edi287:

Stats is incomplete. Ideye's career total is 141 in 348. 97 in the league alone excluding his naija league days. Adi has 75 league goals. It's a no brainer...it's laughable to even consider Adi better than Ideye.

tbaba1234:


No, if Osimhen is not fit, he should be dropped. But I am not sold on Odey.. Onyekuru, Aluko, Samuel Kalu etc should be brought in.

Orkpekyandega:


Among these once you have mentioned, which of them can play the CF role.

If am not mistaken, Osimjen is a CF. Why not suggest people who can play similar role?

tbaba1234:


Fanendo Adi then

Orkpekyandega:

Adi, Kayode, Odey hmmmmmmmmn

Kayode plays in a more competitive League plus Europa. So he stands a chance more than Adi. I like Adi because he has got the height, body that can't easily be out muscled by very physical defenders but he does not seem to provide a long term solution to our goal drought forwards.

Stephen Odey is very young and I can agree with his age. He deserves to be integrated into the team for the long term project.

So if I am the Coach, I will go with Kelechi, Kayode and Odey.

tbaba1234:


Odey is relatively young, Do you think, he will be given a contract with the first if he had a trial with wolfsburg?

I know there is quality in the league but if very few players progress/improve in the league. The quality of football is improving but there is still some ways to go. We were all here when Manu under 20 team ran rings around Kano Pillars and Enyimba players...

That is why i want Nwobodo out of there soon.

tbaba1234:


I like Kayode too..

Unfortunately, I can't watch Nigerian League right now but I remember the hype surrounding Christian Pyagbara. He ended up being very very average if not clearly poor.

semid4lyfe:
Stephen Odey was 16 years old when he played and emerged as the the highest goal scorer in the 2012 GTBank Principal's Cup. Then he was in SS3 and represented Diary Farms Secondary School, Agege, Lagos State.

Granted he's young but surely he can't be 19 as being bandied by the Nigerian Press.

tbaba1234:


I agree but what makes Odey so good? We have had Obaje, Gambo Muhammad etc in the past.. Very few have impressed.

maidaboi:
who will you want to replace him with, odey? Or onyekuru? Or aluko?

goldfish80:

I don't like this damning verdict. So because Gambo Mohamed, Obaje and Salami failed trials in your opinion, Stephen Odeh shouldn't get a look in.
This is a bad way to judge two variables that are not the same. If that be the case, we might as well dissolve the Nigerian league.

This is exactly the kind of mentality that stagnated oue football in the mid 2000's. The then national team managers preferred inviting every Tom Dck and Harry playing football in Europe to the detriment of some homebased players who could have brought more to the table.
I can't get my head round a player like AyodeleMakinwa getting invites while an obviously better talented strikers like Victor Ezeji and Kelechi Osunwa were ignored. These two guys are 10X better than Makinwa in my opinion.
An inform and youthful Okey Odita was neglected while Abbey George who played non league football was picked. How about Onyekachi Okonkwo? Guys like Ifeanyi Ekwueme, Ikpe Ekong and Seyi Olofinjana and the rest of them who served up dross were chosen ahead of him. Not because they were better but because they were playing in Europe.

Talents should be assessed based on ability not their base. I stand down.

tbaba1234:


No, if Osimhen is not fit, he should be dropped. But I am not sold on Odey.. Onyekuru, Aluko, Samuel Kalu etc should be brought in.

Humility017:

I think npl players will get CHAN tournament beginning from the qualifiers this year to prove themselves....
this friendly should be used to harness some foreign legion and get to know who amongst them should be integrated into the team

goldfish80:

I don't like this damning verdict. So because Gambo Mohamed, Obaje and Salami failed trials in your opinion, Stephen Odeh shouldn't get a look in.
This is a bad way to judge two variables that are not the same. If that be the case, we might as well dissolve the Nigerian league.

This is exactly the kind of mentality that stagnated oue football in the mid 2000's. The then national team managers preferred inviting every Tom Dck and Harry playing football in Europe to the detriment of some homebased players who could have brought more to the table.
I can't get my head round a player like AyodeleMakinwa getting invites while obviously better talented strikers like Victor Ezeji and Kelechi Osunwa were ignored. These two guys are 10X better than Makinwa in my opinion.
An inform and youthful Okey Odita was neglected while Abbey George who played non league football was picked. How about Onyekachi Okonkwo? Guys like Ifeanyi Ekwueme, Ikpe Ekong, Seyi Olofinjana and the rest of them who served up dross were chosen ahead of him. Not because they were better but because they were playing in Europe.

Talents should be assessed based on ability not their base. I stand down.

zicky:
guy God bless you real good, absolute brilliant writeup, then it marvel me why a player like Olagoke(have forgotten his name) played left full back for enyimba then was nt called to the super eagles, oyekachi okonkwo was another brilliant midfielder, his combination with Muri still remain the best midfield combo in the npfl till date IMO.

tbaba1234:


Let us choose young players for CHAN. Left to me, I will only choose players 25 years and below (except goalkeepers) for CHAN.

jotey:
kayode has been invited

finally

goldfish80:

I don't like this damning verdict. So because Gambo Mohamed, Obaje and Salami failed trials in your opinion, Stephen Odeh shouldn't get a look in.
This is a bad way to judge two variables that are not the same. If that be the case, we might as well dissolve the Nigerian league.

This is exactly the kind of mentality that stagnated oue football in the mid 2000's. The then national team managers preferred inviting every Tom Dck and Harry playing football in Europe to the detriment of some homebased players who could have brought more to the table.
I can't get my head round a player like AyodeleMakinwa getting invites while obviously better talented strikers like Victor Ezeji and Kelechi Osunwa were ignored. These two guys are 10X better than Makinwa in my opinion.
An inform and youthful Okey Odita was neglected while Abbey George who played non league football was picked. How about Onyekachi Okonkwo? Guys like Ifeanyi Ekwueme, Ikpe Ekong, Seyi Olofinjana and the rest of them who served up dross were chosen ahead of him. Not because they were better but because they were playing in Europe.

Talents should be assessed based on ability not their base. I stand down.

pappyshun:
Forgiveness ur home boy has just been invited..How did u manage to influence Rohr?

Nigerdeltaboi:
Just In: Olanrewaju Kayode of Austria Wien has been invited in place of Victor Osimhen, who is still recovering from injury.

e be like say rohr dey view this thread

Icon4s:


That is just the answer to all these calls for Onyekuru, Odey, Idowu, Otigba, Adi, Kayode and co.

So this Odey is 18? And somebody tells me Amuneke threw his U20 Camp open.