TheGoodJoe:



Iheanacho played as a support striker and had a role of dropping deeper to help. That left Ighalo up front alone. Remember earlier in the game, Iheanacho was not seen until he started dropping deeper. Nothing stops the point man from dropping deep once in a while. Ighalo hardly made breathing space for himself but stayed with the defenders throughout.

Nothing stops Lukaku or Aguero from dropping deep to tighten the midfield and increase possession. These guys do it repeatedly but Ighalo hardly did. Ighalo needs reinvention of his game.

omofunaab:


U dense gan, who told you Victor Moses is from delta state

elampiro:


It's good you know Iheanacho was the support striker/central attacking midfield.

Ighalo on the other hand was used just the way he plays his game for Watford. Strikers are different, and it is left to the coach to build his strategy around the attributes of their strikers.

Aguero is good dropping to do some build up. Chicharito and Inzaghi play on the shoulder of the last man and are great inbox poachers. Thiery Henry and Antony Martial drift to the wing always and drive the ball in. Yekini on the shoulder of the last men. Etc

A good coach look at this quality and work around them. Ighalo did well with his hold up play between two big defenders. It's no even that he was inside the box throughout.

Ighalo playing between two defenders meant Iheanacho and other attacking players having more space to operate. But Iheanacho and Musa kept making wrong passes.

Mediapace:
The rule is don't blow when the ball is with the loosing side

ajatim:
when is d return leg match pls

Saklekplus:



I concur with u,it's just that siasia need more goals but never see this coming, even nobody expect this with the performance of Eagle,, but we should blame defenders for unexpected blunders

TheGoodJoe:



If we were to go all night with this game, Ighalo's style will not work. That is my problem with him. He did not offer any other invention to his game.

The Egyptians understood his play and he continued that way. Other strikers innovate other means when their approach is not working but Ighalo continued the same thing.

UNECboi:
This has to be the best nigeria game I've ever watched...the second half of the game was superb...damn!

princejayboss:


They had a wonderful game.... I think if we had more time to prepare or play together... We can defend and keep offside trap a team .... It will be hard to win in Cairo ... It will be a hostile environment... Did you see the kill sign by the Egyptian goalkeeper... It show the average mind of a Muslim from north Africa

TheGoodJoe:



If we were to go all night with this game, Ighalo's style will not work. That is my problem with him. He did not offer any other invention to his game.

The Egyptians understood his play and he continued that way. Other strikers innovate other means when their approach is not working but Ighalo continued the same thing.

collinx:


I thought I was the only one that saw that kill sign from the Egyptian keeper. CAF should look seriously at that, it's just football and not a matter of life and death!

baum1:


Thanks, mhen..Na God face we go dey look now...

elampiro:


Ighalo's destraction of the two centre defenders was enough. That paved way for Musa, Iheanacho to have a go at goal. Ighalo did a one two pass with Musa to set Musa free in the box in the first half. He also did some one two pass with Iheanacho, this was Ighalo who was heavily policed. He did his job well. If Iheanacho had to play as our point man between the two defenders, he would have been bullied off the ball easily.

princfred:
Yeah expect that from SiASiA. He is our special one . If not for the sabotage by some players the last time........ he is tactically and technically very sound.

DeBamenda:


Nigeria 1 - 1 Egypt

dominique:


Oh my word!!!

HRich:
Sallah will Run Nigerian Defenders down. Egypt 5 - 0 Nigeria

HRich:
Sallah will Run Nigerian Defenders down. Egypt 5 - 0 Nigeria

ajatim:
when is d return leg match pls

TheGoodJoe:



I do not think Iheanacho would get bullied throughout the game. It takes a little innovation to reduce the defensive threats. Just like Aguero in a lot of games. When the pressure gets too much of him, he drops deep, pulling out the defenders with him and spray the passes around for the Wingers and wing backs to exploit the game created in the defense.

elampiro:


Ighalo's destraction of the two centre defenders was enough. That paved way for Musa, Iheanacho to have a go at goal. Ighalo did a one two pass with Musa to set Musa free in the box in the first half. He also did some one two pass with Iheanacho, this was Ighalo who was heavily policed. He did his job well. If Iheanacho had to play as our point man between the two defenders, he would have been bullied off the ball easily.

elampiro:


Aguero's game is different.

Moreover Aguero is a better striker/point man than Ighalo. And Ighalo is a better striker/point man than Iheanacho. If Iheanacho played as 9 and dropped deep, that frees one Egyptian central defender to stall the build up of the Eagles.

I think you are taking your eyes off individual attributes. For instance, Rooney naturally drop deep to involve in build up play. Bervatov does same. Torres does same. But Drogba, Van Persie tend to play around the box. Chicharito and Inaghi likes inside the box.

I didn't expect Ighalo to play any differently other than hang around, hold the ball and wait for moments.