Central Defenders OMG

[ANC]

This cannot be the same Nigeria of the 90s. Ajayi and Ekong?

[EMIR KONGI JAFFI JOFFA]

This cannot be the same Nigeria of the 90s. Ajayi and Ekong?

Are u really this daft? whats your point? No its not Nigeria of the 90s because its 2019.

[ANC]

Nigeria is with a long hx of producing strong quality central defenders. What happened?

[Tobi17]

What exactly did Ekong and Ajayi do wrong?

[EMIR KONGI JAFFI JOFFA]

What exactly did Ekong and Ajayi do wrong?

I wonder o. He should be more concerned about rhe sorry state of the black stars instead if trying to steal our joy.

[ANC]

What exactly did Ekong and Ajayi do wrong?

They are flat footed and would be badly exposed against quick strikers. First goal was squarely Ajayi's,

[truetalk]

What exactly did Ekong and Ajayi do wrong?

They are flat footed and would be badly exposed against quick strikers. First goal was squarely Ajayi's,

I know right, like Neymar, Firmino & Richarlison.

[ogasir]

What exactly did Ekong and Ajayi do wrong?

They are flat footed and would be badly exposed against quick strikers. First goal was squarely Ajayi's,

Quick strikers such as?

[ANC]

What exactly did Ekong and Ajayi do wrong?

They are flat footed and would be badly exposed against quick strikers. First goal was squarely Ajayi's,

Quick strikers such as?

Senegal, Senegal, Englad etc

[ogasir]

What exactly did Ekong and Ajayi do wrong?

They are flat footed and would be badly exposed against quick strikers. First goal was squarely Ajayi's,

Quick strikers such as?

Senegal, Senegal, Englad etc

The last time they faced England the game ended 2-1 and none of England's goal was scored by any quick strikers.

[Lolly]

What exactly did Ekong and Ajayi do wrong?

They are flat footed and would be badly exposed against quick strikers. First goal was squarely Ajayi's,

I know right, like Neymar, Firmino & Richarlison.

[ANC]

What exactly did Ekong and Ajayi do wrong?

They are flat footed and would be badly exposed against quick strikers. First goal was squarely Ajayi's,

Quick strikers such as?

Senegal, Senegal, Englad etc

The last time they faced England the game ended 2-1 and none of England's goal was scored by any quick strikers.

Ajayi is not ready.

[ogasir]

What exactly did Ekong and Ajayi do wrong?

They are flat footed and would be badly exposed against quick strikers. First goal was squarely Ajayi's,

Quick strikers such as?

Senegal, Senegal, Englad etc

The last time they faced England the game ended 2-1 and none of England's goal was scored by any quick strikers.

Ajayi is not ready.

Man, shut up

[ANC]

What exactly did Ekong and Ajayi do wrong?

They are flat footed and would be badly exposed against quick strikers. First goal was squarely Ajayi's,

Quick strikers such as?

Senegal, Senegal, Englad etc

The last time they faced England the game ended 2-1 and none of England's goal was scored by any quick strikers.

Ajayi is not ready.

Man, shut up

Man F you. You don't tell me to shut up. Thats my opinion and I have a right to it. Just ignore me if you must.

[Odas]

What exactly did Ekong and Ajayi do wrong?

I wonder o. He should be more concerned about rhe sorry state of the black stars instead if trying to steal our joy.

What? So ANC na Ghananese?

[kali]

He ain't wrong. The entire backline sucks imho. Rohr needs to be looking for replacements for Ekong, Ajayi and Awaziem.

Ola Aina should be tried out as an option in the central midfield. He is not strong enough defensively as a wing back. Any fast player burns him out wide.

[Tobi17]

He ain't wrong. The entire backline sucks imho. Rohr needs to be looking for replacements for Ekong, Ajayi and Awaziem.

Ola Aina should be tried out as an option in the central midfield. He is not strong enough defensively as a wing back. Any fast player burns him out wide.

Typical Nigerian gestapo mentality, just throw the baby away along with the bath water, so Rohr will just wake up one morning and start finding quality defenders left, right, and center like it's that easy abi? of course nobody thinks any of the defenders are world class, but they are still very useful and if played in the right system... can be very good. The fact that Ekong, Ajayi, Omeruo, Awaziem are all starters in their respective clubs should be common enough sense that they are rated well to some extent at least.

[Eclipse]

He ain't wrong. The entire backline sucks imho. Rohr needs to be looking for replacements for Ekong, Ajayi and Awaziem.

Ola Aina should be tried out as an option in the central midfield. He is not strong enough defensively as a wing back. Any fast player burns him out wide.

Typical Nigerian gestapo mentality, just throw the baby away along with the bath water, so Rohr will just wake up one morning and start finding quality defenders left, right, and center like it's that easy abi? of course nobody thinks any of the defenders are world class, but they are still very useful and if played in the right system... can be very good. The fact that Ekong, Ajayi, Omeruo, Awaziem are all starters in their respective clubs should be common enough sense that they are rated well to some extent at least.

Nothing to add Tobi17, you covered it all

[Rawlings]

What exactly did Ekong and Ajayi do wrong?

They are flat footed and would be badly exposed against quick strikers. First goal was squarely Ajayi's,

Quick strikers such as?

Ghana will use them drink akamu

[deanotito]

So beyond his physique and theoretical attributes it brings, Ajayi has not shown me anything that says he should start ahead of Omeruo. He isn’t bad but given relative inexperience and quality of his club, I’d say Omeruo deserves the nod ahead of him.

On Awaziem...players like Awaziem are a coach’s dream i.e. Versatile players that can be slotted in multiple positions. But as always, a coach has to remember that even if a player can play a position well, it’s still not his natural position. I believe Awaziem is best as a CD. That he can play as a RB doesn’t mean he should be permanently fixed there. I’ve seen many coaches make that mistake.

I honestly believe we should go back to the Shehus/Ebuehis for RB. I would have said Idowu too, but Brian never sees an offensive opportunity that looks good to him...he’s like a zero on overlapping, though he’s pretty good defensively. Best prospect I’ve seen at RB for Nigeria over the last 5 years is Ebuehi though. That’s a smart player right there

[Damunk]

He ain't wrong. The entire backline sucks imho. Rohr needs to be looking for replacements for Ekong, Ajayi and Awaziem.

Ola Aina should be tried out as an option in the central midfield. He is not strong enough defensively as a wing back. Any fast player burns him out wide.

Typical Nigerian gestapo mentality, just throw the baby away along with the bath water, so Rohr will just wake up one morning and start finding quality defenders left, right, and center like it's that easy abi? of course nobody thinks any of the defenders are world class, but they are still very useful and if played in the right system... can be very good. The fact that Ekong, Ajayi, Omeruo, Awaziem are all starters in their respective clubs should be common enough sense that they are rated well to some extent at least.

Nothing to add Tobi17, you covered it all

Tobi is the new Tbite.
He makes some of his daddies and unkulus here on CE look like his small nephews.

[olu]

Ajayi seems to be most comfortable on the ball out of all our CDs and gives us the option of having a CD that can bring the ball up (when necessary) or play out from the back. However, he and Ekong are not the quickest. Omeruo although not that fast either is probabaly faster than Ajayi.

Awazeim hasn't been tried much in the CD position. Hope he's able to cement a consistent spot in the starting XI at Leganes. On paper he has the potential to become a very good CD.

[Dammy]

Ajayi is keeping highly rated Egyptian international defender, Ahmed Hegazy on the bench in West Bromwich Albion.