Subzero047:
Sterling just likes getting the ball into the penalty box to lose it

He has lost the ball in the net 9 times this season in the EPL.

He should continue to loose the ball in box.

Considering he is not even a out and out striker.

Philosopher1979:

Foreign borns that are really world class will not play for us.
Only the average or good ones will. The problem is we are more keen on the world class players. Our football can produce good players easily and so we may not need the average ones

But the reality is we simply do not have any world class players in the SE right now.

So what's your point.

Are are current players better than these so called by you " average players "such as Ademola Lookman, Tosin Adarabioyo, Oviemuno Ejaria, etc

Aina, Ebuehi or Ehizibue? Suddenly, Rohr has options at right-back for Super Eagles


Solace Chukwu





From feast to famine: suddenly, the German coach has a number of excellent options to choose from in a long-time problem position
That old saying about ketchup – tap and tap, and then it all comes out in one plop – encapsulates perfectly the sudden boom in option for Nigeria at right-back.


It was not very long ago that Gernot Rohr was forced to use Abdullahi Shehu (a defensive midfielder) and Chidozie Awaziem (a hard-tackling centre-back) in that position, ostensibly as a function of scarcity. Both contributed solid but unspectacular performances: undermined by their varying levels of discomfort at playing away from their preferred stations, but steady enough that they did not constitute liabilities.


However, if modern football teaches anything, it is the necessity of utilizing space and time when you can get it, and invariably full-backs are key in this regard, both during build-up and in attack.
Editors' Picks


Without natural options, the Super Eagles have lacked proper width and overloads when it has most mattered: in their Africa Cup of Nations semi-final defeat to Algeria, for instance, when their North African rivals efficiently shut down Nigeria’s attack by simply manacling Ahmed Musa and Samuel Chukwueze.


It is a need that is made even more urgent when one considers that, for the most part, Nigeria lacks reliable ball progression through the middle of the pitch.


Wilfred Ndidi is many things (some might even say he is many people), but he cannot be tasked with moving the ball into the final third, and neither can the likes of Oghenekaro Etebo, Semi Ajayi and Frank Onyeka, all of whom have at various times been utilized at the heart of the midfield.


In the absence of a player in that mould, the unexpected proliferation of options – not just fit but in form – is a very welcome surprise. All of Ola Aina, Tyronne Ebuehi and Kingsley Ehizibue are playing at solid levels in terms of performance, and all bring different strengths to the table.


Of the lot, Aina is the most versatile, capable of playing not just at right-back, but at left-back and in midfield as well. Technically, he is also the most accomplished, and has displayed an impressive range of passing at Fulham, where he is on loan from Torino.


The Chelsea youth product has mostly been used on the right of a back three at Craven Cottage, however.


From that position, he progresses the ball cleanly, either out to the wing-back on his side, or by playing extravagant switches to the opposite flank. Aina also carries the ball forward when in space, and is often encouraged to make off-the-ball runs into the channel inside the right wing-back, either to offer support to the man in possession or to whip in angled deliveries.
Unlike the other two, Aina has consistently been a part of Super Eagles squads for the past two years. He has, however, struggled to win Rohr’s trust definitively, in part due to his occasional levity and lapses in concentration.


Ebuehi inhabits the other side of that coin: there is evidence that Rohr trusts him, but a nightmare two-year period, during which he was held back by injury, has kept him out of the national team picture for much of the German’s time at the helm.


The Dutch-born full-back burst onto the scene on the eve of the 2018 World Cup, and made such a profound impact that he made the squad to Russia. On loan at Twente this season, he finally appears to have put his injury hell behind him, and has been one of the more impressive performers for the European chasers.
Ebuehi’s goal at the weekend – his first of the season – helped the Enschede-based club to a deserved draw against Feyenoord. The performance as a whole though perfectly summed him up as a player: he is tidy in possession (his 83 percent pass-completion rate for the season eclipses the other two), clean in his process and decision-making, and capable of getting forward when the occasion requires. In a word: balanced.


He is less explosive than the other two, but is the most positionally astute and can most handle himself defensively. He will overlap, but will not do so willy-nilly.


Ehizibue is very much of an attacking slant, and is minded to bomb forward.
The Koln man seemed to have fallen out of favour with the Billy Goats between mid-October and early January, but has reasserted himself to aid the club’s fight against relegation.
A notable plus for the 25-year-old is his elite-level speed – back in May 2020, he was clocked at 35.85km/hr, the third-fastest sprint time in Bundesliga history.


Perhaps as a consequence of having played as a winger earlier in his career, his defensive instincts are not quite as sharp as Ebuehi’s or Aina’s: he is an attacking threat first and foremost, and the best crosser of the three with 0.5 crosses attempted per 90 and a 29 percent success rate, both higher than the other two have managed this term.


Not to say he is a poor defender, of course; just that he is perhaps not as positionally reliable, and spends less time mucking about with defensive duties.


Which of the three Rohr elects to go with would depend a great deal on who is playing ahead of them on the right of the attack.


If, as has been the case in recent times, Chukwueze remains first-choice, that would seem to favour either Ebuehi or Ehizibue more. The Villarreal man is not the most conscientious when it comes to fulfilling his defensive responsibilities, and so it would be important to select a right-back who can hold his own without needing support.


However, who he picks is perhaps of secondary importance. More pertinently, for the first time since he took charge of the national team, Rohr has enough options to choose from that he can afford to think in tactical terms. That, in itself, is a clear win. https://www.goal.com/en-ng/news/aina-ebuehi-or-ehizibue-suddenly-rohr-has-options-at-right/7rgtzuko08dg1j6u60umbrmwl

12large1:
it is only Nigerians that want to dismiss a 31 year old in his prime from Super Eagles even without "Experienced Replacement" when the likes of ibrahimovich, Ronaldo, buffon are still playing in their late 30's. Remember that ighalo was the top scorer at the previous immediate ANC that was 2 years ago and I believe that he is still good enough to pull a shift as a substitute. I agree with Rohr but ighalo must publicly signify an interest rather than SE begging for his return

Agreed without reservation or question.

Even the assumption that is made by many here that Osimhen is better than Ighalo is really assumptive not proven.

andrewbaba44:

Granada no be moi moi club ok

Una expect Napoli to win because Granada no he big name

Alaye comot here with your yeye spanish agenda. Farmer's league

DrKlever:
Alaye comot here with your yeye spanish agenda. Farmer's league

Omo slavia prague don comot leicester oo

I can only remember one who CLEARLY said so. I really don't know where the "some" is jumping out from.

And the reality is that we made our move on the lad but he turned us down eventually for England. I understand the pressure was too much from the English side. If we didn't need him, we wouldn't have made our move on the lad. We wouldn't have had all those clandestine meetings with him, his parents and his agent (who is Nigerian).

I remember dropping updates of Rohr's and the NFF's efforts to lure him in and how I hoped he eventually would choose us and damn the consequences. 'How the more the merrier it would be and how having such a high quality versatile winger will be added bonus to the wing options we have.

So I am interested in knowing who the "Some" are apart from Chriskels.

Icon4s:


Meanwhile, some analysts here once said the Super Eagles didn't need him.

komekn:


But the reality is we simply do not have any world class players in the SE right now.

So what's your point.

Are are current players better than these so called by you " average players "such as Ademola Lookman, Tosin Adarabioyo, Oviemuno Ejaria, etc

Yeah.... It's only in this clown's world that Ndidi isn't world class. It's 2021 biko. Haven't you run with this circus show for long enough now? Na wa.

When these NPFL guys get on TV they turn into something else. Check out the quality of goals they scored yesterday


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYts92pX3uc

jieta:


Aina, Ebuehi or Ehizibue? Suddenly, Rohr has options at right-back for Super Eagles


Solace Chukwu





From feast to famine: suddenly, the German coach has a number of excellent options to choose from in a long-time problem position
That old saying about ketchup – tap and tap, and then it all comes out in one plop – encapsulates perfectly the sudden boom in option for Nigeria at right-back.


It was not very long ago that Gernot Rohr was forced to use Abdullahi Shehu (a defensive midfielder) and Chidozie Awaziem (a hard-tackling centre-back) in that position, ostensibly as a function of scarcity. Both contributed solid but unspectacular performances: undermined by their varying levels of discomfort at playing away from their preferred stations, but steady enough that they did not constitute liabilities.


However, if modern football teaches anything, it is the necessity of utilizing space and time when you can get it, and invariably full-backs are key in this regard, both during build-up and in attack.
Editors' Picks


Without natural options, the Super Eagles have lacked proper width and overloads when it has most mattered: in their Africa Cup of Nations semi-final defeat to Algeria, for instance, when their North African rivals efficiently shut down Nigeria’s attack by simply manacling Ahmed Musa and Samuel Chukwueze.


It is a need that is made even more urgent when one considers that, for the most part, Nigeria lacks reliable ball progression through the middle of the pitch.


Wilfred Ndidi is many things (some might even say he is many people), but he cannot be tasked with moving the ball into the final third, and neither can the likes of Oghenekaro Etebo, Semi Ajayi and Frank Onyeka, all of whom have at various times been utilized at the heart of the midfield.


In the absence of a player in that mould, the unexpected proliferation of options – not just fit but in form – is a very welcome surprise. All of Ola Aina, Tyronne Ebuehi and Kingsley Ehizibue are playing at solid levels in terms of performance, and all bring different strengths to the table.


Of the lot, Aina is the most versatile, capable of playing not just at right-back, but at left-back and in midfield as well. Technically, he is also the most accomplished, and has displayed an impressive range of passing at Fulham, where he is on loan from Torino.


The Chelsea youth product has mostly been used on the right of a back three at Craven Cottage, however.


From that position, he progresses the ball cleanly, either out to the wing-back on his side, or by playing extravagant switches to the opposite flank. Aina also carries the ball forward when in space, and is often encouraged to make off-the-ball runs into the channel inside the right wing-back, either to offer support to the man in possession or to whip in angled deliveries.
Unlike the other two, Aina has consistently been a part of Super Eagles squads for the past two years. He has, however, struggled to win Rohr’s trust definitively, in part due to his occasional levity and lapses in concentration.


Ebuehi inhabits the other side of that coin: there is evidence that Rohr trusts him, but a nightmare two-year period, during which he was held back by injury, has kept him out of the national team picture for much of the German’s time at the helm.


The Dutch-born full-back burst onto the scene on the eve of the 2018 World Cup, and made such a profound impact that he made the squad to Russia. On loan at Twente this season, he finally appears to have put his injury hell behind him, and has been one of the more impressive performers for the European chasers.
Ebuehi’s goal at the weekend – his first of the season – helped the Enschede-based club to a deserved draw against Feyenoord. The performance as a whole though perfectly summed him up as a player: he is tidy in possession (his 83 percent pass-completion rate for the season eclipses the other two), clean in his process and decision-making, and capable of getting forward when the occasion requires. In a word: balanced.


He is less explosive than the other two, but is the most positionally astute and can most handle himself defensively. He will overlap, but will not do so willy-nilly.


Ehizibue is very much of an attacking slant, and is minded to bomb forward.
The Koln man seemed to have fallen out of favour with the Billy Goats between mid-October and early January, but has reasserted himself to aid the club’s fight against relegation.
A notable plus for the 25-year-old is his elite-level speed – back in May 2020, he was clocked at 35.85km/hr, the third-fastest sprint time in Bundesliga history.


Perhaps as a consequence of having played as a winger earlier in his career, his defensive instincts are not quite as sharp as Ebuehi’s or Aina’s: he is an attacking threat first and foremost, and the best crosser of the three with 0.5 crosses attempted per 90 and a 29 percent success rate, both higher than the other two have managed this term.


Not to say he is a poor defender, of course; just that he is perhaps not as positionally reliable, and spends less time mucking about with defensive duties.


Which of the three Rohr elects to go with would depend a great deal on who is playing ahead of them on the right of the attack.


If, as has been the case in recent times, Chukwueze remains first-choice, that would seem to favour either Ebuehi or Ehizibue more. The Villarreal man is not the most conscientious when it comes to fulfilling his defensive responsibilities, and so it would be important to select a right-back who can hold his own without needing support.


However, who he picks is perhaps of secondary importance. More pertinently, for the first time since he took charge of the national team, Rohr has enough options to choose from that he can afford to think in tactical terms. That, in itself, is a clear win. https://www.goal.com/en-ng/news/aina-ebuehi-or-ehizibue-suddenly-rohr-has-options-at-right/7rgtzuko08dg1j6u60umbrmwl

All this na okoto yarn , when it comes to Rohr, If Aina or Ebuehi like, make them turn to prime Cafu, he won't still start them. He wants his full backs to defend first even if their attacking is poor. The old excuse was Aina loose concentration a lot, which is a myth by the way because it was used as an excuse just to drop the guy for world cup then. But Aina has developed and gone past that stage and keeps getting better every season,..But the new excuse is that he wants a tall player. Like WTF?

Yet, Ironically, we kept conceeding like pure water every game.

BascoVanVeli:
When these NPFL guys get on TV they turn into something else. Check out the quality of goals they scored yesterday


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYts92pX3uc

That last goal was sublime, fantastic. Thanks BVV. Meanwhile I still dream about that Enyimba goal against Akwa, that goal was climaxically orgasmic.

12large1:
it is only Nigerians that want to dismiss a 31 year old in his prime from Super Eagles even without "Experienced Replacement" when the likes of ibrahimovich, Ronaldo, buffon are still playing in their late 30's. Remember that ighalo was the top scorer at the previous immediate ANC that was 2 years ago and I believe that he is still good enough to pull a shift as a substitute. I agree with Rohr but ighalo must publicly signify an interest rather than SE begging for his return

Were you not the always clamouring for only top 5 league players,or I'm I making a mistake??

BascoVanVeli:
When these NPFL guys get on TV they turn into something else. Check out the quality of goals they scored yesterday


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYts92pX3uc

That last goal.... Absolutely beautiful!

temi1290:



Were you not the always clamouring for only top 5 league players,or I'm I making a mistake??

ighalo is a proven senior player he was just recently at united. Dude has 16 in 35 for Nigeria almost 1 in 2

AndSunGorilla:

That last goal was sublime, fantastic. Thanks BVV. Meanwhile I still dream about that Enyimba goal against Akwa, that goal was climaxically orgasmic.

Hahahahaha.... That goal had about 13-14 uninterrupted passes leading to the finish. Very Pep-like.

Meanwhile, are you aware that Basco is a staunch Akwa Utd fan too?

Now look at the scenario...


You: Ah BVV. Thanks for this Video highlight but that Enyimba goal against Akwa is so good I can't get it off my mind. I still dream about it.

Basco (as an Akwa fan): **Says nothing but stares** **Thinking** Stop talking about that goal already!!!

andrewbaba44:


I hear The second leg Na neutral ground

Na for Stamford Bridge

Na the 1st leg we play for neutral ground cos of travel restriction for Spain

UEL Round of 16 draws done.

These are the games that involves Naija's remaining Reps.

Peter Olayinka (Slavia Prague) vs Joe Aribo, Leon Balogun (Rangers)

Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal CF) vs Dynamo Kyiv

Iyayi Believe Atiemwen (Dinamo Zagreb) vs Spurs

But the Match of the Round.

Mehn... Earthquake match up.

Manchester Utd vs AC Milan.

Zlatan against his former team mates at Old Trafford.
The Red Devils vs the Red And Black at the San Siro.

March 11th and 18th are the dates for all Round of 16 UEL ties.

The Whole UEL Draw Round of 16.

Arsenal and Saka will be out for Vengeance against Olympiacos who knocked them out of the last edition in 2020 via a Youssef El Arabi 120th min winner. Gunners fans in here remember. Lol

Our Naija lads will be hoping to scale their hurdles even against each other as we will see in Slavia vs Rangers.

Man U vs ACM is the legendary tie of the round.

AndSunGorilla:

That last goal was sublime, fantastic. Thanks BVV. Meanwhile I still dream about that Enyimba goal against Akwa, that goal was climaxically orgasmic.

The Enyimba goal was something else.

TheSuperNerd:


Hahahahaha.... That goal had about 13-14 uninterrupted passes leading to the finish. Very Pep-like.

Meanwhile, are you aware that Basco is a staunch Akwa Utd fan too?

Now look at the scenario...


You: Ah BVV. Thanks for this Video highlight but that Enyimba goal against Akwa is so good I can't get it off my mind. I still dream about it.

Basco (as an Akwa fan): **Says nothing but stares** **Thinking** Stop talking about that goal already!!!

it's okay. As long as the league is getting the publicity but the thing pain small sha

Neobulletzz:

Na for Stamford Bridge

Na the 1st leg we play for neutral ground cos of travel restriction for Spain

No wonder you beat them

But those guys are useless, parking the bus against Chelsea ?

Who does that

Rohr and the NFF were right. Tosin's heart is with England

This is gotten from Tosin Adarabioyo's latest interview revelation with the UK Telegraph.

"We know it’s the Euros this summer so hopefully if I keep on doing well, who knows, I could be looking to push myself into that squad,” Tosin says. “Obviously there are a lot of good players to choose from but if I do what I can do best there is a chance.”

andrewbaba44:

No wonder you beat them
But those guys are useless, parking the bus against Chelsea ?
Who does that

A. Madrid

TheSuperNerd:
Rohr and the NFF were right. Tosin's heart is with England

This is gotten from Tosin Adarabioyo's latest interview revelation with the UK Telegraph.

"We know it’s the Euros this summer so hopefully if I keep on doing well, who knows, I could be looking to push myself into that squad,” Tosin says. “Obviously there are a lot of good players to choose from but if I do what I can do best there is a chance.”

Everybody just dey reject us
Nawa oooh

BascoVanVeli:


it's okay. As long as the league is getting the publicity but the thing pain small sha

I also enjoyed turning the screw

See this mumu

Honestly, I think these guys would rather have 1 or 2 games for England than a bright future for Nigeria and I do not blame them. They are English born/Raised and England deserves to reap the benefit of what they sowed. Let Nigeria invest into football grassroots so we can produce natural born/raised Nigerian footballers like ndidi, osimehn, chukwueze

TheSuperNerd:
I can only remember one who CLEARLY said so. I really don't know where the "some" is jumping out from.

And the reality is that we made our move on the lad but he turned us down eventually for England. I understand the pressure was too much from the English side. If we didn't need him, we wouldn't have made our move on the lad. We wouldn't have had all those clandestine meetings with him, his parents and his agent (who is Nigerian).

I remember dropping updates of Rohr's and the NFF's efforts to lure him in and how I hoped he eventually would choose us and damn the consequences. 'How the more the merrier it would be and how having such a high quality versatile winger will be added bonus to the wing options we have.

So I am interested in knowing who the "Some" are apart from Chriskels.

Yes, I know we made moves but there were peeps here who still felt we didn't need him. I can't really point out who and who exactly because you know how arguments flow here. But I remember trying to convince some on the kind of talent inherent in Saka, even when the argument was that he was not any better than the wingers we have in the SE. I remember one or two persons say he would rather he drags for jersey with our LBs.

maidaboi:
Everybody just dey reject us
Nawa oooh

Yes, because, for them we are second choice.

Subzero047:
See this mumu

These coons need to stop using Super Eagles name to attract attention.
Watch out for Lookman. He's probably next on the list.

edi287:
These coons need to stop using Super Eagles name to attract attention. Watch out for Lookman. He's probably next on the list.

true talk