neighy:
mikel is a Nigerian Legend nd not a football legend.. lets not be sentimental.. Even him being world class is debatable

forgiveness:


Same rule should be applied to all sundry. Simple

safarigirl:
is it not football Mikel is playing that makes him a legend? Does that not make him a legend in football whether Nigerian or otherwise?

I don't think anyone can mention Nigerian footballers without calling Mikel, it's JJ, Kanu, Mikel.... He's a legend in football, if you now want to start tagging which kind, na you sabi....but it is the same thing. You can't even mention top African footballers in this century without calling Mikel and you want to reduce his achievements.

Loogan:


Lol bro kelechi is very important in the team now, he's our highest goal scorer, such a player cannot be left out, he's just finding his feet after an injury cut him some slack.
For the sake of their carrier stability I feel these players you mentioned need to find their feet and excel in their new club.
I'm not saying it wouldn't have been good to invite these players for the match, but we already have good players let's the guys who has the coach trust for now deliver then we can try these players in games to the World Cup. Although I do agree echiejile needs to be dropped.

Joebie:
Sir don't forget that Onazi attempted move to a Championship side failed. It usually happens to players like that after a botched move. He will regain his regular spot in the team.

@bolded so natural positions dey change like that eh? .

Onazi was not played in the wings at Lazio. At least in his last season there he featured as a CM or DM.

tbaba1234:


Distorting facts?

Brazil did not score against USA till the 72nd min. It was goalless for a long time. Yet the young striker was not introduced.

Amuneke did not play a single minute in Tunisia 94 till the final.

Ronaldo could certainly have played the final, Brazil were dominant but could not find a breakthrough.

What about the third group game against Sweden? Brazil had already qualified, what better time to introduce the youngster.

He was simply not seen as ready. USA 94 was a way to blood a great prospect into the team not to play him.

chrisooblog:
sorry but I don't agree that he should train with the world cup bound squad based on grooming of his potential if he is good enough then he can be invited on merit. If not he can continue to improve at club level when by God's grace we beat zambia to qualify for the world cup we can then call him up with other hopefuls for the game against algeria to get a good look at them to see if they are good enough

Joebie:
Ronaldo was selected in Brazil’s squad for the 1994 World Cup at the age of 17. By then he had scored 44 goals in 47 games for Cruzeiro but he watched and learned rather than played as his compatriots won the tournament.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/jun/29/ronaldo-brazil-world-cup-final-2002-japan

forgiveness:


@bolded said it all.

Coach trust even if the dropped players are maradona and banging in goals right left and center in their various clubs.

Al least, we saw trusted players like Gabriel, Uchebo, Ameobi, Nworfor etcetera went to the world cup because they were Keshi's most trusted players.

Loogan:


Rorh is an intelligent and experienced coach I think he knows more than you about the team.
Which of the players he left out are banging on goals left right and center? Is ighalo not in better form than any striker we have presently? Moses, nwakeme(underrated guy), iwobi(before the injury), Moses Simon has been in the team and understand our system better than onyekuru. We don't understand the way these coaches think when it comes to building a team and selection, it's much more deeper. Just because onyekuru is banging in goals now dosent mean he will understand and give that work ethic and team strategy better than Moses Simon.

Joebie:
REVEALED: 70% OF CHELSEA FANS WANT 25-YEAR-OLD TO MAKE SURPRISE START AGAINST MAN CITY



Date: 30th September 2017 at 7:45am
Written by: George Blake

The Chelsea fans in the Transfer Tavern have been pleased with the form of Victor Moses this season…

The Nigerian has continued his fine form from last season, dominating the right-hand side of the defence and proving once more why previous managers were wrong to dismiss him.

However, a vocal section of the Chelsea fans in the pub are also very keen to see what Davide Zappacosta can do. Brought in to rival Moses on the right-hand side, the Italian hasn’t had much of a chance yet, and with a game against Man City on the horizon, could he finally get his chance?

This is a debate that we recently opened up to a poll, and the results of said poll were quite astonishing. Surprisingly, a whopping 70% of polled fans want to see Zappacosta play ahead of Moses, with the Italian clearly gaining quite the fanbase after his Qarabag heroics.


Significantly, a similar question was posed ahead of Chelsea’s clash with Leicester City a few weeks ago, and the results were very different. Indeed, at that point, it was Moses that won the race – with a whopping 71% of fans keen to see the Nigerian feature from the start.

Results, then, have done a complete 180 since then, and it’s tough to understand why. Moses’ form has continued to excell, but it appears as though supporters have a yearning for something new.

--FootballTransferTavern

BascoVanVeli:


Victor needs stuff like this, extra motivation.

TheGoodJoe:


In the final during the celebration, I remember the commentator saying some thing in the line of, "That is Ronaldo, he may be too young to participate in such a big event, but mark my words, few years from now, he will be the best player in the World."

Ronaldo was not to play but learn. Was he good? Yes. Fortunately, he had the Brazilian league to also help nurture him. Something we do not have in our local league. Why not adopt something that also helped the quick transition.

neighy:
reduce his achievements how?? Mikel is a legend(african standard) Yes No Doubt...

forgiveness:


Same goes for Kelechi, Onyekuru, Aweriam etcetera who just got new teams yet were called.

Mickael2:



I think you quoted the wrong comment, this was about Kelechi not Onazi Sir

tglobal:
Lest we forget, the Coach's job is to assemble the best team to prosecute HIS plan, not the best players in every position. It is his prerogative to decide on formation, tactics and the right mix of players to deploy and no two people will deploy the same resources and tactics, otherwise football will be too predictable and there may no longer be need for human coaches in which case, we would find a robot which will collate all the stats available to assemble a team.

Humility017:

and also in Chelsea...that's Europe ryt?

his only problem is that...he is African..
had it been he was a European...you can imagine that for yourself...

neighy:
mikel is a legend in chelsea Wow

neighy:
mikel is a legend in chelsea Wow

Joebie:
Brazil has a history. Pele was 17 when he turned heads at the world cup level. Of the two things implied in that part of the link I quoted, one remains a fact -- Ronaldo deserved to make that team. The commentator according to you said, "he MAY be too young". I'm still waiting for someone to quote the coach as saying he never intended to field Ronaldo prior to that World Cup. I've said this before and I will say it again, many teams rarely field ALL the players in their World Cup squads. Top teams usually have a star studded sides. No player just makes the numbers, but at the same time it is guaranteed that not all will play. The coach will decide when the going goes tough or when the going is well.

Modified
It's natural to assume that he was there to learn because of his age. What would you say about other players were never pulled out of the bench? where they also there to learn? As long as Ronaldo did excellently prior to that world cup, he deserved to make that team.

Loogan:


Rorh is an intelligent and experienced coach I think he knows more than you about the team.
Which of the players he left out are banging on goals left right and center? Is ighalo not in better form than any striker we have presently? Moses, nwakeme(underrated guy), iwobi(before the injury), Moses Simon has been in the team and understand our system better than onyekuru. We don't understand the way these coaches think when it comes to building a team and selection, it's much more deeper. Just because onyekuru is banging in goals now dosent mean he will understand and give that work ethic and team strategy better than Moses Simon.

neighy:
mikel is a legend in chelsea Wow

safarigirl:
honestly, I want the Zappacosta guy to start, just so Moses is injury-free, and of course ro laugh when he gets skinned by City players, Chelsea fans will then realise that there is no team like Qarasbag in EPL

Mickael2:


I don't want to talk

tglobal:
Lest we forget, the Coach's job is to assemble the best team to prosecute HIS plan, not the best players in every position. It is his prerogative to decide on formation, tactics and the right mix of players to deploy and no two people will deploy the same resources and tactics, otherwise football will be too predictable and there may no longer be need for human coaches in which case, we would find a robot which will collate all the stats available to assemble a team.

kingphilip:
oh you don't know??

tglobal:


How do you explain Onyekuru's treatment. His experience in the National hasn't been different from Kayode's. Is it also due to foul play that he has been excluded?