₦airaland Forum

ChrisKels:
Lookman is good but should be paired with Osimhen. He doesn't perform when played as a winger.

Amedino99:
better resistance today?

Bossoflife25:
I watched Akin every game this season. Seria A is not what it was years ago. Playing against 41 year old Modric and Fofana and winning MON against Florentina doesn't equate to suceeding in the box to box role on the continent. David Moses is better suited for our current plan. Akin is good but not what the SE needs at the moment. Simple. Akpoborie. Ekoku, Ikepa etc were good for their clubs but not really for the SE. You should know this. Ciao!

Bossoflife25:
Your assumption is funny to me! Which better side has Benjamin played against yet he is by far our best defender as at now.
David Moses is far superior for our present tactics where we lack a real box to box.
And yes! Akin for all his technicality lacks pace and strength required for what we need now.
Dele and Oyedika can play his role, however we currently have no one in the mode of D. Moses.
D. Moses was assigned to stop Lookman and he did and almost scored.
Playing midfield against Atalanta would have been a piece of cake to him. He is that good!

Predator87:
Its so annoying seeing how lazy the Tech Department of the NFF is. I hear we are now on the verge of losing Edna Imade to Spain. This girl that should have been capped years ago. Now back to the Super Eagles how come nobody is scouting the English Championship for payers? We are so obsessed with the prem but the Sky Championship has a lot of Nigerians who are willing to wear the GWG without any fuss and can help the teams depth. Guys like Arthur Okonkwo and Ryan Alebiosu given our struggles in Goalkeeper and Right back. We are so passive while the likes of Morocco, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Algeria etc actively recruit dual nationals.

TheSuperNerd:
The technical dept of the NFF led by Austine Eguaovoen as Technical director have got to be quite a bunch to have never tried initiating a move on Kayode since we mentioned him here since 2022. My italian friend told me about this lad and I quickly got the dossier needed and dropped it here on NL first. But as usual naa... the people with the actual job of handling the technical side of our football sleep. They dont research. They dont monitor.

And it is not just Michael Kayode. There are couple more. Smh. I will keep doing what I do for the love of the game and Nigerian football but it is a shame that what is a hobby for one is not taken seriously by those with the actual job.

TheSuperNerd:
Some Euro Leagues' Naija Performers (Saturday, 25th October)

Anglo Nigerian, Femi Azeez bags matchwinner as Millwall beat Leicester to go 3rd in the Championship.

TheSuperNerd:
Nooo dem for emulate Remo naa. Anyway, congrats to them. I know they will likely not survive the group stage but it is a good thing seeing a Naija Club there again.

Meanwhile, Cunha and Casemiro dey make u smile naa abi...

TheSuperNerd:
Zion Suzuki. Ghanaian-Japanese. Not Naija related ooo 😁

Anyway, he's an impressive young GK too. Not surprised he is Japan's #1 now.

Joebie:
My AFCON Starters

Kog45:
Oh very sad day for me,even till date I hate watching the match...Oliseh due to inexperienced cost us the game,all he needed was a simple tackling but wanted to win the ball

lbrichman2:
Go watch any highlights of okocha, anyone at all, after you notice all the tricks and flicks, the next things you will notice is a lot of misplaced passes..
Unfortunately he only began to mature towards the end of his career..
Post any of his highlights here and prove me wrong

TheSuperNerd:
Naija 🇳🇬in the Uefa Europa League

[b]Kelechi Iheanacho starts for Celtic vs Sturm Graz that has Danish-Nigerian, Tochi Chukwuani also starting.

Mujtahida:
Too much energy.

AndSunGorilla:
All of you people are so ungrateful. How can you not mention Biodun Baruwa, Francis Uzoho, Akpeyi, Mobi Oparaku, Ifeanyi Ekwueme, Gabriel Reuben, Furo Iyeneme, Okoronkwo, ndukwe, Arnold, Tanimu, Uzoenyi, flavor and many other greats.

TheSuperNerd:
Exactly. It is the tactical needs of the RW for each coach that matters. Both have equal shouts for that role but Finidi is my take coz I need one who will supply the 9 constantly, while taking the occasional strike at goal (1995 UCL Semis vs Bayern) and not one who go dey drag top scorer with am. Lol

lbrichman2:
I agree
I think okocha holds the team back in some way, even though he has great individual skills

Towbaba500:
Osibobo
https://x.com/DougieCritchley/status/1981305589608095749?t=AOIkA0b9BOLSfi0cN67nKA&s=19[/quote]but some Nigerians told me Isak is better and more TEchNIcal

TheSuperNerd:
Another very strong all time XI on paper but...


Odegbami vs Finidi... whoever anyone picks here, I will understand. Both are great. Our greateat RWs of all time. But for me personally, it is "World Class George" all the way. He was called that by some pundits. Best RW in the world no be beans.

GMBOFASIA:
Football game can still be single-handedly won by a player if you have an elite player let not go far take a look at our Benin game it was osimhen heroics and unbelievable display that kept us to play off assuming it was boniface or sodiq umar starting that game we probably would have played goalless so sometimes don’t over rules some players singlehandedly doing something extra ordinary to win games

TheGoodJoe:
Unfortunately, this is not about a popular choice thing but actual quality.

Ambrose was unbelievable. Never in my life seen a right back with such driving force. He literally used to drive Keshi's conquering Super Eagles from the right flank. A spectacle to behold. Popular vote will not change that quality fact.

Celestine Babayaro was tactically insane. He did it at the highest level. There was this game he had against AC Milan that was just madness.

Celestine Babayaro at Chelsea was a very brilliant player. Iroha can never scrape such level of performance.

Taribo, that is not even a debate.

Mikel Obi, he was a creative midfielder that also comes with a full defensive package. When it comes to creativity, Okocha edges. When it comes with the full package, offensive, defensive and controlling the midfield, Mikel tops and it is not even a debate.

Being the best player on the pitch in the Champions League finals against a Super Bayern Munich says it all.

Jieta2:
Oh! mr jihday, just read his post and read my first paragraph. Thank you.

Odunayaw:
EPL is blinder than we care to admit

You passed up Osimhen ke

Jieta2:
The way you oldies praise this 1994 set is tiring, I've been on Nairaland going for fifteen years now every time I come online before I read ten comments I must read something related to the 1994 set you guys have besieged these sports sections just like they have besieged the glass house that any coach the NFF hires if he doesn't play like the 1994 set or handle issues like they time they criticism him.

Apart from Stephen Keshi and to a long extent Samson sia sia what has the 1994 set contributed to our football is it Okocha that almost ruin delta state football or Sunday oliseh that almost destroy the super Eagles, or let's talk about ikpeba that is destroying Nigerian youth with his bet9ja nonsense, I don't even want to mention that one that almost ruin our world cup hope.

What did they achieve which have not been done, they won the Nations Cup and reached the knockout stage didn't the 2013 set equal the record what is so special about them that we will not hear a word?

semid4lyfe:
Aina is our biggest absentee from the Playoffs and AFCON. I hope Bright Osayi really steps up his game.

Ebenezer Akinsanmiro can replace FDB.

Agu making the AFCON team roster was debatable. We'll make do with Zaidu and Bruno.

Ragingthunder:
Atalanta youngster, Honest Ahanor,the 17-year-old left-back, who only joined Atalanta this summer from Genoa, is now valued at €20 million, a career-high mark.
However, despite his Italian upbringing, he remains eligible to play only for Nigeria, as Italian law no longer grant automatic citizenship to children born in Italy to foreign parents. He can only apply for citizenship after turning 18 and proving continuous residence. For now, Ahanor’s international future lies firmly in Nigerian hands.

TheSuperNerd:
Lovewins, pls little help here. Uche's deal to Palace has an obligation to buy. Does this mean Palace must still pay the 17M even if they bench him all season? This Uche gametime lack bothers me so much.

Spainever:
I read in several platforms and even here " let be praying for Osihmen to be injury free for the playoff" . I also hope he will be injury free but it caught my attention we solely rely on Osihmen.
What happens if Osihmen is not available?
What back up do we have ?

TheSuperNerd:
Meanwhile, Chrisantus Uche featured for Crystal Palace U21 today in their 5-2 loss vs Stevenage in the EFL Trophy (Southern Group E).

I dont like that Uche is limited to these underage games with Palace. Palace should pls let him leave on loan abeg. Uche was a sure starter in LA LIGA FOR GOODNESS SAKE. Handed the #10 shirt as well at Getafe but because they (Getafe) needed to cash in to ease their financial worries, Uche was pushed out against his original stance of not wanting to leave. Now his gametime suffers.

Since Oliver Glasner doesnt rate him, then loan him!

TheSuperNerd:
Bruno Onyemaechi will never be our starting LB. He belongs to the reserves of the Super Eagles. Not even the bench.

Again, I laugh because Zaidu, a better LB, was undermined because of this Bruno. It is well.