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No i am very objective. Meanwhile Newcastle have changed the formation. It looks more like a 4-5-1 now. They look smarter on the attack, but more vulnerable behind.

Wordson:
No Problem bro.. And hey I don't want to hear u guys were lucky at d end of d match

I will definitely get back to you at the end of the second half.

Wordson:
in ur dreams! U will be here when dose 2 goals will be netted in by Liverpool.. .

We will see about that.

crazygod:
Bobby has come on. These three guys have the best synergy in the league. Individually they will struggle but together they are unstoppable. They will dismantle that 5 man defence
Dominique pls modify the score

No that's not happening unless Newcastle change this formation

crazygod:
Three more goals from Liverpool in the second half.
#YNWA.

Terrible mistake there

This Newcastle Formation has been superb so far, it has mostly kept the Liverpool attack at bay.If this works till the end and Newcastle get at least a draw, i see teams adopting this counterating formation.

Hey man, i sincerely hope your comment was a joke. Are you @GoodJoe's lackey or something. Lecture me on what? Careful ooo. You may want to present your own argument, i am not even sure you adequately understand it. I even tried to check the word "Power play" to be sure i am
not misunderstanding him. Power play does not in any way apply to football. When the discussion drifts towards Ice hockey, Cricket or Netball, perhaps i will "prostrate" before your lecturer.

komekn:
The pun is on you.

You lack understanding that's why you just don't get it.

Humble yourself and get TheGoodJoe to give you a lecture on physicality and power play.

Coach quake, obviously yes.

Earthquake1:
Wait, are you saying you have been proven right based on an opinion of a member of this thread?

Man, the point is about building a more effective team, or maximizing the potential of a team, even as you open the door to foreign born/foreign trained players. Even when some players defy a generally effective rule, it doesnt make it less effective, by definition its general not ultimate

tbaba1234:
I don't buy this "rigors of African football" argument. A good player is a good player.

That is how we were told that Ebuehi can not cope with African football till we realized he was far better than Shehu.

Second you on Aribo- I once told someone that it would be better if this guys join the team at the youth level, especially the young ones, i was told that's insane- I guess from this submission, it cannot be you. It has to be Earthquake1, quake i hail oooo

charlesemeka85:
Mind you, I never said aribo is not physical enough to strive in African football but all I said is as a newbie to African football he need time to get used to it and during that period Rohr preferance may be ndidi and etebo combo who hv been tried and tested in African football.

One of aribo's qualities is his physicality, but to be cautious which Rohr tend to be always he won't throw him in immediately against African opposition immediately.

He may come in as a game progresses which will serve as a learning curve for him. Also the chances of starting him against oppositions from the continent in a friendly encounter will also prepare him to for the future.

For now I am very sure Rohr loves what he sees in aribo's game which makes him an important figure in the team for now but notwithstanding he needs little time to be fully grounded in the team.

Nonononono, Please don't go there- Don't use such a language, it's not appropriate. Progression!, which one? Why would i hate on him. If you believe he has done better than all those that had taken charge before him, that's fine. Facts don't lie and until he equals the achievement of his most successful antecedents, i am afraid i am not buying the progress thing. I don't know what you are watching man. The "saviour coach" as far as i know mostly becomes totally clueless when his team comes under pressure. If you wanna know how good a coach is stoke the fire burning his ass and watch how he reacts. Rohr has mostly failed in this regard. Perhaps you didn't watch the group stage of the nations cup. If you have a different criteria for "a good coach" that's perfectly ok. I repeat, please don't bring up that Karma argument again, it doesn't foster a healthy and open exchange. Rohr is getting paid a lot of money, so if he fails, i will definitely criticize him. He qualified us for the 2014 world cup, i will give him that- i didn't expect it, and i won't use the argument of those teams were weak in the qualifiers again, there seems to be only a fine line between " i beat him cos am better than him" and " i beat him cos he sucked/choked". He got us there, and that's very important. But if you post such an incredible performance, you better follow it up with a masterclass at the mundial. At the world cup i get the fact that Croatia was a better team- They obviously made it to the finals. But in a situation where Argentina is there for the taking you gotta find a way to defeat them. He was not the first to qualify us for the world cup and he will not be the last. I maintain my stance, i am hoping i am wrong about my interpretation of what i have seen post worldcup for your sake.

charlesemeka85:
When the world cup qualifiers groups came out and u saw the eagles pitted in the same group with Algeria, Zambia and Cameroon did you ever believe in your wildest dream that the will emerge from the group with out losing a single match and with a game spare?

Sentiment and hate hinders ones progression in life and I will advise you to quit hating and appreciate the goods of others so that the same will come to you. Remember the law of karma and attraction

Just look, good you brought out some facts- For Zambia, a lot can happen in 7 years- A child could become eligible for a voters card in that amount of time, so it's weird to bring them up as a power. I will give you cameroon. Now you have changed your narrative on Algebra-from african champion to best world cup performance of any african side- I appreciate your appeal to reasoning on that note. But i expected you to combine the past and present to make your argument. Algeria were last at the end of those qualifying matches, that doesn't bode well for a team that supposedly posted the best performance of any african side at the 2014 world cup.

tbaba1234:
Zambia win the nation cup in 2012, Cameroon was the reigning champions. Algeria was the best African side at the 2016 WC. That group was easily the toughest but we came out pretty comfortably.

Give respect when it is due. It will give your criticism more objectivity.

Honestly, although i maintain my stand that the "saviour coach" is mostly clueless . I am not holding the ukrainian match against him. He was experimenting, and some of the specimens in the experiment just didn't fit in. I am refusing to comment on the "saviour coach" cos i am on the fence with respect to the opinion that the deterioration of our play against Ukraine was his fault. We will see if he has repented from his cluelessness under pressure when he decides on a more or less constant crop of players.

Earthquake1:
Imama won against Sudan, Rohr drew against Ukraine

Big difference

Take it easy man, did you just write three former African champions, when was the last time Zambia won the nations cup? When was the last time Algeria won the nations cup? I hope you are not counting the recent one they won, cos that would be an unreasonable argument to say the least. I am giving you one reason why that is- Those algerians were at our mercy in the qualifiers, they needed CAF to award them a win against us, due to ineligibility. They even finished at the bottom self- They were terrible as i said. Fastforward to 2019, those guys trampled on us on their way to the trophy. That's the difference there- They repented from their incredibly horrible outing at the qualifiers, and posted a perfect record at the Nations cup.

tbaba1234:
And Sudan under 23 are world beaters You asked for a demolition and i gave you one.

Rohr qualified for the WC from a group with 3 former African champions.

This is not a good example bros- meanwhile please read the post i commented on, you mentioned three different things which belong to three different categories. The first requires power but the second and third, nada. It doesn't matter-even if you stand strong, i will always get the better of you in the air if i am taller than you, unless i am terrible at my job.

TheGoodJoe:
A ball is in the air and you need to fight for it. It requires power play to get the ball. To get the ball requires standing strong, some tug shirts, some fouls etc.

Man, don't give me that- "Cameroon as african champions" They were horrible in that qualifying tournament. Algebra, sorry Algeria was horrible as well. But honestly, i was still crawling when that happened. Perhaps i should have used the phrase "maybe, if the "savior coach" annhilates his opponents often, we won't be criticising him that much"

tbaba1234:
Cameroon as African champions were beaten resoundingly in Uyo.

Honestly, what are you writing? Can't you differentiate between Power, vision and "craftiness" ? Which one be power play? This is neither a movie nor a series, bros.

TheGoodJoe:
When it comes to power play, some are rely a lot on their strength and have a high chance of beating the opponent to the ball based on their size.

Others, read the ball earlier than the opponent, who might be stronger than them but win the fight.

Others, will go for quick fouls, which will go on detected and then win the balls.

Some combine a bit of these.

While Osimhen lost some, he used hard work and pace to cover up.

The truth cannot be hidden for long. But i won't be surprised if he has not been paid. The second leg was a resounding victory. If Rohr can mobilize his boys to demolish their opponents in that fashion, perhaps we will tone down our criticism of the "savior coach"

Earthquake1:
Credit :Adewale Ajayi, so we are supposed to believe one man's rumor

I hope it's not an excuse to justify his failures

Talk now, why you silent . But honestly i wish we were playing two matches during the break so the players could be properly tested. Some players like Esiti got caught up in the cross-fire. The guys were playing terribly when he came in.

charlesemeka85:
Ndi obi ojoooo lmao

Aribo with initial gragra for firsthalf, enter ghost mode for 2nd half - Overall he was ok, particularly in the first half- I hope he learns how to play with the local boys.

"savior coach" Rohr, na initial gragra.

Goke7:
Not true, at 2 nil up, i said we will draw. Check my earlier posts. Rohr sucks.

If it was rohr in our final afcon game in 2013 Burkinafaso would have equalised and won. Nonsense

Wow brilliant play from Dennis. Shot not so good though

Uzoho to the rescue again

No skill just pace.

ShitStain:
Moses Simon is the worst winger ever!!!...wtf

Do you have to blame the referee? You score goal wey refree disallow.

Dannyxy:
Lines very bias.. Refree poor... We should have won this

Iheanacho don turn cheerleader. Replacement for Ogu

Hahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaha

forgiveness:
Slow poison coach has done it again.

Ukraine get one back. Welcome back old Nigeria

Timely tackle from Aina

I don't have to coach a team to criticize his coaching. Fans love the game they watch and can analyze games too. He is making a lot of money for coaching this team. If i think a player or coach is not good enough, i will definitely express that here.

Earthquake1:
Dude you have come with your negativety

I wonder which team you are coaching

"savior coach" Rohr obviously doesn't agree with you.

klexycole:
We need to make a change.

He is obviously content with being up by 2, he doesn't even know what change he has to make now.

seankafor:
Rohr dey enjoy this match ahswear

Dude no wan make change again