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Bolowolowo:
Germans finally draw first blood...

Deservedly

Truidstar:
5pm Oga. 6pm South African time. 7pm Zimbabwe time.

Ok. Thanks

WISHING EVERYONE A HAPPY INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL SEASON.

Bolowolowo:
Anyone watching China vs Germany?? The Chinese had some great chances; they just gotta be more clinical. Germany being exposed in the back.

But Germany are still the better side overall

jihday:
Now 6pm

This people no wan make we watch Senegal vs Korea

charlesemeka85:
will supersports show the match?

That I can't confirm yet for now.

Prectega:
Why is there no thread for the nigerian vs zimb game

We discuss everything Super Eagles here. Just come around at 5pm.

junnyjake:

I see, and you can be patient with this employee for as long as a period lasting 2 years?

I think, suspension for a period of time would suffice before sending him out.

He has already been suspended. But has been called back

Let's see whether he can up his game this time.

khunz:
A Ghana sport analyst on a live sport discussion program on Tv3 Ghana ,just said emphatically that they have the best mid-field going to AFCON and for Nigeria apart from Ndidi, we only have Mikel ,who doesn't have legs again!

Time will tell!!!

Na 37 years without a trophy dey worry Dem. Mtchew.

komekn:
I would not say a lot with regards to the bold just a very few.

I have seen youth players bought for a million at 16 and after one season they are considered, " bad market" . Youth football always flatters to DECIEVE.

I actually have more optimimism for a youth players playing lower league but fighting his way up. I have seen possibly more non league players climb up than the so called academy prospects.

Consistency is the next thing, so many young players have one or two good seasons and just fizzle out.

My brother, you are very spot on.

Football development is not like a straight positive arithmetic progression. Some players will stagnate, some will regress and some that were never even considered as future prospects will progress geometrically.

Before I stick my head out for any young player I will like to see him play like 2-3 senior professional seasons whether in Europe or in the NPFL irrespective of his achievements at U17.

Even shinning at U23 doesn't guarantee a successful career not to talk of U17.

junnyjake:
I wish I can have someone like you as my boss, so, I can mess around all year and You'd still give me more chances at redemption.

First of all my kind of boss will not take someone who didn't merit being there in the first place.
Secondly, I don't just jump and trust in the abilities of a new recruit. I will have to observe him develop with time before I will start having some level of confidence in him.
Thirdly, once I have confidence in his abilities even if he is having a rough patch presently, I will still have some level of confidence in him knowing what he can do if he gets it right.
Fourthly I will sit him down and talk things out with him, setting new targets for him to meet.
Lastly, if he still doesn't measure up, I will send him out and recruit a new personnel for the job.

BascoVanVeli:
Oga that one na eye service. France hosted the 2018 U20s and still came 4th even with their star studded team. The are the biggest under achievers in the women's game. I remember in 2014 when Oshoala hit the world scene, the team I was most afraid of was France but like film trick they were bundled out the tournament before we could even meet.

In decades past, the dominant forces in Europe were likes of Norway, Germany and Sweden.

But recently Countries like Spain and France (in particular) have really experienced massive improvements.

Citing the French U20 as an eg, U20 is what it is :"U20".

French Female football has developed so much in the last 10years as they can now easily rub shoulders with the best in the world.

This tournament they are hosting is an opportunity for them to make a very bold statement. Even if they end up not winning it, they are a team to watch.

Igwe of French Female team makes it 4

Bolowolowo:
The opening game has drastically slowed down. Hoping for a better set of games tommorow.

Korea actually have had a better second half. No more one way traffic for France

BascoVanVeli:
Team USA is the constant team to beat at this level. France women are like u always say Senegal are. The flatter to deceive.

France are home this time man. It's a major boost for them.

Bolowolowo:
That's correct. Nervousness from facing a top ranked team can certainly throw off your game.

U get it.

This French team is too good. Their ball sense is higher than female football level. They are a team to beat.

Bolowolowo:
Regardless of your opponent, there are some simple defensive mistakes that you should not be making. The French have not even been that clinical as well. The game should've been 6-0 by now.

My brother, nature of opposition can destabilize u at the back.

Bolowolowo:
South Korea looking very poor in their own half. Hopefully Nigeria exploits this.

Because they are facing France

Thank you mods. Good riddance!

4-2 for Italy.

Game over

This Mali team na never say die o.

10 man still playing 2-2.

10 man Mali equalize. Na wa o

BascoVanVeli:
So is Iheanacho no longer a striker?

Seems not listed on the roster as a CF of which he is naturally not.

Chai! Italy don score Mali

safarigirl:
Nobody should spoonfeed a grown adult. He isn't the first footballer to be put in a difficult situation, many others have been thrown in head first, and they swam against the tides.

Is it just his lack of any footballing sense on field? What about his off field antics? If your life is not balanced off field, it is a given that your game will be poor.

So, while it is far easier to blame Guardiola, Puel, or whichever coach Kelechi has found himself under, let us remember, that we hold the pen in our stories and we write what we want, nobody should write your story for you. Kelechi is turning 23 this year, his time is running out in football, he must find hos confidence and build it. For all the friends he has, it is terrible that he is lacking in confidence, what are those people in his life good for, if they can't boost his confidence?

How the direction of the tide has changed. The first quarrel between us in this group was because of Iheanacho.

I think a lot of us here have now come to realize that Youth Success is different from senior team Success.

They said I was too conservative with my expectations on young star players. I said it before that I have seen great Youth Players come and go. Very obvious talents. Majority of them fail to live up to expectations.

Now we understand why I don't trust every young player.

My take on Iheanacho is if he applies himself well in camp and puts in good enough shifts in the friendly games then Rohr should take him to Egypt. Else he should be dropped. But within my heart, unlike some, I am not yet ruling him out completely.

OMANBALA1:
Simon Moses excelled as a wing forward in training. Until they play him as a AM I think he will never achieve his full potentials. Simon Moses is not a traditional winger , I think he was born to play in the middle due to his ability to operate in small spaces, energy and discipline....Everything Iwobi lacks!

Simon lacks the creativity of an AM. It is not just about running through small space. Same reason for which Etebo hasn't performed well in that position.

Simon is a Winger.

forgiveness:
But that only happens when you don't have an option.

In this case, we have options in Eze and Onomah and I think they should be given the chance to prove themselves after the nations cup.

Are they options in this AFCON team?

Every coach would want to have the best of options but in the absence of it they make do with what they have. We are focusing on the AFCON team. That is the discussion.

zoboizee:
Experimenting players prior to a major competition in a position they are not well familiar with is a recipe for failure. Aigbogun did it with most of his players recently. Rohr by now should have been well acquainted with the right personnel for various positions in his team. The standard is 23 players. Of which he is to have probably;

3 -Goalkeepers
4 -Centre backs
2 -Rightbacks
2- Leftbacks
4 -Defensive midfielders
2 -Attacking midfielders
2 -Right wingers
2 -Left wingers
2 -Strikers

It is one of the reasons the team oftentimes inspired less confidence in matches because they tend to struggle. Making players jack of all trade & master of none really devalue their qualities.

It is a norm for national teams to play players out of their natural positions.

There are certain situations in which a team will have deficiency in a certain position(s) rather than Fielding an incompetent greenhorn there they would rather convert a well talented player to fill that position.

U saw Ronaldo and Nani play as top strikers in the last Euros. David Alaba also played as an AM in that tournament.

As u cannot buy players for the national teams u have to make optimal use of the personnel u have available.

Kog45:
Chief how is your health? hope you are feeling better now.It's well boss.

Kanu was part of Mauritius AYC 93 squad but was drafted to Japan 93 with Emma Babayaro who was equally part of AYC 93 squad.

This was made possible by Clemens Westerhoff but then U17 coach Fanny Amu did not fancy the idea if not for NFA who insisted that the duo must be part of U17.

Emma Babayaro suffered for this cos he was far better than no1 choice Emma Okhenebo but talent put Kanu Nwankwo through cos i remember how Kanu was benched against Australia but proved Fanny wronged by coming from the bench to put the match beyond Aussie team.

Pls check archive and see the the full list of AYC Mauritius 93 Nigeria team that have Jayjay Okocha,Taribo West,Emma Teberen,Andrew Aihkomogbe,Emma Babayaro,KANU Nwankwo and others.

Well then, quite a long time ago thanks for the reminder. But I can't remember any game Kanu played. The team also had Tijani Babangida.

But the point remains that that team still produced quality SE players. If it were today peeps will write them off as "the worst Flying Eagles ever"

I am very much ok now. Discharged from the hospital and recovering at home.

theblackjack76:
True. The point I was making though, was that even after the uninspiring AFCON performance of the team, these two were still selected to be part of the super eagles 31-man list. Shows that though a team as a whole may be awful, individual talents may still exist. Additionally, individual players who may not be outstanding during a competition may develop and improve with time. For example, I don't think everyone was a big fan of Ighalo in the 2009 U-20 World Cup.

Sure

theblackjack76:
Remember we already have Ikouwem Utin and Valentine Ozornwafor on Super Eagles stand-by list.

Yeah. But ironically those two may still not make the main squad. It can be some other players. That is how football is.

andrew444:
Oh that's true ,that means there is hope for them to make it

Yeah. Namibia is there for them to hammer and then they fight for 1 point from the games against Morocco and CIV.