forgiveness:


They even have sponsors. Wow!

I hope Dangote and other billionaires invest in the NPLF instead of carrying the money abroad.

Africans should think out of the box and develop themselves.

They are not altruistic, they only want more fame and wealth. Dangote feels he has saturated Nigeria's and Africa's market enough, so he his expanding to other parts of the world.

komekn:


Well I don't agree with their deductions .

And what unit of measurement did they use to come to those conclusion.

Then again its impossible to compare different league with the same conclusion.

The technical ability required in the EPL is different from the Bundesliga and La Liga. So at the best it gives a perfunctory insight that's subjective not objective.

Following the bolded logic, then the new rating will be like so:

Currently, according to SofaScore:
Chidera Ejuke - 77% technique
Ademola Lookman - 74%
Iheanacho - 65%
Kelechi Nwakali - 62%
Iwobi and Osimhen - 61%

He still comes third.

komekn:


Stop dreaming Ndidi technically better than Iwobi, please be serious Aribo maybe a question of preference.

Currently, according to SofaScore:
Chidera Ejuke - 77% technique
Ademola Lookman - 74%
Iheanacho - 65%
Kelechi Nwakali - 62%
Iwobi and Osimhen - 61%

Alexpetra:
So na so that guy take no finish whats he started.. Nawao Nawao...(in lasisi elenu voice)�

Chief, chilax he said he doesn't post everyday. The thread no be long one na

TheGoodJoe:


If experience was paramount, Guardiola would never have defeated Sir Alex Ferguson who was one of the most decorated and one of the most experienced coaches in World Football. Guardiola fresh from coaching Junior football not only beat Sir Alex Ferguson in the Champions League finals but gave him a lesson in the art of possession-heavy style football.

Losing to Guardiola doesn't mean Guardiola was better, looking at the calibers of players Barca had then. Someone once said "You can loose with good players, but without good players you cannot win"

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1. Most controversial - Forgiveness
2. Most interactive- TheSuperNerd (his quotes are a beauty)
5. Most respectful - Kog45
6. Most consistent - Forgiveness
9. Most critical - Muhjtahida
10. Nicest - TheSuperNerd
11. Most influential - Safarigirl
12. Most Pro-Foreign Born Poster - Komekn (obviously)
14. People's Favourite - Safarigirl (get her pissed off and many will come for your head)
15. Most Sentimental - Forgiveness
18. Diehard Super Eagles Fan - Almost everyone except the notorious five forumites (I don't need to mention names)

It's kinda fun...

Please don't be offended if I didn't get the correct spelling of your moniker.

TheSuperNerd:
Aha! another one from #SilentCrew

I used to be a neophyte like you when I walked in here many threads ago pioneered by Sir Joseph1013. Na one step at a time.

Please, be dropping some more thoughts and comments. You are very much welcome.

Good work bruh, this is one of the things that made me miss your presence on this thread... Welcome back TheSuperNerd

kennysville:



Lolzzzzz haba.... Why na? He is not a tribalist oh! He is just a yoruba dude ... to the core.... Dasall.....!

Indeed the bolded part says a lot about you not being tribalistic.
Chief, it's really bad to use one person's behavior/attitude to gudge a tribe. And let's try to face individuals and hold them responsible for their words/actions and also avoid generalization

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.

I appreciate this man for standing up for Moses, so many people on this thread have been trying to put Moses down. The first question they need to ask is, how many trophies did any of the shortlisted candidate win in 2016/17 season and how important was the trophy? How many of these players' team qualified for the WC before the last match? And how influential were they to the qualification. Moses' performance for both Chelsea and Nigeria was extremely crucial. The caliber of players they compete with in their team also should be put into consideration (my opinion though). Putting all this together, Moses should have been among the three shortlisted player even if he wouldn't be the eventual winner

tbaba1234:


This is kelechi in 2010, receiving the top scorer award when he was in the Nff under 13.

Every Nigerian that has ever doubted this guy's age should cover their faces in shame. The picture of 2010, this is awesome...

Icon79:
Listen, your 2 cents is worth absolutely NOTHING! Nada!! Fadin!!! OK??!

Let me ask you a question. Were you born lame and cripple at the same time? So why not put on your soccer booths and head straight to Europe so you can play since the ones doing the job are not getting it done? Please enough of all these negative vibes!

And don't let me get angry because you won't like my reaction. This is a friendly warning!


O pari

Calm down man, are you going to beat him from where you are? He his entitled to his opinion.

Icon79:
Gary Cahill was the weakest link in Chelsea defence line last season. He was so poor that people like me started questioning how he became Chelsea's captain. Is it because he plays for England? Well, your guess is as good as mine.

Dele Alli had a fantastic season but to compare him with Kevin DeBruyne is ridiculous.

Alexis Sanchez is a more complete footballer than Harry Kane. There's no contest.

I never made a case that Moses ought to be included in the list, simply because I knew that Kyle Walker was the best RB in EPL last season.


O pari

He was the second worst player after Alonzo (in terms of their defensive capabilities).

I guess Chelsea/EPL don't like a black captain (not an assistant), same way Chelsea treated Babayaro for Terry to get the captain's band, but they were more diplomatic this time about giving it to Cahill, so they had to keep Mikel out of the team instead because the guy was still performing but wasn't even given a playing chance by conte at all. Is Mikel really that bad?

Jarus:
Roma player of the season 16/17 = Salah

Dortmund player of the season 16/17 = Aubameyang


Liverpool player of the season 16/17 = Mane

Let Moses win best player in his team first before comparing with the guys.

Guy, would they have won it in a team that has Hazard and Kante?

MetalJigsaw:
Mikel is our most creative midfielder, so I don't see Rohr playing him as a DM. The guy can pass, hold ball for Africa.

His holdup play pull opposition players towards him which takes them away from their positions and creates openings in their teams, and the beauty is in him being able to pass the ball to initiate an attack. That's why when he doesn't play we find it difficult to create chances for scoring opportunities.
This is why I prefer him playing closer to the strikers because he will help bring out the DMs out of their positions instead of using him as DM which will only pull strikers and attacking midfielders closer to him

OMANBALA1:


Anybody familiar with Victor Moses knows he is very selfish and by this I mean holding the ball for too long and wanting to dribble everybody ,score himself and become the hero. I cant direct you to a particular game but he do this all the time. Against Algeria in Uyo and Cameroon in Nigeria it was obvious. He over carries the ball and dont know when to release the ball. In Uyo against Cameroon he denied Ighalo a golden chance because of his complacency. VicMo is a selfish player in the colors of Nigeria just like Okocha was but this doesnt mean they cant play good football.

It's obvious you don't like V Moses, I am a Chelsea fan and watch their matches a lot. Even when Chelsea are in need of goals other than Hazard they depend on him to do the takeon you're trying to discredit him for, this is why they sometimes switch play to his side. Did you watch the last match against Atletico? He took on several defenders on several occasions, and this is what Conte appreciate about him that even made him enter the team without fighting for his starting position against Zapacosta that was doing well in his absence. And talking about him doing those takeon in the WC, can they be more organized at the back than the top teams he has constantly disorganized their defenses? Give the guy a break he deserves respect and not insults.

Kog45:
Kai u like wahala which clarification,so you don't know we have PRO and ANTI here,nothing you can say that w convince the moniker.It's war for past three days now Pro Iheanacho vs Pro Martins.

Do not worry Rohr will settled the matter soon,if martins made the team expect some to pray for Naija downfall and some to pray for goal drought for Iheanacho.

At the end of the day who to blame or who would carry the burdens,we fans,players after matches you see them in the night club chilling off but here we continue to deliberate on what went wrong,funny enough Martins and Iheanacho will be chilling together in far away Dubai on yacht.

Only God w save Nigeria fans of emotions, sentiments, tribal affiliations,Foreign born,these reign supremely in our comments that a lot have forgotten objectivities in their analysis.

Honestly i tire for unna.

Well said sir. Always having good contributions to make (same with Multhahida). Any word from TheSuperNerd? I've missed the young doctor

Icon4s:


No.

Balogun is older than Musa, Echiejile, Omeruo and Onazi but is he longer serving than the quartet?

No, you didn't understand what he said. It's more like you are as old in a team as the time spent in with the team since your debut. Which means notwithstanding Balogun's age he is young in the SE compared to the players you listed above

soetanoreoluwa:
Croatian fans comment

could have had an easier group. I would have preferred to play a lesser known Asian country. Playing Iceland is good for us I think because we still have something to prove because we lost to them and even though they are getting results we should beat them realistically 9 times out of 10. Iceland plays on heart and hard work. They outwork you. Even the game we lost was not reflective of who controlled the game. The game we won 2-0 Iceland barely passed half. When we think a team is too easy we drop our level so I think playing Iceland is a good reminder that anything can happen which will force Cro to not take them lightly and come out playing. So we literally have 3 games where we won’t be taking it easy I think and that’s when we play best.
With Nigeria being the youngest team in the tournament I think it’s good we open with them considering they may be more nervous. My only worry is them being fast playing with nothing to lose and us being late to a ball resulting in a card or PK a la Lovren. Other than that we should progress if we play to our standard. We need a good result the first game.

I saw this comment on the site too
"I saw an interesting start about Nigeria. They had by far the fewest percent of goals scored after making ten passes out of any team in the tournament
Not sure if this means they are simply a counter attacking team, strong on set pieces, or just not good at soccer but faster than everyone else"

I believe the bolded to be the case

PrinceJoeWan:
What a time to be a NIGERIAN.
Nigeria currently has the youngest squad going to the world cup in Russia cheers!

Good for us... I hope we can replicate our performances in the aged group competitions in this WC and silent all doubters once and for all.


God bless Nigeria

forgiveness:


Iheanacho rated average at Leicester


November 24, 2017

Bajo Kelvin EPL

Nigerian striker Kelechi Iheanacho’s performance has been rated as “average” since his big summer move from Manchester City to former English Premier League champions, Leicester City, AOIFootball.com can report.



According to Leicester Mercury, the former Nigerian youth international’s career has not blossomed as expected. Furthermore, Iheanacho is seen as a player whose career at Leicester has been hampered by injury.

His impressive 17-minute cameo in the final pre-season friendly against Borussia Mönchengladbach, where he provided an assist for Jamie Vardy, came to a premature end.

Also, it is believed that a “pesky toe injury slowed his progress, and he has struggled to nail down a place in the starting line-up.”

He has seemed a little lost when asked to perform a Shinji Okazaki tribute act behind Vardy, and has not yet had the chance to shine in his favoured position on the last defender.

Though Iheanacho scored a fine goal in the last Carabao Cup victory against Leeds, it is hoped he will be able to build on that.

How he will fit under Claude Puel, if the new manager wants to play 4-2-3-1 with Riyad Mahrez in a central role, remains to be seen.

But despite his travails and struggles in his club, the 21-year-old has excelled for the Super Eagles recently, scoring a goal and providing two assists in the comeback win against Argentina’s Albiceleste in an international friendly at the Krasnodar Stadium in Russia.

To sum it up, Iheanacho’s stats in 13 games for Nigeria is startling, with the forward boasting of 8 goals and 4 assists for the Super Eagles.




https://www.google.com.ng/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjZyeWHkd3XAhXD2qQKHXNGCsUQFggkMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsportingtribune.com%2Fiheanacho-rated-average-leicester%2F&usg=AOvVaw0qsx4vPwgw5k1XFwdfzGXh

His time will surely come, I believe numbers don't lie and mind you, it is the super eagles he has this stat with (not the age group).

forgiveness:


Iheanacho rated average at Leicester


November 24, 2017

Bajo Kelvin EPL

Nigerian striker Kelechi Iheanacho’s performance has been rated as “average” since his big summer move from Manchester City to former English Premier League champions, Leicester City, AOIFootball.com can report.



According to Leicester Mercury, the former Nigerian youth international’s career has not blossomed as expected. Furthermore, Iheanacho is seen as a player whose career at Leicester has been hampered by injury.

His impressive 17-minute cameo in the final pre-season friendly against Borussia Mönchengladbach, where he provided an assist for Jamie Vardy, came to a premature end.

Also, it is believed that a “pesky toe injury slowed his progress, and he has struggled to nail down a place in the starting line-up.”

He has seemed a little lost when asked to perform a Shinji Okazaki tribute act behind Vardy, and has not yet had the chance to shine in his favoured position on the last defender.

Though Iheanacho scored a fine goal in the last Carabao Cup victory against Leeds, it is hoped he will be able to build on that.

How he will fit under Claude Puel, if the new manager wants to play 4-2-3-1 with Riyad Mahrez in a central role, remains to be seen.

But despite his travails and struggles in his club, the 21-year-old has excelled for the Super Eagles recently, scoring a goal and providing two assists in the comeback win against Argentina’s Albiceleste in an international friendly at the Krasnodar Stadium in Russia.

To sum it up, Iheanacho’s stats in 13 games for Nigeria is startling, with the forward boasting of 8 goals and 4 assists for the Super Eagles.




https://www.google.com.ng/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjZyeWHkd3XAhXD2qQKHXNGCsUQFggkMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsportingtribune.com%2Fiheanacho-rated-average-leicester%2F&usg=AOvVaw0qsx4vPwgw5k1XFwdfzGXh

His time will surely come, I believe numbers don't lie and mind you, it is the super eagles he had this stat with (not the age group).

blacksteel:
what dah hell is Ike shorunmu problem with Enyeama? Even when it's glaring that the current keepers in eagles,apart from Uzoho, are not world-class materials. Could it be jealousy or something? I see why most of these indigenous coaches fail when they are given a chance to manage the team. They are very sentimental,corrupt and jealous @ the achievements of other players. #pathetic

Bruh, the guy (Ike) is not actually wrong. Why? You may ask. For a team (be it football or biz) to succeed three things are required from the team members which are the Fit, Skill, and Will.
The Fit - So many people will agree that Enyeama is not the most humble keeper when it comes to the NT. Will he be able to obey the instructions and not forment trouble? This is a team that reports early to camp and have shown some levels of discipline that has been lacking few years back.

The Skill - He has been injured for long and coming back we don't know if he will be as sharp as he used to be. Maybe or maybe not

The Will - He has not shown any sign of wanting to be back, so pushing for his return might not be good for the team. He might not be motivated to give his all.

If any and I mean any of these factors is lacking from the players that will eventually represent us in the WC, then we can as well start parking our bags even before our arrival there. Meanwhile, I used to be in awe of his goal keeping ability but sentiment is never good when choosing team members

Analyse objectively

OMANBALA1:
I have a dream, a dream that one day we will have a midfield comprising of Mikel, Ndidi ,Ogu and Joel Obi . This midfield will be unbeatable.

I like that your dream, it looks promising

Joebie:


@ bolded hahaha I'm not Igbo oh.. but that statement can lead to more pages of arguments.

Good comment all through except for that last paragraph. He shouldn't have written such, I know he's one of the oldest contributors here and should be a true leader that he is

God bless Nigeria (not just a single tribe)

You make good contributions but you just need to be more careful of your environment. I am proudly Yoruba (though I didn't choose to be one), the very thing that always bring people to this thread is the fact that we can share out opinions without getting into a tug of war like the politics thread. Let's try to avoid the use of words like marginalization, nepotism and any other word with "tribe" as the base word. The player I look forward to seeing in the NT is still Joel Obi.


God bless Nigeria

forgiveness:


Chai! See interpretation.

I am a critical thinker and I analysis issues based on the parameters on ground.

My opinions are not formed from illusion or delusion but from the facts on ground.

Now, before you start calling me names, let me present to you once again the matter that led to your false accusations.

Your false accusation came after I replied a comment that said and i quote. 'Once you perform you get invited. Same trend happened with Ighalo, Onyekuru, Uzoho. All talk about bribe, corruption and nepotism are unfounded and should be hushed up'.

As you can see, the @ bolded caught my attention. 'Once you perform you get invited' my eyes popped out ..toyonyon.. What! for where!

In response, I emphasized on three players of which one invitation is very questionable and raised eyebrows.

That particular player is Chidiebere Nwakali of whom if we speak statistically has done nothing tangible, in regards to performance this season to have justified an invitation.

Or do you think he justifies an invitation based on that quotation?

See I can also call you a bigot and tribalist if you justify his invitation because your are IGBO.

I can even tag all those who did so as IGBOS because majority of his supporters here are IGBOS but I am very careful to restore to name calling and eventually ruin my reasoning hence the need to analysis issues based on solid facts on ground which I have done so far.

However, the debate on 'once you perform you get invited' again raised my curiosity and doubt when Kayode is put into the picture.

Because if 'once you perform you get invited' is the SI unit measurement used for invitation then why was Kayode Olanrewaju not considered on the three occasions he found himself in team?

Pls, take note that on those three occasions that he was finally invited, Kayode was not initially on the list despite his eyes catching performance that won him best player and top goal scorer in the Austrian league which was also acknowledged by Man city and Guardiola.

Now, to add salt to injury, when he came for the first two friendlies, the coach didn't deem it fit to try the new kid on the block on the position he won awards and didn't even start him in the second friendly but rather he played him out of position and gave him 14 and 20 minutes each. What dos that mean? Is friendlies no longer used to see players?

The last time he called him due to injures on the part of players initially invited, it was for a dead rubber match and a friendly but he gave him just 3 minutes out of 180 minutes of football. Smh

But you think all is well and his assertion should not be contested?

Abraham who was just invited to the English had started for England and so it was done to any player called by the top teams in the world. Why is ours different?


Alampasu has not been given the chance since he was invited despite the fact he did very well against fc Porto. Abi, is Girona better than fc Porto?

How come he has not been tested over 5 good friendlies?

Or having a clean sheet against former UEFA champions does not impose enough confidence in Alloy Agu?

Think Think and Think.

Now, Igbo is me I am Igbo. How? I am no saying I am but that is it..



Hating Igbo is hating myself. Period.

Icon4s:


I have done some modifications and editing of the above points as shown bellow:

AN OPEN LETTER TO THE NFF AND THE SUPER EAGLES COACHING CREW FROM MEMBERS OF THE NAIRALAND SUPER EAGLES FANS BASE.


We are ardent followers and supporters of the Super Eagles. Most of us may not make the trip to Russia, we cannot be with the coaching crew, we are not part of the NFF, neither can we kick the balls with the players. However, we can only make our little contribution by way of advice to the NFF and the Coaching crew.
We are an assembly of fans who have seen the game for several decades and have followed it with burning passion all through. We have extensively X-rayed the reasons for the disappointing ends to our past World Cup outings and hence provided some tips for both the NFF and the coaching crew to look critically look into:

1. The need for the NFF to sort out issues of bonuses and players’ welfare on time: This is to avoid players boycotting of training session as witnessed in the last World Cup
2. Majority of the players who qualified the team should be kept. Only players who are better than the current crop should be added. Introducing too many new players had its negative effects in our 2002 and 2014 campaigns. The team should also be a good mix of youth and experience as we hope to achieve a balanced transition in the team even beyond Russia 2018. The best players should be selected devoid of favoritism.
3. Quality pre-World Cup warm up games: We have started with an excellent one with Argentina and should continue in that line. Perhaps a top European and or Asian Opposition would not be bad for us in March, 2018.
4. Instilment of high level of discipline in the team: This is to cub “over-confidence”, lack of team play by some players, segregation in the team and excessive celebrations both on and off the pitch: These kind of attitude had negative effects in our past world cup outings.
5. Updated FIFA rules must be understood by players and coaches to avoid naïve situations. A simple case in time is with our goalie – Daniel Akpeyi in our most recent friendly against Argentina. Also the same Argentina used it against us at the 1994 World Cup. Ie Cladio Caniggia and Diego Maradona. Also players taking off jerseys to display inscriptions should be kicked against.
6. Our players should learn to react to tackles in such a way as to influence the ref’s decisions in our favor. We have been victims of influenced or lack of influenced referee’s decisions in past world cups. Eg Onazi’s tackle against France in 2014 World Cup would have been a Red Card for Matuidi if the Nigerian players close to the action had reacted appropriately. Brahimi would have been sent off if Shehu had gone down after being head butted amongst others.

We believe so much in this Team. The NFF and the entire coaching crew are doing a Super Job with the Super Eagles. We can only hope for the Super Eagles to Fly above all expectations come Russia 2018.



*** The floor is still open to add points.

Meanwhile: The above write up is open for editing.

I call on our English grammar specialists in the house. Safarigirl tops the list and every one here. We are all stake holders.

We need to publish this on the twitter hanldes of The NFF and Toyin Ibitoye ASAP.

Good write up... I believe it's not suppose to be an advice but a suggestion. I might be wrong though, but some books on relating with people favors that

Mikel brings more to the table than his poise and skills, this guy has the respect of all his teammates because he has achieved so much and he has played at the highest level with some of the best players for several years. I'm a big fan of Joel Obi (hope to see him back in the team soon) but his presence will not bring what Mikel's presence will bring to the team.

#SkillAloneIsNotEnough
#ALeaderIsNeeded
Peace

tbaba1234:


We need to look into the possibility of Joel Obi in particular, different kind of player but can play that role

daveP:
Asin.... His boldness no be here o. Echiejele gats upgrade to see Russia o.


He simply sent a clip of himself to Rohr, and that was it....

t


Good move...

Off pitch relationship coming into play. Good for Nigeria

daveP:
Who noticed the way Uzoho was shouting at his senior brothers in defence? Something Akpeyi can't do. Does he even know the rules of a gk?

Papi Rohr gats start both Nacho and Iwobi henceforth IMHO. Their understanding is second to none on field of play.

princesuko:


Nobody is doubting Mikels achievements but Kante is a different beast to Him and he has a higher Ceiling.

Higher calling @wot age If he were 2b in Chelsea @ the same time Mikel started he would have been long forgotten... #fact

TheGoodJoe:


And please, Ngolo Kante is not World Class. He just started his career.

Thank u SO VERY MUCH my broda, while others will say some people's classification of Mikel as world class is loose... So what will u call Kante If d guy can last half of the years Mikel spent at Chelsea, then I'll call him a world class beat it.