Naughtytboy:
This is the best pre world cup preparations ever, in terms of funds support and everything..... This boys just have to do us proud no excuse

Jarus:


Unfortunately, this may be our toughest group ever.

I'm really worried about our ability to survive that group.

comodo:

2 or more similar players to every position right. Question is, who is closest to Mikel & let me say iwobi in terms of ball movement, positioning, passing range etc.
I really don't think that anyone will lay a claim that he has truly watched Kelechi 90 mins week in week out in his club. Apart from oh he is not making the team story. We really don't know why he was not making the team. Mikel was on the bench for half a season in Chelsea, but was he a bad player, hell no. In comparison also in d mix is Ajagun. I have watched him play, he is not different to iwobi, one touch passing, but he doesn't know the dark art of drawing fouls to calm d game.
Truth still remains that its 23 players, and every country has the same problem. From France to England to Germany and Argentina. This is our team, let's support them.

comodo:

Ask him again. He even mentioned that their is an active Nigerian Gk in 1st div in Europe..
The person no get name. I don hear Nwokolor, I don hear Ayotunde of Rijeka, all na wash. This season is zero for them, so which GK be that.

Martz101:


how is a youngster being in a 35 man list a bad system or how is your assistant having a say in your selection bad system.

don't you watch football matches, don't you see great managers consulting with there assistant before making change or decisions

do you think Nigeria is paying those assistant to just sit beside him and watch

Martz101:

which law is that?

asha80:
i think 2002 was tougher even before the tournament started

Martz101:


we are going to the worldcup with 8 defenders

Martz101:


you really know what you are talking about, ajagun is very similar to iwobi

Joebie:
some of us said 7.. but that was an opinion, not a prediction.

Naughtytboy:
ya but I feel Moses ndidi iwobi Mikel simy can pull a surprise. Senegal did it Ghana too even without great individual players

Kog45:
Ezenwa and who again? cos i don't see Ajiboye making it despite being one of the best in camp.

Joebie:
How are they similar?

Jarus:


Yes. Tough group with wacky players too.

Like this year's, we just dont have the players.


We didnt survive the group.

I fear for those similarities

realpoacher:


Let's say Kayode and Ajagun were also part of the 35 man list which included kelechi Nwakali, would you know?

If Rohr didn't give us this info today about Nwakali, would you know?

The 4 other players that made the number up to 35 have not been revealed and we won't know until it is revealed. But the point is that, those 5 names were removed and the list pruned down to 30 by Rohr. If it was a 35 man list that was released, then i am certain that Kayodo's name will be on it.

I will bet that apart from kayode, Ajagun, Henry Onyeakuru, and either Peter Olayinka or Kalu will be in that 35 man list.

Why the hue and cry?... Why the fuss?....

Isn't it obvious that Rohr found all the extra 5 names surplus to the teams requirements? which is simply an indication that this 5 extra players didn't measure up to the names in the first 30?

What is your problem?


Kayode is a Top 9.. Compare him to the top 9 will have in the team... Ighalo, Iheanacho, Simy and see that he doesn't come anywhere close to any of these 3.

Ighalo club career goals = 100
National team career goals = 4

Iheanacho club career goals = 15
National team career goals including youth teams = 16

Simy club career goals = 56
No national team experience yet

Kayode club career goals = 45
National team career goals including youth teams = 4

Let it be known to you that Kayode played U17 in 2009 = 0 goals
He played U20 teams in 2011 & 2013 = 4 goals
He played u23 = 0 goals
Super Eagles 4 caps = 0 goals


Is this the kind of blunt striker that you are selling to us?... Is this the kind of wasteful striker that you are trying to force down our throats?...

The only person in direct competition to him is Iheanacho but let it be known to you that Iheanacho a younger teen to kayode is far more clinical than kayode. Iheanacho excelled in the same youth team where kayode failed during his time. Iheanacho took his opportunity with both hands when club and country came calling, so there is actually no basis here for comparison.

Give it a rest already as kayode is the same league of Ideye(another very blunt striker) and Nwankweam

Kayode is a FLOP!.. Kayode is a BIG FLOP!!... I repeat.. KAYODE IS A BIG FLOP,!,!!

Jarus:


Unfortunately, this may be our toughest group ever.

I'm really worried about our ability to survive that group.

LieDetector:

Icon4s:


In as much as I see Kayode as a surplus requirement to this team, I don't see him as a flop. He just has better talented players to contend with.

If it were 4years ago he would have made Keshi's 30man list at least.

darkelf:


There is a 20% chance that we'll survive that group. We might be one of the first casualties in that group.

But if we do, then I'll be surprised. I'm been really sincere here. Our recent friendlies hasn't inspired much confidence in me. I mean, 3 games where we could hardly create chances. Yet, some peeps think we would somehow miraculously enter beast mode in the World cup, citing the 1998 team (who had obviously better individual talent).

In asmuch as I'm pained writing this, we should severely lower our expectations of this team so that our high hopes aren't dashed.

Icon4s:


In as much as I see Kayode as a surplus requirement to this team, I don't see him as a flop. He just has better talented players to contend with.

If it were 4years ago he would have made Keshi's 30man list at least.

safarigirl:
i swear, I laughed so hard at this picture. I done even know why, I was just laughing

Kog45:
Sir,Osas Okoro?cos all this while am looking at you.It was based on your recommendation that i needed to watch WAFU and later CHAN may be i will see better Osas but NO.

On Aina,i saw him in Chelsea some season ago and impressed but in national team not really impressed,am indifferent if Echiejile or Aina makes it even i don't see Idowu has better option cos he is not better than Echiejile of 2010-2014 but for now Echiejile has lost it.

Martz101:


The worldcup is not for development of players

Jarus:


Yes. Tough group with wacky players too.

Like this year's, we just dont have the players.


We didnt survive the group.

I fear for those similarities