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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by AIG07: 6:54pm On Aug 13, 2017
tbaba1234:
Why is Muazzam on the bench? Odey on the bench too??
Salisu Yusuf

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by BascoVanVeli(m): 6:56pm On Aug 13, 2017
tbaba1234:
Benin Republic 1 Nigeria 0

Last minute Penalty.

Not the worst scoreline to get away from home. Although I would want to know why Alhassan started from the bench.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by pyrex23(m): 7:03pm On Aug 13, 2017
grin Girona first match is against A.madrid next week saturday

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by AIG07: 7:06pm On Aug 13, 2017
tbaba1234:
Benin Republic 1 Nigeria 0

Last minute Penalty.
chai where is Sir. Bascovanveli the defenders of Home based footballers-oya show face

see their life. This loss is psychological...

They went for a draw(that is the typical mindset of an average NPFL player) they believe that there is no way they can win an away game. I was never in support of us using Npfl players-academy boys and an average non league players would have deliver a victory in this match. The saddest point is that they've been in
camp and training for 2wks now.

Well, no cause for alarm. We'll win in kano. Those boys know how to do that but am afraid it might just be a slim one either 2-0, 3-1 or 2-1(God forbid)

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by EmmGee: 7:46pm On Aug 13, 2017
tbaba1234:
Why is Muazzam on the bench? Odey on the bench too??
Politics.......
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Humility017(m): 8:25pm On Aug 13, 2017
EmmGee:

Politics.......
not politics my brother...
you those two pair of coaches....salisu yusuf and agu they're the most fortunate Nigeria coaches reaping where they have never sown....
especially yusuf....what was his achievement in the NPFL prior his appointment as the assistant coach of the national team?

at least many criticizing rohr will begin to see....that even his assistant is as guilty as well....
and to think that some of us here....were advocating for yusuf to be given SE job beats my imagination

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 8:26pm On Aug 13, 2017
komekn:


Football is very unforgiving and very quick to forget, in some respects you are only as good as your last few games.

The club you choose to go to will either make or break you. I remember Nigerian top defender who left Russia to Bolton and his career literally ended, forgotten hid name.

There is no need looking at systems and styles if play. Unfortunately KC does lot have a long or experienced pedigree. This club will be his promotional examination.

KC needs to get his head down ADAPT, MODIFY & GET GOING with goals. Leicester expects it.

When Balotelli and Benteke moved to Liverpool on the back of excellent pedigree and a past top performance in thier previous clubs. Liverpool nearly destroyed thier careers. Falco and Zaha were messed up at Manchester United they moved on.

However, all these players had a many seasons of top flight football they were all proven and tested in different teams.

This is not Manchester city that played to his strengths. Now he has to prove who he is.

There will be now other players that will collect his position in the SE if he does not. The ball is in KC's court.

I have said this but was slated by the KC can do no wrong fan club.

One of the common terms hammered in respect of Iheanacho was he should work hard if he wants to be a top player.

I wonder how telling someone to work hard translates to he can do no wrong.

That was cheap.

As for Nacho, there is still a way to make the best of his time at Leicester. Dashing into the box regularly. Doing this will make him a good support for Vardy. I also expect Shakespeare to be more adventurous in games against lesser teams.

Victor Moses went through lots of hurdles but that did not destroy his career. As long as Nacho keeps working hard and maintains a healthy lifestyle, he has time to become a top player.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by AndreTAyodeji(m): 9:07pm On Aug 13, 2017
Mickael2:


You see that's the thing many people do not want to acknowledge here that with that move, Kayode's career trajectory might just be taking a turn for the better(no Best!). For the match against Cameroon I'd rather have him or Onyekuru as the CF, but Mikel seems to do a pretty good job at AMF currently does it better than Iheanacho and for Iheanacho to play as the Amf then Etebo must be benched but we can't afford to lose Etebo's work-rate. In the matches that Mikel has played, once he gets tired the team starts playing like crap and comes under severe pressure but against Algeria we never came under severe pressure because Etebo never stopped running even when Mikel got tired he was carrying the midfield alone, so for me he has to start.

On the wings, there should be zero reason for Iwobi or Moses Simon to start there, it's as if we have a truckload of wingers who can do serious damage, but the problem is that when the team list will be released, the same sentiments will be applied
Its as if you know my mind sir,i would definitely go with brains against cameroon than go with strength and physicality to match cameroon. No disrespect to Ighalo as he is on a terrific form but folks here have all but given him the no9 shirt just because he is in form not considering the difference between the chinese defenders that he has been scoring against and a very strong and physically imposing defenders he will face against cameroon.But i know he will get the nod ahead of a clinical nacho and a mobile and pacy kayode so lemme kukuma choose my team with him included.On the wings will be a forgoteen Sone Aluko and the Beast Victor Moses with Aluko dropping to the midfield when we are in possession or playing out from the back with Balogun, as his defence-splitting throughballs and nacho perfectly timed runs will be something cameroon can`t contain with that being one of their weaknesses which we can exploit as seen against Chile.Mikel and Ndidi marshalling the midfield with mikel playing more like a deep lying playmaker or box 2 box midfielder though he aint got the pace for a B2B midfielder but trust him to make up for that with his excellent positioning.My game=changing subs will be: The Workhorse Etebo to replace mikel,The pacy kayode to replace ighalo while The highly technical Iwobi will replace Aluko. You can see that even Nigeria have very good depths.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 9:08pm On Aug 13, 2017
Tondela 0-1 Porto (V. Abubakar)

Watch out for 21 year old Nigerian central defender, Junior Pius. He is on Tondela's bench. Game still on
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by AndreTAyodeji(m): 9:10pm On Aug 13, 2017
junnyjake:


Please, feel free to call him anything you feel, no one would fault you, anyone that comes at you I'd jump to your defense without thinking.

I don't know what's with Nigerian players and their love for the premiership.

He'd have developed more in Spanish la liga.
Lol Baba,Couldn`t agree more.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by AndreTAyodeji(m): 9:17pm On Aug 13, 2017
pyrex23:
grin Girona first match is against A.madrid next week saturday
Lol,Why your teeth dey outside
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by AndreTAyodeji(m): 9:30pm On Aug 13, 2017
AIG07:
see line up!

Nigeria coaches are the most complex carbon chain there is. They are hard to understand.
Never been in support of this CHAN thing. An Under=21 tournament would have been better in place of it as it will also help us cap all this good foreign born players that England and the likes have been capping at their own Under-21 level ASAP.It will just be like a eagles B Team where talents who distinguishes themselves will be invited to the main Super Eagles team.Home based players will also be considered for selection ooo!
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by junnyjake(m): 9:41pm On Aug 13, 2017
AndreTAyodeji:
Lol Baba,Couldn`t agree more.

Ever since ikechukwu uche, we've not had anyone in the LA Liga flying our flag.

If he knows what's good for him, he should either seek transfer elsewhere or ask to be loaned out, unless his journey into irrelevance would be irredeemable.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by AndreTAyodeji(m): 9:59pm On Aug 13, 2017
junnyjake:


Ever since ikechukwu uche, we've not had anyone in the LA Liga flying our flag.

If he knows what's good for him, he should either seek transfer elsewhere or ask to be loaned out, unless his journey into irrelevance would be irredeemable.

I think we should know his status in the team first before calling for his exit from the club but with what i saw of watford against liverpool they dont look like a team in need of a certain isaac success,i mean they looked complete with no need of additions. Well, i pray its a minor injury or a knock that kept him out of the game,if not then his future at watford is really uncertain!
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by goldfish80(m): 10:01pm On Aug 13, 2017
Joebie:
Who wan chop ur head na.. tag them. This is a new season, and he played 9 yesterday

You should know the usual Kelechi defenders. They took it out on me for saying I'd rather have Etebo as the false 9 against Cameroon than Kelechi. Obviously oblivious that Etebo plays as a striker for his team, they attacked me for suggesting a supposed DM should play up top, this earned me a place in the blacklist of Kelechi haters association, nairaland branch

I hope they read Etebo started in the attack like he did for most part of last season.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by OMANBALA1: 10:23pm On Aug 13, 2017
junnyjake:


Their inability to deliver brilliant performances CONSISTENTLY.

They need a thorough orientation before they leave our shores.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by bigblangston: 10:28pm On Aug 13, 2017
[quote author=AndreTAyodeji post=59445427]Its as if you know my mind sir,i would definitely go with brains against cameroon than go with strength and physicality to match cameroon. No disrespect to Ighalo as he is on a terrific form but folks here have all but given him the no9 shirt just because he is in form not considering the difference between the chinese defenders that he has been scoring against and a very strong and physically imposing defenders he will face against cameroon.But i know he will get the nod ahead of a clinical nacho and a mobile and pacy kayode so lemme kukuma choose my team with him included.On the wings will be a forgoteen Sone Aluko and the Beast Victor Moses with Aluko dropping to the midfield when we are in possession or playing out from the back with Balogun, as his defence-splitting throughballs and nacho perfectly timed runs will be something cameroon can`t contain with that being one of their weaknesses which we can exploit as seen against Chile.Mikel and Ndidi marshalling the midfield with mikel playing more like a deep lying playmaker or box 2 box midfielder though he aint got the pace for a B2B midfielder but trust him to make up for that with his excellent positioning.My game=changing subs will be: The Workhorse Etebo to replace mikel,The pacy kayode to replace ighalo while The highly technical Iwobi will replace Aluko. You can see that even Nigeria have very good depths.[/quote



But ighalo is not the highest goal scorer in the Chinese league even he and hulk(more energetic and stronger than ighalo) are both tied on 11 goals in 20 games. Even Lavezzi is on 11 goals in China. Tevez is not finding it easy in China.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 11:09pm On Aug 13, 2017
goldfish80:

You should know the usual Kelechi defenders. They took it out on me for saying I'd rather have Etebo as the false 9 against Cameroon than Kelechi. Obviously oblivious that Etebo plays as a striker for his team, they attacked me for suggesting a supposed DM should play up top, this earned me a place in the blacklist of Kelechi haters association, nairaland branch

I hope they read Etebo started in the attack like he did for most part of last season.

No one said Etebo can not spearhead the attack. We are saying he is not a better choice than Iheanacho to lead the line. It is a terrible option dropping Iheanacho for Etebo.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 11:13pm On Aug 13, 2017
Asensio showed what I am preaching. It is not playing time or experience that matters. What matters is insane belief in your abilities. Working your socks off on the training pitch every day until you are almost a demon in a jersey. When the chances come, you see the confidence, passion, determination and talent shine.

Regular playing time is not the factor of success. The other factors play a bigger role.

Congrats to Madrid. Although, CR7 should learn from the sending off today. Enough of the showmanship of taken off his shirt and getting needless red cards.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by zicky(m): 11:43pm On Aug 13, 2017
TheGoodJoe:


No one said Etebo can not spearhead the attack. We are saying he is not a better choice than Iheanacho to lead the line. It is a terrible option dropping Iheanacho for Etebo.
Abeg tell him, how many goals has Etebo scored from his false 9 position, will beat his chest and say Etebo is better than Nacho in that department(creating assist and scoring)

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by junnyjake(m): 11:55pm On Aug 13, 2017
AndreTAyodeji:
I think we should know his status in the team first before calling for his exit from the club but with what i saw of watford against liverpool they dont look like a team in need of a certain isaac success,i mean they looked complete with no need of additions. Well, i pray its a minor injury or a knock that kept him out of the game,if not then his future at watford is really uncertain!

Sorry, but Isaac is way behind the likes of denney, okaka, Gray, now the Brazilian kid.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by junnyjake(m): 12:02am On Aug 14, 2017
OMANBALA1:


They need a thorough orientation before they leave our shores.

Absolutely!

Someone on here once made a suggestion that our players be educated about the legal aspects of the game after iheanacho's fiasco with his former agency.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by AndreTAyodeji(m): 4:00am On Aug 14, 2017
Hey Folks,Nura Abdullahi has been given the no 22 shirt @ Roma, came on against celta vigo in the 84th minute after 2 years of unending injuries and Roma fans are already saying he is better than perez their current RB.Hope he stays injury free this season.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by goldfish80(m): 6:40am On Aug 14, 2017
TheGoodJoe:


No one said Etebo can not spearhead the attack. We are saying he is not a better choice than Iheanacho to lead the line. It is a terrible option dropping Iheanacho for Etebo.

You're changing the goal post, admit you never knew Etebo plays as a striker for his team. It sounded stranger than Latin when I suggested that he played up top.

If Kelechi dropped deeper while Etebo occupied the SA defence, we would have had a shot on target.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by maidaboi(m): 7:51am On Aug 14, 2017
junnyjake:


Sorry, but Isaac is way behind the likes of denney, okaka, Gray, now the Brazilian kid.
lets wait and see ok.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by maidaboi(m): 7:56am On Aug 14, 2017
TheGoodJoe:
Asensio showed what I am preaching. It is not playing time or experience that matters. What matters is insane belief in your abilities. Working your socks off on the training pitch every day until you are almost a demon in a jersey. When the chances come, you see the confidence, passion, determination and talent shine.

Regular playing time is not the factor of success. The other factors play a bigger role.

Congrats to Madrid. Although, CR7 should learn from the sending off today. Enough of the showmanship of taken off his shirt and getting needless red cards.
asensio will not be happy if he is treated the way pep treated kc
will pep play kc in the final of champions league?
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by do4luv14(m): 8:00am On Aug 14, 2017
TheGoodJoe:
Asensio showed what I am preaching. It is not playing time or experience that matters. What matters is insane belief in your abilities. Working your socks off on the training pitch every day until you are almost a demon in a jersey. When the chances come, you see the confidence, passion, determination and talent shine.

Regular playing time is not the factor of success. The other factors play a bigger role.

Congrats to Madrid. Although, CR7 should learn from the sending off today. Enough of the showmanship of taken off his shirt and getting needless red cards.


but you can't deny the stupidity of that ref, and his assistants for making the red stand,

that a clear foul on him"CR7" and even if he was to be booked by red for booking sake,

beside what about Suarez and his clear diving that won bar a the spot kick,

the ref was lucky that it was not GATTUSO , a punch on his face would had been great as take away grin
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 8:08am On Aug 14, 2017
junnyjake:


Sorry, but Isaac is way behind the likes of denney, okaka, Gray, now the Brazilian kid.

I fear for Isaac Success. His career may just be on the downward trend.

He needs a life line fast.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 8:13am On Aug 14, 2017
safarigirl:
based on what?

His time in City? Pre-season games? The 10-minute cameo?

Can we also discuss other players then?

Excuse me please try and follow our discussion first.

You are free to discuss any player you so chose but don't stop others from discussing what or who they want to discuss.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by komekn(m): 8:46am On Aug 14, 2017
TheGoodJoe:


One of the common terms hammered in respect of Iheanacho was he should work hard if he wants to be a top player.

I wonder how telling someone to work hard translates to he can do no wrong.

That was cheap.

As for Nacho, there is still a way to make the best of his time at Leicester. Dashing into the box regularly. Doing this will make him a good support for Vardy. I also expect Shakespeare to be more adventurous in games against lesser teams.

Victor Moses went through lots of hurdles but that did not destroy his career. As long as Nacho keeps working hard and maintains a healthy lifestyle, he has time to become a top player.

Big difference.

Victor did not have huge expectations and in addition there were other players who were a lot more prominent than him. He was not expected to lead the line just be a good part if it.

Leicester City have huge expectations on KC they bought him to lead the line and score goals. Anything less and he will be considered shall I say bad market.

He has a huge price tag and that comes with huge expectations. In reality KC has not had a complete season of leading the line regularly. This will be his main examination.

He has to really focus, adapt, modify and deliver and forget Man city he is in very different circumstances.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by maidaboi(m): 9:00am On Aug 14, 2017
Icon4s:

I fear for Isaac Success. His career may just be on the downward trend.
He needs a life line fast.
yea
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 9:45am On Aug 14, 2017
komekn:


Big difference.

Victor did not have huge expectations and in addition there were other players who were a lot more prominent than him. He was not expected to lead the line just be a good part if it.

Leicester City have huge expectations on KC they bought him to lead the line and score goals. Anything less and he will be considered shall I say bad market.

He has a huge price tag and that comes with huge expectations. In reality KC has not had a complete season of leading the line regularly. This will be his main examination.

He has to really focus, adapt, modify and deliver and forget Man city he is in very different circumstances.


I am talking in respect of players development. A lot of people believe playing regularly is the key but I am pointing that the real development takes place behind the scenes as we are seeing with Asensio.

I am not talking about Leicester's expectations. This is in respect to other young players and not just Iheanacho.

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