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Humility017:
when I wrote that bird in far away UAE was an ugly bird...many think I was lying....
ugly birds see ugly....

please share the link Dear...

TheSuperNerd:
What?! Oya osiso!
Source or link please!!

EEGA:
Nice, but will Rohr really play V.Moses as a Wing-back coupled with the fact that we need Iwobi's creativity in the middle.

Mujtahida:
i hope SE are psyched up to brace the viking clap of the Icelanders. Iceland has a population of 334,252. it is on record that 60% of the country's population turned up as supporters during the last Euro(thats like almost the whole country).

i hope we have nerves of steel to withstand the disruptive effect of this clapping cos this is what would happen at the WC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8H-a8HTQL8

BOOMnaija:
Omo, see dis Senegal boys sef wan copy us o(dem no reach abeg ) .
Just arrived today...

Icon79:
I think Rohr would be a fool not to adopt 3-5-2 as his primary formation considering what we saw in the friendly games.


O pari

PDPGuy:
And I’m guessing Iwobi is the 1 that will play just behind the front 3.

Mujtahida:
MY THOUGHTS ON THE EVE OF THE WC
since 2002 no country apart from european countries has won the WC(and more european countries have won the WC than any other country from other continents since the inception of the FIFA WC in 1930. while it can be argued that this is because europeans have proportionately more teams than other continents -could there be other causes?) could this be as a result of the fact that global football is tailored to suit the style, the nature and character of Europeans?

take this issue of pressing that has almost become the alfa tactics employed by most teams for example. it is about choking and pressuring the opposition when they(the opposition) have the ball. now i think this is what happened: europeans eliminated the dribble(yes dribbling is almost dead) because i do not see how pressing can be effective when you have a team of good ball dribblers. can you press maradona, or okocha or any team with a good number of dribblers like Brazil 82 team? they will just dribble themselves out of the choke and pass the ball to a team mate who is free from the press. just a moment of sheer individual brilliance, a sweet turn, a flick and dance with the ball and the whole press will collapse.but you see what europeans have done: they eliminated the dribble, clamped down on individual displays and erected a temple to the god of passing, passing, passing and laid more emphasis on team game.
europeans thrive on organization and efficiency: they hate anything disorganized which is how they regard anything free flowing(meanwhile africans want expressiveness and flair). check out classical european music, opera and the ballet dance. everything is timed and organized. the world of music was cold until africans and south americans(and it was still africans if you know your history)with the their toms toms, sense of natural rhythm and free flowing dance brought in the blues, jazz and pop culture was born. for the life of me i have tried to enjoy mozart, bach, handel and others but omo i still prefer the sound of the gong, ekwe, beaded gourd and talking drum. to the european ear african music is disorganized but as africans we know theres a method to that seeming "disorganization". our music is all about rhythm and improvisation.

my point is we must break away from this european model of playing football: we cannot beat them when it comes to an organized approached to football. no wonder xavi said that they understand football as a space-time concept. this is nothing but the scientific european mind speaking. the black man has no such concept. (thats why he cannot operate by the 24 hour clock). africans understand football as a dance, as rhythm, as beat, as robustness and vigour.
this is how we must play our football. we must play football according to our soul. we are africans and its not a matter of race- its a matter of an outlook on life which we can perfect and use to define our game.

my brothers i would appreciate your thoughts on this issue
cc
Icobn4s
asha80
bascovanveli
goldfish80
tbaba1234
safarigirl
servik
kennysville
oasis07
thesupernerd
goodjoe
joebie
chriskels
davep
AIG
mikael2
kog45
forgiveness
soetanoluwa
martz07
charlesemeka
and every other esteemed poster on this great thread

Kog45:
Chief i don keep me mouth shut o

Kog45:
Sir are you talking about face or physical appearance.Ogu na old man o seeing this guys physically then you know who is older.

I can tell you that the likes of Kelechi Iheanacho,Francis Uzoho,Awaziem,Ndidi are older than Aina,Ebuehi and don't be surprised some of them might even be older than Idowu and Ekong .


Don't let us go into home born and foreign born player's age o.Leon Balogun of home born would have been 24 years not 29 years old and Ekong would be claiming 19.

soetanoreoluwa:
Nairaland 23 Man Squad with Technical crew

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Goalkeepers

1.Bascovanveli
2. edi287
3. Danielninono

Defenders

4.Lexyman
5.Napeleon55
6.Taliban
7.AIG
8.Komekm
9.davep
10. maidaboi
11. omanbala

Midfielders

12. Certitude
13. Humility
14. Safarigirl
15. darkelf
16. bolowolowo
17.solonnachi

Strikers

18.Metaljigsaw
19.icon79
20.Realpoacher
21.Goke7
22.klexycole
23.Krattoss

Technical crew

Coach
Icon4s

Assistant Coach 1

Kog45

Assistant coach 11

Goodjoe

Assistant coach 111

TheSupernerd

Goalkeeper Trainer

Tbaba1234

Medical Team

Michael2
Dr kclever

Fitness Trainers

Captainstephen
Andrew444
goldenfish80

Team Psychologists

Mujtahida
Congo4ka

Video Analysts

Joebie

Team scouts

Chriskels
Forgiveness
Charlesemeka

Logistics and protocols

Elyte
Loogan

media Officer

soetanoreoluwa

Incase you are not selected keep working hard AFCOn 2019 is fast approaching

If you like shout corruption and Wayo Wayo...

Incase you are doubting the selection kindly ask questions

Technical crew should set up the game plan.

Just hope the team will be able to work together to bring the cup home

2 days to World Cup... I can't wait

Mujtahida:
If we perform woefully we will surely receive the backlash but if we do well we just might have introduced another dimension to the WC

kentebemoney:
Bro's relax Don't you just love that suit

TheSuperNerd:
SuperEagles Official WorldCup suits designed by Nigerian designer, David Bowler....

mumemma:
E go be like play.........Rohr go still do 4_3_3

Kog45:
Chief you must be a social conscience campaigner cos ragae music centred around it.

Listen to NO MORE SORROW NO MORE WEEPING by Majek Fashek especially his remix with Tuface telks me yesteryears musicians are real not all these ShakuShaku things wey full ground now.

Oasis007:
I won't drop Lineup/Formation again, kinda tired of guessing what the Lineup will be. I ain't Rohr, I just hope he plays the right Formation, Tactics and selects the right Lineup.

Meanwhile...... I believe Eagles will win the first Match and qualify to the Round of 16.

Kog45:
Oh baba RAS KIMONO is gone.I remember the good old days of raga music with Kimono,Orits Wiliki,Victor Essient,Evi Edna Ogoli and talented Majek Fashek.

RIP KIMONO.

Kog45:
Absolutely right, nothing like open screening during Westerhoff period but systematically phases camping than spanned from 1989 - 1994 cos i followed the team passionately even to their official camp site at Papendal in Holland courtesy Segun Odegbami.

Yes a lot craved for inclusion of Tijani Babangida but he was dropped.It was a tough decision by Westerhoff cos Ikpeba was nearly dropped for him but good Ikpeba was part of the team to Afcon 94 and already part of the team and Finidi was in top form so the team did not need Tijani.

Tijani didn't scored any hat trick in his eagles career.The last friendly at home was played in Ibadan against Georgia.The match ended 5-1 with Yekini and Siasia scored a brace apiece and Mutiu Adepoju scored the fifth goal.I remember Rufai was in goal with Eguavoen, Iroha,Uche Okechukwu, Nwanu at the defence, Oliseh and Okocha in the middle, Finidi and Amuneke in the wing and Amokachie and Yekini leading the attack.

I remeber vividly that AlloyAgu,Uche Okafor,Mike Emenalo,Samson Siasia,Efan Ekoku,Mutiu Adepoju, Victor Ikpeba, Tijani all came in the second half.It was a match that gave Siasia opportunity to reclaim his starting in the XI back and Okocha to the bench at WC.

As you said nothing like open screening cos Westerhoff had good 5 years to build the team which he started with 89 WC qualifier against Cameroon in Yaoundé,Algiers 90,Ecowas cup,Senegal 92,Tunisia 94 and US 94.

TheSuperNerd:
I hold the keys to the doors that actually matter here... My room inclusive. Doors that open up to rooms that we hardly talk about here...

#ClassifiedInfo

TheSuperNerd:
No no no.... Maidaboi holds the keys to opening new chapter pages... Like 2000, 3000, and 4000... 2000 was TheGoodJoe, 3000 was Maidaboi, 4000 was Maidaboi again... He is in form... He did it back to back... And I think he can make it in page 5000...


But Sir Joebie holds the keys to every room in this mighty mansion (except to my library area ofcos)

maidaboi:
what about 2002 to 2010 sir

maidaboi:
hahahaha i open 3000 and i have just open 4000 the key is in my hand LOL

krattoss:
Can we hit like 4500 before the end of this worldcup show?

CaptainStephen:
I also got married yesterday too.