Famocious:
Victor Moses starts from the bench for Chelsea Fc

Zappacrosser is equally on the bench as well

We need him for Nigeria, hopefully Moses does not play

Mickael2:



I don't want to talk

Pls talk.

Kog45:
What age got to do with it,d same Efe Ambrose,Omeruo and Oboboana pushed to RB even when everyone expect him to replace aging Yobo,he should now be back as back up CB for Ekong and Balogun,meaning Taiye Taiwo should get a recall to back up Echiejele,even Obafemi Martins instead of calling d likes of Kayode, Nwakaeme, Oyekwuru, Aaron.

My man better to have a fit Omeruo back in d team than Efe.Thank God Awaziem is showing d class in French league, hope he replicate it in d national team.

Guy u funny. Is RB not in the starting 11? Efe brings experience and good form if he keeps it up.

tbaba1234:


We need him for Nigeria, hopefully Moses does not play

Yes boss..we can't afford him to get unnecessary knock or injury at this crucial time.

neighy:
Lampard i know, terry i know, DD11 I know, buh mikel i dont know... Or maybe i dont know wah the meaning of LEGEND IS ..

Yes u don't know

BascoVanVeli:


Guy u funny. Is RB not in the starting 11? Efe brings experience and good form if he keeps it up.

Am not disputing his XI starting but Efe should have been a direct replacement for Yobo not Omeruo or Oboboana.

If he cannot do it as CB under Keshi,not now

Hope u remember Efe Ambrose started as CB in d national team.

My question is simple why should Efe Ambrose be invited as back up CB in d present national team,i f u can prove your point i w keep quiet.

nelszx:
Leon and Osihmen starts from the bench.....Hope he's (Leon) fine?
Ndidi starts....Iheanacho benched for Leicester.
Ola Aina starts for Hull
Agu and Troost-Ekong starts and currently trail a goal away

Leon is OK for him to be on d bench.

at this point i can only give God the glory... Leon benched, moses benched, mikel/ighalo didn't play this weekend. All our key players will be ready for Zambia

I know everybody like to ignore this but William Ekong has been shaky in defence. Very excellent in the air but mostly flat with his feet. The presence of a world class player beside him hides a lot of his flaws. Chidozie Awaziem should be given more playing time to adapt. John Ogu can play there ,too.

I am shocked some people are rating Etebor ahead of Joel Obi but maka why ? Is it because of injury ? Enefee dike ,ekee ekpo ya! Joel Obi is just about world class and the only player that is currently above him is Mikel Obi,nobody else. If Joel Obi becomes fit before the world cup I will take him ahead of Etebor and even Iwobi if you consider the later an attacking or CM.

tglobal:


Concerning the bolded, It is basic management principle....that is why leaders move around with their own trusted hands (from Coaches to C-suite executives). By the way, I don't live in Nigeria.

As to your challenge of naming 5 players, my response is I cant. Not because it defeats my point, but because I couldn't name more than two key players from each top team in the world. I am simply not into football that much anymore but I will cite examples from past word cup winning teams.

Aime Jacquet dropped Ginola and Cantona from his team when he took over the national team. No one who went to Euro 96 or France 98 was better in the positions these guys played. However, the team was better for it.

Romario was performing way better than Ronaldo, leading up to the 2002 WC and would have been the choice of many for the World Cup. However Scolari decided not to take him to the world cup. See this quote from Zagallo - the man who took Brazil to France 98.

"Each coach has his philosophy of work, but I would have summoned Romario," he said. "I think that his performances with Vasco da Gama mean he should have gone to Asia. "But Scolari made his choice. I respect Scolari's ideas and will be a fan cheering for success. Brazil can only grow."

Lastly, Keshi dropped Osaze, Martins and Nsofor from AFCON 2013. None of the strikers he called had a better pedigree than these three except IK Uche who was turned out to be the player with the worst returns of our forwards in the tournament.

U are right,only Rohr can tell us d reason for players invitation,all we need is result,if he failed he faced d music alone.

Honestly i want Kayode,Oyekwuru in d team but Rohr is d coach and he knows what he want regards players invitations and we must respect his decision.

okay cool

Famocious:


Raheem Lawal saw 83minutes action before he was substituted.

Kog45:
U are right,only Rohr can tell us d reason for players invitation,all we need is result,if he failed he faced d music alone.

Honestly i want Kayode,Oyekwuru in d team but Rohr is d coach and he knows what he want regards players invitations and we must respect his decision.

Onyekuru need to do more and so is Kayode...Being the highest goal scorer in a backwater league is not enough to give you a nod over players like Ighalo, Kelechi and even Nwaneme.

Who b those yeye ppu wey dey call Mikel legend? ,seems some peeps need a dico here


If I hear legend,legend ko,star lager beer ni,do u think staying at a club for so long means u re automatically a legend?,maybe u shld tell me a match where Mikel single handedly won or rescued the team,wen d chips were down.


Mikel showed d signs of been a future legend during d U-20 world cup in 2005,but immediately mourinho changed his style of play and wc himself refused to improve except to give balance to his team wyle in play


Mikel had never done anything extraordinary to be termed a LEGEND, both country and club,quote me anywhere...he was only gud at playing to instructions

If u want to knw legend,mention players dt rescued d team when d chips were down,mention players like messi,c.ronaldo,Ronaldo,Zidane,Ronaldinho,Maldini,Lampard,J.terry and so on...these re legend dt rescued deir teams both clubs and countries when all seems impossible on d pitch of play

Osimhen played the last six minutes for wolfsburg

OMANBALA1:
I know everybody like to ignore this but William Ekong has been shaky in defence. Very excellent in the air but mostly flat with his feet. The presence of a world class player beside him hides a lot of his flaws. Chidozie Awaziem should be given more playing time to adapt. John Ogu can play there ,too.

I am shocked some people are rating Etebor ahead of Joel Obi but maka why ? Is it because of injury ? Enefee dike ,ekee ekpo ya! Joel Obi is just about world class and the only player that is currently above him is Mikel Obi,nobody else. If Joel Obi becomes fit before the world cup I will take him ahead of Etebor and even Iwobi if you consider the later an attacking or CM.

On Ekong u are right,am always having my reservation even right from Olympics but of recent in Super Eagles he has improve and d presence of Balogun always give him that boost,as u said always shaking with ball on ground,hope Rohr is watching.

Truly on Awaziem,d young man is doing well in his club,hope we beat Zambia,i w love to see Balogun and Awaziem pairing .

Joel Obi major issue is injury,a fit Obi cannot be ignored.All we need from him is to be injury free.

Kog45:
On Ekong u are right,am always having my reservation even right from Olympics but of recent in Super Eagles he has improve and d presence of Balogun always give him that boost,as u said always shaking with ball on ground,hope Rohr is watching.

Truly on Awaziem,d young man is doing well in his club,hope we beat Zambia,i w love to see Balogun and Awaziem pairing .

Joel Obi major issue is injury,a fit Obi cannot be ignored.All we need from him is to be injury free.

Yea,if we can get the Zambia game out of the way then we can give some reserve players chances to be observed and assessed. I need to see more of Mikel Agu,Ogu,Nwakeme,Onyekuru,Kayode,Awaziem, Amuzie the left back,Eze,Adeleye,Ebuehi etc. I dont believe Ekong is the best we can offer.

elyte89:
Who b those yeye ppu wey dey call Mikel legend? ,seems some peeps need a dico here


If I hear legend,legend ko,star lager beer ni,do u think staying at a club for so long means u re automatically a legend?,maybe u shld tell me a match where Mikel single handedly won or rescued the team,wen d chips were down.


Mikel showed d signs of been a future legend during d U-20 world cup in 2005,but immediately mourinho changed his style of play and wc himself refused to improve except to give balance to his team wyle in play


Mikel had never done anything extraordinary to be termed a LEGEND, both country and club,quote me anywhere...he was only gud at playing to instructions

If u want to knw legend,mention players dt rescued d team when d chips were down,mention players like messi,c.ronaldo,Ronaldo,Zidane,Ronaldinho,Maldini,Lampard,J.terry and so on...these re legend dt rescued deir teams both clubs and countries when all seems impossible on d pitch of play

go read kog45 replies above on this and get the clarity

meanwhile he got a MOTM performance against Barcelona i think enroute the champions league chelsea won that year

elyte89:


Mikel had never done anything extraordinary to be termed a LEGEND, both country and club,quote me anywhere...he was only gud at playing to instructions

If u want to knw legend,mention players dt rescued d team when d chips were down,mention players like messi,c.ronaldo,Ronaldo,Zidane,Ronaldinho,Maldini,Lampard,J.terry and so on...these re legend dt rescued deir teams both clubs and countries when all seems impossible on d pitch of play

Thierry Henry is an Arsenal Legend .

But so is Ray Parlour. Ray Parlour is an Arsenal Legend as well.

This is how Chelsea website describes him



Take note Chelsea legend.. Chelsea themselves describe him as a legend.

Exclusive – FC Lugano Receives Stanley Amuzie’s ITC, Could Make Debut Against FC Zurich


September 30, 2017


Nigeria Rio 2016 star Stanley Amuzie has received the all clear to make his debut for his loan side FC Lugano after his International Transfer Certificate (ITC) came through few days ago.

Amuzie joined the team from Italian Serie A side Sampdoria in the summer on a season long loan deal after failing to break into the first team of the Serie A side.

Since joining the team on loan in the summer, his debut has been held up by issues surrounding his ITC, but the papers came through yesterday, making him eligible to represent the team.

Owngoalnigeria.com exclusively gathered that he is in the matchday squad for their weekend league game against FC Zurich, and he could make his debut in the game.

He joined Sampdoria after excelling with the Nigeria U23 team, where his fine performances earned him two senior national team caps for Nigeria. Both coming in the back to back ill fated AFCON 2017 Qualifiers.

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Known for his pace down the flank and abilities to whip in crosses, he was ever present for the Nigeria team at the Rio 2016 Olympics where they won bronze.

Last season he was restricted to games for the Primavera side although he made the first team squad for some league matches, but he didn’t get to play.

Daniel Martins

--AllNigeriaSoccer

Good news for Amuzie. I have confidence that with some playing time this guy can keep Echiejile on the bench.

tbaba1234:


Thierry Henry is an Arsenal Legend .

But so is Ray Parlour. Ray Parlour is an Arsenal Legend as well.

This is how Chelsea website describes him



Take note Chelsea legend.. Chelsea themselves describe him as a legend.

Thank you for this sir.

Let me see the yeye people that will say Mikel is not a legend on this thread, Nigerians are only good at rubbishing their own and elevating others

Thanks boss!!

Psittacus:
Osimhen played the last six minutes for wolfsburg

safarigirl:
Thank you for this sir.

Let me see the yeye people that will say Mikel is not a legend on this thread, Nigerians are only good at rubbishing their own and elevating others

you can said that again, and very quick to support others

Joebie:
Thanks boss!!

u are welcome boss

kingphilip:
go read kog45 replies above on this and get the clarity

meanwhile he got a MOTM performance against Barcelona i think enroute the champions league chelsea won that year

So because a MOTM performance in just a match automatically makes him a legend?

Maybe we shld start calling AHMED MUSA A LEGEND too since he got d MOTM PERFORMANCE against Argentina at d last world cup for scoring two sweet goals

forgiveness:


Onyekuru is definitely going to make the team. Rohr's body language tells it all.

I won't be surprised if you're Kayode's agent. Rohr has been fair as far as I'm concern. Kayode may be your numero uno, same player may not be to other fan. Should we all advocate for ours to be included? You also said that he's not given game time and played out of position. Is it possible for all invited players to play at the same time? Is he the only one to be played out of position? What if the coach is looking for a utility player? Ever wondered why every coach liked Garba Lawal?
Your player is not even a world-class player yet. Who do you think he should replace in the just released list?

Coaches makes team selection based on a lot of factors asides form: style and quality of opposition, adaptability to team ethics, commitment - are just few of them. Brazil some times don't take players fans unanimously want included in a squad yet they perform tremendously well whereas countries like Belgium that rely solely on individual talent rather than team cohesion don't perform well at tournaments.

elyte89:

So because a MOTM performance in just a match automatically makes him a legend?

Maybe we shld start calling AHMED MUSA A LEGEND too since he got d MOTM PERFORMANCE against Argentina at d last world cup for scoring two sweet goals

Ahmed Musa is a Nigerian Legend.

elyte89:

So because a MOTM performance in just a match automatically makes him a legend?

Maybe we shld start calling AHMED MUSA A LEGEND too since he got d MOTM PERFORMANCE against Argentina at d last world cup for scoring two sweet goals

Easy my man.I read your first comment not this one and i realised u are so infuriated with people calling Mikel Legend.

Well to some a legend which i belonged to and also to some not a legend which is understable,people wilth different opinions.

Pls let us be calm and be cautious with our words when we are trying to pass our message.I don't know Mikel personally and i don't know may be u know him,so we are all here for a purpose and is to share ideas,nothing more.

Respect my man.

Sir I must say even fans of Chelsea debated this issue when Mikel left for China.
But we as Nigerians especially have to respect it when Chelsea named him a legend. In fact we should even call him legend before they do.
I'm going to add another evidence that support this.
See the pic below.

elyte89:

So because a MOTM performance in just a match automatically makes him a legend?

Maybe we shld start calling AHMED MUSA A LEGEND too since he got d MOTM PERFORMANCE against Argentina at d last world cup for scoring two sweet goals

TheGoodJoe:


Do you think Wilshere would have been seen as top quality if he was in VVV Venlo? Definitely not? However, training and playing among quality players at Arsenal gave him a leap to the English National team.

Our Nigerian prospects are at a disadvantage in Europe. Judging them with the yardsticks of European football is comical and ignorant to the fact that as a National team, we must make conscious efforts to give our promising talents the push their European counterparts get in their club.

Kelechi Nwakali might not have been in the sky high of football charts but the fact is that he is a special talent and we must not wait for the foreigners to decide when we should give him a push.

Reminds me of the ignorance of Oliseh when it concerned Iheanacho until Pellegrini gave him the nod against Crystal Palace.

Your comparison with KC defeats your own arguments after a few years of playing academy football and excelling he was promoted to the first team. Once again he proved that he was true Quality.

Osimhen has not proved anything beyond past youthful glories. So what basis will you be grooming exceptional season, great goal scorer.

That would be grossly unfair to all the other more deserving talents who are cutting it

There are too many other Nigerian players who are more deserving. If you can't do it in your club then you will not be doing it in the SE.

Aina, Tega and Tega have proved themselves worthy on the other hand Chuba Akpom has not considering all the accolades he won continously from U16,18 … 21 he simply has not been able to step up from youth football. He was groomed but the grooming didn't work.

Osimhen has not been able to make the bench in recent times. That should tell you something.

With regards to Wilshire he wasn't just potential he was cutting top class performances for Arsenal at a very young age. That propelled him to the three Lions senior team.

Dele, Raheem and Rashford made huge strides as 18 year old teenagers in thier clubs. That's what gave them overriding prominence top class consistent performances. THEY WERE NEVER GROOMED.

By the way Dele was playing for lowly MK Dons in League 1 not the EPL. Before being airlifted to Tottenham and catapulted to the English national team. Right now he debatably the most technically gifted player in England.

Kog45:
Easy my man.I read your first comment not this one and i realised u are so infuriated with people calling Mikel Legend.

Well to some a legend which i belonged to and also to some not a legend which is understable,people wilth different opinions.

Pls let us be calm and be cautious with our words when we are trying to pass our message.I don't know Mikel personally and i don't know may be u know him,so we are all here for a purpose and is to share ideas,nothing more.

Respect my man.

Mikel is a legend, who dey vex make e go kiss Mikel medal for UCL

elyte89:
Who b those yeye ppu wey dey call Mikel legend? ,seems some peeps need a dico here


If I hear legend,legend ko,star lager beer ni,do u think staying at a club for so long means u re automatically a legend?,maybe u shld tell me a match where Mikel single handedly won or rescued the team,wen d chips were down.


Mikel showed d signs of been a future legend during d U-20 world cup in 2005,but immediately mourinho changed his style of play and wc himself refused to improve except to give balance to his team wyle in play


Mikel had never done anything extraordinary to be termed a LEGEND, both country and club,quote me anywhere...he was only gud at playing to instructions

If u want to knw legend,mention players dt rescued d team when d chips were down,mention players like messi,c.ronaldo,Ronaldo,Zidane,Ronaldinho,Maldini,Lampard,J.terry and so on...these re legend dt rescued deir teams both clubs and countries when all seems impossible on d pitch of play

no,we won't quote u.
u know nothing Jon Snow.