TheGoodJoe:


Forget long story. Watch the match or the clip and say Iheanacho’s running did not cause the Algerians problem. If you say that Nacho did not cause them problems, then it is clear you are not good at watching the impact of players during games. Because, it is clear as daylight.

Finito.

TheGoodJoe:


So if you were the coach of our team, you will not callup one of the top performers of the team in recent years, especially after such brilliant preseason for Leicester City. As in eh. You guys tire me. A striker in a premier league team.

You think preseason games are for fun?

Haba, fear God.

AIG07:
Keep quiet... Offer ko offa ni.

Them offer am job despite having a limp Eagles. Kikikiki

goldfish80:

I'm in good company if that's the case. Complete sports and some keen football observers on the thread seems to support my "view".

goldfish80:

I'm in good company if that's the case. Complete sports and some keen football observers on the thread seems to support my "view".

AIG07:
The Question we need to ask ourselves is this: When exactly is that FUTURE?.

We don de talk about this future since God knows when. But this future seems to be moving farther away.

Personally, with Rohr's recent callups, I don't see any future with the man at the helms. Cos if he continues like this, only God knows what will happen.

We had a very poor World Cup with the bulk of the blame on his table and yet the man has not shown any sign that he has learnt one or two things.

I was expecting us to continue building and restructuring the team based on the pre-world cup foundation to have a very strong team.

Prior to the world cup we discovered a new formation (the 3-5-2) which best suits our side and I expect us to continue building the team around it. But for the sake of having other options, like the 3-4-3, 4-2-3-1, 4-4-2,it is good to have players who can execute such formations. But filling the team with out and out strikers (Ighalo, Simy) has put such projects into jeopardy...

Ighalo over the years have shown repeatedly that he is not capable of leading our attack as a lone striker. Simy who has shown few glimpses in the little time he was given will be limited with the call of Ighalo. Ighalo's position should have been used to assess a new player(an attacking midfielder) that can help us solve our creative problems.

To cut things short, Rohr does not look like a coach to take us forward.

darkelf:


Ighalo: a no, no for me

Joel Obi: wonder his function in the team.

Onazi: Except rohr is marketing abdominal obesity, I don't understand his continual inclusion

Iheanacho: this guy is increasing his reputation as a scam in our Senior team. I guess rohr just likes him. I'm sure in a nation of over 170M, we have way better guys

KC Nwakali: I still think his call-up was rushed. Let's see what he has to offer .

edi287:

In a 4-4-2?? As a lone striker?? Against Cameroon and Zambia in our WCQs.
He had a bad world cup. Simple as that.

darkelf:


Shouldn't we be above judging players based on deceptive YouTube highlights that only overhypes them?

TheGoodJoe:


My analysis was to contradict the report showing that Nacho did a lot to help the team win wit his running. So answer if Nacho helped us win with his constant running.

TheGoodJoe:


My analysis was to contradict the report showing that Nacho did a lot to help the team win wit his running. So answer if Nacho helped us win with his constant running.

TheGoodJoe:


Put Ighalo in Leicester City today, he would not start ahead of Nacho. It is just here you people can hide under proven over and over. Ighalo has not had better top performances, finishers or brilliant play than Nacho.

Ighalo plays because he suits when our team resorts to conservative, negative football. If we want to play in an offensive, creative, explosive manner, Ighalo will not come close.

If we are going against a side with creative, defensive holding play which most top teams utilize, a player like Ighalo becomes a liability. He lacks the creativity to drop deep and create for the wingers which is why he hardly has assists.

Icon4s:


In as much as I saw 1 or 2 players I felt Rohr ought to have dropped going forward, I still feel it is a fair list.

Positives are that the 4 New players injected are young players. It means Rohr is developing a team that has a sustainable structure. Echiejile is being replaced by a younger player in Jamilu Collins, Moses is replaced by another younger player in Samuel Kalu. Kelechi Nwakali joins the Midfield in place of soon to retire Mikel and Semi Ajayi we all know is an up and coming talent.

I dont know what others think, but I am perfectly satisfied with the 4 Newbies included.

Talking about the future. Yes you are right, there has always been a future that keeps shifting. Which is why I ask TheSuperNerd about '' The New Dawn'' he said is not here yet that we are getting closer to. He is yet to give me a response till date.

Team building takes time. The French Team that won the WC didnt just get there over-night. Same with the Belgian, Croatian and English teams of today.

Lets give Rohr a chance and see how he will build this team. These AFCON qualifiers will surely determine a lot of things.

Mickael2:


When you talk about good teams do not include that English team. They lost against all the decent opposition they faced bar none

andrew444:


I never wanted ighalo to be dropped no reason my comment.

I argued here about a week ago that ighalo should not only take the blame because of the World Cup miss,sorry the coach had no choice than to invite him,many people attacked me here in different way because I was supportive of ighalo

Now my brother please ask them in this thread which striker should be invited ahead of ighalo?

Someone is saying Isaac success ? Someone that has played only 17 minutes in the Epl ?

O common

Icon4s:


Oga, they are still a very good side. What then you will say of Germany, Spain and Brazil?

Mickael2:


Which notable team was in England's WCQ group? I am waiting

which notable team was in England's WC group? did they not lose against that team? I an waiting.

which notable team did England meet in the knockout stage? did they not also lose to all of them?

Mickael2:


Which notable team was in England's WCQ group? I am waiting

which notable team was in England's WC group? did they not lose against that team? I an waiting.

which notable team did England meet in the knockout stage? did they not also lose to all of them?

Joebie:
Take a look at the lis and be true to yourselves. We have missing names due to injury and retirement. Besides those we know who would start irrespective of whether they had bad games in the recent past. I’m not going to start another argument about player A or B. I’m not convinced yet that it’s a new dawn with Rohr. The big positives is that Echiejile has been shown the way out. But if for example Collins cannot threaten Idowu’s place, we want to see what Deji can do right away. If Deji can’t, let’s see ikwuowem right away. If Ikwuowem fails, let’s see Duru right away.et it rotate until we have another viable option. I mean this for all the playing positions. The regulars should be pushed constantly. That’s my position.

Modified
Let me back track a little bit on rotation. A player should only be invited based on their club performance. It should be rotated with that in mind.

safarigirl:
that England team na scam, Kane is the biggest scam of them all

Mickael2:


When you talk about good teams do not include that English team. They lost against all the decent opposition they faced bar none

Certitude:

The nigga doesn't press and doesn't drop deep. He play even behind the defence line when we are with the ball, and without the ball leaves pressing for Mikel who is supposed to be behind him.

komekn:


Isaac Success was so impressive in pre season that not one Championship club, made a serious quest to get him on loan.

If I use the term " Waste Man " many get offended. Football is a short term career, you do not get many chances.

What's saving Isaac is the huge transfer fee that Watford want to recuperate by hook or crook. If not he would have been let go as bad market and an embarrassment.

TheLoneCitizen:



If a player should be invited only based on club performance, rather than on the strength of past national performance, then what's Etebo doing in the squad?

You don't run a national team on trial and error, so just because Ospina had a subdued season for Arsenal, he shouldn't have made it into the Colombian World Cup squad? They would have lost a good GK due to unrealistic theories.


A national team is ought to be judged on pragmatism not idealism. When Joachim Low played the Confederation Cup, he invited only young new faces, but he also brought in two proven players Emre Can and Shkodran Mustafi.

As I said Joel and Onazi might not start, but they were invited so if the midfield fails, the coach has proven and known players to turn to. Not that he turns to the bench and sees another Ebere Eze or what's-his-face.

Onazi isn't bad in my opinion, just had a bad day.

Icon4s:


Oga, which ever way you look at it finishing in top 4 in the World Cup is no mean fit.

Joebie:
Your past national team performance should be in present continuous terms. Etebo gave a good account of himself at the Mundial. You can’t be rewarding players based on that they did in 2016/2017 when since then they have been poor. Like I said earlier, we can only conclude that Etebo’s [/b]form has dropped when we assess him in the National team[b]. For uncapped players, we can only judge from recent club performances.

Joebie:
Your past national team performance should be in present continuous terms. Etebo gave a good account of himself at the Mundial. You can’t be rewarding players based on that they did in 2016/2017 when since then they have been poor. Like I said earlier, we can only conclude that Etebo’s form has dropped when we assess him in the National team. For uncapped players, we can only judge from recent club performances.

Modified
You seem to be making a different argument. I’m speaking of building a formidable bench that pushes the regulars constantly. No be trial and error.

safarigirl:
don't mind darkelf. Nacho's own is suspect, but Ighalo deserves all the call ups.

If you put Ighalo and Iheanacho in any viewing centre in Nigeria today, they will beat up Ighalo before they will even notice Iheanacho.


Ighalo is the number one wasteman in that team. One of the biggest flops especially considering how old he is. Is it not shameful that he is being constantly compared to somebody that was in U17 when he started his professional career?

At every level Ighalo has played for the National team he has been USELESS. He has been a proven wasteman for ages, it is not today he started being a waste of space, Iheanacho at EVERY LEVEL of national football has trumped him

That is the ONLY FACT in all this talk

Mickael2:



You are an expert on FIFA rankings let me ask you England defeated Panama and Tunisia and lost to Belgium, Croatia and Belgium again, how exactly did their FIFA ranking increase the way it did?


OK relate that to 2010 when we actually beat Bosnia that was in No10 as at then, we beat them but it didn't even reflect what do you have to say? It's baffling that we are buying what they are selling to us