zicky:
Name a better striker Nigeria should take to the world cup since both are not good and according to you have failed
Also explain what you mean by both have failed, how do you define a failure.

forgiveness:


Ramon Azeez could have easily replaced him but the coach thought na strength and power dem dey take play ball hence the reason he brought in Gabriel wey no play ball for a whole season. Smh

forgiveness:


Add Peter Olayinka to the party.

forgiveness:


Ramon Azeez could have easily replaced him but the coach thought na strength and power dem dey take play ball hence the reason he brought in Gabriel wey no play ball for a whole season. Smh

EEGA:
Wrong,According to a close source, Azeez was about to step-in to replace the injured Onazi but Mikel kicked against this by waving.Reuben Gabriel dressed-up and entered the pitch.

bataderemi:
Why does it seem like Onyekuru and Dennis are not rated here? They both seem 'hotter' than Kelechi and Ighalo.

maidaboi:
they are wind forward not cf

EEGA:
If u have a mid-field with the likes of Mikel,Ndidi,Etebo,Ogu and Onazi and still fail to score as a nine you have failed.Ighalo's goal drought sent him out of watford.Iheanacho benched at City because the two other strikers are better than him.

He(Nacho) is even finding it difficult to score for Leicester.

Forget all those "off-the ball movement".If u fail to score as a nine for your team u have failed.

But the "failure" I mean here means that the both of them are not suited for the lone Striker system.

Hence,we should give others (Dennis and Cyriel) the chance to see what they can offer.Getting Tammy will also be nice.

Joebie:
PERFORMANCE: TALKING TACTICS AND POSITIONAL PLAY

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Angel Di Maria: The art of wing play
PSG's Argentine wizard Angel Di Maria shares the secrets of bossing the flank
Sid Lowe

Always be inventive

“When teams are defending deep – ‘parking the bus’ – it’s important to stay relaxed and focus on keeping the ball moving and searching for the gaps. As a winger you have to keep doing what you’re there to do: run at someone, create a chance or draw a foul and deliver a cross into the area for the strikers. For wingers it’s important to try to be inventive: to do something different to beat the defenders and create a chance for your team.”


Creativity is why you're in the team

Drop in when you can

“At Madrid the three forwards always have freedom of movement. We can swap places and look for spaces whenever we want. If you’re out wide, you watch what the others are doing: if one player goes outside, try to drop inside to fill the space. You’re always looking for room. Me, Ronaldo, Benzema, Adebayor – whoever plays, Mourinho asks us to do the same thing: to be mobile and when near the area, to take people on and take our chances.”


Seek space when your team-mates move


Remember: track back

“Mourinho wants us to be aggressive, with and without the ball, so I’ve had to adapt defensively to what he wants from us. I knew if I was going to be in his team that I’d have to run and put my foot in. It’s because of this that I’m playing and getting better. My position is different now [to when I was at Benfica] so my mentality is a bit different. I know the coach wants us to run and pressure but still have ‘air’ left to attack, so I have worked with that in mind.”


Get your foot in and help the defence

Creating chances is key

“Some wingers may be happy with dribbling past a few players but it’s important to remember you’re in the team to make chances for your team-mates. If you can make space for the forwards or play a pass for them to put them one-on-one with the goalkeeper, that’s when you’ve really done your job. Fast wingers can beat defenders. The best wingers make goalscoring chances.”


It's not all about beating your man

Accept you’ll get kicked

“At one point this season, I got kicked so often that I got frustrated. But after a while you realise that it’s something you have to endure when you’re dribbling past players. Some kicks I can accept; when it’s one of those that the defender has no choice because otherwise you’re through on goal, that I can understand. But when it’s a foul that’s unnecessary and can really hurt you, that’s still difficult to take.”


Getting kicked: It's in the winger's job description

Keep evolving

“Every year, you grow in all ways – in a football sense, in a mental sense. And the older you get, the better you understand football; the better you know it. You come to learn things that you did not know before and I’m still trying to evolve now. For example, I’m trying to improve my positional play: when to pressure and when to back off, when to open up the pitch, when to close it. As an attacker, you can’t just be happy to beat players. You want to make an all-round contribution to the team.”

Source: https://www.fourfourtwo.com/performance/training/angel-di-maria-art-wing-play#7s2te0zYlc0fjUIJ.99

EEGA:
Dennis Bonaventure is a CF.

Certitude:

On what basis is Siasia a better tactician... Is it on his performance with age grade team or ...? ain't getting u n d sir thegoodjoe. Siasia's success is due to the fact he plays inferior team...You never wonder why he usually flops when he plays a decent team..cos no tactics...It's all attack n attack... It seems beautiful football is the only tactical stuff to you...That nigg. couldn't take us to the nations cup twice because he is tactical...
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Joebie:
Just seeing this.. I actually meant to say AM not CMF. we talking #10 now

Good. So Yannis Anastasiou deployed Ajagun at RM, although he never played Ajagun there for an entire season at Roda. Why did the coach do that? It's not only got to do with versatility, but also the strengths of a different set of teammates. Also buttresses my point. Did Ajagun need 4 to 5 games to adjust back to a RM? What's the big different between RW and RM? A midfielder who is offensive minded can play as an AM (Attacking midfielder)

A versatile player is versatile.. How long did Victor Moses need to adjust to a wing back?

But you would have said VicMo is not a wing back prior to then, just because of what you saw on transfermarkt. My friend, listen to people who study players strengths.. don't just go by what one coach did.

TheGoodJoe:


While watching the France VS Nigeria match, when Azeez was to come in to replace Onazi, I exclaimed. "They will kill him."

Luckily, Mikel Obi yelled to Keshi waving his hands that he should not bring in Azeez. I guess Mikel Obi envisioned what I thought. Deschamps set his boys to go for blood. Ambrose and Onazi were at the receiving end. That game was not one for Azeez.

forgiveness:



Oga! Ajagun don dey play everywhere for field since he singlehandedly led Dolphin to win the league. He continued at Greece and Eredivise.


Why did Yannis-Anastasiou deployed him in the RM position? It is because he has played him there before . Simple.
Meaning, he has been tried, tested and approved with a rubber stamp. GBAM!

Unlike, Joel Obi who has never been played as an AM in his whole career save one.

Abi, how many times did Joel Obi played as AMF over his career and when last?

If it's not necessarily about versatility then we should put Iheanacho on the LB position since he's left footed and since we need an urgent replacement.
He should have come in for Echiejile immediately he got injured. Don't you think so?


The point still remains that Ajagun is versatile and he continues to play in various positions regularly from season to seasons unlike Joel Obi who never played the AMF for 7 years. I am not saying he should not be tried but I am saying you don't just assume he can without been tested prior to the world Cup.


Point of correction, Vicmo is not playing as a wing back in Chelsea, he has so far played as the RM.


No bi transfermarkt or Google you take know Ajagun played for the same coach because you were never aware?

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?

EEGA:
Dennis Bonaventure is a CF.

EEGA:
Wrong,According to a close source, Azeez was about to step-in to replace the injured Onazi but Mikel kicked against this by waving.Reuben Gabriel dressed-up and entered the pitch.

Mickael2:
Quick question, who is the wingback for Chelsea then? Or that 3-4-3 is just on paper? Then who is the RB?

forgiveness:

Is there wing backs in the 3-4-3 formation?

TheGoodJoe:


While watching the France VS Nigeria match, when Azeez was to come in to replace Onazi, I exclaimed. "They will kill him."

Luckily, Mikel Obi yelled to Keshi waving his hands that he should not bring in Azeez. I guess Mikel Obi envisioned what I thought. Deschamps set his boys to go for blood. Ambrose and Onazi were at the receiving end. That game was not one for Azeez.

zicky:
Look at the midfielders you called as if they are the best in the world, how many can give a neat clean pass to a striker outside Mikel, a player(nacho) with 9goals in 13games for his country has failed, bring your Dennis, Cyril and Tammy, when they don't outscore nacho with ur world class midfielders behind them then we tag them failures and continue our search for another striker

Mickael2:



I honestly thought you were trying to be serious

forgiveness:


Because you don't know much about Azeez. "they will kill him' for wetin?

Is it based on the size or the ability?

As soon as I saw Gabriel coming in instead of Onazi, I turned my TV off, stood up and walked out though I later came back to see how France go yeye us.

With the lucky, wetin una chop for France hand?

So, Xavi can't play that kin game ba?

Bros, Azeez would have done wonders with his body movement and touches than the gragra Gabriel. Mikel Obi go dey regret.

maidaboi:
i have watch his clips and he was playing the wf
cc joebie tbaba1234

tbaba1234:
Onyekuru's first goal


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oz4zCqJmJo

Joebie:
Waiting for Kayode to light up the La Liga the way he did.

EEGA:
Bro,he is a CF for Club Brugge .