I think foreign born players are actually the problem

[ogasir]

A lot of these guys already have a sense of superiority because they were born and raised abroad, now when they play teams like Lesotho and Zimbabwe they already underate them thinking it’s gonna be a walk in the park until they get stunned and they find it hard to recover.

[waka-man]

A lot of these guys already have a sense of superiority because they were born and raised abroad, now when they play teams like Lesotho and Zimbabwe they already underate them thinking it’s gonna be a walk in the park until they get stunned and they find it hard to recover.

Any evidence to support your position?

[vancity eagle]

Uzoho has been our biggest problem, BY FAR.

Is he foreign born ?

[Undertaker]

Uzoho has been our biggest problem, BY FAR.

Is he foreign born ?

Yes, he was born in " Basketland" the country is on Mars!

[Scipio Africanus]

I nominate this thread for the dumbest thread ever in the history of CE!

EMT! Dokinta! Nurse! Heeeeelppppp meeeee! I can't breathe!

[Tobi17]

We keep ignoring the OBVIOUS elephant in the room and blaming foreign born players:

1. A below average GK who shouldn't be anywhere close to the NT, but this is Nigeria.

2. A very subpar and outdated manager who still thinks 424/442 is the bread and butter of football in 2023.

3. The inexplicably daft invitation of ONLY 4 midfielders, we might be the only team left that still overloads its squad list with strikers and a criminally thin midfield which explains why we always play with a weird shape with players always played out of their natural positions: and it's not for lack of midfield options...just lazy scouting.

[ohenhen1]

The problem is the NFF and the coach. The players didn't select themselves and didn't choose the system. The players didn't hire the coach.

[Synopsis]

The Morocco, Senegal, and Algeria squad proves this thread is a joke.

[vancity eagle]

The Morocco, Senegal, and Algeria squad proves this thread is a joke.

Yes it does.

The last 2 afcon winners and the first African WC semi Finalist.

And people are still talking about "blending homebased" as if we are still in 2013.

We have already been left behind in an African context.

It will only get worse as we keep making rash decisions based on outdated methods.

[Damunk]

A lot of these guys already have a sense of superiority because they were born and raised abroad, now when they play teams like Lesotho and Zimbabwe they already underate them thinking it’s gonna be a walk in the park until they get stunned and they find it hard to recover.

Any evidence to support this, or is this you projecting?

[Lolly]

The Morocco, Senegal, and Algeria squad proves this thread is a joke.

We have plenty clowns on this forum.

[olu]

Excellent point! Couldn't agree more.

The Morocco, Senegal, and Algeria squad proves this thread is a joke.

[Bigpokey24]

Look at all of una yabbing the bobo... your FCs are in DIV 2.. your FB who wears the number 10 jersey is a bench warmer for Southampton. Let that sink in.... the number 10 of the SE is a bench warmer in a DIV 2 league...smh

We should call a spade a spade , the abroad recruits have failed woefully with the SE.. When you have such making your squad, you get the results we've been experiencing , keep focusing on abroad recruits, at the long run we go see how the thing be

Don't start mixing them up, at this rate we may never get another Samu, Osimhen etc..since nah only LONDON una like to recruit players from

[camex]

The Morocco, Senegal, and Algeria squad proves this thread is a joke.

[Tbite]

The Morocco, Senegal, and Algeria squad proves this thread is a joke.

While I don't agree with the OP. No it doesn't.

What do foreign born Moroccans have in common with foreign born Nigerians? They are culturally very different. Moroccans for one largely live in Netherlands, France etc just off the top of my head.

Nigerian foreign born players live mostly where? England? Germany? Not to mention how they are raised by their families etc.

We cannot make straight comparisons. It is apples and oranges.

[aruako1]

A lot of these guys already have a sense of superiority because they were born and raised abroad, now when they play teams like Lesotho and Zimbabwe they already underate them thinking it’s gonna be a walk in the park until they get stunned and they find it hard to recover.

You are absolutely wrong. While there is a case for considering more home based players for African qualifying games, it is nonsense to say that foreign players collectively feel superior and underrate lower ranked teams. Iwobi grew up in the UK and he was good in both games. Uzoho was abysmal.

[Sleaky72]

A lot of these guys already have a sense of superiority because they were born and raised abroad, now when they play teams like Lesotho and Zimbabwe they already underate them thinking it’s gonna be a walk in the park until they get stunned and they find it hard to recover.

Any evidence to support this, or is this you projecting?

[Enugu II]

A lot of these guys already have a sense of superiority because they were born and raised abroad, now when they play teams like Lesotho and Zimbabwe they already underate them thinking it’s gonna be a walk in the park until they get stunned and they find it hard to recover.

You are absolutely wrong. While there is a case for considering more home based players for African qualifying games, it is nonsense to say that foreign players collectively feel superior and underrate lower ranked teams. Iwobi grew up in the UK and he was good in both games. Uzoho was abysmal.

I read things like this and shake my head. Why must we think because someone is born overseas that he cannot be committed? Or conversely because someone is homebased, he cannot be good? Or someone is not Big This he cannot be good? These labels make little sense. Allow people to come and compete and let the best INDIVIDUAL win! The invitation is for individual and not FB or HB or BIG 5 or that.

[Dammy]

A lot of these guys already have a sense of superiority because they were born and raised abroad, now when they play teams like Lesotho and Zimbabwe they already underate them thinking it’s gonna be a walk in the park until they get stunned and they find it hard to recover.

You are absolutely wrong. While there is a case for considering more home based players for African qualifying games, it is nonsense to say that foreign players collectively feel superior and underrate lower ranked teams. Iwobi grew up in the UK and he was good in both games. Uzoho was abysmal.

I read things like this and shake my head. Why must we think because someone is born overseas that he cannot be committed? Or conversely because someone is homebased, he cannot be good? Or someone is not Big This he cannot be good? These labels make little sense. Allow people to come and compete and let the best INDIVIDUAL win! The invitation is for individual and not FB or HB or BIG 5 or that.

Not “Under the Bridge” as well!

[Enugu II]

A lot of these guys already have a sense of superiority because they were born and raised abroad, now when they play teams like Lesotho and Zimbabwe they already underate them thinking it’s gonna be a walk in the park until they get stunned and they find it hard to recover.

You are absolutely wrong. While there is a case for considering more home based players for African qualifying games, it is nonsense to say that foreign players collectively feel superior and underrate lower ranked teams. Iwobi grew up in the UK and he was good in both games. Uzoho was abysmal.

I read things like this and shake my head. Why must we think because someone is born overseas that he cannot be committed? Or conversely because someone is homebased, he cannot be good? Or someone is not Big This he cannot be good? These labels make little sense. Allow people to come and compete and let the best INDIVIDUAL win! The invitation is for individual and not FB or HB or BIG 5 or that.

Not “Under the Bridge” as well!

No discrimination.

What matters is whether the individual can play or not. That is the only important thing. Everything else is BS.

[Dammy]

A lot of these guys already have a sense of superiority because they were born and raised abroad, now when they play teams like Lesotho and Zimbabwe they already underate them thinking it’s gonna be a walk in the park until they get stunned and they find it hard to recover.

You are absolutely wrong. While there is a case for considering more home based players for African qualifying games, it is nonsense to say that foreign players collectively feel superior and underrate lower ranked teams. Iwobi grew up in the UK and he was good in both games. Uzoho was abysmal.

I read things like this and shake my head. Why must we think because someone is born overseas that he cannot be committed? Or conversely because someone is homebased, he cannot be good? Or someone is not Big This he cannot be good? These labels make little sense. Allow people to come and compete and let the best INDIVIDUAL win! The invitation is for individual and not FB or HB or BIG 5 or that.

Not “Under the Bridge” as well!

No discrimination.

What matters is whether the individual can play or not. That is the only important thing. Everything else is BS.

Top 5 European league is where the best players feature, looking under the bridge is BS.