SmartyPants:


What is a defensive midfielders business with goal and assist?

Amotolongbo:
Ahmed Musa, Odion Ighalo and Alex Iwobi should not be found on that list.

ValeeLove:
you mean Ahmed Musa, one of our best strikers for years and former captain(or is he still current), Odion Ighalo, highest goal scorer at last AFCON and Iwobi our best international player. Why now?

Amotolongbo:
Ahmed Musa, Odion Ighalo and Alex Iwobi should not be found on that list.

femicyrus:

plus Daniel akpeyi the basket and frank onyeka who has no goal nor assist this season will leave us with 23 men for the list to be ok

femicyrus:

I have nothing personal against him
but

Franktom247:
Why take only 1 defensive midfielder to a tournament if ndidi has an injury who will be his replacement

Bawofss:
Replace Musa or Moses Simon with Victor Moses, Replace basket Apeyi with Alex Iwobi.......

Ajibade123:

iwobi best international player??
you dy smoke fr

Fragility6:
Wetin NFF get with this ighalo. I think Nigerians been dey lamabast Rohr for recalling ighalo now e don go but ighalo name still dey afcon list. Omo na insider for nff dey run this ighalo racket. Fear Nigeria o

malikberry100:

Keep shut what do you know about football lots of teenagers on nairaland commenting thrash. We need a standing striker who's very experience and has confident to be part of the team list so ighalo is the right man, though he's no longer very active on the pitch due to his age but his experience is needed in the team.

malikberry100:

Keep shut what do you know about football lots of teenagers on nairaland commenting thrash. We need a standing striker who's very experience and has confident to be part of the team list so ighalo is the right man, though he may no longer be very active on the pitch due to age but his experience is needed in the team.

Pacesetter123:
Shehu Adudlahi

Fragility6:

Racoon belike i go take back my earlier statement of u having a reasoning faculty of a bat coz bat get sense pass you.Na insult to bats.Now na outside shots u don dey count coz outside shots na extra 3points.Fred dey bench fabinho for Brazil so I no understand d goals u dey talk even d Fred abeg show me when last e score for Brazil..I just dey look u as u dey yan dust.Drop more stupid takes.

abumeinben:
Ah

Na Austin be new coach? Where have I been?

Musa....well. Onuachu is needed. That guy should be encouraged abeg

optimusprime2:


What position does Alex Iwobi play in (Keep it in mind, he is left footed)?
If you can answer this question correctly, then you will know why Alex Iwobi is the third most important player on that SE list.

The only player I have serious questions about, is Ahmed Musa (I can name 3 players on the squad who can do what he does, even better)...

As for Ighalo, I understand why he is important. The current super eagles squad has no true 9 except Ighalo, who is a true 9.

If you look at heat maps of True 9's, they are very comfortable receiving passes in the middle of the feild, and playing with their back to goal. All the players we have now, are more comfortable operating from the flanks and carrying to the middle (with the exception of Kelechi Iheanacho and Alex Iwobi who can do that, but are not actual 9's)

If you love football Analysis, I'd encourage you to Google heat maps of all super eagles players, the stats will shock you.

I compared heat maps between Odion Ighalo during his last complete season in China and Oshimen's heat map from 2019/20 season.
Ighalo received 93% of passes in the opposition penalty area, while Oshimen is a 50% case of moving from the right flank to attack (he is fast and physical, so he can easily do it) however as a predator in the box, it's a 40% affair. Oshimen is most dangerous when he drives into the box, than operating as a fox in the box (which is what a true 9 is).

This shows Ighalo is the more natural 9. The main reason he was brought to Manchester United.

Research yourself

msughdoo:
Sadiq Umar is also an aboki. Same with Zaidu Sanusi. Even Emmanuel Dennis (from Adamawa) is an aboki. There are many abokis on this list.

mastercee:

Are you blind or what?
Are there two Emmanuel Dennis?

Reflect7:
Folks keep asking why Musa is in the team.

One reason: GOALS.

Musa knows how to score GOALS for the Super Eagles, especially in crucial moments, and in big tournaments.

He is a big game player.

When all the 'big stars' fail to turn up on the day, you are left with ONE GUY who can turn things around with one moment of pacy magic.

And that is Ahmed Musa.

That is why he is in the squad.

adetayoonas:
Ahmed Musa, Daniel Akpeyi, Odion Ighalo and Alex Iwobi should not be found on that list.

Okocha should stop pushing his cousin or nephew Alex iwobi

Iwobi is such a disgrace and not fit for the national team always passing the ball backwards. No play time in Everton. He is worst.

Garba Shehu and uzoho always play regularly for the first team in Cyprus which is good. I prefer them in first 11 compared to those who don't have regular playing time

Taiwo awoniyi, Aribo, ndidi, uzoho, garba Shehu are good in first 11

Gbest90:
Strong squad sha.

Merry Christmas boss Fergie. And to my nairaland gees.

Better days ahead of us all.

Cc: kyase, ebukahades10, Crazgod, wordson, babysho

Kyase:
merry christmas boss my person gee

where my chin chin?
fergie001 and beebeeooh na una own dey vex me pass

Gbest90:

Lolz. Chin chin ke.

Wetin Fergie do again