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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by jihday(m): 3:04am On Jun 30, 2018 |
goldfish80:stop making a case for Morocco, they couldn't at least draw Iran and don't talk about Iceland like they are one ragtag team because Iceland are ranked higher than Iran |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by jihday(m): 3:05am On Jun 30, 2018 |
goldfish80:Nigeria played some decent football but conceded some stupid goals ![]() goldfish80:Nigeria played some decent football but conceded some stupid goals 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by jihday(m): 3:07am On Jun 30, 2018 |
goldfish80:I don't think so, they couldn't even beat Iran, and no Iran wasn't just lucky, Iran had the better chances 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Mena123: 3:49am On Jun 30, 2018 |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by semid4lyfe(m): 7:01am On Jun 30, 2018 |
Oasis007: I'll select the 23-man squad from this pool of players. GOALKEEPERS Francis Uzoho David Nwokolor Akpan Udoh Dele Alampasu Maduka Okoye Doesn't make sense to have a 19yr old No 1 goalie and have backups in their late 20's and early 30's. DEFENDERS William Tróost-Ekóng Leon Balogun Chidozie Awaziem Kenneth Omeruo Olamilekan Adeleye Tyrone Ebuehi Musa Mohammed Ebube Duru Ikouwem Udoh *Dominic Iorfa Jr *Moses Odubajo Deji Ousman Beyreuther Notable absentees are Bryan Idowu and Ola Aina. In my opinion, Ola Aina is not good enough. Bryan Idowu gets dropped cos of my preference for naturally left footed players as left back which is covered by Ebube Duru, Ikouwem Udoh and Deji Ousman Beyreuther. MIDFIELDERS John Mikel Obi Wilfred Ndidi Oghenekaro Etebo Alex Iwobi Kelechi Nwakali John Ogu Uche Agbo Okechukwu Azubuike Anderson Esiti Tosin Kehinde Dropped are Joel Obi and Oganyi Onazi ATTACKERS Paul Onuachu Ahmed Musa Moses Simon Samuel Kalu Taiwo Awoniyi Henry Onyekuru Sadiq Umar Cyriel Dessers Junior Lokosa Victor Moses Noah Sanreren Bazee Isaac Success Victor Osimhen Kayode Olanrewaju Dropped are Ighalo, Iheanacho and Simmy Nwankwo. Not good enough for me. 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Loogan(m): 7:21am On Jun 30, 2018 |
Fadiga24:If we are to tell ourselves the truth and not wait for an article gushing about baloguns ability or some big club chasing him, balogun is in top three best defender in Africa when he’s fit! yes putting in mind benatia, koulibaly, hezagy and co. Particularly because his skill set are very rare. Duffy and dunk are old school Epl defenders who boss all the blocks, clearances and headed duels, they are good but not top class, not even in contention for their national teams. For me seeing is conviction the Duffy and dunk I saw last season are not has good has balogun! To start with balogun is not lacking when it comes to winning head duels, clearances maybe we’ve not seen enough blocked shots from him. Baloguns “international footballer” status will make him a starter in Brighton, I don’t think they have a better interceptor of the ball in defense than Leon, he reads the game way better than their defensive combo but what really sets him apart from them is his ball playing abilities. Brighton need brains in their defense, they got the perfect defender. 3 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Fadiga24(m): 7:28am On Jun 30, 2018 |
Loogan: Abeg put sentiment aside, Duffy and Dunk are brave strong defenders (Leon does not possess much physical strength) They have considerable pace (Balogun is also lacking in this area) My greatest worry is that they both possess a telepathic connection, each knows what the other is going to do next which is a fan favorite I don't think Balogun will get up to 5 games next season |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by goldfish80(m): 8:09am On Jun 30, 2018 |
jihday:They are ranked that high because they have they European advantage. Do you know the Iceland no8 is a wine bar attendant? Most of them have day jobs and play football as part time. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by goldfish80(m): 8:13am On Jun 30, 2018 |
jihday:Nigeria played only 45 mins of decent football and that was the 2nd half of the game against Iceland. The rest was nothing to write home about. I stand to be corrected. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Fadiga24(m): 8:29am On Jun 30, 2018 |
Somebody said Balogun is in the top three defenders in Africa ![]() ![]() ![]() 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by BascoVanVeli(m): 8:31am On Jun 30, 2018 |
soetanoreoluwa: Ok o but 11 points in 8 matches says something different. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Loogan(m): 8:38am On Jun 30, 2018 |
Fadiga24:I think you are the one who should put sentiments aside because it seems you think it’s all English defender you see that starts for an elp club are there on merit? Balogun is a brave defender I don’t know what your definition of brave is. Then put that physical strength talk aside because that so wrong, balogun is not strong?? Nawa Balogun is not the fastest but hoves duo are not considerably faster besides he’s no slouch and his reading of the game makes up for speed. why are you making it seem like Duffy and dunk are Ramos and varane which telepathic understandings that quality talent cannot better. It’s obvious you think lowly of balogun saying he would not get 5games 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 9:12am On Jun 30, 2018 |
goldfish80: Croatia> Poland. Argentina > Colombia. Iceland=Japan We were in a tougher group. But like I said, the most important criteria to use here are the results obtained from the group. And not just strength of the opposition. So based on this Senegal is ahead of Nigeria. And there is no way you will say Morocco is ahead of us. Cos they only drew 1 game. 3 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 9:14am On Jun 30, 2018 |
BascoVanVeli: Do you know what it is to play against a host nation? Uruguay has a very well drilled and compact team that has not concenceded a single goal in 2018 3 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 9:19am On Jun 30, 2018 |
jihday: Typical of him. He will always make a case for any team against the Super Eagles. 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Spy360(m): 9:26am On Jun 30, 2018 |
Of all the African teams, Senegal are the most disappointing. I cant see how they couldn't get out of a group of minors- Poland, Columbia and Japan. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Fadiga24(m): 9:27am On Jun 30, 2018 |
Loogan: Duffy and Dunk are one of the greatest partnership in Epl that's why the whole team is built around them I am not hyping the duo but I know the stuff they are made of, why do you think Brighton is one of the lowest conceding teams in the Epl Balogun is not even a starter for Fc Mainz I don't see how he would displace either one of the two P.s They don't even get injured (Balogun was injured 2 times in the space of four matches) |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by soetanoreoluwa(m): 9:29am On Jun 30, 2018 |
BascoVanVeli: That's what he said on page of news paper.. He said the owner of the club was having financial difficulties and he proposed pay cut... But he declined... |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Spy360(m): 9:30am On Jun 30, 2018 |
Too much oyibo in our squad cost us. We lacked the typical African or South American mentality that could have seen us through 4 to 10mins of that game. An Ezenwa in goal could have killed that game totally. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by goldfish80(m): 10:17am On Jun 30, 2018 |
Icon4s: Remove your partisan shades for a moment. How can you suggest Japan and Island with their 300k population are equals? Do you know Japan have qualified for the 2nd round of every world cup attended since 2002 with the exception of 2006? Currently the Asian champions. People have made the mistake of overrating Island because of a few famous results they earned playing 9 men behind the ball. Secondly, I would rate this Colombia side ahead of a disorganized Argentine side coached by Messi. They play the better and more organized football. I agree Croatia is better than Poland,with hindsight of course, judging by the lofty ranking of Poland who were even seeded in pot 1,one would have thought they had a crack team. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by goldfish80(m): 10:22am On Jun 30, 2018 |
jihday:After watching Iran against Spain and Portugal, you still think they are a poor side? Iran have proved to be one the most difficult and hard to beat teams in world cups in recent times. Nigeria wouldn't have beaten Iran, I can bet my house on that. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Fadiga24(m): 10:38am On Jun 30, 2018 |
Spy360: An Ezenwa in goal would have conceded three or four We were totally overwhelmed in the game even the coach was caught ball watching |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Nobody: 11:00am On Jun 30, 2018 |
Spy360: Who are the 'Oyibos' Kindly name them, all of them |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Nobody: 11:03am On Jun 30, 2018 |
semid4lyfe: Many of those you dropped are better than your newcomers 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by goldfish80(m): 11:05am On Jun 30, 2018 |
Fadiga24:How? Uzoho didn't make any outstanding save that Ezenwa couldn't have made. Let's call a spade a spade, Ezenwa's time wasting antics was exactly needed in the last 10 mins of that Argentine game. 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Fadiga24(m): 11:07am On Jun 30, 2018 |
Loogan: French league would have better suited Balogun because it is slower and more technical English league is for strong and fast players (and Balogun is lacking in these two aspects) You saw how he struggled for pace against Di Maria and in the Iceland game? In the Epl he is going to meet Aubameyang, Sterling, Vardy, Sane and the likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Fadiga24(m): 11:10am On Jun 30, 2018 |
goldfish80: Uzoho tipped Messi's free kick to the bar, hope you watched the match 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Luckyroro(m): 11:14am On Jun 30, 2018 |
semid4lyfe:Pls is there a way I can show appreciation to you for this post? Pls don't underrate your brain, it's just too functional. Everything you said here is the damn truth. List is so spot on |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Bash92(m): 11:31am On Jun 30, 2018 |
semid4lyfe:Tosin Kehinde? The guy that could not seal a starting spot for himself in the man United under 23 (the team branded the worst under 23 that has ever represent united) that got relegated to the EPL 2 tier 2. Forget the hype he is not good enough. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by enomakos(m): 11:43am On Jun 30, 2018 |
Kog45:he shall enjoyed the world cup na it is once in a life time opportunity |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by goldfish80(m): 11:50am On Jun 30, 2018 |
Fadiga24:It wasn't an exceptional save Oga. Under no circumstance should a keeper be beaten on the side of the post he covers in a free kick. 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by enomakos(m): 11:50am On Jun 30, 2018 |
Icon4s:the jinx will continue in 2022 1 Like |
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