zoboizee:
Every coach have is type of players for his style of play. Nigeria's coach like to soak pressure then hit on the counter attack. Rohr's midfielders are slow, deviod of creativity & sleek interchange of forward passes. His victories so far has drown all these obvious weaknesses. Eagles have flair no more.

You can only use what you have. You can't have carpenter Ndidi, Ogu and Etebo in your midfield and expect flair. Right now, only Mikel (and rarely Iwobi) is capable of doing anything close to being described as flair in that midfield. The rest are only destroyers and kick and rush players.

We simply lack talented personnel in the midfield department. It's not Rohr's fault.

sheyishemba:
I laugh at the people saying ihenacho will make AFCON I LAUF in Spanish okereke will make AFCON ahead of nacho

Sadly, I see the dinosaur picking Iheanacho again..

We can only hope he doesn't. Osimhen and Onuachu are far better options. We have no use for a professional footballer who struggles to trap the ball.

Alfryd:
Odemwingie announces retirement from football
Chidozie Okoroji 0
April 3, 2019 9:02 pm
Former Super Eagles striker Peter Odemwingie has announced his retirement from football at the UEFA’s Equal Game conference at Wembley on Wednesday.
On his retirement, Odemwingie said: “It’s an emotional day, so many memories go through your head.
“I didn’t know how to do it or where to do it, but I think this is the right place to do it.
“Wembley is a place with a lot of history in football.”
Odemwingie, whose last professional appearances came for Indonesian side Madura United in 2017, said he intends to embark on a coaching career.
Odemwingie was capped for Nigeria more than 60 times, scoring at the 2014 World Cup, and scored 36 goals in 129 Premier League appearances between 2010 and 2016.

I wish him the best in his coaching career. I wish he would, in the future, help us unearth and nurture dangerous strikers like himself.

edi287:

"Non racist" Trump supporters are all blinded to this and keep pointing to "fake news".
Whether Trump is racist or not is besides the point - the fact that these guys are getting bold and people are not taking them serious because they want to "own the libs snowflakes" will be their undoing.

Trump has done nothing wrong. There's nothing wrong with loving one's country and putting it's interests before that of other countries. I find it disappointing that many intelligent people here have swallowed the "Trump is a white supremacist" propaganda. It's just a pity.

Seriously guys, we need to watch less of CNN and actually take the pains to actually investigate the facts about American politics and the Trump administration.
Namaste.

....but that's by the way. Let's keep talking football

safarigirl:
you look wetin you wan look, make others look wetin dem wan look.

Different things make people watch football, different things make people support football teams. Some people watch for skills, so, they prefer the likes of Messi, some watch for goals, so, they prefer the likes of CR7, some watch for the commentary, so, they love Tim Beglin and Jon Champion, some, just enjoy the atmosphere in a stadium.

I personally watch for all of those things AND more. Everything is part of the package. I don't care for looks with club football, but when National teams are in play, and I go to Twitter and read women from SA, Namibia, even the USA, talk about how fine the Nigerian team is, my dear, e dey burst my brain. E dey make my head swell, because boys dey represent.

Football did not get billions of fans because of wetin dey brain. You think say na wetin dey brain na im make EPL beat La Liga for viewers? EPL players get skills pass La Liga guys? You don't know aesthetic is part of the allure? When you watch an EPL game and you watch a La Liga game, you will appreciate packaging and realize that football is about a lot of things and it is not skills that is pulling in the big bucks.


If their football is not sexy, well, they better be looking fine as hell

Lo! Welome back Safarigirl. Your sharp wit was sorely missed in your absence.

Italian giants AC Milan have agreed terms on a shock swoop on Leicester's Kelechi Iheanacho. The Rossoneri are currently short of options to lead their attack following the departure of Argentine hitman Gonzalo Higuain to Chelsea of England. Financial details of the deal are yet to be fully disclosed to the public at press time, but according to Italian journal Gazetta dello sport reports, both club sides have agreed on a deal and personal terms are currently being ironed out with the player's representatives. The big lipped forward has scored only once this season across all competitions.

- Biannosti Sporti journale de Italia.

Simy to Lazio (under probability), Onazi to Instanbul Basaksehir (done deal), Adekanye to Lazio, Onuachu to Everton (under probability). Nacho to AC Milan (done deal).

Done deal. Iheanacho to AC Milan. Full article coming up shortly.

wayodude:


With 3 England caps of no relevance haha too bad

Still better than Nedum Onouha. Body was shacking that one when he was England U-21 captain but he will retire without playing a single game of proper big boys international football.

Yeye

I remember how Nedum Onuoha turned down a chance to star for Nigeria at the 2010 WC, thinking the oyinbos have plans for him.

When his eyes finally cleared, the same Nedum Onuoha later declared for Nigeria and virtually begged to be called up to the SE. But by then it was already too late.

These present foreign borns should learn from history

"Our chances against Nigeria are very slim, they have good players playing in elite leagues as compared to ours who are in the second and third division."- Sudan U- 23 coach ahead of their clash with Nigeria U-23.

This one sweet my belle die. O bring back the days when the mere mention of the word " Super Eagles" would send shivers down the spine of opposing coaches!.

Earthquake2:


Can you name a foreign coach that is so interested in developing another country's players that he travels for his players and helps them with their contracts

Seriously, I think Rohr has grown to LOVE the SE. The SE is more than just a job to him, it has become a personal project of his. Do you know that after the WC, many other African countries including Egypt with it's array of stars offered Rohr a more lucrative contract than the one he presently has with us. He turned them all down for our sake. All our insults to him notwithstanding.

Rohr personally takes the pains to give our players advice on career choices, get involved in thier personal life issues (as in the case of Kalu's mom's kidnap), and even uses his vast connections to help them secure deals. This is not part of his job description. But he does it because he wants to. Because he genuinely loves the GWG.

Rohr's tactical prowess may be suspect, but as far as team loyalty, man management and dedication to duty goes, you will hardly find a better coach in the whole wide world.

Earthquake2:


I won't even argue with you

You sound delusional most times

You have started again. If he hits back at you now you will start presenting yourself as an innocent persecuted gentleman.

You remind me of those bullies back in primary school. Always very eager to pounce on quiet gentler kids, but cowardly peeing in thier pants whenever faced with someone their own size.

gbosaa:


You got it wrong.

Well, almost nobody foresaw yesterday's scoreline. Going by what we saw in the first leg.

I was expecting us to score goals but I also expected the Libyans to put up a stronger showing.

Earthquake2:


I pray we get Odubajo or somebody else for the Afcon

Shehu is not that good

I wonder why that Odubajo guy doesn't get our attention.

I've watched him a couple of times playing as a wingback and the dude is FIRE.

elyte89:



So tey d guy talk say he prefer to stay inactive national team wise till his "later end of his career @age 27" even if he will only feature for Germany once or twice,
Even if d guy rescind his mind to play for us and even pay to d country coffers while playing for us,I won't still invite him with dt degrading statement

I swear. That statement he made was a real knockout punch

mostob:
yes...he started it but you shouldn't have retaliated by using his past predicament to mock him. It is uncivil.

If you don't like the heat, then stay away from the kitchen.

If he doesn't want to get insulted and humiliated, he should stop doing that to others.

Earthquake2:


Messi plays with both feet Samu doesn't

Apply your brain before mentioning me next

All of you trying to guilt-trip me into apologizing to Earthquake, where were you when he was saying this to me?

I beat him at his own game. Nothing more.

Earthquake2:
[s][/s]
I don't want to be banned
I would have a given you a piece of your own medicine
This is my last response to you

Wow so you're now civil all of a sudden.
Interesting.

Earthquake2:


Can you point out where I threw the first punch?

So you're now posing as an innocent harmless persecuted guy abi?. If I had not hit back at you the way I did, would you assume this conciliatory tone?.

Because say I don finish your career, you don dey form gentleman abi?. Oga shut up and finish what you started.

Humility017:


what you just did make no sense... who does this?

haba........ is there anybody in this life who don't sometimes need help from his fellow man? even buhari and co does....
you don't laugh at another man wih his past/present challenges...
i will say you apologize to him, even if he insults you prior now...this is not maturity at all

I am not insulting him for being poor. Many of us here are not so well-to-do but we hustle and scrape and grind everyday to make whatever we can to keep body and soul together.

Unlike some lazy shameless people who will resort to begging strangers instead of hustling like their mates. It's totally shameful and despicable for an able bodied young man to beg for food.

jieta:
You are dam wicked, you deserve a long ban.

And the guy that threw the first punch deserves what?

elyte89:



Nah...dts below d belt..dont use his former predicament to get back @him

He started it, not me.

Earthquake2:

You are no match for me
Display whatever you like

At least I don't go around begging strangers for food.

Icon4s:

Oh my God why should you do this!?
It is totally wrong. You disappointe bro.

Well he asked for it.

Earthquake2:

You are no match for me
Display whatever you like

At least I am not humiliating my manhood by begging strangers for food.

Earthquake2:
Hey guys I need your help ,I'm going through difficulties in my life and any thing you assist me financially will go a long way

My name ;Anuebunwa Christian

Acc no;3063421739 first bank

This shameless pathetic online beggar has the guts to try to insult me?.

Chai. I don suffer oh

Earthquake2:

Who are you?

Look who is talking

Earthquake2:


Messi plays with both feet Samu doesn't

Apply your brain before mentioning me next

Messi is predominantly a left footer. He uses his right foot only in situations where using his favoured left foot is impossible.

Earthquake2:


Samu is very predictable once you stop him from cutting into his left foot he doesn't know what else to do

Everybody knows how Messi plays. How has that helped anybody in trying to stop him?.

Icon4s:
Chukwueze had a quiet game.

.
And no one is talking about it.

The moment Iheanacho realizes that Osimhen is now ahead of him in the SE strikers' pecking order.