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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 4:10pm On Feb 15, 2018 |
Chrismario: But Joebie thinks otherwise. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Nobody: 4:13pm On Feb 15, 2018 |
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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by isan(m): 4:19pm On Feb 15, 2018 |
Wafu cup result Ivory coast 1 - 0 ghana Burkina Faso 5 - 1 Niger Today Nigeria vs Mali Senegal vs togo Mali will arrive today and also play the super falcons today I see a drubbing tonight |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by isan(m): 4:23pm On Feb 15, 2018 |
The same people that want dessers will kick against ajayi invitation if u ask them they will say ajayi flopped at the Olympic 2 years ago double standard 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 4:23pm On Feb 15, 2018 |
Why Liverpool fans got excited about tackling machine Ndidi… There are two reasons why one Liverpool fan’s opinion piece about the Reds’ need for a player like Wilfred Ndidi spawned dozens of transfer stories still reverberating around the globe a week later. The first is the desperation of a click-hungry sports media for transfer gossip in February and the second is that it made complete sense. This is a team without any discernible dynamism in midfield and here is a player who has made more tackles this season than any other Premier League player. Liverpool fans understandably went a little gooey and started dreaming of an Ndidi/Keita midfield that would condemn the stodginess of Jordan Henderson to the bench or even another club. If Claude Puel spends any time at all on the internet, we hope he reads Mediawatch and thus knows that those reports are unfounded. We would hate the wonderfully unruffled Frenchman to get ruffled so soon after he had successfully fought to keep hold of Riyad Mahrez. But while quoting numbers approaching £100m for the Algerian, we cannot help but wonder about the asking price for the Nigerian, five years younger but equally vital to Leicester’s mission to reclaim European football. Were you to believe the people we are duty-bound to call boffins from the CIES Football Observatory then you would put his value at around £58m. In a list released in December , Ndidi was rated as the 11th most valuable Under-21 player across Europe’s big five leagues. Only Dele Alli, Leroy Sane, Marcus Rashford, Gabriel Jesus, Anthony Martial and Davinson Sanchez were given higher values among young Premier League players, and two of that number have since turned 22. It will not have escaped your notice that all of those players are at top-six clubs. Whether it be Liverpool or another suitor, it seems unlikely that Ndidi will be allowed to quietly excel at Leicester far beyond this summer’s World Cup. That’s not how football works in 2018. Ndidi with another world class tackle getting us out of trouble. Absolute beast, we would be struggling without a player like him 5:20 PM - Feb 3, 2018 See ツ's other Tweets ツ When a player only joins a club in January and still wins the Young Player of the Year award, you know that he is special. When a player joins in January but makes more tackles than all but two of his teammates across the whole season, you know why Claudio Ranieri called him a ‘warrior’. Ndidi based his game on that of his hero Jon Obi Mikel, was compared to Yaya Toure in Belgium and has walked (scratch that, he never walks) into inevitable N’Golo Kante comparisons at Leicester; you can certainly see traces of all in his relentless running and prolific tackling. The tackling is the headline statistic (113 successful tackles with Everton’s Idrissa Gueye a distant second on 85) but that has to be tempered by the fact that no Premier League player has been dribbled past more; he simply attempts a hell of a lot more tackles than anybody else, though his success rate of 62.5% trails behind both Gueye (68%) and Kante (64%). But even taken with those pinches of salt, to be that effective at 21 is simply spectacular. “He is a fantastic recoverer of the ball, winning the ball back, and gives us possession,” says Puel, but the Frenchman has also been careful to keep using the word ‘potential’; he clearly sees his job as turning Ndidi into a complete midfielder rather than just a tackling machine. The question is whether he will get the opportunity to complete that job or whether the task will be handed over to Jurgen Klopp or Another in exchange for £60m or more. One thing that should not be difficult to improve is Ndidi’s shooting. As it stands he has taken the most Premier League shots this season without scoring. He’s probably not quite as proud of being top of that particular table. **Sarah Winterburn Source: http://www.football365.com/news/why-liverpool-fans-got-excited-about-tackling-machine-ndidi Russia 2018 WC Countdown: 118 days 23 hours to go 5 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 4:25pm On Feb 15, 2018 |
Thanks for the updates on the WAFU women's Cup that kicked off yesterday... please you can drop them in the link below okay... The Female National teams thread... thanks https://www.nairaland.com/3400356/nigeria-female-national-teams-thread/16 isan: |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 4:33pm On Feb 15, 2018 |
komekn: They are better. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 4:35pm On Feb 15, 2018 |
German-Born Nigeria Goalkeeper Battling To Overcome Knee Injury German-born Nigerian goalkeeper Maduka Okoye could be missing from Fortuna Düsseldorf U19s line-up when they face table toppers Schalke 04 in the A-Junior Bundesliga on Sunday, February 18. Fortuna Düsseldorf U19s are facing a goalkeeper crisis ahead of the visit of Schalke 04, with Mario Zelic injuring his ankle during the warm-up before the match with Arminia Klosterhard. Okoye is struggling to overcome a knee complaint and has to undergo a late fitness test before he gets the green light to be in goal against Schalke 04. This season, the 18-year-old has been in between the pipes 15 times for the youth teams of Fortuna Düsseldorf in the A-Junioren Bundesliga West and Regionalliga West, and has posted four shutouts. Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr is monitoring the performance of Okoye in Germany and could hand him a maiden call-up to the national team ahead of the 2018 World Cup. Nigeria Football Federation scout Victor Agali held clear-the-air talks with Okoye over playing for the Super Eagles in November. **Ifeanyi Emmanuel Photo Credit : instagram.com/madukaokoye Source: http://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=26600 Russia 2018 WC Countdown: 118 days 23 hours 24mins to go |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by komekn(m): 4:37pm On Feb 15, 2018 |
Famocious: As old as he Oliseh is and with all the time he has spent in the football system in Europe. I am sorry he truly lacks WISDOM. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by bengine: 4:42pm On Feb 15, 2018 |
Kog45: Isn't this a sentiment that won't ensure us get the best talent..why don't you say good scouting and selecting the best regardless of where you are from.. By limiting to 20%FB, you are already setting up a quota system.. The fact is most of this foreign born have a good platform and can be nurtured easily at this foreign clubs..by getting them to commit early with a U20 tournament, Nigeria senior national team can only benefit from it.. I'm not against grassroots players, if there are that good, they should be able to displace any foreign born since most FB are not full time professionals yet at 18yrs..its this kind of thinking that made us loose Alaba!! Today we can't even boost of an above average truly left-footed left back on our national team. I just dont like the idea of setting a quota system for the U20 team.. 7 Likes 1 Share |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by komekn(m): 4:42pm On Feb 15, 2018 |
tbaba1234: So what happened to the players who were not home based Not good enough. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by komekn(m): 4:45pm On Feb 15, 2018 |
Kog45: I have been involved with a NFF lead selection process for Youth players in the UK. I withdrew quite quickly as integrity, honesty and merit were not being served on the dinner table. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by maidaboi(m): 4:51pm On Feb 15, 2018 |
komekn:true talk |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by komekn(m): 4:54pm On Feb 15, 2018 |
Icon79: I agree unreservedly with regards to U17. But once you get to U20 in many cases you are dealing with full fledged first team experienced players. Players who have already played a couple of seasons of first team football tactically astute and technically top class. Consider Ryan Ssegnon started playing for Fulham at 16 in the Championship. Or our own boys, Iorfa, Onyedinma, Lookman, etc, etc You will find a few players as good even better but majority will be at a distinct disadvantage compared to players in Europe. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by elyte89: 5:01pm On Feb 15, 2018 |
forgiveness: But dis same player was benched by sadiq umar at d last Olympics.what abt DT? |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by bengine: 5:08pm On Feb 15, 2018 |
Icon4s: Sadiq that I watched live against PSG last year in Detroit is better than Ajayi, the only problem I have with Sadiq is not reading the game and playing with his brain instead of using his body..i know he could improve on this aspect with proper coaching and I'm sure that's one of the reasons that kept him on the bench at torino.. He is a really talented and skillful lad, a tall guy like that but yet prefers the ball to his leg..i hope he sorts out some of his perceived weaknesses, he could really be a good asset to any team with his height.. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon79(m): 5:11pm On Feb 15, 2018 |
Yes, for the World Cup proper, it would make sense if we beef up the squad (at the U-20 levels) with a few foreign based pros. However, I still think that we have enough talents back home to take on the likes of Lesotho, Burkina Faso, Guinea Bissau, etc. in the qualifiers. And I can assure you that no other African country would be using foreign based players in the qualifying stages of either the U-17 or the U-20. Problem is, our naija indigenous coaches don't want to do the hard work. If we give them this leeway, don't be surprised to see them present 11 foreign based players in our next U-17 match. They are too lazy (or clueless) to groom players, so they would rather rely on the already made stars. O pari komekn: 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by komekn(m): 5:53pm On Feb 15, 2018 |
Icon79: We are saying the same thing essentially. U17 should really be about developing football in Nigeria. You are right that the coaches can be very lazy and just pick up players that are attached to big clubs in the EPL. My outmost desire is for NFF to pick up players who are not in the academy system and or in lower league clubs who have been overlooked for reasons outside of football. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Danielnino00(m): 6:15pm On Feb 15, 2018 |
*** Europa league *** Oesstrunds vs Arsenal.. Àlhaji Gero and Iwobi start 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by MetalJigsaw(m): 6:22pm On Feb 15, 2018 |
Truidstar:Indian weed right?? |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by chrisooblog: 6:26pm On Feb 15, 2018 |
komekn:agree 100% he thinks this is nigeria where you can make unsubstantiated allegations and not be called out on it 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 6:53pm On Feb 15, 2018 |
komekn: He tried out just a few foreign based, not exactly, the cream of the crop. Semi Ajayi was one the boys, plays in league 1 now. Was not good enough at the time. Sebastian Osigwe, a gk based in Switzerland John Felagha, a gk based in belgium |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 7:02pm On Feb 15, 2018 |
Kog45: I never accused the Manu of taking bribe But one thing is certain, he left his best players on the bench. Iheanacho, Yahaya, Isaac Success, Chidera Ezeh, Nwakali, were all left on the bench in favor of the home based boys like ifeanyi ifeanyi, Godwin savior who did not have clubs at the time. We under-performed even though we had better players on the bench. His selection in that tournament baffled the imagination. 5 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Humility017(m): 7:02pm On Feb 15, 2018 |
TheSuperNerd: just pray this guy keeps being humble... he will achieve so much than he ever dreamt of... 4 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by chrisooblog: 7:06pm On Feb 15, 2018 |
forgiveness:bros Na so all of dem dey talk Na who no wan go world cup but on a serious note I think you're being too paranoid about this austin former goalkeeper issue from the little information I know ejide is not an alloy agu boy and besides even though nothing was proven the match fixing matter is still fresh in the memory |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 7:10pm On Feb 15, 2018 |
chrisooblog: The awkward pushing the ball into his net.. In 2014, Ejide was already looking past it.. 4 years later, i am too keen on him. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Kog45(m): 7:13pm On Feb 15, 2018 |
bengine:I think sir SerVik beautiful comment on this HG and FB has settled it all, try and read it then you will understand my point better. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Kog45(m): 7:16pm On Feb 15, 2018 |
forgiveness:Not really comparing them but they belong to the same class when we talked of future prospect. I think your last paragraph has said it all and that's my point cos i see Ighalo, Iheanacho, Kayode,Nwakaeme and Ideye ahead of him |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by EEGA: 7:23pm On Feb 15, 2018 |
Iwobi with an assist against Alhaji Gero's Ostersunds. 7 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by LieDetector(m): 7:25pm On Feb 15, 2018 |
Monreal scores. Assisted by Iwobi. Iwobi is greater than Mbappe 7 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Kog45(m): 7:25pm On Feb 15, 2018 |
tbaba1234:I thought Iheanacho and Success had below performance at U 20 WC. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 7:30pm On Feb 15, 2018 |
Lol use points my friend. No be fight. You got it wrongly with your logic. You think by posting such here Agu will check ur post here and change his mind about Ejide? I’ve challenged u again. Bookmark this. If I’m wrong I will give in and grow up. But if u are wrong will u grow up in your reasoning and give in? That’s the point. Fair isn’t it? forgiveness: 2 Likes |
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