Curtisaxel7:
Since nobody is talking about this, let me say it.

OUR CREATIVE MIDFIELD IS POO. Etebo's passes are average at best, same with Ndidi. Iwobi's inconsistency is of shocking proportions for a player of his level and exposure. One average pass succeeded by three hopeless passes and two awful dribble attempts. The only truly creative player worth his salt in the midfield, Mikel Obi is retiring after this AFCON, after that, what happens? Will we be stuck with this boring nonsense display that Gernot Rohr calls football?.

It is time to declear a state of emergency over our midfield. Intensive scouting AT ALL LEVELS must be embarked upon at this stage. If we can't find FB's to convince, i say let us comb every goddamn team in the NPFL and NNL for creative midfielders!. Someone is being paid huge amounts of taxpayer's money as "SE scout", and I am tempted to ask what the hell they actually do if at the end of the day we still can't look for talent beyond the and established professionals.

Rohr must do better biko.

The midfield genius (K. Nwakali) to take over Mikel has decided to shun football for Ukwu Nwayi's Owerri (Owerri girls bum bum). Who did this to us?

TheSuperNerd:
We may yet land Eze Ebere. We haven't exactly lost that lad just yet.
But I hear and read about Joe Aribo too. Have watched only clips of him so can't say much in-depth about the lad for now. Onomah is another but.... **Shrugs**

Icon79:
Good point on Musa. And like an old wine, he actually seems to be getting better in his old age. Musa used to be all speed and little brains but now his football IQ has definitely improved tremendously.

But what da heck is he doing in Saudi Arabia? I don't get it!


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TheSuperNerd:
More Thoughts on Rohr at the AFCON

I feel the team ought to be braver under Rohr. To be honest, I didn't see the need having both Etebo and Ndidi on the field against Burundi.

I knew it was unbeaten Burundi but again we are classes upon classes above them. When Mikel was messing things up in the AM role, I would have suggested Rohr shifts him backwards to the Deep lying CM role, alongside DM Ndidi, to calm things, settle in and dictate the game's flow from there. Move Iwobi to the AM as he did anyway and bring in Musa. The culprit will now be Etebo to drop to the bench not because he was having a bad game but because Nigeria had to take offensive control and truly rip apart the opponents.


Rohr needs to be braver offensively and look at at the big picture of making us a consistently fluid passing side creating chances upon chances upon chances and upon chances.
That way I don't even care if Ighalo or anyone leading the line will miss one or two big chances because I know we will have and create more. That way we also boost our chances against the other top teams where chances don't easily come by unless you deliberately create them.
We did create chances against Guinea though but we can do much much better offensively. Imagine a Mikel-Iwobi Combo with NDIDI doing the dirty works helped by Mikel's deep positional discipline as DLP/Regista helping out in defence too.

We need to be more assertive on the scoreboard and not just in tackling and defensive stats which makes us settle for just 1-0 scorelines.

forgiveness:


And he doesn't need paper work. Joe Aribo? I have also seen clips but I no comment.


Why? Onomah is good. He has winning mentality.

darkelf:


I agree with you don't his.

Truth is, this should have been done after the WC failure.

We qualified for AFCON because other teams were quite bad to be honest. To face up to bigger boys, we qoujld need to sort our MF and GK position

TheSuperNerd:
I know Josh is good. I have watched him. He plays with heart and fearlessness. I just feel we can easily land Eze compared to Onomah. I really don't know where we are at with Onomah but with Eze, even Rohr knows about and have mentioned him.

Earthquake3:


When have we not struggled with our passes

We are actually better under Rohr

Earthquake3:


This Genk too like Nigerian players

Isn't it the one Awoniyi left?

TheSuperNerd:
More Thoughts on Rohr at the AFCON

I feel the team ought to be braver under Rohr. To be honest, I didn't see the need having both Etebo and Ndidi on the field against Burundi.

I knew it was unbeaten Burundi but again we are classes upon classes above them. When Mikel was messing things up in the AM role, I would have suggested Rohr shifts him backwards to the Deep lying CM role, alongside DM Ndidi, to calm things, settle in and dictate the game's flow from there. Move Iwobi to the AM as he did anyway and bring in Musa. The culprit will now be Etebo to drop to the bench not because he was having a bad game but because Nigeria had to take offensive control and truly rip apart the opponents.


Rohr needs to be braver offensively and look at at the big picture of making us a consistently fluid passing side creating chances upon chances upon chances and upon chances.
That way I don't even care if Ighalo or anyone leading the line will miss one or two big chances because I know we will have and create more. That way we also boost our chances against the other top teams where chances don't easily come by unless you deliberately create them.
We did create chances against Guinea though but we can do much much better offensively. Imagine a Mikel-Iwobi Combo with NDIDI doing the dirty works helped by Mikel's deep positional discipline as DLP/Regista helping out in defence too.

We need to be more assertive on the scoreboard and not just in tackling and defensive stats which makes us settle for just 1-0 scorelines.

TheSuperNerd:
Mikron my man... Good to see you again bro.

Icon79:
Hmm. Isn't he already semi retired in Saudi Arabia?

TBH, I am not counting on either one of Mikel, Musa, and Ighalo to be around for 2022, but I would like for them to prove me wrong sha.


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TheGoodJoe:


I have asked this question before. Can't Etebo play on the left midfield? Sometimes, you do not need to make personnel changes to make tactical switches. During the game, move Etebo to the left wing, move Mikel to a deep lying role and move Iwobi to 10.

Joebie:
I no see improvement. Commot sentiments that we have been winning.

TheGoodJoe:


The midfield genius (K. Nwakali) to take over Mikel has decided to shun football for Ukwu Nwayi's Owerri (Owerri girls bum bum). Who did this to us?

TheGoodJoe:


I have asked this question before. Can't Etebo play on the left midfield? Sometimes, you do not need to make personnel changes to make tactical switches. During the game, move Etebo to the left wing, move Mikel to a deep lying role and move Iwobi to 10.

Icon79:
LOL. Mikel is not a leader either. He may be the captain but I am yet to see true leadership qualities in him.


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Earthquake3:


Bashiru and Kingsley Michael will take over from him

Ofoborh will take over from/displace Etebo

mikron:
me to @ thesupernerd, been a while. How have u been bro?

charlesemeka85:
offorborh is not a box to box midfielder because of his lack of pace. he is better suited in a deeper in the midfield

TheSuperNerd:
Siasia remains the only coach in any of our national teams who utilized Etebo's energy mixed with his good ball skills and goal instinct. At Rio 2016, Etebo on the left was quite beastly and even scored four in a game. But again shaa, Rohr no go try am. Lol...

Under Rohr, Etebo has been good in a double pivot especially with Ndidi. He started off with Onazi but now he does it with Ndidi but as a Workaholic, Battling CM spraying short passes when he has to distributes instead of as a positionally disciplined Dictator CM (a pirlo) which Mikel is more likely to bring to that role at the AFCON if played there.

Etebo could yet stun our opponents from the left but would you have an Etebo on the left or an Ahmed Musa on the left? This is why Rohr will not dare move Etebo there except maybe in a late game situation with Musa not on field. But it's gonna be rare. Rohr only did it against DRC before the WC.

kellycute:
you don t have shame at all. U are fond of watering down our team effort and achievement. So other teams were bad that was why we qualified?...na wah. Nobody should take u serious.

TheSuperNerd:
More Thoughts on Rohr at the AFCON

I feel the team ought to be braver under Rohr. To be honest, I didn't see the need having both Etebo and Ndidi on the field against Burundi.

I knew it was unbeaten Burundi but again we are classes upon classes above them. When Mikel was messing things up in the AM role, I would have suggested Rohr shifts him backwards to the Deep lying CM role, alongside DM Ndidi, to calm things, settle in and dictate the game's flow from there. Move Iwobi to the AM as he did anyway and bring in Musa. The culprit will now be Etebo to drop to the bench not because he was having a bad game but because Nigeria had to take offensive control and truly rip apart the opponents.


Rohr needs to be braver offensively and look at at the big picture of making us a consistently fluid passing side creating chances upon chances upon chances and upon chances.
That way I don't even care if Ighalo or anyone leading the line will miss one or two big chances because I know we will have and create more. That way we also boost our chances against the other top teams where chances don't easily come by unless you deliberately create them.
We did create chances against Guinea though but we can do much much better offensively. Imagine a Mikel-Iwobi Combo with NDIDI doing the dirty works helped by Mikel's deep positional discipline as DLP/Regista helping out in defence too.

We need to be more assertive on the scoreboard and not just in tackling and defensive stats which makes us settle for just 1-0 scorelines.

Eseose9:


fear these set of people
even if we beat Egypt and Senegal tommorw or win the Afcon eventually,they will still come up with stupid excuses.

Humility017:


he is one of a kind.
he never disappoints with his comment.
I don't know if he does it on purpose or that's just who he is