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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by BascoVanVeli(m): 7:23am On Dec 10, 2017
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The truth is Iheanacho is a surplus requirement in Leicester City. They only found out they didn't need him after his purchase.

Don't even loan him, sell him out to another club abeg. We cannot be banking on a bench warmer for the World Cup.

So bad he cannot get the cut at City, he can still not get the cut at a mid table team like Leicester City. Where does he go next? A top 6 team or a relegation threatened side?

Selling him would be complicated because of the clause that Man City has.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by BascoVanVeli(m): 7:31am On Dec 10, 2017
ChrisKels:
Vincent Enyeama played his first match today, though for the U23s. Expect him with the main team soonest.

My choices remain Enyeama, ikeme and uzoho. It will never change. I will never give up on Ikeme

That would be the greatest story ever if Ikeme returns for the world cup and then for his club in the EPL
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by kennysville(m): 7:34am On Dec 10, 2017
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Eh if you bring in a 19years old Okoye and then a 33 years old Martins the average balances out again be that naa.

BTW by next summer all players would be +1 year old. So all averages will increase.


Lolzzzzz.... like there is an award for the youngest team @ the world cup

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Mujtahida: 7:46am On Dec 10, 2017
goldfish80:


I must confess, this is the first time in my life I've seen a super Eagles manager analyse things geographically, culturally, psychologically, technically and tactically with an engineering precision.
No fables about prayers and God helping us and ditching the rest of our opponents.
I always knew he will update the physio department of the team, which is in my opinion, the most important arm of the technical department of any team.
Hopefully, Rohr pushed the Nff to engage the services of stats and data company like STATS DNA.
The technical crew will better equipped if they had all the available data for every team in the competition.
I hope that just as the studies he carried out against Cameroon six months to the game we had against them during the WCQ paid off handsomely, so also the six months stretch of time to the WC would give him ample time to study our opponents and come up with winning strategies. He's surely on a good path like you said from the way he looked at things wholistically.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by kingphilip(m): 7:50am On Dec 10, 2017
komekn:


He never rejected, AT ALL He needed to sort out his long term future which would be easier as a potential future England full international. When considering potential clubs.

He Explained he would commit when he turns 23. That never changed what changed is the NFF and it's lack of transparency and integrity.

When Omeruo was near anonymous at Middlesbrough Iorfa a teenager was winning MOTM and best young player awards in the same league and in the same season. Somehow there has not been any competition
for the CB position in the SE. Not sure why

I will leave it at that you can guess the rest.

if someone said they should wait for him isn't it ideal for him to tell them he's ready??

Or he should continue being chased up and down till we become a thing of mockery

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Nobody: 7:55am On Dec 10, 2017
One thing I would like the SE to avoid doing when playing again against Argentina with Messi is trying to commit fouls on him anytime he is making those runs in the face of the defense. I can see it was a deliberate policy for him to do it against Nigeria during the last world cup edition. He kept making those runs so that Nigerian players will commit fouls and give them freekicks, and you know what? the SE fell for it and he scored from one of those freekicks. They should engage him in neat tackles and zonal markings and possibly avoid every temptation of conceding freekicks in threatening positions. They even scored a freekick in the friendly without Messi.

Another thing I observed in that game was how Di Maria kept shooting straight at goal anytime he gets the ball, and I can say it was also a deliberate policy. It was aimed at getting Enyeama to force corner kicks, and they scored a goal from cornerkicks as well. They knew the SE was not so good in defending against cornerkicks, and I am glad that it was one of those things that the present coach have worked on. But he may still need to look into it as they almost scored again with cornerkicks in the friendly.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Lucque: 8:00am On Dec 10, 2017
So Poland friendly confirmed for match 23rd
Nice!!

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Mujtahida: 8:04am On Dec 10, 2017
komekn:


He never rejected, AT ALL He needed to sort out his long term future which would be easier as a potential future England full international. When considering potential clubs.

He Explained he would commit when he turns 23. That never changed what changed is the NFF and it's lack of transparency and integrity.

When Omeruo was near anonymous at Middlesbrough Iorfa a teenager was winning MOTM and best young player awards in the same league and in the same season. Somehow there has not been any competition
for the CB position in the SE. Not sure why


I will leave it at that you can guess the rest.

Iorfa winning MOTM awards how many seasons ago? Doesn't football have short memories again? So much for quantifiable objectivity.

Well to the second limb @the bolded: truly it looks like that with Ekong and Balogun being the CB with Awaziem as sub but we've still not settled on who the other CB should be. I think Omeruo is good enough to take it. Instead of going about looking for inexperienced players in Germany. I don't trust Balogun not as per football quality but compusure. In fact if we were to play our first game against Argentina i would have said let Omeruo start ahead of him. Balogun suffers from jitters and I perceive that starting the first match at the World Cup will give him nerves.

Relax, Iorfa will play for Nigeria but he wanted to be clever by half. If he had jumped at it from the beginning perhaps he would have cemented his place in the squad cos the NFF reached out to him early even before Awaziem was brought in.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by jieta: 8:16am On Dec 10, 2017
Lucque:
So Poland friendly confirmed for match 23rd Nice!!
source please.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Nobody: 8:22am On Dec 10, 2017
Ndidi with the man of the match award smiley

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Nobody: 8:33am On Dec 10, 2017
blueto:
One thing I would like the SE to avoid doing when playing again against Argentina with Messi is trying to commit fouls on him anytime he is making those runs in the face of the defense. I can see it was a deliberate policy for him to do it against Nigeria during the last world cup edition. He kept making those runs so that Nigerian players will commit fouls and give them freekicks, and you know what? the SE fell for it and he scored from one of those freekicks. They should engage him in neat tackles and zonal markings and possibly avoid every temptation of conceding freekicks in threatening positions. They even scored a freekick in the friendly without Messi.

Another thing I observed in that game was how Di Maria kept shooting straight at goal anytime he gets the ball, and I can say it was also a deliberate policy. It was aimed at getting Enyeama to force corner kicks, and they scored a goal from cornerkicks as well. They knew the SE was not so good in defending against cornerkicks, and I am glad that it was one of those things that the present coach have worked on. But he may still need to look into it as they almost scored again with cornerkicks in the friendly.
Our last match against Argentina at the world cup might just be irrelevant, cause we would have bagged 6 points and Argentina would already have been eliminated.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Kog45(m): 8:48am On Dec 10, 2017
BascoVanVeli:


Selling him would be complicated because of the clause that Man City has.
It can be sorted out amicably.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 8:50am On Dec 10, 2017
goldfish80:

No point searching for a team since he plays in the much acceptable U20 league.
Also, he must stay back and get that passport. After all passport comes first before football according to CityJoe.

Stop twisting my point. I would have preferred Nacho moving to a club that plays free flowing attacking football. A club with such history. Hence Nacho was in the process of securing the passport, he should have stayed one more year and get the passport. I would have preferred he stays one more season at City, get the passport and then move to a club that plays free flowing attacking football.

Unfortunately, he has signed for Leicester City. So should he commit suicide? I am one of those who does not dwell on mistakes. I hope by the end of the year he gets the passport. If he is few months away, he should get that done with.

With the passport, when he goes to another club, does well, an English Premier League club that desperately wants him can buy him back as one of the English players.

If you like, continue your desperate attacks because of your bruised ego.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Humility017(m): 8:50am On Dec 10, 2017
Ex-PSG Super Kid Ogbeche To Rohr: I Want To Play For Nigeria At 2018 World Cup



Willem II striker Bartholomew Ogbeche is hoping his form in the Dutch Eredivisie will earn him a recall to the Super Eagles for the 2018 World Cup.
The former Paris Saint-Germain wonderkid was one of the youngest players in Nigeria's squadlist at the 2002 World Cup, and featured in group matches against Argentina and Sweden.

''I do not expect anything, I stay calm and keep my feet on the ground, I just have to work hard, and if there is an invitation I would be very happy,'' Ogbeche told FOX Sports.
''I still hope for Nigeria to call me. That's not a secret, I'm a professional footballer and that's still a dream.
''It would be great, but if it does not come, I'm not disappointed, then I just keep focusing on Willem II and I try to continue to help.
''We have to believe in our chance at the World Cup, I hope to be there.''
Back home in Nigeria, everyone is paying attention to Bartholomew Ogbeche with the striker scoring 7 goals in his last four matches, including a hat-trick against VVV Venlo two weeks ago.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

http://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=25768

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Humility017(m): 8:53am On Dec 10, 2017
Kog45:
It can be sorted out amicably.
the painful thing...is that the lad don't mind keep sitting on that bench... he is someone that is ignorant of potentials.....like Henry does..
don't be surprised he is comfortable and happy wit this condition.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by shogz89: 8:53am On Dec 10, 2017
Truidstar:

Our last match against Argentina at the world cup might just be irrelevant, cause we would have bagged 6 points and Argentina would already have been eliminated.
lol it might as well be irrelevant to Argentina as they would have qualified and we eliminated... You better don't think Argentina will be eliminated before the last match.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by BascoVanVeli(m): 8:54am On Dec 10, 2017
Kog45:
It can be sorted out amicably.

I don't think so, the best they can do is loan him like Everton did with Deulofeu.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 9:01am On Dec 10, 2017
kennysville:



Lolzzzzz.... like there is an award for the youngest team @ the world cup

Rohr keeps hammering on it. Keep in mind, he worked in the Youth development sector of German Football. Our opinions is not as important as what Rohr wants. If he believes in a young squad, then he has his reasons. I suspect it is due to building a cohesive team for the 2022 World Cup.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by safarigirl(f): 9:04am On Dec 10, 2017
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Eh if you bring in a 19years old Okoye and then a 33 years old Martins the average balances out again be that naa.

BTW by next summer all players would be +1 year old. So all averages will increase.
not all players will be +1....

Anybody born AFTER June will not be +1 by the time the World Cup begins. So, the likes of Iheanacho, Ekong and co will remain the same age they were when the survey was carried out
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Nobody: 9:04am On Dec 10, 2017
Truidstar:

Our last match against Argentina at the world cup might just be irrelevant, cause we would have bagged 6 points and Argentina would already have been eliminated.
Yes, it might just be irrelevant. And will 6points be enough to top the table?
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by goldfish80(m): 9:10am On Dec 10, 2017
TheGoodJoe:


Stop twisting my point. I would have preferred Nacho moving to a club that plays free flowing attacking football. A club with such history. Hence Nacho was in the process of securing the passport, he should have stayed one more year and get the passport. I would have preferred he stays one more season at City, get the passport and then move to a club that plays free flowing attacking football.

Unfortunately, he has signed for Leicester City. So should he commit suicide? I am one of those who does not dwell on mistakes. I hope by the end of the year he gets the passport. If he is few months away, he should get that done with.

With the passport, when he goes to another club, does well, an English Premier League club that desperately wants him can buy him back as one of the English players.

If you like, continue your desperate attack because of your bruised ego.

Kelechi will always be categorised as English home grown with or without passport. The home grown status is accorded to players who spent time within the English football academy. For instance, Mustafi is considered homegrown having spent just 1yr with the Everton youth team.

It was even said in the report that the passport was for life after football.
You argue so much with sentiments and assumption. Which one is bruised ego again? I dey laugh oh
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by goldfish80(m): 9:13am On Dec 10, 2017
Mujtahida:

I hope that just as the studies he carried out against Cameroon six months to the game we had against them during the WCQ paid off handsomely, so also the six months stretch of time to the WC would give him ample time to study our opponents and come up with winning strategies. He's surely on a good path like you said from the way he looked at things wholistically.
It goes both ways. The opponents have 6 months to study us as well... That's why most world-cup matches are dull, boring and highly tactical.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Kog45(m): 9:17am On Dec 10, 2017
Humility017:

the painful thing...is that the lad don't mind keep sitting on that bench...
he is someone that is ignorant of potentials.....like Henry does..

don't be surprised he is comfortable and happy wit this condition.
I don't think so,sometimes things like this happen especially in football, he just need to remain calm and focus.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 9:26am On Dec 10, 2017
goldfish80:


Kelechi will always be categorised as English home grown with or without passport. The home grown status is accorded to players who spent time within the English football academy. For instance, Mustafi is considered homegrown having spent just 1yr with the Everton youth team.

It was even said in the report that the passport was for life after football.
You argue so much with sentiments and assumption. Which one is bruised ego again? I dey laugh oh

I know about the life after football report. I already talked about it earlier. It has to do with tax, Medicare, also benefits in travel and his children later having the passport through Nacho's Nationality. I also considered that but would have preferred Nacho staying in Man City and getting the passport, instead of a move for the passport.

So saying I am analysing with sentiments is another subtle attack because of your bruised ego, and I must say, I am totally disappointed at how childish your mentality is.

When I say buy Nacho back, I am talking in respect of Nationality, not home grown quota. I do not know the benefits but from my intuition, I feel a player with English Nationality holds heavy weight when it concerns buying.

I wonder how that is sentimental analysis. Your bruised ego needs pampering.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by goldfish80(m): 9:28am On Dec 10, 2017
I can see the hype about Tammy Abraham have ceased and reality have set in. I've always maintained that guy was an average man.
Statistically, Swansea managed just 4shots on target in the month of November when he lead their attack. The team have become much more dangerous going forward since Wilfred Bony have been reinstalled in the attack.
On the back of this form, he won't make the English D-team if there was one.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Kog45(m): 9:29am On Dec 10, 2017
BascoVanVeli:


I don't think so, the best they can do is loan him like Everton did with Deulofeu.
It's simple,any club willing to buy just need to obey the clause.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by goldfish80(m): 9:32am On Dec 10, 2017
TheGoodJoe:


I know about the life after football report. I already talked about it earlier. It has to do with tax, Medicare, also benefits in travel and his children later having the passport through Nacho's Nationality. I also considered that but would have preferred Nacho staying in Man City and getting the passport, instead of a move for the passport.

So saying I am analysing with sentiments is another subtle attack because of your bruised ego, and I must say, I am totally disappointed at how childish your mentality is.

When I say buy Nacho back, I am talking in respect of Nationality, not home grown quota. I do not know the benefits but from my intuition, I feel a player with English Nationality holds heavy weight when it concerns buying.

I wonder how that is sentimental analysis. Your bruised ego needs pampering.
Bruised ego this, bruised ego that. Maybe someone stole your money and you're talking it out on me.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 9:37am On Dec 10, 2017
goldfish80:


Kelechi will always be categorised as English home grown with or without passport. The home grown status is accorded to players who spent time within the English football academy. For instance, Mustafi is considered homegrown having spent just 1yr with the Everton youth team.

It was even said in the report that the passport was for life after football.
You argue so much with sentiments and assumption. Which one is bruised ego again? I dey laugh oh

What is sentiments and assumption? You think analysing, we get everything right? When ai said I was afraid of Kayode going to Girona because of Machin, was I not assuming? When ai opposed Isaac Success leaving Spain, was ai not assuming?

Hence Nacho has gone far in his fight for the passport, I believe getting it is the right step before moving for a club. Make the most of what he has around him. If it means joining the U23 team, then he does it. If he gets the passport this month, he moves out of England and rebuilds his status.

Even at Leicester City, I have seen some improvements in Nacho's game. His crossing and free kicks. It shows the young man is working hard. He should keep improving his attributes.

So please Mr. Bruised Ego. Keep attacking.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 9:38am On Dec 10, 2017
goldfish80:

Bruised ego this, bruised ego that. Maybe someone stole your money and you're talking it out on me.

Your ego is so bruised, you keep attacking. Bruised ego, attack me, attack me. It pains you when your ego is bruised.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by elyte89: 9:40am On Dec 10, 2017
Humility017:
Ex-PSG Super Kid Ogbeche To Rohr: I Want To Play For Nigeria At 2018 World Cup



Willem II striker Bartholomew Ogbeche is hoping his form in the Dutch Eredivisie will earn him a recall to the Super Eagles for the 2018 World Cup.
The former Paris Saint-Germain wonderkid was one of the youngest players in Nigeria's squadlist at the 2002 World Cup, and featured in group matches against Argentina and Sweden.

''I do not expect anything, I stay calm and keep my feet on the ground, I just have to work hard, and if there is an invitation I would be very happy,'' Ogbeche told FOX Sports.
''I still hope for Nigeria to call me. That's not a secret, I'm a professional footballer and that's still a dream.
''It would be great, but if it does not come, I'm not disappointed, then I just keep focusing on Willem II and I try to continue to help.
''We have to believe in our chance at the World Cup, I hope to be there.''
Back home in Nigeria, everyone is paying attention to Bartholomew Ogbeche with the striker scoring 7 goals in his last four matches, including a hat-trick against VVV Venlo two weeks ago.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

http://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=25768



Its every time dis one will b hitting form when d world cup is near...once beating twice shy,if u like score pass messi,do scissors kick pass zangalo,no world cup party



But what if he's d real deal here?
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Nobody: 9:43am On Dec 10, 2017
shogz89:
lol it might as well be irrelevant to Argentina as they would have qualified and we eliminated... You better don't think Argentina will be eliminated before the last match.
Just like I predicted that we would beat Argentina I'm our last friendly based on our fast counter attacking play, i was laughed at and mocked. What was the outcome? Go and watch Iceland, then watch Croatia. I can say it boldly here Argentina will lose to both Iceland and Croatia.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Nobody: 9:44am On Dec 10, 2017
blueto:
Yes, it might just be irrelevant. And will 6points be enough to top the table?

6 points will be more than enough.

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