komekn:


I am not thier agents and l can not market them and in any case certainly not here there is absolutely no point.

In January 2019 all things being equal Dominic Iorfa will be in another club.

Could be an EPL club so what will you say then ❓

Can you tell the exceptional players you are talking about ❓ so we can understand what you mean by exceptional.

tbaba1234:
Sarenren Bazee starts.

Icon4s:


Oga what are you implying sef?

That we should ignore Semi Ajayi and continue to beg Dominic Iorfa and his father?

What problem do you even have with Semi Ajayi representing Nigeria at U20 level. Tomorrow if someone acuses you of your dislike for Nigerian groomed players you will start citing emotive bias and Negative prejudice.

This your "English born" thing has really taken another level.

Please we can only invite players that are available to us.

tbaba1234:


Oga, Iorfa will not be going to an EPL club now unless he is playing.

komekn:


I don’t think Ipswich could afford him in the first place and Dominic expected to be allowed to fight for a place. Dominic is contracted until 2019 to Wolves.

The issue is not centred on Ajayi but double standard by the NFF. So don't muddy the waters keep to the issue of dispute not Personalities.

Consistent firm over four seasons of first team football is not hype or a marketing gimmick. It's proven fact.

That's why after not playing 1st team football for 4/5 months. Sacko could go to Crystal Palace and turn thier season around from the first game. Because he leverage himself not just on one or two seasons but over 9 seasons of consistent top level performances.

Clementoke:


Mr Komekn, as a Nigerian and fan of the Super Eagles, in clear terms, what's your honest and fair recommendation to the NFF and Coach Rohr concerning Iorfa?

fabyom:
And you believe that his club stopped playing him because of what his dad said? Ridiculous!
But komekn gave another reason.

komekn:


Multiple issues.

I can tell you that when you are an England youth international your market value increases. Both for you and the club.

It would be very wise to use that value to negotiate a good long term deal for yourself with your club before you change allegiance or it will decrease your value and ability to bargain.

Dominic was the poster boy of Wolves established over four consecutive seasons of top performances. However, he has always had integrity and showed loyalty to his agents and club. Maybe he should have changed agency to Mendes and it would be different story today.

But the club I know would have preferred him to stay with England and may even pressurise him to do that.

Clementoke:


Mr Komekn, as a Nigerian and fan of the Super Eagles, in clear terms, what's your honest and fair recommendation to the NFF and Coach Rohr concerning Iorfa?

Earthquake2:
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Dude you need a knock on the head

What does a person playing four seasons for Wolves have to do with the SE?

Others are bringing constant performances as a case for bringing players to the SE, you are bringing excuses and Mendes

komekn:


Multiple issues.

I can tell you that when you are an England youth international your market value increases. Both for you and the club.

It would be very wise to use that value to negotiate a good long term deal for yourself with your club before you change allegiance or it will decrease your value and ability to bargain.

Dominic was the poster boy of Wolves established over four consecutive seasons of top performances. However, he has always had integrity and showed loyalty to his agents and club. Maybe he should have changed agency to Mendes and it would be different story today.

But the club I know would have preferred him to stay with England and may even pressurise him to do that.

Lucque:
lemme breakdown d comment make by rohr so all of us are on same page.
Today he invites what he believes to be d best 23 players to rep naija.
5 from npfl(local league)
18.from europe.
Everyone is happy...

Before d next FIFA intl window.2 of d 5from npfl have joined European teams and now he invites DAT same group...but now you have
3 from npfl
Nd 20from Europe...

Ppl begin to cry foul DAT he is reducing d slots for npfl...DAT he isn't giving d npfl professionals an avenue to showcase themselves...dats his point nd I agree with him 100%....he was not employed to develop grassroot football..he was employed to manage d national team...so as long as we are getting results nd d players with the best legs nd attitude.DAT fits his own philosophy are being called...all is right with d world Bro.

komekn:


I personally think in terms of speed, athleticism and presence very few can match him. However, I still think he is not as good technically as I would like. It may be I've not seen that aspect of his game because, it has not been required.

Dominic Iorfa Father contested the Presidency of the NFF and did call a spade a spade not very diplomatic. That's is he exposed the depth of vote buying. He should have kept quite that's how things are done here if you don't like it dont compete. That left some people to get angry with him.

There is a hard core NFF element but small that dissuaded Rohr not to invite Dominic. That's my totally unsubstantiated view that is birthed from my perception and limited observation. I have zero evidence to support it just my emotive view.

Just the same way I know corrupt politicians and police but have no evidence to prove it.

komekn:


You are in darkness.

Because you have no idea turn on the lights update your knowledge.

TheGoodJoe:



Rohr needs fresh blueprint for Super Eagles, says Onigbinde

Former Super Eagles Coach, Chief Adegboye Onigbinde has urged the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to review Gernot Rohr’s contract and compel him to live in the country to develop the nation’s football at all levels.
Onigbinde noted that the present system in which the NFF hires foreign coaches for only competitions and not for developmental purposes would continue to affect the level of the country’s football development unless steps were taken to correct the anomalies in their contracts.

Drawing from the recent coaching contracts signed by Emmanuel Amuneke with Tanzania Football Association and Clarence Seedorf with the Camerounian federation, Onigbinde stated that the deals spelt out that the coaches would live in the respective countries, build solid national teams for their employers and also develop football from the grassroots.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/guardian.ng/sport/rohr-needs-fresh-blueprint-for-super-eagles-says-onigbinde/amp


I agree with Chief Onigbinde here because it is clear the Rohr contract is too laid back and lack dynamism to improve our football as a whole. Winning competitions is a small part of the work but footballing development as a whole.

safarigirl:
it is the useless agents throwing their players in Rohr's face to begin with. Once they get small exposure in the National team, the next thing is to start hustling a move to some backwater league, most times, without permission from their clubs in Nigeria.

If that is not the height of indiscipline, I don't know what is. People who can make moves behind the backs of their employers should not be given any opportunities, especially when they are basically unproven.


What are you talking about Balogun and Moses? These two people were given chances when they were doing well and they proved their mettle, just because they have deteriorated with AGE doesn't make them trash, neither does it automatically make those in NPFL better. It is sad that you are comparing a 29-year old man to defenders who ought to be younger if Rohr is to use them, or are you telling us something about the young NPFL players?

Decent players in the NPFL come once in a blue moon, plus, they are like men suffering from premature ejaculation. They shine for a couple of months and fizzle out, case in point, everybody Keshi called up. They didn't even last one year after the world cup.... You cannot then expect Rohr, who is trying to BUILD a team for 2022, to start hustling players that cannot last past one year.

And before you talk about the injustice to NPFL, let us remember that there are many other foreign born players who have been overlooked by Rohr over the years, so, let us not play victim for nothing.

If somebody is good, the coach will call you up. It is a defeatist mentality to keep blaming others for someone's shortcomings.

charlesemeka85:
agree with him on what bases? grassroot football is built and nurtured by youth team coaches and can only make recommendation of a talented player on the rough to the coach of the apex team of the nation.

days have gone like westerhoff's era where he scouted every corner of nation to unearth talents which was caused by us not having many professional footballers in europe then.

no sane coach will follow the route of moving from kano to jigawa just to scout players when in his possession he has over a thousand players scattered all over europe.

local league players can only be considered if they prove that they are better than their European based counterparts . super eagles as the apex team of the nation is meant for the best we can boast of but not a place to enhance and develop talents, such responsibility should be rested upon the shoulders of our cadet team coaches QED. lets not allow sentiment and selfish interest to disrupt or destroy what rohr is working hard to build. he is not perfect and has a lot of flaws but the progression of the team in the past 2 years is a good evidence of his good work so far

Earthquake2:
'Iheanacho is better than Mbappe' crew strikes again

Rohr is the reason why Iheanacho could not trap a simple ball against South Africa

Rohr is the reason Iheanacho is underperforming at Leicester

They would rather blame Guardiola, Puel, Rohr, the pitch, the formation than blame the underperforming Iheanacho

Lucque:
lemme breakdown d comment make by rohr so all of us are on same page.
Today he invites what he believes to be d best 23 players to rep naija.
5 from npfl(local league)
18.from europe.
Everyone is happy...

Before d next FIFA intl window.2 of d 5from npfl have joined European teams and now he invites DAT same group...but now you have
3 from npfl
Nd 20from Europe...

Ppl begin to cry foul DAT he is reducing d slots for npfl...DAT he isn't giving d npfl professionals an avenue to showcase themselves...dats his point nd I agree with him 100%....he was not employed to develop grassroot football..he was employed to manage d national team...so as long as we are getting results nd d players with the best legs nd attitude.DAT fits his own philosophy are being called...all is right with d world Bro.

BascoVanVeli:


What do agents have to do with the selection of a team? Shouldn't the coach be finding players by himself?

You are misplacing facts, Odey and Lokosa both came back from abroad to honor calls. They both went on trials before their caps.

Please what has Balogun done in his career? Even Victor Moses just finally played for Chelsea it is not like they were world beaters all these years. Balogun got the same chance that Keshi gave to Omeruo and both worked out meaning that u cannot forget about the league. Omeruo is clearly our best defender in Europe and he came from Sunshine stars. Musa nko? Top scorer for Nigeria at 2014 and 2018 wc, Kano Pillars.

Premature or not Sunday Mba birthed us an AFCON so why should u complain? If an home based lad can do that for us in Cameroon then why not?

Joebie:
Billing with a goal-line clearance. The highest rated player on the pitch at the moment.

BascoVanVeli:


What do agents have to do with the selection of a team? Shouldn't the coach be finding players by himself?

You are misplacing facts, Odey and Lokosa both came back from abroad to honor calls. They both went on trials before their caps.

Please what has Balogun done in his career? Even Victor Moses just finally played for Chelsea it is not like they were world beaters all these years. Balogun got the same chance that Keshi gave to Omeruo and both worked out meaning that u cannot forget about the league. Omeruo is clearly our best defender in Europe and he came from Sunshine stars. Musa nko? Top scorer for Nigeria at 2014 and 2018 wc, Kano Pillars.

Premature or not Sunday Mba birthed us an AFCON so why should u complain? If an home based lad can do that for us in Cameroon then why not?

TheGoodJoe:
I think it is time I address Rohr's statement of Iheanacho out of form. Yes we have put up some good victories under Rohr but I have not been overwhelmed with his pattern of play and youth development. His negative approach to the game has been a draw back not only to the team but to some individual players.

Nacho.

The so called regressing started in the game against South Africa which we lost two nil. It will be pictured as Nacho not playing well and could jot muster a target. In that game, another promising talent from our age grade football who was lighting Austria with goals, Kayode came in and flopped. We also saw the birth of another promising age grade talent, Osimhen come in and despite a good game could not have the fire to help the team.

Did Nacho play poorly in that game? No. However the tactical drawbacks of Rohr hindered a blistering performance. Despite Nacho making repeated good runs, with Mikel not in the side, we could not give some good passes to give us goals.

Rohr did nothing to stop the repeated wasted passes and at the end the criticism fell on Nacho and not his innate tactics to move Iwobi to the midfield to supply the passes.

Now we have Rohr setting up the team negatively and talking loss of Nacho's form and confidence.

Rohr should grow some balls to set up the team to bring the best in players. Despite Musa due to his insane work rate, none of the promising forwards have come close to their potential.

Remember how poor Mikel looked at Chelsea under Mourinho. Many criticised Mikel but it was the system that held Mikel back. Playing under a better system under the tutelage of Guus Hiddink, Mikel Obi was a different and brilliant player. The same player who was poor looked too quality just because of playing in an ideal system.

Former Liverpool midfield enforcer, and now television analyst, Graeme Souness said after the Crystal Palace win, “I don't think I've ever seen John Obi Mikel play so well. He bossed that area.”

Rohr might talk of confidence and form. I will still hammer on his system clipping the wings of the Super Eagles.

tbaba1234:
Chukwueze starts for Villarreal

safarigirl:
Gernot Rohr is the technical adviser. He is not a coach and he is not a scout, so, why should he be finding talent in the league? Did you ask what Salisu was doing with his time aside collecting bribes? Is it not Salisu that was in charge of home-based players? How many did he bring in?

Shebi when Rohr even tried to go for Aiteo Cup finals, one miscreant stole from him, maybe the day he tries to go for an NPFL game, dem go break the guy head.

What has anybody in the NPFL done with their career that should make them better than Balogun or Moses? Who do they play with? They have not finished winning decent African teams in the African Champions League or Confed Cups, na Germany or England dem wan reach?

And please, the Mba story is enough. He did not play AFCON alone, we did not play only one game in the entire AFCON. What did he do after AFCON?


You are mentioning Musa and Omeruo from how may years ago? How old were they when they left NPFL? How many of Musa and Omeruo has NPFL produced since then? Let us talk here and now, forget older players. Let us talk of the players available to Rohr

You are talking as if Rohr has never tried one NPFL player, he has tried multiple players, multiple. And none has been able to keep a spot. The few who are decent, left NPFL, testament to the fact that even they know that the NPFL is not good enough for the development of a player.


Once again, this whole victim mentality is nauseating. We were all here shouting Dessers last year, Rohr asked him to move up and he did, since then, he hasn't been consistent and the calls have reduced. Dessers is not an NPFL player, is he?


Rohr is not the one holding anybody's destiny. Stop wailing mbok, makes NPFL look pathetic.