Joebie:
He may be loaned to Hull. Clubs hardly field players that are not in their plans.

Joebie:
Sentimental talk.
Mikel is good. But don't exaggerate.
And don't make our players look that useless.

OMANBALA1:
Its apparent that the purported golden generation has almost failed to live up to their expectations. Iheanacho who is the the most promising is almost lost in the mix,Awoniyi is playing in what is barely a tier higher than NPFL,Isaac Success is languishing on the bench ,Nwakali is no where near his the pitch etc. Something is fundamentally wrong with our football development....Iheanacho is still struggling with his first touch which is grim. Our boys don't get the basics.

safarigirl:
call it what you want, but virtually everyone knows that Mikel is indispensable in our team.Saying Mikel is 'good' is an insult to his immense contribution to the NT, so immense that our midfield crashed and burned against SA in his absence

Like I said, even if he can only play sixty minutes, he will be in that starting lineup, you can take that to the bank

Danielnino00:


He should leave England,it could help..

Joebie:
Sentimental talk.
Mikel is good. But don't exaggerate.
And don't make our players look that useless.

Joebie:
Nigerians are so arrogant.. I said this before SA disgraced us. Make Nigeria with Mikel no beat Cameroon first!!!

Thankfully Rohr said Cameroon is a better team. That's why I want him to succeed even if he were our opponent's coach. in life attitude is what counts.

Joebie:
Nigerians are so arrogant.. I said this before SA disgraced us. Make Nigeria with Mikel no beat Cameroon first!!!

Thankfully Rohr said Cameroon is a better team. That's why I want him to succeed even if he were our opponent's coach. in life attitude is what counts.

TheGoodJoe:


Sentiments aside, we do not have any player in the class of Mikel in our team. Maybe in the future our young lads will carve their separate niches to excel but for now he is the only one who can bring that exceptional touch to the midfield.

His attributes of reading the game, both offensively and defensively, his simple but highly intelligent connective passes, his positioning and through passes is one of the assets of our team.

For now, no one from Esiti, Ndidi, Onazi, Ogu, Aluko, Ajagun, Ifeanyi Matthew, Nwobodo, C. Nwakali, K. Nwakali, J. Obi etc.

From the whole pack, we lack a player close to Mikel in intelligence and touches. I agree with safarigirl on this. We stand a better chance with sixty minutes of Mikel than none at all. He is a special player.

TheGoodJoe:


Sentiments aside, we do not have any player in the class of Mikel in our team. Maybe in the future our young lads will carve their separate niches to excel but for now he is the only one who can bring that exceptional touch to the midfield.

His attributes of reading the game, both offensively and defensively, his simple but highly intelligent connective passes, his positioning and through passes is one of the assets of our team.

For now, no one from Esiti, Ndidi, Onazi, Ogu, Aluko, Ajagun, Ifeanyi Matthew, Nwobodo, C. Nwakali, K. Nwakali, J. Obi etc.

From the whole pack, we lack a player close to Mikel in intelligence and touches. I agree with safarigirl on this. We stand a better chance with sixty minutes of Mikel than none at all. He is a special player.

Humility017:
he has missed like two matches nah....

Icon4s:


Have you found out why he missed those matches?

TheGoodJoe:


Sentiments aside, we do not have any player in the class of Mikel in our team. Maybe in the future our young lads will carve their separate niches to excel but for now he is the only one who can bring that exceptional touch to the midfield.

His attributes of reading the game, both offensively and defensively, his simple but highly intelligent connective passes, his positioning and through passes is one of the assets of our team.

For now, no one from Esiti, Ndidi, Onazi, Ogu, Aluko, Ajagun, Ifeanyi Matthew, Nwobodo, C. Nwakali, K. Nwakali, J. Obi etc.

From the whole pack, we lack a player close to Mikel in intelligence and touches. I agree with safarigirl on this. We stand a better chance with sixty minutes of Mikel than none at all. He is a special player.

OMANBALA1:
Its apparent that the purported golden generation has almost failed to live up to their expectations. Iheanacho who is the the most promising is almost lost in the mix,Awoniyi is playing in what is barely a tier higher than NPFL,

Mickael2:


I can't believe you just said this. not every team needs a controller for your info, Chelsea last season had absolutely no controller in their team for most of the matches they played, now let's take a critical look at that team.

can you tell me that Ndidi cannot do what Kante does for them? can you tell me that Ogu, Azubuike, Agu, even Onazi cannot do what Matic used to do for them? Can't Victor Moses play our very own Hazard role? the problem with the SE lies with the coaches, we employ coaches with a limited skill set, a coach who only has one tactics in mind, no in game tweaks nothing nothing. currently we have a golden generation of wingers coming through and attackers but our defenders and defensive minded midfielders are dwindling why then can't the coach just adopt a formation that will suit wingers and attack minded players? when you keep on attacking your opponents for ninety minutes will they even see the ball to harm you? our problem is in our over insistence on playing two DMFs, I doubt if there is any modern national team that plays with two DMFs not to mention that we are spoilt for choice in other departments but we continue playing two DMFs. why can't we just play a bona fide 4-4-2 because of the attacking options we have? We have like six ever good wingers off the top of my head, when we only need two midfielders we will see that we are spoilt for choice there, Ndidi and Mikel seems like the best option right now, I don't see why the two can't hold their own against any team coming at them if they have good wingers that can take the pressure off the centre of the pitch. and in case of any eventuality we have Joel Obi and Ajagun and even Iwobi to replace Mikel, we have Ogu and a whole host of others to replace Ndidi but our problem is that we insist in playing that blasted 4-2-3-1 formation that requires a lot of through passes. the simple truth is that we do not have such players in our team at all and even Mikel that we celebrate will not cut it as an AMF for other top teams so Wyeth can't we just play to the strength of the players we have

goldfish80:
Anyone watched Osas Okoro play for the CHAN Eagles last Saturday?
I mentioned earlier that he's the best RWB in the league by a country mile this season, when a so called league expert questioned why he was listed as a defender. He's a bomber with wicked explosive movement from the Right back. Without disrespect to the players in the Super Eagles playing that role, Osas is better than anyone there, I'm sticking my head out on this one.
He deserves a look in against Cameroon,that is if excellence and fair play are the watchwords of the Super Eagles selectors.

Mickael2:


I can't believe you just said this. not every team needs a controller for your info, Chelsea last season had absolutely no controller in their team for most of the matches they played, now let's take a critical look at that team.

can you tell me that Ndidi cannot do what Kante does for them? can you tell me that Ogu, Azubuike, Agu, even Onazi cannot do what Matic used to do for them? Can't Victor Moses play our very own Hazard role? the problem with the SE lies with the coaches, we employ coaches with a limited skill set, a coach who only has one tactics in mind, no in game tweaks nothing nothing. currently we have a golden generation of wingers coming through and attackers but our defenders and defensive minded midfielders are dwindling why then can't the coach just adopt a formation that will suit wingers and attack minded players? when you keep on attacking your opponents for ninety minutes will they even see the ball to harm you? our problem is in our over insistence on playing two DMFs, I doubt if there is any modern national team that plays with two DMFs not to mention that we are spoilt for choice in other departments but we continue playing two DMFs. why can't we just play a bona fide 4-4-2 because of the attacking options we have? We have like six ever good wingers off the top of my head, when we only need two midfielders we will see that we are spoilt for choice there, Ndidi and Mikel seems like the best option right now, I don't see why the two can't hold their own against any team coming at them if they have good wingers that can take the pressure off the centre of the pitch. and in case of any eventuality we have Joel Obi and Ajagun and even Iwobi to replace Mikel, we have Ogu and a whole host of others to replace Ndidi but our problem is that we insist in playing that blasted 4-2-3-1 formation that requires a lot of through passes. the simple truth is that we do not have such players in our team at all and even Mikel that we celebrate will not cut it as an AMF for other top teams so Wyeth can't we just play to the strength of the players we have

AndreTAyodeji:
Sir,did you watch the CHAN eagles match and would you rate the left back that played.His he anywhere near good or just average because i am seriously shopping for a better LB than the experienced echiejile who should also be blamed for that S.A loss as he did nothing going forward,exposed Awaziem all game,faulty in his defensive duties as S.A first goal came through a cross from his flank,failed to step up as a leader for the young team being one of the most experienced.I don`t blame players but the guy really pissed me off with his shitty performace in the match.

AndreTAyodeji:
Mikel is a special,talented and intelligent player but i think it`s high time we stop blaming the S.A loss on the absence of Mikel from the team,Rohr himself bottled that game with his midfield selections,bad tactics,No Plan B and the atrocious long balls Onazi with a low passing accuracy was hitting to Nacho all game.Mikel`s experience would have been a major boost for the team in the game but he was unfortunately absent and we must learn to cope in his absence, Balogun would have done Mikel`s job from the back and also bring experience to the team,Victor Moses would have also silently done his own job bring experience to the frontline and effectively drag the team to victory.Now we know Onazi and Ndidi should never play together again,we saw what Ogu and Ndidi brought in the Senegal game and now i can`t wait to see what Ndidi and Joel Obi will bring to the team.The player i see close to Mikel right now is Joel Obi,dude offers you stabiliy in your midfield as he always keeps it simple,top notch pinpoint passing accuracy,pushing the team forward by starting attacks with the ball at his feet,excellent reading of the game,good positioning and a natural CM who also defensively does a job.However, he is still no where near Mikel`s leadership skills and experience but we can expect him to effectively replace Mikel on the football part while Balogun and co provides the team with experience and the leadership part.

Mickael2:


I can't believe you just said this. not every team needs a controller for your info, Chelsea last season had absolutely no controller in their team for most of the matches they played, now let's take a critical look at that team.

can you tell me that Ndidi cannot do what Kante does for them? can you tell me that Ogu, Azubuike, Agu, even Onazi cannot do what Matic used to do for them? Can't Victor Moses play our very own Hazard role? the problem with the SE lies with the coaches, we employ coaches with a limited skill set, a coach who only has one tactics in mind, no in game tweaks nothing nothing. currently we have a golden generation of wingers coming through and attackers but our defenders and defensive minded midfielders are dwindling why then can't the coach just adopt a formation that will suit wingers and attack minded players? when you keep on attacking your opponents for ninety minutes will they even see the ball to harm you? our problem is in our over insistence on playing two DMFs, I doubt if there is any modern national team that plays with two DMFs not to mention that we are spoilt for choice in other departments but we continue playing two DMFs. why can't we just play a bona fide 4-4-2 because of the attacking options we have? We have like six ever good wingers off the top of my head, when we only need two midfielders we will see that we are spoilt for choice there, Ndidi and Mikel seems like the best option right now, I don't see why the two can't hold their own against any team coming at them if they have good wingers that can take the pressure off the centre of the pitch. and in case of any eventuality we have Joel Obi and Ajagun and even Iwobi to replace Mikel, we have Ogu and a whole host of others to replace Ndidi but our problem is that we insist in playing that blasted 4-2-3-1 formation that requires a lot of through passes. the simple truth is that we do not have such players in our team at all and even Mikel that we celebrate will not cut it as an AMF for other top teams so Wyeth can't we just play to the strength of the players we have

AndreTAyodeji:
Joel Obi`s stat from the 76 minutes he played on the pitch yesternight:Pass accuracy of 88.1%, 5
interceptions, 5 long passes, 59 short
passes, 2 tackles won, 3 aerials won, 3 key passes, 1 assist. I am not hyping the guy oo but just impressed with him after his comeback from injury,hope he put his injury woes behind him and also keep playing well. Elsewhere Nura Abdullahi was on Roma`s bench yesterday but didn`t come on but i think he will get his chance in the cups and some other games.

Mickael2:


I can't believe you just said this. not every team needs a controller for your info, Chelsea last season had absolutely no controller in their team for most of the matches they played, now let's take a critical look at that team.

can you tell me that Ndidi cannot do what Kante does for them? can you tell me that Ogu, Azubuike, Agu, even Onazi cannot do what Matic used to do for them? Can't Victor Moses play our very own Hazard role? the problem with the SE lies with the coaches, we employ coaches with a limited skill set, a coach who only has one tactics in mind, no in game tweaks nothing nothing. currently we have a golden generation of wingers coming through and attackers but our defenders and defensive minded midfielders are dwindling why then can't the coach just adopt a formation that will suit wingers and attack minded players? when you keep on attacking your opponents for ninety minutes will they even see the ball to harm you? our problem is in our over insistence on playing two DMFs, I doubt if there is any modern national team that plays with two DMFs not to mention that we are spoilt for choice in other departments but we continue playing two DMFs. why can't we just play a bona fide 4-4-2 because of the attacking options we have? We have like six ever good wingers off the top of my head, when we only need two midfielders we will see that we are spoilt for choice there, Ndidi and Mikel seems like the best option right now, I don't see why the two can't hold their own against any team coming at them if they have good wingers that can take the pressure off the centre of the pitch. and in case of any eventuality we have Joel Obi and Ajagun and even Iwobi to replace Mikel, we have Ogu and a whole host of others to replace Ndidi but our problem is that we insist in playing that blasted 4-2-3-1 formation that requires a lot of through passes. the simple truth is that we do not have such players in our team at all and even Mikel that we celebrate will not cut it as an AMF for other top teams so Wyeth can't we just play to the strength of the players we have

wayodude:


Good one. I like hearing of players abilities that I am not aware of, I have never seen this guy play and I am desperate to see a decent right back play for Naija. You seem to have described his quality going forward BUT can he defend against Vincent Aboubakar of FC Porto? Does he have the required skill, vision, positioning, awareness, concentration, recovery rate etc to be successful against offensive players who are used to dealing with better and higher profile defenders?

There seems to be a reeason why most foreign coaches are reluctant to play defenders from the local league. I have always thought it a wise decision.

zuchyblink:
Our game with Cameroon should not be for the likes of iheanacho and iwobi. We need physically strong players like Aaron Samuel, nwakaeme, ighalo, ogu, etebor etc

TheGoodJoe:


Going with physical players against Cameroun is a suicide mission because we will play to the advantage of the Camerounians. You can not expect to beat them at their own game. We need to go with creativity, speed and invention. Run them riot coupled with intelligent and quick passes.

That is the best approach.

zuchyblink:
Our game with Cameroon should not be for the likes of iheanacho and iwobi. We need physically strong players like Aaron Samuel, nwakaeme, ighalo, ogu, etebor etc

TheGoodJoe:


Going with physical players against Cameroun is a suicide mission because we will play to the advantage of the Camerounians. You can not expect to beat them at their own game. We need to go with creativity, speed and invention. Run them riot coupled with intelligent and quick passes.

That is the best approach.