TheSuperNerd:
Some of you guys really are having fun gathering likes over obvious posts hitting on our boys and any slight hint of their social activity as of they just deliberately went there to fail. It is okay... Now is the season.... Have your fun.

But one thing I know is this: Those guys are not jokers. They showed fire and fight in the WC Qualifiers and will hopefully show so again. They just have to look within coz they have it in them. They have only failed to pull it out of themselves and soar. I hope to see a better SE team come Friday.

Humility017:


to this words to the bank....
some persons here are smarter than rohr...
wisdom is not in age...but in mindset...and attitude...

rohr's attitude shows fear all through starting from his post match conference....
his tactics are all rigid.....
I don't expect much from him...at all.
it will take a miracle for him to do the right thing prior next match....

Humility017:

salisu is another dumb coach....
his likes are often folks who worship Europeans....because of their skin color....

see him sitting on the bench opening his white teeth.... Africans especially Nigerians have so much inferiority complex...it is a serious issue that needs to be solved.

Mujtahida:

You are becoming increasingly foul mouthed. I guess it's the booze. Quit the bottle before it do you in.

TheSuperNerd:
Some of you guys really are having fun gathering likes over obvious posts hitting on our boys and any slight hint of their social activity as of they just deliberately went there to fail. It is okay... Now is the season.... Have your fun.

But one thing I know is this: Those guys are not jokers. They showed fire and fight in the WC Qualifiers and will hopefully show so again. They just have to look within coz they have it in them. They have only failed to pull it out of themselves and soar. I hope to see a better SE team come Friday.

edi287:

Parvlenka, Hradecky and Rico are better options. I'd rather we take a punt on Lunin and Lafont. Leverkusen are replacing him with a better keeper in Hradecky. I don't care about his potential, Leno has been average for 2-3 seasons now

MetalJigsaw:
Whilesome folks thought it was all mind games. Not knowing that it was mere cowardice and incompetence.

edi287:

I swear. I still think it's a bad idea to make him U23 coach. I'd remove the guy and put amunnike or Finidi.

edi287:

Mikel should have been deployed deeper yesterday. I don't understand why people aren't seeing this. We got away with it at the WCQs but I always knew it'd be difficult in the WC proper.
We needed Iwobi and Etebo ahead with Ighalo to press while Mikel dictates from deep. We know Mikel's stamina is poor so why make him have to drop back deep anyways when he can start from deep, save his energy from running up and down and dictate??

somehow:
Please describe the 2 shots on target you're talking about because the one i watched, i saw no 2 shots on target from Ighalo, only 1 weak header.
You didn't watch the match yet you think you have an opinion?

realpoacher:


Obviously you will need to pass this your message to them before we stop berating them...

Because obviously they seem ignorant of what you just said


I REPEAT... Find a way and Pass this your information to them

Else it won't be funny if they repeat the same lackluster performance against Iceland ��

goldfish80:

Those character profiling based on nationality makes for a nice read and nothing more.

I like being practical, we have our own German in Gernot Rohr, some of his decisions so far have been based on sheer sentiment. Will you tell me he's not German enough? How about Berti Vogts? On what ground did he drop Enyeama and instead opted for Austin Ejide?
Humans are always human. Forget those character prose.

Mujtahida:

During the WCQ they fought using the same tactics that is now suspect.

Immediately the groupings was done Rohr began to sing a song titled 'we are the underdogs' and the same players who coasted to victory after victory during the WCQ have not been the same again. The coach is singing a song of defeat, the players dance it out on the pitch.

TheSuperNerd:
Some of you guys really are having fun gathering likes over obvious posts hitting on our boys and any slight hint of their social activity as if they just deliberately went there to fail. It is okay... Now is the season.... Have your fun.

But one thing I know is this: Those guys are not jokers. They showed fire and fight in the WC Qualifiers and will hopefully show so again. They just have to look within coz they have it in them. They have only failed to pull it out of themselves and soar. I hope to see a better SE team come Friday.

Nedville:

They are the underdogs though....along with Iceland...at the start

eterisan:
Nerdy boy.... Why you so concerned about the likes. That is the least of my concern.

Nigerians we generally suffer from this, so religious and sentimental.. They sing up and down in camp, pray before during and after the match like that is the solution. To me it just shows we are not ready.

They should be focused on game plan, tactics and the rest not to be singing up and down like an international boys choir.

elyte89:



My man in boss kog45 voice, na only u still dey support eagles wholeheartedly oo ,boiz don dey decamp small small

andrew444:


It's not easy we can't get all foreign guys

We are lucky to get ebuehi especially now that he is a benfica player if not we for hear am.

If ebuehi dey team like Ajax to get am go be wahala oo,thank God say e don dey super eagles before he join benfica

Humility017:

please bro...with all due respect....
keep quiet...
what are you saying that Ighalo did same?
i have been reading your comments since yesterday....all watery with no reason in it..

it is not a must you comment to defend mediocrity.... when last did Ighalo scored for the super eagles...?
after 7 matches still on goal drought and the foolish excuse we keep getting is that he was being played as a lone striker...
is he the only lone striker played in the world...?
same goal drought he had in Watford prior his departure...maybe we should blame that on him being starved of balls upfront...

please I am sorry if my response look abusive...

forgiveness:


My friend, if you are becoulded by emotions to remite judgement, I have gone beyond that.

I don't care about what Ighalo played years ago, I am talking about what I saw yesterday which is fact.

You all shouting Ighalo didn't play well. Ok who will play well in that situation?

Na Iheanacho abi na Simy? Well, maybe simy can do well alone yesterday but I don't think Iheanacho will do nada yesterday. Fact.

Read my lips and na finger again. Iheanacho will do nada if isolated like Ighalo yesterday.

Simy will do little too because he still needs support but Mikel didn't do anything to support or add pressure.

You people should cool down and read match with common sense before you start shouting this player no good.

The ball Ighalo took a weak shot was as a result of no Nigerian player in the box to receive a pass.

Anyway, make Rohr commot Ighalo put the player that rocks your boat so we go get peace for this place. Haba!

Mujtahida:

It doesn't just make for a nice read. It bears on practical aspects of life.

Your insistence on sticking this sentiments thing onto the Germans is classic projection. your mentioning Rohr makes it even more evident.

What is the overriding reason why Rohr went to the WC with these 23? We all know it and it is that he wants to stick to the team that played the WCQ(whether for good or bad-that is the overriding reason) . And I'd do same too not go topple my team and bring in (your darling team B) those who have no clear cut quality above the 23 he chose. If there's sentiments it must surely come from our brothers who would whisper our favourite ethnic biases into his ears. We can criticise the German but not on grounds of sentiments. 95% of Nigerians align with his choice of players. I suppose Because he didn't pick Nwakali Brothers now means he's sentimental. Choi!

The reason for Voghts choice is well known(forumites here have said it) and I think even documented:Berti Voghts chose Ejide because he fit into the German preference for big tall gk not frivolous, soppy sentiments and you know the functionality of that preference.

You are projecting Bro. Nothing objective to validate your point. I repeat it's a matter of your opinion and you free to air but just know that it's not factual. Not in the least.

Humility017:


abeg try rest...because you need am.

please better stick to scouting...players... because your analysis of the game is watery

Eleniyan15:
Countinho is playing a deeper role and that doesn't stop him from still been creative and he also scored ll if anyone calls for Mikel been AM again, then I'm sure he or she doesn't want Good thing for Nigerian Team in this Tournament

TheSuperNerd:
I believe that defeat and these days of being locked up having a bit of solid retrospection will help rekindle that fire the boys used to blaze through the WC qualifiers... It has to. It just has to... I don't know what else will. They know the expectations of the Nigerian populace.

They are talking seriously to themselves right now. I can imagine they just sat together or in different parts of the hotel camp in silence asking themselves if they are here to soil the name of the Nigerian Spirits or uphold its never say die tenacity.
I can imagine them making personal and united resolve to try rise better than they showed against Croatia... We just have to believe that they know what is at sake. I believe these guys will try do better. They have it in them. It is not as if we haven't seen this team rise to the challenge before. We have. But right now we are at a nadir point and we must fire ourselves up with reminders of what we are in Russia for.


The players will rise. I believe they will. Even if they go down they have to do so fighting and sweating. The team is young and have that strong seed of resilience, just that it seems to lie in a shocking dormant state... But I believe that seed will sprout again.

edi287:
What is Rohr official position? Technical Director or Head Coach?
If he's Technical director, is Salisu head coach? If yes - how much input does Salisu give in terms of tactics?

forgiveness:


You mean I didn't watch the Nigerian match?

How many shots on goal did Ighalo have yesterday to start with?

Whether na with head or nose or mouth. How many?

edi287:

I just hope he and the likes of Ebere Eze don't get dissuaded by Aina getting dropped for WC.
Some might say it's crazy but these guys are young and will think like that

Humility017:


to this words to the bank....
some persons here are smarter than rohr...
wisdom is not in age...but in mindset...and attitude...

rohr's attitude shows fear all through starting from his post match conference....
his tactics are all rigid.....
I don't expect much from him...at all.
it will take a miracle for him to do the right thing prior next match....