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Icon4s:
My brother, I am as worried as u are. I said I am not moved because I know "we are Nigeria". We know how to get things right even at the dying minutes

If there is something I dislike most about Siasia, it is his choice of team selection; the "my boys" issue.

Siasia has done this on several occasions and the NFF always play deaf and dumb. He is fund of having certain set of players he calls "his boys" and would always invite them at the detriment of other quality players. Such was the case when he was the Super Eagles coach in 2011 when he kept inviting below average players like Isaac Promise, Chibuzor Oknokwo, Solomon Okoronkwo and Yinka Adedeji just because he took them to d Olympics in 2008. The last time I set my eyes on Yinka Adedeji in 2009 or 2010 he was clubless and was only playing football on the streets of Agbado-Ijaiye, Adura to be precise, a suburb of Lagos. Next thing Siasia Invited him to the Super Eagles.

I have sadly noticed the trend of invited players for this U23 team. There is too much favoritism. How can players like Victor Osimhen, Taiwo Awoniyi and Junior Ajayi be the leading U23 strikers when players like Imoh Ezekiel, Isaac Success, Chisom Chikatara, Aaron Samuel and Godwin Obaje fall under this age category? Next thing he has penciled down Odion Ighalo. Recall too that Siasia brought Odion Ighalo to limelight. Ighalo was Siasia's captain at the 2009 WYC hosted in Egypt. All those likes of Ubong Ukpai to me are not even supposed to be in the list of best

The other day, I read the story of how he was battling with Amaefule's fitness. Amaefule and Amuzie's fitness problem is no issue but Leone Balogun and Kenneth Omeruo "are too injury prone" right?

Injury prone Stanley Amuzie is a preferred left back option over a more industrious and very fit Kingsley Madu.

Forumites, we are stake holders in this whole thing. Let us not cease to make our suggestions. Even if Siasia would ignore, a very high ranking NFF official or sport administrator or even technical committee member can take up Siasia's selection case.

tbaba1234:
So under 17 boys just beat our Olympics bound team.... There are so many players in siasia's team that shouldn't be there.
We have so much talent at this level that we can select a solid world class team but I am afraid of the final selection.

tbaba1234:
So under 17 boys just beat our Olympics bound team.... There are so many players in siasia's team that shouldn't be there.
We have so much talent at this level that we can select a solid world class team but I am afraid of the final selection.

terzurum5:

Yes there is and should be course for concern. You should be moved because of Coach Samson Siasia's choice of players. I want to believe that we have better U23 players in Nigeria than what we normally turn to invite to the camp. Just imagine the Flying Eagles defeating the Olympics team. That shows that Coach Samson Siasia must have allowed sentiments or wrong judgment to control his thinking or player selection. It is a very big shame of the just promoted U17 to defeat the next to be or Super Eagles team B1 or B2, any how you rate it.

We have Godwin Obaje, Chisom Chikatara and co, but Siasia would prefer Hussain Bolt and other wrestling like built or conditioned players. It is shameful.

Hope Sir TheGoodjoe is well armed and prepared with better and superior arsenal to argue this out. But if you are bent on supporting this kind of thing, then be ready for another heart attack in the Olympics proper if we go with the wrong players.

zuchyblink:
Siasia wants to promote players that he will have shares in their transfer fees

Icon4s:
My brother, I am as worried as u are. I said I am not moved because I know "we are Nigeria". We know how to get things right even at the dying minutes

If there is something I dislike most about Siasia, it is his choice of team selection; the "my boys" issue.

Siasia has done this on several occasions and the NFF always play deaf and dumb. He is fund of having certain set of players he calls "his boys" and would always invite them at the detriment of other quality players. Such was the case when he was the Super Eagles coach in 2011 when he kept inviting below average players like Isaac Promise, Chibuzor Oknokwo, Solomon Okoronkwo and Yinka Adedeji just because he took them to d Olympics in 2008. The last time I set my eyes on Yinka Adedeji in 2009 or 2010 he was clubless and was only playing football on the streets of Agbado-Ijaiye, Adura to be precise, a suburb of Lagos. Next thing Siasia Invited him to the Super Eagles.

I have sadly noticed the trend of invited players for this U23 team. There is too much favoritism. How can players like Victor Osimhen, Taiwo Awoniyi and Junior Ajayi be the leading U23 strikers when players like Imoh Ezekiel, Isaac Success, Chisom Chikatara, Aaron Samuel and Godwin Obaje fall under this age category? Next thing he has penciled down Odion Ighalo. Recall too that Siasia brought Odion Ighalo to limelight. Ighalo was Siasia's captain at the 2009 WYC hosted in Egypt. All those likes of Ubong Ukpai to me are not even supposed to be in the list of best 100 U23 players

The other day, I read the story of how he was battling with Amaefule's fitness. Amaefule and Amuzie's fitness problem is no issue but Leone Balogun and Kenneth Omeruo "are too injury prone" right?

Injury prone Stanley Amuzie is a preferred left back option over a more industrious and very fit Kingsley Madu.

Forumites, we are stake holders in this whole thing. Let us not cease to make our suggestions. Even if Siasia would ignore, a very high ranking NFF official or sport administrator or even technical committee member can take up Siasia's selection case.

zuchyblink:
Siasia wants to promote players that he will have shares in their transfer fees

TheGoodJoe:


This is what is called a baseless accusation. There is not concrete evidence. They lost a game, that does not mean the coaches are not giving their best. Coach Siasia does not have his best players due to their club engagements.

I believe with S. Moses, Nacho and others, it would be a different result. Remember, the Dream team lost to the current U17 champions. A good team.

terzurum5:
^{Just listen to his useless excuse; Your Olympics team 'B' or any body you invite should not loose to an U20 or U17 (academy boys). Tell us what is your problem and stop giving fake excuses. Why keep inviting 'your boys' when it is evident they can't deliver?}

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We were poor against Flying Eagles admits Siasia
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Nigeria Olympic team coach Samson Siasia has admitted his team were “poor” against the Flying Eagles in a test game in Abuja on Thursday.


The Olympic team, who paraded the likes of goalkeeper Emmanuel Daniel, Segun Oduduwa, Sincere Seth, Daniel Etor and Stanley Dimgba, lost 2-1 to the U20s.


“This is what I have been saying – that I don’t have a team because most of the players are being held back by their league clubs,” said Siasia.

“I had only about three regular players in this game and overall we were poor.

“We need to do more before our trip to Korea for the invitational tournament.


The U23 African champions are preparing for the Rio Olympics in August.

They are drawn with Japan, Sweden and Colombia.
http://africanfootball.com/news/628119/We-were-poor-against-Flying-Eagles-admits-Siasia
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BascoVanVeli:
God and man knows this is not our real team. I mean Iheanacho, Success, Iwobi were they there? He should just stop disturbing our league and wait for the real players to get free.

See the point is not about the Super regulars of the team. We can assemble good players that fall within that Olympics age bracket that can give an above average performance. It is shameful for any set of players invited for the Olympics to loose to academy players.

Any body paraded for this u23 team is a potential Super Eagles team 'B' or Olympics Bench material so what is this excuse by Siaone for

terzurum5:

See the point is not about the Super regulars of the team. We can assemble good players that fall within that Olympics age bracket that can give an above average performance. It is shameful for any set of players invited for the Olympics to loose to academy players.

Any body paraded for this u23 team is a potential Super Eagles team 'B' or Olympics Bench material so what is this excuse by Siaone for

BascoVanVeli:
Remember the super 6? These u-20 boys are more like a club side because they have been together for so long so u can't just expect to put together any bunch of grown guys and beat them. Plus if i was a Nigerian club there would be no chance i release my player just so he can make the bench.

terzurum5:

You call this baseless accusation? What else could be the reason for Coach Samson Siasia's not too impressive selection criteria? Am not saying the op is right, but when you begin to do things this way over and over. Then, it becomes easier for people to associate your actions with such accusations.

Does it mean Coach Samson Siasia does not know how to pick quality players for this kind of national assignments? Siasia only knows his 'boys' and its either he does that for a reason best know by him and only him alone. Since you call it baseless accusation. Does his selection policy favour the good of the team? No. Then what?

BascoVanVeli:
Remember the super 6? These u-20 boys are more like a club side because they have been together for so long so u can't just expect to put together any bunch of grown guys and beat them. Plus if i was a Nigerian club there would be no chance i release my player just so he can make the bench.

TheGoodJoe:

“If Kelechi is such a big name as many say he is, how come he is not playing in the first team at Manchester City?"... Coach Ndukka Ugbade.


https://www.nairaland.com/1952331/all-news-olympic-eagles-u-23/17#35120376


Let us free Coach Ugbade a bit. He also helped in Nacho's growth. Sometimes, when coaches make mistakes, they say things to cover their tracks. Remember Pellegrini saying Iheanacho is not a striker?

amagunnerfan:
And I honestly think he is not a striker. He is okay at the Ozil role but better at the Pirlo role in my opinion.

Source - the last 2013 under 17 world cup.

adeyemi2015:
How do we expect Siasia to succeed in Rio when we are already condemning his selection prior to the announcement?!
If we have no confidence in him, or his potential selection for the Tourney, I guess the Thread needs not to exist!
Are we better than the Technical Committee of the NFF that are monitoring the National Teams and their respective Coaches?!
Let's SiaOne selects his own Team; I'm sure he's gonna replicate or surpass his success at 2008 Olympic with his final selection!
Stop comparing Siasia to Manu, remember with his "poor" selection, he won the Africa U23 Championship!

TheGoodJoe:

You have not said why you think Coach Siasia's selection is for transfer financial gains. There is no proof of that except that you do not like his selections. Football is more than Choosing. You need a strategy and players that can adapt to it.

I did not say no one should criticise but we should not make remarks that are negative without proofs.