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Rohr promised to play attacking football. It is either he failed to keep his promises or he doesn't know how to.

We had an above average tournament despite the win. Our boys didn't play to their full potentials.

While we must be thankful to Rohr for bringing us the bronze medal after several years of absence from AFCON, he has too many deficiencies as a manager and he takes the majority of the blame for both our losses in this tournament.

Rohr must make valuable use of the opportunity given to him in that Refresher course at Bayern Munich. I haven't seen the NFF do that for any local coach. He must open his mind to how football is played today and not in the conservative 80s. He shouldn't be caught sleeping in class because he is an old man .

We need reinforcement badly. I expect our scouts to start with a pool of 50 players going forward (at least). We are too blessed with footballing talent to be serial underperformers.

Mikel, Ogu, Akpeyi, Ezenwa, Alloy Agu has outlived their usefulness in this team. Musa, Ighalo, Balogun should be eased out slowly not because of their ability but due to ageing. We need replacements in our central midfield. Balogun needs to sit-up. Getting comfy on a bench because you're earning more is disastrous. Ask Iheanacho.

Etebo and Ndidi deserve a long rest. Bar some errors, they are true fighters.

Ekong needs to evaluate his career and performance at this AFCON. His performance was average and below expectations. One wonders if he is truly improving at Udinese or his double played for the SE instead of the real Ekong.

Omeruo stills needs some polishing.One more season should do the trick.

Chukwueze has a lot to learn. I am always wary when too much praises are heaped on a very young player that is not Mbappe. I hope such praises don't go to his head. He needs to learn to cross the ball or finish more accurately. Studying Robben's tapes should help if he really wants to surpass him but how many of our players have this mentality?

Osimhen and Onyekuru have a lot to learn obviously. I wondered why Rohr didn't start them or give them enough game time but this AFCON exposed them. It is either they didn't bring their game or Rohr just doesn't know how to inspire confidence or they aren't good enough yet.

We won the bronze. That is something but it is back to the drawing board. A good idea would be to regularly expose our local coaches (the most promising ones) to refresher courses. Pinnick is a good fund-raiser and I believe funds is not the major stumbling block but will.

I expect the following guys to up their game and grab a place in the Super Eagles:

Joe Aribo

Azubuike something something...I don forhet

Ovie Ejaria

Odey Stephen

Okereke

Please feel free to add yours

ChrisKels:
Lucas Nmecha is no longer eligible for either Nigeria or England bro.

Manchester City striker Lukas Nmecha will
represent Germany's national teams for the
rest of his career after FIFA approved a one-
time change of association. Even if he fails to make the grades through the German rsnks, he can no longer turn around to play for England or Nigeria.

Thanks for the info. I appreciate

andrew444:
Make una continue till all the player go reject una, thats why most of you didnt see fault in balogun being a bench warmer at brighton but if na pure naija na ranting everywhere.

Please bring out where I rated Balogun over Omeruo in this AFCON?

I have always being a fierce critic of bench warmers, whether local or foreign. Others may favor anything foreign but not me.

If you're good enough, you should be invited whether local or foreign and if you say no, life goes on. Simple

andrew444:
All the players wey una don recommend how many of them don play for naija?

Naija is always their 3rd choice,yet una no go learn make player use him heart play for naija, even tammy abraham embarass una

At the bolded shut up your dirty mouth there

I am not surprised at your last statement. Again, I ask you; If he rejects us, would he be the first or last to do so?

andrew444:
Pep rates him because e dey play pre season abi? once season start we no go see am again

That dude want to play for only Germany and England as it stands not, you can take that to the bank

Guy, your problem is that sometimes, you jump to conclusion without understanding antecedents

This guy started and came of the bench in some cup matches last season and was named among the pre-season squad

Even If he refuses us, will he be the first or the last

Lucas echa scores for Man city against West Ham

The match is currently been played.

It seems Pep rates this boy highly. It will behoove Rohr not to look his way.

DrLikita12:
Rohr said 'he is on the same page as his employers' on a Thisday article. I doubt if he's going anywhere because he was talking about 2022.
He also mentioned that players who have not played will get a chance.
https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2019/07/17/rohr-keeps-nigerians-guessing-on-his-next-move/

Also, it looks like Niger Tornadoes will be playing on the continent regardless of the result of the game between them and Kano Pillars. So:
CAFCL: Pillars and Enyimba
CAFCC: Tornadoes and Rangers

If Alloy Agu knows what he is doing, he ought to be at this tournament to scout for good GKs. NFF should begin to ask him some tough and revealing questions?

mostob:
I really wish,hope and pray that the JERSEY JINX AND SUPERSTITION be broken today. Naija are not joking with the matter. I heard somebody even burnt his own because he thought it might bring bad luck to his business. .lolz.

You guys should stop peddling this Jersey superstition. Hana

If you're the better team, you win. Simple

realpoacher:
Joke as in.... Baba Uzoho is better than Akpeyi by far


He should be starting instead of Akpeyi.

If Rohr resigns today after the match, Alloy Agu should follow suit. Unless NFF claims not to know the mess he has made of our GK position, then he should just retire and remain anonymous till further notice. How can one man be such a mediocre at his job?

TheGoodJoe:
Brilliant is totally different from character. I talked about Sylvanus Okpala's tactical acumen.

By the way, the highlight of Sylvanus Okpala's coaching career was him playing a big part in the tactical displays of the Super Eagles when we won the AFCON under Keshi.

When he was sacked by the NFF, Keshi fought tooth and nail to get Okpala back because Keshi understood Okpala's importance tactically.

How are you so sure that the reason Keshi fought for Okpala to be reinstated?

If the allegations made against Keshi were true, then Okpala may have been the best accomplice he had

Joebie:
Collins Confirms Rohr Resigns
http://kdwa.com/2019/05/collins-confirms-rohr-resigns/

You deserve to be caned bro

edi287:
Oya show us who said we'd win World Cup 2018.

I wonder where he saw such comments

daveP:
Key save how?


That was luck on hid side. Have you forgotten Akpeyi? That had probabilistic outcome and luckily for a chancr at saving for Akpeyi standards, that was just pure luck.

It was shot straight at him. Wasn't it?

He was just lucky?

Famocious:
Good night everybody ...

Chai.

Algeria dey use us play for social media

We live to fight another day sha

hardwerk:
From winning worldcup 2018 – we have the best team , we win AFCON effortlessly– AFCON 2021 ? Season film continued

Constant growth and improvement is what matters

hardwerk:
But ....but you guys would win the AFCON ?

We can win AFCON 2021 if we learn from our mistakes and grow as a team

Just watching some past FIFA WC highlights

Is it that Africans don't understand the game of football?

Why are we lagging behind?

In every FIFA tournament, the majority have a poor outing.

What could actually b wrong with African football? (rhetorical though)

Why corruption and thief thief never let us see road?

Is it a curse or what?

andrew444:
Benched when he was at enyimba and not kastina united

Hasn't he moved to Katsina?

Please check or am I wrong?

andrew444:
You mean some of the Nigerian British born are more nigerian that the IGBORO BORN GHETTO BORN, WARRI BORN LAGOS BORN?

He has said so before and I wondered how possible it is.

But when I remember that I don't know how to speak any Nigerian language fluently and some of these borough guys can do so, Komekn may have a point

Taliban:
I want the myth and job about jersey color to be broken and destroyed. I hate superstition.

So do I

But Nigerians are just naturally superstitious.

Winning is team play and not Jersey. Its just common sense

andrew444:
Should be given a look in ?But will not

Thats my best naija keeper followed by the clown ezenwa

Is he not being benched at Katsina United?

MetalJigsaw:
I don't think so

CM or AM. Our problem is creativity and the presence of a playmaker

I don't even bloody care what position that person plays as long as he can dictate the tempo of our games and create chances

mostob:
can you suggest two GKs pls

Afelokhai should be given a look in

mostob:
you are not getting the point here. How many match did the current 3 GKs played before AFCON. My point here is invite Alampasu and give him the chance and let's see what he is capable of. Do you think I will suggest so had SE had a good goalkeeper? As for his club form, only God can interfere.

I get you.

And I am saying that Alampasu, Ezenwa, Uzoho and Akpeyi don't deserve to be in the SE. They don't deserve to be invited.

forgiveness:
But the trio are bench warmers but the coach kept given them chance.

Alampasu and co should be given the chance to prove themselves.

Oga, I'm not in support of any of our current GK.

All aren't worth the continuous invite

BascoVanVeli:
I'm not sure Bayern teaches on credit

Na you sabi

jihday:
you people better brace up, no sacking no assistant coach but they'll send him on a refresher course
https://sportinglife.ng/pinnick-nff-will-send-rohr-to-bayern-on-refresher-course-after-afcon/

Now, this is more like it

jihday:
here you are

Is this person an NFF scribe/ or an NFF official?

If Colin Udoh had said this, I would tend to believe him. In the world of sports Journalism, it is better to believe one with a proven track record

jihday:
you people better brace up, no sacking no assistant coach but they'll send him on a refresher course
https://sportinglife.ng/pinnick-nff-will-send-rohr-to-bayern-on-refresher-course-after-afcon/

Nice one. If this turns out to be true, then I hope Rohr returns with fresher ideas and a more disciplined and tactical/technical approach

Odunayaw:
We struggled to score 14 goals immediately afterwards?
Just look right there, posting for the sake of it, ..much younger goalkeeper (why?) to understudy and get exposure
Understudy and get exposure will have stopped the Freekick ba. We're talking of GK woes and you're asking for someone to come and take notes for thesis.

This emotional rant is nauseating especially when lies and incoherence joins it

Yea, you're right about this.

A young Gk is not the solution for the immediate term

I will take a regular, performing NPFL GK (that has/had/will play in CAF champions league) over any of the guys we currently have.

Those small boys are for the youth team. GK is about experience and exposure. Understudy a more experienced GK, yes but not to take over the reins immediately

andrew444:
Its a waste of time for you and not others, speak for your self okay

Because dem no dey sack the coach wey you no want no mean say na waste of time okay.

He didn't talk about sacking the coach but about hiring a befitting assistant for him

jihday:
Y'all who want Rhor out better brace up, if baba no resign nothing NFF can do, report say NFF will have to pay him 1mill dollars if they choose to terminate his contract and the NFF is currently cash strapped

Which Report?

Please copy and paste it here for us to see