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BluntBoy:
Someone will put him down soon enough. Might even be before he meets Wilder.

BluntTheApostle:
It is the fact.

It is bitterness when you question Parker's credentials by asking who has he fought. I simply asked a counter question "who has AJ fought?"

People only mention Klischko who was already 41 and had not fought for 2 years.

If you accuse me of bitterness and you fail to accuse the anti Parker crowd of bitterness, then you are being partial.

This fight can end quickly. It doesn't take anything away from the skills of either boxer. I have been a boxing fan since I was a kid and I was in a boxing club and would have taken up the profession but for my mother. So, I know what boxing entails. If it is AJ's good day, he may even knock Parker out in less than a minute.

TheSuperNerd:
Sir TheGoodJoe and I have his name pencilled down already since post-Rio in a special ink into the records of the super monitor database system dedicated to the rise of the new Super Eagles golden generation.

Yara Yara watches over this system carefully. We will remember the name.

#RiseOfTheLeagueOfExtraordinaryHitmen

This is a project... Give it time. All the puzzle pieces that will make the Super Eagles world class or even neae world class won't fall into place all at once.

Humility017:
you just disappointed me with this write up...
he was never given Apple time in Italy...
during preseason he played well...but roma never give him enough time to get used to the team...to play.....
he left for torino...the presence of a top Italian striker in the team limited his opportunities...and now in the dutch league..you're trying to berate same league...

same league taiwo awoniyi could not play up to his optimal capacity....but now in the Belgian league doing better....are you going to say the Belgian league is lower to the dutch league....
even mr ajagun in Holland didn't play this well the way he currently plays in the Belgian league...

you should know by now that football don't work that way.....players can be best suited for a particular team style of play or even a league...and that will aid them to shine.

Humility017:
you just disappointed me with this write up...
he was never given Apple time in Italy...
during preseason he played well...but roma never give him enough time to get used to the team...to play.....
he left for torino...the presence of a top Italian striker in the team limited his opportunities...and now in the dutch league..you're trying to berate same league...

same league taiwo awoniyi could not play up to his optimal capacity....but now in the Belgian league doing better....are you going to say the Belgian league is lower to the dutch league....
even mr ajagun in Holland didn't play this well the way he currently plays in the Belgian league...

you should know by now that football don't work that way.....players can be best suited for a particular team style of play or even a league...and that will aid them to shine.

Humility017:
so sorry...you can remove the German lads...
I don't have anything against...Ighalo...
just stating the obvious....

tbaba1234:
Yes, the same sadiq of Roma..

He has improved loads...

He has given all the top teams in Holland defences (Feyenord and PSV) headache with his directness.. He makes his own chances by his willingness to take on defenders. Ighalo and Ogbeche do not do that.

Note, i did not say he is better than Ighalo but he will certainly give defenders more to worry about than Ighalo. He still needs to work on his finishing ability.

Humility017:
bro please you are spot on....
add elderson to that later list...he has no business being in Russia...

please remove Jordan ibe......he is an English player.

tbaba1234:
Sadiq Umar is quality... With all due respect, he will pose a greater threat than Ighalo especially with his directness.

Mujtahida:
God bless you bro. Immediately I read that Ebuehi had groin injury, I said to myself what's this groin, groin I've been hearing about since forever. I checked the meaning of groin and I shook my head.
Yesterday in the heat of the argument with my fellow eagulians I kept emphasing two points: the human body is not a machine and I asked another the meaning of groin injury. But I was baffled that them began to talk like they've never been sick and recovered forever in their lives. They took a mechanical view of the whole thing. At a point i wanted to tell them that how I wish we could get the perspective of a footballer cos experience is the best teacher. Never knew you are one. Nobody could argue against the fact that the boy was recovering from an injury. He even winced in pain and he was hesitant in making tackles.

Criticism should be fair. It should not just be for the purpose of scoring cheap points or taking pot shots at the coach as was disappointingly done yesterday.

Humility017:
my oga we just have to open up sometimes....
we can't be doing same thing over and over again, in same way and manner and expect a different result....

mumemma:
Infact make we change our full squad....Bring this ..bring that ..

Na wa o...Person nor dey lose game

Humility017:
I am really now worried bro...
I believe this friendly would have been more useful if the fringe players were left to play...
by so doing who knows we would have found capable replacements for some roles like the striker or midfield role....
against Serbia...watching them being unable to make single pass upfront and the striker couldn't convert one of the few chances he got....leave me worried more....

I believe a population of 180M can do much better..

Sainty92:
but the dude is not complaining..neither is the coach..
his time I believe will come.....for now let him stick to the bench...
he is helping in trainings I believe...


This was ur exact statement few days ago about Agbo. Why are u now worried sir?

Humility017:
let them kick a ball in the colors of the super eagles before you pass judgements on them....
Ighalo is simply not better too...I see him as a flash in pan kind of striker.....

TheSuperNerd:
Lol.... You initially typed.. "Okay o I agree.."

TheSuperNerd:
Lol... I know you do naa. I have also read the whole story.

Our present first choice defensive pair protected Uzoho against Poland and protected Ezenwa against Cameroun. They did same for Akpeyi against Mahrez and Algeria. This is why I say our team can cope without a world class keeper. Dosu was not fantastic yet we won Olympic Gold.

Humility017:
read very well sir...
let's explore the other options...and go with the best only...
why keep sticking to Ighalo when you've not tried the rest to ascertain their qualities...

TheSuperNerd:
Looolll... I just knew you will take it like that because you know about how Emma Babayaro was dropped for Dosu Joseph. History classes again.

But still I believe He is saying the truth. Dosu Joseph was so average and not fantastic at all. Yet we win Olympic gold. We had a team that kinda managed to cover for his deficiencies.

Now do we currently have a team that can cover for our keeper's frailties since we are not taking a top class keeper to the mundial? I would say yes... Not entirely a super fantastic team but a very disciplined one that can beat anyone when at their best. In the Balogun-Ekong partnership, we have quite a solid defence and our fullbacks are also good to go. They are not world class but they have shown they can do an effective job of protecting the goalie.

What we need is a good bench to back up the first XI in those key positions and I believe we will present a good bench at the mundial.

In all, I am not downplaying the importance of a top class goalie.... Honestly, having such will be a huge asset for us, but again I have seen where teams win even with goalies not being top class. Atlanta 96 comes to mind. Even Barca with Victor Valdez when he was quite average (or maybe slightly above average as time went on) still conquered the world.

Humility017:
the earlier we tell ourselves the truth...the better for US....we don't need an Ighalo kind of striker at the world cup...
a striker who can miss 7 glaring chances
is not what the super eagles need at this time...
I think nancho we should continue with from now....
i think part of our problem in this team is rohr....his conservative nature is not helping matters....
why invite players to camp and they won't get to play a mere friendly?
why keep inviting them?
now...we don't know how ajayi, Gabriel play...if they are better...no one knows
and thats had...this friendly especaliy against Serbia would have offered him an opportunity to play ajayi and let's see how good he is...likewise Agbo and Gabriel....
so doing we will get to know how good they're and if they can displace Ighalo.
also I think dessers or sadiq umar should have been invited in place of Gabriel.....
rohr is very scared of taking risks or probably he is just too conservative

Humility017:
both goal keepers are not needed....
ejide is like akpeyi always scared and shaking in goal...I still remember the goals he gift away to the Scottish in one of our friendlies prior the 2014 world cup...in engalnd...

uzoho will do better than that.....
please I will even prefer we manage Dele...but ejide is a no no for me....

mank1234:
I agree with this 80%.

Good keeper cannot win you a match but a good defence can. After all, if the defence is too good the keeper will be rarely tested as it happened in Nig vs Cam @ Uyo

TheSuperNerd:
I know he speaks based on personal experience with the '96 Olympic Eagles team-The Dream Team... but he may also have a point. That said, we cannot downplay the impacts and Values of a truly top goalie shaa... but still Emma Babayaro has a point


Ex Super Eagles Goalkeeper – Eagles Don’t Need A Fantastic Goalkeeper To Do Well In Russia

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Atlanta 96 Olympic gold medallist Emmanuel Babayaro says the clamour for a very good goalkeeper for Nigeria at the World Cup in Russia is one issue that has been over emphasised.

Speaking to Owngoalnigeria.com in an exclusive interview, the former West Ham United trialist said Nigeria should be looking at strengthening other areas of the team and not necessarily the goalkeeping department.

The duo of Francis Odinaka Uzoho of Deportivo La Coruna and Ikechukwu Ezenwa of Enyimba are in the running to man the post for Nigeria, no thanks to the ailment suffered by first choice goalkeeper Carl Ikeme.

Babayaro down played the need for a fantastic goalkeeper at the World Cup, insisting that if other areas of the team is properly stocked, an average goalkeeper can do the job for the Eagles.

”The reason why Nigerians are clamouring for a very good goalkeeper is because of the amount of goal scoring opportunities we give opponents during games. Which is directly a fault of the defenders and not the goalkeeper “, he told Owngoalnigeria.com.

"Vincent Enyeama has done well for us in the last two World Cups, and the best his display has given us is to reduce the score line as other departments didn’t do what was expected of them.

”As a country we presently can’t boast of a goalkeeper of Enyeama’s quality but it’s not a necessity as being mentioned by many. For instance with all due respect to Dosu Joseph, the reason behind our triumph at the Olympics wasn’t because he was a fantastic goalkeeper.

”We won gold at the 1996 Olympics because other departments of the team made up for our short comings elsewhere. First of all we need a very good defence set up to provide cover for whoever is picked to man the post by coach Gernot Rohr. That should be our priority now”, he concluded.



**Osas Mahawi


Source: http://owngoalnigeria.com/2018/03/29/ex-super-eagles-goalkeeper-eagles-dont-need-a-fantastic-goalkeeper-to-do-well-in-russia/


Russia 2018 WC Countdown: 76 days 16 hours 34 mins to go

daveP:
I said it early that we would play the Polish team, but not the Serbs. Those guys have always been physical to a fault.


Abeg who dey talk say Ebuehi no fit?


The goals came from his angles cos of the space...... But that goal started from a stupid clearance from the CBs.


I'm sure Shehu will always be a starter.... he's more Bellerin-ic than Ebuehi. Not taking anything from Ebuehi atall.


As for striker, can't we find one that would play the Benzema style for the GWG; scoring isn't necessary but opening others up is....

tbaba1234:
The coach has no confidence in Agbo. I doubt, he will make the WC.

Rohr appears to be more focused on getting the right tactical formula than getting new players. I see him experimenting more with tactics than with players.

Icon4s:
I did.

What even amazes me is someone insinuating I have something against Uzoho.

We know what world cup standards are.

Well, like you have opined, let Rohr decide.

But we should get ready for a tension soaked WC going with the goalkeeping crisis.

Nothing is concluded, nothing is finalized yet. Na Baba Rohr face we dey look.

tbaba1234:
We were not good in the first half against Argentina.. We revised our approach in the second half and looked better.

The important thing is to learn our lessons now and wirk hard to improve.

Icon4s:
Coming from someone who understands what is at stake.

Kog45, I am sure you have read this too. What is your take?

elyte89:
I don't knw what we re building, we av been building since d days of chukwu-shuaibu-keshi-and u still want us to hide under d disguise of building,are we building a NIGERIAN UNIVERSITY ,dt is always under construction?

Even d German,he used as an example got to d semi -final of 2006 edition. Fans re expecting much from dis team.we re tired of building, even d captain said it few months back during his interview dt,its high time dey gave a good account of demselves in dis world cup

tbaba1234:
Exactly, different approaches.. He is testing things out.. None of the strategies are perfect yet. That could even be responsible for the disjointed nature of our offensive play.

Truidstar:
Are we building for the future or we just want immediate gains today? Even if we go to the world cup and get humiliated at least we gained valuable experience. Germany started a project in 2006 and it came to fruition in 2014. Rohr knows what he is doing.

nelszx:
Well opinion differs.......we're entitled to our different opinions
Check the game we played Onazi and games we played without him. He forgets his role as a DM and go for every ball and leaves acre of space for opposition to punish. Football has gone beyond that stage.
He marks well ..... Yes
He dribbles ..... Occasionally.
Needless tackles and take ons - Yes
But his duty is to shield the back 4 which he does but leaves them unshielded as the game progressed.

What did you notice in the Polish and Serb game?
Ndidi's job was to shield the back 4 and he gave a beautiful rendition in that game. It was like we were playing with 5 defenders.

Onazi was to do suit against the Serb, he was suspect most times and leaving his Right DM position to follow every ball . Where was he in the first goal scored by the Serbs?

The games he lived up to the billing since after the 2014 WC were the double header against Cameroon.

I'm not saying he should be dropped but he should be talked to at every point in the game to maintain his position (not chasing and running after every ball played to the midfield) we have other midfielders too.

Be truthful to yourself score the DMs we paraded against Poland and the Serbs. The game vs the Serbs was just a typical repeat of the S.A. defeat.