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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 2:06pm On Nov 13, 2017 |
MetalJigsaw: First Off is Nwakaeme the only player that has been bashed here? In that case how would players like Echiejile, Onazi, Iheanacho, Akpeyi, Ezenwa etc feel also reading comments on here. He has made his observations about Nwakaeme, and that is his opinion. What you can do is to counter it with facts and let the argument go on smoothly. That's all we need. Your points on Nwakaeme are also noted. 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 2:09pm On Nov 13, 2017 |
Kog45: Haha..More like "what an elder sees sitting down a child even when he climbs a tree cannot see it." 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by SerVik(m): 2:10pm On Nov 13, 2017 |
somehow:He is not on the bench because his ability was found wanting, it is due to issues bordering on contractual disagreements. Mainz are preparing for life without him 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon79(m): 2:18pm On Nov 13, 2017 |
This is a freaking lie. How many Barca's games have you watched this season O pari kingphilip: 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon79(m): 2:22pm On Nov 13, 2017 |
It depends on what games you were talking about. Against Zambia in Lusaka, we could've scored 3 goals within the first 20 mins. Against South Africa in Calabar, we could've scored 3 goals within the first 20 mins. So go figure .... O pari somehow: 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by goldfish80(m): 2:27pm On Nov 13, 2017 |
Kog45: I made a comment about Ezenwa after the Cameroun game. He was getting lots of plundits and most people gave him the number 1 Jersey on the back of the performance. I made it very clear then that Ezenwa is not a Super Eagles number 1 material. Most people felt I was just an Akpeyi apologist. I knew Ezenwa when he was at Heartland back in 2009, he was Akepyi's deputy in the Heartland team that lost to Tp mazembe in the Caf champions league final. When he moved to Rangers, Ebele Obi (Mikel's elder brother) kept him out of the Rangers squad. Ezenwa is the old skool kind of goalkeeper who is into more of shine-shine, show booting and fancy stuff (who saw the Cyruf turn he sold the Algerian attacker in the first half). Infact he plays too much, he's like a comedian at times. The result of his playfulness is total loss in concentration and making quite avoidable errors. Again, his height is a very big minus. A goalkeeper should at least average 6ft4. Being tall is a huge advantage for a goalkeeper. Most American goalkeepers, Tim Howard for example started out as a Basketballer. We know how big America is with sports science. This should give you the inclination the direction we should be going towards, in search for Enyeama's successor. Ezenwa was a stop gap and nothing more. 8 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by somehow: 2:29pm On Nov 13, 2017 |
We could, we could but we didn't, but a better team will punish us. Icon79: |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by somehow: 2:32pm On Nov 13, 2017 |
Oh thanks for the info, I guess he needs a better contract. SerVik: 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by somehow: 2:35pm On Nov 13, 2017 |
Just imagine his contributions in these clips.Thank you jare! wayodude: |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon79(m): 2:35pm On Nov 13, 2017 |
Omo, I was just responding to your claim that we're perennial slow starter. O pari somehow: |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by SerVik(m): 2:36pm On Nov 13, 2017 |
somehow:His contract runs out in the summer. Mainz wants him to renew but he wants to leave. They are preparing for life without him |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Loogan(m): 2:37pm On Nov 13, 2017 |
wayodude:Nailed it!! That's what they don't get these players are probably older than they claim and have had thier times what did they do so spectacular in thier time that should warrant a call up, just because of experience?...we say we are trying to build a new generation of quality players why not let them bond and grow together for the greater good of our football but they want to call guys who may not have as much energy and desire as our current squad. It's not even like the last World Cup where we lacked quality we have so much talented youngsters that should be in the team especially when they deserve it.we say we want build for the future but still aching for the past, nawa. That's how they insisted Ik uche and he ended up not performing in that World Cup, I'm not saying experience isn't important but we need quality experience not just experience for mouth. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Kog45(m): 2:40pm On Nov 13, 2017 |
goldfish80:I know you and icon4s w say much when it comes to NPFL. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon79(m): 2:40pm On Nov 13, 2017 |
Bingo! Truer words have never been spoken. You don tok am finis ... to add anything else would be most uncivilized. O pari Joebie: 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Kalapizim(m): 2:49pm On Nov 13, 2017 |
Rohr should try out uzoho and other goalkeepers too, ezenwa is just not quality for the world cup. Now I understand why rohr kept referring to him is our third choice. The penalty was not my problem in this game because ezenwa was potentially going to concede a penalty the same way he did against Cameroon. just take a look at his position here. 6 Likes
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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 2:52pm On Nov 13, 2017 |
Kog45: My guy, I have followed Ezenwa since 2007 U20. Even his club career. I am not sold out on him. 5 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by safarigirl(f): 2:53pm On Nov 13, 2017 |
Mickael2:as far as I am concerned, Martins is in the same category as those green horns. That he has come good before does not mean he will come good now. So, if we try him once and he fails to meet up, what next? We should take him to Russia because he has 'done it' before? Are people supposed to go to the World Cup based on their exploits four years ago? Martins is in no better a position than the likes of Dessers, the only difference is that he used to be a regular about seven years ago, same as Uche. How many games did Ola Aina need to be part of the team so much a lot of people say he is a sure bet to the World Cup? Even if it is just one game. You can tell a good player in minutes like Kog45 said. Nwakaeme spent over 60 minutes on the pitch, but Onyekuru needed just 25 minutes to be ranked higher by the audience. So far, Rohr is wasting time calling up defenders when he needs to be arranging forwards.... Call up Dessers against Seychelles next year. We can size him up then, Martins has not given a reason to be considered considering his age. Defoe was the best performing player for Sunderland in their run up to relegation, that was his ticket to Bournemouth and the English team. What is Martins doing in China currently? Is he the best player in his team? I couldn't stop laughing when Komekn cited his performances for clubs in the last 10 years, who is asking about a decade-old performance? Give us something recent like Ighalo did, let's know the basis of his call up 7 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by somehow: 2:56pm On Nov 13, 2017 |
Which we are or you think otherwise Icon79: |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 2:57pm On Nov 13, 2017 |
Kalapizim: I made some comments about Ezenwa before the Cameroon game. He lacks some of the fundamentals. Positioning, handling crosses etc. He got through the qualifiers impressively with his confidence but for the WC proper, we need better options. The pic you posted shows outrageous position. 3 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by RoyalBlak007: 2:59pm On Nov 13, 2017 |
♤Ezenwa and his theatrics ♤Not World Cup quality at all 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by PROVERBZ(m): 3:02pm On Nov 13, 2017 |
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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by somehow: 3:04pm On Nov 13, 2017 |
Well then he should make arrangements for his fitness o. World cup year getting closer SerVik: |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Eligreat247: 3:53pm On Nov 13, 2017 |
NFF: Why Gernot Rohr Is Interested In Enyeama By Kayode Ogundare: Toyin Ibitoye is the Media Officer of the Super Eagles of Nigeria which is in Krasnodar, Russia preparing for Tuesday evening’s friendly international against Argentina as part of the build-up to the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Ibitoye was live from Russia to lagos-based Channels Television station to speak about issues surrounding the national team, last Friday’s World Cup qualifiers against Algeria among others. Completesportsnigeria.com brings you excerpts of the interview… How’s the mood in camp for the game against Argentina? We are happy to play this kind of high profile game very early in our preparations to show us where we are lacking and need to strengthen our squad so that we can present a strong team that will make Nigeria proud next year at the World Cup. gernmot-rohr-super-eagles-completsesportsnigeria.com Can you let us in into who and who would be playing on Tuesday? The starting line-up will be out a few hours to the game but the coach has already hinted that he would be making changes to the team that faced Algeria because the essence of the game is for us to try out as many players as we can to see what our options are. The coaches will decide what the changes will be between this morning and a few hours to the game tomorrow evening. Don’t you think there’s a danger in playing Argentina now when the possibility exists that we could be meeting them when the draws are made? Won’t that mean that they would have knowledge of our strength and weakness and use that against us? The draws have not been done yet so there’s nothing wrong with playing Argentina. If we say we should be scared that the Argentines would have better knowledge of our team in case we meet them at the World Cup, then it works both ways. They should also be scared that Nigeria would have better knowledge of their team too. We should not be too worried about that but we should look at the benefits of playing a team like Argentina. They have pedigree as former World Cup winners, losing finalists at the last edition and they have arguably the best player in the world in Lionel Messi. So, frankly, I think we stand to benefit more from playing them than they would from playing us. We should thank our Match Agent Jairo Pachon for being able to get us this high profile game because, if you look at the FIFA window for friendly games, we don’t have too many between now and the World Cup so we should make use of all the opportunities we can get to strengthen our team and be ready to face the best 31 teams from across the World. Let’s go back to the Algeria match. The officiating was not top-notch and one would feel the referee was acting a script with that penalty and the other decisions that he failed to give in our favour? It’s very tricky when you talk about the referee’s decision and all of that. That referee, Eric Otogo-Castane, is easily one of Africa’s best and had an excellent game in my opinion until that moment when he gave that penalty in the dying minutes of the game. Unfortunately, that one call made a mess of the good work he had done all through the game but it doesn’t make him a bad referee all of a sudden. I think it was just an error of judgement on his part. It’s one of those things that happen once in a while in the course of games. We thought we had done enough to win the game but the referee thought otherwise. Things like this happen everytime. Sometimes it could be to your favour and sometimes it could work against you. Fortunately the game was inconsequential as we’d already won the WC ticket. It was just a test game to see a couple of new players in a competitive game. We have moved on from that and we are now looking towards the next game against Argentina. super-eagles-argentina-nigeria-completesportsnigeria.com Will there be other high-profile friendly games apart from Argentina? Sure. We are looking at the possibility of using the FIFA window in March to play another grade one friendly. NFF President Amaju Pinick, a member of the CAF Emergency Committee raised the possibility of moving AFCON qualifiers from March so that World Cup bound teams could use the window to perfect their preparations. His argument was that since the AFCON is in 2019, there’s no harm in shifting the qualifiers till after the World Cup in July. This is a brilliant suggestion and, for me, one of the gains of having him in CAF at that level. His suggestion will be tabled at the CAF Executive Committee meeting very soon and we hope they approve it so that we can play a friendly match in March. After that we have to wait till the end of the season in May to get the team together again. I think it will be a smart move if CAF can adopt Pinick’s recommendation on using the March window for World Cup preparations instead of playing AFCON qualifiers for a tournament that will be held in 2019. No doubt we’ll have friendly games and we will seek to use all available opportunities to improve the team. If you must do well at the World Cup then you must prepare well and to prepare well, you must play the best teams. Argentina is one of the very best. The coach has said the bulk of his team will be from the squad that won the WC ticket but are we considering players who were not involved in the qualifiers but who have something to offer? I don’t want us to misunderstand the coach so maybe I should give you the context in which he’s talking. The coach has not ruled out any player who can improve this team going forward to the World Cup. If there’s any player that’s better than the ones we already have in the team, I’m sure the coach is willing to give them the chance to come and prove their mettle. He’s not ruled out anyone. The World Cup is still a long time away and we hope some new player will step up and have the required quality to be in the team. The team spots are still up for grabs and everybody must justify their inclusion. Is the coach also considering recalling Vincent Enyeama? As for Vincent Enyeama, his issue has been on for a long while and coach Gernot Rohr has made it very clear that he’s open to Vincent’s return if he rescinds his decision to quit the team and makes himself available for selection. He’s presently injured and in rehabilitation but gradually getting back into shape. If he gets back and finds a club, plays regularly for his club and makes himself available for selection, then he would be invited. We all know Vincent and his pedigree. He’s world class, one of Africa’s best, has experience from three World Cup tournaments and has won Man of the Match awards in World Cup games. So if he’s available, I’m sure the coach will be amenable to inviting him for the World Cup party. All of these is dependent on Vincent rescinding his decision to quit international football. For someone who’s had 100 caps for Nigeria, I’m not sure you can shut the door of the national team on a player like that if he’s available and willing to play. 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Mujtahida: 3:58pm On Nov 13, 2017 |
Kog45:You are right Sir. A player might be good but not good for the Super Eagles. It sounds contradictory but if you've watched our team for long you will quickly recognise a player that has national team DNA in him. Even if the player doesn't play well, you will see flashes, glimpses that will tell you this one carry the Eagles gene. Let the coach give Nwakaeme another chance. Meanwhile I am happy for Onyekuru. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Mujtahida: 4:11pm On Nov 13, 2017 |
Icon4s:True. Super Eagles has DNA. Some players have it, some don't. They say that when a mother Eagle hatches the eaglets, she turns their eyes towards the sun. Anyone that cannot look at the sun, she kills it because she feels an Eagle must be able to look at the sun cos the sun strengthens their vision. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Mujtahida: 4:14pm On Nov 13, 2017 |
Icon79:It's not about goals. It's about our style. Anyway maybe that's our own uniqueness but the disadvantage of a style is that tactical teams can easily dismantle you unless you have very good players. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Kalapizim(m): 4:16pm On Nov 13, 2017 |
tbaba1234:100% spot on boss, he lacks the fundamentals. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Mujtahida: 4:18pm On Nov 13, 2017 |
somehow:Wayodude went deep. Ogu is always looking to score. In the clip I saw that he fired the exact same long left foot curler that scored against Algeria, against South Africa and had two more goal bound long range shots. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by goldfish80(m): 4:19pm On Nov 13, 2017 |
wayodude:Lol... Vincent is not faultless. However it must be said, Vincent makes up for his errors with stunning performances. He got to the level where anything he does, is OK. Critising the coach and FA. Even Ikeme is not infallible himself. I posted a few of his fockups in the Championship and they almost ate me alive here. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by kingphilip(m): 4:24pm On Nov 13, 2017 |
Icon79:this is a case of jumping into an argument mind remind me where this argument started?? |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Mujtahida: 4:25pm On Nov 13, 2017 |
tbaba1234:Of all the attributes that Ikeme has, his sense of positioning is finely tuned. He has this uncanny ability to be at the right place at the right time. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by MetalJigsaw(m): 4:30pm On Nov 13, 2017 |
goldfish80:A goalkeeper should be tall but not very tall because parallel balls will be difficult for him to catch. |
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