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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 7:52pm On May 12, 2017 |
Ajax seem to be on a good path at last since their glory years. I'd rather want to see him in a more competitive league than the Eredivisie. EmmGee: |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 8:04pm On May 12, 2017 |
Good question. But don't forget they all followed different progression. 3 graduates from different schools will not necessarily gain employment at the same company at the same time even if they all applied. Osimhen has the advantage from the world conquering 2015 U-17 class. So for him, timing is the essence. Since he was favored by every national coach that have seen him closely Odey is probably in that list because of all the noise and distraction. Onyekuru just caught our eyes in his first season. Who is the best? It's too early to tell. But don't forget it's not who gets the first call up that is guaranteed longevity. Coincidentally, the trio's last names all start with O. zicky: 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 8:09pm On May 12, 2017 |
goldfish80: Garba Lawal statement centered around the selection of National team players. That should be totally the decision of the coach. The technical committee provides technical support for the coach, scouting, videos, reports on opposition etc but they do not select his team. Keshi had a running battle with the technical committee trying to tell him what to do. It is only the coach that loses his job when a team fails. Theoretically, you are spot on but how much of what you listed was actually done by the technical committee? 3 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 8:12pm On May 12, 2017 |
Now we know why Rohr keeps inviting him. terzurum5: 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by zicky(m): 8:14pm On May 12, 2017 |
safarigirl:I was quoting his official age 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 8:14pm On May 12, 2017 |
gbam!!! tbaba1234: |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by BascoVanVeli(m): 8:45pm On May 12, 2017 |
I have a big feeling that Alhassan Ibrahim will be a hit. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Danycrusoe(m): 8:56pm On May 12, 2017 |
Npfl u15 promise tournament has started yielding results as ABS promotes their u15 captain Olasegun olakunle to the main team ABS promote NPFL U15 stars, Olakunle, Okoromi to senior team Published on Friday, 12 May 2017 14:31 Hits: 198 Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) FC have announced the elevation to the main squad of two players from the youth team that recently won the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) Under-15 Promises tournament. One other player from their youth squad and four other new players were also brought in to complete their mid-season transfer window activities. The club's media disclosed that team's director of football, Alloy Chukwuemeka announced the development in Ilorin where he explained that the players have been signed based on merit to complement the effort of others at the club. The duo of forward, Okoromi David and midfielder, Olusegun Olakunle were moved to the ABS main squad following their performance at the recently concluded junior league organised by the League Management Company (LMC).The third youth player, Ogbodo Chidi was however not in the squad that participated in the NPFL U-15 tournament. Olakunle won the Most Valuable Player at the tournament and has been assigned jerseys number 37 while Okoromi will wear jersey number 38. ABS thus become the first club to integrate their youth player into the main squad after the tournament which only held for the first time. Chukwuemeka said new players brought into the club from other clubs include Deemua Best, a midfielder who joined from Rivers United, Akinbo Oluwasegun from Ikorodu United, Orji Ejike from FC Abuja and Mudasir Nurudeen, a goalkeeper from Kaduna United. All the players have been assigned jersey numbers with Best assigned number 20; Akinbo will wear number 23; Ejike is to wear 3 while goalkeeper Nurudeen will adorn jersey number 21. Chukwuemeka explained that Nurudeen, a former Kaduna United goalkeeper was spotted during a Nigeria National League (NNL) match in Ilorin during the mid-season transfer window. 1 Like
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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 9:00pm On May 12, 2017 |
Danycrusoe: Too young for senior football in my opinion.. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Danycrusoe(m): 9:04pm On May 12, 2017 |
tbaba1234: like seriously but do u remember started sterling started as a 16 years old. what about this Norwegian skipper, Martin odergard who became the Norway captain before 18. Cesc fabregas nko who cane into arsenal squad at a young age. baba mio like e oo. let's catch them young na. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Danycrusoe(m): 9:16pm On May 12, 2017 |
BascoVanVeli: if u check Akwa united's twitter account u would see a video of his second goal against 3sc when he scored a hattrick it was like iheanacho goal against Zambia in Ndola 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 9:26pm On May 12, 2017 |
Danycrusoe: He is playing under 15, which means he is 13, 14 or 15 years. Too young for senior football. Give him another 2 years of development. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 9:39pm On May 12, 2017 |
Awaziem played 90 minutes Yahaya came in as a late sub played as a left/right winger https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywRLpyd-Y0Y&sns=tw 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by komekn(m): 9:43pm On May 12, 2017 |
safarigirl: I am quite shocked that you of all people are doubting his age. Particularly after all the grief you gave me for suggesting that footballers ages in Nigeria can not be substantiated. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by elyte89: 10:04pm On May 12, 2017 |
Sometimes when I read comment here,I laugh,any player making waves in abroad,we all will b yearning for his call up to d national team.d fact is,D man called Rohr knws what's doing.This is the 1st time I can beat my chest dt we have a first team,we all shld learn frm d past,we av invited so many untested players in d past like Bathlomew ogbeche(famous scissors kick)Ayodele makinwa,Kanu,amuneke,Utaka(brodas),dis gusy mentioned above contributed little or none to d development of d team, Onyekuru,onauchi and odas,will av d time and proof their worth if need be,we can't just keep inviting evrybody and ulter d chemistry of the team.we need to be patient with Rohr based on his judgement inviting players to d national team,and if we check d trend,we tend to av a more stable under a foreign coach dan our so called local coaches wc really help d foreign coach to succeed dan d later. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 10:15pm On May 12, 2017 |
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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by goldfish80(m): 10:35pm On May 12, 2017 |
tbaba1234: Mr Lawal said that the technical committee have not sat since June 2016, which should be around the time we were in search of a coach if I am correct. Lawal's revelation should raise more questions than just player selection. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by BascoVanVeli(m): 10:49pm On May 12, 2017 |
Danycrusoe: I was there live smashing effort. I don't know what 3sc were playing in that first half sef. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 11:03pm On May 12, 2017 |
so who do we blame? The head of the technical committee or does Pinnick decide when they should sit or not? Secondly, don't try to fix a problem where there is no problem. There are many issues that need to be fixed in Nigerian football and in other spheres of Nigerian life. But certainly not the department of the SE coach. We are on course to world cup qualification and we will qualify for AFCON finally. People need to stop picking the wrong fight. I'm sure if these men have sat our position right now in qualification will be complicated. Rohr has proved so far he has a mission and he is serious about it. Let's enjoy the game as long as we are winning. goldfish80: 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 11:13pm On May 12, 2017 |
3-4-3 is the formation for now and the future. I have been clamoring for SE to adopt it. It's not suppose to be a quick transition. But we must prepare for the future now. The experiment must be done again and again in training. Some say it will not work in Africa. Why not? |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 11:15pm On May 12, 2017 |
As usual. I knew they won't know what to do with that success. #Clueless tbaba1234: |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 11:17pm On May 12, 2017 |
Okay oh. We have midfielders. From your earlier stats, they are not all world class. Which is why we should welcome those making a case for a call. Lawal is one. For now, he should maintain the tempo and I trust Rohr to look his way someday. tbaba1234: |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by goldfish80(m): 11:28pm On May 12, 2017 |
Joebie: In other words, because we are winning Rohr should continue his job without supervision? Which serious organisation runs their business like that? I believe in structure. I hope you know the technical committee interviewed and recommended Rohr to the executive committee of the Nff? It's not good news if the technical group haven't been functional for a year. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 11:41pm On May 12, 2017 |
goldfish80: Does the Technical Committee have to have regular meetings? Do they not have defined roles/jobs? The super eagles have not had an official game since last year.. That might inform why they have not met. The role of the technical committee is support, not to dictate to the coach. We do not want the Keshi era clashes. 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 11:55pm On May 12, 2017 |
What you really want is for Rohr to be micromanaged. Business as usual. Will Nigeria ever learn from history. In actual business, when you appoint a manager and he brings back reports showing huge profits time and time again you have no cause to worry. The man has shown he knows his job pretty well. Who decides when they should sit? Pinnick? goldfish80: |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 12:16am On May 13, 2017 |
Please someone kindly direct me to a general Tennis thread on Nairaland. Roland Garros '17 is nigh. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Nobody: 12:49am On May 13, 2017 |
safarigirl: the curse of free data |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 1:54am On May 13, 2017 |
Gbolahan Salami assist and goal helps Kups to a 2-1 victory over visiting HIFK in the Finnish top tier. Azubuike Egwuekwe and Reuben Gabriel were both on parade for Kups for 90 minutes. Aliyu Abubakar, one of the stand out defenders of Nigeria's world conquering U-17 class of 2013 featured prominently for Kups at Right Back before his free transfer to Georgia. Abubakar now plays for FC Dila. The Finish league is a good destination for Home based Eagles players. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 2:30am On May 13, 2017 |
Joebie: The Finish league is not very good. It is far below the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian leagues. The best league players should be aiming for better leagues. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 2:37am On May 13, 2017 |
I agree. But I'm afraid they will lose relevance in those leagues you mentioned. I'm judging by their quality and past records. At least the Veikkausliiga gives them an avenue to shine, helps them gain some confidence. Those other Scandinavian countries should be a next step. tbaba1234: |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 2:48am On May 13, 2017 |
I agree with you in some areas. But disagree in other areas. We've had poor foreign coaches in the past. And a few good local coaches. Secondly pitching Kanu, Amuneke and Utaka among players that have underachieved for SE in the past is a big big sin. Records don't support your assertion. Calls for inclusion of players will always be a thing any SE coach will have to deal with. It's left for the coach to filter the noise, and invite the right players that fits his playing philosophy. And yes the chemistry of the team is paramount -- especially a winning team like ours. elyte89: 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 3:08am On May 13, 2017 |
Strengths and Weaknesses 3-4-3 Formation by Stewart Flaherty The 3-4-3 formation is a very offensive minded formation that many credit the legendary Ajax team of the 1970’s with pioneering. The 3-4-3 has the intention of providing options all over the field and creating a dynamic, attacking style of play. Defending The 3-4-3 offers a 3 man backline that is very strong against central attacks but can award space to the opposition down the flanks. It is important that one central midfielder has the ability to cover in the defensive spots if a central defender is sucked out side to pressure the ball. For this reason, some teams who use the 3-4-3 designate a holding midfielder to shield the back line, and cover when necessary. This style allows the other midfielder to join the attacks with less risk of being exposed on the counter attack. Diagram A illustrates the diamond formation some coaches adopt, with X4 being the holding midfield player; Diagram A 3-4-3 Diamond The midfielder X8 must contribute to defending but X4 has a head start picking up forward runs in this position. Wide midfield players X6 and X7 will be required to pressure out wide in this formation and X8 will be required to fill in the central midfield area. If X2 or X3 are sucked out wide pressuring the ball in this formation, X4 must drop into a defensive cover position. The 3-4-3 formation allows a team to place pressure on the ball high up the field. Forward X10 can pressure the 2 central defenders while X11 and X9 sit on their pass to the fullbacks and look to intercept the ball and create dangerous turnovers in the attacking zone. Attacking in a 3-4-3 The 3-4-3 formation provides a team with 3 forward players and many options to pass the ball forward or play through ball in behind the back line. X9 and X11 should look to get onto through balls in the channels between the centre backs and full backs. X9 and X11 should also look to receive the ball into feet and take the full backs on 1 v 1. If either X9 or X11 manage to beat a fullback off the dribble then the defense will be penetrated, or a central defender will be dragged out to cover freeing up space for X10. When the ball is out wide the opposite wide forward should attack the back post. For example, in diagram A if X9 crosses the ball X10 will be in front of the goal and X11 should run in aggressively to gain goal scoring opportunities from over hit crosses. X8 should also run forward to provide enough target bodies in the penalty area. From a deep midfield position, X4 should support all attacks by offering an easy get out pass to keep possession. X4 should then switch play if defense is concentrated to one side, or pick put the best pass in front of him. Strengths Forwards always high and wide to challenge full backs. Four midfielders can provide width. Forwards and midfielders have the ability to freely switch positions, particularly in the wide areas. This can make it very difficult for defenders to know who to pick up. Defense very strong against central attacks. Weaknesses The diamond midfield formation can lead to either a lack of width, or large gaps to exploit for opposition runners. For example in diagram A if X7 and X6 play out wide on the sidelines, large spaces are there between them and the central players. If a flat midfield 4 is used, midfielders must have the discipline to join the attack one at a time, or ability to recover quickly. Two high midfielders would leave the team very vulnerable to counter attacks. Narrow back 3 can be vulnerable to wide attacks or quick switch of play. Requirements Fast and athletic defenders to cover length and width of field. Disciplined midfielder to shield against counter attacks and drop into defensive cover spots. High and wide forwards with ability to beat defenders off the dribble and provide crosses. Good communication between defense and midfield units to defend well. 1 Like
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