Mujtahida:
I feel our team is not balanced. We play more to the right than to the left. Fact is we have too many right footed players than left footed players in this team. As a nation we seem to be predominantly right footed hence our difficulties in producing LB and LWF. Since Amunike I'm not sure we've had a natural LWF.
An analysis by Solace Chukwu on medium (@oddsolace you guys can check him out) posits that 8 out of 12 goals scored during the WCQ (he wrote this before our last WCQ against Algeria) came as a result of build up from the right flank, 2 from the middle and two from the left.
This is not too healthy in my estimation. Yes a team should play to its strength but at the same time our strength is too obvious and that can possibly make it easy for tactically astute teams to dismantle us

Please let's analyse this issue
Cc Mickael2, Kog45, MetalJigsaw, elyte89, Icon4s, tbaba1234, Joebie, goodjoe, Taliban, forgiveness, komekn, ChrisKels, Chrismario, kennysville, kingphilip, soetanoreoluwa, safarigirl, Icon79, Napoleon55, realpoacher, jotey, sontoly, Daejoyoung, nelszx, somehow and all on this thread

forgiveness:


Why is Rohr looking for another scout? Where are those scouts that discovered Nwakali in Norway?

Has he lost faith in dem after recommended ebu for him?

Joebie:
We've had only Echiejile as a natural left footer for a while.. Don't forget that Iheanacho is also a lefty, but hardly played on the left wing, a position I believe he will excel. Now we have John Ogu, and hopefully soon, Joel Obi.
I actually think the goals have come more from the right not because of the lack of natural lefties but because thats where we've found more opening. In this age where wingers usually cut in, it shouldn't be much of an issue (Think Onyekuru).
Some of our players are also pretty good with both feet.

Mujtahida:

Your points are well noted. Forgiveness is our eccentric here. We are together for the good performance of team.

Icon4s:


Firstly, this is a team on a transition path. It takes time for equilibrium to be achieved in the different segments of the team.

Secondly, it is normal for teams to maximize their area of key strength and for us it is the right wing of the attack. Even a left footed forward like Iheanacho scores over 90% of his goals from the right position with his left foot. Watch all the goals we scored from open play against Argentina the attacks came from the right.

Thirdly, there are no much quality LBs compared to RB in the world generally. That Argentine player that played LB against Nigeria, if he was Nigerian that would be his last game for us. All the attacks that led to all our goals from open play came from his territory.

Fourthly, the world is generally is lack of quality left footed players. And the few quality ones are played on the right. That is where they are most deadly.

I don't see that as a problem. We just have to maximize that strength. And also some times we can start one of RWF from the left just to destabilize our opponents. A case in time was starting Tijani Babangida from the left of attack against SA at the 2000 AFCON. SA were 2 goals down in 17mins or so.

Icon4s:


My brother, this is what we see here.

We have devised some copping mechanisms.

Mujtahida:
I feel our team is not balanced. We play more to the right than to the left. Fact is we have too many right footed players than left footed players in this team. As a nation we seem to be predominantly right footed hence our difficulties in producing LB and LWF. Since Amunike I'm not sure we've had a natural LWF.
An analysis by Solace Chukwu on medium (@oddsolace you guys can check him out) posits that 8 out of 12 goals scored during the WCQ (he wrote this before our last WCQ against Algeria) came as a result of build up from the right flank, 2 from the middle and two from the left.
This is not too healthy in my estimation. Yes a team should play to its strength but at the same time our strength is too obvious and that can possibly make it easy for tactically astute teams to dismantle us

Please let's analyse this issue
Cc Mickael2, Kog45, MetalJigsaw, elyte89, Icon4s, tbaba1234, Joebie, goodjoe, Taliban, forgiveness, komekn, ChrisKels, Chrismario, kennysville, kingphilip, soetanoreoluwa, safarigirl, Icon79, Napoleon55, realpoacher, jotey, sontoly, Daejoyoung, nelszx, somehow and all on this thread

Mujtahida:
I feel our team is not balanced. We play more to the right than to the left. Fact is we have too many right footed players than left footed players in this team. As a nation we seem to be predominantly right footed hence our difficulties in producing LB and LWF. Since Amunike I'm not sure we've had a natural LWF.
An analysis by Solace Chukwu on medium (@oddsolace you guys can check him out) posits that 8 out of 12 goals scored during the WCQ (he wrote this before our last WCQ against Algeria) came as a result of build up from the right flank, 2 from the middle and two from the left.
This is not too healthy in my estimation. Yes a team should play to its strength but at the same time our strength is too obvious and that can possibly make it easy for tactically astute teams to dismantle us

Please let's analyse this issue
Cc Mickael2, Kog45, MetalJigsaw, elyte89, Icon4s, tbaba1234, Joebie, goodjoe, Taliban, forgiveness, komekn, ChrisKels, Chrismario, kennysville, kingphilip, soetanoreoluwa, safarigirl, Icon79, Napoleon55, realpoacher, jotey, sontoly, Daejoyoung, nelszx, somehow and all on this thread

Humility017:

Let's add okocha...the dude still has bunch of skills and techniques in his feet...

I do believe his presence in the team will take the burden off mikel a bit

forgiveness:


Why is Rohr looking for another scout? Where are those scouts that discovered Nwakali in Norway?

Has he lost faith in dem after recommended ebu for him?

forgiveness:


Why is Rohr looking for another scout? Where are those scouts that discovered Nwakali in Norway?

Has he lost faith in dem after recommended ebu for him?

Taliban:
After reading a lot of pages here and also a long and hard thought. I have come to the conclusion that these players should be the ones to go t the world cup.
Goal Keepers
Vincent Enyeama
Dele Aiyenugba
Dele Alampasu
Defenders
Ola Aina
Seyi Ojo
Dominic Iorfa
Efe Ambrose
Thiago Ilori
Mosis Odubanjo
Midfield
Hope Akpan
Jude Aneke
Raheem Lawal
Abdul Ajagun
Mikel Obi
Joel Obi
Josh Onomah
Ryan Sanusi
Attackers
Obafemi Martins
Ike Uche
Fred Onyedinma
Kayode
Sone Aluko and
Adegbenro


Standby
Ovie Ejaria
Chuba Akpom

If we can present this guys who are the best leagues imagine what we will achieve. There's still time to get them to blend together, right now these are the best we have as we can only take 23 players to the world cup.

The staring eleven should look like this
Enyeama
Ola Aina Thiago Ilori Efe Ambrose Sheyi Ojo
Abdul Ajagun Josh Onomah Raheem Lawal
Kayode Martins Ik Uche

Mikel will be coming in as an impact sub and that would really tilt the games in our favor. Also there is Jude Aneke, Adegbenro and Joel Obi too who can come in from the bench.

I had to unfortunately drop Onazi, Ndidi and even Victor Mosis, even though they are very good players who the stats for Aneke, Raheem Lawal, Abdul Ajagun and Onoha are extremely difficult to ignore. You need to see how Kayode won the best player in Austria and how great a game Fred Onyedima had against Man City that's why I had to drop Victor Mosis.
Go Nigeria!!!!!!!!!

jotey:


yakubu ke
when we still have aghahowa

Taliban:



Spot on, these are based on hard facts that can be verified without any iota of doubt.

Mujtahida:
I feel our team is not balanced. We play more to the right than to the left. Fact is we have too many right footed players than left footed players in this team. As a nation we seem to be predominantly right footed hence our difficulties in producing LB and LWF. Since Amunike I'm not sure we've had a natural LWF.
An analysis by Solace Chukwu on medium (@oddsolace you guys can check him out) posits that 8 out of 12 goals scored during the WCQ (he wrote this before our last WCQ against Algeria) came as a result of build up from the right flank, 2 from the middle and two from the left.
This is not too healthy in my estimation. Yes a team should play to its strength but at the same time our strength is too obvious and that can possibly make it easy for tactically astute teams to dismantle us

Please let's analyse this issue
Cc Mickael2, Kog45, MetalJigsaw, elyte89, Icon4s, tbaba1234, Joebie, goodjoe, Taliban, forgiveness, komekn, ChrisKels, Chrismario, kennysville, kingphilip, soetanoreoluwa, safarigirl, Icon79, Napoleon55, realpoacher, jotey, sontoly, Daejoyoung, nelszx, somehow and all on this thread

Icon4s:


Firstly, this is a team on a transition path. It takes time for equilibrium to be achieved in the different segments of the team.

Secondly, it is normal for teams to maximize their area of key strength and for us it is the right wing of the attack. Even a left footed forward like Iheanacho scores over 90% of his goals from the right position with his left foot. Watch all the goals we scored from open play against Argentina the attacks came from the right.

Thirdly, there are no much quality LBs compared to RB in the world generally. That Argentine player that played LB against Nigeria, if he was Nigerian that would be his last game for us. All the attacks that led to all our goals from open play came from his territory.

Fourthly, the world is generally is lack of quality left footed players. And the few quality ones are played on the right. That is where they are most deadly.

I don't see that as a problem. We just have to maximize that strength. And also some times we can start one of RWF from the left just to destabilize our opponents. A case in time was starting Tijani Babangida from the left of attack against SA at the 2000 AFCON. SA were 2 goals down in 17mins or so.

Joebie:
We've had only Echiejile as a natural left footer for a while.. Don't forget that Iheanacho is also a lefty, but hardly played on the left wing, a position I believe he will excel. Now we have John Ogu, and hopefully soon, Joel Obi.
I actually think the goals have come more from the right not because of the lack of natural lefties but because thats where we've found more opening. In this age where wingers usually cut in, it shouldn't be much of an issue (Think Onyekuru).
Some of our players are also pretty good with both feet.

Taliban:


Awesome!!!!!!! He should be invited to SE camp immediately!!!! I hope Victor Agali can just read this now. Afterall how old was Pele when he went to the first world cup, Ronaldo and even Opabunmi!!

Napoleon55:
why do u hate Rohr,the first SE coach to beat Argentine's senior national team,u owe this man an apology,and every member of this thread for always b against Rohr.
Rohr have my respect 100%.
if Rohr eventually perform well at the WC with the choice of his players,would u still attack.
u should know that there so many factors that determines players invitation,it's not just performance alone,good altitude, discipline,and good working relationship with ur coach can influence coaches' choice of invitation.
i mean would want us to hire ,GADIOLA,WENGER,ZIDAN.

tbaba1234:
The fact that Rohr is still looking for a CB means he does not trust Omeruo and Agbo...

forgiveness:



I hope you trying to mock some players due to your limited knowledge about their abilities?

However, I will ask some few questions.

Is Vincent Enyeama a wack player?

Who is most consistent goalkeeper in Europe this season? If none don't you think Dele Aiyenugba deserves a call?

Is Dele Alampasu bad?


In defence, you included only 6 defenders instead of 8. Now add Leon Balogun and Troost to the defence. We still have to remove Moses Odubanjo and Sheyi Ojo because the former may not be fit prior to the WC while the later is not a defender. Are you not aware? Their talents is never in question.

Tiago Iloriand Dominic Ihorfa have not been approached but if they pledged to play for us na na, they will surely make my team.

Hence, my DF will be

Leon Balogun
Troost Ekong
Tyrone Ebuehi
Elderson Echiejile
Brian Idowu
Ola Aina
Tiago Ilori

Next is the Midfield

Just remove Hope Akpan, Jude Aneke and Ryan Sanusi for Ndidi, Ogu and Onazi and we have a compact midfield.

Pls, take note that I still rate Jude Aneke highly but his club his a big disadvantage.


MF

Mikel Obi
Joel Obi
Onazi ogenyi
Wilfred Ndidi
Josh Onomah
Abdul Ajagun/Musa
John Ogu


AT

Obafemi Martins
Odion Ighalo
Alex Iwobi
kelechi Iheanacho
Sone Aluko
Victor Moses

That is just how I want the team.

ChrisKels:


Many went for my jugular when I questioned the inclusion of Simon in our first eleven. Don't u think that my assertion that, that dude isn't what we need on that left wing has been justified? He and Musa ain't cerebral, hence they are not imposing and effective.

Play a tricky, skillful, nimble footed Onyekuru on that LW to see the difference. Iwobi won't be bad there but I would rather Iwobi played as an AM.

Simon is a one-trick punny unlike Onyekuru that has an avalenche of guiles in his offing and he (onyekuru) is a modern winger, in that he always cuts in to good effect unlike that stop-and-run, outdated winger that mans our left wing. I no even wan talk about Musa bkus presently he ain't any better than Simon.

The solution to our problem is right under our nose dude

soetanoreoluwa:


Am thinking post Russian... My opinion... He always looking for the best leg... He can't just rest on the available players... Remember he still looking for striker too... Are we going to say he doesn't trust nacho, ighalo , kayode And others...

Just believe he's looking for best legs incase of loss of match fitness

Taliban:


Wonderful and good job. Yes Seyi isn't a defender but your only brother here has suggested we try him at Left back. Afterall Ashley Young and Valencia were forward players turned defenders. Where is the mercurial Raheem Lawal in your team, what about Kayode as well. If Echejile playing in Turkey can make the team why not Aneke and you completely bewildered me by leaving out one of the best Nigeria born midfielders in recent times, Ryan Sanusi. Why is Musa competing with Ajagun?? Ajagun that plays regularly for Musa, Musa who is a forward and hasn't even featured for ordinary Leicester in a while, haba.

soetanoreoluwa:


Havent read your comment before I posted mine... You are very right... We make use of what we have to get what we want...

forgiveness:



I hope you trying to mock some players due to your limited knowledge about their abilities?

However, I will ask some few questions.

Is Vincent Enyeama a wack player?

Who is most consistent goalkeeper in Europe this season? If none don't you think Dele Aiyenugba deserves a call?

Is Dele Alampasu bad?


In defence, you included only 6 defenders instead of 8. Now add Leon Balogun and Troost to the defence. We still have to remove Moses Odubanjo and Sheyi Ojo because the former may not be fit prior to the WC while the later is not a defender. Are you not aware? Their talents is never in question.

Tiago Iloriand Dominic Ihorfa have not been approached but if they pledged to play for us na na, they will surely make my team.

Hence, my DF will be

Leon Balogun
Troost Ekong
Tyrone Ebuehi
Elderson Echiejile
Brian Idowu
Ola Aina
Tiago Ilori

Next is the Midfield

Just remove Hope Akpan, Jude Aneke and Ryan Sanusi for Ndidi, Ogu and Onazi and we have a compact midfield.

Pls, take note that I still rate Jude Aneke highly but his club his a big disadvantage.


MF

Mikel Obi
Joel Obi
Onazi ogenyi
Wilfred Ndidi
Josh Onomah
John Ogu


AT

Obafemi Martins
Odion Ighalo
Alex Iwobi
kelechi Iheanacho
Sone Aluko
Victor Moses
Simon Moses


That is just how I want the team.

MetalJigsaw:
Take note bro, Iheanacho playing from the right flank is actually the appropriate position for him, as he's left footed.

A left footed winger plays from the right while a right footed winger plays from the left.

But for Fullbacks and Wingbacks the reverse is appropriately the case.

Mujtahida:

It's okay. We have left the tribalism issue. Let's forge ahead