Mujtahida:

face the message not the messenger. the question is: did what he said true or false. is the WC for the matured(men) or for the immature(boys)

Humility017:

the boy really need to sharpen up....and seize one this moments.....
he will not always get to play 90 mins but...the few minutes he get to play...him making his presence felt....will go a long way..boast his chances of leading the frontline in few matches....

read...Wolfsburg will be signing a Croatian under 21 forward come next month....that means...he now have a new competitor...

he should brace up.....

Kog45:
On Sokari i don't want to talk much cos of my experience with Nwakili invitation.

It was here some just came from nowhere to justify Nwakili invitation but just too glaring it was not a merited one now Sokari which nobody as ever mentioned here as a prospect to replace Mikel is now the ultimate solution.

Let's wait and see how things unfold cos i don't think our solution is in Tunisia league if we are really serious,meaning player like Junior Ajayi should be considered too for CF.

I thought Joel Obi, Raheem Lawal,Ajagun,Azeez and Alhassan Mazzam are available or do we want to say Sokari has a better performance than these players this season.

Kog45:
On Sokari i don't want to talk much cos of my experience with Nwakili invitation.

It was here some just came from nowhere to justify Nwakili invitation but just too glaring it was not a merited one now Sokari which nobody as ever mentioned here as a prospect to replace Mikel is now the ultimate solution.

Let's wait and see how things unfold cos i don't think our solution is in Tunisia league if we are really serious,meaning player like Junior Ajayi should be considered too for CF.

I thought Joel Obi, Raheem Lawal,Ajagun,Azeez and Alhassan Mazzam are available or do we want to say Sokari has a better performance than these players this season.

soetanoreoluwa:


Is that the reason we pull out another carpet for someone that has no zeal to wear GWG?

He's tired n he doesn't want to come back... Why forcing n begging.. In case he got scold in addressing home do you know the next thing he will dish out... ? You beg me to come back and why putting up drama...
No player is indispensable

Even if Mikel said he tired today... We will go out and play the match...

The whole country Don beg am.. Even number 3 citizen in Nigeria also beg him what else did he want again?

He doesn't see reason to be part of the team,he has seen it all...

Uzoho Ajiboye and alampasu... Is okay... Ezenwa n Akpeyi should fight it out... Get a good psychologist to make them believe they can..

For enyeama to do it in 2002 either of the three goal keeper Can do it...

Am sick and tired of begging any player to play for us... Population of 200million and one person is feeling important...

He should enjoy his retirement

soetanoreoluwa:


Is that the reason we pull out another carpet for someone that has no zeal to wear GWG?

He's tired n he doesn't want to come back... Why forcing n begging.. In case he got scold in addressing home do you know the next thing he will dish out... ? You beg me to come back and why putting up drama...
No player is indispensable

Even if Mikel said he tired today... We will go out and play the match...

The whole country Don beg am.. Even number 3 citizen in Nigeria also beg him what else did he want again?

He doesn't see reason to be part of the team,he has seen it all...

Uzoho Ajiboye and alampasu... Is okay... Ezenwa n Akpeyi should fight it out... Get a good psychologist to make them believe they can..

For enyeama to do it in 2002 either of the three goal keeper Can do it...

Am sick and tired of begging any player to play for us... Population of 200million and one person is feeling important...

He should enjoy his retirement

Humility017:

the answer to your question is relative....
because I see no boys amongst the members of the super eagles squad..

they're no boys amongst them...they're all men....even those who argue for their inclusion like sokari, Joel obi, ajagun etc...
these guys are men and not boys...

so take that postulation back to Udezi maybe during their time they have so many boys in the team.....
guess him too was a boy then...reason why he was overwhelmed....

MetalJigsaw:
Oga , forget Agu. Haven't you seen enough of his terrible performances when given a chance? He's a waste of spot bro. We should be talking about replacing him with the other uninvited midfielders.

FabioPeter:

We can get a psychologist to make you believe you can man our Post....it takes a lot more bro.
If you watch the games Ezenwa has played for SE, you will notice he has been consistently erratic, even the games he kept a clean sheet.
Akpenyi is terribly poor and Uzoho is inexperienced. If we can’t get an in form Enyeama, we can kiss the group stage good bye

Kog45:
On Sokari i don't want to talk much cos of my experience with Nwakili invitation.

It was here some just came from nowhere to justify Nwakili invitation but just too glaring it was not a merited one now Sokari which nobody as ever mentioned here as a prospect to replace Mikel is now the ultimate solution.

Let's wait and see how things unfold cos i don't think our solution is in Tunisia league if we are really serious,meaning player like Junior Ajayi should be considered too for CF.

I thought Joel Obi, Raheem Lawal,Ajagun,Azeez and Alhassan Mazzam are available or do we want to say Sokari has a better performance than these players this season.

TheGoodJoe:


Contrary to the negative feedback, after Agu's poor performance in the first half when he replaced Onazi in the game against Zambia, he put up a tidy display in the second half. Something only Ogu and Hope Akpan has brought to the Super Eagles in recent years. I am not quick to write Agu off.

People try to hang onto a poor few minutes and deliberately decided to neglect Agu's good second half display.

That is like saying Nigeria was poor against Argentina in the friendly because of our display in the first half.

Agu had a poor fifteen minutes in the first half. The second half was refreshing.

MetalJigsaw:
The thought if Mikel being our only tested and trusted AM makes me pity Rohr and his team when/ if the dude gets visited by an injury. We need another AM Rohr!!

Mujtahida:

Baba you are a spot on about the WC being an herculean task but i will rather go with uzoho in the absence of Enyeama. we don't need anyone to tell us that the world cup is not for boys. that is why FIFA has age grade competitions for boys and then the WC as the peak of football for men. when we say men, I believe we mean exposure, ability to rise up manfully to the pressures of the tournament and not necessarily age because micheal owen was just 18 at France 98 and he scored a goal against argentina and was selected for penalties and scored when the match got to that stage that's how matured he was at 18 . the world cup is intense and for this particular WC the traveling schedule is going to add more stress to the competition. i trust you remember how the brazilian team were crying when they their national anthem was being sang. it wasnt out of nationalistic fervour but just a means of coping with the intensity of the moment.the pressures is the reason why drama and irrational behaviour accompanies most WC more than we see at other footballing competitions like the champions league for example. players need to be very strong and i must say that experience helps. its only natural.

MetalJigsaw:
How do you asses his performances generally when playing in for Nigeria? In how many appearances has he impressed when called upon compared to his poor displays? We all saw Ogu and what he did with the little chance he was afforded.


You said he put up a " tidy display" . is that all is required of him to feature in our midfield let alone replace Marshall Mikel Obi in crucial matches?

FabioPeter:

We can get a psychologist to make you believe you can man our Post....it takes a lot more bro.
If you watch the games Ezenwa has played for SE, you will notice he has been consistently erratic, even the games he kept a clean sheet.
Akpenyi is terribly poor and Uzoho is inexperienced. If we can’t get an in form Enyeama, we can kiss the group stage good bye

TheGoodJoe:


From what I noticed, Rohr is more interested in the defensive qualities of his midfielders than their offensive qualities. I used to be one of the loudest drums for Aluko's invitation, with what I see, I do not see Aluko fitting the bill.

Keep in mind that Mikel Obi also has a brilliant ability to read the game and intercept build up plays of the opponents.

I think these are the qualities Rohr is looking for than a creative attack midfielder.

junnyjake:
We've had players like Maroof Youseff, Aaron Moses, C Nwakali, Osimhen, Success in camp so why would anyone be worried about Sokari's invitation.

Icon4s:


I have been waiting for people to role out names like Owen, Ronaldo, Pele and co who competed as teenagers at the World Cup. But look at those names again. They are no mediocre names in football.
And they are all forwards and not Goalies or defenders.

If Uzoho was a De' Gea or Curtois at their teenages no problems. Do you know the weight of responsibility that follows being a Word Cup goalie for an under dog like Nigeria? Since after the late 90s Nigeria ceased to be a Super power and mostly under dogs in any games we played in the WC.
Until we beat Bosnia in 2014 the last WC game we won was against Bulgaria in 1998.
Go look at the statistics of the number of saves made by both Ike and Enyeama for each game from 2002 WC to 2014WC. The only game in our last 3 WC that we were on the front foot from start to finish was against Iran. The other games we were mostly under heavy attacks and our goalkeepers saved the day for us. Even winning MOTM even despite defeats.
Believe it or not we are still under dogs. In the game against Croatia I expect them to be the more offensive side with numerous shots on goal. We would be counting on quick counters on that game.
I don't know how you guys come to have confidence in Uzoho. I don't trust that guy yet.

FabioPeter:

We can get a psychologist to make you believe you can man our Post....it takes a lot more bro.
If you watch the games Ezenwa has played for SE, you will notice he has been consistently erratic, even the games he kept a clean sheet.
Akpenyi is terribly poor and Uzoho is inexperienced. If we can’t get an in form Enyeama, we can kiss the group stage good bye

MetalJigsaw:
You're over correct about Mikel. But the point is we need a replacement for him nevertheless.

TheGoodJoe:


In the game against Argentina, we saw Uzoho has more quality than Akpeyi and has better nerves than him. So, Uzoho is a better pick, if the World Cup stage is herculean as you make it that going there with Akpeyi with nerves of glass.

Ezenwa has confidence and is brave. However, he is weak in the air when he comes against Challenges. So in that respect, Uzoho remains a better pick who shows better strenght in the air.

Without Enyeama and Ikeme, the young lads can perform well if given a nod. De Gea and Courtious were brilliant in their teens because the got someone who showed faith in them. We would not be talking of Uzoho if Pepe Mel did not show faith in him.

I say Alampasu, Ajiboye, Uzoho, Aiyenugba, slug it out in camp. The best three get selected and the best gets the nod. Than crying for Enyeama as if out lives depends on it.

TheGoodJoe:


Agu did not replace Mikel Obi to marshal the midfield in a creative fashion but to constrict spaces for the opponents to exploit. Yes, Agu has not had convincing performances but the second half performance against Zambia highlights the quality I feel endears Rohr to him.

It is a rear quality you can not easily find. Even an Onazi-Ndidi combination does not bring that kind of shielding.

So, I am not calling Agu the best thing since sliced cake bread. I am saying Agu has a quality that makes him an asset to the team, especially if Ogu picks up an injury or we need to rest him but still need that shielding quality.

That quality also brings out more from Ndidi who plays with less fear.

Gerrit?

TheGoodJoe:


We have to respect Rohr's choices. Just like he played Etebo in Mikel’s role, which left Iheanacho stranded up front with no supplies, I feel Rohr prefers restricting the plays of the opponents over creating chances from the midfield, then we respect it.

As time goes on, we will see what he is building.

So, the likes of Joel Obi, Aluko, Raheem Lawal, Sokari etc might not get a nod for the World Cup. I feel with Rohr's current system, Mikel’s creativity is a bonus.

Icon4s:


Hmm Ezenwa's only weakness is he is poor in the air and for that you bloat him out completely from the camp.

If there is one goalie that has the highest chance of making the final team it is Ezenwa. Even if he ends up not as first choice.

You guys are underrating the goalkeeping position. OK o.

MetalJigsaw:
You're very correct about Mikel. But the point is we need a replacement for him nevertheless.

solonnachi:
Please and please;
1. Austin Ejide & Dele Aiyenugba MUST NOT go to Russia 2018. They have passed their prime.
2. Rohr should consider Francis Uzoho, Sebastian Osigwe & Maduka. Let's play them in our next friendlies

TheGoodJoe:


Did you not see what the Algerians did? They noticed this weakness of Ezenwa and exploited it. So good was their execution they made Ezenwa look average.

Underrating the role is sending weak keepers in the name of experience over keepers who have better qualities to bring to the table.

zicky:
abeg make ena leave the guy, he was playing for psg so he was worth the hype, my biggest annoying flop of that wc was opabunmi, youngest player my foot. the guy discover late that football was not his calling

MetalJigsaw:
Someone that "performed" just once in four games. Does he deserve an applause or successor?

Well, Im interested in hearing his "qualities"