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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by edi287: 4:06pm On Mar 05, 2017 |
justiz5:What stats?? So you think because Adi is scoring in the MLS which Bradley Wright Phillips scored 31 goals means he's better than Kayode and Aaron Samuel?? I've watched Adi and he's nothing special. I know Aaron Samuel is a better than he is. Dude will probably be another Peter Ijeh if we invited him. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by goldfish80(m): 4:08pm On Mar 05, 2017 |
joseph1013:Top post. You just hit the nail at the head. It's time people start looking beyond the name of the club a player represents and look at the unique abilities the said player will bring to the table. Christian Bassogog was playing in the USL (a level below MLS) just 2 years ago. He went to the nations cup on the books of Aalborg in Denmark yet he came out with top marks after the tournament. Winning the best player ahead of more fancied players in bigger leagues. Kante a few years back was playing for the second team of Boulougne. This didn't stop his shine. I think a guy like Azubuike okechukwu is talented enough to command a place in this Super Eagles team since Mikel is out of the picture. Non of the midfielders Rohr called up can hold the ball and distribute like Azubuike but he was neglected because he doesn't play in the Premiership. I watched in shock how our midfield crumbled at the Olympics without Azubuike, even with the presence of Mikel. Chikeluba Ofoedu is another guy I rate very high. In the past 10years I don't think I have seen a more talented player than this guy. But somehow he is earning his coin playing in Turkey. Here is a video compilation of Ofoedu for those who don't know him. Chikeluba Ofoedu - Samsunspor / 2015-2016 [Goals,…: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivakpjRFTfo Am not holding brief for anyone playing in a an "obscure" league but Sometimes, we should give talent a chance. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by justiz5(m): 4:22pm On Mar 05, 2017 |
edi287:How did you come about that conclusion? Give us stats and stop these unnecessary assumtions. Before the 2013 AFCON no one ever believe a Sunday Mba could churn out the kind of displays he showed. Not even the guy that chained Joseph Yobo to the Bench, Give them chance |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 4:25pm On Mar 05, 2017 |
goldfish80: Who will Azubuike replace in the Midfield? Onazi, Ndidi, Etebo? Mikel Agu, Esiti? ... The midfield is stocked with options, he should move to a higher league and get noticed. Azubuike's team is most likely getting promoted, Let us see his performances next season. Chikeluba Ofoedu now plays for Eskişehirspor in the second division of the Turkish league and has only 5 goals in 20 games.. 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by edi287: 4:33pm On Mar 05, 2017 |
justiz5:Tell us what Adi achieved while he was at europe...wasn't he in Ukraine for a number of years?? What did he achieve there? 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by goldfish80(m): 4:33pm On Mar 05, 2017 |
tbaba1234:Azubuike is actually better on the ball than any of those guys you mentioned.Ndidi, Etebo and Onazi inclusive. Watch the Germany game at the Olympics and see how we couldn't play out of their press without Azubuike. I don't know so much about the Ofoedu's form this seaon but one thing am sure about is that his talent is not in doubt. Watch the video I posted earlier if you're in doubt. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by safarigirl(f): 4:36pm On Mar 05, 2017 |
komekn:foreign football analysts only compare him to Kante, none of those other names you mentioned come up, maybe because he's filling up those boots in Leicester and nicely too if we go by what pundits say. Ndidi has been posting great numbers even in Belgium. Comparing him to someone 5 years older than him is even more pressure than comparing him to the likes of Onazi. That's how one uninformed uncle said Ndidi has been woeful this season, the guy was just shouting about his EPL performances and I had to remind him that Ndidi's season started in Belgium not in England 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by justiz5(m): 4:44pm On Mar 05, 2017 |
tbaba1234:If you were to play Cameroun in one or two weeks time and you have Osimhen and Adi, who will be your most prefered CF? |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 4:46pm On Mar 05, 2017 |
goldfish80: We could not beat Germany because we had no decent replacement for Azubuike. Ndifreke, who was not good to have made the team in the first place played instead... What did we expect? Mikel Agu, for instance would have done a much better job. Mikel Agu has become one of the most coveted DM in Portugal this season, at the moment. Ndidi is having a great season, same as Onazi. Esiti is getting a good run of games in Belgium. All these players are doing this at a much higher level. Let us see Azubuike at a higher level. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 4:48pm On Mar 05, 2017 |
justiz5: Osimhen, if we had no other option.. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by justiz5(m): 4:54pm On Mar 05, 2017 |
edi287: Hmmmmm you sound funny. Has that become your stats? |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by justiz5(m): 4:59pm On Mar 05, 2017 |
tbaba1234:You will pick an unfit Osimhen who has not kicked the ball for some weeks over a fit and much more inform Adi who has been scoring goals in the MLS? That's good. Now I know why I don't have to continue with this argument. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by maidaboi(m): 5:01pm On Mar 05, 2017 |
goldfish80:I disagree with you neither Otebo,Ndidi nor Onazi played that match.ofoedu may be talented but what is he doing with his talent if we are talking about talent only why did we complain when keshi give an unknown player jessy number 10 may be he saw his talents*respect* |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 5:04pm On Mar 05, 2017 |
justiz5: No, if both players are fit.. I will choose Osimhen 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by maidaboi(m): 5:04pm On Mar 05, 2017 |
goldfish80:I disagree with you neither Otebo,Ndidi nor Onazi played that match.ofoedu may be talented but what is he doing with his talent if we are talking about talent only why did we complain when keshi give an unknown player jessy number 10 may be he saw his talents *respect* |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by edi287: 5:07pm On Mar 05, 2017 |
justiz5:Why would I compare stats of a player who plays in an inferior league?? My example of Peter Ijeh, didn't he have better "stats" than most of the our strikers that period?? What happened when we invited him? Anyway...Fernando Adi: 35 goals in 85 league games in MLS. Kayode: 25 in 65. So this is the earth shattering stats that should make us not try out a young talented player in Osimhen and a player who plays in a better league in Kayode?? 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by goldfish80(m): 5:15pm On Mar 05, 2017 |
tbaba1234:You're too soaked in with who gets more adulation and not. Am looking at the the collection of players you mentioned and try to analyse what unique abilities they could bring to the table. Out of the lot, Azubuike stands out as the best distributor and recycler. Onazi and Ndidi are too one dimensional and are not blessed with vision and pass accuracy of Azubuike. Against Egypt in Alexandria, Azubuike was rated the best midfielder on the Nigerian side. Mikel and Etebo were rated lower. As a matter of fact, Super Eagles took charge of the game immediately Azubuike and Iwobi subbed in. Remember, Mikel Agu couldn't dislodge Azubuike in the run off to the Olympics. Siasisa opted to play Mikel Agu as a CB. Top Premiership are fishing players from non league sides. Who says we can't unravel a gem in an obscure MLS or Turkey. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by goldfish80(m): 5:16pm On Mar 05, 2017 |
maidaboi:I don't think I mentioned these players were in the game. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 5:23pm On Mar 05, 2017 |
goldfish80: Mikel Agu was not even invited for the Olympics. Besides, Siasia was so invested in his boys that people like Ndifreke made the 18. Even after atrocious friendly performances. I have no doubt about the talents of Azubuike but I rate Onazi and Ndidi far ahead of him. Azubuike played all the friendlies of the Olympic team where they were getting battered by teams like Denmark. It took the introduction of Etebo, Mikel, Troost-Ekong, Shehu and Umar Sadiq to give the team the needed balance. Azubuike lacks positional discipline as well and sometimes leaves the defense exposed. He is a talented player but right now the midfield is crowded. 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 5:27pm On Mar 05, 2017 |
Some people would prefer Osimhen to Adi against Cameroon. ![]() ![]() |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 5:31pm On Mar 05, 2017 |
goldfish80: Azubuike is good but for now Onazi, Mikel Agu, Ndidi, Esiti, John Ogu, Raheem Lawal and Etebor are all ahead of him. Azubuike needs to show em color. ![]() 3 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by justiz5(m): 5:31pm On Mar 05, 2017 |
edi287:Fanendo Adi Portland Timbers Forward 9 Real Name: Fanendo Adi HT:6' 4"WT:185 International Designated Player Age: 26 (10/10/1990) Birth place: Lagos, Nigeria Hometown: Lagos, Nigeria @fanendo ACQUIRED: Loan purchase option exercised and signed as a Designated Player from FC Copenhagen on June 23, 2014. 2016: Made 33 regular-season appearances (30 starts) ... Scored a team-high 16 goals for a second consecutive season ... Earned MLS Player of the Month honors for April ... Scored in six of the Timbers final seven home games (July 23 - Oct. 16) ... Scored in back-to-back games against Seattle (Aug. 21-28) ... Scored two goals in CONCACAF Champions League play on Sept. 14 and Sept. 27 ... Scored the game-winning goal in Porltand’s 2-1 win against Columbus Crew SC. 2015: Started and played every match of the 2015 MLS Cup playoffs ... Played 90 minutes in a 2-1 win over Columbus Crew SC in MLS Cup on Dec. 6 ... Scored his second goal of the playoffs in the second leg of the Western Conference Championship at FC Dallas on Nov. 29 ... Tallied a goal in Portland's 2-0 win over Vancouver in the second leg of the Western Conference Semifinals on Nov. 8, also registered an assist in the match ... Logged 71 minutes in a scoreless draw against Vancouver in the first leg of the Western Conference Semifinals on Nov. 1 ... Played 105 minutes in a 2-2 draw (7-6 win on PKs) against Sporting KC in the Western Conference Knockout Round on Oct. 29 ... Netted a late goal, his 16th of the year, in a 4-1 win against Colorado on Oct. 25 ... Scored in the last three regular-season games ... Tallied his fifth multi-goal game of the season on Oct. 18 against the LA Galaxy, also recording an assist in the match ... Was named NASR MLS Player of the Week for Week 33 of the regular season ... Registered his 13th goal, a penalty kick, in a 1-0 win against Real Salt Lake on Oct. 14 ... Set a Timbers MLS single-season club record for goals in a season (12), tallying his fourth multi-goal game of 2015 in a 2-1 win against Columbus on Sept. 26 ... Tallied an assist on July 18 against Vancouver ... Registered his third brace of the season, netting two goals in a 4-1 win against Seattle on June 28 ... Named NASR MLS Player of the Week for Week 17 ... Tallied a brace, including the game-winning goal, against the New England Revolution on June 6 ... Scored his fourth goal on May 16 at Houston ... Registered an assist in a 3-1 win over FC Dallas on April 4 ... Scored his third goal of the season on March 28 ... Tallied a brace in a 2-2 draw against the LA Galaxy on March 15, the fifth two-goal game of his Timbers MLS career. 2014: Registered nine goals and four assists in 24 appearances (18 starts) during his debut season for the Timbers ... Set a Timbers MLS-club record with four two-goal performances and ranked among MLS league leaders in multi-goal games ... Ranked third on the team in goal-scoring, initially joining the club on loan from FC Copenhagen on May 13 ... Tallied two goals in three appearances in CONCACAF Champions League play ... Made his CONCACAF Champions League debut as a second half sub, scoring a goal in a 4-1 win over Alpha United FC on Aug. 19 ... Made his 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup debut in a 3-1 win over Sporting Kansas City as a second-half substitute ... Earned NASR MLS Player of the Week honors in Week 14 after netting a brace in a 3-1 road win against Real Salt Lake on June 7 ... Tallied a brace on May 28 against Chivas USA in his first career MLS start ... Registered the game-tying assist in his Timbers MLS debut on May 17, a come-from-behind, 3-3 draw against Columbus. 2013: Appeared in nine league matches (6 starts) for FC Copenhagen during the 2013-14 Dutch Super Ligaen season, scoring three goals, including a tally on his debut for the club in a 1-1 draw with FC Vestsjælland on Aug. 25, 2013 ... Featured in three group-stage matches during the 2013-14 UEFA Champions League tournament, earning a start in a 1-1 draw against Italian club Juventus and making substitute appearances against Spanish club Real Madrid and Turkish club Galatasaray ... Tallied seven goals in just three league matches for Slovakian side AS Trencin, including a pair of hat-tricks ... Playing in the 2013-14 Europa League tournament, Adi tallied a brace to lead AS Trencin to a 2-1 win against Swedish side IFK Göteborg in the deciding second-leg match of the second qualifying round. www.timbers.com/players/fanendo-adi |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 5:33pm On Mar 05, 2017 |
forgiveness: I even forgot Raheem Lawal 3 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by maidaboi(m): 5:33pm On Mar 05, 2017 |
goldfish80:you bring up the match because of those players |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 5:37pm On Mar 05, 2017 |
forgiveness: Yes o.. I will not pick Osimhen or Adi to start but if those are the only two options, then I will favour Osimhen. Adi is fairly limited. He will score goals when a team plays for him. He can feed off rebounds etc but his technical ability is fairly limited. Even though Osimhen is young, I will prefer a fit Osimhen to a fit Adi. 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 5:44pm On Mar 05, 2017 |
Bazee Eagles Latest “Oyibo” – Name Is Spelt & Pronounced Wrongly, State Of Origin Revealed image The name of Super Eagles newbie Noah Joel Sarenren Bazee is more like a nickname which has somehow overshadowed his real name, Owngoalnigeria.com can exclusively reveal. 20 year old Sarenren Bazee who plays for Hannover 96, is set to make his debut for the senior national team of Nigeria following his inclusion in the list of players called up for the upcoming test games in March. His name Sarenren Bazee is actually not the actual way of spelling or pronouncing it, but became so as his German friends failed to pronounce or write his name currently. The real name is Osarenren Obazee and not Sarenren Bazee as it is been spelt and pronounced globally. The name is synonymous with people of Edo State in Nigeria. Furthermore contrary to wide spread reports about the state in Nigeria his father hails from, Owngoalnigeria.com gathered that his father is from Edo state and not Bayelsa State as earlier reported. http://c.newsnow.co.uk/A/874990882?-21310:8643:3 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 5:48pm On Mar 05, 2017 |
tbaba1234: Your second paragraph confirmed why Adi should be considered ahead of Osimhen because that is how we play. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by goldfish80(m): 5:48pm On Mar 05, 2017 |
tbaba1234:Mikel Agu was invited by siasia to camp. Siasia preferred Azubuike in midfield that's why he wanted to push Agu to pair Ekong in defence. http://africanfootball.com/news/634872/Porto-ace-Mikel-Agu-bashes-position-Siasia-played-him-for-Olympic-team I still maintain, Azubuike is better than Onazi and Ndidi in keeping possession. He's like a quarter back who sets his team up to dominate possession. He orchestrates the midfield admirably well. I don't want to believe you're singling him out to blame for the teams losses in the friendlies. Its well established that Awoniyi, Emmanuel Daniel and other experimental players Siasia pushed out were culpable for the teams poor run in friendlies. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Kog45(m): 5:53pm On Mar 05, 2017 |
tbaba1234:U nailed it.I realised that a love for player always determined our judgments coz i don't see any reason for rating Azubuike ahead of Ndidi,Etebo and funny enough Onazi. I watched Olympic and i w say if not for Mikel,Etebo,Ekong that carried d team,d team would have passed as one of d worst Nigeria ever parade in any tournament. No doubt Azubuike is a talent but not try to give respect to those who made it possible for our bronze is uncalled for.Thank God Mikel made d team coz from Q/F to third place match he was d power behind d team.Etebo made our qualification possible from group stage before d injury.Ekong raised his game as d tourney progressed. A thousand Azubuikes cannot stop d German in d semi final coz they are better in all departments of d game. As u said Onazi,Etebo,Ndidi are far ahead of him for now coz they are class who have moved ahead with good performances every week and solid for national team. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by goldfish80(m): 5:53pm On Mar 05, 2017 |
forgiveness:I agree these players mentioned are at the top of their game, however Azubuike is talented enough to mix up with the big boys. He possess a skill set these other guys do not. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 5:54pm On Mar 05, 2017 |
goldfish80: Yet left Ndifreke who was the worst player by far in most friendlies. Dropped Ekpolo who was outstanding against Brazil and tried forcing Agu to play CB. Daniel was the team's first choice Goalkeeper. This was my criticism of the team during the Olympics after match 1. Note Azubuike.. tbaba1234: |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by goldfish80(m): 5:57pm On Mar 05, 2017 |
tbaba1234:What do you think about the subsequent games he played at rhetoric Olympics? That first game was as wild as they come. The problems the team had prior to the game is well established. |
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