Man of the moment, Ahmed Musa has said that the Super Eagles are capable of beating Lionel Messi-inspired Argentina and secure qualification to the last-16 of the 2018 FIFA World Cup holding in Russia.

Musa scored two goals to down Iceland in their second group D game on Friday and believes he can do same on June 26 when Nigeria trade tackles with Argentina in the make or mar encounter.

He scored two goals in Nigeria’s 3-2 loss to Argentina four years ago at the World Cup in Brazil and another two goals in Leicester’s pre-season 4-2 win over a Messi-inspired Barcelona team.

“I think scoring against Argentina isn’t that difficult for me.

“We know the importance of the game. It’s do-or-die,” Musa said after his Man-of-the-match performance against Iceland.

A victory for the Super Eagles over Argentina will ensure automatic qualification, while a draw will leave the Super Eagles depending on the result of the Iceland vs Croatia game to be played simultaneously.

But Musa believes he can help the Super Eagles beat Argentina.

He said, “I can remember four years ago when Messi played in Brazil I scored two goals.
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I can see super eagles wining Argentina.

I can see Messi crying like a GOAT he is

Yes! We're winning and there's nothing they can do about it

How Nigeria can beat Argentina, I am not a football analyst, just a crude observer
To beat an opponent in football is not rocket science.
It depends on the coach and the players, of course they make up the team.

1. THE FIRST HALF IS AS IMPORTANT AS THE SECOND HALF: This is one of the issues of mindset. I can remember a certain commentator referring to Nigeria's Super eagles as a second half team, and this is a consequence of we not performing in most first half of our matches. The first half is the time you have to destabilize your opponent. This was the first mistake made by Iceland, they fail to destabilize us from the first half by preferring to seat in their box and play on counter thereby allowing us to grow in confidence which begin to become evident towards the end of first half but actually materialize in the second half

2. DISPOSSESS THEM: We have dribblers and a lot of them in the Argentine National team, the likes of Dybala and Lionel Messi. But it is actually very possible to dispossess these wizards. We blacks are known for our Strength, and this is one thing we have to use to our advantage here. When an opponent player is holding on to the ball, two of our players should rush to tackle him, while the other player around that part of the field should mark, one-on-one, other opponent players nearer to the player in possession of the ball should in case he passes to any of his teammates around him. This tactic will prevent Argentina from having much needed time on the ball, and consequentially reduce their chance of scoring.

3. DON'T PLAY OLD TIRED LEGS: This is actually a message to the coach. The likes of Onazi, Joel Obi and Ighalo have done well for Nigeria in the past. I can remember the Confederations cup in 2013 or 2014, where Onazi was our star player and Mikel Obi was on fire after they had helped us win the Nations cup in 2013. These guys are past their prime now. And you can't expect them to start running around the field to actualize the step number 2 above. To implement the step two above, we need young players who can run tirelessly for a whole of 90 minutes. Mikel Obi can still be used because he is a reliable defending midfielder.

4. COMPLETE PASSES: No player should hold on to the ball for too long, except if he is pressing forward with the ball. Even if na just to pass to the person beside you and take the pass back in a second. Pass the ball around, distribute the play and always find a way to move forward. This would destabilize the opponent.

5. DON'T FORGET TO PLAY AS A TEAM: This is the most important part of this write-up. The code is Massive-Attack, Mass-Defend. When you mass defend, you automatically implement the step two. When you mass attack, you expose their defense and give them a tough time. However, we must be careful not to expose our defense when we mass attack. There must be, at least three of our defenders should be at the midfield in case of counter attacks.

I recommend a 4-3-3 formation.
Moses-Omeruo-Leon-Ekong.
Etebo-mikel-Ndidi
Simi-Iheanacho-Musa

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Argentina Vs Nigeria - Ahmed Musa Goal