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Icon4s:
Na the manifestation of Pep's "Training Drills" be that na. U no see Aguero and Fernandinho too.

Bt i still dey ask "na who Kelechi been wan beat among those Chelsea players?". Somebody say na Chaloba some say na Batshuayi cos na the only 2 small boys wey him fit do ogboju for b that. Him for fit face somebody like Costa?

Costa ke?
thank God de don sub am. It could have been WWE.
But conte don manage costa aggressiveness wella. D guy don de change small small.

Don't mind Kelechi he has over-gymned(or didn't u see his physic)

we hope he bounces back soon and stop this comedy show.

Welcome back@ Miss Safarigirl.

The gr8 achievement on Sir. TheGoodJoe's path.
Kindly do us a favour by calling out to Pep to feature kelechi-you seem to have a thunder-like voice.

Did anyone watch liverpool's game today? Need an all round assessment on J. Ibe game. Is d lad worth fighting for?

zicky:
From today's City match with Chelsea, I could see what Lord Guardiola is teaching our Iheanacho in training.

Guardiola well done, God is watching you chai

That's what frustration can do to a player.

I was just SMH where I sat yesterday.
I was like is this d same nacho I know?

Well now that Aguero is out for 3games let see what pep will do.

Mujtahida:
Just this morning I was watching some clips on YouTube and I watched a video on great passers of the ball- Beckham, Xavi, Ronaldinho etc. But Beckham was the pick of the pack. I recall also that our own George Finidi at one time was voted the best 7 in the world. Luis Figo too in his time also had that distinction. The point I want to make is that I have noticed that wingers this days tend to want to dribble all the way rather than lay crosses that sweep across the face of the goal of the opposing team. Why is this so now?

Yes! That's d order of d day now.
Football is fast evolving. From d traditional 4-4-2 formation to 4-2-3-1 and even now clubs(most esp english teams) are adopting d 3-4-3 formation-it's coming to stay after a fail trial by LVG but Conte's rejuvenated team has given an hint that it's workable.

So, to crossing wingers. Team play has changed.
Modern day Wingers(as said by TheGoodJoe) are no longer left with d sole role of touchline running n crossing as seen in d last decade. A modern day winger must have d ability to skip past markers, dribble, 'cut-in' and shoots.

Though de seldomly cross but that's when d team are in dire need of a goal towards d end of match.

Well, no matter how obsolete a tradition can be there'll still be some traces of it. I think some f d German bundesliga(wolfsburg), Italia Seria A teams still play this style of football.

Though it's becoming boring when compared to d modern style and some coaches employ t to frustrate their opponents-since d larger part of d game is about ariel balls.

Tomtoxic:
matured men will just be throwing insults up and down on issues that can be settled without making the thread erupt.
if only people could be given yellow cards on this thread...................

Ahaa!!! He don tey o o o @Sir. Tomtoxic. How una de?

Good to have u back.
*Your suggestion of yellow card is funny*

sometimes d best way to avoid e-fights is to remain silent and silence in most cases is not a sign of weakness but strength...

I hope we outgrow this unscrupulous behaviours...

Happy Birthday to Sir. Chrisooblog... Many more years in Jesus name.

forgiveness:
Hehehehe! You never can tell!

Wow glad to c u.
Where have u been all dis while?

Anyway, u're highly welcome Sir.

You're damn smart@ Sir. Terzurum. I'm only trying to call him out f ghostmode...

I share ur concern @Miss Safari and Sir. Pelezico(I don't think have come across this moniker) anyway, I think it's time nacho leaves city and move on to another 'class'... Big clubs will be willing to put him on their payroll.

Klopp won't be a bad teacher but I doubt city letting him go to a rival-de know what he can turn to be and de are afraid of loosing him. But pep, he won't let him play.

TheSuperNerd:
It was just last year's June or so... Not donkey years.


Is the bolded/emboldened a joke or what?? Prolific? By Vitesse Arnhem stats or Chelsea U-21s stats? Which one?

https://45.media.tumblr.com/61531f5367cc445f3dd1346285546efa/tumblr_ny0y9bkN6Z1rgxudyo2_500.gif

*smiles*

just trying to pull someones leg.

I think it's time government start looking into railway industry/may be bringing in private investors into d industry.
We need a functioning railway system linking d south n d north.

With few cargo trains we should be able to reduce the numbers of trailers on our roads. Most esp in d Southwest...

TheSuperNerd:
Loooollllll.... That got to be Gbolahan Salami against same Chad. Didn't watch that match live but only got some reports.

But that match was annulled naa... It wasn't counted again as Chad withdrew and destroyed our qualification chances for Afcon 2017

But I believe it may be Salami afterall. Unless....

Chai!!! that has been a donkey years.

We really need to fix that no. 9 role.

Or maybe it's time we call on Dominic Solanke-he could be d joker-you all know how prolific he is.

TheGoodJoe:

First of all, I really enjoy your contributions here. Quite insightful and well thought out. Keep them coming. A big Shout out to ChrisKels too. You guys are really make great additions here.

I think it is two phases. I think first, a young player should work and learn under a top manager/managers. Whether he has game time or not. After grasping the knowledge, he can go out on loans or a transfer to a smaller club to show what he has learnt.

'TheGoodJoe's school of thought'

I knew this will surely come.

komekn:
I don't know what it is that makes seemingly good well brought up girls go gaga when they see footballers.

Then you have the calculating, scheming, low down, predators and totally unscrupulous well you know types. That will stop at nothing and do absolutely anything to get in to bed with them.

Finally it is very difficult to have parental control and discipline over your son who can afford to buy a range rover every week.

EASIER SAID THAN DONE

You're right!

But remember Iwobi s still a rookie when t comes to professional football likewise is also young and may not be able to handle everything that comes with stardom-and this is where he needs parental guide which might come from his Biological parents, uncle(who for once, was also a football pro n understands more).

Miss Safari might be right-u never can say@least t's coming from a lady. But Iwobi needs to make sacrifice just like everyother human being who aspire to reach d very top- and women de can b something else. Well this s d best moment his dad needs to step in n play d fatherly role in guide him through this period of youthful exuberance.

komekn:
Tbaba1234 curious how do you know Yahaya is a bona-fide 18 year old

I reiterate if Tottenham really like him and felt he was the real deal. They will not sell him.

Porto just like Sporting and Benfica operate thier youth policy as business primarily. Not so much Braga and Guimarense who are not as cut throat.

You need to be very weary of thier agents and clubs that love the TPI deals outlawed in the UK but rife in Portugal.

They are not overly concerned about unofficial or unproven age discrepancies. It's a cattle market Portuguese football to me, in my personal limited dealings with them.

Are u into talent scouting/u're a football agent?

Cos u speak like one.

Happy Birthday to Sir TheGoodJoe!

Age with grace.

joseph1013:
Goodjoe's standard answer will be, "Does he know more than the coaches of Man City?" Just wait for it.

*smiling*

there is no better defender on this thread than Sir TheGoodJoe himself. He'll never concede to an arguement... He 'll surely defend his case.

*watching in 3D*

Icon4s:
No he has not.

We should take him to the 2020 Olympics.

*chuckles*

Baba, you're funny o...

Wow!

Welldone 4 d updates@Sir. TheSuperNerd

hmmm... So our own darling SEs can boast of 3 solid teams(Team A,B,C) comprising of club regulars-indeed SE is on d rise...

Dis will bring about healthy competition in d team-imagine d likes of 2Moses, Musa, Nacho, Iwobi, Onazi etc watching their backs so de don't get kicked out f d squad cos of abundance of talents who could step into their shoes and deliver...

The Era when some players feels that de are too big than d NT n d coaches is far gone-A new era has truly been birthed.

There is no better way in which discipline can be instilled than this-fair competition.
Once again Kudos to Baba Rohr.

If we can continue dis way we'll soon have a formidable team that'll be world beaters.

Cool

I call it football politics.

The way this man is winning d heart of Nigerian is something else.

Hmmm... Gradually he is on his way to d aso villa-just joking.

I think for a long time, this man is d only good thing that d so called Nigeria FA(NFF) lead by Amaju P. has done to our football.

terzurum5:
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AF Nigeria 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers - Africa Cameroon
How Algeria will qualify for World Cup at expense of Nigeria - Captain
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Algeria captain Carl Medjani has said he believes his team could still qualify for the 2018 World Cup at the expense of Nigeria.


The Desert Foxes are one of the leading teams in Africa and were widely tipped to win a “Group of Death”, which also has Cameroon and Zambia.


However, after two rounds of matches, they are bottom of the standings on a point.


“We can still qualify for the World Cup,” declared the 31-year-old Leganes midfielder.


“We need to win our remaining four matches and hope the Super Eagles lose a game before their final match in Algeria.”


Nigeria are runaway leaders of Group B with six points after two rounds of matches.


In August 2017, they will first play host to Cameroon, before they travel for the reverse fixture four days later.


Algeria, on the other hand, are bottom of the standings and they will face Zambia in Ndola in August and welcome the Chipolopolo days later.


In October, Nigeria host Zambia and Algeria will be away in Cameroon, before the qualifying series are rounded up on November 6 with the Eagles away in Algeria and Cameroon out in Zambia.

By Kola Daniel

africanfootball.com/news/663792/How-Algeria-will-qualify-for-World-Cup-at-expense-of-Nigeria-Captain
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Runaway?
Wow!
I really love the adjective 'Runaway'.
Medjani hasn't know how fast this team is rising... Make e forget am. They can't catch us up.

On Nacho's role in the Super Eagles:
Nacho should only play if and only if he will be playing as a SS, AMF or from the flank in a 4-2-3-1 formation. If not he should fight for a starting shirt in this roles with other players or he comes in as a sub and never as a 9.

I personally, won't want to see Nacho play the 9 role for Nigeria.

Playing Nacho as a false 9 or 9 in the green, white and green will only reduce him to an average player.
Note: Nigeria is no Manchester City, so therefore, there is no enough time for the team to train and blend in a way that will fit him just as in city (e.g last evening most of our wingers couldn't understand his timing noff the ball movement and thereby making it uneasy for him as we see week in week out in city)
Nacho is a kind of player that takes his time on the ball before shooting, cos he shoots with caution and not aimlessly and there is no room for that in the front man position.
He could have done better and probably score if he had played behind the striker yesterday. He is a kind of player that picks up misplaced passes, poor clearances and turn them into goals from outside the box.

On Nacho's role in the Super Eagles:
Nacho should only play if and only if he will be playing as a SS, AMF or from the flank in a 4-2-3-1 formation. If not he should fight for a starting shirt in this roles with other players or he comes in as a sub and never as a 9.

I personally, won't want to see Nacho play the 9 role for Nigeria.

Playing Nacho as a false 9 or 9 in the green, white and green will only reduce him to an average player.
Note: Nigeria is no Manchester City, so therefore, there is no enough time for the team to train and blend in a way that will fit him just as in city (e.g last evening most of our wingers couldn't understand his off the ball movement and thereby making the work more twitchy.

Nacho is a kind of player that takes his time on the ball before shooting, cos he shoots with caution and not aimlessly and there is no room for that in the front man position.

He could have done better and probably score if he had played behind the striker yesterday. He is a kind of player that picks up misplaced passes, poor clearances and turn them into goals from outside the box.

Japan6:0Nigeria. This is a total humiliation. Though I didn't watch the match but from what I can gather so far t will take a miracle to get out of dat group.

I'll keep saying t our local female coaches are bunch of crap.

They can't diff between an Africa championship n a world cup. This is what u get wen u think world football is about physicality n height.

Well this result didn't come as a suprise to me. That Ihezuo or wetin be her name is average. She has been costing us so much since her u-17 champs.

To me the best set of u-20 we've had so far is d one comprising of Oparanozie, Esther sunday, orji n d likes. The rest are just average who were just lucky enough to showcase what de got @ international level

goldfish80:
Iheanacho's best position is not as a top striker. I think I've argued this out on this thread for several months now.
Playing him a striker will neutralise his impact. He is like Greizmann /Kaka. I think I've been very clear on this.

sir. You are on point. But Sir. TheGoodJoe won't just admit t.

Nacho has more to offer than just scoring goals n playing him up front will only limit him.

lakesidepapa:
I concur.! Playing him there will be a joker and this will bring less focus on our danger flanks.. He can also help in build-up and switch position with the player at his back and he's still deadly and can score goals, even against a solid defense.


What can we say than to give Glory to Baba God..

Kudos to the players, including the Keeper. It was a collective and joint effort. Moses my man , the guy is on form of his life, Great effort from Mikel today, adding with a goal.. CHESHIT Collection.

2games, 2wins and 6points. We are leading the group of the death with landslide, 4points ahead.. wow.! we are moving closer to Russia. Winning two more games and we are in the world cup.

Algeria is Number one in Africa, How did this happen? Nobi dem we lay flat and flog today?

Anyway, it's God doing.. Congratulation to every stakeholders on this thread, you guys are great
Believe me, I have learn a lot from this thread.., that's why I'm always a silent reader. You guys are great.. TheGoodjoe, Icon4s, Mickeal, bascovanllen, Thesupernerd my guy, Tbaba, Safarigirl our second lady after madam confun Oga Joseph, terzerum, Oga Goldfish80, Mikron, AIG, Odegboaroli and other meaningful members. You guys are amazing, We own this winning and the progress of the Super eagles. I salute u all.. Tuale.!!!

Looking for up for the next series of the qualifier Next year...................

Oshe Baba God..!!!

we thank God o. All fears don go now.

I like ur moniker-lakesidepapa(e de sweet for mouth).

How come Yaya n Ayew de inside dis list?

I think one of our own boys deserve recognition(Mikel, Moses, Iwobi, Nacho, or Musa).

Anyway NTA too don de plan to start their own award-make bbc go sleep joor.

Well I'll give to P. Auba

Baba Icon4s-you said it and t was so-170th goal was scored today.

I throway salute to you, TheSuperNerd n Sir. Napoleon55. You so on point.

I'm happy not because we won. But simply because we got a master tactician n a great man manager in Rohr.

Sir. TheGoodJoe!
Hope u saw our boy Nacho today(how I wish he scored) ?
Nacho's role n performance today shows us that d no 9 role isn't d best place to play him. His abilities are best seen in a 10,8 or been flanked in a 4-2-3-1.

But all kudos goes to Rohr for taking those bold steps.
First, for benching Ighalo n Ideye, for bringing in Ndidi for Mikel who was more offensive today and lastly for given moses a call up(our local coaches would have miss handle d t due to their egos)...

Iwobi is good but it's time he starts getting physical for that's what african football is about.(but d lad got some footwork just like his uncle did anyone see that carry-over)

Moses is d man. Wait, where did he got that strength from?
He was simply spectacular!

Akpeyi was jittery today-we still Enyeama as a backup for carl.

Finally, we need a natural 9 for that is d biggest hole we need to fill n sort out our fullbacks issue. It won't be bad if we have backups for Ekong n Balogun(their pairing has broughit solidity to d defence...

Once again congratulations to everyone.
Ride on Eagles
we are going back to where we belong to-the very top.

*Enters d room*Wow!
*Everyone is smiling*
*hugs everyone*

congratulations to everybody.

*Asks Madam Confun n Miss safari*
are d fishes n frozen drinks ready?

Hmmm...
Feeling some tension.

Fly Eagles.

Sunnypa11:
The problem is not assisting him defensively

you're right Sir.
I think Iwobi should help by tracking back while Onazi should also cover up when Echiejile surges forward.

Moses n Omuero can handle d right side of our half.

*Checks d time*.

SuperEagles all d way.
The land is Green(in sir Mikron's voice)

I can't wait to watch beautiful football.

But d kind publicity dis match don get no be here o.

Wishing d SE all d best.