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forgiveness:
Hmmm! I see.

forgiveness:
Exclusive: Akpeyi, Idowu, Osimhen, Oboabona Were NOT Considered For Call-Up Vs Algeria

Published: October 30, 2016
Exclusive: Akpeyi, Idowu, Osimhen, Oboabona Were NOT Considered For Call-Up Vs Algeria
Contrary to rumours emanating from a section of the media, Rizespor stopper Godfrey Oboabona, Wolfsburg trainee Victor Osimhen, Amkar Perm ace Brian Idowu, Gent midfielder Anderson Esiti and Chippa United goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi were never considered for selection in the latest Super Eagles roster.

Allnigeriasoccer.com is in the possession of an email sent by the Nigeria Football Federation to all the invited foreign-based professionals and the aforementioned players were never informed to show up in Abuja for the World Cup qualifier against Algeria.

As a result of the document in our possession, this website correctly predicted the new players invited to beef up the squad, without making guesses, leaving out ADO Den Haag youngster Ebuehi because we were not sure of his email address and his Dutch agent has not yet informed us of his availability up to this moment.

Suggestions that the NFF and technical crew made last minute changes to the 25-man roster are out of topic and something done to save face.

It is common knowledge that Watford striker Isaac Success would have been invited but was eventually omitted after suffering another injury setback.

http://allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=20905

TheSuperNerd:
Oga Mickael2 oooooooooooooooo...... Chaiiiiiii.....

Now I'm like.....

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Mickael2:
Joseph is making sense these days

Icon4s:
Which African team is ranked as high as Wales?

Icon4s:
We dnt even need it in friendlies. We should instead use the friendlies to try natural LB and RB options.
4 defenders at the back is still the big deal.

And wait... i don't like Moses? Wow.

Icon4s:
And let me also help u add Wales.

Icon4s:
What is my own with Conte and Mikel's case. Did you see me make any comment critisizing Conte for not fielding Mikel?

U mentioned countries that play that formation as Italy and Argentina. These are teams that have quality in abundance to execute which ever formation they chose. Their players also have the tactical discipline to adhere to the instructions that will back that kind of formation.

We are in Africa.

Conditions are not right here. Our players play in different leagues and under different coaches with different idealogies. AFRICAN PLAYERS GENERALLY LACK TACTICAL DISCIPLINE.
There may b little or no time to for the boys to train together to adjust to an unfamiliar formation.

A 3-5-2 or 3-4-3 formation requires a lot of running and movements from the Wing backs/LMF/RMF. For our kind of climate/weather the steam in those wing backs will die out after 60mins of the game and the wall of Jericho of that team will colapse U know what will follow.

TheGoodJoe:

Pep did not use the formation in his conquests. He used it in some games. The Back line of Barca was Abidal...Pique..Puyol.. Dani Alves. This was the main back line. Not 3-4-3. I think you should read more on it. The formation is actually difficult to pull off.

Icon4s:
That formation cannot work for an African Team.
We do not have both the time and tactical discipline to do such in the WC qualifiers that the team has barely 4-5 days to train together.

Club football is different from national team football. National teams that try such formation usually have most of their national team players playing in the same league and such it would be easier to build the Team Chemistry based on that formation.

A player like Victor Moses would keep to instruction at Chelsea but when he comes to Nigeria he would b playing to the gallery. Na that one u want make him play defense for u?

Icon4s:
See, it is very normal for coaches to switch formations even in a single match. Football is dynamic as u rightly put it. A team can start up with a 4-5-1, switch to 4-4-2, switch to 4-3-3 & end up with 3-4-3 in a single game depending on the situation the team found itself during d game and what results it aims to achieve.

Nobody is saying 3-4-3 or 3-5-2 is not a good formation. There are so many factors to consider before a team adopts a particular formation for a particular game or competition.

Each of those formations have there advantages and also disadvantages. So many things are involved. They have their own risks elements. And several times u run ur cost and benefit anslysis for each.

IMO the formation with the least risk associated with it is the 4-5-1. MOST national teams in the world set-up their teams with this formation. A very balanced formation that can get u mass attack eg 4-1-4-1 or mass defence 4-4-1-1.U can also play with a crowded midfield eg 4-2-3-1. U can also easily switch to a 4-4-2 without making any substitution.

For a 3-4-3 formation u stand a risk of being over-run and demolished if ur opponents really capitalise on ur lack of RB & LB.

Clubs can afford to take more risks and perform more experiments than the national teams. Clubs spend more time together and usually have the quality of players to execute which ever formation they chose. Also Club competitions run every year and several competitions run concurrently in a year. So if u are out of one u still have others to take part in and then correct ur mistakes.

But for the national team? U dnt take any how risk. If u are out of a competition it will take u another 2 or 4 years to come back.

Let Conte and Pep be entertaining us with their 3-4-3. And let Rohr take us to Russia with his adopted 4-2-3-1.

Pls we are ok for now with that formation.

tglobal:
Thanks everyone of you, @TheGoodJoe, @TheSuperNerd, @AIG07. I appreciate it. Before today I thought the birthday wishes on nairaland came from friends who knew each other and initially wondered how terzurum5 knew my birthday till i figured out I must have given nairaland the information at some point. Thanks all and keep up the good work

TheGoodJoe:
This is not about show you. Most coaches do not use the three at the back system because of the risk. The ratio is too high. That is enough to tell you that it is risky for our national team.

TheSuperNerd:
The guy at tottenham?

Mauricio Pochettino...

Brilliant mind.... Heard he had coaching connections as a scholar to Marcelo Bielsa... (hope I heard right)

TheGoodJoe:

I singled the West Ham game not because Chelsea lost. Chelsea lost other games with four at the back under Conte.

I singled the game because of the ease West Ham swarm through. Especially before the second goal.

TheGoodJoe:
History showed that in the long run, it fails. Very few coaches in the history of football have won trophies with three at the back.

Yet you want Rohr who is not known as a three at the back coach to start experimenting with it.

TheGoodJoe:

I did not say Conte's system did not work in Italy or he did not win trophies. Keep that aside.

Before Conte started, I wanted to see him come to the EPL and play his three at the back set-up, week in week out. Fortunately, he did not. So those people that want to see us playing three at the back soon, should know a coach who played the system for years and works regularly with the team knew it was a risky approach.

In the game against West Ham, West Ham swarmed Chelsea to the point they were laughing.

So I do it think that is the kind of system the Super Eagles should play with.

Our coach is not one who plays the system and people want him to switch from his ideal method to play three at the back.

TheGoodJoe:

What about Conte's record in the Champions League with Juventus?

Icon4s:
See, I was jst laughing when i saw how West Ham wingers were running over the Chelsea defense. Antonio and Payet were jst enjoying themselves. But for poor finishing Chelsea would have been down 3-0 at half time.

I have played that 3-5-2 formation a couple of times on PS . Any opposition that have fast wingers will jst stretch and demolish the defence. What the opposition does is to press from the Midfield and put a through pass that will by pass the players at Wing back or LMF/RMF. One of the CBs will be committed to chase the winger leaving the other two CB with abt 3-4 attacking Players to handle. It happens also on PS.

The weakness in Conte's 3-5-2 formation has been found out.

There is nothing as good as playing the traditional 4 defenders.

goldfish80:
It's no joke
http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/what-south-africa-dismiss-ex-bournemouth-striker-rantie-for-farting-4152691

goldfish80:
Friday joke!!!

I couldn't resist spicing the thread with this . Just too funny

TheSuperNerd:
Israeli Agent Ouziel – “There Are Million Of
Karamoko Dembele On The Streets In Nigeria, Kill The Hype”

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Highly respected Israeli agent David Ouziel, who is well known for his strong connection to Nigeria players has played down the hype surrounding Celtic 13 year old boy wonder Karamoko Dembele, who made his U-21 debut few weeks ago.


Ouziel, while paying respect to the talented teen insist that he has seen a lot of his type in Nigeria, in the numerous youth games he has watched whenever he visited the country.


The man who has transferred over nine young
Nigerian players who are little known but well
talented, insist that from what he has seen since
he started working on transferring young Nigerian players, Nigeria has players on the street, who are better than Dembele.


”I can’t seem to understand the rave behind
Karamoko Dembele by the world, especially
Nigerians. I have seen a lot of his type on the
street in Nigeria, so kill the hype” He told
Owngoalnigeria.com.


”He is good no doubt, but like I told a friend of
mine, in Nigeria on the streets on bad playing
pitches, not the type Dembele enjoys in Scotland, they are better players in Lagos, Abuja, Porthacourt, Warri, Kaduna, Kano etc.

”I challenge anybody who doubts me to follow
me to Nigeria. Look my friend, I have spent time
in the country and in Europe, so I know what am saying. They are millions of Dembele on the street in Nigeria, playing football with no boots or facility but yet doing well”.


Source: http://owngoalnigeria.com/2016/10/28/israeli-agent-ouziel-there-are-million-of-karamoko-dembele-on-the-streets-in-nigeria-kill-the-hype/

tbaba1234:
Forgiveness will be so happy... Ebuehi and Brian Idowu... LOL... Let them release the list o..

Food don set. His efforts have not been in vain.

forgiveness:
The boy dey lie.