darkelf:


If you are basing your arguments on this, then it is flawed. The WC is ancient history now. I don't see Musa as the Ideal partner to ighalo, Based on form, i'll pick osimhen or chukwueze

YOU will do that. Not Rohr.

Rohr's a conservative. Once you impress him, you need to bleep up again and again and really hard before he drops you.

If Rohr plays 3-5-2, Musa is starting and Samu is getting benched. Take it or leave it.

forgiveness:


Ukraine Vs S.Korea U20 world cup final.

It seems we faced strong teams afterall.

Not suprised by this 2 in the finals

I only tipped Mali from Africa to make it to the semi and it didn't happen

I am giving this final to the koreans ,but the Ukrainians are also dangerous

My prediction thou

Curtisaxel7:


YOU will do that. Not Rohr.

Rohr's a conservative. Once you impress him, you need to bleep up again and again and really hard before he drops you.

If Rohr plays 3-5-2, Musa is starting and Samu is getting benched. Take it or leave it.

Agreed without thinking twice nor bother to check my soup on fire

Curtisaxel7:


YOU will do that. Not Rohr.

Rohr's a conservative. Once you impress him, you need to bleep up again and again and really hard before he drops you.

If Rohr plays 3-5-2, Musa is starting and Samu is getting benched. Take it or leave it.

Okay...till then

darkelf:


This guy is the most over-hyped DMF of the last 5 years

He offers nothing but tackles and lots of yellows and red cards

Going forward, he is very abysmal

I don't care where you play. In today's football, you must offer something going forward regardless of your position

Idrissa gueye is a good DM even thou i prefer my Ndidi

He didn't almost join psg in January for playing nonsense ,Everton blocked the deal

If you are talking about one of the best DM in the Epl idrissa gueye is in top 10

You can't call idrissa gueye overhyped as if he has played for one big club ,this is a player who left relegated Aston villa some seasons back ,so how is he over hyped ? As if the English media even rate him

safarigirl:
I would pick Osimhen, Chukwueze and Onyekuru to play a front 3 againsr Burundi.

It's a good game to gamble and I have the feeling they would be flames together

Nice pick ,every super eagles fan will love this trio to lead the attack but we all know it won't happen .

darkelf:


When AFCON start, we will know those that really came to play

This same news outlet over-hyped Joel Obi before WC but the guy flopped big time

Did joel obi have any game time at the World Cup ?

drDoom3:


Mbaye Diagne tore Turkish Super lig with goals and people aren't really hyping him like that

Ismaila Sarr that was once Europa league player of the week and made Europa league first eleven this season, nobody is really hyping him

The hype doesn't really matter, it's the quality. Cornet and Sarr were among the best wingers in Ligue One this season

Mbaye diagne is a beast scoring 30 league goals in 29 games no be beans

Bolowolowo:
Na wa ooooo!!! Is anyone watching this onslaught??!?!

score bro? and versus which team?

if u can beat them beat them well that is what USA is doing to Thailand

13 - 0 vs thailand

mostob:
score bro? and versus which team?

safarigirl:
he's this great amd nobody is hyping him.

Okay

*modified*

He's a striker

He is a winger nah ,you won't know if they are hyping him or not ,this is nairaland nah maybe they might be hyping in at Ivorycoastland

isan:
13 - 0 vs thailand

Thailand ,say that one na team ? If na to chop human being dem go sabi

andrew444:


Thailand ,say that one na team ? If na to chop human being dem go sabi

Not cool

andrew444:


Thailand ,say that one na team ? If na to chop human being dem go sabi

Dem dey chop human being ?

elyte89:



Dem dey chop human being ?

lol dey there

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isan:
13 - 0 vs thailand

chai.. this is just wicked

Mickael2:


Bro, the talk here tire me oh. Like seriously, weeks to Afcon and with the coach confirming that we will be playing a 3-5-2 formation all them still dey talk here na Senegal get better players pass Ivory Coast, are you for real?

By now we should be deep into analysis, playing a 3-5-2 formation does it not automatically mean that Samu will sit on the bench through the tournament? Because I don't see where he fits. Playing a 3-5-2 also means either Ighalo or Oshimen will start and not both, Rohr will favour Ighalo, does that leave Oshimen on the bench? Should Iwobi start in our midfield since we have seen that a 3-5-2 needs plenty of runners, ball carriers/shuttlers and energy in the middle and Mikel will not bring any, do we play Iwobi too who is also not an engine room nor a ball carrier? If it will be a 3-5-2 what exactly is Shehu doing in the Afcon? There are only 4 CBs in the team and the formation requires 3 CBs at a time, given Leon's injury record was it wise dropping Ajayi for Shehu? Who will play in the hole right behind the striker? Apart from Musa, who else can comfortably play there? These are some of the tactical discussions we used to have back then, now it is just rape talk and which team has the better players as if that will help us win any trophy or improve our chances.


Anyways Bro, I dey just dey wait for Afcon proper and Copa America

did the coach confirm 3-5-2 or just some newspaper talk? anyway we'll know better by this weekend when we play Senegal

charlesemeka85:
Per the numerous training session of the Super Eagles of Nigeria Owngoalnigeria.com can exclusively reveal that some players have already seal their position in the starting eleven.

Newly signed Torino defender Ola Aina has dust himself up from the disappointment of missing out in the squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia ‎by making the right back spot his own.

Same can be said about Jamilu Collins at left back, a role Aina can also play. However in the absence of Tyrone Ebuehi it’s Aina that has won the battle to be first choice right back ahead of Shehu Abdullahi.

Samuel Chukwueze has also picked up the role of one of the three players in attack where he will likely play with the duo of Ahmed Musa who will operate from the left with Odion Ighalo as top striker despite the fine form of Paul Onuachu in training.

In goal is where the biggest shock has been noticed by our correspondent as former number one Daniel Akpeyi who dropped to third choice during the World Cup in Russia appears to have displaced Francis Uzoho as first choice.

Uzoho’s lack of game time has somehow affected his sharpness leaving coach Gernot Rohr with ‎no option but drop him as number one and when the number two Ikechukwu Ezenwa picked up an injury, Akpeyi seized the chance.

So far Akpeyi has impressed in training and would likely be in goal at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations unless something happen in the next few days, which is highly unlikely considering the fact that Ezenwa won’t take part in the friendly game against Senegal.

why go with an injured keeper? goalkeeper don finish? is it that bad that we can't get a replacement for ezenwa, cos i understand he's been nursing the injury before the end of the NPFL season. Akpeyi is a calamity waiting to happen

forgiveness:


It's not better than Nigeria's team.

I swear, so this is the Ivorian team Andrew and co no go allow us rest, so tey they even carry a clubless player go

drDoom3:


Cornet is better than all three. Watch Lyon in Ligue One and you'll understand.

with his 7goals 5 assist in farmers league, well he try

Curtisaxel7:


My guess is that Rohr will start with the 4-3-3 and then change to 3-5-2 in the knockout stages when we face the big boys.

You have made a good observation, 3-5-2 means our darling Chukwueze won't play. Unless we will start him as a strike partner to Ighalo, and given Musa's performance in that role at the WC, I think the Musa-Ighalo strike pairing has come to stay.

Anyways, I think 4-3-3 is a sure bet for the group stage matches at least, if Chukwueze makes a huge impression, Rohr may be forced to pick him ahead of Musa to pair Ighalo in attack when he reverts to 3-5-2 in the knockout stages. Otherwise, Samu may have to sit it out like Iwobi at the WC. Sadly.

That's the way it is.

If the second part happens, then why didn't the boy just play in the U20 World Cup? I do not think he is exactly above that level, and it would have done his ratings no harm at all but that's by the way.

I have never seen/heard that he can play behind the striker or with a striker in a double-9 kinda formation so is it something that will work? He may turn the formation to a 3-6-1 by running constantly to the flanks and we both know Rohr will start Ighalo who isn't much of a goal-threat so we may become toothless.


By the way I read a report that the coach now favours a 3-5-2 although it is conflicting with this recent Owngoal report of 4-3-3

jihday:
why go with an injured keeper? goalkeeper don finish? is it that bad that we can't get a replacement for ezenwa, cos i understand he's been nursing the injury before the end of the NPFL season. Akpeyi is a calamity waiting to happen

If Keshi attempts something like this, Egunje will fill this thread by now. Who takes an injured player to a tournament when other GKs are available? Corruption

jihday:
did the coach confirm 3-5-2 or just some newspaper talk? anyway we'll know better by this weekend when we play Senegal

Just a newspaper report

andrew444:


Did joel obi have any game time at the World Cup ?

going by the pretournament games, that guy was a calamity waiting to happen

Mickael2:


If Keshi attempts something like this, Egunje will fill this thread by now. Who takes an injured player to a tournament when other GKs are available? Corruption

Lol, nobody is even saying anything about it, our eyes go clear when we jam better team

andrew444:


Not suprised by this 2 in the finals

I only tipped Mali from Africa to make it to the semi and it didn't happen

I am giving this final to the koreans ,but the Ukrainians are also dangerous

My prediction thou

It is the same Ukraine we dominated but here they are in the final.

Anyway, anything can happen in the final.

Mickael2:



If the second part happens, then why didn't the boy just play in the U20 World Cup? I do not think he is exactly above that level, and it would have done his ratings no harm at all but that's by the way.

I have never seen/heard that he can play behind the striker or with a striker in a double-9 kinda formation so is it something that will work? He may turn the formation to a 3-6-1 by running constantly to the flanks and we both know Rohr will start Ighalo who isn't much of a goal-threat so we may become toothless.


By the way I read a report that the coach now favours a 3-5-2 although it is conflicting with this recent Owngoal report of 4-3-3

Rohr plans to use both formations and I think it is indeed a welcome development.

Apparently Marseille is vying for Onyekuru's signature. Galatasaray are trying to keep him at the club with a better contract.

forgiveness:


Rohr plans to use both formations and I think it is indeed a welcome development.

exactly what I thought rohr don't use one formation in a tournament .

sheyishemba:


exactly what I thought rohr don't use one formation in a tournament .

And I think it is a welcome development because it allows us to switch to another formation when necessary.