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junnyjake:
Language is still his problem.

He's considered a 3rd choice, a young keeper who's still learning. Asking for a loan out of the club would come across as premature.

My fear is he not getting enough games he deserves.

My man i don't buy the language barrier stuff,very unfortunate that the coach who believed in him was sacked.

As you said not getting enough games is not good for him even Super eagles.

junnyjake:
I wish I can answer that question on behalf of Rorh.

The only reason, I can come up with is, there were uncertainties concerning the fitness of Ogu and Agu, and there needed to be replacements.

He still has to switch though, cos he represented Belgium at the U-19 level.

If Rohr really need him or he is ready which i cannot say,nothing special about switch.

junnyjake:
He'd remain at deportivo.

Good to remain at Deportivo but i want to see him in action week in week out.

junnyjake:
Ryan is half Nigerian, half Belgian, a cousin to Moussa Dembele of Tottenham.

Na forgiveness guy be that o, he's been hammering for his call up.


The guy is good, just that we have too many personnel in the midfield currently.

OK but many players in the midfield? Why Nwakili invited?

neighy:
na so we take dey sabi youth and old men

Very soon you go join our league

nelszx:
He didn't make match day squad (not listed)

It w be better for him to get a loan in January to any LA liga 2 clubside to save his position in the national team,having a playing time is important for goalkeeper cos he came into the team due his two appearance for Deportivo this season.

Mujtahida:
I have not seen Ryan Sanusi. Oga Kog45, if we continue going for FB players at this rate are you sure a time will come when we Nigerian born foreign based players will cry marginalisation? We have to be careful oo

I believe so much in homegrown players but any FB who is ready to compete should be given chance.

Mujtahida you should know i don't just go for any player until i make a critical look,honestly if the guy is eligible Rohr should just extend invitation.

I want to see Dessers,Sanusi and Onomah in eagles they are pretty good players.

sontoly:
to compare we shld get there stats and youtube highlights to see who is more efficient n effective.

i still believe paul is more effective.

Good to have their stats or YouTube but one thing we need to take into consideration is league, how competitive is the league,every player cannot be Shehu Abdullahi.

Mujtahida:
That Dessers is good ooo. Very nifty guy.

Yea just watched some of his clips but what can you say on Ryan Sanusi.

Mujtahida:
We were playing on words. The success I meant I like is 'success' as a human value not necessarily the player.

OK get your point,sorry just gatecrashed to your discussion but trying to come into your discussion with elyte89 on Isaac Success

maidaboi:
may be because he is not from England
he is good and should be look in the SE setup

I don't think so cos Ebuhei is from the same Dutch league,wish to see him(Ryan Sanusi)and Dessers in eagles set up.

ChrisKels:
E b like Uzoho go start for Deportivo LA Coruna today oo against Malaga

Good for the boy and super eagles.How i wish Alampasu can get the same opportunity and Ajiboye manned the post for CHAN eagles in January.

I see us having solid options in goalkeeping just like in fullbacks we used to complain about sometimes ago.

I wish Uzoho well all he need is composure and confidence now nothing more,with runs of games in LA liga i don't see need for Enyeama.

maidaboi:
yes

Whao!he deserves invitation but i don't see guys making much recommendation on him.

He should be a good deputy to Ndidi as DM since we have Onazi and Ogu as CM or what do you think

Mujtahida:
Hahahaha hahahaha. I do ooo

My man is not about like but performance.

If we want to based it on likeness then we w not have a solid team.

No doubt Isaac Success is a talented player but presently he need to get fit and back to form.He can only do this by playing week in week out which is not guaranteed, so why putting hope on such player.

Isaac making the team is dicey no sentiment but based on current situation.Honestly my advice for him is to seek loan to may be championship club in January and regained his form for national team consideration..

The issue of likeness should not arise but performance nothing more,enough of past glory especially youth football glory.

If we are making case for Success then we are unfair to player like Awoniyi, Osimhen, Kelechi Nwakili, Joel Obi,Sadiq Umar,Alhassan Muzzam at least we are seeing them every week.

On Oyekwuru the guy is doing it every week and deserves a place in the squad for now ahead of off form Success but it's left for Oyekwuru to grab his opportunity or else he lose out,no time to waste on any player.

tbaba1234:
He is Nigerian.

Hope is eligible to play for Nigeria

Joebie:
WILLEM II 2-2 SPARTA ROTTERDAM

Batholomew Ogbeche scores for Willem, and is Whoscored'S MOTM
Ryan Sanusi also posts full shift -- for Sparta

Ogbeche must be truly young then since 2002 still playing.

Pls is Ryan Sanusi not a Nigerian,see some of his games, quite solid.

Joebie:
Even Musa is ahead of Kayode in Rohr's SE. Experienced for his age. And has played at the highest level and showed, in the Argentina friendly, why Rohr keeps inviting him. Musa is also versatile. In fact can also play as a CF. Kayode will need a full half (45 mins), to have a chance of making a case. He will need to show (in the Eagles shirt) that he has a lot to offer as a CF and a false 9.

Definitely

Daejoyoung:
Thank you very much for this, l wonder why people are sentimental when it comes to Nwakweme, we all know the pitch was a problem, so why write him off completely based on only the Algerian game.

My man we have seen players that got one cap and they are forgotten despite their performance.

Richard Owubokiri got a cap with a goal but no call again,Aluko scored a brace that saved us from South Africa at home,no call again.

If Nwakaeme don't get call again no big deal and if he get another one he should thank his star and utilize it.

We are all shouting Idowu and Ebuhei cos of 45 mins performance meaning any player must grabbed the little time available for him to showcase.

I can tell you if Alhassan Muzzam get a call and perform meaning Etebo is out,the same thing Agu if Nwakili perform beyond reasonable doubt.

komekn:
With regards to Ugbade how was that possible I mean no disrespect Emenalo was a carpenter playing at Northampton Town.

Oruma was in direct contention with JJay and the politics of Nigerian football took over.

The disgraceful removal of Finidi and Oliseh for exposing blatant corruption. Shows we still have some issues to deal with even now.

To deviate corruption is alive and kicking despite all the exposes of sharp practices. I don't recall one person ever being indicted in the last 10 years. Or do you

Oh Mike Emenalo carpenter,hope you remember Emeka Ezeugu a player based in India

Mujtahida:
Nwakaeme would be cursing his luck now. Everything in this life ehn. We were shouting 'Rohr, Rohr, play Ebuehi, play Ebuehi'. Who knows if he had played the young man in that bad pitch in Constantine the guy would have fumbled. Many people would have said 'abajo no wonder Rohr has been keeping him on the bench. The guy na Otu'. The excellent pitch in Krasnodar made him ball.

This is why I feel Nwakaeme should be given another chance. So that it would not be that we gon miss a gem because of bad playing surface.

OK bad pitch. It's left to Rohr to give him another chance.

somehow:
But we have seen nwakame in less than 45 mins na and on a bad pitch, not a fair yardstick for judgement.

Yes iheanacho and Ighalo sure bet.

No am not ruling Nwakaeme out,he can still get another chance but he had more than 45 mins against Algeria, almost clocking 70 mins if am right.

junnyjake:
We've seen Ekong again and again trying hard to be a ball playing defender, but it has not quite worked for him, he's still young though and I hope he keeps learning.

Else I'd suggest he the-all-ball-out kinda defender, just like Eric Bailly of Manutd. Long passes out of the danger areas would also be good, just like Mujtahida observed Awaziem did and was part of the buildup to 2 of the goals we scored against Argentina.

Balogun lack pace we comot him Ekong lack ball playing we comot him wetin one remain for the team.

Definitely Rohr cannot do without the pairing unless we are deceiving ourselves.I just hope they work on their shortcomings before WC.

I watched Felix Uduokhai and Kelvin Akpoguma with interest, though they are very good players but not better than Balogun, Ekong, Awaziem and with Omeruo in good form they can't pushed him aside.

junnyjake:
Loyalty??

Loyalty won't win us games instead brilliant performance will.


The question however is, are these the players capable of posting brilliant performances??

What do we even call "experience" I've seen that word fly around here most of the time for the wrong application.

The fact that one is older than the other isn't the only thing that should set you apart, still yet that's enough for many.

What are you experienced in?? For Akpeyi, he's the oldest in the team, he finds it difficult to compose himself, finds it difficult to grab crosses, is that the kind of experience we need?? (same for Ezenwa)

Echilejile's experience cannot add pace to his game, and if he still can't make up with his positioning, then we don't need his experience.

If a very young person can come up to solve our inadequacies, then forget experience and all the vagueness involved.

The only reason Omuero would be dropped is if we get one of those German boys and he impresses.

True talk

Mujtahida:
That guy is not just hungry. He is hurt and wants to prove himself. Rohr should give him at least 45 minutes. Ebuehi said he was crestfallen when Rohr put him in team b during training for the match against Argentina because since Rohr began to coach us players in team A always start the match but that Rohr told him that he'd play the second half. The guy has been hungry to play.

I see that same hunger if not more in Kayode. I believe he will not disappoint us.

Definitely he w get his chance but any below performance he is out,guys are waiting for the opportunity to impress.I want to see more of him and Oyekwuru.

somehow:
So all those names being thrown around nko?

Is he more qualified than Musa, onyekuru, dresser, bazee, nwankame, Paul etc? Even from the names here, Musa is likely ahead par poor performance/injury. All the same, let's wait for the coach to do his job next year and also fate.

Pls remove Musa cos is already part of the team,we have seen Nwakaeme,not convincing.

Let see more of Kayode,Oyekwuru and Onuachi Paul may be they w add something to the team.

But for now Iheanacho and Ighalo are sure bet.

somehow:
You and kayode Sha, why should he be there if there are others more qualified? Lol

Ighalo and Iheanacho settled, who are the others more qualified.

junnyjake:
If it's experience that will put Echiejile and Musa on the plane to Russia, not convincing display in the pitch, then bleep experience.

I can still stand the site of Omuero though.

Experience? may be loyalty.

We didn't missed Echiejele at last WC and i dont think we w feel it this time around if he failed to make the cut.Oshaniwa stood in perfectly.

Ahmed Musa just need to work by getting a club that w play him week in week out or else is out.

Omeruo too must continue to play in week in week out to fight for his place in the team,good to see him against Argentina.

junnyjake:
Rorh sees Agbo as a MF

I don't think so cos in training he always pair Awaziem in central defence.

Joebie:
We've seen enough of Ezenwa and Akepeyi. We already know their weaknesses and strengths.
Dele Ajiboye should be given the chance in CHAN.

All depends on Salisu Yusuf

MetalJigsaw:
7 Takeaways From Super Eagles’ Win Over Argentina In Russia
9 November 15, 2017 9:35 am

Following Super Eagles impressive showing in Tuesday’s friendly win against Argentina, Completesportsnigeria. com’s ADEBOYE AMOSU highlights seven major talking points from the game.

1. OYINBO WALL NOW CRACKING
One of the major talking points of Nigeria’s successful World Cup qualifying campaign is the formidable partnership between Leon Balogun and William Troost-Ekong. The understanding between the central defenders was telepathic and they looked impregnable.
The two were badly exposed by the pacy Zambian forwards in their penultimate qualifying fixture in Uyo and struggled against Algeria last Friday in Constantine.
Against world class trio, Sergio Aguero, Paulo Dybala and Angel Di Mario, they were thoroughly exposed again. Balogun in particular was awful in the game especially in the first half and it was not a surprise he was hauled off later in the encounter for Kenneth Omeruo who did well after his introduction.
Troost-Ekong recovered after the break to help ward off the threats of the Argentines but the big question now in the mind of the fans is can the once reliable duo still hold their own in the team.
2. UZOHO MAKES BOLD CLAIM FOR STARTING BERTH
Ahead of the game, young Deportivo La Coruna of Spain goalkeeper, Francis Uzoho, was rumoured to be the in the frame to make his first start for the three-time African champions but he had to make do with a place on the bench.
He however got his chance after the break and the former Golden Eaglets goal tender showed great composure beyond his age.
With Ezenwa’s shaky performance against Algeria and Akpeyi’s poor display in the first half against Argentina, then Uzoho might be in for more regular playing time ahead of the world cup.
3. FRINGE PLAYERS SHOW CLASS
Aside from the manner of the win and the performance of the players especially in the second half, head coach of the side, Gernot Rohr must be pleased with the contributions of some of his fringe players in the game.
Brian Idowu came in at half time and scored the decisive third goal. Tyrone Ebuehi who had been waiting for a chance to show his quality was outstanding, while Chidozie Awaziem also did well.
Should they maintain this impressive form in subsequent games, then Rohr will be in for a big selection headache ahead of the World Cup finals.
4. EAGLES THRIVE IN A NEW FORMATION
The last time the Super Eagles played a 3-5-2 formation was under Frenchman Philippe Trousier during the qualifiers for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. The team failed to adapt then and the formation was abandoned.
Against Argentina, the players were lackadaisical in the first half as they struggled to hit top form. They however improved after the break and look well acquainted with the new formation.
5. SUPER EAGLES’ IMPRESSIVE ATTACKING DEPTH
One of the hallmarks of great and successful football teams is the options available to coaches in different departments of the team. Against Argentina, the Super Eagles were without key forwards, Victor Moses, Moses Simon and Odion Ighalo and yet they scored four superb goals against a side that parades some of the best players in the world.
Should the forwards hit top form at the world cup, they will be a tough nut to crack for many opposing defenders.
6. THE DEFENDERS NEED TO STEP UP
Despite their second half recovery, the defenders need to step up their game as they were badly exposed by the Argentines in the first half. Had the Albiceleste converted some of the chances they created in the first half, then the road to redemption may have been more difficult.
More so, they could be punished by a team with a better attacking prowess.
7. MIKEL OBI IS A TRUE LEADER
The captain of the team was rested in last Friday’s qualifying fixture against Algeria and his presence, especially in the middle of the pack, was badly felt. Mikel showed his importance to the team with a commanding performance against Argentina. He is surely the undisputable leader of this team.

Nice one

Mujtahida:
Either Aina or Ebuehi would be dropped. If Aina is dropped It would be unfortunate cos he was tried as a LB not RB. But one of them would be dropped but then another top profile friendly is in the offing in March. Rohr might want to see Aina as RB. Ebuehi plays LB too. Shehu is going to be rewarded. Echiejile too. Even Musa too. But then anything can still happen. Injury(God forbid sha) loss of form can change a lot of permutations.

My man remember Nduka Ugbade wasn't rewarded despite played a huge part in our qualification to US 94 even at Tunisia 94,he was dropped for Mike Emenalo.

Isaac Semitoje wasn't rewarded for playing in qualification stage to US 94 even despite being a member of victorious Tunisia 94,he was dropped for Chidi Nwanu.

Jonathan Akpoborie was dropped for Rashidi Yekini in 1998.

Wilson Oruma was dropped at the last stage of preparation toward 2002 WC for James Obiorah.

I don't think there is any compensation for being member of the team from onset,if a better player is seen you are dropped.

Only Mikel Obi has the assurance as a captain of the team.

OK let me be sentimental,may be Vic Moses, Balogun, Ekong,Iheanacho, Iwobi,Ighalo can have that assurance.

Echiejele, Musa just need to work harder cos a lot of guys are knocking,any poor performance they are out.

elyte89:
Bro and u think rorh won't pick ehiejile and to some extent musa based on compensation for been dere with d team and also experience wise


because frm ur list,we only av 3experience players


Ur list is good, but I think 3players playing NO2 position will b counterproductive, we re only trying to b "sympathetic" here to accommodate all d foreign born players, but I feel rohr might drop one of dem


And as for me,I am not ruling out ISAAC SUCCESS to gatecrash d team easily if he start playing regularly


For d 2slot,O.ETEBO definately will pick one slot.

Definitely a fit and in form experience player w make the team but off form one w find it difficult.

Musa just need a club in January not only a club but playing time to compete.

Echiejele knows is not business as usual coming to camp as only LB and pick a shirt, he need to get back to old Echiejele of 2013 to compete with new emerging guys in the team.On his experience,i don't think we need it cos Oshaniwa has proved that in 2014 WC when Echiejele got injured.

Isaac Success is a player Rohr love to have in the team but it w take a grace for him to make the list,his fitness w be an issue.

Etebo just need to work harder cos his rating is diminishing, seeing any good player like Alhassan Muzzam coming to scene and perform can be an obstacles.

My man Good list.