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

aadvark:
Thanks bro.

I don't know if I'm the only one who's excited that Tammy didn't join the Eagles. I never thought he'd be good for us. I watched all the goals he scored for Bristol and Swansea so far and I don't think he's so different from Iheanacho. Heck, Nacho can even threaten from outside the box but almost all of Tammy's goals were tap-ins. The only thing I know he does excellently well is hold-up play, but Ighalo already does that. Odion needs to only work on his accuracy and concentration.

Basically, the Eagles need a striker who combines attributes like hold-up play, threat from distance, ability to take on defenders, and accuracy as well.
Therefore, Ighalo remains the best we have for now.

As for alternatives, Tammy won't work for Nigeria, for we play a system where the striker has to do a lot of work and sometimes has to craft something out of nothing.
That is where Dessers comes in. I don't know why everyone seems blind to this guy's abilities; probably cos he is willing to play for us. You know we have a tradition of not valuing whoever wants us.

I watched Tammy's highlights and Dessers' the same day and that Belgian dude impressed me so much. He is more adventurous, can threaten from anywhere, with both feet, and can take on and bamboozle defenders. I urge u to watch his goals and highlights and compare with Tammy's. I think that if he's given the Eagles chance, he'll blow up in our faces.
I believe he and Ighalo deserve to be our strikers for the world cup.

Anyway, its just my opinion.

Joebie:
fans will be fans. And this is not limited to Nigerian fans.

Icon79:
Guys, can we just leave the technical decisions to the guys who are paid to make those decisions. Here's why:

1. Gernot Rohr played the game at a higher level than any one of us here
2. Gernot Rohr had coached the game at a higher than anyone of us
3. I stand corrected but Rohr and his crew can read the game better than everyone of us here
4. Gernot Rohr knows these players better than everyone of us because he trains them and have watched them up, close, and personal.



O pari

aadvark:
Thanks bro.

I don't know if I'm the only one who's excited that Tammy didn't join the Eagles. I never thought he'd be good for us. I watched all the goals he scored for Bristol and Swansea so far and I don't think he's so different from Iheanacho. Heck, Nacho can even threaten from outside the box but almost all of Tammy's goals were tap-ins. The only thing I know he does excellently well is hold-up play, but Ighalo already does that. Odion needs to only work on his accuracy and concentration.

Basically, the Eagles need a striker who combines attributes like hold-up play, threat from distance, ability to take on defenders, and accuracy as well.
Therefore, Ighalo remains the best we have for now.

As for alternatives, Tammy won't work for Nigeria, for we play a system where the striker has to do a lot of work and sometimes has to craft something out of nothing.
That is where Dessers comes in. I don't know why everyone seems blind to this guy's abilities; probably cos he is willing to play for us. You know we have a tradition of not valuing whoever wants us.

I watched Tammy's highlights and Dessers' the same day and that Belgian dude impressed me so much. He is more adventurous, can threaten from anywhere, with both feet, and can take on and bamboozle defenders. I urge u to watch his goals and highlights and compare with Tammy's. I think that if he's given the Eagles chance, he'll blow up in our faces.
I believe he and Ighalo deserve to be our strikers for the world cup.

Anyway, its just my opinion.

Mujtahida:

You've still not told why they chose Greece over Nigeria. Were they approached and they declined? It's the reason for their decision I want to understand.

Joebie:
Uzoho in Morocco. Expected to be in camp tonight. Misses training.
Mikel and Akpeyi still expected.

Danielnino00:
Folks,just imagine what will happen if we win the world cup...... I mean just imagine

OMANBALA1:
See embarrassment. See reason why I kick against wooing of this foreign born players.
Just listen to this nigga,Tammy.

tbaba1234:


Tammy has very good movement, that is what puts him in dangerous positions.

soetanoreoluwa:

I love your imagination

Mujtahida:

They make them into tap in merchants from the production line these days. The days of Ronaldo de Lima is gone.

As for your other observations you are spot on. Mickael2 has opined too that we need a CF that combines both hold up play attributes and that of a poacher. The only difference is that he might not agree with you on Ighalo.

As for Dessers, you deserve a chilled drink of whatever brand you take with goat head pepper soup.

TheGoodJoe:


Alaba holds the record as the youngest player to play for the Austrian National team at 17 years old. There is no way we could have approached him at that time to play for us.

I wish him the best because of his love for Nigeria. Austria knew him, he played in their league for the best club in Austria. Alaba is not one of the members of "I don't feel Nigerian crew." We would never have beaten Austria for him.

Danielnino00:



Ezenwa and his funny face self

goldfish80:

He started representing Greece when he was just 20. How could you blame the Nbbf for not reaching out to a 19 year old playing in Greek A2?
Come on!
You honestly want to blame Nigeria for not reaching out to every kid in America and Europe?
Do you know how many NBA basketballer who have turned down Nigeria?

Someone like Andre Iguduala does not even acknowledge his Benin ancestry. Is it Oladipo? This guy was begged to come play for us at the last Olympics. He bluntly refused even when he's known to mingle well with the Nigerian community in Houston.
How about Emeka Okafor when he lead the NBA blocks then at Bobcats? He didn't even want to entertain the thoughts of turning out for us. I knew his sister back in 2003.

We have to be honest with ourselves and understand that we cannot get everyone to play for us. Its rather childish to always blame Nigeria for missing out on choice players.

Gbinije and a host of other guys who turned out for us lately where poached while they played college basketball.

The youngest of the Antetokumpo brothers pledged his international future to Greece while still in high school (he had crazy numbers in high school)

Danielnino00:
Folks,just imagine what will happen if we win the world cup...... I mean just imagine

forgiveness:


Alaba was still available when broke into the first team at Bayern. He even played some games for Bayern and sat on the bench before Austria capped him.

One popular football analyst even wrote about him on popular newspaper just to alert the NFF about him but NFF was never interested in him.

Then he really wanted to play for Nigeria but em ....

tbaba1234:



If Rohr wins the WC, he should just resign because there is nothing else, he can do for Nigeria again...

Not going to happen though.

Joebie:
I'd love to see recent videos of Aneke. Don't get frustrated if most of us here are still not convinced though you have witnessed these players firsthand.

Icon79:
Guys, can we just leave the technical decisions to the guys who are paid to make those decisions. Here's why:

1. Gernot Rohr played the game at a higher level than any one of us here
2. Gernot Rohr had coached the game at a higher than anyone of us
3. I stand corrected but Rohr and his crew can read the game better than everyone of us here
4. Gernot Rohr knows these players better than everyone of us because he trains them and have watched them up, close, and personal.



O pari

Danielnino00:




Then how far do you think we will go??

Mujtahida:

I just wanted to know the reason why they choose to play for Greece over Nigeria. I am not blaming Nigeria. I am only saying it would be great if we adopted a more forward approach and the to adopt a strategy of saying they must declare first for us before we invite them is being unrealistic. And do you know that I mentioned Atetokuonmpo just as a background to the main point I wanted to make namely that they are parents with kids all over the world looking for ways through which their kids can represent Nigeria and I feel that engagement and contact with them can solve that problem.
Are you happy with what we are doing with fifteen year old Omadiji? He's just fifteen years old, NFF sends him happy birthday wishes. Do they do that to every kid? No! But we appreciate what they are doing. They are saying we care, we want to be part of your world. That's not begging. That's engagement, that's building relationship.
We cannot pursue every kid. Let's pursue the talented ones early and even at that we will lose some, and win some. We have played and lost many football matches, important ones too but we've not stopped playing football altogether. So for all those who we approached and they declined, we possibly have those we approached and they accepted. So I am vehemently against the adoption of one strategy.
Joebie has written a fine piece that expresses my full sentiments on this issue. I endorse it and adopt it as mine(with his kind permission)

TheGoodJoe:


Alaba was not known enough to get an invitation. If he was determined to play for us, he would not have waited up to a year to get invited. He had a growing reputation and also wanted to play for Austria. That is why he easily joined them.

He was Seventeen. You can not blame NFF. I wish Alaba the best.

forgiveness:


Only to you.

Mbappe is just 18 and so?

Just confess you don't know anything about the situation then and you shall be forgiven.

Danielnino00:



Then how far do you think we will go??

TheGoodJoe:


Alaba was not known enough to get an invitation. If he was determined to play for us, he would not have waited up to a year to get invited. He had a growing reputation and also wanted to play for Austria. That is why he easily joined them.

He was Seventeen. You can not blame NFF. I wish Alaba the best.

Icon4s:


In other words, we should just come here to read football news and go. Huh?

forgiveness:


Only to you.

Mbappe is just 18 and so?

Just confess you don't know anything about the situation then and you shall be forgiven.

junnyjake:



I think Chuks rejected a call up by Sia1 then.

Mujtahida:

Where for godsakes is the blame in what forgiveness wrote.He will answer now and then arguments will go on and on. He just only gave additional insight into the whole situation. I have searched his post you quoted, I no see where he blamed anybody.

Alaba was still available when broke into the first team at Bayern. He even played some games for Bayern and sat on the bench before Austria capped him.

One popular football analyst even wrote about him on popular newspaper just to alert the NFF about him but NFF was never interested in him.

Then he really wanted to play for Nigeria but em ....

TheGoodJoe:


So you are adopting they should declare as your own. Hilarious.

aadvark:
Thanks bro.

I don't know if I'm the only one who's excited that Tammy didn't join the Eagles. I never thought he'd be good for us. I watched all the goals he scored for Bristol and Swansea so far and I don't think he's so different from Iheanacho. Heck, Nacho can even threaten from outside the box but almost all of Tammy's goals were tap-ins. The only thing I know he does excellently well is hold-up play, but Ighalo already does that. Odion needs to only work on his accuracy and concentration.

Basically, the Eagles need a striker who combines attributes like hold-up play, threat from distance, ability to take on defenders, and accuracy as well.
Therefore, Ighalo remains the best we have for now.

As for alternatives, Tammy won't work for Nigeria, for we play a system where the striker has to do a lot of work and sometimes has to craft something out of nothing.
That is where Dessers comes in. I don't know why everyone seems blind to this guy's abilities; probably cos he is willing to play for us. You know we have a tradition of not valuing whoever wants us.

I watched Tammy's highlights and Dessers' the same day and that Belgian dude impressed me so much. He is more adventurous, can threaten from anywhere, with both feet, and can take on and bamboozle defenders. I urge u to watch his goals and highlights and compare with Tammy's. I think that if he's given the Eagles chance, he'll blow up in our faces.
I believe he and Ighalo deserve to be our strikers for the world cup.

Anyway, its just my opinion.