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codemaniacs:
"Good" foreign born players don't want to play for the SE.. it has nothing to do with rotten system..

the way they get them if we go that route many of you will complain, they go after these players when they are yet to make their big break in Europe

elyte89:
Proposed New slots according to FIFA,

Asia - 8 countries

Africa - 9 countries

North America- 6 countries

South America - 6 countries

Oceania- 1 Country

Europe - 16 countries

Making it a total of 46 counties.

2 slots remaining

1 for Africa because Morocco have reached the semi-finals.

1 for play-offs.

Therefore ,
Asia 8+Africa( 9+1) + North America 6 + South America 6+ Ocenia 1 + Europe 16+ playoffs 1 will make it 48 countries.



Aw true is dis?

that Morocco win get Africa extra slot is probably a lie, I haven’t seen any verified source

TheGoodJoe:


The answer is in the post.

this is emotional blackmail, not sure anybody has ever opposed Amunike cos of his tribe so why are you trying to bring tribe into it? And if it is about competence people questioning it are very very correct

TheGoodJoe:
People should learn to shun tribalism. It has played a big part in holding the country down. Select the best, most qualified, and competent. Stop fighting against people because they are from a particular tribe.

Amunike is the most qualified and most competent. None have a better choice. Support him getting the job and moving this country forward.

He is a national hero and played a part in making us proud.

Same thing we are talking about the coming election. Peter Obi has the credibility and competence to fix the country. Vote him to help change the fortunes of this country.

how tribalism and Peter Obi take enter this matter?

Mhiztachika:
Still a flop gk

if he continue getting game time consistently for the next 2-3 seasons I think he’ll improve

Danielnino00:
Shola Ameobi even at the peak of his career couldn't even score 20 goals a season.. Very average player..
But he scored against Italy in that pre world cup friendly and his inclusion was regarded by some as justified... His brother Sammy looked promising,but alas....

that Shola 2014 inclusion i’m sure something must have exchanged hands

TheSuperNerd:
Don't forget Keshi failed with the Naija U20s in 2001 before he went on to Togo and Mali.

Amunike proved himself with Nigeria's U17s and with Tanzania. He is now in Zambia making a difference with Zanaco.

The key ingredient here is Amunike is tactically astute. He is also one whose playing philosophy draws similarities with Walid Regragui. They both favor swift vertical attacking transition plays. And both make their midfield anchorman part of the top keys to their game. For Walid, it is a Ball-playing CDM, for Amunike, he prefers a DLP or Ball-playing CDM.

And we can execute such with the pool of talents we have.

Also, the core of the Super Eagles already know Amunike well and have worked with him closely from the age grade teams. The likes of Iheanacho, Ndidi, Osimhen, Chukwueze, Ejuke, Uzoho, Awaziem etc. He knows the lads to the depths of their abilities.

This is a coach that molded the beast Osimhen is today. Osimhen never fails to credit Amunike as the man who laid the foundations of his development into the beast striker he is. The mentality Osimhen has in that role came via Amunike's mentoring and coaching. Every other thing fell into place as he met other top coaches at Wolfsburg, Felice Mazzu at Charleroi, Galtier at Lille, Gattuso at Naples and now Spalletti.

seems Spain just went through this route too, they are set to announce De La Fuente their former U-19 U-21 and U-23 coach who has never coached a proper senior team but according to them he has worked with most of the players during their years in the various youth teams.

AndSunGorilla:
My thinking may be flawed but I feel a full local coach without any foreign exposure may be intimidated by the players. Because at least our retired players can point to their careers and a couple of them made some money too in their hey days, but a local coach who may never have earned N2m a month in his life may just feel intimidated. The players could even claim that the coach is unaware of modern tactics etc and never exposed to world class training methods.

don’t forget that the late Amodu was a full local coach and he earned the full respect of the players

TheSuperNerd:
Naija Lads Across Europe: Saturday, October 10

Josh Maja scored from the spot as his side Bordeaux secured a 2-1 win over Onyeka's Brentford.


Ebere Paul Onuachu bagged a brace as KRC Genk beat La Liga side, Elche 3-2 in a club friendly.

this Maja doesn’t score any other type of goal apart from penalties? Penalty merchant

AndSunGorilla:
Is there a chance the journalists are not being objective? How come the U17 boys he coached were able to understand him, how come Tanzania team was.able to understand him? Siasia would have been good but Baba is now an expensive painting artwork. So if we have to go local and give them time and support, who else can we turn to at this point.

our NPFL teams have very good coaches with definite style of play, we can give them a chance to prove themselves. We need to start encouraging our recently retired players to go into coaching, none of them seem interested in coaching

TheSuperNerd:
Yes, they have a coaching crew. Same technical crew led by Kelvin Kaindu that was in charge when they went on a run of 5 losses in 12 league games and were sitting in the bottom half of the table.

Then came Amunike. Appointed as Direct Technical Consultant to this Team’s coaching crew in September, began his job from the first week of October and since then... Zanaco has only lost once in 12 league games. Their latest result was a goalless draw vs 2nd placed side, Green Buffaloes.

Under Amunike's technical influence behind the scenes, Zanaco are being metamorphosed into a team that can grind out results and play some good/decent football.

He doesn't have to stay on the touchlines because he reviews and previews every game with Kaindu and the crew and obviously stays in touch live with the crew on the touchlines via wireless comms during each league game. So Kaindu on the touchlines is enough.

And it's good to see you have checked out comments fro yourself from fans. They aren't lying. He is indeed the reason Zanaco is reborn.

thanks for this breakdown, I really want him to succeed because I know sooner or later he’ll be our coach, I’ll continue to closely monitor him in Zambia

AndSunGorilla:
What we keep forgetting is that all these guys are human beings and not droids, as dem dey talk am, no be everyday be Christmas. England were very good tonite but as always you need more than exceptional playing and hardwork to win in life. Good game by the English and even without Benzema, clinical finishing by French.
Does Morocco stand a chance against France?

I feel Benz missing out is a blessing for them, look at their performance at the last euros with Benz they struggled. At this point it’s anybody’s game but I think France will beat Morocco plus Morocco will likely have some key players missing due to injury

AndSunGorilla:
What do you think of Morocco vs France Semi Final?

at this point all 4 teams have equal chances, it will boil down to who wants it the most

AndSunGorilla:
Tammy

he promised him a slot in our squad

TheSuperNerd:
Thank you so much Sir GoodJoe.

Even elsewhere, after I mentioned Amunike and gave reasons why and even explained that he and the Current Morocco coach are kinda similar in playing style and tactical philosophy, they talked it down but I put them on the spot.

I said... okay, who then? Give me a feasible coaching solution not just anyone out of fantasy thoughts. It must be someone we can realistically go for.

Guess what... they just couldn't. Even the one named wasn't up to par.

I cited Amunike's current work in Zambia with Zanaco. None of them knew about it until I mentioned it first time. Only for some to do half baked research and still try to attack that point.

Most people will always oppose even without having a viable solution themselves.

but Zanaco have a substantive coach, although I’ve seen comments from fans saying Amunike is the brain behind the team but he doesn’t stay on the touch line on match days

Blueelf:
Have you forgotten Tammy Abraham?

lol, Pinnick went overboard because of his personal relationship with him and his family plus that one too was saying nonsense to the media

Danielnino00:
I was wrong from the beginning... This world cup has actually turned out to be one of the best ever despite all the controversies surrounding it!

those controversies were from England and USA, they are salty because they lost hosting bid to Qatar

TheLoneCitizen:
Rinse. Repeat.

e be like say water no dey to rinse again abi

Danielnino00:
The problem is that as a national team coach, when you start calling players because you feel they suit your style, people will talk, especially if the player doesn't play in a fancy league..
Like Eguavon calling up Nwakali and Ndah because they are players who can keep possession well and distribute good passes..We saw such qualities when they played the AFCON.. People said na egunje..
Meanwhile, Rohr was selecting some players over others because they suited his conservative style of play.. For instance, Shehu was preferred often times ahead of Aina..Collins retuned from an injury at the 2019 AFCON and immediately displaced Aina who was having a good tournament from the starting eleven... Surprisingly, we didn't hear accusations of egunje

people will eventually shut up when they see result, people complained of Keshi’s squad list for 2013 Afcon but after the tournament nobody cared again.

COOL10:
If it's in knowing the game, Amuneke is definitely up there, especially when it comes to the attacking brand of possessive football(which is my preference).

The problem is that this is the national team and it would be hard to inculcate such tactics with the kind of players we have. We don't have the required amount of technical players for such a system. How many of our players are even in clubs that play such brand of football?

Amuneke is best suited for a club side or a youth based system. That way he'll have enough time with them to teach them his philosophies. That's why he did so well at youth level.


If this was Spain where we had a lot of technical players, I would be the first person to call for Amuneke. Unfortunately we don't have that privilege.

you are wrong, very very sef. They are professional footballers besides as the NT coach you are free to call any player that will suite your game plan, unless you are telling me there are no Nigerian footballers that can play the way he wants which will be very laughable. P.S I’m not sold on Amunike himself.

codemaniacs:
the example you're giving is good but does flow with football...

In football, your main bosses are the clubs you play for... the country is secondary.. especially for those playing in europe or top 10 european leagues...

the attitude of the national team bosses should never affect how you play for the national team because you're not playing or working for the bosses in the national team..

you're playing or working for the citizens of the country which also includes your family members and not the FA of the country.

all these passion you people are seeing in Morocco is because their coach have a good tactical plan, when they lost to benin in 2019 didn’t they have passion or when they lost out earlier this year where was the passion? When a team is good and winning games you’ll think it’s being fueled by passion and commitment

TheGoodJoe:

But we sure rolled out the red carpet.

for who?

TheSuperNerd:
Quote it and stop lying. Folks like you are predictable. Hate fuels your every response to something or someone you just don't like.

I always stood for a Morocco surprise. No matter what. So stop the lies and just accept that you don't have my kind of foresight and insight into the tactical makings of a truly good team. Thank you.

Nawa o

elyte89:
Download football rocker app,

is it on iOS? Is it available on windows?

TheGoodJoe:
Include foreign born players, not beg and roll out carpet.

not sure we’ve ever begged any tho

Blueelf:
Meanwhile..our ex-internationals

Instead of you to appear neutral and make your decision on choice of ca dilate a secret until election day, you're openly supporting one..egunje effect

exinternationals no go chop?

Seeing ororo in tears moved me

jihday:
Tipping Canada to be the surprise team of the tournament while any of England, Belgium and Germany will be flop of the tournament. Best African team should be either Ghana or Morocco, Brazil or Argentina will win the tournament

Expected Ghana to do better than that but nerves failed them. Expected Morocco to make knockout but not Semi, what an achievement

mostob:
Where did you people stream this match?

Hesgoal hasn't been working.

score808 worked on mobile but not on computer

mostob:
Please where are you all streaming this match?

Hesgoal and score808 are not working here.

viprow.me but too much ads

charlesemeka85:
and the likes of scholes,pirlo,zidane,viera,makalele,yaya toure played cricket abi?

last 10-15 years Zidane, Viera? Yaya, nice try but I’ll take those ones ahead of him