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komekn:
Efe plays as a center back and not just as a right back. I am looking at him more of a Central defender in comparison to what we have.

this is even a worse reason for inviting him..so who do you think he is going to bench?

Danielnino00:
How about d fullback role ??
E no dy bother u??

which full back?left or right?

Icon79:
LOL. This is NOT good news to all the football agents we have in Nigeria and abroad

But a good move by Rohr. Like I had said in the past, I don't see Rohr inviting more than 2 or 3 new players to fortify a few weak areas.


O pari

since midfield is not really one of our weak areas now maybe curtain closed for joel obi this june

tbaba1234:
Experience builds confidence but some of the best keepers in the world today got their opportunity when they were young.

If the keepers prove to be good quality and are naturally confident then you want to help them build that confidence.

Akpeyi is an experienced keeper but he is terribly shaky. I can not in good conscience recommend him if we have a younger quality keeper with more confidence.

If Aiyenuba is still in good shape, he could also be tested in friendlies as well.

casillas in 1999/2000 comes to mind

realpoacher:
Omo I bow for Rohr o!.... See coach wey sabi him work. Talking exclusively about the problem of the team and saying exactly how they have been tackling each problem.

Now I see why the white skin is far ahead the average black. How many of our local coaches would have thought of giving Uzoho a personal coach?...

How many would have been involved in several loan and transfer moves to get most of our players playing time?

Nice choice of coach by picnnick!

you see as e talk about personal coach for uzoho since e recognize his abilities and that he requires assistance as per heading to a world cup

Check out @HotSportsng’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/HotSportsng/status/966701381141893120?s=09

not sure how I can embed this video..rohr talking about goal keeper issues in super eagles

congo4ka:
Just a little difference, alphabets almost the same with only 3 extra alphabets, I speak Russian but can't speàk Ukrainian but can understand well when they speak it. I can also understand little Bulgarian, Croatian, Belorussian and Polish as the are almost the same but different dialect

twale for you(although due to history croatian and serbian should also sound alike)

congo4ka:
Studied and lived 7 years in Ukraine and 90% there speaks Russian. Beautiful and well mannered women they apply Okafor's law of Congo dynamics in there day to day activities.

i always though ukrainian lingo is a bit different from russian..maybe dialectical differences.

tbaba1234:
1. 28 names will be released for the March Friendlies

2. There will be new names that will be tried out against Poland and Serbia (Maybe Joel Obi, Maduka...etc)

3. Final 30 man list in May.

it might also mean the speculation that Mikel and ighalo might not be invited because of the coincidence of the start of the Chinese league is true

Icon79:
KPOM!

Despite having a good season so far, I am still yet to be sold on Ernesto Velverde to be quite honest with you. I have exactly the same feelings about him as I have about Luis Enrique ... even though Enrique was getting results, I still noticed that the team wasn't technically up to par. And surprise surprise, he eventually got found out.

For some reasons, Barca is not known to hire world class coaches.


O pari

louis van gaal was a world class coach before barca hired him

elyte89:
But boss dt Brazil led title side will always play a 4-3-3 formation at d world cup and dey might still lift d trophy

the personel in the middle 3 might not be the same

Eligreat247:
From defense, I think Ebuehi will do a good job in neutralizing Messi. From the little I've known about Ebuehi, the guy is so tenacious and wouldn't give you a break at all...

ebuehi is wing back though not a central one

Mujtahida:
England never achieved much with Gerrard and Lampard despite the fact that these were two of the greatest midfield Generals of the modern game. England almost always fielded the two of them. I presume their thinking would have been like: 'yeah we have the two best midfielders, we must use two of them all the time'.
Maybe if they had the courage to drop one for the other as sub it would have given room for a different kind of player with different ability to add something to their game rather than Gerrard and Lampard who were basically the same kind of players.

exactly

bengine:
Thanks bro for your wonderful post..I would sure check it out on YouTube..if you field the same 11, you would get roasted so fast..

Even Mikel that is currently our general and the only guy that dictates the pace of our game for our team is being watched already and I won't be surprised if our opponents are already planning to neutralize him..Even me as a Nigerian fan, I know Mikel doesn't like to be pressed when on the ball..if I can notice this, don't u think our opponents already know this..

Only Dynamism and unpredictability can make us survive in this day and age of intensive data collection.. everybody dey collect data, if it was 25years ago, ppl won't really know how high ndidis's tackle rate is..but thanks to data, we can see the kind of monster he is developing into..

actually the tactical aspect of football have always been improving as time passes..in fact it was this tactical improvements early late 70s and early 80s(especially in European teams) that nailed the coffin of Brazilian jogo Bonito brand of football after the 1986 world cup.

Kog45:
....meaning Onazi is a problem and Ogu is a solution to Ndidi level of performance on the field but[b] national team is not a place where one player determine the functionality of other player.[/b]

They are professionals and no matter what they must be solid irrespective of whom they are paired with,so the issue of Onazi - Ndidi combo is becoming over flog and we need to take it cool on these guys especially Onazi.

Ndidi had a slow start in eagles and Onazi is not the issue,no need to blame any player for others,even in Leicester we are seeing greatly improved Ndidi,let's see what would come out of upcoming friendlies,then Rohr would decide on his team but for now it's Ndidi - Onazi combo.

actually it happens often in some countries..in brazil now there is a debate on desirability of pairing casemrio and fernandinho..let us not also forget the lampard gerrard debates when they were at their peaks.

Icon4s:
That 2013 pix was actually before some of them failed the MRI.

ok no wonder

Icon4s:
O boy,
Pix 1 1993 Eaglets
Pix 2: 1985 Eaglets
Pix 3: 2013 Eaglets
Pix 4: 2015 Eaglets

Oya judge for your self

2013 guys look a bit old though..the 2015 guys look the youngest

Mujtahida:
I don't think Ndidi and Onazi gell well. They've played together but there's something cranky, something not so seamless about their combination. I think we would have the hard choice of using one of them while the other sits on the bench. Ndidi has never really played well with Onazi. Always plays brilliantly when paired with another player (Ogu)

Ultimately it depends on the opponents we face on a particular match day.

i think this is because while ndidi and onazi are the roving types,ogu just sits deep allowing ndidi to do the roving

Icon4s:
First pix: Chrisantus at 17
Second pix: Chrisantus at 27
Wonder how he will look at 37

lmao

maintenance is going to be the issue

Truidstar:
He is slower these days.... Same Onazi who ran into space and provided a cross for nacho to score against Cameroon?

is that move enough to nullify what i said?

tbaba1234:
Onazi in my opinion is still the best to partner Mikel and Ndidi

just a question..do you often watch his recent matches in turkey?how do you feel about his perfomances?i feel he is slower these days in the eagles shirt unlike before.

elyte89:
Dts aw onazi will always b,but most times he turns out to b our best player on d pitch even when not delivering at 100percent rate

have you been watching him recently for eagles?he seems slower.

TheSuperNerd:
Of course he is not "the same".... He's gotten "older"....

lol..seems slower(of course) these days..i wonder if either etebo or ogu will be better instead of him

TheSuperNerd:
ANS Opinion

How The Super Eagles Could Line-up At The 2018 World Cup


As the start of the world’s biggest soccer competition draws near, many football loving Nigerians both home and abroad would begin to wonder how best the Super Eagles could line up against oppositions.

It is no longer news that we have been drawn against football powerhouse Argentina, Croatia and Iceland.

I believe for most games in the completion the Super Eagles will line-up with a flexible 4-2-3-1 formation. I take a look at how we can field our players.

Goalkeeper: Rohr invited the young goalkeeper Francis Uzoho to compete with Ezenwa. Although, Uzoho impressed many with his calmness and ball distribution in a friendly against Argentina, Ezenwa would still be a better choice


Back Four: I believe the two center backs need no altering, both Ekong and Balogun keep delivering when it matters. Provided there are no injury issues this would be the best partnership we can boast of.
The fullbacks might be a tricky one as it depends on if we the boss decides to go for a flat back four or the more modern one.
Ola Aina can fill in at left back or we can get Brian Idowu to do the job if need be. At right back it is going to be a tough one between Shehu and Ebuehi, not forgetting that Aina could also play that role.


The Double Pivot Role: We could have Onazi and Ndidi or Ndidi and Agu or Agu and Onazi. But I will stick with Onazi and Ndidi, they have both done it together in the past. Like we all know experience does matter.


The Hole: This best suits Mikel Obi, where he can apply his experience and short passing attributes. One man many seem to be forgetting is Joel Obi. If indeed the gaffer needs am extra body in the opposition’s box , we can count on the Torino man.
I am not saying this is Joel’s best position but he brings lots of creativity with his game and we do not want to disrupt an already gelled double pivot partnership of Onazi and Ndidi.

Winger and Inside Forward: If you have played a lot of football manager like I have, you would agree with me that these two work well in this system. Alex Iwobi and Victor Moses would be my pick.


The Frontman: Hopefully Iheanacho. Not having the best of seasons as we would have hoped, but you can’t take away his brilliance.

This looks like a good fix, but the gaffer would have the duty to decide how he lines the team up. Hopefully we get a shot at the tournament that still eludes Africa.


**Yusuf Jimoh

Source: http://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=26656


Russia 2018 WC Countdown: 114 days 23 hours to go

am i the only person who feels the onazi of now is not the same onazi of 4 yrs ago?

skye bank or sterling bank?unless he wants to widen the road but so many buildings would be destroyed if that is his intention..i agree with you that wetheral is the most solid road in owerri

justineu:
he's planning to demolish the road. He has started the demolition from okigwe rd(Skye bank) going to wethdral.
Wethdral road is the only solid road we Av in owerri presently so I don't see any need for that.

justineu:
Abogwara pls tell me what rochas is planning to do in wethdral road? Hope is not what am thinking.

is their something going on there now?

Abogwara:
So what was in Orlu before Okorocha if you feel those things I listed are nothing? He gave Orlu underground drainage and dual carriage ways but you still think it's nothing. Tell me of any Governor apart from Akpabio who has changed a one road city to a double lane city? Imo State is not a rich State but Okorocha succeeded because of wisdom. Below are photos from construction of roads in Orlu.

which road are they doing this underground drainage?

daveP:
II rest my case. Two Obis are in Russia

you dreamt about it?

not sure how a group of players playing together for the national team for around 6 yrs(not saying that is even the case for super eagles now) should actually be an issue if they players are playing well together...a good crop of that Romanian team to USA94 played together for about 6 yrs according to an interview hagi gave some yrs ago.

B2mario:
Chinonso don't quote me again in your life

lmao..are you mad?have you looked into my history to conclude this?

B2mario:
Tomorrow someone will come and tell us that Imo state starts and end with Owerri while I've seen development in Orlu, Okigwe, Oguta, Mgbidi, Obowo, Umuaka, Mbaise and Ogboko. Rochas has done well in Imo state, haters should use their heads and node transformer.

Some states cannot burst of even one stadium while almost all the big towns in Imo state has at least one stadium while Orlu has two.

I am curious of the development you saw in obowo and mbaise?