Icon79:
You made a good point! If I am advising Rohr for the World Cup, I will ask him to play Mikel and Ndidi (Onazi) as DMs and play Iwobi in AM. This would help solidify our defence, while unleashing the creative ability of Alex Iwobi. But to play this formation successfully, we'll have to deploy a 3-4-3 formation (with two adventurous wingbacks). I am not sure that we currently have them.


O pari

We can play V.Moses and Shehu(Etebo) as wing-backs,Leon,Ekoong and Awaziem as CBs in a 3-4-3.

tbaba1234:


Not good enough.

Aiyenugba or Ajagun?! If Aiyenugba is not good enough, then who is better than among the present Keepers we have in the Team now pls?!

History is set to be made as FIFA has appointed a female referee to officiate the Japan v New Caledonia game at the ongoing U-17 World Cup
http://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/news/y=2017/m=10/news=first-female-referee-to-officiate-at-fifa-u-17-world-cup-india-2017-2913758.html

Oasis007:


Aiyenugba or Ajagun?! If Aiyenugba is not good enough, then who is better than among the present Keepers we have in the Team now pls?!

Guy,no mention aiyenugba here jare ,Aiyenugba bawo,

junnyjake:
I'd like to see Onuachu, Esiti, Hope Akpan, Olayinka, Awoniyi play next year when we face Seychelles in the Afcon qualifiers nxt year.

huh, Afcon qualifier don turn testing ground, it's like you want us to make it a hat trick of Afcon absence

elyte89:
Who re those mentioning aiyenugba again

Please let's knw if u re related to d player u re suggesting on dis thread and not based on records,form


Someone dt was giving a chance by siasia against Guinea in abuja here,due to d misunderstanding BTW enyeama and siasia, he couldn't utilize d oppt and keep a clean sheet for us to qualify,conceded 2goals against Guinea o


U re now suggesting him again for world cup!!!

Iro Aiyenugba ko,Orunugba ni,I would prefer a peter rufai to him self

Even though this Site is known as a Faceless Forum, I think this Thread is known and appreciated for mostly intellectual Discourse and up to date Information on the Eagles Players.

You do not need to lamely and childishly tackles another Person's Opinion simply to get Likes and Shares from the Bird of a Feather.

When Aiyenugba was plying his Trade in the Nigeria League, he won the Titles 4 Times, won Africa Champions League 2 Times as well as Africa Super Cup 2 Times.

Did he achieve these Feats by Luck?! What Ezenwa has achieved so far in the League as a Goalkeeper?! Seem you prefer Enyeama to be the No. 1 based on past Glory?!

Sentiment aside, Aiyenugba deserves to be the No. 1 based on the Present Form, if you get any contrary View - state and back it up with Facts. Knowledge has no Boundary, perhaps I can learn one or two things from any Point(s) instead singing a Lullaby.

Oasis007:


Aiyenugba or Ajagun?! If Aiyenugba is not good enough, then who is better than among the present Keepers we have in the Team now pls?!

When was the last time, you watched these players?

elyte89:



Guy,no mention aiyenugba here jare ,Aiyenugba bawo,

I know your preferred Candidate is Enyeama - solely based on past Glory. Let Enyeama gets a Club either Locally or Abroad to prove his Fitness and readiness for the Challenges ahead, before condemning the best Option at the moment.

"Form is something that can easily vanish. If you stay out of sports for so long you lose form."

- Icon4s

Oasis007:





If you wanna laugh feel free to... coz you have every right to it. But that does not define you being logic with your opposition against his Inclusion.

he's old, Rohr is looking to reduce the average age of the squad, there's nothing special that aiyenugba will bring to the team that ezenwa doesn't have, both of them are average goalkeepers.

tbaba1234:


When was the last time, you watched these players?

Watched?!..... No! Followed?! maybe! But as far as I can tell - they are both representing their respective Clubs week in week out.

jihday:
he's old, Rohr is looking to reduce the average age of the squad, there's nothing special that aiyenugba will bring to the team that ezenwa doesn't have, both of them are average goalkeepers.

If Aiyenugba is old to be in the Team as you opined, then Ezenwa should be the No. 1 I guess?!

Oasis007:


Even though this Site is known as a Faceless Forum, I think this Thread is known and appreciated for mostly intellectual Discourse and up to date Information on the Eagles Players.

You do not need to lamely and childishly tackles another Person's Opinion simply to get Likes and Shares from the Bird of a Feather.

When Aiyenugba was plying his Trade in the Nigeria League, he won the Titles 4 Times, won Africa Champions League 2 Times as well as Africa Super Cup 2 Times.

Did he achieve these Feats by Luck?! What Ezenwa has achieved so far in the League as a Goalkeeper?! Seem you prefer Enyeama to be the No. 1 based on past Glory?!

Sentiment aside, Aiyenugba deserves to be the No. 1 based on the Present Form, if you get any contrary View - state and back it up with Facts. Knowledge has no Boundary, perhaps I can learn one or two things from any Point(s) instead singing a Lullaby.

Aiyenugba for me doesn't cut d slack, even wyle u mentioned all what he achieved, he Neva broke into d 1st team except wen he was giving d chance by siasia
Dis technical crew guys knows what dey want,if truly he's gud,he would still b invited over during,Late Keshi and Oliseh period, so to me forget abt him and concentrate on d ones available.
And again if we want a long term soon,aiyenugba is not d answer, age is no longer on his syde
We av oda young goal keepers like alampasu,d guy in deportivo LA courona,even ajiboye

Wow we were close. I just had Senegal in Pot 4 and Serbia in Pot 3 in mine. I even tried to distribute them to groups based on FIFA rules.
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tbaba1234:
Potentially, depending on how the playoffs go

PDPGuy:
The big question is this: will Enyeama heed Rohr’s appeals to come back to the team? Of course, the inclusion will also be based on whether he gets a club team in January.

If he doesn’t, I can’t see a plausible reason for Rohr to bring him to the World Cup party.

Moreover, we don’t know when Carl Ikeme will recover fully from his ailment. So, if he only recovers around 2 months to the tournament, it won’t be wise to also include him in the final 23.

That leaves us with a trio of Ezenwa, Alampasu, and Ajiboye. Ezenwa would obviously be the likely number 1 in Russia. However, if Ikeme fully recovers around January or February, he gets to join Ezenwa and Ajiboye.

If Ikeme recovers today, there's no way he'd be fully fit to play in the world cup.

This is cancer we're talking about, not malaria.

Oasis007:


Even though this Site is known as a Faceless Forum, I think this Thread is known and appreciated for mostly intellectual Discourse and up to date Information on the Eagles Players.

You do not need to lamely and childishly tackles another Person's Opinion simply to get Likes and Shares from the Bird of a Feather.

When Aiyenugba was plying his Trade in the Nigeria League, he won the Titles 4 Times, won Africa Champions League 2 Times as well as Africa Super Cup 2 Times.

Did he achieve these Feats by Luck?! What Ezenwa has achieved so far in the League as a Goalkeeper?! Seem you prefer Enyeama to be the No. 1 based on past Glory?!

Sentiment aside, Aiyenugba deserves to be the No. 1 based on the Present Form, if you get any contrary View - state and back it up with Facts. Knowledge has no Boundary, perhaps I can learn one or two things from any Point(s) instead singing a Lullaby.

just to correct you, those two CAF trophies were won with Enyeama as the number one GK, Aiyenugba was merely the penalty kick specialist

Oasis007:


Watched..... No?! Followed maybe!

maybe I'll rather we use Alampasu, you talking about champions league can we say Valdes is a better keeper than buffon because he's won 3 champions league and buffon has none? Oga both of them are average, if ezenwa is not better sef.

Oasis007:


Watched?!..... No! Followed?! maybe! But as far as I can tell - they are both representing their respective Clubs week in week out.

representing your club week in week out does not mean you are good. Case study, Gomes at Tottenham, he had a lot of howlers but he was still the first choice

Oasis007:


If Aiyenugba is old to be in the Team as you opined, then Ezenwa should be the No. 1 I guess?!

if Vincent won't be available then Ezenwa will be manageable at least he get confidence

jihday:
huh, Afcon qualifier don turn testing ground, it's like you want us to make it a hat trick of Afcon absence

We can make experiments with the attack, but not much changes to the defense and midfield.

Na Seychelles we de talk of o. People wey Libya flog 5.

Those players I mentioned aren't bad at all.

Mickael2:



just to correct you, those two CAF trophies were won with Enyeama as the number one GK, Aiyenugba was merely the penalty kick specialist

Lol!

That ain't a Correction bro, rather a Clarification. Coz he indeed won the Titles!

Oasis007:


Watched?!..... No! Followed?! maybe! But as far as I can tell - they are both representing their respective Clubs week in week out.

Alright, these are my thoughts.

Ajagun plays from either wings at his club not in the centre of midfield. He has not distinguished himself as a creative outlet or defensive midfielder to justify inclusion in the center of the field. I think there are options ahead of him.

For Aiyenugba, we have not seen much of him for years. On what basis, should he be number 1? He could be invited to compete though but i expect Enyeama to return.

jihday:
if Vincent won't be available then Ezenwa will be manageable at least he get confidence

So Vincent is getting younger while Aiyenugba is getting older?! Lol!

I'm ain't saying Enyeama should be ignored but has he proven his Fitness this Season at any Club?!

We need to see him play before we can decide if he should be the No. 1 for the Eagles.

Secondly have you Guys considered what are likely to happen if he indeed comes back to the Team?!

We can't have two Captains in a Ship, and I'm kinda sure Mikel won't relinquish the Captaincy to him.

Enyeama was the Captain to the last World Cup, thus he would want to retire honorably as a Captain again.

na dice u use.. how did u come up with that? Don't wish Nigeria bad oh.. that group B na die.

Dedebanky85:

Wow we were close. I just had Senegal in Pot 4 and Serbia in Pot 3 in mine. I even tried to distribute them to groups based on FIFA rules.
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Dedebanky85:

Wow we were close. I just had Senegal in Pot 4 and Serbia in Pot 3 in mine. I even tried to distribute them to groups based on FIFA rules.
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The ‘easiest’ group for Nigeria would be one also containing Russia, Peru, and Iran. Russia are, by far, the weakest of the top seeds. I wouldn’t fret even if the Super eagles get to play the opening game of the tournament against the hosts.

Surpassing the Second Round is a realistic goal. We may spring further surprises.

jotey:

Eagles Coach Rohr
Targets World Cup Quarter
Final , Wants Not Too
Difficult Group



Coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria Gernot
Rohr has set his team a target of at least
reaching the quarter final at the World Cup
following their qualification for the tournament
holding in Russia next year.

The coach however said he wish for his team to
be placed in a favourable group, because
getting out of their group is their first priority
before they can now match or surpass the feat
of the 1994 and 2014 Eagles.

Nigeria went as far as the second round at the
World Cup in 1994 and also in the 2014
tournament, and Rohr is hoping his wards should
be able to better the achievement by at least
getting to the quarter final next year in Russia.

” I wish to have a group not too difficult to
come out of the group, thereafter anything can
happen. I hope to surpass the record of the
USA 94 World Cup at least a quarter final spot
at next year World Cup in Russia “, he told the
print version of Sporting Life.

http://owngoalnigeria.com/2017/10/12/eagles-coach-rohr-targets-world-cup-quarter-final-wants-not-too-difficult-group/

tbaba1234:


Alright, these are my thoughts.

Ajagun plays from either wings at his club not in the centre of midfield. He has not distinguished himself as a creative outlet or defensive midfielder to justify inclusion in the center of the field. I think there are options ahead of him.

For Aiyenugba, we have not seen much of him for years. On what basis, should he be number 1? He could be invited to compete though but i expect Enyeama to return.

I agree with you that Aiyenugba can't be the No. 1, but can be invited to compete.
However, on what Basis should Enyeama return to the Team as No. 1?!

Oasis007:


On what Basis should Enyeama return to the Team as No. 1?!

If Enyeama gets fit and starts playing regularly, he will be number 1.

He is vastly experienced and capable.

Using our now traditional 4-2-3-1 Iwobi can function as an AM. I canvassed for this before the Zambia match. And he scored at roughly that position. It's easy. We only need another very good winger, besides Victor Moses. Mikel and Ndidi/Onazi to sit as two DMs. It's not like these players don't drift during the games. Formations is just a rough shape of the team. And by the way, Onazi was a DM in that game. Moses has always had a free role. This is very possible with mobile full backs.

Icon79:
You made a good point! If I am advising Rohr for the World Cup, I will ask him to play Mikel and Ndidi (Onazi) as DMs and play Iwobi in AM. This would help solidify our defence, while unleashing the creative ability of Alex Iwobi. But to play this formation successfully, we'll have to deploy a 3-4-3 formation (with two adventurous wingbacks). I am not sure that we currently have them.


O pari

tbaba1234:


If Enyeama gets fit and starts playing regularly, he will be number 1.

He is vastly experienced and capable.

I'm ain't disputing that, but what of if he couldn't get a Club in January hence couldn't prove his Fitness?!

Oasis007:


So Vincent is getting younger while Aiyenugba is getting older?! Lol!

I'm ain't saying Enyeama should be ignored but has he proven his Fitness this Season at any Club?!

We need to see him play before we can decide if he should be the No. 1 for the Eagles.

Secondly have you Guys considered what are likely to happen if he indeed comes back to the Team?!

We can't have two Captains in a Ship, and I'm kinda sure Mikel won't relinquish the Captaincy to him.

Enyeama was the Captain to the last World Cup, thus he would want to retire honorably as a Captain again.

It is not a given that Enyeama would likely contest the captaincy with Mikel.

Recall during the Steve McClaren era in England, McClaren initially dropped Beckham from his squad for the Euro 2008 qualifiers, and appointed John Terry as the new skipper.

But when the same McClaren recalled Beckham to the team, Beckham didn’t demand to be reinstated as captain. Instead, he fully accepted the reality of Terry’s captaincy.

Thus, Enyeama may well follow Beckham’s example and accept Mikel Obi as the SE’s skipper.

what I came up with in my spare time. I tried to be fair. lol

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KevinDein:

Nightmarish draw
Germany/Brazil
Uruguay/Spain
Croatia
Nigeria

Dream draw
Poland
Peru
Iran
Nigeria

All those saying Rohr is not a tactician and he is conservative, you will swallow your words even before Russia.
Rohr wanted to maintain the trusted formation and winning team during the qualifiers. That was playing safe. It's the right thing to do at that stage especially as we were winning. We were always on top of the group.

Humility017:

please to be honest I won't advise the federation to meld into this affairs...

It will destabilise the team and attract the wrath of Nigerians...
rather the management should grant him all supports and assistance he desires...

because getting a tactician to support him...will also be an avenue for the vultures in glass house and Senate and ministries to milk from the national treasury...
I can tell you...many are not happy seeing rohr head the SE
they had wish one indigenous coach had manage to qualify us...and then after the qualification they begin shop for a quack foreign coach...where them too can make some cool cash from the sheddy deals