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BascoVanVeli:
Got too excited I forgot to say it Kwara United

Good. Just wanted to point that out from the video.

Great job all the same.

JohnBullMySon:
Rohr might be inviting four strikers come June.

Not likely.

I see him sticking to 3. How many can he play in a game?

BascoVanVeli:
Best goals in the NPFL last match day. One and two are crazy!!




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

Great goals.

Fatai Sani plays for which team, please?

TheSuperNerd:
Yes. But same could be said for Isaac Success too based on his crazy potentials too. But as you know already, things happen and what's important right now is that Nwakali is doing well currently again and perhaps could still realise a good portion of his high-yield potentials.

Same goes Isaac right now also.

In Success and Osimhen we could have had two defense assassins by now.

But things like that happen very often. That's why over the years, I have learnt not to put too much expectations on youth Talents, even the very obvious ones.

BascoVanVeli:
Oga Icon4s and Enyimba fans alike. Anayo Iwuala or Stanley Dimgba?

Stanley Dimgba has had his better days.
Anayo Iwuala it is for now.

TheSuperNerd:
That I cannot deny. I like the lad but it's truly because I know the boy got high potentials and thankfully he is showing himself good at Alcocorn so far. Getting the gametime that Huesca didn't wanna give him and being used in tactical set-ups that bring out his strengths. If he keeps it up, lad will be another fine addition to the Super Eagles' midfield depth but until then... Make him continue. There is a reason why I always insisted that calls for a SE invite was too early for him when he was at Huesca in la Liga. He needs to keep showing this consistency.

Kelechi Nwakali, considering his potentials, has really underachieved. That boy should be bossing the SE midfield by now. He should be up there with his class mates like Osimhen and Chukwueze.

Danielnino00:
Dont be surprised when u see all of them in the next list.
our current CB options:
Balogun
Ekong
Ajayi
Omeruo
Awaziem
Akpogunma

Full back options:

Aina
Sanusi
Ebuehi
Collins
Shehu

Normally,we should have like 7/8 defenders on one list. But Rohr will call up 10..

The midfield needs attention too..

He usually does that with Ajayi and Shehu being potential midfield options. But that always robs of the opportunity of having more creative midfielders in the team.

Rohr should have enough balls to drop some of those defenders and give room for more midfielders.

An excellent display from the lads today. The once young squad is beginning to look my matured both in appearance and the way they play.

My major worry was the lack of organization between Etebo - Ndidi and Sanusi-Iwobi-Iheanacho.

But the team came back In the second half better and it was an all round excellent display.

safarigirl:
So, we had Okoye man the post against Benin, and Uzoho man the post against Lesotho, with both goalies keeping clean sheets.

First of all, I am glad we have risen from the ashes of Akpeyi and Ezenwa, but I would genuinely like to know what you guys think of both players and the possibility of rotation between them.

Bear in mind, when I say 'rotation', I don't mean the way Enyeama and Ejide were rotated, but something with a little more equity. I genuinely feel like Ejide was shortchanged a lot in the team, because of Enyeama's brilliance, so, while I acknowledge how much of a legend Vincent is, I do feel a bit for Ejide.

So guys, what's your take on the Maduka-Uzoho GK rotation? If you can include their performances in the last two games in your analysis, factor their strengths and weaknesses, it would also be appreciated.

Cc: icon4s, Supernerd, andrewbaba44, Fabyom, Kog45, subzero047, terzurum5, and other forumites.

PS: If anyone thinks this should be a standalone topic outside of this thread, also signify.

Thanks

Firstly, i Welcome you back to the crew.
Really missed that Safargirl's kind of view in discussions and argument.

Well, for the two goalies, Rohr and his team have really done a good job in managing to groom these two goalies for Nigeria.

Excellent that they both kept clean sheets, even though I owe it partly to they not really being much tested in both encounters.

On the issue of their rotation, you cannot have equity if both goalies are in form and are available for selection. You must have a "number 1". The other would then serve as a backup. Goal keepers generally get better with Experience and age. And so it is better to identify the "number 1" and give him more of the game time.
Take a major tournament like a WC or AFCON for instance you don't Present a different goalie for each game. The first choice goalie keeps goal for 70% to 100% of the matches in that tournament.

So, it is normal for the first choice goalie to be more regular in goal than the second choice.

ChrisKels:
Cape Verde dey ball some times, but no, they don't have players from the Spanish league, maybe from the Portuguese leagues as they were colonised by the Portuguese and have very strong ties with Portugal

Sorry, they are a former Portuguese colony and not Spanish. A lot of their players play in Portuguese lower leagues.
I have watched them play a couple of times. They are not much gifted but very efficient.

elunico:
Nope! It has to be from the position you qualify from the group. First Vs the second of the proceeding group, I believe.

Only the group winner qualifies.

JohnBullMySon:
Will the draws be according to FIFA ranking?

Yes. Top 5 in the FIFA Ranking would be seeded to play against the other 5.

Nigeria must try to remain in top 5 in Africa so as to potentially avoid a clash with a heavy weight.

ChrisKels:
With the quality of stars we have now, even Goodjoe, Icon4s, Supernerd, Andree44 would esily qualify us without stress, nothing too special about that, so don't make it a Rohr thing. If Rohr had met us when we had only Mikel and Yobo as our quality players, we would not be qualifying for any tourney at all.

Watch out for Cape verde o. They beat Cameroon 3-1 and on their way to qualifying for the AFCON. Nearly all their players play in Spain.

Truidstar:
We will qualify with 2 games to spare.

Because Rohr don spoil us abi? No more calculators and permutations and wishing for someone to lose somewhere so that we can win by 2 or 3 goals margin to qualify

Anyways that's not the final qualifying round. We have to play the winner of another group on a home and away basis to qualify for the world cup. Na the potential big qualifier be that.

Samueltemi337:
I thought the draws are out already

Yeah that's true.

My bad. This long period without international football has really eroded some information from one's mind. Can't wait for the qualitlfiers to begin Jare.

Nigeria
Liberia
Central African Republic
Cape Verde

JohnBullMySon:
Of course Osimhen hasn't scored, Iheanacho hasn't. Onuachu still wants to further prove his worth.

Yes o. And the competition for our player of the year has also begun.

JohnBullMySon:
Today's match will be parte after parte

We have nothing to lose, Lesotho has nothing to gain. Love the combination.

Sierra Leone and Benin Republic can kill themselves. We'll congratulate the winner

We need to win so as to boost our ranking ahead of the WCQ draws

charlesemeka85:
Former England U21 skipper Nedum Onuoha has claimed that he did not turn down the opportunity to play for the Nigeria national teams, and has explained why he didn't accept a call-up to play for the Super Eagles fourteen years ago.

Born in Warri but raised in England, the Manchester City academy product was contacted by the Nigeria Football Federation in the weeks leading up to the 2010 World Cup but he shunned their advances.

Former Super Eagles manager Shuaibu Amodu also tried to persuade the dual-eligible center back to switch his allegiance from England to Nigeria in 2009 but was unsuccessful.

German manager Berti Vogts, who coached the Super Eagles 2007-2008, named Onuoha in his first provisional squad in 2007, only for the player to decline the invitation.

In an Instagram Live session with our colleagues Team Nigeria UK, Onuoha explained : "For the first five years of my career, I played for the U20s and U21s of England and the only time I got a call up for Nigeria in my career was from Berti Vogts when he was manager and this was in 2010.

"I got a call up from him saying he wanted me for the AFCON and at that time Roberto Mancini had just become manager at Man City and I was out of his plans and Berti was calling just before the turn of the year.

"This was the first time it happened that I wasn’t part of the first team. I didn’t want to leave and I was worried about leaving for AFCON and having nothing when I come back because people say this is a shop window, it raises your profile and for some people it’s not the case."

Onuoha revealed that he is proud of his Nigerian heritage and to buttress his point, the 34-year-old sensationally claimed that he never sang England's national team whilst on Young Lions duty.

"At the time I was 24 years old, this is what I’m thinking cause I was honest with Berti that I wanted to do it but it wasn’t just the right time.

"From that exact moment, nobody from Nigeria called me again and I was hearing from everywhere that I had turned Nigeria to beg for England.

" But if you look at it anything the media has said wasn’t true and to add to it I know my identity and I was honored to represent England but anytime I got to play for England I would never sing the anthem because I know my home is somewhere else.

"So I appreciated what I was doing and I was given because I’ve the British passport but I always have the green passport and playing for Nigeria is something I’ve always wanted to d," Onuoha concluded.

Ogbeni goan sit down somewhere. Who you wan deceive with this crap.

ChrisKels:
I no get strength to argue, but you should know that no reasonable coach selects same kinda strikers, otherwise he will find it hard to vary or tweak his tactics at the heat of an encounter. That was what played out today.

Now you are talking. And not forcing the coach to play to the strength of one striker.

ChrisKels:
Play to your strikers' strength, otherwise blame yourself when they fall short. Icon4s, I hope you saw what Paul did today, that he had the crosses he always craved for? Told you guys Rohr was the problem, not Paul, but you all kept bashing him.

My friend, the national team does not play so many matches that a striker will only be waiting for crosses before he delivers.
As a striker, there are games you need to boss your way through the defense to make the deference in a game.

A good one from Paul anyways. He has just ensured his name stays within the national team.

Well done boys. At least we are starting the year with a win.

A good game from what I have been reading.
Never got to see the game live. But I will definitely search for the replay of the full game and watch before giving my players' analysis.

Lesotho 0:0 Sierra Leone FT

Nigeria through to the AFCON

Meanwhile, it is 0:0 with 66mins played in Maseru between Lesotho and Sierra Leone.

If that game ends like that, we are though already irrespective of the result against Benin. But Benin needs a draw if the Lesotho vs Sierra Leone game ends in a draw.

ChrisKels:
Been chasing what's chasing me bro. How is the family?

chase am wella o. But when the meat finally don, no forget your men o

Family is doing great and yours?

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AndSunGorilla:
But wait o, won't the match be at 5pm their time? Na im be say it would get darker towards d end if the 2nd half. Thank God their players are also from Europe, so both of us go suffer am be that. Any hand outs for your people on the probables?

Nigeria and Benin share the same local time.
Due to their location along the meridian, even at 7pm it is still broad day light.

AndSunGorilla:
Dat Anayo goal sweet die, na confirmed baller!!!! Jah bless you greatly bro. My conspiracy spirit is telling me that it is ICON4s that told Enyimba not to release their videos. Why would the so called best run team in Nigeria have such unbecoming behaviour.

Enyimba to the world. Why should we hide our players displays?

ChrisKels:
Bros dem plenty oo, even the ones wey fit no get chance till their career finish dey. They have two quality young goalkeepers in the Serie B, in the Portuguese league, young Mouhamed Mbaye was Porto's second choice before he got injured, he even started a match, thankfully, he is back now, in that same Portuguese league, young Babacar Niasse is the first choice and regular starter for Tondela. When you go to ligue1, their U20 goal keeper Boubacar Fall that just joined St Ettienne few months ago, has already been promoted to the first team and made the third choice goal keeper of the club. Senegal get goal keepers yapa, and none of our goal keepers would make their 23 man squad, it is painful

Yes, you are back at it again.
Your in-laws' hype

ChrisKels:
Forgiveness, where is your Lateef Omidiji Junior and his sister Sonia

This man!

Where you go since?

BascoVanVeli:
Oga Icon4s come and see what these children are doing ooo

Dem try. As them beat Enyimba na big achievement be that

You think it is easy to defeat a whole Enyimba?
The People's Elephant!

chidi1:
Let's put this in perspective. Let's say you were a Nigerian foreign Super Eagles manager, vaguely acclimatized to the local nigerian league and its conspicuous poor management and political intricacies. In addition, let's just say this was not a dud game and your performance as a manager in this game determines your Job retaintion and future career prospect, would you in good judgement put your hopes in local league players when you have better proven alternatives with the foreign prospects.

I have never been in support of keeping slots for local players.
My own philosophy is get the best players irrespective of where they are based. If any particular NPFL player does enough to deserve a calling then give him that opportunity.

JohnBullMySon:


Even if he performs well, I doubt if he's eligible to play.

Why?