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Troost Ekong would definitely have made the Dutch team

Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2017 11:04 pm
by ogasir
All this talk about players picking Nigeria when they are not good enough is nonsense. Troost Ekong is good enough to play for the Netherlands.

Re: Troost Ekong would definitely have made the Dutch team

Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2017 11:06 pm
by Bigpokey24
I think he is our best CB.....omey said he wasn't good during Rio..I was like huh

Re: Troost Ekong would definitely have made the Dutch team

Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2017 11:08 pm
by The YeyeMan
Neither he nor Balogun are really comfortable on the ball.

Re: Troost Ekong would definitely have made the Dutch team

Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2017 11:11 pm
by Bigpokey24
The YeyeMan wrote:Neither he nor Balogun are really comfortable on the ball.
But they are defenders first, I like their tenacity...our full backs are good on the ball....with time they will work on that , but for me they are both what we need .....

Re: Troost Ekong would definitely have made the Dutch team

Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2017 11:13 pm
by ogasir
The YeyeMan wrote:Neither he nor Balogun are really comfortable on the ball.
And so what? He is still a damn good defender

Re: Troost Ekong would definitely have made the Dutch team

Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2017 11:17 pm
by The YeyeMan
ogasir wrote:
The YeyeMan wrote:Neither he nor Balogun are really comfortable on the ball.
And so what? He is still a damn good defender
Turnovers are a problem as is building from the back in central defence. When pressed they're often guilty of hitting the ball forward in hope rather than expectation. That's so what.

Re: Troost Ekong would definitely have made the Dutch team

Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2017 11:32 pm
by jette1
ogasir wrote:All this talk about players picking Nigeria when they are not good enough is nonsense. Troost Ekong is good enough to play for the Netherlands.
I don’t know where you are based at but other variables come into play when you are a minority in country of residence

Re: Troost Ekong would definitely have made the Dutch team

Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2017 11:55 pm
by muzines
The YeyeMan wrote:Neither he nor Balogun are really comfortable on the ball.
Giorgio Chiellini said recently that Pep Guardiola has ruined Italian defenders by making them think they are playmakers. A defender should not be a playmaker, they should be a defender - unless they play for Barcelona or Spain, in which case they should do whatever the hell they want.

I prefer our players playing defense. We have enough playmakers.

Re: Troost Ekong would definitely have made the Dutch team

Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 12:19 am
by The YeyeMan
Bigpokey24 wrote:
The YeyeMan wrote:Neither he nor Balogun are really comfortable on the ball.
But they are defenders first, I like their tenacity...our full backs are good on the ball....with time they will work on that , but for me they are both what we need .....
Our full backs are good on the ball bar Echiejele.