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Henry Onyekuru posts Man of the match performance for Galatasaray against Fenerbahce.

Mickael2:
So if you are a perpetual benchwarmer in Liverpool, it is better than starting every match for.....Cardiff? Shee you follow the people wey talk say Solanke na wasteman? Double standards dey bad oh

I've never tagged any player a wasteman.

andrew444:
I never meant awoniyi should be invited now bro

I am making an example with last season okay,and when awoniyi was scoring those goals he was not even considered

Osimhen has 1 cap during is Wolfsburg stint and he didn't even score a single goal for Wolfsburg then ,so you can see what I am saying ?

Even if awoniyi has osimhen form right now he will never be considered

Even when onyekuru was tearing Belgium apart he was not even invited quickly

This is just like inviting Alhassan Ibrahim ahead of Iheanacho because he doesn't get game time for City.

Wolfsburg is far far better than Gent.

tbaba1234:
Awoniyi scored 7 goals in over 20 league games in the league last season. Awoniyi has not scored at all this season in the league after 10 games.

Osimhen already has 5 goals in 7 league games.

The invitation might be early for Osimhen but i do not think Awoniyi has done enough so far to force the coach's hand.

Rohr clearly likes Osimhen so it is not surprising that he is getting called up.

7 goals in 20 games is not too good for a striker playing in the Belgian league(a league known for having poor defence).Onyekuru who played for Eupen as a LWF had 25 goals last 2 seasons in that same league but S.Moses kept on receiving call-ups ahead of him.He was even the top scorer in the league before he got injured.

andrew444:
You made a point because awoniyi also did well on the Belgium league

But please don't call anything bribery

Did well ?How many goals did Awoniyi score?

AIG07:
The November list didn't come as surprise to me. One thing this list and the previous ones have done is that, it continues to show that the man Rohr does not know the way to the promise land. He has contributed immensely to our football by bringing us out of agonizing period of bad football and barrenness, he has brought back the fear factor known with the Super Eagles on the African continent. In short, he has achieved more in few years that he has spent with us.

Going forward, I'm afraid to say the man lacks idea(s) to improve the SE. We might continue to win our African opponents and even go on to win AFCON 19. But truth be told, the farthest his revolution will take us is just a football orgasm and we will be back again to the drawing board.

Note: why do some people get emotional and attack others for stating their opinions. Just saw where Mickael2 was attacked for writing off the team’s chances against SA. On paper, with the thin midfielders we will be parading, we don't stand a chance and every reasonable pundits will never give the Eagles a walkover over the southies. Not forgetting that they whipped our ass right there at our backyard.

We all hope the team wins.

Abeg make we take am easy, at least he is no longer conservative as many here believes.

I don't see anything wrong with the list.Add Iwobi,Iheanacho and Ajayi to that midfield and it's 5 mid-fielders.What then is our problem?

Samuel Kalu have not been impressive in his last two games which justifies the invitation of Chukwueze.

Isaac Success scores.

MetalJigsaw:
Well, I've never watched this Danjuma play before. Not even what he looks like. And I'd like to have a clue.

Dennis plays as a back-up to danjuma.He always comes from the bench to replace Danjuma.

Danjuma was not listed for the game yesterday.

charlesemeka85:
the best role form mikel in the current super eagles is the 'andrea pirlo' role(deep laying play maker) where as ndidi will be the ram in the middle while iwobi will be deployed as the number 10

Who pairs Mikel since Ndidi is suspended for the next match?

BascoVanVeli:
What we are talking about is not a weakness but laziness at best. No player can be exempted from heading the ball

laziness?

BascoVanVeli:
That is the thing, look how far back u have to go. He has the size to win his fair share of them but he rarely even tries. If Musa did the same thing we don't get that winner from Ighalo.

[quote author=BascoVanVeli post=72230213]In football you play to ur strength.Ndidi might not have much goals and assists to his name but his strength lies in his tackling and ability to play short passes.

Mikel slows attack but is still a very good ball- holder , has an eye for final passes and dictates the tempo of the game.

Every footballer(Messi inclusive) have their strengths and weaknesses.

BascoVanVeli:
Not exactly what I was talking about. I mean aerial duels, he never tries to win any and that will cost his team if it continues

I recall he tried to win one against Leicester last season.

BascoVanVeli:
Has anybody noticed that Iwobi never tries to head the ball?

Iwobi scored the equalizer against Bayern in preseason last year with his head.

tbaba1234:
Simon Moses and Idowu did not even make the match day squad.. That's crazy.. Does this mean that Onyekuru is now ahead of Simon in the pecking order?

Omeruo is now ahead of Awaziem too and Ezenwa ahead of Akpeyi.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DpY-iNRX4AE-zED.jpg

Our biggest mistake in the WC was leaving Ebuehi on the bench and playing a defensive minded Idowu as LWB.

Iwobi should have paired Musa upfront in our 3-5-2.(the same guy that scored 2 goals against them in a friendly).

Rohr really learnt his lessons seeing as he dropped Idowu for Jamilu collins.

Most of our CBs won't be available for Qatar 22.Apart from Ekoong who by then will be 28 and might not have that much pace by then.Omeruo's lack of pace resulted in Argentina's first goal.

Awaziem is more of a utility player than a CB(though he still has time on his side to master a particular position),the SA and Serbia games comes to mind.

Joebie:
Osimhen with a hart-trick. This should resurrect some monikers lol

It's like Ighalo's time is up.

Success vs Osimhen

The same technical committee that criticised Rohr for not taking Agbo to the WC.They also said they were not contacted b4 the release of the final 23-man list for WC.

Rohr works with his assistants and listens to them.

Some say Rohr is conservative but in the match against Iceland he started Musa for the first time with Iheanacho.

BascoVanVeli:
So now u consider Liberia a real match abi?

Did you watch the Liberia match?

edi287:
I tire. Our two most creative players are a 31 year old Mikel who is on the wane and Iwobi. Mikel is out injured and instead of trying out another AM, Rohr does nothing and stockpiles on CM and some see nothing wrong with it.

Iheanacho can play as AM just like he did against Seychelles.

Danielnino00:
I'm shocked bro..Some were saying he is 42.
These are the same Nigerians that watched the 2013 u-17 world cup and saw how.young that set was.... Even the 2015 set..
A lot of Nigerians just watch the national team games...They don't follow the national team or the players...
If the likes of Samuel Chukwueze,Kingsley Michael and Osimhen resurface in the super eagles now,they will b saying they are old...

The same way they said Mikel was 30 when he played U17 15 yrs ago.

Danjuma played as the LWB in a 3-5-2 against Atletico.

AIG07:
Rohr's Line-up 4-2-3-1
-----------Uzoho------------ Aina-Balogun-Ekong-Idowu -----------Ndidi - Onazi----------- Musa-Iheanacho-Kalu -------------Ighalo-------
SMH
My Line up 4-2-3-1 ————Uzoho——— Aina-Balogun-Ekong-Idowu ———Ndidi-Ogu/Iwobi——— Musa-Iheanacho-Henry ———Success———

What if Rohr starts Awaziem as RB?

AIG07:
Rohr's list is decent.

We just hope he gets it right tactically.

But how come no creative Midfielder cos I'm so sure Iwobi will be on the wings

No Shehu as RB

Iheanacho is likely to play as 10 or SS just like he did in our last match.

Liberia vs Nigeria now available at "Green Eagles HQ" Facebook page.

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Icon4s:
He also played as a striker at the U20. He was also a striker at Udinese.

Granada playing him as a winger has not really helped his career much. Watford should develop him more as a CF.

Exactly, Iheanacho was a no.10 b4 Mancity converted him to a 9 and in Leicester he plays the SS which is similar to 10.

Most times players do well in their natural positions.

darkelf:
I'm so worried for him and at the same time angry.

what could he be doing wrong?

Any Ideas people?

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BascoVanVeli:
Emenike had an average career. Take away the AFCON and golden boot he is a nobody.

I disagree.

Two assists in the WC speaks a lot of his quality.

How many did Ighalo have?

Nigerian footballers to watch as UCL kicks -off tomorrow
Arnault Danjuma-Club Brugge.(LWB)Will Danjuma's performance earn him a call-up?

Henry Onyekuru- Galatasary.(LWF)Will Onyekuru score tommorrow? Onyekuru has been unlucky with the teams he has played for in terms of quality defence, from Eupen to Anderlecht to Galatasaray.
Will mass defence and falling back of their wingers earn them a win tomorrow?

Psittacus:
Yes so, so full of potentials and very energetic too. Bordeaux defense was shitty..that's what cost them the game

Moses only plays well against African opposition as a winger.But against Europeans I'll pick Onyekuru and Kalu ahead of him as "wingers".

Chrismario:
NFF is not the only FA with controversy, stop shifting the fault to to them. And yes, some of Vicmo's behavior implied lack of commitment

As a WB Vic.Mo is our best but as a winger Onyekuru and Kalu are far far better than him.

Since Everton rates Onyekuru very high ,Ademola lookman is now trying to compete with him and use the SE to return to Everton's starting XI .

Who dey reason wetin I dey reason?