₦airaland Forum

Xbee007:
I have never been an advocate of NA getting its own aviation corp cos I never believe they can sustain it. It is just unrealistic. They are stretched too thin already. NA is practically doing the job of police, custom, navy and now they want to start doing NAF job too.

And all these from that paltry budget.

Rather they should spend the money on MRAP, APCs and better gears for soldiers. Most of the devastating ambush on soldiers could have been lessen if they were in armored vehicles or have better situational awareness.

100% correct l said this about 6 years ago.

As usual some people consider it to be unpatriotic to say the truth.

However, at the core of the issues is the in depth ignorance if our over sight functionaries in the National assembly and Executive arms of government.

They simply don't have the capacity to ensure compliance. Look at the over sight committee and the composition. Then ask how many have left the serenity of Abuja to go to the northern East to ascertain facts on the ground.

GabrielYulaw:
Not a sole launcher. Multiple launchers, like around 10 per base. Our biggest issue is the gun trucks the enemy uses .These are equipped with AA guns that do a lot of damage. Currently, the NA engages these gun trucks with gun trucks of their own and RPGs. This does not assure a hit. Even old ATGMs can engage a gun truck at ranges the guns in these gun trucks cannot hit anything.
And I do not advocate static bases. They must be gradually pushed forward till we hit the border. We can then secure the border by mining it so heavily that an ant cannot have sex without setting off a mine. We also need 24/7 surveillance of the borders, and this can be done by aircraft our by launching our own surveillance satellite. There are so many things we need, but there is no doubt that this war is fully winnable. But only if the right strategies and weapons are brought to bear.

Our tactics are wrong considering your comments in the bold.

The first thing l notice about our forward bases is that they just don't seem to have elevation. First problem.

We dig trenches not the best option very outdated, what does it take to build sand filled or clay higher elevation walls around the base.

Any combatants will tell you the advantage of elevation in a fire fight.

The Boko haram technicals have rudimentary stabilisation, will not be accurate over 400 metres with the huge recoil. But will create enough terror if you are not in a fortified position.

Technical are not a great threat to a properly fortified base. One round in the engine bay from a 50 Cal. Sniper rifle easily done at 1000 metres and the technical is immobile. An incendiary round neutralises anybody in the cab and end of story.

Actually I have targeted with a 50 Cal. HMG stabilised over a 1000 km single shot, obviously with optics sights. It's possible to use our Russian sourced HMG as well but optic sights essential very difficult if not impossible if it's not stabilised and using steel sights.

Basic investment in base fortifications we just don't do why ❓ It costs next to nothing we are busy digging trenches like WW2. That's why our bases are getting over run.

Icon4s:
See am. E don change mouth

That aside, Collins did not do badly like you are painting it. He played one of his best games in our colors. Please go and rewatch that game

Tell me where I change mouth.

I only agreed with you that in terms of the collective segments of midfield, Attack and defence that the defence shaded it.

My view before the match I felt Collins was going to be the weakest link and after the match that was confirmed. Left for dead abused & used by Gabriel.

Collins is not the up to the level required for the SE.

Icon4s:
Oga you are entitled to your opinion. Nobody has said that Nigeria was the better side. All what we are saying is that the boys did a very good job.

And for that defense I believe they were the most impressive of the 3 sections of the team.

We were never going to be better than Brazil in any way shape or form.

Nonetheless, considering our players and thier level they did EXCEPTIONALLY well under the circumstances.

And in the scheme of things Awaziem played an intelligent game, Ekong and Ajayi did good however, Collins was chopped up like Suya by the Brazilians and the very weak link in the defence.

And in terms of defence midfield and our attack, as a collective the defence edged it, YES.

Humility017:
I know someone in my unit in church whose basic salary is more than N10M per annual.

someone too pays a tithe of N1.5M monthly....

abeg. ..this are salary jobs.
the one that earns over N10M... per annual
is not even up to 40 years....
he is a fellow in ICAN and a finance director in a very reputable NGO....

he told me he started with a job that pays a meagre salary... and today he is doing well for himself.
it is good to start from somewhere.... the most important thing is to keep moving and pushing

I have some friends in Nigeria who get paid over £20k per month.

Admittedly they are in oil companies and employed as expatriates although of Nigerian parentage.

And that does not include the unethical hustle that they do on the side.

There are some other guys l know who earn $10k dollars a month or thereabouts working for multi national IT companies.

kellycute:
I believe ebuehi and chukwueze will be a better fit as far as the ring wing is concern. Imagine ebuehi technicality and pace together with chukwueze mesmerizing skills will cause lot of problem for our opponents.
Nb: I know you won't agree with my proposition anyway.

Ebuehi is a modern RB or RWB who has pace but can still defend. Just the same way Aina is a true quality RB and or RWB.

Any of these two players can interchange and over lap with offensive options not just defend.

In addition both of them have pace who is faster don't know just know they are all fast. Very unlike Awaziem.

timay:
You only get to do 1-2 when your Full back is in the same wave length with you.

Can l add any if he has the pace to keep up with you, interchange and overlap.

charlesemeka85:
@aforbeer, abeg no listen to anyone oooooo, with the way 9ja be now na by grace of God to get a job that will be earning u 80k-150k monthly. this mentality of seeking for a job has made alot remain in the labor market for so many years while the wise ones who went ahead and acquired skills are doing far better. forget many 9ja babes and guy's "a whole me" mentality and get your hands dirty for a better tomorrow.

I am telling you this out of experience, you have to become a prayer warrior to get a good job in 9ja or have an Abraham who will offer that to you on a platter of gold. make hey while the sun still dey shine ooooo.

also if you get opportunity to flee from 9ja abeg no think twice. e no easy anywhere but before you go suffer for abroad for 3-4 years you will surely amount to something better.

all of us once had dreams of working in big government ministries,agencies and conglomerates but after a year of job hunting alot settled with teaching jobs in private schools while some drop cv enter street hahahahahahahahaha!

Before l read this l was planning to relocate back to Warri next month. It's getting really cold here and l am fed up with the racism as well.

At the end of the day East or West home is the best.

Eartquake1:
Yes I agree with you, Bundesliga cannot be compared to the EPL

How you know an overhyped player is you ask yourself, what are the player's strongpoints if you can't see DISTINCT strongpoints then that player is definitely overrated especially if he's playing in a lower league

Same happened when they were hyping Lingard and comparing him to Ronaldo, I watched Lingard and he was neither a speedster or a strong shooter or a creator I concluded that that guy is definitely overrated, same with Sancho

He has made records in the Bundesliga he is the most outstanding winger in the Bundesliga. He has also broken historical records in the Bundesliga, statistics do not lie. Add to the equation his very young age 19

Is that what you will call hype, nobody has compared him to Ronaldo.

BascoVanVeli:
Chima Akas should be drafted in to compete with Collins for the left back slot. He is also great at set pieces only Iheanacho has a better left foot atm

Tell us more? ❓ Which team does he okay for and league irrespective of standing is he the outstanding player in league and club for his position.

Eartquake1:
There's one thing I noticed in Chukwueze's game, he doesn't do a 1-2 with fellow players to eliminate defenders but rather wants to take on himself

If he does it, things would be easier for him

I said the same thing essentially but was labelled a hater and rubbishing him as a player.

To improve you must look at your failings not paint over them. He needs to pick out his team mates and time his runs to effect the game more and add end product.

All the dribbling in the world without end product amounts to nothing.

jihday:
Ansu Fati has played just 4 games but he's in the top 20 for the golden boy award but our own Chuks who was one of the revelation of the season in laliga doesn't deserve to make it. Whoever drew up that list deserves a pay rise

He is 16 years old and scored two goals already and playing in Barcelona.

These are not easy accomplishments for a 16 year old , what will he be like at 18? ❓

Just on potential he makes the list for me.

Eartquake1:
UNPOPULAR OPINION

Jadon Sancho is overrated and will be found out in the English league

Essentially you are saying that the Bundesliga is a mediocre league that lacks quality.

Otherwise how would you show indifference to his very outstanding statistics. last season 12 goals from 34 games and this season 3 goals from 7 matches. We have not even talked about his assists.

Considering he is still just only 19 years of age he is the youngest player to score 15 goals in the history of the Bundesliga.

Will he be able to replicate his goal tally in the EPL, l simply don't know. Yes the Bundesliga is not as Physically intense and fast at the EPL he may adapt and suprise us all.

mostob:
you didn't understand my post. BTW ypu dont need to rubbish samu just so sheyi ojo can look good. I thought sheyi is dual citizen, why is the other country not trying to cap him if he is that good?

I really don't know what school you went too but your inability to understand the most basic of comments. Is cause for concern, you have completely misconstrued and misrepresented my comments.

Why ❓ are you so blinded by negative bias you don't know the difference between constructive criticism and rubbishing a player.

I simply don't rubbish a player, l consider matters from an objective perspective. I challenge you to tell me just one player l have RUBBISHED on this forum.

My understanding of RUBBISH is to without any rational or objectivity present a collection of untruth to denigrate a player.

Look at the screen shot and tell me how my deductions on Chukwueze rubbished him according to you.

Then how my comments on Seyi Ojo amount too embellishment of his talents and attributes.

mostob:
one thing nobody has mentioned on this thread is our over Reliance on chukwueze. I think we need to find a good backup just in case...SOMETHING happened (which I pray against )

The only player I have watched who has a bit of Samu's attribute BUKAYO SAKA. But... if there are better left footed wingers, they should get a look in

That's not my view.

Chukwueze does a lot of dribbling and skill but the end product is very suspect.

It looks good and dangerous but in terms of being effective and impact. I think he needs to be more intelligent and know when to pick a pass and find his team mates more.

Dennis has not been tested to really know what he can do. Seyi Ojo may seem boring and lacking in the flair and flamboyance we in the SE are use too. But his stats say he is effective.

Humility017:
you're very right....
was surprised to see his comment claiming oniachu played well....
wish he could spill that on one of the front page thI reads.....
and wash how some nairalanders take him to the cleaners....

I wonder how someone with so much knowledge of English could be bereft of good and unbiased football analysis

Once again you have joined the sentiment based negative presumption.

I'll say it again tactically Onuachu had a good game under the circumstances. He came on 74th minute to be an outlet with the long ball with hold up play, Aerial dominance and consequently reduce the pressure on the midfield that was close to getting over run.

He did all that IMO.

In the 20 minutes he played he had two attempts at goal a header and a shot albeit both off target.

For those of you who follow the sports media particularly the African based ones see the screen shot below and thier comments on Onuachu. It seems my opinion is shared by Nigerian sports media.

Finally the weakest link was Collins which I had already predicted and the MOTM was Aribo, in my opinion.

Is it bad belle or youthful misplaced exuberance that does not allow you to have an objective measured view or maybe your so fanatical you loose rational.

kellycute:
you should be ashame of yourself. Enemy of Nigeria football. You cant deceive anyone here. We know who u are and your motive. You don't have any iota of love for our football. Each time we put up a good shift you are either playing down our effort or you base our effort on luck. Abeg go sit down make we hear word.

Maybe because you are carried away with an emotive based euphoria about this SE performance that objectivity is completely lost with you.

Go and check the match stats.

This was not a competitive game for Brazil with pkayers more concerned about what's happening with thier clubs.

The Managers job may be on the line but not the players.

Humility017:
I think you didn't watch the match...
please do so on YouTube....

you're good with words but your analysis of the game I nor understand at all....

For the last few minutes that he came on he did the job he was called too, IMO.

Take the pressure of the midfield, create an outlet for the long ball and hold up play.

charlesemeka85:
china that has a population of over 1 billion people but can't boast of a good men's football team nko?

Football no be Kung Fu.

We have a long history and culture of football across our nation, China are babies in that respect.

Onuachu had a decent game to me, he has been slated left, right and center.

From my perspective it seems he came on to bring stability and create an outlet. The midfield later in the game was getting over run.

Onuachu became the outlet long balls sent to him, taking pressure off the midfield and allowing him to hold up play. l didn't see him going forward but sitting deep mostly to be an outlet.

In that restrictive role l thought he did satisfactory.

cc12:
Very limited indeed, how many centre backs have you seen play as makeshift right backs since Sergio Ramos played RB for Real Madrid and the Spanish national team ? It's not easy for a natural centre back to easily overlap. Awaziem is a centre back and not a right back, so don't expect him to be pacy and make overlapping runs

That's the point.

Awaziem is very intelligent and uses that yo cover his handicaps that's why he offers little or nothing coming forward.

He is a makeshift RB or RWB he is not suited for the position. We are country of a 100 million can we not get a proper RB for goodness sake.

somehow:
It is a strong side going by name but by recent performance, they are not it. It showed in their performance during COPA, they couldn't beat some small names hands down. The final match was the only outstanding game all through COPA. (The stats are there).

More reason they have been playing friendlies for a while now just to work on their morale and performance but it's still not working.

Speaking of Nigeria, we're in ascension compared to Brazil bro!

Brazil had 68% possession against our 32%
Had 20 goal-scoring chances against our 10 but was found wanting converting all these chances to goals.

Yes, off-target but they created them! this is why I am saying they are very low on morale. They had no problem creating goal-scoring chances but just couldn't do anything with them. Some were due to bad luck. They would have won with like 4:1 scoreline today if not for the woodwork, on the line clearance and last-ditch blocks from our defenders. (You can go on youtube to catch the detail highlights sir).

I am not disputing the fact that we did well, I am just saying they are not really a strong side like some believe except for the names! Spain, Netherland or Belgium will surely destroy this Brazilian squad! Even Germany!

In fact, Croatia will finish them or even Russia with their current form.

Agreed without reservation there is need for a reality check before many get super delusional.

charlesemeka85:
Aribo gets it because of the goal he got, aside that I will give it to Uzoho. The guy was too good today

Seconded

Aribo two games and has been consistently above par and the bright light.

It's quite an amazing introduction two games, two goals and MOTM in both for me you simply can't do better than that.

Joebie:
Two seasons ago Aribo was a League One player. Any outstanding player in the lower leagues should be monitored. Especially those who play in areas where we need reinforcements.

Actually last season three seasons ago he was playing non league

Joebie:
Sadiq Umar should get a look in before Akpom.

Sadiq Umar was woeful in Rangers and has done nothing to justify any call up.

There is more justification for the call up of Seyi Ojo.

Icon4s:
Collins was excellent. So impressive today

My opinion in that defensive line up he was the weakest link.

Let's not be deceived this was a friendly for Brazil they were not going ALL OUT.

We got a draw but we were not the better team and we had a lot of luck.

Odunayaw:
Future tense.

Let's talk present. Who on the bench would you bring for Iwobi.

Etebo

Odunayaw:
Is all well with you?

Did you not see Iwobi became anonymous 2nd half and should have been substituted?

IMO I don't think Iwobi has the stamina to play 90 minutes effectively he will fade after some time.

tbaba12345:
Rohr does not read games well.

We do not have a replacement for Iwobi. Azeez will not give you attacking invention

Waiting to be called his direct replacement Eberechi Eze.

Humility017:
think we might need chuba akpom then.... his work rate is impressive and moreover he is from arsenal youth systems he might be a good passer of the ball...
since nacho has refused to advise himself

IMO Akpom is not good enough.

He had multiple chances at EPL, Championship and was always found to be wanting.

That's why he left to Greece maybe he has improved, l don't know, is he the in the top 3 goal scorers in that league?? ❓

andrewbaba44:
He has not done badly so far na here we dey, u no kukuma like am

I was being matter of fact objective.

I didn't watch the whole match just from the 40th minute.

Did you see how many times Gabriel turned him inside out and left him for dead, he was completely out of his depth.

On the other hand Awaziem being the intelligent but very limited player he is didn't get disgraced but offered very little coming forward.

GeneralShepherd:
Why is your heart filled with hate? Jesus said love your neighbour as you love yourself. He didn't say love your straight neighbor. Love was his central message.

I do not judge homosexuals, their case is with their God. My duty is to love every human being as Jesus loved the church.

Stating the TRUTH is not Judgment because the truth will set you FREE. My duty is destroy the works of evil not condone, accept or agree with EVIL.

Jesus said Repent and accept me, l am the way the truth and the life, no one comes to the Father but by me.

He didn't say stay as you are remain as you are, l will not judge you.

Homosexuals case is not with God without repentance they remain with the devil and have no Fellowship with God.

You are doing the work of the devil telling them all is well when it is CLEARLY NOT.