TheGoodJoe:


Please tell me the better player Rohr has scouted that you will put above Ndidi, Osimhen, Chukwueze and Iheanacho. Keep in mind Amunike was part of the coaching team that brought both U17 winning teams.

TheGoodJoe:


That is why I find it annoying when you guys say Rohr has taking us to the Moon when he lacks the essentials of scouting and building a platform. I can bet if Siasia, Amunike or Finidi were handling this crop of boys, they would have developed the team after years to know how to build from the back.

Nostradamus1:
Who gave most of this players there first cap when some where struggling. Who made them the back bone of his team.


Akpoguma ( our ball playing fb according to someone)
Dessers
Sanusi
And others u know.

Are we going to start comparing talents scouted? No
Simply proove that if Findi is employed , he won't employ Onobi to bench Osihmen

Or chuikiatra

Nostradamus1:


In your head only


Not like any of their citizens care

TheGoodJoe:


Stop playing with yourself. Please, Manchester United builds from the back. You can hardly find a team in England, even Norwich that can't build from the back. There is a reason why it is called modern football. It is now adopted by most teams

Nostradamus1:

When did this crop of boys become fully available that they would have turned them in previous years to world beaters? Osihmen became a first 11 player last year. Nacho got a breath of life this year. Kali is struggling for years and got his debut under Rohr.


What u don't know , is that if Amunike is made coach, na Enyimba and Qatar players that will be invited. Just forget about capping Ekong. And they will continue capping Musa because of federal power

Barryseal:

Not until I use a product made in Central Africa Republic though.

TheGoodJoe:


It has nothing to do with Rohr. The reason why Osimhen is playing is inspite of Rohr. Rohr dropped him from the team when he was having challenges because he lacks ideas about player development.

Dropped Iheanacho when he was struggling with poor treatment from Rodgers. When our players are down, Rohr tramples on them to destroy them.

These players fought without the support of Rohr. When they started doing well, Rohr will bring them to the team.

Then you want to praise him for that. Ka.

Meliforme:


The players will play according to instructions.

TheGoodJoe:


The only reason why I am opening blogs because you are arguing basic knowledge. When I watch teams, the first thing I want to see is how comfortable they are building from the back. Italy does it brilliantly. A big key is midfield movement to work with defenders.

[b]Solksjaer has been doing it since Cardiff. You can't say Solksjaer can't build from the back. [/b]Italy with Veratti and Jorginho can't build from the back. What are you saying? You are so off.

Just learn and move on.

TheGoodJoe:


Build-up and General Offensive Principles

When building out the back, United have a wider range of variations compared to last season. For instance, Aaron Wan-Bissaka is more often used as a third centre back than last season in order to mask his flaws going forward (we shall speak about this again later on in this piece).

I took an example from the game against West Bromwich Albion. United formed a back three with Wan-Bissaka as the third centre back while Juan Mata provided a passing lane by dropping in United’s half. Now that Nemanja Matić has dropped deeper, Wan-Bissaka can take a higher position which pushes Mata further up the pitch and inside.

https://breakingthelines.com/tactical-analysis/tactical-analysis-manchester-uniteds-first-half-of-the-2020-21-season/

Nostradamus1:
Modern football is not building from back. It is nearly a Spanish and Netherland history. That top teams use it today doesn't make it the standards.

I would like u to ask this question on Reddit Tactics Thursday so that you will get more clearer examples

kingphilip:
Are the CARians that beat us top tier?

Or of you were a bettor who wasn't a citizen of Nigeria considering the two teams you would have chosen C.A.R. to win?

We aren't saying our players are top tier, we are only saying we should be seeing off these lesser teams at least and be able to hold our own against at least the African so called powerhouses in football or is that too much to ask?

Nostradamus1:
Glad u used one game that Mata and matic started and it was not from last season

Subzero047:


Are you trying to compare it to Champions league pitches? That pitch was good and is no excuse for our horrible play abeg

gustav25:

I like it how the misery here has been compounded by CAR. No more talks of Monsters and Monster drinks


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Z52-lIZMbQ

TheGoodJoe:


Modern football is applied by lots of teams. Not only top teams. In England, Swansea, Derby, Bournemouth and a host of others. Watch the likes of Aston Villa, Newcastle and you see the adoption of modern strategies.

No one on Reddit can start teaching me about it. I was an Ajax fan when Finidi George was playing there. I started watching it from Van Gaal.

I was supporting Guardiola to take over from Rijkaard when he was in Barca B. That is because his philosophy matches my soul.

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Lineker wrote: "I’ll say it for him. He’s had, arguably, the most positive influence of anyone, ever on our game."

One fan then replied pleading the case of Ferguson, with Lineker replying: "Total respect for Sir Alex’s achievements, and, of course, he’s the most successful, but that’s an entirely different thing. Guardiola has changed the way we play/think about the game. From our obsession with direct play to total football...and they said it couldn’t be done."

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There is now an obsessive drive to play football in the modern way. It goes from Spain, Germany, England, Italy. I don't need reddit to know what I can clearly see and explain.

TheGoodJoe:
I will use a quote from Guardiola on Brighton's manager, Graham Potter, to highlight what should have happened to our team over the years.

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To quote Guardiola: “The quality they have, they show it. They have good players, good build-up. Every pass makes sense. Their movement between the lines up-front makes sense. Every player is in his position to get the ball and be free.”

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Breakdown:

Good player selection: you need to have a philosophy for the team. Then keep building over time to have quality players in each position. After so many years, we are still lacking in this area and we just make wild selections from players gaining traction in their clubs. No philosophy-based selection.

Good build-up: this by now should be key in our play because of the massive adoption of good football play in the world today. It was astonishing to find that at this level (pardon me, Rohr's footie made me stop watching our team) we can't string intelligent passes from the back to draw our opponents off-position to create gaps for our offensive midfield and forwards to exploit.

Sensible passing: On numerous occasions yesterday I saw our players make passes that made no sense. A lot of thoughtless long balls. Time to pass to defenders who are in space and our players chose to pass to tight areas etc.

Forward between-the-lines movement: Due to our poor build-up play and thoughtless passes, our players did not have lanes to exploit. Another issue was supporting movements for players with the ball in the offensive third. There were times that was totally non-existent.

off-the-ball movement: movement was directionless a lot of times. This is something that should have become ingrain in our players. To the point, every player should know his movement choices as soon as a player holds the ball.

We are missing out a lot and it is unfortunate, after so many years, it seems we are still at the beginning of building the team's tactical play. I hope it changes soon because yesterday was terrible.

Nostradamus1:
Balls to tell them.


Those tactics could have worked with better execution. The plan was to use long balls and throwings to the winger to upend their low block . sadly, we didn't have people like VVD who do it for Liverpool.


We sadly forget that top team struggle to score against low blocks so u need long passes to ur forward. If it was not working , what were u expecting from Rohr to do next considering the absence of quality AM?

He did the reasonable thing by bringing in attacker who can create in Musa. That it didn't work out is not due to any RoHr tactical inefficiency

dammywapes:
Same Newcastle under bruce build from the back against which team? is just like saying burnley build from the back to..

kentebemoney:

Very on point.
But i think Nwakali should get a look in.
He (nwakali) does not have to be exceptional
For club, after all na division 4 player score for CAR.
Lot's of african teams will play a low block and counter against us, we need a DLP that can give line breaking pass from deep(assist before the assist).

So if a team decides to play with a low block, do you think it is advisable to try to break them down with long balls from the defense?

Wa lai, this Rohr is a comedian.

Playing long balls to a low block defense is playing to their advantage. You use long balls against teams pressing you. You use long balls to exploit gaps when a team has lost shape in their defensive third.

When a team plays a tight low block, you use intricate passing to put them in disarray, create gaps, and exploit the gaps.

lloydtruth:
The Nigeria vs CAR match should be investigated for match-fixing.

PurpleHouse:


To think Rohr sacrificed Onyekuru's international career for Moses, hurts my feelings for the lad who is sooo passionate about the SE.

lloydtruth:
The Nigeria vs CAR match should be investigated for match-fixing.