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Or you mean 'your team'? (i.e. the one you have worked tirelessly in trying to super impose on everyone that cares to listen?
Speak for yourself, bro.
Ayo Akinfe wrote:Our team is gradually taking shape. We now look like a squad that is actually going to compete rather than just participate. The team that featured in the qualifiers was a right joke and would have been home after three games.

Just to put things into perspective, consider the team that qualified as a Division Two side that needed roughty toughly fighters to gain promotion. Now we are in the Premier League, the squad has had to be significantly upgraded with quality as the challenges are totally different.
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Ayo Akinfe wrote:Joel Obi will be in the Super Eagles squad when they regroup next year for two high profile games in the month of March next year as part of their preparations for the World Cup in Russia.

Obi who has caught the eyes of coach Gernot Rohr with his scintillating performances for Torino this season after overcoming the numerous injuries which has slowed down his career in recent times.

The midfielder has so far scored two Serie A goals with two assists to his name, a form which has earned him a recall to the team he last played for three years ago.

Owngoalnigeria.com gathered that Rohr has been largely impressed with his abilities to dictate play from deep, and also the fact that he is ever present for the team in the Serie A as long as he is fit.

His invitation will increase the options available to Rohr in midfield, one area where the team are well stocked but also need options to key players particularly Wilfred Ndidi.
Let's hope he is fit around the time of call up.
More importantly fit around the time of the world cup proper. :)
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theYemster wrote:
Enugu II wrote:
Ayo Akinfe wrote:Joel Obi will be in the Super Eagles squad when they regroup next year for two high profile games in the month of March next year as part of their preparations for the World Cup in Russia.

Obi who has caught the eyes of coach Gernot Rohr with his scintillating performances for Torino this season after overcoming the numerous injuries which has slowed down his career in recent times.

The midfielder has so far scored two Serie A goals with two assists to his name, a form which has earned him a recall to the team he last played for three years ago.

Owngoalnigeria.com gathered that Rohr has been largely impressed with his abilities to dictate play from deep, and also the fact that he is ever present for the team in the Serie A as long as he is fit.

His invitation will increase the options available to Rohr in midfield, one area where the team are well stocked but also need options to key players particularly Wilfred Ndidi.
Let's hope he is fit around the time of call up.
More importantly fit around the time of the world cup proper. :)
Just like Sicknote Darren Anderton of Spurs, who used to miss most of the season through injury but gets fit in time to make England squads for WCs and European Championships. :lol:
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Ayo Akinfe wrote:Our team is gradually taking shape. We now look like a squad that is actually going to compete rather than just participate. The team that featured in the qualifiers was a right joke and would have been home after three games.

Just to put things into perspective, consider the team that qualified as a Division Two side that needed roughty toughly fighters to gain promotion. Now we are in the Premier League, the squad has had to be significantly upgraded with quality as the challenges are totally different.
I 100% rightly agree with you on this and your analogy is perfect. FOr me, Ighalo and SImon Moses are not good enough. While Onazi is very good, we need a central midfielder that would bring serious attacking bite or creativity, help maintain possession to the team. Hence I would prefer Joel Obi or Etebo in that Central MIdfield Spot.

I see Joel Obi taking Fake Mikel or Ogu's spot while Onazi would be left to hustle the DM position with Ndidi.

Now, we need Esiti to be given another look in and Kelechi Nwakali to start playing regularly at Venlo.
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chief nfachairman wrote:
Ayo Akinfe wrote:Our team is gradually taking shape. We now look like a squad that is actually going to compete rather than just participate. The team that featured in the qualifiers was a right joke and would have been home after three games.

Just to put things into perspective, consider the team that qualified as a Division Two side that needed roughty toughly fighters to gain promotion. Now we are in the Premier League, the squad has had to be significantly upgraded with quality as the challenges are totally different.
I 100% rightly agree with you on this and your analogy is perfect. FOr me, Ighalo and SImon Moses are not good enough. While Onazi is very good, we need a central midfielder that would bring serious attacking bite or creativity, help maintain possession to the team. Hence I would prefer Joel Obi or Etebo in that Central MIdfield Spot.

I see Joel Obi taking Fake Mikel or Ogu's spot while Onazi would be left to hustle the DM position with Ndidi.

Now, we need Esiti to be given another look in and Kelechi Nwakali to start playing regularly at Venlo.
There has always been a precedent of one or more players who have participated in WCQs being dropped for better players that emerge. In 1994, Nduka Ugbade and Isaac Semitoje, who had played most of the qualifiers including the crucial game in Algiers and a member of the CAN 94 winning squad was dropped. In 2002, the players dropped were mostly due to non football related reasons. In 2010, Seyi Olofinjana and Obinna Nwaneri were dropped despite playing regularly in the WCQs and CAN2010. In 2014, the likes of Ideye, Ogu, Ogude etc were dropped despite featuring prominently in the WCQs. I believe in 2018, the likes of Moses Simon (If Bazee lives up to the hype), Agu, Ogu (If Joel Obi is recalled) may be in danger of finding themselves in a similar situation.
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Ayo Akinfe wrote:Our team is gradually taking shape. We now look like a squad that is actually going to compete rather than just participate. The team that featured in the qualifiers was a right joke and would have been home after three games.

Just to put things into perspective, consider the team that qualified as a Division Two side that needed roughty toughly fighters to gain promotion. Now we are in the Premier League, the squad has had to be significantly upgraded with quality as the challenges are totally different.

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It will be good if he remains fit until March and I hope this is even true as Obi will be a great edition to the squad.
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chief nfachairman wrote:
Ayo Akinfe wrote:Our team is gradually taking shape. We now look like a squad that is actually going to compete rather than just participate. The team that featured in the qualifiers was a right joke and would have been home after three games.

Just to put things into perspective, consider the team that qualified as a Division Two side that needed roughty toughly fighters to gain promotion. Now we are in the Premier League, the squad has had to be significantly upgraded with quality as the challenges are totally different.
I 100% rightly agree with you on this and your analogy is perfect. FOr me, Ighalo and SImon Moses are not good enough. While Onazi is very good, we need a central midfielder that would bring serious attacking bite or creativity, help maintain possession to the team. Hence I would prefer Joel Obi or Etebo in that Central MIdfield Spot.

I see Joel Obi taking Fake Mikel or Ogu's spot while Onazi would be left to hustle the DM position with Ndidi.

Now, we need Esiti to be given another look in and Kelechi Nwakali to start playing regularly at Venlo.
I think Ighalo will deliver the goods!
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Ayo Akinfe wrote:
chief nfachairman wrote:
Ayo Akinfe wrote:Our team is gradually taking shape. We now look like a squad that is actually going to compete rather than just participate. The team that featured in the qualifiers was a right joke and would have been home after three games.

Just to put things into perspective, consider the team that qualified as a Division Two side that needed roughty toughly fighters to gain promotion. Now we are in the Premier League, the squad has had to be significantly upgraded with quality as the challenges are totally different.
I 100% rightly agree with you on this and your analogy is perfect. FOr me, Ighalo and SImon Moses are not good enough. While Onazi is very good, we need a central midfielder that would bring serious attacking bite or creativity, help maintain possession to the team. Hence I would prefer Joel Obi or Etebo in that Central MIdfield Spot.

I see Joel Obi taking Fake Mikel or Ogu's spot while Onazi would be left to hustle the DM position with Ndidi.

Now, we need Esiti to be given another look in and Kelechi Nwakali to start playing regularly at Venlo.
I think Ighalo will deliver the goods!

I doubt he can. He has never delivered the goods on a high level except for 4months in the EPL and he got found out. He is good, but not good enough.
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chief nfachairman wrote:
Ayo Akinfe wrote:
chief nfachairman wrote:
Ayo Akinfe wrote:Our team is gradually taking shape. We now look like a squad that is actually going to compete rather than just participate. The team that featured in the qualifiers was a right joke and would have been home after three games.

Just to put things into perspective, consider the team that qualified as a Division Two side that needed roughty toughly fighters to gain promotion. Now we are in the Premier League, the squad has had to be significantly upgraded with quality as the challenges are totally different.
I 100% rightly agree with you on this and your analogy is perfect. FOr me, Ighalo and SImon Moses are not good enough. While Onazi is very good, we need a central midfielder that would bring serious attacking bite or creativity, help maintain possession to the team. Hence I would prefer Joel Obi or Etebo in that Central MIdfield Spot.

I see Joel Obi taking Fake Mikel or Ogu's spot while Onazi would be left to hustle the DM position with Ndidi.

Now, we need Esiti to be given another look in and Kelechi Nwakali to start playing regularly at Venlo.
I think Ighalo will deliver the goods!

I doubt he can. He has never delivered the goods on a high level except for 4months in the EPL and he got found out. He is good, but not good enough.
I look forward to seeing your line-up. For me, Ighalo earned his spot with the way he played against Cameroon over both legs.
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chief nfachairman wrote:
Ayo Akinfe wrote:
chief nfachairman wrote:
Ayo Akinfe wrote:Our team is gradually taking shape. We now look like a squad that is actually going to compete rather than just participate. The team that featured in the qualifiers was a right joke and would have been home after three games.

Just to put things into perspective, consider the team that qualified as a Division Two side that needed roughty toughly fighters to gain promotion. Now we are in the Premier League, the squad has had to be significantly upgraded with quality as the challenges are totally different.
I 100% rightly agree with you on this and your analogy is perfect. FOr me, Ighalo and SImon Moses are not good enough. While Onazi is very good, we need a central midfielder that would bring serious attacking bite or creativity, help maintain possession to the team. Hence I would prefer Joel Obi or Etebo in that Central MIdfield Spot.

I see Joel Obi taking Fake Mikel or Ogu's spot while Onazi would be left to hustle the DM position with Ndidi.

Now, we need Esiti to be given another look in and Kelechi Nwakali to start playing regularly at Venlo.
I think Ighalo will deliver the goods!

I doubt he can. He has never delivered the goods on a high level except for 4months in the EPL and he got found out. He is good, but not good enough.
I think this sums it up perfectly.
Having said that, he is the best we've got at the moment.
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Damunk wrote:
chief nfachairman wrote:
Ayo Akinfe wrote:
chief nfachairman wrote:
Ayo Akinfe wrote:Our team is gradually taking shape. We now look like a squad that is actually going to compete rather than just participate. The team that featured in the qualifiers was a right joke and would have been home after three games.

Just to put things into perspective, consider the team that qualified as a Division Two side that needed roughty toughly fighters to gain promotion. Now we are in the Premier League, the squad has had to be significantly upgraded with quality as the challenges are totally different.
I 100% rightly agree with you on this and your analogy is perfect. FOr me, Ighalo and SImon Moses are not good enough. While Onazi is very good, we need a central midfielder that would bring serious attacking bite or creativity, help maintain possession to the team. Hence I would prefer Joel Obi or Etebo in that Central MIdfield Spot.

I see Joel Obi taking Fake Mikel or Ogu's spot while Onazi would be left to hustle the DM position with Ndidi.

Now, we need Esiti to be given another look in and Kelechi Nwakali to start playing regularly at Venlo.
I think Ighalo will deliver the goods!

I doubt he can. He has never delivered the goods on a high level except for 4months in the EPL and he got found out. He is good, but not good enough.
I think this sums it up perfectly.
Having said that, he is the best we've got at the moment.

It would be nice to have a Luis Suarez, Jesus Gabriel, Cristiano Ronaldo, Harry Kane, Lionel Messi, etc leading our line but hey, when the wanted is not available, the available becomes wanted. Ighalo is the best we have for now ooooo.

Show me a better targetman and I am all for using him. So far, neither Awoniyi, Osinhem or Kayode have proved they can hold the ball up better.
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Not sure about this one. He is Nigeria's answer to Owen Hargreaves or Phil Jones. Good player but his body seems to be made of glass.
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:clap: :clap: :thumb:

lord please let him stay healthy. He would be an incredible addition to our squad.
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Looking that ayo works for owngoal I definitely believe that this news was orchestrated by Ayo Akinfe. It’s pribab false
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The only thing I will say about this story is that it is too early and thus it cannot amount to any certainty. Perhaps, there has been a discussion of players deserving invitation in march and Joel's name was mentioned. It cannot be anything more than such ordinary speculation. After all the list will not be ready till close to the window when the coach has an idea of who is and who is not available. Just my tuppence.
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Dammy wrote:
theYemster wrote:
Enugu II wrote:
Ayo Akinfe wrote:Joel Obi will be in the Super Eagles squad when they regroup next year for two high profile games in the month of March next year as part of their preparations for the World Cup in Russia.

Obi who has caught the eyes of coach Gernot Rohr with his scintillating performances for Torino this season after overcoming the numerous injuries which has slowed down his career in recent times.

The midfielder has so far scored two Serie A goals with two assists to his name, a form which has earned him a recall to the team he last played for three years ago.

Owngoalnigeria.com gathered that Rohr has been largely impressed with his abilities to dictate play from deep, and also the fact that he is ever present for the team in the Serie A as long as he is fit.

His invitation will increase the options available to Rohr in midfield, one area where the team are well stocked but also need options to key players particularly Wilfred Ndidi.
Let's hope he is fit around the time of call up.
More importantly fit around the time of the world cup proper. :)
Just like Sicknote Darren Anderton of Spurs, who used to miss most of the season through injury but gets fit in time to make England squads for WCs and European Championships. :lol:
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Enugu II wrote:The only thing I will say about this story is that it is too early and thus it cannot amount to any certainty. Perhaps, there has been a discussion of players deserving invitation in march and Joel's name was mentioned. It cannot be anything more than such ordinary speculation. After all the list will not be ready till close to the window when the coach has an idea of who is and who is not available. Just my tuppence.
True. I suspect he is just on Rohr’s radar like say Akpoguma and Uduokhai. We will not know the list until the first week of March at the earliest.
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chief nfachairman wrote:
Ayo Akinfe wrote:
chief nfachairman wrote:
Ayo Akinfe wrote:Our team is gradually taking shape. We now look like a squad that is actually going to compete rather than just participate. The team that featured in the qualifiers was a right joke and would have been home after three games.

Just to put things into perspective, consider the team that qualified as a Division Two side that needed roughty toughly fighters to gain promotion. Now we are in the Premier League, the squad has had to be significantly upgraded with quality as the challenges are totally different.
I 100% rightly agree with you on this and your analogy is perfect. FOr me, Ighalo and SImon Moses are not good enough. While Onazi is very good, we need a central midfielder that would bring serious attacking bite or creativity, help maintain possession to the team. Hence I would prefer Joel Obi or Etebo in that Central MIdfield Spot.

I see Joel Obi taking Fake Mikel or Ogu's spot while Onazi would be left to hustle the DM position with Ndidi.

Now, we need Esiti to be given another look in and Kelechi Nwakali to start playing regularly at Venlo.
I think Ighalo will deliver the goods!

I doubt he can. He has never delivered the goods on a high level except for 4months in the EPL and he got found out. He is good, but not good enough.
He has the ability but he lost form and with that his confidence but for Nigeria he seems to found it.
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Joel Obi staying injury-free till next summer is much more questionable than him named in the final SE squad of 23. Even he will not challenge that based on his history.
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Eaglezbeak wrote:
chief nfachairman wrote:
Ayo Akinfe wrote:
chief nfachairman wrote:
Ayo Akinfe wrote:Our team is gradually taking shape. We now look like a squad that is actually going to compete rather than just participate. The team that featured in the qualifiers was a right joke and would have been home after three games.

Just to put things into perspective, consider the team that qualified as a Division Two side that needed roughty toughly fighters to gain promotion. Now we are in the Premier League, the squad has had to be significantly upgraded with quality as the challenges are totally different.
I 100% rightly agree with you on this and your analogy is perfect. FOr me, Ighalo and SImon Moses are not good enough. While Onazi is very good, we need a central midfielder that would bring serious attacking bite or creativity, help maintain possession to the team. Hence I would prefer Joel Obi or Etebo in that Central MIdfield Spot.

I see Joel Obi taking Fake Mikel or Ogu's spot while Onazi would be left to hustle the DM position with Ndidi.

Now, we need Esiti to be given another look in and Kelechi Nwakali to start playing regularly at Venlo.
I think Ighalo will deliver the goods!

I doubt he can. He has never delivered the goods on a high level except for 4months in the EPL and he got found out. He is good, but not good enough.
He has the ability but he lost form and with that his confidence but for Nigeria he seems to found it.
I look forward to seeing what form he is in come March.
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chief nfachairman wrote:
Ayo Akinfe wrote:Our team is gradually taking shape. We now look like a squad that is actually going to compete rather than just participate. The team that featured in the qualifiers was a right joke and would have been home after three games.

Just to put things into perspective, consider the team that qualified as a Division Two side that needed roughty toughly fighters to gain promotion. Now we are in the Premier League, the squad has had to be significantly upgraded with quality as the challenges are totally different.
I 100% rightly agree with you on this and your analogy is perfect. FOr me, Ighalo and SImon Moses are not good enough. While Onazi is very good, we need a central midfielder that would bring serious attacking bite or creativity, help maintain possession to the team. Hence I would prefer Joel Obi or Etebo in that Central MIdfield Spot.

I see Joel Obi taking Fake Mikel or Ogu's spot while Onazi would be left to hustle the DM position with Ndidi.

Now, we need Esiti to be given another look in and Kelechi Nwakali to start playing regularly at Venlo.

untrained bigot! I see you are still trying to sell players with your ugly teeth! :lol: :lol:
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EMIR KONGI JAFFI JOFFA wrote:5 months before the game? :shock:
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