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Joebie:
Except the bullying we suffered at the left back, we played an excellent game today.

Personally I would choke up the midfield and lunch long passes to the attack every now and then.
Ezenwa has done the necessary job. But is he our 1st choice? No. I can't even say it's Enyeama either. We will need to find the answer soon.

It's time to go for Torunarigha since the World Cup ticket is almost in the bag.

Shehu was great as RB

Vic Mo can play almost anywhere on that pitch. Why is everyone forgetting that he hit the bar... He can lunch fast attack from anywhere. His is not the kind of player that can be tamed. Why is no one seeing that he can play as AM?

because we are too emotional, Nigeria must win 10 nil before Nigerians see clearly!

Danielnino00:
Just as I expected,the Zambians have started bragging again. I still don't see them beating Algeria tomorrow. The best they can get us a draw..
Even still,they would be coming to Uyo with the aim of spoiling our party. Our greatest undoing against south Africa was that we underrated them..We thought they would br intimidated by the big names in our team. It wasn't just the absence of Mikel,Moses and Balogun.... I hope we don't repeat that mistake against Zambia. they are a better team than SA... but sha that's a discussion for another day. .



@Thesupernerd, do you think Ebuehi can break into the team soon? I don't think he is happy seating on the bench all the time... He should be given his chance soon (not in very crucial games though )

Zambia is all about brawn but no brains which is the where the Eagles edge it, forget zambia, they will be dumped the way cameroon has been dumped too.

ykalhaji:
Madam what is a Nigerian if not greedy ? Sports is not for the meek, you see blood and you maul. We could have confirmed our Russia 2018 qualification tonight because I don't see Zambia winning a game in North Africa. Yes before friday's game we were hoping for 4 points and praying for at least 3 points, but after watching these 2 games against Cameroon, you will agree that the African Champions were champions by fluke.

Not withstanding based on our mediocre standards in Nigeria, the boys need to be praised for at least keeping the unbeaten record going. We most also remember that we want to be very high in the ranking in order to avoid certain countries in the draw.

It was very clear that the instruction was to park the bus and score and then counter, but in the second half our boys had run out of steam, midfield passes started becoming inaccurate, they started losing possessions and where getting to balls late, Why ??

That midfield is definitely not complete, with or without Mikel. Moses Simon abi na Simon Moses should be coming from the bench I am very sorry. Elderson Echiejile has to go, not even good enough for bench. Ndidi needs to step up more, stop deferring to Onazi and Mikel. He is the future.
Shehu, Ekong and Leon Were super solid. Victor Moses I repeat should remember his first priority na to supply the main attacker, after the first goal, he just got Ighala looking like a fool. We know he can score, even unborn babies know he can score, but as the workman horse of the team can he churn out assists on a regular basis like we need him to ? If he can do that then we will be super ok, because the tendency to always feed him the ball and him making his first choice to go for goal is causing other players to fall back and defer to him, which in turn causes a "ghost situation" in the attacking midfield like what happened today.

Your views are extreme, are you sure you truly have better players than Cameroon to win them home and away? Cameroon also have quality players that match your own quality players any day any time.

You guys ought to be realistic nah. We were all trembling before the 1st leg o, now we are mediocres after grabbing four points, Jesus Christ, what has come over us?

safarigirl:
I tell you. Some people are even here blaming one imaginary party that ONLY ANS reported.

Ungrateful lot the bunch of them. You want to collect six points from African Champions during World Cup Qualifiers, if that is not greed, I don't know is what is.

Show me another team in this qualifiers with a record as good as ours despite playing relatively weaker opposition, they can't, but they think they have the right to complain about this player and that player and who partied and who did not.

Nonsense!

if this was a barcelona vs chelsea tie, where chelsea packed the bus to keep the rampaging barca at bay, folks even in Nigeria will be saying how impressed they are with chelsea but alas it's nigeria where we must always win by 10 nil before we can commend the team. We Nigerians are ones full with negativity. A five time afcon champion[current one for that matter] facing a 3 time afcon champion. Even in the western world, this clash was followed with great attention and yet we let ourselves down with unnecessary bashing for the team just because of a goal conceded.

I bet you if it ended 1-nil for Nigeria, nobody will bash any player.Nigerians are hypocrites I tell you.

TheGoodJoe:
We should play with more bravery. That is my point. I am glad we won but I said I hope we do not play this way again. I Wonder why people are getting worked up.

Can't someone hope again?

you are the one getting worked up bruv cos we only need one point more to qualify. The negativity you are talking about is the reason Chelsea is now a former uefa champ winner. You wanna go all out against a cameroon in yaounde? are you sure you got enough dept in your squad for that against rampaging injured lions?

common man, use what you have to get what you want. we just dump the strongest team in our group out of the world cup race and those lads deserve all the applause including the players you are condemning.

soetanoreoluwa:
Oga goodjoe you are too strict and rigid... It takes alot of time for you to bend rules...

Can we have a perfect team without no mistakes in this world? Or perfect player... Ekong Realyy tried today... Helping Sheu out...

I understand you bro.. But we get the job down... That's it...

Cool temper... Take a glass of �

It's like some folks think cameroon made no mistakes at all in uyo and we beat them 4 nil like that mistakes lead to goals and if we made only one mistake that led to a goal in yaounde, na sin?

TheGoodJoe:
Oh please. We are better than that. The negativity was too much. It was like watching a cartoon called COW AND CHICKEN.

your views today are extreme, when last have the eagles played with such hunger, pls free the coach and the boys, they have met their personal targets so far. Thank God they did not loose the match, you guys would have been calling for Rohr's head by now.

Have we forgotten where we are coming from? none participation in the last two afcons. Your views which I respect so much on this platform are extreme today and sorry don't agree with you.

TheSuperNerd:
We Got What We Wanted From The Games Against Cameroon – Rohr Okays Draw In Yaounde

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The Super Eagles 1-1 draw against Cameroon is a result that coach of the Nigerian team says fulfilled his target of four points from the back to back games against Cameroon in the World Cup 2018 Qualifiers.

Speaking at the post match conference, Rohr said Cameroon played better than they did in the first leg, which made it difficult for Nigeria especially as they introduced three new players into the team that played on Friday in Uyo.

” It was a different Cameroon team from the one in Uyo on Friday. It’s natural to put up a fight when you lose away and you have a chance to play at home next. They had three fresh players, while we started the game with same players”, Rohr said

” Before the game against Cameroon our target was four points from the two games, we are happy with the one point picked up here in Yaounde. My goal is to lead the team to the World Cup, we are on a good run because we still have more points to play for”.




**Patrick Joel LIVE in Yaoundé


Source: http://owngoalnigeria.com/2017/09/04/we-got-what-we-wanted-from-the-games-against-cameroon-rohr-okays-draw-in-yaounde/

Correct coach, that is the hallmark of a coach who know what he wants. Reminds me of mourinho last season who focussed on winning Europa rather than fighting for a fourth place in the epl to qualify for uefa champ league. The coach targeted four points against Cameroon and he got it. He knows he cant loose the next two games as he is done with the strongest team in the group so far. Na we dey worry, the coach and the players already know qualification is sealed

edi287:
This dey happen na. The pains of that loss against SA still dey a bit fresh.

So you think moses, Mikel, balogun, ighalo and the rest don't want to go to the world cup? You know what it means for their careers? I don't even see us loosing in Algiers talkless of Zambia in uyo. Na we de worry, those boys already know they are in Russia already, do you not see them rejoicing after tonight's game?

edi287:
Zambia for some reason are making me nervous. Hopefully they can lose tommorow to ease tension.

You believe Zambia can come to uyo to upset the eagles? Haba, some of us no get liver sef

Nigerians are ungrateful lots, so you wanna go to Yaoundé and win 4-0 nil, common guys, these are the African champions and you want them to lie down for you to whip them 4-0 nil in their backyard? And who is blaming our courageous keeper or the left back? Pls this is a marathon, every country wants to be at the world cup. We have got 10 points and unbeaten in 4 games and still folks are abusing our players or the coach. What for?

We are just too emotional as Nigerians, some of us can't even last 5 mins on a soccer field and we have guts to abuse players who are holding their own against African soccer giants who have all won the afcon cup one time or the other.

It's not a must to qualify now when you still have two matches to go. There will be stiff competition nah

our boys should slow the game down pls

TheSuperNerd:
Sir Goke just direct that fella or lass to my office... A lobotomy is just a step away...

All mikel's detractors have been shamed since his performance at the Olympics. I will still redirect any silly fella to you for the lobotomy though

TheSuperNerd:
Lol..
just the highlights made you ask if he was on drugs today....

If you watched the entire game... your question will be if he is the Drugslord himself... Hahahahahahahahaha... Unreal stuff From Victor The Mo..... he was the man today... but he was not alone... even his other Moses on the other flank showed unreal Beauty today. Rohr really coached some lessons into Simon's head... that lad has unreal potentials... he didn't put a foot wrong
today... Class act .

Chai if not for the green jersey, the game looked like a premier league match. The run up to the 3rd goal was out of this world, reason for my asking if victor moses is on drugs, omo, the guy pepper Cameroon o, I hope our coach will not start moses in the second leg, na moses leg we dey take play o. It's better he comes in the second half, those Cameroonians may have plans for moses o. Na beg I de beg o

blueto:
Super Eagles Captain Mikel : If We Continue Playing This Way, We Can Beat Anybody In Africa

Tianjin Teda midfielder John Obi Mikel has reacted to Nigeria's 4-0 thrashing of African champions Cameroon in a World Cup qualifier staged at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium on Friday evening.

The former Chelsea star has promised that Nigeria will make it to the 2018 World Cup and the next African Cup of Nations, adding that he will continue to inspire the young players in the squad.”

We have a very young team, obviously I have been here for a long time and now I am the captain of the team. I feel I have responsibility every time I step on the pitch to play,'' Mikel said at the post-match press conference attended byallnigeriasoccer.com.''

This team needs experience, this team needs guidance. The players are very good players, quick players.''

Sometimes they need someone they listen to, someone who can direct them to make sure we have balance and know exactly what we are doing and that's what we did today.

''Mikel added : ''I will do my best, I will carry this team same way I did in the Olympics.''

I want to make sure we go the World Cup and also qualify for the Nations Cup. If we continue playing this way, I think we can beat anybody in Africa.''

Nigeria, who have a hundred percent record in the World Cup qualifiers, will face Cameroon in the return leg in Yaounde on Monday, September 4.

http://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=24461

Mikel has all the bragging rights, anyone still in doubt about his qualities should have his head examined.

Just watched the highlights, is victor moses on drugs?

Iheanacho goal rate for the eagles is something to watch, may be having another Yeking [Yekini] in the horizon

A man of very high integrity, when other obas de collect, the man decided to stand out and very consistent.

Made the average ijebu man very proud

ozekhome sef don join the cabal, issorite!

CoolFreeday:
Men, fashola is still fashola, so sound.

#Ignore those old corrupt men, that's all they know how to do.

A SAN with a sound mind. What do you expect.

thestevens:
I don't think is about being vocal, is high time we the youth of this country step up and decide, these old cargos are really taken for fools and have ride on us for far too long.

Great leaders are also great communicators, for any great thing to happen in any society, there must be a great leader who is also a great communicator. The reason folks like kanu, dokubo, ffk, fayose even reno and the likes have great following is because they are great communicators whether you like it or not. Their power of speech is why they easily heat up the polity. Our Government is too quiet for the days we are in, we need leaders who are great communicators to inspire the youths and those who are hopeless

Politicians just want to take advantage of the igbo folks, after dissing kanu, adeyanju has come out with thid trash to appease his igbo fans once more. Rubbish!

thestevens:
Everyone just wake up and say whatever they like these days,how did Nigeria became such a joke?

Honestly, it beats my imagination, careless talk from every corner, yesterday, it was Jerry Gana, today na another one, It's obvious politicians are taking advantage. It's better we elect a very vocal President next time. We've been having Presidents who talk very little from Yar adua, Jonathan and now PMB. The last time we had a very vocal leader was OBJ. In Obj's time, he responds personally to every careless talker despite having spokespersons. The likes of Yar adua, GEJ and PMB talk less and allow their spokesmen to respond which are too light weighted to ward off these careless talkers. It's time we begin to have very vocal leaders like Bill clinton, Obama, Trump and the likes.

We are in the era of great communicators. Even past heroes like Awolowo, Azikiwe even tafawa balewa were great commnunicators,

this was how boko haram started, the politicians in the north played politics with it until it became a monster so difficult to contain. The elites and politicians in the east and their counterparts in pdp from other regions in the country have been playing politics with the ipob and biafra thing, now it's about to boomerang upon them.

wetin obiano go do now, boys are not smiling o

QueenOfNepal:
The Northerners brought BH for political reasons so they should clean their mess

you can go the US to try and convince them with your lies

So the biafra dream haff die just like that

Anyway this thread cracked me up really hard this morning.

At least person fit rest wella from all the biafra noise

If its osinbajo or PMB celebrating like this, it will be wailing galore by the wailers, but as far its wike, its ok with the wailers

I hereby pronounced Dino and Sahara-reporters officially as husband and wife.

This is wishing them many years of marital bliss

such is life. You only know those who truly love you when there is a loss. One must never be carried away by the multitude of fans around you.

PDP carcass party or PDP left overs party

Happy sit at home folks, it's good to relieve some stress jare!