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Meliforme:
And his passes and overall play were piss poor?

charlesemeka85:
Make we hear word abeg. Ichie azubuike is better than all the midfielders in the world. This una noise Don too much to extend I wonder is it not the same azubuike I have seen play severally.

He should be included to the team as a cover for ndidi but the hype that is the next thing close to xavi in world football should stop.

Icon4s:
Well it think it was a good game. One of the major upsides of that game was the number of chances created including shots on Target.

The defense had a shaky start but improved as the game progressed only to lose concentration for the 45mins that we conceded the two goals. Semi Ajayi was partnering Ekong for the first time but the duo did ok together. Aina IMO had one of his best games for Super Eagles last night. Though was caught out of position on 1 or 2 occasions but this is normal for a RB who plays like Wing Back. Collins did ok, though just like Aina got caught once or twice.

The midfield trio of Etebo-Aribo-Iwobi did an excellent job together. Joe Aribo seems to have won the hearts of virtually all and sundry. Like I have often opined you don't need full 90mins or 2 games to know a player who can add value. He has excellent interception and drilling skills but needs to try to release balls a bit earlier. WELCOME TO THE SUPER EAGLES JOE ARIBO. Etebo again proved he is a valuable asset to the team as he played the DM position and made us forget we didn't have Ndidi in the game. And Iwobi, this boy keeps improving. He seemed to have have brought his Everton form into that game. Point accurate passes and he defended a lot also. However, he still needs to improve on his shooting skills.

And for the attack the youthfulness and adventurous nature of the 3 man attack Kalu-Osimhen-Chukwueze was a delight to watch and posed problems for the Ukrainian defense for a larger part of the game. Kalu's fitness level is back, we really missed him at the AFCON (if you know you know). Chukwueze need to learn to play a little more with his pairs. His confidence and level composure are obviously increasing. And Osimhen was awesome in his pressing, bold holding and distribution. Never really got a perfect chance but he also had a good game

For the subs:
Dennis Bonaventure showed promise. He obviously is work in progress and one for the future. Let us also assess Ademola Lookman.
Esiti has yet again failed to impress on his return to the Super Eagles. Considering that Ndidi was not in that game, Aribo's prospect in the team and other young upcoming Midfielders like Ejaria and Eze, I don;t see a future for Esiti in that team.
Awaziem did his job as usual. Nothing exceptional.
Josh Maja nothing worth saying, due to the few number of minutes he played, except that he is now fully a Nigerian.

Some people are blaming Rohr for his substitutions. Rohr obviously tested his first 11 by starting them and they delivered. That is what matters IMHO. However, another revelation about the nature of the impact of the substitutions is that the team doesn't have depth. For instance, we are still lacking in number of creative midfielders which was why we had to deploy Mikel to that position in the first place. We need a deputy for Iwobi.

Rohr has continued to impress in the area of players selection and team management, but like I have always opined, he needs a tactician. Excellent tactical changes, with players switching positions, would have better helped us manage that 2-0 lead.

Good Morning my people

komekn:
What will l classify this statement as ❓ and maybe you even watched the match.

MOTM Aribo

Goke7:
Don't know why i feel the game may end in a draw

gustav25:
If it was ighalo that scored a penalty without doing anything all half , what will you say ? Take a spoilt cake on your face

gustav25:
Oshimen !!!! Another hype job

mtisTheQubit:
look truth be told..Nigeria is divided..have see it in ths forum...some naijas think its only igbos being affected..an that ok...look stuff is complicated..even today i read Kenyans are also affected.I dont ask which tribe but i sympathize with them..

Taliban:
What kind of mattress unable dey use. The thing must be very comfortable o, e dey make person dey sleep and dream gan. Wake up GoodJoe day don break.

Koboko99:
Who else noticed that whenever Victor Osimhen scores a certain moniker will vanish till further notice

gustav25:
World class my blackass ..... One match , the next one will be in 2021

gustav25:
Hahhaahahahahahahaha.....Ndidi the World class player my ass

Eartquake1:
Roadside beggar, does your mother join you too

You shag your mother that's why you are obsessed with her

andrew444:
Use your English efforts in feeding your self

Your mother is an slowpoke prostitute

andrew444:
Me self no know ,I disagree with rohr for that one

But dem no still play any competitive game ,so no issue

charlesemeka85:
Hbd to me!

BascoVanVeli:
I said Victor Osimhen is the best young stiker in Europe but oga Komekn wouldn't listen.

ChrisKels:
Osimhen with the brace!!!

forgiveness:
Na you born am? How old is Omeruo then?

jihday:
He surprisingly has pace for a gangling striker

https://twitter.com/SSE_NGA/status/1160546759728410632?s=19[/quote]nice one typical pointman finish pacey and Direct lovely chest control

andrew444:
Omeruo is also overage

ChrisKels:
The useless Osimhen?

forgiveness:
Fikayo Tomori has replaced David Luiz. Abraham is still eligible to play for Nigeria.

komekn:
When a big club pays £40 million for you it's just about average price for them Its not huge.

However for Everton paying £40 million is HUGE and it will come with HUGE EXPECTATIONS. It's easier to play well surrounded by top players than with less technically gifted players.

The assumption that it's going by be EASIER is simply not true.

Marcelini:
We need good squad depth to challenge Liverpool or City.
We were all angry with Iwobi being a starter, but we all know he is a good squad depth player.
Liverpool has Shaquiri, Chamberlain, Lallana for squad depth. Those are experienced EPL players and not untested academy Boys.

Selling Iwobi doesn't look that good. Especially when we didn't even buy an upgrade on the left wing position. Keep him for squad depth, Ozil and Mkhitharyarn are useless and can't contribute much. Iwobi created more chances for us last season than both and his salary is good value for what he provides.

We only weakened our team selling Iwobi and putting hope on Nelson who had a failed loan at inferior Bundesliga, and did not in anyway look impressive against weak opponents in the pre season. Nelson cant dribble past his first marker, something Iwobi provides you with, and his finish isn't better than those of Iwobi.
How much did Liverpool spend to buy Shaquiri to sit on their bench for squad depth? Why did they not promote an untested academy boy instead?
This Iwobi sale was more about finance than football reasons, and it doesn't bode well for the future. Just when we thought we were going to start seeing a brutal Arsenal going all out to dominate in football, they went and pull off this bullshit.
The only way this Iwobi sale will make sense is if we replaced him with Zaha. But that didn't happen. So again, it was all about balancing the account books.