enomakos:
did you forget kelechi is the captain of the flying eagle?

Certitude:

I think you all who are complaining about Keshi's team selection should STFU about him being tactically inept. You can't eat your cake and have it... and's what does a coach not telling players to feign injury at the slightest touch has to do with ineptitude.
With all due respect sir, are you seriously typing these things?

forgiveness:


I know you understand me but you are pretending.

Necessity is reason we need Ikeme.

terzurum5:

That is the point, even though they are not in more fancied leagues.

Icon4s:


That means players like Carl Ikeme, Sonne Aluko, and Shehu Abdullahi should forget the national team abi?

Show me which player in this current Rohr's squad that plays outside Europe or Africa.

I repeat: I WONDER HOW YOU ANALYSE YOUR OWN FOOTBALL.

Mickael2:


please mention them. Bear in mind that they also need to be able to fuction as RBs

joseph1013:


Who are the better players you have in mind? Players that can directly replace Shehu in those positions he can be used.

TheSuperNerd:
Oga Terzurum5... This is not me being modest but being honest...

It's thanks to you guys. You guys started it on NL, the likes of Jospeh1013, Orkpekyandega and You too and ofcourse the likes CFCman in women's soccer...... Me? I just picked up. Wasnt it just last year I joined? Oh yes.. It was, in May.

I Love the great potentials Nigerian football have commanded over the years and will still command going forward...... NL Sports is one of the most visited sports sites (if not the no.1) on the web as regards Nigerian football at all levels.

You all rock! So It's you that must be commended not me... NL gave me a chance to mingle with great minds like Sir TheGoodJoe (my finest and most favorite analyst on NL), Madam (Miss) Safarigirl (the most witty one I know on NL sports.. When I came newly, she was "lord" of the epistles... Looll), Sir Joseph1013 (his threads always make sense... Love his passion for our national teams), Sir Icon4s (His Experience too much), Sir BascoVanVeli (very smart and loves to play the devil's advocate sometimes.. Looll), Sirs AIG07 & Mikron (Twin Eagles fans... Looll), Madam Confun (always observing, rarely commenting, and never misses a page... Loollll), Sir Tbaba1234 (the legendary one), Sirs Blackalbino06, Terzurum5, Orkpekyandega and even Justiz5 (all are Super OPs who bring out time outta their busy schedule to keep us all updated... I learnt from their works) and all others I just cant mention for time's sake...... (Unless una no want make I finish this post)...

So plsss... I havent forgotten how I walked in here on May 23rd into the 2015 U-20 WC thread for New Zealand 2015..... The names mentioned are the ones I have grown to know and super-appreciate since May/June 2015..... All others not mentioned plsss... U all rock too...

So plsss... Shall we move on now? We got a new super golden generation to keep building strong....

Mickael2:


what you typed made no sense at all

TheSuperNerd:
Eagles donate to Echiejile, Akpeyi’s weddings


Players of the Super Eagles showed their
solidarity with two of their own, as they donated
over N1million to the upcoming weddings of
Elderson Echiejile and Daniel Akpeyi.

The players, who received N350, 000 each as
their camp allowance following the 3-1 win over
Algeria, but instead of going home with the entire sum, agreed to donate N50,000 each to Echiejile and Akpeyi, as their own contribution to the players’ weddings next month.



South Africa-based goalkeeper Akpeyi will walk
down the aisle with his bride on December 29 in
Abiriba, Abia State, while defender Echiejile, who
is on loan at Belgian club Standard Liege from
Monaco, will exchange vows the following day
being the 30th, in Warri, Delta State.

Both players were in action for the Super Eagles
as they dumped the Desert Foxes of Algeria 3-1
on Saturday in Uyo in a 2018 World Cup qualifier.


They will be the latest Nigeria internationals to
walk down the aisle after midfielder Ogenyi Onazi, who got married earlier in the year.


Source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/11/eagles-donate-echiejile-akpeyis-weddings/

forgiveness:

Brian Idowu can play RB, LM, RM and DMF.
He should replace Shehu Abdullahi.
Tiago Ilori can also play RB, CB and DMF but.....

TheGoodJoe:


Technically, Azeez was the right choice. We need more fluidity to deal with the cagey pressure of the French players. Unfortunately, the French were not playing fair. So they were going to slaughter Azeez.

So the technical criticism is wrong. Technically and tactically, Keshi was very sound. Confirmed.

Mikel made the right call. We needed someone to battle the physical pressure and the referee was not helping matters. So your feigning injuries would not work because that would create an imbalance situation for the French to take advantage of.

enomakos:
i give up

forgiveness:


Tactically very sound indeed! What was the outcome of the match?

France took over the midfield and dominated the game throughout without any impact from Gabriel.

Keshi still had the chance to redeem himself by bringing in another midfielder but he sat helplessly until the end.

What a tactical coach.

You mean referee was given free kicks?

forgiveness:

Why?

Certitude:

I think you all who are complaining about Keshi's team selection should STFU about him being tactically inept. You can't eat your cake and have it... and's what does a coach not telling players to feign injury at the slightest touch has to do with ineptitude.
With all due respect sir, are you seriously typing these things?

TheGoodJoe:


What about results? What about achievements? Becoming one of the greatest coaches in the history of coaching Super Eagles?

I guess, you never noticed any.

Reduced the value? Like winning the AFCON and qualifying us for the World Cup.

enomakos:
bro you know why na

forgiveness:


Every stakeholder has the right to criticise. I am one of them.

About the feigning injury, watch Barcelona under Guardiola then you will understand.

forgiveness:


Brian Idowu can play RB, LM, RM and DMF.

He should replace Shehu Abdullahi.

Tiago Ilori can also play RB, CB and DMF but.....

TheGoodJoe:


France had a tactically sound coach, with a team of Top Class professionals. You want people to believe Keshi was not tactically sound when Deschamps and his top class professionals resorted to dirty tactics to win.

joseph1013:


Idowu plays Right-Back, Right Midfield and Left Midfield. But he can't play DMF. See attached image. So he can't replace Shehu directly.

Tiago Ilori plays only Centre-back. See attached image. He doesn't play RB and DMF. Even if he can play, Ilori has not played a single match since September 2015.

Try again.

forgiveness:


That is why Keshi only saw the dirty play but he never realized it was a tactic. *who get muscle for bench? Na Gabriel *

In such situation, a coach will advise his players to dive at slightest touch, why? To attract cards and once a player is on Yellow card, he will certainly play with precautions.

It is Psychological thing and also part of tactics. Guardiola taught Barcelona players dat trick.

forgiveness:


From the images below,Idowu played as a CB and and a defensive midfielder.

Believe me, Tiago Ilori can too. He has played there before.

Maybe they are using current matches.

If you check Ndidi, it shows he plays as a RB but we know the truth.

Certitude:

Right.
But saying Keshi was inept is insultive to the best indegenous coach we've ever had.
Did we lose to france because of his ineptitude or due to lack of quality on the bench?

TheGoodJoe:


Absurd point. The logic is simple. If Keshi was not good tactically as you tried to make it, a top quality coach and players will not need to cheat to win. It was not just the French team that were unfair. The referee was. There was no way Matuidi should have stayed on the field.

A Team can dive and feign tricks if the referee is on their side or at least fair. It is a disaster feigning tricks if the referee is against you.

TheGoodJoe:


You want the coach to select Tiago Ilori based on Believe forgiveness.

The Nigeria international shared the secret of what has kept him going in the star studded Gunners squad

samueld0:

OGA BOSS! why is my name missing there? i dey ghost mode dey orbserve o