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krattoss:
Own goal is reporting that Simon Moses is back in training.. Although is not yet confirmed..

But if true, wahala dey

How is is a problem if he is back in training ?

Icon4s:
As if Ighalo na Ronaldo

One on one Ighalo is very dangerous, Ighalo can take on any defender and destroy him. Is it because he is not European ?

fabyom:
Looking at the training pictures baba posted. The players that will play against England are those guys with black on green Jersey

How do you know this ?

forgiveness:
Special talent is what?

I am beginning to ask myself what is the definition of special talent here.

Take some days off internet. You never know it might help.

safarigirl:
petrobros abeg don't insult women, there are at least four women who are regulars on this thread to some extent and none of them nags half as much as that tantrum throwing fellow.

He is some other thing, if he is not a man, he is certainly not female.

A transgender ??

Icon79:
You dey mind them?!

I love this NL family because we all love the game but, like I often say, not all opinions on NL are created equal. So you gotta take most of what you read on here with a big dose of salt. All things being equal, I expect Joel Obi to start in Russia ... unless Rohr decides to do seniority and starts Onazi because he's the vice captain. Apples to apples, Joel Obi offers more than Onazi in that position.


O pari

There is no good reason why Onazi should be starting games ahead of Ogu or Joel with his port belly and playing like old papa.

KevinDein:
While some here don't think Joel Obi is even good enough to make the 23-man list, this foreign paper actually touts him as the star player from Nigeria to watch out for during the World Cup.

https://www.footballwhispers.com/blog/players-minnows-look

I can't fathom why anybody would conceive the thought of dropping a Joel Obi with his wealth of experience and exposure. I would drop Etebor,Agu and even John Ogu for Joel unless if you are considering Etebor's attacking abilities, whereby you want him in case you lose a winger.

realpoacher:
Wow!... Wow!!.... Wow!!!

Sir Komekn, I am particularly happy to read this from you. Honestly i had to check the moniker again to be double sure it was you.

This is the kind of inspirational talk we expect from you not the extreme criticism you have been spewing all along.

With these motivational words, i am convinced beyond doubt that you truly mean well for this team unlike your compatriot.

From your analysis, it has shown that you have been following us through and through for you to know that Simy and ighalo are our out and out strikers that you hope they do us proud on Saturday. Obviously you are a Nigerian and who love the SE.

Your views might have not been nice or popular here but you sure is our own...., don't we just love our own?

Don't read too much into that post... He had to tell you your best strikers are not world class just to further remind you you have crappy players. He is forcing it , open your eyes ,bro. That dude do not care about Super Eagles and he will be so glad if England trounce Nigeria like 5-0.

Abagworo:
Thank you Lord for making Chino appreciate his fellow Igbo for the first time. Hopefully there will be peace onwards.

is not Chino and I am very certain you know this.

triblehaul1:
If I were him I will gladly do it all over again n to the same fucqing people. You all can rot in hell.

May bloodbath be your portion!!! Its a curse!!

Joebie:
That’s a good idea as Ighalo can pose a threat in scoring positions when Ebuehi moves forward to support. However, my idea was to bring Ighalo for Simy in the second half.

I meant you can't keep "IGHALO" on the bench not Igbo...lol. By the way, Ighalo is not Igbo. Just to clear the typo.

"What I said was that "the general opinion of people" then was that Onigbinde took Opabunmi and Adepoju (not even Ogbeche) to Korea/ Japan for tribal reasons.

I have said it here before that I was a sport writer in the late 90s but though I did less of it as at 2002. Onigbinde was interviewed by the Nigerian press on why he took both players to the WC. He said (quote me any where) that Adepoju(who he called his joker) and Opabunmi were his boys. The general public definitely will take that as tribal sentiment. And that was exactly how they saw it even in the Press Circles.

This very obvious incidence was what I pointed out and he tagged me as a tribalist!

In another post I highlighted the fact that he has remained till date the last coach from that part of country. This statement which is obvious truth and the one highlighted above are what he has been pointing to for the past 3 or 4 years. "














Icons4, I remember that exchanges vividly and Onigbinde's response about taking an almost retired Adepoju who has absolutely nothing to offer, an Opabumi which is like taking Chukwueze not even Nwakali because Opabumi was never a special talent. Yes, he openly admitted he took his "boys" to the world cup for personal reasons and it was shocking to hear such nonsense from not just a national team coach but from a respected football technician. After that interview people tagged him a tribalist because those his "boys" were Yoruba's

realpoacher:
My formation for England line up

1. 4-3-3
Akpeyi

Ebuehi - - Ekong - - Balogun - - Echiejile

Ndidi - - Mikel Ogu

Ighalo - - Simy V. Moses

Ndidi can't start yet and Echiejile is a no no for me,otherwise you have a decent setup

On 3-5-2 I will start Ighalo and Kelechi and bring in Simmy and Iwobi in second half. Shehu will be dropped for Ogu or Agu because he has not played for Super Eagles in that position. I will swap Ebuehi for Aina.

Joebie, I like the first formation,except I will start Ighalo on the right frank and move VicMo to the left. You can't keep Ighalo on the bench ,he is too valuable

tbaba1234:
Watch the Serbian game, Idowu was much much better. Very solid.

That is why you really can't make conclusions on one great or one weak performance.

I am not sold on that guy....Very sloppy

And if we have a decent league that is comparable to what the north Africans have there is no reason playere like Echiejile, Aina and Idowu should be in that camp. Just watching the Poland vs Nigeria game and Idowu has nothing to offer...NOTHING!

Ikuowen Utin and Ebere Duru who played the left back against Athletico Madrid are way above those below average players we have in the camp.

We need to work on our league. Our league must develop past this shambles we have presently

AIG07:
Sir, I understand that Onazi is a core member of this team.
But he is loosing his touch and fast becoming the shadow of his old self.

Dude looks overweight and does not look like someone ready to lay claim to his starting shirt anytime soon.

So for now. I'll rather/prefer to pair Ogu and Ndidi as our double pivot In a 4-2-3-1 formation than having Onazi and Ndidi's partnership.

Onazi has really regressed and the fact that Rohr is still depending on him is a source of concern for me. Onazi shouldn't be starting games anymore when we have Ogu, Joel and Agu. His leadership qualities and fighting spirit are commendable but he doesn't bring much to the team anymore,especially,since he went to Turkey.

Icon4s:
When Mikel is in the team and playing the AM position where do you prefer Iwobi to be?

On the wings or on the bench?

On the bench but due to shortage of natural wingers I will play him

Kog45:
United States based man spend this $$$

I cant spend that much on a jersey, not kidding.

TheSuperNerd:
Lol.... That should be roughly close to 87 dollars or there about going by official exchange rate.

Gonna be a good summer.....

That is outrageously expensive....My budget is like 40 -50 $$$

Danielnino00:
Cus he is inconsistent in the GWG and seems more effective as a sub..
But I seriously don't wanna see Iwobi on the wings again...he is a waste there..

Iwobi is never a winger and dont what they put him there for , even, he still struggle as a AM because his ball holding ability is not up to per. I guess he is more interested in sampling English punanas...smh

AIG07:
you mean Brila's 23 man list. Cos I don't see Rohr dropping Ogu. I think he is presently better than Onazi and will get my nod ahead of Onazi, Joel and Agu.

I endorse this post

TheSuperNerd:
In his case, such medication can prove fatal to his career if care is not taken. Some risks are just too high to contemplate. If the third and final scan says he is ruled out for good, we should all live with the situation and move on like soldiers. Simon's loss is a big blow and I hope this is the only big blow we take in going to the mundial.

When you inject those kind of medication what it does is numb the affected area and stop you from feeling the pain but it further injures the part and makes it harder to heal and some of these pain � � � can be very addictive...Not recommended at all

MetalJigsaw:
But he's yet to play a full match for SE

Watch his club matches and its no different from what VicMo offers Super Eagles. That's probably his coach want him out

asha80:
how?

How can you say Rashford is not skillful ? Dude is full of skill with a disappointing final product

MetalJigsaw:
So how come Mexico pummeled them?

Mexico took their chances but I was more focused on their technics and those guys are no pushovers.

asha80:
abeg this one no follow..i agree sterling is tricky though

You are being disingenuous

Jarus:
QF is the farthest England can go and I think that's enough achievement for them.

The current English team will give Germany a run for their money....Mark my words.

asha80:
skill kwa?who?dele alli or lingaard?i only feel they might do well(of course not winning the trophy)because there is no media hype on this team

Rashford is skillful, Raheem sterling is also very skillful

Icon79:
Are you serious? I actually think that this their current team is very overrated. Plus they are going with a clueless coach as well.


O pari

People always say English players and national is overrated but they have one of the most potent striker and really exciting young players. Don't speak too soon

safarigirl:
so, they have never had skills and creativity before? Not even when Beckham and Gerard were in the team?

If they couldn't win it in '02, dem no go smell am now.

I don't really know but there is a certain air of confidence in this current English squad. I watched their recent friendly I think against France or Germany and they looked really threatening going forward