

There's nothing childish here.... I drew parallel lines with your jaundiced comment against the supposed opinion of West Ham fans (unverified).

You claimed Kelechi was better than Mbappe. You even said Mbappe can't get a game at City.

Honestly, some of your jaundiced opinions are legendary.

Humility017:

like 3....I say 3 reason because iwobi can as well function as AM

goldfish80:

There's nothing childish here.... I drew parallel lines with your jaundiced comment against the supposed opinion of West Ham fans (unverified).

You claimed Kelechi was better than Mbappe. You even said Mbappe can't get a game at City.

Honestly, some of your jaundiced opinions are legendary.

blueto:
He dazzled with all these attributes against African teams in Afcon, but how did he fare against world cup teams with quality defenses in 2014?

To unlock sturdy defenses, you need quick incisive exchange of passes like what we saw against Argentina, not the acts of holding the ball for long and making excessive dribbles. A good defense may keep such a player from scoring or causing major havoc.

We have friendlies coming up, so the coach should play him as a wing back in one of those games or more and lets really see how he will fare before the world cup proper.

CityJoe:


You thought you can Google stats and start arguing a point you did not watch. Even when others tried to point it out, you were forming Voltron. Now your have seen that there was a time Nsofor was voted player of the month for West Ham, you are talking purple patch.

You were wrong. Simple. Now you are talking Mbappe.

CityJoe:


Stop running in circles and deviating from the point. In my discussion about Mbappe, I clearly stated I was judging him from the City game. I also clearly stated that I have not watched his games and will follow him.

Gave my preliminary assessment and say I will keep following him. Keep in mind that Gabriel Jesus is not having regular game time at City. City is difficult.

The point is that you were arguing about Nsofor as if you knew when you had no idea. When you saw you were wrong, you resorted to Iheanacho. Which is very childish.

goldfish80:

The guy couldn't sustain the form over a period. 3 goals in 25 games without assist is paltry and not worthy of a contract renewal.
Obinna played the best football of his career for Chievo. Ever since he's been a journey man with nothing to show.

goldfish80:

You're lying through your teeth. I can pull out that shocking quote of yours where you claimed "Mbappe won't get a game at City Fact! "

Oasis007:




Can you back up your Submissions with Facts and Stats?! I admire your Confidence, but Football has gone beyond personal view.

Super Eagles will fair better in Russia, but let's help the Team to make the Dream a Reality with verifiable Facts.

kentebemoney:

If we go with 7 defenders and play with a back 3, we go get only two subs,

Believe me, we'll play more games at the world cup with 3 at the back

somehow:
You still don't get my point sir, to mourinho who stands as the subject matter here, Europa is useless and meaningless to him, so winning it is "meaningless". We are talking about you saying because he stopped behaving in a certain manner, he's now more successful than before which is totally wrong, he won more laurels when he was a pushy arogant coach than now that you say he's changed.

junnyjake:


You shouldn't look down on people here, some of the people here are actually coaches, many are close to some coaches (Past and present ) others are scouts, many are very knowledgeable and exposed to the science and technicalities involved. You won't know nada because they don't blow their own trumpets often.

OMANBALA1:


Anybody familiar with Victor Moses knows he is very selfish and by this I mean holding the ball for too long and wanting to dribble everybody ,score himself and become the hero. I cant direct you to a particular game but he do this all the time. Against Algeria in Uyo and Cameroon in Nigeria it was obvious. He over carries the ball and dont know when to release the ball. In Uyo against Cameroon he denied Ighalo a golden chance because of his complacency. VicMo is a selfish player in the colors of Nigeria just like Okocha was but this doesnt mean they cant play good football.

Icon79:
True. But if we are going to play with wingbacks then Idowu and Ebuehi are most likely to start.



O pari

blueto:
Instead of analyzing them one after the other, I think it is better to find their weakness(es) and strength(s) as a team and device means to exploit there weakness(es) and contain their strength(s). Paying attention to individual players and their performances for me is not healthy for the team as it can cause unnecessary fear in the team. If you watch the friendly against the Argentine "star studded" team, it seemed that the our players lacked a bit courage against them until Iheanacho scored a tremendous goal and they thought to themselves: "these guys are not super humans after all." I saw how people were already uploading gifs of some Croatians players and that is not the best if you ask me. it may lead to our players paying too much attention on some of their players and thereby failing to concentrate on other important aspects of the game. Know their weaknesses as a team and exploit .

CityJoe:


Childish jibe. I have repeated my point over and over again. Kelechi Iheanacho is one of the most lethal finishers around. What Mbappe and co. have ahead of him is more all round play. It took me time to decode it, I am willing to learn. Now I get it. I keep studying Gabriel Jesus to understand what Guardiola wants.

As for the finishing, I rate Iheanacho ahead of them but I want Nacho to work hard to add more to his game.

goldfish80:

He obviously hit a purple patch but couldn't sustain the form. If a forward player scored just 3 goals and zero assists in 25 games, he obviously flopped and deserves to loose his place in the team.
Alluding that he lost his place in the team because he's Nigerian is beyond absurd.
Some defensive midfielders contribute more than 3 goals and zero assists in a season.

Icon4s:


I wonder when people say these things about Onazi.

The only time I will not play Onazi is if Mikel goes into the CM position, which is not so likely.

Daejoyoung:

The truth is Onazi doesn't always provide cover for that defence, he is full of running though but as a central midfielder, against quality teams it could be dangerous. l also noticed this in the Algerian game in Uyo(especially with the goal we conceeded). lt's just a slight weakness he can work on as a central midfielder. No player does everything perfectly, l like the fact that he reads the game well and he is a good marksman too though average in making quick passes in a free flowing game like the one we played against Argentina(2nd half). Both Onazi and Ogu should be in the world cup, can't say much on Etebo for now, but I'll definitely drop Agu.

goldfish80:

You're lying through your teeth. I can pull out that shocking quote of yours where you claimed "Mbappe won't get a game at City Fact! "

tbaba1234:
Munir El Haddadi who has already played a competitive game for Spain in 2016 is asking for a Special concession by FIFA so that he can represent Morocco at the WC

somehow:
But is it too late to learn how to trap ball? He wasn't the only one phased out of man city, (Yaya toure, etc), yet those ones haven't lost what they are made of.

Pep did same with Eto, toure, ibrahimovich etc at Barcelona but these players didn't diminish, I think he did same with some young players too who ended up becoming stars

Tiago's career was almost ruined by one of Barca's coaches when he was there due to lack of play time even when he was supposed to be playing until he moved to Bayern, he's now a star there.

Nobody can stop anyone's shine without the permission of the person. If you're good you are good. No room for blaming, he should step up and train himself like other bests do.