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edi287:
Think people are basing it on his U17 and early Granada days.
The guy is an exciting player no doubt, but anyone expecting a clinical finisher is in for a surprise. He's not Nacho level type finisher.

That's true. They are basing it on his U17 and early Granada days.

He is not near Nacho level type in terms of finishing. That is also true.

edi287:
Lol na Rohr I dey talk about...

Aha! My bad.

ChrisKels:
As much as I love the Danjuma kid, I must say he hasn't done what no Nigerian hasn't done in the jupiler league and still got over looked so I aint gonna be surprised if Rohr messes up his chances with us. After all, Olayinka, Kalu and Dennis Bonaventure did better in their first 3wks for their respective Belgian sides, yet the hyper conservative coach didnt notice them. Imoh was a monster and Keshi bleeped his chances too

I agree. Rohr is hyper conservative coach. He can destroy the moral of our players doing well to get a call.

fabyom:
Cos I am one of his fans and I expected more from him loll

I see.

Joebie:
Success played as a striker in his last competitive game though. Musa was more influential as a CF when he was at CSKA Moscow.

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Danjuma, Ojo, and Lookman — Taken note

I know Isaac played as a striker against Tottenham. I saw the match. Let us see how he make do his chances in that role.

I also know Ahmed was a good CF for CSKA Moscow but he performed better for us as a LW.

ChrisKels:
What exactly is the lie? That he was Belgium's biggest export this past window or that he was the most valued? Abi the lie is that he is among the top 5 best in Belgium last season? What really is the lie, I need facts not emotions bro. U love facts, so be factual here

That he was among the top 3 and that he was the most valued player in the whole of Belgium pro league.

See fact below. He is the most valued player in the whole of Belgium pro league. You see why it is lie now.

ChrisKels:
Yes but his primary position is striking. There was a reason he played on the Wings for Malaga, the coach didnt trust him to lead his attack because he was unfit and over weight, about his time with Eagles, then we were still basking on the euphoria of Ighalos hit season in the EPL and Success was playing on the Wings for Watford, hence it was a no brainer. Good thing he now plays as a striker now, I pray he starts getting the goals because that will help him start ahead of Gray.

I wont list iwobi as a winger because he does better for us as an attacking midfielder, same as Musa who does better as a striker than on the Wings that people(me inclusive) call him head less fowl. I would list Musa as a striker or LWF. U are right Danjuma, now that makes his case more difficult. With Rohr as the coach and with Onyekuru and SiMoses plus Musa sef, I doubt Rohr will ever look Danjuma's way.

About Ojo and Ademola, as much as I admire them, I will only list them as prospects until we really have them in the bag. Now, working with what we have already, I would give Musa, Iheanacho, Success and Kayode the striking role for now, my right wingers would be Onyekuru, SiMoses, Danjuma* and possibly Lukman while my left wing goes to Kalu, Bazee and possibly Ojo or Chukwueze/Gong

I have followed Success for long, since his days at la Liga to EPL, that is the reason I can tell you he was used more as a winger than a striker. Even when he played as a striker em dey miss goals left right center. I think that was why he was drafted to the wings.

You can see his stats below.

I don't think Musa does better as a striker, rather better as a LW.

I also don't consider Iwobi as a winger but Rohr go still consider him as a RW.

If Rohr doesn't look Danjuma way then I know he is enemy of progress. The boy wey don score three goals with 2 assists this season na em Rohr wan overlook. Make em no try am ooooo.


Lookman and Ojo are ready to play for us. Na Rohr dey dull.

If we have all these players available, dey competition no go small oo.

komekn:
Seyi Ojo is a left footer

I know but he played mostly as a RW last season.

sontoly:
I dont think rohr rates anyone oo, remember he is conservative, some people can perform better in training than on the pitch, I can remember someone said he rates osihmen highly, even there was times success was getting call ups even when he wasnt playing till rohr started dropping them.

I think the coach doesnt rate any one, he like using what he has at hand, the man is hyper conservative.

Hmmm! You may be right oo. I wondered why he kept Onyekuru on the bench till 3 minutes to the end of the game.

He is truly hyper conservative.

edi287:
I'd pick him over Ogu as a CB.

Of course. Exactly what I will do.

edi287:
His hyper conservative nature will be our undoing

Nobi hype, abeg. The boy is good.

EEGA:
I wonder why Kalu even started ahead of Onyekuru , maybe because he plays for bordeaux.

See better player dey glue for bench. Rohr na better coach?

Dat boy dey play ball.

gamaliel9:
That Igbekeme is another gem...look at that fast i-2 touch......look at the way he confused the goalkeeper....

Wanted to say `invite him` and i just remembered that Rohr is our coach...i sighed....

Wetin em don do pass players in better leagues that he deserved a call?

Even with all Ramon Azeez's performance last season nobody think of am, na player wey na second division em don play throughout em career na em make we invite?

ChrisKels:
What a weak point

Kalu was among the top 5 last season and was the most valued. He was rated higher than everyone else in the whole of the Belgium league.

Since u must be among the tops in ur league to go to the world cup, Now, tell me, was Omeruo, Onazi, Shehu and Ekong among the top ten in Turkey was Ogu among the top 5 in Israel, was Balogun among the top 10 in Germany, was Simmy among the top 50 in Italy was Etebo among the top 100 in the laliga was idowu among the top 10 the Russian league

Musa Wague wasnt among the top 5 in the Belgian league last season but he was the over all best African right full back in the world cup. Dude u no get yarns abeg

Fat lie. Why em no win Ebony award and Belgium league players of the year? Lie lie.

Oga! Most of the players were our best players in their positions. That was all we got. Unlike Kalu's position that had better players that performed better than him. use ya brain.

sontoly:
No kalu takes setpiece when he is on the pitch whether simon was playing or not, at bordaux they he is the taker now, on his first game he was sharing it with one dude, but at later games he became the full taker.

No true. Go watch Gent matches. Simon takes set pieces even with Kalu on the pitch. Fact

ChrisKels:
Isaac Success is not in contention with those right wingers. Success is a striker and should push Ighalo for a back up to Musa and Iheanacho. When Isaac played as a winger, it was left wing/LWF for Granada and his early days with Watford.

That right wing should be for Kalu, Bazee and Danjuma for now while the left wing goes to Onyekuru, Simon and possibly Ademola lookman. If I had my way, my three strikers would be Musa, Iheanacho and Success

Simmy and Ighalo no fit make my team.

My oppinion

I don't know where people got that information that Isaac Success is a striker. Far from it.

In the last matches, he played in the La Liga this season, he played Isaac Success played as a RW. See the date below.

Rohr also played as a RW when he played for SE though he can play on the left too.

Isaac Success dey miss goals ooo.

Danjuma is not a RW. He is a LW.

RW; Kalu, Bazee, Isaac, Iwobi and Sheyi Ojo.

LW; Ahmed, Simon, Onyekuru, Danjuma and Lookman.

For the striker position, I will wait till the middle of the season.

BascoVanVeli:
I think he is ahead of them as of now at least going by the fact that he has had a start and they haven't. I feel bad for Henry because it is getting clearer that Rohr just doesn't fancy him.

Hmmm! I don't think so because Rohr rates Isaac and Bazee. If not for injury both will be in the team.

Besides, Isaac has played for Nigeria before na.

charlesemeka85:
in terms of national team achievements omeruo has an upper hand because he came into the fray 2 years before ekong stepped up. when omeruo was on loan in the dutch league with ado den haag, ekong was playing 2nd tier football in the colors of dordrecht who he gained promotion with the next season. but so far who have progressed more?

Cool down. Na national team football help Ekong progress. Person wey no fit break into Gent first team.

Chill, allow this season progresses and let see what Omeruo will do in the La Liga.

Afterall, La Liga na good league.

Farzat:
You must be more confused than d people you're trying to confuse

I confuse because I have been confused by you now.

charlesemeka85:
well you rating omeruo is understandable cus you have already insinuated he is your man.

ekong won few man of the match awards when he returned on loan to gent where he played over 20 matches that season before he left for bursaspor. his form in bursaspor made gent regret letting him go so cheap and if he wasn't good as you labeled him a bench warmer during the tail end of the season how did he attract a decent club as udinese in a top league as the serie A?he moved to the italian club few weeks ago and have been a mainstay in the heart of their defense, can omeruo get game time in udinese?

When did he play 20 matches for Gent? I even doubt the man of the match claim self.

edi287:
The question is does Rohr see Uche Agbo as a CB or DM? Personally I think we should try him out as a CB.

I think he sees him as a DM but as you said we can try him out in CB position. Afterall, Rohr took Ogu to the world cup as CB.

Kog45:
Sir I think we have moved on from this cos i remember before WC this was the same arguments.

Omeruo performance at WC showed that he is a player to rely on.

Let's see him in Spanish liga as league progress

Gbam! EOD

ChrisKels:
So why didnt he drop any of these two to make a like for like repp with Kalu for Simon? After all, those two went to Russia for sight-seeing, abi dem do anything meaningful? Our game against Argentina and Croatia needed a Simon or Kalu to stretch their full backs, but no we couldn't do that because the blind bat left the personnel for that at home.

Rohr should be sacked biko

Was Kalu one of the top 3 best performing players in the Belgium pro league that Kalu must go world cup?

SlayerForever:
Then act it! How will a grown man who saw the match come and say Kalu killed our attack?! Ehn?!

Kalu came to the party in the second half.

sontoly:
Idowu shoud not be in the team, countless time balogun saved his ass and also Omerou's, That Left back is just too porous, I dont kny why simi nwankwo was not played, he wld av been better in todays game.

Awaziem was not good as RB, ajayi looks more fitted for that position.

To see how useless rohr is, he doesnt know our players honestly, he should know that kalu is best set piece taker talking of free kicks and corners, he was doing to for his old club gent and now continues in bordeaux, I was mad when I saw etebo and musa taking the freekicks and corners, rohr does not know our players, that man is just playing safe and extending the inevitable so he can gather as much money as he can.

In a sane society, player like Semi Ajayi no go smell national team ahead of Uche Agbo. How it happened, na em I no know.

In Gent, Kalu takes set pieces if Simon is not playing but Simon played more games than Kalu.

andrew444:
Compete with bazee ?

Has he ever played for super eagles ?

Is he having game time at Hannover ?

No bi one day person go play for SE? No bi today Kalu start to play for SE?

Cool down, Bazee will play for Hannover once he is fit.

We will be spoilt for choice. It's a good thing. Rejoice.

BascoVanVeli:
Exactly, he has quality but he was not consistent. I was disappointed with his final ball because it was supposed to be his calling card.

He is a good player but he has to improve if he must compete with Isaac and Bazee.

charlesemeka85:
idowu was suspect so no try defend am

Of course, you are right but I will not spare Balogun, Omeruo and Awaziem too because they were all suspects.

I can understand why it's so. Maybe due to no game time.

fabyom:
Some of those guys are playing on such a pitch for the very first time. The ball is always moving out of direction you need twice has many effort on a natural grass to keep possession of the ball. Abeggyyy cut those guys some scrap! They tried and if you are not satisfy go put on the jersey and enter pitch.

Then why crucify Ighalo?

charlesemeka85:
brian idowu is the biggest scam that happened to the national team. that guy has no footballing brains and skills

For me, all the back four had a bad game including the goalkeeper. Na only Onazi and Ndidi I see pass for the game.

ChrisKels:
Comentators asking why someone as skillful as Kalu wasnt in Russia few months ago

Tell him Victor Moses, Alex Iwobi, Etebor and Ahmed Musa were in the team. And tell him many players who performed better than him last season were not even considered, how much more Kalu.

Omeruo, Awaziem, Onazi, Kalu Start As Nigeria Announce Starting XI Vs Seychelles

Published: September 08, 2018

Omeruo, Awaziem, Onazi, Kalu Start As Nigeria Announce Starting XI Vs Seychelles
Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr, has named his starting XI to face Seychelles in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier that will hold at Stade Linité (Roche Caïman) on Saturday afternoon, starting from 1330 hours.

New Elche signing Francis Uzoho has been preferred in goal ahead of Chippa United's Daniel Akpeyi and the only home-based player named on the 21-man roster, Enyimba's Ikechukwu Ezenwa.

The defense comprises of Leon Balogun, Kenneth Omeruo, Chidozie Awaziem and Brian Idowu, with the last two players taking up the right-back and left-back roles respectively.

Stoke City ace Oghenekaro Etebo, who started all Nigeria's three games at the 2018 World Cup, is the shock omission in midfield, with Rohr choosing Eddy Onazi and Wilfred Ndidi as the holding midfielders while Kelechi Iheanacho takes up playmaking duties in the absence of skipper Obi Mikel.

Odion Ighalo will lead the frontline and he is flanked by Ahmed Musa and Bordeaux winger Samuel Kalu.

Nigeria Starting XI vs Seychelles : Uzoho; Awaziem, Balogun, Omeruo, Idowu; Onazi, Ndidi, Iheanacho; Ahmed Musa, Ighalo, Samuel Kalu

Ifeanyi Emmanuel



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