Humility017: to come do what.... we need goals in this match.... at least to escape France...in the round of 16...
the goal should be strictly counter attack and players who release balls fast should be deployed and not one selfish dude on goal.drought. we have played him in the last 7 matches with no goals....so why keep playing him? let's try others....like simmy and see what he has to offer.... matches of these kind are not alien to him..having played against some of these argentina stars in Italy.
goldfish80: The only North African team who would have done very well at the world stage was the Abu Terika Egyptian golden generation. They played up to the finals of the confederations cup and frankly would have done well if they had managed to qualify for the 2006 world cup.
Hmm even den dem no dey try, dey shud rep Africa instead of trying so hard to be arab
TheLoneCitizen: Do you notice how much the World Cup has evolved, very quick football, Hernandez Chicharito and Ighalo are age mates, the aforementioned is even a so-called poacher while Ighalo an acclaimed number 9. But Hernandez adapted his game to fit EVERY team he has played in, at one time for Real Madrid he was scoring long-rangers.
Now Ighalo is a very good forward, but he is so far lacking in intensity and doesn't seem worried when isolated. In the game between Argentina and Croatia, Aguero had no touch in the last 20 minutes of the first half, just 7 touches in the whole of the first half, in the second half, I saw him playing as a midfielder. Worried.
Another bizarre thing to Ighalo's attitude is that this might be his last stint at the highest level because of Nigeria's emerging Golden generation bit it doesn't seem to bother him.
Look at this statement
He actually forgot that Nwakali was the one threading passes for Iheanacho at youth level because Iheanacho taken so much responsibility for his age. no one calls Iheanacho an emerging talent. When Harry Kane suffers his usual goal drought during August, he tends to shoot more in games, Ighalo's goal drought on the other hand hasn't trigger the beast in him.
Joebie: Musa is a modern day striker who can be deployed as a wing forward or center forward. Ighalo is only effective as a CF but with a poor goals return in SE colors.
Lolz
Ok let me agreed with you, but miind you it's cos Musa was converted hence he can play both rules,
As Uzoho has now done far better than was expected of him, we are now dragging retired Enyeama into the discussion
Anyway, it is a good sign that Uzoho is being compared to a great goalie like Enyeama, that means he has greatness ahead of him, and unlike Enyeama, something as important as height, will not impede his progress
Truidstar: We should play according to Ighalo's strength to cause maximum damage? You know this is the world cup right? We don't have the time to accommodate a striker with poor goal returns for Nigeria.
What ever happen to the word INSTRUCTION
Give the wingers and his partner instructions for o time his run and den supply, simple as and If he fail den we agreed he fail
tbaba1234: Musa plays as an out and out striker for CSKA. Iheanacho played like a support striker which i think is his best role.
Ighalo was a little isolated in previous games. His style of play does not offer much movement so our balls forward are predictable. This limits the number of chances we create.
Don't wanna drag it further the point is dat when you have a deadly pointman upfront, you play according to his strength to cause maximum demage,.
Look at his club videos, and even take RODGERS Celtic Coach during his Liverpool time and what he did with suarez
tbaba1234: Ighalo does not work the channels, Kelechi and Musa did.
Musa was running all over the place, the defenders could not pin him down. For the second goal, Ighalo would have been in the center not in the position where Musa was, to take advantage of Omeruo's clearance.
Thank you for clarifying That bring to the question is Musa an out and out strike Same goes for nacho
When comparing movement including runs you have to take some things into consideration like position been played and others
This is Kingsley Amuneke. One of the players we played against in that epic game against Sari-Iganmu. He later went ahead to feature for Nigeria's Golden Eaglets at Ecuador in 1995. Me and Bina kept him busy in that game.
TheLoneCitizen: Harry Kane goes to get the ball for himself he doesn't rely on passes even though he gets such players at Tottenham. You need to adapt to your circumstance. Ighalo has been phenomenal but in a system where playmakers aren't available he needs to acclimatize or he will look out of place.
During the qualifiers, Mikel owned that playmaker role but this ability isn't shining in the bigger stage, making Ighalo appear unproductive.
So ighalo go sidon for front dey wait for ball abi The earlier you understand the difference in style of play the beta
TheLoneCitizen: Now that we've celebrated enough, let's scrutinize the performance.
1. Iceland underrated us: In the second half, notice at the blast of the whistle, Iceland, a defensive team bombed five players into our area. It seems their manager had told them to attack our lackluster first half team. This failed, though.
2. We are without a doubt, a second half team. We tend to get better in every game after the break.
3. Moses is selfish. You would notice Moses although not displaying any form of shenanigans didn't put his all in the game. He was dissatisfied at playing at wingback and didn't play with enough intensity. Sadio Mane and Firmino is playing unsung roles in both Senegal and Brazil, but put the team first. But I prefer a dissatisfied team Moses, to a self-centered egoistic individual.
4. We don't have defence splitting passers. Iheanacho made great runs, but couldn't get good service.
5. Ebuehi would be great for Benfica, he is surprisingly calm for an African. He shut down attacks from his flanks. He must be really doing something wrong behind the scenes for him to be constantly overlooked.
6. Omeruo is a typical old fashioned great centre back. He never went farther than the semi circle, even during corners At one point, he gave Balogun the luxury of becoming a midfielder.
7. Iheanacho has great link up play. He connected the attack to defence perfectly.
8. Ighalo is too lethargic, even when he knew his place was now up for grabs, he still showed no hunger. He caused a promising attack to break down, a third goal would have done our goal difference a lot of good.
9. Etebo is a midfield dynamo. He has heavily relieved Ndidi.
10. Someone has instilled confidence in Uzoho and instructed to bark at his defenders. He is also a very decent goalkeeper, still not found one error in his play.
11. Mikel has great leadership qualities.
12. We are bad but not abysmal at containing aerial balls.
13. Our team revolves around our midfield, this is so obvious though.
14. Musa is Musa.
15. The coach listens to the media and masses heavily. During his previous conferences, it was obvious he was going to try the 3-5-2. This has worked positively but is disadvantageous in the long run.
Take you no 4point, and think about it just the word SERVICE that's one thing ighalo had been deprived of and you people wanna chop him raw, your oher point are spot, except the one on oghalo
This is my boy Bina Ajuwa. Watch his display at 5min in the Nigerian jerseys. He even scored on his debut for Nigeria's Super Eagles at the 2003 LG Cup. He is also one of your Cardoso products.
Icon4s: Ok. Meaning I had left before you entered.
That is a school that prides itself not in the number of Medical Doctors, Engineers, Accountants etc that it has produced but in the number of great footballers, and coaches the two schools combined have produced.
We had a very standard football pitch then, alomost the size of what we see in the NPFL. Na there many of us perfect our playing skills.
Good to know you are part of my almata-mata. Besides, have you joined us on facebook?: Cardoso High School, Bajia-Ijora, Old students Reunion Campagne.
Icon4s: Could be that they later moved to Ojo road. I stayed at Sari-Iganmu, my street was off Amuneke's. When i gained admission into tertiary institution I learnt they left the neighbourhood. I didn't actually probe much about where they had moved to.
Talking about the Cat and Dog stance between the two schools, it wasnt there during our time. Although there were usually little pockets of battle for supremacy here and there. I learnt there was a serious War between the two school after we left and that even led to the fencing of the schools and separating their gates. Gaskiya were bragging about their Samson Siasia we were bragging about our Emmanuel Amuneke.
You know Bina Ajuwa right? Bina and Kachi were my boys. I personally adviced our games master to elivate Bina to play with us in the senior team. He was in SS1 then. Bina became our best left winger while I played the Right wing. Then we likened him to Emma Amuneke. The same Bina later went to play for the Super Eagles. Kachi also made his debute under Christian Chukwu.
Yes you are right about the fencing it started not too long after I enter the school, say like during .y first first long break as a student of the great cardoso,
The unfenceed outside was actually the playing ground more like a mini field
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Ebuehi is also ahead of him 
