gbosaa:



Mikel can’t play every match for the Super Eagles. Missing the match might actually be good for him and the team. He is very important for Nigeria, his place is guaranteed already but what happens in event of injury or any other form of ill health?
Face reality, would you bet all balance in your bank account that Mikel or any other member of this team would make the trip to Russia come June. Anything can happen between now and then...We strongly pray against such.

Eagles should be able to play without Mikel or any other member of that team.

God bless you as you've said it the way you should...
I wonder why some people are struggling to get my point.

Learning to play without Mikel: Yes, good idea


Testing potential replacements for Mikel in the present crop of players where there's not even anyone close: No, bad idea

Rohr should also be more focused on building more cohesion and understanding in his squad going to the World Cup. That's my fvcking point!

Icon79:
Good point. As a matter of fact, Neymar was actually on recording saying that Barca has a great team but that the board needs work.


O pari

The collapse is inevitable..... if they don't. By then the Messi era for Don finish.

soetanoreoluwa:



I don't think it is the team that will boycott but the diplomats of these various countries.

I disagree. Team England comprises of all these guys both the footballers and non footballers. They won't risk such act. It won't make sense to leave half and carry half away. we know how these diplomacy rules are now....

daveP:
GreenWhiteGreen from our flag

I have cracked my brain to know d full meaning but I had no clue what it stands for...thanks for helping out.


#RepTeamGwg

edi287:

Onazi - Ndidi aren't compatible without Mikel in the team. Mikel drops back to form a 3 and is great at holding the ball. We all saw what happened against SA when Mikel didn't play and it was Etebo playing in front of them.
The pivot won't work with Iwobi in front because Iwobi is a pass and move sort of player. It might be different seeing we'll have Vic Moses around this time and the possibility of Joel Obi starting with both Iwobi and Vic Moses out wide.

Not true, the right statement should be, The whole team ain't compatible without Mikel, the whole team flopped in that match.

if I may ask how many matches have you seen Ndidi partner Onazi without Mikel, you don't come to a conclusion like that.

Napoleon55:
at the WC proper,and MIKEL happens to sustain injury or red carded , kindly tell us what you will do,or how the team will cope without Mike if we don't start now to look for an alternative,have it in mind that an alternative is not a replacement.

You've gained cheap likes by misquoting me.
Learning to cope without Mikel: yes... that's not what I'm arguing against

Searching for a capable replacement for Mikel in the present crop of players when the coach should be working on teamwork, understanding and cohesion in the world cup. with the best personnel: No

Got it??

Rockyrascal:
I have cracked my brain to know d full meaning but I had no clue what it stands for...thanks for helping out.


#RepTeamGwg

Glad I could help. GWG till the best unveils itself

Yet the media is making it look like it's the English masses that are calling for a boycott. Useless politicians.

asha80:
the boycott is from the royal family and elites not the team proper.

MetalJigsaw:
God bless you as you've said it the way you should...
I wonder why some people are struggling to get my point.

Learning to play without Mikel: Yes, good idea


Testing potential replacements for Mikel in the present crop of players where there's not even anyone close: No, bad idea

Rohr should also be more focused on building more cohesion and understanding in his squad going to the World Cup. That's my fvcking point!

you always contradict your self

Well we are yet to see him commit blunders in a roll.

daveP:
3matches in a top competition is enough to crucify. maybe 5for friendlies, and 10max for club competitions.

daveP:
I disagree. Team England comprises of all these guys both the footballers and non footballers. They won't risk such act. It won't make sense to leave half and carry half away. we know how these diplomacy rules are now....

What I put up their was based on what I read this morning and it is even for opening ceremony of the WC.

Martz101:


you always contradict your self

Because I never concurred with your views and stances

You can't do that in the UK, the citizens decide not the "top guys". They citizens know how to deal with whoever is the "top guys" trying to undermine them.

They don't run a military system of Government.

To pull out, they must debate it and we know the masses in UK don't joke with football + a bit of adventure. So it won't work.

Apart from world war 1 and 2, I don't remember FIFA stopping a world cup tournament from taking place because of one disgruntled country.

daveP:
Dont underrate FIFA when it comes to politics. in fact politics drives the body than the game rules. It's not as easy as you're making it seem. It's more complicated than you think.

The boycott is truly from the royal family and the UK top guys. But tell me if orders to withdraw are arrived at, if the 3lions won't obey.....

MetalJigsaw:
God bless you as you've said it the way you should...
I wonder why some people are struggling to get my point.

Learning to play without Mikel: Yes, good idea


Testing potential replacements for Mikel in the present crop of players where there's not even anyone close: No, bad idea

Rohr should also be more focused on building more cohesion and understanding in his squad going to the World Cup. That's my fvcking point!

You just dey contradict yourself

asha80:
the boycott is from the royal family and elites not the team proper.

I think it's more for their own safety than anything else.

Martz101:


you always contradict your self

U shld knw boss Metaljigsaw by now ,he never disappoints ,u can ask boss chriskels

Martz101:


Not true, the right statement should be, The whole team ain't compatible without Mikel, the whole team flopped in that match.

if I may ask how many matches have you seen Ndidi partner Onazi without Mikel, you don't come to a conclusion like that.

I've seen enough to determine that both can't dictate play from deep. Both are the same type of player - press aggressively to win the ball. Ndidi's best games have come when Onazi isn't playing. Ndidi at Leicester plays alongside an Iborra or Drinkwater both whom are dlp why Ndidi buzzes around and breaks up play. Both Ndidi and Onazi buzz around to break up play. It's no coincidence that Ndidi's best games have been without playing next to Onazi.

ClumsyFlimsy:




You just dey contradict yourself

Everybody knws ,no be boss Metaljigsaw

edi287:

I've seen enough to determine that both can't dictate play from deep. Both are the same type of player - press aggressively to win the ball. Ndidi's best games have come when Onazi isn't playing. Ndidi at Leicester plays alongside an Iborra or Drinkwater both whom are dlp why Ndidi buzzes around and breaks up play. Both Ndidi and Onazi buzz around to break up play. It's no coincidence that Ndidi's best games have been without playing next to Onazi.

....meaning Onazi should sit in on the bench and with the absence of Mikel then prepare to see Onazi and Ndidi combo again even with Mikel i don't see Rohr dropping Onazi to the bench.

edi287:

I've seen enough to determine that both can't dictate play from deep. Both are the same type of player - press aggressively to win the ball. Ndidi's best games have come when Onazi isn't playing. Ndidi at Leicester plays alongside an Iborra or Drinkwater both whom are dlp why Ndidi buzzes around and breaks up play. Both Ndidi and Onazi buzz around to break up play. It's no coincidence that Ndidi's best games have been without playing next to Onazi.

One of Onazi's best games as of late was against Cameroon and Ndidi was on the pitch then.

Icon4s:


Iheanacho too is not in camp?

That was an error, Kelechi Ndidi and Awaziem were announced

BascoVanVeli:


One of Onazi's best games as of late was against Cameroon and Ndidi was on the pitch then.

Two of Ndidi best games was without Onazi. So it does reinforce my point - one over the other.

Kog45:
....meaning Onazi should sit in on the bench and with the absence of Mikel then prepare to see Onazi and Ndidi combo again even with Mikel i don't see Rohr dropping Onazi to the bench.

If we're being realistic, that combo has only truly worked for us against Cameroon first leg. It was spectacular second leg or against Zambia. I understand why Rohr uses it because it leaves Mikel with less to do defensively but if Mikel isn't around, we should be trying something else.

alloy Agu drills uzoho

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Amuneke sacked in Sudan after 11 points in 8 games

BascoVanVeli:


One of Onazi's best games as of late was against Cameroon and Ndidi was on the pitch then.

Exactly, What the combination needs is a player that can keep possession..

tbaba1234:
Amuneke sacked in Sudan after 11 points in 8 games

Very unfortunate,hope he will learn from it,not really good for our ex internationals,Oliseh out now Amuneke.

Arsenal under 18 or Nigeria under 18.. So many Nigerian players

Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has played down the chances of Nigeria qualifying for the knockout rounds of the 2018 World Cup, saying that the national team were in Pot 4 during the draw for the mundial.
The German also pointed out that the Super Eagles are the lowest
ranked country in Group D, with Argentina, Croatia and Iceland
ahead of them in the latest Fifa rankings.
''We have a difficult group with Argentina, Croatia, and Iceland, to
which we came from the fourth basket,'' Rohr said to Przegląd
Sportowy.
''This shows that we are considered to be the weakest team in the
group. Leaving the group will be a miracle. You can not expect the
52nd team in the FIFA ranking to win against the top teams.''
Rohr agreed that Nigeria have better players than Iceland but
stated that it would be difficult to beat Argentina and Croatia.
''To get out of the group, you need to overtake not just one team.
''In November, we defeated Argentina in a friendly and everyone in
the country fell into euphoria.
''But you have to remember that the opponents played without
Messi. And it's like beating Poland without Lewandowski.
''On the other hand, we have the youngest team at the World Cup
and with this youth you can do a lot. The outsiders role suits us,''
added the former Bayern Munich defender.


Igho Kingsley

SOURCE: www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=27026

For those looking for Joel Obi, he is behind Balogun in this screenshot..

tbaba1234:
Arsenal under 18 or Nigeria under 18.. So many Nigerian players

Jesus

tbaba1234:
Arsenal under 18 or Nigeria under 18.. So many Nigerian players

Jesus