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Mujtahida:
I don't dislike anybody. The point that skips your mind is that even if Osimhen were to do what Solanke has done it would mean nothing to you because your prejudice would blind you to see it. The way you turned a blind eye to Iheanacho's performance at city and was praising and comparing Solanke who is yet to score a single league game proves the point I am trying to make. Sir, you are one of the least objective posters here but you are blithely unaware of it.

[/b]Perhaps you have suffered racism for so long, fought it for so long you now suffer from inverted racism. As in you direct the angst you feel not at the white man but to the black man whom you might at some level feel is responsible for the racist battles you have had to fight.[b] Just like a poor man who becomes rich hating the poor.

This is WRONG on so many levels. In as much as I don't always agree with his views on here, I don't think Komekn has said anything to warrant this thought. Truth of the matter is he is based on England and naturally will tend to know more about the British terrain and show a little "bias" once in a while when it comes to naija born players.
Some of you guys are going way over the top with this thing

Humility017:
he should keep his empty words in his pocket.....
what's the essence of showering praises on him...and still not name him in his 18 man squad....?

musa really need a loan move in January if possible back to Russia......that will help him.

He's being blunt and saying it as it is. Musa can't start over Mahrez, Gray and Albrighton. He does need to leave as soon as he can

Icon79:
And I totally agree with you that he was a pivotal player for Chelsea, when he's allowed to play. But my point is that he could've still done more even as a DM. He has the talent to do more. After he was playing the same role (and at the same time with Micheal Essien), but you can see the difference when Essien plays that role versus when Mikel plays.

Again, this is not criticism (OK, you can call it constructive criticism). I just don't like it when black folks don't fulfill their potential. And it happens in all sports not just in soccer. A much less talented white player would stretch himself to max out his potential whereas an overly talented black player can only reach about 50% of his potential.


O pari

This is the truth. Mou expected Mikel to be like Pogba is at the moment. I remember after the Confederations cup he said something like Mikel still doesn't score goals but he's still difficult to get the ball off...subtle hint at him not improving as much as he would've liked all those years.

forgiveness:
The only player that can play the AMF is Iwobi but he can't hold the ball and that is why Rohr is STILL SEARCHING for a player who is capable of holding the ball.

Kelechi Iheanacho can't play that role neither can Etebor. Why? Because an AMF must posses the ability to control and hold unto the ball but unfortunately, Kelechi can't even control a ball and he doesn't have superior techinical abilities while Etebor is a direct player. They are both SS.

This is an extract from Wikipedia

'The attacking midfielder is an important position that requires the player to possess superior technical abilities in terms of passing and dribbling, as well as, perhaps more importantly, the ability to read the opposing defence in order to deliver defence-splitting passes to the striker'



That is why you see players like Juan Mata, Bryan, Eden Harzard, Mario Gotze, David Silver, James Rodrigue, etc thrive in that role.

Do they(Kelechi and Etobor) play like these players listed above? I don't think so.

If they can play that role, why are they not given that role in their various clubs? Why is Mahrez preffered ahead of Iheanacho if he has those attributes?

Funny enough, the new coach tried Iheanacho in that role, guess what, he failed woefully.

The players that can do what is close to those players listed above are Mikel Obi, Sone Aluko and Abdul Ajagun.

We don"t need to bring untested players in a particular role because of sentiments.

We can offset this if we have a bit more creativity out wide and a deep lying playmaker. However if Rohr goes and plays a midfield 3 of Onazi, Ndidi and Etebo with ONLY Iwobi as a creative threat, WE ARE SCREWED. Rohr should NEVER ever do that do that again.

safarigirl:
see ehn, just leave forgiveness

Anything he says of Kelechi comes from a place of spite, the way he abhors that boy, I won't be surprised if Kelechi got a spot in the U17 at the detriment of one of his relatives and the mere idea of Kelechi progressing rattles his nerves

Come on!! He doesn't hate Nacho. Everyone is worried about his lack of game time and what's looking like a poor move to Leicester.

Mujtahida:
hahahahaha. personally, i still find it difficult to get over the total flop he was at the WC. even though the whole team posted below average performance his performance more than that of the others registered as a flop because of the high expectations the sangalo kick created in the fans. since then I have become wary of players who give bicycle kicks in pre-WC friendlies.[/b] in fact, if even Mikel Obi or Vicmo does a sangalo, alarm bells will ring in my head. that's how unforgettably traumatized ogbeche's flop made me be[b].

Mujtahida:
well i didnt know.he has a bad rep with the fans. such things affect players. thats what is affecting akpeyi. so even if ogbeche is given a chance he will still likely flop.

Loool no mind some people...they're just pissed he did a bicycle kick in a friendly game and went on to flop at the world cup. You should see how much they hate him on Cybereagles

TheGoodJoe:
So you can advice Rohr to pair Joel Obi and Ndidi as our defensive midfield pair with Mikel Obi playing a creative role?

------------Mikel Obi------------
------Joel Obi-------Ndidi-------

Seriously!!!

Joel Obi CAN play as a DM. He can also play as a LM, LB, LWB and even as a LW (speaking from his inter days). That midfield is actually great on paper.

Humility017:
playing in Chan shouldn't stop our football administrators from embarking on age grade tourney....just that the coaches have no plans likewise the nff....and when you've got no plans of this kind...you only plan to fail....
they've not started preparing for the qualifiers not until after the draws..
they will begin their fire brigade approach....


and for the CHAN team...may be we have not start reapinh the fruits of it success.....
I do believe we start eating from It's grapes when we start to get it right wit our league....
the mindset of our NPFL players need to be cleansed...as well....


the CHAN still remain one of their most saving route to Europe or any other top African league.....where the ambitous ones can choose to develop further and grow from there....though I have not seen any since CHAN inception the ejike and kolanut boy all wallowing in Africa leagues till date.....I believe they will come still...as we make progress.....

I am really concerned I wanna watch yusuf sanusi coaching prowess, ezenwa and ajiboye and if there be any outstanding player that could fetch Super eagles invitation prior the World cup....

I really thought Chikatara was gonna blow man...I liked his finishing...shame his career seems to have stalled.

There is simply no logical explanation in inviting Sokari before Joel Obi. He's a good player with decent vision and a good shot (at least from what I've seen on YouTube). However, I'll seriously question Rohr's scouting team if he's invited over Joel Obi or even Ajagun.

Merry Christmas everyone. Wishing you all a happy festive season.

goldfish80:
Funny enough chelsea keep renewing his contract. They could have cut him loose if they thought he was rubbish without the prospect of ROI.

Emenalo had alot to do with that

Iwobi really needs to be doing better tbh. The real problem with him at the moment is confidence. I don't know what more Wenger needs to do to boost his morale. He does the simple things wrong and the complicated ones right. He was VERY nervous first half.
The guy has to be careful not to turn to Ox ooo.

The way some people are underestimating Argentina is making me laugh. Na today una start dey watch ball?? This our friendly win is clouding a lot of people's judgement. There's a 90 percent chance that they beat us next year...Infact if the players go with the mindset on here, they'd get thrashed seriously.
Never write Argentina off.

darkelf:
But bros, why is Echiejile guaranteed a spot on the team

Don't you think e should consider current form.

Or is he hot at the moment?

We should. I'm just resigned to seeing him and Musa make the final 23 even though we have better. Guess their "experience" will come in hand.

junnyjake:
The only way Shehu and Aina makes it to the WC is if Shehu takes the place of a midfielder, which is unlikely.

Yeah true. We're stacked with holding midfielders. Why can't we drop Echiejile and take Aina and Idowu as our LB?

ChrisKels:
Yes he is, that's the position begging for personnel(s) in that midfield. If Sokari comes good (secures a move to France), then, we would have a better sub in him for John Mikel. The few times Ndubuisi Agu subbed Mikel, our midfield crumbled and it lead to calls for Joel Obi, Azubuike Okechukwu et al.

Come March, I would wanna say thank goodness for the emergence of Sokari.


Off topic; From an insider, Rohr is making progress with his pursuit of the German trio. I heard they were sent a template to study the plans of the coach and how they will fit in. Rohr is seriously considering the 3-5-2 formation and OLA Aina might miss the World Cup. It's a straight battle between Aina and Shehu whoever does better in the scrimmages gets the nod to join Ebuehi who has booked his ticket with his impeccable performance against Argentina. Aina is better going forward when we play four at the back but Shehu defends better, it's a pussle (Rohr's headache).

Fingers crossed ; if Rohr succeeds in luring these boys before March, then expect this rearguard against Poland ;


..................................Uzoho

................... Ekong Balogun Felix*

...........Ebuehi Ndidi Mikel Onazi Idowu

............................Moses Iwobi



Bench;

Awaziem or Akpoguma* for Balogun
Toru* for Idowu
Etc etc

This is great news. I really hope we get them. Would be sad if one of Shehu or Aina gets dropped. I like them both and hope it's possible to take all 3 but we have Idowu to consider and from the looks of it, Echejile is guaranteed a spot on the team.

ChrisKels:
He should join Nice ASAP because they are already preparing for life after Seri.

Bye-bye to Mikel Agu. If he was as good as the media hyped, Porto wouldn't be looking to bring in Etebo, rather, recall him (Agu).

Isn't Sokari an attacking CM??

Joebie:
IF Ujah repeats what he did in the past -- scoring double digits -- then he is good enough if Rohr thinks he is good enough.
However, the player is average IMO. But maybe he could fit Rohr's plans and he could be utilized better than we ever have in the national team.

Too much of a poacher. Relies heavily on service. We already have Nacho for that. Need all rounders at the moment.

forgiveness:
[/b]There was a time when Solanke beckoned to play for Nigeria but Nigeria ignored him because he played in Eredivise.[b]


Adarabioyo can be approached now because we can convince him we need a Defender for the WC mundial.

Lookman can be approached now too.

When was this?? Never heard anything about this. In regards to the others, it most likely will be too late to make the switch as they've played for the English youth teams. Unless NFF can get serious and rush things. Time is of the essence. Give these guys till Feb to make a decision.

tbaba1234:
Kehinde is fully Nigerian, does not have a british passport yet.

@edi287

Oh wow...what academy was he signed from??

Magink:
Kehinde talks about Nigeria alot.
Funniest part was Siasia invited Tosin's elder brother
playing in one backwater league to come for the last Olympic he rejected us as well, somebody wey we dey try help em career. Please nobody should mention the adarabioyo boys here they don't care jack about Nigeria.

Exactly man. I saw one interview on YouTube where he and his dad implied he wasn't interested.

forgiveness:
FIFA is FIFA, CAF is CAF.

Ok, let me agree you thought Eto won AFCON in 2004 hence your wrong submissions.

Let me also agree Eto was the best in 2004/2005 season but can you pls explain what he did to win the award for the 2002/2003 and 2003/2004 season?

Oh! I remember he played for middle table Mallorca then.

14 in 30 league games 02/03
17 in 32 league games 03/04
Very good numbers for a mid table striker and we all know that was earned him his move to barca the next season. Let's not forget he was considered among the top 3 strikers in LA liga that period.

forgiveness:
I also think Jordan Ibe should be approached because I really love his work rate.

Screw Ibe. Wouldn't get in our first team. Screw him

forgiveness:
I think NFF should intensify moves to approach some of these players now.


Tosin Adarabioyo - Manchester City

Dominic Solanke - Liverpool

Lookman Ademola - Everton

Kehinde Tosin - Manchester United

I think we have to forget the past and still approach Tammy Abraham. After all, Zaha also shuned Ghana before he latter turned out for them.

Only Kehinde has expressed some form of interest(think his coach said he'd pick us). Tosin has rejected us twice already.
Solanke is a no go and a total waste of time. That guy doesn't give a shit about naija
Lookman is probably 50/50. Still think he will wait till he's a bit older before he commits.
NFF will not go after Tammy again. That one na closed case.

tbaba1234:
Kelechi subbed.. decent display but could not get on the scoresheet.

Leicester fans are ripping him on Twitter. Some want him sold

I really feel sorry for Nacho. He's in a very tight situation. Got injured at the start of the season, hasn't gotten the required run of games to regain sharpness and failed to grab the little opportunities that have come his way.
The competition in front of him makes things even more difficult. Dude has to get a loan out. It's difficult to judge him based on lil cameos here and there. He isn't going to bench Vardy or Okazaki anytime soon. Puel doesn't seen interested in him. He has to leave. This can't go on...

mazimee:
Nigeria FF boss questions Caf's Awards criteria after Moses snub
goal.com Dec 19, 2017 4:30 PM

Amaju Pinnick reckons the Super Eagles star performed very well in 2017 and should have made the final cut for the Player of the Year gong

Nigerian Football Federation president Amaju Pinnick believes Super Eagles attacker Victor Moses did just enough to deserve a spot on the final shortlist of nominees for the prestigious Caf African Player of the Year award.

The Chelsea winger was arguably the biggest of seven casualties as the continental football governing body announced its ultimate category nominees for the awards gala slated for January 4 in Accra on Monday.

The winger was seeking to become the first Nigerian to win the top honour since Nwankwo Kanu in 1999, after a largely successful 2017 campaign for club and country.

“I’m not happy because I feel that Moses should be part of the last three," Pinnick told Citi Sports.

"The only reason why [Riyad] Mahrez won the award last year was because of what he did with Leicester [City].

"And Moses helped Chelsea to win the league; played in the FA Cup final; and helped Nigeria qualify for the World Cup. So I wonder why."

Egypt international Mohamed Salah, 2015 winner Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Gabon and Senegal striker Sadio Mane made the final trio.

"I’m surprised. Maybe we should look at other criteria either than coaches who already have their mindset about who they want to vote for," Pinnick added.

"Tell me what Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang did last year to deserve a place ahead of Moses. Aubameyang should not be on that list. He’s struggling with [Borussia] Dortmund.”

“I am going to send a proposal to CAF for a new idea of selecting the players because certainly I’m not happy."

Moses also recently missed out on the BBC African Footballer of the Year award, a gong picked up by Liveroool's Salah.

Aubamayeng scored 31 in 32 games. He had a better season than Vic Moses. Why would he even compare Moses performance last season to that of Mahrez? Mahrez won player of the year and made team of the season.
Vic Mo was judged right. Top 5. Salah, Mane, Aubamayeng, Naby Keita were all better.

fabyom:
Awaziem pass to kelechi and musa for both iwobi goals were sublime. I have the match on my phone I watch it everyday. Mind you ogu is too slow. Mikel obi and ogu must never play together for Nigeria. Rohr should try etebo, ndidi and Mikel that's our best bet. Etebo was king against Algeria in the first leg.

I agree. It would be suicide to play Mikel and Ogu as our CMs. Ogu can play alongside Ndidi or Onazi.

blueto:
If Uzoho was in the post against Argentina in the last world cup edition, I don't think Messi would have fared well against him like he performed against Enyeama. If you watch Messi's first goal in that game, he played the ball up to the roof of the net, why? because he knew fully well that Enyeama's short height wouldn't allow him to do well against up balls, and before Messi played the ball, Enyeama was looking to dive along the ground where he thrives, but Messi did not play to his expectations and strength.

Another player who understood and worked with this Enyeama's weakness was Diego Forlan of Uruguay. I remember how he scored the winning gaol against Enyeama in the Confederations cup. He played the same way Messi played his, by playing it straight to the roof of the net, and that might been how Messi discovered that the short Enyeama can't cope very well with such kind of shots.

Messi's second goal can also be attributed to same weakness. The short Enyeama couldn't see the freekick on time due to his shortness and it caused him a late reaction.

Yes, he may have made some great savings, but those goals he conceded wouldn't have been conceded by a tall Uzoho in goal. And it will unwise to start Enyeama against Argentina again (if he returns) with same Messi and other players who may have taken note of his weaknesses from that previous match.

Normally German coaches tend to like big goalies. One of the reasons Berti Vogts was kind of obsessed with Austin Ejide back then.
If Uzoho gets a decent run of games from now till june, he'll most likely be first choice in Russia if Enyeama does not come back.

Always knew Vic Moses wouldn't make the final 3. I remember I told someone to bookmark my comment. Salah, Aubamayeng, Mane and Naby Keita simply had better individual seasons than he did. I'm a bit surprised Naby Keita didn't make the final 3. Dude made Bundesliga team of the year. Regardless Aubamayeng was also great last season.

safarigirl:
[/b]see as he resemble Oritsefemi [b]

So, the player of the month gets a board just like employee of the month? Make e go hang am for house