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Re: Flying Eagles of Nigeria Thread: U-20 World Cup (New Zealand 2015) by mikron(m): 3:21pm On Jun 04, 2015
TheSuperNerd:



OGA MIKRON!!! You are the boss... Our 'SUPER' FLYING EAGLES ARE BACK... I predicted 10-0 but you predicted 4-0 (u said, in one of ur posts, '...nothing less than 4gls...') and YOU WERE SPOT ON!!!
Honestly, had we scored in da 1st half, it wud hv been much much more but all da same, Thank GOD!... It's still a BIG WIN!
Hahahahahahahaha... Well done Godwin Savior. Great work Kingsley Sokari. Excellent leadership 'Robocop' Musa Muhammed. Idowu showed why he played every single game 4 Nigeria at uae 2013 and senegal 2015(he's the guy with 8 lungs, in fact). Isaac 'the beast' Success, YOU ARE INDEED THE MAN!
Awoniyi weighed in with 2 assists, nice one, BUT he nids to step up his finishing and goal conversion rate asap. I guess the pressure/tension got to him as did others in the first half (IF NOT EH! NA '10' Korea for carry go back to their hotel today. But like I told Sir Lardy96, the bag korea take bring today dey too small to contain 10 gls. It cud only take 4... *big smiles*).

Alrite!!! Watch out World! THE SUPER FLYING EAGLES LED BY THE INSPIRATIONAL AND NO NONSENSE MANU GARBA-LED TECHNICAL CREW ARE BACK IN THE HUNT! We're in full flight! And we no dey laugh or smile at all!

GO GO GO SUPER FLYING EAGLES! ! ! ! ! ! !
my brother i commend u too. u with the likes of my good friend AIG and linked, not forgetting tbaba and joseph re indeed true fans of this great, great team, our boys re back,

AWONIYI: fights for the team not playing selfishly to the gallery, with 2 assist already. watch out for this great dude in our subsequent matches, ur goals will come,

SAVIOUR (our saviour), what a player, i noticed this boy's huge ball talent in the super 8 in the abuja national stadium where he played for the siasia led under 23 dream team, i know we have another musa yahaya in the lad. sneaky and dashing runs, fleet footed, good dribbling skills, a good passer of the ball and above all an eye for goals.

ISAAC SUCCESS: what more can i say, 2 games with 2 goals already. the beast we call u. u re the real deal. i lack adjectives to describe u my man.

YAHAYA: nimble footed, trickery on the ball, the iniesta of our team. the world will see what bundle of skill u trully are, this is ur time.

SOKARI: the midfield maestro but i call u the midfield lubricator, like engine oil u lubricate the midfield. enyimba wont be able to keep u after this tournament cos u will be on ur way to bigger clubs in europe. the commentator was so full of praise for this lad, the sky is ur starting point.

coach manu garba thank u for resting our wonder kid Kelechi Iheanacho, like cisqo sang in his song UNLEASH THE DRAGON, we will unleash this lion in our last group game against hungary on sun. second round here we come. green white green for life. the land is green. @Thesupernerd lets enjoy our victory cheesy

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Re: Flying Eagles of Nigeria Thread: U-20 World Cup (New Zealand 2015) by tbaba1234: 3:21pm On Jun 04, 2015
Manu just needs the balance now. Today, he was too conservative.
Re: Flying Eagles of Nigeria Thread: U-20 World Cup (New Zealand 2015) by Kolade354(m): 3:23pm On Jun 04, 2015
Icon4s:


Yahaya and Iheanacho can do all that for us. He was there as a centre forward and nt as a supporting striker. Accept it he is not clinical in front of goal. He would have missed that chance that Isaac Success scored. He is an excess luggage in that attack and must be offloaded in the next game. angry

Plus, Awoniyi plays like someone with 2 left legs. grin
Also I am begining to smell tribalism in this love or hate ish for Awoniyi angry
Anybody Bringing Tribalism is Insane......It is Obvious Isaac sucess is better than Awoniyi.......Awoniyi shld be drop against Hungary Iheancho or Yahaya will do better.
Re: Flying Eagles of Nigeria Thread: U-20 World Cup (New Zealand 2015) by Kolade354(m): 3:28pm On Jun 04, 2015
Birikiti:
I really wonder why folks here are screaming and calling for Iheanacho's inclusion. Please take some minutes to go over our game vs Brazil and you'd see that he was not doing any marking at all!

Kelechi Iheanacho is a very gifted plyer 9 no mistakes about that) but for Flying Eagles to win on the world stage, all the players have to dig in and graft!

I say this again, this starting 11 should have started against Brazil. They'd have set the work ethics tone for the flair players on the bench! If we had grafted against Brazil rather than playing "big man" football, we would have gotten at least a draw!

For those calling for changes ahead of game against Hungary, I say NO! Now that the guys are gaining their confidence back, don't change a winning team! I like the hunger in Isaac Success when he came on and I'd like Manu to keep it that way; at least for the next game.

As for Simon Moses, I see him as our impact player in this tournament. He should get some playing time against Hungary and then go full blast in the knockout stages!

Lastly, Nigerian fans are so fickle in their love and support. A team that has not lost in years and has brought several moments of glory to our dear country is suddenly a bad team after a world cup loss to, wait for it, BRAZIL! Na wah for una o!

I believe in this team!

#soarFlyingEagles
Your Post is on point but the part that Upset me is when you said 'Its Brazil'........What so special about the Brazilian team? We could have beat them if the Technical crew and manu garba is sound Tactically.
Re: Flying Eagles of Nigeria Thread: U-20 World Cup (New Zealand 2015) by thegoodjoehunt3(m): 3:29pm On Jun 04, 2015
Kolade354:
Anybody Bringing Tribalism is Insane......It is Obvious Isaac sucess is better than Awoniyi.......Awoniyi shld be drop against Hungary Iheancho or Yahaya will do better.

I think you mean sentiments instead of tribalism.
Re: Flying Eagles of Nigeria Thread: U-20 World Cup (New Zealand 2015) by Kolade354(m): 3:37pm On Jun 04, 2015
thegoodjoehunt3:


I think you mean sentiments instead of tribalism.
Maybe but Isaac Success deserve to start ahead of Awoniyi........Akinjide Idowu is doing good Job in that mildfield,he is better than the injured Ifeanyi matthew.
Re: Flying Eagles of Nigeria Thread: U-20 World Cup (New Zealand 2015) by Flexysweet(m): 3:46pm On Jun 04, 2015
thegoodjoehunt3:
All the talk of attackers helping out in defence is because the midfield losses the ball a lot because of faulty passes. Coach Manu Garba has to get the team doing some passing drills. As for Awo, I do not know if this is the time for the coaches to drill him on finishing. I say bring in a lethal finisher and let the goals come.

ur right, I watched d match, our midfield losses ball easily, there passes were weak, short!! Nd dey also need ball control practice nd trapping lessons, wen it comes to dat dey all suck! D Germans will flog us if we dnt setup our game! Our defence nd midfield need cohesion n understanding.
Re: Flying Eagles of Nigeria Thread: U-20 World Cup (New Zealand 2015) by EagleScribes: 3:56pm On Jun 04, 2015
thegoodjoehunt3:
All the talk of attackers helping out in defence is because the midfield losses the ball a lot because of faulty passes. Coach Manu Garba has to get the team doing some passing drills. As for Awo, I do not know if this is the time for the coaches to drill him on finishing. I say bring in a lethal finisher and let the goals come.


Spot on!
Re: Flying Eagles of Nigeria Thread: U-20 World Cup (New Zealand 2015) by joseph1013: 4:00pm On Jun 04, 2015
[b][size=14pt]The Day's Games Review: Germany, Brazil advance, historic day for Fiji[/size]



THE DAY REPLAYED – Both Germany and Brazil rubber-stamped their places in the Round of 16 at the FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 on Wednesday. The former beat Uzbekistan 3-0 in Christchurch, while the South Americans narrowly edged past Hungary with a 2-1 triumph to see the giants coast in the knockout stages.

Indeed, Brazil were forced to come from behind after going into the break 1-0 down, but eventually got the better of a ten-man Hungary side that fought bravely until the end. Andreas Pereira scored the decisive penalty with just four minutes left on the clock to seal the win in New Plymouth.

Germany initially struggled to get to grips with Uzbekistan but eventually imposed themselves on the game and recorded a comfortable 3-0 triumph. Marc Stendera grabbed a superb brace to emerge as the leading light for the victors.

However, it was Fiji who provided the most surprising news of the day thanks to their 3-0 win over Honduras, which marked a maiden FIFA World Cup win for the tournament newcomers from Oceania. The players celebrated wildly and now have a chance of reaching the next stage in the final round of group matches.

In Group E Nigeria posted a comfortable 4-0 win over Korea DPR, who themselves are yet to taste victory at a FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Results
Group E
Nigeria 4-0 Korea DPR
Hungary 1-2 Brazil

Group F
Honduras 0-3 Fiji
Germany 3-0 Uzbekistan

Goal of the day
Nigeria 3-0 Korea DPR, Sokari (72’)
There were 13 goals in four games on day six at the U-20 World Cup, but the pick of the bunch was without doubt Kingsley Sokari’s strike to put Nigeria 3-0 up against Korea DPR. After the Koreans failed to properly clear a corner, the ball landed directly at Sokari’s feet 20 yards out and he wasted little time in smashing an unstoppable shot into the top-left corner.

Memorable moments
Fairytale script
The sun may have been setting as it turned the sky red over the stadium in Christchurch at half-time, but it was then that Fiji were beginning to shine. The underdogs from Oceania, taking part at the tournament for the first time ever, were 3-0 up against Honduras and could scarcely believe they were about to record a maiden competition victory. Key to the triumph was their ruthlessness in front of goal, with each of their three shots rippling Honduras’ net.

Nigeria’s Saviour
Striker Saviour Godwin lived up to his name in New Plymouth, taking the plaudits for his part in Nigeria’s victory over Korea DPR. The match was goalless at the break but in the second half Godwin came to his side’s rescue, netting a brace inside six minutes to pave the way for his team to pick up all three points.

Family affair
One former Germany international will have been particularly delighted with the substitution that was made in the 74th minute of Germany’s match against Uzbekistan. It was then that Pascal Kopke, son of erstwhile Germany goalkeeper Andreas, a European Championship winner in 1996, was brought on to the field. The youngster was a late addition to the squad and only arrived in New Zealand three days ago. After recovering from jetlag, Kopke got his first taste of the action and played alongside the descendant of another famous figure in the world of football: Uwe Seeler’s grandson Levin Oztunali.

The stat
50 – It was a milestone occasion for Nigeria, who played their 50th game at an U-20 World Cup. The Flying Eagles have so far recorded 21 wins, ten draws and 19 defeats. Their first tournament outing was exactly 32 years ago on 4 June 1983, when they beat the Soviet Union 1-0 in the Mexican city of Monterrey.

The words
“I don’t want to imagine what’s going on right now back home in Fiji. It’s an absolute dream come true for us! Misiwani Nairube, Fiji goalkeeper

Next matchday
Friday 5 June 2015
Group A
Panama – Ghana, 16:00 (Auckland)
Austria – Argentina, 16:00 (Wellington)

Group B
Ukraine – USA, 19:00 (Auckland)
Myanmar – New Zealand, 19:00 (Wellington) [/b]
Re: Flying Eagles of Nigeria Thread: U-20 World Cup (New Zealand 2015) by samueld0(m): 4:02pm On Jun 04, 2015
Kolade354:
Maybe but Isaac Success deserve to start ahead of Awoniyi........Akinjide Idowu is doing good Job in that mildfield,he is better than the injured Ifeanyi matthew.

The double pivots of Idowu and Mathew will be beter

Mathew can assist and score long range shots from outside the Box like Lampard he is also good at counter attack long balls, but Ifeanyi Ifeanyi is not good at that
Re: Flying Eagles of Nigeria Thread: U-20 World Cup (New Zealand 2015) by mikron(m): 4:08pm On Jun 04, 2015
thegoodjoehunt3:


We should take this victory lightly until we scale through. Against a well prepared top side, we would pay for the amount of misses. It seems Awoniyi got tensed on the big stage and forgot all the finishing training the coaching crew put him through.
the coach is beginning to fix the loopholes noticed in the first match, the boys will do better in their next match. im very optimistic we will make it to d final
Re: Flying Eagles of Nigeria Thread: U-20 World Cup (New Zealand 2015) by tbaba1234: 4:18pm On Jun 04, 2015
Kolade354:
Maybe but Isaac Success deserve to start ahead of Awoniyi........Akinjide Idowu is doing good Job in that mildfield,he is better than the injured Ifeanyi matthew.

Idowu and mathew play different position.
Re: Flying Eagles of Nigeria Thread: U-20 World Cup (New Zealand 2015) by mikron(m): 4:24pm On Jun 04, 2015
AIG07:
i'm happy. Atleast this 'll boost their morale n increase their confidence going into their crucial final group match
true
Re: Flying Eagles of Nigeria Thread: U-20 World Cup (New Zealand 2015) by mikron(m): 4:24pm On Jun 04, 2015
mackfame:


Bros It was Godwin that gate crashed and all updates we read here were all about him doing wonders in the camp smiley
both sokari and godwin did excellently well
Re: Flying Eagles of Nigeria Thread: U-20 World Cup (New Zealand 2015) by Kolade354(m): 4:29pm On Jun 04, 2015
tbaba1234:


Idowu and mathew play different position.
That a mix-up bro.......You knw we have to Ifeanyi in that team,and bth of them start against Brazil......I mean Ifeanyi Ifeanyi shld be permanently bench for Idowu in the Blocking 4 position.
Re: Flying Eagles of Nigeria Thread: U-20 World Cup (New Zealand 2015) by zoboizee: 4:38pm On Jun 04, 2015
I think idowu,mathew,and sokari combination should be tried in training. Or idowu,nwakali and mathew combination. But problem with nwakali is dat he is too attack conscious and thus expose the defence during counter-attack but defend,shoot & pass very well. ifeanyi ifeanyi is good against physical teams playing long balls. But teams with quick passes, he is xtra luggage. because guy is slow, poor short passes, no forward movement and too hesistant sometimes. And if the coach want to stick to him then fine. yahaya and iheanacho / bulbwa & yahaya on the flanks with success in the centre is another good combination for attack. with awoniyi as sub for success or kelechi and simon or saviour for yahaya
Re: Flying Eagles of Nigeria Thread: U-20 World Cup (New Zealand 2015) by mackfame: 4:44pm On Jun 04, 2015
this is the line up I would like to see on Sunday

Joshua, Musa, Ndidi, Bello, Mustafa, Idowu, Mathew (yes he will be back for Hungary according to doc), Sokari, Iheanacho, Yahaya/Saviour and Success (Awo and Moses can super sub)

However I am not 100% confident on Mustafa, looks a bit too small for big attackers (just my opinion)
Re: Flying Eagles of Nigeria Thread: U-20 World Cup (New Zealand 2015) by safarigirl(f): 4:49pm On Jun 04, 2015
Thegoodjoe, why you dey cast Awoniyi like that? Make una sofri abeg, he missed sitters, we don hear. He got assists. Next game, Iheanacho starts, T can come from the bench in the 65th minute

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Re: Flying Eagles of Nigeria Thread: U-20 World Cup (New Zealand 2015) by linked: 4:51pm On Jun 04, 2015
AIG07:
Tribalism? Pls don't bring that into this team. This team is one of d best nigeria team have seen that is not base on sentiment. By d way success too is a yoruba guy.
@ the bolded.... Isaac na Edo boy..... Doesn't it show in his ruggedness when he plays grin grin

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Re: Flying Eagles of Nigeria Thread: U-20 World Cup (New Zealand 2015) by mackfame: 4:55pm On Jun 04, 2015
Did anyone notice Awo limping after today's game? hope it's nothing serious...
Re: Flying Eagles of Nigeria Thread: U-20 World Cup (New Zealand 2015) by watchindelta(m): 5:12pm On Jun 04, 2015
d team is back but not 100% yet
Re: Flying Eagles of Nigeria Thread: U-20 World Cup (New Zealand 2015) by watchindelta(m): 5:18pm On Jun 04, 2015
According to information gathered by allnigeriasoccer. com ’s editorial staff, Inter Milan have made contact with Udinese over the transfer of Nigeria Under 20 international Isaac Success. The Bianconeri suits are prepared to allow the Flying Eagles star leave Friuli-Venezia Giulia in the summer on the proviso that an interested club meets his asking price thought to be around 15 million euros. Inter Milan had made an initial offer of five million euros which fell short of Udinese’s valuation of the striker. There is a four - year deal on the table that Success will append his signature to if Inter Milan agree terms with Udinese. The Nigeria youth international has been linked to Ligue 1 moneybags Monaco, but it appears the Italians are frontrunners to secure his signature. The 19 - year - old continued his scoring streak in Fifa tournaments by netting against North Korea on Thursday.

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Re: Flying Eagles of Nigeria Thread: U-20 World Cup (New Zealand 2015) by wordychap: 5:24pm On Jun 04, 2015
anybody knows if NTA uyo is broadcasting this games?
Re: Flying Eagles of Nigeria Thread: U-20 World Cup (New Zealand 2015) by Icon4s(m): 5:25pm On Jun 04, 2015
Kolade354:
Anybody Bringing Tribalism is Insane......It is Obvious Isaac sucess is better than Awoniyi.......Awoniyi shld be drop against Hungary Iheancho or Yahaya will do better.

1 carton of Origin for u for this comment.
Re: Flying Eagles of Nigeria Thread: U-20 World Cup (New Zealand 2015) by enomakos(m): 5:28pm On Jun 04, 2015
oswardic:
up flying eagles.. but why this Yahaya resemble Ibrahim Babangida when him young like this?
na true oo

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Re: Flying Eagles of Nigeria Thread: U-20 World Cup (New Zealand 2015) by enomakos(m): 5:33pm On Jun 04, 2015
yenum10:
success don show awoniyi say dem no b mate...awoniyi for miss dat chance
seconded
Re: Flying Eagles of Nigeria Thread: U-20 World Cup (New Zealand 2015) by Icon4s(m): 5:36pm On Jun 04, 2015
safarigirl:
Thegoodjoe, why you dey cast Awoniyi like that? Make una sofri abeg, he missed sitters, we don hear. He got assists. Next game, Iheanacho starts, T can come from the bench in the 65th minute

grin Sorry dear Your Baby Daddy let u down. grin

Btw to come and do what in d 65th mins? angryHe can be brought in if we are like 3-0 up in the 85th mins. grin

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Re: Flying Eagles of Nigeria Thread: U-20 World Cup (New Zealand 2015) by Icon4s(m): 5:41pm On Jun 04, 2015
wordychap:
anybody knows if NTA uyo is broadcasting this games?

Y nt give a call to Okon hu lives in Uyo.
Re: Flying Eagles of Nigeria Thread: U-20 World Cup (New Zealand 2015) by safarigirl(f): 5:45pm On Jun 04, 2015
Icon4s:


grin Sorry dear Your Baby Daddy let u down. grin

Btw to come and do what in d 65th mins? angryHe can be brought in if we are like 3-0 up in the 85th mins. grin
first off, Awoniyi is a good Christian boy, just as ayam a good Christian geh, so if we do have babies, it will be in the right way. Ain't no baby mama, baby daddy shiiit gon' be happening angry

Secondly I repeat, 65th minute is good. We still want a nice club to snatch him up and he can't get that on the bench. tongue
Re: Flying Eagles of Nigeria Thread: U-20 World Cup (New Zealand 2015) by safarigirl(f): 5:47pm On Jun 04, 2015
linked:
@ the bolded.... Isaac na Edo boy..... Doesn't it show in his ruggedness when he plays grin grin
oh, Ajayi is an Edo name? undecided
Re: Flying Eagles of Nigeria Thread: U-20 World Cup (New Zealand 2015) by linked: 5:49pm On Jun 04, 2015
@ joseph1013
@ tbaba1234
@LeeCodeman

One down.... Next! grin
Re: Flying Eagles of Nigeria Thread: U-20 World Cup (New Zealand 2015) by mikron(m): 5:49pm On Jun 04, 2015
AIG07:
Tribalism? Pls don't bring that into this team. This team is one of d best nigeria team have seen that is not base on sentiment. By d way success too is a yoruba guy.
success is edo

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