zicky:
Its just like sending a js 3 student to write waec in the name of exposure. Nigeria should have use their U-13 or U-10 for a more better exposure, arrant nonsense. Btw the Iran U-16 don't need exposure

TheGoodJoe:


These are 16 - 17 years players. Owen, Rooney were known players within these ages. Yet, this ones are having this exposure now.

It is not only about winning. What of education? That is a big part of sports. This was a brilliant move.

zicky:
just like the Experience stuff, this Exposure talk is so annoying *hand on my ear*

TheGoodJoe:


These boys are our U17 team. Unfortunately, there is no U17 tournament for them. So the NFF used this tournament to keep them together and make them train together.

They are playing among top players. They will learn from this experience and improve.

zicky:
we have an U-20 team that have no tournament to play, a tournament made for their age bracket is given to the U-16 and you call that "brilliant"?

TheGoodJoe:


The U20 have no tournament to play but they are exposed. They won the U17 World Cup. These ones have no exposure.

TheGoodJoe:


I said, do not say a player is more experienced than another. Tell us who is better not experience. A player uses experience to get better. If another is better, he should start. Not selecting a player because he is experienced.

We are giving this young lads the experience to get better. When it is time for selection, select the better player. Do not use a vague criteria like experience to drop a better player.

I hope you get my point.

TheGoodJoe:


These are 16 - 17 years players. Owen, Rooney were known players within these ages. Yet, this ones are having this exposure now.

It is not only about winning. What of education? That is a big part of sports. This was a brilliant move.

Icon4s:


No, i say again. They are 15-16 yrs olds. And some may be 14.

Icon4s:


U are just contradicting ur self.

The other day, i asked u if Iheanacho is not better now than he was 2 yrs ago and u said something like "he is better but not bc of experience".

When u say a player is better i wonder what u TheGoodJoe think are the indices to qualify a player as being better.

No body is saying u should pick a player only bc he is more experienced than the other. After all the other day i pointed out that i would pick Iwobi and iheanacho over Aluko. I also said Success is currently better than Ighalo.

U said now that "experience makes a player better". That is the simple truth but it also depends on the talent inherent in that player.

The argument was on the goal keeping position. Akpeyi is a tested goalie and far more experienced than Alampasu. Akpeyi has never disappointed in the Eagles shirt. And u would prefare an Alampasu that plays in the 3rd division in Portugal who has never had a Super Eagles cap to be thrown into that Algeria game.

I dnt care how u look at it Alampasu cannot do the job better than Akpeyi whether he is shinning in training or nt. Can he even co-ordinate that defense?

Icon4s:


U are just contradicting ur self.

The other day, i asked u if Iheanacho is not better now than he was 2 yrs ago and u said something like "he is better but not bc of experience".

When u say a player is better i wonder what u TheGoodJoe think are the indices to qualify a player as being better.

No body is saying u should pick a player only bc he is more experienced than the other. After all the other day i pointed out that i would pick Iwobi and iheanacho over Aluko. I also said Success is currently better than Ighalo.

U said now that "experience makes a player better". That is the simple truth but it also depends on the talent inherent in that player.

The argument was on the goal keeping position. Akpeyi is a tested goalie and far more experienced than Alampasu. Akpeyi has never disappointed in the Eagles shirt. And u would prefare an Alampasu that plays in the 3rd division in Portugal who has never had a Super Eagles cap to be thrown into that Algeria game.

I dnt care how u look at it Alampasu cannot do the job better than Akpeyi whether he is shinning in training or nt. Can he even co-ordinate that defense?

Icon4s:

Exposed to what?

You carry a bunch of players of which a good number may not end up playing professional football to this kind of important tourney and you say its exposure.

This is a total waste.

zicky:
we have an U-20 team that have no tournament to play, a tournament made for their age bracket is given to the U-16 and you call that "brilliant"?

zicky:
just like the Experience stuff, this Exposure talk is so annoying *hand on my ear* call me after the exposure. A team that could not cross their first hurdle(qualify for Africa U-17 tournament) want exposure, for what. A child that could not pass junior waec, wants exposure with senior waec, that's the height.

TheGoodJoe:


You say let us give chances then you want the NFF not give this lads chances. They have no exposure. The ones you want the NFF to play are exposed. They have played and won a World Cup at a junior level.

Simple, this was a good opportunity to expose this lads. It is another set we are raising.

BascoVanVeli:


I said give the RIGHT people the chance. So after winning a world cup they should stay home and rot? Lets punish them for winning.

amagunnerfan:
I wonder why NFF can't employ some of us on here to help with their scouting. The level of the scouting done via the previous youth threads is amazing.

Which our football body can swallow their prides and engage the passionate people on here.

Credit: Twitter | South Korea FA

joseph1013:
Even South Korea lashed us. South Korea! What a wasted opportunity!

zicky:
When a Nigeria team loses to Iran, then you know that team is wack.

TheGoodJoe:


An U17 team losing 1-0 to an Iranian U19 team can not receive the wack classification.

zicky:
It was an U19 tournament and nothing stops us from using our U19 team save for "Exposure"

TheGoodJoe:


Something stopped us. We carried a rigorous screening process to discover the next talents to grow in the country. We used this tournament to give them exposure. What these boys learnt from this will stay with them for a life time.

Their coaches will understand their weak points to work on and the team will gel faster. It is not always about immediate results.

zicky:
You don't give mediocres, wack players exposure, its like beating a horse to drink water. You can take them to Jupiter in the name of "exposure" still won't change anything, sending a Nani to mars or Venus won't change him to a Ronaldo

TheGoodJoe:


They are not mediocre or wack. They are kids getting exposure in a ground of professionals.

Ejaria plays for Liverpool. This is a God example, compared to kids in academies in Nigeria.

komekn:


Ovie Ejaria had been at Arsenal for quite a few years when at the age of 14 or thereabouts Liverpool bought him and not for peanuts. That effectively meant he would be given priority to succeed.

Comparatively the same followed for
Jordan Ibe bought for £1million at 16
Raheem Sterling, bought for £1million at 14, Olu Ojo about £1.8 million at 14.

So in effect none of these players were produced by Liverpool.

Exposure will allow you to express your talent if you actually have any, it will not produce or create talent.

TheGoodJoe:


It seems you do not understand we fielded a very young team against U19 teams. This was a move to give them exposure and there is no way they did not learn massively from it.

joseph1013:


LOL. That was a move to humiliate and deflate them. No chance for them to shine and make them visible to scouts. So sad!

TheGoodJoe:


It will not humiliate them. Young teams receive thrashing. I doubt coach Garba told them to go out there to thrash teams. In young players, it is about the education and having fun at the same time. They learnt a lot and it will help them as they keep developing.

joseph1013:


Having fun by getting thrashed 8 - 0 ; the biggest whooping in our underage football. I think it's more fun for you to see them humiliated, right?