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@bolded. oya #TeamAntiOyiboBorn, over to you

tbaba1234:
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18 year old German-Nigerian left back prospect Deji-Ousman Beyreuther has declared for Nigeria ahead of Germany.

He has made the bench of Eintracht Frankfurt once this season.

See free kick by Deji:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Vg7BtYe_ho

Under 20 coach take note

Na just assumption based on the fact that Uzoho played under him as first choice GK. Was the coach quoted as saying anything to that effect?\
Owngoal guesses they hit sometimes, e dey miss other times.

ChrisKels:
Owngoalnigeria.com is reporting that New Deportivo La Coruna
Coach Backs Uzoho To
Continue As Number One


The chances of fast rising Nigerian goalkeeper
Francis Odinaka Uzoho retaining his spot as first
choice goalkeeper of Spanish La-Liga side
Deportivo La Coruna won’t be affected following
the sacking of coach Pepe Mel.
Mel gave Uzoho is first team bow at the club,
but he was sacked after their last league game
which they lost 1-2 to Girona, and his sacking
has lead to talks about Uzoho losing his first
choice spot.
The club appointed coach of Deportivo B
Cristobal Parralo to be in temporary charge until
the end of the season, and his appointment will
no doubt help Uzoho cement his spot as first
choice.
Parralo was the coach who signed Uzoho to the
club, and recommended him to the first team
after just two months with the B team, where he
displaced the first choice goalkeeper.
A member of the Nigeria U17 team of 2013,
Uzoho will no doubt relish the prospect of
working with Parralo who once described him as
one of the best hands he has worked with at
junior level. The 18year old Uzoho will however have a first feel
of his spot in the manager’s plan when they
take on Las Palmas in back to back game in the
Copa Del Rey on Thursday and in the La-Liga on
Monday.

He only needs several dead ball situations AT LEAST. Never seen him blow cold against Nigeria.

Truidstar:
Exactly... Onazi to mark him out. There is no rakitic or iniesta to provide support. They have Dybala... But he blows hot and cold. Hope he blows cold on that day. Jorge Sampaoili has not got them playing like a team yet. A collection of individual talent.

lol

Mickael2:
Give me back my mat Oga, I no argue again

True.. but Messi is a very special player. You know very well that he can make the difference. We also need to worry about keeping him quiet. That's the first priority always for any opposing team. It's not like our forwards will always convert when they have the opportunity.

Truidstar:
I fully concur with you. My confidence is based on the fact that Argentina's back line is slow and they tend to play a high pressing game when Messi is with the ball. It plays to our counter attacking strength.

Harry Kane is the next big argument..hmmm.. Make I spread mat

I actually hope we lose the match but don't lose our pride in the process. Sometimes these friendlies can make u feel like you have arrived, when you are actually far from it.

Truidstar:
On the contrary I am very confident we will beat this Argentinian side based on the way our team is set up to play. The current Super Eagles have a weakness, LONG BALLS!!. Tanzania, South Africa and Zambia (second leg) adopted long ball tactics and we struggled. In the case of South Africa we lost. Any team that passes the ball from the back to the midfield on the attack we do well against because we have one of the most devastating counter attacks in world football. Argentina will come out and play and will be beaten.

You seem to have forgotten Martins was in the team just before Siasia took over I think. .Wetin he do? He warm bench wella. Ighalo was benching him. All those fear-mongers spreading rumors around. If they (the oldies) are performing, they should be invited. When they show and if they are not good enough, they will still be benched or better yet never get invited again.

All those tagging and discrimination. No be turn by turn. The best should always be used.

Mujtahida:
Hahahaha hahahaha but I read your exchange with one guy on the Algerian match thread where you said any Nigerian whether he's old or young (you in fact mentioned Defoe) should have the opportunity and I was like is this safarigirl or a clone.

Truly if Martins comes things will spoil. Those guys will trigger something that will jeopardise team spirit. I don't want to hear Ma not to talk of Tins. Of the old lot only Enyeama should be recalled and even that is now looking unlikely cos it seems Enyeama has enemies in that NFF.

I am afraid ooo.

Enyeama will return as long as he is fit and he performs.. mark my words.

safarigirl:
that one was an argument to nullify the talk that Nwakaeme was old. Even if he's old, he's sha younger than Martins

yes oh.. there is Grade A for Africa. And Grade A for world.. different levels. Make we no deceive ourselves.

Icon79:
Yup. I will definitely like us to play against the likes of Brazil, Germany, Spain, France, etc.


O pari

Anytime bro!!

ratcockoduduwa:
Thanks for the warm reception. I used to view the thread from a far distance. Eagles for life.

African oppositions offer something different. Else, we can just sit back now and say we are good to go. I don't think Rohr thinks so.

Icon4s:
So you could not decipher from the 5 grade A WC qualifiers we have played thus far? you have to wait for 'Grade A' FRIENDLIES which are not as competitive as the WC qualifiers?

Thanks Argentina! We are about to see how we can stand up to oppositions outside Africa.

MetalJigsaw:
Gosh! See the calibre of players these are inviting against us so frightening.. Shows they're not taking the game so "friendly"

That's for Algeria/Argentian ties, right? I can definitely bet on that.

Any performing player old or not has a chance to be called up at least once before the World cup.

Icon79:
Big Joe, let me put it this way: I will guarantee you that both Obafemi Martins and Emmanuel Emenike would make the World Cup training camp if you can deposit $20K in my account today ($10k per player).

And I ain't kidding you either!


O pari

Argentina Vs Nigeria Friendly : KickOff Time Revealed, Rejected Ukraine & Israel
Published: October 26, 2017

Argentina Vs Nigeria Friendly : KickOff Time Revealed, Rejected Ukraine & IsraelThe Argentina Football Association have confirmed the kickoff time for the international friendly between the two-time world champions and Nigeria next month.

According to TYC Sports, Argentina will face the Super Eagles at the Arena of FC Krasnodar on Tuesday, November 14, starting from 1300 hours.

Assuming the time announced by the Argentina FA is the local time in Argentina, Super Eagles fans will be able to monitor proceedings as from 1700 hours Nigerian time.

Before accepting to play Nigeria, the Argentina Football Association had negotiated an international friendly with Ukraine and they also received a proposal from Israel.

Manager Jorge Sampaoli has called up 22 stars for the friendlies against Russia and Nigeria, including Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero, Paulo Dybala, Javier Mascherano and Angel Di María.

Eight players have been placed on a standby list : Guido Pizarro (Sevilla), Emanuel Mammana (Zenit), Giovanni Lo Celso (PSG), Emanuel Lanzini (West Ham), Gerónimo Rulli (Real Sociedad) and Joaquín Correa (Sevilla) and Emiliano Insúa (Stuttgart).

Nigeria have already qualified for next summer's showpiece with a game to spare, after four wins and a draw in Group B of the African qualifiers.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

--AllNigeriaSoccer

I don't think so. I think it's a country to country thing.

Mujtahida:
Forumites is it part of FIFA rules for player Jersey's not to bear their names during qualifiers for the WC? Cos that's what I noticed

This looks like a new moniker.. Welcome.. seems we are team.. #TeamVerifyTheStory

ratcockoduduwa:
We want source. Give us source. Source or i don believe the story.

Grade A friendlies will test how strong we are in each department.

Icon4s:
It is not compulsory to make changes. If he feels he has not seen any player outside the squad that can better what he has already he can stick to what he has.

That midfield in my opinion is our strongest department.

Where we need to sort out now is our attacking department.

Etebo as AM as well. We need to hear from Rohr though. Maybe he thinks about this differently.

Icon4s:
With Mikel and Iwobi already in the team we don't need another spare AM. Etebo remains because he can also play as a CM and winger.

I sure can help you with more headlines..
Some good examples. You can have your pick and run with it:

NFF to force Martins and Emenike on Rohr
NFF end talks with Abraham after national disgrace
NFF to Rohr: You must reserve 5 slots for Home Based players.
Rohr tells Pinnick Abraham was never in his Russia plans

Icon79:
Bro, when it comes to the NFF, I tend to believe some of those rumors

Yes, they have surprised me so many times that as far as the NFF goes, I feel that 'where there's smoke, there's fire'. You can't put anything past those folks.


O pari

As long as u don't go by rumors or misleading headlines, you are fine

Icon79:
Bro, I tend to watch what the glasshouse (the NFF) does instead of what it says. For the most part, what their actions do not line up with their words. And you gotta trust me on that one.


O pari

seems he can use both legs pretty well

tbaba1234:
Brian Idowu's goal


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tICOLrui6L4&sns=tw

Your birth certificate should speak for you. Saves us the time as regards MRI testing.

PROVERBZ:
hello please I am 18 years chak chak with birth certificate and I can pose as 15 and 16 because I look younger compared to the u17 playing currently


Please connect me I can send videos for the scout trials anything

That was owngoalNigeria's headline.. No sources or quotes in the story. Some of us would like to run with it that way.

Kog45:
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OWNGOALNIGERIA'S MISLEADING HEADLINE

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Please disregard this headline story --No credible source or quotes.

NFF Chiefs To Rohr – Bring Back Martins, Obaboana Since You Want Enyeama Back

Right.. Yes rating does it. And I don't necessarily have to be the better striker. When a player makes the team of the week, a number of times then there's got to be something special about that player -- indirectly, in the long run, the opposition factor comes into play.

Kog45:
That's my point,rating does it irrespective of d opposition.

you are on point.

blueto:
@bolded, that wasn't what I meant. My point was the the roles that he will be assigned to play in the midfield is determined by the players that are with him. For instance, in that game against Senegal, when Onazi was removed, then he started springing passes and performing other responsibilities that were expected from Onazi. It has to do with clear definition of roles in the midfield, and the role which he plays will to some extent determine the kind of attention he will get on the football pitch, unless he decides to perform other duties which was not primarily assigned to him.

And even if Kayode scored, I still have a stronger chance making the team of the week. So I want to think the statistics wont consider those outside variables. So the player of the week is not necessarily the best player of that week, but the best player statistically. @ kog45

Statistically yes. I Want to believe whoscored has a way of scoring based on the many aspects of the game.

But it does not ALWAYS apply in reality. Which is why Goal's team of the week for example will have some differences. So to some extent it is subjective. Another statistical website may use different ways of scoring. But on the whole, there will be similarities between them.

Consider this example, I as a striker score 5 goals against a team that has a whack defense, I'm more likely to make the team of the week, than say Kayode who performed very well against a very strong opposition, but didn't score.

Kog45:
Are u saying whoscored's rating doesn't matter coz they normally have team of d week and with this rating i thought Omeruo get better chance than Ekong in team of d week with d ratings,just asking

Well Omeruo should have done better as regards the goals Kasimpasa conceded. One of them was a corner, where he did not react quickly to stay with his man. In the build up to the other goal, he wasn't sharp in marking, he was bullied into allowing a cross evade him.

Kog45:
not really comparing his performance with Ekong,I just need clarification on word sluggish

His sluggishness was as regards the goals they conceded. However, his tackles, clearances and interceptions scored him points.

Modified
And it does not necessarily mean Omeruo did better than Ekong. Two different matches, different scenarios.
The attacking threat Ekong faced MAY not have necessitated him having that much tackles, clearances and interceptions. The comparison will be only fair if they are both teammates as Center Backs and played in the same match. So yes, Omeruo had a a higher rating, but his rating is not relative to Ekong's or any other player's for that matter who played in a different match.

Kog45:
Pls what can u say on Omeruo rating coz ANZ said he was sluggish and still get good rating even better than Ekong.

I agree but I disagree.
In terms of all round play, yes the presence of a player playing a specific role can confine a teammate to another role, which may define their overall impact. But to say the presence of that player will tie the leg of his teammate from pulling one or two tricks, I totally disagree.

however on a second thought, can Ndidi play Mikel's role? Because in that Senegal game, Ndidi was the sprayer of passes, and he seemed to be the spine of that midfield in the absence of Mikel. Also checking our formation was 4-4-2 diamond according to transfermarkt. Who played the #10 role? Iwobi was in the pitch but was listed as one of the forwards, or maybe he dropped to the #10 role, so you have a point. What we had there was an Ndidi-Onazi-Iwobi(?) combo before Ogu came in for Onazi.

blueto:
It has to do with the presence of Mikel and Onazi in same midfield. Just like you don't feel much of Aguero and Dybala's impacts when Messi is also on the pitch. Did you notice that it was when Onazi was removed from the game against Senegal that we starting seeing the best of Ndidi? Even for Onazi, it was when Mikel was removed against Algeria that he threw that great pass to Musa that resulted to the third goal, and also when Mikel was removed against Cameroon that Onazi was able to go forward to assist Iheanacho's goal. So don't always expect to see the best of Ndidi when Mikel and Onazi are also on the pitch playing a midfield combo. That is why I want to see what Ndidi-Mikel-Iwobi combo will look like.