Icon4s:


Every player works best or plays better when his team is dominant and are keeping possession.

We don't need players that only perform well against a weak opponent. Instead we need players that can swim against the direction of the tides thereby getting the team going against all odds.

tbaba1234:
Youcef Attal, Ramy Bensebaini, Hillel Soudani & Faouzi Ghoulam all injured for Algeria.... Defensive starters..

All 4 started against Zambia at home..

terzurum5:

Iwobi can as well come in for Mikel.

tbaba1234:


Ogu works best when you are dominant and keeping possession

For a big guy, he really does not put his weight about or get stuck in. His passing is fairly limited. He is not the type to hit a 50 yard long pass.. It is always short and simple. Good for keeping possession but not a creative outlet.

You are correct on the positives.

Ogu will probably work best with a battler and a creative person. He can help with the transitions.

TheGoodJoe

Not long after that, he was called up. Senninger came to Nigeria and reached out. When Rohr feels he can offer something to the team he will get invited

Ola Aina used to send his kits to Lagos

We want those that want to play for us. Declare and make yourself available. Not undecided folks or those that do not feel Nigerian.

We need those who are proud and dream of wearing the Super Eagles Jersey. You think you can run special programs to carter for all of them and inject passion for Nigeria into them?

If that is narrow thinking, good for you.

Anyone that wants to play for us should declare. Anyone that does not feel Nigerian is free to do what he wants.[/color]

Mujtahida:
If that is narrow thinking, good for you.
It is bro. And its not good for you.

Anyone that wants to play for us should declare. Anyone that does not feel Nigerian is free to do what he wants.[/color]
Ebuehi didnt declare. In fact he said he wants to concentrate on his club career. What made him change his mind? Engagement and rapproachment did- Rohr contacted his parents and spoke to them. If we follow your doctrinaire approach, he wouldn't be in our team today. But today he is in our team and if he turns out good for us we'd be happy we convinced him even when he said no.

soetanoreoluwa:


Good one sir... Well done

jotey:
This is what I want...you should be honoured putting on the gwg....not those ones waiting for us to beg them mtchew

Mujtahida:
If that is narrow thinking, good for you.
It is bro. And its not good for you.

Anyone that wants to play for us should declare. Anyone that does not feel Nigerian is free to do what he wants.[/color]
Ebuehi didnt declare. In fact he said he wants to concentrate on his club career. What made him change his mind? Engagement and rapproachment did- Rohr contacted his parents and spoke to them. If we follow your doctrinaire approach, he wouldn't be in our team today. But today he is in our team and if he turns out good for us we'd be happy we convinced him even when he said no.

TheGoodJoe:


We need those who dream of wearing the Green White Green. When you start by trying to convince the player why he should play for the team, it already showed the player does not have full passion.

Passion is a big part of footballing success. A player convinced to play for a team can hardly have the same drive and passion as a player who dreamt his whole life for a chance to wear the Super Eagles Jersey.

Joebie:
Harry Kane withdraws. Tammy Abraham's debut now more likely.

Joebie:
Harry Kane withdraws. Tammy Abraham's debut now more likely.

Mujtahida:
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Haba goodjoe. Are you not a man? Why do men toast women? You toast a woman, you chase her and shockingly she comes to love you like her life depends on it. Human nature is deep my guy. Granted footballers are not women but my point is that even people who were convinced turn out to be just as passionate as those who voluntarily declared. Stop looking at this issue through one prism. Did Ebuehi declare for us or was he convinced? Where is Senniger who declared voluntarily?

Icon4s:


Every player works best or plays better when his team is dominant and are keeping possession.

We don't need players that only perform well against a weak opponent. Instead we need players that can swim against the direction of the tides thereby getting the team going against all odds.

Magink:

You think they are just going to call him up without debut? Lol
That boy used Nigeria,exactly what mz safari said earlier and I doubted it, he had England on his mind all along and pinnick fell for it lol. If you doubt me read the interview he granted to the English press.

TheGoodJoe:


You chase women to see if she cares and likes you. If you notice she does not, persevering down that line can lead to a very unhealthy relationship. Why do you think lots of guys are trapped in relationships they know the ladies are not loyal and care for them?Or some guys are trapped in the friendzone with ladies who do not care.

You care for wa woman by her level of interest in you. Not your level of interest. That is how a man lands a true gem that is caring and loving. Loyal to the end.

Sub that analogy in football. We make ourselves available by welcoming those who want to play for us. Receive their tapes, study them after they have shown they want to play for us. Their level of interest in the team can equate to their passion.

Senninger is not ready. When he is, it will be easy stretching a hand and pulling him into the warmth of the Wings of the soaring Super Eagles.

MetalJigsaw:
That's more reason hes more better than Agu because those qualities I listed about Ogu are the basic abilities a central/defensive midfielder should possess.

Is there any moment a team does not need to retain possession? If I may ask.

Joebie:
whether he debuts or not won't make a difference.
You are not making any point. I posted the interview just a couple minutes ago. Only people who can read between the lines will really get it.

Magink:

Don't get me wrong Sir, was only responding to what you posted. My point is that he will get to play in the 2 matches was called up for.

Munich youngster, David Alaba, says he should have been playing representative football for Nigeria but was denied by stringent eligibility rule by football officials in the country.

Alaba, whose father is Nigerian and of Filipino mother, plays for Austrian national team but only after he has been turned down by Nigeria.

The defender said he actually planned to join Nigeria's cadet team which won the 2007 FIFA World Youth Championship at South Korea but words reached him of his ineligibilty

'I wanted to play for Nigeria but I must confess that there was no formal approach for me. A scout actually discussed that with me. I was excited because of my dad, he was a fan of Sunday Oliseh when Oliseh played for FC Koln. As a kid, I loved to watch Victor Agali in the jersey of Hansa Rostock,'' he told an Austrian news medium.

However, Alaba was shocked when told by the scout that Nigeria had plans mainly for its home-grown talents.''I got the information that Nigeria will only consider those who were in the country perhaps because of travelling logistics and that is the end of that."

proudly9ja:
Not everyone applies for a job. Some are headhunted. If we feel a player is good and qualifies to play for Nigeria, then we should do all we can to get them.
The UK is worried today because many players who trained with their academies are returning to play for their home countries in Africa and Asia. There was even a report on BBC a few weeks ago. It's difficult for some of these players to decide which country to play for. Some of them have known only England ALL their lives and always dreamt about playing for England. They also hear sad stories about Nigeria. You need to find a way to engage them and see why they should choose Nigeria over England (or any other country).

Adebayour practically begged to play for Nigeria but he was shunned for over aged players. Anthony Joshua from what we hear wanted to represent Nigeria at the Olympics but we refused him. So there are many reasons why someone will decide not to represent Nigeria and none of them has to do with pride. We need to show them that things are different now (are they?).

Edopesin:
My Eleven Against Algeria

Mujtahida:



There was no what? FORMAL approach for me. And this is how we lost this gem. Smh. We are still leaking in the LB because of this loss. And here we have some under the guise of a false sense of pride(which is actually inferiority complex masking as pride) saying we do not need formal engagement and rapprochement with these players.


One strategy is never a good strategy. This is the age of Aquarius- multifaceted approach is the way forward. The Age of pisces is gone, the age of one size fits all is dead and gone.



http://www.tribune.com.ng/sat/index.php/sports/7508-why-i-dumped-nigeria-david-alaba.html%EF%BB%BF

Mujtahida:

All those that have declared for us so far we shunned them. Don't ever make the mistake of coming to them, they will think you are cheap and not good enough. they will say 'hmmm see this one, you know you are not good enough foe Germany, for Emgland or for any national team for that matter and that's why you want to us to patch you up. Let them come for you. We like to suffer.