Soso990240: exactly..drop d game on d floor 2 gain posession against spain will be a suicide mission.keshi should change pattern against them.

nickxtra: Well, what a squad! Brown Ideye has no better business to do in this team, he has always failed. Where is Kalu Uche, Yobo experience and Eneramo's or Emenike's power? Hope Keshi will not come back to tell us that they failed because of inexperience. No room for excuses boss. Good luck all the same.

CFCfan:

I tell you. Spain, Tahiti and Uruguay go hear am

CFCfan:

I still think possession will be key, but the Eagles midfield would have to release the ball quickly to the wingers, who can run at the Spanish defense. Musa would have to deliver good crosses for either Ujah or Ideye.

Opey4luv: ...Keshi should have called back Osaze, this is a matter of National Football, personal grudges should be left out completely.

Conclusion: This team is great but can not withstand the passing of Spain nor the ruthlessness of Uruguay so I do not see Nigeria making it out of that group.

CFCfan:

Our optimism stems from the fact that Keshi's team plays like a..team. Spain and Uruguay will find it difficult to break down the SE's defense line.

hustler anthem: omo calm down..na so una talk before nations cup start,at the end wetin happen? na d same unknown Sunday mba na score d winning goa..so this same muhammad gambo u neva soji he game once..so calm down till d confedrations cup start.una go fear wetin go happen sha bcoz Spain must fall that day..#markmywords

ololadesq: since 1996 Nigeria's team has been playing on luck, so we should just zero our mind that anything can happen.

ScorchedViper: i'm not expecting any sort of miracles.....I do like the fact that the boys will at least get some exposure to real soccer before the world cup next year....

edi287: Uruguay has won the world cup 2 times. There's nothing wrong with being patriotic, but lets stop lying to ourselves....spain and most especially uruguay will trounce this team if they turn up. Look how our defence struggled against Mexico's attack; what will happen when they face Uruguay?

kutchs:
And you forget luck favours only the brave. You need to be rightly positioned to be met by luck as luck is not random sampling.
Nigeria truly deserve her 2013 AFCON win even if we were rebuilding.

olaolaking:



Yet they struggled to beat Kenya 1-0

edi287: Uruguay has won the world cup 2 times. There's nothing wrong with being patriotic, but lets stop lying to ourselves....spain and most especially uruguay will trounce this team if they turn up. Look how our defence struggled against Mexico's attack; what will happen when they face Uruguay?

CFCfan:

Absolutely spot on. Yobo would have been an experienced substitute.

boron10:
When was the last time they won world cup? Uruguay is no better team than mexico.

Had Mikel played in the game against Mexico, there would have been more stability in the defence. Besides, it was just a friendly game. You would not expect the players to risk getting themselves injured just to impress in a friendly.

Opey4luv: The defence of this team is so poor, none of the players has the experience at the highest level to carry the team along.
The mid-field is kind of kinky, with Mikels experience and Mba's power, they can do wonders but am warning you, they will be chassing the ball around against Spain coz good mid-fielders are different from world class ones.
The attack is kind of bullshit, no Emenike. Keshi should have called back Osaze, this is a matter of National Football, personal grudges should be left out completely.

Conclusion: This team is great but can not withstand the passing of Spain nor the ruthlessness of Uruguay so I do not see Nigeria making it out of that group.

caprini: All the super eagles doubting Thomases on this thread,will celebrate more than we the surporters when we bring the cup home,watch ,wait and see.

caprini: All the super eagles doubting Thomases on this thread,will celebrate more than we the surporters when we bring the cup home,watch ,wait and see.

caprini:


Remember that they have played Xavi and co(catalunya)b4 the Afcon,and they drew 1-1,infact if not dat catalunya scored thru a penalty,we won dat game.This boys one on one are not better than previous eagles,but they have one thing other eagles dont,TEAM WINNING MENTALITY.They win,any how,thats what matters.n

ololadesq: since 1996 Nigeria's team has been playing on luck, so we should just zero our mind that anything can happen.

boron10:
Remind him also that many of the SE players that were paraded against the catalonia team were unable to make it to the starting 11 of the nation's cup.

Reference:

We don't need to take experience there. We are going there to gain experience, to expose our players ahead of Brazil 14. Yobo is an old engine that is not the future of our team. Why should he go and take valuable playing time away from the players we really need to develop.

If Brazil, Spain or Uruguay fails in this tournament will we assume they are bad teams and won't do well when the world cup proper starts. All we need from this tournament are decent performances and developmental potentials. Let's think long term for once please.

daz_york:

MY BROTHER HELP ME TELL THEM!!

Small time person go talk say we still need Yusuf Ayila and Danny Shittu. Nigeria has a population of 170 million+...do you have any idea the sheer amount of talent we have? After Brazil, we are the largest footballing country on earth! We have so much talent that we even have to give away some players that qualify to play for us. You know Adebayor was dropped by U-17 Flying Eagles handlers before he vexed and claimed Togo from his mother's side. If one drops out, there will be another. If Mikel, Enyeama, Onazi and Ambrose get injured today, there are thousands of equally talented Nigerian footballers begging god for the opportunity to prove themselves.

Show some faith in your fatherland, people!

ghananotnaija: Team Nigeria, you're representing all Africa in this Confederations Cup. I know you'll embarrass us, but try not to embarrass us too much in front of the world.