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Goke7:
stop misunderstanding me pls, am only pointing to the two matches aina has had more playing time and he has been poor so far which most folks have admitted to so what's my offence? not making a case for elderson but aina has not been better so far, ok? stop taking issues too far

bigblangston:
Nice trip down Memory Lane but I disagree on the form of Wilfred Agboni(basket) that time, he was actually given that epithet for a reason which is obvious. I can remember he conceded 6 goals in a LA liga game I think against Deportivo LA coruna where some argentines ply their trade. The argentines mocked the late agbonavabre and they wished he would be in goal against them so as to continue the onslaught. Dudu mayanna passed his prime in 94? I don't think so bro.

bigblangston:
Nice trip down Memory Lane but I disagree on the form of Wilfred Agboni(basket) that time, he was actually given that epithet for a reason which is obvious. I can remember he conceded 6 goals in a LA liga game I think against Deportivo LA coruna where some argentines ply their trade. The argentines mocked the late agbonavabre and they wished he would be in goal against them so as to continue the onslaught. Dudu mayanna passed his prime in 94? I don't think so bro.

Goke7:
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Pls Sir, don't let your love for aina make you blame someone else for his own personal error, the fact that he was subbed says it all. He was poor against both algeria and argentina period where he had more game time than the Zambian match Let's say it the way it is!

Mujtahida:
Only Akpeyi is out. Every other person has a robust chance of going to the WC. I doubted Musa but he was sharp yesterday. The thing is everyone's going to fight a good fight to go to Russia.

Bros, I've read you here. You are not given to hasty conclusions. Don't do so now. Before yesterday, many said ooooh Shehu has locked down the RB. But look how Ebuehi has made a very strong statement with his formidable performance. He took many by surprise because some doubted his ability due to the fact that Rohr kept him on the bench for three straight games even the dead rubber against Algeria. Some saw that as a sign of Rohr's doubting the young man. But Ebuehi proved his doubters wrong- He was calm and his poise on the ball is lovely. Some even said he's edged out Shehu. But not yet for me. Aina might be tested there now and you be like wow, what a performance. You can never tell.

Aina is not my 'dear Aina'. All of them are dear to me. I am eager for everyone of them to perform well. I said that Shehu should be moved to the midfield IF Aina gives a strong showing at RB. It's my way of accommodating him cos his versatility to play as RB and DMF would be needed.

pyrex23:
how i wish echejile played lwb 2day den u would be mute...

ykalhaji:
Chief calm down. The main culprit in our defence and reason for the consistent attack on our left flank in the first half was Balogun. They discovered he was very slow and cannot really pass accurately making him more prone to lose the ball easily, so they kept hammering his side, which by the way was where Aina operated from. Not saying Aina was exceptional today, I will give him a 4, but he isn't as bad as you are making him to be. He just did not have an exceptional game today, actually except for Mikel, Ogu, Ndidi and Iheanacho, I will say everyone else was subpar in the first half. Leon and Akpeyi (were 3 and 0 respectively)

isan:
After loftus cheek performance against Germany one of the English pundit said he is better than fabregas

mikron:
i coudnt have summarized it any better, u have said it all, pally our boys dey ball. they gave the argies too much of respect in the 1st half, and i remember telling my friend that these argentines are very beatable na, all we need is stop respecting them and come out to play and just as if gernot rohr heard me in the 2nd half he did the needed changes, changed the formation a bit and the result is there for us to see. excellent game. iwobi and mikel, not forgetting ebuehi, uzoho, idowu, nacho dey ball, in fact all of them try. the land is truly green my brother

MetalJigsaw:
Akpeyi ;DAkpeyi

Goke7:
We had no business goin down 2-nil but for aina 's sloppiness

Mujtahida:
Baba if enyeama is fit and in form,if he will not spoil the spirit in camp, we should have him and uzoho and then one out of either ezenwa, alampasu,ajiboye.thank God for friendlies. Akpeyi is gone!

Goke7:
So who is the third keeper?

Goke7:
Aina can be tried for another position but not left back pls, he was not convincing against Algeria either so elderson is still ahead of him, let's admit that pls. If he can contend for the right back which I doubt, no problem but for left back abeg just like we don't want akpeyi near the goal post, I don't want aina near the left back too. Sometimes we over hype these players and they fall hand. We had no business goin down 2-nil but for aina 's sloppiness

junnyjake:



2018 World Cup: Ike Shorunmu suggests Nigeria’s first choice goalkeeper SPORT


Published on November 14, 2017


By John Owen Nwachukwu

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Former Super Eagles goalkeeper Ike Shorunmu has said that Ikechukwu Ezenwa is good enough to be the Super Eagles number 1 goalkeeper.



Shorunmu, who spoke to Complete Sports, noted that Ezenwa can be Eagles first-choice keeper at the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup despite calls for the recall of the retired Vincent Enyeama.
In recent games, coach Gernot Rohr has preferred Ezenwa in goal ahead of the likes of Daniel Akpeyi, Dele Alampasu and Dele Ajiboye.



Ezenwa’s came under criticism for his poor display in last Friday’s fixture against Algeria with some already clamouring for the return of the experienced Enyeama ahead of the World Cup.



Shorunmu insisted the former junior international is good enough to maintain his position between the sticks at the mundial.
He said, “Footballers have off days and I don’t think it is fair for anyone to crucify Ezenwa on the basis of his performance in just one game.
“He did well in all the previous games and we need to encourage him and not castigate him.
“I believe he has all the ability to become even better that is if we all give him our support and not crucify him.”


Source: Daily post.

BascoVanVeli:
@mikel_john_obi:
“We played a new system today we never played before so we struggled to find our feet in the first half but at the break, the coach spoke to us and we corrected our mistakes which helped us to fight back. Our team is still work in progress.”

Goke7:
uzoho has displaced akpeyi, thus making it more easier for enyema to return to slug it out with the remaining available keepers. There are some matches you don't mess up and today's game was one

Goke7:
he also has ebuehi and shehu to contend with for the right back, double wahala! He needs to visit his Pastor asap else, russia dream is over. For me elderson is still ahead of aina

Icon4s:
To be candid with Brian Idowu's performance today, Aina is left floating. Do we take him to right back or leave him to fight with Echiejile and Idowu at LB?

Brian Idowu has something going for him and it played out today: He is based in Russia. He will definitely be very comfortably with the weather and also many of the pitches. He right now stands a better chance of being in Russia than Aina.

kingphilip:
did you watch today's match?

How do you rate Idowu at LB/LWB

Icon79:
Cosigning. We definitely made a few discoveries in today's game.

And goalkeeper.... that's the one that sweet me pass today Wow! Uzoho may not be world class yet but, unlike Ezenwa and Akpeyi, he definitely has the basics down:
Has Confident
Has command of his area
Organizes his defenceline
Good with cutting crosses



O pari

OMANBALA1:
Is Echiejile going to world cup ?

goldfish80:
I made a comment about Ezenwa after the Cameroun game. He was getting lots of plundits and most people gave him the number 1 Jersey on the back of the performance.
I made it very clear then that Ezenwa is not a Super Eagles number 1 material. Most people felt I was just an Akpeyi apologist.

I knew Ezenwa when he was at Heartland back in 2009, he was Akepyi's deputy in the Heartland team that lost to Tp mazembe in the Caf champions league final. When he moved to Rangers, Ebele Obi (Mikel's elder brother) kept him out of the Rangers squad.
Ezenwa is the old skool kind of goalkeeper who is into more of shine-shine, show booting and fancy stuff (who saw the Cyruf turn he sold the Algerian attacker in the first half). Infact he plays too much, he's like a comedian at times.
The result of his playfulness is total loss in concentration and making quite avoidable errors.

Again, his height is a very big minus. A goalkeeper should at least average 6ft4. Being tall is a huge advantage for a goalkeeper. Most American goalkeepers, Tim Howard for example started out as a Basketballer.
We know how big America is with sports science.
This should give you the inclination the direction we should be going towards, in search for Enyeama's successor.
Ezenwa as a stop gap and nothing more.

Icon4s:
No wahala, we need to be watching each other's back here so what led to the exit of TheSuperNerd does not repeat itself.

Icon4s:
Please calm down boss.

MetalJigSaw that was harsh. We allow people to discuss their opinions here please.

MetalJigsaw:
How many of Nwakaeme's game have you watched? That guy is a machine in the wings, I watch him in his club. So dont judge him by only that match with a terrible pitch. An that was his first ever time kicking a ball for our team so mind what you say about him.

Mujtahida:
Hahahaha hahahaha hahahaha. Oga kog45 don vex. Walahi this goal keeping issue is annoying and frustrating. Since last year fa. Na so we go dey dey? Time to take risk is now, nothing to lose.

somehow:
Well I'm not among the "all", the coach is in charge, he will decide who goes or plays come Tuesday bro. We all want the best. Kayode is still in the system, Osimhen to me should wait his time.

jstbeinhonest:
Forget the name!
Asides Moses, I guess no other key player is missing for us. Argentina without Messi is worse than Bolivia. Talk more an Argentina without DiMaria, Mascherano, Romero n co.

See Argentina's lineup for training today (and most possibly for the game on Tuesday).

Marchesin
Mammana
Fazio
Insua
Pavon
Banega
Parades
Papu Gomes
Perotti
Dybala
Beneditto.

If we use our strongest available team (which i suspect would happen), we should defeat this team by AT LEAST a 2-goal margin.

Mujtahida:
I was never sold on this guy from day one. I even said I doubt if he'd make it to Russia. But that's the beauty of testing players. Once they are tested, we will know. It's just that we don't have all the time in the world. Cos football is performance. I want play, I want play. Okay play na. That's why our arguments on Nwakali should be toned down. When he plays we will see. I wish Nwakaeme all the best.

somehow:
One more trials for him on Tuesday on a good pitch