Icon4s:
Bia, Kog45 & Michael2, that is not how we do it here. No insults pls.

We all cannot agree. Infact this thread would not have gotten this far without the arguments.

However, we need to remain civil.

I see u both as respected members of this parliament. Our sole goal is to beat Algeria in Uyo.We must stand united. No more insults pls.

goldfish80:
I think Nff and the super eagles handlers goofed big time by inviting Tyrone Ebuechi without running proper background checks to know if the lad had any interest turning out for the eagles. I feel ashamed that a huge country as big as Nigeria is getting turned down by a 20yr old kid publicly.
Does it mean the nff never spoke to him or his parents about a call up? Can someone please explain this fvck up?!

This is exactly the reason I always call for a proper re organisation of the Npfl. If our league was formidable enough, we wouldn't be exposed to such ridicule by these foreign born machineries.
For what it's worth, this Tyrone guy I make bold to say is not more talented than Chidiebere Okoli (Marcelo) the Rangers full back. Anyone who has seen Chidiebere play, please feel free to come online and tell me you have been disappointed whenever you have watched him play..


To Tyrone, I hope you enjoy your stint with the Dutch side. Its a pity you chose to dump a team with an upward trajectory for another who has stagnated with no exciting prospects in the saddle.
Since Van de Vart, Sneijder, Van persie and Robben generation. Netherlands have yet to produce a single super star or a prospect to reckon with. With Nigeria, you will have played alongside Iheanacho, Success, Moses, Iwobi and the likes,but instead you choose to play with Jessen, Depay, Bruno Martins Indi and the likes... I wish you good luck.

goldfish80:
I think Nff and the super eagles handlers goofed big time by inviting Tyrone Ebuechi without running proper background checks to know if the lad had any interest turning out for the eagles. I feel ashamed that a huge country as big as Nigeria is getting turned down by a 20yr old kid publicly.
Does it mean the nff never spoke to him or his parents about a call up? Can someone please explain this fvck up?!

This is exactly the reason I always call for a proper re organisation of the Npfl. If our league was formidable enough, we wouldn't be exposed to such ridicule by these foreign born machineries.
For what it's worth, this Tyrone guy I make bold to say is not more talented than Chidiebere Okoli (Marcelo) the Rangers full back. Anyone who has seen Chidiebere play, please feel free to come online and tell me you have been disappointed whenever you have watched him play..


To Tyrone, I hope you enjoy your stint with the Dutch side. Its a pity you chose to dump a team with an upward trajectory for another who has stagnated with no exciting prospects in the saddle.
Since Van de Vart, Sneijder, Van persie and Robben generation. Netherlands have yet to produce a single super star or a prospect to reckon with. With Nigeria, you will have played alongside Iheanacho, Success, Moses, Iwobi and the likes,but instead you choose to play with Jessen, Depay, Bruno Martins Indi and the likes... I wish you good luck.

Icon4s:


My people say "Nke mji ka". Meaning the one i have is the best.

Can this Ebuehi boy offer more than what Musa Mohammed and Shehu Abdulahi can offer us at RB? Is he even better than Nura Abdullahi and John Lazarus?

Nobody even expects him to have a starting shirt against Algeria sef.

GoodLuck to him. If him like make he turn to another Alaba tomorrow no him sabi.

goldfish80:
I think Nff and the super eagles handlers goofed big time by inviting Tyrone Ebuechi without running proper background checks to know if the lad had any interest turning out for the eagles. I feel ashamed that a huge country as big as Nigeria is getting turned down by a 20yr old kid publicly.
Does it mean the nff never spoke to him or his parents about a call up? Can someone please explain this fvck up?!

This is exactly the reason I always call for a proper re organisation of the Npfl. If our league was formidable enough, we wouldn't be exposed to such ridicule by these foreign born machineries.
For what it's worth, this Tyrone guy I make bold to say is not more talented than Chidiebere Okoli (Marcelo) the Rangers full back. Anyone who has seen Chidiebere play, please feel free to come online and tell me you have been disappointed whenever you have watched him play..


To Tyrone, I hope you enjoy your stint with the Dutch side. Its a pity you chose to dump a team with an upward trajectory for another who has stagnated with no exciting prospects in the saddle.
Since Van de Vart, Sneijder, Van persie and Robben generation. Netherlands have yet to produce a single super star or a prospect to reckon with. With Nigeria, you will have played alongside Iheanacho, Success, Moses, Iwobi and the likes,but instead you choose to play with Jessen, Depay, Bruno Martins Indi and the likes... I wish you good luck.

BascoVanVeli:


He can still play for us but we have to respect his decision, the only other thing would be to force him into making a choice by getting fifa involved but i think the best thing is to act like this never happened and blame the list on newspapers. Still imagine if he had come and flopped, it is a good thing that he himself is saying he is not ready for such a challenge.

safarigirl:
bro, you're taking this far more personal than it actually is.

At least the kid had the decency to say he isn't ready, unlike Success that came up with an emergency injury. I didn't see you write an epistle then

Don't know why y'all are acting like scorned women at his rejection, assuming things that may be false. Have some superiority complex for once and stop assuming every foreign based player rejected you cuz they want the fancy, foreign country to field them. It sounds pathetic.

Hey, maybe he rejected us cuz after he saw our rising stars, he realised he's not quite at that level and decided to stay away to avoid embarrasment.... How about that perspective for once?

safarigirl:
bro, you're taking this far more personal than it actually is.

At least the kid had the decency to say he isn't ready, unlike Success that came up with an emergency injury. I didn't see you write an epistle then

Don't know why y'all are acting like scorned women at his rejection, assuming things that may be false. Have some superiority complex for once and stop assuming every foreign based player rejected you cuz they want the fancy, foreign country to field them. It sounds pathetic.

Hey, maybe he rejected us cuz after he saw our rising stars, he realised he's not quite at that level and decided to stay away to avoid embarrasment.... How about that perspective for once?

tglobal:


@Kog45, I think you may be misinterpreting Mikael here as his point about the captaincy is a valid one.

Case in point: When Domenech persuaded Zidane to come out of retirement in 2005 to help France revive a fledgling campaign, he was reinstated as captain. I think Luis Figo did the same (though I am not sure)

Adding the complexity of Nigeria, Mikael's question about the captaincy isn't far fetched. During the 2002 WCQ, Sunday Oliseh stayed away from a match in Omdurman. On his return for the last match against Ghana, PH fans were demanding that he should relinquish the captaincy to Finidi even though he only missed one match. Of course, we have had other former captains recalled to the team where there was no issue(Peter Rufai in 1998 comes to mind)

That Mikael may have a reputation for "hatred for Mikel" doesn't mean all his comments should be viewed from that lens when infact he raises an issue that might well arise if Enyeama returns

rhymesnoni:
Bros it's da 1st Z right, av u ever had a player reject England's national team call up?? no that's because it's a thing of pride 2 represent ya national team. grow up man nd face reality.

goldfish80:

It's nice to have a female perspective on a male dominated thread. However, in this case we have to be frank with ourselves.
A lot of players were way younger than Tyrone when they made their debut. He has over 20 appearances for his club, a number Iwobi wasn't even close to getting when his father brought him to SE camp.

When Success turned out for Watford the following week after the game against Zambia, I called him out on this thread. I figured he was trying to be another Babayaro who dodged away games for the SE.

Even if he wasn't ready, courtesy demands he came to Nigeria with his parents and train with the team,with an agreement he will play no role in the game with the TA. That's how things are done.

Icon4s:


My brother no blame me. I too watch ball back then. Belloumi was to Algeria of the 1980s what Mahrez is to Algeria today. Maroc 88 was 28 yrs ago but it seemed like yesterday to some of us.

In decades to come u will tell the younger generation of how the Algerian team that had Mahrez, Slimani, Soudani and others came to Uyo in 2016 & got beaten blue black.

safarigirl:
bro, you're taking this far more personal than it actually is.

At least the kid had the decency to say he isn't ready, unlike Success that came up with an emergency injury. I didn't see you write an epistle then

Don't know why y'all are acting like scorned women at his rejection, assuming things that may be false. Have some superiority complex for once and stop assuming every foreign based player rejected you cuz they want the fancy, foreign country to field them. It sounds pathetic.

Hey, maybe he rejected us cuz after he saw our rising stars, he realised he's not quite at that level and decided to stay away to avoid embarrasment.... How about that perspective for once?

Icon4s:


Just to prove ur point u say Aluko is more skillful on the ball than Iwobi and Iheanacho?

Ok. Kontinu. I will draw u back to this ur statement one day.

So Rohr u don hear na. Aluko is better than Iheanacho and Iwobi. Hope its not too late to invite him for the Algeria clash?

forgiveness:


Aluko is more skillful than Iheanacho and Iwobi. Fact!

But it (his skills) is inconsequential now because at present, Iheanacho and Iwobi are way ahead of him.

It is a simple thing.

tbaba1234:
So Rohr spoke to Ebuehi Nigerian father yesterday evening. The rejection statement was sent out by Ebuehi's agent.

This is according to Amaju Pinnick.

Information from: ‏@KelvinAmata

Kog45:
Respect for your wonderful thought,hating is a disease and if someone cannot control himself is a big issue.

How on earth w somebody come to this thread and indirectly saying Enyeama should be back coz of Mikel captain band then a wonderful Ikeme should be bench for no reason than hatred for God sake.

Honestly i have players that i don't like but that should not give me reason to base my analysis on hatred towards them

forgiveness:


Aluko is more skillful than Iheanacho and Iwobi. Fact!

But it (his skills) is inconsequential now because at present, Iheanacho and Iwobi are way ahead of him.

It is a simple thing.

TheGoodJoe:


Does not change the fact that Aluko is in good form. He might not play for a top team with a fanciful badge but there is no way such quality does not deserve a call up.

If we had a sure quality creative midfielder, Iheanacho would play up front. Aluko is there and he can play comfortably behind the striker. Why limit ourselves?

forgiveness:


Aluko is more skillful than Iheanacho and Iwobi. Fact!

But it (his skills) is inconsequential now because at present, Iheanacho and Iwobi are way ahead of him.

It is a simple thing.

safarigirl:


He should come and train with Nigeria ke? I did not know Rohr is now Wenger. So, if na you be the boy papa, you go advise am to buy visa, reach country wey e no sabi, just to train.

Bros, reason the matter well abeg. Iwobi has 2 Nigerian parents, his UNCLE is JJ Okocha, this boy with a Dutch mama does not have the same story, so comparing them is kinda off.

Like I said, what works for Peter may not work for Paul, let him decide the path his career will take, eez nuh awa problem. By next year, some of us for don forget say he even reject us.

Posterity will judge

TheGoodJoe:


I love free flowing attacking football. It is hard for me to enjoy the game if it is not played that way. It started from Clemens Westerhof's Super Eagles.

I watch football to entertain my self. If it is not creative, brilliant and attacking, it feels I am wasting my time.

It is not all about winning for me. Just like Guardiola's recent run without winning, I was okay because we were playing well.

That is why I like watching Arsenal and Barcelona.