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TheSuperNerd:
Arsenal.... thanks for hanging on. I knew you will not disappoint today.... Pep must go trophyless for what he is doing to my boy....

Pep is a good and intelligent coach but...... his managerial qualities.... well.... make I no talk too much.

Congrats Wenger and Arsenal and Iwobi.... yes Iwobi... you didnt play today but you shall at least be on the bench in the final.... while Moses starts for Chelsea...

That way I am sure a Nigerian will certainly bag an FA Cup winners' medal.


I am so happy now.

Man City fans.... comman beat me... ntorrrr

BascoVanVeli:
I kind of understand him, being the first black man to play for Russia is a huge accomplishment. He could help race relations with that feet so i wish him the best of luck and i feel our door should also remain open for him.

Brian is probably worried about his financial future to be fair to him taking a leap of faith to play for a country whose fa is notorious for being disorganized is not easy. Wish him all the best whatever decision he takes

Happy Birthday to our able skippo Mikel more blessed years ahead.

Sad about the passing of ehiogu first read about him in the old British footie mags back in the day.
Question to the house who will be your Nigerian player of the season based on their performances this 2016/2017 year? My nominees would be Victor Moses, henry onyekuru, Wilfred Ndidi, Vincent enyeama
Please feel free to add yours

If I were to do a list of top dribblers in the super eagles my top five would be

Victor Moses
Iwobi
Success
Mikel
Moses Simon

On Awoniyi from what I've seen of him from his u17 and u20 days dribbling is not his forte but that doesn't mean he won't turn out to be a good striker after all the great yekini wasn't known for dribbling as such

top class post boss. clearly pep doesn't fancy kelechi that is not a sin. abi how many world class players has pep not considered or even rubbed the wrong way. KC and his advisers should just calmly sit down in the summer and get him another club where he will be appreciated .
it's my humble opinion that not only mid table clubs but top ones like chelsea, arsenal and liverpool will love to have him. i have no worries about his ability if as match rusty as he is he could give the experienced rugged senegalese defenders a run for their money. enough with the power drills when no be say na carpenter!

Icon4s:
My take on Pep And Iheanacho.

Earlier in the season when the debate about whether Iheanacho should leave City or stay, my opinion was let him face the competition and fight for shirt if he is the Super Star we say he is.

When Gabriel Jesus came and Iheanacho was excluded from match day squads i said the next couple of weeks will tell.

Gabriel Jesus got injured and Iheanacho is still being left out of match day squads consistently for a couple of weeks.

IMO mancity does not have plans for Kelechi Iheanacho. Jesus is out and Iheanacho is nt even on the bench so what now happens after the second coming of Jesus? Him fit no make bench for the 'Drills' sef.

I am worried.

Why?

2018 WC is 14months away. I have faith that we will qualify. And if Pep continues dealing with Iheanacho same way then that will spell doom for us. People are mentioning, Kayode, Odey, Adi, Ideye, Anichebe and co. All these are not Super star materials. None of them can pose a 5star performance even on their best day.

Iheanacho even on his off day on the pitch still manages to pose at least a 3 star performance. He is the only striker we have that has the potential to pose a 5star performance on his good day.

So we need a club that can help him and us attain that level befitting his potential. It is not every year we see player of such calibre being born in Nigeria and we allow Pep to continue drilling him as if he is searching for Oil in his head?

I dnt even mind any more if he goes to any middle table team. We need him to be playing as we build towards the world cup next year.
We dnt even need him on the bench and he plays 5-10mins. We need him to be playing 90mins.

My verdict: Iheanacho must leave City this summer!

Kog45:
D boy is good,likely between Onazi or Etebor one need to be on bench coz Rohr cannot do without Mikel or how do u see it Icon4s

onazi has the edge experience wise but Etebo will have the go ahead if I were the coach

Wooow! Oh yes Ndidi super scorcher

dude are you nostradamus in disguise you called it! just checked abokifx it's now 380 and for them to put that up on their site means it's probably much lower than quoted. but as happy as i am with the naira's resurgence don't you think that what the CBN has been doing is akin to putting a band aid on a festering wound that might still flair up?

989900:

Ask me tomorrow when it is N385 or N375.

you took the words right out of my mouth haven't seen a young looking super eagles squad like this ever. good to see tyrone blending in. hope to see a great match between two west african rivals. i trust the senegalese to give us a run for our money and expose any weaknesses we should work on.

really don't care about the result just want to see how the invited players perform and what tactics the coach deploys

*oops sorry tbaba meant to quote icon4. good job with the pictures by the way*

tbaba1234:
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omo as i see mohamed galadima NO.21 and them say na ''u-17'' laugh wan romance me .

no.13, no.11 and no.16 look the part though

tbaba1234:
NPFL "under 17" for a tournament in South Africa. Unfortunately No MRI in this tournament How many of these boys are truly under 17??

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TheGoodJoe:
One word to explain Aluko's predicament at Hull City. Steve Bruce. That man is more analog than a 1960 telephone. The man did not appreciate or have he ability to put Aluko to use. We do not have a talent who can create room for our wingers and forwards to shine.

Aluko's ability to hold the ball and operate in tight spaces makes him an asset to the team.

We should judge Aluko by his current form and he is one of our most in form players. It defies logic not calling him because of an analog thinking Bruce.

bro I have no problem with him being called up what I am against is him being used as an excuse to discredit other players like success and Moses Simon I appreciate his talents and feel he can still Be an asset to the super Eagles

This aluko you are all arguing about you forget he also played in the EPL he didn't set the league on fire was released by hull city because he is doing well in the championship a lesser quality league competition he is now better than success and Simon Moses. Very funny success that posted man of the match performances in Grenada and against Middlesbrough is now a waste okay o as for Moses Simon he plays for gent the team that beat Tottenham in the Europa cup the same Tottenham that flogged aluko's Fulham senseless in the FA Cup yet sone is better ok o

Solanke went to vitesse didn't cut it is now on the bench while his mates like rashford, loftus cheek, origi, iwobi etc are playing first team football let him continue sitting on the bench getting young promising player Awards from alaroye newspaper while other serious people achieve something with their careers

the list as a whole is okay for me personally the only sticky point for me is the invitations of akpeyi and ezenwa. akpeyi doesn't inspire confidence while i'm not 100% ezenwa is the best goalkeeper we have in the league now.

onyekuru and aluko are due call ups too but i can understand rohr not inviting them cos of our strength on the wings at the moment. anyway their is still time for the duo to change rohr's mind.

in attack success has been overdue to make his debut while osimhen is a good promising player. as for the german born guy i guess rohr has scouted him and is convinced he has quality to contribute meaningfully to the national team but if i had my way i would have preferred calling the best locally based striker at the moment to the squad.

now on issue of rohr not beaming his search light on england to unearth british born nigerian players i think he can only go to where he has more contacts and experience eg. germany, france aside that as competitive and talent filled english football is it is not as if it is a sort of eldorado for talented youth players. players born and bred in england have represented the english national for donkey years internationally with nothing to show for it. the last euros the english team filled with 'great' youth players like harry kane, dele alli, danny rose, sterling etc were knocked out unceremoniously by iceland a country whose population is barely more than that of bonny island. last world cup the same thing. i'm even happy that rohr is looking for players in the home of world champs that sounds more logical to me.

seems the midfield for the games against senegal and burkina faso will consist of etebo, ndidi and onazi although this would be a good time to experiment with iwobi in the CM role

bruv i understand your passion for the super eagles to be the best team we can be but i find your criticism of our recent selection puzzling. which on form striker aside onyekuru do we have at the moment that was left out? even henry himself is a young 20 plus year old player who is just making waves this season. sorry about playing for 3rd rate teams is manchester city 3rd rate? is arsenal 3rd rate? is chelsea 3rd rate? are leicester, watford, gent, not decent club teams?

the generation of yekini, siasia, ikpeba, amokachi etc it took years before they became formidable. after odegbami retired in the early 80s the green eagles as they were called then struggled to produce a prolific striker before yekini found his grove and others joined him on the scene. what you are lamenting about is nothing new or strange every team goes through their bountiful and lean periods when it comes to having talented players and in my humble honest estimation we are just coming out of our lean period.

komekn:
When I look at the selection of players by Rohr, which I don't completely blame him for. It seems we have regressed by twenty years.

Consider, the teams in the past we had a forward line that was playing in the top teams in Europe. Now it's like we are picking up players in predominantly in third rate teams some even playing literally youth football.

What's happened.

i like obafemi martins alot but for some reason his career in the super eagles has always been start stop. a player like yakubu ayeigbeni who is not as talented as martins enjoyed longevity in the national team and racked up goals but obafemi could never maintain that consistency. if he's still in form then he could be a valuable stop gab until our younger strikers mature and hit form.

although looking at it in another way the current formation that we employ in the super eagles might not be suited for martins 4-2-3-1 unless we use a system that will deploy 2 strikers because i think martins works best with a strike partner

komekn:
Forgiveness,

I am impressed by your open-minded approach and willingness to consider all options.

I have mentioned Obagoal but nobody apart from you has really given him consideration. Young player that we are talking about are largely unproven. We can not dismiss older players on account of age and or there is a possible new better kid on the block.

How many of our young promising strikers have achieved what Obagoal has achieved. Martins could be our most consistent striker over the last 10 years everywhere he has gone he has scored goals.

What's his performance level like now? Now as much as we think the Chinese league is a weak one. They will not be spending big chunks of money on dead strikers, they are not stupid. You now have a lot of world class strikers there now.

In this regard I can no longer say the Chinese league na moi moi. Comparatively is the Greek, Turkish, Bosnia, and Nordic leagues better, I doubt this currently.

So what about OBAGOAL don't know if he can still cut it

goldfish80:
Reading paid a club record fee of a whooping 3.5M for the straw man while Liverpool lost more than 50% of the investment they made on the same player

I get am before no be property na ... Ndidi, Success and Ademola where busy building themselves up while Sporting Lisbon carry bad market drop for Liverpool hand am sure Mino Raoila hand dey for that transfer
Today, this same player is worth 5 times less than his age mates

Ndidi na attacker abi?


Thiago is on the same level as Semi Ajayi

Abeg does anyone have a shao Kahn gif such an annihilation above deserves a bout of epic laughter Choi!

forgiveness:
Hehehehe! That's your opinion and I think your are entitled to it, which is is not necessarily true and valid.

Now, read Liverpool's verdict.

TIAGO ILORI PROGRESSING NICELY ON LOAN AT BORDEAUX


Tiago Ilori Progressing Nicely on loan at Bordeaux
Liverpool’s highly rated central defender, Tiago Ilori, is now beginning to blossom at Bordeaux after a tough start to life on loan in Ligue 1.

A hamstring injury back in October against Reims, that consequently saw him miss around two months, curtailed what had been a decent start to his loan spell.


Ilori Progress

Since his return from injury, however, the Portuguese’s performances have been rather encouraging, as he continues to justify why Liverpool were so keen to acquire him, and paid £7 million to do so .

While he’s been partnered with multiple central defenders for a variety of reasons since coming back, including fellow Liverpool target Lamine Sane, Nicolas Pallois and Cedric Yambere, it’s been important to note Ilori has been a constant. His form has been solid too, something that’s obviously been greatly helped by the fact that he’s remained fit.

Obtaining playing continuity is vital for any footballer’s development, and in Ilori’s case, it’s fantastic to see him reaping the benefits of getting vital top flight minutes.

Playing against the likes of PSG, Saint Etienne, Guingamp and Toulouse this season will act as a terrific stepping stone for him in his quest to be a mainstay for Liverpool in the future.

Lining up in his now-customary position on the right side of central defence against Lens on the weekend, the 22-year-old produced another very positive display.

Up against Lens’ physically imposing forward Adamo Coulibaly, who really is a brute of a man, Illori stuck to his role nicely, successfully limiting his impact .

On many occasions, the former Sporting prodigy beat Coulibaly in the air and even held up well in battles of strength, but the area in which Ilori absolutely dominated related to sheer pace.

He made certain that Lens had little joy playing balls in behind Bordeaux’s defence. Despite their relatively high line, the unbelievable covering speed and anticipation of the youngster almost completely nullified this avenue of attack for the away side.

Even on the odd occasion where a ball went over his defensive partner Yambere, by using his speed, Ilori would ofen motor across and kill the move. On 40 minutes a perfect example of this arose. Here, after Pablo Chavarria had broken through in behind Yambare, i[b]t looked as though the Argentine was clean in. It wasn’t to be. Thankfully for Bordeaux, Ilori charged across the field to execute a precise sliding tackle to knock the ball out for a throw in and save his team.[/b]

It was a magnificent piece of action, and one that illustrated just how good he is physically. He can leap, he’s fast and even quite strong despite his slender frame, and when combined with the fact he’s 190cm tall and only 22 years of age, he undoubtedly ticks almost all the boxes required in a modern day centre back.

Intriguingly, and on a side note, he unsurprisingly still holds the record for the fastest 30-metre sprint at Sporting.

The youngster, also, showcased his ability to take up excellent positions and make good decisions – with and without the ball.

Hardly ever caught out in this contest was Illori, for he positioned himself intelligently enough to cope with any situation. He stayed goalside when tracking markers and didn’t step up and lunge into tackles overzealously. The maturity he showed when addressing the problems ahead of him, and in dealing with them in a calm and composed manner, was a real highlight.

Seeing as Lens often looked to move the ball down the flanks and whip crosses in for Coulibaly, it was impressive to note just how well Ilori dealt with these situations. As mentioned above, his concentration and awareness to remain goal side and keep track of his man was wonderful. This, in turn, meant that the languid figure was so often perfectly situated to clear and cut out crosses. The whopping 11 successful clearances he made depicted his effectiveness aptly here.

Whenever Bordeaux look to facilitate their attacks, their fullbacks Diego Contento and Mariano always have a key role in providing width for Les Girondins. So with this prerequisite in place, the covering work Ilori undertook was crucial in allowing his right fullback, the marauding Mariano, to motor upfield freely. It also gave the Brazilian peace of mind knowing that Ilori would cover his man, Lens left-winger Baptiste Guillaume, if a turnover occurred.

On the ball, the elegant stopper exhibited that fine passing range he possesses. While he often opted to play simple passes into Bordeaux’s deep-lying midfielder Gregory Sertic, his accurate long balls, horizontal and vertical, illustrated delightfully his quality in possession. This facet of his game should mean that Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has little hesitation when integrating him in next season – if he chooses to use him.

“The technical quality of Tiago hit us,” mused Bordeaux manager Sagnol on this.

Statistically, his numbers are rather impressive for Bordeaux too, and consist of him averaging 2.2 tackles per game, 2.7 interceptions pg and a colossal 6.1 clearances per game.

The former Granada man recently commented on his desire to return to England and to have an impact. “My long term plan is to play and win titles for Liverpool Football Club. The team they are building can be huge, and I want to be a part of that.”

All things considered, this wildly talented Liverpool loanee really does look to have a bright future ahead of him. The idea of a future central defensive pairing of Mamadou Sakho and Ilori is something that’s gaining traction, and could well become a reality sooner rather than later. We’ll just have to wait and see what Rodgers’ plans are for this very gifted defender.

http://anfieldindex.com/13716/tiago-ilori-progressing-nicely-loan-bordeaux.html

Did the last @bolded answer ya questions?

The boy's heart was in Liverpool.

Mister forgiveness after all this short story epistle and novella you still Have not answered the question why is it that your defender of the universe after his 'successful' loan spell at Bordeaux no French club even relegation strugglers signed him up? No club in the whole of Europe noticed his amazing performance went back to Liverpool stewed with the u23s. Liverpool preferred to sell him at a loss rather than hang on to such a great defender of life. Hope he revives his career at reading but for now he is no way super eagles material. Please stop mentioning his Time at sporting Lisbon I get am before no be property. Upon all this argument sef we don't know if he considers himself Nigerian and if he wants to play for us

it's a flipping disgrace the way aluko has been ignored. hope rohr rectifies this by calling him up for our friendlies in march. real naija boy to the core came back home to do some charity work last off season

komekn:
Victor and Hope have undiluted and unadulterated parents who are sold out for Nigeria. These two kids dreamed of playing for Nigeria. They didn't have to be convinced they were already waiting. Victor had been going to Nigeria as a Child.

Victor even get house for Naija sef, his babe is Naija I mean what more.

George and Yobo played in township playing fields Ph. George played for Sharks first then Yobo met him there. George left for England his Welsh Mum enabling him to access British passport easily.

What happened to Sone Aluko is a disgrace putting his career on hold to play for Nigeria. He was frozen out because he refused to settle and follow arrangement. What they did to him is just disgusting.

All said and done, after all that they have experienced if invited I can assure you Hope and Sone will turn up, No Shakin !!! They love Nigeria no doubt.

They only problem when returning back they may carry material back with them. Them never marry yet so all the Naija babes, that can cook Edikang Ikong Soup, your in with a great chance Lol.

ok fair point

forgiveness:
Thanks bros.

I added Joel Obi should incase we want to change our formation to 3-5-2 during the course of a game.

.................................. Ikeme

....... Otigba...... ..........Balogun.................. Ekong


Victor............... Onazi.......... Ndidi............ Joel Obi

................................. Mikel/Iwobi


........................ Aaron................ Nacho

How far?

forgiveness this your love for ilori ehh like komekn said truth is tiago hasn't cut it yet nigeria doesn't have the resources to be chasing every potential good player. if he is worth the hassle then it's a different matter but his form since he signed for liverpool hasn't been encouraging. @komekn what is your opinion of solanke is he worth chasing? guy has a great scoring record for the chelsea youth team is he the real deal or just all fluff no substance?

forgiveness:
How many of our CB can make the Liverpool team and not to talk of Bench?


This same guy played regularly for Sporting Lisbon 'FIRST TEAM' before he was sold to Liverpool.

He played in the Spanish league with Granada and in the French league with Bordeaux.

How can you say he is not fit for the national team?

The truth is, he doesn't suit the English Football. That's all.

decent defensive list however not sure about joel obi too injury prone plus i don't think he will be easily able to convert into a LB

forgiveness:
I want to make a list of players fighting for a position, from the goalkeeper to the striker in the National team. I want us to arrange them based on your own rating.

I will start from the Left Wing.

LEFT WING

Victor Moses - Chelsea; Arguably, the best player for this position. With his tricks, he can unlock any defense in the world. In short, he is the most skilful player in the National team. He is the number one on my list. He can also play as a RM. - Now, who can deputize for him in case of the unexpected?


Now, let us choose between Moses Simon and Ademola-lookman though we have other players contending for this position.


Moses Simon - Gent; I don't really know what is happening to him recently but I think he is my second choice for now pending the guy behind him surpasses him. And who is that guy?

Ademola-lookman - Everton; This is the new kid on the block making rave in the Premier League. This guy could go places at the rate he has risen from nowhere to becoming a full team player within three years. He's a good dribbler, he is skilful, he can score goals and he can give an accurate long pass. I rate him highly than Moses Simon.

We also have Sheyi Ojo who plays for Liverpool.


RIGHT WING

Ahmed Musa - Lec city; He is not my preferred choice but he's of course the number one on my list based on experience and other factors. I think he is best used as a Left Winger or striker.

Who do you think is best to stand for him incase...?


I think....

Isaac Success of Watford is the answer and my preferred choice. He's a reminiscent of Victor Moses. He is very skillful and direct but he has lost his goal sense based on what I saw. Imagine, Victor Moses on the Left Wing with Success on the right wing, any team go fear fear na.


The next person is Sone Aluko of Fulham. I think he is most skilful not in the National team. He can play as a second striker and as an attacking midfielder.

Imoh Ezekiel could have been on the list but where em dey get as em be.

We have Noel Joel Sarenren Bazee also contending for this position.


Center Forward

This one I know know who I go put as number one for this position before some people chew me raw. Seriously, we need a potent striker in the mould of Diago Costa of Chelsea.

I don't want to think about Odion Ighalo because of em Chinko move.

Therefore, I will go for




Aaron Samuel - CSK Moscow. It is my choice. You can choose yours. I want this guy because the match against Cameroun. He is strong, fast and reliable. When he played under Keshi, he didn't disappoint. Did he?

Brown Ideye- Olympiako; Hate or love him, he is currently the highest goal scorer in Europe. His experience is needed.


Tammy Abraham - Chelsea(on loan); Abraham is currently scoring goals for fun the Championship. I think he deserves a call-up to the National team.

Sadiq Umar - Bologna-fc; I saw him played yesterday and I think he's good enough.


Kayode Olanrewaju ; We know he has been consistently banging in goals in Europe for the period of three seasons. Now, I don't think that is fluke. He needs to be rewarded with a call.

Fernando Adi ; Last season was a memorable season for him in the MLS where he banged in goals constantly/consistently in almost every matches he played. I think needs to look his way.

Dominic Solanke - Chelsea; Don't underestimate any Chelsea bench warmer because when they are allowed to move to other clubs, they outshine whosoever they meet there.

I will start with the attacking midfielders/second striker my number one choice is, hmmmmm, Alex Iwobi.


ATTACKING MIDFIELDER/ SECOND STRIKER

Alex Iwobi - Arsenal-fc; I think he is the only number ten we have in a top club in Europe. He can hold unto ball, he can give a through pass and he can also dribble very well. He is my favorite.

Kelechi Iheanacho - Man City; From my observations of this lad, he is best utilized behind the striker and that position is what actually shot him into limelight. This will afford him the opportunity to play freely on field without the restrictions of being stagnant in one position. I promise you, Kelechi must score or at worst provide assist in this role. He is my second choice.


Oghenekaro-etebo - CD Feirense; Even though, he can play different roles, I think he is best utilized as a second striker. Etebor can play as a box to box midfielder if we want him to play alongside Iwobi or Nacho.

Abdul Ajagun - Roda; Hehehehe! At the mention of his name alone, every knee must bow. Eze-okwu. This lad is naturally an attacking midfielder who needs to be given a chance to prove himself. Anyway, he is on my list.

Josh Onomah- Tottenham; I have not taken time to see his game but he's also a natural attacking midfielder and I think he deserves to be given a trail. After all, he is playing for one of the best clubs in EPL.


Rabiu Ibrahim- Gent; I don't really know what his happening to this lad but I am optimistic he will make it at Gent.

Is there anyone I am missing? You can add yours.



CENTRAL MIDFIELDER

Mikel Obi- Chinko club; Arguably, he is the most experienced and most influential player on the list. We don't need too much stories though his Chinko move get k leg but I will give him benefit of doubt.... until I see him play. For now, he is my first choice.


Ogenyi-onazi - Trapazone; Without any doubt, he is the most experienced player after Mikel in the National team. Onazi can double as a CMF and Defensive midfielder. If he is not playing as a CMF then he must play as the defensive Midfielder.


Raheem Lawal - Kayserispor; I don't understand why this guy is not in the National team despite his stellar performance in the friendly. So far, he has been underatted by many without knowing he was the best player of the U23 Africa Olympics qualifiers tournament. This guy plays like Yaya Toure and *scratching head* em Jordan Ibe team mate.

John Ogu; He is having the best season of his career. Although, he was noticed and given a call but but he wasn't given the chance to prove himself.


DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDER

Wilfred Ndidi - Leicester; This is the new kid on the block. He is currently doing himself good in the EPL. However, he is my first choice if Onazi plays beside him as another DMF else he will have to understudy Onazi in this role.


Mikel Agu- Victoria Setubal; This lad is making waves in the Portuguese Liga. A run of MOT game after game should be enough to convince his doubters, he is ready for the National team. He's my preferred choice behind Ndidi.

Anderson Esiti - Gent; This lad is playing regularly for his Belgium club and he is doing well in this position. He deserves to be looked into.


Sanusi Ryan - Sparta Rotterdam; Many have not heard about this lad but I can tell you, he was part of the team that brought back Rotterdam to the Eredivisie. He scored goals from his position which made him to known as the DMF with high numbers of goals.



CENTER BACKS


Leon Balogun- Mainz; Balogun before injury was apparently the best defender on Mainz team. No wonder they conceded lots of goals his absence. Besides, when he plays for the National team he is the one that Marshalls the defense. You can see that leadership trait in him.

William Troost Ekong - Gent; With Ekong patterning Balogun, I think we're gradually forming a solid, resilience and trustable back line.

Kenneth Otigba - I still don't understand why this guy is not in the team. Probably, he's got no godfather or the previous and the current coach doesn't like him. I can't tell. Obviously, it is long overdue for this lad to be given a chance to prove himself. He is my favorite to deputize for either of these two players earlier mentioned.


Kenneth Omeruo- Alanyapor; His introduction into the team brought to an end the era of Captain Joseph Yobo. Then, we thought he is one to take the mantle from Yobo and that he has come to stay but somehow he fizzled out of the team through his lost of concentration and lackadaisical performance. He has now been relegated to the bench. Recently, his club plays him as .

Tiago Ilori- Leeds City; Apparently, he is one of the most experienced defenders on my list due to the fact that he has played at highest level with top clubs and top leagues in Europe. He started out with Sporting Lisbon and later moved to Granada, Bordeaux, Aston Villa, Liverpool and currently he is with Leeds City. The club is currently in the position to get promotion to the Premier League.


Chidozie Awaziem- Porto; Last season was a memorable one for him after he broke into the first team but this season he barely or never made the bench. He is currently playing for the reserve though he was recently restored to the UCL team. I think he deserves a call-up.

Tosin Adarabioyo - Man City; He could only made the bench once this season. We don't know if he would turn out to play for Nigeria. I hope we reach out to him before drawing any conclusion.


Felix Uduokhai - 1860 Munich; Felix is a central defender with 1860 Munich in the second Bundusliga and he is playing regularly. The Germans are not willing to let him slip out of their hands and they will fight hard to make sure they cap him ahead of Nigeria because they have seen the potentials in him and they hold him in high esteem. No wonder Rohr eagles eyes are on him and he wants him badly in his team.



Right Back


Moses Odubanjo - Hull City; This lad could have gone to the Olympics and he could also been capped by the Nigerian national team but injury prevented him. Hopefully, he comes out of injury on time to help his relegated threatened club to remain in the Premier League and also help solve the RB palaba. He is my first choice.


Brain Idowu - Ampar Perm; While we are praying and hoping Moses Odubanjo quick recovery, I think he should be tried on this wing to ascertain his ability. I want it so because we will be facing the physically strong Cameroonian in the World cup qualifiers. We need someone who is as physical as them else this position could become our weakling for them to cause us damages.

Tyronne Ebuechi - Ado Den; If you are looking for a modern day RB, you don't need to look too far cause you can find all that in Ebuechi. We need to add him to our arsenal to add quality to our squad. Thank God he has agreed to turn out for the green and white Jersey instead the Orange.


Ola Aina - Chelsea; I was not really impressed when I saw him played but I think he is good enough for Chelsea to have brought him to the first team.

We still have Musa Mohammed, Nura Abdullahi (Roma) etc


LEFT BACK


Elderson Echiejile- Sporting Gijon; Presently the most experienced defender in the team. We all about him


Jordan Torunarigha- Hertha BSC; Though he is a central defender but he can as well play at the left back due to his preferred left foot. He is currently in a Bundusliga team that is on the top 5 on the league table and yet he is still making the matchday team. Recently,, he made his debut coming on as a late substitute. He's just 19.


Joel Obi - Torino; I remember now when this guy first played for the National team under Siasia, he was a delight to watch with his mesmerizing skills. Oh my goodness! This guy was uzzing with confidence and skills but injury.. injury held him back both at his club and the National team. I heard he played two days ago and even assisted the first goal but unfortunately he got injured again. Though, he is Left Midfielder or defensive midfielder, I think we should try him at the LB. And should incase we want to change formation during the course of a match to 3-5-3, he could play as a wing back alongside Victor Moses.


Stanley Amuzie - Samdoria; Although, he only made the bench once but he no easy for one to be on a Seria A team. I think we still need to see him to know the level of his progress.


Madu - Gent; We just need to let him develop himself in the Belgium pro league.

TheSuperNerd, TheGoodJoe, chrisooblog, Icon4s, Kog45, safarigirl, Tbaba1234, goldfish80, lakesidepapa, AIG07, Komekn, terzurum5, chai! Why I con dey forget some moniker na? My apologies to those not mentioned.

Revenge of the 6th

Nihilist:
That Alaba one pained me die. He would have been in them Chrisantus's set. He apparently wanted to play for us but we turned him down. The boy is a proud Nigerian too and draped himself in thr Naija flag when Bayern beat dortmund to win UCL.

Yeah the NFF bungled the alaba issue.

On the matter of the more talented Nigerian born players choosing England I will hazard a guess that commercial reasons(endorsement, better lucrative contracts) and world class English organization(nff wahala, corruption incompetence) would be it cos based on footballing reasons English haven't done much in 20 years compared to Nigeria

TheSuperNerd:
He called Mikel, Nigeria's second most decorated player and one of Africa's Top 5 most decorated of all time a "non-entity"...

How knowledgeable indeed.... Loolllll

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It's ok doc let's move on peace

TheNonce:




Cc: nihilist! Abeg come and give this cry cry smally a hanky......

Nihilist:
Forget story, I follow Joe with this account so it's not like it's a beef ting.

Their plantashun boys act with joe,supernerd and jungle girl just dey make me laugh. Wonder which one of them is going to do a tuface and go solo

Hey bruv let's all chill I follow the foreign football threads and I find you guys very knowledgeable and quite funny when it comes to football matters. Some of the guys you clashed with here are knowledgeable and cool too I guess we all just got off on the wrong foot. I however agree that no should be attacked or insulted for having a different opinion on footballing issues

Peace everyone

tbaba1234:
When it comes to individual honors Zlatan is miles ahead.. It is not even comparable.

Zlatan has won the league everywhere , he has gone apart from Man Utd.

He has won the Fifa club world cup which Costa has not won.

Thank you

guy you are way out of line. what has she done necessitating all this crudeness. we all share opinions without insulting each check the history of this thread we agree we disagree but we respect each other. this is a civil thread let's keep it that way

irrefragable:
If i had been close to you i would have given you the slap of your life. !diot. I know you have no manners but don't bring that sh! t to me.

aren't you ashamed of yourself, everybody in this forum know you as that b! tch that has no home training.

I have never quoted you and i know i will never so stay out of my way. The person i quoted (he quoted me first) i tried to play it civil with him and when i noticed the argument was going aggressive i backed out in a civil manner.

So please don't quote me again. i hate you with passion. Like I told him 'everybody have a right to their opinion ' so have yours and let me have mine in peace.

my slight adjustment to your line up would be to replace aaron with kelechi. aaron is just recovering plus i'm not convinced he can play the no. 9 role. kelechi for now has the best finishing stats in the super eagles. iwobi therefore gets the AM role unchallenged. i would play moses simon in place of success on the right wing. he played well against cameroon in our friendly against them 2 years back even scoring success plays more from the left side but i think he can also be tried out in the 9 role. i would also play ndidi in place of onazi. overall i also think i would tweak your formation to accommodate etebo his energy and aggressiveness would be invaluable against the cameroonians

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guy that's why i like you. you don't hide things bros based on what you pasted what is so exciting about a player who has only 2 assists and a goal to his name in 18 matches?

forgiveness:
Hehehehe! You wan give me assignment, ba.

yes it's too soon to label diego costa world class. has he done for spain? no! has he been consistently good in champions league? no! let him continue with his current form for the next 3-4 years then we can review our discussion. anybody can be a local champion next thing you will say godfrey chitalu is world class because he scored 127 goals in zambian league. RVP justified his world class status by winning something that's the point you are refusing to acknowledge what's the point of being an exceptional player if you can't influence your club or country to win something. sorry did you say hleb was absolute class? please bring up his stats at arsenal that made him so exceptional

i also rate cazorla, carrick is well respected, joe hart was a legend at man city but no one outside their team mates or fans will call them world class. if you see the shot wey taiye taiwo left leg dey tear you sef go fear

goldfish80:
If going by your logic, we can safely say that Diego Costa is not a world class player because he did not get going at the last world cup,he didn't make the Spanish team to the last Euros and he has an abysmal record in the champions league. I can also point out Robin Van Persie, who at Arsenal won nothing but he was regarded as a world class player before he joined man utd. At Arsenal, he was part of the elite strikers in the world,this exposes the flaw in your argument. Alexander Hleb was absolutely class before his ill advised move to Barcelona where Pep ruined him.
I can go on and on..

If you really followed European Football, you would have known Juan Roman Riquelme was on of the best midfielders in Europe in his plum. Reycoba then at Inter Milan had the best left foot in Italy, at a time he was rated this best dribbler in the world, Ayala will get into any team in the world in his hey days, he was part of the unlucky guys Hector Cupar led to 2 champions league losses. Canizarez was the undisputed Spainish number 1. A friend of mine who went to France 98 told me how scared Nigeria were at the prospect of facing Canizarez.
I even forgot to add Pochettino, he won almost nothing but was top top class.

Life is not about how many trophies you won, there are little victories we achieve daily which don't come inform of plaques but they count.

please bring up ajagun's stats for this season

forgiveness:
Last week I wrote about the rising numbers of players fighting for a position in the team and who should be the first and second choice. And those who are capable to play the role.

Today, I will like to forge ahead with the Midfield.

I will start with the attacking midfielders/second striker my number one choice is, hmmmmm, Alex Iwobi.


ATTACKING MIDFIELDER/ SECOND STRIKER

Alex Iwobi - Arsenal-fc; I think he is the only number ten we have in top club in Europe. He can hold unto ball, he can give through pass and he can also dribble very well. He is my favorite.

Kelechi Iheanacho - Man City; From my observations of this lad, he best utilized behind the striker and that position is what actually shot in limelight. This will afford him the opportunity to play freely on field without the restrictions of being stagnant in one position. I promise you, Kelechi must score or at worst provide assist in this role. He is my second choice.


Oghenekaro-etebo - CD Feirense; Even though, he can play different role, I think he is best utilized as a second striker. Etebor can play as a box to box midfielder if we want him to play alongside Iwobi or Nacho.

Abdul Ajagun - Roda; Hehehehe! At the mention of his name alone, every knee must bow. Eze-okwu. This lad is naturally a attacking midfielder who needs to be given a chance to prove himself. Anyway, he is on my list.

Josh Onomah- Tottenham; I have not taken time to see his game but he's also a natural attacking midfielder and I think he deserves to be given a trail. After all, he is playing for one of the best clubs in EPL.

Is there anyone I am missing? You can add yours.



CENTRAL MIDFIELDER

Mikel Obi- Chinko club; Arguably, he is the most experienced and most influential player on the list. We don't need too much stories though his Chinko move get k leg but I will him benefit of doubt.... until I see play. For now, he is my first choice.


Ogenyi-onazi - Trapazone; Without any doubt, he is the most experienced player after Mikel in the National team. Onazi can double as a CMF and Defensive midfielder. If he is not playing as a CMF then he most play as the defensive Midfielder.


Raheem Lawal - Kayserispor; I don't understand why this

actually that 1994 AFCON was part of what brought him to limelight. he was included in the team of the tournament.

it is rare for a world class player to want to remain in one club and be a big fish in a small pond. if a player chooses to remain with that small club he will win them trophies case in point maradona went to a modest napoli and almost single handedly won titles for them. any player can shine in any domestic league but it is your overall contribution in other competitions like world cups, euros, champions league etc that will show your standing in world football. if i go by your argument then jardel and kevin philips are world class because they were goal kings for porto and sunderland respectively.

aside batistuta not many will agree that the names you mentioned are world class except their team mates and fans.

goldfish80:
Here we have a log jam. Okocha winning the Afcon didn't make him the player he was. Most people who rate Okocha didn't even watch that Afcon. Winning the Afcon didn't make him the player he was.

This issue could drag on for days and the argument can be relative because there are so many legends in the Premier league for example who attained legendary status with their modest clubs just because they guided the club through the murky relegation waters. A player like Juninho Paulista identifies more with his Middlesbrough heroics than winning the world cup as a bench boy, playing second fiddle to Rivaldo.

You also have players like Canizarez, Reycoba, Mendieta, Riquelme, Ayala, Montella, Batistuta Etall who had respectable careers but little trophies to show for it.