Joebie:
Ogbeche's recent stats:

In the order of pics:
1. Current 17/18 stats
2. 2nd half of 16/17 marred with injury
3. 1st half of 16/17 with only 336 minutes played
4. 15/16 season

MetalJigsaw:
Uzoho plays regularly for his club. Such is not the case with Alampasu.

And Uzoho plays for Deportivo team B, not C. And he's first choice.

Napoleon55:
probably the last time this dude watched an African team was at Italia '90,Cameroon vs Brazil or so,and for him that's his yardstick for all African team,including NIGERIA,i wish their coach will have this kind of mindset going for the game

somehow:
Were they not the country that beat Cameroon in Brazil? I mean with song getting a red card out of frustration? Maybe he's judging with the 2014 world cup performance.

MetalJigsaw:
Uzoho plays regularly for his club. Such is not the case with Alampasu.

And Uzoho plays for Deportivo team B, not C. And he's first choice.

ChrisKels:
Did u know that ifeanyi Mathew is rated among the top 3 midfielders in the Norwegian league. He is his team's best midfielder (if not best player) and he steered them away from relegation, and just two days ago, he was his usual midfield maestro and won his team the Norwegian FA cup. He played every minute of his team's games this season with about 4goals to his name plus many man of the match awards. I read sometime last window that he was wanted by Anderletch but opted to stay back to save his team from relegation.

Now that begs the question "what was the rationale behind Nwakali's invitation?"

forgiveness:


Yes, Uzoho plays regularly for his team B in third division regularly while Dele Alampasu who at one time was a second choice with the team A in the second division three seasons ago had played regularly in the third division last season before he was promoted to the first team in the Portuguese first division. You can see he is progressing and he is in a better position than Uzoho.

The difference is clear.

TheGoodJoe:


Chidiebere Nwakali and Ifeanyi Matthew have contrasting style of play. So you can not expect Ifeanyi Matthew opted ahead of Chidiebere Nwakali if the coach is looking for a player with the attributes Chidiebere Nwakali has.

Mickael2:



what is Ifeanyi Matthew's style of play and what is Nwakali's style of play?

TheGoodJoe:

Do they play the same way?

Daejoyoung:

You mean you are not impressed with Onyekuru? l think the lad can be an effective substitute for Moses Simon in a 4-3-3 formation.

Mickael2:


so you actually don't know?

safarigirl:
he must think we are fielding the same players from 2014 like they are doing.

We won Cameroon 4-0 recently as well, so, such judgment is erroneous....but they should keep up with it

Mickael2:



is it now Uzoho vs Alamapasu? What happened to Ajiboye? I believe he is better than both

Mickael2:


so you actually don't know?

TheGoodJoe:


Let me make it easy. Ifeanyi Matthew plays like Mikel Obi and Chidiebere Nwakali plays like Onazi. If the coach is looking for a player that plays like Onazi, Ifeanyi Matthew will not fall on his radar. Chidiebere Nwakali will.

So asking why Chidiebere Nwakali got invited and despite the exploits of Ifeanyi Matthew, the attributes and style of play of Chidiebere Nwakali and the needs of the manager could play a deciding factor.

Humility017:

bro...he is not better than the forwards we already have....so let the matter rest.
we're still trying to squeeze kayode into the 23 man list...here you still talking of Martins.

Mickael2:



for the record, Ifeanyi Matthew plays more like Joel Obi which is also who Nwakali plays like, sometimes you need to watch these people to decide. I just noticed that you have not watched either/both of them

forgiveness:

forgiveness:



No no no. I just wanted to clarify something.

Yes, I believe Ajiboye is a better option than both after I deliberated on the best choice for the gk position. And you can see I made it clear when I listed him among my goalkeepers.

After all, Enyeama and Ejide were home based when they broke into the national team.

SerVik:

Matter of fact we won a more improved and stable Cameroonian squad, coming into the qualifiers as African champions.

This is in sharp contrast to the Cameroonian side they met, which was held back by loads of controversies.

From assou-ekotto headbutting his teammate to Alex song getting a 'sani keitaish' red card, added to the serious allegations of match-fixing levelled against them, what you get is a Cameroonian side that would have fallen to even the Iranian team.

forgiveness:


Yes, Uzoho plays regularly for his team B in third division regularly while Dele Alampasu who at one time was a second choice with the team A in the second division three seasons ago had played regularly in the third division last season before he was promoted to the first team in the Portuguese first division. You can see he is progressing and he is in a better position than Uzoho.

The difference is clear.

Mickael2:



i been wan keep quiet oo

Mickael2:



I think he is one option people are neglecting. The dude is a solid GK

ChrisKels:
This line ups can pull us outta that group stage with ease, barring any form of injuries and dip in form;

Against Croatia and Iceland ;


Uzoho

Shehu Ekong Balogun Idowu

Ndidi Mikel
iwobi

Moses Onyekuru
Ighalo


* Mikel as a CM gives the midfield balance as octopus Ndidi does more of the shielding playing as the DM while Iwobi with his incisive, defense-splitting passes plays ahead of them in the AM position. Mikel playing centrally will also help to annul the effect of Modric and whoever plays alongside him.

* The choice Moses is a no brainer while the choice of Onyekuru is because he is a tricky winger and can easily commit Loveren and Co. He promises goals and assists unlike most other wingers. He does well to fall back too when the team concedes possession.

* The choice of my back four is a no brainer though if Ebuehi and or OLA prove to be improvements (crosses while galloping tro and fro the line, and positional play) on Shehu at the right full back, Shehu sits.


Against Argentina probably with 6points already in the bag;


Uzoho

Awaziem Balogun Ekong

Moses Ndidi Mikel Ogu/Joel Idowu

Ighalo Iwobi


* I chose Uzoho ahead of every other goalkeeper including Enyeama because I don't think Enyeama is coming back. But if he does come back (meeting the criteria needed), then he gets my nod, but until then, I'm working with what is available.

* Moses plays RWB for me because he is about the best in that position right now in the world. And he can still effect the game playing there. Lol he would be up against tired D'maria and whack Rojo.

* Ighalo and Iwobi can do it upfront like Nacho and Iwobi did it in the friendly. It won't be bad also if Kelechi starts ahead of Ighalo for set pieces and the synergy between him and iwobi. I have a selection headache here.


This is my opinion and it's open for constructive criticism

safarigirl:
he must think we are fielding the same players from 2014 like they are doing.

We won Cameroon 4-0 recently as well, so, such judgment is erroneous....but they should keep up with it

forgiveness:


Yes, Uzoho plays regularly for his team B in third division regularly while Dele Alampasu who at one time was a second choice with the team A in the second division three seasons ago had played regularly in the third division last season before he was promoted to the first team in the Portuguese first division. You can see he is progressing and he is in a better position than Uzoho.

The difference is clear.

elyte89:




No ONAZI in ur starting line up..very unrealistic, peeps here shld realize DT onazi is d fulcrum of DT midfield whether u like it or not,an onazi will start ahead of any oda midfielder in d team


Any formation wout onazi in d line up is just like a line up wout fielding d GK position.Onazi is indispensable in rohrs team

ChrisKels:


Dat omission of Onazi wasn't premeditated. I thought his name was there. It's been modified.

Lol bro Onazi ain't indispensable? Hope u understand what that word means. The only indispensable player we have now is Mikel Obi, it's even debatable

tbaba1234:


Alampasu is not in a better position than Uzoho at the moment