fabyom:
Football at the highest level is all about who wants it more and whic players have the better qualities. All those tactics talk na just 5percent.
Which coach doesn't know all the tactics? Nigeria vs Ghana is all about who wants it more, who runs more and the players qualities!

humility33:


If we can get Olise, then we don't need Eze

TheGoodJoe:


Fruitless move. Eguavoen and Amunike will fall my hand if they call these guys after we have qualified. Their hearts are not with the team. It is better they spend time scouting other leagues than looking into these red carpet-seeking people.

Kog45:
But our own Dennis said NO to Afcon...Samuel Kalu said he should be excused for now,just tell me the difference....Oga goodjoe,anything that will bring success to this team is acceptable.

Kog45:
We need both of them my Oga.

drDoom3:


Why not now? If he proves to be better than what we have, it will be for the good of the team. Carrying the Oyibo wall to the world cup is a disaster waiting to happen, Omeruo is no better. The earlier we organize our defensive issues, the better for us.

Eizzy003:
I just da laugh most of wanna for this thread, they sentiments and double standard wer wanna da practice ehhh, I remember last week most of you guys here wer bashing and insulting Hudson Odoi simply because he said he was only going to play for Ghana after the world cup qualifiers, most of you here insulted him and called him glory hunter, that if he were to be a Nigerian you guys will never allow him into the team, cos he doesn't want to suffer with the team during qualifiers but he wants to enjoy in the world cup.
Now Olise has said the same thing (that he is going to play for the SE after the qualifiers)
and you guys are here praising him for making a right decision, for accepting to switch blah blah blah.
Mak wanna remember sa what is good for the goose is also good for the gander.

Kog45:
Doctor,and Calvin Bassey is the solution?

In the just concluded Afcon,our defense lines were superb,losing to Tunisia had made a lot to talk shit about the team.

I don't mind see Bassey as our LB competing with Sanusi and Collins.....my question do we really need a world class CB before we perform as a team?NO and fine we don't even have one,left for the coach to bring the best out on the available ones,a team with Semi,Awaziem,Omeruo,Ekong and Balogun should not be disturbed and our outing at last Afcon testified that we have a good defence line.

I watched Bassey with keen interest recently and I would say a very promising young guy with full potential as LB but would be a great asset as SE squad member cos he can also do it as CB,meaning Collins out and one CB shoukd be dropped to give way for additional midfielder.

Kog45:
But our own Dennis said NO to Afcon...Samuel Kalu said he should be excused for now,just tell me the difference....Oga goodjoe,anything that will bring success to this team is acceptable.

andrewbaba44:


Wetin segunda player want fine come epl when there is Laliga there or are you smoking Igbo ?

Pedri left las Palmas to Barcelona and went on to become the best young player at the euros and won the golden boy award

Please name any championship player that has won the golden boy award ?

Better player follow where the money is ? Lol

Mitrovic is earning 100k at Fulham currently so Na just money championship get and nothing

Eizzy003:
I just da laugh most of wanna for this thread, they sentiments and double standard wer wanna da practice ehhh, I remember last week most of you guys here wer bashing and insulting Hudson Odoi simply because he said he was only going to play for Ghana after the world cup qualifiers, most of you here insulted him and called him glory hunter, that if he were to be a Nigerian you guys will never allow him into the team, cos he doesn't want to suffer with the team during qualifiers but he wants to enjoy in the world cup.
Now Olise has said the same thing (that he is going to play for the SE after the qualifiers)
and you guys are here praising him for making a right decision, for accepting to switch blah blah blah.
Mak wanna remember sa what is good for the goose is also good for the gander.

Kog45:
Doctor,and Calvin Bassey is the solution?

In the just concluded Afcon,our defense lines were superb,losing to Tunisia had made a lot to talk shit about the team.

I don't mind see Bassey as our LB competing with Sanusi and Collins.....my question do we really need a world class CB before we perform as a team?NO and fine we don't even have one,left for the coach to bring the best out on the available ones,a team with Semi,Awaziem,Omeruo,Ekong and Balogun should not be disturbed and our outing at last Afcon testified that we have a good defence line.

I watched Bassey with keen interest recently and I would say a very promising young guy with full potential as LB but would be a great asset as SE squad member cos he can also do it as CB,meaning Collins out and one CB shoukd be dropped to give way for additional midfielder.

13large:


Dennis didn’t say no, the NFF did not meet his deadline invitations

solonnachi:


I think Olise is trying to weigh his options between Nigeria and Algeria after the World Cup playoffs. Any of the teams who qualifies, he will choose to play for

komekn:


Irrespective of longevity in the SE your club and league performance are still a barometer for selection to any national team.

We don't know how good someboyis until given justifiable opportunity and selection. Omeruo looks slow dated and unable to cope with physicality from strong physical forward players.

In the last AFCON Ajayi seemed a lot better to me, in addition Ajayi brings aerial dominance at set pieces and in defence. What does Omeruo bring , old age , longevity ❓ He should be dropped. We need better.

Calvin is clearly better even better than Balogun.

Eizzy003:
I just da laugh most of wanna for this thread, they sentiments and double standard wer wanna da practice ehhh, I remember last week most of you guys here wer bashing and insulting Hudson Odoi simply because he said he was only going to play for Ghana after the world cup qualifiers, most of you here insulted him and called him glory hunter, that if he were to be a Nigerian you guys will never allow him into the team, cos he doesn't want to suffer with the team during qualifiers but he wants to enjoy in the world cup.
Now Olise has said the same thing (that he is going to play for the SE after the qualifiers)
and you guys are here praising him for making a right decision, for accepting to switch blah blah blah.
Mak wanna remember sa what is good for the goose is also good for the gander.

solonnachi:


I think Olise is trying to weigh his options between Nigeria and Algeria after the World Cup playoffs. Any of the teams who qualifies, he will choose to play for

Eizzy003:

So why wer they insulting Odoi, he is probably weighing his options between England and Ghana

komekn:


You are clutching at straws and making a false narrative.

Pedro was essentially a youth player before he had played his first game for Las Palma's he was already in negotiations to sign up with Barcelona.

He played his first game for Las Palma's at 16 on August 16, 2019 within two weeks he was contractually signed by Barcelona. Allowed to complete the season and after that he's been at Barcelona.

That's totally misleading he is not a Segundo division created and found player. He is essentially a young Prodigy from Barcelona. His award's were won as a Barcelona player.

Jordan Ibe played for Wycombe Wanderers at 15 , Liverpool bought at 16. Would you call him a league one player.

I reiterate tell me how many player's have left the Segundo division to the top 5 teams of European football then top 5 of La Liga, then the EPL, Seria A, Bundesliga ❓

That's the question stop muddying the waters and changing the goal posts.

Meanwhile it seems you have a very short memory. Let me remind you, 27th March 2018 , friendly football match in London Nigeria vs Serbia, we got beat 2-0. and who scored the two goals after mashing up our defenders Mitrovich. Dude dominated in the game.

Finally, I doubt if there are any Segunda Division players good enough for the EPL. That's why there are none in the EPL.

JohnBullMySon:
Ability to read the game and know the right tactics to apply is very important at the highest level.

fabyom:
Are you saying Conte or Ole can read the game better than Pep? Or Cisse is the best coach in Africa? Read the game all you like without quality players nothing will happen.

TheGoodJoe:
Pinnick should stop all these red carpet treatments. These trying to convince these guys to play for us makes them feel like they are too special. They do not get that the only reason we are coming at them because they have little to no chance for England.

People on this thread should chill with all these celebrations of mostly these English borns. They are too cocky and feel bigger than their heads.

Look at Tomori, Tammy, and Ibe. Feeling special but mean little or nothing to England.

If the players are not ready to reach out to us that they want to play for us, forget it.

Finito.

komekn:


You are making assumptions about people you have never met or even spoke to, but what's bad everything is negative.

Then you will say I am biased.

Kog45:
But our own Dennis said NO to Afcon...Samuel Kalu said he should be excused for now,just tell me the difference....Oga goodjoe,anything that will bring success to this team is acceptable.

TheGoodJoe:


Who did I make an assumption of? Is it Tammy Abraham, Tosin Adarabioyo, Jordan Ibe, Nedum Onuoha, Eberechi Eze, Olise? All these have something in common. They are English. From reports, even Lookman took time to submit his transfer request letter.

The NFF should change its policy to reach out to them to play. Only players that are mentally prepared to play for us should we break ourselves for. All these traveling to beg and red carpet treatment should stop.

Let them enjoy their egos until they are ready to play. When they are ready to play, their agents can reach out to the NFF to alert them that the player is ready to play.

The NFF should have prestige.

JohnBullMySon:
Relax baba. Who told you that their hearts are not with the team? You know I told you before that you like having your home-based bias think for you at times. Talking about red carpet, we have been giving Nwakali the red carpet too when he obviously doesn't deserve it. We need new midfielders.

BTW, For me Eze should be let go because of his england history. Their FA might hold him back or he himself might stall the process. For Olise, there's always been serious indications that he is open to playing for Nigeria. However you can never take away the influence of friends and family. Do you think Rohr is so stupid that he will put him in the squad without hearing anything from him. He was just under pressure and influence so he rescinded and lied. If he wants to play he should be given the chance.

World cup is in December and not April. We have an entire AFCON qualifier to play between that. So stop making it sound like he's just coming to play World Cup.

BTW why do you all have that idea that Equavoen and Amuneke favor our system more. They may just be as balanced as Rohr.

charlesemeka85:
mk we Dey form pride wey we no even get as a nation

Better footballing countries like Italy,England,Germany,Spain just to mention a few they poach players that has links with them but once nff try una go Dey form pride wey una no get

Algeria tried to lure olise earlier at the same time with when we first approached him which he turned both down but they didn’t stop

Even till date they are still working hard to convince him to play for them whereas folks like u call the nff names as they re making a second approach

Dis is 2022 not 1980 or 94 so to compete with the best in word football u need to stretch your hands over board to grab the best you can

TheGoodJoe:


Other teams can belittle themselves. That means nothing to me. We have loads of players to fight and do well. We should only seek those with passion to play for us. It is meaningless if the players do not have the passion to play for us.

I repeat, in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, Argentina and Brazil had far better players than us. Great talents from that later went to some of the best clubs in the world. With passion and dedication, we won that competition. Football is not only about talents. With teamwork, passion and dedication, we can move mountains.

If these guys are too big, let them go.