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Training Report – How Joel Obi Turned Practice Game In Favour Of Team A After Replacing Onazi

The team B of the Super Eagles of Nigeria were slowly running away with a win in yesterday’s practice match during the training session of the Super Eagles before Joel Obi was switched to the A team.

Obi started the game in midfield for the B team, and before his substitution they were leading 1-0 with his hardworking display helping his side to switch from defence to attack with ease as he dominated the midfield duels.

Coach Gernot Rohr was somehow impressed by his performance and moved him to the A team in place of Ogenyi Onazi, and he immediately helped stabilise the midfield of the A team who were nowhere near their best when he was playing against them.

His introduction helped them claw their way back into the game, and they eventually won the session 3-1. A scoreline which angered many players of the B team who were unhappy over the decision of Rohr to take Obi from their team.

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One positive notice during the training session is the way the players played among themselves, with both teams displaying a high level of understanding in defence and even in attack.

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ChrisKels:
I thought Joel started and was replaced with Onazi midway? I am not understanding oo

No, joel was initially in team B and then swapped with Onazi in team A from what l see.

tbaba1234:
Team A won 3:1 but Joel Obi was the difference... Team B was leading 1:0 before they replaced Onazi with Joel..

interesting. Who were the scorers pls?

TheSuperNerd:
How Super Eagles Line Up In 4-2-3-1 Formation During Training Session, Idowu Picked Ahead Of Echiejile

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Owngoalnigeria.com has obtained details of how the Super Eagles of Nigeria lined up in their evening training session yesterday which was supervised by coach Gernot Rohr.

The team had a practice game with coach Rohr separating the players into two teams for a practice game which ended 3-1 in favour of the team that looks likely to start (Team lineup A).

Ikechukwu Ezenwa had his first session with the team, and he was in goal for the team many believe is the B team while Francis Odinaka Uzoho manned goal for the A team.

The shock inclusion in the A team was Brian Idowu who started as left back for the team that had lost of the likely starters. His selection ahead of Elderson Echiejile and Ola Aina was the only major change in the team A.


Line Up Team A:

Francis Odinaka Uzoho ( GK)

Shehu Abdullahi

Brian Idowu

Leon Balogun

William Troost-Ekong

Wilfred Ndidi

Ogenyi Onazi ( Joel Obi)

Kelechi Iheanacho

Alex Iwobi

Victor Moses

Odion Ighalo





Line Up Team B:

Ikechukwu Ezenwa ( GK)

Ola Aina

Elderson Echiejile

Chidozie Awaziem

Kenneth Omeruo

Uche Agbo

Joel Obi ( Eddy Onazi)

Moses Simon

Ahmed Musa

John Ogu




**Shedrack Obi


Source: http://owngoalnigeria.com/2018/03/22/how-super-eagles-line-up-in-4-2-3-1-formation-during-training-session-idowu-picked-ahead-of-echiejile/


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Of course on paper already, Team A looks just too strong for team B.

forgiveness:
Hahahahahah! Messi the conductor. Spanish sweet for hear ooooooo.

Anyway, I just like C Ronaldo pass.

l notice most Chelsea fans always prefer C.Ronaldo, they also like Mourinho usually.

solonnachi:
Thank God. We are on a NEPA day off today & will be on tomorrow around 9pm. Perfect timing!!!

NEPA would still take it when the game is about to begin, then bring it at half time( for you to see scores) and then take it again just before the second half. They would finally bring it after the match.
This happens all the time whether day off or day on, especially if Nigeria is playing well.

solonnachi:
No team list for France friendly? Na was for NFF.

Sometimes l wonder what Ruth David and her team does, l mean isn't she the head in Nff when it comes to female football?

bujebudanu1:
U can attach to the nearby close tribe. The Fulani's will associate with Hausas

lt's not as simple as that, what of the Edo's?

GeeString:
Marriage will stop her from travelling?

Lol

lt becomes long distance relationship.

bujebudanu1:
If u guys are Yoruba .u re just tooo young
If Igbo .u can go ahead
Hausa too.u can go ahead

What if it's none of the above tribes? There are so many tribes in Nigeria.

lakesidepapa:
My time is already taken.. busy routine up and down, its not easy here in Munich. Im part of young pioneers of this group but I can only come here to view comments from my Ogas these day.

Una all well done,, This thread is getting healthier day by day.

safarigirl & ThesuperNerd... Una all well done my Oga, I sight u.

Munich, wow how the cold now? Wie geht's?

forgiveness:
Yes, you are right Keshi team did it but with BP, hypertension, heart attack, kwatankwa football etc.

I hope you can spot the difference.

Well in 1994 we had to beat Ivory Coast on penalties, and the Zambians dominated a great part of the second half hitting the woodwork even with the quality on our side, so it's not that different in terms of performance but l agree we had really technical individuals then admired across the globe, we had Finidi, Taribo, Yekini, and later on Kanu and Okocha who were well known in 1998.
ln terms of the quality of players and the club's they played for, l agree we can't compare this team to that of 1998( or even 1994) but team work is what matters, and this generation can really do better than the set of the nineties.

Onyekuru is back in training, l believe he would be ready for the England friendly in June.

forgiveness:
Yes. He is saying the truth as it is for us to know what we are.

Unlike people who thinks a team that won the AFCON and almost reached the quarterfinal is inferior to our present team..

Rohr is correct.

Well Keshi did same with a lesser team than what we even have now(if you're judging by that only). l am judging from quality of each players as individuals.

forgiveness:
Keep deceiving yourself. All he said are the realities on ground.. Stop consoling yourself with 'see through'.


See through ko, see finish ni. Abegi

You are both right. Rohr said the truth, but he is also trying to downplay his team before the opponents and to reduce the high expectations from Nigerians, it's a way of relieving pressure from the team.

mazimee:
That one case done tire me , mind game is a very useful tool in football for coaches that mastered the art.

Coach Rohr got some real skills in this art of playing mind game. These big boys team/countries will be surprised after the heavy hit they will receive. They will not give you the Attention you really deserve if you play with their minds. They will feel relaxed on till you hit them below the belt. If we fail, he has already downplayed the expectation from fans so won't get much critics for failing.

He knows what he is doing.

But aside that, l think there's an element of truth to Rohr's speech. ln the nineties we had Finidi, Taribo, Kanu, etc who all played in top clubs, but the bulk of our players this time are from average teams, and so the strength of this team in comparison to the 1998 squad especially is in the efficient team work, moreso than in the individuality of the players. We have good players in this team that can do better than those in the era of the nineties, but we do not have so many well known established players in the top flight football of Europe like we had in the nineties or early 2000's.
Only Iwobi and Moses play for pretty decent clubs in my opinion.

Humility017:
I won't like a midfield I saw against Algeria...that midfield sucks

That was Ndidi, Ogu and Etebo.

realpoacher:
Big fat lie! ... Except you started watching them today.

Each of these 3 players you called are naturally attack minded and could either score or provide an assist when you least expect it.

Onazi - everyone here knows he likes taking outside shots and scores too once in a while. He has several assists to his name.

Ogu - We all know how much power shots he packs on his left foot, and he is accurate too.

Ndidi - Right footed player but believes more on his left foot when it comes to taking long ranger shots. He has several assists to his name too.

Overall, these are DMs but with great attacking mindset, bullish in tackles and aggressive rebounds after losing possession in our opponent's final third.

They do not initiate attack often,their default position is behind the attacking midfielder(all three of them). When we are under pressure for instance, their primary instinct would be to track back and defend often rather than think of ways to initiate attack.
Mickel is also defense minded like the three, but we all know he started playing as an attacking midfielder, so the AM role comes to him naturally, also we have seen joel obi move forward more often in Torino.
Can you say thesame of the trio?

realpoacher:
Victor Moses is useless and a waste on the Right - its open knowledge

Play him from the left and see a deadly machine

Exactly, l think this is why he is ineffective in attack for Chelsea, he should switch roles with Allonso, but then Allonso is also not very convincing to me as a wing back.

Kog45:
He is behind Ndidi,Onazi and Ogu for now,so let's wait and see how he react in camp.

Well none of Ndidi, Onazi, or Ogu offer so much in attacking midfield. Except they can surprise us though.

Kog45:
Definitely we gonna try something new against Poland cos Mikel is not available but am seeing Onazi - Ndidi and possibly Ogu,hope it works out.

What of joel? is he injured?

lf Mickel isn't there, then it's a good one for us to see how Joel Obi bears the creative burden of the team from Midfield. For some reason, Etebo couldn't do it against South Africa, let's see what Joel can do.

eterisan:

But even without so much assists, the coach already spotted Ndidi as his most important player.

superbloke:
If Vardy had converted that pass from Ndidi, perhaps there'd be less of an argument right now.

Exactly. But even if Vardy had converted it, l doubt it would have satisfied those wanting a more offensive Ndidi, they would still expect him to push forward more or to give more assists.
l believe Ndidi can add more of that to his game in Leicester though rather than becoming an all round Makelele, but still l'm happy that he does his primary assignment excellently at the moment. To me, he is also not bad offensively, moreso in today's game.

TheSuperNerd:
A few savage comments tho like....

"Ndidi is what Bakayoko thinks he is"


Lmao!!!!!!

Bakayoko is just having a problem with his confidence and decision making. l see a good defensive midfielder in him if he can just work on those two vital areas.

eterisan:
you can't take away the assist, that changed the game... Matic did it yesterday, Kante today, casemiero does it all the time.. That is the bar for ndidi to aim...

lol l believe you expect too much from Ndidi, l understand where you are coming from though, but l am like Mourinho in this regard. If a player can play a role perfectly, then l am willing to overlook his shortcomings in roles that are not primarily his(If you grab what l mean). lf we have a Mickel and Joel obi in the GWG, then we may not need a very offensive Ndidi in midfield. Also Ndidi was involved in the assist for Leicester today, and also gave a timely pass to Vardy which was squandered.

lol, Chelsea fans and that Bakayoko(abi na Bakyoko) are like 5 and 6.

tbaba1234:
Mikel Obi with 2 assists

That's ma Niggah

ameri9ja:
I always feel funny watching women play soccer. It all seems weird.

How?? women play basketball, volleyball and all kinds of sports, so why is soccer different?
The only problem l have with it, is that African females who play it are usually tom boys in contrast to female footballers outside Africa such as Alex Morgan for example. Football is majorly about your intellect, decision making, and then stamina. While nobody expect ladies to have the stamina of guys, they are expected to excel in skills, decision making, etc.

forgiveness:
Where did you see me call Bale English?

I said the same. Now, ask why?

.
Where in heaven's name are you leading us? Make your point precisely, would ya!
The arguement was that English players who play or has played for the English national team hardly excel outside England. You named a Scottish and Welsh player( who both play in separate national football teams) , you have been corrected already, but all you do is ask questions leading us nowhere in particular.
Just hit the nail on the fvcking head.

maidaboi:
Henry onyekuru is better than mbappe

Hmm, he may be better, but no one would take you seriously now. l do not care about mbappe, but I'm more concerned about Onyekuru and Samuel Kalu. We can just discuss about them rather or analyse the Poland friendly, or better still compare Onyekuru to Moses Simon

congo4ka:
My love, your blood is hot please calm down.
Please guys here control your libido, safarigirl is meant to be handled with care and gentleness.

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