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MrBrownJay1:
her below pic at the beach got me like AY CARAMBA!!!!!

That's not her; that's Ice T's wife Coco

Icon4s:
See, I know there are age cheating issues in our football but this is often exaggerated. I for one know a lot of players of the past that used their real age or something close to it.

Thank God that someone like Francis Uzoho played the U17 and went through the MRI. And we actually saw how very young he was 5 years ago. Else we for no get mouth defend his age. Some people are even saying he posted a "Happy birthday" message of his 17 years old son and quickly deleted it. Lies....!!!

I am not always quick to criticize ages of players because I have seen a good number, who didn't play U17 or go through the MRI, use their real age. Anyone who accuses any player of age cheating must be ready with evidence to back up

Age cheating in Nigerian football is not exaggerated. It is a big deal. Not as major as in the past, but still an issue.

chrisooblog:
i've read many reasons of what caused our ouster but i think alot of them are unrealistic. for one based on the calibre of players we paraded it wasn't a huge surprise that we couldn't make it out of our group. compared to croatia and argentina most of our players are not world beaters. people may say o but argentina was terrible but it took a french team full of world class players to best them. As much as rohr has his faults in the way he coached the super eagles at the world cup the truth is if odion had buried his chances we probably won't be having this conversation. sacking him with the mindset that the next person will perform magic and tactically turn your average players to world beaters is plainly delusional. you can have the best tactics but if your personnel are not up to scratch then unless your opposition is seriously off form and you are playing out of your skin more often than not you will lose. even klopp that said with lesser teams you can beat more talented opposition why is he not coaching bristol city or watford or huddersfield to prove his point. he prefers to coach teams that have appreciable levels of talent that will give him a chance. bringing it back to why we didn't succeed in russia i think the attacking talent we paraded let us down. apart from musa nobody brought their A game as far as the striking department was concerned. ighalo, KC and moses didn't do enough in my opinion. we can blame rohr for not giving iwobi and simmy enough chances to show what they could do

Rohr has been getting away with suspect tactical decisions which many overlooked as a result of good fortune...think back to the game against SA where he started a midfield 3 of Ndidi - Onazi - Etebo and playing Iheanacho who isn't a target man as a 9. Playing Mikel as a 10 with 2 destroyers behind him who aren't good passers is another example.
He's a good man manager and all and I like the feel good factor he's brought back to the team.
However - based on results, you can't criticize Keshi and praise Rohr. It's crazy to do so.
Rohr is just not that great tactically. I don't mind him staying till 2022, but he has to improve. Man management will not get you anywhere without the right tactics.

ChrisKels:
I will have to invite john12 and bully the agents hunters to this thread because I can smell some poor agents in here trynna fill our team with some players.

Loool that psycho for cybereagles?? Abeg his balls licking of Rohr is as ridiculous as they come

komekn:
Can I ask you a question birthed from deep seated bias.

What do you see as the essential Ingredient that brought those victories into being❓ may I ask.

All in the last year plus literally.

England is becoming like France and who has been pushing that change in mentality Gareth Southgate.

Sam Allardyce would never do what Southgate is doing for sure.

England ate in the best position living football memory to win it.

On paper I can not see Croatia beating England or can you.

[/b]Take away Modric and what's left in terms of top level quality[b].

Rakitic and Kovacic are better than all the English midfielders.
Though I do think England's pace and movement might be too much for their defence. It'll be an interesting game

Oasis007:


The Thread would never stop being amazing. How is England a Cheat for God's sake?! They won U17 World Cup, won U20 World Cup, and in the Semi-Final of the senior World Cup now......... are they Coincidence?!

England is building a Project to Perfection. They did their Home-work before every Competition, and the Preparation is panning out positively for them.

Both Belgium and England have one thing in Common..... 3 - 5 - 2 Formation and pure attacking Football with Pace. They are tactically setup and disciplined. Each Player knows his Role on the Pitch and doing it closer to perfection.

Let's take England as an Instance; Kyle Walker is playing in a 3-Man Defence and he's excelling there. Who saw it coming?! Whoever imagine Young would be a starter for England at the Mundial?! Raheem partnering Kane in a two-Man Attack?! These are pre-planned Tactics, and are absolutely working for the Team at the Mundial.

Belgium on the other also plan well for the World Cup. Has Chadli ever played as a Wing-back?! So far he's being fantastic in the Role. Until the Quarter Final Game, KDB was playing as a deep-lying Playmaker cum B2B Midfielder, and he was doing fine in the Role.

Mertens was a Starter ahead of Fellaini but the Lineup was tweaked against Brazil and it worked absolutely fine for the Team. Guess we realized KDB played as a false 9 while both Lukaku and Hazard play as inverted Wingers in their last Match.

These are real modern Coaches that know their Onions, unlike Rohr who had to be pressured by the Media, Pundits and Fans that 3 - 5 - 2 Formation is the Deal, and best suited Players at his Disposal.

There is something very apparent in this World Cup and peculiar to the Teams in the Semi-Final, tactical superiority wins the Games. We are in 21st Century, hence football has changed to Science completely.

In fairness, Gernot Rohr is very Dumb. He's not better in any way than the Local Coaches especially Siasia and perhaps Amuneke. He's simply a German-Franco version of Salisu Yusuf.

NFF did everything to prepare the Team for the Mundial. Arranged series of Friendly Matches, even with top Teams - England, Serbia, Chile and Co.

Lobbied with CAF Board to cancel the AFCON Qualifiers slated for March to ensure no Injury is recorded amongst the Teams representing the Continent, so what was the Result? Failure!

Even a Twerp could figure out during the Friendlies that 3 - 5 - 2 Formation would have taken us far in the Competition. Also playing Moses as a Wing-back instead of Playmaker and Mikel as a DM would have been the right Calls.

Was the Muppet really in control of the Team at the Mundial? I doubt it! Coz to me he's more a Puppet to the big Guns in the Squad.

If wanna eat a Frog, we should it a Kind with Eggs. If we wanna hire a foreign Coach, I advise we go for the best, not just a white Man born in Europe with no tangible Record of Success in the Game of Round Leather.

The friendlies were a warning sign that Rohr might choke...we chose to ignore it and claim we'd show up.
In as much as we weren't favorites to get out of the group, Rohr's in game management especially against Argentina killed us. I'll never ever forgive him for letting Argentina bring in Pavon and Aguero and he just kept quiet forgetting he has a 31 year old Mikel in midfield and his LB was getting tag teamed.
His indecision and Ighalo killed us.

darkelf:
Na today.

They just never learn. Don't be surprised seeing KC in a championship club once the money is right

I hope not. Nacho should know that time waits for no one. Like play, like play, that U17 tournament was 5 years ago. Slowly he'll lose that "golden ball" hype he had.

One thing I love about Lukaku is his willingness to improve. The guy studies the game and pushes himself.
Something that unfortunately can't be said of many of our players

ekwemsamuel:
call now to start winning 09074602114

Can you tell me the winning lotto numbers??

goldfish80:
You can't say that. Don't forget the LMC have a working relationship with LA Liga.Infact, LA Liga even have an office in Nigeria and the benefit of this technical relationship is the NPFL all star games in Spain last year and the Gotv cup between Athletico VS Nigerian all stars (the game was supposed to be exclusively executed by Npfl players but....)
Ezekiel Bassey was one of many of such moves expected while the partnership lasted. Usman Mohammed also left Taraba to Barcelona.

Hmmm I hope so. Word is they were very disappointed with Bassey

andrew444:
Lol na academy those European club dey look

I think age wahala is part of the reason why

ChrisKels:
You didn't even care to check how many minutes he played in that solidarity appearance.


Taiwo, Uwa and Co opened that door for our NPFL players to the ligue 1. But u won't be wrong to say that Uzoenyi's failure has kinda closed that door a bit.


Back then, our NPFL players were flooding the Belgian league without trials but same cant be said of the present day NPFL players just because the league has been destroyed.

This reminds me of Ezekiel Bassey's move to Barca B. I don't think Barca will be looking at our league players anytime soon

andrew444:
Bro we know the Brazilians are better than us

But common just because a Ghanaian player joins the french league doesnt mean their league are better than ours.

Yes its being more than a decade,but i will not agree with anyone that will come and claim their league is better than ours,Ghanaian league is really bleeped.

Brazilians have many players in Europe than any other nations ,many of them are transferred directly to the EPL french league la liga seria a,But they are many of them in slovakia Lithuania malta poland and co.

Well I don't follow the Ghanaian league, so I can't vouch for its quality.
It's just sad we haven't had a direct signing from the league.

ChrisKels:
Yes on loan. But did you know some people lost their jobs for that move after it turned out the boy wasnt up to scratch ?

Dig deeper bro

Wow! Just checked wiki and he only played a game for their first team. Explains it

ChrisKels:
Nigerian club Sunshine Stars say English Premier League side Arsenal have never asked them to take Godfrey Oboabona on trial.
Media speculation last week
suggested not only did the Nigeria defender turn down the offer of a trial and but he criticised manager Arsene Wenger too.
"I never said anything about a highly respected manager like Mr Wenger showing me a lack of respect," he said.
Oboabona also says he was not aware of any invitation for a trial.
"I have had so many text messages, phone calls about it - the rumour that I was invited on trial was not true - I only read about it like everyone else," he explained to the BBC.
"I've always said I will take my time, focus on my development as a player and continue to give my best in every game. "At the appropriate time, when clubs must have seen me well enough, they will hopefully approach Sunshine Stars in Nigeria.
"My desire is to grow every day, sadly all the things written about Arsenal did not come from me."
The 22-year-old played a big part in Nigeria's victorious 2013 Africa Cup of Nations campaign and was also part of their Confederations Cup squad. He was an integral part of Nigeria's qualification for the African Nations Championship, the continent's tournament for locally based players only, for the first ever time.
The Sunshine Stars' chairman Mike Idoko also insisted there has been no approach from Arsenal.
"It all began in the media and ends there," he told BBC Sport. "If there was any substance to the
story, we expect Arsenal would
approach his club first. "We haven't had any official communication with Arsenal or any Premier League club about [Godfrey] Oboabona."




http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/23560257

LMAO! What a joke..

goldfish80:
Ejike Uzoenyi went to Rennes from Rangers straight.

Good shout. It was on loan right?

BascoVanVeli:
Even Brazilian players go to places like Ukraine and Russia to kick start their careers so why is it a big deal if our players jump into top 5 leagues?

True but you still have your Arthurs, Gabriel Jesus, Richarlison, etc who go to top 5 leagues in addition.
We haven't had any sign our players in more than a decade.

ChrisKels:
Nobody invited Oboabona. That news of his Invitation by Arsenal was as bogus as the change APC promised us.

Lmao dude sounded pissed. Said he didn't need to go on trials after winning the AFCON. I thought the links were genuine.

BascoVanVeli:
Can you hear yourself? You just trashed our league but now you are talking about sideways moves. At least they have made the jump to Europe and as we can see with Alhassan they will climb up the ladder.

It's the truth. The big 5 leagues hardly sign our players straight up without trials. Infact, how many times have we had them even invite our players for trials?? I think Oboabana was the last. Sunday MBA went to Ligue 2

BascoVanVeli:
Alhassan didn't need trials and neither did Stephen Eze or Afeez Aremu. We have passed that trials stuff Junior Lokosa's deal in Bulgaria ended because he refused trials.

We're talking Ligue un. I think Taye Taiwo was the last player we had go straight to a top 5 league without trials.

forgiveness:
Switzerland World Cup Star Akanji: NFF Never Invited Me To Play For Super Eagles

Published: July 04, 2018

Switzerland World Cup Star Akanji: NFF Never Invited Me To Play For Super Eagles
One of the young stars of the ongoing 2018 World Cup, Manuel Akanji, has disclosed that he was never contacted by the Nigeria Football Federation before he made his international bow for Switzerland against Faroe Islands in June 2017.

The central defender has stressed that he does not regret committing his international future to the Swiss, pointing out that they reached the last sixteen of the World Cup while the Super Eagles were knocked out in group stage.

''Nigeria never called me to come and play for them. So, it was never a question to be answered because Switzerland called me to play for them and I accepted,'' Akanji told The Cable.

''No regret at all for not playing for Nigeria. We came into the next round, Nigeria didn’t. And it was my decision. I don’t know if I would have played for Nigeria if I had been invited or not. Really I don’t know.

''I don’t have to think about if they called me because they did not call me. My parents never discussed with me where I should play or not. They just told me to do whatever I want to do. They always support me all the time no matter what I do.''

Akanji's father is from the Yoruba speaking part of Nigeria and his mom is from Oberwinterthur in Switzerland.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

http://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=28392

Sad. This kid is going to be big. Our scouts should be doing better.

Manuel Akanji > Troost Ekong. Big big miss.

forgiveness:
Well, It may be because he is well known in the Czech league that they want him badly but I hope he rejects the offer and stay in Belgium pro league for another season.

Bad move allround. I'd prefer he goes to Kayode's old club in Austria If he's that desperate

ChrisKels:
Peter Olayinka is not short of offers from Germany, Spain and France but if he ditches those offers for Slavia Prague because of money like many Nigerians, I would stop rooting for him.

Dude is too good for any back water league. I dont know why Nigerian players are hardly ambitious. This is one rare trait I see in Kayode, he is always aiming higher and he is never afraid.

I almost went mad when I saw the news. Oga Forgiveness wetin your boy dey think abeg??

goldfish80:
I hope you know this order came from the Supreme Court of Nigeria. Why will the apex court of Nigeria give judgment in favour of Giwa if he didn't have a case. Like I said, this palava has more to it that meets the eye. I don't think Pinick is as clean as people think.

CAS and Fifa have already cleared Pinnick. Giwa has been banned by both CAF and FIFA. If that mumu minister of sports knows what's good for him, he'll tell Giwa to relax. Besides - isn't there an election in a few months time??

goldfish80:
His club was driven under, banned and stripped off all their points resulting in its players dispatched to other clubs. The biggest recipient was Plateau utd who later won the league.
My brother, their case has more to it that meets the eye. Nigeria is a gangster paradise. It is just sad both parties are grandstanding with the soul of Nigerian football. I thought they have made peace and reached a compromise in the past.

Bleep the guy abeg. The fool will undo all the progress we have made off the pitch for selfish gains. He knows we'll get a Fifa ban. What is the point in pushing on with this nonsense??

daveP:
Yesterday. it's on FP. I wonder what kind of misfortune is all these now. Taking of 200milllion football lovers for granted!!!

This useless Giwa isn't even running his club well enough yet it's the NFF he wants to run??
Dude needs to Bleep off!! Pinnick has been great.

daveP:
The fat fool Giwa, is now in control!!!!



Lord help us!! Which kine demon dey this Glass House wey just want attention of confusion see ehn



I can smell Afcon disappearing slowly.

It's atypical for Nigerians to let go of positions just like that. What is it that we don't know about Pinnick actually? He just let go without even a media talk?

When did this happen?

komekn:
You could drop the whole squad if you like. But you start from the position of possible replacements.

With this mind, for a player to be dropped there must be clearly proven tested BETTER REPLACEMENT.

Mikel - stays no replacement, Iwobi is an inconsistent pretender. Not yet maybe in the future.

Ighalo - Not good enough, had too many bad days maybe. But NOBODY us clearly better - He stays

Onazi - Maybe lost a bit if form. He stays, no clear replacement.

Joel Obi - Questionable but who is clearly better than

KC - Still has something to prove nobody better

Shehu - looking very average - Dropped if Aina is clearly better. That comparison has not been made yet.

Idowu - Stays till we get better, don't think he is Solid

Omeruo - Stays

ECHIEJILE - dead and buried.

Onazi can be replaced. We aren't lacking b2b destroyers. Shehu isn't that bad imo. We do have a few potential RBs like Odubanjo, Nura Abdullahi, etc but for now Shehu is a good second option.

easyelliot:
Looking good as opposed to being good

Im looking at the remaining teams left and all their jerseys are straightforward...while play wise they all have a chance to win the cup.

My country Swag was high... Jersey was fire!!! Celebs were rocking it, foreigners dey rock em....then actual football was played....yuk..yuk yuk...

Cant dribble, cant shoot, cant defend for 10 minutes, cant run, cant adapt, cant take on players, no fire, no desire....flat flat f*cking flat!!!!

Oyingbo wall is soft as cotton candy

I like them, but like doesnt win you anything. If these two are your foundation, then new cement is needed...the wall let in 4 goals in 3 real games. For a team that has difficulty scoring, that aint gonna cut it.

We need to focus our resources on other sports. Football has gone beyond where Nigeria is.
Football is very scientific today filled with analytics to improve and help a team adapt, anticipate, act, react, etc...we are no where close. But it's ok, with 200 million ppl, there are other sports for us to try.

Looking at the teams left it is as clear as rain water the jibronis that represented us would have chopped at least 5 if not for Rojos and messi saving us from going forward.

We dont have players with the mental fortitude and discipline to take us higher, nor do they posses the work ethic, hunger and informed decision making to go further.

All our players care about is money up front, so they can take care of their entire village and show lifestyle, if not why for the love of God would Etebo leave la liga for epl div 2? Isnt that going backwards? And you are a starter for the national team??

As for one of our benchers... Ebuehi(still dont know why is on the bench), .....goes from Dutch league to Portuguese giants, with a champions league ticket already booked. That's growth , a player who wants to improve. Unfortunately he is the exception not the norm.

I read somewhere that Rohr said he had a few players that will no longer be part of the eagles...few ke? Ogbeni.....let me help you..

List of players that should not report for duty again

Mikel - holding back Iwobi
Ighalo - CANNOT SCORE EVER AGAIN!!!
Onazi- It's time
Joel- no comment
Iheanacho ( yes even uncle) - annoyance
Shehu - quota
Idowu - coach's pet
Omerou - it's time
Echiedje - it's time

Snatch that 10 jersey from skippo and give it to Iwobi. Iwobi is not perfect, but he can be a very good 10.

But how are we supposed to know that when u are playing a career definsive midfielder as your play maker. The reason? Well he played it for us for 2 years and nobody complained? What?

So my coach is telling me that playing against mediocre African talent is the same as playing world class talent? Adapt biko,....step it up...

Rohr should be fired, but he wont because he and pinnick are in bed together.


End rant

Mikel - still has a role. Can play as a regista while Iwobi plays a bit more forward
Ighalo - Agreed. He's washed unfortunately. Good player in his day
Onazi - good squad option
Joel Obi - not the same player he once was. Will still be getting invites if he maintains his club form
Iheanacho - still a crucial player for us. No longer a guaranteed starter.
Shehu - Very solid player. One of the first names on the squad. I prefer Ebuehi but Shehu's importance can not be understated. Very versatile too.
Idowu - Solid.
Omeruo - One of our best players at the WC
Echiejile - Agreed

Certitude:
I really don't understand the criticisms against Idowu. The only problem I've seen in him is his final ball. I'm beginning to feel he is being criticised cause of Ebuehi.

Idowu is a solid guy. Can play as a CB, LB, RB and even as a DM at times. Only a fool would want us to throw him away.
Not all fullbacks will be as flashy as Ebuehi

forgiveness:
If these are the greatest players Japan ever produced then they are not up to Ásgeir Sigurvinsson, Eidur Guðjohnsen and Arnór Guðjohnsen.

Nakata nko?