andrewbaba44:


They have won something for club levels

International football no be everyday like club football

And besides I am taking about club football but you are bringing international football

Edopesin:


are we going to ignore the fact that ighalo took us to the Afcon semi

Edopesin:


“It was a big disappointment.  Even though my players played their best, they lost

to the opponents due to inexperience of my players.

”My team is a very young side compared to the Argentines, who play in the big leagues all over the world. You can talk of the experience of Lionel Messi.

”But my team is a very wonderful one; disciplined, young and very interesting to work with.

They will be ready in the next World Cup when most of them would have matured for big time football like the World Cup,” 

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The Coach said that but mostob and Chriskels of Nairaland think otherwise lmfao

mostob:
Exactly, ighalo has retired.
We moved on already. But saying he will bench osimhen if he mistakenly come back is just outrageous.

mostob:
lolz . . Even at club level, they couldn't won it all.

andrewbaba44:


Lols

Edopesin:

The Argentina match

mostob:
Really? So he took us to semi? Omeruo's goal against guinea, both samu's and ekong's goals against SA were indecisive?. What of Iwobi's goal against Cameroon? Come on bro, you can do better

mostob:
So what do you expect the coach to say in such circumstance? And what of Germany and Spain that crashed out, were they also inexperienced? Argentina that defeated us with their almighty experience,where did they ended up w?

TheSuperNerd:
News on national team appointments to be made soon.

U-17, U-20 and even U-23.

One major shock awaits. Lol. But one good news is present in the midst of all these.

Edopesin:


I'm sure I don't need to remind you that he contributed to more goals than anyone in the whole tournament, he contributed to all the 3 goals scored against Cameroon in R16 but no you chose to ignore that one

mostob:
Even apart from their ability, do you think it is wise we discard our long term investment (osimhen) because of the short one (ighalo) ?

Edopesin:


You can make your excuses for Spain and Germany I'm merely telling you what rohr said

Unless you are implying that rohr is wrong here

andrewbaba44:


No bro

I already said I don’t want ighalo back

It’s time for victor and he has already started well

andrewbaba44:


No bro

I already said I don’t want ighalo back

It’s time for victor and he has already started well

mostob:
Yea, He is wrong. How many gree horns did we even took to WC sef ?

elyte89:



U don't want him back because he's 90year old or what...we need d mix of young and experience bro,I won't mind a vicmo too..if he's willing to come back and play for us

Joebie:
Just managed to catch up with the last 6 or so pages on here.

My take on the two major debates:

1. The relevance of Nwakaeme to SE

While it is true that Nwakaeme deserves another chance he will have to wait for it considering these wingers he comes against:
a. Samuel Kalu has been massive for SE. No national team coach will drop an already performing player for another player because of superior club stats alone, considering that Nwakaeme was given a chance before. We remember when Iheanacho was very impressive for SE and continued to get a look in despite not getting match time at the club level. Kalu is in that boat. And as longs as he keeps putting in a good shift for SE he will keep getting a call up, deservedly.

b. Yes it is true Ahmed Musa had just come back from injury and has not had a considerable amount of minutes under his belt in Saudi Arabia, when he was recalled. Musa has been MIA for SE since the WC, I stand to be corrected, but seems to keep getting invited based on his captainship status. I trust Rohr to drop Musa eventually if he does not up his club and country game, like he did to KC in the past. But how long should we wait?

c. Chidera Ejuke who has been getting more attention in the transfer market is an untested player in SE who suits the way Rohr likes to play from the wings. Chidera also has an impressive stats like Nwakaeme. Besides Ejuke there are wingers with superior performances considering their exploits in Europe. Olayinka and Dennis comes to mind. The latter players will likely get another look in before Nwakaeme because Rohr needs to see them playing more minutes to take a better look at them.

For now, I will say Nwakaeme is doing the right thing. He knows that before he will get a second chance he will have to be convincing in Turkey. This must be the reason for his impressive performance. Every Nigerian player must work hard to get a look in. And when they get their chance they must make sure not to blow it. If Anderson Esiti had his second chance, Nwakaeme certainly will. It's only a matter of time.

2. Sadiq Umar's resurgence and the SE question.

This argument is similar to the previous. But I will side with those who say Umar needs to be called up without delay for the sole reason that Paul Onuachu got a call up. Sadiq has far more to to offer SE than Onuachu can. Rohr once talked about Onuachu's height and the different option he can add to the front. Sadiq is all that and more. Onuchu has the fastest goal ever for SE and since then he has been an anonymous mouse. Sadiq proven and tested at the U23 level, and has been a lion in the lower league. I think Maja should not be hurried into SE.

Edopesin:


I'm sure I don't need to remind you that he contributed to more goals than anyone in the whole tournament, he contributed to all the 3 goals scored against Cameroon in R16 but no you chose to ignore that one

andrewbaba44:


You can rely on osimhen at least ,even a nacho that’s Inform so there will be no need of ighalo

I can agree about victor moses because we can’t even rely on all our wingers

andrewbaba44:


Sadiq umar should be called up from the backwater league right ?

But Na una go insult player wey dey play for turkey

Continue

elyte89:


Just imaging osimhen or nacho misfiring in a game wyle ighalo and vicmo is on d bench waiting for deir opportunity.. Dis alone will bring d needed fire in our young players cos any mess up results to bench..we need DT "NO TIME FOR EXPERIMENT MENTALITY"

Joebie:
I've not insulted any player. Sadiq and Nwakaeme -- different circumstances I've highlighted.

Joebie:
Ighalo will give us even better performances if his teammates can up their game.

andrewbaba44:


Sorry for including you jare

elyte89:



U don't want him back because he's 90year old or what...we need d mix of young and experience bro,I won't mind a vicmo too..if he's willing to come back and play for us

TheSuperNerd:
News on national team appointments to be made soon.

U-17, U-20 and even U-23.

One major shock awaits. Lol. But one good news is present in the midst of all these.

edi287:

Finidi - U17
Aigbogun - U20
Landan Bosso - U23/Home-based eagles(not sure).

If Bosso gets a job, then Pinnick needs to be jailed.

edi287:

Finidi - U17
Aigbogun - U20
Landan Bosso - U23/Home-based eagles(not sure).

If Bosso gets a job, then Pinnick needs to be jailed.