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COACH SUPER EAGLES: 6 REASONS WHY OLISEH SHOULD BE HIRED (AND 4 WHY HE SHOULDN’T)

Unless you are just coming in from the crab nebula in the outer reaches of space then it should no longer be news that the NFF have done away with the services of Stephen Keshi (again!) in an on again off again relationship whose melodrama would beat many a Spanish telenova for sheer suspense but don’t let me bore you further with gist that has become staler than two month old agege bread in the mouths of Nigerians. There have been conflicting stories in the news media about the purported engagement of Sunday Oliseh as the new coach of the Super Eagles. My aim in this article is not to exam the veracity of these reports or otherwise but to proffer 6 reasons why hiring Oliseh is next best thing after bottled alomo and 4 why its not such a good idea.

6 REASONS WHY
1. HE’S NIGERIAN
As in duh! I know my people would say but please hear me out. The history books show us that all the teams that have won the FIFA world cup have been coached by indigenous coaches so if we want to win the world cup anytime soon history shows us that local is best as for the nation’s cup if keshi with his limitations could win us one then Oliseh who has arguably better tactical knowledge should also be able to win as well. Plus being a Nigerian he would know how we think and behave so would know what to expect from the NFF, fans and players alike and there won’t be any excuse of getting acclimatised to the environment

2. QUALIFICATIONS
Out of all the coaches we have locally he has the most up to date UEFA coaching pro license badges . His years in Europe working with club sides and technical study groups have helped him garner enough in-depth knowledge of the game both technical and tactical which would be invaluable to the national team set up also not forgetting his stint working with FIFA would have given him further exposure and knowledge of high wire international football politics.

3. RESPECT
As a successful former national team player and captain that alone would be enough to command respect from our players but his intellectual football brain would I’m sure further convince our players of his suitability. Like Keshi Oliseh was a leader of men during his playing days so the will and desire to win will surely rub off on the players

4. STRAIGHTFORWARDNESS
Call Oliseh arrogant call him temperamental but no one can say he’s not straightforward. You can trust him to call bulls**t if the NFF or players step out of line. He will not tolerate mediocrity nor lack of professionalism on the part of our players or incompetence from the football authorities. Hopefully his name and international standing would see the end of the player bribe for invitation nonsense

5. INEXPERIENCE (I)
Ordinarily you might say it’s a bad thing but I see it as a good thing. For one because he has been on the outside looking in he would be able to address the problems bedevilling the super eagles in a fresh innovative manner. Yes even though he hasn’t coached any major team that is not enough reason to disqualify him after all what experience did Klinsmann (Germany) and Gaurdiola (Barcelona) have before successful stints with them

6. EXPOSURE
With his international exposure he would have built up a number contacts and associates he can network with when issues of camping site, scouting and club release of players come up

….AND REASONS WHY NOT
1. EGO
Let’s be honest Oliseh is a very proud confident man. Knowing how ego filled and stubborn our players can be most times that would be a recipe for constant clashes and divisions within the team plus if the NFF continue with their meddlesomeness then you can be sure that keshi’s run ins with them would look like an afternoon siesta if they cross Oliseh
2. INEXPERIENCE (II)
Its one thing to talk the good talk but handling egotistical players, frustratingly incompetent FAs and ignorant demanding fans in mother Africa is another. Can’t say if he has the temperament to juggle all this truth be told

3. LOCAL PLAYERS
Based on his past comments I doubt if Nigeria based players would be favoured that much

4. TEMPERAMENT
Oliseh seems to have mellowed with age but in the pressure cooker that is the super eagles coaching job it could bring out the rage in him. NFF, fans. Players, media you have been warned

CONCLUSION
It’s a big risk but a worthwhile one NFF over to you

boss you are so spot on it wasn't even that he dragged the argies kicking and screaming into the final. it was better than that. what he pulled off is akin to a marine hoisting an injured comrade on his shoulders then running to the pickup zone while evading machine gun fire and shooting from the hip at the same time. true be told I couldn't stand the argentines in usa 94 but maradona being sent home denied them going far in the tournament

coogar:
the penalty decision that gave germany their only goal. it wasn't even a tackle and the ref gave it in a final that was going to end 0-0.



that was why maradona's performance in this game alone eclipsed whatever messi has achieved. it's the best performance i have seen from an individual in a world cup game.

the odds were against them.....
brazil were better than them on paper. careca was the most fearsome striker in the world & maradona inspired an average team to defeat the almighty brazil.

all the time!

naijababe:
Diaby has left Arsenal God is good!!!

be honest how many of you just looked at your floor after viewing that picture jeez God watch over us

@kannymoore have to hand it to you bro you called it when you insisted how invaluable Isaac success would be to the attacking setup. didn't watch the game but from the comments here and on twitter I can piece together how the match went. first though I'm sad we lost I'm happy the boys have gotten a reality check at least all those annoying (to me at least) shouts by players, coaching crew and fans alike that we are favourites for the title will stop for now take each game as it comes. going forward I would advise the coaches not to make any rash decisions regarding enaholo remember he was instrumental to us winning the AYC a clear decision devoid of sentiments should be made regarding his starting place should be made if he's the best goalkeeper in the squad then he should continue and be encouraged if alampasu is better then him.

I have to say I'm a bit surprised bello had a shocker he is usually reliable but that's football for you as for Mustapha he had better get serious and stop with the selfie ishh. I'm never comfortable with a two man midfield going forward infeanyi2x should be dropped sokari and idowu to start next game. with awoniyi he will learn from his mistakes boy is gifted just has to develop a killer instinct would have been more worried if he wasn't getting into scoring positions but let him learn from the bench for now success, yayaha (my boy) nacho to lead the line please

bench be more pro-active

kannymoore:
It's the same thing i'm saying.

Sokari is the best central midfielder in Naija by all stats...sheilding the ball, assists and passing accuracy.

He couldn't do jack-sheit when he came on!

Did you see some of the brazilian tackles?

Some of them were so neatly done that I found myself clapping in admiration against my will.

Truth be told.. Alfa wouldn't have stood a fighting chance in today's match. wallai.

nice thread @op my questions are cant fg somehow enter in a trade by barter system for every barrel of crude we do exchange to produce pms, diesel and kerosene for our needs. after cost of refining has been deducted balance of sale of such barrel is paid.

plus how exactly does it cost to produce 1 litre of pms diesel and kerosene?

Proffdada:
My grandma too is a virgin

I think the issue of players not graduating to senior team to become pillars is not as straight forward as we think. with Nigeria apart from the age issue delay in finding good clubs willing to invest in their football education is a major drawback.

how many countries produce world beaters at youth level? few and far between the argentine example given was part of the solid foundation laid by jose pekerman remember he was u20 coach of argentina for years so the system not only won trophies but produced more players like cambiasso, di maria to mention just a few. xavi and casilas that won Nigeria 99 how many years did it take them before they won the world cup?. so it takes a while

the reason why I think south americans do so well is that like I mentioned above the system ensures the right talented players are used plus they have historical relationship with a lot of these European club who are willing to take a chance on their youngsters unlike Africans eg Ghana, Nigeria who have allowed cheating through false age declaration to limit such opportunities

I think Nigeria is on the right track now...good youth coaches identifying technically gifted youngsters (emphasis mine) training them in good academy setups ensuring such players get transferred to top European clubs with bias for young players eg ajax barca porto arsenal etc

if I had my way manu would stay youth coach for many years

P0intBlank:
Yeah, I know they didn't win. But that generation put Portugal on d map again. Semis in Euro 2000 & Germany 2006 and Runners up in Euro 2004.

true that!

tbaba1234:
I think for the most part, we have decent confidence in the ages. Most of the players are from U17 and had passed many tests.

The problem will be from new entrants like Sokari, Enaholo, Monsur (who would be dropped), Leke (would be dropped), pygbara (would be dropped) and perhaps Ifeanyi Ifeanyi...

The rest are within the bracket. That is the best we have managed in a long time.

nice picture most of them looking young and fresh faced but those two guys on the right plus sokari sef hmmm I no talk anything o like the jersey though has a nice retro look to it

joseph1013:
[b]Flying Eagles 70% against Hoffenheim says Manu

https://africanfootball.com/bp_images/2015/05/Samm_12_May_3.jpg

Coach Manu Garba has scored his Flying Eagles 70% after they got off to a winning start on a training tour of Germany ahead of the 2015 FIFA U20 World Cup in New Zealand.

The African champions brushed past Hoffenheim U23 5-2 on Tuesday as part of the build-up to the U20 World Cup, which starts on May 30.

“It was a good outing overall and I will score us about 70%,” said Manu after the thrilling encounter.

“We started the game slowly, but we later picked up to play our normal game.

“But again we need to work on our defence by taking on more defensive responsibilities and our finishing has to be better as we lost several chances.

“All the same, we should also praise the Hoffenheim team, they are a team of professional players and they took the game to us very early on.”

The Flying Eagles next game will be on Friday afternoon in Nurnberg against the Nurnberg U23s, before they play their final warm-up match against Freiburg U23 team on May 19. [/b]

yes he can be bought as long as the players buy out clause has been met and personal terms agreed with the new club. case in point suarez joining barca from Liverpool even though he signed a contract extension

safarigirl:
Abeg o, question. If a player is under contract with a club till a certain time, can said player be bought by another club before that contract expires?

very sportsman like of you my good man

*iya peju abeg bring that carton of alomo for my guy*

kannymoore:
*gives a round of applause*

Oga..please share some bottles of Orijin on my behalf!

I concede defeat.

*bows*

But sha... Rabiu career get as e be!

Glad to know that its getting back on track sha.

bros I dey wait for u oo

kannymoore:
Bless your soul sir!

guy you funny your link still doesn't prove anything

http://www.goal.com/en/news/89/africa/2009/10/04/1540320/exclusive-nigerias-rabiu-ibrahim-rejects-sporting-cps-pro I think they call this checkmate

kannymoore:
See as I come fall yakata enter dis yeyeman trap..hehehehehehe!!!

Oya.. here's a "more official" link;

http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u17worldcup/korea2007/

Oya... come prove ya own official link wey talk say him sign before the tournament nahh.


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bros God catch say you give Wikipedia as link

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabiu_Ibrahim abi November na 'he join in summer' for your eye

kannymoore:
TAAAAH!!!

Rabiu joined Sporting Lisbon way after the U17 fifa world cup joor!

The world cup started around August or so...by November of the same year, he still hadn't joined Lisbon though they had already started making enquires by October of the same year..WAY AFTER THE CHAMPIONSHIP!!

Oga..

Pls...


Try again. !

Link on U17 dates...

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_FIFA_U-17_World_Cup


Link on Rabiu Ibrahim's Transfer speculations

http://soccerlens.com/october-2007-transfer-rumours/3795/

rabiu Ibrahim signed for sporting Lisbon before the u17 world cup in 2007 and we all know how the next 'jay jay' ended up so bro I don't get all this your hype on success

kannymoore:
Brother,

Sucess is our best and our most talented U20 striker..handsdown!

That he's @ udinese is testament to his immense talent. Remember, he was the first of his set to get an European contract immediately after his exploits in wait for it...the [b] CAF U-17 Championship [/b]where he scored even more goals than the Iheanacho that we're hyping to the heavens sef!

If he's no talent, then tell me the last time any top European club, would sign an U17 Naija player from an African U'17 Championship!

Tell me oh..!

I dey wait!!

bruv are you having a laugh success our best u20 striker? please don't over hype the boy if he was the ishh trust me he wouldn't be at udinese! that said Isaac is an important player to the team so the NFF should do everything at their disposal to get him released early thank God fifa rules are on their side

kannymoore:
Madam..,

Success will definitely make U20 team barring any injuries as there is NO Naija 20 striker (yes!..including iheanacho) that is as good as he is!
And Two..
Whether you play qualifiers or not, a star player is a star player if its assured that he will give the team the extra "Oomph" to succeed and he will also be given preferential treatment over you if you not make the cut!

End of story.

on a serious note this is the kind of guy south-south should be putting forward not the jonathans, Dickson, wike and sylvas of this world hopefully after his first term as senator he will put himself forward for governorship of bayelsa state

happy st.totteringham's day yall

Mynd44:
I totally forgot that GEJ is still president. He has suddenly become a "ghost worker" like Sambo.

What has he been doing about issues on ground since?

funny but good article nice analysis what I can say again about most of these current set of u20s is their technical ability the way they are comfortable on the ball so mature way beyond their years. manu garba deserves a mountain load of commendations for assembling such talented boys and not your typical 'jam body' variant our other national coaches haves been serving us.

Epaul:
and more 'over-aged' you forgot to add.

I don't quite read from the same hymn with you. If the 2005 set had more talents individually, why was it that there was not even a single player who took the world of football by storm? Messi did and still doing. Ditto for some players from other countries. Taiwo and mikel who were apparently the best cut of the 2015 slice have both come short since and are such a squirm to watch. Only Satan knows where Taiwo is. He has since gone missing in active football that one is impelled to wonder if dude was among the chibok girls that were abducted. Mikel, you know, is no best thing since slice bread(not even 'agege bread'). Thank heaven he wasn't gifted 'African best player' last year. It would have been such a shame to have the African best player almost reduced to a ball-boy(who picks gone-out ball) in chelsea. You said we should dig up their names. By that you mean from the grave? 'Cause i'm having a hard time doing so. Where is promise isaac? Where is oyekachi Apam? Where is chinedu obasi? Are you still looking for them? Should i help you with our street-light so you could see well?

Comparatively, let's take a look at the present players that constitute our current U-20. I'll pick just 6 to drive home the point. Even though there are more talents.
1). Iheanacho: He's proven time and time again to be a huge talent. Won the best player in the U-17 world cup, bought by manchester city, proved his mettle in their pre-season outing and named among the best young talents in the world. I wondered apart from Mikel in his hey-days any of those of U-20 set had more talent that this manchester city dude. Name just one! I'm even tempted to say Mikel never had it that more nifty than this iheanacho dude. But that would be a lofty one.

2) Simon Moses. Best known as little ronaldo. Scores in almost every game in Genk. Was such a delight to watch when he was called up by super eagles a couple of days ago. He is such a real talent you would agree.

3).Bulbwa: he needs no introduction. The stunning-scoring dude at the just concluded African U-20 championship. His staggering profile speaks bunch. And to think it was this dude who previously kept iheanacho on the bench. That convey a whole lot to take in.

4). Awoniyi: blood of God! Dude is the rave of the moment. Consistently having his opponents on the ropes. We saw that in the U-17 world cup when he came on to replace the Injured isaac(another sheer talent you will agree with me). We saw that at the super six where he terrorised the defence of kano pillars, dolphin et al. We saw that the u-20 championship in senegal. And his brace saw the U-23 qualified for the All African Game. Please can you confidently point a striker in the 2005 set that was more clinically adroit than this dude. Even success Isaac runs ring over them.

5). Yahaya: the spurs young star. known as little iniesta. Great vision. Great passing skills laced with proficient ability to score goals. Promise Isaac of 2005 set though over-aged is no match i'm afraid. He can only play catch up with new talents like Ifeanyi Ifeanyi and nwobodo.

6). I'm in quandary who to give this spot . There are ample of them. Will it be Musa the pacy, strong, scoring right back Or Ndidi the solid central back or nwakali the dazzling mid-fieder or alampasu the U-17 world best keeper or the present U-20 keeper who's giving alampasu a nail-biter competition? And the list goes on and on.

Flowing from the foregoing it is visible to the blind and apparent like GEJ's cluelessness that that not only does this Present u-20 set have a bette team-work ratio than the erst-while 2005 U-20 set, but they run ring over them in terms of individual talents. In fact i make bold to say 'the Team B of this Present U-20 is a little better than the Team A of the 2005 U-20 set'(i have the right to hold any opinion. Sue me).

that wike sef he makes fayose look like nelson mandela smh [quote author=PassingShot post=32674614][/quote]

@op marrying an 18 year old isn't necessarily child marriage. that's why under the law if someone commits murder at 18 years you are considered an adult and liable to be faced with the death penalty. plus I wonder why you didn't cite the omotola-jalade ekeinde and amarachi kanu examples

@op good one but you forgot to give overall total. plus you were too generous to GEJ in niger state all the same great analysis. do mind doing one for senate, HOR, governorship elections?

@joseph1013 thanks for the updates more grease to your elbow bruv! one thing that gladdens my heart about this squad is that for the most part these are genuine youngsters. the few additions from the nfpl are just as talented and don't look obviously over aged. after the u20 world cup I think musa mohammed and ifeanyi matthew should go straight to the senior team while the others like yahaya, bulbwa, Isaac promise, ezeh, iheanacho (yes even him!), awoniyi should form bulk of the u23s to improve their games and find better clubs. please what about that Nigerian in the Barcelona youth setup who plays in defence? last I heard he was keen on playing for Nigeria

op good analysis but these are the areas I disagree on

1.SW gej wont win lagos even the sizable SS, SE vote will be influenced more by level of performance like their fellow lagosians and not ethnic/religious politics. as for osun forget that was local politics you think yorubas will choose gej/sambo over osinbajo their son? ok o ogun bigger margin for gmb ondo think it might be 50/50 rest are spot on

2.SE bigger winning margin for gej around 90 to 95% few votes gmb will get will come through ngige and rochas. might be low voter turnout

3. SS 75 to 85% winning margin for jona. expect edo and ameachi to boost gmb

4. NC nassarawa gmb should nick it kwara would be brutal for gej kogi hmm I'm not convinced but ok for sake of argument. benue yes gmb has political heavyweights on his corner but the recent Fulani attacks might counter this in gej favour

5. NW 80 to 85% winning margin in favour of gmb kaduna will be 65-35 in buhari's favour

6. NE 65 to 70% winning margin for gmb expect bokoharam insecurity to lead to descent but poor voter turnout. adamawa should go 60-40 for gmb

overall what might doom gej in this election is the lack of huge support of political heavyweights unlike 2011 plus the north still don't fancy him no thanks to mama peacy and bokoharam. while his performances have not been exactly earth shattering to convince Yoruba voters. infact if not for sentiments SS too for bone am. the only thing going for gej is power of encumbency even that won't likely save him

here's my humble opinion on the worst players in each position to don the green white green of the senior national team enjoy!

1. Abiodun baruwa: Agbim is lucky cos it's the hapless performances of baruwa have saved him being on this list(GK)

2. Yusuf mohamed: poor example of federal character lacked technique and defensive no how(RB)

3. Taye taiwo: this was a hard choice cos the left-back position over the years has had decent players but i think of the lot taiwo was poor defensively (LB)

4. Furo iyenemi: nuf said (CB)

5. obinna nwaneri: bad positioning a liability ready to leak goals (CB)

6. Blessing kaku: him be midfielder ? coulda fooled me(MF)

7. Ekong ikong: poor excuse for a footballer how he got into the 2004 AFCON squad is a mystery to match that of the bermuda triangle (MF)

8. Pius ikedia: all speed less direction (RW)

9. Ifeanyi Ekweume: dribble i no fit, cross i not fit, score i no fit (LW)

10. Bartholomew ogbeche: oh bartholomew things would have been so different if you had lived up to the hype of THAT bicycle kick(wey no even score) (STK)

11. Peter Ijeh: came from sweden with a big reputation ran back humiliated (STK)

guy leave the poor woman out of this yes governor fayose is a nuisance but his wife has done no harm besides she goes to deeper life hence the lack of makeup and jewellery

Orikinla:
Why Does the First Lady of Ekiti State, Mrs. Feyisetan Fayose Look Like A Man?

would you still think that way if it was a guy kissing a girl toddler?

Beamborla:
Oho! You people should keep analyzing the kiss, the boy obviously enjoyed it

hahaha weeping and gnashing of teeth galore when we won we beat teams in style. God helped you we were not there you beat cheap teams like SA, guinea, equitorial guinea played the weakest CIV in recent times had a two goal advantage in penalties yet your team lost isn't that the definition of a weak team? instead of these your tales by moanlight you better ask the equatorial govt for settlement for the free watering services Ayew rendered for their pitch

Motherforker12:
Grand style, Nigeria was one of weakest team in that Afcon and won it by luck. They got a dubious penalty to beat ethiopia. I doubt u have what it takes to qualify for the next Afcon.