Montaque:
They should just stop their overhead passes. The ball should be played on the ground not in the air; we don't have good free kick and corner kick players.
Eagles are known for short level passes not long overhead volley.

Mprepz:


from what I watched last match, Ambrose and Ahmed musa should be dropped!
Iwobi or iheanacho, one of them should start!

TheSuperNerd:
Moses Simon is a good freekick taker.

Aimuannose:
My fucking country Nigeria that cannot boast of a good playing pitch.My question is when will Nigeria ever boast of having a good pitch that can be compared to the ones in south Africa? I am not talking about Europe now. Small African countries like Tanzania, Gabon, Kenya, Mauritania etc have very good turfs/pitches but Nigeria's own is always an eyesore.The question is, is it that nobody is seeing it or we don't know.Bad pitches tend to hinder good play of football.I am a footballer and I know what I am talking about.Mark my word Nigeria is to play better in Alexendria Egypt because of the good pitch there.But we still must pray mother luck is on their side.

Mprepz:


lol.. he tried sha
still those his freekicks were off target

safarigirl:
all I'm saying....Ighalo's biggest problem was trying to reach for aerial balls against a taller Egyptian side.

Got to watch Brazil v. Uruguay last night and I can say that only one scoring chance came from an aerial ball the entire 90 minutes from both sides and it didn't go in.

Play the ball on the ground, using aerial balls is a lazy style of play, we need penetrating passes into the 18-yard box and if I remember clearly against Egypt, only Iwobi gave a penetrating pass to V.Moses, then Iheanacho's low shots were also penetrating. Anybody wey no sabi play ball for ground, make e no dey front 3.

Iwobi....Ighalo/Iheanacho....V.Moses should start in front 3. I no wan see that okada wey no get direction in the first 45 minutes

Mprepz:


ighalo plays better when he's paired with another intelligent striker ( deeney ) and we don't have any other ball playing striker! so what's ur suggestion?

ukandi1:


U dropped a player firing from all cylinders base on a preconceived perception of Onazi or base on current form? Ikeme is even ruled out of d showdown in Alexandria. Ur lineup cannot do d job for Nigeria. Echiejile has to return to no 3 otherwise Sallah may not be that unlucky to go pass Abuzie. Onazi must not start. Etebo is better at least base on current form not antecedent.
My humble opinion

princemi:


there's no way Nigeria would beat Egypt without Iheanacho

princemi:


there's no way Nigeria would beat Egypt without Iheanacho

ukandi1:


Exactly my opinion. That guy wit no 6 was playing from 3. And that's why I am suggesting that Echiejile returns to d starting bet

binhozie:


He will be a good sub when the Egyptians open up not when they are packing the bus
Most people don't even recognize iheanacho is painfully one footed.

TheSuperNerd:
What do you mean by "painfully one footed"??

He's scored with his right foot for Man City this season so where does "painfully" come in??

Messi is equally one-footed for your info but is the best in the world so don't bring in "one-footedness" like it's some huge disadvantage.

Nacho is naturally left-footed but uses his right also on some occasions.

safarigirl:
all I'm saying....Ighalo's biggest problem was trying to reach for aerial balls against a taller Egyptian side.

Got to watch Brazil v. Uruguay last night and I can say that only one scoring chance came from an aerial ball the entire 90 minutes from both sides and it didn't go in.

Play the ball on the ground, using aerial balls is a lazy style of play, we need penetrating passes into the 18-yard box and if I remember clearly against Egypt, only Iwobi gave a penetrating pass to V.Moses, then Iheanacho's low shots were also penetrating. Anybody wey no sabi play ball for ground, make e no dey front 3.

Iwobi....Ighalo/Iheanacho....V.Moses should start in front 3. I no wan see that okada wey no get direction in the first 45 minutes

binhozie:
Read the more modified post

TheSuperNerd:
I've read it and my point stands.

binhozie:


Iheanacho is not like messi
He is a left footed Muller that cant nod the ball

binhozie:
People advocating for echejile don't know the dude is now a slow poke salah will eat him alive at least Amuzie contributed a lot to the attack
The mistake most people are making is thinking our most in form forwards are ighalo and iheanacho that's a lie your most inform forwards currently are Musa and Iwobi they should start.
Iheanacho and Ighalo play better when they have partners to distract attention from them.
And none of them is able to do it for the other in S.E
Ighalo might perform if he has not necessarily a deeney like player, a player like moses can still suffice as an 8 behind him as moses will most likely beat one or 2 men constantly and free up space for him.

TheGoodJoe:


I believe Echiejile is not up to the task but I disagree on Musa and Iwobi being the in form forwards.

Iheanacho showed in the last game what he offers. He does not need too much time to take his shot. His shots are accurate. He can drop deep to combine with the midfield.

These are qualities that few of our forwards can boast of.

I put Iwobi there strictly for his passes. I doubt we have anyone that can pass like him.

TheGoodJoe:



I also got to watch that game last night. Remember Renato Augusto's goal? Brazil's second goal that came from Neymar dropping deep and Renato running forward to receive the ball.


----------------Gustavo(DMF)-------------------Fernandinho(DMF)-----------
--------------------------------------Renato(CMF/AMF)--------------------------------
Willian(SS)-----------------------------------------------------------D. Costa(SS)
-------------------------------------Neymar(CF)------------------------------------------

A similar set up to the one I proposed.

TheSuperNerd:
Iheanacho is like Messi in many dynamic ways. He also has some muller and Pele traits.

He also has some Silva traits. He's a #9 and #10 rolled into one player. He's a "Super Hybrid".

And sorry to say you're wrong Sir. Nacho can nod the ball. He did so at U-17 level. He did so in pre-season for Man City. He can nod it really well but is yet to score a headed goal.

binhozie:

Pele lol do u mean abedi Pele or pelle in priemiership
That iheanacho in U17 is quite different from this one almost like there not the same person akin to mikels transformation after U20
The current iheanacho hardly takes risks to beat a man the Silva and his incisive passes have dissapeared

binhozie:


But u agree with me that Iwobi s passes are begging for someone making runs( musa) not someone who will hang back and take shots iheanacho

binhozie:

Pele lol do u mean abedi Pele or pelle in priemiership
That iheanacho in U17 is quite different from this one almost like there not the same person akin to mikels transformation after U20
The current iheanacho hardly takes risks to beat a man the Silva and his incisive passes have dissapeared

binhozie:

Pele lol do u mean abedi Pele or pelle in priemiership
That iheanacho in U17 is quite different from this one almost like there not the same person akin to mikels transformation after U20
The current iheanacho hardly takes risks to beat a man the Silva and his incisive passes have dissapeared

TheGoodJoe:


Saying someone has Pele's trait does not mean that he plays like Pele. He is talking of Nacho playing with similar style and target. Trying to influence the game than waiting for others to do it.

Pele created a lot of goals and scored a lot. Same with Messi and Muller. Yet, they do not have similar playing styles.

Aimuannose:
My fucking country Nigeria that cannot boast of a good playing pitch.My question is when will Nigeria ever boast of having a good pitch that can be compared to the ones in south Africa? I am not talking about Europe now. Small African countries like Tanzania, Gabon, Kenya, Mauritania etc have very good turfs/pitches but Nigeria's own is always an eyesore.The question is, is it that nobody is seeing it or we don't know.Bad pitches tend to hinder good play of football.I am a footballer and I know what I am talking about.Mark my word Nigeria is to play better in Alexendria Egypt because of the good pitch there.But we still must pray mother luck is on their side.