komekn:


So that you will not say I am biased and think football begins and ends with the EPL.

komekn:


Depay
De Maria
Falcao
Jo
Soldado

All these players simply couldn't cut it in the EPL and left and did reasonably well in other leagues. Musa is not alone, there are too many who had to find less competitive leagues to play in.

However, it tells you the competitive outstanding quality of the EPL. And for those who say I am biased, I ask the question which league has the highest number of clubs in the last 16 in the Champions league.

I am watching currently Liverpool flogging the cream of the Portuguese league Porto at home 4-0 with 15 minutes to go.

I rest my case.

Humility017:


kelechi and Moses Simon should be left wit our set pieces....except penalty kicks..thay should be left to V. moses
Moses have not really impress me wit the few ones he has been left wit...

forgiveness:


Is there goalkeeper dart? I don't think so.

Here is Jonathan Ligali. He's currently playing in the third tier of French league and he is eligible to play for Nigeria.

AIG07:
all what these guys need is putting a little extra work in training and we'll be good to go.

But why has no one talked about defending setpieces. During 2014 Worldcup we conceded 2goals against Argentina, 1goal against france via these same setpieces(out of a total of 5goals conceded 3 were from setpieces) and that was during Enyeama's time o...

Hmmm... That thing de scare me.

tbaba1234:

Kelechi is the best pk taker in the team.

tbaba1234:


I do not think, he is Nigerian.

He is from Benin Republic.

tbaba1234:


Kelechi is the best pk taker in the team.

tbaba1234:


Thierry Henry is one of the best players in premier league history but he could not make the grade in Italy.

It happens. Talent is not the only factor for success

komekn:


Thats a very weak comparison to rest your proposition on, in my opinion.

Thierry Henry arrived at Juventus possibly the best or at least one of the best teams in the world. He was 21 a time when youth players had very few opportunities.

In addition he had the small matter of the best players in the world standing in his way at that time. Let me give you the roster of Juventus 1999.

Deschamp.
Zidane
Del Piero
Inzaghi
Edgar Davids
Antonio Conte
Edwin Van der Sar

Thierry played 16 games as a winger and scored three goals a good return for a winger. Juventus had been Seria A champions when Thierry arrived even more pressure to perform. I don't think you can say he didn't make the grade. It's just that he did so much better at Arsenal, Barcelona etc.

Do you still think your under pinning comparison is still tenable Or you want to change your view.

Humility017:

says who ?
you talking bro as if you share same room with rohr....

TheSuperNerd:
Dont mind me Chief .... Even while I typed that post and tagged you (as leader of Elders council) and the Pioneer Super OPs, I actually recalled that it was you who first mentioned this. Biko gbaram... lol

Oya... I leave it to you guys to decide who to create. Have in mind too that Sir Joebie is also now a Super OP here. Yep... so If Joseph1013 won't be available to create it then maybe Joebie can create it. But it has always been Joseph1013. Make una choose.

forgiveness:



Eagles boss Oliseh in talks with Ikeme and Ligali

Ligali is born in France to Nigeria parents and he was in goal for France at the 2011 Under-20 World cup in Colombia.

His parents are Nigerians.

TheSuperNerd:
Dont mind me Chief .... Even while I typed that post and tagged you (as leader of Elders council) and the Pioneer Super OPs, I actually recalled that it was you who first mentioned this. Biko gbaram... lol

Oya... I leave it to you guys to decide who to create. Have in mind too that Sir Joebie is also now a Super OP here. Yep... so If Joseph1013 won't be available to create it then maybe Joebie can create it. But it has always been Joseph1013. Make una choose.

realpoacher:
If it were KC that played this rubbish that both Neymar and Mppape played against R. Madrid, we won't hear the last of it from komekn, Mickael2, olorioko, and goldfish08...

Just look at how Mppape and Neymar kept messing up chances after chances. But they keep playing them.

realpoacher:
If it were KC that played this rubbish that both Neymar and Mppape played against R. Madrid, we won't hear the last of it from komekn, Mickael2, olorioko, and goldfish08...

Just look at how Mppape and Neymar kept messing up chances after chances. But they keep playing them.

tbaba1234:


I do not know the local league well enough but from those abroad that are likely to play for Nigeria, we have

From Germany

Deji Beyreuther : 18 years left back, made the bench already for Eintrancht Frankfurt, looks on the verge of first team football. Great at set pieces.

Maduka Okoye: 18 year old Goalie, broke to the limelight by rohr's interest in him.. plays for Fortuna Dusseldorf under 19 side.

Brooklyn Ezeh: 16 year old left back, Hamburg

kimberly Ezekwem: 16 year old left back, Bayern Munich (see picture of him with David Alaba below)

Ogechika Heil: 17 year old central midfielder, Hamburg

Cottrell Ezekwem: 18 year on CB, 1860 Munich

With a good scouting team, the Nff can really raise a strong flying eagles side.

Kog45:
Sir,apart from Deji and Maduka who are willing, hope you know how these FBs behaves when it comes to switch allegiance,so no need waste our times in begging players for U 20 when we have pool of talents at home.

If they are ready for us no issue but i believe U17 or any age group teams should be for home grown especially 80% home grown and 20% for FB cos focusing more of our attention on FBS would be suicide to our grassroots development.

Super eagles foreign based and now Fly eagles foreign based then what remains for our young ones at home trying to have breakthrough through underage tourney better to make it HG 80% FB 20%.

Modified* pls why Germany based guys centre of attraction.

Kog45:
Sir,apart from Deji and Maduka who are willing, hope you know how these FBs behaves when it comes to switch allegiance,so no need waste our times in begging players for U 20 when we have pool of talents at home.

If they are ready for us no issue but i believe U17 or any age group teams should be for home grown especially 80% home grown and 20% for FB cos focusing more of our attention on FBS would be suicide to our grassroots development.

Super eagles foreign based and now Fly eagles foreign based then what remains for our young ones at home trying to have breakthrough through underage tourney better to make it HG 80% FB 20%.

tbaba1234:


I believe the ones, i mentioned will be willing if approached.

Under 17 can be for home based but you need more if you want to win under 20. For under 20, we should pursue the best players from everywhere.

The additional benefit of choosing foreign born for under 20 is that their ages are recorded. Meaning they can play for you for the next decade..

Some of our last under 17 players can also join the mix. Those ones are also truly young.

If you get the right mix of truly young players, you will have a base to build for the future. Even if they do not win anything

tbaba1234:


I believe the ones, i mentioned will be willing if approached.

Under 17 can be for home based but you need more if you want to win under 20. For under 20, we should pursue the best players from everywhere.

The additional benefit of choosing foreign born for under 20 is that their ages are recorded. Meaning they can play for you for the next decade..

Some of our last under 17 players can also join the mix. Those ones are also truly young.

If you get the right mix of truly young players, you will have a base to build for the future. Even if they do not win anything

Joebie:
Ligali is eligible to play for the three countries I think --- France, Nigeria, and Benin Republic (country of birth)
Robin Udegbe should also get a look in. These are not necessarily great keepers, but they will provide us more options and competition.

Aiyenugba is the most active goalkeeper we have in Europe atm, although his current stats is nothing to write home about.

Komekn , how about Edward Onaiwu ?

Modified
And Ejide will not get a call up.. You will only see what you want to see.

Kog45:
Good point but i disagreed on U 20 level that it should be opened between home grown and FBs.

Sir better to do it 80% HG and 20% FB cos opening it up would have a very negatives effect on our domestic grassroots development meaning the young ones in NPFL would be cut off in the name of FB.

About ages,honestly i hate talking about footballer's age but it seems is one of your strong points to back up FB inclusion,well you are right but that doesn't stop a serious football body to get the right players from home fronts.

We need to preserve our grassroots development programs and league and only way is to get these young ones into U 17 and U 20 cos this is the only avenue to get them attracted to good clubs in Europe.

forgiveness:




Edward Onaiwu is not yet mature for the Super Eagles. He is still in an academy.


And if Ejide gets a call-up?

forgiveness:


Argentina Midfielder: If You Think Our Group Is Easy, You Know Nothing About Football

Published: February 14, 2018

Argentina Midfielder: If You Think Our Group Is Easy, You Know Nothing About Football
AC Milan's Argentina international Lucas Biglia believes that they are in a difficult group at the 2018 World Cup where they are up against African powerhouse Nigeria, Croatia and Iceland.

In addition, the 32-year-old admitted that Argentina rely on Lionel Messi too much and are not candidates to win the World Cup.

''We got used to throwing a giant backpack to (Lionel) Messi, if we continue like this we will be strong and without him a normal team, today Argentina is not a candidate to win the World Cup, we have to work a lot, we depend a lot on Messi and that's not good, '' Biglia told Fox Sports.

''As much as we learn to play without Messi we always depend on him because he changes the game in a second.

''It is not an easy group, anyone who thinks that does not know anything about football.''

Biglia, who has 55 caps for the Albiceleste, came off the bench for the South Americans in their 3-2 win over the Super Eagles at Brazil 2014.

Igho Kingsley


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