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AllforJesus7:
I keep re-watching the NIG vs ARG.
The false 9 system was brilliant.
Either of the trio; mikel, nacho and iwobi kept popping in the no. 9 position at random and argentina did not know which danger man to mark.
Iwobi from the wings sneaked in and put in two behind them.
It was magical.

Yes. It's like a doctor's daily prescription which I watch daily. Iheanacho could do better with his passing eventhough he was fantastic on the night. By and large, it was a sweet victory

forgiveness:
When I dey talk for here people think say I dey talk rubbish. Now, we are hearing from the horses mouth that the 90s set no dey d same level with dis set. They were better than this set but some people here wan blind eyes with mago mago sentiment. Here we are, Rohr has confirmed it.

The second bolded is what I don dey hammer since but people here are too sentimental to see we don't have a striker in Kelechi Iheanacho and Ighalo(though I think he's).

You have a point but I think he was trying to downplay the expectation and cautious about going overboard regarding the SE Performance at the WC

According to thenff.com, Victor Moses is part of the 22 players in camp

Eagles begin training as 22 players hit camp




The Super Eagles’ Radisson Blu Hotel camp in Wroclaw has become a beehive of activities following the arrival of 22 players and the beginning of training sessions on Tuesday.



Technical and backroom staff, alongside six players, opened the camp on Monday, but the facility exploded into life with the arrival of goalkeeper Francis Uzoho, defenders Kenneth Omeruo, Elderson Echiejile, Stephen Eze, Abdullahi Shehu and Chidozie Awaziem, midfielders Joel Obi, John Ogu, Ogenyi Onazi, Uche Agbo and Wilfred Ndidi, and forwards Ahmed Musa, Moses Simon, Odion Ighalo, Kelechi Iheanacho and Victor Moses on Tuesday.



Nigeria –based goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa and South Africa –based Daniel Akpeyi are expected on Wednesday.



Skipper Mikel John Obi is unlikely to make it to Wroclaw as he has been working hard at renewing his work permit in China, where he plays for Tianjin Teda. Team Administrator Dayo Enebi Achor told thenff.com on Tuesday: “We all had been hoping that the renewal would come in good time for him to fly to Poland. As it is now, it is not likely that he would make the trip.”



Midfield Trojan Oghenekaro Etebo is injured, and Egypt –based Junior Ajayi, who was unable to secure visa into Poland, will fly directly to London for Tuesday’s clash with Serbia at The Hive, Canons Park.



The team trained twice on Tuesday, with the same schedule for Wednesday, before Thursday’s training at match time inside the Municipal Stadium in Wroclaw. The match kicks off at 8.45pm (Nigeria and Poland are on same time zone) on Friday.



Friday’s showdown inside the 43,000 –capacity stadium formally opens the first phase of the Super Eagles’ preparation for the 21stFIFA World Cup finals, taking place in the Russian Federation 14th June – 15th July this year.



After Tuesday’s game with Serbia in London, the three-time African champions will play a Send –Forth match against the Democratic Republic of Congo in Nigeria, before flying back to London for a prestige clash England’s Three Lions at Wembley on 2nd June.



Four days later, they come up against the Czech Republic at their final training camp in Austria, and another friendly game is on the cards before the squad jets out to the World Cup finals on 11th June.



Nigeria’s team base camp at the 21st FIFA World Cup finals is located in Yessentuki, Stavropol territory in the southern region of the Russian Federation.

Napoleon55:
at the WC proper,and MIKEL happens to sustain injury or red carded , kindly tell us what you will do,or how the team will cope without Mike if we don't start now to look for an alternative,have it in mind that an alternative is not a replacement.

Boss, thumps up. U are thinking outside the box. Abeg leave that guy jare. He doesn't want to listen, that's why I didn't bother replying him

tbaba1234:
https://sportsrollcall.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Eagles-training-in-Poland.jpg

Nice one

MetalJigsaw:
The point is: Searching for a direct alternative or replacement for Mikel in this present crop of players is more or less like a waste of time. So Mikel shouldn't be left out of the team because of procuring another capable personnel in respect of his role but his unavailability for a game.

Still dodging the question. Is Mikel going to play forever? Whatever happen to getting someone that can take up his role not as an exact substitute but as an alternative when he isn't around, having a bad game or when he retires. It seems some of us haven't learnt our lessons from Okocha's retirement.

komekn:
I don't know how it has happened but just like JJay, Kanu, Yekini, etc we have never found any one to replace those players.

Mikel has no replacement he is for us as Messi is to Barca.

There have been many pretenders but no one worthy yet. I remember Rabui Ibrahim showed so much promise was even in the Top 50 most talented teenage footballers. But has sadly faded away.

So what's the point or playing without him we know what the implication will be.

The point of learning how to play without him is to avoid turning the SE into an Argentine team. The reason why I don't like a one man's team. When the "most important" player is unavailable or didn't come to the party on match day, the team crumbles like a pack of cards. SA game taught me so many lessons. A PLAYER WILL NOT " ALWAYS" BE AVAILABLE, so be prepared for any eventuality

MetalJigsaw:
God will bless you till your last day my brother. Shows you're really an intellectual fellow...

I have been wondering in astonishment as folks here keep uttering there pleasure about Mikels absence for the game. Mikel has not replacement as far as this current team is concerned. Its a fact.... So why why leave him out and make the team suffer in a match unnecessarily when there's not even a pretender in sight??!

So what will happen if he isn't available? The South African game readily comes to mind sir

asha80:
just hearing that mikel might not make the Poland friendly because he is having issues renewing his work permit issues..from brila fm

Sad but I think we shld play without him this tym so that we will knw hw we'll fare if he isn't available

House, Will Joel Obi be re-initiated again since many of our new look SE players don't knw him. Not important but just wondering

Icon79:
Moses and Nacho played on Sunday, so their lateness is understandable. As per Mikel, yes, he's coming from China but what about Ighalo? Ighalo was the first person in camp and he came from China too! Mikel needs to step up jare ... he's the captain, let him lead by example.


O pari

Ndidi played on Sunday too sir

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Sorry, I thought Ndidi arrived earlier than now

MetalJigsaw:
I dey ask say den go show our match for television nobody answer me.
I go break bottle for here o!

Abeg no vex, u knw say ur anger no dey good . I'm sure an answer will come in good tym

Akwa United playing a goaless draw a with Al-Ittihad of Libya. 24 minute gone

FT in Kano. Plateau United has been knocked out. Respectable result though.

Nigeria's heartbreak continues

Five minutes remaining. Plateau United and indeed Nigeria might be kissing the competition good bye

61 minutes gone in Kano. Plateau United still searching for that one goal

HT in Kano

Plateau United has just scored

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Plateau United FC 1- 0 Etoile du Sahel

Plateau United 0 vs Etoile du Sahel 0. 26 Minutes gone

Curtisaxel7:
Lol. Finish who?

Tunisia wey be desert itself?

Compare and contrast the weather conditions in Sousse (home of Etoile du sahel) and Kano today. I only hope Plateau U. can take advantage of it but NPFL Clubs can't be trusted as we all know. Wish them best of luck

tbaba1234:
Uduokhai, finally back from injury.

Could that be the reason why we didn't hear anything as to his purported interest in putting on the GWG and possible call up for this month friendlies?
Cc tbaba, Chriskels etc.

Please, just remembered Akinjide Idowu this morning. Any news about him?

What of Udoukhai, Torunarigha and Akpoguma.
ChrisKels.....Hw far na?

Salisu Yusuf is just a waste of slot in that technical crew. Kennedy Boboye or Maikaba would have have done better.

Mujtahida:
Goodjoe, Clementoke, kingphilip, siralos135. Check your mails .confirm if you receive it.

Thnks sir. I've received it

Mujtahida:
Guys I got an interesting book from a WhatsApp forum I belong to on how Germany won the last WC (Title:Das reboot). If anyone is interested in the book just drop your email and I will send the book to you.

The book details how the Germans engineered the 2014 success, how they went about it deliberately, setting things up from say roughly 2002. It tells of how German players are educated to become thoroughbred professionals. It tells the story of the establishment of football academies and playing centers spread out throughout Germany in a way similar to how the RCCG church establishes a parish in every 1km (walking distance). It talks about the potpourri of human resources the Germans utilized- they even involved the German national hockey team coach, a world renowned adventurer and SAP (the largest software company in the world)

It's 289 pages, written in quite an engaging way with a happy, lighthearted tone wrapped up in simple, crisp English.

Football is no longer kick, dribble, run, score. It has become scientific, indeed almost a pure science. This much became apparent to me when due to the constant use of terms like pressing, diamond shape, tactical formations by goodjoe, Mickael2 and others. Joebie reintroduced me again to four four two online after I'd read the hardcopies long time ago. Reading four four two magazine further reinforced the view that football is an intellectual endeavour.

We are here today. Nobody knows who among us might be involved with our football tomorrow. So reading such a book can birth a dream in our hearts or at least give us insight on how things are shaping up beyond our climes. Reading Icon4s mention Osimhen in his exchange with goodjoe, I remembered the book and I think Osimhen is just now getting educated. Our footballer play football. Europeans are educated from 6 years on to play football. That's the difference between Iwobi said Osimhen. Street cannot measure up anymore to the refinements of an educated footballer. That era is long gone.

okeclement7@gmail,com. Thanks.

Mujtahida:
That pass from him was half of iwobi's goal

A good pass it was actually but saying it was half of Iwobi's goal is an exaggeration to me sir

Mickael2:
So Shehu Abdullahi is now keeping Agu on the bench? Well that's bad.

Are you serious?. I thought he played as part of a three man defence on his debut. Well, if he is now keeping Agu on the bench in the midfield, then that's a welcome development. Shehu can take a role in the midfield (and also as a utility player in the right back role) in our 23-man WC list while Ebuehi, Ola Aina, and Idowu man the fullback positions. I don't want these latter 3 players to miss the WC party. Na who Agu and Echiejile help?

Guys, what do we think?

somehow:
"we"? Well I in person can see the work on Yusuf in their style of play, but individual skill is what is lacking in some of the players.

Yusuf won't teach pros how to trap balls or shoot at goal, pros should know this already!

Don't get me wrong bro. You said part of Rohr's contract was probably to indirectly train our Yusuf. The question is what new thing have you noticed in Yusuf that you as a person probably thinks he has learnt from Rohr?

somehow:
I believe the indirect "coaching" of our local coaches is one that Pinnick must have included in the contract of the new coach.

Unfortunately, we ain't seeing the fruits in Salisu Yusuf nd Alloy Agu's life, rather their condition seem to be getting worse

Morocco in the final after a hard fought 3-1 extra time win over Libya

Morocco 2 - Libya 1

Game is in 2nd half of extra time