Mujtahida:
As a nation, the much I know about our football history tells me that we've never been lacking in the goalkeeping department but I don't understand how we are having this problem since Ikeme became sick.

SerVik:

Exactly.

Cc:somehow

Humility017:


what happened to the bolded

edi287:
Brian Idowu talks about what to expect from him...

https://www.instagram.com/p/BbY6ULdh_bp/

tbaba1234:
Brian Idowu plays LB more regularly than Aina at club level. He is also older and more experienced. He could be a real asset. I am more worried for Ebuehi.

Aina and Ebuehi are very comfortable with their left foot.

Mujtahida:

Please oo, you guys should explain the rules to me. I thought this guy was having issues with switching to play for nigeria cos of the peculiar Russian citizenship laws. How come he's been drafted in abi the rules don't apply when it's friendlies?

Mujtahida:

It's not difficult to see that pressing causes fouls na. First of all fouls happen all over the football pitch,so why make it look like pressing is the holy of holies which causes no fouls? secondly when the attackers of a team presses the defenders of an opposing team its meant to pressure them(the defenders) and lead them to commit errors which include fouls.

Taliban:

I agree with you to a large extent. Dodo Mayana is homegrown. Alloy Agu moved from being home based in 1990 to foreign based just cos of his performance which improved as the competition progressed. Same can be said of Ike Anobi and even Joe Dosu before the freak accident. Just as was pointed out in the days of Agbim, we may not be putting forward our best home based goalies. For that I wouldn't know why.

SerVik:

Fouls drawn cannot be used as an indication of pressing, it is not conclusive.

When you press, you're more inclined to commit Fouls than draw one. Matter of fact, most referees are biased toward the player with the ball and would rarely give a foul against him.

Mujtahida:

Please oo, you guys should explain the rules to me. I thought this guy was having issues with switching to play for nigeria cos of the peculiar Russian citizenship laws. How come he's been drafted in abi the rules don't apply when it's friendlies?

Mujtahida:

We've always transitioned seamlessly in that goalkeeping department. At least from the era I know - Rufai, Shorunmu, Enyeama, Ikeme - but now we are stuck.

Joebie:
lol OGN made it seem it was complicated, and that he had to give up his Russian passport or something (IF I STILL REMEMBER EXACTLY HOW THEY PUT IT). I knew it was misleading.

Joebie:
Not Finidi George?

In a related development, the NFF Technical and Development Committee has appointed a new technical crew for five –time word champions, Golden Eaglets.

Abdullahi Maikaba will take over as Head Coach, with Abubakar Bala as First Assistant Coach; Oluwafunsho Bunmi Haruna as Second Assistant Coach and; Baruwa Abideen as Goalkeepers’ Trainer.

Nigeria won the FIFA Cadet World Cup (which debuted in China in 1985 as an U16 competition) in 1985, 1993, 2007, 2013 and 2015.

Ferdinand Mbum

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Joebie:
lol OGN made it seem it was complicated, and that he had to give up his Russian passport or something (IF I STILL REMEMBER EXACTLY HOW THEY PUT IT). I knew it was misleading.

tbaba1234:


Actually, that was one of the reasons, i prefered him to Akpeyi. At least, he could catch crosses.

I think coaching has a lot to do with keeping. Our keepers lack the foundational knowledge and depend on natural ability. I remember watching Ezenwa during the NPFL tour of spain and noticing all kinds of basic errors. In the 90s, our best keepers kept abroad. Enyeama improved a lot when he went abroad and started working on his weaknesses. Also, Enyeama was fairly young and could learn new things.

Uzoho appears to have good foundations from Aspire academy straight to Deportivo but too young. It takes a bold coach to start him.

Joebie:
Not Finidi George?

In a related development, the NFF Technical and Development Committee has appointed a new technical crew for five –time word champions, Golden Eaglets.

Abdullahi Maikaba will take over as Head Coach, with Abubakar Bala as First Assistant Coach; Oluwafunsho Bunmi Haruna as Second Assistant Coach and; Baruwa Abideen as Goalkeepers’ Trainer.

Nigeria won the FIFA Cadet World Cup (which debuted in China in 1985 as an U16 competition) in 1985, 1993, 2007, 2013 and 2015.

Ferdinand Mbum

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Mujtahida:

It's not difficult to see that pressing causes fouls na. First of all fouls happen all over the football pitch,so why make it look like pressing is the holy of holies which causes no fouls? secondly when the attackers of a team presses the defenders of an opposing team its meant to pressure them(the defenders) and lead them to commit errors which include fouls.

SerVik:

That is what pressing means. When thegoodjoe said Iheanacho presses more than Ighalo, that was what he meant. When I reaffirmed that assertion, that's what I meant. If your coach instructs you to press, that's what he means.

The issue here is just semantics. Your confusion boils from the scenario where one team has a higher possession and we say the team pressed the other.

Truth is, pressing is putting pressure on the opposition with the aim of winning the ball. When guardiola was in Barcelona, we had what was called the 6seconds rule. Everyplayer is expected to win the ball back 6seconds after loosing it. This is a highly tactical high octane play.

Another example is klopp with Dortmund and Liverpool. Those are farfetched examples sef, let's come home. Look at siasia's team at the olympics, take special interest in the first game and you'll see the high pressing approach siasia employed.

A highly possessive side must press. It is the only way to retain possession and prevent the opposition from gaining momentum. At the moment, Ighalo doesn't help in that regard.

TheGoodJoe:


It is about building our best instead of waiting for foreign club coaches to make the decision for us. Oshaniwa played well for us and deserved better. While facing his challenges in the club, the National team handlers repaid his hard work and service with an unfair treatment.

Abandoning him helped create the vacuum we are still facing in that position.

Mujtahida:

Yes, I read something confusing then. So I'm surprised he's in for the friendly but then why now and not since if there aren't any issues concerning the switch thing? No be today we start to get LB issues na.

Mujtahida:

Where dem go pack all these people from now? What's their antecedents?

somehow:
Which is wrong because the 6 SE matches I have watched that entailed both players, Ighalo did more pressing up-front than Iheanacho. You can try watching all our qualifiers again.

OMANBALA1:


Bros, forget that Oshaniwa matter. He just didnt measure up. Super Eagles is not a dumping ground for players who couldnt make it.

Danielnino00:
World cup draw pots..

Should Greece and New Zealand make it through,we will move to pot3 unless I'm mistaken....

Joebie:
Lol, just because someone scored does not necessarily mean they had a great game overall. I gave him a 7.5, because even statistical sites will award quite a number of points for goals scored. And it was a ver good goal. Besides his goal, I would have given him a 6.5. He raised his game in the second half. Kwese gave Ogu a 9, Etebo a 7, and Ndidi an 8. Are you kidding me? That's like telling anyone who didn't watch the game, we controlled the midfield pretty well. Our midfield play was average, if not below par. I still put the blame on the pitch. But let's say it as it is.

His splendid goal could easily make most people give him the MOTM, especially considering that was the only legit goal of the game. simple logic

Joebie:
Does Rohr also earn your respect for not calling him subsequently, after running the rule over him?

TheGoodJoe:


When did he not measure up? I am interested because we are talking of a guy who made us not to miss Echiejile, had a good World Cup but was instrumental in our final strides to qualify for the AFCON. So, how did Oshaniwa not measure up.

TheGoodJoe:


I already said Ogu was the man of the match before the goal. The goal just confirmed it. He along side Shehu were the best in terms of dealing with the poor condition of the pitch.

As I said, Ogu's brilliant performance is not up for debate. If you do not like it, that is your opinion. It will not change the fact.