Karlovich:
So ordinary Sierra Leone is giving Nigeria so much headache.

lolz, no more small teams again o.

LandMann:
The players must be very stupid for trying to blame Rohr for their woeful performance.

Especially that Ahmed Musa that keeps running like a headless chicken or a danfo with failed breaks.

How is it that it is someone with a quarter past four eyesight that the entire north could produce to keep the team nationally balanced?

I'm sure that guy must have settled someone somewhere so as to remain in the team.

Musa is too undeveloped to be playing in the national team. He plays like Daniel James of Manchester United, high speed with no ball control, agility or skill.

Give me that team and Musa will not even appear in 6th choice.

Rubbish

You made some good points (apart from the foolish one that he is in the team for national balance), but fact is that he has been your saviour in WCs and is your highest scoring player in history in WCs. Three of his goals will probably compete for Nigeria's most beautiful goals at the WC, and they were all individual goals.

He is also the 7th highest scoring player in Nigeria's history despite being a winger. We are not even talking about assists and disruptions yet.

So, even though I agree he runs like a headless chicken without end product most times (which frustrates the hell out of me), he has proven without a shadow of a doubt that he is fit to be in the team and proven himself in the team more than most Nigerian players.

Be a better football analyst, not an emotional and tribal analyst.

Upton:
Which one is mentally ripe? If you are good, you are good joor

"Mentally ripe" is the kind of junk a dumbb Nigerian journalist writes when he is making up fake stories from "sources".

Sake Rohr and bring in Emmanuel amunike

ERUDITE6156:
At this our stage and years of independence, should our National team still be managed by a foreigner?

No be foreigner dey build your bridges and roads?

No be foreigner dey supply your beloveth football clubs?

No be foreigner dey drill your oil?

No be foreigner dey supply you manufactured goods?

If foreigner dey supply your power, you no think you go have 24 hours light?

Have your locals showed they have sufficient sense for dem to be given anything to manage.

Nigeria team list

Goalkeepers

Daniel Akpeyi
Maduka Okoye
Sebastian Osigwe

Defenders

William Troost-Ekong
Kenneth Omeruo
Leon Balogun
Semi Ajayi
Chidozie Awaziem
Zaidu Sanusi
Ola Aina
Jamilu Collins
Kevin Akpoguma
Tyronne Ebuehi


Midfielders

Oghenekaro Etebo
Frank Onyeka
Joe Aribo

Forwards

Ahmed Musa
Moses Simon
Alex Iwobi
Emmanuel Dennis
Victor Osimhen
Kelechi Iheanacho
Samuel Chukwueze
Chidera Ejuke

Standby

Kelechi Nwakali
Francis Uzoho
Samson Tijani
Shehu Abdullahi
Paul Onuachu
Ramon Azeez
Ikechukwu Ezenwa




But the way we surrendered 4-0 lead was amazing. ..... With 10 defenders that were called up.
And the midfield just 3... No wonder it collapse.... We now know the importance of Wilfred Ndidi

NellaObi:
How do Nigerians expects bunch of billionaires in Naira to be running around on pitch . The Only way our squad can improve is to properly scout players on the street.. ones that are hungry to improve their lives

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and u think everything in life is about money even to the point of playing for the happiness of ur people back home. Are the Nigerian players richer than Brazilian players? yet they give it all on the pitch
na stupid money worshipping mentality like ur own put us for where we dey today for this country so

prinsam30:
While the players’ professionalism and attitude must be questioned, Rohr must also take a considerable portion of the blame.

Time and again his substitutions have proved ineffective and have too regularly appeared to cost Nigeria momentum and control in a match, rather than helping the Eagles consolidate their authority and continue to take the game to opposition.

It was as clear as day, as Friday’s match swung in the Leone Stars’ favour, that Nigeria’s midfield was labouring, yet Rohr watched on helplessly, making tweaks and cosmetic realignments, rather than fixing the gaping hole in the hear of the team.

Certainly, it can be hard to find too much logic in some of Rohr’s substitutions, and sometimes, his changes appear to be made just for the sake of it.
Why, for example, remove the influential Samuel Chukwueze, whose movement and running gave the Leone Stars something to be worried about behind their defence?

Why remove Leon Balogun for Semi Ajayi? Why introduce strikers Paul Onuachu and Kelechi Iheanacho when the midfield requires bolstering?
The substitutions themselves are problematic, as are the timings of the changes…Rohr dithers, watching on as Rome burns, when a proactive approach is required.

Then, the broader squad selection must also be questioned.

In the past, we’ve seen Nigeria setting themselves up to fail, rather than succeed, and it feels as though the same is happening again with Rohr.

Many eyebrows were raised when the German coach named four midfielders—one of whom was right-back Tyronne Ebuehi—in his squad for the double-header against the Leone Stars.

It was hard to see, without injured Wilfried Ndidi, who would offer the defensive rigour in the heart of the park, and there were always going to be a certain issue of the practicality of a Joe Aribo-Oghenkaro Etebo midfield pairing.

Unsurprisingly, both of these two problems—both very predictable—came home to roost for the Super Eagles, as the duo in the centre were targeted and ultimately overrun as the contest went on.

Why replace injured winger Moses Simon with Onuachu?
Why replace Frank Onyeka with Shehu Abdullahi?
Why invite two right-backs and then play centre-back Kevin Akpoguma in that position?
Was there no place for Ramon Azeez, Kelechi Nwakali, Mikel Agu, Uche Agbo, Anderson Esiti or Okechukwu Azubuike?

Perhaps they haven’t always impressed with the national side, but any of them should be a competent option—should Etebo tire or get injured, say—against a side ranked 120th in the world.

These are all questions, perhaps, that the NFF and Amaju Pinnick should have been asking Rohr and his team when federation officials called for a summit on Saturday morning to understand what went wrong in the 4-4 draw.

The federation also have some questions to answer, specifically about the decision to offer Rohr a new contract in May 2020—ahead of the World Cup, before the Eagles’ underwhelming performance and first-round exit at the grandest stage of all.

While Rohr’s handling of the 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign—after being drawn with 2012, 2017 and 2019 Africa Cup of Nations champions Zambia, Cameroon and Algeria—was a fine achievement for a progressive, adventurous side, the West African giants haven’t built on the promise of those years.

The coach’s desire to constantly cut the average age of the side, and oversee consistent influxes of new faces may have resulted in Nigeria being the youngest squad at the 2018 World Cup, but has it also denied the Eagles of some critical experience and calming older heads who can help the team get through difficult periods.

Introducing youth around a spine of Ndidi, John Obi Mikel and Odion Ighalo was one thing, but with the three of them absent, Rohr’s Super Eagles project may be entering it’s terminal phase.

Extract from goal.com

Great analysis

Those guys were tired in the 2nd half, the two guys pressing sierra leone were removed.


2nd leg he needs asome aprouka defenders wey don chop eba no be all this salad boys like balogun and the other one.


balogun,
maduka.
german boy akpoguma


Europe is cold now and those boys need to acclamitise

Gamesmart:


This is nonsense analysis, even though it is still better attempt at analysis than the moronic emotional lash out by many low IQ Nairaland "yoots".

It is still nonsense sha!

Was it not the same "influential" Chuwkueze that lost the ball while trying a trick in his own half that led to the first goal? He "influenced" the come back?

Why not remove Balogun for Ajayi? How old is Balogun? Is Balogun not just coming back from injury this year? What is wrong with removing a 33 year old, injury-prone man and replacing him with a youthful man in a 90 minutes game being played in blazing sun where players are being offered water breaks every 25 minutes?

The foooool said "why introduce strikers Paul Onuachu and Kelechi Iheanacho when the midfield requires bolstering?".

What midfielder on the bench was he hoping to bring in to bolster the midfield? Why would a coach worry that his team of experienced, highly-paid, top-league superstar players will not be able to hold a 2 or 3 goal lead against players that play in 8th tier leagues?

Why would a coach be inviting many new players to his team and will not think it is a good idea when leading a weak team by 3 goals to test out the players and different formations? What is wrong with that?

THE PLAYERS ON THE FIELD FAILED! End of!

Many idiiiiiiiots think they are football analysts, when actually dem no get sense.

Oga. Everyehere in the world the coach of any team sport is responsible for the outcome of the game. He decides who plays and who does not. He decides the preparation, tactics and game management.

If a student fails examinations he is to blame. If the entire class fails then the teacher is to blame. In all of team sport a match cannot be won by any one single person neither cannot be lost by any single action or individual.

In team sports its alk about collective success and collective failure so the responsibility lies with those who prepare the team and guide them.

TOPCRUISE:
An organized secondary school team will beat the super eagles. One of our strikers is good at showing us his height and not his goals

That tall for nothing dude....I wonder what he is still doing in that team.

Rohr is very bad with substitute, very poor

Another Lars Lagarback loading...On the flip side let's assume one minute into the match, the ref gave the entire bench Red card. So as professionals they can't win a match or defend a four goal lead.

We once had previous cases of match fixing, I hope that trend in not back otherwise fire the coach if he is incompetent now before the tournament begins.

kheny12:
This Francois-German coach need to be shown the exit door After tomorrow game in Freetown.He said he had learnt his lesson since 2018 world cup loosing to Argentina.Bad Game management cause us the game last Friday.

All these Super Chickens no get shame?
So any of these riff raff footballers that found themselves on the pitch,no fit defend 4 goals?
Na shame nọ dey catch them..

The OP that published this online when we have a crucial match tmr is dumber than a fish

My very point!
Rohr is deficient tactically. A local coach would have held that 4 goals lead or added even more without conceding.
See hw this man make Sierra Leone dey drag space with us now.

Starzo:

and u think everything in life is about money even to the point of playing for the happiness of ur people back home. Are the Nigerian players richer than Brazilian players? yet they give it all on the pitch
na stupid money worshipping mentality like ur own put us for where we dey today for this country so

insult me all you want bro.. but its not by l accident that under17 performs better.. so if you can't understand my point pls shift.. also your government is part of your problem.. you stay in Nigeria and call poverty mentality of mine.. when ever you come to Ireland, buzz me i will accommodate you

Titovanzel:
My very point!
Rohr is deficient tactically. A local coach would have held that 4 goals lead or added even more without conceding.
See hw this man make Sierra Leone dey drag space with us now.

I blame any footballer that can't defend 4 goals..
These people no get shame.
Na Rohr want defend 4 gi8

Poor management or not, una no fit defend 4-goal lead. The coach o, his assistants o and even the NFF una dey mad.





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prinsam30:
While the players’ professionalism and attitude must be questioned, Rohr must also take a considerable portion of the blame.

Time and again his substitutions have proved ineffective and have too regularly appeared to cost Nigeria momentum and control in a match, rather than helping the Eagles consolidate their authority and continue to take the game to opposition.

It was as clear as day, as Friday’s match swung in the Leone Stars’ favour, that Nigeria’s midfield was labouring, yet Rohr watched on helplessly, making tweaks and cosmetic realignments, rather than fixing the gaping hole in the hear of the team.

Certainly, it can be hard to find too much logic in some of Rohr’s substitutions, and sometimes, his changes appear to be made just for the sake of it.
Why, for example, remove the influential Samuel Chukwueze, whose movement and running gave the Leone Stars something to be worried about behind their defence?

Why remove Leon Balogun for Semi Ajayi? Why introduce strikers Paul Onuachu and Kelechi Iheanacho when the midfield requires bolstering?
The substitutions themselves are problematic, as are the timings of the changes…Rohr dithers, watching on as Rome burns, when a proactive approach is required.

Then, the broader squad selection must also be questioned.

In the past, we’ve seen Nigeria setting themselves up to fail, rather than succeed, and it feels as though the same is happening again with Rohr.

Many eyebrows were raised when the German coach named four midfielders—one of whom was right-back Tyronne Ebuehi—in his squad for the double-header against the Leone Stars.

It was hard to see, without injured Wilfried Ndidi, who would offer the defensive rigour in the heart of the park, and there were always going to be a certain issue of the practicality of a Joe Aribo-Oghenkaro Etebo midfield pairing.

Unsurprisingly, both of these two problems—both very predictable—came home to roost for the Super Eagles, as the duo in the centre were targeted and ultimately overrun as the contest went on.

Why replace injured winger Moses Simon with Onuachu?
Why replace Frank Onyeka with Shehu Abdullahi?
Why invite two right-backs and then play centre-back Kevin Akpoguma in that position?
Was there no place for Ramon Azeez, Kelechi Nwakali, Mikel Agu, Uche Agbo, Anderson Esiti or Okechukwu Azubuike?

Perhaps they haven’t always impressed with the national side, but any of them should be a competent option—should Etebo tire or get injured, say—against a side ranked 120th in the world.

These are all questions, perhaps, that the NFF and Amaju Pinnick should have been asking Rohr and his team when federation officials called for a summit on Saturday morning to understand what went wrong in the 4-4 draw.

The federation also have some questions to answer, specifically about the decision to offer Rohr a new contract in May 2020—ahead of the World Cup, before the Eagles’ underwhelming performance and first-round exit at the grandest stage of all.

While Rohr’s handling of the 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign—after being drawn with 2012, 2017 and 2019 Africa Cup of Nations champions Zambia, Cameroon and Algeria—was a fine achievement for a progressive, adventurous side, the West African giants haven’t built on the promise of those years.

The coach’s desire to constantly cut the average age of the side, and oversee consistent influxes of new faces may have resulted in Nigeria being the youngest squad at the 2018 World Cup, but has it also denied the Eagles of some critical experience and calming older heads who can help the team get through difficult periods.

Introducing youth around a spine of Ndidi, John Obi Mikel and Odion Ighalo was one thing, but with the three of them absent, Rohr’s Super Eagles project may be entering it’s terminal phase.

Extract from goal.com

nice to have included the credit. I thought you wrote that yourself,I would have nominated you for a sport Journalism award,lol

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osamz007:
All of them dey very stupid una no fit defend four goals without a coach. Spits

this one weak me, so na coach go ask them to the so called senior players to defend before them go defend. wat a rubbish talk

NellaObi:
insult me all you want bro.. but its not by l accident that under17 performs better.. so if you can't understand my point pls shift.. also your government is part of your problem.. you stay in Nigeria and call poverty mentality of mine.. when ever you come to Ireland, buzz me i will accommodate you

so staying in Ireland automatically means being better off than everyone in Nigeria right??.... rubbish talk

prinsam30:
While the players’ professionalism and attitude must be questioned, Rohr must also take a considerable portion of the blame.

Time and again his substitutions have proved ineffective and have too regularly appeared to cost Nigeria momentum and control in a match, rather than helping the Eagles consolidate their authority and continue to take the game to opposition.

It was as clear as day, as Friday’s match swung in the Leone Stars’ favour, that Nigeria’s midfield was labouring, yet Rohr watched on helplessly, making tweaks and cosmetic realignments, rather than fixing the gaping hole in the hear of the team.

Certainly, it can be hard to find too much logic in some of Rohr’s substitutions, and sometimes, his changes appear to be made just for the sake of it.
Why, for example, remove the influential Samuel Chukwueze, whose movement and running gave the Leone Stars something to be worried about behind their defence?

Why remove Leon Balogun for Semi Ajayi? Why introduce strikers Paul Onuachu and Kelechi Iheanacho when the midfield requires bolstering?
The substitutions themselves are problematic, as are the timings of the changes…Rohr dithers, watching on as Rome burns, when a proactive approach is required.

Then, the broader squad selection must also be questioned.

In the past, we’ve seen Nigeria setting themselves up to fail, rather than succeed, and it feels as though the same is happening again with Rohr.

Many eyebrows were raised when the German coach named four midfielders—one of whom was right-back Tyronne Ebuehi—in his squad for the double-header against the Leone Stars.

It was hard to see, without injured Wilfried Ndidi, who would offer the defensive rigour in the heart of the park, and there were always going to be a certain issue of the practicality of a Joe Aribo-Oghenkaro Etebo midfield pairing.

Unsurprisingly, both of these two problems—both very predictable—came home to roost for the Super Eagles, as the duo in the centre were targeted and ultimately overrun as the contest went on.

Why replace injured winger Moses Simon with Onuachu?
Why replace Frank Onyeka with Shehu Abdullahi?
Why invite two right-backs and then play centre-back Kevin Akpoguma in that position?
Was there no place for Ramon Azeez, Kelechi Nwakali, Mikel Agu, Uche Agbo, Anderson Esiti or Okechukwu Azubuike?

Perhaps they haven’t always impressed with the national side, but any of them should be a competent option—should Etebo tire or get injured, say—against a side ranked 120th in the world.

These are all questions, perhaps, that the NFF and Amaju Pinnick should have been asking Rohr and his team when federation officials called for a summit on Saturday morning to understand what went wrong in the 4-4 draw.

The federation also have some questions to answer, specifically about the decision to offer Rohr a new contract in May 2020—ahead of the World Cup, before the Eagles’ underwhelming performance and first-round exit at the grandest stage of all.

While Rohr’s handling of the 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign—after being drawn with 2012, 2017 and 2019 Africa Cup of Nations champions Zambia, Cameroon and Algeria—was a fine achievement for a progressive, adventurous side, the West African giants haven’t built on the promise of those years.

The coach’s desire to constantly cut the average age of the side, and oversee consistent influxes of new faces may have resulted in Nigeria being the youngest squad at the 2018 World Cup, but has it also denied the Eagles of some critical experience and calming older heads who can help the team get through difficult periods.

Introducing youth around a spine of Ndidi, John Obi Mikel and Odion Ighalo was one thing, but with the three of them absent, Rohr’s Super Eagles project may be entering it’s terminal phase.

Extract from goal.com

Good questions asked by d write up. During d last world cup, nigeria had only 45minutes of brilliance during d entire tournament. That was d 45minutes Ahmed Musa scored two fantastic goals against Iceland. Every other thing done at d world cup was trash. I had already made up my mind during d friendlies leading to d WC. Didn't see anything special about rohr. But that begs d question, y would NFF still extend this guy's contract despite d fact d guy lacks what it takes to coach our national team? If a Nigerian coach did what rohr is doing, wouldn't he be sacked sharply? Before his first contract, Amuneke had just won d WC& was free. B4 his contract was extended, Amuneke still free. But NFF prefers rohr, a man without passion, desire or football know-how.

Super eagles problem is from the glass house since they know that Rohr is not competent to handle the team, then wot the fcvk. His monthly allowance is been shared by most of the bad guyz dia, so they can't tell him the truth

Na so I want it. Nigeria must lose tomorrow

The team should put the result of the last Friday behind them and move forward.
They should put their house in order and have a common goal which is to defect sierra Leone at home and stop blaming one another for what happened on Friday.

This is football where any thing can happened when the referee is yet to blow the final whistle. We don't have smaller teams in football unlike before.

Meanwhile this is Africa football that needs physical strength and ability to play beyond 90 minutes. Our players needs to be rogued in order to beat sierra Leone at home.

Their pitch is not encouraging our players must be ready for the task ahead or else water go pass garrison.

My take is that our football administrators are our problems. When you don't value what you have then you continue having same problems. The crazy believe in foreign coach is should be totally discouraged by the federal government. Some of our coaches are far better than these second class foreign rubbish.

Reference:


Oga. Everyehere in the world the coach of any team sport is responsible for the outcome of the game. He decides who plays and who does not. He decides the preparation, tactics and game management.

If a student fails examinations he is to blame. If the entire class fails then the teacher is to blame. In all of team sport a match cannot be won by any one single person neither cannot be lost by any single action or individual.

In team sports its alk about collective success and collective failure so the responsibility lies with those who prepare the team and guide them.

How is the coach responsible for the outcome?

Because that is "what people say"?

A match cannot be lost by any single action or individual? Please go and say this rubbish to Liverpool regarding Loris Karius!

The things you people say with confidence.

My friend, a coach is responsible for the outcome of a team over time is what sensible people say. Not what you hear from every ignorant Tom, Diick and Harry scream.

When Beckham kicked out at Simone and got a red cap in the WC, is that the coach's fault because "he gave the tactics"?

When Sani Kaita kicked at the Greek player in 2010 WC and made Nigeria lose a man and hence the opportunity to progress to the second round, it was the coach's fault because "he decides who plays and doesn't play"?

When Karius fuuuucked up Liverpool at UCL Final, it was Klopp's fault?

Can you see the simpleton-ness in the arguments you put forward?

Unrealistic expectations should not be placed on someone on a job and consequently blame is attached to them regarding something that they can hardly control. That is pure nonsense!

Coaches are judged by outcomes over a period of time.