edi287:
Iwobi is clearly in Emery's plans...

Ofcourse, he is.. young and obviously talented.. Once he can be consistent, he would be a key player.

edi287:
Iwobi is clearly in Emery's plans...

Good news Then, he should seal his stay with eyes popping performance at Russia and
Disappoint/shot the mouth of his haters.

tbaba1234:


Come and carry me.. haha.. The picture are clearly watermarked though.

nah, he didn't mean the pictures.

He meant you stole his line "He is not there yet"

Icon79:
Haha!! I am glad more people are beginning to realize that obvious truth. A few weeks ago, I challenged someone to show me a thread where forgiveness has ever promoted an non-Yoruba player. And I am still waiting ....


O pari

Joel Obi, Ebuehi, etc. Forgiveness ain't a tribalist

safarigirl:
nah, he didn't mean the pictures.

He meant you stole his line "He is not there yet"

Icon4s, hahaha...

Joebie:



1. Mikel john Obi

2. Oghenekaro Etebo

3. Joel Obi

4. Ogenyi Onazi/Wilfred Ndidi

6. john ogu

Swap Obi and Etebo

maidaboi:
we need a good dribbler in the middle
tbaba1234, joebie, thesupernerd please can you rank our midfielders base on there dribbling abilities
cc forum members can also help

Vic Moses
Iwobi
Ighalo
S Moses
Mikel I guess

Humility017:

please can we replace ogu with nwakali...?
is there any amendment nff can do to effect that...
it will saddens me even get me depressed should nwakali not make this team.
because he is good enough...

FIFA rules and regulations governing the World Cup states that any replacements will have to come from the release list (provisional squad) – “the final list is limited to the players on the release list.”

Humility017:

please can we replace ogu with nwakali...?
is there any amendment nff can do to effect that...
it will saddens me even get me depressed should nwakali not make this team.
because he is good enough...

Just because of 1 game against athletico madrid suddenly nwakali should be replace ogu,Nigerians matter tire me,thats why many Nigerians failed as a coach.

You will still be the one to complain when nwakali get a bad game,una get 10 mouth

Humility017:

that wasn't a sexy goal....just that the goal keeper was completely useless

Haba the keeper was expecting a cross and that was a sublime shot to the top corner. Give credit when do when due boss.

Please you guys should quit making all these unsubstantiated claims and posting it out here as gospel. The same way most people here claimed, without any evidence, that Obi Mikel is Antonio Conte's plans. That he plans to give Mikel a "free role in the midfield". At that time I laughed them off, not because I didn't want it to be true but because nobody provided any evidence to substantiate that claim.

Bottom line is, we don't know if Iwobi is Emery's plans. He hasn't said so. In fact, the only player he mentioned by name during his median press conference was Mesut Ozil. When they asked him about Wilshere and others, he said that he wasn't going to discuss individual players.

So let's leave it at that until he shows his cards.


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edi287:
Iwobi is clearly in Emery's plans...

I thank God for the level minded comments and intellect that is displayed from the common sensical fans that post on this thread.

Just go and take a look at the comments of SE threads on front-page... Na wa oooo.. your head will spin

mazimee:


FIFA rules and regulations governing the World Cup states that any replacements will have to come from the release list (provisional squad) – “the final list is limited to the players on the release list.”

that's bad...the folks that set those rules have no sympathy...
well we just hope mikel stay fit all through the world cup...

andrew444:


Just because of 1 game against athletico madrid suddenly nwakali should be replace ogu,Nigerians matter tire me,thats why many Nigerians failed as a coach.

You will still be the one to complain when nwakali get a bad game,una get 10 mouth

oga not because of one game...ooo
I have always advocated for him to deputize mikel this forthcoming world cup....

Joebie:
ok I know say na ur people but for the forum sake, Chidiebere/Ebere.

The other day I questioned Komekn the same way as regards “Tega”. Let’s stop accusing Forgiveness o.

U now talk rubbish these days. Chidiebere is shortened to either Chidi or Ebere(Ebele) . My name is Kelechi, it's shortened to KC, reason some people call Iheanacho, KC. Even the name "Iheanacho (Ifeanacho) is shortened to Acho not Nacho. Where forgiveness take enter this matter I no know. U guys should try to free up ur minds.

Some time ago I wrote here Dat Ajala was a common name in my place, hence Simon Daddy Ajala could be from my community, person begin talk rubbish say Ajala has always been a yoruba name as though we were fighting. Just few days, a certain chinedu Ajanah (Ajala) played for our team B and I was kinda exonerated.

Make we no dey view everything via tribal lens, it makes us look stupid abeg

Icon79:
Please you guys should quit making all these unsubstantiated claims and posting it out here as gospel. The same way most people here claimed, without any evidence, that Obi Mikel is Antonio Conte's plans.

Mikel was in Conte's plans until he decided to leave for the Olympics in the middle of pre-season. Conte did not take that very well so conte froze him out. Same thing, he did to Diego Costa.

Icon79:
Please you guys should quit making all these unsubstantiated claims and posting it out here as gospel. The same way most people here claimed, without any evidence, that Obi Mikel is Antonio Conte's plans. That he plans to give Mikel a "free role in the midfield". At that time I laughed them off, not because I didn't want it to be true but because nobody provided any evidence to substantiate that claim.

Bottom line is, we don't know if Iwobi is Emery's plans. He hasn't said so. In fact, the only player he mentioned by name during his median press conference was Mesut Ozil. When they asked him about Wilshere and others, he said that he wasn't going to discuss individual players.

So let's leave it at that until he shows his cards.


O pari

Same way we didn't know for certain the Arsenal board appointed him because they were awed by his in depth analysis of every player on the team including some of the youth players till surprise surprise Gazidis confirmed the same thing.
As for this Mikel argument, both are not even remotely similar. I don't know why and how you made that comparison

I don't know why we are all more worried about Moses absence than the coaching staffs do? Let 's leave Rohr to deal with the issue.

Moses still remain an important player in this team. Taking him out will equals to clipping the Eagles' wings. I pray you, tell me an eagle that has ever flown without wings. I'm glad Rohr knows better.

This Nwakali hype has more to do with the TYPE of player he is than his capability at the moment. Barring Mikel, our midfield is filled up with Destroyers/b2b midfielders. You could make an argument for Ogu being a regista but he isn't too great at that role. Nwakali can play alongside Mikel either in front of him or behind. Nice qualities he has, but it's too late to experiment. Fact is he hasn't had an impressive season and yes it'd be crazy to suggest we drop Ogu or whomever just off one game. He had a good game and let's leave it at that.

Bolowolowo:
I thank God for the level minded comments and intellect that is displayed from the common sensical fans that post on this thread.

Just go and take a look at the comments of SE threads on front-page... Na wa oooo.. your head will spin

Dey represent d 95percent DT doesn't believe in dis team

Again, we only heard that claim from Gernot Rohr ... claiming that Mikel told him. And by the way, Mikel later denied it. Either way, we didn't hear Conte's side of the story.

Don't get me wrong, Antonio Conte keeps a grudge. Like you said, he drove Costa out of Chelsea. And he froze out David Luiz after he criticized his tactics. But what I am saying is until we hear the coach opens his mouth to publicly state that so and so player is on his plans, It's better to keep all speculations to the barest minimum. My own be say, Alex Iwobi should leave Arsenal if he gets a good offer. I don't trust Emery to use him much .... he has no backbone. This is the same coach who allowed Neymar to be running the show at PSG


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tbaba1234:


Mikel was in Conte's plans until he decided to leave for the Olympics in the middle of pre-season. Conte did not take that very well so conte froze him out. Same thing, he did to Diego Costa.

Humility017:

oga not because of one game...ooo
I have always advocated for him to deputize mikel this forthcoming world cup....

Lol .wait till after world cup,he is yet to enjoy much of top flight football

tbaba1234:
Akpeyi

Photo: @modovictorekene.

Hahaha hahaha Make una See Akpeyi dey jittery even for training o,!!

Common training Akpeyi dey shake like vegetable leaf...... SMH


Let somebody that know somebody that know Rohr tell him that i don't want to see Akpeyi 1000ft close to the 23 man list.

If not, what happened in 1966 will repeat itself here o!.... How can a keeper be this Lilly livered??


See him head like who wan catch chicken

Humility017:

that's bad...the folks that set those rules have no sympathy...
well we just hope mikel stay fit all through the world cup...

lol @ sympathy.. every team was a given a max of 35 players to submit to fifa in case someone from under listed 23 gets injured prior to when the tournament starts.. if by now a country does not know the players it is supposed to put in those 35man list then that country isn't serious

Icon79:
Again, we only heard that claim from Gernot Rohr ... claiming that Mikel told him. And by the way, Mikel later denied it. Either way, we didn't hear Conte's side of the story.

Mikel obviously told Rohr personally. Rohr is not a rumor monger. I have no doubt that he was told by Mikel. Mikel was still a player for Chelsea so he did not want to be unprofessional but these things are discussed privately. It is not 'speculation'.

At the start of preseason, Mikel was actively involved in games but he came back from the olympics and was frozen out.

Conte's antecedents show that he is the type of coach that keeps a grudge.

EEGA:
Exactly,Ighalo has played 3 games for us without scoring.

We really need someone who is consistent in that position.

Strikers are not all about goals. According to pundits Firmino is the league's most complete PLAYER, yet he is not among the 5 highest league scorers.

In addition, the only reason Zidane will not have to play Benzema tomorrow is because of fan pressure, yet he has a poor goal return. Football is beyond the back of the net, brother.

ChrisKels:



U now talk rubbish these days. Chidiebere is shortened to either Chidi or Ebere(Ebele) . My name is Kelechi, it's shortened to KC, reason some people call Iheanacho, KC. Even the name "Iheanacho (Ifeanacho) is shortened to Acho not Nacho. Where forgiveness take enter this matter I no know. U guys should try to free up ur minds.

Some time ago I wrote here Dat Ajala was a common name in my place, hence Simon Daddy Ajala could be from my community, person begin talk rubbish say Ajala has always been a yoruba name as though we were fighting. Just few days, a certain chinedu Ajanah (Ajala) played for our team B and I was kinda exonerated.

Make we no dey view everything via tribal lens, it makes us look stupid abeg

if only you know the history of the person that sparked this off

TheLoneCitizen:


Strikers are not all about goals. According to pundits Firmino is the league's most complete PLAYER, yet he is not among the 5 highest league scorers.

In addition, the only reason Zidane will not have play Benzema tomorrow is because of fan pressure, yet he has a poor goal return. Football is beyond the back of the net, brother.

Firmino is not a striker but he is contributing goals and assists.

The striker's major role is getting goals. That is the bottom line. We do not have a Cristiano Ronaldo that the team can play for.

asha80:
if only you know the history of the person that sparked this off

If only I knew which history? What has his history got to do with the innocent post of his that Joebie was trynna twist?

OMANBALA1:


Kedu udi akuko m' na ako ?

Cant you see the class with which Ebele Nwakali and his brother dribble players? They dribble and release the ball unlike Moses.

Give me a team that will have Onyekuru, Chukwueze, Ebele Nwakali, Kelechi Nwakali, Iwobi, Kelechi , Orji Okonkwo, Musa Muhamed, Ebube/Ikuowen, Kingsley Michael and see correct samba on display

this team will do wonders. �

Look at our boys

safarigirl:
nah, he didn't mean the pictures.
He meant you stole his line "He is not there yet"

Prepare to take up tbaba1234's case.
He will meet me in court.