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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by joelsteron: 8:50pm On Jul 21, 2022
TheSuperNerd:
Chidera Ejuke at training with Hertha Berlin in UK.

Peseiro go use this guy well.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 8:51pm On Jul 21, 2022
Karlovich:
Is he still SE best midfielder with eye for passes? He rejected FC Zurich for Ponferrofina in Segundo league, SMH.

You do not know the circumstances behind it, and cannot be the better judge. It is he who wears the shoe that knows where it pinches.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Danielnino00(m): 8:52pm On Jul 21, 2022
TheSuperNerd:
Darwin Nunez Hattrick vs RB Leipzig today. grin

In the light of the Haaland vs Nunez debate that will rage throughout 22/23 in the EPL pitching Man City folks vs Liverpool folks on this thread.... well... I can imagine this is......

...Danielnino00 right now:

It's just pre season o . Let them keep mocking him cheesy

I'm not bothered at all.. cheesy
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by charlesemeka85(m): 9:12pm On Jul 21, 2022
cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy
Karlovich:
Is he still SE best midfielder with eye for passes? He rejected FC Zurich for Ponferrofina in Segundo league, SMH.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Karlovich: 11:46pm On Jul 21, 2022
TheGoodJoe:


You do not know the circumstances behind it, and cannot be the better judge. It is he who wears the shoe that knows where it pinches.
Zinedine Nwakali at 24 has been playing low level football yet he is the best thing since the inception of the game, not even a Ligue 1 club or Eredivisie team could sign him. Seems the shoe keeps pinching him in Segundo 2

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by charlesemeka85(m): 11:51pm On Jul 21, 2022
cheesy
Karlovich:
Zinedine Nwakali at 24 has been playing low level football yet he is the best thing since the inception of the game, not even a Ligue 1 club or Eredivisie team could sign him. Seems the shoe keeps pinching him in Segundo 2
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Karlovich: 1:31am On Jul 22, 2022
charlesemeka85:
cheesy
Someone whose career path should be in an upward trajectory is still playing catch-up despite all the hype.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 2:40am On Jul 22, 2022
Karlovich:
Zinedine Nwakali at 24 has been playing low level football yet he is the best thing since the inception of the game, not even a Ligue 1 club or Eredivisie team could sign him. Seems the shoe keeps pinching him in Segundo 2

This is you just attacking the young man for no reason because no one called him the best.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Karlovich: 4:13am On Jul 22, 2022
TheGoodJoe:


This is you just attacking the young man for no reason because no one called him the best.
A quick question, are there no clubs outside of Segundo 2 where his natural skills can be replicated? I mean like clubs in Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland that are not even top leagues. This is you vouching for his wonderful skills suited only for Segundo

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 5:49am On Jul 22, 2022
Karlovich:
A quick question, are there no clubs outside of Segundo 2 where his natural skills can be replicated? I mean like clubs in Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland that are not even top leagues. This is you vouching for his wonderful skills suited only for Segundo

That is pointing out Nwakali's attribute. It is a unique quality that a coach wanted. The problem is poor comprehension.

He has a unique quality. It is with respect to fitting into the plans of the coaches. I know what I type and I am sure you a lot of you misunderstand the point. You people see that as hyping the player. It is not hype. It is pointing out a uniqueness.

Saying a child has a unique gift of solving puzzles is not hyping the child. It is telling you what is good about the kid.

There is nothing in what you are posting there. No hype. It is with respect to tactics.

I want a winger that drifts into midfield.

I love a full back that has spatial awareness.

I want a defender that can play long balls from deep.

These are unique. Other players have their gifts too. It does not mean because Nwakali is good at dictating play from deep, that means he is higher than Onyeka who is good at breaking the lines with his runs.

A coach who likes his midfielders breaking lines with runs over a dictator will pick Onyeka over Kelz Nwakali.

A coach who likes midfield control will pick Kelz Nwakali over Onyeka.

It goes as far as team selection with respect to dealing with the oppositions shape, strategy and tactics.

Gerrit?

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 5:50am On Jul 22, 2022
Karlovich:
A quick question, are there no clubs outside of Segundo 2 where his natural skills can be replicated? I mean like clubs in Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland that are not even top leagues. This is you vouching for his wonderful skills suited only for Segundo

It is even clearly stated in what you are quoting.

A natural skillset. Not hype. It is his natural talent. He dictates play from deep with long balls. Just like a player is good at final through passes. It is not hype.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Kog45(m): 8:57am On Jul 22, 2022
FACTS....Kelechi Nwakili don't really deserves much mentions here but some still believe in him based on his U17 exploits,fact remains he is struggling and only sentiment will give him national team invitation just like Eguavoen did,nothing more......really surprised he turned down Swiss move and preferred to remain in Segunda,well to some bad decision but we need to accept that he is adult and know what suit him.Hope to see him having good performance that would attract good clubs.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by daveP(m): 9:23am On Jul 22, 2022
This is no more about hating. If division 2 is where you think he deserves call up from, then you don't like the SE. If na skillset, clubs should be after him, but he's not the only one with that skillset. So down the preference ladder. No analysis can sideline this. I hope he shocks all of us. Is it true he rejected Zurich?

Hmmm
Okay.

Once again, the afcon issue is not the reason he didn't get good deals. Infact it was a good noise to help get deals. Yet. ..yet.


Hype is mentioning him more than he should be. It makes it look like playing there is sweet.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Nobody: 9:41am On Jul 22, 2022
daveP:
This is no more about hating. If division 2 is where you think he deserves call up from, then you don't like the SE. If na skillset, clubs should be after him, but he's not the only one with that skillset. So down the preference ladder. No analysis can sideline this. I hope he shocks all of us. Is it true he rejected Zurich?

Hmmm
Okay.

Once again, the afcon issue is not the reason he didn't get good deals. Infact it was a good noise to help get deals. Yet. ..yet.


Hype is mentioning him more than he should be. It makes it look like playing there is sweet.

My brother… let’s see how the season goes. Time will tell.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by charlesemeka85(m): 9:50am On Jul 22, 2022
daveP:
This is no more about hating. If division 2 is where you think he deserves call up from, then you don't like the SE. If na skillset, clubs should be after him, but he's not the only one with that skillset. So down the preference ladder. No analysis can sideline this. I hope he shocks all of us. Is it true he rejected Zurich?

Hmmm
Okay.

Once again, the afcon issue is not the reason he didn't get good deals. Infact it was a good noise to help get deals. Yet. ..yet.


Hype is mentioning him more than he should be. It makes it look like playing there is sweet.
spot on, leave deluded hypers cheesy

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 9:51am On Jul 22, 2022
Kog45:
FACTS....Kelechi Nwakili doesn't really deserve much mentions here but some still believe in him based on his U17 exploits, fact remains he is struggling and only sentiment will give him national team invitation just like Eguavoen did,nothing more......really surprised he turned down Swiss move and preferred to remain in Segunda,well to some bad decision but we need to accept that he is adult and know what suit him.Hope to see him having good performance that would attract good clubs.

I disagree with this notion. You can find a good player in whatever league. I do not like the assumption that the position of a player determines quality.

Like it or not, Kelechi Nwakali was not stellar at the AFCON, but he definitely showed class.

The only reason he showed that class was because we had a manager who believed in his quality and was ready to overlook his situation.

If you do not get the chance, you keep falling down the ladder. It does not mean the player is not quality.

A good example is Mikel and Stephen Keshi. If Stephen Keshi did not come into the picture at that particular time, we might never have believed Mikel could play the creative midfield role with such class. In such a way that he stood out when compared to classy African midfield players at the AFCON.

If Keshi had just looked at Mikel's situation, and the history of his club football, he would have denied one of the best midfield performances of an African at the AFCON.

I prefer looking at quality, with respect to tactics and making decisions, not looking at the decisions of foreign coaches to dictate our paths.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 9:58am On Jul 22, 2022
daveP:
This is no more about hating. If division 2 is where you think he deserves call up from, then you don't like the SE. If na skillset, clubs should be after him, but he's not the only one with that skillset. So down the preference ladder. No analysis can sideline this. I hope he shocks all of us. Is it true he rejected Zurich?

Hmmm
Okay.

Once again, the afcon issue is not the reason he didn't get good deals. Infact it was a good noise to help get deals. Yet. ..yet.


Hype is mentioning him more than he should be. It makes it look like playing there is sweet.

That is why I said, it is down to comprehension. Scanning through your post, you are off tangent of the discussion. How can discussing the challenges of a player equate to hype? Is that not shocking even to you?

Now when we talk about skillset, it is with respect to our national team. When we go to Europe, we have loads of them. Let me just list five.

Rodri
Thiago Alcantara
Xhaka
Jorginho
Frenkie De Jong

I can go on. We have loads of them in Europe. We just saw the rise of Zidane Iqbal for Manchester United. Brilliant in midfield dictation, keeping the ball in tight spaces, and distribution. There is still James Garner. These are young players.

In Nigeria, we do not have them in mass. We don't. So, that is why we appreciated Eguavoen giving Kelz Nwakali the call-up. That is not hyping him.

European clubs have the luxury of passing Kelz Nwakali if they seek a deep-lying playmaker, that dictates with long balls. For Eguavoen, it was important to him, and reached for the few he could get. Luckily, he believed in Nwakali, and I believe he showed quality.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Odunayaw(m): 10:00am On Jul 22, 2022
Story book Friday

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by comodo: 10:04am On Jul 22, 2022
Cecco90:
How far with Fabian Senninger?
Not only Senninger. There is the other RB at Eredivise then we courted before switching to Ebuehi. Ehizibue Kings. Last time I checked, he was in Bundesliga. How far with him now?
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TFLASHOGEE(m): 10:04am On Jul 22, 2022
TheGoodJoe:


I disagree with this notion. You can find a good player in whatever league. I do not like the assumption that the position of a player determines quality.

Like it or not, Kelechi Nwakali was not stellar at the AFCON, but he definitely showed class.

The only reason he showed that class was because we had a manager who believed in his quality and was ready to overlook his situation.

If you do not get the chance, you keep falling down the ladder. It does not mean the player is not quality.

A good example is Mikel and Stephen Keshi. If Stephen Keshi did not come into the picture at that particular time, we might never have believed Mikel could play the creative midfield role with such a class. In such was that he stood out when compared to classy African midfield players at the AFCON.

If Keshi had just looked at Mikel's situation, and the history of his club football, he would have denied one of the best midfield performances of an African at the AFCON.

I prefer looking at quality, with respect to tactics and making decisions, not looking at the decisions of foreign coaches to dictate our paths.
rest on this issue already blue font we have better things to talk about than dragging nwakali talks he can't seems to move pass the division 2 level with his special skill set for now,the positive thing now is that he is in a club that will probably contend for promotion this coming season and we get to see what he gives as contribution and hope for better day's for the young man wink

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 10:07am On Jul 22, 2022
TFLASHOGEE:
rest on this issue already blue font we have better things to talk about than dragging nwakali talks he can't seems to move pass the division 2 level with his special skill set for now,the positive thing now is that he is in a club that will probably contend for promotion this coming season and we get to see what he gives as contribution and hope for better day's for the young man wink

Which one is drag?

I am replying someone's train of thought, you are talking drag. I disagree with the idea that a player's position determines quality. That is the point.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TFLASHOGEE(m): 10:23am On Jul 22, 2022
TheGoodJoe:


Which one is drag?

I am replying someone's train of thought, you are talking drag. I disagree with the idea that a player's position determines quality. That is the point.
grin grin grin we don hear the point blue font Prof but watin me I dey follow you talk is that you should always resist the urge to SHALAYE wink know matter how many articles you put out not everyone will agree to your point so to avoid unnecessary long arguments you just let something's slide wink

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by 5inchdick: 10:31am On Jul 22, 2022
TheGoodJoe:


Which one is drag?

I am replying someone's train of thought, you are talking drag. I disagree with the idea that a player's position determines quality. That is the point.
Boss, I'm still waiting for you to acknowledge Jose Peseiro

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 10:37am On Jul 22, 2022
Kog45:
FACTS....Kelechi Nwakili don't really deserves much mentions here but some still believe in him based on his U17 exploits,fact remains he is struggling and only sentiment will give him national team invitation just like Eguavoen did,nothing more......really surprised he turned down Swiss move and preferred to remain in Segunda,well to some bad decision but we need to accept that he is adult and know what suit him.Hope to see him having good performance that would attract good clubs.

I am sorry but this line is totally off-tangent. FACTS!!

This is the Nigerian footballers and Super Eagles thread. Nwakali is a Nigerian footballer and just left the free agent market.

I mean we literally talk about players from other 2nd tiers and obscure leagues.
I recently dropped a transfer news about Faustino Anjorin who hasn't even turned up for us yet but I still went ahead and dropped that news and did he sign for Barcelona as well? No. He is headed to Huddersfield, also a second division side that finished 3rd in the Championship last season and missed out on the promotion.

This is a Tino Anjorin that went to Russia, played in the colors of Lokomotiv moscow and couldn't stamp his authority there despite scoring on his debut. He was underwhelming and didn't live up to the expectations of the #10 shirt they gifted him despite him being an On-loan player.

Yet when I posted news about him, he still got some love here.

I too, still believe in Tino so if we can talk about that.... why can't Nwakali be talked about especially seeing that one of them has even dorned our NT colors while the other hasn't.

Let's be honest here and stop saying things to satisfy the majority who don't just like anything Nwakali-related.



Nwakali is back to football and hasn't even had his first full training with his new side yet but many in here wanna bury the lad alive already before he lands in Ponferrada. Lol... but really not funny.

Earlier, it was about him not having a club. Now that he has gotten a club, you now say he doesn't worth a mention. Why so? Is he not a Nigerian player? Is this not the Super Eagles and Nigerian players thread?

And all this Nwakali talk happening now... is it not due to same old folks who repeatedly pop up to chat nonsense about the lad anytime an Nwakali news surfaces??

So are you saying we shouldn't drop news and updates about Nwakali like every other Nigerian footballer enjoys in here??

Abeg, let's be guided.

Cheers.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 11:13am On Jul 22, 2022
5inchdick:

Boss, I'm still waiting for you to acknowledge Jose Peseiro

I have not had time to watch him to may my judgment. When I watch him sufficiently, I will make my view known.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 11:14am On Jul 22, 2022
21 y/o Yusuf Bamidele bagged a first half hattrick as Spartak Trnava (Slovakia) won 4-1 vs Newtown AFC of Wales in a Round 2 1st leg tie of the UEFA Europa Conference League (UECL) Qualifiers played yesterday.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by charlesemeka85(m): 11:20am On Jul 22, 2022
Ana ako tuu cheesy
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Karlovich: 11:24am On Jul 22, 2022
TheGoodJoe:


It is even clearly stated in what you are quoting.

A natural skillset. Not hype. It is his natural talent. He dictates play from deep with long balls. Just like a player is good at final through passes. It is not hype.
As usual he refuses to answer the question
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Karlovich: 11:27am On Jul 22, 2022
TheGoodJoe:


That is pointing out Nwakali's attribute. It is a unique quality that a coach wanted. The problem is poor comprehension.

He has a unique quality. It is with respect to fitting into the plans of the coaches. I know what I type and I am sure you a lot of you misunderstand the point. You people see that as hyping the player. It is not hype. It is pointing out a uniqueness.

Saying a child has a unique gift of solving puzzles is not hyping the child. It is telling you what is good about the kid.

There is nothing in what you are posting there. No hype. It is with respect to tactics.

I want a winger that drifts into midfield.

I love a full back that has spatial awareness.

I want a defender that can play long balls from deep.

These are unique. Other players have their gifts too. It does not mean because Nwakali is good at dictating play from deep, that means he is higher than Onyeka who is good at breaking the lines with his runs.

A coach who likes his midfielders breaking lines with runs over a dictator will pick Onyeka over Kelz Nwakali.

A coach who likes midfield control will pick Kelz Nwakali over Onyeka.

It goes as far as team selection with respect to dealing with the oppositions shape, strategy and tactics.

Gerrit?
So those without unique gift are getting better outcomes than one with the unique gift, Onyeka moved from Denmark to England in less than 4 years. Is dictating of play only done in Segundo 2?

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Karlovich: 11:33am On Jul 22, 2022
Kog45:
FACTS....Kelechi Nwakili don't really deserves much mentions here but some still believe in him based on his U17 exploits,fact remains he is struggling and only sentiment will give him national team invitation just like Eguavoen did,nothing more......really surprised he turned down Swiss move and preferred to remain in Segunda,well to some bad decision but we need to accept that he is adult and know what suit him.Hope to see him having good performance that would attract good clubs.
Imagine! Someone whose top flight appearances were with Venlo (9 games) and Huesca (5 games), the rest have been second division games is what someone is talking about dictating play and diagonal long balls

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 11:45am On Jul 22, 2022
Karlovich:
So those without unique gift are getting better outcomes than one with the unique gift, Onyeka moved from Denmark to England in less than 4 years. Is dictating of play only done in Segundo 2?

It depends on the coach and they all have unique gifts. Just that the gifts are different. De Bruyne and Bernardo Silva have different gifts, and thus play different roles with respect to tactics.

Kelz Nwakali can not break lines like Onyeka. Onyeka is unique in that. Onyeka has big effects when it comes to presence in both parts of the field. It is unique.

With respect to Equavoen, that attribute is not key. He prefers the ball travelling a long distance in a short time through long passes. So preferred Nwakali.

However, a coach will prefer Onyeka's attributes and will prefer him.

Daz all.

Not putting one over another. It is a thing of preference in style.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 11:45am On Jul 22, 2022
Karlovich:
As usual he refuses to answer the question

Which question do you want to be answered?

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