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Oga, Aina is ahead of Echiejile AT THE MOMENT (since he debuted)

somehow:
But my comment didn't say you did or you read wrongly?

And no, he wasn't head and shoulders above Elderson two days ago, not passing any judgement yet until he plays full time on a decent pitch.

Calling this performance head and shoulders above Elderson is an insult to all the years Elderson gave the NT bar recent form.

Does Rohr also earn your respect for not calling him subsequently, after running the rule over him?

TheGoodJoe:
30th March. What carried you there?

By the way, with Rohr having Oshaniwa in camp, playing him in a scrimmage game with the Super Eagles, Rohr earned my respect.

@ bolded

Humility017:
I don't think he hates Tammy....I watched bit of the match too....
he wasn't imposing and the play was barely average....
players like loftus cheek, tipper and co played better....Germany would have won that match....

from all I could see....I think he may likely not make Southgate world cup sqaud..
moreover if the coach and the FA are really serious....England can likely win the next world cup in Russia....
or better still Qatar 2022...
if only they can translate the progress of their youth teams to their main national team

I dont see Germany winning....next world cup....
to me....Spain, England, belguim (though the coach tactics still a suspect of which they can flop against a highly tactical south America side) and Brazil....winning it.

We need to save Oshaniwa's career

TheGoodJoe:
Echiejile lost his place in the squad in the last qualifying games of Coach Keshi after consecutive poor performances led us to a bad position in the qualifiers.

How can people ask about Echiejile instead of asking the true question. What made Sunday Oliseh not call Juwon Oshaniwa after Juwon Oshaniwa became the left back under Coach Keshi.

Why did Coach Siasia not call Juwon Oshaniwa?

Rohr List Areas Super Eagles Need More Options Ahead World Cup 2018 in Russia
November 11, 2017

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The Super Eagles of Nigeria is still a work in progress according to coach of the team Gernot Rohr despite their unbeaten run in the World Cup 2018 Qualifiers.

Nigeria ended a successful qualifiers yesterday by drawing 1-1 against Algeria in Constantine yesterday despite not playing six players who are considered by the coach as the spine of the team.

Despite the fine performance of the fringe players Rohr insist there are areas where he still needs more options and in some case improvements by the players in the team.

” We are still going to keep working on the team, there are areas we still have concerns and more work to do. Also we open to new players in some areas “, Rohr said.

” In defence, attack and also in the midfield, but it’s more of working with those we have now to make it work in the midfield. The best team possible is what we hope to parade in Russia”, he concluded.

OGN

I think that's our best combination so far.

Danielnino00:
Do you think the Ndidi-Onazi-Mikel midfield combo should be Rohr first choice in Russia??
If not, who would u rather like to see in the midfield??





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Rohr Confirms Mikel Will Face Argentina, Set To Test Uzoho
November 11, 2017 8:02 pm
By Dare Esan

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Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr also revealed that captain Mikel Obi will return to the starting line-up in Tuesday’s friendly against Argentina in Krasnodar, Russia, Completesportsnigeria.com reports.

Mikel sat out Nigeria’s World Cup qualifier against Algeria on Friday World Cupin Constantine following his late arrival.

Rohr also hinted that Deportivo La Coruna goalkeeper Francis Uzoho may get his chance to feature.

Uzoho, 18, is one of three goalkeepers in the squad for the friendly and is eyeing his Super Eagles debut.

“Mikel of course will come back,” Rohr told Completesportsnigeria.com in Constantine. “He didn’t play against Algeria because it was not a good moment for him coming from China. Playing two games in four days is a risk for him and we both agreed that was best for him to sit out.


“Against Argentina we will make some changes with two or three players. It will be interesting to see another goalkeeper. We have to work hard to be better.”

Argentina, who were in the same group as Nigeria in the last two World Cups, will be without Lionel Messi for the friendly.

--CSN

With these ratings, we had a solid midfield

TheGoodJoe:
Nice ratings but I disagree with the rating of Aina. Apart from that, top notch breakdown. Reading this reminded me of how Ezenwa skinned the Algerian forward. Nerve racking but brilliant.

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Algeria vs. Nigeria: Super Eagles Player Ratings

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While Nigeria's spot at the 2018 World Cup was already secured heading into Friday's final qualifier against Algeria, the fixture in Constantine offered an ideal opportunity for several players within Gernot Rohr's squad to impress ahead of the showpiece.

Here's how the Super Eagles fared in their 1-1 draw against Les Fennecs:

5 Ikechukwu Ezenwa: The goalkeeper played with confidence and passed comfortably out from the back, but he didn't have any real saves to make. However, his handling was dodgy from crosses, and he was fortunate not to give two goals away.

9 Abdullahi Shehu: The stand-out player for the second game in a row, Shehu shutout the dangerous Yacine Brahimi, and while he did not bomb forward as usual, he still did enough to support Alex Iwobi in front of him.

7 Leon Balogun: The defender was caught out for pace on at least two occasions, but we all know he is not the quickest. However, he did have enough in the tank to twice make the saving tackle and bail Nigeria out.

7 William Troost-Ekong: Complemented Balogun superbly, and was up for the foot race to cover for the other half of the Oyinbo Wall. He also drove forward to join the attack.

8 Ola Aina: Another impressive game for the youngster in only his second international. He put Riyad Mahrez in his pocket, staying disciplined, aware and refusing to be tempted to commit early. Mahrez's early substitution was surely partly due to Aina's excellent mastering of the Leicester City wideman.

9 John Ogu provided a tidy, nerveless screen for the back four, ventured forward when he had to and came up with a neatly struck volley to put Nigeria in front. A few late tackles almost cost him, but he gets the Man of the Match vote for that goal and his all-round competent midfield display.

8 Wilfred Ndidi combined well with Ogu to break up play, but his showing was undermined by too much errant passing. It's hard not to blame the pitch though.

7 Oghenekaro Etebo was almost non-existent for all of the first half, but emerged reborn in the second. He planted himself into tackles and chased down lost causes. Could he have done more to support Tony Nwakaeme?

6 Alex Iwobi: It wasn't his best game by a long shot, as even he would agree. However, it was mostly down to the pitch. He did everything right, but on at least two occasions, his finishing let him down.

6 Kelechi Iheanacho doesn't have the best of first touches on a good day, and on a pitch this bad, this failing was even more brutally enhanced. He did deliver one good free kick, and had two others on target.

6 Tony Nwakaeme: It wasn't the best of debuts for the Israel-based hitman. He was isolated and double-teamed upfront for most of the time he spent on the pitch, and was ultimately forced to drop wide and then deep to forage. He had two half chances before being substituted, but hit both at the keeper. With better support, he could be a good asset for the Super Eagles.

Substitutes

5 Henry Onyekuru came on for Nwakaeme, and almost scored with his first real effort on the ball by beating his man and cutting inside before his effort was deflected out for a corner. The wideman at least showed desire and energy, but competition in his position remains fierce.

N/A: Ahmed Musa

http://kwese.espn.com/football/nigeria/story/3266055/algeria-vs-nigeria-super-eagles-player-rating

Exclusive : Russian-Nigerian Left Back Idowu Arrives Super Eagles Camp In Russia
November 11, 2017

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Owngoalnigeria.com can exclusively report that Amkar Perm Russian-Nigerian defender Brian Idowu has arrived the hotel of the Super Eagles ahead of their game against Argentina on Tuesday.

The Amkar-Perm left back teamed up with the team upon their arrival and will join them tomorrow when they are expected to have their first training session.

Idowu was placed on standby by coach Gernot Rohr for the game against Argentina but the left full back is now expected to train and fight for a spot in the team for the game on Tuesday.

He is expected to provide cover and give the coach more options in the left full back slot, which is currently one of the area coach Rohr is still searching for options bar regular left back Elderson Echiejile.

Last night Ola Aina manned the position but he is more comfortable playing as a right full back even though he didn’t do much wrong in yesterday’s game which ended 1-1.

Maxwell Pius

--OGN

Arsenal Goalkeeper Of Nigerian Descent Okonkwo Earns Rave Reviews In England U17 Debut
Published: November 11, 2017

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Arsenal Goalkeeper Of Nigerian Descent Okonkwo Earns Rave Reviews In England U17 Debut For the first time in his career, Arsenal schoolboy Arthur Okonkwo pulled on an England jersey at U17 level with the number 13 at its back as the Young Lions came from behind to beat Russia 2-1 in Burton on Saturday.

The highly-rated young goalkeeper had appeared for England at U15 and U16 level before he was handed his England U17 debut by Steve Cooper.

According to the match report by the English FA on its official website Okonkwo put up a commanding performance.

England would have conceded for the second time in the fifth minute but he saved an effort from Kutovoi.

Krasnodar forward Maksim Kutovoi converted a spot kick to give the visitors the lead in the opening minute.

Chelsea's Clinton Mola equalised in emphatic fashion in the 49th minute, before Manchester United's Mason Greenwood made it 2-1 seven minutes later.

Arthur Okonkwo was an unused substitute in England's 3-2 win over Portugal on November 8.

The 16-year-old has trained with Arsenal's first team at least two times in the 2017-2018 season.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel
--ANS

The earlier he knows whether he is going to Russia or not with England, the better

tbaba1234:
If he misses Russia, he would have thrown away a golden opportunity to easily play at the WC. No guarantee, he will be in the reckoning in 4 years time.

hater

elyte89:
D guy was awful jare,very irritating to d eye


I knw sabi wetin dey spectacular abt d guy wet ppu dey shout,if not for our own strikers who refuse to put dier thinking cap on

Though I wish him well, I would still like that. Let's welcome another good debate

goldfish80:
Apparently Tammy Abraham didn't pull up trees with his performance last night.
I understand he completed only 4 out of his 9 attempted passes. Another performance like this, could be bye bye to Baghdad on his international career.

yea, I get your points

komekn:
It's almost impossible to prove, particularly with offshore banking and a lot of foreign player transfers.

He would gives and he who recieve both are guilty. The evidential requirements within a court of law will need some one to admit giving or receiving. Nobody will indict themselves.

The other situations are quite subjective and to get the evidence problematic.

The other issues of racism that our boys face that's a whole new subject is wrong and a reflection of corruption as well.

Five Things We Learned From Nigeria's 1-1 Draw With Algeria : Echiejile Better Than Aina, Iwobi & Iheanacho Struggled
Published: November 11, 2017

A late controversial Yaccine Brahimi penalty robbed the Super Eagles a record victory in the FIFA World Cup qualifying series after they had all but looked set to pick up their fifth group match win.

But then, if the Super Eagles resilience and tenacity in matching up to everything their desperate opponents threw at them and even with their deficiencies not exposing their soft under belly (no thanks to Slimani and Mahrez's profligacy), this encounter, thus sprouted vivid themes — some of which we are inevitably accustomed to.

1) The Algerian attack was particularly lethargic — It was shocking that the Super Eagles nondescript start in the rear was not actually capitalised on by the fearsome trio of Brahimi, Slimani or even the tricky Mahrez, with Slimani particularly culpable here.

When one is forced to equally pontificate on the fact that neither of them even looked like carving out clear goalscoring opportunities in the first period in spite of Balogun's momentary jitters, then you have to feel for Raber Madjer, who would most certainly have desired more from his firepower.

What summed up their frustrations in front of goal? Mandi headed over with the goal gaping and Slimani missed an
unbelievable sitter, miscuing when he should have freakishly guided home: one would just wonder what The Fennecs are up to offensively.

2) Ola Aina might not match Echiejile's defensive astuteness just yet — It could have been a debut appearance to forget for the 21-year old had Riyad Mahrez really been in the mood and most people would agree that perhaps, the defensive line is better off with the much-maligned Echiejile, the Chelsea defender's tendency to occasionally switch off defensively though.

For all we know, the regular left-back is not a speedster going forward, but defensively, even when he is caught out,
would always find a way to recover and put his body on the line.

The same can not be said of Aina(at least for now) who looked fidgety and unconvincing with clearances and whenever Mahrez was on the break, his only positives being his overlapping runs to join attacks and even most of his final balls were disappointing.

3) The goalkeeper berth is still very much up for grabs — Not in any way to taint the FC Ifeanyi Ubah goal tender but then, it is still very clear that Ezenwa might not match up with what quality firepower might throw at him, say an attacking class of Lionel Messi and Paulo Dybala, or Harry Kane and Dele Alli was almost certain to find ways to breach him.

That said, the 29-year old is yet to truly convince and his inferior composure when facing spot kicks had equally not helped.

4) Balogun and Troost-Ekong might always be called upon to bail out defensively — They hardly put a foot wrong
in ditching out their defensive duties and even Balogun's out-of-sorts start never looked to be exploited.

No secret too that he eventually grew into the game to post a near-untainted display, nonetheless.

Troost-Ekong on his part, took no prisoners as usual and we soon lost count of his clearances and stifling Slimani almost completely out of play.

5) Iwobi and Iheanacho's performance poor by their standards — Iheanacho's listless display out wide left much to be desired and might have petered out badly, especially if The Desert Warriors had taken their chances at the opposite end.

So there is no gainsaying that he should have performed better, judging by his standard.

Iwobi who fared better should equally have been disappointed with his end product and it is such performances that the youngsters would quickly want to forget and put behind them, especially with the likes of Henry Onyekuru and Ahmed Musa waiting in the wings.

Emmanuel Chinaza

--ANS

in a nutshell, it is kept within a circle and under the table. Unlike in Naija, it's a way of life, else you will be left behind or be scorned at.
In the US many business practices are actually corrupt. What we have is "smart" people who can get around the law yet still not break the law. Still corrupt in my opinion from a moral standpoint. For example, are there policemen who take bribe? Yes, but not commonplace. And when it happens it is kept down low.

Modified
Reference to your link. That's some high level corruption if true.. Were the allegations true?

komekn:
Corruption in the UK is subtle and once on the inside it becomes quite obvious. I will give you some indicative pointers you can fill in the blanks. But first check this link below

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/premier-league-managers-accused-of-taking-transfer-bungs-by-football-agents-a7333941.html

Then consider this

1. Alex Fergus and Sam Allardyce both have sons who are agents. Moyes and Pep have brother who are agents. I could give personal specific examples. What do you thinks going on clear conflict of interest and undue favour.

2. Each player is somebody's meal ticket better new player comes in his meal ticket goes out. Therefore meal ticket must be protected.

3. Unholy alliances which means recruitment manager's are linked with particular agents. So once a player comes in the agent makes sure that everyone will have reason to smile.

4. Manager sells player he gets his cut offshore or any other clandestine arrangement. Dele Alli agents when he was sold to Tottenham were the same agents of his Manager plus he get shares in the company. See below
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-4138156/MK-Dons-didn-t-know-former-boss-shares-agent.html

5. Top player in Manchester city youth academy needs to make way for expensive import. In contrived practice game academy strikers told, "Mate we know what you can do, so today your job is to give the ball to Enrico" (for example) . Obviously Enrico looks great scores goals and they then justify paying £1million for a 15/16 year old. Recruitment team are appeased by agent after hefty unjustified transfer fee.

6. Championship team in the Midlands see video of prospective striker. Tell his representative, can't bring him in, he's going to prevent our two England youths from progressing. In other words he is better than our strikers and what's in it for me if we sign him.

7. Premiership team player goes on trial after various attempts prevent player from coming in. Finally plays in one game scores a hatrick and two assists contract offered under public duress. But later withdrawn on break down of communication.

I could go on and on and Onazi that's a small glimpse from mainly personal experiences.


With national team set up its very difficult to manipulate the system without a players meeting the
required standards. Particularly with all the structured academy games and statistics there for all to see week in week out.

4 beautiful goals. Nice game Cameroon and Zambia

Baxter logic..lol

One will have to be very creative with only green and white to play with.
I'm sure I can throw in some good ideas. Nike give me a call

Danielnino00:
When it comes to jersey design,even Puma beats Nike...

What the heck is this

Just as you could have won had Mahrez converted that penalty against Zambia.
And you had nothing to say about that fraudulent penalty call.
Keep saying if this and if that.
The fact is Algeria were aggressive and very desperate from the blast of the whistle. I guess they were desperate to show your fans that they were not the weeping boys after all. Everything was at stake for you. But we responded in kind in the 2nd half.

Edopesin:
Rabah Madjer : Nigeria Refused To Take The Game Easy Despite World Cup




Algeria national team coach Rabah Madjer was satisfied with his side's 1-1 draw with Nigeria on Friday night, and admitted that the North Africans would have won if not for the opportunities they missed.

Israeli-based midfielder John Ogu broke the deadlock in the 62nd minute with a shot from distance, and the Super Eagles came so close to sealing their fifth win of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers but a controversial penalty was converted by Porto's Brahimi in the 88th minute.

''Frankly, we could not ask more to this team. We faced a very tough team from Nigeria, who did not let it go despite their World Cup qualification earned even before this match. We tried to develop our game despite the difficulties,'' Madjer said at a press conference attended by Le Buteur.

''That said, I think that what I saw tonight, the future of this selection looks bright. There are many positive things to remember, though, I repeat, not everything has been perfect.

''I think this draw is satisfying even if we could have won if we had converted the opportunities we got , especially in the second half.''

Despite the draw, Algeria finished last in Group B, having failed to register a win in the group stage for the first time since CAF expanded the qualifiers to 4-5 teams.

http://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=25385

oya start praying oh.. lol
Nike sending experimental jerseys to different nations

MetalJigsaw:
I don't think that's our WC Jersey... It can't be.

A player that I rated so highly, why would I turn around and be disrespectful. Good judgement is looking at the context at which something is said to know the true meaning of what was said. Even your choice of words was it better? NOT savvy. Pick one:

adjective, savvier, savviest.
1.
experienced, knowledgable, and well-informed; shrewd (often used in combination): consumers who are savvy about prices;
a tech-savvy entrepreneur.
noun
2.
Also, savviness. practical understanding; shrewdness or intelligence; common sense:


lol.. and you respect head-butters?
Even as it stood, that guy should have gotten a red. The falling is to force the ref into making the right decision. I would do that instead of hitting the player back. Best way to get him punished, than standing and talking a bunch of nothing.

Modified

adjective, smarter, smartest.
7.
quick or prompt in action, as persons.
8.
having or showing quick intelligence or ready mental capability:
a smart student.
9.
shrewd or sharp, as a person in dealing with others or as in business dealings:
a smart businessman.
10.
clever, witty, or readily effective, as a speaker, speech, rejoinder, etc.

BascoVanVeli:
I am not teaching English but IMO that was not the right choice of word. African players in general won't fall to the ground and start rolling around. It has been imbedded in the South Americans who do and tbh it is a dirty and disgusting habit that takes away from the game like how Sergio Ramos spoilt the champions league finals. I personally respect penalty divers way more than people who go looking for red cards.

Iwobi wasn't sluggish.
You mean he became fat after the Zambia game?

solonnachi:
I agree with you. Iwobi is also becoming fat that he can't run at times and make necessary tackles & was sluggish. Was the bad pitch also responsible for that?

Thank you sir. And I appreciate your opinion as well.
Firstly I want to say if we must be realistic, there are not much lessons we can draw from yesterday's game based on the circumstance as regards the bad state of the pitch.

Having said that, you cannot make final judgements as regards players best position of play from just one match. Else we would say Iheanacho is a bad winger, or we would say Iheanacho is a bad striker or a bad support striker etc, just because of single games he's played in those positions. You get me?

With Mikel on the bench, who would you play as your AM? The most versatile players will have an edge in Rohr's team. The best test is the actual match. These players are quite versatile but they have to show how effective they are in each position on match day.

Oasis007:
Prof Joe!

I understand your Point, and kinda appreciate your in depth Knowledge in the Game, but there is something I wanna make clear Boss;

Managers and Coaches know what's good for the Players, they see them in Training, they know their capabilities and weaknesses. Can Iwobi play 10...?! Yes! But can he play the Position satisfactorily?! Not Sure!

I remember Dudes claiming Etebo best Position is AM, he was tried there Yesterday and we all saw he's ain't made for the Position.

Mkhtaryan claimed his best Position is 10, and Mourinho was playing him out of Position last Season. He gets his chances this Season, he was exceptional in the few Matches, but now turns out to be a ghost of himself.

At Dortmund, he played mostly on the LW, he banged Goals and Assists, won best Player in the League..... yet he's not satisfied playing on the Wing at United. I believe he has seen the Light now!

I may sound too rigid with my Submission on Iwobi best Position, but I believe his Handlers ain't making Mistakes by playing him on the Wing Sir.

I've always made the argument that there is no such thing as natural position. While the AM may be Iwobi's preferred position he still has to contend with other players who can probably play better than him there at his club. So decisions like these are made in the interest of the team,
not playing every player in their preferred position.
As regards the way SE is set up, with Mikel in the bench, Iwobi is the best for AM. The pitch really affected our play yesterday. Iwobi's style depends heavily on a smooth pitch because his ground key passes needs that. I noticed that one cross that he failed to connect with Nwakaeme, the ball actually was rolling and then took a quick bounce as soon as he attempted the pass.

solonnachi:
This is enough reason to play Iwobi in the 10 role and not Etebo who struggled last night. Same thing is Iheanacho playing supporting striker not winger.

I'm watching that game again right now. I will comment on other things I observed.

But back to Shehu's issue. Even before that encounter, he would have gotten a second yellow on other occasions if it were for other refs.
Shehu is easily my joint MOTM with Ekong, but hey I have to say things as it is.
when I say not smart, you know what I mean. This is no English class. If I want to write serious English, trust me I can.
It's ABC in football, when someone head butts you, you fall.

BascoVanVeli:
U can say savvy but saying the guy is not smart sounds very disrespectful. He was well discipline IMO no matter what he said Brahimi had no right to do what he did. I expect FIFA to take action.

Thank you! this was the discussion I was having with someone.
Shehu is not smart. He needs to be taught a lesson in discipline as well, as it was he who charged forward at Brahimi, uttering something.

But with all fairness, I would have shown Brahimi a red

Icon4s:
The coaches need to teach our players how to be actors on the pitch.

That moment when Brahimi headed Shehu, he had no business being on his feet.

He ought to have fallen and rolled as if a sledge harmer was used on him.

That would probably have influenced the ref to show Brahimi the red card. These are some of the tricks South Americans and Europeans use to edge out their opponents when there is nothing to separate the two.

This singular act can prove crucial in a world cup game.

I had modified the post. Please read it again.
Would you rather start Ebuehi at LB?

Modified.
Ebuehi will play Right Midfield in a 4-4-2 formation comfortably well. And that means he could fall back to RB when Shehu advances, and vice versa

komekn:
The exercise is to see who my best players are and to test thier competency.

I would start Aina as RB we do not know how good Shehu is until thier is someone to compare him too.

Back to my principle club form should be the basis for inclusion all things being equal.

Ebuehi I really don't know how good his club form is. How outstanding is he in the Eredivisie. But this is a good test for him he should be in the mix.

Ebuehi is not able to replace Etebo that's not his position. That's unfair it's almost setting him up to fail.

With Rohr's Starting Lineup: How I would have played yesterday.

1. Ebuehi for Shehu 5 mins cameo
OR PREFERABLY
2. Ebuehi for Etebo and switch to a 4-4-2 (Onyekuru move to SS, Ebuehi to RM, Iwobi to LM)

Cc oasis007

I ENJOY BEING ARSENAL'S NO. 10, SAYS ALEX IWOBI
Tolu Olasoji

The Nigeria international is pleased with his role in Wenger's squad, while hoping the Blues slip up in the English toplight title race
Alex Iwobi has revealed that he enjoys playing in the no. 10 position for Arsenal.
With Mesut Ozil, absent through illness in the Gunner’s 2-0 English Premier League win over Crystal Palace, the 20-year-old was moved to the central attacking midfielder position. And repaid Arsene Wenger’s faith by sealing the victory with his second league goal of the season.
The Nigeria international who spent his youth days playing behind the striker said he prefers featuring in the much-coveted position and keeps learning to be at his best in that area.

"It (No. 10) is where I have grown up playing and where I enjoy playing the most but wherever I am put on the pitch, I will do my best and whenever I get told to play any position I give 100 per cent,” Iwobi told Evening Standard.
"There are a lot of players who can play No.10; a lot of ball players in the team. Every day in training I am always learning and trying to add it to my game."

Asked about his plans and expectations for the new year, the midfielder said: "I haven't looked that far ahead.
"I concentrate on every game and taking it game by game. I don't know, I just have to wait and see.
"On the team's behalf we are focusing more on ourselves and our performance.
"Hopefully if Chelsea slip up, they slip up but we have to make sure we win to keep up the title race. The games are coming thick and fast; we just have to prepare the same.

"We have got the momentum, we are confident now and hopefully we can keep up our winning streak. I'm just trying to do the best I can.
"If the team does well that is the main thing,” he concluded.

--goal

It's kinda funny when you come up with such rigid opinion as regards Iwobi. Do some research.

Oasis007:
It's kinda funny when you come online and read Stuffs like Iwobi is the best AM option for Nigeria. Perhaps they think he's the new JayJay.

Iwobi is a Winger, in the Mould of Sanchez. He ain't a creative Midfielder who can orchestrate the Game from the Middle. Rather a type that can do the damages from the either Wings.

Three sources rated him 6, 7, and 6

One of the ratings with comments:
Tammy Abraham 6
An inch away from scoring less than two minutes into his debut, but couldn't reach Vardy's ball. Tried a little too hard. Subbed second half.

Dailymail says all the youngsters impressed, and even went on to say, "Tammy Abraham caused a threat for the Germany defence on his England debut on Friday"

Good job Tammy, we wish you well regardless. No hard feelings

ykalhaji:
Anybody watched Tammy Abraham debut for England today, how was his game ? Does any one really think he has a future in their senior team ?