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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by safarigirl(f): 8:04am On Sep 25, 2016 |
OdenigboAroli:if Mikel is not on the field of play, more often than not, things fall apart and the centre doesn't hold. You don't get to drop a player of Mikel's calibre especially when he hasn't done anything to deserve such a drop. Maybe Yobo was dispensable because he kept flopping in the national team, but until Mikel flops for us, he can't be exempted from the team because one ignorant coach in England can't see past his own nose 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 8:07am On Sep 25, 2016 |
I already mentioned that if you read page 72. Lol.. Iwobi is a fast-rising masterclass and with full-blooded rising midfield generals like kelechi nwakali, chidiebere nwakali, azubuike okechukwu, wilfred ndidi, et al in the cmf and dmf roles, Iwobi will blow in the no. 10 role. It's scary to think musa yahaya will have to be benched. Chaiiiii.. We have a dangerous squad rising. With such talents in midfield led by Iwobi as a no.10 in the post-2018 era... And an attacking front of Success-Osimhen-Iheanacho.... We got the arsenal to take on the world... Iwobi and Iheanacho are the twin leaders of Nigeria's next super golden generation. I know I've been saying it but indeed a new era is upon us. Even the thread title agrees perfectly..... Napoleon55: 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 8:32am On Sep 25, 2016 |
Abi ooo..... Like your signature says, "it is what it is" Mikel is the current leader of the Super Eagles midfield and the one man who holds things together in the centre...... There's nothing any hater or bias analysis can do about it... Why?? IT IS WHAT IT IS.... MIKEL'S REPLACEMENT ISN'T READY YET.... Until he matures enough and gets enough exposure, MIKEL IS STILL OUR BEST SHOT AND HE HAS PROVEN AGAIN AND AGAIN HIS RELEVANCE TO THE TEAM. Without Mikel, Afcon 2013 will be another of those "nearly made it" stories. Without Mikel, Rio 2016 Bronze will be impossible. Mikel doesn't rust on Chelsea's bench.... Make Conte dey deceive himself. See as Iwobi and Co rape them yesterday. Mikel's own countryman was MOTM against Conte's Chelsea.... Now that's a big deal!!! Conte... Kontinu... More rapes are coming from Man City and even Everton and possibly Man Utd. Kelechi Nwakali is the man I look upon to step up into Mikel's dynamic CMF role. Among the rising midfield stars we have, he has the potentials to be a truly world class midfield leader and enforcer..... I must make mention of Ovie Ejaria also. These guys aren't ready now... But they will be within the next 2-3 yrs by which time Mikel would be leaving the stage with his head held high and doing so having cemented his place among Africa's top5 best achievers and Greatest of all time(s).... Mikel is Nigeria's Current Go-to man in the centre of the pack.... It is just what it is... safarigirl: 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 9:23am On Sep 25, 2016 |
safarigirl: Wow. That was brilliant. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by lakesidepapa(m): 9:50am On Sep 25, 2016 |
Lordabas: That's why only small teams would be beatable for chelsea. Mancity, Liverpool, ManU, Arsenal will do u sheGee this season If they continue like this, they may end up like they did last season. Shior 3 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by enomakos(m): 10:16am On Sep 25, 2016 |
BascoVanVeli:he is already a star 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by OdenigboAroli(m): 11:04am On Sep 25, 2016 |
Lordabas: You know when they signed that guy I was asking myself how he is going to cope with his disorganized play and inconsistency. The only two things Musa knows is to kick the ball,run as fast as he can and shoot,period. Nothing more. Dude came straight from the mediocre Nigerian league,so,what do you expect. His didn't have a good development and you can see it in his game. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 11:09am On Sep 25, 2016 |
OdenigboAroli: Sometimes, just a little positioning changes the effect of a player. Ranieri needs to put Ahmed Musa in a position where he can shoot the post and run at the goal. If you look at how garbage Sterling was last season and how improved this season, you will get it. How Ranieri can not see that Musa does not need a creative role beats me. Let him run at goal and shoot, simple. Players like Oboabona and Mba came from the league you called mediocre and helped us win the Nations Cup. 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by OdenigboAroli(m): 11:38am On Sep 25, 2016 |
TheGoodJoe: And where is Oboabona and Mba today? You have to understand that most of these guys got picked up from the streets and as so didn't go through a sound development program to learn the rudiments of the game and you can see the results by how of our league boys have made it in top clubs in Europe. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 11:52am On Sep 25, 2016 |
OdenigboAroli: That does not take away the fact Oboabona and Mba achieved what players with the sound development of the game you claim, failed to achieve. They put up good performances against recognized European club players. Ahmed Musa is not good for build-up plays. He hardly played that way for CSKA Moscow and believe CSKA Moscow is huge. His threat was running at the defence and shooting. Unfortunately, Ranieri chose King who will not offer the kind of pace and shot power Musa will bring. If Ranieri can bring Musa to attack for his side, he will see a different player. 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by safarigirl(f): 12:06pm On Sep 25, 2016 |
TheGoodJoe:Ranieri does not know how to use a fast player like Musa Football isn't always about fancy footwork and flashy dribbling, sometimes, you just need a pacy winger. Such players are best for counterattacks. Look what Pep achieved with KDB, Kelechi and Sterling, beautiful counter, no time for fancy footwork or dribbling. The sooner Ranieri realises that, the better for Leicester 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by comodo: 12:29pm On Sep 25, 2016 |
Conte is still getting it all wrong. Take it or leave it. Either of Kante, Matic or fabregas will return to bench soon. All through the Arsenal match. non was screening the front of the defense. Its either d 2 are attacking d same time or they were marking no one. Do you know iwobi took 3 touches on d ball before releasing Sanchez for d 2nd goal. Where was Kante & Matic?... I hope Conte will not be sacked before end of season. [qudote author=Lordabas post=49645700]Mikel so bad he can't even make the bench in the EFL cup game . Even chelsea's academy boy Chalobah is ahead of him in the pecking order Only turns to a demigod when he dons a nigerian jersey [/quote] 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Posh(m): 12:29pm On Sep 25, 2016 |
safarigirl: Musa is just pacy, but no brain. No wonder, he has started warming the bench at leicester. The sooner he improves on his vision and decision making, the better for him...cos soon youngsters like iwobi, success and oshiemhen will condemn him to the bench in super eagles. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by goldfish80(m): 12:37pm On Sep 25, 2016 |
In my opinion, there will be no significant drop in quality if Omeruo should be replacing Leon Balogoun. Frankly speaking, Leon balogoun's ball playing abilities is a myth. Atleast statistics don't exactly stand him out as a ball playing centre back like most people believe. According to his stats, his pass completion % is just 75%. That's pretty average for a centre back who is not obliged to make vertical passes as he passes just about 5yards to his Dm and sideways to his fullbacks/his partner. To be in the elite category of ball playing CB,a player should be averaging atleast 85%+ pass completion %. Omeruo is not that great either, as his pass % is just 70%. (Ekong's is just slightly better than both with 78%) But comparing thier defensive dashboard, Omeruo looks a better defender than Leon. He averages more blocks, more defensive clearances, more interceptions. However, Leon edges him out on ariel duels won. In general, my motive is not to compare both players, but I want to dispel the fears we are loosing too much with Leon's absence. In Omeruo, we are in good hands. Judging by his big game experience down the years at Afcon and the world cup. He can take care of himself in Ndola 1 Like
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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by safarigirl(f): 12:58pm On Sep 25, 2016 |
Posh:like i always say, if I were a coach, the ónly instruction i would give Musa is to pass the ball to the striker once he's in the box. Musa's pace is deadly, a good coach would know how to utilise such pace 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 1:15pm On Sep 25, 2016 |
Posh: Have you watched Theo Walcott and Sterling play? They are atrocious when it comes to decision making. That does not mean they can not help the team tear down oppositions. Why make Musa a decision maker (Playing him in a decision making role) while you can use him to tear down defences with great pace and accuracy? |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 1:25pm On Sep 25, 2016 |
goldfish80: Squawka Football @Squawka 8 months Aleksandar Kolarov's first half by numbers: 56% pass accuracy 0 crosses completed 0 interceptions 0 aerial duels This was one of Kolarov's stats 8 months ago. I guess with that, you will say Kolarov Is not a great ball playing defender. Meanwhile he is a brilliant one. You can not pull out a stat and say he is not a great ball playing defender. When we talk of ball playing, it is not just about passes but comfort with the ball. The ability to express with the ball and making incisive runs to help build up play. In the Tanzania match, Leon Balogun was exceptional with the ball. I have not seen a defensive pair that good on the ball since I started watching Nigeria. (Sir Icon4s do not attack me, I did not watch the late eighties flying eagles) You can not say Leon Balogun's ball playing ability is myth. He plays comfortably as a right back. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 1:48pm On Sep 25, 2016 |
goldfish80: Balogun shone in the recent defeat to Hoffenheim, leading the game in ball recoveries (seven) and interceptions (four), while also being Mainz’s second most prolific passer. It was a majestic performance, even more impressive in the absence of regular partner Bell. http://m.goal.com/s/en-ng/news/4079/features/2016/03/01/20663052/leon-balogun-nigerias-new-defensive-leader?utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fm%3Fq%3Dnigeria%2Btanzania%2Bleon%2Bbalogun%2Bstats If you consider his dribbling ability, you will notice we have a ball playing defensive gem in Balogun. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by goldfish80(m): 2:29pm On Sep 25, 2016 |
TheGoodJoe:First of all, numbers don't lie. I wasn't the one who out up the stats. Whoscored is a reputable website to get accurate statistics. If that's what his statistics suggests, then it's what it is. If that was Kolarov's numbers, then that pretty sums it up that's he had a sh!t season. No wonder clichy was ahead of him last season. You can't be posting such numbers and expect people to believe you that you're a ball playing centre back. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by goldfish80(m): 2:42pm On Sep 25, 2016 |
TheGoodJoe:Maybe against Hoffeinham he had a great game while Hoffeinham were poor and put up a lacklustre performance applying little or no pressure on him just like Tanzania. However, the summary of his dashboard suggests he had only completed 75%of his passes this season. Numbers don't lie. Compare his numbers with the best in the business, you begin to see a huge difference. Balogoun has his best qualities,which are winning ariel duels with his 1.90m frame, good tackling, good speed for a man of his height etc etc however, passing over a distance isn't his thing. For takers, Omeruo averages more dribbles per game than Leon. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 2:50pm On Sep 25, 2016 |
BlackAlbino6: Coach, we have discovered another goalkeeper in the French league. His name is Jonathan Ligali. He plays for Montpellier in the Ligue 1. Please, extend invitation to him for a friendly match. Thanks |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 3:02pm On Sep 25, 2016 |
BlackAlbino6: Na wa ooo! Whenever it is time to represent his father's land something will pop up to hinder him. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 3:12pm On Sep 25, 2016 |
Orkpekyandega: Na wetin I dey tell be dis wey dem no wan hear. So, na Ali go sidon 4 substitute for Ekong and Omeruo dem? What about if one of them get injury or receive red card, who will replace dem? Well, I just dey observe. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 3:15pm On Sep 25, 2016 |
goldfish80: Some people rely on just numbers. Some people can watch and tell. Balogun was refreshingly brilliant against Tanzania. He held his high line well and was great ball playing. So relying on numbers do not add up. Please, passing is not the only ball playing attribute of a defender. Balogun is a good dribbler too. Why not talk about that? |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by BascoVanVeli(m): 3:15pm On Sep 25, 2016 |
forgiveness: Simple the coach will call a replacement. Now talk ur own, who do u want? |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 3:18pm On Sep 25, 2016 |
goldfish80: Those stats summed up your thought pattern. You called Balogun's ball playing ability a myth. You relied on pure stats to base your judgement. By that, you will say Kolarov Is A poor ball playing defender but he is very good. The point is simple. You can not use passing stats to write off the brilliant display of Balogun against Tanzania. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 3:20pm On Sep 25, 2016 |
ChrisKels: I had always avoided those fights like plague but I always read the comments. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 3:22pm On Sep 25, 2016 |
BascoVanVeli: Let us wait and see. Kenneth Otigba off course. He has demonstrated he wants to play for Nigeria |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 3:28pm On Sep 25, 2016 |
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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 3:30pm On Sep 25, 2016 |
See am... Doom.... U don dey smile naa... Abi? So u still dey ask if omeruo and Troost get injured huh?? Na u wan injure them or redcard them... Huh?? If The coach wanna call a replacement, he'll do it... Otigba is one I have also held good grounds for. He's good... Very good. But wait first let Rohr make the decision... I know u would prefer Omeruo or Troost to be injured also to drive home a point. Not cool man... Not cool at all.... forgiveness: 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 3:34pm On Sep 25, 2016 |
goldfish80: The groups were instructed to initiate attack from one part of the field to the other, and specifically told to keep the ball in flight, failure to do so we result in the group doing push ups as punishment. ” I don’t want the ball on the ground, if it touches the ground, your group will give me five press up, now that is the instruction, start” Gernot Rohr roared. William Troost Ekong, Leon Balogun and Chidozie Awaziem were by far more comfortable in carrying out the instructions, which saved their team from been asked to do press up. FC Porto youngster Awaziem got the German coach nodding, when his cross field pass to Balogun reached the Mainz 05 defender who in turn cushioned a well drilled header to Ekong. http://owngoalnigeria.com/2016/08/31/balogunekong-awaziem-top-men-details-of-how-gernot-rohr-first-training-session-unfolded-in-uyo/ |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 3:41pm On Sep 25, 2016 |
BascoVanVeli: Now that we are benefitting from this foreign grown player, many people have forgotten how they castigated me for demanding for their injection into the national team. Thank God he didn't slip from our hand like Alaba, Dele Alli and Ross Barkley. I hope Sheyi Ojo and little Messi(Bobby Adekanye) are given the opportunity to play for their fatherland. Bobby Adekanye was rejected by Emmanuel Amuneke but I can't see any any player in his team as good as him. |
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