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Mujtahida:
And in spite of all this the Camerounian goalkeeper is shining. I support goodjoe when he opined that give the player a chance, if he proves his mettle he should be considered for sterner test. There ain't no one formula for this things.

When I spoke about this concerning alampasu people were quick to turn it down, if you can perform no matter where you play come over and showcase your talent.

forgiveness:
Ademola-lookman can play equally with both legs.
Chai! We get plenty players ooooooo. No more sharaka from any player.







https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6zvHp7uvZk

YouTube usually omits all round play but nonetheless he can shoot from outside the box, something we are missing in the super eagles presently

goldfish80:
As much as we talk about our full backs being top notch, we need hard working wingers and a fit Etebo.

Etebo tucking in as one of the DMs can help negate the effects of my player of the tournament Basagog.
Up front, I expect Ideye to start or someone in the mould of Aron Samuel. The CB pairing of Teikeu and the other guy is like watching Rigrobet Song and Kalla all over again.
We need someone who can match and win them in ariel battles and power play. I fear for Iheanacho if he is the one tasked to get the better of those guys. In such a match up, there will always be one winner.

Rohr really have his work cut out for him.

After final, I will respond to this post

goldfish80:
Some people owe me apologies

I sir, i bow in respect

Nice one Cameroon, you silenced your critics including me. Maybe there is something about their tactics Afterall. For Ghana I would say they were largely disappointing to say the least. It is like they did not come with a plan. Just field the regulars and expect magic. No wonder they have been losing to Egypt of late. I expected the nice passing and smooth play but no, they just had to be playing long balls. I mean, do you expect Jordan ayew to be contesting for ball ni? They had Atsu and ayew who are known for their trickery but none showed up today. anyways the will of God has been done o

lexyman:
I like your comment here , but I still believe they are not the best team in this tournament ....oh no they buried my noisy neighbor . 2:0

They don't have to be the best. They will just win

TheSuperNerd:
Ghana's Grant Avram should know better. Kinda disappointed he isn't doing something about it.

I believe Rohr is seeing this. Besides, judging from how our super Eagles play nowadays under Rohr, I can say the camerounians will meet their match in us....

Our Eagles play sweet passing/tiki-taka-like/possession-based and attack oriented football..... Not long balls (we can use long balls if found necessary at all).

Our clashes with cameroun later this year will be so legendary. I can feel it... #ExcitementGrowing

Thank you, so tired of their style of play. I was just waiting for that moment of magic that never came. The Ayews are missing, Wakaso is doing so much work and that their striker up front is being outmuscled. In all I give it to the Cameroonian coach. They have maintained their shape just as Sir Goldfish said

The Egyptian coach will just be laughing, Shey na una two abi, we go beat una last last. For the final counter attacking football will be at its best. It will really be a battle to watch

I really don't get Ghana tonight honestly, how can you be crossing high balls against a side that has the height advantage and physical superiority. Just drop the ball on the floor. I knew a mistake would cause a goal

goldfish80:
Of course. I didn't see Senegal as that technical. I remember saying some pages back they are overrated.
Cameron 1: 0 Ghana..

Now they have scored, game over, against this Cameroonian side you must take your chances. A mistake and that is all.

This is for the house, I noticed an outsider who was aggrieved with the preference of a forum member decided to insult the country. No need to reply with insults.
You can't give what you don't have, this is one of the few forums where I hardly come across insults and I would love it for us to keep it that way. Not all posts require responses, some you just ignore not because you don't have what to say but the other person might not be smart enough to understand

Truly Cameroon have been the better side reducing Ghana to half chances. A goal from either side might just settle the game. The Atsu guy for Ghana has not been up to par, and I wonder why the Cameroonians don't shoot from outside the box. The Ayews have had a quiet game so far but for me Wakaso has been the best player so far. No one has stepped up their game for Cameroon yet because once they do, that will most likely end the game. My prediction is someone will score probably from a mistake.

TheSuperNerd:
Congratulations to the pharoahs of Egypt...

Wow! Their "tactical discipline" have paid off in huge ways.... Wow! What a team... Burkina faso is a strong side... First to breach The pharoahs' defence at this Afcon.


Abeg.... Our "not going" to Afcon 2017 is now justified somewhat... We lost to an eventual Afcon finalist and possibly Champions...

Egypt is one step closer to being African Champs for the 8th time!!! Lawd!!!

Na only dem dey Africa?

Anyway, Ghana and Cameroun both have 8 titltes between them (Ghana-4, Cameroun-4) and it would be very interesting to see which of them will earn the ticket to battle Egypt for a fifth crown...

Meanwhile, Our Super Eagles are still on Three Afcon Titles... Nna eh... Make 2019 come quickly abeg...

This was why I did not fancy Cameroon's tactics, they can't score and if they concede early that would be more problems unlike Egypt. They defend well and hit you on the counter now that is strong. Not to underestimate cameroon but their lack of scoring is an issue. One a simple attack minded average side can deal with, unlike the Egyptians

komekn:
There is considerable debate and a continous haranguing of Pep. On account of his decisions with regard to our boy Kelechi.

I am not in the least suprised there are some who have disagreed with me with colourful language.

It's important you are objective and not emotionally biased on account of support for African and or Nigerian players.

What has Kelechi achieved comparative to Aguero, Gabriel, Raheem and Sane. Then consider the pressure Pep Guardiola is under to deliver at this level you don't get time to develop you either deliver or you get bypassed.

I still feel and I haven't changed my opinion Kelechi is still a work in progress. The wrong turn and you can end up being a good looking uncompleted building.

Well he had the best goal statistics to game time last year in Europe. You don't have to be Nigerian to see that the guy is good. How can you deliver when you are hardly given the chance to showcase your talent. Sterling I don't need to argue this, you mean as a coach you would play sterling as your lone striker ahead of Nacho?? Anyways he can leave the club and go somewhere else to play, you sound as if Nacho has no record at all, that is being biased, how many strikers in the world have such statistics to boast of. Your comment is really not fair but time has a way of sorting things out anyways

goldfish80:
Cameroun and Egypt are the most tactically disciplined sides in this championship.
These guys stay true to their strategy,hardly out of shape and very hard to beat.
These attributes are the evidence of a well coached team.

In the game against Senegal, if you watched closely you would have noticed they had the clearer chances and merely reduced Senegal to half chances. Football is not all about fancy footwork and passing. You have to respect other people's way of playing the game.

If watched their game throughout this tournament, you will appreciate how tactically aware the Cameroonians are.

Nigerians should be a little bit more circumspect and Liberal when analysing football. I noticed a lot of people don't just fancy this Cameroonians because we have them to deal with in the WCQ.
Thankfully Gernot Rohr have a different view from Nigerians especially those on the cyberspace.

The Senegalese also missed opportunities to end the game, don't know if mousa sow forgot his duties as diouf was not it. Only mane was running around and that was not enough.

goldfish80:
Cameroun and Egypt are the most tactically disciplined sides in this championship.
These guys stay true to their strategy,hardly out of shape and very hard to beat.
These attributes are the evidence of a well coached team.

In the game against Senegal, if you watched closely you would have noticed they had the clearer chances and merely reduced Senegal to half chances. Football is not all about fancy footwork and passing. You have to respect other people's way of playing the game.

If watched their game throughout this tournament, you will appreciate how tactically aware the Cameroonians are.

Nigerians should be a little bit more circumspect and Liberal when analysing football. I noticed a lot of people don't just fancy this Cameroonians because we have them to deal with in the WCQ.
Thankfully Gernot Rohr have a different view from Nigerians especially those on the cyberspace.

Rightly said, however if you noticed to they give out q lot of fouls and that could be their own undoing against Ghana, reason why Cameroon will not go far in the present world cup. An average tactical team can defeat. Oh least I forget Ghana seems to know how to win penalties. So this might be an issue. You don't need to play muscle football with them. Just get one or two defenders to get a yellow card and you can take up the rest from there. The cameroonians don't really score unlike the Egyptians. So I will not compare both. For Nigeria to beat them, Moses must make them commit a lot of fouls and that is it. They will bulge eventually

TheSuperNerd:
I'm not giving up and have never given up on Iheanacho.....

And about greatness, let it be known that we also make our destinies..... Sometimes, we must take decisions that will ensure the fulfilment of our destinies

Nacho will be a super star player soon... That I have no doubts about... Be it at Man City or elsewhere... I have always said this...

My annoyance is that he will leave man city not because he is not good enough but because the coach don't believe in African talents playing for African nations.... He leaves because of a biased preference for certain players with "pele or maradona" genes.... This is what irks me...

Do you blame them, some of our players back then did not live up to expectations so they assume the South Americans, unfortunately history does not Favour Africans as they have always had their way with us. That said I think Pep is really biased. I remember him selling Eto and added money to get Zlatan. Guess what, Eto won champions league that same year. Karma has a way of dealing with everyone. Time will tell, let Nacho move on and shine

daveP:
Trust me he can and will break in into these team, crept Chelsea.

To be honest, breaking into those teams will be hard, also it will take time. These managers will not want to change the dynamics of their teams just like that. All the teams mentioned have their strikers performing and to just come and bench them will be hard. My breaking point was Nacho not playing the FA cup. That was just enough for me. He should move out and move on

So history has a way of repeating itself, Cameroon won in penalties as usual however this seems to be the end of the road for them. On to the next match.

TheSuperNerd:
People on this thread said so..... Lordabas is one of them.... Want more names?

The hype on Gabriel Jesus is too damn much. He's not even half as good as Ronaldo de lima was at same age. Na wa oooo.... Gabriel this, Gabriel that!!! Mtcheeewww.....

Pep is just annoying me.... That man is so rigid and stubborn sometimes. He has this stereotype thinking that the kinda players that succeeds under him must be south americans or spaniards predominantly.... Or just be any kind of european who has some flair... But African?? I have never seen african player playing football for an African nation fly under pep no matter how talented.... It's annoying Sir GoodJoe..... I wonder how long Pep wanna keep Nacho at potential level when he can just play him even in the hole behind the striker... Must it be Silva or de bruyne all the time?? And when aguero messes up why dump Nacho only to throw him into games that the team is already chasing and when the team fails to score, pep will be like, "I brought you on to score and you didn't... So that's your chance gone"


Pep is unfair to Nacho. Nacho has never actually lost form this season.... Why treat him like he can't perform in big games??

Who is Gabriel Jesus in europe that he should bench Nacho?? Ohhh... I forgot... I already answered that... He's brazillian... And he's got the genes of Zico, pele and Ronaldo de lima rolled into one... How marvellous...

I do not have a problem if he does not fancy Nacho, he should keep raising our hopes abeg. Let the boy go on loan jare. Or better still sell him to teams like Dortmund etc

And we are down to penalties

TheGoodJoe:
“Of course we evaluate how they do in the games and the training sessions,” Guardiola said when asked about keeping the likes of Iheanacho and Nolito happy. “At the end I try to be fair based on what I have seen in their performances."

Sad I could not watch the game because I couldn't get a station that was showing the match.

I always found the buzz around Gabriel Jesus unusual and I hoped his arrival at City will not affect Iheanacho's chances. It all changed today when Guardiola played Gabriel Jesus as a top striker. Despite the repeated tale of Gabriel Jesus a winger, it seems he is the one Guardiola wants to lead the line.

Seems Sane finally nicked the left wing forward position after working his socks off in training. His brilliant run before he slotted the goal against Hennessey was brilliant.

My advice to Iheanacho is keep working hard in training. Look at how Sane dealt with the lack of games and kept pushing. Guardiola expressed he was impressed with the recent performances of Sane in training.

If Sane could convince Guardiola with hard work and perseverance, Nacho can.

Iheanacho should study Gabriel Jesus closely. Understand what Guardiola means by doing more outside the area and improve on it. In the coming months, Iheanacho can become a whole new player working hard on the all round play Guardiola wants.

Let the lack of games not hinder his perseverance. Yaya Toure, without games kept on working hard. Now he tracks back faster and controls the game better. Nasri was not seeing games under Guardiola, after the boss screened him out of the team due to his weight. Nasri came back an improved player in the game against Steaua Bucharest. He looked fitter and a better player than he was last season.

I wanted Iheanacho to have a long career at City but I do not think there is a light at the end of the tunnel. I think a summer move is suitable. His agents needs to take their time to find a right place for Nacho to continue his growth. If Guardiola maintained Gabriel Jesus on the wings, I would say Stay because I feel Nacho stood a great chance toppling Aguero.

However, a battle against City's poster boy who is younger than Nacho seems an unfair battle. Not that Nacho can not battle him but the love Gabriel Jesus draws is frightening.

This ship has sailed

Their fowards also lack the initiatives

The cameroonians are fast on the wings sha. We need to work on our recovery rate. Asides that, they are beatable. Just look for the right moment to guide the ball properly in the box and they will concede

Hmmmm, these cameroonians are damn physical or. No fine boy football. We need to be very careful o. No waiting for unnecessary freekick calls. Just play to the whistle.. Also I noticed their central defenders struggle a bit with pace. That could be an advantage. They really are brutes so tactical play is needed

goldfish80:
LOL.. Na today? I know what Lord Master Pep is all about. I blew the whistle on this thread when he signed for city.
I remember saying he is not a good man manager and TheGoodJoe went to the wires with me.

Behind that charming, handsome man on his shinny tuxedo, you have a very wicked man.
A man who didn't speak with Eto'o for a whole year. A striker who got him 35+ goals durring the season.
A man who benched Manzukich towards the end of the season, just to make sure he didn't end up winning the top goal scorer in Bundesliga.

I won't say more on this topic. I stand down.

Many managers have their choices, that does not make them bad. It just means the player can move up to better climes. Even the great Sir Alex Ferguson had his own, Mou etc.. So claiming he is a bad manager is really not fair. He does not Favour nacho, fine another coach will. Even Eto get him own o. So no be today. And your Madzukich claim has no backings. Before you can accuse him if such you need facts

At this stage I have to say it, iheanacho sadly has to leave, time to move on. Better things shall come his way eventually. He is obviously not in Pep's plans. He should honourably and quietly leave to where he can improve. @Goodjoe, No need to argue this anymore, the facts have become glaring. When Safarigirl was saying it, I reserved my comments and wanted to watch how things played out. No more arguements on this please. The die has been cast. Time to move on

TheSuperNerd:
TRANSFER SAGA: ONYEKURU NOT DROPPED,
LEFT CLUB TO COOL HEAD - CONFIDANT

https://africanfootball.com/bp_images/2017/01/placeholder_nigeria.jpg

A close confidant of AS Eupen forward Henry
Onyekuru has told AfricanFootball.com the
youngster was not dropped for Thursday’s match against Standard Liege, which ended in a 2-2 draw, but that the player was not around the club to be selected.


"Henry (Onyekuru) was not dropped by Eupen
coach from their game against Standard Liege
because he left to where they could not find him two days before the game, so he was not
available for selection,” a confidant to the
Nigerian striker opened up.


“He went somewhere to cool his head over the
transfer issue that has been lingering on."

His whereabouts remain unknown and he has yet to resume training with his club.

He has accused Eupen of trying to force him to
sign for Russian champions CSKA Moscow even
though he has made up his mind to join Scottish champions Celtic, who have tabled an official bid for him.


Source: http://africanfootball.com//news/682791/TRANSFER-SAGA-Onyekuru-not-dropped-left-club-to-cool-head-Confidant

Hmmmm, this is getting annoying jare, we don't know who to believe again. Anyways I pray he keeps a cool head during this period, because the devil you know is better than the angel you dont know. Before he gets to the so called Celtic and another story will start. Na so Osazie start oooo

TheSuperNerd:
Hahahahahaha....

https://i0.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/019/601/smilelaugh.jpg


It happens joor... Not ya fault.


If Onazi/Ndidi-Etebo axis starts then Mikel must play no.10 role and he's still the boss even though he will now be exposed to Kung-fu and shaolin soccer.... Loollll *True Class is permanent *


Our team is still evolving and I still marvel at the quality options we have in the various positions in midfield and attack.

Such options can make one forget one or two key players sometimes.

What of our defence? I still have my reservations about Ekong

TheGoodJoe:
___________________Nacho____________________
____Iwobi______________________V. Moses_____
___________________Mikel_____________________
__________Etebo___________Ndidi______________
__Echiejile________________________M. Mohammed
______________Balogun______Ekong______________
___________________Ikeme_______________________

With Etebo in the squad, Mikel takes the ten role while Iwobi plays from the left. The only challenge is, Iwobi does not fit my pacy forwards preference.

For me I would prefer Mikel in 4 jeje and allow Etebo do his thing. Iwobi in 10 is not a bad idea though I have not watched him in that position. Hope he can pick the right pass. My worry is the 2 and 3

TheSuperNerd:
Lemme take a cue from the thread's arch-guardian of experience, Sir Icon4s himself...

On Nwakali Kelechi, I have always said that he is the future of our midfield and most likely heir to Mikel's throne as Super Eagles midfield generalissimo. But for now, I think he should wrap up his season with maastricht firstly as there's no need to rush and we are well covered in Midfield. After his first professional season, we should start giving him major invites for official games.

But for friendlies, well... He can still be called up even before the season is over. I foresee Nwakali and Osimhen breaking into the Super Eagles shortly before Russia 2018.

You did not give me ur players for the roles I suggested