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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Mickael2(m): 11:26am On Nov 30, 2017

safarigirl:
more importantly. Who are the 'potentials' we are taking?

Because last I checked, all our forwards currently are proven.

proven yet sitting on the bench at Girona and worse still, Leicester City

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by soetanoreoluwa(m): 11:33am On Nov 30, 2017

Wishes

Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by soetanoreoluwa(m): 11:34am On Nov 30, 2017

PAPI Rohr!

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by solonnachi: 11:37am On Nov 30, 2017

Abeg ooo. Is Obafemi Martins the best we have? What of Cyril Dessers, Paul Onuachu, Fernando etc. Let's give them a chance

Joel Obi's inclusion will be great. Eagles midfield need him

How about Kevin Akpoguma? Will he still play for Nigeria?

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Nobody: 11:54am On Nov 30, 2017

The call for Martins has been heard before. The last time under Keshi, he failed terribly to meet up to expectation when finally invited.

Happy the coach is looking at other GK options, would like to see what Okoye can do.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 11:59am On Nov 30, 2017

Mickael2:
there is nothing I won't hear on this thread ooo

Iheanacho's National team stats prove that his stats in the EPL is no fluke. Considering he had limited time at City and the EPL is no walk in the park.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by safarigirl(f): 12:01pm On Nov 30, 2017

Mickael2:
proven yet sitting on the bench at Girona and worse still, Leicester City

how many times do I have to tell you that National team and Club performance are not the same.

They are proven in the GwG, that is what matters to me. I am not in you people's club football gang, I couldn't be less interested in what is going on in their clubs.

Kayode is not one of the forwards on my list BTW, he is still on trial for National Team, so he and Obagoal are not very different as far as I am concerned

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 12:02pm On Nov 30, 2017

Mickael2:
proven yet sitting on the bench at Girona and worse still, Leicester City

Mascherano, despite his quality was on the bench at West Ham. Lukaku, Salah and Kevin De Bruyne were on the bench at Chelsea despite their quality. You can be good and still be on the bench in a club. Damari Gray went on a marathon on the bench at Leicester despite his quality.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 12:05pm On Nov 30, 2017

Mickael2:
proven yet sitting on the bench at Girona and worse still, Leicester City

According to a West Ham insider, Tevez will not consider staying at Upton Park as long as Curbishley is in charge. 'Tevez likes the club and wants to stay,' the source said, 'but he won't while Alan Curbishley is the manager. He hasn't forgotten how he was treated when Curbishley first took over from Alan Pardew. He told Tevez he didn't know what his best position was, treated him indifferently in training, and refused to play him at first.'

Curbishley left the 23-year-old on the bench for his first game in charge, a 1-0 win over Manchester United in December, and it was a month before he named Tevez in a starting line-up in the Premiership.

'If there was a change of manager maybe it would be different,' the source added, 'but Tevez does not think Curbishley knows what he is doing and that he's a bad manager. He wants to play for someone who can further develop his game. Curbishley recognises now that Tevez saved our season, but it's too late.'

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2007/may/27/newsstory.sport2

This was Tevez with star quality left on the bench. What we are seeing today, did not start now.

Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 12:06pm On Nov 30, 2017

femianski:
Sir I understand how angry you are at the way people are hyping him here same way I am angry but that doesn't warrant insults

Can you point how Iheanacho is hyped? I have heard this hyping Iheanacho on this thread which seems nonexistent to me. So please, point out how Iheanacho is hyped.

Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by solonnachi: 12:08pm On Nov 30, 2017

There is this 18 year old exciting goal keeper in Germany who plays for Fortuna D. His name is Maduka Okoye. Rohr has been monitoring him.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 12:14pm On Nov 30, 2017

Mickael2:
how many goals has Kayode scored this season? Compare that to Martins

You are making it look as if playing in Girona and China is the same thing. Put Kayode in Martins club and he will perform. Kayode is a brilliant player.

In Levante, Martins managed 9 goals in 27 matches. Not fireworks to the best of my knowledge. In Wolfsburg, 6 goals in 16 games. In Inter and Newcastle, 28 goals in 88 matches. In Shanghai, 16 in 29 games.

He is a good player, but do not make him the best thing since slice cake bread and trying to make Kayode struggling in Girona mean he lacks quality because Martins scored some goals in China.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 12:16pm On Nov 30, 2017

lexyman:
i must commend the good work of Guadiola, "he knows is Onions right " and he's getting the results . it will be a difficult thing to predict that they re not going to win the EPL this season . At the beginning of the league , i actually thought that they re 5 matches wonder as usual , they have surpassed my expectations.

Let us see how it goes but teams are getting tighter in their compact play against us and thus restricting passing channels to break them down. Let us see how the team handles the coming challenges but I am scared of the repeated parked bus systems.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Humility017(m): 12:26pm On Nov 30, 2017

Mickael2:
And Epl and La Liga and MLS and Serie A and just about anyother league you can think about

when last did he played in those leagues?

it is the same as saying that....yakubu should be recalled because he did wonders in the epl....

Martins of 3 4 5 6 years ago is different from martins of now....

Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Nobody: 12:42pm On Nov 30, 2017

solonnachi:
There is this 18 year old exciting goal keeper in Germany who plays for Fortuna D. His name is Maduka Okoye. Rohr has been monitoring him.

Okoye has played only two games ( 1 and half) this season and that is because of an injury the number 1 choice in the last few weeks. Yet to concede so far. Still playing for the B side of fortuna Dusseldorf.

He is still very young though.

Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by soetanoreoluwa(m): 1:27pm On Nov 30, 2017

tbaba1234:
Okoye has played only two games ( 1 and half) this season and that is because of an injury the number 1 choice in the last few weeks. Yet to concede so far. Still playing for the B side of fortuna Dusseldorf.

He is still very young though.

I don't see him going to Russia... My opinion though

Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Kog45(m): 1:35pm On Nov 30, 2017

tbaba1234:
Okoye has played only two games ( 1 and half) this season and that is because of an injury the number 1 choice in the last few weeks. Yet to concede so far. Still playing for the B side of fortuna Dusseldorf.

He is still very young though.

Do we need him now when we have Uzoho and Alampasu,playing for fortuna Dusseldorf team B look somehow for super eagles

Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Nobody: 1:53pm On Nov 30, 2017

Kog45:
Do we need him now when we have Uzoho and Alampasu,playing for fortuna Dusseldorf team B look somehow for super eagles

At 18 years, that is not a bad level for a keeper. Very few coaches like to take risks with young keepers so they have to learn in lower leagues.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Kog45(m): 1:59pm On Nov 30, 2017

tbaba1234:
At 18 years, that is not a bad level for a keeper. Very few coaches like to take risks with young keepers so they have to learn in lower leagues.

Not really ruling the guy out but do we need him when we have Uzoho and Alampasu.

Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Nobody: 2:04pm On Nov 30, 2017

Kog45:
Not really ruling the guy out but do we need him when we have Uzoho and Alampasu.

The coach is apparently trying to test out keepers. Our Gk situation is not great at the moment.

Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by somehow: 2:18pm On Nov 30, 2017

Let them go to clubs that need them most and stop chasing money over playtime. Omeruo is playing day in out because he went to a club that needs him more than he needs them.

BascoVanVeli:
I think it is too much of a coincidence that most our players are getting limited game time in the big leagues. Racism has many faces.

Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by somehow: 2:20pm On Nov 30, 2017

Because they need him more than he needs them.

Let our players start using their brains. Go to clubs that have less staff for the position you play so you can play day in and out.

Oasis007:
Bro.... our Players ain't the only Africans in the major Leagues, and why Ndidi is playing Week in Week out for Leicester?!

Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by somehow: 2:24pm On Nov 30, 2017

You meant European countries

goldfish80:
This is a question about humanity in general. Football or sports don't operate in isolation.
In the past, (Zimbabwe) were banned from the Olympics because African countries threatened to pull out of the games if they were admitted due to the white minority rule.
Recall Apartheid South Africa were not admitted by CAF and FIFA.

Bros, same sanctions should come down on Libya. Slavery and organ harvest is crime against humanity.
That country deserve to exist in isolation.

Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Kog45(m): 2:27pm On Nov 30, 2017

tbaba1234:
The coach is apparently trying to test out keepers. Our Gk situation is not great at the moment.

Well he is the coach all buck stops at his desk but from my little experience time for Rohr to face reality and start working on Uzoho,Alampasu,Ajiboye,Ezenwa, Akpeyi if he can't find a season keeper.

Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by somehow: 2:28pm On Nov 30, 2017

Do they have a central government?

Kog45:
The question is Libyan government involved?If they are not no need sanctioning Libya from CAF related events.

Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 2:35pm On Nov 30, 2017

tbaba1234:
Okoye has played only two games ( 1 and half) this season and that is because of an injury the number 1 choice in the last few weeks. Yet to concede so far. Still playing for the B side of fortuna Dusseldorf.

He is still very young though.

He and Uzoho will mount goal for our 2019 Flying Eagles. Haha.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Icon79(m): 2:36pm On Nov 30, 2017

Nna, so many factors go into team selection .... believe me! Meanwhile, did you read the BBC article on how Ethnic minority coaches still face 'barriers' in English football? So do you think that those barriers are limited to the ethnic minority coaches and don't extend to the players as well?

Anyway, I hope and pray that Kelechi would be bold enough to have a crucial end of year conversation with the coach. Go in there and ask him why you're not playing. And if he doesn't give you a good explanation then request a loan move in January. I am pretty sure that there are many EPL teams who would be happy to take him and give him playing time. Kelechi needs to play football next year, I don't care if it's in the Championship sef.

And by the way, if Kelechi is as piss poor as some of y'all makes him out to be, why then were ManCity hesitant to let him go? Remember that they even tried to put a buy back clause in his contract!

#JustSaying ....

O pari

komekn:
You earn the right to play you by putting in top performances.

Unfortunately, KC has not earned the right to play because he has not performed that's why he is warming the bench and playing with the U23s. The EPL, is a very impatient league you get 2 maybe 3 games to perform if you don't, someone who is performing will take your position.

Two different managers have found him wanting that's the hard cold truth.

What we do not want to face up to is that our golden boy may not be so golden after all. No doubt KC is a very good player that was made to look excellent at City surrounded by top quality players that supported him and played to his limited strengths.

Now those limitations are being exposed and some are crying wolf.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Icon79(m): 2:57pm On Nov 30, 2017

My broda, I weak for some folks here sha! If anything, Osaze should even a better option than Martins because he's younger and a much better player too.

All in all, Joel Obi the only player I would support his recall at this time. Enyeama has retired, we should let him enjoy his well deserved retirement. Martins, Uche, etc are not needed. The team we qualified with is good enough especially when you include the likes of: Idowu, Aina, Uzoho, and hopefully Joel Obi.

O pari

Humility017:
then I see no reason why we should not canvass for yakubu and osaze as well...they have saved us in critical times...in time past.

Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Goke7: 3:06pm On Nov 30, 2017

safarigirl:
Let me say it again, Martins will not be in Russia.

If he gets a call up before the WC and either doesn't feature or fails to score, I will be around to mock all his supporters.

No they will tell us that the coach did not utilize him well just like when they accused Kehsi even when martins fail to take the two chances keshi gave him.

We Nigerians are very funny, what do we really want to achieve at the world cup, just to appear and parade aging players all in the name of experience? Can martins guarantee goals in the world cup that will make Nigeria get to the quarter finals. This is how we made a case for yobo at the last world cup and the rest they say is history.

Our older players just want to appear at the world cup which is the dream of any player, but in terms of superlative performance, they are never hungry enough, am not deceived. I will not even support an enyeama in the world cup and pls am not also moved by former player's performance for their clubs months going to the world cup to whip up more sentiments for their inclusion in the world cup squad where we have players who sweat it out during the qualifiers who were truly hungry. Am scared cos with the way we are going calling all manner of names to go to the world cup, we may be heading for disaster.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by goldfish80(m): 3:08pm On Nov 30, 2017

tbaba1234:
The call for Martins has been heard before. The last time under Keshi, he failed terribly to meet up to expectation when finally invited.

Happy the coach is looking at other GK options, would like to see what Okoye can do.

I hope you're not really suggesting we go to war with a goalkeeper from the German Regiona West league?
The U19 team of Fortuna Dusseldof he plays for, plays in the equivalent of Agege league in Lagos. sad

Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Mujtahida: 3:24pm On Nov 30, 2017*

From the proverbial horse's mouth:

“I’m no innovator,” Guardiola has said. “I’M AN IDEAS THIEF.” It’s true the influence of Cruyff’s Barcelona and Louis van Gaal’s Ajax are undeniable (Pep himself wrote: “They were capable of perfection – they gave football lessons to everyone”), but few have the stones to employ such radical concepts in huge games.
Cc goodjoe

Please read the article. It's interesting and the intensity is frightening.

Source:https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/long-read-guardiolas-16-point-blueprint-dominance-his-methods-management-and-tactics?page=0%2C1

Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Nobody: 3:46pm On Nov 30, 2017

goldfish80:
I hope you're not really suggesting we go to war with a goalkeeper from the German Regiona West league?
The U19 team of Fortuna Dusseldof he plays for, plays in the equivalent of Agege league in Lagos.

Given that our current keepers are really not that good. We need to look for options. No one is saying Okoye should be first choice or that he should even make the WC team. He could just be one for the future.

Youth GKs abroad are often better grounded in the fundamentals of Goalkeeping than many experienced NPFL keepers.

Nigerian keepers often have to go abroad to reach their potential. Enyeama struggled a lot with crosses in his early years with Nigeria.

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