soetanoreoluwa:


Lol... You still remember... I have a strong feeling we will beat them... Remember how Cameroon so us that time...


Alll fingers crossed!

KK555:
Ighalo in a Nigeria outfit. Could this be Nigeria's World cup outfit?

forgiveness:


Sone Aluko, Raheem Lawal, Martins Obafemi, Haruna Lukeman, Taye Taiwo etcetera also refused to play to the instructions of Keshi hence were not needed!?

Ekpe! Abbasi mbong!

krattoss:
I love this artwork.. It is more than an art.
It depicts the probability of each nations odds of lifting the worldcup title..
Brazil are mostly favorites, followed by Germans,Belgium, Argentina, France etc as u can trace on the picture..

Average teams like Nigeria, Iceland, Saudi, Panama can be seen struggling to get near the cup. It will be a herculean task and a miracle if any pot 3 or 4 team reaches semi finals..

Te potest dare quod non habet.......... You can't give what you don't have.

forgiveness:


Which instructions?

He was not playing to instructions yet he was the highest goalscorer in the qualifiers with 3 or 4 goals!?

Dey deceive yaself.

BascoVanVeli:


Hey! why are we all the way at the bottom hiding behind Messi's horse? Kill the artist.

goldfish80:
Interesting graphic illustration on how Croatia pressed and cut off Brazil's passing lanes in their recent friendly, resulting in Brazil playing long ineffective balls up the pitch. If this will be their pressing template against Nigeria then our midfield and defence will struggle to play out of the back and build sustained pressure on the Europeans.
Jon Ogu, Mikel Obi and Alex Iwobi will be key in our team because there are the only natural pin point passers in the team who can use their passing skills to get out of the Croatia press. Also, Victor Moses will be key because in the absence of Simon Moses, he is the only line breaker in the Nigerian team.
I can't wait for June 16th

TheSuperNerd:
Lol.... na doorbell I want oooo.... I want am make e sound in your ears wella... last time I tried waking you up through knocking ehn, na war... omo you na deep sleeper ooo...


Meanwhile, 5 days 15 hours 35 mins to go....

TheGoodJoe:



Ike Uche, I gathered, was always advocating the adoption of the tactics of his club and would easily make remarks about “how things are done in my club and how they should be done here.”

Sylvanus Okpala, then with the Eagles, reportedly once asked Uche that if all players in a national team insist on adopting their club tactics what will the confusion be like? Okpala advised him to stick to the game plans of the team and that he needed to respect the national team too.

I also gathered that Ike always did things his own way. But there were times his goals covered up tremendously for his tactical indiscipline or idiosyncrasies as the case may be. At the last Nations Cup in South Africa, Ike Uche didn’t have a good tournament.

His matter, I gathered, was compounded by the fact that he bluntly refused to obey instructions especially the one that had to do with marking. As a second striker, Uche was always asked to fall deep to mark. But he was always failing to do so after repeated warnings and opponents were exploiting the space he was creating by his action. It was so bad that even his fellow players complained, I gathered.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/03/understanding-keshi-ike-uche-osaze/


An interesting read and might open your eyes to some of the negativity you have thrown at Keshi and his crew.

TheGoodJoe:


Stop switching topics of debate. I pointed out Ike Uche and your writing a host of players.

MetalJigsaw:
Croatia Coach Dalic: Beating Africa’s “Best” Senegal Is Inspiration To Play Super Eagles


Croatia coach Zlatko Dalić says his team’s friendly against Senegal has provided them with the needed test ahead of their 2018 World Cup opener against Nigeria on June 16.

Dalic’s Croatian side came from 1-0 down to beat World Cup-bound Senegal 2-1 in their final warmup game on Friday.

Ismaila Sarr opened scoring for Senegal on 48 minutes before goals from Ivan Perisic and Andrej Kramaric in the 63rd and 78th minutes, completed the comeback win.
Reacting to the win, Dalic says his team overcame Senegal who in his view are the best team in Africa.

“Congratulations to Senegal for a good performance, they are the best African team, with pacey players, quick transition, and quality defence,” Dalic told Croatia Football Federation.

“That was just the test we needed before the Nigeria encounter at the World Cup.
“In the first half, we distributed the ball too slowly, leaving us with no solutions. Later on, we corrected some things and performed better searching for an equalizer and the winner.”

He expressed delight that they will be heading to Russia on a winning note in their final warmup game but admitted they still need to improve in some aspect of their game.

He added:”Croatia has to be happy to be leaving for Russia with a win, even though we need to improve even further, in order to open the FIFA World Cup with a positive result.

“I remain optimistic, while Croatia needs to learn a lesson, play faster and present more quality. In seven days, we have to be at our maximum level.”


https://www.completesportsnigeria.com/croatia-coach-dalic-beating-africas-best-senegal-is-needed-tonic-to-play-nigerias-super-eagles/

OMANBALA1:
And lets not forget to compliment those guys playing music for Super Eagles on the stands against Czeck republic. They did an amazing job by keeping the atmosphere lively and I felt those METAL GONGS down my balls

krattoss:
I love this artwork.. It is more than an art.
It depicts the probability of each nations odds of lifting the worldcup title..
Brazil are mostly favorites, followed by Germans,Belgium, Argentina, France etc as u can trace on the picture..

Average teams like Nigeria, Iceland, Saudi, Panama can be seen struggling to get near the cup. It will be a herculean task and a miracle if any pot 3 or 4 team reaches semi finals..

Te potest dare quod non habet.......... You can't give what you don't have.

MetalJigsaw:
Oya swear say u no go watch our next match.

OMANBALA1:
And lets not forget to compliment those guys playing music for Super Eagles on the stands against Czeck republic. They did an amazing job by keeping the atmosphere lively and I felt those METAL GONGS down my balls

neighy:
sir your attention is needed here
hope you are still on this thread... And hope you are not going back on your prediction...

KK555:


Those were not Nigeria supporters club. They had different flags and different colours on their musical instruments.

princfred:
Defensively Balogun can do well but it is not known for sure if he has the stamina to go fort and join attack(and what he can offer up there if he does) and fall back as often as a LWB is required to.

krattoss:
my in-law was there but I doubt he played those gongs and drums..

ChrisKels:
After seeing this friendly match between Saudi Arabia and Germany, with how this Arabian players confidently string sweet passes plus their tactical nous, I am sorry to say we are far behind most of the teams going to Russia.

Thats if friendly is anything to go by.

forgiveness:


Morning Session: Eagles Play Practice Game Lasting 50 Minutes; Ighalo Nets Brace, Iwobi & Iheanacho Strike

Published: June 09, 2018

Morning Session: Eagles Play Practice Game Lasting 50 Minutes; Ighalo Nets Brace, Iwobi & Iheanacho Strike
Allnigeriasoccer.com can confirm that the Super Eagles Saturday morning training session was held behind closed doors at their training camp in Avita Resort, Bad Tatzmannsdorf.

The Nigeria Football Federation want the players and officials to be fully focused before their trip to Russia for the World Cup and did not allow fans to watch or the media to cover the session.

The players started this morning's training session, which began at 1000 hours, with the usual warm-up exercises before they rounded up the session by having a practice game between the Team A and Team B which lasted twenty-five minutes each half.

The training game ended 3-1, with Alex Iwobi and Odion Ighalo (2 goals) writing their names on the score-sheet for Team A and Iheanacho pulling a goal back for the Team B.

Two days before their trip to their base camp in Yessentuki, the Super Eagles will train again this evening, starting from 1700 hours.

Meanwhile, allnigeriasoccer.com can independently confirm that there is no rift between captain John Obi Mikel and his assistant Eddy Onazi, amid speculations in the media that they fell out following Nigeria's 2-1 loss to England last weekend.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel


http://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=28089

forgiveness:


Morning Session: Eagles Play Practice Game Lasting 50 Minutes; Ighalo Nets Brace, Iwobi & Iheanacho Strike

Published: June 09, 2018

Morning Session: Eagles Play Practice Game Lasting 50 Minutes; Ighalo Nets Brace, Iwobi & Iheanacho Strike
Allnigeriasoccer.com can confirm that the Super Eagles Saturday morning training session was held behind closed doors at their training camp in Avita Resort, Bad Tatzmannsdorf.

The Nigeria Football Federation want the players and officials to be fully focused before their trip to Russia for the World Cup and did not allow fans to watch or the media to cover the session.

The players started this morning's training session, which began at 1000 hours, with the usual warm-up exercises before they rounded up the session by having a practice game between the Team A and Team B which lasted twenty-five minutes each half.

The training game ended 3-1, with Alex Iwobi and Odion Ighalo (2 goals) writing their names on the score-sheet for Team A and Iheanacho pulling a goal back for the Team B.

Two days before their trip to their base camp in Yessentuki, the Super Eagles will train again this evening, starting from 1700 hours.

Meanwhile, allnigeriasoccer.com can independently confirm that there is no rift between captain John Obi Mikel and his assistant Eddy Onazi, amid speculations in the media that they fell out following Nigeria's 2-1 loss to England last weekend.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel


http://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=28089

zoboizee:
. They will be back soon after their third match. The current super eagles have nothing special to offer. If you are a fan, lower your expectation. If you like to brag about the team, they will disappoint you. Watch their matches, laugh at their flaws & if they ever score a goal, rejoice with them.

MetalJigsaw:
Its a pity. We should have gone past the level of struggling to keep the ball on the ground and string decent passes.