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BascoVanVeli:
How? We scored 4 goals against Argentina with that system so how does adding Victor Moses to that limit us?

baba victor moses playing right wing for Nigeria and allowing simon and musa playing ahead of him will be a mistake

BascoVanVeli:
We have Mikel for that. Playing Victor at wing back does nothing but make the team more dangerous.

not true sir, instead it limit you, his our best winger

Icon4s:
Hahaha.

On your second paragraph I know you expect me to mention Onigbinde. But we have known those players before they got invited to the national team. He didn't discover them.

Henry Nwosu picked an unknown Mikel from the Plateau United feeder team. That is the discovery we are talking about.

All those goalies you mentioned there were already regulars in the NPL. Aiyenugba was a deputy to Enyeama at Enyimba. Ejide was the number 1 goalkeeper at Gabros international where he had won almost 100 caps before being invited to the Super Eagles camp in 2002.

On Osaze, he was already in the Belgian league before Onigbinde gave him an invite to the Super Eagles camp prio to 2002 WC. That is not discovery.Hahaha.

nice one

Icon4s:
Moses was not in that game. He also needs Moses in the line up.

v.moses replace Simon moses

Kog45:
Thanks.OK give me formation that will accommodate,Iwobi,Iheanacho,Moses and Ighalo in the starting lineup cos i want to see these guys against Croatia.

4-2-3-1

that was the formation we use against zambia away, ideye and simon start along with mikel, iheanacho

Icon4s:
He is a natural number 10. No doubt.

now you understand

Icon4s:
He is a natural number 10. No doubt.

now you understand

ChrisKels:
The day I called Allison over rated, some people here came for my head so much so that someone said Allison was the Messi of the goalkeeping department. And that Liverpool was after him to come solve their goalkeeping problems. But over these two legs, Karius showed who the better goalkeeper is even with some horrible defenders but van Dijk, in front of him unlike Allison who had the Gonalons, Manolas, Florenzis and Kolarov of this world in front of him.

11 goals in 4 matches. To those that doubted me that day, breeze dun blow ooo

Allison is a good keeper, they no dey catch goal, even buffon or de gea dey collect on a good day

somehow:
This is a friendly match oga, don't take it too seriously. you heard what the sports minister said, by moving the match to Abuja, it would make them take renovation serious and also to make the president attend. not playing national team matches in some states has actually affected sporting infrastructures to some extent. its just a friendly match, other states deserve to see their team live too.

nobody is taking it serious but na from clap dem dey enter dance

somehow:
wow, i was only questioning your assertion, nothing like fight here o.

You was not our home stadium in 2006, but we were always shifting our venue that year, making it political and for the higher bidder and this current trend made me to remember

somehow:
was Uyo our home before? na stadium make una miss worldcup abi the crop of players then? don't players go away to win?

who provoke you, calm down abeg

chrisooblog:
consistency just doesn't mean number of appearances but level of performance your hand on yours hearts after 2014 how many good games has onazi had for Nigeria? The other players I mentioned have been comparatively better over the 6 year period.

Bros Chris I remember moses was our best player in 2013 nations cup but went hiding in the worldcup proper in 2014, his not been stable with the team and famously claimed to be injured after 90min performance with chelsea.

Everyone that know Omerou very well before will laugh at you, the young kid that never put any foot wrong, played in the worldcup like a star but his less confident play of late will make you wonder if Omerou is actually an identical twins.

Mikel and Onazi is the bedrock of Nigeria team, no wonder they are the captain and assistant, I won't want to enter into a long argument with you, maybe when I'm by this time tomorrow we can go own on it

Icon4s:
"in the last 6 years you mean".

yes

chrisooblog:
Mikel, Victor Moses, omeruo

Do you know what consistency mean
even in 2014 worldcup Onazi was our best player
how many world cup qualifying match did Moses play??
omerou was a starter, is he a starter now.
since Onazi debut he has never missed a competitive game for us when fit

Joebie:
Where do we move Mikel to considering Iwobi’s preferred position is AM?
I have answered your question

Mikel remain our tried and tested AM, he has done very well in the qualifiers in that position and we won't change that in the main occasion.

Iwobi for me might not a sure starter in our team, he can continue in the wings even if his starting and get to play the AM if Mikel is sub off or God forbid injured.

Another situation might be Nigeria in need for goal against a less attacking team like Iceland, Onazi might come off for another attacking player and then have a double AM instead of a double DM

chrisooblog:
ok I get you but even the point you make about his consistency is debatable first two years yes ok but since 2014 he has been blowing hot and cold mostly cold truth be told

please name 2 Nigeria players in last 6 players that has been more consistence

MetalJigsaw:
As a DM? wow... Never knew he could be this good.

that's his natural position

Joebie:
The question really is who is better today. Onazi comes with WC experience. He is also young, but what is his current form? Who will partner Ndidi is the question. Ogu is also pretty good. Competition is a good thing. Rohr will decide who is best before
Match time.

Yea is a good thing we have options now, just imagine the 2014 situation, if Onazi goes off injured there is an Ogu, Etebo, even a shehu or a fit Joel coming in to do a good job unlike a Gabriel Ruben coming in.

lexyman:
the only problem Onazi has , is indiscipline, if he can play to instructions , he is a very good an reliable player . cos he gives more than 120%

And he add great positive vibe to the team, not just in the field of play

komekn:
Onazi has been one of the most consistent players in the SE over the past 10 years.

He is central to the SE and has to be one if the first names on the team sheet. My opinion is that his agents didn't manage his career properly he should not be playing in Turkey.

on the contrary I think his having a good time with his career,maybe it could have gotten better, getting an Italian team Lazio from Nigeria my people FC is not child's play.

And moving to trabzonspor is not bad too, one of the traditional Turkish team...his still 25 and can get better

mbjane:
He started last game for trabzonspor but the guy don fat and not all games he start they normally rotate him and he sits on the bench most time for 90 minute

he was injured

goldfish80:
Obviously you haven't been following my opinion on Onazi on this thread. At a point, some people thought he was my brother, that's how much I've defended him here.

If Onazi must start, he should loose atleast 10 kilos,if I was the coach. His laboured breathing and lack of pace could be disastrous at the Worldcup.
It will be footballing malpractice if he starts ahead of fitter players.

Is your opinion and you have the right to air it

elyte89:
Only on nairaland we get to c diff formations, dis one shld be dropped for dis,dis one is ahead of dis



Onazi,if fit will always start every match along with dis following players if fit too,Mikel,moses,ndidi,ighalo,ekong and balogun at d world cup till we get to d final destination. This players are d fulcrum of our team,every oda players position is open.

I share the same view with you

Humility017:
bro please learn respect people's opinion.
that's his opinion and you shouldn't chide him for that....

we all cannot like same players or want same players in the field of play....

this your musa defense writings is becoming stale....

You are getting it all wrong, I am pro Nigeria players, even the ones not in Nigeria national team, I only stand against what is not right.

How can an Onazi be drop, drop him for who? shehu or Etobor really

All this pressure for change makes us lack consistency, no surprise we lacked players with 100+ caps

goldfish80:
Etebo gets a shout as well.I think we are loaded in the DM position more than any other. Although, sentiments aside, Onazi is not fit to hold down that position. He looks totally out of shape and has lost about 2 yards of pace.He doesn't look a serious player to me these days. Sad but true.

I will rather go to war with Shehu and Etebo if Ndidi is absent. Onazi is an accident waiting to happen. In my opinion

Thank God you are not Rohr, Onazi is one of super eagle players that play his heart out, he came back from injury and was threw back to the starting line up in galatasaray. I'm sure you are one of the peoples that complained about Musa and ighalo.

If we are playing the worldcup final tomorrow Onazi will start if fit

Loogan:
He can still make the World Cup, still has a few more matches to prove some people wrong.

There is saying, make hay while the sun shine, this kid like passion and seriousness, I'm sorry but there is little time left

somehow:
Doesn't really matter where it's played. It's just a FM.

it matters, from friendly they will turn it to our new home, I remember 2006 and how we missed the worldcup

tbaba1234:
I do not understand the rationale for Abuja or Port harcourt... Why not Uyo that has supported the team through the ups and downs

we are always changing when is not necessary

Joebie:
Shehu ahead of Agu as DM in Bursaspor. Interesting. Do we still need Agu, considering Shehu’s versatility?

The question should be, should shehu continue playing RB for use when we know his prefered position

Icon4s:
Lets go back memory lane: Nigeria vs Ivory Coast, 1994 AFCON Semis.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY4q43juBbY

nice clip

Humility017:
don't tell me should a player like yinka get to score a goal and make one assist in a super eagles friendly he gets to play prior the world cup.....rohr won't consider taking him to the mundial in place of Simon or any other winger......

please let them all be invited and be given chance to impress....

pray let him get an invite first

MetalJigsaw:
Guilty conscience is worrying this man. He knows he should have considerably rested Ndidi... He should have spared him some action.

Talking as if he has no idea of what to do to avoid the ugly occurrence.

Don't be selfish, his paid by Leicester to play, injury is part of the game, he will bounce back