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andrewbaba44:
If Fulham can’t win Leeds at home at this crucial time of the season then they have no business at the epl

I am just concerned for lookman and aina and they are even both loan players

Adarabioyo is not a better player than ekong or omeruo

Na me talk am

I am open for arguements

I think they'll survive ahead of Newcastle

elunico:
I don't think the news about clubs holding back their players from travelling this international break is true. These countries where these leagues are played would also be participating, I don't know where OGN is getting their news from.

for now, only the French first and second division are doing that and this will affect many African countries including Benin

andrewbaba44:
Bless you

I like sincerity when judging football

Molde of Norway even gave Granada a run for their money ,same Molde kicked out Hoffenheim

We should not forget last season also how Olympiakos kicked out arsenal,today game they where better than arsenal

Officially I am removing arsenal from the top epl teams

They were better only in the first half if Auba had taken his chances arsenal would have won comfortably

andrewbaba44:
And a 36 years old zlatan was averaging 1 goals in every 2 games in the epl but yet you think cr7 wont score 20, dey ZUZU

How many your Chelsea forwards wey young don score?

What about una black friday Mahrez

Weyrey
Them say he dey play like say person wan download Mahrez he come stop at 20%

forgiveness:
Which club will choose CR7 now? At almost 39?

Only in Italy.

??

sheyishemba:
Ramos has many achievement and international recognition but his growth is declining right now he has paid his dues and baba should be ready to go siddon for bush will you compare ramos of 10 years to this present day ramos a lot has changed bro, as it is right now the likes of John stones are improving every goddamn day and their forms speak for them ,i hope am safe to say tarkoski is on a better form than pique
Pained barca fan

even guardiola will gladly drop Stones for Ramos

Luthben:
Great decision
Maybe this is finally his time to blow

At best he'll be a substitute. Chuks and Simon will play on the wings

Onyekuru replaces Kalu

TheSuperNerd:
Even FIFA hasn't forgotten. They had to have their say too...

One idiot will now come and call this boy age cheat

AndSunGorilla:
I think Ekong is better than him.

You don start again

TheSuperNerd:
Samuel Kalu is likely to miss the AfconQ games vs Benin and Lesotho if he doesn't recover in time from the injury he picked up early in his team's Ligue 1 win.


The standby list of players include: Paul Onuachu, Henry Onyekuru, Peter Olayinka, Michael Olise (Passport process), and Terem Moffi.

One of these guys will be called up to the main list as Kalu's replacement.


Note: Ofcos Akpeyi and Adeleke are also on the standby list too but as GKs, we know they won't be called up.

I'll prefer Olayinka (direct replacement) or Moffi (let's see what he has)

Ppogbae:
Iheanacho 1st goal vs Sheffield...

https://streamvi.com/watch/1615732721

Bro, you are doing a very great job here. Nice one

Iheanacho and Ndidi starts

Tolulopefinest:
You don't need any statistics to know a team that plays an entertaining football.
It's something physical. Something you can see.

I know your type, once a team can throw passes they'll automatically become entertaining. Bravo

elyte89:
Do u knw y dey re saying all dis raw talent and co is simply because it has to do with three Nigerians we av in dt club ,if not aw would someone say talent wise,dey re on d same par with mancity and dey re languishing in rock bottom of d league..ko make sense,

They've not scored much, conceded plenty goals they are languishing in relegation but they are one the most entertaining sides in Europe. The kain bias for this thread is just somehow

Tolulopefinest:
Fulham plays one of the most entertaining football in Europe. Even an ignoramus knows that. They may lose matches, but their style of play is out of this world. You can never get bored watching them.

You don't even have any statistics to back up this point, the gap between fulham and city be like heaven and earth, if they play 20 times City will beat them 21 times

elyte89:
No b only raw talent... Na finished product u go c ..wetin person no go read for dis thread

Nothing dey surprise me again

drDoom3:
For raw talent, Fulham's first eleven matched Man City's first eleven. Aside the goals, Aguero was lost. Jesus was fairly caged. Only the first goal was legit, the other two were schoolboy errors caused by Fulham's inexperience.

They aren't at par in any way or form

drDoom3:
And talents lacking football IQ. Making schoolboy mistakes. For raw talent, This Fulham team is on par with the Man City they are playing with. However, you can clearly smell the inexperience in their passes and gameplay. The only players in their squad with real experience and football IQ are Areola, Andersen, and Reed. Anguissa slows down the game when he should not, Tosin is overconfident, Aina is too easy to dribble. Even Lookman looks lost.

Fulham and Man City are on par abi what am I seeing?

komekn:
Go and ask the NFF, because Ademola made his commitment along with Oviemuno over 2 years ago unofficially over three years ago.

Fulham in my opinion is better than Porto. Because Fulham beat Liverpool doesn't make the better just on the day. On the other hand who says Juventus will beat Fulham.

Porto were very very lucky to win on away goals, nonetheless they are not better than Juventus.

hello people, this is reason 598 why you shouldn't do drugs

Philosopher1979:
In fact, he scored twice.
What must be done so that he transfers his form to a top 5 league.
What is missing in Onyekuru and what is the issue with him cutting it in a top 5 league.
Is it a lack of tactical knowledge or what?

Not good enough for that level of football, his performance in the champions league is another indicator

12large1:
African leaders are just bunch of nincompoop. Imagine a forking European being the secretary of our organization. Now they will create a platform that's favorable to them bunch of mumu

It's very wrong

BREAKING: FIFA’s Veron Mosengo-Omba will be the new Secretary General of CAF.

He is expected to implement Gianni Infantino’s agenda of a 20-team Super League and changing the AFCON cycle to four (4) years.

Veron is a Swiss Citizen of Congolese heritage.

It will be the first time that CAF will be headed by a citizen of another continent since its inception.

TheSuperNerd:
Omo... Rohr cannot call everybody. I agree his form needs to be rewarded and I have said this before but there is absolutely no way I would fault Rohr for not looking his way. Besides it was just this March Simy resumed his goals rush like he always does when Nigeria has a major tournament or Competitive line of fixtures coming up.

He did it prior to the WC in Russia and gatecrashed the squad. He did it again prior to the Afcon in 2019 while in Serie B... But Rohr didn't fall for it. Lol


Thing is for the latest squad, Rohr had to name three Strikers and he did. And all three strikers (Osimhen, Iheanacho and SADIQ) deserve it as well. Plus their style fits the fast pace of the team's attacking style. Onuachu no even make main list na Simy wan come enter? Lol

Just be glad with the depth we have. And I am sure if Simy was called now and starts against Benin and fumbles, na still Rohr una go come for saying "Okay, why didn't he call a player that he knows will fit the way our attack functions? Why didnt he call this or that?"

Make una dey cool down. This pattern always repeat itself. The best players to fans looking at a list are always those not on the list. Na wa.


On this "we can play to his style"... Just as in the case of Onuachu... I want to add something on this. The national team don't meet for weeks before a game to work on playing to the style of a particular player. In the short time that the team will meet, they will have to work on playing to the style that suits everyone and that will produce the desired result. If a player won't fit into how the team is meant to function to approach a game, then there is already problem.

If we wanna play to Onuachu's strengths which actually require an alteration of our fast attacking style that involves the striker also making channels of attack for the inverted wingers, then we will need more training sessions dedicated to just that. And we would need to play without skillful inverted wingers too. How many wingers do we have of traditional style? How many of them even start for the NT if any?

Any striker coming in will meet Chukwueze and Kalu/Simon as the wingers (not to mention Ejuke, Dennis, Lookman coming in) and have to cope with establishing that on-field synergy and understanding with them to flourish.

This is why folks here make me laugh when they run their mouths because somebody has goals stats. I want them to tell me the league goals stats of Giroud prior to the 2018 WC compared to Lacazette at Arsenal. When they have researched that and found out the obvious. They should please tell me why Giroud (on lesser goals) was picked ahead of a Lacazette who scored more.

In 2017/18 season prior to the WC in Russia, Laca outscored Giroud in the same league (EPL).

In 2016/17 season prior to the season that came before Russia 2018, Laca outscored Giroud also.

So why was Giroud always picked ahead of a player with the better goals stat??

National team football is not just about your club stats in as much as they also should be good. Ultimately it's more about how that national team functions and which players will carry out those functions best.

Let that sink in. It's good to have the club stats in your favor. But what good are your club stats if it cannot be translated to the national team because you struggle in the system of the national team? Question mark for those who don't seem to get (but may want to understand) the dynamics of why stats doesn't say it all.

you have time and energy, I just dey look them. Like Simi haven't played for us before or did he suddenly turn to C Ronaldo over the past 1 year

Ajax are interested in Okoye

JohnBullMySon:
Musa on the list and Onuachu on standby is a very daft decision. But I think I get what rohr wants to do. He wants to give Musa a platform to get to a good club. He was doing that last year, so Musa will definitely play in the upcoming games. But using the national team for such thing is a crazy gamble that can cost him his job.

Any player that can fail trial with Sam Allardyce doesn't deserve to play football

Olulong:
This Gernot Rohr na dunce. 10 Defenders ( 2 Listed as Midfielders) and 3 Midfielders

Ajayi is actually a midfielder unless you've not been watching our games

Ppogbae:
Trying to get a bunch of dual national players who come from top clubs but barely get playing time is not a sustainable selection policy.

what still be sustainable? A bunch of these players are better than whatever Jamaica can boast of

zuchyblink:
I know it's not Rohr's decision to invite Musa.some people are forcing players on Rohr

As long as he's the coach then he'll shoulder that responsibility

TheSuperNerd:
I know all these and I recall I analysed even his outing against Algeria in the friendly where he also didn't cover himself in glory as much. True indeed, he has not been impressive in the attacking setup of the Super Eagles but for the fact he has kept at it at club level firing in 25 league goals. Mehn, I feel he deserves to be rewarded with an invite. He won't start ofcos but honor his efforts with an invite.


Anyway, Rohr himself even admitted to Onuachu's struggles in the Super Eagles when he was interviewed recently and asked about the Striking options.

He said, "....We also have Onuachu who has been scoring lots of goals in Belgium but has his problems when he comes to (playing for) Nigeria".

So Rohr is aware. But even at that, I still think he should be encouraged with an invite.

Well, I agree with you. At least just to appreciate his effort

TheSuperNerd:
Hmmm.... If off-the-pitch issues persist and Musa is the man who can calm things down with his leadership since all the players respect him, then fine, I will understand.
So his invite will be based purely on non-footballing reasons if he indeed makes the main list. But again, why must a 25-goals Onuachu be the scapegoat to accommodate Musa in the list? Abi Rohr no fit drop one defender to standby? because I know say na defenders go full our list, followed by forwards and then midfielders.

In his defence tho Onuachu doesn't fit in with his style, he has given him enough game time but it's not working. Don't forget Onuachu started our first game at Afcon, to say he was dismal is putting it lightly

TheSuperNerd:
Omo... If SADIQ Umar makes it, I would be so so glad but I'm not expecting him to make the list for now. Time will tell shaa. Looks like a few details in the list will be altered.
As for Moffi. That's a sure banker.

But ehmmm, how many strikers Rohr wan come invite for main list? Coz Osimhen and Iheanacho are definitely making it.


Meanwhile, Onuachu for Standby after banging in 25 league goals and "Clubless" + "almost 5-6 months inactive" Musa to make Main list? Omo, it better not happen. If not na Chriskels, Andrewbaba44 and Elyte89 I go hand Rohr matter over to. Haba!

Check this twitter exchange between 2 football journalist