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dominique:
i don't fink so

Ehen ehen. . .shout louder make im hear you nah

And I so much wanted Dare to win

I am disappointed with the omission of Anichebe, Ikechukwu Uche and Apam Onyekachi. Kanu is a waste of space as he's simply going to warm the bench and won't get on the pitch in S.A

I'm pissed Kanu and Utaka are going to the world cup. Half-fit Anichebe and I. Uche would have served us better. NFF definitely had an input in Lagerback final 23 -man list.

Taiye Taiwo's faults are slow recovery & back-tracking (He jogs back instead of running), lack of concentration, deficit of attention and gets frustrated easily (when his opposing player is having the better of him and lunges into wild tackles e.g Nigeria vs Mexico friendly ). He has pace, is good going forward and packs a decent shot. Those are his only good points. You can't count on him to give a game full concentration and attention for 90 minutes. Examples of his loss of concentration that have been costly are Nigeria vs Tunisia (WCQ in Abuja), Ghana vs Nigeria (Quarter Final, Ghana 2008), Nigeria vs Egypt (Angola 2010). Defensively I don't rate him high and I still prefer Echiejile to him.

He was decent in yesterday's game and so I'll rate him a 5/10.

Kgdavid:
the criticism of Etuhu shows that most on here have only a barely minimal ability to read the game. if Nigeria played anything reasonable today it is because of Etuhu and Haruna together. Etuhu was doing an incredible amount of ball winning and mopping up and his passes were great. you think we were stringin passes together by magic? Etuhu played a huge part in Nigeria's retention of the ball.  Kaita has also impressed me. i know he has a good work rate but i never used to be a fan of his till yesterday when i saw another side of him. he actually has some technique but i still believe that Etuhu is the bette player. as someone said Etuhu is actually quite similar to Mikel except for the fact that he is much more aggressive and Mikel is probably a better passer. i think the defensive midfield role/s should be fought out between Etuhu, Mikel and Kaita while in attacking midfield it should be between K.Uche and Haruna.  Kanu and Ayila should be axed.

Don't get it twisted. I'll be the first to admit Etuhu played well yesterday. . . .what I am saying is Sanni Kaita would have done better than Etuhu did had he been played in the Defensive Midfield position. Sanni Kaita is better than Dickson Etuhu in that Position. Forget Mikel. . .He can't play as our main holding player or  DM. . Mikel can't mark, is slow, lazy and lethargic. He can only be effective as a deep lying midfielder (for his pssing ability). . . something in the mould of Angelo Pirlo of AC Milan. . . that is playing ahead of a DM and just behind an offensive Midfielder. That way we harness all the strengths of our midfielders to our maximum advantage.

Congrats to him.

My starting XI against Argentina will be: Vincent Enyeama, Dele Adeleye, Apam Onyekachi/Rabiu Afolabi, Elderson Echiejile, Chidi Odiah, Sanni Kaita, Mikel Obi, Lukman Haruna, Obinna Nsofor, Chinedu Obasi/Ikechukwu Uche, Osaze Odemwingie. They'll be playing a 4-3-1-2 formation. . .see below
               
                 Enyeama                      

Odiah  Adeleye  Apam  Echiejile

          Mikel  Kaita  Haruna

                  Nsofor

    Obasi/I. Uche          Osaze  

Now, I believe for Argentina to sustain any kind of intense pressure against us, they'll have to play like Barca does. . .that is depend on a close marking system in midfield, defend not too deep with wing backs constantly overlapping and set a lot of offside traps. Mikel, Haruna and Nsofor will become very useful in playing the kinda counter attacking football style I have in mind. . .Mikel for his long accurate passes (hope he doesn't dilly-dally on the ball too long) from defense to our striking duo of Obasi and Osaze/I. Uche while Haruna together with his main defensive midfield duties will serve as a ball carrier (since he's comfortable with running with the ball) outta defence and launch fast counter attacks. Obinna Nsofor will be the main ball carrier and offensive midfielder that day. This way we can catch the Argentine defence off-guard cos Otamendi and Heinze will be overlapping a lot. . . .Personally, I think Demichelis and Samuel are useless defenders so I rate the chances of Obasi/I. Uche & Osaze against them very high.

Iyineda:
^ I'm sorry but I'm not convinced by Etuhu. I have watched various matches he has featured in this season with Fulham. I was far from impressed. Especially against Atletico Madrid in the Europa League final. He wins balls but doesn't know what to do with them. He has ZERO clairvoyance and lacks composure. He gives away the ball too easily. Oh, and he lacks speed man. Big time. Very sluggish.

Definitely not a starter as far as I'm concerned. Probably a guy you'll need if you are trying to defend a goal advantage in the 2nd half.
I tip Mikel and Haruna pair. Kaita impressed me today. And I was one of those who didn't even want him in the 30 man list. . .

Sanni Kaita is just impressing you? Jeez! Did you watch the Nations cup at all? That guy is the best DM since Sunday Oliseh. He's a battler, marks well, a ball winner, tireless &workaholic, shields the back four very well, breaks up opposing attacks and he does all these cleanly. Etuhu may play for Fulham but Sanni Kaita is heads, shoulder and feet better than him as a DM. I want to see a midfield trio of Mikel, Kaita and Haruna @ the world cup. Everything you posted about Etuhu is true. He' just not it. . .he shouldn't play the DM position ahead of Kaita. I hope Lagerback doesn't make this mistake cos it could be fatal.

mikeansy:
There needs to be an anger management class for Lukman, at leats 3 sessions of one hour classes before the Worldcup.

Sani Kaita should also take it upon himself to look after Lukman and always remind him to chill.

All he needs is someone reminding him that he is playing well and do not need to get angry to impress anyone.

Mikel's shirt is not in danger. He can be a deep lying Playmaker who links the Defence and the attacking Midfield. Think of Xabi Alonso and you will see a role for Mikel. Haruna should be the attacking midfielder. Other players should not shy away from giving him the ball when we are trying to counter because the boy can play and he has got vision. His movement is very good and he is Very mobile.

Sani Kaita's role in the team should never be under-estimated. Some say his inclusion in the team is an excersize of Federal Character or Quota system; nothing is further from the truth. Sani Kaita is the best ball winner and very good at breaking up opponent's plays. Against teams like Argentina, Brazil, Spain, Holland . . . . .Sani Kaita will be very crucial.

I am also feeling good that my boy Dele Adeleye is beginning to come back to his best. If you re-watch the beinjing 2008 finals and pay attention to dele you will see that all the head-to-heads he went against Messi, Dele came out on top. I hope they continue to play him so that he regains his confidence because he is a good centre back. very calm.

I also hope Onyekachi Apam becomes fit again because he is also a very strong defender.

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hayprof:
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hayprof:
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aieromon:
Make una go facebook go reunite jare.
Agbalumo school

Jealousy. . . .

I'm impressed with Odiah. He's been exceptional this 1st 45.

AIT don open studio in readiness to show the match.

Krayola:
haha. E be like say I know that school.

Na the Igborotidaru School Lafiaji u sef go?. . .

Modenine is a better lyricist than M.I but is badman lyrically better than SWTD? Naah. . .I don't think so.

aieromon:
Guy,i no be people and i've added 2+2 to make 4.
You've already dropped hints,remember

Wasn't hiding anything from u.
[quote author=tosinaded@ link=topic=453791.msg6119860#msg6119860 date=1275236919]Awa ta jasi ti mo be![/quote]Correct guy!

aieromon:
Na agbalumo school wey you no fit talk the name

Lol. . .I kinda like the anonymity Nairaland provides. Don't want people putting 2 and 2 together.

Krayola:
u went to **L?

No! _{One school like that where Mrs Peters and later Mr Nuhu Hassan was Principal.}

tunnex190:
Seems lyk your phone need color fix.

You still dey send emails to peeps for that your 0p€ra 4.2 D0wnl0ad thread?

Mobinga:
lol. Na you be landlord?
I never catch you for this section before. lol. Make i go there sef.

A whole Razor wey be first class member for this section

Mobinga:
I no fit marry mad woman o

Yet you dey man-mark her all over the forum?

1. Amodu Shaibu - delivered 2 world cup tickets, won 2 bronzes at AFCON, won league, FA cup & a continental trophy with BCC lions I think
2. Samson Siasia - won African U-20 competition, silver with Flying Eagles and Olympic team.
3. Khadiri Ikhana - won domestic league title and Champions league with Enyimba.
4. Okey Emordi - also won league title, FA cup and CAF Champions league with Enyimba
5. Yemi Tella - U-17 triumph.
6. Fanny Amun - Japan '93 U-17 Gold medal triumph.
7. John Obuh - Silver Medal with U-17 and won Egypt's U-20 invitational competition by beating Egypt in the Final (2-0). . .no mean feat.
8. Sebastian Brodericks -  1985 Kodak U-17 triumph.

The rest particularly that Modakeke village teacher are not worth rating IMO.

Eagle nor dey carry last. I love the 9ja poster.

Correct Guy! If we had 10 other players like him we'd win the world cup. I doff my hat to you . . .Peter Osaze Odemwingie

Question
I know Osaze was eligible to play for Russia but was he ever invited/called-up by the Russian National team?

Genuflect:
See question. Tenant dey harass landlord for im own house

LWKMD!. . .abeg tell am well well.


Mobinga, wassup nah? Dem dey find u for Nairaland section abi u don stop to dey marry mama-gee?

Eldee, e be like se person dey impersonate u cos this your siggy nor fly at all.