The bulk of these players formed the Olympics team.

These boys will eventually gel but nobody should expect SAMBA from them as we dont have an Okocha, Kanu is tired.

But in Beinjing 2008 we were very effective with counter attack football and this is why I think Haruna Lukman will be great in the team because of his mobility and hunger to win the ball. If every other Nigerian players have this attitude we will be fine in South Africa.

You know what? I have a reason to hope again.

Mikel Obi has no reason to worry. Haruna Lukman will be a very useful partner. He Mikel should just learn one or two things about attitude and hunger to win the ball from Lukman. Lukman also must keep his head down and not allow arrogance get the better of him.

Ejide

Taye Taiwo, Apam, Yobo(Adeleye), Chidi Odiah (Suswan)


Kaita, Lukman, Mikel


Osaze, Anichebe, Ike Uche

Thats my starting line up above.

Based on this match certain to go to SA from players fielded today are:

Anichebe
Haruna
Kalu Uche.


Going home:
Kanu - no sentiments
Ayila


Others have to prove themselves against Colombia

Iyineda:

I feel like crying. . .

No game pattern. No real formation. Shambles. Shambles. My word. I'm no more blaming this on the coach but on the players.

Anyhow, we will have a more precise idea of what to expect in the WC with the Colombia match on Sunday.

But you have always known the history of NFA and Nigerian Football after our glorious run in 1994 and the Olympics  

The players will need more time (i doubt we still have that much time) to blend properly and Lagerback will not be fooling anyone if he thinks he can just rustle-up a group of SE players based in a matter of weeks without at least a month to blend them (as they say). We have some of the world's individual talent all we need is to strategically position and play them in their most optimized positions using the most efficient game strategy. I still remember the Atlanta Olympics and how i angrily went to sleep only to wake up to the ROAR of Nigerians winning Brazil. so we still have a small fighting chance at leaving the first group matches

doe i didnt watch the match

i feel the starting 11 are those who are on the plane tooooooo naija

the next match would feature our main players.

without watching, i know that haruna would impress!!!!

anichebe is hungry!!!

hope dey sha!!!

if haruna could hold down a starting shirt in monaco, then HE IS GOOD!!!

lets see what we will do on sunday.

BTW arg win their match by 5 goals, :omessi play? NO!!!

adejonny:

Based on this match certain to go to SA from players fielded today are:

Anichebe
Haruna
Kalu Uche.


Going home:
Kanu - no sentiments
Ayila


Others have to prove themselves against Colombia

I really don't know what you people see in this Kalu Uche of a guy? Hope some are not confusing Kalu Uche for Ike Uche.

Besides for me Ayila was more useful in this match than Kalu Uche in the midfield.

kobikwelu:

doe i didnt watch the match

i feel the starting 11 are those who are on the plane tooooooo naija

the next match would feature our main players.

without watching, i know that haruna would impress!!!!

anichebe is hungry!!!

hope dey sha!!!

if haruna could hold down a starting shirt in monaco, then HE IS GOOD!!!

lets see what we will do on sunday.

BTW arg win their match by 5 goals, :omessi play? NO!!!

Please all mighty see-er, tell me without watching who will win the world cup on the 11th of July.

Sumtin must be done to our midfield b4 th worldcup.
I undastand that lagerback is just experimenting, but some players were palying as if noting is at stake e.g obasi, kalu uche, echijile.

Lagerback should stop wasting his time trying 4-4-2, because it will not work, not with the kind of midfield that we have (4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 should be tried).
If kanu must be in S.A den he must start from the bench.

the game against Argentina no go easy, we are not just mobile enough.

Haruna was just playing with the ball with no direction or accurate pass,

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Men what A back yard football match, the MVP of this match Was that Igbo MAn in that Super Sports Studio, the man dey vex Gon, Chineke, Dis guy fit flog all the whole players if dem allow am

onu kwuru njo, ge kwu mma! (igbo language) - {translate in english} the mouth that says bad, will say good!

all of una wey dey criticise Anichebe say the guy no good at all, say na bench warmmer throughout the season for PL,

shebi na una don rank am no 1 among the eleven players wey play today's match? . . .

if dem tell una make una watch football with relaxed mind and cool down study players, una no go gree.

na now una know say Anichebe na good player abi? . .  left sided brain users.     msceeew!!!

Isn't this the same Saudi Arabia that got trashed 8-0 a few years ago??
YEPA!!!!

If you cannot score against Osama how you want defend against Aguero??

There is no way Largerback is going to bench Mikel for Haruna, whats the essence of wiining the ball without doin sumtin useful with it??

Haruna was just runin around, im no fit make one accurate pass for 90min, a jaguda ball im dey play

If by luck he finds himself in SA, he should alwayS start from the bench

NO SENTIMENT!!!!!

Was it just me but I felt that Suswan was by far the best player for Nigeria. He was sure defensively and provided some great movement up front. As far as I'm concerned he was the only Nigerian player that did exceptionally well and I hope he gets to the final 23. Makes you think that the coach should have invited more players from the local league.

the guy na William Opara, he was a goal keeper for Orlando priates in South Africa. The only match i can remember him playing for Nigeria was against germany before the 98 worldcup. The guy just dey vex.

Grecce vs North korea 2:2
North korea dey play ball oo! Ivory coast beware

Got this update from livescore.com its a nil nil affair.Anyway is suadi arabia going to the wc?

Our Council of Elders called Super Eagles are all tired! Haruna and Anichebe were slightly mobile due to age advantage over other Papa Eagles; they did not fare better afterall. Mind you, we just played Saudi Arabia! What will happen against Argentina etc? I don talk am, make we go beg Maradona and his boys to take am easy with us. They should pity us after the 3rd goal.

Mortiple:

Our Council of Elders called Super Eagles are all tired! Haruna and Anichebe were slightly mobile due to age advantage over other Papa Eagles; they did not fare better afterall. Mind you, we just played Saudi Arabia! What will happen against Argentina etc? I don talk am, make we go beg Maradona and his boys to take am easy with us. They should pity us after the 3rd goal.

My sentiments exactly. See how age has caught up with most of these players. they are just old men running around on the pitch trying to act like young boys. The onlly peoplo who use theri real ages or clsoe enought to their ages are the only people we dey perform.

Lilke old motor they need time to warm their engines well well.

Nigeria will not do well this world cup . 2 weeks left and they are not in good form regardless of if these players today were not a full team.

uhm, shitty!.

lets wait till jun 12

which kind of campaign after election is this? Why did this make home page after, or near to the end, the match.

Although it was only a friendly - nobody wants to get injured, no risks etc. we played like we were being forced to practice. No swagger on the ball, nothing spectacular.

I'm not the best coach o but i think we need like 6 more friendly matches not 2. They should fly back to Lag and play against the Nigeria league teams, Enyimba etc abeg!!!

Oh Lord of Messi, have mercy on us if we come to you unprepared.

My 2 cents

Nigeria will not do well this world cup . 2 weeks left and they are not in good form regardless of if these players today were not a full team.

We called for change in the coaching crews, we should pay for the consequence. largerback cannot know these boys effectively withing this short period. We just wasted money to hire the man #10m every month.

Where is Amodu

At least the guy give us bronze for nations cup.

The game was so boring. Though an experiment but not a pleasant one to watch. They are so unfit.

However, I think the coach tried giving the "fringe, unfit and old players" a chance today cos all others who didnt play are already in the squad and he has to make his selection in 5/6 days!

The positives were:
Haruna (great work-rate; he was everywhere), in!
anichebe (showed focus but still lacking full fitness); in!
Suswan (showed commitment but may not still make the cut)
Kanu (was the only player who wasnt scared to at least hold the ball without being in a hurry to release it!)

Yobo, out! he cant even time the ball, cant even create a fortress for himself in defence.
Obasi, out! doesnt even know when to dribble or give a good pass
Ayila, tired!
Echiejile, so disappointing but defended when needed!
Shittu, playing rugby!

Haruna can play alongside Mikel cos he plays like Essien

@Iyineda,

Echiejile - piss poor
Kanu - burden
Yobo - shaky and unreliable

Of the 3 players you rated poorly, 2 play in the EPL, what does that tell us?

No be me rate am na you rate am by your self o

Why do we get all this crappy friendlies?

supereagle:

We called for change in the coaching crews, we should pay for the consequence. largerback cannot know these boys effectively withing this short period. We just wasted money to hire the man #10m every month.

Point of correction, he gets =N= 30m every month.

larimo:

The game was so boring. Though an experiment but not a pleasant one to watch. They are so unfit.

However, I think the coach tried giving the "fringe, unfit and old players" a chance today cos all others who didnt play are already in the squad and he has to make his selection in 5/6 days!

The positives were:
Haruna (great work-rate; he was everywhere), in!
anichebe (showed focus but still lacking full fitness); in!
Suswan (showed commitment but may not still make the cut)
Kanu (was the only player who wasnt scared to at least hold the ball without being in a hurry to release it!)

Yobo, out! he cant even time the ball, cant even create a fortress for himself in defence.
Obasi, out! doesnt even know when to dribble or give a good pass
Ayila, tired!  he did his job perfectly until he got tired.
Echiejile, so disappointing but defended when needed! yea, he played like someone so tired.
Shittu, playing rugby! this guy is a disappointment, he should just apply to the Nigerian rugby team.

Haruna can play alongside Mikel cos he plays like Essien. He MUST BE ON THE LIST, HE WAS EVERYWHERE, NEVER TIRED AND WON ALL THE BALLS HE LOST.

davidif:

Why do we get all this crappy friendlies?

You really think any serious team wants to play against nigeria LMAO

Lagerback should continue using Kanu in the friendlies until he gets injured or pulls a groin

It's only a friendly people and they had lunch or was it dinner some few hours before in Naija

chelseabmw:

i love chelsea not nigeria

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