Joebie:
8 months to the World Cup some of us can't wait to cry foul. Relax una blood too dey hot.

tbaba1234:
Onuachu scored earlier today.

Onyekuru just scored again

Mickael2:



you did not answer the question

Humility017:

read my comment well...moreso, the dude has been consistent...
should he head back to Everton January next year....Mark my words he will likely make the world cup squad....

Joebie:
All we are doing is monitoring their progress. Many things can happen between now and then. Onyekuru is in the current SE set up. And that's a good thing.

blueto:
6 minutes of football for a guy that “scores the most goals in training?” well, letz hope things get better for him

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New Wolfsburg Coach Tips Osimhen To Shine This Season – He Scores A Lot In Training
October 13, 2017
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Newly appointed coach of German Bundesliga side Wolfsburg who gave Nigerian forward Victor Osimhen his first Bundesliga game this season has backed him to finish the season on a high.

Martin Schmidt replaced Andries Jonker who was fired after a poor start to the season by Wolfsburg, and played the Nigerian for six minutes in their 1-1 draw against Mainz 05.

Speaking to Wolfsburger Allgemeine, the coach praised the Nigerian for hid efforts in training which according to him earned him the chance to play against Mainz 05.

” It was a decision for Victor. He trained very well and scored the most goals. He is the most effective runner and I wanted to reward him”, the coach said.

Osimhen consolidated‎ his chances of playing again this weekend when they take on Bayern Leverkusen by scoring in the pre season game they played as part of keeping players who didn’t travel for international games in shape.

http://owngoalnigeria.com/2017/10/13/new-wolfsburg-coach-tips-osimhen-to-shine-this-season-he-scores-a-lot-in-training/

TheGoodJoe:


Iheanacho has played the center forward role and done well. An example was his days in the academy of City when he played under Patrick Vieira. Another was his hat trick game against Crystal Palace.

Hazard has played the Center Forward role and done well for Chelsea. Aguero has played multi multiple roles also. It is the way the game is played today. Look at CR7 who excelled on the side and is also making good account for himself as a center forward.

Look at Danillo at City who this season has played as a right back, left back, Center back and defensive midfielder. The game today requires more than being restricted to one wing.

Delph recently put in a brilliant performance against Chelsea playing an unfamiliar left back role and we see Shehu perform brilliantly on the right back when he can also play as a defensive midfielder.

So when making a selection, we look for our best set-up with where we can make the most effect offensively and defensively.

For now, Iheanacho is our best option up front if we weigh in all the factors like mobility, pressing, skills, holding up play, passing, finishing etc. That is why he gets the nod most times when I make my list.

Pellegrini plays two center forwards and that makes it difficult to hold the Attacking pair. It is always more difficult playing as a one man striker.

Joebie:
I know many of us follow these players to camp. Rohr always gets criticized for believing in Osimhen.

kennysville:



Wow! Bravo!! I must commend your efforts at trying to school me but errr..... it is your opinion. I mentioned sometime ago about a system we are used to in Nigeria. And I cant remember who it was, but the dude tackled me like I committed sacriledge. I am not going to go over that again. Nairaland is a sensitive place and so I dont have the need to respond to every point you made so we dont get derailed from speaking about football.

That said, time will tell if I am right or wrong. But just to pick on one of your points, who are the people in court of arbitration for sports that you mentioned? Exactly my point. If you dont sense conspiracy, then its cool.

Most of the stuff you commented on are stuffs that require a face to face chat and not typing cos that practically requires me being articulate, taking things point by point which unfortunately, I dont actually have the time for.

Lemme fire a parting shot. Fifa makes a rule that No government should interfere with the runnings of their football associations but when there is cash crunch, these FA are quick to run to the govt. You do the math.. . . .

forgiveness:


Wow! By the time we get all those players we will be having 2-3 standard teams.

Mujtahida:

Sixteen Nations qualified for the 1966 World Cup not 8.
That Shehu has really pushed himself and has turned out good for the RB position. The thing I love about him is that he is very comfortable with the ball on his feet. I guess that comes from being a Midfielder. It's early days but walahi I don't think Ola Aina can edge that guy off but ultimately it's best for the team cos we would be brimming with so much quality and this guys are young.

Why England are perennial underachievers is a mystery to me. In this modern era of the game all the power houses of Europe have given a good account of themselves. Italy won it 2006. France was in the finals in 2006, Spain won it in 2010, Netherlands was in the finals in 2010, Germany won it in 2014. England to my chagrin always under perform.

Dedebanky85:
What's making him the best option? All the attackers trained and Rohr selected Ighalo ahead. So on what grounds are you basing "best option" for us? Mind you, with every passing day the guy is losing shirts, minutes and value on all fronts. I don't get this overtly praise for Iheanacho. I valued him very well back then but now I don't really hold him high cos he cannot vary his game play, and does not do well when he has a stiff competition.
If you put Ighalo in front of the MC midfielders he'd blow the net open. Forget all those stats of last season. Gabriel Jesus came and equalled and usurped those stats. All the attackers that have played in City from Nacho's era till date have scored relentlessly given the sweet MF they posses.
Also his game style is becoming to limited, just waiting to pounce and score. Coaches don't want those kinda strikers anymore. If you can't be part of the game play and build play as well as score then, I'm sorry to say this, very few coaches would play you as a striker. He needs to add aggressiveness and stamina to his game else he'd always be benched in any club in the epl. He may cut it in Italy cos they are laid back and don't run much.
Also, since Iheanacho dribbled Mweene to score can someone kindly remind me of any successful dribble that he attempted. Forget all those sorry stats that are never consistent online. I'm talking of what we used our korokoro eye to watch.
Boy needs to step up his game big time cos he's been on a very STEADY declining slope. Look at all the people he's been compared to have become stalwarts in their club while he prays for minutes. Rashford has gone on to become a very peripheral figure, Chai em even get mind de hold ball for freekick. And em de score am set. Chai I don suffer. Its Iheanacho that cause all these things sha. I dare anyone to say Rashford won't become a mainstay in City's squad? He'd successfully wrestle a shirt from Jesus and I'm positive about it. I digressed....

On the national side, Nacho is losing his shirt. From starter to bencher, Soon it'll become from bencher to making announced 23man squad, then from there to standby list. This is how it starts. Lets call a spade a spade and stop using all these ninteen-keredem stats to rationalize the stark obvious.
If it's based on stats do you know how many people would be great. Sani Emmanuel had a crazy stats in 2009, Same with Isaac Success in 2013.
Truth is if Iheanacho flops in Liecester, I don't even want to think of how he'd be categorized by true football pundits. I'd keep supporting him as a Nigerian but he needs to wake up and fast!

Joebie:
Let me throw this in.. Just want to give you an idea about how coaches make their decision. To start with, coaches have different winning philosophies and systems. They have preferred formations. And for a formation to do what it suppose to do players will have to have certain strengths.
You want to look at where the player played in the past, what was that coach's formation and philosophy, how the player contributed to it. And if that team succeeded. These are different variables. When the player moves to another club, most times he meets a new coach with a different philosophy or preferred formation, and different set of teammates with different qualities from the those he once had. Which is why often times players are deployed to a different position, also considering the other player's strengths in the team. However, this change are rarely made as regards some playing positions.
For example consider the former Ajax youth system. This is an excerpt from Edgar Davids interview I just stumbled across (take note of the bolded):

You started at Ajax as a left-winger and struggled. How did you make the transition to midfield?
Andrew Edmonds, via e-mail
Davids: I started as a left-winger and second striker: a No.10. What is different in the Ajax system for a midfielder is that they can attack and also defend, so it is maybe that you have the holding player on the outside who is always protecting or defending. That's the system. It was Louis van Gaal's idea to move my position. Marc Overmars started playing on the left and was really good, so he had to adapt the situation to where I played in the midfield. On the left wing I felt isolated, but in the middle I was more part of the game.
Read more at https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/edgar-davids-one-one#TgjPfXrrymOdtOyq.99

tbaba1234:


Dominic Iorfa Snr did not want his child to play for Nigeria but once the chance for England started to fade, he started talking about playing for Nigeria. Good thing, he is still young.

blueto:
Osimhen will do great. Against South Africa his presence was felt with such little time. Iwobi was substituted and there was no Mikel and Moses to create “clear-cut” chances and yet he took on defenders and even earn a good free-kick for the team. He showed great attributes of an ideal CF, unlike Iheanacho who was waiting just waiting for “clear-cut” chances as some people would say.

komekn:



Check my post to Humility on the subject and that will answer most of your questions.

You haven't seen the best RB in the English Championship Ola Aina, play and have a run of games in the SE to make that conclusion.

The other way to look at it is if he was in the championship would be be the best RB.

TheGoodJoe:


Iheanacho has played the center forward role and done well. An example was his days in the academy of City when he played under Patrick Vieira. Another was his hat trick game against Crystal Palace.

Hazard has played the Center Forward role and done well for Chelsea. Aguero has played multi multiple roles also. It is the way the game is played today. Look at CR7 who excelled on the side and is also making good account for himself as a center forward.

Look at Danillo at City who this season has played as a right back, left back, Center back and defensive midfielder. The game today requires more than being restricted to one wing.

Delph recently put in a brilliant performance against Chelsea playing an unfamiliar left back role and we see Shehu perform brilliantly on the right back when he can also play as a defensive midfielder.

So when making a selection, we look for our best set-up with where we can make the most effect offensively and defensively.

For now, Iheanacho is our best option up front if we weigh in all the factors like mobility, pressing, skills, holding up play, passing, finishing etc. That is why he gets the nod most times when I make my list.

Pellegrini plays two center forwards and that makes it difficult to hold the Attacking pair. It is always more difficult playing as a one man striker.

Joebie:
8 months to the World Cup some of us can't wait to cry foul. Relax una blood too dey hot.

Joebie:
Russia 2018 Full Back Contenders

Right Back ONLY Options
Shehu Abdullahi
Nura Abdullahi
Dominic Iorfa (CB also)
Kingsley Ehizibue

Left Back ONLY Options
Jordan Torunarigha (CB also)
Elderson Echiejile
Stanley Amuzie

Left&Right Back Options
Ola Aina
Tyronne Ebuehi
Musa Muhammed (surprisingly LB all current season)

Moses Odubajo (NOT IN CONTENTION)is expected to be back around May 2018

Missing any name?

Kog45:
Honestly am highly disappointed in Dominic Irofa and Ojokojo coz they are part of us from d root,this guys played for BCC Lion of Gboko and shooting star respectively,so i expect easy switch from their wards.

komekn:


Without going into long story, I disagree.

First Choice striker Ighalo no contest for now.

Mickael2:



that is what differentiates a good winger from a great winger

Kog45:
I understand your point but Irofa snr and Ojokojo snr should know better.I know both right from old Nigeria league but funny enough they are d ones try to stop d young lads from playing for us.

It's like Keshi,Siasia, Okocha, KANU advising their kids by saying don't play for Nigeria, u should know is not possible.

I don't blame d duo they don't have much caps with Eagles,I remember Irofa very few caps and Ojokojo i can't really say,so that great spirit of Super Eagles is not in them, Irofa fall my hand big time,one time Lobi star chairman in NPFL..

komekn:


That's not true.

Dominic Iorfa needed to sort out his long term future and cement his contract with Wolves part of that has seen him go to Ipswich on loan.

Is Awaziem better than him is the more pertinent question. In my opinion I think Awaziem is possibly technically superior, however, physical strength, speed, tenacity and outright defending I place him ahead. Add to that Presence he is 6'4"