ChrisKels:
I would want two or three scrimmages before the actual tournament, with Ndidi, Nwakali and Aribo as the midfield three in the fashion below;


..............................Osimhen.................................
.............Dennis..................................SamChuks.....

.....................................Aribo.................................

.......................Ndidi....................Nwakali................

IDENNAA:



Not much would have changed if Rohr was still in change. I would have dropped Musa and Shehu.

Invite Amoo.

Olisa Nda is a pure jewel.

I am happy Nwakali is invited for fairness and tactical prospect.

IDENNAA:


My old man always used that word "murutun pafu." I believe its Hausa.

Anyways back to Nwakali discussions; something in me tells me some elements here are terrified Nwakali would start and embarrass the hateful doubters.

Samueltemi337:
Collins and Shehu doesn't deserve to be on that list sir


Calvin bassey and ebuehi should be their replacement

andrewbaba44:


Aina and Zaidu will do the job as a LB so make una let us hear word about this Calvin bassey

ChrisKels:
I would want two or three scrimmages before the actual tournament, with Ndidi, Nwakali and Aribo as the midfield three in the fashion below;


..............................Osimhen.................................
.............Dennis..................................SamChuks.....

.....................................Aribo.................................

.......................Ndidi....................Nwakali................

IDENNAA:


I would prefer a DM who could move the ball really fast to get to Nwakali , because Nwakali will be needing that assistance.

We dont Nwakali saddled with the responsibility of chasing every ball and getting involved in every tackle and block. Ndidi and Onye should be his shield while he roams freely to create play. Nwakali should be moved further up and let Onyeka occupy the CM position. We certainly need a creative player in the opponents 18yrd box.


Eguavon should not nurse that fruitless idea of playing Ejuke as a 10, he will flop there.

ChrisKels:
I would want two or three scrimmages before the actual tournament, with Ndidi, Nwakali and Aribo as the midfield three in the fashion below;


..............................Osimhen.................................
.............Dennis..................................SamChuks.....

.....................................Aribo.................................

.......................Ndidi....................Nwakali................

IDENNAA:





I actually surprised you are starting Aribo ahead of Nwakali. Any explanations ?

chrisooblog:
don't trust Nwakali and his workrate. Decent attacking lineup

ChrisKels:
These guys crying and trying to paint Eguavoen black because he isn't a foreigner should remember that CAF rejected his offer to alter the already submitted list. The only player added there by Eguavoen is Kelechi Nwakali as a replacement for injured Paul Onuachu, besides that, every other person you see there was selected by Rohr.

Samueltemi337:
You think that coach will start zaidu


they there dey wait


club wise bassey as been far better than zaidu this season

Samueltemi337:
The same Olisa that played against Mexico


what a joke

Odunayaw:
You just de wake up since?

andrewbaba44:


The coach will not start zaidu ,so Na Calvin bassey wey no Dey list e go start

kingphilip:
we should have used his slot for Akpoguma and take only 4 midfielders in a squad of 28 to afcon right?

ChrisKels:


Nwakali is a natural CM, and Aribo can do well as an AM. I want all the creativities I could lay my hangs on. Iwobi won't start in my team

andrewbaba44:


Instead of you to think of using the 4th GK spot for akpoguma ,see Wetin you Dey yarn

Smh

ChrisKels:


Ndidi doesn't really function well when played along side a player of his ilk. Soumare, Etebo comes to mind. So, I would rather Onye sat

IDENNAA:


They are both CM with Nwakali edging with skills , spot kicks and generally a better passing rare over Aribo. With that detail in hand , I would prefer Nwakali in AM position , strictly for creativity purpose.

However , we can experiment with your formation and see.

Of course , Iwobi won't play in my team. I would have replaced him with Amoo.

Starboytwo:
newcastle is not going anywhere, they have too much money to go down. Norwich Is gone, maybe time is now for burnley.

one question house, just in my head and Eguavon manage to win the afcon, do we still go ahead and get a foreigner for World Cup?

IDENNAA:



What would happen if Ndidi is benched. I has not quite cut it in GWG. Cant we start Nwakali , Onyeka and Aribo and see how they gell.

As for Ndidi, I have repeated it here , several times. Ndidi is not a natural DM , just as Etebo. Their positional awareness is questionable.

Samueltemi337:
The same Olisa that played against Mexico


what a joke

IDENNAA:


So, we should discard him based solely on his performance against Mexico ? Inukwa m'

COOL10:


Quite the contrary, Rohr gave Dessers a chance(about 5 minutes or so) and he was rightly dropped after that, not due to a bad performance in that game but lack of game time in Genk. But he has picked up ever since and he deserves to be in the squad. If Rohr was still in charge, I would criticize his ass for dropping him. This guy could be a useful sub when we need goals in injury time.

Now to your second question, bro, we all know how this country works. We can choose to deny it all we want but the truth always stands. I never said local coaches hate foreign players but you can believe what you want. Later on you'll start hearing things like 'they're not strong enough for African football, they're too fragile, Na Oyinbo Dem be, they're too arrogant, they don't know how to respect their elders, who do they think they are?' and all sorts of nonsense. Let's not even talk about egunje here.

If Musa and Shehu have been forced on Rohr, just imagine how many would be forced on a local coach. I don talk my own.

Samueltemi337:
is that what I was saying



I said club wise bassey has been better than zaidu don't run away from that

IDENNAA:



What would happen if Ndidi is benched. I has not quite cut it in GWG. Cant we start Nwakali , Onyeka and Aribo and see how they gell.

As for Ndidi, I have repeated it here , several times. Ndidi is not a natural DM , just as Etebo. Their positional awareness is questionable.

Samueltemi337:
So we should discard akpoguma because of his debut

andrewbaba44:


So zaidu should be dropped for bassey

Dannyxy:
one of the top 3 d.m in epl, if not one of the best in the world, should be benched?

Lol..

andrewbaba44:


So zaidu should be dropped for bassey