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gamaliel9:
Our first test in this AFCON was against Guinea Conakry complete with Keita....our toughest test was against DEFENDING CHAMPIONS Cameroon... SE are battle tested...though a young team but vastly EXPERIENCED IN THE AFRICAN TERRAIN....

More importantly, Rohr is king of African football....he knows how to beat African opposition when it matters most...
I am more confident winning tomorrow because South Africa is not European or Latin American opponent...

Savvy?

Keita was at 50% fitness and was not at his best

Guinea as a team were quite crappy at this AFCON

Our first real test was against Madagascar and we failed but we can take learning points from it

And I applaud our performance against Cameroon. We tried but I won't advice going behind again before playing well. It may not work against SA

OMANBALA1:
Omeruo Ekong Balogun Collins Aina Awaziem to Calamity Yobo Obuabona Echiejile Ambrose Odunlami Oshaniwa Egwuekwe

Onazi Mikel Babatunde Igiebor Azeez Reuben to Etebor Ndidi Iwobi Onazi Ogu

Ighalo Osimhen Onyekuru Chukwueze Onuachu Musa to Musa Emenike Osaze Uchebo Nwofor

That is why I said that those Keshi's guys were nowhere as good as the players we have today bar Mikel (who has understandably regressed due to age)

ChrisKels:
Sorry na me find trouble

How u see our game tomorrow now that we have a full house? Do u think Collins should start at left back, while Aina takes his rightful place for Awaziem to sit it out?

In our CM , dont u think Balo would make a better pair to Omeruo. We need CBs that are comfortable with the ball at the feet. I hate wrong hurried passes and clearances without purposes.

Then, in the midfield, I will like Mikel to either form a double pivot with Ndidi, or sit it out, bkus I dont wanna ever see him playing as an AM

It is better he sits out because he is just recovering

I prefer Etebo. By far, one of the most consistent players in this tournament

Barryseal:
We actually dominated the game against Ethiopia. It was academic the Ethiopians would not hold out the on slaught for 90mins.

On this, we agree

charlesemeka85:
Keshi had a better team than Rohr n more experienced one at that. Yobo was a veteran who held his on in fenebahche and Norwich during the tail end of his career. Had an efe ambrose who was a mainstay in the defense line of Scottish biggest club Celtic and also a steady performer in the ucl

In the middle we had a seasoned professional in mikel, a young and constant regular in the serie A in onazi, Nosa was doing very well in Isreal and gaining alot of interest before he left for betis also had haruna and chibuike who were standout performers in their respective clubs dynamo Kiev and Rosenberg but ignored them.

In attack had an emenike who was in his prime and scoring consistently in the ucl and Russian league in the colors of Spartak Moscow, an ideye who partnered legendary Shevchenko in attack in dynamo kieve and finished with double figures in two season prior to the 2013 afcon and an Ike Uche who was prolific in the colors of villareal

Had an echeijile who was playing consistently in one of Portugal biggest clubs Braga, also had taiwo who was a mainstay in the colors of dynamo kiev in his disposal but snubbed him.

Had an inform Sone Aluko who was a dynamite in the Scottish league in the colors of Glasgow rangers but was ignored for the afcon in preference of uzoenyi, had a victor Moses who just signed for Chelsea and did pretty well in his first season. Musa was a consistent performer in the colors of Russian giants cska Moscow.

Had a Vincent enyeama who was unarguably the best goalkeeper in Africa and one of the best in the world then were he was a jewel in the colors of lille.

Keshi did not have a better team. You're just hyping these boys

forgiveness:
Keshi had more talented and experienced players than Rohr.

Really

Na was ooo

Emenike better than Ighalo?

Yobo better than Omeruo??

Nosa better than Etebo??

Even the bench would give Keshi first team a run for their money

somehow:
Late Keshi was way better than Rohr.

Qualified 2 countries to the world cup
A great motivator
Won nations cup

Didn't have the kind of young blood/wingers Rohr currently have.

Some people dey quick forget sha.

How many years did he spend as our coach and how many years has Rohr spent?

Of course he is better.

He took Togo to WC.

timay:
All these guys that are just making light of the efforts of the super Eagles, saying that SA is this, SA is that, as if SA is a Brazil that we don't know about.

If Egypt had taken their chances, I'm sure you won't be saying all this about SA.

If SA is that fantastic, why were they struggling in the group stage and they had to wait till the last day to qualify. for the next stage.

Like what is wrong with you people gan gan. what do you guys want?

Before the Cameroon game , people were saying, it is our first real test, we beat them, now you are saying SA is our first real test. The same SA that could have been down by 2 or 3 goals against Egypt, no thanks to the wasteful Trezeguet.

It seems a lot of people want to see the team fail, just because of Onyekuru and Osimhen issue with the coach

Nigerian team of 2013 had to wait till the last match of group to qualify and from then on, they found their mojo. If Rohr doesn't sit up, it could be bye, bye.

Osimhen or not, I have chosen to stand by this team against all odds in the SA game. However, we fans can only support. Without the right tactics, nothing can be done

Chipink:
Yeah they are mocking us for our keeps that he makes a lot of mistakes, that their striker has scored a lot of goals against him in their league

If Rohr is smart, he wouldn't start Akpeyi

OMANBALA1:
The world cup qualifying group of death was not the first time we found ourselves in such group. Keshi had achieved more with way less talented group of players than Rohr. Rohr has not won anything yet. And ,yes he is tactically deficient. Rohr has been Super Eagles for over 3yrs yet we unable to play three good passes....its not impatient...its FED UP! There is no reason why we should not be playing beautiful football!

And, no! The problem with Nigeria is not impatience it's people like you who are dormant and comfortable with anything you are given. Rohr has not done anything spectacular....just few flashes here and there.

Yes, I support your assertions.

Yes, he may get the Job done qualifying us for tournaments but we ought to see signs of improvement

I dare say that we were lucky in our last game. But it will be foolhardy to keep on courting on mother luck. She is not a faithful woman and may leave our side in the next game. The reason why SA is very confident against us is because we didn't play to our full potential in the recent meetings between us.

We need to improve on our game and start instilling fear in our opponents.

raindodger13:
I don't know if Rohr has practiced free kicks around the 18 yard box. If he hasn't I suggest 1. Etebo 2. Musa 3. Chukwueze 4. Ndidi to take our free kicks and deliver corners in that order.
For Scoring set pieces somelike Ighalo, Onyekuru, Omeruo, Ndidi, Balogun, Ekong, Osimehn or Onuachu should be around the goal post.

Ndidi ke

He has a good jump but taking set-pieces isn't such a good Idea

Gandollaar:
Please shut your buccal cavity Oga. This is a democracy. Even if the man was shekau and the court says release him, the government must do just that but still make sure to keep him under the radar!!
I bet the slowpoke in Aso rock and his security goons are just natural dimwits that would rather offend the law in a bid to protect it. When these one too take up arm's against you, I will only be here counting scores.

Gbam. I wonder what is so hard

[quote author= post=80101025]Go and join them please,
So the sacking can be faster!
Online chest beater.
Internet warrior.
Senior Wailer Incorporated!

Ka chiffo! [/quote]I am hoping we can engage intelligently on this topic

Didn't courts grant bail to this man? Unless Buhari is choosing to ignore court orders, I see no reason for him to continue holding him in jail.

Try not to be biased in your response. For once, shun political sentiments on this topic and agree that the president is not handling this situation well. If not well managed, we see another security situation on our hands akin to Boko Haram. And even Buhari's security chiefs are failing on that regard

Throwback


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jw33D_zhCHk

THrowback


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W43TVG676Sg

OMANBALA1:
So, Osimhen did not earn game time?? Remind me the league where Osimhen plays and Ighalo. The only reason Ighalo is starting ahead of Osimhen is based precisely on super eagles experience. It has nothing to do with club form.

In fact, the part where he says the National team isn't a place to build career got to me

So, Onuachu playing in Denmark is better than Osimhen playing in Belgium.

The only worthwhile argument is physical strength and height which Onuachu may have better than Osimhen but apart from that, I don't see any other better quality

komekn:
Reality Check he dies not deserve anything, you earn game time. It is not a RIGHT

The SE is not the place you build your career.

The SE is recognition of outstanding quality performances in your club and league.

Thier club form reflects the requirements of the league and club but not the requirements of the SE and in this AFCON.

I hope you guys don't come for Onuachu's head when he does something that may lead to our downfall. Since the SE isn't a place to build a career. See talk. SMH

Super Eagles Prematch conference


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA_RpfTl78I

Bafana Bafana are unbeaten against the Super Eagles in the last 5 games between both sides.

Beating them emphatically will be tough but doable.

Go Super Eagles

I want us yo get the job done in normal time

I'm not sure our GKs are good enough in penalties.


Please SE, silence the SA fans forever

Chipink:
I strongly believe that NIGERIA will beat them,
But if it gets to penalty Seriously we are out

Your second statement is absolutely right

Truidstar:
Are you sure this is darkelf? Your comments make sense today.

I'll just ignore the "comments make sense part"

Well if you must know, I've decided to give the SE my full support just for the game against SA. Some southie peeps on Nairaland are really annoying and trust me when I say I hardly get angry with people on social media but these Zulus took annoying behavior to another level.

charlesemeka85:
this signifies that you are bereft of tactical prowess and discipline. bringing in onuachu for ighalo against cameroon was a tactical move which will help the team to defend aerial threats and free kicks from the taller Cameroonians which seem to be their only resort during the tail end of the game. that was the same reason iwobi who was the team's creatives spark in the middle was subbed for balogun.later u go say u sabi football

I can understand bringing him in against Cameron but what about MDG or guinea, Burundi after the lead?

Its easy to give excuses for subs but if you carry in-form young guys like Onyekuru and Osimhen to the AFCON, it s only fair they get some game mins to prove themselves and also for potential scouts to see what they have to offer

charlesemeka85:
i like been realistic rather than allowing emotions and sentiment to creep in. you can cry to high heavens but it is way too risky to bench ighalo for oshimeh at this stage of the competition. ighalo no be my brother let alone my tribes man and he is not even among the best strikers in the world but currently in the super eagles he is the best we can boast of.

if we had better quality in the striking department i doubt any of the trio of onuachu,oshimeh and ighalo will make our afcon list. so lets utilise the best we can boast of and pray for the best

I am also been realistic too.

Ighalo playing almost 90 min every game and then bringing in Onuachu all the time while not giving Osimhen a chance to come off the bench in't helping his career. Same with Onyekuru. These guys deserve at least 15mins/match due to their club form

charlesemeka85:
you don shift the argument now to onuachu with the excuse if ighy gets injured? rohr trains this guys day in day out so he sees more of them in action than us. he has his reasons judging his preference towards onuachu which i believe is tactics based. so your point is baseless

Because of this point, I could also accuse you of shifting the argument and calling your point baseless

charlesemeka85:
hahahahahahaha! ighalo have distinguished him robust leagues like the championship and the epl so there is no way you can compare oshimeh to ighy. with all due respect the belgian league is a good enough league for upcoming talents but as a player you will only be taken serious if you move to perform in tougher leagues.

rohr at this stage of the competition will never try such gamble to start an oshimeh when there is a lot at stake and if he tries such you guys will reap him apart if it backfires. i have nothing against oshimeh but to be sincere he wont be a handful for defenders in the african terrain for now.

if inconsistency should be determined with ighalo's form in the national team for the past one year then i prefer deploying inconsistent strikers if i were to be rohr

If Ighalo were to get injured in the opening minutes of next game, and Rohr starts Onuachu, would that be preferable by you as a fan/pundit?

Because that's the most likely sub by Rohr if that happens (please note that I'm not hoping it does oo). Also notes that Onuachu also plays in a less competitive Danish league but he has had more minutes in the SE than Osimhen since he started getting invites

These Eagles are playing with our emotions, says Adelabu

Former International, Adegoke Adelabu has said the Super Eagles’ unstable performance at the ongoing African Cup of nations (AFCON) in Egypt has made them an unpredictable side.

Nigeria progressed to the quarterfinal of the competition after a 3-2 slim win over the defending champions, the Lions of Cameroun played at the Alexandria Stadium in Egypt on Saturday. Nigeria ended the Group B of the AFCON as runner up, losing 0-2 to debutants, Madagascar, after beating both Burundi and Guinea 1-0 during the group stage of the tournament.

However, the Eagles bounced back by sending the defending champions, Cameroun out of the AFCON in the Round of 16. Speaking to The Guardian yesterday, Adelabu said the Eagles always come up with surprises when you least expect something good from them, adding that one cannot say specifically the tactics and formation the team has adopted so far in the championship.

“By now, people are supposed to have understood the Eagles, especially the one we have in Egypt. And that is the major problem we have about our national team that has played four matches and yet you cannot pinpoint the strength of the team. “It is at a time when you have lost hope in the Eagles, that you will see them spring a surprise by performing one kind of wonder. You won’t even know how they did it because all you know is that they have won the match. How they did it remains a misery because you can’t be able to say it,” he said.

Adelabu added: “As a sports scientist, I was trained to read matches by Eagles’ former coach, the late Otto Gloria. He helped me on how to read matches and from there I developed interest. I know a team that is planning and a team that is not.

“The only thing that is working for the Eagles is that whether they plan or not, any team that wants to beat them must control the game. We win even when we don’t know how they did it. This is because once their opponent makes any mistake, you just see them score.

“I always believe that God looks at the emotions of Nigerians and decide to give them victory. That is how you know that they don’t have any plan because you won’t see any tactical plan or changes in their games. All you see them do is run round the pitch and the next thing you see them scoring cheap goal(s). I think God always uses this wins to compensate us.”He said it is still a mystery that the team have had modest success even when they have not worked for it.

“How can you sit down to watch your country play and you cannot look at the team and say this is what they are doing from the coach’s inputs. These Eagles are just playing with the emotions of Nigerians because Nigerians’ expectation is high based on what we have achieved in the past. I know one day we will get it right,” he stated.

https://guardian.ng/sport/these-eagles-are-playing-with-our-emotions-says-adelabu/

charlesemeka85:
koulibaly go chew oshimeh like toothpick

He will do same against many strikers better than Osimhen but he isn't the one playing all defensive positions, is he?

charlesemeka85:
they are terrains in soccer games where powerful and robust strikers strive and Africa is one of them. no right thinking coach will bench ighalo for a rookie like oshimeh in a competition like the afcon. oshimeh is a wonderful talent but does he have the mental strength considering his young age and frail physique to shoulder and the responsibility of spearheading the teams attack in a competition like the afcon? does he possesses the aggressiveness and physical strength to strive when deployed against opposing African defenders who are known to be aggressive,robust and powerful with a no nonsense style of play approach?

to be in the afcon is a good developmental route for the lad and the exposure will aid his progression in his career. he is primed to head the teams attack in the nearest future but for now he is still in the learning process. moreover he needs to move to another league to prove his self which will endear more trust in the heart of the coaching crew to hand him the responsibility to spearhead the teams attack in future engagements

Are you saying that Osimhen doesn't compete against physical players in the Belgian league? If he competes weakly against certain physical players, why can't he do it on the AFCON?. We have just 3 matches left (if we progress), why can't he start in one of those matches or at least be subbed in?

If Ighalo had been performing poorly, I'm sure you'd have cried for Osimhen. Truth is, Ighalo is inconsistent like the waves of the sea. I hope he doesn't get caged against SA that'll warrant a replacement

The game where he scored a hat-trick to help the team was equally high pressure. I'm not completely for starting him but when we are leading, let Rohr take a risk and sub in osimhen. You never know what the cat may bring in.

Besides, I think at this point Ighalo ought yo have given him a few pointers on what to do to hold his own against African defences for at least 25-30mins. For someone playing in Belgium, that shouldn't be tough to do.
As I've been saying, we better win SA emphatically at least to shut the mouths of those southies populating Nairaland like anta and also to send them back the rabbit hole from whence they came. Especially now that I'm giving them full 100% support (this isn't easy for me)

People already predicting a Madagascar win, remember that football isn't math. If MDG aren't careful, then they may end up loosing woefully. Seems Tunisia wants to sneak into the Semi-finals

Megatrix:
When was the Last time you guys won anything?Answer: you weren't even born then

Don't mind them

They last won in 1982

I don't think they had even invented the Ghana must go bags yet

nototribalist:
Ashawo Gyan is now fat, how can they win match. Jordan Ayew thinks he invented football always beating his chest like an empty barrel he is.

A useless country with ugly heads like their President

You mean the Akpu-faced trolls?