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tbaba1234:
I also saw him missing plenty chances but i feel, with good coaching, he can be a good striker. His dribbling skills will make him very dangerous. I could be wrong though.

tbaba1234:
He won player of the season for Granada because of his displays on the wing. His dribbles were critical for Granada. Henry played winger at Monaco but was converted to a striker at a bigger club, It happens.

Our wings are kinda filled-up and we need help getting goals.

Orkpekyandega:
He can come in for any one of them, particularly Imoh Ezekiel because he has got an eye for goal more than the three.

tbaba1234:
He has the quality to play as a striker for Nigeria. Henry was a winger before he was converted to a striker. I see a similar trajectory for Success

UnclePati:
Craz dey ur head.
My village no b Yoruba sub group..

We r Igbo's....pls drink poison if u don't like it dat way

uchelvlink:
when the time comes, we shall join our kins that was wrongly seperated from us by the oppresssive Nigeria state and thereafter placed us in their imaginary Delta State.

Asaba, Ukwu-ani, Illah, Ogwuashi-ukwu, Okwe, Okpanam, Anwai, Ebu, Akwu-Ukwu, Onitsha-Ugbo, Oniysha-Olona, Idumuje-Uno, Idumuje-Ugboko, Igbo-Uzo, Umunede, Agbor, Oko, and many other towns i can not mention are Igbo cities and will continue to be. nothing can change that.

Ofemannnu:
lol...na only talk talk these ugu palm leaves roof republic know.Make we see Obiano projects..na only one complete and one uncomplete bridge we see.
Very pathetic.
Thank you aressa for opening them yansh.
Mighty Osun...the Anambra slayer

InyinyaAgbaOku:
My friend, Anambra has moved beyond renovating primary and secondary schools.
Are you guys not even ashamed?
Did you hear Anambra schools are dilapidated?
Obiano is unto bigger projects already.
How can a state that owed for months only to Start paying half salaries compare to a state that pays monthly?

TheGoodJoe:

Remove one in your formation. You have 11 outfield players. It is ten outfield plus a goal keeper to make eleven.

forgiveness:
GK Ikechukwu Ezenwa vs Alampasu
GK Carl Ikeme
GK Emmanuel Daniel
DF Elderson Echiéjilé
DF Shehu Abdullahi vs Tyrone Ebuechi
DF Leon Balogun
DF William Troost-Ekong
DF Jamiu Alimi vs Kenneth Otigba
DF Kingsley Madu
DF Musa Muhammed vs Daniel Adejo
DF Chidozie Awaziem vs Brian Idowu
MF John Obi Mikel (Captain) vs Ramon Azeez
MF Ogenyi Onazi Vs John Ogu
MF Nosa Igiebor vs Raheem Lawal
MF Wilfred Ndidi Vs Anderson Esiti
FW Ahmed Musa
FW Brown Ideye vs Kayode Olanrewaju
FW Victor Moses vs Sone Aluko
FW Moses Simon vs Isaac Success
FW Odion Ighalo vs Anthony Ujah
FW Alex Iwobi vs Rabiu Ibrahim vs Abdul Ajagun
FW Kelechi Iheanacho
FW Imoh Ezekiel vs Seyi Ojo

BascoVanVeli:
Sep 7, 2016

What Nigeria and Gernot Rohr can learn from the U.S. national team




Gernot Rohr and Nigeria are readying for World Cup qualification and must find the right player mix.

Something old, something new. Both combined to give the United States a 4-0 statement win against Trinidad and Tobago to the rest of the CONCACAF field ahead of their Hexagonal round of qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Over the course of two games against St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago, two players came in and showed how a team can make huge progress based on the foundations of team selection, individual merit and well-defined strategy.

On Tuesday night, Christian Pulisic became the youngest starter for the U.S. in a World Cup qualifier -- and what a display he put up to go with it.

Seen as a prodigious talent, the 17-year-old, who was only recently promoted to Borussia Dortmund's first team, had been on the fringes of the starting team, but he showed a real cutting edge when he came on against St. Vincent. Admittedly, it was against weak opposition, but still, two goals and one assist told only a small part of the full story.

It was no surprise then when -- despite all of his hedging on his XI in the lead up to the game -- Jurgen Klinsmann handed the youngster a start.

And again, Pulisic delivered. He tore past defenders, created chances, hit the post (twice with one shot), forced a point-blank save and set up an easy goal for teammate Jozy Altidore. He doesn't look to be leaving the squad any time soon despite his lack of experience.

At the other end of the spectrum is Sacha Kljestan. Frozen out of the squad for the last two years, the midfielder kept working at his game. He's evolved into one of the best central midfielders in Major League Soccer this season.

All this for Kljestan despite little assurance of an international recall until an injury to Gyasi Zardes opened the door for him. Kljestan came in knowing he had one chance to force his way into reckoning. And boy, did he take it, scoring two goals and adding three assists in two games.


Jurgen Klinsmann benefitted from playing the hot hands of Christian Pulisic and Sacha Kljestan.

"He helped his case big time," Klinsmann said of Kljestan "That's what happens in soccer all the time. Some players come in for whatever reason, if it's suspensions, if it's injuries. Other ones get their call and we always tell them, no matter if you were gone for two years, this is your chance now. Don't worry, the door is always open.

"[Kljestan] understood that from the first second on," Klinsmann added. "From the first training session on he was on fire in this camp. Sacha absolutely took advantage of his opportunity."

So what can the Nigerian national team learn from this dual coming of age and return to form in the Americans' team? Everything.

For too long, there has been little discernible rhyme or reason to Super Eagles player selection, and especially to the starting XI. Players always appear to get picked on the basis of their names and clubs they played for rather than form. Odion Ighalo, despite a relatively superior goals haul while at Granada, never got called up. Neither did Imoh Ezekiel during his time in Belgium.

Instead, established players who suffered prolonged dips in form continued to get starting spots at the expense of blazing hot alternatives.

Against Chad in Kaduna, William Troost-Ekong, Anderson Esiti and Kingsley Madu were handed Nigeria debuts and all three finished with superb reviews. Despite that, Esiti has not been called up since. Madu has featured just once since. Only Troost-Ekong has gone on to become a regular, and even at that, he was left out for a spell.

Kelechi Iheanacho was overlooked for a long spell until media and fan outcry made it impossible to do so. His instinctive, volley rebounded for Nigeria's goal against Egypt, in an ultimately fatal 1-1 home draw where he was one of the shining lights.

In the return leg, which Nigeria lost 1-0, he did not even see a minute of action. If a player comes in, works hard, earns his spot on the field and then goes on to justify that spot, only to get dropped for the very next game, what incentive is there to give everything?

Every new coach comes in and claims to be rebooting the national team: rebuilding is the usual word. As Gernot Rohr begins his tenure, that can no longer be an acceptable easy cop out. There is more than enough young talent to populate the Super Eagles and make it a feared force. With an average age of 23, that is a team with a long future.

However, players must have a clear, unambiguous understanding of what it means to win and keep a starting spot. World Cup qualifiers are upon us and Zambia awaits in the very first game. Rohr has no margin for error and could learn a lesson or two from the success of Pulisic and Kljestan in the U.S. team.

SharkTank:
Afonjas come and hail oo. And tell us how this award is better than an Oscar.

OdenigboAroli:
Aregbe is almost through wth his two tenure while Obiano is just starting his first.

Doug07034780891:
Osun is a rural state, there's no basis for comparison. Lol

DIFY20:
ofonjas osun, oyo,ogun and ekiti combine together cannot match anambra even in next 100 years....... u guys are to dirty for my liken

Babatundecash:
You need to visit the hospital for proper checkup.....AKETI is more popular and marketable than any other candidates APC have in Ondo state.....Aketi popularity caught across the whole 18 LGA of the state.....before the Primary election,I was opportune to follow Aketi to 13 out of the 18 LGA We have here in Ondo state and I Know how he is being welcome by the delegates with a whole heart....Akoko North East LGA(IKARE) Was the only Area Aketi was attacked as far back in the month of June.....Abraham is not known in any part of the state Except in Ikare Akoko,Abraham only became popular the very day He was endorsed by BAT....Abraham would have come after Aketi,Oke,Boroffice,Alasoadura if not for Tinubu endorsement.....B4 the Primary election,we in the Aketi campaign organising committee were able to camp 1,200 delegates over night from various LGA of the state....It was 12 delegates from each ward across the state....here in Owo LGA,we have 11 wards multiply by 12=132,out of the 132 delegates from Owo LGA Aketi was only able to buy 119 to his side while some 5 bastards from Iyere ward 10 went in the way of boroffice and the remaining choose Ekungba and Dr.Ayorinde over Aketi......Out of the 1200 delegates we camped overnight he have 80% from Ose due to Adelegbe factor,52%From Akure south due to Abena factor,48% from Idanre,72% From Odigbo,60% from Idanre,80% from Ondo west,over 95% from Owo(his country home) and so on but 669 was what we were able to get from the 1200 delegates we camped overnight....I was in tears when I see some of my colleagues going for Olusola oke #150,000 and Abraham #100,000 to betray Aketi but we thank God that 669 was enough to make us smile,we lost okitipupa in the dying minutes to Abraham just because Dr.Paul betrayed Aketi in the dying minute.....it will be insane for anyone to say A man who defeated Tinubu's annointed candidates and othe 22 aspirants including 2 serving senators,house of rep members,Ex-national and state assembly members,ex-commissioners to emerge as the party flag bearer as not being popular......the election was hitched free,it was broadcasted live on NTA,TVC and some other tv stations,Adaba FM air it live out of the 3,000 delegates that are to vote only 2,700+ were accredited....after accreditation in the hall delegates we move straight to the second hall for their voting....the security agents on ground at that very day were even more than the total numbers of delegates.....Gov.Badaru really tried and the election was free and fair that people from kano can watch from their NTA station......Aketi is the next Governor come Nov.26....this is APC and not ACN Where an individual can just handpick a candidatae.....Aketi got the backing of the president,VP,sp,speaker house of rep,all APC govs and ministers this time around....to crown it all Mimiko and Pdp popularity in the state is nothing to write home about...go to the street and here what people are saying about mimiko and pdp nothing but all evil.....OTUN!!! OTUN!!! Ni ooo!!! OWO AGBE WA OOO.

TheGoodJoe:

I doubt we really know our strongest eleven. We just know our regular eleven. I think the multiple changing of coaches caused this.

islandmoon:
Ogun state girls are known for marrying 4husbands apaprt from the one from Ilaro and Ayetoro, the egbas like divorce like fried chicken

oyinkinola:
...but, if you can't read to comprehension! you still blind to see the image!

Orkpekyandega:
In the 12th minute, Darlington Nagbe took a shot from just outside the RSL penalty area that was blocked by a defender. The ball bounced right to Adi in the penalty area, where the forward touched the ball wide, paused, and then unleashed a right-footed shot past goalkeeper Nick Rimando for his 14th goal.
katu.com/news/local/fanendo-adi-scores-timbers-beat-real-salt-lake-1-0

Brainy007:
Stop being lazy and read the damn write up

majalisa:
is used for frying akara