isaac promise is too stiff. it beats me how a player can be so rigid.

osaze is a better player, he is agile, with great techniques when moving the ball and his turns are razor sharp.

there is no play-maker in the mould of jay-jay okocha and nigeria will struggle in this tournament without one.

THE GAME IS QUITE SLOW
BUT AM HAPPY THE BOYS ARE DICTATING THE PACE THOUGH ITS NOT GIVING US THE NECESSARY ADVANTAGE


OR WHAT A TRY FROM OSAZE!!!!!!!!!!!

Don't mind Promise - old man.

What impact is Ogbuke having? I cannot watch the match cos Im at work.

I always hated Nsofor. How is he playing?

anichebe in

anichebe comes in for osaze(what a silly move)

isaac promise has been a donkey in this game.

anichebe/osaze combination would worry the dutch team.

oasze out

anichebe in


ognuke hasnt had any impact yet! 1st contribution was a yellow card!

nsofor and osaze wer running things in the 1st half!

We could do with a win here so we can just get another against the other MUGU's in the team

And prepare for the next round!

isaac tyoo sloooooow that should av bn a goal from the rebound!!!!  aarggghhhhh!!

nsofar has been my man of the match

isaac promise has blown nigeria's biggest chance of the game.

a smart move saw nigeria having a shot on goal, keeper spilled it on a rebound on the path of isaac promise.

eba and amala prevented promise from getting there in time(he slipped).

how could he have slipped at that precious moment?

i respect siasia a lot but leaving promise on the pitch is insane.

Good play boys

we don score?

promise is out now

ekpo is in!  just 3mins left!

The ball did not come STRAIGHT to his direction

Akolawole:

The ball did not come STRAIGHT to his direction

You sure say no be old age dey worry am?

@ akolawole,

but do u agree osaze would have buried that chance because he is more agile?

ogbuke has also missed a golden chance. he took the defender out and with the keeper to beat, he shot straight at him.

a dutch player has seen red. what a tackle!!!

Straight Red card for SNO
what a tackle

full time

naija 0
netherland 0

Well Holland is probably the hardest team in our group so no probs. Although you can never be sure about Japan cos they tend to do well at youth level. USA also have a good generation coming through. Anyway, we will see.

Shot at goal

Nigeria 16

Holland 4


Babel was the worst player on the field

How we take 16 shot no fit score? SiaSia suppose flog those boys . . . . or are all our shots longe range missiles?

This team has too much brutish strength and not enough creativity.

Nigeria 0 Vs Holland 0

I thought our boys played well, the pitch was not good. It messed things up for us

Ogbuke played well when he came in.

I am proud of our team, they will hold their own against anybody

Yea good game, happy they didn't loose, just wish they cud use their head a little more, thats how good teams win games, they are i no rush to shoot at every opportunity, u hold on to the ball and when the chance are there u go for it. Smart passin is the name of the game

Heard it ended in a scoreless draw. Also, got info that our boys played well! Wish them luck!

dat drenth guy dey good oh. We need creativity, to complement our strength, individual skills is not enough, they've got to work as a team

siasia should do something to the finishing of his strikers.

i don't see how nigeria can win this tournament based on what the boys offered today.

argentina and ivory coast(watching the highlights now) are strong favourites.

this is football from mecca. messi, riquelme, aguero, mascherano and gago have been delightful.

solomon kalou, coulibaly and bagayoko are also stepping up to the plate, this ivory coast team will take nigeria apart.

their gameplay have been fabulous.

Match ends goaless
I think the boys did better in the second half
than the first

A dedicated team is always not a push aside team.

I want those who had relegated this team to have a rethink.

More surprises are comming.

Up NIIIIIIIGEEEEEEERIIIIIIIAAAAAAA.

superstan:

i don't see how nigeria can win this tournament based on what the boys offered today.

argentina and ivory coast(watching the highlights now) are strong favourites.

this is football from mecca. messi, riquelme, aguero, mascherano and gago have been delightful.

solomon kalou, coulibaly and bagayoko are also stepping up to the plate, this ivory coast team will take nigeria apart.

I never had hope in these boys anyway. Without Mikel and Taiwo, they are average. All these guys like Promise and Nsofor - I just don't see what people see in them. I like Ogbuke. Eromoigbe would have improved our central midfield as well.

I really wished we won the match. My boys played better in the first half and the last 15 minutes. Nsofo really impressed me ogbuke. PLEASE WHEN IS THE OPENING CEREMONY STARTING TOMORROW

@ ibime,

i agree with u. apart from the fact that there was no creativity, there was no urgency.

u need to see how ivory coast is playing with purpose. quick counter-attacks, agility, pace, speed, power and stealth.

they are running the south americans down save for riquelme and messi's technical prowess.

solomon kalou's pace makes messi/ronaldo look like a snail. quick burst of acceleration into the box, accurate passes and plenty of awareness.


-----what a pass from riquelme to find messi. . . ivory coast's defence was diced open like a christmas turkey. what a goal, what a finish!!

one has to feel sorry for the ivoriens. the goalie tried to make himself big for messi. not even casillas can achieve that.

what a goal by cisse. slack defending from the argies and cisse buried his header in the top corner. (1-1).

That's great to hear that they played well, hope they achieve their aim.