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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Odunayaw(m): 8:20pm On Oct 27, 2023 |
Barryseal:Uzoho fulfils what quota then? 7 Likes 1 Share |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 9:11pm On Oct 27, 2023 |
Can you say the same about Ahmed Musa? My question is what is Omeruo’s form these days in the GWG? In the past, yes, he has been one of our most reliable players. chrisooblog: 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Kog45(m): 9:29pm On Oct 27, 2023 |
Joebie:Joebie baba,I remember Omeruo came to the rescue after we lost at home to Guinea Bissau with Bassey and Akpoguma as CBs….Omeruo and Semi replaced them in the second leg and did well. The question should be what is the form of our CB these days,not only Omeruo. 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Kog45(m): 9:36pm On Oct 27, 2023 |
Odunayaw:Stephen Keshi made US 94 on quota? Joseph Yobo on quota 2014 WC? Kanu Nwankwo quota too in 2010 WC?…..I don’t think it’s about quota but our style,so nobody should raise eyebrows on Musa. **Uzoho na Peseiro quota 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Odunayaw(m): 9:37pm On Oct 27, 2023 |
Kog45:Abi o 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 9:38pm On Oct 27, 2023 |
10 games in, Tottenham still balling awesome. Ange Potecoglou and his boys still unbeaten in the league and topping it comfortably. Currently schooling Palace at Selhurst Park 2-0. 5 pts clear of Man City who have a Manchester Derby this weekend. What is Postecoglou and his two sons (MaddiSON and Min-SON) cooking? #EPLTots 3 Likes 1 Share
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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 9:42pm On Oct 27, 2023 |
Kog45: Keshi, Kanu, Yobo, and now Musa. We call it the "Sacred Cow" treatment. Super Eagles Captains are almost always beneficiaries of such treatment. @bolded... that's a new one. 😂😂😂😂 2 Likes
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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 9:58pm On Oct 27, 2023 |
Kog45: My Man Joebie, I agree with Uncle Kog45 expanding this particular question beyond just Omeruo. A valid question especially as we cannot even ascertain who our best CB pair under Peseiro currently is. These are our options at CB: Capped CBs - William Troost Ekong - Calvin Bassey - Semi Ajayi - Kenneth Omeruo - Jordan Torunarigha - Chidozie Awaziem - Kevin Akpoguma - Leon Balogun* Uncapped CB - Igoh Ogbu From these lads, who are our most inform CBs? Also who among them can be counted on in terms of defensive reliability, 1st phase buildup dynamics and game reading IQ. Peseiro still haven't found a sure CB pair that convinces fans and observers. Perhaps next month, we will see him finally make up his mind on what his CB pair truly is. We watch and see. #MDAfcon23 2 Likes 1 Share
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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by chrisooblog: 10:00pm On Oct 27, 2023 |
Yes I can say the same about Ahmed Musa. You know it's possible to acknowledge the incredible contributions of Musa and Omeruo to the SE while still pointing out their present inadequacies. Making one point doesn't negate the other. Joebie: |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by chrisooblog: 10:09pm On Oct 27, 2023 |
Keshi's own was still kinda understandable because he was still in the SE starting XI a year before the AFCON and WC in 1994 before injuries slowed him down. Whereas with Kanu, Yobo and Musa diminishing returns don set in well well but we still carry them go major tournament. TheSuperNerd: |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by DABIGATRAN(m): 11:52pm On Oct 27, 2023 |
Stephen Keshi was like a god in the national team set-up for a very long period and he played crucial role in securing Nigeria's place in that world cup. Kanu overstayed his welcome and should have long retired before the 2010 world cup. Yobo was almost a nuisance in the Eagles camp even before the 2013 AFCON where he was the NFF spy. He unfairly took Leon Balogun's place on the 2014 roster. For Ahmed Musa, he's becoming a big joke and should be advised to leave the team. Kog45: 3 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by DABIGATRAN(m): 12:10am On Oct 28, 2023 |
About JS not having a reliable centre back pair, who is to blame? The woman selling akara on the street of Iyana Ipaja? Or the coach himself? How long did it take Keshi, Siasia and Rohr to find theirs? It is a shame that the boys cannot string five passes together without losing the ball to the opponents even when they are are up against the most mediocre of teams on the continent. The last time I watched a Nigerian team play some entertaining football was in 2016 during the Olympics. Yes, we may have few tactical problems here and there but can't we just play some decent football first? Most of the boys have been around for the past 3-5 years. Do they need to play together for a century to at least make the fans happy. Each time I watch our boys play it looks like they just gathered some random boys from Ikorodu a day to the match. No understanding, no cohesion, just kick and run. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by DABIGATRAN(m): 12:28am On Oct 28, 2023 |
I quite agree with you about the "being liberal" aspect and I think most Nigerians of different tribes are. The hausa man on the street of Dutse will most likely not be interested in whatever Boniface writes on social media but the issue is that tribesmen are liable to engaging in ethnic strife once aroused by the political class. lovewins: 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Odunayaw(m): 12:36am On Oct 28, 2023 |
DABIGATRAN:The team you watched in these friendlies? It's like some of una go get rough day and just come here to release your stress by piling on anything that comes to your mind |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Bannedlargedx2: 12:44am On Oct 28, 2023 |
DABIGATRAN: Kanu even on his last legs was one of our best players against South Korea at 2010 World Cup and I would had played him at the previous 2 games based on his South Korea performance. As for yobo, it’s only Nigerians that will like to throw away an experienced 33 year old with Epl experience. It’s only musa that has overstayed his welcome among this list 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 1:02am On Oct 28, 2023 |
okay good. so they are on the same boat. chrisooblog: |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 1:13am On Oct 28, 2023 |
I actually think that was Akpoguma's best game in GWG. He did ok before he was subbed off due to injury if I can remember vividly. However, those are not games I can use to rate either player. Ajayi, on his part, nothing really strikes me in his game, other than being a regular for club and country. All our CBs should get the bashing.. I didn't get to read what komekn was on about, because by default I know he is most likely pushing for Adarabioyo. All the same, my point is none of those guys in CB should be getting any praise. Kog45: 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 1:19am On Oct 28, 2023 |
Exactly where I was trying to go with it.. should we be praising Omeruo really? I think Bassey would have done better at LB, but we are kind of stacked there now (Collins, Sanusi, Bruno). As regards the rest, as you have rightly highlighted, it all comes down to Peseiro.. We have the personnel (although average) but still, if he finds the best combo, we can still do a job at the AFCON at least. TheSuperNerd: |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Marjoribanks: 2:59am On Oct 28, 2023 |
Abi ooo, my brother! Barryseal: |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by jihday(m): 4:20am On Oct 28, 2023 |
DABIGATRAN:Balogun didn’t make 2014 World Cup because of injury, nobody took his place 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by DABIGATRAN(m): 4:39am On Oct 28, 2023 |
Come on! We played Saudi Arabia not France. Everyone had thrashed them before we met. Even Mali taught them some footballing lessons just like a well-coached team from Ijegun or Ikotun would. The Saudi boys were completely below par in that fixture, surrounding the referee viciously every two minutes trying to force fraudulent calls. Poor guy! Smiling sheepishly on every occasion, afterall his employers in Switzerland are raking Saudi petrodollar. Odunayaw: 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by DABIGATRAN(m): 4:45am On Oct 28, 2023 |
He was injured in the friendly with Mexico almost as soon as he entered the fray but he recovered before the world cup and Keshi was bent on taking him after he had had enough of Yobo shenanigans. I remember we all kept vigil waiting for the world cup list and when it was eventually released, Balogun, Mba and Ideye were the notable omissions. jihday: |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Odunayaw(m): 4:47am On Oct 28, 2023 |
DABIGATRAN:There's no way you're going to spin yourself out of this. You could have easily limited your railing against the team to "when we play France" but you didn't, rather you said "Everytime". Since there's no medal/competition for who yabs the team the most can we at least be factual? |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by DABIGATRAN(m): 4:51am On Oct 28, 2023 |
Yobo really had tremendous experience and I could remember he notched few important goals in the qualifiers leading to 2010 but defensively he was a massive liability for a number of years. He has the NFF to thank for his appearances at the 2013 AFCON and 2014 WC. He probably greased their palms, shameless gluttons! Bannedlargedx2: |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by DABIGATRAN(m): 5:05am On Oct 28, 2023 |
I must not convince you. I'm not striving to anyway but I will not lavish praise on the boys when they play as if they are training with some school kids on a vacation in Greece. Don't you watch other national teams? The way Chukwueze and Lookman played was that how their predecessors that put Nigeria on the football map played? Have we set the bar so low in everything in Nigeria that a lacklustre display against a tactless Saudi side should attract felicitations? Under Rohr they even played with more enthusiasm despite not being fluid. Odunayaw: |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by AndSunGorilla: 8:32am On Oct 28, 2023 |
jihday:Balogun that didn't even complete one game before the WC. Brought him in at RB in a friendly I think against Mexico and dude crashed into the advert board almost immediately after coming in. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by chrisooblog: 10:04am On Oct 28, 2023 |
Yes we should be praising Omeruo really because he was part of the backline that won an AFCON. He was also part of the backline that helped Nigeria qualify for the 2014 WC and get to the second round. Our other CB need to step up. Kenneth on the other hand has nothing else to prove. Joebie: 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by chrisooblog: 10:06am On Oct 28, 2023 |
Yeah Balogun came into the team just months before the WC so it was unlikely he would have displaced any of the other guys. AndSunGorilla: 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by elyte89: 10:18am On Oct 28, 2023 |
Joebie: Our ppu just like cin new names none of the present cb is better Dan poor omeruo … 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by codemaniacs: 10:25am On Oct 28, 2023 |
Marjoribanks: Agbero and Aboki are 2 different words with different meanings. Agbero means thug while Aboki means friend. If Hausas did not adopt arab naming customs and practiced Hausa naming customs there will Hausas bearing Aboki in their names. Aboki is not an abusive term while Agbero is an abusive term. the fact that bashir is interested in going after SE footballers means he is also on this thread and the way you respond to people is very similar to the way bashir responds to people so just use your real identity and stop hiding. 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 10:44am On Oct 28, 2023 |
As long the new names are in the EPL or Bundesliga, they are automatically better than Omeruo. I read comments like, if player A was better, he would be in the EPL. What sort of limited football take is that? So I guess Bassey is better than Diomande of CIV since one is in the EPL and the other in Portugal not so? Some takes are so funny. They don't even consider analysing the player as an individual talent regardless of where he is playing. Player traits, ball IQ... these are traits you can spot regardless of where a talent is. I am all for us improving the defence but currently we cannot confidently and factually say that Omeruo is inferior to any of the CBs we have. elyte89: 3 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by jieta: 11:22am On Oct 28, 2023 |
DABIGATRAN:Please stay one place, at first you said the team can not sting five passes together even if we're playing the most mediocre of team. Now you are been called out instead of you to own up you're beating around the bush. 1 Like |
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