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forgiveness:
No country in this world will rate or pick a player in Danish or Egyptian league ahead of a player in the Belgium league.

Robert Skov who was the highest goalscorer in the Danish league with 27 goals was not considered good enough to make the Danish world cup team.

They rather picked strikers with around 3 to 6 goals from other leagues. That shows how lowly the Danish considered their league.


Can you explain?

how is Skov the top scorer in 2017/2018? the top scorer scored 22 and he's not the one he's not even in the top 8

Oasis007:


No be this Thread again?! The same Thread Epistles were dropped on daily Basis on how Iheanacho is an Alien?! An Hybrid of Messi and Ronaldo?! A Fox in the Box?! Better than Mbappe (now a World Cup Winner)?!

Make una continue dey award World Class to Toms and Jerrys. LMAO!

that argument is still the most ridiculous thing I've seen on nairaland, hybrid ko mainframe ni

andrew444:
No be wetin we get we dey use ?

How many people from Belgium league dey make their various national team ?

How many goals kayode score and how many goals simy score ,simy scored higher than kayode If am not mistaken ,you dey come here dey use man of the match as an excuse

I always know you that you are always 2 sided,you don see say simy did well than kayode and you are coming here to talk about man of the match , lol

You are very funny

even Belgium don't use players from their own league

Icon4s:
Now, let's be careful. The term used is "Forwards". Which includes both Wingers, SS, CFs.

There are 4 SS & CFs on that list and 6 Wingers. Out of this 6 Wingers u may only play 2 at a time in a game. We have a surplus in this position if u ask me. And I think one of the natural wingers may NOT make it to Egypt. I fear for Samuel Chukwueze if the other Wingers are in good form. Hope he is not gonna miss out on both major tournaments? This singular point I know is what Rohr may consider and chose to keep him. But who will he drop from: Iwobi, Simon, Kalu, Onyekuru and Musa. Iwobi and Musa are already in Egypt. Simon missed the last WC due to injury, after contributing so much to the qualification, and if he is fully fit in camp the coach might want to compensate him with the AFCON. Now left between Kalu and Onyekuru, who to me are still ahead of Chukwueze.
Ighalo, Osimhen and Onuachu are the 3 natural CFs and are likely to be in Egypt already. Iheanacho's ability to play as an SS, and AM in addition to CF is what is still keeping him in the team. If he doesn't put in a good shift in camp Rohr may have to drop him and not any of the wingers. But if he applies himself well, I fear for Chukwueze.

Then also we have 8 Defenders out of which 3 are Full Backs and 5! are CBs. The CB is another position we have surplus. All the 3 Full backs are as good as being in Egypt if u ask me. And for the CB to drop, it is easy to look towards Semi Ajayi but his ability to also play as a DM might keep him in the team. Awaziem looks like the one to be dropped IMO.

My likely players to be dropped: Awaziem and Chukwueze/Iheanacho

I think one of the 3 CF will be axed

tbaba1234:
I completely agree but with Rohr in charge, it won't happen.

hmmmmm, why is it difficult to drop Akpeyi now man is bad and old he's not offering us anything. that's what I expect people to argue about and not Awoniyi

tbaba1234:
...

I really hope after the nations cup we'll revamp our GK dept, truth is those 3 aren't good enough, they don't inspire confidence at all.

tbaba1234:
You love to show off your bigotry...

he doesn't deserve a response

edi287:
Opabumi had eye surgery not Yak

No, it was Yak

darkelf:
You always resort to not liking Mikel. I have nothing against him. We shall see sha

but truly you don't like him, you even said overhyped like we get any better person for the midfield

Icon4s:
For me it depends on what he offers in camp. If he applies himself well and breaks his way into the Coach's plans fine else, he should be booted out.

and he's the only natural left footer, I honestly think he'll go unless he performs so badly in training, I think onuachu will be dropped. we already have one gangling striker in osimhen, that's why I think not calling up Awoniyi isn't a surprise he's the same type of striker as Osimhen and Paul plus he's not bringing anything new to the squad no be say na Messi or CR7

forgiveness:
He is there. Look well.

na standby be that na

BascoVanVeli:
So was Efe Ambrose.

He wasn't the only one firing at the time and you also know that Awoniyi has not been consistent. Last season was his best season in Europe but he didn't kick on to start this season.

even last season it was towards the end he started scoring goals

forgiveness:
What is Junior Ajayi doing on the list?
Is he better than Awoniyi this season?

Junior Ajayi isn't there sir

forgiveness:
How many did Etebo get?

See it below.

1. Eberechi Eze

2. Etebo

exactly, no much difference between them he won't bring anything new besides you can't expect Karo to be dropped he's been part of the squad for a while now

Humility017:
there was a time early these season he was exciting to watch....

got a couple of goals and assists...

since then? 4goals 3assist in the championship mehnnn not sure he'll bring anything different from iwobi and the likes, not saying he shouldn't be invited o but not worth whining over

just checked that Ebere Eze stats, that dude is bang average nothing exciting and some people want us to change coaching crew because of him, chei

forgiveness:
I hope after the nations cup we change all the coaching crew even if we lift the cup.

We need fresh air.

so we should just change for changing sake?

andrew444:
Etebo is there check well

Onazi is injured

Ebuehi is injured also

Aina must go to afcon unless I will be very angry

I supported rohr dropping him the last time

But aina must be at afcon

Omo finally finally we no 2 get better players ,but we go use wetin we get

So there is nobody to replace ogu in the midfield ?

And Brighton outcast balogun is in this squad ?

and some people will say we have a promising squad, abeg where the promise?

darkelf:
Iheanacho had no business on that list in the first place

who will you include instead of Iheanacho?

Humility017:
please Rohr don't include kelechi in the travelling party to Afcon... please

he's been included

tbaba1234:
He was part of the 2016 under 17 squad that failed to qualify.. He plays for Water FC, i believe.. I think, he was also at Brooke academy in the UK.

hmmmmm, I hope he's that good sha

For those who want to know

tbaba1234:
Watch out for Success Makanjuola, plays in a similar way as Samu..

Let us discover new talents...

which club does he play for

tbaba1234:
Taiwo was one of Africa's best left back so when i say he started a decline, it is against that statement.

Taiwo had a good 2010-2011 season but he started his fade in the 2011/2012 season. (Note: I said, it started. he was not completely finished) His premier league showing was not close to his high standards and by the time he went to Ukraine the next season, his stats showed significant drop. He used to get 4-5 goals in Marseille at least. He could not score a single 1 in the Ukrainian league.

By 2014-2015, When he was supposed to be 29/30. He could not make his turkish team starting line-up and was sold to Finland.

true

Koboko99:
A mail to who?

LMAO, you never see anything

forgiveness:
But Taiwo is two years older than Mikel and he still played in the Turkish league at 29. He still played the Europa League with a Switzerland club at 32.

He is 34 now.

Besides, Obasi played in the Bundesliga at 29 and he is currently 33. If not for injury, he would have played up to 31.

So, I don't think only Mikel lasted longer in that set.

true, was about to point this out

tbaba1234:
2011 under 20... These players are supposed to be in their prime now... 28 years or less.

Omeruo, Azeez, and kayode still play in decent leagues. Musa is in Saudi, Ajagun in Cyprus at "26".

The rest have disappeared.

Goalkeepers: Danjuma Paul (Nasarawa United), Kazim Yekini (Kwara United), Gideon Gambo (Sharks)

Defenders: Kenneth Omeruo (Standard Liege/Belgium), Chiemezie Mbah (Warri Wolves), Gani Ogungbe (Gateway FC), Emmanuel Anyanwu (Enyimba), Terna Suswan (Vitoria Setubal/Portugal), Felix Odoh (First Bank Lagos)

Midfielders: Philemon Daniel (Kwara United), Abduljaleel Ajagun (Dolphin), Sani Tahir (Vejle/DEN), Ramon Azeez (Almeria/SPA)

Strikers: Ahmed Musa (VVV Venlo/Netherlands), Uche Nwofor (Enugu Rangers), Bright Ejike (Sharks), Olanrewaju Kayode (Asec/Cote d'Ivoire), Sani Emmanuel (Lazio/Italy), Omo Ojabu (Dolphin), Terry Envoh (Sharks), Egbedi Edafe (unattached)

but age isn't the only reason why players career go down the drain, could be injury or sudden loss of form, Musa for one isn't so old I think his real age should be about 27/28.

tbaba1234:
Your under 20 keepers bar Udoh..

Can you say Detan and Oremade are under 20?

Detan and Wale look like guys in their mid twenties and not about 30, they are GKs they have a long life span

BascoVanVeli:
I always felt he could do well in that position. I also feel like if u want him to score goals u have to play him at striker. He simply cannot run up and down the flanks and still score goals, I think they should stop playing him there.

I'm not sure he can play as a striker, he can't strike the ball well his shots are always weak

BascoVanVeli:
Spain fits him more than England. Plus why wouldn't he be able to cope in another country? The boy never reach aje buh like that na if he can do two weeks in Nigeria then I'm sure he can handle 50 years in another European country.

me think he should be converted to a CM, he can run, tackle initiate attack and doesn't score much

TheGoodJoe:
Some? Nah. More like many people will be sad.

I was very sure the report was false, through the article no single quote from Alaba, very surprised major news outlet carried the news. journalism have gone to the dogs

andrew444:
Messi of 5 years ago is not messi of today but messi stats of today has been better than 5 years ago

Barcelona signed arturo vidal at age 31, ac milan signed lucas biglia at age 30

Nigeria players are fond of that, when them reach 30 e go be like say na retirement time

I know mikel will play till 35, but someone here is already suggesting a mini retirement for him.

not only Nigerian players, even fans once a player hit 30 they start calling for his replacement, I remember saying Mikel 35 can play for us at the next world cup but plenty people disagreed, to me 35 for a midfielder who's game has never been about pace it's very OK as long as he's still playing top level football