Icon4s:


To be candid with Brian Idowu's performance today, Aina is left floating. Do we take him to right back or leave him to fight with Echiejile and Idowu at LB?

Brian Idowu has something going for him and it played out today: He is based in Russia. He will definitely be very comfortably with the weather and also many of the pitches. He right now stands a better chance of being in Russia than Aina.

TheGoodJoe:


Ancelotti stayed. Won the Premier League and FA Cup in his first season.

Curtisaxel27:
I only have one advice for Rohr

Stop starting slow.

Or may concede more than we can come back from.


O parry.

Certitude:

Hahaha

soetanoreoluwa:


Lol... Babatunde wont forget his easily

Curtisaxel27:
I am happy for the A-rated friendly.

Mediocres/ backdoor guys a.k.a egunje candidates are being exposed.

Akpeyi has no business with the GWG shirt.

Ainas overrated.

Ebuehi is pure class.

Iheanacho is our only FK taker.

Mikel is holds the keys to our midfield.

Musa's best days are behind him.


And Idowu is a gem.....not many players score with thier first touch in thier first game.




O parry and Finito.

elyte89:
Coming down from 2-nil,against an argies shows d team has improved tremendously, rohr is working,he might lose some matches in d future,no doubt, but je has improved d team, so those calling him a less tactical,corrupt coach should tender an apology to rohr


Having said dt,from dis game, we already knw 16players going to world cup,maybe for argument sake,I knw some peeps here would still b pushing for martins,uche,osaze,aiyenugba et al and its obvious dey won't go anywhere,maybe as a Spectator,dey re welcome

kingphilip:
he was right about the personnel though


WWhen the 2 people he mentioned were removed in the 2nd half, the game experienced an upward surge

Mujtahida:

Its easy to criticize. I would rather believe in my national team and be disappointed than go watch a match expecting Nigeria to lose.its never in my DNA. Even if we are playing the best team, I expect us to win even though we might end up losing. That believe is what makes it exciting for me.

edi879:
Akpeyi is such an odd guy. My friend in SA says he's a good keeper and doesn't understand why he's always nervous when he plays with us. Maybe the guy needs a psychologist or something.

BascoVanVeli:
@mikel_john_obi:
“We played a new system today we never played before so we struggled to find our feet in the first half but at the break, the coach spoke to us[b] and we corrected our mistakes which helped us to fight back. Our team is still work in progress.”

BascoVanVeli:
@mikel_john_obi:
“We played a new system today we never played before so we struggled to find our feet in the first half but at the break, the coach spoke to us and we corrected our mistakes which helped us to fight back. Our team is still work in progress.”

Curtisaxel27:
I am happy for the A-rated friendly.

Mediocres/ backdoor guys a.k.a egunje candidates are being exposed.

Akpeyi has no business with the GWG shirt.

Aina is overrated.

Ebuehi is pure class.

Iheanacho is our only FK taker.

Mikel is holds the keys to our midfield.

Musa's best days are behind him.


And Idowu is a gem.....not many players score with thier first touch in thier first game.




O parry and Finito.

edi879:

Echejile is the one in danger of missing out. There's also the option of moving Shehu to midfield to free up a place for Aina. It all depends on if Aina can maintain his great form with his club.

edi879:

Echejile is the one in danger of missing out. There's also the option of moving Shehu to midfield to free up a place for Aina. It all depends on if Aina can maintain his great form with his club.

Mujtahida:

This is the coach that it was said that it's possible that its Mikel that tells him which formation to play.

One thing is this: Rohr did not panic. He was ready to live or die by the new formation. All over social media,WhatsApp groups people were saying he should change to our usual 4-4-2 or 4-3-3 and if they were the coach they would have changed. At a time I wanted him to charge up and down like sampaoli. But the man kept faith ,changed personnel, got the result as well as an outstanding second half performance ,learned some vital lessons,gained flexibility for the team. He's not perfect.he can never be.

soetanoreoluwa:


I could remember a day I was seeing super eagle match and guy next to me was shouting Nigeria will lose.. I was very angry almost kicked him... Just stood up from his side... Sat in another place... I can't just fathom that thinking of we losing any match...

Icon4s:
Well, Akpeyi messed himself up by himself. His lack of composure again consumed him like a flame. Uzoho showed more confidence, though the defense became more composed after a tension soaked first quarter of the game. I no know why dem dey fear Argentina like that.

Rohr would have selection issues with the full backs.
He will have to make tough decisions as to who to drop.

Brian Idowu is ahead of Echiejile and Aina. I fear for Echiejile more so that he is not a versatile player. Players who are versatile are more sought after in modern day football.

In Shehu and Ebuehi our RB problem has been sorted out. Aina could also be given a shot at RB. But having 3 RB at the WC? Hmmm....At least one will need to drop.

Balogun had another slow start today. Ekong seems to have become the leader of the defense.

Iheanacho is a fighter. He played as though he was 2 players in one. Iwobi is pure class. No doubt an asset to this team. And of course Mikel remains the chief orchestrator.

Ndidi had a great game Ogu was a bit quiet but he covered his own part of the pitch especially in the second half.

The 3-4-3: This set up will definitely not favor the natural wingers as they will now have to fight for shirts with the RBs. Baring any injuries Moses is more than likely to be accommodated leaving one spot for the Full backs to play as wing backs.

Mikel-Iwobi-Iheanacho combo is a partnership that works.

Overall, a great game.

For those doubting Rohr's tactical abilities to lead this team in the WC, I think he has proven a lot tonight.

Congratulations Nigeria.

kingphilip:
he was right about the personnel though


WWhen the 2 people he mentioned were removed in the 2nd half, the game experienced an upward surge

Mickael2:

this man sef

BascoVanVeli:
A super club better sign Mikel on loan. The man is world class end of story.

edi879:
Akpeyi is such an odd guy. My friend in SA says he's a good keeper and doesn't understand why he's always nervous when he plays with us. Maybe the guy needs a psychologist or something.

junnyjake:


You said nothing about Awaziem. Or is his performance today not worth acknowledging??

Mickael2:


those are the keywords. [/b] iRohr is the type of manager that comes to training and the players will say 'we already know what we are doing today, we are here to train with a 4-2-3-1 formation, these are members of the first team and these are members of the second team', and he will just nod. That is bad because one injury or if a team manages to find the cure to that present formation we crumble. Siasia-2008 Olympics without Taiwo and Mikel=2nd place, 2016 Olympics without a host of players still=3rd place. Rohr is not tactically.... No make me start this argument sha.

TheGoodJoe:


I do not remember anyone saying Mikel Obi tells Rohr which formation to play. What I remembered was saying Mikel Obi told Mikel Agu to seat deep and shield the defence. That was after Agu having problems charging at the opponents in the midfield

Icon4s:


I am a follower of the SA PSL.
Akpeyi is never nervous.
Go watch some of his PSL games and you'll know why the coaching crew still kept faith with him.

That decision he took today to pick up the ball outside the 18 yards box shows that those his village people followed him to Russia for this friendly.

aodis:
ENG - BRA where is tammy?