₦airaland Forum

TheGoodJoe:
Emenike played a lot with his strength and was able to cover up with it. As for Ameobi, the game against Italy is a good enough answer.

Honestly I don't think Emenike was that good as a lone striker. He was better playing alongside a target man or coming from wide positions like he did back at Fenerbache.

BascoVanVeli:
Are you joking? Who will give him the opportunity to prove himself. How much opportunity has KPB had to prove himself. Would he get selected if he was sitting on the bench in Barca?

KDB isn't getting selected because he played shit when he did.
Ighalo would've played a few times if he came.

elyte89:
Make una hear ighalo oo

I saw this a few days ago. Dude was clearly not thinking straight. Why not go on loan and prove yourself first before all this talk? He could always return to China if things don't work out.

wayodude:
Yea true so maybe he should have been involved in a couple of friendlies like Lokosa was last year. Not drafted straight into competing against Ramos and Pique

The Confed Cup is meant to be a dress rehearsal for the world cup. With Emenike out, I didn't too mind him inviting Gambo. Besides, Gambo only played a few minutes.
Ujah and Ideye played more minutes than he did. Based on how he sets his team out, the only player I can think of he'd have invited over Gambo as at that time was Eneramo.

TheGoodJoe:
This Obagoal own was one I found funny. Keshi liked big strikers because he liked them drifting wide to become target men for the long balls. Then they hold up play and the other forwards and creative players join them there.

That was why he did not want Martins, Uche and to a less extent, Osaze striking. However, the whole media was that he must play them when they did not fit into his tactical plans or ready to bend to fit in.

Then why did he play Emenike as a CF in the WC? For me he messed up in inviting Ameobi over Brown Ideye. He said Ideye wasn't scoring yet he replaced him with Ameobi who was even poorer.

wayodude:
Fact. No this is nairaland so gbam!

I have mentioned it here countless times about local coaches and strange player selections. After the ridiculous world cup and confederations cup selections (remember Gambo ) Keshi gave Gabriel Okechukwu number 10 shirt in one of our AFCON qualifiers. Also remember Salami our every present top striker? Haha

What about siasia starting Umar and Amuzie against Egypt in Kaduna. Foreign coaches don't work like that.

To be fair to Keshi - Gambo was probably the most inform(or one of )in the NPFL as of that time.

chrisooblog:
can everyone see how he maturely answered the question? he may or may not play for nigeria in the future but he at least has the sense not to burn bridges (looking at you akpoguma) by labelling playing for nigeria as a fallback option

Abi ooo and what's makes it funnier is he's more talented than Akpoguma.

Spy360:
Wenger no 32? Behind Klopp?

Absolute rubbish.

Our legendary manager should be higher.

Crap list. The disrespect

sod09:
can we get tielemans in the summer

Dude rejected us before he went to Monaco because he felt he wouldn't get enough playing time. Don't think that is going to change now.

Joebie:
Why can’t they thrive? No be attitude difference?

Man bone attitude. Man must not chop shit just to prove they are patriotic or something.
Keshi himself would've left after AFCON, WC and during the AFCON qualifiers if Gov didn't step in.

Joebie:
It’s a Nigerian people problem.

Modified
However, if not for Oliseh’s attitude, he would still be the SE coach till now. And that’s if Pinnick does not bulge to pressures from Nigerians.

Nah all Oliseh wanted was for NFF to act professionally.
I'd be pissed off too if as a coach, I'm still witnessing the same issues I did as a player.
Some people just can't thrive in our chaotic system. I can't blame them...

do4luv14:
is it only our player that played in that pitch,
the soonest our player get used to playing in such pitch the better for us

When they get injured from playing in such a shitty pitch - will you remember them?

krattoss:
the fact em wailers doesn't understand is that non of their wails and cry can change any fact..their wails doesn't and can't even change the fact that pinnick might or will opt for same asaba pitch for our next and upcoming games...lol..

Instead to stay humble and appreciate,they keep waiting and hand-picking the bads and negatives..

Everyone has an opinion but not all opinions matter

PEACE

When players start dropping out because of that pitch - that's when you'll understand why the "wailers" are complaining

Clementoke:
''We are missing players like Ola Aina, Samuel Kalu, Ighalo, he has been replaced but normally he's the striker. We are missing Ahmed Musa our captain.''

Rohr's comment before Egypt match





Wetin do Mikel and Rohr na? Is Musa the captain now

I thought he excused Mikel from these games as he just joined Boro. Then again, it wouldn't surprise me if he's trying to ease him out. Mikel won't be around forever - so we might as well start planning for life without him.

khiaa:
You deserved the ban, how are you gonna post a picture of a half-n.aked woman to me and tell me it's you then ask me do I like it? If you ever ever ever do it again I will report you again. I'm strickly dickly.

Icon4s:
If the NFF is to provide a tactician to support Rohr ( which will be highly commendable ) he is likely going to be a white man.

Don't mind. Bonfere Jo was white and did a great job as Westerhof's assistant.

Joebie:
Man management ALONE can keep u going, but can’t win u trophies? Rohr is an ok coach. You cannot be a great coach if u are only good in man management. Tactically, he is average at best.

What Rohr needs is a very good assistant. I wish we had drafted Amunike to his coaching staff. Get a great assistant and leave the tactical side of the game to them.
That's how Fergie always moved with the times till he decided to retire. Carlos Quieroz was responsible for the tactical side i.e training and all while Fergie handled the management side.
Get Rohr a good assistant and I wouldn't mind him staying till 2022 and beyond sef

Curtisaxel7:
I swear. The amount budgeted for the Asaba stadium may even be more than the money used to build this Tottenham stadium.

Spuds stadium cost £1bn ooo.

nelszx:
Rohr said so himself
That initially Chukwueze and Okechukwu were on his initial list but had to be drafted to help the U23 as Imama wanted their services more

This is great news! That means Rohr is indeed looking for new options in Midfield.
More of this please...

BascoVanVeli:
He went to the Asian games at the beginning of the season that was the most substantial time he missed.

1 8/11/18 A Tottenham Hotspur (3.) Newcastle United Newcastle (13.) 1:2 LW 10'
2 8/18/18 H Tottenham Hotspur (8.) Fulham FC Fulham (18.) 3:1 international match
3 8/27/18 A Tottenham Hotspur (5.) Manchester United Man Utd (9.) 0:3 international match
4 9/2/18 A Tottenham Hotspur (2.) Watford FC Watford (4.) 2:1 international match

You're deflecting. I was obviously talking about the Asian cup in January. It was around that period Kane got injured.
Son was one of the most inform players in the league before he left.
He missed the first two group games for Korea because Spuds kept him back. Simple.

I heard Azubuike Okechukwu was in Rohr's initial 23 man list but was eventually left out to play for the U23. Tbaba123, Andrew444 can you confirm if this is true?

BascoVanVeli:
They only played a game before he left so unless u are talking about the preseason I don't know what to tell u

Son Heung-min at the Asian Cup: How many games will Tottenham star miss?How long could Mauricio Pochettino be without his star forward?

Spurs will be without Son Heung-min for a significant portion of the new year (Getty Images)

Finlay Greig8:32 Wednesday January 9th 2019

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The news you need, condensed.

[/b]Son Heung-min is the Premier League’s in-form player, rattling in six goals and laying on a further three assists in just his last five matches.

But come January Son is set to miss a series of league fixtures as he prepares to take part in the Asian Cup with South Korea.[b]

The call-up could have huge ramifications for Tottenham, the title race and Fantasy Premier League.

Nearly 650,000 FPL managers currently have the forward in their teams, but will need to transfer him out ahead of Tottenham’s Gameweek 23 fixture against Fulham.

How many games will Son Heung-min miss?

[/b]The good news for Spurs fans is that the club have negotiated with South Korea and Son will not take part in the first two group fixtures against Kyrgyzstan and the Philippines.

This means that Son will be available for Tottenham’s clash with Manchester Unitedin Gameweek 22.

The bad news, however, is that South Korea are among the tournament favourites and stand a good chance of going the distance.[b]

Should South Korea reach the Asian Cup final, Son Heung-min would miss the following games: Fulham (January 20), Watford (January 30) and Newcastle (February 2), as well as the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final tie with Chelsea.

Son will also be out of contention for Tottenham’s FA Cup fourth round match at the end of January.

Just saw Uzoho's clanger...unacceptable for a goal keeper at his level.
The best of the best make mistakes but what was he thinking??

See the wow girl he killed himself for...smh.

RIP to him. Love truly is a disease.

TheGoodJoe:
I need to single out Onyekuru for his brilliance on the ball today. He was the player who stood out for me when it comes to gift on the ball.

He was way ahead of the other players in quality.

About time he grabbed his opportunity with both hands. Onyekuru offers us tricky and goals when he's in form.

andrew444:
Zaha will start for those teams

Which Spurs winger is better than him or Man U ?

Zaha is better thqn the wingers at those club

You think as a coach I will play lingard ahead of zaha ?

because say na black man you think he won't make it there

Is son the only winger at spurs?

Zaha and Son play at the same wing and I repeat - Son is better than Zaha and has shown that over the last two seasons.
Is Martial white? Is Rashford white? When Leicester won the league - who was creating for Mahrez? Zaha has poor end product and that won't change at any club.
Why do you think City chose to sign Mahrez for 65m over him for 70m despite being homegrown? No club will blow over 70m on Zaha.
He is a very good player but not elite. Make we die this topic before people vex for us.
I need to find a link for the replay of today's game. I missed it

Earthquake2:
Enough of Zaha we just played a game

My bad

andrew444:
How many years ago e play for man u?

See at the moment only liverpool and mancity zaha will struggle for game time, He will start at all epl teams, i repeat my self

Now make i burst una bubbles, Zaha will start at this current madrid team.

Zaha will not start for Spurs and Man United too. Unless he's going to play on the right wing or something - he is not benching Son.

BascoVanVeli:
We are not talking about which window it was the fact is that they didn't miss him.

Before he went to the tourney, was he their best player or not?

Icon79:
Nah, I won't put him at Neymar, Mbappe, or Mane levels yet. However, I think he's better than the likes of Son and even Raheem Sterling. Sterling is just lucky to be playing with a great team.

gosh, even KC Iheanacho was a star ManCity as well.


O pari

I disagree but ok. I don't know why Sterling keeps getting underrated on here sha.

tbaba1234:
Rohr assessment of Kelechi was brutal.

1. He needs to get more professional.
2. He jokes too much.
3. He needs to improve for club and country.

Needed to confirm this was true. I was shocked Rohr would be this brutal with him.
Let's just hope it doesn't rub off on him the wrong way

smoothblaise:
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It's where he stays during his training camp and not his real home.

Thank you! People will just post info without verifying it