Truidstar:

Poland's strength is wing play, with lewandoski waiting in the centre. Nullify their wingers, they will resort to long balls. We have a stronger midfield. As for lewandoski scoring..... Well... The kind of service he gets at Bayern is different from that of Poland. Idowu and Shehu have a lot of work to do sha.

If you have been watching Lewy. if he doesn't gets supply , he joins the midfield often time ....

lexyman:



If you have been watching Lewy. if he doesn't gets supply , he joins the midfield often time ....

I have been watching the Poland games. Different situations for club and country. Like any one watching Victor Moses expects him to play wing back for Nigeria.

Kog45:
Yes Martins had his chance but failed to impree

Haruna had a terrible match subbed out in first half

Arokoyo was a trained Kwara academy player with Kwara united and very new in europe but his stats was awsome but i thought he should be for future then but couldn't progress,not yet ripe for Eagles as that time.

On Kenneth i agreed cos he has everything to slug it out with Oboboana,Egwueke and Kunle Odunlami and Omeruo

Ik Uche i think you know how everything went between Keshi and Uche,discipline issue at afcon.

How many chances did Keshi give Martins?

Is it up to the one he gave to Uzoenyi who was so poor in all the matches he played saved the CHAN tournament?

Sone Aluko was better than him but Keshi never gave him the chance.

Did Keshi ever invite Haruna lukman?

Arokoyo was better than the one Keshi took to the world Cup.

Ike Uche should have been given the chance to repent.

Don't forget Taye Taiwo was also ignored for mediocre players because of Keshi's inability to manage star players.

tbaba1234:


This is a bit deceptive.

Kalu has missed 6 games this season.
Moses has missed 10 games.

So the difference is only 4 games.

You have to keep going back to Simon's first season.. Agreed, he was great in his first season but he has not grown from that.

Simon-Moses is what Hazard is to Chelsea for Gent.

ChrisKels:


I have said this more than a million times on this thread and I reiterate, Simon and Musa ain't no cerebral wingers and won't make my team ahead of better wingers like Onyekuru and Kalu with the excuse that they have good defensive psych.

Onyekuru and Kalu still have a long way to achieve what Musa and Moses have achieved for their various clubs.

Until then, Musa and Moses are better.

ChrisKels:


Before the injury, was he as good as Kalu? BTW, how many matches did he even miss because of the injury. Did u know even though Henry onyekuru has been off for much longer time than Simon was, he still has better stats than Simon. Can u beat that?

What has Kalu won for Gent? Yes, he is good but he has done nothing to attract attention. How many individual trophy has he been nominated for?


Onyekuru stats is like Yakubu Aiyegbeni scoring here and there without any medal to show for it.

Let Onyekuru use his goals to win something then we can begin to compare him with Simon Moses who has entered into the history books of Gent and Belgium pro league as the man who singlehandedly won the first Belgium pro league for Gent.

tbaba1234:


Ndidi is playing his second season in Leicester and is already pulling world class numbers in breaking up play. He was under 17 in 2013.

lol, you know something in us always tend to underrate our players.

forgiveness:


What has Kalu won for Gent? Yes, he is good but he has done nothing to attract attention. How many individual trophy has he been nominated for?


Onyekuru stats is like Yakubu Aiyegbeni scoring here and there without any medal to show for it.

Let Onyekuru use his goals to win something then we can begin to compare him with Simon Moses who has entered into the history books of Gent and Belgium pro league as the man who singlehandedly won the first Belgium pro league for Gent.

forgiveness:



Onyekuru and Kalu still have a long way to achieve what Musa and Moses have achieved for their various clubs.

Until then, Musa and Moses are better.

Stop mentioning Musa...wetin d guy achieve asyde making 1st eleven under mediocre coaches....I no like DT musa guy at all,very predictable in his style,so myopic,erratic in his performance, just too poor as an attacker,his final third ball is disastrous, I support boss chriskel on dis,if I were to b d coach,he won't smell my bench, let alone of making d 23man list

elyte89:



Stop mentioning Musa...wetin d guy achieve asyde making 1st eleven under mediocre coaches....I no like DT musa guy at all,very predictable in his style,so myopic,erratic in his performance, just too poor as an attacker,his final third ball is disastrous, I support boss chriskel on dis,if I were to b d coach,he won't smell my bench, let alone of making d 23man list

should be the other way round

elyte89:



Stop mentioning Musa...wetin d guy achieve asyde making 1st eleven under mediocre coaches....I no like DT musa guy at all,very predictable in his style,so myopic,erratic in his performance, just too poor as an attacker,his final third ball is disastrous, I support boss chriskel on dis,if I were to b d coach,he won't smell my bench, let alone of making d 23man list

Kai elyte89 u dey para o and thank God you are not a coach

Kog45:
Ndidi is better

ndidi is not in the same class with matic yet bro

Daejoyoung:

lol, you know something in us always tend to underrate our players.

Yea you get the point,surprising i don't know guys can rate Matics like this and with what Ndidi is doing this season i don't expect too much debate.

Loogan:

I agree, I remember musa at our last World Cup outing, I was seriously shocked his ball control was very poor, easily gets dispossessed, he's lucky he has some goal sense(musa was once touted a better talent than mane in about 2013) but no self development.
Simon would dribble everything and then give a hopeless cross, appalling end product. musa and Simon lack the ability thier talent deserves. They are lucky they have more club and international experienced at this stage of thier careers than these out young guns, else musa would have seen the other side of gernot.
Personally I would feel better if a bonaventura or olayinka started ahead of Simon.

Musa came to limelight as a striker. He was converted to a winger in the Eredivise.

enomakos:
ndidi is not in the same class with matic yet bro

Boss my opinion and we need to separate class from performance,based on performance so far this season i will go for Ndidi.

lexyman:


and if this man doesnt score against us , it means our back line is ready for the world cup ....my theory

you are right

Kog45:
Boss my opinion and we need to separate class from performance,based on performance so far this season i will go for Ndidi.

you are right based on this season performance ndidi is ahead

Truidstar:


Oga, you are only as good as your last game. Matic is on his last legs. Chelsea sold him for a reason. Ndidi is on the up and in a different class of his own.

ndidi's last match was against a poor west brom side
matic's was against liverpool

lexyman:


this is national team duty

this is true but both players turn up for their national teams most of the time

forgiveness:


What has Kalu won for Gent? Yes, he is good but he has done nothing to attract attention. How many individual trophy has he been nominated for?


Onyekuru stats is like Yakubu Aiyegbeni scoring here and there without any medal to show for it.

Let Onyekuru use his goals to win something then we can begin to compare him with Simon Moses who has entered into the history books of Gent and Belgium pro league as the man who singlehandedly won the first Belgium pro league for Gent.

Oga stop acting like you started watching football yesterday! Gerrad is a PL legend but he never won the EPL, buffon is arguably the greatest of all time but he never won the champions league, no matter the talent football is a team game, there's nothing like singlehandedly.
Winning a cup means that a lot of things are going right at the club including big luck.
If you have watched both Simon and kalus game ever since he joined last year January without bias, you will know kalu has been the best player between the two.
At the time they had good quality players when they won the league, good momentum and Simon an unknown quantity came and helped them to the title, ever since then what spectacular thing has he done? He has gotten found out by Belgian pro league defenders and since then no special season, I doubt he has hit double ditig goals in his career. Simon is the more experienced of the two but His progress has stagnated and until he fufill his potential I would not overlook better performances by a younger team mate just because Simon has won the Belgian league!
Onyekuru has not won any league and has only one personal achievement, but is it not the same league he tore to shreds? Simon has stalled, and right now kalu is the better player based on club performance.

Pls we should desist from over-hyping our Players! Matic and Ndidi in the same Bracket?! Lawd...... that's kinda too much coz they ain't mate on the Pitch.

Guests viewing this Thread would think we are bunch of Fanatics or Comedians. We should allow the Lad to keep improving instead of hyping him.

Did we forget Matic has proven himself also in another elite League aside from EPL?! Do I need to remind Dudes here that Matic is presently the Heartbeat of the most successful Club in the EPL?!

I repeat - Matic and Ndidi are in different Class, the same way United States and Korea Republic ain't in the same League. A world class Player ain't the same with a developing Player.

Loogan:

Oga stop acting like you started watching football yesterday! Gerrad is a PL legend but he never won the EPL, buffon is arguably the greatest of all time but he never won the champions league, no matter the talent football is a team game, there's nothing like singlehandedly.
Winning a cup means that a lot of things are going right at the club including big luck.
If you have watched both Simon and kalus game ever since he joined last year January without bias, you will know kalu has been the best player between the two.
At the time they had good quality players when they won the league, good momentum and Simon an unknown quantity came and helped them to the title, ever since then what spectacular thing has he done? He has gotten found out by Belgian pro league defenders and since then no special season, I doubt he has hit double ditig goals in his career. Simon is the more experienced of the two but His progress has stagnated and until he fufill his potential I would not overlook better performances by a younger team mate just because Simon has won the Belgian league!
Onyekuru has not won any league and has only one personal achievement, but is it not the same league he tore to shreds? Simon has stalled, and right now kalu is the better player based on club performance.

Gerrad won UEFA Champions League and Buffon won Serie A. EOD

forgiveness:



Gerrad won UEFA Champions League and Buffon won Serie A. EOD

SMH

TheSuperNerd:
Playing 20 minutes isn't enough - Rohr on Iheanacho’s match-winning display
By Tolu Olasoji, Correspondent



The striker broke his league duck for the Foxes at the weekend but the Super Eagles handler is unfazed as he wants more prominence for the youngster

Despite putting in a virtuoso performance on Saturday, Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr insists Kelechi Iheanacho must get more playing time at Leicester City.

The former Manchester City striker made a half-hour cameo to help Claude Puel’s men pull an enthralling comeback against West Bromwich Albion at the Hawthorns.

Iheanacho laid a lovely assist before grabbing his first English Premier League strike for Leicester to help the King Power Stadium outfit to a 4-1 victory.

The Nigeria international was only making his 15th appearance - 12th from the bench - in the top-flight this term having struggled to hit the ground running after completing a record move from City in the summer. He has been named in the matchday squad 21 times, failing to get involved in six of those.




However, the 21-year-old features more prominently in the FA Cup - helping Leicester reach the quarterfinals - playing four times and scoring in as many matches.

And, although, Rohr is delighted with his recent progress, the national team handler wants the player to rack up more minutes, especially with March's pre-World Cup friendlies against Poland and Serbia fast approaching.

“Kelechi is doing very well. I'm in touch with his coach - Claude Puel - he's a friend of mine,” Rohr told Goal .

“And let him now play a little bit more and I hope he does because it is not enough playing 20 minutes even if he scores he has to play more and I hope now he will have the opportunity to play other games and to be fit for our two friendlies.”



Iheanacho is likely to continue his run in the FA Cup this Sunday when Leicester City battle Chelsea for a spot in the semifinals of the competition.



Source: http://www.goal.com/en/news/playing-20-minutes-isnt-enough-rohr-on-iheanachos-match/ssistqmub3ze11jyqmccck2b9


Russia 2018 WC Countdown: 92 days 23 hours 8 mins to go

when you see a coach like this , they re not far from success, initially Rohr wants playing time for KC now he wants more than 20minutes ... gradually he will push and push till KC become the player he is suppose to be .

elyte89:



Stop mentioning Musa...wetin d guy achieve asyde making 1st eleven under mediocre coaches....I no like DT musa guy at all,very predictable in his style,so myopic,erratic in his performance, just too poor as an attacker,his final third ball is disastrous, I support boss chriskel on dis,if I were to b d coach,he won't smell my bench, let alone of making d 23man list

You don't know Musa achievement in NPFL?

You don't know Musa's achievement in the Eredivise?

You don't know Musa's achievement in the Russian league?

Ok na.

lexyman:



when you see a coach like this , they re not far from success, initially Rohr wants playing time for KC now he wants more than 20minutes ... gradually he will push and push till KC become the player he is suppose to be .

Asin he's really the first coach to impress me on a personal level. This man actually travels to clubs to beg managers to play his players, sending personal trainers and convincing foreign borns to play for us. A country he has no ties to or any reason to admire.
Iv never seen a Nigerian coach show that level of commitment ever, this man is not just in for the personal glory he will get, he has a genuine love and eagerness to develop the SE and his players. good things come to those who wait indeed, gernot himself might have never thought he would go to the World Cup.
Hope he stays atleast till after our next World Cup.

MetalJigsaw:
Enough of these history discussions already

It would have been better if you just sit and read. You stand to learn a lot from it.

forgiveness:


You don't know Musa achievement in NPFL?

You don't know Musa's achievement in the Eredivise?

You don't know Musa's achievement in the Russian league?

Ok na.

We are talking abt eagles u re mentioning club


I keep saying it... Asyde DT argies match in 2014.

99.9% MUSA performance in GWG SHIRT is an eyesore,so POOR,HE LACKS basic knowledge abt been an attacker, d guy na olodo player,I av not enjoy DT guy a BIT

tbaba1234:
I’ll be fine for Poland, Serbia friendlies, confirms Ebuehi

Super Eagles and ADO Den HAAG right-back, Tyronne Ebuehi has said he would be ready and fit for the two pre-World Cup friendly games against Poland in Wroclaw on March 23 and Serbia in London four days later.

Ebuehi, who was taken out injured in his club’s last weekend’s game, told AOIFootball.com exclusively from his base in Holland, that the extent of the injury he sustained is not as serious as first thought.

“I’m fine, just a little pain and stiffness in my hamstrings and groins, but nothing serious,” he said.

When asked if he would be back and fit in time for the Eagles’ games, he sounded hopeful.

“I have to see in the next few days, but I think so. I will certainly be ready and will work towards it,” he concluded.

Ebuehi was one of the shining lights when the Super Eagles came back from 2-0 down to shock Argentina’s Albiceleste 4-2 in a warm-up game in Krasnodar last November.

http://aoifootball.com/2018/03/13/ill-be-fine-for-poland-serbia-friendlies-confirms-ebuehi/

cc:Kog45, Somehow

Haaa! Abeg ooo. I no wan hear inju before I hear ry.

tbaba1234:


It is just that Simon got into the team first. Many of these other boys are outshining him in Belgium.

Yes, Simon Moses got into the team first and it was by merit.

Hope the tune doesn't change if a newbie outshines a SE first comer in Europe.

Loogan:

Asin he's really the first coach to impress me on a personal level. This man actually travels to clubs to beg managers to play his players, sending personal trainers and convincing foreign borns to play for us. A country he has no ties to or any reason to admire.
Iv never seen a Nigerian coach show that level of commitment ever, this man is not just in for the personal glory he will get, he has a genuine love and eagerness to develop the SE and his players. good things come to those who wait indeed, gernot himself might have never thought he would go to the World Cup.
Hope he stays atleast till after our next World Cup.

D reason for his commitment is not far fetched..... It's for his personal glory to revive his career.I can bet u if rohr achieves d insurmountable task of getting us into d S/FINAL OF WORLD CUP.he would dump us and go for a better package,maybe a top club in Bundesliga or a top country ,and he can achieve his goal with dis present job if luck is on his side

MetalJigsaw:
This thread says 2018 World Cup and 2019 AFCON and not "anything related to football"
Lets stick to the premise of the thread, Mr

Why are you fond of breaking up play? So you don't think that there's a historical side to 2018 WC and 2019 Afcon. Did these two tournaments start or will get started in 2018 and 2019? Allow people yarn abeg. If you don't enjoy the history lessons, skip it. That's your liberty. You can't put a gag on others and say this is the limit of what they can discuss particularly since they are still within the confines of Nigerian football.