₦airaland Forum

ykalhaji:
They are not aiming high enough...

Lolllllllllll

Maybe they need additional 200 heads

zuchyblink:
Local man will not die of formation today

As I earlier predicted:

Super Eagles to win 2:0 with a goal in either half:

I don't think Ighalo will score today but he will get an assist.

I predict goals coming from Musa and Ndidi (a header via set piece).

nelszx:
Benin Juju at work
Very potent

If its very potent, why have they not won AFCOM not to talk of WC

Humility017:
to be honest this super eagles team was more star studded and their deliveries so on point compare to Rohr's team....

offensively i will give it to them

Their offense was a beauty to watch. They were just unlucky not to score more goals

Throwback

We really ran them ragged in this match

Ghana keeper just dey vex for him guys


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AU6g4ww0vbY

Doubtful about Akpeyi but I still have faith in the team today regardless

ChrisKels:
I have never been impressed with Collins. The rave about him, is bkus he came when we were in a dire need of a left back and like u rightly said, he is left footed, nothing special . A right footed Aina is a very big upgrade on Collins.

If he bleeps up today, he is in for a long thing.

A lot of eyes will also be on him

zuchyblink:
Local man will not die of formation today

Local fans will not be speechless today

edi287:
Thanks man.

Happy birthday Edi

More grace, inner peace and sound health to you

Enjoy your day

Danielnino00:
Oga be specific. u started with the 1994, 1998 and 2000 team and now u extend it to 2004. 1994-2004 is 10 years. Why did u jump to Rohr 's team of 2016?
What happened to Keshi and Amodu team of 2005-2015?
If u are trying to say Rohr's team hasn't archived anything in comparison to the team of 1994-2004, then be fair my giving Rohr 7 more years....

Our football has regressed. The NFF was in ruins during that time period even till today. Pinnick is just doing his best to be diplomatic.

As it is now, would you give Rohr seven more years?

How the South African players are preparing to face us today


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38G6eKQ_5_o

Starboytwo:
just stay one place please, you are confusing my thunder

Your thunder must be fake then. It doesn't need to a stationary target

Starboytwo:
you are just saying different things.....which one is theirs have improved and ours have decreased, yet we won a
2013 Afcon in their land Baba stay one place....support either Nigeria or southi but not the 2 together....


And pls don't bring their league into the matter, it's always been finer than our own, besides how many times have they won the CAF champions league in the past 10 years? Once....

Did I mention the 2013 team?

After 2013, has our football not regressed?

And If I support SA and SE together, I don't see how it is your business bro

Danielnino00:
What exactly did the team of 1994-1998 and 2000 achieve that the team from 2000 till date hasn't achieve?

Kindly enlighten me abeg

I put team 2000 and 1998 in parentheses because they are better than the team of 2004. Not because they are worse

Understand me please. The achievements of the team from 1994-2004 dwarves the achievement of the team from 2016 (when Rohr took over)

Although, the team of now is still in contention to enter the Semi-final and I believe they would do so, yet they have not won anything. No medal (not even the bronze) but they are getting there

Starboytwo:
I'm damn tired of the "they know his weakness bullcra.p " you people are tryna play today

Please what's the weakness

How many times have we suffered with the weakness

Is he the only player in out team with a weakness??

And if indeed he's truly got a weakness like y'all making it to be, don't you think the coaches,GK trainer have some kind of counter to the weakness....


I'm not surprised if it's coming from the southi fans, well what do you expect, if I was a zuluman I would say the same, but coming from you that's crap....come to think of it, what's stopping the pirates or whatever supporters to get a Good goalkeeper, is the club so broke to afford one or there is really no better Goal keeper in the whole of South Africa to bench Akpeyi

We have heard. I had replied you on this earlier

We benching Akpeyi is a sensible precaution and at the same time, Akpeyi sharing some info on the weaknesses of SA players would give us a double advantage. Simple. No need for quarrel

Danielnino00:
"Our football has regressed while theirs have improved"

Yes and I stand by that. Theirs have improved no doubt and that's true when you look at their league and the recent head to head against us

I didn't say that they have improved to a point where they are better than us. Please understand.

We have dominated them for several years while their favorable results against us is recent. That doesn't make them better than us.

But the truth is our football has regressed. When you compare the team of 2004 and now (not even 2000 or 1994 or even 1998).

Starboytwo:
you are the only one having any apprehension, as far as I'm concerned I'm all good here, infact I have just placed a Nigeria to qualify bet.....

One little boy I sent on an errand said South Africa will win, I'm very very sure he is not watching the match in my house.....

I'm all calm here...

Are you claiming not to have seen my last statement?

Danielnino00:
How exactly has South Africa football progressed better than us?
I mean Bafana Bafana ...

Point out where I said that please.

Thanks

I am of the opinion that winning this AFCON would make it easier for us to convince the really good foreign born lads to play for us thereafter

komekn:

Your depth of insight, understanding and wealth of football knowledge is startling indeed you are an icon.

Our two best Midfielder arguably in the AFCON play in abyss of the Championship, Mikel and Etebo. What a wonderful abyss it must be.

Please we need to encourage more of our players to come to this Abyss as it does a world of good for thier careers it seems . I know even Onazi tried to leave Turkey to get here but it sadly didn't work.

Wrong

Our two best Midfielders currently in this AFCON are Ndidi and Etebo, not Mikel. Mikel has been having a poor tournament so far

Segun Odegbami on SE vs SA


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmUSYYsqDT4

SE vs SA Analysis


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJwonC2Pw1o

komekn:
It's not that l think that Mikel is greatest but Iwobi doesn't inspire enough confidence.

If Mikel can turn back the clock and play at 80% of his known abilities, l will prefer him to Iwobi. Then when Mikel is exhausted we bring in Iwobi if things go to plan.

It's making best use of what we have.

There is no guarantee that he would magically do that in today's game. It will be a huge gamble

I predict a 2:0 win to Nigeria

We score a goal in both halves

komekn:
From beginning to end.

And that's not true.

Omeruo had a routine long ball directly in his pathway the Cameroon striker was in front of him, he then mistimed his header and what was elementary defending became a big gaff. He got bullied and lost the ball.

Aina rightly so anticipated that it was a ball that Omeruo should deal with very comfortably. However he did not, and Aina had to backtrack and try and salvage the situation from Omeruo big gaff.

That's why he nearly conceded the penalty in his attempt to tackle the Cameroon forward player.

The diction you implied that Aina always that means continously looses concentration. And as a result Awaziem is much better than him.

Can you give several incidents because you have not given one yet. Or remain negatively biased and prejudiced as you have not substantiated your position just shown your shameless bigotry.

Yore right.

While people blame aina for that goal, I blame Omeruo for not winning that Ariel battle. Truth is, I've seen Omeruo win tougher battles than that.

Earthquake2:
I think Amunike's allegations are bogus and fed by negative bias against Nigerians rather than facts

If you read the writers allegations it was merely hearsay but since he is Nigerian and failed he must have cheated

That's why I said there is need for investigations

If their FA fired him based on allegations alone, then it means they just needed a scapegoat to blame for their early exit

Humility017:
he is still smiling....
just hope he learnt something from the afcon snub...
because this team greatly missed his service...all because he refused to sit up and help himself.

He won't frown before now

Life foes on. Its left for him to work hard this season or see his career nosedive further

komekn:
Our best formation of things go to plan for me is the 3-5-2

The three man defence of Omeruo - Balogun - Ekong

Two wing backs of Simon and Aina

Midfield trio of Etebo Ndidi and Mikel furthest forward.

From three of Chukwueze - Ighalo - Musa

Chukwueze will have to quickly learn team formation discipline, team play and END PRODUCT to support your other forward players.

Etebo and Ndidi have diesel engines they can run and cover ground all day to support the much slower Mikel who has to bring his A game as the Odogu.

Wing backs should attack when possible but keep thier shape and not be drawn in by the intricate midfield play of SA.

Ighalo is our Drogba, Musa and Chukwueze better learn how to cross with accuracy.

My prediction 3-1 to the SE.

However if things get tricky we can take off Mikel bring on Onuachu to combine with Ighalo and let's go dogs of war police game and get physical in a 4-4-2 formation.

May not be pretty but l don't mind winning UGLY.

Why are some of you bent on starting Mikel.

Someone who just came back from injury and may not be fully fit. Someone who has shown how much he has regressed. Why na

We didn't really miss him in our last game. Pet him come of the bench for now please

Jarus:
My biggest fear going into the game vs SA is our error-prone defence and goal keeper.

I think Ndidi and Etebo need to up their game and provide solid cover for the defence. I think Ndidi should permanently sit deep and not go forward.

Something tells me Musa will be our joker today. He has shown it before. I believe he can rise to the occasion again today.

I think Nigeria thrives better in games like this.

Chai, how time flies.

Back then, SA was like moi moi to us. There was no apprehension whenever we wanted to face them. Now, the reverse is the case.

Our football has regressed while theirs have improved

However, I'm banking on the boys to get the job done today

Earthquake2:
I rewatched the Nigerian - Cameroon match

Ekong was horrible in that match

He was very anonymous

elyte89:
Speak for ursef bro ,we no miss nacho for dis afcon at all

Gbam

edi287:
Make Super Eagles no fall my hand tomorrow. I need a convincing win to celebrate my birthday and shut some of my Mzansi friends up.

I haven't been this apprehensive over a game in ages!!

Same here