bengine:


Like Sir Icon4s use to say, the coaches know better than we do, he sees them in training and knows their weaknesses ..why would Rohr want Uzoho if he is not seeing something,..

If Ezenwa, Akpeyi had been measuring up, do u think Rohr would be looking to make a 19yrs old first choice at world cup..those guys named above are just not good enough..

Icon4s:


Talking about that France 98, taking Rufai to that WC was not a mistake or bad choice as peeps look at it today.
Despite how finished he was, he was our best choice.
You saw how Baruwa and William Okpara embarrassed themselves in the Yugoslavia and Holland friendlies. You think they would have performed better than what Rufai did in that WC?

That semi-retired Rufai was still our best goalkeeper at that time. That was the situation we found ourselves.

tbaba1234:


You are spot on as regards the importance of experience in goalkeeping but we are in a peculiar situation. The two most experienced keepers are out.

In France 98, we had a goalkeeping crisis that was clear after we were walloped in friendlies. We decided to call the old warhorse back but my man was already finished at the time.

bengine:


I saw the saves Ajiboye made and they were great...the only reason I wasn't fully sold on Ajiboye was the way he saves..high quality GK make saves and not parry balls into opponent path..this was heavily in display against morocco, thou I did avoid saying anything about it then..high quality gk would save and parry to a non dangerous spot, this is where awareness comes in, I really didn't see that in Ajiboye..I'm sure he has aerial crossing issues also, that weakness wasn't really exploited..

With regards to Ezenwa, all you need is some quality cross into the box and Ezenwa is no where to be found, at the world cup, most of our opponents would try to explore this..even Enyeama at his best still bowed to one of those quality crosses from France..its easy for everyone to say Ezenwa did well against cameroun knowing fully well he wasn't truly tested same as Uzoho in the second half against Argentina.

The kind of players that were crossing at wafu,Chan and even npfl is totally different from the kind of crosses you would get at the world cup.

I really want to see all our gk tried at a higher level b4 I can have faith in any of them..for now, naa long thing we dey..

Icon4s:
Tbaba1234, honestly you deserve an award for your service to the Nation.

Was the last night's game amongst the ones you posted? If no please will really like to see it. As e be say the other videos were months ago, let us see the one of less than 24 hrs ago.

tbaba1234:


It takes a few days for them to upload it.. Would post it when it is available..

Mujtahida:

This is just the point. No one can displace or downplay the importance of experience for a gk. But like you just said and as I have often drummed on we are in a peculiar situation. Please where are the experienced gk we have? And is goalkeeping only about experience? Ability nko?
Akpeyi is a riddle. He has experience, he has ability yet he has failed us.

Mujtahida:

This is just the point. No one can displace or downplay the importance of experience for a gk. But like you just said and as I have often drummed on we are in a peculiar situation. Please where are the experienced gk we have? And is goalkeeping only about experience? Ability nko?
Akpeyi is a riddle. He has experience, he has ability yet he has failed us.

Kog45:
Sir let Rohr throw it open,the five keepers should be involved in friendlies and picked the best cos i will not deceive you not that easy throwing a rookie but the situation is pathetic.

Mujtahida you said Nwakaeme would not be invited and it seems is missing out

tbaba1234:


Rufai kept a clean sheet in only one game. I do not know if he was our best choice but we were in a bad place.

Let us see how these boys perform in the friendlies first.. I expect a good battle.

We have a better defence than France 98 so the keepers might not get too exposed.

Icon4s:


And let me chip this in again. The friendlies will determine a lot of things but will not be the sole decider. Let me also say again that not all the goalies will be tried during the friendlies. Some will be dropped without a trial. Sounds unfair right. But that is the game for you.

As for Nwakaeme, he blew up his chance with that game against Algeria. That was the very day I personally dropped him from my list.

tbaba1234:


I do not understand Akpeyi.. Put him in a Nigerian jersey and he can't grab a harmless cross.

If he is already shaky before the WC, what will happen in a WC stage. Ezenwa seems to be the most confident but his gra gra can be much.

Uzoho is still learning the game but is in a good place.

Icon4s:


And let me chip this in again. The friendlies will determine a lot of things but will not be the sole decider. Let me also say again that not all the goalies will be tried during the friendlies. Some will be dropped without a trial. Sounds unfair right. But that is the game for you.

As for Nwakaeme, he blew up his chance with that game against Algeria. That was the very day I personally dropped him from my list.

tbaba1234:


I do not understand Akpeyi.. Put him in a Nigerian jersey and he can't grab a harmless cross.

If he is already shaky before the WC, what will happen in a WC stage. Ezenwa seems to be the most confident but his gra gra can be much.

Uzoho is still learning the game but is in a good place.

Kog45:
Sir let Rohr throw it open,the five keepers should be involved in friendlies and picked the best cos i will not deceive you not that easy throwing a rookie but the situation is pathetic.

Mujtahida you said Nwakaeme would not be invited and it seems is missing out

edi287:
Joel Obi has gotten his invitation for next month's friendlies

Petrobros:
Tbaba1234 and Icon4s, the way you guys don expose Uzoho's weaknesses, make his village people no carry Una name go Orkija shrine o.

Petrobros:


Oga, you often sound so Authoritative and confident of some of these things you say. Or is there something you are not telling us?

asha80:
nothing in that pic confirms this though

edi287:

That's from a Torino page. Didn't screenshot it properly
https://twitter.com/toropuntoit/status/968351771151216641

asha80:
truth is experience or not any serious opposition will simply xray whoever is going to be our keeper in a match down to the bare bones and exploit it

Icon4s:
Tbaba1234, honestly you deserve an award for your service to the Nation.

Was the last night's game amongst the ones you posted? If no please will really like to see it. As e be say the other videos were months ago, let us see the one of less than 24 hrs ago.

Kog45:
Honestly just tired discussing goalkeeping stuff,Ajiboye saves are shots which must be parried and Ezenwa had some flops too and Akpeyi shaking but with Uzoho clips i watched he is not better.

Mind you i based it on the clips so hope he comes out good in friendlies and end our continuous searching of number one.