seankafor:
this thing dey pain Me gan

I go dey here to mock una when our teams will start having dressing room troubles and mafia gangs..

I go mock all of una wey pursue Rohr..

I don already wish failure to the next appointee


He will fail woefully and I go dey here to laugh all of una..

Danielnino00:


Strikers

Osimhen
Iheanacho
Awoniyi
Onuachu


Wingers

Chukwueze
Ejuke
Dennis
Lookman


That should normally be our 8 attacking option to the AFCON...

TheLoneCitizen:


I don't know why we are so obsessed with the AM role in Nigeria.
The primary attribute of an attacking midfielder is technique which is why strikers like Lacazette, Muller, Firmino, Kane and Iheanacho can perfectly slot in there. But Lukaku, Osimhen, Aubameyang cannot survive there.
Dennis is a star play, but even in his wonder performance yesterday, you could see he lacks technique. Same thing with Ejuke.
Why turn a top player who can excel anywhere across the frontline (LWF, CF, RWF), into a poor attacking midfielder?

mostob:
Lookman? I will take Henry instead though.

Donmobi:

Why do u say so

Danielnino00:


Chance to improve themselves? lol.... What's there to improve in leagues like Bangladesh, second and third divisions of Saudi Arabia,Kuwait, Qatar and the likes...

There's nothing to improve there.. only money...


Unless you aren't in touch with the reality of the league, I can give you a list of players who shown there and went to obscure leagues to "improve themselves" but have either been forgotten or back to the same league... Junior Lokosa is the latest example...

TheLoneCitizen:
Ejuke playing as an AM today.

TheLoneCitizen:


Which Lookman? That ain't true, man.

andrewbaba44:


Lookman have not been on his best form at Leicester ,maybe because his game time is limited there but he is still better than onyekuru this season

Onyekuru has played 13 match in Greece of all places with just 1 goal and 1 assist ,is it no this same onyekuru that finds scoring goals easy at a better turkey and Belgium ?

TheLoneCitizen:

Which Lookman? That ain't true, man.

Danielnino00:


The only strategy here is for the stakeholders to come together and work on how to improve the league... That's the first step...
Using the national team as a means of improving the league is just a temporary measure... I thought you aren't the guy that goes for temporary measures... Keshi tried it with players like Agbim, Odunlani, Egwueke, Obaobona, Mba, Chima Akas, etc...it seem to work for a while,bit didn't last...

TheGoodJoe:


Are you saying if Junior Lokosa was your brother, you will advise him to turn down the deal to leave the country? If that is not what you will advise, then you are arguing against reality.

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“The changes we made today were effective. What it shows is that we use the best players available at any given time and we will always do that. It doesn’t matter if you play at the moon; the most important thing is what you are able to do on the pitch. A player’s country of residence doesn’t matter; what matters is giving us quality performance.”...Sunday Oliseh

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The point of whether the player is in an obscure league is not the point. The point is finding the best possible talents, utilizing the little opportunity we have.

The truth is that we have to keep searching as much as we can. Unearthing gems is the point.

Danielnino00:


Junior Lokosa is actually my "brother" to some extent cus we are from the same tribe...
I gave you an example of the reality on ground...The reality on ground is that players are running away from the league to make money elsewhere... What you said about "improving their performance" doesn't matter to them...

We are unearthing enough gems in the cadet teams, in academies in Nigeria and clubs in Europe because there are structures in place to discover them... The local league is simply not organised enough. Your idea won't work at this moment in time...

Meliforme:


What is your definition of technique Sir?
It is good that we are clear on the metric you used for the appraisal.

maidaboi:
Idowu playing in Midfield and I must say I am impressed that pass from him that lead to the penalty was class

Danielnino00:


Junior Lokosa is actually my "brother" to some extent cus we are from the same tribe...
I gave you an example of the reality on ground...The reality on ground is that players are running away from the league to make money elsewhere... What you said about "improving their performance" doesn't matter to them...

We are unearthing enough gems in the cadet teams, in academies in Nigeria and clubs in Europe because there are structures in place to discover them... The local league is simply not organised enough. Your idea won't work at this moment in time...

TheGoodJoe:


If Junior Lokosa was your brother, will you advise him to leave the country or reject the deal?

TheGoodJoe:


When you think we are limited, you think we are doing enough. Sorry, we are not. We have no fullback that can compete with Cancelo. Neither do we have a midfielder as good as Bernardo Silva. Look at Portugal. Look at Brazil and see stars. Look at Spain. A team blessed with so many players can line up teenage sensations like Puig, Pedri, and Gavi.

So it is not true if you think we are doing enough. We are not even scraping the surface of the earth that has our hidden gems.

Danielnino00:


Junior Lokosa is actually my "brother" to some extent cus we are from the same tribe...
I gave you an example of the reality on ground...The reality on ground is that players are running away from the league to make money elsewhere... What you said about "improving their performance" doesn't matter to them...

We are unearthing enough gems in the cadet teams, in academies in Nigeria and clubs in Europe because there are structures in place to discover them... The local league is simply not organised enough. Your idea won't work at this moment in time...

Danielnino00:


So our own Cancelo, Dias and Bernardo are in the local league that doesn't even have a resumption date yet because the people in charge of it are clueless.. The same local league where match fixing is common due to the "home must win syndrome".
That's great!!

Utonwanne:


Fallacy

andrewbaba44:


Lookman have not been on his best form at Leicester ,maybe because his game time is limited there but he is still better than onyekuru this season

Onyekuru has played 13 match in Greece of all places with just 1 goal and 1 assist ,is it no this same onyekuru that finds scoring goals easy at a better turkey and Belgium ?

Danielnino00:


What isn't true?

TheLoneCitizen:


BOOOOM Dennis masterclass sacks Ole Solksjaer. Official.

TheLoneCitizen:


Brothers, Lookman has 2G+A in 12 games for Leicester. Both goals came in the Carabao Cup.

Henry also has 2G+A in 13 games, but both came in the Europa League.

You are making it sound like Lookman is having a banner campaign while Onyekuru is an Olympiacos flop.

Danielnino00:


It isn't the responsibility of the senior national team to help in developing players.. That's what football academies and cadet teams are for..

Again, if the senior national team decide to take up the responsibility, how will they go about it?Most NPFL teams don't even have a proper youth team.. Some of them conduct open trails every season to select new players..Age cheating is common.. And when you add the poor playing condition of the league including poor pitches, poor coaching and officiating, you are facing something bigger!

Don't forget that NPFL clubs were banned from producing players for the U-17 team because of issues like that...

The league needs total overhaul... Until that happens, the senior national team has no business in helping to develop players from there....


Another big issue you aren't considering is that these "gems" don't seem like they care about the football development you are talking about... One call up and appearance for the national team, and they will be on their way to obscure leagues in Europe and the middle East... they are more interested in chasing the bag.. These are issues...
I know you mean well, but like Mujtahida said, the pool is too dirty..

TheGoodJoe:
This is too sad. Thank you for the memories. Thank you for the passion, dedication, and hardwork. History will remember you Sergio Kun Aguero always.

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TheLoneCitizen:


I don't know why we are so obsessed with the AM role in Nigeria.
The primary attribute of an attacking midfielder is technique which is why strikers like Lacazette, Muller, Firmino, Kane and Iheanacho can perfectly slot in there. But Lukaku, Osimhen, Aubameyang cannot survive there.
Dennis is a star play, but even in his wonder performance yesterday, you could see he lacks technique. Same thing with Ejuke.
Why turn a top player who can excel anywhere across the frontline (LWF, CF, RWF), into a poor attacking midfielder?

TheGoodJoe:


That is why the national team can be used as an opportunity to help in the search and development of hidden special talents. Westerhof went as far as watching amature tournaments in different areas of Nigeria.

Remember a 16 years old Amokachi called up to the National team and became a gem to Nigerian football.

Because Westerhoff understood the challenges of the local scene but had a sincere belief in the potential of Nigerian football, he was able to keep searching for talents.

As long as things are so bad in local football, the footballers need all the help they can get. In the long run, it will benefit us massively.

Mujtahida:

What is technique? Is it the same as skills? Does Ejuke lack skills?