₦airaland Forum

safarigirl:
why isn't anyone calling up Dessers as well?

I'm starting to believe that the best way to make it into this team is to not declare for Nigeria.

tbaba1234:
The call for Martins has been heard before. The last time under Keshi, he failed terribly to meet up to expectation when finally invited.

Happy the coach is looking at other GK options, would like to see what Okoye can do.

tbaba1234:
The call for Martins has been heard before. The last time under Keshi, he failed terribly to meet up to expectation when finally invited.

Happy the coach is looking at other GK options, would like to see what Okoye can do.

junnyjake:
Nice one, I hope he gets involved with the U-20 qualifiers.

Since Jonathan Ligali has refused to look our way.

tbaba1234:
The coach is apparently trying to test out keepers. Our Gk situation is not great at the moment.

tbaba1234:
At 18 years, that is not a bad level for a keeper. Very few coaches like to take risks with young keepers so they have to learn in lower leagues.

tbaba1234:
Okoye has played only two games ( 1 and half) this season and that is because of an injury the number 1 choice in the last few weeks. Yet to concede so far. Still playing for the B side of fortuna Dusseldorf.

He is still very young though.

GaniLAb:
I agreed with Reno for the first time.

Adminisher:
IGNORANCE

Omokri is an IGNORANT coward and a liar

It was Europe (France) that overthrew Gadhaffi.

Obama was a late comer to Libyan involvement. In fact, personally Obama was he most reluctant western Leader to commit to supporting Libyan rebels. All these things were admitted in Public by Gadhaffi himself.
Obama (a highly evolved person) himself has said Libya was one of his mistakes. He said it clear, simple without equivication.

Hilary Clinton then a Senator and most Republicans were mounting unbelievable pressure. She went in public to even say Obama was leading from the back.

Ultimately it was French backed rebels and a French plane that attacked Gadhaffi's convoy and got him captured and executed.

Why are people who don't know always making comments. And why does Omokri find it easy to confuse half baked Nigerian youths with pea brains

goldfish80:
Be it economic sanctions, bans whatever nomenclature should be used as a pressure tool for their government or whoever is in charge to sit up.
The Cnn reporters were actually lead by a security officer to the auction house.
The government of that country should be held responsible.

©Mujtahida

Taliban:
Any govt that claims not to know such evil is happening under their watch and don't know is obviously a useless one.

goldfish80:
This is a question about humanity in general. Football or sports don't operate in isolation.
In the past, (Zimbabwe) were banned from the Olympics because African countries threatened to pull out of the games if they were admitted due to the white minority rule.
Recall Apartheid South Africa were not admitted by CAF and FIFA.

Bros, same sanctions should come down on Libya. Slavery and organ harvest is crime against humanity.
That country deserve to exist in isolation.

Mujtahida:
Infact I wrote what you just wrote but cancelled it. The point is that all three of them are at the same level. I would have even included Shehu but it's just that Shehu has had excellent showings in the Gwg than all three of them due primarily to the fact that he's featured more than the three of them in the Gwg.

In the Gwg all of Idowu, Aina and Ebuehi are level. We need to see them more before real distinctions in quality can be made between them. But for now none scales higher on the graph of experience as such more than the others.

Mujtahida:
Ha! 3-5-2 is not our main formation oo. If we perfect it, it would be just one weapon more weapon in our arsenal in addition to our traditional formations. I don't think it's a bad idea for our national team to have at least 3 formations. Germany has at least 8.

Mujtahida:
I disagree at the bolded. Idowu played well but it wasn't because he had experience or longevity in the game more than Ebuehi or Aina. Longevity goes to Aina who signed for Chelsea when he was 11.
The trio of them made their debut in the top flights of their respective leagues in the 2013/2014 season. Idowu has 74 appearances, Ebuehi has 64 appearances, Aina has 20 for Hull this season.

goldfish80:
Why have CAF been silent on this Libyan crisis? Why should we play football with idiotss who sell our brothers to slavery for as little as $400?
It will be a shame if we played them in the AFCON qualifiers next year. I hope the Nigerian government using diplomatic Fiat denied then entry visa into the country incase CAF don't slam the hammer on them.

Icon4s:
I share Kog45's thought on that 3-5-2 formation. We may not maximise the full potentials of the team.

I will still prefer the variants of 4-5-1 or 4-3-3.

Victor Moses is a major attacking threat for us. We need him amongst the forwards. But a 3-5-2 will put him at Wing back.

With a 3-5-2 a good number of wingers and Full backs would be surplus in the team and additional CBs would be needed as backs ups meaning a player like Uche Agbo would be almost guaranteed while players like Ebuehi and Aina may not make the final selection. What chances will players like Simon and Musa have if wing backs would be featured in this formation instead of natural wingers.

With the 4-3-3, I would prefer a 3 man attack of Iwobi, Iheanacho and V. Moses with Mikel the orchestrator playing behind the trio. This will also give room for our regular Full backs to feature and a chance for Simon and Musa to feature as substitutes if need be.

That 3-5-2 will not be maximising the full potential of the team.

My thoughts. Anybody with a contrary opinion? Let's discuss this.

Oasis007:
Bro.... we should try to be objective when discussing Issues related to Nigerian Players, especially Iheanacho on this Thread. We are always to emotional and also look for friendly Excuse to vindicate the dwindling Performance of the Lad.

Ndidi was signed in January, he walked straight into the Lineup and has never looked back till now. Imagine a Player signed in the Middle of the Season that still won an Award at the End of the Season?!

Is Iheanacho better or more experienced than Slimani?! No one is hating on Iheanacho, neither the Manager is playing Politics with his Exclusion from the Team's List.

Luke Shaw is an English Player, he was the most Expensive Teenager when he was signed by United, so do we say JM is playing Politics by not playing him?!

Until Eric Bailly is injured, he was a Starter while an English Man in Smalling was rotten on the Bench.

Pls..... we ain't helping Iheanacho by overhyping him or creating Excuses for his exclusion from the Lineup or the Team List. If he justifies to play, he's definitely gonna be played, and we shouldn't be regretting his Move to City.

COOL10:
Can someone give me one valid reason why Claude Puel put Iheanacho on the bench? Apart from pace,wetin Vardy take pass Iheanacho? For me the only more technically gifted forward is Mahrez,yet Okazaki gets to start b4 Iheanacho? I don't get it. I'm trying my best to not call it favouritism or racism. He's not even on the bench!!!

Danielnino00:
Meanwhile in the championship, Sone Aluko starts for Reading against Barnsley (game is still on) Tiago Ilori(Forgiveness's favorite son ) is on the bench for reading..

Dominic Iorfa is on the bench for Ipswich..

Danielnino00:
**Copa Del Rey***

Kayode not even on the bench for Girona tonight... They face Levante UD

EEGA:
I disagree because Idowu is not left-footed and is kind of careful with his play when he plays as a LWB.

Some said Pavon was quiet, but my question is "how many times did we build up from the left?

Did he(Idowu) boss the left-flank like Ebuehi?

How many times did u see him running with the ball from the left and positioning in our own half to initiate attacks from the left like Ebuehi?

At a time it was even Ogu who tried to run with the ball from the left, but was stopped because he lacks pace.

Idowu is mainly good at defending and positioning himself in scoring positions.

These are too different things running(without the ball) to meet-up with the ball infront of goal to score, which Idowu does and running down the flank to defend , pick the ball and launch attack with the ball on one's feet which he didn't but was seen in Ebuehi.

A wing-back should be someone who is able,comfortable and ready to play the ball like V.Moses and Ebuehi. It's not just something of defending and running up to meet a cross without building up from your flank.

Am not saying Idowu is a bad player, he has two good qualities, when he plays on the left which is his positioning for a cross and his good defending.

The same thing(being right-footed) limited Aina on the left, that most times he used his right foot.

If Aina sat deep, defended and ran to meet a crosses to score like Idowu, he won't be replaced in the second-half.

He(Aina) made the mistake of trying to play the LB comfortably, forgetting that he is right-footed. He also failed to boss his flank in that game.

If you watch the match again you will see that he became cautious after we conceded the second goal by defending well.

Am just saying that for the 3-5-2 system, we need wing-backs who can comfortably go forward,build-up from their wings and be very good defensively like Ebuehi and V.Moses.

Idowu is a kind of careful while playing as a LB which is right because he is right-footed.

Teams come to the WC prepared tactically and technically.

Anyone who watched our match against Argentina will observe that the Argentines biggest mistake was concentrating their attacks on the right.

If they did what they did on the right to the left Boss we go concede because Idowu no be ball player for LWB.

But we can wait and see sha because wing-back should be ball-players.

If ball-players are not that important why is Rohr still searching for a CB?

Humility017:
he played some few games...he wasn't impressive..I remember I watched him.

to be honest he is not much of a talent

Danielnino00:
Will Ezenwa be eligible to partake in the CHAN??
His contract with FCIUH has expired already....

Icon4s:
Hmm happy for Junior Ajayi.

I didn't like the way Siasia dropped him from the Olympics team.

Icon4s:
You have spoken well like an elder you are.

If you have followed Nigerian football long and well enough you'll understand where that "Nigerian factor" has taken us.

Mujtahida:
The question is do we even produce players with that superlative level of potential? As in pure football geniuses before talking of the opportunity to reach the maxim limits of their potentials?
See Argentina produced a Maradona and now a Messi, Brazil produced Pele, Ronaldo de Lima Ronaldinho, Neymar. France produced Zidane. I am thinking why can't we produce a player that can win the best footballer in the world. Is it as simple as saying it boils down to the 'Nigerian factor'?

oloriooko:
I appreciate your analysis you try sha
Am not disrespecting the team cuz I don't know what I have said yo disrespect a team that topped the most proposed difficult team to qualify for the WC
Beating Argentina in a friendly is no where near meeting same team at the WC
What am saying is that Rohr is paid to build us a team so let him do just that seeing that our weakest poit is the defence and I know Rohr knows about this.
No one is taking away the hard work the team has put into qualifying but that is history now, the best is yo focus on the WC and build a formidable defence which is pur weakest point

oloriooko:
Whatever you call it that defence needs serious work!
If we stake them against a team like Morocco you will see the evident flaws not to talk of superior teams

Danielnino00:
Kayode on the bench again....

Icon4s:
We don turn ourselves to switch box: Turn up, turn down. Mtchew.

BascoVanVeli:
Neither of them starts but u are entitled to ur opinion I guess.