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Joebie:
Pinnick and Wike.. make that CongoDR mishap not hunt us oh. That’s if the story is true.

I remember telling icon4s that he should know better about PH choice for DR Congo match.

NFF took the match to PH for their personal gain not for eagles.

I just don't know when we are going to put an end to this trash.

Imagine a WC friendly on that stuff just coz of monetary gain and not considering the risk involved.

I don tire

Horus:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFo6bBfQ_1E

Super Eagles Train For England Friendly

Watch as the Super Eagles trained in Barnet, London on Thursday ahead of their pre-World Cup friendly against England.

The team will have their official training at Wembley Stadium on Friday by 5pm.

Twenty-five players were involved in the drills and ball work, except for Moses Simon who is nursing a thigh injury.

Any news on Simon thigh injury scan.Also Ndidi cos we need to ascertain their fitness level especially Ndidi.

Mujtahida:
Not necessarily his age but capabilities. He's slowing down

Yes true talk not Onazi of before and with new players emerging i don't see him and any underperforming old players surviving it.

Pls check it out Sadiq Umar,Osimhen, Awoniyi, Nwakilis,Ebere Eze,Chuckwuemeka,Alampasu, Maduka,Osigwe,Tosin Kehinde,.If possible Onomah,Lookman,Uduokhai, Akpoguma etc.

Post WC is interesting cos enough talents ready for the show.

Martz101:
kanu - Crouch (Portsmouth)??

Yes Kanu looked cool as SS and i don't even see him as thorough CF and his goal rating in eagles testify to it.

I remember Kanu-Agali combination in 2002 WC qualifiers,the two scored 8 goals(kanu 4 goals and Agali 4 goals)

But big question can Ighalo and Simy do it when we have Iheanacho in the team who always look solid behind the main man.

Martz101:
Tunji banjo is a midfielder

Yes a defender with Leyton Orient but alternate as defender and midfielder with eagles.

Martz101:
from the look of things Agu might be dropped for Joel and Rohr actually see some good in Joel obi and that's risky for Etebo or Ogu if simon is fit

#permutation

Yes permutation.Simon making it is dicey but let's wait and see what happens after England match.

asha80:
errm.. don't want to bring this issue up again but if what they are saying they are isnt what they really are then one cannot cheat oneself

Age discrepancies abi,naturally it will tell you can't cheat a nature.

eterisan:
chief sorry if it comes across that way. Everything you have said now is exactly what I have been saying, but forgiveness and komekn chose to ignore. I have already said ajagun deserves to be called up and I have apologized for calling him old and washed up

Post Russia we may see Ajagun. I will change my tone if it sounds confrontational. Sorry once again.

Good my man,now let's talk Nigeria/England and leave this Nwakili and Ajagun stuff,is becoming stinks.

Icon4s:
I hope you know Onazi belong in the same Class(age grade) as likes of Omeruo, Shehu, Musa, Kayode and Ekong. So he may still be around for a couple of more years.

This is our major problem we tend to discard player easily based on age even if he is still performing.

At 25 these guys are still young and if they can continue with good performance then they are good for 2022 WC.

andrew444:
Ajagun is 25,he played regularly during his U20 days,he is one of the most capped U20 players then with 22 games and 12 goals for naija U20

Andrew sometimes better not to dabble into confrontation analysis cos eterisan and forgiveness are confronting not talking football.

Kelechi Nwakili is a young prospect and still developing? yes do we need to argue it cos against Atletico he did well.Hope to see him developing into a great player.

Ajagun is one of the project of Nigeria football and good at 25 not too old to make eagles in nearest future.He even deserves a look in but Rohr has his plan,so we can't force him.

I think based on special talents i don't see anything wrong in Nwakili invitation cos right now Nathaniel Challobah is training with England national team preparing to face Nigeria.

I will not deceive you Ajagun deserves a call based on his performance so far this season and funny enough we don't have much options in AM but sometimes it happen, so not a big deal.

tbaba1234:
I do not want Ogu dropped. I am just analyzing the situation as it stands.

Joel Obi appears to be Ndidi's replacement, that means Agu or Ogu are in danger of getting dropped. The choice of who will be dropped is not so clear cut. It is actually quite dicey.

I personally think Ogu has played better than Agu so far. If faced with the choice of both, i will probably drop Agu.

Nigeria/England should do the talking on who to drop.Let's just wait.

andrew444:
Why do you want ogu to be dropped? it seems you love agu and you dont want him to be dropped.

With the love i have for joel obi i cant deny that he deserves to be dropped,joel obi or agu deserved to be dropped and not john ogu

Yes if we based it on performance in eagles recently Ogu should make it but sometimes coach can think otherwise.

tbaba1234:
Mikel agu was left out/opted out of the Poland game because he had to renew his passport. It was travel problems that made him miss the friendly.

Well, what we heard was passport issue initially.Later to replace injured Etebo.

Conflicting reports but anyhow at this stage let the best be picked.

tbaba1234:
Former international and first oyinbo wall, Reuben Agboola ready for Wembley.

Reuben Agboola was not the first Oyinbo wall but Tunji Banjo who was part of 1981/82 eagles.

The jersey cool on him not replica but real Nike.

PDPGuy:
In that case, I think one of Etebo or Joel Obi will be dropped because the coach ‘loves’ Mikel Agu. As we know, Iwobi can also be used as the AM if need be.

Rohr love all the players.

The same Agu was dropped from Poland and Serbia games until he was recalled against Serbia due to Etebo injury.

Do not be surprised if he failed to make it.

Icon4s:
Hahaha egbon ask him o.

Iwobi is the owner of that right side even when Simeon was fit,so he is going to start as a winger with Ighalo leading the attack. Victor on the left side and Mikel doing his thing with any of Onazi, Ogu,Joel, Etebo or Agu.

OMANBALA1:
I will play Ighalo on the RW , VicMo on LW , Simmy CF and Mikel AM.

Sir do we need to accommodate Ighalo and Simy at the same time. Why not Ighalo first half and Simmy second half cos the two should be rival for starting beth as CF or what do you think

krattoss:
Own goal is reporting that Simon Moses is back in training.. Although is not yet confirmed..

But if true, wahala dey

owngoal news get as ebi o

Icon4s:
Thanks bro.

My people, see the simple honest comment I made that has made forgiveness tag me a tribalist all these years!

cc: Kog45

Chief icon4s respect Sir.

TheGoodJoe:
To start with, when the Pepsi football academy scouts discovered a young Mikel, they contacted Kashimawo Laloko who was a Senior coach in the academy. The message was that this young secondary footballer was the best player in the country.

Years later, that identified special talent still waxes strong.

Kelechi Nwakali was identified years ago when he was about 12 years old, had him training in the U17 camp and about four years later, the young man was crowned the best player in the U17 World cup. Just like the likes of Isco, Neymar, Samir Nasri and a host of other young brilliant special talents were identified, it seems the technical crew is up to something with Kelechi Nwakali.

Coach Yusuf, not Rohr as you wrote in your epistle was part of the growing process of some of our bright young talents. He monitored the progress of the young Nwakali Kelechi and he is well within his rights to make steps to nurture maybe the heir to the Mikel who was spotted at a very young age too.

thegoodjoe to buttress your point Nathanel Challobah is in England camp training with the main team ahead of Nigeria match though not going to WC.

sunnywhyt007:
Silent Rich Man...

Yes o silent and E money,Shina peller and Davido go dey disturb us with their toys machine.

Icon4s:
I would rather go for a formation with more midfield presence. Eg 4-4-1-1 or 4-2-3-1.

Chief any formation make Rohr just perform cos i want continuity especially Afcon 2019 and Qatar 2022.

forgiveness:
What were you thinking when you accused Onigbinde of Nepotism and corruption for taking Opabumi and Ogbeche to the world Cup?

It was not a distraction then, abi?

Two faced double standard tribalist fellow.

Good i know there is serious cold war between you and icon4s but sometimes better to keep quiet.


First,did you mean icon4s stance on Onigbinde for taking Opabunmi and Ogbeche to WC was tribalism and corruption.

Well that was the general opinion of Nigerians even Komkne and icon79 said it here that Onigbinde collected $10k from players which i don't see as tribal but info at their disposals.

I came out and said No.I know much about 2002 WC team cos my coach was a goalkeeper trainer to 2002 WC and i have three personal friends who are players in that team and they did not pay a dime to make the team.

I had fruitful discussion with Komkne and icon79 without labelling ourselves hater or tribal bigot.This is how it should be,nothing more.

On icon4s seeing Onigbinde as tribal man or corrupt.I want to tell you i had the same discourse with icon4s on Onigbinde.

Icon4s said why should Onigbinde took Opabunmi to WC and i replied why should Onigbinde took Enyeama and Ejide to WC .

Also cited that the same Onigbinde named 22 years old Keshi as his captain at afcon 84 over highly experienced Muda Lawal who was making his 5th Afcon appearance

After bringing out my facts i asked do we called Festus Onigbinde a tribal man.We had a good talk on it and we move on with no issue.

Sir forgiveness hope you remember my initial comment on this issue which i believe is enough for you to forget this and move on.

Sir i know you are a Nigerian possibly from Kwara or Kogi state and love super eagles dearly.If not you will not be here,pls let that love overshadowed any grievances and let's move on.

Mujtahida:
It would not be a bad idea to sting England with that 3-5-2. But contrary to our thinking that Rohr favors that style, I think the absence of key players made him adopt that tactics. With Vicmo and the house in full swing I see him deploying the usual 4-3-3

Hope to see a good match.4-3-3 not a bad formation against England.

I want to see the reunion of two Tottenham Hotspur academy players(Ekong Troost and Harry Kane) and how it goes.

daveP:
Kane hyping Dele Alli to crack our defence.


Is okay.


I prefer Omeruo to start ahead of Balogun sha.

Musa comes from the bench or don't get featured atall, except if need be. Do we have a Bale or a Sani Emmanuel.... no supersub yet in this team. phew.

Omeruo ahead of Balogun? with Balogun you see the best of Ekong.

Oasis007:
The more I think about it, the more I wish we could adopt 3 - 5 - 2 as our main Formation at the Mundial. This is the same Formation Philipe Trousier used in the 98 WCQ Matches that made us qualified without Permutations.

It's a big Doubt for Simon to make it to the Mundial, also Iwobi ain't a typical Winger we could rely on, rather an AM. We are getting it wrong by saying Iwobi can play as a Winger, cos he's simply playing as a RMF/LMF.

Musa on the hand is effective playing as a SS or a Striker. He got back to Form at CSKA Moscow not as a Winger rather as a SS. Only VicMo who played throughout the Season as a Wing-back at Chelsea I can possibly call a Winger in the Team at the moment.

We can choke up the Midfield with our best Midfielders, rely on the Pace of our Wing-backs, and a Playmaker who can do magic when needed behind a reliable Striker who won't be playing Guitar in the Box.

If I am in charge of this Team, I will select the Lineup and play the Formation as below to test run my Tactical Plans. In Addition, defensively the Formation automatically will switch to 5 - 4 - 1 with Moses doubling up with Shehu on the right, while Joel doubling up with Idowu on the left.

-------------------- Uzoho ---------------------

Ekong ---------- Balogun ------------ Echiejile

Shehu------ Ndidi ------ Joel ---------- Idowu

------------------- Mikel -----------------------

----------- Moses

------------------------ Ighalo -----------------

I know many Dudes will disagree with my Lineup cos there is no Iwobi, Iheanacho, Tyrone in it, but to me it's tactically better to have a very strong Bench who can make a Difference at any Point in time.

We shouldn't be only solid on the Pitch, we should also be solid on the Bench too, coz that really determined a formidable Squad. I will play Echiejile as the 3rd CB cos he has the Experience to perform in the Position. Defensively he's quite not a bad Player, and I will rather rely on his Experience than experimenting Awaziem or Omeruo in the Position.

Good formation but i don't see Echiejile as 3rd CB when we have Omeruo and Awaziem.

If you want to based it on experience,good we have Omeruo but i will preferred Awaziem, Ekong and Balogun cos they did it against Argentina.

At RWB,pls give me Ebuehi, really i rate Shehu ahead before but with Ebuehi performance against Congo he deserves to start.Shehu was woeful against Congo even worst than villain Aina in that match,may be due to fasting.

Pls remove Joel,till now am not impressed with Joel performance. Let's see Ogu again in that formation.

As you said good to have solid bench and with Iwobi and Iheanacho on the bench we are covered but how i wish they start in 3-5-2 formation cos they are top performers against Argentina.

Good formation my man.

OMANBALA1:
And if we have a decent league that is comparable to what the north Africans have there is no reason playere like Echiejile, Aina and Idowu should be in that camp. Just watching the Poland vs Nigeria game and Idowu has nothing to offer...NOTHING!

Ikuowen Utin and Ebere Duru who played the left back against Athletico Madrid are way above those below average players we have in the camp.

We need to work on our league. Our league must develop past this shambles we have presently

Sir,pls don't let us used Atletico match to judge our players in main team.

The match was just a normal novelty match,nothing more.

If Idowu,Echiejele and Aina have nothing to offer then not Ikuowen i saw against Cara of Congo.

Mujtahida:
He has had more than 20 appearances for Hull this season. I've never seen a player so unconcerned like Aina.

45 appearances but i tire for the guy and he has a very good footwork,skills and good body frame as a defender.

Mujtahida:
in the first place i never impugned your beliefs, you got into the issue casting unfounded aspersions on me and that was needless cos i will ask you again: what are my views on the exclusion of kayode and the inclusion of Nwakali in the 35 man list? i do not expect an answer but for the record let me say it that it was low of you to make that statement. i got to tell you.

Mujtahida wetin now,pls take it cool cos you and Chief are respectable member of this thread.Pls and God bless

Truidstar:
So which one are you? Jealous Ghanian? Disgruntled Zambian? Cynical southafrican?

Pls why are you giving this guy undeserved attention.

Truidstar let's talk eagles.

OMANBALA1:
I cant spend that much on a jersey, not kidding.

I understand just joking

Mujtahida:
i hope we dont have karius on that flight.

Ha the spirit of Karius don comot from Akpeyi body tehteh.