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tbaba1234:
Rohr also said that Joel Obi is unfit and that some players were 'heavy'.. ( maybe Onazi?)

Lol...the man eye don dey clear....

better he adopt that 3-5-2 formation at the world cup.... with the right players.....
we will qualify from that group...but with any other formation/tactics we may not qualify....
and with that formation...aina should make the team ahead of elderson and awaziem too is an asset....

joseph1013:
I don't like how we took our legs off the pedal when we were on the ascendancy in the second half. It could easily have been a draw, which would not be a bad score for a game played at the Wembley stadium.

I would be quite surprised if Joel Obi makes the cut for Russia. He was piss poor in today's game. He's not been solid in all the games plates so far.

Onazi should not be starting our games. He's too erratic. He is chiefly the main reason we lost today's game.


Rohr needs to do something about our slow start to games. It's been perpetual. We could have been 3 goals down in the first 20 minutes. Good teams will punish us if we keep this habit up.

@bolded should we play Germany with these lapses....we may concede 4 within the first 20 mins....

KK555:
Omeruo is calm when under pressure while Balogun makes hasty clearances which lands in opponents feet, but Omerou sometimes is guilty of awkward unforced errors. I think he passes the ball better when under pressure.

Simy Nwankwo in my opinion might be Nigeria's joker in Russia. Ighalo is so unpredictable. He is very unstable, panics and does not have the composure characteristic of Nigerian forwards.

Onazi and Joel Obi should not be in that team. Mikel Agu might not be a better replacement but if he can move, position, tackle neatly and pass the ball better, then Onazi should leave the national team. He simply can't move and if he lacks mobility, he should at least keep the ball and utilize it better when he gets it but none of that happened tonight.

Uzoho saved Nigeria tonight coupled with England's wastefulness. They would have scored up to 6 good goals in the first half.

Ighalo in my opinion is not very useful. Simy Nwankwo need to step in and hopefully step up. He can offer Nigeria what Loftus Cheek offered England tonight. Loftus Cheek had the physical presence that intimidated Nigeria in the match. None of the Nigerian players could match him or get the ball off him. I think Nwankwo would give Nigeria what they have been missing. He has the physique and enthusiasm of Yekini, skill and falir of Kanu and the height and strength of Victor Agali and he can move and fast as well.

Nigeria should consider this match a win. The positives to take home would be the wrong report which Croatian and other spies would take home tonight. If Nigeria can compose themselves and survive 60mins of the matches in the world cup without conceding goals, they might come good.

But Onazi and Joel Obi need to leave the camp tonight. If anyone gets injured and Rohr could not get replacements, let them play with 21 men.

bro...you're spot on.
Joel Obi and onazi really need to leave this team....even if rohr should choose take onazi instead being an assistant captain...
he should keep him on the bench all through the mundial...dude doesn't deserve play in the field for now.

safarigirl:
Can't watch this game cuz it's raining here and DSTV Signal is out, but glad to read Ebuehi is doing great

I was able to catch part of the first half, Uzoho did really good.....Moses and Joel, I no understand. Iwobi was our best player


Hope y'all can see what Ogu brings to the team that Joel can't.... For those saying we should drop him on top pace

Babe to be honest...I eat my words on ogu.
ogu deserve to be in this team.....
I also noticed iwobi feel so comfortable play from the middle...

what is Ighalo still doing in the pitch please...?

someone should please talk to rohr... I don't want that kind of first half line up in the world cup..... save for Leon balogun...

Eleniyan15:
Ogu, etebo,ebuehi,omerou
About to come in

please nancho should come in for Ighalo...or simmy

komekn:
Not again oh Kane you this Kane

you really enjoying the mockery...
hope you confirm...the earlier perception of you on this thread....that you're not here to promote the eagles but to sell down some players pass our throat.

Eleniyan15:
When i was talking about him against congo everyone came for my head

dude does not merit the starting 11 berth...
likewise rohr really need to drop shehu for ebuehi....
and also.... objectively make a decision between nancho, simmy and Ighalo on who to start as our top 9....
Ighalo for me is not clinical enough...
we 're still watching sha

Luckyroro:
Playing mikel as attacking midfielder is a wrong decision. Midfield is empty

just remove onazi from that midfield replace him wit ndidi midfield will be better.

I think rohr really need to make a big decision as regard onazi stay in the super eagles first 11

it would have been better ebuehi play this match.....though shehu has been decent though.

Mujtahida:
I no talk am?

anyone who have been following the super eagles lately will have no problem dropping Agu

Icon4s:
I don't know why this is difficult to accept or comprehend.

Meaning Iwobi can be played too as SS besides nancho?
while Simmy provide cover for Ighalo

Icon4s:
First you need to understand why teams play counter attacking football.

No team or coach is comfortable with that style of play but sometimes due to the strength of your team relative to that of the other team you can chose from planning stage to play counter attacking football or during the course of the game you will just see your team playing counter attacking football, and soaking up pressure upon pressure.

If Nigeria wants to play a team like Benin, Togo or Niger you think we will plan to play counter attacking football? We will go all out, even at 1-0 we will still be pushing for more goals.

Believe it or not Nigeria Vs Croatia we are the under-dogs. Except you want to practice blind patriotism. Man to man we cannot match them.Yes football is a team sport but go look at games where the smaller team beat the bigger team, the small team would always receive more of the pressure. Cameroon Vs Argentina in 1990, Senegal Vs France in 2002 etc.

Nigeria beat Bulgaria in 1994 and 1998 but we were more under heavy attacks in both games. We only scored when ww had the opportunity. Nigeria Vs Argentina 1994 same thing.

Our defense and goalkeepers have always been kept very busy(reason why I fear for our current goalkeepers).

Nobody likes being under pressure. Every team likes being in control of the game but sometimes you cannot help being on the receiving end.

And I say it again looking at the fixture Nigeria Vs Croatia I expect Croatia to be the more attacking side, whether knowingly or unknowingly. Our chance of winning that game lies in our defense being solid and our goalkeeper making life saving saves and then our forwards being able to convert our chances.

your analysis reminds me of Costa Rica truimph in the last world cup.....

Mujtahida:
Na wa

don't be surprised....I thought his foolish comments was begin to make sense to you.

some peeps are here for selfish reasons you may never know......
trust me this guy has an uterior motive...for being here.

forgiveness:
Tell us why those where dropped?

We all know it has nothing to with footballing reasoning.

Continue to support mediocre. You go meet am for front.

please I can help you with the nff address here in Abuja.... go lay your complains.
okay..and please stop sticking this thread...
rohr is the coach...incharge and he reserves the right to pick those players he believes that can get the job done....

so next time the coaching role becomes vacant please don't endeavour to apply....

forgiveness:
This is no longer argument. This is broad day light fact.

Rohr and his coaching crew sneaked in players that under performed this season in the Nigerian 35 man list.

What a shame.

I think the biggest shame should be you...bro.
you have swiftly envolved a false....premise to tarnish rohr's reputation....
thank God he is not an ibo man your allegations would have been on a high level.

yusuf sanusi who is an Hausa man still the under 23 team he assembled that played athletico were not littered with his ethnic men....
so where did you harvest your fears from?

Jarus:
I didnt understand where the nepotism I saw in one of your posts in this matter came from.

please let him be..bro.
he has called the super eagles...a secret cult before.

just that when some folks see that their they were unable to have their way....they begin look for excuses and accusations to make.....
maturity teaches that it is not every time you must always have your way.
in life sometimes you win...other times you may loose.... but never start apportioning blames...

forgiveness:
In Rohr's voice. I didn't make the list on my own..

Maybe the backroom staff are renter ojuju.

you see how reasonable you're.
so that singular meeting birth your unfounded fear...
you're truly a tribal bigot sorry to say...because only a tribal bigot will swiftly think.such....

you really need to change.....I am really surprised

tbaba1234:
My starting lineup for England
Uzoho
Balogun Ekong Shehu (Ebuehi at 60 mins) Idowu (Aina at 60 mins with a last chance to impress)
Onazi (Ndidi at 80 mins) Etebo Mikel
Iwobi V.Moses (Iheanacho at 60 mins) Ighalo (Simy at 60 mins)

that midfield is very ripe....I like it.

komekn:
I will qualify your statement with one question ❓ Do you get into Chelsea because you are mediocre.

Our site called top defender, Omeruo how many games did he play for Chelsea.

God bless you bro....
for a player to come all the way from academy had some few minutes in Chelsea main team play prior his loan move...captained England under 19 and played in the under 17,16 team...
is not a fluke.... the lad still has a promising future compare to elderson.

Martz101:
If aina is better he should do that on the pitch, i was very much in support of Aina but not anymore.

Ebuehi has played far lesser games and yet he convince everybody what he can do.

if aina is good let him prove it

has elderson proved himself....?
let the old player proved himself first on why he should be in Russia....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5yHMTFg2kI
I shared this video so that many will know why rohr is keen on taking Simon to the world cup

I am so ashamed of some folks here...crying nepotism.....
so rohr is now an ibo man or even a Yoruba...or Hausa...
so true that common sense is never common.
if one of the three major ethnic groups could cry of being marginalized in the super eagles how about..... other minority ethnic groups like the edos, benue indigenes and lots more in the super eagles...?
the last time I checked there is no edo man or even enang man in the nff or in the coaching crew....so how do players like Ighalo, ebuehi and troost keep getting call ups....
?

the truth is you cannot hide competence.... rohr is not blind If you're good...you're good.. no tribal sentiments can hide your shine....

only a tribal personified person will cry of nepotism in the current super eagles set up....
it is so annoying that some elders here...are buying this tribalism stew served by oga forgiveness.
he should be ignored...please.

Martz101:
oga your analysis is wrong, siting on the bench don't have age restriction, in 1998 ben iroha who was 11 years older was on the bench for baba yaro. if you are not good enough the bench won't help you get better.

how good is this elderson you are guys parading to be better than aina...
is it the one I know....or there is another elderson in the super eagles I don't know of.
a player so good and better than aina...but the best he gets in Europe was a division 2 club in belguim...where he still sits on the bench....

Aina is better than elderson....take that from me.....

you guys clamouring for elderson are doing so...because of experience...that have been useless to even the player....

Joebie:
Lokosa don't have a place in that 23 man list.. let's not deceive ourselves. A midfielder can be dropped. We have a couple forwards who are also midfielders. Simy brings something different we need in the team.

I think Rohr is just too desperate to reward these players who qualified Nigeria for the world cup...

any player who is not fit should be dropped....

forgiveness:
Aina is not a LB. He's a RB.

Though I don't trust him for the job now but I think his talent is very obvious.

He plays with more confidence and his passing skill is really good.

With time, he can improve and be like Taye Taiwo who also attack minded but me go go with Echiejile for WC.

what's the essence of having a 30 years old elderson sitting on the Bench...for a 25 years old idowu...only to get play few minutes that if occasion demands....
but have a 21 years old aina go to the world cup.....sit on the Bench draw some wealth of experience and come back stronger few years time......

MetalJigsaw:
Talent isn't totally limited to big clubs alone bro. That's what some people don't understand about this sport called football.

thank you...

MetalJigsaw:
Simy to play CM. Just imagine.

I never said that....

Martz101:
i was not comparing lookman with nwakali both are different players. i was just saying he need to change or move.

lookman actually asked for a german move, over there age has little to do with you starting or not

age really has nothing to do with you starting....its like a developmental league

andrew444:
Name the super eagles players that being invited has given him a club ? Na so Brazil and others national team dey do abi ?

If nwakali get one bad game na una go still make noise.

Joel obi is a fan favorite but people has been calling for him to be dropped.

I will just fold my hands and watch

please what has Joel obi played for the past 3 matches....?
how many assists/shots on goal....
interceptions and tackles...?

please spare us those heavy stories..... I doubt if any of them would have done better in that exhibition match with athletico.