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Truidstar:
Those who believe we have a goal keeper "crisis" have crawled out of their holes again. We are our own problem, we whine and moan too much. Rohr has brought us out of Egypt and the promised land is in sight, yet we still complain. Uzoho is most likely going to be our first choice. If you can't handle it there are 31 other teams you can support.

tbaba1234:
I do not understand Akpeyi.. Put him in a Nigerian jersey and he can't grab a harmless cross.

If he is already shaky before the WC, what will happen in a WC stage. Ezenwa seems to be the most confident but his gra gra can be much.

Uzoho is still learning the game but is in a good place.

tbaba1234:
I do not understand Akpeyi.. Put him in a Nigerian jersey and he can't grab a harmless cross.

If he is already shaky before the WC, what will happen in a WC stage. Ezenwa seems to be the most confident but his gra gra can be much.

Uzoho is still learning the game but is in a good place.

Icon4s:
And let me chip this in again. The friendlies will determine a lot of things but will not be the sole decider. Let me also say again that not all the goalies will be tried during the friendlies. Some will be dropped without a trial. Sounds unfair right. But that is the game for you.

As for Nwakaeme, he blew up his chance with that game against Algeria. That was the very day I personally dropped him from my list.

tbaba1234:
Rufai kept a clean sheet in only one game. I do not know if he was our best choice but we were in a bad place.

Let us see how these boys perform in the friendlies first.. I expect a good battle.

We have a better defence than France 98 so the keepers might not get too exposed.

Mujtahida:
This is just the point. No one can displace or downplay the importance of experience for a gk. But like you just said and as I have often drummed on we are in a peculiar situation. Please where are the experienced gk we have? And is goalkeeping only about experience? Ability nko?
Akpeyi is a riddle. He has experience, he has ability yet he has failed us.

bengine:
I saw the saves Ajiboye made and they were great...the only reason I wasn't fully sold on Ajiboye was the way he saves..high quality GK make saves and not parry balls into opponent path..this was heavily in display against morocco, thou I did avoid saying anything about it then..high quality gk would save and parry to a non dangerous spot, this is where awareness comes in, I really didn't see that in Ajiboye..I'm sure he has aerial crossing issues also, that weakness wasn't really exploited..

With regards to Ezenwa, all you need is some quality cross into the box and Ezenwa is no where to be found, at the world cup, most of our opponents would try to explore this..even Enyeama at his best still bowed to one of those quality crosses from France..its easy for everyone to say Ezenwa did well against cameroun knowing fully well he wasn't truly tested same as Uzoho in the second half against Argentina.

The kind of players that were crossing at wafu,Chan and even npfl is totally different from the kind of crosses you would get at the world cup.

I really want to see all our gk tried at a higher level b4 I can have faith in any of them..for now, naa long thing we dey..

bengine:
Like Sir Icon4s use to say, the coaches know better than we do, he sees them in training and knows their weaknesses ..why would Rohr want Uzoho if he is not seeing something,..

If Ezenwa, Akpeyi had been measuring up, do u think Rohr would be looking to make a 19yrs old first choice at world cup..those guys named above are just not good enough..

kettykings:
The case of a man who bought 2 mansions in Dubai and is still serving in the Army is still not solved , but EFCC will pretend that they know nothing about it

maxist2020:
this man should try chinedu obasi, he is doing so well for his club AIK as a highest goal scorer

bengine:
Its kind of funny how ppl are complaining..plz name any of our current goalkeeper that would have saved any of the goals except the one he went to dribble..

The hardest for any goalie are goals from diagonal passes and crosses..I was satisfied to see he conceded from those kind of goals..world class GK struggle from what I listed above..

Icon4s:
Banking on Uzoho as the key?

Hmm.... Kog45, you surprise me o. You that have come a long way in this game.

He may come out good In the friendlies. But hey! I fear for The WC o!

Danielnino00:
Going by the reports from complete sports its like ideye has been recalled to the team... I really hope he gets dropped if he fails to impress this time around.. I don't care about the work rate or whatever some people on this thread use to rate him... He is. striker and we need goals from him... We can't take two inconsistent and wasteful strikers in Ighalo and Ideye to the WC....

Hopefully Rohr will extend an invitation to Desser, Onauchu,Sadiq Umar,Bonaventure and even Taiwo Awoniyi...just any striker that can convert at least one chance in 5...

I just finished watching d highlight of our game against Zambia,and the chances Ighalo missed just vex me... if he tries it at d WC,we are in trouble!

Danielnino00:
Super Eagles Vs Poland, Serbia: Ideye, Ighalo To Return; Nwakaeme, Nwakali Dropped/b]
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr is set to hand Malaga striker Brown Ideye a recall to the Nigeria senior national team ahead of next month’s international friendly matches against Poland and Serbia, Completesportsnigeria.com has gathered from a top official.
Ideye last featured for the Super Eagles in their first Russia 2018 World Cup qualifying game against Zambia in Ndola in 2016 which Nigeria won 2-1.
Since joining Malaga in January, the 29-year-old has scored once in four La Liga Santander games.
CSN also gathered from that the trio of Chidebere Nwakali of Aberdeen, Victor Osimhen of Wolfsburg and Hapoel Beer-Sheva forward Anthony Nwakaeme have been excluded from the squad to face Poland and Serbia.
The Super Eagles, drawn against Argentina, Croatia, and Iceland in Group D of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, will face Poland in Warsaw on the 23rd of March and four days later take on Serbia in London.
According to CSN sources, Elderson Echiejile, Odion Ighalo, Ogenyi Onazi and Mikel Agu who missed the last games against Algeria and Argentina due to injuries as well Victor Moses are expected to be named in the 25-man squad for the friendlies.
“No major surprises in the team list actually, but it’s more likely Ideye returns but Nwakeame won’t be in the squad,” one of the sources revealed.
“The first team players who missed the last two games in November will be included.”
Rohr is expected to announce his squad that will prosecute the games before Friday.
Invited players are expected to arrive in Poland from 19th March for the friendlies
https://www.completesportsnigeria.com/super-eagles-vs-poland-serbia-ideye-ighalo-return-nwakaeme-nwakali-droSuper

Humility017:
I really blame alloy agu and yusuf for this...
I think right there in the npfl...there should more better goalies...but they're always ignored...
this notion of "my boy" craving amongst some indigenous coaches is killing our football.....

Humility017:
my brother...this guys are kids...they still have much to learn...we just expect so much from them...reason because the older ones have been failing us....necessarily uzoho ought not to be disturbed for now as he is not yet ripe for the super eagles....

Daejoyoung:
To me, Ajiboye isn't bad at all, but then only Rohr can make the choice.

gamaliel9:
pls,these video were before we played Argentina. Past performance is not a for present selection....The Uzoho in these videos looked like an upstart. He looked sharper against the Argies....check Argies attack and these lads in the videos. He shall come through...he needs more high profiles matches,with bigger crowds...he will be good to go

tbaba1234:
At the end of the friendlies, we will know who is the most ready.

Danielnino00:
I raised the question of whether or not Uzoho has a weakness for low shots a few daya ago cus almost all d balls he saved against Argentina were high shots.. Tall goalies often struggle with low shots... If he really has that weakness,then he should work on it...or else our opponents will explore it to d fullest...

Mujtahida:
He looks different from the Uzoho that kept in goal for us against Argentina. This gk issue don tire me

Mujtahida:
Exactly. But regardless I think it's a good thing that we have solid RB in him and Shehu.

Ehen baba Kog45, I wanted to chip in something regarding Vicmo. If there's one thing that is seriously, I mean seriously lacking in this team is crossing of the ball. Several times I've harped on it but I was told that in modern football the wingers cutback and move towards the goal. But I still see teams like Germany, Brazil, Spain France floating in beautiful crosses. This SE team lack good crossers of the ball. We present no aerial threats whatsoever. It's a deficiency in our attacking game ooo.

Icon4s:
This guy's face sha

Mujtahida:
Please ooo my people, I am an Ebuehi fan but let's look at this from a footballing angle without sentiments of age or experience but ability.
This boy might prove more sturdy defensively and sharper offensively than Shehu ooo. Read the bolded. That's exactly what he did to Angel Di Maria. Currently he is among the best 3 RB in the Eredivisie.

Tbaba1234 what do you think? Your thoughts please. Oga Icon4s, Kog45 make una look am ooo

Icon4s:
Someone like Moses Eneji, I never really saw him at the WAFU tourney because the only part of the tournament I watched was from that moment in the final when Ghana scored their first goal. No Nigerian station showed the competition except the final.

The first time I really saw him was in that CHAN final against Morocco. At my first glance of him, the commentator mentioned he was 18years old. And I was like "for real"?. But after a closer look at his face I saw that boyness on his face. You know some kids just keep beards just to look like their elder brother's mates.

femi4:
Somebody that should still be in prison

Icon4s:
Let us even see that video where he conceded 2 goals and start knowing his weakness.

The Poland game is a friendly. It may not be as competitive as we have anticipated.

TheSuperNerd:
You won't find me.... Looollll

Icon4s:
Sebi we have seen a lot for Akpeyi, Ezenwa and of late Ajiboye. Let us also see Uzoho naa. Abi that one bad again? Hahaha

TheSuperNerd:
....... This is true only when he is not solving Jersey-matics.....

Icon79:
Again, I will agree. But saying it and proving it are two different things. As midfielder, Joel Obi is not in the mold of Yaya Toure or Michael Essien, in their primes. He tends to keep his game simple. Hence, I can understand if Rohr decides to overlook him because he'd feel that he isn't losing anything by not inviting him. It's similar to the same problem Obi Mikel had at Chelsea. It takes a technically astute coach, like Guus Hiddink, to really figure out the difference such players make in a team.


O pari

Icon4s:
Does anybody have the video highlights of the game?