komekn:


Your proposition is open to debate.

From the perspective of top clubs in the world with regard to Brazil nothing has changed. Romario was playing for Barcelona so also is Neymar. So also is the entirety of the Brazilian team playing for top club sides more so than ever before.

Compare Nigeria Ikpeba -Monaco, JJay -PSG, Taribo-intermilan, Kanu - Arsenal, Oruma-marseille, Obagoal-Inter Milan, Yekini -V.Setubal (top goal scorer Portuguese league) Yobo -Marseile & Everton, Amokachi Everton, Oliseh, Finidi, Babangida, AJAX and Amunike - Barcelona , etc, etc, take note none of them were fringe players but main established players.

Compare that to the present crop of players WE HAVE GONE BACKWARDS we have fringe and youth players in the Green Eagles. Some from third rate league and Obscure unknown clubs.

I CRY

komekn:


Your proposition is open to debate.

From the perspective of top clubs in the world with regard to Brazil nothing has changed. Romario was playing for Barcelona so also is Neymar. So also is the entirety of the Brazilian team playing for top club sides more so than ever before.

Compare Nigeria Ikpeba -Monaco, JJay -PSG, Taribo-intermilan, Kanu - Arsenal, Oruma-marseille, Obagoal-Inter Milan, Yekini -V.Setubal (top goal scorer Portuguese league) Yobo -Marseile & Everton, Amokachi Everton, Oliseh, Finidi, Babangida, AJAX and Amunike - Barcelona , etc, etc, take note none of them were fringe players but main established players.

Compare that to the present crop of players WE HAVE GONE BACKWARDS we have fringe and youth players in the Green Eagles. Some from third rate league and Obscure unknown clubs.

I CRY

komekn:
When I look at the selection of players by Rohr, which I don't completely blame him for. It seems we have regressed by twenty years.

Consider, the teams in the past we had a forward line that was playing in the top teams in Europe. Now it's like we are picking up players in predominantly in third rate teams some even playing literally youth football.

What's happened.

tbaba1234:


Kelechi is not a number 9.

tbaba1234:


Kelechi is not a number 9.

tbaba1234:


Kelechi is not a number 9.

terzurum5:

Are we moving forward or backward?

Just admit he has made a valid point.

It is always a thing of pride to have majority of your players playing week in week out in top leagues.

Icon4s:
Gernot Rohr has continued to show the kind of coach he is with the list he rolled-out yesterday.

With all the suggested names flying here and there, the only new man on his list is Noah Sarenren-Bazee.
He has given Ebuehi, Success, Awaziem and Osimhen another opportunity.

I feel he knows his team already and is jst trying to tighten one or two positions.
If a player is not better than the one(s) we have already ,no need to waste that slot in friendlies like these that are hard to come by. Cohesion matters a lot in a team. The more the REGULARS continue to play together the more the team achieves cohesion and the better for the team. This is what we have lacked in the last 10 or so years.

EmmGee:

He is kinda like a 10.

He would be a good false 9

Icon4s:


Originally not a number 9 but now being re-modeled into a number 9.

Players at this age are more easily re-modeled than the older ones.

Was Isaac Success not a number 9? What is he now?

Was Ahmed Musa not a number 9? What is he now?

Was Wilfred Ndidi not a CB? What is he now?

Didn't Mikel start as an AM what was he later re-modeled into?

Brown Ideye started off as a winger. What is he today?

I personally want Iheanacho re-modeled into a number 9. We have a lot of options in the AM and wings positions.
I also want Ahmed Musa tried in striking positions.

tbaba1234:


Man City are just capitalizing on his great finishing ability but they should be developing other parts of his game too. Mikel was converted to a DM and as a result did not develop his attacking ability as much. Kelechi has an eye for a great pass but he is not given enough room to show it.

Pep wants him to be winning duels with all these big defenders.

Kog45:
I don't know why we always run away from reality.Iheanacho is no 9 playing for man city and under d tutelage of Guardiola,his goal ratio is top notch both for city and eagles as top striker.Pls what else.

Icon4s:


Nigeria should also capitalize on his great finishing ability. We have options aplenty at the AM and wings departments. With Ideye and Ighalo past their prime and are already collecting gratuities from China which other striking options do we have? Infact from Rohr's latest list Iheanacho is favorite to start as the number 9.

terzurum5:
I believe Rohr should extend an invitation to Adebayo Akinfenwa for our crucial match against Cameroun

Strongest Nigerian Player Ever Hits Purple Patch In Front Of Goal For English League Two Side



Wycombe Wanderers 34 year old Nigerian forward Adebayo Akinfenwa scored twice to help them draw 2-2 against Accrington Stanley in a League Two game.


The goal continued his newly found vein of form in front of goal as it was his 6th goal from his last seven league games, his best run of form for a while.

Akinfenwa now has 10 goals this season from 30 games in League one, proving how lethal he is even at the twilight of a career that has seen him play for Northampton Town, Gillingham, AFC Wimbledon and Wycombe Wanderers.


Despite having never played in a division higher than League One in England, the striker is widely known all over the world thanks to his beast-like physique and enormous power. The 33-year-old can reportedly bench press 180kg – that’s nearly twice his own bodyweight. Such strength is virtually impossible to match in professional football, which is perhaps why he has previously been mistaken for an NFL star.

http://owngoalnigeria.com/2017/03/01/strongest-nigerian-player-ever-hits-purple-patch-in-front-of-goal-for-english-league-two-side/

TheGoodJoe:


You are talking Neymar but I am talking of the whole Brazilian team. You can not compare the current Brazilian team to the past Brazilian teams. Even the Ronaldinho, Robinho, Kaka, Ronaldo De Lima, Adriano, Ze Roberto team were super brilliant.

Compare the French team with Zidane, Dugarry, Deschamps, Djorkaeff, Lizarazu, Thuram, Vieira, Thierry Henry, Trezeguet etc to the current team. There is no comparison. France Could leave out Cantona, Ginola, Karembu and Lama.

Beckham, Gary Neville, Phil Neville, Sol Campbell, Shearer, Owen, McManaman, etc to the English team today.

It is not just Nigeria but there is a bright light shining on our football and very soon, these our young players will become heavy weight names.

tbaba1234:


Hopefully, we get to see some of the young players in the friendlies. I think, his team will evolve slowly, slow changes as opposed to drastic changes if necessary. He has shown the willingness to drop regulars that are not performing like Ighalo/ Ideye (dropped against Algeria).

The invitation of Sarenren-Bazee is a coup in my opinion. He is a highly rated youngster in Germany and is on the radar of some top Bundesliga clubs. He is not the finished article and might not be ready to be a super eagles regular but he has great potential.

TheGoodJoe:


You are talking Neymar but I am talking of the whole Brazilian team. You can not compare the current Brazilian team to the past Brazilian teams. Even the Ronaldinho, Robinho, Kaka, Ronaldo De Lima, Adriano, Ze Roberto team were super brilliant.

Compare the French team with Zidane, Dugarry, Deschamps, Djorkaeff, Lizarazu, Thuram, Vieira, Thierry Henry, Trezeguet etc to the current team. There is no comparison. France Could leave out Cantona, Ginola, Karembu and Lama.

Beckham, Gary Neville, Phil Neville, Sol Campbell, Shearer, Owen, McManaman, etc to the English team today.

It is not just Nigeria but there is a bright light shining on our football and very soon, these our young players will become heavy weight names.

tbaba1234:


Man City are just capitalizing on his great finishing ability but they should be developing other parts of his game too. Mikel was converted to a DM and as a result did not develop his attacking ability as much. Kelechi has an eye for a great pass but he is not given enough room to show it.

Pep wants him to be winning duels with all these big defenders.

Kog45:
I don't know why we always run away from reality.Iheanacho is no 9 playing for man city and under d tutelage of Guardiola,his goal ratio is top notch both for city and eagles as top striker.Pls what else.

goldfish80:

You totally sounded like me here.

ChrisKels:


What's your point exactly? We've been on the back foot for the past 10 years despite AFCON 2013, and now that it seems we are getting back to our standard though gradually, u still complain? Those guys u mentioned almost none made his debut or started turning out for Nigeria a star player. It is a gradual process so don't act like u a wisecre. The boys are growing and this is the right time to get them integrated. That said, we really need to do more to keep churning out big name players. U are simply pissed that Rohr didn't call up any of those innit boys who are expecting us to prostrate to them before they consider us. I have been following u silently on this thread for sometime now and ur love for those average, proud englanaija guys is overwhelming. My dear, we go with the ones we have.

goldfish80:

You're talking like someone who doesn't know Wilfred Ndidi's position.
Do you really have to see the formation to know which position Ndidi plays for Genk?
Just admit it, you've not watched Ndidi that much. Because if you have, you will not doubt his short comings which is maintaining position and concentration levels. Nobody has it all.

Your tirade everytime on Onazi is totally unfair. Your point of view that he's always out of position is an over stretch and sometimes bordering on a myth.