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gustav25:
What else ?Flop player overhyped here

...by some

BascoVanVeli:
Can a player born in 27 January 1997 play in the olympics?

Yes. Next Olympics is for players born not before 1st January 1997. So any player born any time in 1997 or after is elligible.

You don unearth one player for us?

Humility017:
don't say so...it is because you don't know him.
I see him as next alaba....
should he play for Austra...it will be a plus for them.
the boy will be a great player mark these words

Na so we go dey hear.

andrew444:
Just saw news at goal.com that the bigger boys are interested in him .

"Interested". Pessin wey Dem go ship out on loan.

Kog45:
Boss,not really regression.

Uzoho lacks the class of Emmanuel Okaka,Rufai,Ogedengbe,Shorunmu and Enyeama.

I don’t see him staying long as eagles number one cos he is very average and it’s obvious.

Of course naa

BascoVanVeli:
You know you came to mind when that gaffe was made. I wondered if that was unpardonable.

If that "gaffe" was made in a very crucial game and it led to the exit of the team that would have been an unpardonable mistake. He would have likely lost his place in the team because of that.

You remember Dele Aiyenugba vs Guinea at the 2012 AFCON qualfiers final game? He is yet to be pardoned for his atrocious performance in that game.

Curtisaxel7:
Sorry to say this but it would be IMPOSSIBLE to beat Libya 3-0 on that Asaba potato farm. Any relatively good defensively set-up team can get a clean sheet on that tiny pitch anytime anyday.

Add to that the fact that the pitch was just played on a couple of days ago, you can imagine how "smooth" the surface will be.

Pinnick should pity us and place our football development ahead of his greed for once and take that match to Uyo.

You cannot say it is impossible. 2:0 can take the game to extra time and we can a score a 3rd.

Nigeria are still favorites to go through. That pitch is not as small as it appears to be on TV. The camera positioning made it appear like that.

We just need to score a first goal within the first 20mins and the Libyans would become panicky. I believe those boys can do it.

TheGoodJoe:
There was a time I expected the forward to pull out and wide a bit to create more passing options and also spread the compact set-up of the Seychelles players. That did not happen.

Rohr needs to go over the forward and fullback players opening for passing in preparation for any side that plays us with a similar compact system.

When the balls from the AM wasn't working out, i like how Onyekuru and Simon (even with his late sub-in) started direct penetration. Jamilu also did well with his well timed crosses. Thank God Onyekuru was available to make good use of one of them.

You are right about an attacker pulling out to support Iwobi and it did happen later in that second half. One forward (forgotten who) later pulled back each time Iwobi had the ball for the "two can play" moves.

cc12:
Standard pitches aren't of the same size but have a minimum measurement to be rated as a standard pitch, for example Stamford Bridge's pitch and that of Estadio Camp Nou aren't of the same size or measurement

Correct.

EEGA:
Uzoho,Ozornwafor,Awaziem and Osimhen to join U23's.Onyekuru to remain with the Super Eagles as Imama has good options in attack-Owngoal.

No naa Onyekuru should also join the U23 party what we need in that game are players that can create numerous scoring chances and also score. We need 3 unreplied goals o. Onyekuru seems like one player that was not affected by the poor pitch. We expected him to replicate same against Libya. But .....

Musa and Simon can play as wingers in the SE team. Or better still Rohr should play WBs in Jamilu and Shehu.

Kog45:
Boss,fact remains that Uzoho is very average and nothing more

Even seems as if the lad is regressing.

Joebie:
So how that one come make Seychelles dey compact?

They defended in numbers. Their only aim was to avoid an embarrassing defeat.

Joebie:
Just say your mind now o

No mind am. If na Ezenwa or Akpayi by now the kind insult wey dey go receive u will almost think we lost the game.

Joebie:
I fear o. People wan blame size of pitch join.

The camera positioning made it appear small.

TheGoodJoe:
As for Uzoho, I do not want to see such dross again, if not I will say my mind.

I am just imagining if Ezenwa it was that made that blunder. Hey.........

Honestly that was school boy goal keeping from Uzoho.

TheGoodJoe:
I think Iwobi needs Orientation on how he plays the creative midfield role because from my perspective, there were lapses in his game.

Most especially, his understanding of his role. Numerous times, he tried forcing the attack by running into spaces in front, forgetting that his primary role is to create for the forwards and overlapping fullbacks.

This caused disharmony in our play and reduced our chances of having cohesive attacking play.

Also, he played in an advanced position which was too far for him to dictate play and this caused him to lose the ball a lot when passing.

In the second half he did better but the forward runs were still a problem.

My best advice to Iwobi is to study the way Mikel played the creative attack midfield role against Argentina in 2005 to have an understanding of the role.

He should play more like a midfielder than a forward and spend time making passes to free players in ideal positions. Also give room to the forward players to shine and also the overlapping fullbacks.

You also notice this in the plays of De Bruyne and Silva.

The bolded was what caused the major problem for Iwobi. There was no rythm between Iwobi's passes and those runs from the forwards. A forward is supposed to run into a position that makes it easier for a passer to locate him. They mostly ran into tight positions.

Rohr really needs to work on that area of the team

Starboytwo:
I'm particularly angry about the issue of stadia in the country....it irks me always when we host matches on "cattle ranchs and call it stadium... Many countries in Africa have a few standard stadiums, big capacities etc we don't even have a 80 or 70 cap in the country, I think Abuja should be 60 or so while Lagos is about 45,uyo 30 I guess and others, way below. Can't say the same for southie or North Africa...


I still ask when are we gonna host the nation's cup, funny how we have never bidded or be in reckoning as a potential Hosting countries of late, simple. We currently lack the infrastructure, which is quite shameful, our two biggest stadiums don't even work...

Sometimes or many times self I just Tire for naija... Didn't watch the match, but everyone is complaining bout the pitch, some even questioning why a football match should be played there... A must win u23 match is also billed to be played on the farm... I hail us for this country..... A football mad nation without stadiums...

Are you asking "when NEXT are we hosting the nations cup" or "When are we EVER hosting the nations Cup" ?

Or you don't know Nigeria has hosted the nations Cup twice?

Joebie:
U mean this pitch has a different measurement from the standard?

The pitch is not small. It is of the standard size. The problem is the poor camera positioning by the Super Sports crew.

gamaliel9:
Good morning gentle women and gentle men my joy is that these players are not going back to Europe...they will be together for four good days...they will train morning and evening...though not enough but something good will come out of it.....2-0 well not a mountain to climb...but if we had scored one goal like Senegal did in Guinea..though they lost....it would have been better....

I still insist the u23 is not for amateurs in Europe....it is for those who are u23 EVEN IF THEY HAVE PLAYED IN THE WORLD CUP BUT STILL U23...COME ON JOIN THE PARTY....it is not only for young foreign based....so let us unearth our best in u23 to power past Libya...yes we can


To be sincere Libya played a more organised football..

The thing is we often have short memories. We are always so quick to forget the level of competitiveness of the game both at the U20 & U23 levels. Your U23 team should be close in strength to ur Senior national team.

Some peeps here were referring to the U23 as cadet Football. Haha. Well at least yesterday's result would have changed their orientation.

Zambia were the only team to win away yesterday against Malawi. They will be missing out on the AFCON and so they have vowed to stage a comeback to world Football and build a future Chipoloplo team with their U23 team and so all Zambian players in their senior team, within the U23 age bracket, have been drafted to their Olympics qualfiers. And I can tell you they are on the right track.

2:0 as you rightly said is not too high a mountain to climb. With the right selections, tactics and mindset we can cancel that deficit within the first 45mins.

Earthquake2:
How are the calculations for our qualifications

Somebody explain to me

It is the normal knock out series that u should be familiar with. Nothing complex.

Taliban:
Tbaba, no positives? Not even a very small one?

To be honest it was difficult differentiating the players most of the time. Cos for me I watched it on a mobile phone. The only player that really stood out in terms of appearance was that ChrisKels' Ivorian boi . It was an amerture video and was blured most of the time.

That game will likely be on YouTube in the next 48 hours. I trust the Arabs when it comes to that especially as they won

I will need to watch the game again if available.

tbaba1234:
Only one training session before the match..

Hopefully, they are able to get better prepared for the return leg.

Yeah and it showed and they should re-enlist Michael, Okonkwo and Okeleke who were left out for the first leg. All hands must be on deck now. Rohr Should also release Onyekuru, Awaziem and Osimhen to go join them.

They should jet back to the country tonight and commence preparations tomorrow. The return game is on Monday. That is good enough time to prepare the team.

I believe we will qualify.

ExpertNLer:
got the mail, scored 82

You quickly changed it to 82

godson911

Icon79:
You got a point there sha. It would be a mistake to take any team for granted in this day and age.

But I am still ambivalent because I think we're missing a huge opportunity to test our fringe players before the AFCON. I mean, we can still organize friendly matches test these players but it's really not the same as having them play in a full fledged game.


O pari

This U23 qualfiers is more important than that Seychelles game and Egypt friendly put together. They should prioritise and send all the SE players who are Under the age of 23 to go join the Olympics team.

EBENDOT:
We can still qualify if the coach can do the needful before the return leg

What is the needful?

Too bad we lost 2:0. That red card definitely affected the team's come back.

The U23 and SE coaches need to restrategise.

Please Rohr should release Osimhen, Onyekuru and Awaziem for the U23 game. We have capable replacements for them in the SE. In fact they are not even starters. They can rejoin the SE with the Egypt friendly. The Seychelles game is not important.

We need to score 3 unreplied goals against this highly defensive Libyan side and so we need to get our attacking machinery in place. I need that Chukwueze, Osimhen and Onyekuru front line.

iSlayer2:
Hmm. 2 down now. Not a good one so far.


As for the one who said "after all the hype" after just 28 minutes I'm quite sorry for you. There's no rational reason why you should be a fan and still be fantastically cynical about your team.

Some people are like that. Just Wait and see more of them.

From part of the game I saw our boys were not co-ordinated. The Libyans play more as a team. Which is expected as they probably have been together longer than our boys.

I wasn't expecting a lose though but even if we lose I believe they can bounce back in the return leg.

This is just a wake up call to the team handlers. They need to up their game

gamaliel9:
just 28mins gone and someone,a new moniker for that matter is saying "after all the hype"

Wait TILL WE LOSE THE MATCH...Then you can make noise..

After return leg..they send us away...then you can say 'AFTER ALL THE HYPE"

Patapa we draft in Onyekuru, Osimhen and Awaziem for the second leg. U23 no be child's play. It is almost senior team standard.

Icon79:
I totally agree with the first portion of your statement. But with the level of talent at our disposal, can't we beat Libya without those two players? I mean, you gotta agree that this Seychelles game would've been a good opportunity for Rohr to throw those players (and others in the fringe) into the fray and see what they can do, instead of recycling the same old and tired players.


O pari

Chairman at this stage u cannot leave anything to chance
You know nothing about the strength of the Libyan team. If we use our best to win this first leg convincingly we may not even border the foreign based players for the return leg.

komekn:
You are a Nigerian and you believe that spin.

Our NFFofficials are too caught up in trying to arrange deal, favoritism and nepotism. Both at home and abroad.

Are you telling me that in years past you never saw players graduating from the Olympics team to the SE?

Icon79:
Why is Samuel Chukwueze still playing for the cadet team? The dude belongs in the Super Eagles already!

And by the way, is Azubuike Okechukwu still under 23? He too belongs in the Super Eagles team. Those two guys can walk into the starting 11 of the current SE team.


O pari

That U23 game against Libya is a lot more important than than the Seychelles game. Chukwueze and Azubuike are needed more in that game. Again the U23 is not cadet Football.