BascoVanVeli:

Ok let me say it like it is, Sanchez stole his goal but it's still an assist making 2 for the match.

TheGoodJoe:
What a game by Iwobi and I think Arsene Wenger found the best way to use the young man. He was also prolific.

What is interesting about Iwobi's play is how he drifts from the wings to the creative midfield position. I think Arsene Wenger is watching some tapes of Guardiola and adding similar invention to the game.

Free Wingers

That is what I call Iwobi's role and it is brilliant. Dynamic and creative.

Iwobi got the chance to show his shooting strength. His passes were also sharp.

Most impressive was his back heel pass to Walcott. Boy that goes into the Arsenal nest goal tapes. Looking more like Kanu than Jay Jay.

TheGoodJoe:
Big Shout out to Iheanacho today. That was one hell of a marathon he ran today. He pressed, tracked back, built play and participated in counters.

He was a Machine today. Maybe, TheSuperNerd will get a Noble prize for discovering the first Alien On Earth.

I was too impressed in his play. His pass to Sterling for the goal was brilliant. Iheanacho is now congratulating his team-mates for assists to him. Nice growth in character.

Good display and I think Guardiola left the pitch, impressed with Nacho's contribution.

justicejay:

So brilliant, he created a goal in his own half and ran some meters within the blink of an eye to direct the ball into the net.
Applus

https://www.nairaland.com/3343363/nigerian-youth-cadet-talents-players/2

ChrisKels:
U guys are still getting wowed by the displays of Kelechi, Iwobi and their likes. Mehn I have gone past that, they don't surprise me anymore because, like PEAK, it is in them. These guys (Kelechi, iwobi, Ndidi, Success, Awaziem and to an extent, Sadiq Umar) already broke out last season, so what they're showing now is what is expected of them. I just congratulate and pray God to keep them moving and getting better, while I have got my eyes on the guys that could be our next breakout kings for the season e.gs include : Ejaria, Yahaya, Chidi Nwakali, Nura Abdullahi, Awua(remember Dat name) etc.

Come next season, top on my list to breakout would be, kelechi Nwakali, Osimhen, Sammy Chukwueze etc.

I dnt know if this is the right thread to post this but plz make una no vex. Happy Sunday my ppl.

ChrisKels:
U guys are still getting wowed by the displays of Kelechi, Iwobi and their likes. Mehn I have gone past that, they don't surprise me anymore because, like PEAK, it is in them. These guys (Kelechi, iwobi, Ndidi, Success, Awaziem and to an extent, Sadiq Umar) already broke out last season, so what they're showing now is what is expected of them. I just congratulate and pray God to keep them moving and getting better, while I have got my eyes on the guys that could be our next breakout kings for the season e.gs include : Ejaria, Yahaya, Chidi Nwakali, Nura Abdullahi, Awua(remember Dat name) etc.

Come next season, top on my list to breakout would be, kelechi Nwakali, Osimhen, Sammy Chukwueze etc.

I dnt know if this is the right thread to post this but plz make una no vex. Happy Sunday my ppl.

Icon4s:
Zambian fans would be like......"So Success is also a Nigerian"? Lol!

Orkpekyandega:

Zambian fans at the moment

Icon4s:
I think we need to be coming up with weekly ratings of our players especially in the EPL.

Already there are arguments about who made d biggest impact between Iheanacho and Iwobi in their respective games.

We also saw Victor Moses, Ahmed Musa, Odion Ighalo, and Isaac Success all in action for their various clubs. Ovie Edjaria also made the Liverpool squad list against Chelsea.

cc: Joseph1013, terzurum5, Orkpekyandega

Orkpekyandega:
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Olympic Bronze aside it’s been a year to forget for Nigerian football.


Consecutive failures qualifying for one major tournament after the other , (AFCON , U17, U20 ) and shameful administrative lapses have redefined our football.


The most hard hitting were the ousters from the youth tournaments particularly the U20 which used to be our forte.


It is without a doubt a major setback both for the boys and ultimately for the development of the game in Nigeria.


The education at U20 helps define these kids , ask the legendary Maradona, or ask Paul Pogba – who described the U-20s as “an experience for once in a lifetime”
We’ve missed this obviously so now where do we go from here ?


In 2015, we unearthed genuine young talent ( Amunekes U17 Champions) but too often we just pick out individual stars from these teams and focus on them forgetting the entire unit as a whole.


As a result our national teams are severely unbalanced and lacking cohesion. A body of disparate individuals as against a fluid singular unit


What to do :
• Keep the team together with an eye on the next Olympics in 4 years’ time (The entire team are 17 or 18 years old right now, in another 4 years they will be 22 years old at most all well within the specified age (23) for the Olympics).


• Rotate members of the Team (Not just the stars) from time to time to train with the Super Eagles
• Decide on a coach (preferably the same Amuneke) and develop and empower him as much as possible (Coaching courses, secondments)


• Send the Team for as many tournaments as possible
• Integrate a few un-ignorable established talents of the same age band into the team slowly ( i.e Ovie Ejaria, Nura Abdulahi, Chidozie Awaziem )


• Organize as many exhibition games as possible for the team
• Help prevent those who haven’t yet gotten clubs abroad from signing contacts that would only throw them into obscurity.


If we could get a bronze in RIO with an ill equipped, inadequately prepared team, imagine the possibilities of presenting a well nurtured, well prepared cohesive team still complete with individual talent like (Nwakali (Arsenal), Osimhen (Wolfsburg), Chukwueze (Porto), Okonkwo (Bologna) Zakari (Safxien) Ejaria (Liverpool) Awaziem (Porto) Nura (Roma)at their peak and a sprinkling of choice overaged players (Iheancho, Success, Iwobi , Ndidi) ?


A mouthwatering prospect . . .but, we need to start NOW!
If we do . . .come the Tokyo 2020 Olympics , and then the next world cup in Qatar 2022 , we will return to the pinnacle of world football again
Dare to dream
www.soccerassembly.com/the-dream-team-vii-blueprint/

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