chrisooblog:
has anybody from ajegunle or aba secondary school won golden boot at u17 world cup? anyway the opinion of coaches who have actually seen him is what matters and not of someone who is doing cry baby because their favourites weren't called up

komekn:


That is a TOTALLY WRONG ANALOGY check what Ronaldo was doing at Cruziero at 17 /18 scoring 44 goals out of 47 games. Is simply phenomenal. The whole of the creme de La creme in European football were waiting to buy him.

The only reason he didn't play was the small matter of the Great Romario.

Ginola had a personal issues with coach that was well publicised.

When you say a player is EXCEPTIONAL TALENT it's not only one pair of eyes that can see him. Secondly talent is usually not just speculated upon but is established for all to see.

When a coach decides to use a unit of measurement known to himself alone that is UNFAIR. In reality it's the basis for abuse.

There are other players that are far more deserving who could possibly have claimed position but are now denied. Most people want competition for shirts not undue favoritism.

do4luv14:


my guy take time ooo, nah AJ you dey talk about like dis, you don even reach AJEGUNLE before self,

no lemme start ooo, cos iffa start madam SAFARIGIRL go call am GOLDEN HORSE

chrisooblog:
bros i gentle o no be me bring the mighty AJ into the matter

goldfish80:


If we were talking about Gambia or Seychelles I would have understood. But we are talking about Nigeria, do you know how many top goal scorers at the u17 level we have produced down the years?
What's so special about scoring at the u17 anyway? Synema Pogolle used to the the record holder of the most goals at the U17 level till Souleymane Coulibally equalled the record in 2011. What did scoring goals at the u17 help Synema Pogolle achieve in his career? How about Coulibally? I hear he plays for Al Ahli these days. That's a far cry from his days breaking goals records at the u17s.

Till Osimhen starts producing at wolfsburg, his invite will always be questionable with an asterisks

Mujtahida:

Joebie shey you see what I said about Ejaria and affirmed by omanbala if I remember well enough?

Joebie:
If you read my logic about limelight in our Orji vs Osimhen argument you will get the point. Even in other spheres of life timing is a big factor.
Osihmen got to limelight after scoring a record 10 goals at the U17 WC. Subsequent coaches ran the rule over him and were very impressed.
Rohr inherited the idea of Osimhen. Watched him in training and was convinced he is a prodigy. The boy has already made a solid impression.
It will take a season of failure for his light to fade. If it bothers you so much that he gets invitation, I'm sorry you are going to be troubled for a long spell, ESPECIALLY when the boy starts showing his stuff in Wolfsburg. Awoniyi kept making the matchday squad and was fielded consistently despite his inability to score in the Eredivisie. It took him a few final games to prove that he is not finished yet. Both NEC coaches were not fools. You can's see what they see by being an internet coach.

do4luv14:
Guys wahala dey ooo,
MUSA and SHEHU wan make ROHR vex, cos of fast ooo

Mujtahida:

Internet coach-speculations, opinions, second hand information, surmises, approximations, guesses etc. These things are good in their own place and as fans sometimes that's the best we can offer but It can never ever be the equated to the living experience of the coach and his players. Coaches will fall or stand by their decisions. God help Rohr.

Joebie:

Welcome to Naija Sir Rohr.

goldfish80:


Initially it was reported that Kayode's and Onyekuru's names were missing from the initial list.
Alot of eye brows were raised. Dont tell me you've forgotten.

Much is expected of Osimhen obviously, but I have seen you argue that Nwakali should bid his time and wait because we have our midfield already stock. Time and time again, you have ran with this line of argument. Can't one make same arguement about Osimhen since we have strikers in Europe performing at top gear.
Nwakaeme, Onachu, Kayode and Onyekuru were top scorers in their league.
Why can't the same argument be made about Osimhen if not the fact that he's a personal favorite of most people here?

chrisooblog:
i've been following the osimhen debate since the weekend and frankly speaking i don't get all frenzy and hyperventilation over his invitation. rohr the coach has watched him several times in close quarters and by his own judgment he feels the boy has something. all of us unless someone says otherwise don't have coaching badges so what makes us more knowledgeable than the man who has so far been delivering? osimhen is just one player out of 20 plus invites. the other invitees we all for the most part agree are spot on so what's the beef. erickson took walcott to 2006 world cup heaven did not collapse. if we argue that that decision affected england's performance before that tournament the english were poor and have continued to be poor in subsequent competitions. samuel etoo an unknown 17 year old was taken to france 98. cameroon football didn't implode from that decision. coaches take risk in young players all the time some pay off some don't but it's all part of grooming new players. let's view him first before passing judgment on him. as for certain players not being called up instead of using the victim card why not encourage them to continue to work hard churning out impressive performances so the coaches can no longer ignore them. ogu was ignored for so long he's now back in the fold. ikeme wasn't given a second look now our undisputable number 1. if aluko plays for say a crystal palace and proves his quality in the EPL settlement or no settlement he will be called up. same for ajagun. onyekuru, kayode, mikel agu, balogun, ogu among others have through determination and persistent good performances been recognized and invited. yes we know how things operated in the recent past as regards invitation but lets not allow our scepticism to blind us to the fact that we are moving in the right direction

chrisooblog:
nobody is irreplaceable not even the great ronaldo or messi if they start posting consistent poor performances. what the goodjoe and other monikers have said is rohr has looked at osimhen and sees something special in the boy. its left for him to prove rohr right or wrong. its not like the boy is blocking the destiny of anybody abi were onyekuru, kayode, muazzem and even odey not called up? whoever you feel wasn't called up now if he continues to impress will get his chance

chrisooblog:
spot on! now let me bring the issue of agbim constant selection under keshi. we all rightly doubted his quality but we waited to observe him in some of our matches before we placed a final judgment that he is not super eagles material. i haven't formed an opinion on osimhen yet because i've not seen him in action for the super eagles yet. i think the boy at least deserves the benefit of doubt to prove his quality or lack thereof

OMANBALA1:


Abeg,there is nothing special about Ejaria. Dude plays like a 5yrs old. Unnecessary dribble and wayward passes. He has no vision. All those English groomed players never impress me,just few.
Tell me when last we had an English-Nigerian player that blew your mind ? They are at best just average.

goldfish80:

Granted, Osimhen is talented. The question is, have he done enough this past season to merit a call up? No!
Do we have more prolific players in Europe this past season who could arguably stake a greater claim of earning a national team call? Yes!
This have just been the baseline of this arguement.

Xlad:


Against Korea, Josh Onomah was the best Nigerian player that day.. Ejaria even got a yellow card for an unnecessary and reckless tackle. So far in this tournament, you can't say that he has been better than Lookman, Onomah, Tomori, or Ojo.. it's only him and Solanke that are playing below the hype.. especially Solanke..

TheGoodJoe:


Please, Pongolle was a fantastic talent. It was a serious injury that ruined his career. As big as Nigeria is as you make it, why are we finding it difficult producing a talent like Okocha. Food for thought. Wash the plates after eating.

eterisan:
On the Osihmen debate! Here is my take. Please before you criticize Rohr's decision put yourself in his shoes. This is what I feel he is doing. He is building the team for the now with an eye on the future. Osihmen is our 3rd choice striker now n my guess is that slot is reserved for our best youth team striker. Awoniyi and orji will come to mind but osihmen is at a higher playing level than both coupled with the fact that he is the poster boy of the nff thus he will always get the call up to train with the team. That is what he is there for..for drills..it is a no brainer. You can't call up an ideye or ighalo or a newbie to sit as 3rd choice striker in a lone striker system when you are still running the rule over a top potential like osihmen. Same idea goes for alampasu and awaziem. They are been eased into d nt environment gently. So please do not expect them to start yet. I just love this Rohr.
For the ajagun matter I got no comments abeg. That one na mumu debate. You want to call up an old man to replace who? Who is he better than? Keshi 2014 all over again abi? You want questionable team selections abi? Rohr has a master plan for Nigeria nd he will implement to the fullest. Sorry if you can't see it. You go just they shout up nd down. It won't change anything.

goldfish80:


We've seen talented players like Okocha not hit it big with the super eagles because the times have changed,football is no longer the same. Nobody wants a ball Clogher in his team.

The world have seen a death in technical players, the days of having a midfield maestro is long gone.
Christian Obodo and Rabiu Ibrahim had skills packed in their thumbs.

goldfish80:


We've seen talented players like Okocha not hit it big with the super eagles because the times have changed,football is no longer the same. Nobody wants a ball Clogher in his team.

The world have seen a death in technical players, the days of having a midfield maestro is long gone.
Christian Obodo and Rabiu Ibrahim had skills packed in their thumbs.

do4luv14:
Report has it that the super eagles are in uyo now, how true is that

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