10cedes:
guys there is no need crying over spilled milk. we hope they come out stronger in the next game.

As odd as it might seem, that useless pitch contributed to his injury.

Grass was too high, stark dry, and not uneven. Why took these guys there when we have better pitches?

Well, I hope the injury is not severe and I also wish him quick recovery.

Danielnino00:

Siasia and Oliseh were sacked when they weren't performing, weren't they? why is Rohr still here??

kellycute:
rohr need to go. I'm tire of his game plan. The list of invited players is nothing to write home about. He will pack defenders on the list and sacrifice the midfield. He dey forbid to invite he dey forbid to invite 6 midfielders? I Don give up abeg.

AndSunGorilla:

Oga make sure say you fulfill your promise o. No watch that game o.

Danielnino00:


Siasia and Oliseh were sacked when they weren't performing, weren't they?
why is Rohr still here??

Subzero047:
Aribo always struggles in uneven pitch

kellycute:
he need to fly back to Napoli tomorrow sharp sharp for better treatment.

MetalJigsaw:
Why the hell did Rohr OK that pitch? What happened to the Uyo one?

temi1290:
It's very painful Nigeria doesn't have a standard pitch, very painful.*wipes tears*.

MetalJigsaw:
Why the hell did Rohr OK that pitch? What happened to the Uyo one?

Subzero047:

BascoVanVeli:


Yeah he surely will be on his way back ASAP. I think he will be fine. He is a strong boy. I wouldn't rule out him playing with a cast really soon but on the other hand the only example we have of this injury is Sunday Faleye and he was out for a while

zoboizee:
The retirement of Victor Moses, Mikel Obi & Odion Ighalo has really exposed Gernot Rohr's tactical ineptitude the more in the Super Eagles.

If in Europe or North Africa, he would have been fired long time ago but this is Nigeria, all is well.

Have observed that Zaidu Sanusi is always exposing the backline with his constant positional indiscipline.

Maduka Okoye & Sebatien Osigwe are long far from Super Eagles standard. That's just the truth.

Akpoguma is far from being our first choice right back. Awaziem performs better.

Rohr's style has always been to conceed possession to the opponent, and hit the opponent on the counter through the wings. That's all. That's why they hardly string good passes together & the midfield mostly become part of the defence or non-existent in most matches.

nelszx:

Onuachu was dribbling himself on the left side

mostob:
Dem for kuku use the guy as a lamp stand. ?

1realBobby:
all these people mentioning victor moses and ighalo ... let's be truthful for once... was the attack our problem today with or without these guys, these goals would still be conceded..

I agree we need solutions right now, but mentioning ighalo is way off it

Icon4s:
I had to first recover from the shock before I could calm myself to compose any analysis.

Infact, this is one of greatest shockers in Nigerian football. Never have we led by 3 or 4 goals and ended up not winning that game. Worst still a home game.

First of all, I know my first point might not be a popular opinion, but I think moving matches to unfamiliar Venues has a way of affecting the performances of teams. Nigeria should have a fortress, a slaughter ground like we had in the National Stadium in Surulere back then. The NFF should please do well enough to prepare the National Stadium in Abuja or Lagos for us to be playing all our home games so the boys can very much get used to playing there. National Teams typically play in their Capital.

Now to the game Proper:
The team started well. A Fairy tale first 35mins or so minutes. In my entire history of watching football for close to 40years, never has the Super Eagles led any team by 4:0 within 30mins.
Ok Sierra Leone pulled one back before half time and that was all they needed to have some believe.

At the point in the second half when it became 4:2, what the coach needed was to protect what he had. The problem in this team started with a lean midfield in the entire squad. See the number of Midfielders. He just packed up the team with defenders.
Etebor did creditably well but he is not a natural DM and so he didn't shield the back line well enough.
Ahmed Musa, even though didn't do much going forward, added steel to that middle. Iheanacho, his replacement, move more into forward positions and we became lean in the midfield at a time when we were supposed to go compact.

Akpoguma playing RB was another big error in this game. Even the least person here saw that coming. As a RB he offered absolutely nothing going forward, making Chukwueze a lone ranger in that part of the pitch.

Our centre backs need to be taken to Benin Ring road and flogged mercilessly.

Again, Rohr's tactical weakness has been exposed. He has not always been good with making substitutions. His game management has always be mediocre.

I have made this call before, I will make it again: We need a tactician in that Team.

Icon4s:
Lest I forget,
Paul Onuachu no be striker at all.

IDENNAA:
Is it just me or that Rohr doesn't rate our home grown talents. As soon as he finds a foreign born he dumps out home bred players. He only play the ones that he has no other choice than to play. Rohr thinks Nigerian grown talents are inferior. I refuse to accept that Aribo is better than Tijani , Agu or Nwakali! He played Ajayi in a makeshift role with the presence of Agu and Tijani who are natural born midfielders. Under his guide our midfield has become a joke. Sack the racist whitey, already!

1realBobby:
all these people mentioning victor moses and ighalo ... let's be truthful for once... was the attack our problem today with or without these guys, these goals would still be conceded..

I agree we need solutions right now, but mentioning ighalo is way off it

maidaboi:
Instead of me to be angry here am I laughing

IDENNAA:
Is it just me or that Rohr doesn't rate our home grown talents. As soon as he finds a foreign born he dumps out home bred players. He only play the ones that he has no other choice than to play. Rohr thinks Nigerian grown talents are inferior. I refuse to accept that Aribo is better than Tijani , Agu or Nwakali! He played Ajayi in a makeshift role with the presence of Agu and Tijani who are natural born midfielders. Under his guide our midfield has become a joke. Sack the racist whitey, already!

Icon4s:
I had to first recover from the shock before I could calm myself to compose any analysis.

Infact, this is one of greatest shockers in Nigerian football. Never have we led by 3 or 4 goals and ended up not winning that game. Worst still a home game.

First of all, I know my first point might not be a popular opinion, but I think moving matches to unfamiliar Venues has a way of affecting the performances of teams. Nigeria should have a fortress, a slaughter ground like we had in the National Stadium in Surulere back then. The NFF should please do well enough to prepare the National Stadium in Abuja or Lagos for us to be playing all our home games so the boys can very much get used to playing there. National Teams typically play in their Capital.

Now to the game Proper:
The team started well. A Fairy tale first 35mins or so minutes. In my entire history of watching football for close to 40years, never has the Super Eagles led any team by 4:0 within 30mins.
Ok Sierra Leone pulled one back before half time and that was all they needed to have some believe.

At the point in the second half when it became 4:2, what the coach needed was to protect what he had. The problem in this team started with a lean midfield in the entire squad. See the number of Midfielders. He just packed up the team with defenders.
Etebor did creditably well but he is not a natural DM and so he didn't shield the back line well enough.
Ahmed Musa, even though didn't do much going forward, added steel to that middle. Iheanacho, his replacement, move more into forward positions and we became lean in the midfield at a time when we were supposed to go compact.

Akpoguma playing RB was another big error in this game. Even the least person here saw that coming. As a RB he offered absolutely nothing going forward, making Chukwueze a lone ranger in that part of the pitch.

Our centre backs need to be taken to Benin Ring road and flogged mercilessly.

Again, Rohr's tactical weakness has been exposed. He has not always been good with making substitutions. His game management has always be mediocre.

I have made this call before, I will make it again: We need a tactician in that Team.