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I second that Pelegrini-ward move.

ChrisKels:
Iheanacho tipped to reunite with Pelegrini at westham or join new castle

#newsinthepipeline

Idowu can play at the left side of a 3-man CB. Too versatile to discard. Deji and Ikuowem can definely get a direct promotion to SE considering we don’t have much options at LB.However, they should still play a part in he Flying Eagles. Hence Duru, Deji and Ikuowem to compete at LB/LWB.

ChrisKels:
No Sane coach will discard Achor, Aina, Simmy and Olayinka plus Billing. Forget Adarabioyo he isn't interested, I would rather captie Tomori and send him down to the U23s.

I would give both Chinedu Ajala and Steve Eze chances ahead of Adeleye. I would give Deji and Ikouwem chances because I wasnt impressed by Idowu.

This was an OGN blunder. I thought we cleared that many pages back.

I’m going to find a way to reach Pinnick. Let me pull some contacts, because we cannot keep making noise on this thread with no headway.

forgiveness:
Tomorrow, some people will claim he didn't contact us before he plays for Germany or becomes another Alaba. Paul Aigbogun should please invite him for the U20 first and Rohr should give him a call too.


Evidence: Bundesliga Teen Star Deji Begged Ex U17 Coach Amunike To Invite Him In 2015

October 28, 2017
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Former coach of the Nigeria U17 team Emmanuel Amunike snubbed Eintracht Frankfurt enterprising German-Nigerian left full back Deji-Ousman Beyreuther from his U17 squad of 2015.

Owngoalnigeria.com has in it possession, the text of the letter written by the 18 year old who has broken into the first team of the Bundesliga side and made the bench in their 1-1 draw against Mainz 05 ‎pleading to be given a chance.

However his plea fell on deaf ears as the coach didn’t reply his message as he settled for other players who helped him win the U-17 World Cup in 2015.

Deji-Ousman is still keen on playing for Nigeria particularly as he is a left back, one area where Nigeria are currently shopping for more options as Elderson Echiejile is the only recognised left back available to coach Gernot Rohr.

See text of the letter written in 2015 in next paragraph.

Hello.
My name is Deji Ousman Beyreuther.
I was born in Göttingen and played for Sparta Göttingen. Then i moved to Hannover and played for Tsv pattensen.

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My Trainer was Stefan Mertesacker, father of per mertesacker(german national player). Next i moved to Frankfurt because family reasons. Now i play for the Bundesligaclub Fsv Frankfurt. I was born on the 06.09.1999 and play for the u17 squad.

I think its the right time for the national team. My mother Heike Beyreuther is German and my father Lukman Oladimeji is Nigerian.

I would like to participate in the Nigerian national team and not the German because i love the Culture, the passion on the Field and my motivation is my uncle Mohammed Oladimeji Lawal who also played for the national team.

I am actually a defensive middlefielder but play left defender and feel more confident on this Position as i played there this season in which we successfully finished on the 1. place. I weigh 65 kilogram and I am 1,78 tall.

My strong foot is the left one but have almost the same qualities in pass and dribble and skill with the right. My role is as an offensive left defender who supports the offense with dangerous crosses and direct longshots.

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In my first season at Fsv Frankfurt i became captain because I give commandos and support my team to lead to success. I follow every match of the golden eaglets and think that my abilities will support this team.

I hope to hear from you soon,
kind regards,
Deji Ousman Beyreuther.

http://owngoalnigeria.com/2017/10/28/evidence-bundesliga-teen-star-deji-begged-ex-u17-coach-amunike-to-invite-him-in-2015/

Uzoho is our undisputed #1. And it would not change for a long time to come unless he fumbles in a run of matches. I think he was fortunate, because on a good day with strong competition he would not have got the opportunity in the first place

ChrisKels:
Uzoho saved a one on one from Higuain.

If short Enyeama or Ezenwa my brother was in that post, that Messi freekick would be a goal surreal. Besides Enyeama conceded a worse free-kick from same Messi in 2014. Dis is not in any way, dissing Enyeama but people need to stop discrediting Uzoho.

I agree with 80% of your list.


However Idowu is a good defensive player whether you choose to use him as a LB or not.

Simy did not clock enough minutes
at the World Cup for you to judge him. Going by friendlies alone, he is relevant.

Leave the U20 players to focus on the U20 task: Okoye, Akpan and Ukuowem.

Players should be given a chance to compete in the role(s) they play in their club. That is only fair. The likes of Aina, Joel Obi (seems he was never given an offensive role in SE) and Shehu.

My reservations on Adeleye. I will pick another CB from the Atletico friendly. Ajana is his name I believe.

It’s high time we gave Ajagun a look in.

Osimhen is not ready. I’d rather have Olayinka.

Players we need to make a move for: Adarabioyo and Phillip Billing

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Just noticed Iheanacho is missing. You people are allowing your emotions take over you.

semidi4lyfe:
I'll select the 23-man squad from this pool of players.

GOALKEEPERS
Francis Uzoho
David Nwokolor
Akpan Udoh
Dele Alampasu
Maduka Okoye

Doesn't make sense to have a 19yr old No 1 goalie and have backups in their late 20's and early 30's.


DEFENDERS
William Tróost-Ekóng
Leon Balogun
Chidozie Awaziem
Kenneth Omeruo
Olamilekan Adeleye
Tyrone Ebuehi
Musa Mohammed
Ebube Duru
Ikouwem Udoh
*Dominic Iorfa Jr
*Moses Odubajo
Deji Ousman Beyreuther

Notable absentees are Bryan Idowu and Ola Aina.

In my opinion, Ola Aina is not good enough. Bryan Idowu gets dropped cos of my preference for naturally left footed players as left back which is covered by Ebube Duru, Ikouwem Udoh and Deji Ousman Beyreuther.


MIDFIELDERS
John Mikel Obi
Wilfred Ndidi
Oghenekaro Etebo
Alex Iwobi
Kelechi Nwakali
John Ogu
Uche Agbo
Okechukwu Azubuike
Anderson Esiti
Tosin Kehinde

Dropped are Joel Obi and Oganyi Onazi


ATTACKERS
Paul Onuachu
Ahmed Musa
Moses Simon
Samuel Kalu
Taiwo Awoniyi
Henry Onyekuru
Sadiq Umar
Cyriel Dessers
Junior Lokosa
Victor Moses
Noah Sanreren Bazee
Isaac Success
Victor Osimhen
Kayode Olanrewaju

Dropped are Ighalo, Iheanacho and Simmy Nwankwo. Not good enough for me.

Seriously the VAR refs should have called the attention of the ref when Iheanacho was hit on the head. VAR is not perfect, but it reduces errors.

BascoVanVeli:
Yes at the end of the day results are results. But at the same time facts are facts we were unjustly treated. We keep accepting that and we will never move forward.

At this point would you drop Joel Obi?

komekn:
Most top teams in the world cup have continous growth and improvement. Players are only dropped when they loose form and or another player is clearly better.

Form in the context of thier club and league.

Until we have selection by merit and not sentimental attached to hidden interests. The problem of the SE will not get better.

Kai.. U still want to rate them?
There is nothing worth rating here.

Fadiga24:
How would you rate African teams at the world cup, for me


Nigeria
Senegal
Tunisia
Morocco

...
...
Egypt

It could have been any animal. Even if it were a pastor... We love our ears massaged.

ChrisKels:
Say what u know. Which kind dirty pig I wan believe when pork is my best meat. It was in my team I believed. Pig is never spiritual neither is it smart and cant not see the future.

I would rather believe a cat, a pigeon, an owl or a vulture's prediction than that of a pig.

Though I dont believe in all this BS

it’s ok

ChrisKels:
Only u sabi where Dat one is coming from.

Which negative thoughts? I was being realistic.
I knew what was coming. But you would rather have believed a pig just because he predicted what u’d like to hear.

ChrisKels:
U really annoyed me with those negative thoughts. I was so disappointed because I av always been ur fan even though u can be silly sometimes.

Hahahahaha

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“Who takes you seriously”

Oga u keep things for mind o. You should have tackled me then, at least u wouldn’t have to carry that grudge for days. I beg no vex, I’m sorry.

ChrisKels:
Are u done with ur "I told you mantra"? Who takes ur opinion here seriously anymore?

Shift make I see road abeg.

E don do with this una “average” talk. The players are earning a living. It’s not their fault they chose football.

ChrisKels:
Ekong on the brink of a Lille move.


Not bad for an average defender.

Lol.. many of us are very heartbroken. I had the best intentions after all

Kog45:
Haha Joebie,na our habits be dat na and we are all involved "I TOLD YOU" our synonymous SLOGAN aftermath.....

I’m saying I didn’t say “I told you”

EmmGee:
lol. then what are you saying

I will drop Ezenwa, Akpeyi and Echiejile for now, and replace them with Alampasu, Nwokolor, and Duru respectively. I would inject one AM, since I’d rather have Mikel playing CM/DM. Abdul Ajagun gets my nod to compete with Iwobi in that role. I will start to make a move for Phillip Billing and Ryan Sanusi. Also the Nwakali Brothers will be in my radar. Shehu takes Onazi’s spot at DM. Aina should make a return for AM. Odubajo also in my radar.

Oasis007:


Can you drop your possible 23-Man post world cup List?

Cc Forgiveness, Komekn, and my good Friend - Chriskels.

Exactly what I said would happen to the rest African teams. I’m not saying “I told you so” o

What they are indirectly calling for is a disbandment of the team. Our players did not play badly especially in the second halves. The next task is to teach them to start firing from the blast of the whistle. With a capable bench we should be able to play with high intensity feel start to finish. That’s only what’s lacking in this team. And of course team building is continuous. There will be new players, but they would have to earn their place in the team.

Icon79:
Bros, na you get time with all the silly, emotional and idiotic reactions by some so called soccer fans. I am just so happy that these folks are not the ones making decisions for the team. It's extremely difficult to understand the game if you've never been out there to play. The game is much easier when you're watching it from the stands or from the comfort of your living room sofa. Hence, these mugus would have the audacity to call names to the boys who sweated blood to represent their country.

Seriously, Nigerians are some of the loudest and most annoying human beings on earth!


O pari

Of the 23 players we have, it is clear that some of them cannot offer anything. Namely, Echiejile, Ezenwa and Akpeyi. You start by taking them off and replacing them with those who could be better. Now we still have 23. Seven additional names would make it 30 then we are good to go for the next battle in camp.

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Those criticizing Ighalo and KC, if the new players invited are not better than them, why drop them? We should be sincere to finding the best we have. And by sincerity I mean Rohr should look beyond where these players play and not be a respecter of big names. He needs to be bold to drop big name players when they are not cutting it. There must be competition always.

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Bolowolowo:
We should use our AFCON qualifiers with Seychelles to incorporate Nwakali and potential that Villarreal B dude into our squad. I'd really like for us to bring new guys on board for AFCON.

Ogu is still relevant. You guys should not be retiring players who still have something to give. What’s wrong with the young players giving them a fight? Enough of labels and dump. Old, young, FB, home based, let the the deserving come to the battle ground. The youngest team tag did not win us the World Cup. All these players are Nigerians, as long as they are performing, they are not finished.

Oasis007:


Special Thanks to Ogu, Joel and Onazi. Except Rohr is smoking Indian Hemps, the Trio have nothing to offer the Team as Midfielders anymore.

Hence I hope they are replaced with Nwakali Brothers and probably Abdul Ajagun. The Squad lacks a natural attacking Player aside from Alex Iwobi, thus it won't be bad to take a look at Ajagun.

Though I wouldn't mind to move Etebo to the Wing, but he's still a young Lad - still developing as a Player, and can eventually become a standard B2B Midfielder.

Now we are talking — the way forward

Kog45:
Yes Udoh with Duru,Stanley Amuzie and don't forget Deji in Bundesliga,I think we should extend Iwobi and Uzoho treatment to Deji by giving him early invitation,just like Austria did with Alaba.

Yes it’s all based on stats which is not the whole story, but does influence the outcome of the match(es) directly or/and indirectly.

komekn:
I'm suprised about Omeruo, but looking at it he was probably our best defender. Although slow off the mark to read the lofted ball to Messi behind him.

But over all the best of our defenders but why is he in Turkey

Is it an issue of consistency


I thought Ndidi was OK but not outstanding and not better than Mikel or Etebo. But who scored goes on specific statistics not influence and impact on the game.

Lol the real plastic fans don disappear.. no be by mouth

EagleScribes:
Wow.

Quite funny how the traffic on this group has drastically reduced.

My prayer is that we all shall be alive to discuss Qatar 2022, right on this platform, by God's grace

Whoscored Group D Besr XI:


https://wwwcompletesportsnigeriacom-xzvtxvtv.stackpathdns.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/World-Cup-Grou-D-Best-XI.jpg

Na so my brother. Faith misapplied

komekn:
Is that not the entire essence of our church culture in Nigeria.

What's new.

I agree without reservation. In all spheres of life for that matter, if you can’t compete and the global stage you are nothing.

Goke7:
The world cup is the real deal, what does it profit a team like Egypt to win afcon 7 times and can't move beyond first round in the world cup.

Am tired of afcon u17, u20, u23 and all other undies, the world cup is a true reflection and true state of any country's football. Perood

Not yet. The qualification stage is still on.

jjii:
Guys, did we qualify for Afcon 2019?

Sport is just an entertainment. Put your passion in check. Meanwhile, I feel sorry for his loved ones he left behind.

semid4lyfe:
Trending news in Abakaliki right now is that a consultant with the Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (FETHA) slumped and died when Argentina scored the second goal.

Won't have believed this news but it was confirmed by my neighbour who works in the Hospital and knows the man personally.

Kids have lost a father and the wife, a husband.

Sad! Sad! Sad!

Lol.. u be Baba na.. I hear say u don lower your rent. Please update me, and anytime u change door locks bring the new keys come o.

Not forgetting our sister threads. The focus will be there for now until the AFCON qualifiers..

Icon4s:
This thread can not shut down. The worst that can happen is the traffic will reduce.

This is about the only thread I am active on nairaland. I don build house for this land already, so i no dey go any where.

I don lick my wound before the match even start sef. I’m ever committed to the cause.

I just stumbled on this joke:
“Without a good Road,suitable electricity,water.you want to win the world cup. You must be joking”

Hahaha

ChrisKels:
While we are still licking our wound, I want to make a plea to all the old members of this thread and other interesting new members, we can not allow this thread to die now just because we got knocked outta the worldcup. We didn't open this thread just because of the world cup only, we actually did for the love we have for our national teams. So those asking that we shot down the thread can leave if they so desire while we keep supporting our team(s) through this media. Thanks guys


Nerdy, Icon4s, tbaba1234, terzurum, forgiveness, safarigirl, goldfish80, Mujtahida, Joebie, goodjoe, chriskels, et al

Not the first time o.

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Oh in a long while.. well.

TheLoneCitizen:
Etebo will blow the Championship away. I'm looking forward to new players joining the Eagles to replace the older ones. This is the first time in a long while we can look at our performances and hold our head up high.

These refs are humans. Humans are sentimental.

Nigeria & Africa Cheated : The Fifa Rule Turkish Referee Broke During Nigeria Vs Argentina
Published: June 27, 2018
Nigeria & Africa Cheated : The Fifa Rule Turkish Referee Broke During Nigeria Vs Argentina
Turkish referee, Cuneyt çakir, broke an important Fifa rule during Nigeria's final Group D match with Argentina on Tuesday evening, allnigeriasoccer.com is reporting.

The 41-year-old insurance agent allowed a key Argentina player Javier Mascherano to remain on the Krestovsky Stadium turf despite blood pouring down his face and the Nigerian players complaining.

Fifa Rules state that any player bleeding from a wound must leave the field of play and he may not return until the referee is satisfied that the bleeding has stopped, and a player is not permitted to wear clothing with blood on it.

The International Football Association Board (IFAB), which determines the Laws of the Game adds : ''any player bleeding leaves the field of play.

''The player may only re-enter on receiving a signal from the referee, who must be satisfied that the bleeding has stopped and there is no blood on the equipment''.

Argentina went through to the knockout stages following their 2-1 win over Nigeria; Lionel Messi, Victor Moses and Marcos Rojo scored for their respective teams.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

—ANS