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At least I can use Ebuehi to measure the dutch league, and I believe there are more fine players there.

safarigirl:
nobody is tagging him world class..

And so what if it is the Super Eagles? Is it not your Super Eagles that is in Pot 4 in World Cup seedings? Is that a World Class team that Dessers cannot break into? So, if he cannot break into the Belgian team that is in Pot 1, he should not break into a team in Pot 4?

Try him first, if it doesn't work out, fine. He has declared for us, he is a decent player with a better goal scoring record than some of our forwards and in a better league than others, so let us not assume his competition is in the mold of Lukaku or even Gabriel Jesus.

PS: 90% of our CURRENT players are IN PROGRESS.

Highest ranked player according to socascore. 2nd highest ranked by whoscored.
Following the commentary, it seems it was just a tactical change..

ChrisKels:
Please did Joel have a relapse? I learnt he won the MOTM against Chievo and he was also subbed off around 60mns or so.

Tbaba1234, Joebie et al

OGN already has it that Nwakali wil not get a second call up. I'd so like that IF TRUE so that he would prove many of your\ wrong. That guy will move up without SE. Mark my words.

komekn:
I have this conviction all things being equal no matter the challenges quality will eventually shine. If you are doing well no matter the league you will move upwards. Ndid did it from nothing to everything.

No help required.

I knew Pogba at United but his senior brother more who was at Crewe in England more as well as his twin in France. Pogba was the undoubtedly stand out player in the academy no contest. The academy coaches took him out with a bad report to Fergie, Well he left and went to Juventus and the rest is now as we say history. Best Midfielder in the world.

He does not merit a call up its simple no justification beyond personal preference.

You have a strong case if Nwakali is a forward.

komekn:
I asked the question quite some time ago how is it possible that a standout player irrespective of nationality in the lowly Norwegian league.

Was somehiw omitted for a player who is in a low level team that's third from bottom of the league Nwakali. But this Samuel arguably the best winger in the entire league with Rosenburg possibly thier best team over the past 10 years was missed. By the esteemed faceless scouting crew of the NFF baffling but not surprising.

you need to have a number of high profile games under your belt to to show that you can step up.
they aren't good enough compared to those chosen ahead of them. Get the context?

somehow:
No we aren't saying the same thing.

"They aren't good enough" is different from they have experienced seniors ahead.

Being young doesn't equate not "good" enough.

aha

junnyjake:
I don't really know, but I think it's some individuals.

We are saying the same thing somewhat. Experience puts you at that level of officiating. How about the older ones that have been doing it? aha

somehow:
I doubt it, maybe they look at "experience" before picking because we have about 2 young Nigeria ref (Qadri Adebimpe and Ferdinand Udoh, both less than 30yrs (very true to their ages) and have been officiating both CCL, CCC, nations cup qualifiers and world cup qualifiers. Look them up, they are FIFA badged refs.

None have shown they are good enough for that level of officiating

somehow:
FIFA RELEASES NAMES OF 36 OFFICIALS FOR RUSSIA 2018 WORLD CUP*


FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 - Selected Officials.
All the following referees (36) have been selected, but their roles are still unknown.


*AFC*
Fahad AL MIRDASI (KSA)
Alireza FAGHANI (IRN)
Ravshan IRMATOV (UZB)
Mohammed Abdulla MOHAMED (UAE)
Ryuji SATO (JPN)
Nawaf Abdulla SHUKRALLA (BHR)


*CAF*
Mehdi ABID CHAREF (ALG)
Malang DIEDHIOU (SEN)
Bakary Papa GASSAMA (GAM)
Ghead GRISHA (EGY)
Janny SIKAZWE (ZAM)
Weyesa Bamlak TESSEMA (ETH)


*CONCACAF*
Joel AGUILAR (SLV)
Mark W. GEIGER (USA)
Jair MARRUFO (USA)
Ricardo MONTERO (CRC)
John PITTI (PAN)
Cesar Arturo RAMOS PALAZUELOS (MEX)


*CONMEBOL*
Julio BASCUÑAN (CHI)
Enrique CACERES (PAR)
Andres CUNHA (URU)
Nestor PITANA (ARG)
Sandro RICCI (BRA)
Wilmar ROLDAN (COL)


*OFC*
Matthew CONGER (NZL)
Norbert HAUATA (TAH)


*UEFA*
Felix BRYCH (GER)
Cüneyt CAKIR (TUR)
Sergey KARASEV (RUS)
Bjorn KUIPERS (NED)
Szymon MARCINIAK (POL)
Antonio Miguel MATEU LAHOZ (ESP)
Milorad MAZIC (SRB)
Gianluca ROCCHI (ITA)
Damir SKOMINA (SVN)
Clement TURPIN (FRA)

No Nigerian ref picked. Tahiti even got a ref appointed from small Oceania.

Wonderful cross from Joel Obi. We need that kind of option in SE. He is my pick to deputize Mikel. I don't know about his ball holding capability. But he offers even more attack-wise.

Joel Obi's assist help Torino draw level.
Meet the best players at half time

Ebuehi's 6.77 rating don't make him a bad player.
Both Lawal and Azubuike are pretty good. Who can play as a 10 is another matter.
Both player are good ball holders though. Azubuike is a good passer, but can he also produce goals of his own?

jihday:
too average, their ratings isn't even up to 7. it shows they can't bring anything special to the table nothing extraordinary from what we already have

Ehizibue VS Ebuehi

22 year-old Kingsley Ehizibue is one player that should be on our radar.
We should always be looking to capture the promising/performing foreign grown, while we also develop our homegrown players.

26 minutes gone. Torino trail Chievo at home
Joel Obi already the highest rated Torino player
1 shot on target
1 aerial won
1 successful tackle

CONSIDERATIONS FOR MIKEL'S DEPUTY

Raheem Lawal VS Azubuike Okechukwu

I agree with you to some extent. But let's also consider that "small" teams (teams that can't even boast of players in Europe) prior to now, have also given us problems. How about applying the same judgement in the other direction?

Icon79:
Let me post this again because I think it's fitting in this instance:

Mickael2 (insert komekn here), like most football analysts, I think you're underestimating the level of Nigerian players due to the football clubs they play or do not play for. A few years ago I published an article in a Naija daily regarding a peculiar Nigerian perspectives in football.

Take this for instance, when the Nigerian U-23 team lined up at the China Olympics soccer event final, the profile of the players could not have been more different from their Argentine counterparts:

At CD Argentina had Ezekiel Garay of Real Madrid, Nigeria had Dele Adeleye from the bench of dutch basement club Sparta Rotterdam. Just over a year ago, he was at Shooting Stars, oscillating between Division 1 and 2.

At LB, with the responsibility of marking the dreaded Leo Messi; yes Lionel Messi of Barcelona, was Chibuzor Okonkwo from Bayelsa United, a right footed player converted to LB.

In CM, where Argentina had Riquelme, Gago and Mascherano, arguably the best DM in the world at that time, Nigeria presented Ebenezer Ajilore of Mydjtilland and from the bench at Sparta, Sanni Kaita. A few years ago, Ajilore plied his trade at Ebiede Babes, a Lagos youth club.

But as the game unfolded, the confidence of the Nigerian players and the cautious approach their opponents showed, belied the reputation and CV of Argentina's players.

This effectively proved two things, if you can believe it:

(i) that the club status of the Nigerian players does not accurately reflect their real quality; and that

(ii) a new measure is urgently required to determine the quality of our players; one that is not entirely dependent on the judgment of European club managers whose philosophy of the game and needs, vis a vis their clubs, may not necessarily be in alignment with the development of the average Nigerian player, or the SE.


O pari

@ bolded, SO TRUE

komekn:
The question I will use to qualify your proposition.

How far have our youth players progressed over the years We get to very high accolades at youth level that does not transfer to professional development.

Look at the that 2005 team that included Mikel. Consider where the majority of Argentinian players have progressed to over the past 12 years and then see where our players have got too.

That observation is reflective in all our youth teams but less so since 2013. The advent of MRI scanning.

okay and is the decision made by a board or voting from certain individuals?

junnyjake:
Last season's performances would be used to determine the winner for this year's award.

both.. because the choice of countries for friendlies is dependent on the group we will be drawn in

soetanoreoluwa:
I'm talking of friendly match? Is that not what you are talking about or your group prediction?

Look at the fight Enyeama got on his hands.
Maignan best keeper in the top 5 league for the week before the international break

I want England and Germany, if it goes the way of my prediction. Then Saudi Arabia for Iran.

soetanoreoluwa:
You don't want France?

WILLEM II 2-2 SPARTA ROTTERDAM

Batholomew Ogbeche scores for Willem, and is Whoscored'S MOTM
Ryan Sanusi also posts full shift -- for Sparta

Bursaspor 0-0 Goztepe

William Troost-Ekong Whoscored's MOTM

if you noticed, Chidozie Awaziem was the man to mark Neymar today, and he did pretty well.
Awaziem also gives us options as RB.

Good he is willing to leave England, but Slovenia? no.
Well it appears he is at least getting game time and doing well.

edi287:
Yeah its odd he didn't move to a championship or even a league 1 side.

Some Spurs fans actually cried that they let him go.
He should not have left for Slovenia though. let me check his stats.

He's full of dribbling. Really talented from the videos I've seen of him.

edi287:
Yeah him. I always mix him up with Onomah. I had high hopes for him...see how he's almost fizzled out

Maybe you have not been following my posts. I've always been for relationship building and not waiting till they blow. However, it seemed you were making an argument that they are good for the Super Eagles right away. That's the notion I'm tackling.

Modified
I will check his videos.

komekn:
Actually that's a problem.

Please check my other comments on the quality of the Championship and League 1.

If you wait for these players to become front page news and hot property. Then we have failed COMPREHENSIVELY.

We should not wait for that level of recognition before engaging with them. That relationship engagement should be well before they blow. We do not need to wait for England to recognise a player before we do.

I remember when Dele Alli came on trial from League one MK Dons to Liverpool. I know then he was exceptional quality. Well within months he was at Tottenham and then the England National team straight literally from leagues 1.

I will ask you to look at Tega Onomah video clips and tell me where you project he will be in the next few months.

lol.. the opposite is the case.

MetalJigsaw:
I hope he's with Ludo and not the other team.

I've forgotten his name. dribbles a lot. He was compared to Okocha.. will modify when I remember
I think he's moved to Slovakia or so

Modified
Nathan Oduwa? Moved to Slovenia

edi287:
Abeg who knows the name of the Spurs player that played in friendlies in Siasia's Olympics team. I think he played on loan at Rangers...

QPR 1-2 Aston Villa
Josh Onomah hits the bar

Right, but I was just making the point that there are "weak" and strong teams in all 4 pots.

Mujtahida:
No, I won't but then again you have to reckon with the fact that against tough sides we tend to raise our game and go flaccid when up against seemingly weak teams