OMANBALA1:



If Ojokanjo(too ugly) who once played for Nigeria tells his son to run for his life what else needs to be said.

Kog45:
Pls can you give me Torunarigha stats this season

Humility017:

I will really feel bad if Aina should miss the world cup party.

junnyjake:



Ha, e go hard o.

I can't remember the last time he played for his club. Pladenratt abi wetin be him name de bench am seriously.

goldfish80:

Omeruo, based on current form, is the best Nigerian CB.

edi287:

This is great news. I really hope we get them. Would be sad if one of Shehu or Aina gets dropped. I like them both and hope it's possible to take all 3 but we have Idowu to consider and from the looks of it, Echejile is guaranteed a spot on the team.

OMANBALA1:


I have always known this nigga is average , at best. Let him go back to Belgium abi na Holand and continue where he stopped. Next is Moses Simon, he can only hide for so long. Result ga akpo!

Kog45:
I pray Sokari would not be another Nwakili.

My Oga is insider saying Felix Uduokhai, Kevin Akpoguma, Jordon Torunarigha are sure bet to WC?If that's the case then am seeing repeated performance of 2014 meaning some players who sacrificed for the team during qualifier likely to be dropped for FB.

Initially what we thought here was a keeper, a midfielder and an attacker to beef up the team but now defenders.But with your info now likely for us to have new set of players.

Sir with your comment it seem Rohr has settled for 3-5-2 formation and is looking for players to prosecute it which paved way for the likes of Uduokhai, Akpoguma, Toru.

I hope it works out cos am sensing danger cos we had a system that made us qualified for WC but it seems 45 minutes performance against Argentina is changing things now and Rohr should remember we have Argentina to contend with who are a great performance at WC no matter what,Croatia is there which w not be an easy match cos it would determine our stand in the group,also Iceland very unpredictable match.

safarigirl:
but we wan carry am go world cup to help his career as good people wey we be. E be like say NFF na charity organisation

nelszx:


Abeg which player is Toru

darkelf:


But bros, why is Echiejile guaranteed a spot on the team

Don't you think e should consider current form.

Or is he hot at the moment?

goldfish80:

Omeruo, based on current form, is the best Nigerian CB.

junnyjake:


To me, I'm satisfied with Idowu at LB. Not many are. Jordan Torunarigha is a left footed natural LB plays at CB at times and if Echiejile isn't going to the WB I'd take him.

We need another holding AM in place of Mikel. Joel Obi/ Aluko would do. But they are not really Rorh's spec, he likes his midfielders defence-minded.

I don't really like the Onazi-Ndidi combo, one has to drop for another, they are both high-octane performers as Mujtahida once suggested. So someone who is a bit more calm, covers those loopholes would be great, Ogu is there. Sokari and Sanusi can be added.

We need another CF that can also play at the flanks as well.

At CB, Rorh might drop both Omuero and Agbo. Omuero can only make a case for himself when he performs better. Agbo to me is a DMF, I'd never be comfortable seeing him play at CB.

darkelf:


But bro, I think dropping Omeruo might not be a good idea.

Mujtahida:

Omeruo should even take Balogun's place.

Daejoyoung:

But from the few glimpses of Agu in the GWG so far, he hasn't really shown he is the right man to replace Mickel, he may be good though, but we are looking for a suitable replacement for Mickel here, which means he must be both a defensive and ball holding, creative midfielder. l can't really say Mickel Agu has these qualities but l may be wrong though.

Mujtahida:

Hahahaha hahahaha hahahaha oga Kog45. Life is funny oo. I remember well when some monikers here were lambasting Rohr for being 'tactically timid'. Now he wants to be bold and try something new and Kog45 has doubts (justifiably so Sir). My point is that one cannot satisfy people.

I appreciate ChrisKels for bringing us this juicy snippet of information but Kog45 remember the interview Rohr granted to 365 magazine which was posted here for our reading. Remember he said that the nature of the opposition would determine the tactics we use and that he needs about four more players. While I understand your reservations I want to ask would you rather we stick to our tested tactical formations for all the teams we would play against than adopt tactics based on the opposition we meet?

I too I'm concerned about having our backline filled by inexperienced defenders although I see them as good backups. Let us not forget the SA loss and the lesson it taught us. Secondly I hope that if we secure this guys their commitment to the Gwg will stretch beyond the WC. We want Super Eagles players not WC players.

darkelf:


But bros, with all this players being called up, enough friendlies are needed to test them against serious opposition

No be to call up oooo. Na to play exceenty as a team we want

junnyjake:



The only way Shehu and Aina makes it to the WC is if Shehu takes the place of a midfielder, which is unlikely.

Icon79:
But it's true. Let's me explain my hypothesis to you:
#1. Iceland will be tougher to beat than Croatia
#2. Iceland would lose to Argentina in their first game. This is not because they are not good enough but due to rookie mistakes (playing their first ever match in the World cup and coming up against the great Leo Messi)
#3. Iceland would be ready when they face us in the second game because they would've corrected the mistakes they made in match 1.
#4. If we lose to Croatia, the pressure to beat Iceland would be too much and that would impact our game and get us exposed for them to exploit
#5. I believe we can beat Iceland if we could win or draw the first game against Croatia
#6. If we win or draw against Croatia, our chances of qualifying from the group would increase to 60%, because the Argies would win their first two games hence they would most likely have qualified before they meet us
#7. Hence, here's what we need to qualify:
- win or draw against Croatia (preferably win)
- win against Iceland
- draw against Argentina (or we may even lost against Argentina provided we were able to win our first two matches)


O pari

ChrisKels:


Yes he is, that's the position begging for personnel(s) in that midfield. If Sokari comes good (secures a move to France), then, we would have a better sub in him for John Mikel. The few times Ndubuisi Agu subbed Mikel, our midfield crumbled and it lead to calls for Joel Obi, Azubuike Okechukwu et al.

Come March, I would wanna say thank goodness for the emergence of Sokari.


Off topic; From an insider, Rohr is making progress with his pursuit of the German trio. I heard they were sent a template to study the plans of the coach and how they will fit in. Rohr is seriously considering the 3-5-2 formation and OLA Aina might miss the World Cup. It's a straight battle between Aina and Shehu whoever does better in the scrimmages gets the nod to join Ebuehi who has booked his ticket with his impeccable performance against Argentina. Aina is better going forward when we play four at the back but Shehu defends better, it's a pussle (Rohr's headache).

Fingers crossed ; if Rohr succeeds in luring these boys before March, then expect this rearguard against Poland ;


..................................Uzoho

................... Ekong Balogun Felix*

...........Ebuehi Ndidi Mikel Onazi Idowu

............................Moses Iwobi



Bench;

Awaziem or Akpoguma* for Balogun
Toru* for Idowu
Etc etc

darkelf:

But bro, I think dropping Omeruo might not be a good idea.

nelszx:

My guy Shehu us 100% going to Russia. He has cemented that position and though I like the competition in the RB position, he has been a main stay in that team since breaking in in 2015 and I don't see him losing it to a FB.

junnyjake:


According to the post you quoted, then Aina gets the axe.

MetalJigsaw:
# Don't be so sure of Argentina winning their first 2 games. They have very good players but only in their frontline. And they aren't that good as a team without king Messi. They are highly dependent on the MESSiah (but I strongly believe we can cage him successfully). This is not Barcelona so Messi won't find it very easy in their first 2 matches especially against Croatia. Remember how ordinary Peru beat them in the qualifiers even with Messi. They could not even beat Venezuela and Bolivia at home with Messi present ( why wouldn't we beat them again?). So to me they're a slightly overrated team right now (a one man team). So don't be surprised if they fail to win their first two matches.

# Moreover, do you think Argentina are going to take it easy when we meetbinvour last group match? They'll certainly go into that game with revenge in their minds. So whether they've already qualified or not they dont care... Theyvwon't take that game lightly with us, so don't take it for granted . They'll want to beat us for a revenge.

goldfish80:

Omeruo, based on current form, is the best Nigerian CB.

Jarus:
I'm impressed at the depth and quality of discussion of Super Eagles here.


I didn't know there are still Nigerians still passionate about Eagles like this.

I tried starting discussions like this on NL in 2007/2008 but not many people were interested.


Only myself, honeric01 and few others cared about SE then. If it wasn't Arsenal or Chelsea or Barca, no one cared.

I get to see Safarigirl on SE threads that made fp but didnt know this deep thread existed.

Well done, guys.

tbaba1234:


Ekong undoubtably

goldfish80:

Omeruo have been monstrous over the past 2 months atleast. Ekong has nothing on him currently

terzurum5:
Flashback.........


Torunarigha – My father told me to shun Nigeria for Germany

EMMANUEL OKOGBA
21 MAY 2017

Highly rated German-Nigerian defender Jordan Torunarigha has confirmed his father Ojokojo Torunarigha told him playing for Germany is best for his career than representing Nigeria.


•Torunarigha
As reported, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) approached the 19 year old Hertha Berlin left back to switch allegiance to Nigeria from Germany where he has played at four different youth levels.



However his father Ojokojo who played 12 games for Nigeria in the 80’s revealed he told Nigeria that his son is not interested. A claim which Jordan has now confirmed.

Jordan is yet to team up with the Germany U-20 team at the World Youth Championship in South Korea due to the club duties, and he reckons progressing through the ranks at Germany is his aim.


“ I was told of the interest from Nigeria by my father but as someone who has played for Nigeria in the past, he advised me to focus on progressing through the ranks with Germany instead of considering a switch to Nigeria “, he said.


https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/05/torunarigha-father-told-shun-nigeria-germany/amp/