TheGoodJoe:


Iheanacho beat the highline and offside trap repeatedly with acres of space to cause damage. Unfortunately the keeper did not need to do any thing but wait for the overweight passes to come to him. Simply put, if Mikel was there, we would have destroyed him. So talking all these are storyland.

Sterling has played against a highline and played fantastically. Suarez plays the nine role and does not need to hold up play with body strength. Instead he uses intelligence and trickery.

I guess you have not heard of Giuseppe Rossi who despite his small stature and lightweight can play as a lethal lone striker.

wait wait wait, did you just say Suarez does not hold up play? that is plain ridiculous

TheSuperNerd:
Amuneke : Iheanacho Must Leave Man City To Keep Super Eagles Place
By Johnny Edward




Former Golden Eaglets and Flying Eagles coach Emmanuel Amuneke has warned that Kelechi Iheanacho risks losing his national team place if the Super Eagles forward remains inactive at Manchester City, Completesportsnigeria.com reports.

Iheanacho struggled to get game time at Manchester City last season with manager Pep Guadiola preferring Sergio Aguero and Gabriel Jesus to the Nigerian international.

The 21-year-old scored seven goals in 29 appearances in all competitions for Manchester City, who finished third in the Premier League.

“If he is deemed surplus to the club’s requirements I think he should move to stay competitive for the Super Eagles and keep his place,” former African Footballer of the Year Amuneke told Completesportnigeria.com.

“His career could step up once again if he moves.”

Ex-Super Eagles star Amuneke worked with Iheanacho at the Nigeria U-17 level as the Golden Eagles won the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2013 and the ex-international still has confidence in his 21-year-old former prodigy, in spite of Iheanacho’s disappointing performance in Nigeria’s shock 2-0 defeat to South Africa in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on 10 June.

Ameneke added: “Kelechi will succeed if the team plays as a unit. It’s not just about him alone. It’s a team game and he will if he is supported.”

Iheanacho has scored seven goals in his last 10 games for the Super Eagles.


Source: http://www.completesportsnigeria.com/amuneke-iheanacho-must-leave-man-city-keep-eagles-place/

absolutely true....
I believe should either one of dressier or Tammy gets to play for Nigeria and keep up wit their good form....in club level
kelechi starting role for the SE may be under threat....

bossto:
My preferred formation and lineup against Cameroun.


Ikeme



Omeruo......Balogun.....Ekong....Echiejile


Onazi


Mikel


Moses. Iheanacho. Aluko/Musa.


Kayode.




That's my preferred formation (4-2-3-1),what do you think Elders?

remove ONAZI from that list, its high time we tell ourselves the naked truth,

his indiscipline had cost us dearly in games

Humility017:

absolutely true....
I believe should either one of dressier or Tammy gets to play for Nigeria and keep up wit their good form....in club level
kelechi starting role for the SE may be under threat....

Tega is a good striker in some ways he is similar to KC just with an aerial threat as an added advantage.

However, as a lone striker I have my doubts he is not like Balotelli, Drogba, Ibrahimovic, Benteke and or Lukaku that can hold up play and dominate the CBs and could create goals almost by themselves.

In Bristol city he was the main man the team focused in on him. They team played to his strengths.

So I do not see him as the solution. I actually think playing a defenders nightmare Anichebe with the very crafty and intelligent Aluko behind him will create problems for any defence.

Age wise they are still very young but proven and tested.

Furthermore Ighalo, Ideye and Obagoal should be invited to camp to see what they can bring and be allowed vto fight for a jersey.

In reality these guys are much younger than JJay and Kanu when they played for Nigeria at the tail end of thier careers.

TheGoodJoe:


Iheanacho beat the highline and offside trap repeatedly with acres of space to cause damage. Unfortunately the keeper did not need to do any thing but wait for the overweight passes to come to him. Simply put, if Mikel was there, we would have destroyed him. So talking all these are storyland.

Sterling has played against a highline and played fantastically. Suarez plays the nine role and does not need to hold up play with body strength. Instead he uses intelligence and trickery.

I guess you have not heard of Giuseppe Rossi who despite his small stature and lightweight can play as a lethal lone striker.

I cannot keep repeating myself why those balls couldn't/ wouldn't get through.

You said Suarez doesn't hold up play? This is the kind of things you come up with just to defend Kelechi. Suarez is a highly skilled forward who is very hard to disposes with his low centre gravity. Once he's in the ball, you may need to chase him with a cutlass to disposes him.
You want to really compare his hold up play with Kelechi's?
Rantie is a smallish forward but he's a bit like Suarez with his low centre gravity making it hard for people to take the ball of him.
Same culd be said about Rossi.

Kelechi unfortunately, have lost some of those skills we saw at the U17s. It appears they have been coached out of him at Man City.

TheSuperNerd:
No need calling out the games one by one. I know the positions he played for each game.

Against Corsica, I saw a large part of the game myself. But it is sad no highlights exist for it except the less than two mins clip provided by The Radio Corsica page on Facebook which everyone else took and posted on their channels on YouTube and shared on twitter by a few.

No need telling you what I saw of Nacho as a lone striker that day because you won't believe me. You didn't see the game as much as I did.



On Togo... we didn't even see the game or see the highlights. So that alone is what you will use to knock that game out of the discussion.

But reports has it from different quarters and various sources which spoke about the Togo game that Nacho was menacing upfront... had a couple of shots on targets which drew good saves from the goalie and did good in opening up for passes from midfield. But hey! no video evidence.

Against Corsica... From the less than two mins video, it was clear Nacho was impressive enough even though that didn't tell the whole story. The large part of the game I saw showed Nacho's contributions to even setting up his team mates twice for very good opportunities. He also had a close shot saved by Penneteau after the keeper rushed out and narrowed the angle from where Nacho got the ball and tried to place it beyond the keeper. Nacho was impressive as the lone striker. It is a pity those matches were not shown to all for easy public view.




Against Algeria... Lemme cool on that. We have been there before.

Against South Africa.... I already gave the thread what I saw. He was below par but cannot shoulder the bulk of the blame for it. The Midfield was damn poor and just didn't click on the day.



And Finally... overtime... Nacho has shown again and again at Man City that as a lone striker he still strives.... it is not his best and most influential position but he still delivers the goods in that role as a lone striker no.9. He is not blessed with the muscles and strength to play with his back to goal... But he improvises the best way he can and he still finds a way to shine in that role.

Kelechi is not Useless as a lone striker... there are more games establishing this fact as against just The Algeria and South Africa games you hold onto so much.

Besides... against Algeria... his movements and high pressing were menacing and Leekens also said so. For the South Africa game, you keep quoting Baxter... and what he said. But you refuse to honor Leekens' words... That man said, "Kelechi was one of the reasons we lost to Nigeria". Well, putting it in good context.... Go figure....

http://owngoalnigeria.com/2016/11/13/algeria-coach-iheanacho-made-it-easy-for-victor-moses-to-punish-our-defence/

http://owngoalnigeria.com/2016/11/14/algerian-journalist-explains-how-iheanachos-movement-disorganised-algerias-defence-for-moses-to-pounce/

Why don't we talk about what we witnessed and not what Leekens said.
Kelechi did not stamp his authority in that game. You thought he was limited in that game, that was the reason you said he's better off as SS

goldfish80:

I cannot keep repeating myself why those balls couldn't/ wouldn't get through.

You said Suarez doesn't hold up play? This is the kind of things you come up with just to defend Kelechi. Suarez is a highly skilled forward who is very hard to disposes with his low centre gravity. Once he's in the ball, you may need to chase him with a cutlass to disposes him.
You want to really compare his hold up play with Kelechi's?
Rantie is a smallish forward but he's a bit like Suarez with his low centre gravity making it hard for people to take the ball of him.
Same culd be said about Rossi.

Kelechi unfortunately, have lost some of those skills we saw at the U17s. It appears they have been coached out of him at Man City.

@ your last paragraph. You expect the competition at the U17 level to be same at senior level?

Let him go back and play against U17s and let's see if the skills have been coached out of him by City.

Fact is... it is already under threat.

Humility017:

absolutely true....
I believe should either one of dressier or Tammy gets to play for Nigeria and keep up wit their good form....in club level
kelechi starting role for the SE may be under threat....

I agree that he didn't stamp his authority but fact is he did have a fairly good say in how that game went our way in the end. Anyway.... let's just call pause for now on this. Nice talking KC with you. Lemme go find Sir Komekn's trouble.

goldfish80:

Why don't we talk about what we witnessed and not what Leekens said.
Kelechi did not stamp his authority in that game. You thought he was limited in that game, that was the reason you said he's better off as SS

I agree with you on all you said about Tammy Abraham. But He is still 19. Don't you think he can still bulk up physically and develop that part of his physical game?
He looks kinda Lanky for now but can still develop excellent physique as he matures to make his monster height make even greater sense for him and the team.

Also, Solanke (if he turns out for us) fits the kinda striker that can play with his back to goal and hold up play very well. What do you think? I hope Solanke eventually turns out for us... His combo with Iheanacho can be very devastating indeed. Just my keen thought.

Furthermore, Solanke will provide quality options upfront for us. He, Kelechi, Osimhen and any other upcoming top forward can be the future of our attack.



@bolded... wow! Are you TheGoodJoe's clone? Did you just use the "Invite to camp and fight for shirt" line? Cool... now we talking... let them come fight and show they are still relevant. We don't just want them walking into the team based on "just experience". Let them show the coach they still got it. And I trust they won't disappoint.

I personally think Ideye still has something to offer this team. We cannot just discard our Experienced horses just because the new horses show great and awesome potentials.

So yeah... I agree.

komekn:


Tega is a good striker in some ways he is similar to KC just with an aerial threat as an added advantage.

However, as a lone striker I have my doubts he is not like Balotelli, Drogba, Ibrahimovic, Benteke and or Lukaku that can hold up play and dominate the CBs and could create goals almost by themselves.

In Bristol city he was the main man the team focused in on him. They team played to his strengths.

So I do not see him as the solution. I actually think playing a defenders nightmare Anichebe with the very crafty and intelligent Aluko behind him will create problems for any defence.

Age wise they are still very young but proven and tested.

Furthermore Ighalo, Ideye and Obagoal should be invited to camp to see what they can bring and be allowed vto fight for a jersey.

In reality these guys are much younger than JJay and Kanu when they played for Nigeria at the tail end of thier careers.

Revealed – Why FC Porto Refused To Give Nantes Option To Buy Chidozie Awaziem After Loan



Portuguese giants FC Porto transferred two players to French side Nantes as part of the deal for the coach of the French side to join them.

Joris Kayembe and Chidozie Awaziem were the players sent to Nantes by Porto, but while Kayembe was signed permanently by the French side, Awaziem joined the team on a season long loan deal.

Nantes had wanted the deal for Awaziem to include the option to buy permanently next summer but Porto insisted on a straight loan deal for the 20 year old, which will see him return to them next summer.

The reasons from what we gathered has to do with his buy out clause pegged at €20m by Porto when he put pen to paper on a five year deal in 2016, after making the grades to the main team.

Furthermore Porto still rate the newly capped senior national team of Nigeria defender highly, believing he still has a future with the team despite his lack of game time with the first team last season.


**Daniel Martins

Source: http://owngoalnigeria.com/2017/06/18/revealed-why-fc-porto-refused-to-give-nantes-option-to-buy-chidozie-awaziem-after-loan/

Highly-Rated Manchester United Nigerian Right Back Names His Role Model (Not Dani Alves)




Promising Nigerian defender Matthew Olosunde has revealed that he idolizes Ecuador international Antonio Valencia and is hoping to model his game after the current Manchester United Player of the Year.
Valencia was a right winger when he joined Manchester United from Wigan in the summer of 2009 as replacement for Real Madrid-bound Cristiano Ronaldo, before he began his transition to a wing back during the 2011-12 season.

''Yes (Valencia), he is a real inspiration," Matthew Olosunde told the official website of Manchester United.
"Bombing forward but also being great defensively. I really look up to him.

''When I watch him play, I just think I appreciate he's a great player and a great marking point to reach for. He's a big guy and so strong.''
Olosunde has been compared to former Barcelona full-back Dani Alves by Duke University head coach John Kerr and the English media.

The 19-year-old was named in Manchester United's provisional squads for Premier League matches against Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur and traveled to London with the first team.


**Igho Kingsley
Photo Credit : manutd.com

Source: http://allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=23456

Leicester City Overtake West Ham In Race For Iheanacho, Man City Demand N11.4 Billion




Leicester City have leapfrogged West Ham in the race to sign Manchester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho, according to reports.

The Telegraph is reporting that Iheanacho and Swansea's Gylfi Sigurdsson are on the wishlist of Foxes manager Craig Shakespeare.

It has been claimed that Manchester City have upped their asking price for the Nigerian to £25 million (around N11.4 billion) and want a buy-back clause in any deal taking him out of the Etihad Stadium.

Iheanacho has been declared surplus to requirements by manager Pep Guardiola, but he is open to idea of remaining in the Premier League despite interest from abroad.

The 20-year-old Iheanacho, who scored seven goals last season, is under contract with City until the summer of 2021.


**Ifeanyi Emmanuel

Source: http://allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=23459

Omeruo Receives Good News From Chelsea Manager Antonio Conte On First Team Chances



Chelsea Nigerian defender Kenneth Omeruo has been told to resume for pre season training later in the month with the senior team of the club by coach Antonio Conte.

Omeruo extended his contract with Chelsea before heading out on loan last season to Alanyaspor with an agreement that he will be offered a spot in their pre season squad before the start of next season.

The player confirmed yesterday in Lagos, that he will resume with the team but will need assurances from coach Antonio Conte about his chances with the first team before deciding if he is staying or not.

“For now, I’m a Chelsea player. I’ve only been out on loan. Now that my loan period at Alanyaspor is over, I will be returning to Chelsea for our pre season.

“No decision has been made if I’m still going out on loan or staying at Chelsea.

“The important thing for me is that I’m still playing regularly.

“If I will have to stay at Chelsea and not be playing games, then I won’t stay, that is it for now”. He said in Lagos


**Ade Emmanuel


Source: http://owngoalnigeria.com/2017/06/18/15320/

Super Eagles Striker Finds The Net In Kazakhstan After Three Months




Out-of-favour Super Eagles striker Izu Azuka was on target in the 16th round of matches in the Kazakhstan Premier League on Sunday.

Okzhetpes Kokshetau defeated Akzhaiyk Uralsk 2-1, with the Nigerian netting the only goal for his team from the penalty spot in the 58th minute.

The 28-year-old had not scored in the league since his brace against Shakhter Karagandy on match day two, prior to today's meeting at Astana Arena.

Azuka appeared for Kazakhstan clubs Irtysh Pavlodar and FC Taraz before his transfer to Akzhaiyk Uralsk in 2017.

On his curriculum vitae, the striker has also represented clubs in Algeria, Libya, Tunisia and Turkey.


**Igho Kingsley


Source: http://allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=23458

komekn:


Tega is a good striker in some ways he is similar to KC just with an aerial threat as an added advantage.

However, as a lone striker I have my doubts he is not like Balotelli, Drogba, Ibrahimovic, Benteke and or Lukaku that can hold up play and dominate the CBs and could create goals almost by themselves.

In Bristol city he was the main man the team focused in on him. They team played to his strengths.

So I do not see him as the solution. I actually think playing a defenders nightmare Anichebe with the very crafty and intelligent Aluko behind him will create problems for any defence.

Age wise they are still very young but proven and tested.

Furthermore Ighalo, Ideye and Obagoal should be invited to camp to see what they can bring and be allowed vto fight for a jersey.

In reality these guys are much younger than JJay and Kanu when they played for Nigeria at the tail end of thier careers.

sir....you're gradually becoming one of the experienced crew on these platform...*just pulling your legs though*
those players you just mentioned are have all gone past 26 years of age...
I can exonerate the likes of aluko though
let me say these....we shouldn't be so preoccupied wit short term success for the eagles...we're looking and shaping the SE for the future...
you trying to play down the need for Tammy calls for questioning....
besides the boy is only 19 years old...for such a lad to score such goals is not easy likewise dressier.....
there is nothing so special about anichebe
a player that could not get up to 10 goals in a full season despite playing as a striker... is not good enough....
the SE is never a rehabilitation camp....

TheSuperNerd:
Leicester City Overtake West Ham In Race For Iheanacho, Man City Demand N11.4 Billion




Leicester City have leapfrogged West Ham in the race to sign Manchester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho, according to reports.

The Telegraph is reporting that Iheanacho and Swansea's Gylfi Sigurdsson are on the wishlist of Foxes manager Craig Shakespeare.

It has been claimed that Manchester City have upped their asking price for the Nigerian to £25 million (around N11.4 billion) and want a buy-back clause in any deal taking him out of the Etihad Stadium.

Iheanacho has been declared surplus to requirements by manager Pep Guardiola, but he is open to idea of remaining in the Premier League despite interest from abroad.

The 20-year-old Iheanacho, who scored seven goals last season, is under contract with City until the summer of 2021.


**Ifeanyi Emmanuel

Source: http://allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=23459

A move to Leicester will be a great one.

I see him playing behind Vardy in a 4-4-2 set up.

*+ve development coming for Kelechi from the transfer market*

do4luv14:



remove ONAZI from that list, its high time we tell ourselves the naked truth,

his indiscipline had cost us dearly in games

God bless you...I don't know when onazi became an untouchable player in the SE....
e don't tire me nor be small....
I pray esiti move to PSG come true and he gets to play weekly.... let me see one coach...that will bench him or any other good DM for onazi...
I am feed up....some players needs to start sitting on the bench...before they can learn

Humility017:

sir....you're gradually becoming one of the experienced crew on these platform...*just pulling your legs though*
those players you just mentioned are have all gone past 26 years of age...
I can exonerate the likes of aluko though
let me say these....we shouldn't be so preoccupied wit short term success for the eagles...we're looking and shaping the SE for the future...
you trying to play down the need for Tammy calls for questioning....
besides the boy is only 19 years old...for such a lad to score such goals is not easy likewise dressier.....
there is nothing so special about anichebe
a player that could not get up to 10 goals in a full season despite playing as a striker... is not good enough....
the SE is never a rehabilitation camp....

you didn't win anything with kids,the super eagles need a mixed of youth and experience

AIG07:
Aside this three, Ech, 1/2Balogun and Ekong who do you guys think we can count on as strong back ups in the defencive roles prior to our game against CM?

*note: pls don't mention any of these players whose allegiance are still in question I mean the prospective ones-the ainas & co*

cc: Sirs Icon4s, tbaba, Kog45, Jobie, Danycrusoe, TheSuperNerd, Enomakos, Goldfish80, Mickael, Danniya11...

we still need Kenneth in the team even Joseph yobo with his calamity display sometimes when on to have over 99+ caps

mehn who is following this confederations cup... football is now perfect. no more mistakes again

enomakos:
you didn't win anything with kids,the super eagles need a mixed of youth and experience

the likes of Mikel, onazi, elderson, v moses covers up for experience...or are we turning the SE to the Italian team?

Why isn't there a thread for the confederations cup?

TheSuperNerd:
I agree with you on all you said about Tammy Abraham. But He is still 19. Don't you think he can still bulk up physically and develop that part of his physical game?
He looks kinda Lanky for now but can still develop excellent physique as he matures to make his monster height make even greater sense for him and the team.

Also, Solanke (if he turns out for us) fits the kinda striker that can play with his back to goal and hold up play very well. What do you think? I hope Solanke eventually turns out for us... His combo with Iheanacho can be very devastating indeed. Just my keen thought.

Furthermore, Solanke will provide quality options upfront for us. He, Kelechi, Osimhen and any other upcoming top forward can be the future of our attack.



@bolded... wow! Are you TheGoodJoe's clone? Did you just use the "Invite to camp and fight for shirt" line? Cool... now we talking... let them come fight and show they are still relevant. We don't just want them walking into the team based on "just experience". Let them show the coach they still got it. And I trust they won't disappoint.

I personally think Ideye still has something to offer this team. We cannot just discard our Experienced horses just because the new horses show great and awesome potentials.

So yeah... I agree.

A year is a long time in football and who knows who will be the next big thing.

Consider that Mbappe had his first cap in February this year. A reflection of his outstanding club performance. The same can be said of Dembele outstanding club performance will be transferred to the national team.

There are other Nigerian origin players waiting to be unveiled this new season.

I will and do not agree with players being invited without showing ability and top performances in thier clubs.

If Tega shows that he is up to the task this season which will really show if he can update hus game and add more to his abilities. Then a resounding yes, I have watched Tega for near 4/5 years so I am still watching his progression.

enomakos:
you didn't win anything with kids,the super eagles need a mixed of youth and experience

the likes of Mikel, onazi, elderson, v moses covers up for experience...

CMR Vs CHI 0:0 HT.

We need to play with so much attacking intensity to be able to tear the Cameroonian defense the way Chile is doing.

But for poor finishing Cameroon should be 2 or 3 down.

We really need Mikel and V. Moses in that game.
Our young forwards we run into problems with the physical and stubborn Cameroon side.

krattoss:
mehn who is following this confederations cup... football is now perfect. no more mistakes again

Sir, that VAR thing is pissing. I don't like the way it's interfering with the flow of the game-the time lapse between the ref's decisions is much.

After watching Pepe's disallowed goal canceled, I smell trouble... This tech will cause a lot of hullabaloo... Cos it will come back to bite those who made d rule.

krattoss:
mehn who is following this confederations cup... football is now perfect. no more mistakes again

Honestly....!!!

enomakos:
we still need Kenneth in the team even Joseph yobo with his calamity display sometimes when on to have over 99+ caps

aside Omuero, Do you have any other defenders we can draft in?

Humility017:

sir....you're gradually becoming one of the experienced crew on these platform...*just pulling your legs though*
those players you just mentioned are have all gone past 26 years of age...
I can exonerate the likes of aluko though
let me say these....we shouldn't be so preoccupied wit short term success for the eagles...we're looking and shaping the SE for the future...
you trying to play down the need for Tammy calls for questioning....
besides the boy is only 19 years old...for such a lad to score such goals is not easy likewise dressier.....
there is nothing so special about anichebe
a player that could not get up to 10 goals in a full season despite playing as a striker... is not good enough....
the SE is never a rehabilitation camp....

Tega is developing the real test will.be his first season in the premiership.

Anichebe has never been prolific but what he does is he creates chances for the supporting striker and or AM to join the attack. He is a nightmare to play against when he can remain fit.

Shall we talk about the Nigerian factor. I have met football academy owners and coaches in Nigeria from Benin to Lagos to Ph to Warri as well as multiple football club coaches and owners . Age reduction is intrinsic to the business model.

You understand me so let's not worry about age too much because if Aluko was born in Nigeria he would be close to U21 player.

And some of these boys we are calling U21 they failed the MRI scan years ago. Uche Agbo for instance has been playing football since 2010 for Taraba I guess he
started at 14.

Cameroon has the youngest team in the Confederations Cup well at least officially we all know what's going on football age.

Watching Cameroon they playing predominantly off the cuff. Very limited team cohesion and the struggle to get beyond 4/5 passes.

They are poor technically and Aboubacar thier main man seems not particularly quick or fast strong yes. That may be a reflection of the top quality opposition.

For Chile to be here they may beaten Argentina and Brazil.

Otherwise Cameroon seem devoid of ideas.

We will most definitely 100% desperately need Mikel Obi they are very physical and we need our big boys for this game.

Humility017:

absolutely true....
I believe should either one of dressier or Tammy gets to play for Nigeria and keep up wit their good form....in club level
kelechi starting role for the SE may be under threat....

as in.....
Not only his starting role, his invitation will also be under threat too