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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by MetalJigsaw(m): 8:20am On Jun 05, 2018 |
tbaba1234:On which formation? |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by MetalJigsaw(m): 8:28am On Jun 05, 2018 |
Martz101:No mind that guy |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by BascoVanVeli(m): 8:28am On Jun 05, 2018 |
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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by BascoVanVeli(m): 8:29am On Jun 05, 2018 |
forgiveness: Since Aina and Agu refused could he call say Lokosa and Eze to train with the team. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Eligreat247: 8:34am On Jun 05, 2018 |
Mujtahida: Maybe u don't understand counter attack very well. For sure your opponent will always launch attacks on you but not every of their attack will succeed. You are just taking advantage of their failed attack to punish them. This doesn't mean you always wait to be attacked first. In as much as they describe the current SE as a "counter attacking team" how many goals have they scored from counters out of 12 goals during WCQ? This means they don't depend on counters but wud exploit such opportunity as it comes. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by MetalJigsaw(m): 8:36am On Jun 05, 2018 |
OMANBALA1:so u never knew I was also joking all along |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 8:48am On Jun 05, 2018 |
BascoVanVeli: Those ones go rush go there na. They never imagined to be on the 50 man list not to talk of 30 man. And now make dem come watch live matches in Russia for free. If na you, you no go go? Modify I now understand. I don't really know. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by AbuMikey(m): 8:52am On Jun 05, 2018 |
OMANBALA1:thought I was the only one who noticed the bolded ,, |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Goke7: 8:59am On Jun 05, 2018 |
forgiveness: that's not professional from the players, what if injuries knock off anyone from the 23 man list, won't they hop into the squad? they guys need to grow up abeg. This is always my issues with Nigerian players and what did they even play before now anyway. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by BascoVanVeli(m): 9:03am On Jun 05, 2018 |
forgiveness: |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by BascoVanVeli(m): 9:04am On Jun 05, 2018 |
TheGoodJoe: So how will we win balls back, by magic? 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 9:06am On Jun 05, 2018 |
Martz101: There is a reason why the term defensive comes before the midfielder. This is due to his primary role being a defensive one. When once a defensive midfielder is not being defensive majority of the time the team is under attack, then the team has a problem. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Goke7: 9:06am On Jun 05, 2018 |
forgiveness: when Garba Lawal becomes coach, I will see if he will consult the technical committee before releasing his list, talk is cheap, rohr is paid to do his job and should be allowed to take the credit for success and blame for failure. If 170 million nigerians are allowed to make thier own list of players, we would have 170 million different list of players. chikena 3 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 9:08am On Jun 05, 2018 |
BascoVanVeli: Look at this picture and see Onazi's positioning. Do you think it is healthy for the team? Interceptions is a big part of the defensive midfield role. Call a spade a spade than defending incompetence. Onazi is the one with a band on his hand. 4 Likes
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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 9:11am On Jun 05, 2018 |
Goke7: Is the technical Committee not part of NFF, his employer? |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Goke7: 9:17am On Jun 05, 2018 |
forgiveness: did amaju pinic not come out to say they will not influence rohr over his selection of players? is pinic no longer the head and part of nff his [rohr] employer? |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 9:19am On Jun 05, 2018 |
BascoVanVeli: He will help the team perform better by shielding the defence. It is as simple as that. When he is not, we are exposed at the back. Look at Onazi's positioning here. He is marked in red. 7 Likes
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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 9:21am On Jun 05, 2018 |
You can see his positioning forced Ekong to leave his position to cover the gap in front of the 18 yard box and thus exposing the defence. 8 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by goldfish80(m): 9:22am On Jun 05, 2018 |
forgiveness: The due process in the contract Rohr signed was that he will submit his list to the technical committee for vetting and defend his list in a press conference. Without checks and balances the system will crumble. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Goke7: 9:25am On Jun 05, 2018 |
goldfish80: that due process has always been on paper, no coach be it foreign or local especially keshi has ever followed that hell of a due process. You can't help someone to do the job you paid him for. All the technical committee members are bloody hypocrites, you think a victor Ikpeba or a muitu will submit his list of players to a kangaroo committee if they were the coach? |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Horus(m): 9:25am On Jun 05, 2018 |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxB2dnZ0sck Nigerians Fans Queue To Buy Super Eagles' Jersey In London |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Martz101: 9:26am On Jun 05, 2018 |
tbaba1234:it looks blunt |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 9:28am On Jun 05, 2018 |
goldfish80: Thank you very much. Goke7 over to you. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 9:29am On Jun 05, 2018 |
Goke7: Did Rohr signed the agreement? Answer yes or no If yes why break an agreement you agreed to? |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 9:30am On Jun 05, 2018 |
forgiveness: I think the decision to work with the technical committee is down to the Coach. If he wants their inputs, fine. If he does not, it is fine. At the end, the technical committee will not bear the load of any criticism that comes with the job. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Martz101: 9:30am On Jun 05, 2018 |
edi287: Musa Mohammad play regularly in Bulgaria, we are not asking him to starr but his an better option than Aina, Musa struggled in Leicester but was still in Super eagles then, same with iheanacho. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Goke7: 9:31am On Jun 05, 2018 |
forgiveness: go and sack rohr if you feel he has broken an agreement, ok? 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Goke7: 9:32am On Jun 05, 2018 |
TheGoodJoe: Thank you very much Sir! oga forgiveness, your question has finally been answered 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 9:39am On Jun 05, 2018 |
World Cup 2018: 5 Nigerian players to watch out forDonning in the attractive Naija jersey, these Nigerian stars could light up the World Cup! 174 |2 hrs ago|Top 5 / Top 10 SHARE Jong Ching Yee England v Nigeria -International Friendly Nigeria started their strongest eleven against England The Eagles' jersey received a huge amount of sales overseas and the preorders were up to 3 million. Although their jersey is a hit among the masses, Nigeria are nonetheless underdogs. As of 2018, the nation has qualified for six of the last seven FIFA World Cup, reaching the round of 16 thrice. They are one of the better teams from Africa but when compared to the European nations and some South American teams, Nigeria are still not highly regarded as fierce competitors.During the international friendlies held in March, Nigeria faced two World Cup sides, Poland and Serbia. The African nation beat the former but lost to the latter. It seems like the team's performance stays rather inconsistent as they drew with DR Congo in late May before losing to England a few days ago.The game against the Three Lions was a stern test for Nigeria even though it was simply a friendly match. It surely made the head coach, Gernot Rohr, more certain of his choices and the best 23-man squad.Also read: World Cup 2018: 9 Players Playing in their Fourth World Cup Looking bright and smart in their Naija jersey, there are a few sparks who have performed well on the international stage. In the upcoming World Cup, they could bring further glory to their nation and lead Nigeria to advance through the stages. Here is a look at the five stars to look out for. #5 John Obi Mikel FBL-FRIENDLY-ENG-NGR Mikel will continue to be his team's captain The former Chelsea man is one of the most experienced in the Nigeria football team. As the captain of the team, he has 83 caps to his name and scored six goals since his international senior debut in 2005. Over the decade that he has spent in Chelsea, he was known to be a reliable defensive player but rarely stole the show with his performances. Despite his average showing in the English Premier League, he is regarded as a hero in Nigeria.Mikel is able to play different roles across the midfield and can at times be deployed to play as a centre-back too. Now at 31 years of age, Mikel plays at Tianjin Teda. The competition in the Chinese Super League is surely not as stiff and demanding as in England. However, it still allows him to remain active on the pitch and make his way into the World Cup squad.The tall midfielder is proficient with dribbling from midfield. He likes to play through balls and short passes, which allows his team to advance quickly and keep possession. Mikel has been a key player for the Nigeria football team especially during the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations and 2014 World Cup. The leader will undoubtedly be a source of inspiration for the rest of the players during their games in Russia. #4 Ahmed Musa England v Nigeria -International Friendly Musa has not been scoring as frequently as he would have liked The Leicester City forward spent his season on loan at CSKA Moscow. His scoring records have not caught the eye though. Musa had a goal every 223 minutes which is hardly inspiring. That being said, he remains one of the top scorers for Nigeria. After making his international debut in 2010, Musa has made 71 appearances, scoring 13 goals in the process. It will not be the player's first World Cup as he had previously participated in the 2014 edition.Musa was even called up to the 30-man squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, but an ankle injury eventually ruled him out of the competition. The last time he scored for his country was back on 1st June 2017. He will have to work an extra mile to find his scoring boots once again during the competition.Judging from his performances for CSKA Moscow, Musa will add the directness and pace to the attack. He is able to drive the ball forward quickly whenever he has possession and creates lots of problems for defenders.The 25-year-old may not be the best player on the team but he is one of the more experienced ones and that could make a difference for the Super Eagles. #3 Kelechi Iheanacho England v Nigeria -International Friendly Iheanacho has the chance to prove himself in the World Cup Iheanacho was one of the brighter prospects at Manchester City. In his first season at the Etihad Stadium, he emerged as the player with the best goals-per-minute ratio of any player, scoring a goal every 93.9 minutes played. The 21-year-old joined Leicester City last summer and went on to make 21 appearances. However, he scored only three goals in the Premier League campaign for the Foxes and could have done better. The Nigerian made his debut for the national side in 2015 and has now represented his country 15 times. In the process, the youngster scored 8 goals and is definitely one of the strongest forwards in the squad. The 2018 FIFA World Cup will be his first of many in his playing career and he could develop to become Nigeria's future superstar.According to Squawka, the player has a pass accuracy of 80% and a shot accuracy of 53%. Iheanacho is not strong defensively, but he is a talent when it comes to the attack. Playing for his nation is one of his dreams and in the group stage, he will get to face his idol, Lionel Messi. It will be a great learning opportunity for the rising star of Nigeria. #2 Victor Moses England v Nigeria -International Friendly Moses is one of the toughest wing-backs that opponents will face Moses is one of Chelsea's regular starters in the Premier League. He usually plays as a wingback on the right and is often lauded for his work ethic. In the recent match against England, he showed a few skills and left Harry Kane on the deck, much to the delight of the Nigerian fans. The winger is not tall, but he has a strong physical presence in the game. His upper body strength allows him to fend off tackles from others and keep the ball close within his range. Moses enjoys driving the ball down the flanks and crossing the ball into the box has become part and parcel of his playing life.The 27-year-old attacks and defends well, making him an almost complete player. His consistent performances for Chelsea and his nation is truly remarkable. When Moses was younger, he played for England at the youth stage. He made the swap and eventually decided to play for Nigeria, making his debut in 2012. Now he has earnt 33 appearances and scored 11 times.The tough winger should be a starter for his nation in the coming FIFA World Cup and he should be an essential player on the team. #1 Alex Iwobi England v Nigeria - International Friendly Iwobi is probably the star of the whole Nigeria squad The Arsenal starlet has had his ups and downs this season and many fans were disappointed with his performances throughout the campaign. Despite an unconvincing Premier League campaign with the Gunners, Iwobi remains a bright star for the Nigerian football team. Most recently, he scored his nation's only goal against England. His nation had regarded the match against Gareth Southgate's side as a warm-up to the World Cup which is less than two weeks away. Iwobi is one of the stronger and more talented players who played in the match. Without a doubt, he is expected to start in all the group stage matches once the competition kicks off.Since making his debut in 2015, he scored five goals in 18 games. It will also be his first time that he plays in the FIFA World Cup 2018. He may not have the experience on the international stage, but the 22-year-old has been backed to be a success for Nigeria in Russia. http://c.newsnow.co.uk/A/940843208?-21310:8643 |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by chilex9: 9:40am On Jun 05, 2018 |
Goke7: Make NFF carry their politics go one side abeg. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Martz101: 9:41am On Jun 05, 2018 |
edi287: sentiment all over, Echiejile didn't play any match after Aina replaced him in Zambia match untill congo match Aina was there before Idowu, but he was there untill idowu overtook him, Ebuehi never gotta chance until Argentina, he didn't even start couple with injury challenges. Rohr was very fair to Aina, Aina was rather not fair to him self. That LB was his but he messed it up 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 9:42am On Jun 05, 2018 |
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