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Danielnino00:
You are right.. problem is that his club form isn't replicated in the national team...

Our possible XI ahead of the Libya game in a 4-2-3-1 formation set-up based on the list.

With this list, the possibilities in the attack are enormous. Multiple kinds of combos in the starting XI would still guarantee a strong bench in attack.

We know Ighalo will start as the No.9 in the first leg unless....

Well in all, we know Success is coming for that no 9 shirt. So Ighalo better be on his toes and buckle up really fast.


But the three guys behind the no.9... aha.. this is where it gets really exciting...

For the AM role, Iwobi. Or would Rohr wanna have both Iheanacho and Iwobi on the pitch together again? In that set-up, we could see Iwobi as LMF, Nacho as AMF and Kalu as RMF.

But with Iwobi as AMF, we could have Musa as LMF and Kalu as RMF.

Onyekuru is not likely to start. Simon Moses starting depends on if Rohr benches our likely Captain Musa or an Iwobi if not I doubt Simon would start.

Success' time will come. I reckon he may get game time depending on Ighalo'a output upfront in these two Libya games.


In Central and defensive midfield, we would see Ndidi likely pairing Onazi again leaving Etebo and Ogu on the bench.

In defence, I expect Aina to start ahead of Shehu at RB as Shehu is just returning to action while Aina has been turning heads in Italy with his solid performances. I hope he convinces further in camp to seal that spot too. In Ebuehi's absence, I reckon with Aina over Shehu. A fit and in form Shehu may edge it but he is just returning while Aina has been balling at both RWB and LWB. I just feel Aina should win the battle for that starting slot at RB.



At LB, I think Rohr will stick with Idowu. Collins will have to play second fiddle again. Mind you Aina is also another option at LB if Rohr goes with Shehu at RB and feels Aina should be deployed on the left.. you may never know with this man sometimes. Lol


In Central defence, We expect to see the Oyibo wall in action together again since they last played together against Argentina at Russia 2018. Ekong and Balogun easily starts.

Semi Ajayi, Awaziem (yet to get games under his belt), and Omeruo (also yet to feature) will all bench.


In goal, the last line of defence, of course we know Uzoho starts again as he seeks to get his 5th clean sheet in his 11th cap for the Super Eagles.

Ezenwa and Akpeyi are mere backups and I, honestly, am pretty tired of seeing them on the list but I guess we have to deal with it for now.
Better options like Dele Ajiboye, Okeimute Odah, and most popular of them all, Theophilus Afelokhai are available but time will tell.

For the long run, talents like Dele Alampasu and Maduka Okoye would hopefully grow and become fine options in goal too.

At the cadet/age grade levels, we still got our eyes on the likes Gavin Bazunu and Arthur Okonkwo for the long-long term.




In conclusion, I just feel these are some of the feasible approaches Rohr may try out in a 4-2-3-1.

safarigirl:
i think Rohr is comfortable with what he has now. It may take Uzoho getting ruled out for a long period for he and Alloy to come up with reasonable replacements

Alloy Agu?
dude is as clueless as the government ruling us.

Just pray nff keep up with their promise of Carl coming to join the goal keeping department hopefully he makes some input.

Chaaiii... The thought of it makes me shiver. Lol... But he didn't play AM against Seychelles even in Iwobi's absence. Nacho was deployed there instead. I think Etebo will be on the bench again against Libya.

Etebo as CM, yes! Etebo as DM, oh yes! Etebo as Box-to-box in a 4-3-3, fantastic! Etebo as Makeshift LM, still ok... But as AM? Biko, no give me bad dreams abeg.

Joebie:
Na Etebo go play AM lol

TheSuperNerd:
Our possible XI ahead of Libya in a 4-2-3-1 formation set-up based on the list.

With this list, the possibilities in the attack are enormous. Multiple kinds of combos in the starting XI would still guarantee a strong bench in attack.

We know Ighalo will start as the No.9 in the first leg unless....

Well in all, we know Success is coming for that no 9 shirt. So Ighalo better be on his toes and buckle up really fast.


But the three guys behind the no.9... aha.. this is where it gets really exciting...

For the AM role, Iwobi. Or would Rohr wanna have both Iheanacho and Iwobi on the pitch together again? In that set-up, we could see Iwobi as LMF, Nacho as AMF and Kalu as RMF.

But with Iwobi as AMF, we could have Musa as LMF and Kalu as RMF.

Onyekuru is not likely to start. Simon Moses starting depends on if Rohr benches our likely Captain Musa or an Iwobi if not I doubt Simon would start.

Success' time will come. I reckon he may get game time depending on Ighalo'a output upfront in these two Libya games.


In Central and defensive midfield, we would see Ndidi likely pairing Onazi again leaving Etebo and Ogu on the bench.

In defence, I expect Aina to start ahead of Shehu at RB as Shehu is just returning to action while Aina has been turning heads in Italy with his solid performances. I hope he convinces further in camp to seal that spot too. In Ebuehi's absence, I reckon with Aina over Shehu. A fit and in form Shehu may edge it but he is just returning while Aina has been balling at both RWB and LWB. I just feel Aina should win the battle for that starting slot at RB.



At LB, I think Rohr will stick with Idowu. Collins will have to play second fiddle again. Mind you Aina is also another option at LB if Rohr goes with Shehu at RB and feels Aina should be deployed on the left.. you may never know with this man sometimes. Lol


In Central defence, We expect to see the Oyibo wall in action together again since they last played together against Argentina at Russia 2018. Ekong and Balogun easily starts.

Semi Ajayi, Awaziem (yet to get games under his belt), and Omeruo (also yet to feature) will all bench.


In goal, the last line of defence, of course we know Uzoho starts again as he seeks to get his 5th clean sheet in his 11th cap for the Super Eagles.

Ezenwa and Akpeyi are mere backups and I, honestly, am pretty tired of seeing them on the list but I guess we have to deal with it for now.
Better options like Dele Ajiboye, Okeimute Odah, and most popular of them all, Theophilus Afelokhai are available but time will tell.

For the long run, talents like Dele Alampasu and Maduka Okoye would hopefully grow and become fine options in goal too.

At the cadet/age grade levels, we still got our eyes on the likes Gavin Bazunu and Arthur Okonkwo for the long-long term.




In conclusion, I just feel these are some of the feasible approaches Rohr may try out in a 4-2-3-1.

you know how conservative and archaic that old man could be?
he don't mind keep sticking with Ighalo for 90 mins even when he keep missing seaters.
let us see someone else in the CF role....
I pray success seal up that spot once and for all.

Joebie:
His club form is excellent. We can’t take that away from him. It’s not like there is a guarantee the other forwards we have will bang that number of goals there.

any average stiker can score goals in China...provided he plays in the league best teams.

I am not really moved by those shabble stats he gets in China.
let us play a new boy in the CF ROLE....
I still believe even Henry will do better in that role.

Icon79:
That mindset is what often keeps Africans behind. Listen to me bro, I have always bulldozed my way into starting eleven for every single team I have played for. Even when we went to the state camp in those days, I was competing for the same position with the team captain and, after watching me for a few days, the coached asked me if I wanted to move to the CM position to guarantee me a starting slot but I declined and continued fighting for my spot. At the end of the day, I was usually the first person on the team sheet.

The same thing happened in college and I fought and fought until I got my position back! So go figure ....


O pari

You basically said nothing

Chris Hughton is not the experimental type,and as long as Duffy and Dunk are fit Balogun will remain on the bench

I pray success call up push ighalo to score goals for se

oloriooko:
Why is Enyimba goalie not included in this list?
What is the technical unit of NFF doing to get this dude called up to the SE?

Being called up and being kept on the bench

What's the need?

forgiveness:
It's not stale my oga. Don't forget it was during that same period I was called names and almost maimed.

No. it's very stale!! I'm very much around and saw lots of actions and reaction, but refused to further aggravate it, esp when such are tackled well. You don't expect fans that want the best of any GwG player to watch as you try to stigmatize them and turn a blind to the other. You were not making a point, it was obvious you were up to rubbing it in. Now that's hate.

Where were you then? Oh! You no see anything wrong with that abi!

It is as fresh as palmi from the palm wine tapper.

You know that if I choose to arise and start to use you antagonistic yardstick for players you love, it would be useless cos I don't benefit from such shenanigans.


You hate Nacho and I can really feel it from afar. What's your crux with him? Its so so obvious you didn't even bother for those other star, world class players that made the worst XI. But rather decided to hinge on Nacho alone. Don't bring that talk of I'm concerned only with SE players.

It's stale man...very stale!! You hate this guy. And you do belong to the cliche that believes form is constant. Bravo!!


I'm not against you pointing out any new thing, but now I can see you just show this hate with gusto. Its hate!! Don't know what the kid did that makes you so bent on this cheap stale approach.

Lol... I know Rohr is pretty conservative. This is why I know he will start Ighalo as the no.9 for the Uyo tie on the 13th. But Rohr clearly rates Success as he wasted no time in giving the lad a recall. So we will see if he gives Success a chance.

Humility017:
you know how conservative and archaic that old man could be?
he don't mind keep sticking with Ighalo for 90 mins even when he keep missing seaters.
let us see someone else in the CF role....
I pray success seal up that spot once and for all.

Icon4s:
It is only an enemy of Nigerian football that will want Success to be kept away from this current SE team that plays without a striker.

I tell you chief...
no striker...... even the one we play up front cant be trusted with an empty net

TheSuperNerd:
Lol... I know Rohr is pretty conservative. This is why I know he will start Ighalo as the no.9 for the Uyo tie on the 13th. But Rohr clearly rates Success as he wasted no time in giving the lad a recall. So we will see if he gives Success a chance.

I pray success grab his chance....
I am feed up of seeing Ighalo in the field of play.

wait...what's the rationale for calling shehu and omeruo?

maidaboi:
I pray success call up push ighalo to score goals for se

me don't want that fluke performance again...
let the best who will deliver for the super eagles in the long run steal the show.

Hmmm... For Shehu, well, I think it's because he's just returned to action and alongside Aina we would have options on the right side of defence. In the last game, we played Awaziem as a RB. That shows we really lacked options at RB going up against Seychelles as Shehu and Aina were injured then while Ebuehi is still out as known.

For Omeruo, well... He is the first backup option to the Oyibo wall (Ekong and Balogun). Awaziem and Semi are still youngsters. Omeruo's experience trumps them and take nothing from Omeruo. He is still okay. He had a fine WC too except that moment he lost Messi or maybe Messi lost him... Lol

Humility017:
I pray success grab his chance....
I am feed up of seeing Ighalo in the field of play.

wait...what's the rationale for calling shehu and omeruo?

TheSuperNerd:
Hmmm... For Shehu, well, I think it's because he's just returned to action and alongside Aina we would have options on the right side of defence. In the last game, we played Awaziem as a RB. That shows we really lacked options at RB going up against Seychelles as Shehu and Aina were injured then while Ebuehi is still out as known.

For Omeruo, well... He is the first backup option to the Oyibo wall (Ekong and Balogun). Awaziem and Semi are still youngsters. Omeruo's experience trumps them and take nothing from Omeruo. He is still okay. He had a fine WC too except that moment he lost Messi or maybe Messi lost him... Lol

it is well.....
thanks for the clarification...even though your points seems valid but Rohr rarely make changes.

safarigirl:
you did not see how he disappeared after Kelechi's start to the season? That is the trait of perennial losers, they disappear when someone is doing well and only identify with failures

Which of the players he supports is good enough to wipe Kelechi's shoes today? Even the Ighalo, Marca cannot recognise him, because as far as they are concerned, the Chinese league isn't on any map.

Perhaps he rates Ighalo high with his worst turn of goals for the se in 3yrs.

I'll wait so happily for the next rating by Marca that would catch him since he now loves their ratings. Yardstick!!

daveP:
No. it's very stale!! I'm very much around and saw lots of actions and reaction, but refused to further aggravate it, esp when such are tackled well. You don't expect fans that want the best of any GwG player to watch as you try to stigmatize them and turn a blind to the other. You were not making a point, it was obvious you were up to rubbing it in. Now that's hate.

You know that if I choose to arise and start to use you antagonistic yardstick for players you love, it would be useless cos I don't benefit from such shenanigans.


You hate Nacho and I can really feel it from afar. What's your crux with him? Its so so obvious you didn't even bother for those other star, world class players that made the worst XI. But rather decided to hinge on Nacho alone. Don't bring that talk of I'm concerned only with SE players.

It's stale man...very stale!! You hate this guy. And you do belong to the cliche that believes form is constant. Bravo!!


I'm not against you pointing out any new thing, but now I can see you just show this hate with gusto. Its hate!! Don't know what the kid did that makes you so bent on this cheap stale approach.

you no k ow say na Kelechi dey block him nephew road for Super Eagles?

If Kelechi is not in the team, maybe Rohr will remember Kauode is still alive somewhere. For now, Kelechi is the reason why forgiveness and him people no fit watch Super Eagles game with joy and excitement.

TheSuperNerd:
Lolzzz... Uhmmm... Okay, so is that all you think?

maybe he is one of the elders of this family u hold with high esteem..

Or maybe u doing some lil asslicking

You are welcome Sir Royalty... And do remember that Rohr gave Kalu his debut in our last game in the lad's very first call-up. Rohr still has the ability to surprise with his selections on a few occasions but he is no large scale change agent. He is still conservative for sure.

Humility017:
it is well.....
thanks for the clarification...even though your points seems valid but Rohr rarely make changes.

krattoss:
maybe he is one of the elders of this family u hold with high esteem..

Or maybe u doing some lil asslicking

Bia god of war... Oya...

bros am sawwing it oooooo

ChrisKels:
Emmyboy are u seeing what I am sawing

safarigirl:
you no k ow say na Kelechi dey block him nephew road for Super Eagles?

If Kelechi is not in the team, maybe Rohr will remember Kauode is still alive somewhere. For now, Kelechi is the reason why forgiveness and him people no fit watch Super Eagles game with joy and excitement.

See if it's Ebuehi that would strike and give us the joy we need, I don't care. lol. The result seems to be my sole major aim these days since the golden generation.

But block here and there, na him like headache sha.

I'd not sacrifice National team glory for one player. it's why we don't give an ef bout Tammy and Gang. Funny thought.

TheSuperNerd:
Bia god of war... Oya...

told u I wasn't good at guessing
...
Now will u mind telling me?.... No strings attached. Just curious.

krattoss:
told u I wasn't good at guessing
...
Now will u mind telling me?.... No strings attached. Just curious.

Honestly, you are terrible at it...

Okay, honestly, we are not related. It is just an E-fun banter. Same way Sir TheGoodJoe and I have a guy (an E-character) in common called Yara Yara (who has not been seen here for a while ).

So basically it is just all for fun.

So you almost fell for it? Lol

ChrisKels:
This list just ruined GiwaDalung and Southgate's day. The bickering and heartache those two are having now, are better imagined. They are in excruciating pains hence are gonna be venomous but I just hope no one commits suicide ooo. How on earth did Rohr leave out our best players in Ajagun, Ilori, Solanke, Iorfa, Kayode, Alampasu, Aiyenugba, Olayinka et al?

So his name/character title have officially metamorphosed... Hahahahaha

Opponents watch


Libya To Camp In Tunisia For Seven Days Ahead Of AFCON Qualifier Vs Nigeria

The Libyan National Team will camp in Tunisia for seven days ahead of their trip to Uyo for a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against the Super Eagles.

Libyan newspaper, Al Wasat, is reporting that the official spokesman of the Libyan Football Federation Fatih Chaboulos has confirmed that the Libyan team will camp for a week in Tunisia from the fourth to the eleventh of October before traveling on a private plane to Uyo for the AFCON qualifier against the Super Eagles.

The match day three fixture will hold at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo on Saturday, 13th October with the return leg scheduled for the 18,000-capacity Stade Taïeb Mhiri in the city of Sfax, Tunisia on Tuesday, 16th October.

Both countries have announced their rosters for the two matches, with Libya manager Adel Amrouche naming a 22-man squad and Gernot Rohr inviting 24 players.

Libya top Group E of the 2019 AFCON qualifiers with four points, same as South Africa who have an inferior goal difference, but a point ahead of Nigeria.

The Super Eagles players are to report in the Akwa Ibom State capital on Monday, October 8, 2018.

**Igho Kingsley


Source: ANS

Still no Eze...Rohr no go get sense now. Didn't even bother replacing injured Joel Obi.
From the list, I'd like us to line up with Uzoho - Idowu, Leon Balogun, Troost Ekong, Aina - Ndidi, Etebo, Iwobi - Musa (he's in great form), Success and Moses Simon.
However, we all know Rohr...Ighalo and Onazi will definitely start even if you threatened him at gun point.
Onyekuru - Ighalo - Kalu
Musa - Success - Moses Simon
Kalu - Success - Moses Simon
So many combinations to choose from for our front 3. Rohr better not Bleep things up. Even if you want to question the quality of our current players - one thing you can't deny is we have the right balance.
It's up to Rohr to stop with his destroyer fetish and be bold!

TheSuperNerd:
Honestly, you are terrible at it...

Okay, honestly, we are not related. It is just an E-fun banter. Same way Sir TheGoodJoe and I have a guy (an E-character) in common called Yara Yara (who has not been seen here for a while ).

So basically it is just all for fun.

So you almost fell for it? Lol

good to know.. Am such an overly curious fellow..

E remain for icon4s to tell us meaning of o pari...
That one go take sacrifices..

Charlie on point

ChrisKels:
In the Enyimba match against Rayon Sport in Kigali, here are the words from one of the super sports commentators/pundits. It was probably TK ;

"if I was the Nigerian senior national team coach, I would give this Enyimba goal keeper(Afelokhai) a call up, at least, as a compensation for his heroics so far in this competition. Even if it means training with the team, not necessarily playing in a match, that will be enough motivation for him to keep doing what he is doing and doing it even better"

I was like, if only u knew that the one on the bench is always selected instead... This is injustice

Ok make we wait and see

TheSuperNerd:
Chaaiii... The thought of it makes me shiver. Lol... But he didn't play AM against Seychelles even in Iwobi's absence. Nacho was deployed there instead. I think Etebo will be on the bench again against Libya.

Etebo as CM, yes! Etebo as DM, oh yes! Etebo as Box-to-box in a 4-3-3, fantastic! Etebo as Makeshift LM, still ok... But as AM? Biko, no give me bad dreams abeg.

edi287:
Still no Eze...Rohr no go get sense now. Didn't even bother replacing injured Joel Obi.
From the list, I'd like us to line up with Uzoho - Idowu, Leon Balogun, Troost Ekong, Aina - Ndidi, Etebo, Iwobi - Musa (he's in great form), Success and Moses Simon.
However, we all know Rohr...Ighalo and Onazi will definitely start even if you threatened him at gun point.
Onyekuru - Ighalo - Kalu
Musa - Success - Moses Simon
Kalu - Success - Moses Simon
So many combinations to choose from for our front 3. Rohr better not Bleep things up. Even if you want to question the quality of our current players - one thing you can't deny is we have the right balance.
It's up to Rohr to stop with his destroyer fetish and be bold!

so is Ighalo.

What form is Etebo in that you would start him in that position? Rohr's starting line-up will be better than this your formation