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AIG07:
you can say that all over again!

I don't know why our people are been conservative with the truth.

Well, me o. I'm not impressed one bit about this man called Rohr and his results. The truth of the matter is that we are not progressing as a team. One needs to separate RESULTS from PROGRESS.

I watched Holland play yesterday and I marveled. They are rebuilding after they missed out in this year's world cup. Their new team is less than 2years (post Robben Era) but it is more obvious that they are on the rise. Sense of purpose in their play, clear cut pattern of football, the boys are getting better with each match. They defeated the World Champions yesterday with a team with average players just like ours(cos Aside Van dyke others are just average too). They qualified from a group that has Germany and France.

But ask these Rohr's defenders that aside qualification for the World Cup and AFCON what else can we say about his team.
No improvement in pattern of playe. No winning mentality in the boys. Na to de experiment up and down.

A lowly SA are even calling us their rivals. What an insult! We went out against them today seeking for a draw. It's like Wales calling Germany their football rival.

Something needs to be done asap. Else we will just waste this pool of talent at our disposal. It's so sad.

A comment made last year November

Smiling...


Couldn't catch the game live.

Not surprised with the result. I don't know why it's taking you guys eons to accept that Rohr's job is over with this team. I and few others have said this several times that he ain't the man to take us to the promise land even if he ends up winning the AFCON. But una no go gree... Na to they call person names.

I hope you are seeing it for yourselves.

I watched Morocco play today and was Impressed.

Beautiful football in an high octane match. They left me wondering if our team can match them.

If we must go all the way to the final... Mikel will need to be at his best as a CMF Of DMF.

The competition is gearing up.

Sanity seems to have been restored back to the thread.

Hope it can stay this way for a while.

No one has said anything about the camera angle today. I love it.


Good to have you back@TheSuperNerd

So many people here are just been emotional.

I started Moses in my lineup and they were all hell out cos their favorite player was omitted.

AFCON is a tournament and not a league. You can only win by been defensively strong and Moses Simon was there to provide cover for the defense and he did it perfectly well.

The team played better today. I think the only missing link is the CMF position. Mikel should agree to play there.

I'll like us to keep that shape for the last group dead rubber game against Madagascar with few TWEAKS. AKPEYI for the confidence sake, Mikel for Etebo, then Henry, Victor and Kalu can lead the attack for proper assessment.

.... ...... AKPEYI........
Aina...... Kenneth...... Balogun...... Awaziem/Collins
................ Ndidi........ Mikel.........
Henry........... Iwobi.......... Kalu
................. Osimhen..........

Congrats to the guys for progressing.

My Team Line up(IF I WERE TO BE THE COACH)

.................... ..... ENZENWA.................. .
AINA........ BALOGUN.... EKONG..... COLLINS
............... ........ NDIDI......... MIKEL...............
M. SIMON.................IWOBI................ MUSA
............ ... ........ IGHALO........

SUB
HENRY
OSIMHEN
CHUCK
ETEBO
OGU

forgiveness:
I didn't see the third goal but there was nothing special about the Germans.

They do not have to be special to defeat Africans

forgiveness:
You mean those two lucky goals? I didn't see any gulf in the match except for some dirty tactics the Germans used to win the game.

Don't forget that 4 of our best players were not in that match and the injury during the match didn't help.

Joined @ the stoppage time. Was told the 2goals came from set pieces and the other one was a mistake. Which buttressed my point

forgiveness:
You mean those two lucky goals? I didn't see any gulf in the match except for some dirty tactics the Germans used to win the game.

Don't forget that 4 of our best players were not in that match and the injury during the match didn't help.

Joined @ the stoppage time. Was told the 2goals came from set pieces and the other one was a mistake.

Aina has greatly improved. No more ball watching.

Excellent crosses nice combo with Musa and Omuero on the left.

Dear Ighalo,
All the sins you committed at the World Cup are now forgiven.

Signed
Nigerians

AIG07:
The Germans do not need to be at their best to wreck havoc on African sides.

1.They are more technical than an average African side
2..They are taller. So expect them to keep whipping crosses into the box through out the 90mins of action
3.They are more dangerous on the set pieces. If they can't break you from open play, they will take advantage of Corners and free kicks.

Finally, not forgetting, they just whooped the ass of SA.

Cc: Forgiveness

The gulf in gap is too much.

Nice try SFs

How I wish we can have a road map to achieving success at the World stage.

Enjoy another Master Piece of this Master Technician.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLImuplifr4

Cc: The whole House.

Imagine Ronaldo in Pirlo's team.? Dude will hit 70 goals per season.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vfxs8v67nbY

Cc: TheGoodJoe, Forgiveness
Enjoy one of football's finest technicians

@Forgiveness,
Dribbling in football is a technique.
BALL Controls like Chesting, trapping, use of abdomen to trap ball, inside foot, outside foot controls etc

PASSING:Use and knowing when to use various side of the foot to pass, heading, etc

SHOOTING:It is not just about hitting the ball hard but hitting it the right way. The feet has various sides which all give trajectory of the ball(same in passing).

CROSSING : same as above,

DRIBBLING:Moving the ball with all acceptable body parts. It involves using the part of the body coherently

JUMPING, HEADING etc are also part of football techniques.

TACTICS ON THE OTHER HAND, HAS TO DO WITH HOW A TEAM SETS UP, TEAM STRATEGY WHICH ARE ALWAYS INSTRUCTED BY THE COACHES.

forgiveness:
You mean the Germans can dribble and has good techniques? Huh!

Tactics wins games nowadays not techniques.

I thought the French has the tallest in the tournament?

you think all that is to football techniques Is dribbling.

What happens to BALL CONTROL, PASSING, SHOOTING, CROSSING? These are the techniques in soccer and the Germans are better.

The only above Average SFs technical player is Ordega. Then this young girl Okeke

forgiveness:
Do you mean tactical?

By the way, France has taller players but they did nothing against us.

No, Technical.

The French Taller? I don't think so.
Are you comparing the height of the French to the Germans or what?

Icon4s:
See how these girls just make people papa dey work calculations since on Monday.

Well, thank God my calculator no burn due to over heating. Let me save it for the AFCON.

Taliban and others kudos for keeping up with the calculations. We will need you guys for this AFCON too

Congratulations Nigeria.

Now, girls back to the drawing board.
The way Dennerby will approach the Germany game will determine whether he will stay or not.

you Don talk am finish. He did well against France. Hope he gets the attack to gel this time around.

maidaboi:
trust this thread at your own peril

The Germans do not need to be at their best to wreck havoc on African sides.

1.They are more technical than an average African side
2..They are taller. So expect them to keep whipping crosses into the box through out the 90mins of action
3.They are more dangerous on the set pieces. If they can't break you from open play, they will take advantage of Corners and free kicks.

Finally, not forgetting, they just whooped the ass of SA.

AIG07:
The Cameroonians are delight to watch!

Penalties!

I'll like Cameroon to qualify for the World Cup alongside Nigeria. If they continue this way I see him causing upset at the World Cup proper.

Saw this long ago.

Congratulations to our dear SFs and our African sisters the Lioness of Cameroon

AFCON begins today!

Even Thailand stands a chance.
They'll be hoping against all hopes that they win, while others draw.

The saying that the enemy of one's enemy is one's friend can never be truer than it was displayed by Nigerians in the Argentina VS Scotland match.

For the very first time Nigerians kept vigil only to wish their perennial FOE (ARGENTINA) HALF SUCCESS

I am so sure that the numbers of Nigerians that watch that match will exceed the Argentines and Scottish population put together.

The beauty of the round leather game.

Female football has improved over the years. The quality of what is been dished to fans and the spectators is amazing.

Good Job FIFA
It's high time Africans join this wave of possitive development else they will get left behind like in the male tournament.

Mickael2:
Truly I never viewed it from the security angle although I really don't think so. However other countries played in the open so it may be that their own location isn't exactly safe. I don't really know what could have caused that.

We have only read the report from the Nigerian media, of course they will be biased but at least they have pointed out that we created chances, that is a positive that can be worked on. Etebo hitting the crossbar with a freekick means he may have been working on that too, another positive. Friendlies are just to learn, once chances are created that means the play was good at least in patches and that can be worked on, although I really really really think Musa is the best second striker we have in the Eagles when playing a 3-5-2, after him should be Onyekuru before Samu, these guys are goalscorers, Samu isn't a natural goalscorer at all.

Then finally I am not saying Ighalo is terrible. Yes, it is arguable that he is our best striker ATM, 15goals in the season in the EPL isn't easy at all. But the problem I have with his crew is the believe that a half fit Ighalo is the best option we can muster, I don't think so. Naturally I don't concern myself with Ighalo but an unfit Ighalo IMHO is worse than Awoniyi.

Nostalgic feelings. This was what this thread was known for long time ago...

Sentiments done to the thread to politisport... Na parties people de form for here. Pro Nacho, Anti Ighalo, pro uzoho anti Musa as if they are not playing for same team.

No win in 2 matches!

A deja vu? Only time will tell.

Well, me yaf stop watching Nigeria football as a fan after the world cup shame. I watch now as a Spectator!

All the best to them. May the best team win.

Happy for the Malians!

If you see the way I shouted goal. You go think se na naija score that equalizer

andrew444:
Not the senegal i watch in this tournament, maybe mali

The senegal i watch cant stand usa or south korea

time will tell

forgiveness:
I think we played better than Senegal and Mali. It was just unfortunate the coach kept Tijani on the field.

hahaha. BETTER you say? Oh no! Both teams are miles ahead of us.

Wetin we play sef?

See how the Malians are balling. They have matched the Argentines in all aspect.

It seems the best players have left the shore of our land.they've got a good goalkeeper and a master set piece taker in Koita...

One of Mali and Senegal might end up lifting this trophy.

Shame we paraded a poor squad.

Let me enjoy the second half jare

How quickly people forget things.

One player I won't like to see miss out of this tournament is Moses Simon. Dude has been underrated recently. He is a balanced player. His ability to track back to help the fullbacks puts him ahead of others.

If I'm to select our flank players, I'll have them ranked in this order

Musa, (VC)
Moses Simon
Henry,
Chukwueze
Samuel Kalu.

The abundance of talents covering this position has made everyone forget about V. Moses.

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Wishing you quick recovery @Icon4s