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Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by TheGoodJoe(m): 10:39am On Aug 05, 2016 |
safarigirl: These statements is what I call Comic Relief. Yet Basketmouth will form like if he is the only talented comedian in Nigeria. |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by chrisooblog: 10:41am On Aug 05, 2016 |
man is beyond shameless it's just my church mind restraining me from hurling abuses at the man-o-war wanabee safarigirl: 1 Like |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by TheGoodJoe(m): 10:43am On Aug 05, 2016 |
safarigirl: In some way, I agree with you. Dalung is not ready for the job. He is the least performing minister. How come Amaechi, Fayemi, Fashola, Kachikwu, etc are carrying out multi Billion naira projects and Dalung is forming as if there is no money to help these young ones. It is disappointing. However, Daft Monkey is too much. I will not oppose a Dalung sack. |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by chrisooblog: 10:50am On Aug 05, 2016 |
spot on rating. only adjustment i would have made is to give the lowest rated player a 5 considering the circumstances the players went through they are all heroes. joseph1013: 2 Likes |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by Pavarotti: 10:53am On Aug 05, 2016 |
Who Is Sadiq Umar ? ![]() Greatness they say starts in small steps but for one Nigerian it seems to start with leaps Sadiq Umar has come a long way in a short time, from the dusty streets of Kaduna to the hallowed streets of Rome . . .a star destined for greatness Born in Kaduna, Umar whose read more http://www.soccerassembly.com/who-is-sadiq-umar/ 1 Like |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by TheGoodJoe(m): 10:58am On Aug 05, 2016 |
Sadiq Umar deserves a special applause. A true definition of a hero. The guy just lost his dad but he picked himself up. He gave his best. Thumbs up you man. |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by AIG07: 11:03am On Aug 05, 2016 |
Congrat to all well wishing Nigerians and to d boys for making us dream once again. I never tot this team will pull such a stunt. In a 9 goals thriller with our team having d edge( 5goals) *big thanks to d Airlines* and someone here is saying make we forget Atlanta's victory n move on. Nigeria has moved on but with d memory of those gr8 moments in soccer which will live wit us for years to come. Even passing t down to d next generations. Abeg make u no talk am again o or how do u expect d babas to forget in a hurry? wen d legends are still alive... Wishing d boys a better outing in d next game. 1 Like |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by goldfish80(m): 11:04am On Aug 05, 2016 |
The minister will do well in dropping the name Solomon and just go by as Mr Damlong. He's obviously not a wise man. But I wonder if the Directors and permanent secretaries are doing their job in guiding the minister properly. As we all know, ministerial appointments are purely political. The so called technocrats doing the heavy lifting should be the Director and permanent Secretary. Apparently a lot of people aren't doing jobs. Calls for the minister's resignation should be extended to other principal in the ministry. To the game, the standout player, Etebo is a freak. His stats read: Warrior wolves: 64 appearances, 25 goals. Super Eagles: 6 appearances 1 goal. Nigerian U-23 team ie Dream Team: 17 appearances 11 goals. And I’m not sure that includes the 4 goals he scored yesterday against Japan. These are silly numbers for a central midfielder. Even Pogba, Vidal and Co will struggle to get those numbers. It's worth pointing out that the super eagles got eliminated for the Afcon by Egypt when he got injured and was replaced. We practically conceeded when he got replaced. He's the definition of a diamond in the rough. What a player we have on our hands 1 Like |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by adrianodiwesco: 11:32am On Aug 05, 2016 |
Nice following nairaland.just joined.In my humble opinion,we did not parade our best defenders.The team's achilles heels has always been the inexperienced defence made up of academicals,amuzie,sincere,ndifreke,all an average of 18 years old.Siasia always sticks to his boys.You wont wonder why they lost scandalously to average teams in suwon and even to th flying eagles academicals.If mikel and sadiq can come,i wonder why NFF didnt play their cards well concerning bringing in musa,omeruo,ndidi or even ganiyu ogungbe,oluwasemilogo ajayi?. Meanwhile,mikel just came to add the olympics to his CV.That littleman,popoola is better though highly underrated by many teams due to his size.Though our midfield is packed with great players,i believe an addition of obinna nwobodo or ifeanyi Mathew would have been valuable.These guys and young,skillful and experienced 2 Likes |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by TheGoodJoe(m): 11:57am On Aug 05, 2016 |
goldfish80: Nice dig. Those are some awesome stats. We have another monster midfielder. I hope the others step up in the next game. We should not be careless. The Swedes will study our weaknesses when we attack. I hope Usman comes to the party in the next game. I am expecting Mikel to put up a better show also. If these guys raise their games, then we are in for a treat. Coach Siasia should do more defense drills. I do not like Analysing Siasia's games because he has a totally different philosophy from my view. His all out attack system. He sticks to it and believes it. If not I would have preferred a disciplined defensive performance from our midfielders minus Etebor. |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by goldfish80(m): 12:23pm On Aug 05, 2016 |
TheGoodJoe:Siasia's gong-ho style has cost us on many occasions. The two Afcon qualifiers failure, especially the game against Egypt in Kaduna as a case study. The only time Siasia has played sensible organised game in defence was the 0:1 loss to Ghana in Accra where we edged out the hosts and qualified for the Beijing Olympics via goal difference. Who are his assistants in this tourney? 1 Like |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by Nobody: 12:25pm On Aug 05, 2016 |
Strikers win you games but Defenders win you titles. Siasia's philosophy will always remain his philosophy. We outscored Japan. But it's high time Siasia gets the best 4 defenders for the rest of the tournament. Common, how can a Coach go for a tournament with just one CB in William troost - Ekong??. Other teams will want to explore our weaknesses. It's high time Siasia do something about the defense line. Mikel and Azubiekwe should be made to sit deep to shield the defense. Emmanuel Daniel was exposed by the defenders again and again making him look like a bad goal keeper. Our Midfield and Attack is very potent. Kudos to all the players and the crew, despite all the odds against them they made Nigerians proud. 1 Like |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by TheGoodJoe(m): 12:30pm On Aug 05, 2016 |
goldfish80: Let us see how he sets up against Sweden. This will show if he has grown since the Suwon Tourney. Sweden is not Japan. I do not want to deliberate much on Coach Siasia's tactics because some coaches believe attack is the best form of Defence. However, we need to keep the ball well and not losing it when we have gaps behind us. |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by TheGoodJoe(m): 12:35pm On Aug 05, 2016 |
Daninya11: I see Seth picking up. There is this thing of moving tall wingbacks to Central defence like Sagna, Marquinho, Ramos. That is what Coach Siasia wants to achieve with Seth. I think the unfamiliarity with the role affected his game. There was also the stress of the game factor. Let us judge Seth after the second game. |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by tbaba1234: 12:51pm On Aug 05, 2016 |
Peter Ogaba died today, he was the youngest member of the Under 17 tournament in 1987 at 13 years old. He was also part of the team to Saudi 89. He died today after a brief illness. Condolenses to the family. See Ogba sliding in pic below 1 Like 1 Share
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Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by edi287: 1:13pm On Aug 05, 2016 |
TheGoodJoe:How about they both Bleep off?? I hate them with a burning passion. Never been as disillusioned with naija football...thanks to those two arrogant pricks. 1 Like |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by TheGoodJoe(m): 2:22pm On Aug 05, 2016 |
tbaba1234: Sad. RIP. May God give his family and friends the strength to bear this loss. |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by Icon4s(m): 2:59pm On Aug 05, 2016 |
goldfish80: U know, one thing that strikes me is his shooting accuracy. U forgot to also mention that he was highest goals scorer at the CAF U23 which earned him enough points to win the most promising young player award. He has good eyes for goals just like Iheanacho. At a point in time on this forum there was an argument about who was better between him and Iheanacho. I am thinking that guy should be converted to a supporting striker. He and Iheanacho combination would become "shot the goal post at sight". Iheanacho as a CF and Etebo as SS. God help us to qualify for Russia 2018. ![]() 1 Like |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by Icon4s(m): 3:01pm On Aug 05, 2016 |
tbaba1234: What a lose. One of my then favorite players. We bare the same first name (Peter). I was nicknamed Ogaba in school those days bc of this lad. I can recall vividly the role the 13yrs old Peter Ogaba played at Canada '87. How would I forget his champaign performance in that semi-final against Italy? He tried his best against a highly gifted Capellini even despite his size then. He also played U21 at age 15. He went out of the lime light just like Philip Osondu, Chris Nwosu, Taiwo Eneguwa, Dimeji Lawal, Lemy Isa and the rest of his Canada '87 class. That white on Green jersey in that pix was what they used for most of that tourney. Hmmmm memories... ![]() Rest in peace Peter Ogaba. ![]() 1 Like |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by tbaba1234: 3:32pm On Aug 05, 2016 |
Siasia should move Mikel to CB and play madu ahead of Amuzie. |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by Icon4s(m): 3:43pm On Aug 05, 2016 |
tbaba1234: Mikel may likely not cope as a CB because of his lack of pace and slower reflexes due to his age. Football at this age grade level is played with plenty of pace. I would say Mikel should fall back to CMF position were he can also support Azubuike in the DMF role when the need arises. Aminu Usman who is a more pacey player and has good eyes for goals should be drafted to the AM position. He can also fall deep into the midfield often to initiate attacks with his pace. Etebo, Ezekiel and Sadiq need players who can throw the passes at them more quickly. Usman Muhammed can start from the bench. Oh how I wish Iwobi, Iheanacho and Omeruo made this trip. 1 Like |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by adrainuche(m): 3:47pm On Aug 05, 2016 |
tbaba1234: A leader yes, matured yes but he shouldn't be starting the game... mikel should be used when nigeria are winning the game to calm the tempo spread passes and then intercept ... I don't hate mikel am just saying the truth ... |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by Icon4s(m): 3:50pm On Aug 05, 2016 |
adrainuche: That team lacks quality in the midfield. Mikel is a better of the lots. 1 Like |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by TheGoodJoe(m): 4:02pm On Aug 05, 2016 |
Icon4s: Same thing that came to my mind. Pace. In the defence, a fast player will take him out. Similar to what Manchester City suffered with Demeichelis. Give me a second to close my eyes. How did Pellegrini expect Demeichelis to cope with Messi. Same with Mahrez. Demeichelis survived because of his wealth of experience and playing at a high level for very long. He still suffered when he met pacy players. CMF/DMF is best for Mikel where he would not need pace to deal make a good impact. More of positional sense and match reading. Interceptions will be key. I still opt for Mikel behind Azubuike. Four goals was heavy. We need more cover. |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by Nobody: 5:21pm On Aug 05, 2016 |
safarigirl: Same way he appointed a lawyer as minister of power. I thought competence is about assigning a task to people that are trained and specialized in such field. Cronyism at its peak under Buhari. appointing political professionals to administrate key and delicate sectors at the opportunity cost of seasoned technocrats. 1 Like |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by tbaba1234: 7:07pm On Aug 05, 2016 |
blueto: What you need as a minister is a good manager not neccessarily an expert in the field. Fashola is a good manager and will produce results. Where you need the technocrats are the agencies who do the real work. 2 Likes |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by BascoVanVeli(m): 7:40pm On Aug 05, 2016 |
blueto: A lawyer is not so bad for the job, most sports officials around the world are lawyers who have never played the game. I ask what power does the minister have he can't hire or fire the NFF or the NOC, it would piss u off if u keep giving me money and i don't hear word. Who sends players to another country without money and a ticket out of there? That is almost human trafficing. I don't blame the minister that much, the blame really lies on the NOC and NFF but if the government tries to investigate them fifa will ban us. The system is created to keep African countries down simple and plain. Where else does the money come from? If the government can spend millions on football it makes sense that they should be at least kept along in the decision making. If i pay u then who do u work for? 2 Likes |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by Nobody: 9:16pm On Aug 05, 2016 |
tbaba1234: An agency, evolves to become a minister in such field because of the level of experience. Technocracy is an organizational structure or system of governance where decision-makers are selected on the basis of technological knowledge. In a technocracy, decision makers would be selected based upon how knowledgeable and skillful they are in their field. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technocracy?_e_pi_=7%2CPAGE_ID10%2C3764203556 So a foremost attribute of “good” minister is technocracy, without it, the ministry suffers from botched administration just as the current ministries in Nigeria now. The minister is able to make nifty decisions when he possesses dexterity from experience. Okonjo Iweala was appointed to direct the economic affairs of Nigeria because she took Economics and was proficient in it. |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by Nobody: 9:37pm On Aug 05, 2016 |
Sack Dalung now, Youth Council President tells Buhari President, National Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN, Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere has told President Muhammadu Buhari to relieve the Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, for allegedly abandoning the U-23 football team in the ongoing Olympic tournament, in Rio Brazil. Ugochinyere who is also senior special assistant to the Senate President, Bukola Saraki on youths and student matters, expressed dismay over the alleged ill treatment meted out to the Dream team that led to their being stranded in the United States. In a statement in Abuja, the NYCN president said, “Nigerians are still in shock by the comments of the Minister of Youth and Sports Development Barr. Solomon Dalung clearly left the Nigeria national Under23 football team to their fate after it was put to him by journalists that the team was suffering and stranded in the United States of Nigeria.“If the Minister were on top of his game, he would have ordinarily known where and how the team was training for the Olympics, but he did not know. Mr. Dalung was only interested in the money he was going to make from the games. “It was Dalung who as Minister of sports allowed Nigerian athletes who have qualified for the games to go online to source funds for their air tickets. This last resort of fund raising online by the athletes is an one that arose clearly out of the Minister’s incompetence.” Ugochinyere stated that beyond the comments of the Minister which allegedly were meant to embarrass the entire nation further, the team was abandoned in the US and was only able to arrive Manaus, venue of their match few hours to kick off after an 8 hour long flight. He said, “The binding force of football in our country cannot be over emphasized and the pride of having our national anthem rendered to the attention of the entire world at the Olympics cannot be rivaled by any other feeling. “Minister Dalung has failed in his duty to coordinate the Nigeria Olympic Committee and all other Federations as is expected of him. Mr. President should not hesitate to relieve him of his duties before he brings our dear nation to more international disrepute. ”He, however, commended the National U-23 football patriots who despite the atrocious abandonment went ahead to beat their Japanese opponents and make our nation proud. “It is clear they are not holding it against the nation as they have identified it is the incompetence of one man that was responsible for their plight. “We wish them and indeed all other athletes proudly donning the famous green-white-green to endeavour to compete clean and bring back laurels to our country without paying attention to the incompetence of Minister Dalung.” http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/08/sack-dalung-now-youth-council-president-tells-buhari/ 1 Like |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by Napoleon55(m): 11:03pm On Aug 05, 2016 |
Icon4s:The partnership of Andy cole and Yorke comes to mind,I don't think both of them r centre forwards both their partnership was very effective |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by goldfish80(m): 12:05am On Aug 06, 2016 |
Icon4s: Etebo as a striker? Well, I think he is better off a midfielder. He is the modern day box to box midfielder. You know, Goal scoring midfielders are like hot cake these days. He is of that breed although he still have to work on his stamina because I notice he tires out most times in 2nd half of games. He also improve on his ball recovery and interception to be a complete midfielder. Generally, the ultimate winners will be his Portuguese club, they will be rubbing their palms in delight because they will sell him on for a handsome profit. Warri Wolves would be mad not to include a sell on percentage on his contract. On Iheanacho, let's keep our fingers crossed. Pep Guadiola is an adherent of the Joan Cruyff school of thought, which is that a complete player should play multiple positions. That is why you see Pep converting Alaba and Javier Martinez to ball playing centre defenders. Lahm as a midfielder in some games. It's not entirely out of character for Pep to play Iheanacho on the left or right wing. He loves those kind of tweeks. 1 Like |
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