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Starboytwo:
Just thinking aloud?

Can't they do a mini trial for the 20 or more goal keepers in the league, henceforth, everyone is on trial with the opportunity to snatch the vacant no1 super eagle jersey..

If we still go by these guys, one player from Algeria or Egypt will just wire shot from midfield and they'd be 0-1 up in afcon semi final. That's after squandering all our good chances.

Hmmm.

My brother, yours amongst other solutions have been suggested on this thread but wetin we go do when those at the helm are myopic. All they're after is the national cake.

Odunayaw:
Thank you o.

What we lacked was an instruction to wear out the game. We still played like we were in the 70th minute

Yea...all we needed to do was to stave them of the ball.

Deltamani:
Omor the girly good sha but short small body frame Players nor really da freak me except you da exceptionally good..

For her to be listed as No.11 Freshman in the whole of US College definitely means she’s good.. 11games 1 goals and 8 Assists..

If she has a good centre of gravity and a good pace, nothing spoil.

MetalJigsaw:
If it was Any of the Onyes that replaced Iwobi I don't see us drawing that match.

I agree... We just needed someone to hold that midefield. Not that Aribo is not good but that's not his speciality.

dankorode:
they should try that u20 goalkeeper

Aniagboso?.... At this rate, anybody will be suitable. Infact, We should bring in Enyeama from retirement if possible.

If NFF/JPes is hell-bent on FB as our goalkeeper, we should approach Arthur then. This time around, we are rolling a lot of carpets for him.



Aribo coming in for Iwobi is where we lost the Midfield battle. Mancini did not overcrowd any Midfield. Either Frank or Onyedika should have come in for Iwobi. At least, they would give the Midfield more solidity if we can't hold the ball.

AndSunGorilla:
Good first half, I liked how the players fought back to win the balls when the ball wasn't with us. We wasted some good chances. Anyways for the second half, I hope JP makes changes to enable him assess more of the boys in a game situation, folks like Toru and Fisayo especially. How many subs can we make?

Abeg where you dey watch am on Facebook?

joelsteron:
Boniface and no look pass .
Remove chuku and ebuehi

You saw it too? Boniface is a complete package.

lovewins:
That shorty size is only an advantage of you're fast and good with the ball on your feet. It's why I think Esther Onyenezide and Taiwo Afolabi is disadvantaged.

You're right. I hope they improve their technical ability to make up for their deficit.

Deltamani:
Brown University Midfielder Joy Okonye is the only Nigeria rated above her at No.11 position..

She has played 11games scored 1 with 8 Assists this season..

Na so she small like Tony Payne… Infact this one small pass Tony Payne, na Glory Iroka (AKA Female Etuhu) body size she get

Na the shorty dey troublesome pass...



Dem no dey easy to handle

Deltamani:
The recent announcement of Super Falcons' squad for the Paris 2024 Olympics qualifier against Ethiopia brings forth various opinions on the exclusion of the veteran captain, Onome Ebi.

Former Super Falcons coach, Godwin Izilein, has praised the decision, emphasizing the need for new talent to take the stage. "This is the best decision because for how long do we continue to have Ebi in the team," Izilein voiced. "She was no longer needed and useful in the team."

Ebi, at 40 years old, had made history at the 2023 World Cup and played in six World Cups. However, Izilein's perspective is that it's time to give the younger generation an opportunity to shine.

In contrast, ex-Falcons captain, Stella Mbachu, believes Ebi's experience is valuable and age alone should not determine her role in the team. "As long as she remains fit and still very active," Mbachu commented, "she should be allowed to stay."

What's your take on this?

The bolded is the main issue. Is she still fit and active? Which club is she playing for? How competitive are the opponents she faces?

I don't understand the obession of playing Bassey at CB when you have other CBs on the bench. The only way Bassey fits in the CB is if the RB inverts or overlap with Bassey coming inside to form a back 3 with the man CBs.

Lush100:
Liverpool's left Robertson has a badly injured shoulder on his match between Spain and Scotland.
This international break no they help club vis a vis player.
Na why saka and saliba jeje opt out.

I dey here dey pray for Gabi and Gabu. South American football scares me eh. Gabu even got his first goal yesterday.

TFLASHOGEE:

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timay1:
Yea, those subtle Jabs she usually post on her IG story.

That's shameful.... She is no more a kid fah...her mate are already in coaching school but she is here dragging shirt with youngies.

Lush100:
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Surgery on his wrist not his legs.
Having said that....We will hopefully best Chelses as they are still a WIP

An injured wrist is not something you would like to have when facing Saliba and Gabi. Make this nonsense break do fast and go abeg....

Promise47:
guys who notices that Onome evi was so pained her name wasn't added to Olympic games qualifier LoL that woman isn't ashamed of her self 40years old should be retired God bless NFF for removing her name thanks to God let young blood play for there country not old people

Did she made a post or what exactly did she do?

iamoyindamola:
Me too

E don red for them


Weird enough, I'm worried more about Mudryk.

zuchyblink:
Tell me something.....
Mikel
Taiwo
Nsofor
Ogbuke
Ideye
Echiejile
Onazi
Musa
Nwafor
Omeruo
Ndidi
Musa Muhammed
Iheanacho
Just dey play.
These guys transitioned easily to the senior national team because the seed our bothers and sisters planted abroad were not yet matured

You forgot to consider quality and competition. Osimhen, Ndidi, Nacho and others were easily drafted into the national team because of what they offered and the fact that we couldn't boast of quality players in their respective position then.

charlesemeka85:
I believe before 2026 World Cup Eletu and Akinsanmiro will be ready for the super eagles

They're ready if they are good enough and can offer what we are lacking currently in our squad.

charlesemeka85:
mk Italy take udogie leave this one for us na

Called up by Italy already

Kbs468:
God!

How I wish this our victory over Man city can become repetitive week in-week-out as I just can't help but find myself visiting this thread almost 5 times every hour already for any latest


And this one that Nicholas Jackson just went under the knife, how Chelsea wan kon take contain our fire power nauwn

Jackson is injured? Never knew

iamoyindamola:
He actually met wengay in his good mood
Wenger wanted to sign jenas but the werey collected red against us the deal fell through na why jenas hate us with passion because he believe wengay stall his career, he was in newcastle then
Same thing with arteta he should have join us long time ago but he got red against us too, bad tackle on fagregas, wenger had to delay his transfer for some years

Wenger no just like gidigbo players. That was the reason we were so soft those years. Small team go dey bully us.


But now, you mess up, you collect.


Imagine a team parading White, Saliba, Gabriel, Tomi, Partey and Rice.... who you wan bully?

iamoyindamola:
Yes wenger had to be looking for him, he wanted to stay even as maid
Na tea confuse our brother

You sure say na tea? Maybe one fine babe captured his heart and baba wan shoot his shot.

iamoyindamola:
I don't like his style at all, he is like lukaku

He is different from Lukaku. Of all Naija strikers, na Awoniyi dey play like Lukaku.

BlueRayDick:


I enjoyed every bit of it . Kolo Toure na real “kolo”; he get mind o.

Thank God he met Wenger. If he had met a manager like Simeone or Mourinho, man would have broke a lot of legs.

iamoyindamola:
Yeah I read the story before
There's another one about eboue when they went to visit the queen

Eboue wey no wan comot again....

iamoyindamola:
Better
I no know why i no just like that guy at all

Your country man bro


He is good o although I like the other Victor (Boniface) as he is a prototype of striker that suits us.

iamoyindamola:
I hope the nonsense on FP about arsenal swapping jesus for osihmeh not true
What will nketiah be doing
I trust arteta sha him madness never reach that level

Na nonsense rumour. Moreso, Ivan Toney is who reports say we're going for.

Ray Parlour's classic story about Kolo Toure’s incredible trial at Arsenal in 2002:




“He came into training one day, what he used to do for trialists is set up games. Usually if it was a centre forward he would put Martin Keown on him as he knew he would try and kick him and whatever and if he could handle that he might be a decent player.




This one day they had Kolo Toure, Martin Keown in Kolo Toure’s first training session. Against them they had Thierry Henry and Dennis Bergkamp.




I rolled the ball into Thierry Henry and Kolo Toure from nowhere has smashed him from behind. Two-footed tackle. Terrible tackle. Seriously, could have been a red card in a normal game. Our best player is rolling around.




Arsene Wenger says ‘Kolo, what are you doing? Don’t tackle, don’t tackle.’ He just wants him to stand there. ‘Oh, sorry, sorry’.




Next minute ball goes into Dennis Bergkamp, they’ve swapped now. Kolo Toure does exactly the same and two-foots Dennis Bergkamp and we are thinking ‘this is unbelievable. How can we win the league if our two best players has been taken out by the trialist. He must be working for someone else’




Arsene Wenger says ‘right no more tackling’.




“Next ball comes in and Kolo Toure makes a great tackle, reads it and the ball is flipped up into the air. Arsene Wenger used to stand right in the middle of the midfield and forwards and he’d try and look at the movement, so the ball has gone up in the air and Kolo Toure has his eye on the ball - he’s chasing the ball - and where did it land? Right at Arsene Wenger’s foot and he’s two-footed Arsene Wenger. Proper tackle.





All you heard was ‘ahhhh’. The lads are like ‘this is unbelievable. He’s took out Bergkamp, Henry and Wenger on his trial.




“Wenger has had to limp off. He’s gone back to the medical room. Kolo Toure is like ‘oh no’ and nearly crying. He can’t believe it. It’s his big day at Arsenal and he’s took out two of our best players and the manager.




That afternoon, I remember going into the medical room to see Gary Lewin about something and Arsene Wenger is sitting there with a big ice pack on his ankle





He said ‘I know he didn’t mean it, I like his desire. We’ll sign him tomorrow’ and that was it.




“We signed him for £150,000 because he liked his desire. He could get that out of him and change the way he played just by his desire kicking them two players and he ended up being an amazing player for Arsenal.”