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zuchyblink:
A North african team will win 2017 Afcon

Icon4s:
cc: TheGoodJoe.

BascoVanVeli:
Ivory Coast is better than any team in North Africa, they have the best chance IMO. Can't wait to see Zaha on African soil.

TheGoodJoe:

TheGoodJoe: Yara Yara, why is it that Alampasu proved himself a better goalkeeper than Akpeyi but Akpeyi got the nod to start against Algeria?

Yara Yara: Let me check the lab files. In 1962 a boy threw a banana and an egg from a two storey building. Akpeyi jumped from upstairs and caught them.

Current form over history.

TheGoodJoe:

But a coach will pick someone who is not as good as Alampasu to face Algeria. Mystery.

BascoVanVeli:
We won the game so no matter what it was a good decision. Even Buffon and Enyeama will have one or two bad moments sometimes.

Kog45:
I want to repeat it again NO COACH w pick Alampasu for Algeria match.

goldfish80:
This Egyptian team under Hector Cuper will roast them. Wanna make bet?

TheGoodJoe:

I agree on that but I am pointing this out for future reference. Let us stick to the best players instead of sticking to means that do not give a direct proof whether it matters or not.

TheGoodJoe:

And I repeat a coach played a goalkeeper that was not as good as Alampasu against Algeria. Mystery.

BascoVanVeli:
In warm ups Akpeyi looked sharper IMO.

Kog45:
I always like to learn,pls can u tell me how Alampasu was better than Akpeyi.

safarigirl:
Rohr will play Akpeyi based on experience

Alampasu was the best during training yesterday, but he's young and may experience stage fright- risky

Ezenwa, hasn't played in over a month, match rusty and Rohr doesn't trust him

Akpeyi it is.

BascoVanVeli:
Egypt kini? They don't have enough options to score against the elephants and going forward they can be scary.

TheGoodJoe:

Warm ups. You want to base the judgment of goalkeepers on warm up. Please, you and I know Alampasu was the better keeper. tbaba1234 even shared tweets about from a veteran journalist.

We went with the weaker choice. Simple.

Kog45:
Pls forget veteran sport journalist.Let us hear your personal views.I don't want to disrespect any journalists coz i have them as friends and i know what they do to promote player.

My question is tell us why Alampasu should be rated than Akpeyi.If u can prove it,no issue coz this thread is for everybody and personally am here to add to my knowledge

TheGoodJoe:

Warm ups. You want to base the judgment of goalkeepers on warm up. Please, you and I know Alampasu was the better keeper. tbaba1234 even shared tweets about it from a veteran journalist.

We went with the weaker choice. Simple.

BascoVanVeli:
Who will u believe the coach or a journalist?

BascoVanVeli:
Who will u believe the coach or a journalist?

TheGoodJoe:

I have shared a link. Sites covered daily reports from the camp and all verdicts was Alampasu was better than Akpeyi and Ezenwa.

Let me quote safarigirl, so it will not be as if I was the only one who noticed the gap.




https://www.nairaland.com/3454568/should-goal-nigeria-against-algeria

We opted for the weaker choice based on experience. Experience is an excuse to drop the better player.

#PlayTheBetterPlayer

goldfish80:
Egypt have never relied on super star players. If you've been wat watching them closely through the qualifiers, you will appreciate they are a rock solid outfit.

TheGoodJoe:
Rohr confirms Akpeyi will be in goal against Algeria

Akpeyi, a late replacement for Ikeme, will be in goal tomorrow because of his experience at this level.

It was a difficult decision to take going by the performance of Alampasu in training, but in the end it was agreed for Chippa United of South Africa shot stopper Akpeyi to be given the nod.

https://www.today.ng/sport/213716/rohr-confirms-akpeyi-goal-algeria

Kog45:
I don't think there is need for us to be arguing unnecessarily.

I want us to drive our points from Algeria match.The match in question was world cup qualifying match against top rated Africa side,prior to d match three goalkeepers were invited namely Ikeme,Ezenwa and young Alampasu but Ikeme got injured and Akpeyi was called as a replacement and manned d post.

The question is this,why Akpeyi who was not on original list was picked ahead of Alampasu and Ezenwa.A lots of things were put into considerations that only Rohr can explain.I remember his explanation on why he needed to drop home based players for Algeria match,it is simple he said league was on break.This decision gave room for Alampssu ahead of Emma Daniel but based on experience Ezenwa was picked.

Alampasu might be d best in camp due to reports from camp which nobody can authorized coz i remember d camping of Sydney 2000 dream team in Ilorin in 1999.I was privileged to watch their training live.It was straight fight between d two keeper Greg Etafia and Dele Aiyenugba on who to be picked.The reports journalists were bringing out to d loving sporting Nigerians was different from what we are seen live.

Aiyenugba was jumping,punching,diving like a cat with spectators applauding but Etafia was well composed by reading his line very well,organized his defence and u see that maturity in him.At d end Etafia was picked by coach shaibu Amodu and d sport writers were saying Dele was d best.The same scenario played out between Yakubu Aiyegbeni and Idemudia,we thought Idemudia was d best but Aiyegbeni was picked coz in front of goals he was deadlier but Idemudia bunch of skills and delight to watch.

It was this period that i realized the difference between pundits and coaches .A lot happened in d camp that w don't know and one need to hear from d coach b4 one can question his decisions.

It was very glaring prior to Algeria match that Alampasu w not manned d post irrespective of his performance in d camp and it's simple,match of such magnitude wasn't for rookie especially a sensitive area(goalkeeping)

TheGoodJoe:
Did Rohr say Akpeyi was better in training than Alampasu? In the recent report, Rohr said Akpeyi should buckle up.

TheGoodJoe:

It seems all I have written looks Arabic. I have said it times without number. I do not believe in History. I believe in current form. There was a long debate before the players arrived camp and some members of this thread kept us updated with the daily reports from camp.

Alampasu was clearly the best in camp. Long before that. During that time and after, my point has not changed.

The coach should invite those he considered the best pool. Drill and screen them and come up with the best in every role.

Rohr drilled and screened. Alampasu came out top. We opted for the weaker choice.

Kog45:
I got your point now,play the better player in camp irrespective of their experiences.

If Alampasu perform better than Ikeme,he should start,if Kenneth Otigba perform better than Leon in training he should start,if Madu show flashes in training,he should start ahead of Echiejele,if obiora nwankwo played like Olishe in training he should start ahead Ndidi and Onazi,Ajagun can come in and take Mikel place coz he replicate Messi in training,Osimieh can come in and take Nacho place coz he outshine Nacho in training.

My man with due respect,player selection has gone beyond this,a lot of criteria are put into considerations and that part of d consideration make Akpeyi to bench Alampasu.

To be candid Alampasu iis coming to that stage when such consideration w not be a factor against him and we are all praying for that level.Do u remember Rufai,Agu and Agbonibavte era,this was d best era of Nigeria goal keeping,a coach can closed his eyes and pick any of d trio

BascoVanVeli:
Why would u say a thing like that? This Egypt is all about Salah. Serge Aurier shuts him down easily.

goldfish80:
Aurier and Sala will never natch up against each other. Salah operates from the right and cuts in with his left foot.
The Ivorian left back will have Salah to deal with not Aurier.

BascoVanVeli:
Serge Aurier plays every position in the back 4. That is going to be the matchup if they meet.

goldfish80:
Even if they come together, between Salah and Aurier who is quicker?

BascoVanVeli:
Aurier is one of the best defenders in the world. It won't be easy for Salah at all.

BascoVanVeli:
Egypt kini? They don't have enough options to score against the elephants and going forward they can be scary.