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Don't go home directly, don't give arrival date only call to inform them you are in the country, plan to stay in a hotel for somedays
while you visit home only in the day time. Once the whole vibe of an EURO carrying millionaire has died down you can then go home.

Security wise, I don't like Benin

r u saying you dont mind us losing a game but only that we play 'to our strengths'? . We are playing in the World Cup, where there is a trophy to be won. Its not a series of friendly games. The coach needs to find a way of getting results.

Lagerback, in my opinion, knows we have poor fullbacks in Odiah and Taiwo when they defend. He needs players who can assist, so Kaita and Obinna are doing that. He wants to liberate Osaze and Yakubu, so dey don't come deep into the midfield often to retrieve the ball. Kaita recovers quite well and thats good for the midfield. Haruna is more versatile than any other player and does not have any problem recovering. Lagerback wants the players to recover the ball very well and it kinda worked today.

I kind thing that Kanu's presence gave something to the attack. Yakubu impressed me cos he assisted the midfield a lot.

Against Argentina I will go with:

Enyeama
Odiah Adeleye Afolabi Echiejile
Kaita Etuhu
Haruna
Osas Yakubu Obinna

Yobo is too shaky. He doesnt have a good foot on the ground. Plays as if he is panicking
Kanu, Martins, Kalu, second half

Viva Naija!

I like your analysis alot. You just read out Largers' mind to us clearly.
Nice one

Some minds are made up on Eagles coach just because they sacked their darling Amodu.
Even if the guy wins world cup even in d short time that he has they will still complain

Is the referee losing it or we bribed him?

hollandis:
[size=18pt]NSOFOR IS A GOOD 11

TAIWO IS A USELESS LEFT FULL DEFENDER

OF WHAT RELEVANCE IS TAIYE TAIWO IN THE FIELD OF PLAY ? [/size]

Free kicks lol.

Of what importance is his rejection/acceptance? As[i]s[/i]hole

In the animal farm some animals are more equal than the other.

If Anichebe was playing in Barcelona, Real Madrid, Inter Milan, Ac Milan, Chelsea, Arsenal or Man U he will be considered
like Mikel even if injured.

Anichebe will get his chance next time. He has age on his side.
We should remember that we can't take all of them to the world cup only 23 is allowed.
What this tells me is that the Super Eagles have got quality that is all

NOT ABSOLVING NFF OF ANY BLAME. They are bunch of retarded foo[i]l[/i]s

lol

Anichebe was great against Saudi in the friendly but not all players will make it to the world cup.
Such is life afterall Largerback takes the blame or credit for his action after the world.

My advise to all, fold your hands and lets watch the world cup is just here.
Not to forget, his excuse was that they (Anichebe and Ike Uche) are not 100% fit.
Thank God the coach is oyinbo, Nigerians could have started calling him a tribalist

Is this another way of campaining? Azshole

A nagging woman is a NO go area for me

montelik:
I like Osaze very much, but let him show me his own coaching badges and expertise before I start relying on his opinion. I would remind some of you that when Berti Vogts was appointed many people within and outside the super eagles were praising him for moving the team forward and bringing in new concepts. The very same way Osaze is now talking and hyping Lagerback is exactly what happened when Vogts first arrived. Well we can all remember the end result of Vogts tenure.

Osaze is free to have his own opinion. But he is not the coach neither is he a member of the technical crew so I wouldn't be relying on his opinion.

Osaze is a player and one of the a major factors why we employ coaches. Should we now force a nonentity on them S.eagles?
I honestly think the guy (osaze) was just being modest in his choice of words, I think what he really wants to say is that "some of us
professional footballers are better than Amodu"

After watching yesterday's match again Saudi Arabia, I definitely think YOBO should top the list of 7players to be dropped.
Shittu could follow. Ayila should be dropped too.

If we play Yobo against Argentina then we are guranteed 7-0 defeat

YOBO MUST GO?!  -  I SAY YES

SHITTU?!               -  MAYBE, BUT I'LL SAY LETS WATCH HIM ONE MORE TIME. AT LEAST HE SAVED OUR A[i]S[/i]S AFTER YOBO'S MISTIMED HEADER

hollandis:
Amodu is a nicompoop.Good ridance to bad rubbish .

Lol

Where are Amodu's die hard supporters?

I don't think Osaze hates Amodu, he only could not but say the truth because he is not a coward.
And if a message like this is coming from the players who are we the fans to complain about Amodu's sack?

Osaze Odemwingie says Nigeria became too predictable under former coach Shuaibu Amodu and Lars Lagerback has already created a buzz around the squad.

Osaze, 29, was one of the more outspoken critics of Amodu‘s regime but he told KickOffNigeria.com that he did so without malice.

”For the past two years, with Amodu, we‘ve been easy to predict. We have to have more variety in our tactics and our attack.

”There‘s not much negative or bad about his coaching. It‘s just that it’s not enough if we are aspiring to go up there. It‘s the difference between good, and better.”

After four training sessions with Lagerback, Odemwingie says things are already looking up, with the Swede instilling a fear-no-foe confidence in his new team.

”He doesn‘t look like someone who doubts his own quality and I think he can bring a result that Nigerians expect. I see him relaxed, as someone with a plan, who took this job after watching our games and knowing that he can do better than where we were.

”From the first training, he is looking at attacking football. He is looking at a passing game. He is looking at the penetrating pass, a pass that creates danger, less square passes and more forward passes. He keeps reminding us that we have to play beautiful football and that results are also very important.

”At the same time, you can see that he doesn‘t want to play a game where Nigeria is scared of the opponent, any opponent.”

Odemwingie says already the atmosphere in camp is different.

”You could feel it. You cannot deny it. Like our people say, oyibo na oyibo. There is a touch they add to Africans when they bring their ideas, their calculations, their tactics, their organisation, their way of being more effective on the field. That is going to be added for sure.

”The training so far has been good. The build-up and the movement (have been encouraging). I think Lagerback is the best choice Nigeria made.”

More importantly, the forward says Nigeria have to return to their attacking traditions.

”We need to be more of ourselves. I think that is what we were denied of these past few years. We were not playing like Nigeria. We were more defensive minded. That is why we didnt score so much goals lately, and that is also why we have been struggling even with the average African teams.

“But we could also understand that the choice of tactics was wrong because it appeared there was a little bit of a lack of confidence in our defence line.

“There were times we conceded silly goals, but at the same time, we needed the results and changes had to be made.

”We hope now that things will be better.”

On his first day at work with his squad, Lagerback showed the players individual videos and Osaze said it came as a bit of a surprise.

“I was surprised because we never had that before in our coaching.

“That‘s another little thing. Those little things make a difference. Europe has gone far. I am not here to criticise our situation. It’s just that right now we have to admit that we are still a little bit behind. In our clubs we see that those things are important. Here, he showed us a few highlights, pointed out some things and everybody is commending it.”

source: http://www.punchontheweb.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art2010052613352343

Its good that the coach exudes confidence so that it can also impact on players' confidence.
Its all part of psychologically preparing your players for the task ahead not allowing negative comments
from the public affect them. thumbs up Largs.

[quote author=metal-gong link=topic=450308.msg6080595#msg6080595 date=1274615831]Another fake report by Sahara Reporters. . . . . Yoruba journalism at its best.[/quote]Sahara has developed some credibility especially for its investigative journalism.
And why should we take your opinion seriously when you are even a shameless tribalist in the year 2010?

Pack the mildfield and make it water tight then place one or two fast strikers in front for a counter.

My only fear based on my observation of the argentines lately is that they don't leave their positions to overlap to another.
Their defenders stay behind while their attacks stay upfront almost 90% of the time that means before you can beat them you have
to be able to match them skill for skill, energy for energy and concentration for 101% concentration. God dey o! because Messi is
actually 3 in 1 putting us at great disadvantage of playing 11 against 13

I will say to Largaerback that is what you are paid to do GET THEE BEHIND ME!

How can u say Yobo is a calamity in the defense That is the most outrageous statement I've ever heard, u must not be following the English premiership.

Yobo is really Calamity and Disaster put together in the defence. Thank God he got injured at the last nation's cup while Shittu/Apam combination brought stability back to the defence.

@ ElPipita

My brother If you can score in the Danish league you can score anywhere. Peter Utaka can score with his eyes closed
and its not all great footballers that start out playing from the top leagues, your talent announces you and you get
noticed by the big clubs. That is what is happening to Peter Utaka now. He deserves a world cup place based on his
current form.

The story is true. I read it in one of the weekend newspapers

Peter Utaka my number 1 choice based on current form
Obafemi Martins (pedigree)
Osaze Odemwingie (pedigree)
Ike Uche
Yakubu then
Obasi

@Poster

Are trying to say that we should also begin religious zoning of political positions? The tribal one that PDP started is not doing
anything good to the country and you want us to add religion to it?

[quote author=Our-turn link=topic=444332.msg6029714#msg6029714 date=1273757662]Even when a person calls you a daft? [/quote], but your logic is so lame. read your first comment on Ibori again and see yourself in the mirror.

[quote author=Our-turn link=topic=444550.msg6028910#msg6028910 date=1273750653]I hate what is happening in Nigeria today? How much did Ibori steal, compared to what IBB, OBJ, Lucky, Andy Uba, etc stole, that will warrant this? I abhor corruption, but selective justice will never go unpunished, by GOD. Let there be a blanket corruption war in Nigeria. These thieves are just too much in Nigeria.

Anyway, there is no point jubilating. JAMES IBORI IS OUT ON BAIL IN DUBAI. He is a free man again!.

That is the latest![/quote]Disgraceful comment. Thieving is thieving and whoever steals should be prosecuted. If IBB, OBJ and the rest are not being prosecuted you should shout and scream about that like every well meaning Nigerian is doing and not come here to talk as though Ibori does not deserve the treatment
being meted to him. I could sense the tone of celebration in your 'He (Ibori) is a free man again!' Shame on you

IBB's juju is really working on some Nigerians or maybe most of the people who posted in favor of IBB on this thread are those born in the late 80s and early 90s.

June 12 is beyond the Abiola Family, it is a slap on the face of the whooping majority of Nigerians who voted in favor of Abiola.
And IBB till date has not even apologised for annulling an election considered to be the freest and fairest election ever conducted in the history
of the Nigerian nation. It is a big slap on our face for him to come out to say he wants to contest in a Democracy that he did not believe nor labour
for Nigeria. Except you are a mor[i]o[/i]n and your reasoning faculty had been sold to pepper sellers in Oshodi market that you will clamour for IBB.

He who does not labour for democracy should not eat out of the fruit simple. let IBB go s[i]u[/i]ck himself azshole

Greedy and silly products of a kleptomaniac like Abiola have no moral authority to tell Nigerians who to elect as their president come 2011.

As for all Yoruba men, you all should put this into your skulls that IBB will surely win the 2011 presidential elections.

People like you remain stunted for life. Tragedy for you

We won't even miss him if he does not make it to the world cup.
Siasia went all the way to the Olympic final without him and the truth is Mikel does not
bring anything special to the S.Eagles not anymore

O thou pessimist will you keep quite?
And do you understand something that is called mind game? It can go some length to affect players
psyche. That is what world class coaches do all over the world.
Maradona has said its own, same as the S.Korean coach and the greek coach.

That NFF is just full of brain damaged people later they will blame the coach and the players for "failing" the nation