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Joel Obi cleanly takes out Balogun. Freaky

joseph1013:
If we succeed at the World Cup, Nike itself would invite us to the table to re-discuss terms. Saying we have been unfairly treated by them without understanding context is naive.

A great world cup run gives us a seat on the negotiation table.The current deal at $750k per annum is world apart from €50M per annum the same nike pays France for it's kit sponsorship. It will be a good deal if we get $10M/annum (optimistically).

Although, when I think of a great world cup run with potential ties against France in the round of 16 and Spain in the 1\8 finals if we come second in the group. It leaves us with no option than topping the group to ensure an easier route. I hope the team managers recognize this. It's either 1st in the group or nothing.

TheLoneCitizen:
I disagree, mate, from the wacky music to the uncreative scenes, everything is mediocre.

I am not in advertising but when you look at the local content and the emotional appeal they tried to convey, you will agree with me that the ad will do very well in the Nigerian market. I liked the transitions between the footballers and the entertainers. Nike also used this trick sell the viral jersey which they had wizkid.
This ad will do very well, just watch.

Mujtahida:
any team that wants to defeat nigeria should press us and disorganize our play. i watched nigeria v poland this week as well as nig v serbia yesterday. our play was at best patchy(as it was noted then) i am watching nig v cam now and i saw the flow, i asked mysself why the difference. i think it would be too simplistic to pen it down to the absence/presence of Mikel. omo cameroun gave us a lot of space but poland and serbia pressed us relentlessly, even argentina did so in that first half before things went south for them. but i think any team with pressing can give us serious problems

Zambia played this way too but playing at home gave us the edge. If that game was played on a neutral ground, it could have been a draw game.
I reckon we find it difficult to get out of a good press because we lack enough natural footballers in the middle. Many of our midfielders do not play as protagonist.

Oasis007:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqlJjHt04ms

#NaijaAllTheWay

What a Dope Advert by Pepsi for the Super Eagles.

Pepsi have a way with adverts. Those ads they had Carlos, Totti, Ronaldinho, Kanu, Beckham and the Sumo wrestlers was gold. Nice one

Oasis007:
NFF need to review the Contract with Nike.

The contract should be reviewed especially if Nigeria writes a beautiful story at the world cup. Although, it must be said, the Super Eagles brand was shambles at the time the contract was signed with Nike. Failures to qualify for Afcon and no big name player in the Super Eagles. Addidas left and Puma weren't interested to do business with Nigeria till Nike were cajoled by Nff.

elyte89:
Y is everything always attached to Mikel to achieve a better result. He's human also,even d like of messi or c ronaldo do av off days on pitch

I wish d England players can tame Mikel and let c aw oda players will response with deir play

If I was the opposition, I will re-watch Germany vs Ngr(Rio Olympics semi) and follow same template employed by the Germans on how to nullify the effect of Mikel.
I fear this is what the Icelanders will attempt.

chrisooblog:
I have a sneaky feeling that playing alongside Mikel obi today will bring out the best enjoy

Fingers crossed. We are just a few hours from kickoff. Could be a very good game or a very bad one from Nigeria. No in-betweens

Martz101:
if i continue to dey talk about this Onazi, people will feel i be onazi agent...joel to me is still yet to convince

Joel Obi is a good player, the problem with him is adaptability. As you may know, the Serie A is a very niche league, it suits certain type of players and Joel has over modified his game for the Serie A that he looks like a fish out of water outside Italy.
I feel 2 weeks might be too short to re-modify his game, it is what it is. If the going was good, he is the kind of player you want coming in from the bench to close out games, in my opinion.

Joebie:
Australia beat Czech 4-0. No excuses

Czech has been piss poor since Karel Bruckner retired. Been some sort of European weeping boys. I expect Super Eagles to use them as target practice to sharpen the skills of the strikers prior to the world cup opener.

safarigirl:
Was it not in Wembley that we drew Italy five years ago?

craven cottage

Mujtahida:
It would not be a bad idea to sting England with that 3-5-2. But contrary to our thinking that Rohr favors that style, I think the absence of key players made him adopt that tactics. With Vicmo and the house in full swing I see him deploying the usual 4-3-3

I think he will revert to 4-2-3-1 for England. Although, I will be surprised if he started Moses after just one training session with the team.

Mujtahida:
as for support i dey dem back gidigba. we must send positive vibes to the team. thats why i dont like naysayers. yes, the team is average or even below average but assuming you are a coach so all you'd do is to remind your boys on the eve of the world cup that they are average? good coaches will always make you believe you are better than you are. its a mental thing.
An army of sheep led by a lion is better than an army of lions led by a sheep - Alexander the Great.

i repeat its a mental thing

Rohr himself have always said the team has no star and they are ranked lowest in the group. Almost like he is giving excuse for failure in view ....

Mujtahida:
access him on the wings for the SE. how effective has he been

His best international games for Nigeria has been from the wings. His goals for SE against Zambia and Argentina came from his play on the left wing. Although, he has equally had poor games out there which resulted in him loosing the starting spot to Moses Simon [SA, Algeria(home), Poland].
It's been like Russian Roulette with Alex. Never know which Iwobi will turn up.

OMANBALA1:
Iwobi is never a winger and dont what they put him there for , even, he still struggle as a AM because his ball holding ability is not up to per. I guess he is more interested in sampling English punanas...smh

Iwobi came into limelight playing on the left wing against Barcelona. He was mustard in that game and in the final games of that season. He can make the wing his own just like Nasri did. He doesn't have the balance in his game to sustain play in the midfielder for now, in my opinion.

asha80:
good luck to him if any France coach calls him again in future

So be it. Benzema is doing very well for himself. Although I believe fences could be mended.
For me, I dont believe Tolliso and Matuidi are better than Rabbiot

Kog45:
Sir if Agbo make it i will tag Rohr a fraud cos no justification for it.

Agbo know why he was getting invitation and he must know why he was dropped.

He must have been good enough since he was always getting invitations. So many were invited once ans never were they seen again. The likes of Joel Obi, Lakossa, Aina, Eze, Ebuehi, Idowu came after him and were given chances but not him. Remember this guy played in the La liga for Granada last season.
He was not treated right,in my opinion.

asha80:
so should agbo do a rabiot or niangollan?

Exactly, I liked what Rabbiot did. It tells me the young man is very confident in his ability. He knows his onions. He might sound petulant in the open letter he wrote, but trust me, that is one confident young man. That is the stuff champions are made of.

By the way, if I was Agbo, I will be furious with Gernot Rohr. He was never given the chance to prove himself. You cannot keep inviting a player and give him no chance to justify his invitation, even in a micky mouse friendly. It is very very unfair. The world in this millennium do not reward meek people.

Kog45:
Sir,Osas Okoro?cos all this while am looking at you.It was based on your recommendation that i needed to watch WAFU and later CHAN may be i will see better Osas but NO.

On Aina,i saw him in Chelsea some season ago and impressed but in national team not really impressed,am indifferent if Echiejile or Aina makes it even i don't see Idowu has better option cos he is not better than Echiejile of 2010-2014 but for now Echiejile has lost it.

This is exactly what was said about Echiejile before the Algerian game in Uyo. I recall how this thread was worried about Elderson coping with the red hot Mahrez. What later happened in the game? Mahrez was reduced to just a shot which went over the bar.
Do you honestly think, Aina would have fared better in that game?

forgiveness:
Chelsea products are good. He can't be Chelsea player based on sentiment.

However, Iwobi's first two matches were below average but today he is one of the best we have.

Since when did Chelsea became a barometer to judge players? At the drop of the hat I can name a clutch of bang average talents that Chelsea have paid over the odds for over the last few years. Josh Mcechran, luca paizon, Gael kakuta .... Please, being on Chelsea books is not enough.

tbaba1234:
If Aina was as bad as Osas. I will be buying his ticket myself back to England.

Scale is an important word. Both have defensive frailties but on different scales. Osas has shown me one of the worst performances, i have ever seen from a full back in my life. Aina has not reached that level inspite of his obvious weaknesses.

Youre being sensational. Osas was never as bad as youre projecting him, not in a million years. I wacthed all the Chan games and tactically, that team relied heavily o. The influence of Osas on the right. The team got so fat thanks ti his assists against Sudan and Libya and multiple attacks were launched from his part of the pitch.

Can you list Aina's best qualities as a full back? Please, dont tell me he's good going forward, I saw his struggle to do basic things like trapping and simple ball control against Algeria and Congo.
In Blida, attacks came to a halt whenever his part of the pitch was used to build momentum. I can't remember how many times he was full of apologies to his teammates for his failure to control the ball properly. The less said about Congo, the better.
Ola might make the team on sentiments but on merit, he should be dropped.

tbaba1234:
Ola Aina is not a bad player like that na!!

He is good offensively but has defensive frailties. He is the best crosser among the fullbacks. I do not think, we have even seen the best of him for Nigeria. Even if he does not make the WC, he has a future with Nigeria.

Come on! This is double standards. You hounded me for mentioning Osas who has better of any of these qualities you mentioned. You clearly love Aina and you're giving him a free pass.

Luckyroro:
When I watched Aina play his first match for GWG I just knew he was over hyped cos he was born and raised in England. To be honest, he isn't really a top class player. He plays like a schoolboy and that's why he may never kick a ball for Chelsea. He isn't good with tackles (miscalculated tackles etc) and he's got no good pace.

Maybe the red carpet was rolled out to wean him over from England. Lots of promises must have been made. That could explain his lackadaisical attitude or maybe he was never that good afterall.
If he was home based, his SE career will have been over by tongue twisters here. Rohr will have my respect if he has the balls to drop him.

EmmGee:
i don't think mourinho will lose his job because of his style.

man U knew exactly what they were getting into when they hired mourinho. they knew that that's the only style he uses. they went ahead and hired him

The Man utd board are questioning the kind of football the club is playing under Mourinho. The brand which the club built to the level of the richest club in England certainly wasn't built on negative football. Thats not the product they are trying to sell to the world. Hiring Mourinho was out of desperation to get to the top quickly after suffering since Ferguson left, in my opinion.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-5501635/Senior-Manchester-United-figures-questioning-Mourinhos-approach.html

MetalJigsaw:
That's exactly the issue. The creative ones are unrecognized because of where they play. That's what triggers the team's lack of creativity.

Too many workmen on the pitch. It's never going to be pleasing on the eye.

Apparently, the Ramos move on Salah is illegal in Judo. We learn everyday.

Waki-gatame is a dangerous technique. That's why it is not allowed in Judo to use for transition to ne-waza. What do you think about this foul yesterday evening in the #UCLFinal between #RMALIV? pic.twitter.com/mHmADyG7LB— European Judo Union (@europeanjudo) May 27, 2018

Sainty92:
Sometimes when am making calculations on who will be dropped from the 30man list or the 25man list that will heard to London, i always forget to add Uche Agbo among the casualties. Let this guy not go and sneak into the final 23man list without playing any game oo....

His father could be a powerful dibia.

forgiveness:
Akpeyi may be shock exclusion from World Cup, Rohr drops stars in Abuja

May 29, 2018, 7:53 am


Daniel Akpeyi
South Africa-based goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi may be a shock omission from the World Cup as officials informed that coach Gernot Rohr will announce the players he will drop from his 30-man provisional squad.

Plateau United goalkeeper Dele Ajiboye has shone in training and there are now strong indications, he will be considered ahead of Akpeyi, who at a time was the country’s No.2.



The former Warri Wolves goalkeeper was also a cover for Emmanuel Daniel at the 2016 Rio Olympics where Nigeria won bronze.

Rohr will announce the players who will not fly out with the squad to England.

NPFL leading scorer Junior Lokosa had a decent debut against DR Congo, but he will be one of the players to be dropped.

Other players likely to get the chop are Ola Aina, Uche Agbo, Stephen Eze and Chidozie Awaziem.


http://scorenigeria.com.ng/2018/05/29/akpeyi-may-be-shock-exclusion-from-world-cup-rohr-drops-stars-in-abuja/

Ola Aina dropped? Lol

tbaba1234:
Ndidi:

'I will say I am good and fine. I am looking forward to the World Cup. We have so many friendly games, we have been preparing so hard not just now, we've been preparing for a long time,''

''We just look forward to it and then go all the way for it, every game is very important.''

When asked if he will be fit for Nigeria's World Cup opener against Croatia on June 16, Ndidi replied : '' Yes, by God's grace''.

''All I have to say is for them to keep supporting the Super Eagles and then pray for the team, just sit down, relax and enjoy the football.''

Source: ANS

According to some bells and whistles, Ndidi wont be ready for Nigeria's first 2 games.