terzurum5:

Great Suggestion and a step in the right direction too.

However,

**Modified**
Just like Sir eterisan said, TheSuperNerd and co will have to tender an unreserved apology to the house for insulting us with their e-fight. Both were matured enough to behave matured and not blame the whole house for not calling them to order.


In addition, TheSuperNerd named this great thread. The thread belongs to all of us. However, the manner in which he left the thread is not cool. I am not against opening a new thread by him. But the timing and the occasion that prompted it is questionable. Why would he leave the project he started as if all of us offended him. TheSuperNerd remains my great friend just like any other person in here, so I deem it fit to come heavily on him before any other person.


Once more, I am not against any reconciliatory measure but wouldn't encourage unhealthy precedents to be maintained on this thread.

**Peace**

TheGoodJoe:


There are roles you can easily groom. Keeper role for instance. Two of the best keeper and a young talented one for the future.

At the moment, Ezenwa, Dele Ajiboye and young Alampasu. Which makes calling Akpeyi to camp funny.

Midfield maestros. These guys make or break teams. From Xavi, Scholes, Pirlo and Zidane. They make teams reign long at the top level. This is where Nwakali falls.

After that, prolific young talents that show extreme special talents. K. Nwakali has shown this since he was called up at a very young age to train with Iheanacho's U17 team. Two years later he was captain and best player of the winning side of the U17 World Cup. That was foresight from the Garba led coaching crew.

Joebie:
you are making a good case.

But this is how I like to think. As a coach I would prioritize. I would as myself, where do we have a pressing need? Or what can we add to the team that will take us another level higher? Is there anything we can add that can make the difference especially if we met a very strong side in future? I will start to work it down from attack to defense until i'm satisfied with the bench as well, because I know for sure that there would be definitely one slot or two that can be reserved for a "rookie". Let's not put the cart before the horse. We don't expect Nwakali to sub Mikel at the world cup.

TheGoodJoe:


We need him gaining orientation from a master player now. Not when he will sub Mikel.

TheGoodJoe:


With Hope Akpan, we had a shield who could protect the defence and on the right back role, Onazi looked blazing, using his work rate to cover the length of the right side of the pitch. It also helped his runs not creating much gap in the defence.

Hope Akpan's injury was one of the areas I believed stopped us from qualifying. Although Musa's misses contributed the most.

Joebie:
Wonderful stats. The previous season, Ogu was voted the best player in Israel. But that didn't catch Rohr's attention for a reason.
John Ogu is not new to us. Let's just assume he has improved, but it's still the Israeli league. He is in the set up now. If he can't beat Agu to it, then I don't think he has any business going to Russia

tbaba1234:


Nwakaeme not Ogu was voted best player in Israel.

Joebie:
Wonderful stats. The previous season, Ogu was voted the best player in Israel. But that didn't catch Rohr's attention for a reason.
John Ogu is not new to us. Let's just assume he has improved, but it's still the Israeli league. He is in the set up now. If he can't beat Agu to it, then I don't think he has any business going to Russia

somehow:
But how come we always read that Ogu does well in training but never used by Rohr? The Ogu that I have watched in the SE should be the one playing if not in the first 11 but as the next sub for anyone in the midfield.

TheGoodJoe:


No need making the reason hidden. PARK BUS.

Mickael2:



so we should sacrifice one spot in our team just because we want to 'groom' a future player?

Joebie:
That's not a mystery. What the coach sees is not necessarily what reporters see. Also, tactical decisions are made based on the situation of the match at that point in time, and what the coach is trying to achieve. Let's see if Rohr will consider Ogu ahead of Agu next time

somehow:
Well just like Obi is being snubbed for Agu.. Well he's in charge (the coach) so he takes the fall/praise.

The best is what we need and he owes us that.

Mickael2:



Onazi? Cmf? You have started again oo

Joebie:
Sir, I was talking about the previous season.. Ogu was named the best in the 15/16 season. Nwakaeme the following season (16/17).. I can confirm that.

Modified
Best foreign player rather -- John Ogu (15/16)
http://www.goal.com/en-ng/news/4110/african-all-stars/2016/05/20/23742402/john-ogu-named-best-foreign-player-in-israeli-premier-league

tbaba1234:


Best foreign player is not the same as best player in the league. Only Nwakeame has won that.

Joebie:
I won't consider that a snub. And yes are right. He is the coach. He decides. We can only make suggestions.

somehow:
If its not a snub, what do we call it?

forgiveness:


Where does Onazi plays?

tbaba1234:


Best foreign player is not the same as best player in the league. Only Nwakeame has won that.

Icon79:
TB, I was just about to make the same point. You gotta consider the competition before we decide how much stock we'd put on the award. As the saying goes, in the land of the blind, a one eyed man becomes king. If you don't have too many quality foreign players playing in the Israeli league then anybody can win it easily (even a mediocre player) but that doesn't make you a super star.


O pari

TheGoodJoe:



What use is the extra spot if it will not help our future? Not all players that come to camp will play. Why not sacrifice that spot for a player who has the potential of ruling our midfield for years. We need him studying Mikel now.

Joebie:
Trabz na .. he still dey there.
He is a dmf/cmf I think

Mickael2:


Trabzonspor. Currently he is a bench warming DMF there(he did make a substitute appearance as a CMF not too long ago that was why I didn't take his bait)