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lol pass, pass and inshallah.

Yes Italy are one's to watch. Don't forget their midfield that has Verrati, Lorenzo Pellegrini and Jorginho.

TheSuperNerd:
Italy's got a very strong squad and they will love to make a solid statement after missing the last World Cup in Russia (2018).
An attack of Insigne-Immobile-Chiesa is not to be scoffed at at all at all at alllllll.... They are Bad guys.

At the last Euros, they reached the Quarters losing on Pens to Germany.

England have also got a very good squad but their mentality as a group will determine how far they go.

As for your guys, Spain... Just hold on to possession and inshallah and we will see.

thanks for the correction Doc apologies to my Igbo peeps

My reasons for pairing Ndidi and Iwobi together is to see how the experimentation works. We already know what a Ndidi/Etebo combination brings. Sometimes it's good to take a risk especially as it's not a competitive match.

Doc if we were being driven by merit Musa should not even be in the squad at least in this period of time but eiywah! I've made peace with Musa's inclusion hence putting him to start.

Onuachu I think will best operate for us with a striker partner whos lose balls he can feed off on. Moffi can play the top 9 role and is built much in the way as Ighalo.

TheSuperNerd:
Ndidi and Iwobi in central Midfield and Iheanacho just ahead of them behind Moffi? Mbanu oooo. Not against these Cameroonians abeg. At least not today. Ndidi-Etebo will suffice.

Marcus could start but I don't know. I just know he will make his debut today. Exciting player on the wings with eye for goals. Watch out for him.

Moses Simon over Musa abeg. Ekong will captain the side. Musa can come in later abeg and also start the second game.

I really would love to see Moffi get enough Gametime. I would love to see him start but time will tell as Onuachu dey camp too albeit he arrived later than Moffi.


And nope... @bolded... It's Ozornwafor. You destroyed his name.

Spain has really decreased over the years. Yes they have enough to get by but they lack enough leaders in their squad. Not sure how much clout Azpilicueta has in the team. This is where Ramos would have been so ideal.

andrewbaba44:
Italy go shock people

People Dey underrate Italy

If you put Italy squad man to man with English own and compare them you to see say Italy get better players

I will be supporting the Spanish team but I am not expecting anything from them

Starting line up today

Okoye

Shehu, Awaziem, Ekong, Collins

Ndidi Iwobi(experimental)

Marcus Kelechi Musa

Moffi

4-2-3-1

2nd game

Uzoho

ozoanokafor (hope i got the name right), Awaziem, Collins

Marcus Tijani shehu Anayo
Olayinka Onuachu

3-4-3

just watched a heartwarming video of Mendy's Sengalese teammates hailing him for winning UCL after arriving camp

Hope Nigerian players can always stay united like that hailing each others wins

yeah they have a good chance even though I won't lie i no like them. France, Portugal and Belgium look good to go. Countries never to underestimate Germany and Italy.

maidaboi:
like play like play Na England I dey support for this Euro
what's happening to me?

TheSuperNerd:
Southgate is doing what Rohr will not dare do.

the fact that he can carry 26 players has given him some leg room.

Kante what a player showing up when it mattered most. Chai so na so banter drafts enter voice mail!? ah well that's football

I'm saying this with my full chest! A team wearing blue with a player called Mendy will win the Champions League tonight take it to the bank

Him again!? No thanks before he comes again to tell us tomorrow how his cousins are descended from Odin himself and send goodjoe from finland to fiji

charlesemeka85:
Bournemouth star Philip Billing is considering switching his international allegiance to Nigeria after he was omitted from Denmark's 26-man roster for the upcoming European Championship.

Manager Kasper Hjulmand has named seven midfielders in the squad list, picking Christian Eriksen (Inter Milan), Thomas Delaney (Borussia Dortmund), Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham), Daniel Wass (Valencia), Mathias Jensen (Brentford), Anders Christiansen (Malmo) and Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) ahead of Billing.

Billing has played only one match for Denmark's senior team, a friendly against Faroe Islands in October 2020 when he was in action for 72 minutes and before then made thirteen appearances combined for Denmark U19 and U21 teams.

The 24-year-old central midfielder , who is a player of interest to Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr, previously stated that it will be strange to represent Nigeria as he feels one hundred percent Danish but is now reconsidering the decision.

Speaking to BT, Billing explained : "My father is from Nigeria, so I have thought about it, and I know that Nigeria would very much like me.

"I have talked to the coach several times, so it is something I have thought about more after I have not been selected for the European Championships.

"There will also soon be a World Cup that I will have to think about. I am almost 25 years old and I have only played one international match. I also have something I would like to achieve in my career."

Billing impressed for Bournemouth in the 2020-2021 campaign, scoring eight goals and providing four assists in 34 appearances in the Championship.

network and relationship bruv built over many years. Any top self respecting journalist will always have sources especially at the highest echelons of the field he/she is covering. Such relationship will involve a level of give and take and of course trust.

andrewbaba44:
Very fvcking accurate

Nah don't support it. Will discourage teams from being more attack minded and reduce excitement. Teams will have lower incentive to go and score goals especially away when it won't count positively in their favor.

Ppogbae:
Thoughts?

I'm not the biggest Unai Emery fan but dude sha knows how to win the Europa League

Congratulations Samuel chukwueze Europa League winner. Sorry man United fans next time don't hire a thief to be at the wheel

Tomori not in the provincial squad of England for Euro 2021 despite a stellar season with AC Milan. I know it's a long shot but can't the NFF change his mind? because if they don't think you are good enough when the likes of Ben Godfrey, Ben White and Conor Coady are in the team then it speaks to how they rate him.

Unconfirmed reports Porto manager Sergio Conceição will be the new Napoli coach.

Don't you know the Euros were held in 2012.

The Euros are now being held in 2021... you know what that means?

Blueelf:
Dey dream say you go beat man city, you hear?

There's nothing wrong in having tall dreams

Yes you are right Belgium skipped my mind.

I've learned not to underestimate Germany since I started watching football. Sometimes they might have the talent level of Lesotho but the next thing you know they are playing in the finals of a major tournament.

andrewbaba44:
Yes the attack doesnt really drives fear

I wonder what the coach sees in adama self, i would have replaced him with iago aspas or Rodrigo of leeds

You forget to mention belgium

Germany is not that a strong team as before

At least Adama's wish to represent Spain at a big tourney should hopefully be fulfilled.

Spanish attack doesn't exactly drive fear into anybody.

Looking at the squads released so far and the potential available to some countries can't look beyond these 5 countries staking a claim to winning it.

France, Portugal, England, Germany, Italy

andrewbaba44:
That’s how the squad have been since after the 2018 World Cup

Adama Traore even made the squad , thanks to ansu fati injury

But the squad is not that average,just the newbies on the squad

Alba ,Busquets ,Thiago ,azpilicueta,Rodri ,Gerard Moreno ,laporte ,Pau Torres ,morata ,olmo,Koke,Fabian Ruiz

None of these are average players

My brother o su mi o! Wilfred has been excelling in every metric used to judge a top DM for the last couple of years but mba he's not great.

He doesn't have great passing range this season the numbers are amongst the best for DMs in the EPL.

He plays for a small team that doesn't win titles this year he has won a trophy.

What else do you want from Ndidi?

edi287:
The disrespect Ndidi is unbelievable...

Doc what do you mean? surely you must know that Ndidi doesn't hold a candle to Azubuike Xavi/Iniesta/Modric Okechukwu the only midfielder to conduct a midfield from the safety of the bench what a player! what a man!! what a legend!!!

TheSuperNerd:
Chaaiiiii... Idennaa Nna'm. Odenigboaroli 1 of NL... Omanambala himself... you still ask this question?? Biko don't let us do this.

Please don't go down this route... Not again Please... I am begging.

temi1290:
Not opening

please try this link in the this tweet

https://twitter.com/omaakatugba/status/1395426713228689410?s=19

True he's talented but dude's game needs to seriously mature because the way he hoards the ball will provoke a teammate to beat him up.

drDoom3:
I think we should try Ejuke out as an AM. His passing is decent, dribbling is world class, and his only flaw is that he doesn't know when to release the ball, like Eze does too sometimes. Nigerians will definitely stand behind the guy because of his similarities to Okocha.

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Heard Chukwueze is back in training

True but also note that over the 3-4 year period that Laporte came to prominence France already had a steady partnership between Umtiti (Barca) and Varane (R. Madrid). Laporte has also been injured periodically which would have affected his chances with Les Blues.

As Supernerd kindly shared France is currently building another great generation of defensive stalwarts so the desperation to go after Aymeric would have reduced. IMHO i think Laporte made up his mind 2 years back to represent Spain when the Umtiti/Varane partnership was still strong.

andrewbaba44:
If you look at the France team how many cb can you even say that’s better than him ?

Na zouma lenglet or who ? Some people will take Varane ahead of him ,but who will pick lenglet Kimpembe zouma ahead of laporte

Umtiti is no more who he used to be due to injury and no more in the squad ,he was easily their best CB at the World Cup

Well he had a basque root so he can come and help the Spanish team

Maybe he's always wanted to play for Spain. Just looking up his profile he has strong Basque roots and his formative years were in Spain.

France hasn't lacked good CBs so maybe that is why Laporte wasn't chased like that.

andrewbaba44:
Yes I saw that ,I was just suprised why Deschamps refused to call the guy

Laporte just finished processing his papers to play for Spain.

andrewbaba44:
I still wonder why laporte cannot play for France

The French coach looks like a stubborn man

Even as good as Varane I don’t think he is even better than laporte

Deschamps doesn’t like benzema Lacazette and laporte

It took benzema 6 years after that scandal to make the team

Thanks for the Reminder. The French really have some serious firepower up front. England on paper too looks good. Nigeria dey try sha been a while we had a group of good number 9s.

The Martins and Yakubu period was the last good period of depth of strikers in my opinion.

TheSuperNerd:
Cc Chrisooblog

Just a little throwback to this post made on Feb.5

Still stands true today so much that even the international media is beginning to take notice of Nigeria's mad depth in the Central forward/attacking position.

Yeah but for every competition they have always had at least one person to rely on. Klinsmann, Beirhoff, Klose even Mario Gomez last time out. Guess why they recalled Muller because you surely are not going to put the hopes of a nation on Wernermighty.

Subzero047:
Germany has always lacked top class strikers

Midfield looks very solid but I'm surprised at their lack of depth in the striker position. Gutted we lost Jamal but good one for the youngster. Who would have thought that Nigeria currently has a better pool of strikers than Germany

andrewbaba44:
There is no way they will make the squad at first self

Chai Germany having many average players like the Spanish team this days

nice article showing the breakdown of Kelechi's goals on every day of the week.

https://www.thecable.ng/timeline-how-iheanacho-became-first-player-to-score-epl-goal-on-all-days-of-the-week