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Dont quote me out of context. I have nvr hated anybody. it's unfortunate you could end up with such premise. Mind you, am not fanatic about football. Am only emphasizing what he would do when the wingers play with him. Look at ighalo, he is always running ahead of his marker in the box unlike iheanacho who is always a bit behind on his marker's blind side & mostly on-side. So it would be easier for him to score & be on-side.

@TheGoodjoe. To create is different from converting. Ronaldo, Mahrez, Sallah, Messi & co, operates from the wings and scored lots of goals. What counts is the finishing of our wingers. Our wingers are wasteful and yes, we don't play to the strengths of our strikers, we play to the strengths our wingers, that's how SE operates. They get the opportunities to create & score more than any player on the pitch. Infact, Our national teams rely mostly on wingers because that is how we play. we are Eagles & our wings count a lot. We dont rely on free kicks nor corner kicks. because we hardly convert them. Check our Olympics stats, we wasted so many.
To me, although iheanacho has the poacher's instincts & good at tap in, he will struggle a lot as a top 9 for Nigeria. Judging by our wingers will to do it alone rather than play with the striker, his skill set when facing a player is low, poor first touch, weak stamina against tall & rough African defenders. These are reasons why ighalo & co always struggle to perform. Iheanacho should be given the freedom to move around, to receive & to pass, & shoot or tap in when necessary. That's where he would strive for the eagles. And if he is to top strike, then he needs a skillful bully to play with it in attack.

I noticed that most of you guys tend to concentrate on iheanacho but what of the whole team. if he plays 9, hope you know that supply might be short coming because that will leave him either isolated or ending up in the midfield. We need a very mobile attacking midfielders with guile, stamina & precision. who can quickly initiate attack & equally close spaces in midfield. Moses tend to play to gallery by dribbling & no end result. And Mikel is best suited for the role of defensive midfielder. He is better at shielding the centre-back than Onazi and his understudy should be Ndidi. Players like Iwobi or Etebo are more mobile in midfield. And can quickly release the ball. Ahmed Musa is just too unpredictable. To me, we are better off with:
carl, musa, echiejile, omeruo, balogun, mikel, musa, etebo, iheanacho, iwobi & simon

How come nobody is talking about Sone Aluko. That guy will be a better addition. And why not invite him to give us another dimension upfront rather than having multiple defensive midfielders like Shehu, Ndidi, Onazi, Awaziem & Mikel. Also,Etebo & Moses Simon are injured, i think Success Isaac deserves a look in.

thenationonlineng.net/wont-build-eagles-around-one-player-rohr/

Icon4s:
The only player from that list that I reckon can grow into being part of an attack that can solve the problem of goals drought is Etebo.
Kehinde Fatai, Fernando Ardi and Olanrewaju Kayode can not do better than what the likes of Ighalo, Iheanacho and Ideye are doing.
My picks could be Isaac Success, Imoh Ezekiel and Karo Etebo. Victor Osimhen is another good future prospect but IMO is not ripe for the Eagles yet.

I wholly agree with you. Nigeria parade lots of average players in the NT at the moment. whose reading of the game & movements on the pitch leaves nothing to be desired. Look at our game against Tanzania for example, our substitutes in person of simon & ndidi played their role better than the guys initially in the position. Once the coach starts picking players on merits, players with tactical awareness & technical abilities, then we will do better. We need defensive midfielder who can block/break play or intercept the ball & quickly turn it into attack & is equally better in aerial duels & can move with the ball or give short or long pass with precision & with an eagle eye for goal. And we also need wingers that understand their strikers and will be ready to play with him. Someone releasing the ball on time and not foot dragging like moses all the time.

TheGoodJoe:

I agree he is wasteful but he is better attacking than winging. Why play him were he will be less effective? If Musa must play, he should be part of the attacking set up. He has mad shots from long range. Playing him as a winger is ineffective.

joseph1013
Then we are better off dropping Ighalo from the team & have Musa there. And we can also try a solid centre back on that leftback too. Not necessarily a left footed player. Someone well composed & a good passer. Maybe we need call guys like these in our get together:
1. Carl Ikeme 2. Emmanuel Daniel 3. Ikechukwu Ezinwa 4. Kenneth Omeruo 5. Leon Balogun 6. William Troost-Ekong 7. Chidozie Awaziem
8. Musa Mohammed 9. Wilfred Ndidi 10. Elderson Echiejile 11. Brown Ideye 12. Mikel Obi
13. Ogenyi Onazi 14. Anderson Esiti
15. Moses Simon 16. Oghenekaro Etebo
17. Azubuike Okechukwu 18. Ahmed Musa 19. Victor Moses 20. Imoh Ezekiel 21. Alexander Iwobi
22. Kelechi Iheanacho

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I think we're getting carried away. It's Tanzania, people!

But Uganda beats us at the same venue. Nothing like ordinary teams again. if u dnt do ur home work well u get beaten. Rwanda drew Ghana in the backyard, mauritania beat & drew SA, sierra leone drew civ & so on.

if Ahmed strike for u then prepare for HBP. He his consistently inconsistent. One minute excellent the next minute annoying. That Ahmed can kill someone. Remember the SA game in Uyo. Yes, he was our striker. Chance after chance, he was wasting it just like his sake did yesterday.

if our leftback is to be left in care of Amusie & co then it is definitely going to remain our weak point for a very long time. it is better we convert Omeruo or Awaziem than those two technically & tactical deficient fellows. Most goals we concede comes from that leftback.

BascoVanVeli:
The final score does no justice to how much we dominated this match. Blame it on bad luck, bad finishing and one bad azz goalkeeper.

i think it has nothing to do with luck & nothing also about the stadium being jinxed. our strikers have poor shooting technique and needs to be quick in decision making. "Ighalo will never deliver" because he's too average. Playing in England brought him to prominence otherwise he was never considered. Nothing exceptional about him. Ahmed Musa is always oscillating from excellent to mediocre and at worst annoying. So our midfield and attack needs intelligent players not just banal players with poor positioning & reading of the game, players who can not swiftly turn a game around with a sweet touch of technical awareness. We need quick thinking players, energetic, that can pass very well, close down space, & easily turn defence to attack & vice versa

Hmmm..."iheanacho almost perfect". it is well. But i know he's very far from perfect.

yenum10:
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tbaba1234:
Players that sold themselves in this olympics, Etebo, Imoh, Daniel, Ekong, Shehu.
Mikel is arguably the player of the tournamenrt.

To me, Azubuike is arguably the player of the tournament for his all action work rate. But i agree with u on Etebo, Imoh, Daniel, Ekong, & Shehu. Although, i always wonder why Shehu & Amusie kept overlapping when they basically lack the technique or finesse to either cross in, cut back, shoot accurately or dribble their way inside the box. They are thus creating unnecessary gap at the back. They did it in all our matches. Very poor full backs.

with one exception. In most of the games, he was a DMF. That's where he strives most. Mikel's style soothe that role a lot. And i wonder why we still keep deploying him to attacking position where he slows down counter attacks and can hardly shoot with strong & accurate force from distance. Did u see the best goal in belgium last season? it was by a DMF( ndidi). Hope Amusie, Seth, sadiq & co wont finish us tonite.

terzurum5:
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AF Nigeria 2016 Olympics - Men Football Cameroon
Eagles coach Rohr pencils down Troost-Ekong, Musa Mohammed
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by Samm Audu
Monday Aug 15, 2016.
AfricanFootball.com has again scooped that Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has swung into action to put together his defence ahead of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers in October by penciling down William Troost-Ekong and Musa Mohammed.
Rohr has hit the ground running by flying out to Spain to watch the NPFL All-Stars feature in a series of friendlies against Spanish clubs including Valencia and Atletico Madrid.
A top official told AfricanFootball.com: “Troost-Ekong and Musa Mohammed are among the defenders Rohr will consider for the World Cup qualifiers.
“He has mentioned the names of some of the players he is counting on for the qualifiers and some of them will be called up for the AFCON qualifier against Tanzania in Port Harcourt.”
Norway-based Troost-Ekong is currently leading the defence line of the country at the Rio Olympics.
The central defender, who was eligible to also feature for Holland by virtue of his Dutch mother, debuted for Nigeria against Chad in an AFCON qualifier in Kaduna in June 2015.
Musa, on the other hand, made his long-awaited Eagles bow against Mali in a friendly in France in May.
He also featured in a 3-1 win over Luxembourg that same month.
He is an all-action right fullback, who has captained both the country’s U17 and U20s.
africanfootball.com/news/637894/Eagles-coach-Rohr-pencils-down-Troost-Ekong-Musa-Mohammed
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Hmmmm..... Nigerian journalists! They can lie. How many matches has Musa played? Not one Super lig appearance in Turkey. And now he's quickly penciled down. Soon they will say Etebo fit for Germany game despite reporting hamstring that can take 4 solid weeks.

I think Mikel is best of a defensive midfielder. he's had more interception than usman. Imoh still the most enterprising so far. My best- Imoh, Shehu, Mikel, Etebo, & Troost.. That Amusie positioning & crossing needs lots of improvement.

We are too gullible in this country. That they were disqualified does not mean they were all overage. I remember a 17 years old American born player who was about to play for Nigeria but was disqualified by the scan as overage.

[quote author=tbaba1234 post=48040726]Nwakali was very good in the final but he also played a number of average games.[/quote
its normal. Even the best in the world have his average games.

its 7up na guy. CAF sef confirm am.

Napoleon55:
So who is better between Okocha and Abedi Pele?

its 7up na guy. CAF sef confirm am.

TheGoodJoe:

They are of different styles and Build. Their games are different. Watch that highlight again. How many creative midfielders drop close to the defence as Ovie?"
Ovie's marking and tracking back is superb. Those are the qualities a coach who likes his midfielders having an all round game wants.
Ovie brings more to the team than just creative play.
Nwobodo is of a different style with skills, brilliant passing and decision making, going into empty spaces to make the midfield more mobile. This he excels more than Ovie.
Nwobodo is better on the ball. Ovie is good on the ball but a jewel off the ball.
I prefer Ovie's style. That does not mean Nwobodo is not a gifted baller. Ovie will be an asset to the Super Eagles.

Yes. On the bench. Kelechi Nwakali will perform far better than this Ovie in that same role & style of play you have seen in him. How come you have never seen kelechi Nwakali to hype about. its simple. He is not European. Go and watch their videos very well.

tbaba1234:
Actually, he was offered contracts by both Arsenal and Liverpool but chose liverpool.
I understand Ovie and Akpom have been invited for the meaningless AFCON qualifiers against Tanzania. Good game to give prospects an opening.
I believe that Nigeria's best young midfielder is Ifeanyi Matthew. Good to see him finally in Europe.
Ovie is up there with the best propects. With proper coaching, he will fix his flaws. He is certainly up there with the best.
I have not watched Nwobodo recently but he was a good propect at a time.

Our football administrators are sick in the head. Always waiting for a player to hit the headlines before they invite him the national team. why didn't they invite him to the super eagles when was in the U18 & U21 to come & train. Now that he is hugging the headlines in Pre-season they are talking trash. Nwobodo is there & other very good boys but nobody invited them to Super Eagles that lack creativity & skill in midfield. But they are quick to call in English boy wonder. Am sure when the season gets underway & success score a goal or two he would be among their list in attack. Good for nothing corrupt folks.

@TheGoodJoe.
Oviemuno Ejaria is a learner compared to Obinna Nwobodo in every aspect of the game. He was released on free by Arsenal. I have watched both of them very well. The class is not close at all. its just like comparing Austin Okocha with Abedi Pele. They are both fantastic players but one is better.

Typical JJ in the early 90's . Always showboating & losing possession. I like the coach's punishment.

Ovie is an attacking midfielder. I have watched a lot of him on youtube from his Arsenal days to Liverpool junior team. He is more of vieira and pogba hybrid. The problem with us is we follow these europeans to hype their players and hardly watch our own local players play week in week out at the park, field or stadium. Fact still remain, there are lot of local kids in naija who plays far better. And nobody will ever hype them. Until Iheanacho went to city, did anybody hype him in the media in Nigeria? Am very sure no.

@Semid4lyfe. You are very correct. Just like Christain Obodo. Nothing special about him to me. Will rather have Obinna Nwobodo in that role. He is faster.

Guys pls can 1m dish c band lnb pick the global beam of intelsat 10-02 @ 0.08w/1w in nigeria?

I think Junior & Imoh are better option than umar. i have seen some of his videos in the primavera in italy. Compare to the two, umar may not even make the team. Professional & international matches are not the same with youth matches. Awoniyi, Success & iheanacho use to score for fun in the Youth set up but look at them now. The stake is higher.

But they play diff role. one is defensive the other is attacking. Nwobodo distributes the ball better while ifeanyi is solid defending. The trio won a gold for us in senegal. They are that good.

Nff officials, board, committee members & coaches are nothing but scouts & agents chasing naira & hard currencies. While we nigerians are getting high blood pressure over the team, they rakes in millions with thier boys slot. They are not interested in super talents we know playing abroad, but more in their own scouted talents getting abroad & bringing in the cash flow. So guys, make una watch una BP over our national teams oooo! A word of advice.

I trust nff, they are only waiting to sack him after rio then probably pocket his balance.

Mickael2:
I swear I hate people like you. This isn't being realistic, this isn't even pessimism, this is outright stupidity and nonsense talk. So we can't beat thesame Cameroon that we hammered 3-0 recently with possibly our worse coach ever?! When was the last time we met Algeria? In the 2010 nations cup when we weren't so good yet we beat them. What of Zambia? Guy go and check yourself abeg

No big deal. With NFF and Eagles, we shall see. Hope u wont lose ur blood pressure to it.