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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 3:49pm On Mar 14, 2023
zuchyblink:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OK8QyEGaJ4

Thank you for this clip. He plays so much like Yaya Toure. Wish Kompany will snap him.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by caprikon: 3:49pm On Mar 14, 2023
Danielnino00:
We have forwards o 🥵

Osimhen
Lookman
Moffi
Awoniyi
Onuachu
Chukwueze
Simon
Iheanacho
Sadiq
Orban
Boniface
Akpom
Sor
Olayinka

Also eligible are Nathan Tella and Folarin Balogun...

The team is top-heavy at the moment. I don't get excited anymore when a new forward hits the limelight.

Waiting to see the prospects in other depts. in dire need of quality.

Brazil went to Qatar with so many talented forwards only to get found out by a team with a superior midfield.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by zuchyblink(m): 3:53pm On Mar 14, 2023
Ndidi,Onyedika and Iwobi are our best midfielders

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by kennysville(m): 3:57pm On Mar 14, 2023
zuchyblink:
Ndidi,Onyedika and Iwobi are our best midfielders

I kinda disagree with the Ndidi part. He is not where he used to be plus he is prone to costly mistakes in his role
He needs competition and I don't mean a makeshift player. We need someone we can really sub him with
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 3:58pm On Mar 14, 2023
oloriooko:
He holds onto the ball unnecessarily, in a competitive league like EPL, Italian or German leagues, he will frustrate his team mates.
Good prospect though


Depends on what the coach wants. Guardiola likes Grealish hugging onto the ball and drawing fouls.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by kennysville(m): 4:02pm On Mar 14, 2023
TheGoodJoe:


Thank you for this clip. He plays so much like Yaya Toure. Wish Kompany will snap him.

If I were a coach, I will do a mourinho on him. Convert him to a creative midfielder with the eye for scoring. His take ons are sublime. Strong on the ball, confident and has accuracy with passes. Add goals to it and there you have a crazy 10 loading

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by charlesemeka85(m): 4:05pm On Mar 14, 2023
maidaboi:
Na Paul under 20 product be that
yes you are right. Though he couldn’t honor the invitation to the afcon u20 nations cup due to injuries
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 4:05pm On Mar 14, 2023
kennysville:


If I were a coach, I will do a mourinho on him. Convert him to a creative midfielder with the eye for scoring. His take ons are sublime. Strong on the ball, confident and has accuracy with passes. Add goals to it and there you have a crazy 10 loading

I agree. Pellegrini would have done wonders with him. He looks more suited for an offensive midfield role with the liberty to attack space in the forward areas. He looks complete.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by charlesemeka85(m): 4:11pm On Mar 14, 2023
kennysville:


If I were a coach, I will do a mourinho on him. Convert him to a creative midfielder with the eye for scoring. His take ons are sublime. Strong on the ball, confident and has accuracy with passes. Add goals to it and there you have a crazy 10 loading
convert him to a midfielder because the national team is lean in that department or because he is best suited for that position?

What the national team is experiencing in terms of shortage of midfielders happens once in a while and he no distant that midfielders will emerge in top leagues in europe while other positions will lack capable personnels

There was a time the team lacked good strikers, right backs and left backs but today it is well covered in those positions

Only few national teams in the world can boast of been stacked in every position on the pitch

I just hope bosso will work hard in unearthing better midfielders that will be integrated to the current u20 team for the wyc proper. Young ones like the one in Milan and inter in no distant time by God’s grace and hard work will start playing men’s football

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by charlesemeka85(m): 4:19pm On Mar 14, 2023
I just wish Billing will rescind he’s decision and switch to the super eagles

Atleast he will be a better ball carrier for the team for now

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by kennysville(m): 4:24pm On Mar 14, 2023
charlesemeka85:
convert him to a midfielder because the national team is lean in that department or because he is best suited for that position?

What the national team is experiencing in terms of shortage of midfielders happens once in a while and he no distant that midfielders will emerge in top leagues in europe while other positions will lack capable personnels

There was a time the team lacked good strikers, right backs and left backs but today it is well converted in those positions

Only few national teams in the world can boast of been stacked in every position on the pitch

I just hope bosso will work hard in unearthing better midfielders that will be integrated to the current u20 team for the wyc proper. Young ones like the one in Milan and inter in no distant time by God’s grace and hard work will start playing men’s football



It is a matter of personal preference. If he was invited to the squad and with all the array of players we have. I don't mind him playing as an offensive and creative midfielder... yes he plays as a striker but I will shaperly use him as an option for 10 on days Iwobi doesn't show up. Better yet.... play him in front 3 by eliminating one guy that usually plays on the left side of the pitch who perpetually thinks eagles revolve around him.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by kennysville(m): 4:36pm On Mar 14, 2023
kennysville:


It is a matter of personal preference. If he was invited to the squad and with all the array of players we have. I don't mind him playing as an offensive and creative midfielder... yes he plays as a striker but I will shaperly use him as an option for 10 on days Iwobi doesn't show up. Better yet.... play him in front 3 by eliminating one guy that usually plays on the left side of the pitch who perpetually thinks eagles revolve around him.

I had to go back and watch that clip and realized yes I am right. He duly fits the role of a number 10. He has good vision, shoots with both feet, rugged on the ball, a goal scorer too with a knack for passing accuracy. What else are we looking for in a 10?

I remember that Ben Iroha plays as a winger in his club but as a left back in the Super Eagles. We shouldn't be fixated on what might get disrupted. It is all about results and frankly, I believe he will deliver as a 10.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by joxxy01(m): 4:44pm On Mar 14, 2023
charlesemeka85:
I just wish Billing will rescind he’s decision and switch to the super eagles

Atleast he will be a better ball carrier for the team for now
According to ogn he may not have entirely shut the door on playing for Nigeria.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by AndSunGorilla: 4:55pm On Mar 14, 2023
TheGoodJoe:


Thank you for this clip. He plays so much like Yaya Toure. Wish Kompany will snap him.
He is an attacker o,Yaya na agba midfielders abi. But I agree, similar physique (giants) and they are like bulldozers. And yes Yaya though a midfielder scored many fantastic goals.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by AndSunGorilla: 4:56pm On Mar 14, 2023
zuchyblink:
Ndidi,Onyedika and Iwobi are our best midfielders
Onyeka is good I. Did you see him last weekend against Everton?

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by AndSunGorilla: 4:59pm On Mar 14, 2023
kennysville:


I had to go back and watch that clip and realized yes I am right. He duly fits the role of a number 10. He has good vision, shoots with both feet, rugged on the ball, a goal scorer too with a knack for passing accuracy. What else are we looking for in a 10?

I remember that Ben Iroha plays as a winger in his club but as a left back in the Super Eagles. We shouldn't be fixated on what might get disrupted. It is all about results and frankly, I believe he will deliver as a 10.
Does he have the workrate required of a midfielder? And yes you are right, the Brazilian giant, Joelinton has been converted to be a midfielder after he lost his scoring boots.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by kennysville(m): 5:02pm On Mar 14, 2023
AndSunGorilla:

Does he have the workrate required of a midfielder? And yes you are right, the Brazilian giant, Joelinton has been converted to be a midfielder after he lost his scoring boots.

Well we'll never know until we try. But one thing is for sure.... that dude right there is a classic example of a Utility player

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by lloydtruth: 5:05pm On Mar 14, 2023
Danielnino00:
We have forwards o 🥵

Osimhen
Lookman
Moffi
Awoniyi
Onuachu
Chukwueze
Simon
Iheanacho
Sadiq
Orban
Boniface
Akpom
Sor
Olayinka

Also eligible are Nathan Tella and Folarin Balogun...

Remove Awoniyi, Onuachu, Simon, Sadiq, Sir, and Olayinka, add Tells and Folarin then build your team with the rest of the players.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by charlesemeka85(m): 5:19pm On Mar 14, 2023
kennysville:


I had to go back and watch that clip and realized yes I am right. He duly fits the role of a number 10. He has good vision, shoots with both feet, rugged on the ball, a goal scorer too with a knack for passing accuracy. What else are we looking for in a 10?

I remember that Ben Iroha plays as a winger in his club but as a left back in the Super Eagles. We shouldn't be fixated on what might get disrupted. It is all about results and frankly, I believe he will deliver as a 10.
duly fits in the role of a number 10 after watching less than 10 mins YouTube clips?😳

Make una Dey play

I don tell una say the typical number 10 role is dying gradually but Una no wan hear
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by charlesemeka85(m): 5:23pm On Mar 14, 2023
kennysville:


It is a matter of personal preference. If he was invited to the squad and with all the array of players we have. I don't mind him playing as an offensive and creative midfielder... yes he plays as a striker but I will shaperly use him as an option for 10 on days Iwobi doesn't show up. Better yet.... play him in front 3 by eliminating one guy that usually plays on the left side of the pitch who perpetually thinks eagles revolve around him.
this is mere assumption after watching the lad in a short YouTube clip which comprises of he’s best moments on the pitch

The boniface that I hv followed is a forward ie functions from the flanks and he’s primary position which is an out and out striker/9

Playing in the midfield in modern day football goes beyond having an eye for a pass. The same experiment that hv been tried with iheanacho countless times in the national team which he didn’t cover himself in glory
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by zuchyblink(m): 5:25pm On Mar 14, 2023
Update: Manchester United Have Joined The Race Of Signing 20-year-old Free-scoring Nigerian 🇳🇬💪🏿

According to our source, the former English Premier League Champions, want to sign Gift Orban, and still have him stay out on loan at KAA Gent.

This is coming few days after Chelsea's scout were speculated to have traveled to Belgium to see the kid in action.

#NPFLUpdates





True or false?

Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by charlesemeka85(m): 5:28pm On Mar 14, 2023
kennysville:


If I were a coach, I will do a mourinho on him. Convert him to a creative midfielder with the eye for scoring. His take ons are sublime. Strong on the ball, confident and has accuracy with passes. Add goals to it and there you have a crazy 10 loading
mourinho will never convert a well built,physical and imposing striker like boniface to a midfielder

Mourinho love physically built number 9s and will work hard in adding aggression to the lad’s game if he has the opportunity to hv him in his team

Jose is a defensive minded coach who wants he’s players to sit back and keep shape while deploying fast wingers and a robust and pacy number 9 up front for hold up play, aerial dominance and physicality to bully defenders

This is the reason why he signed lukaku for united and when the Belgian wasn’t delivering much goals he brought in zlatan

At inter he had milito and etoo, porto he had benni, he’s first stint with chelsea he brought in drogba and during he’s return he signed costa from ATM

Spurs he had kane, Madrid he had benzema and even brought in a more physical Adebayo on loan

And now in Roma he has turned Tammy to a more physical striker than he was before

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by charlesemeka85(m): 5:30pm On Mar 14, 2023
zuchyblink:
Update: Manchester United Have Joined The Race Of Signing 20-year-old Free-scoring Nigerian 🇳🇬💪🏿

According to our source, the former English Premier League Champions, want to sign Gift Orban, and still have him stay out on loan at KAA Gent.

This is coming few days after Chelsea's scout were speculated to have traveled to Belgium to see the kid in action.

#NPFLUpdates





True or false?
well can’t say for now because I am yet to see the news in any of United’s sites and that of the club’s affiliated journalists

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by maidaboi(m): 5:36pm On Mar 14, 2023
zuchyblink:
Update: Manchester United Have Joined The Race Of Signing 20-year-old Free-scoring Nigerian 🇳🇬💪🏿

According to our source, the former English Premier League Champions, want to sign Gift Orban, and still have him stay out on loan at KAA Gent.

This is coming few days after Chelsea's scout were speculated to have traveled to Belgium to see the kid in action.

#NPFLUpdates





True or false?
they should allowed this kid to develop abeg I don't like all this transfer talk

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by charlesemeka85(m): 5:38pm On Mar 14, 2023
maidaboi:
they should allowed this kid to develop abeg I don't like all this transfer talk
way too early. They should allow him to continue with he’s development atleast for another 2 seasons
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by charlesemeka85(m): 5:45pm On Mar 14, 2023
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Danielnino00(m): 5:47pm On Mar 14, 2023
lloydtruth:


Remove Awoniyi, Onuachu, Simon, Sadiq, Sir, and Olayinka, add Tells and Folarin then build your team with the rest of the players.

That is a list of available forwards we have not the ones that should be invited... Sadiq probably would be making a name for himself in the laliga now if not for injury...

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by maidaboi(m): 5:50pm On Mar 14, 2023
charlesemeka85:
way too early. They should allow him to continue with he’s development atleast for another 2 seasons
seconded

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 6:09pm On Mar 14, 2023
AndSunGorilla:

He is an attacker o,Yaya na agba midfielders abi. But I agree, similar physique (giants) and they are like bulldozers. And yes Yaya though a midfielder scored many fantastic goals.

I am talking of playing style, not position. The way Boniface runs with balls, the way he passes, his shooting technique, the way he jumps to head the ball is so much like the way Yaya Toure does them.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Napoleon55(m): 6:12pm On Mar 14, 2023
charlesemeka85:
yekini was fast but not technical

Baba was a confirmed goal scoring bricklayer 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Yekini was far better than all your present strikers,except Osimhen who still need to do more to overtake him.
Osimhen can in d future become greater but he still need to score goals that will qualify us 4 WC,win us nation's cup,score over 37 goals for eagles before he can lay a legitimate claim of being greater or better than Yekin as far as nigeria football is concerned.
Osimhen can b rated higher than Yekini in world football only because he didn't get d opportunity to play in top 5, but not in Nigeria football.

Yekini is a legend,
u cannot be allowed to run him down with such adjectives.
Talk about technicality,
How many of ur present strikers will hit the ball with such technique that he uses to score free kicks,none.
Yekini's no brick layer,he was an elite striker.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by charlesemeka85(m): 6:19pm On Mar 14, 2023

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by charlesemeka85(m): 6:23pm On Mar 14, 2023
Napoleon55:

Yekini was far better than all your present strikers,except Osimhen who still need to do more to overtake him.
Osimhen can in d future become greater but he still need to score goals that will qualify us 4 WC,win us nation's cup,score over 37 goals for eagles before he can lay a legitimate claim of being greater or better than Yekin as far as nigeria football is concerned.
Osimhen can b rated higher than Yekini in world football only because he didn't get d opportunity to play in top 5, but not in Nigeria football.

Yekini is a legend,
u cannot be allowed to run him down with such adjectives.
Talk about technicality,
How many of ur present strikers will hit the ball with such technique that he uses to score free kicks,none.
Yekini's no brick layer,he was an elite striker.

stop being emotional 🤣

I never said yekini is a bad player or not a legend in 9ja or Africa just that baba was a force of nature just like Liberian legend Weah but not technical

I will never disrespect yekini but said my truth 🤣

When it comes to technicality and finesse you can’t compare yekini to other African greats like weah,etoo,drogba or even yeboah and benni McCarthy

Mk una no come for my head na just truth I talk with no sentiment 🤣

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