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SlayerForever:
Good evening. They played a 4-3-3. No recognized 10. No worry about the "space" behind the striker.
Busquets in the screenshot there is positioned much deeper,just in front of the backline

Modified: Again,the formation I forwarded previously. If the 3 players are to feature.

Simon---Musa--Kalu

-----Iwobi--Etebo--

--------Mikel-----

Idowu-Balogun-Ekong-Ajayi

I later saw the game and Yes Spain played 4-3-3 with Busquests as the box to box midfielder and no recognized 10 behind the striker.

On your Nigeria formation, when was the last time Mikel played DM? If Mikel is available he will definitely play a more advanced role than the DM.

Now on Etebor and Iwobi I hope you are not implying where u positioned them are RMF and LMF like u proposed earlier? Because what u have there look more like two CMs.

Oasis007:
Alright Bro......!

No wahala

COOL10:
. For the first time in a very long time,the players were appropriately taken care of and respected yet someone is saying I should forget about the WC. Oga Basco,like it or not,this has been the best NFF regime in a very long time and I seriously pray it continues. No one is perfect,there'll always be loopholes here and there but give honour to whom honour is due

Plus considering the fact that Pinnick has been battling with Chris Giwa and his Scout Master of a minister.

COOL10:
. Why should the world cup be forgotten? Was that not a big achievement for the NFF in itself?

Abi o, which achievement is bigger than the World Cup?

Oasis007:
Well.... No one is perfect, and we understand things in different Views. The Content of the Post had no issue but the Headline and the Lead paragraph(s) can ignite unnecessary Debate because of the OP!

I do not mean any harm or cause any sort of tribal hullabaloo. But I tender my Apologies if at all my Post is wrong.

There is nothing that will warrant any tribal hullabalooo. Most peeps irrespective of ethnicity think Kalu was the best player but EA sport thinks other-wise. Any body that thinks Kalu was better than Musa should come up and table his arguments with facts. That's all.

Oasis007:


The Headline and the Lead Bruh...... They often prepare to tell the whole Story in Brief. Many won't bother to read the Story, they would jump to Conclusion that you've started your Hatred against certain Players from certain part of the Country.

Later you will ask me to caution another person.

What is the meaning of this your post now?

Why must you bring tribalism in your discussions even where it is not necessary?

What is the tribal sentiment of Musa being rated best player for that game?

Please leave all these your skewed reasoning aside and let's discuss football straight.

tbaba1234:
Yes, Mustapha Adam Agbaa is the player with the expired passport.

O boy so na u wan put us for wahala like this.

cc12:
I watched Yaw Yeboah yesterday on the La Liga 2 highlight, he now plays for Numancia

Yaw Yeboah, Ghana's 2013 U20 player. Very skillful small statured boy then with Bow legs.The boy still sabi "drimble"?

Men...the boy just went down like that. Just like our own Rabiu Ibrahim.

cc12:
I was predicting him to be the next Samuel Eto too

I rated Success even higher than Iheanacho. Those that saw him play at that CAF U17 would have no doubt the boy was going to be a "world beater". Well, it is not looking like he'll get near that Eto'o status.

tbaba1234:
Akinwunmi Amoo was a part of the 3sc under 15 team that took part in the NPFL U15 futures tournament last year.

More reason why the NFF should take these U15 competitions serious. We pick them raw at U15 and polish them to the U17.

Oasis007:
This kinda Post ain't needed on this Thread Bro. The Thread has nothing to gain from it, rather ot would degenerate to crass, unhealthy Discourse.

As far as I am concerned, Kalu had a good Game. He is definitely a good Addition to the Squad. He's still young, and with time he may possibly develop to one of the best Wingers for both Country and Club.

Ahmed Musa was my own man of the match not Kalu who had a good debut game though.

BascoVanVeli:
Lol I like that he is neutral because TK is bad enough and he can always keep the flow of the show if he too is not deep in the argument. Jeff has mouth to talk na he is from DR Congo so TP Mazembe will always give him his get out of jail free card.

Pastar is a real Naija guy, even while looking right at the truth he will remain defiant.

Jeff only brags about TP Mazembe, not that they are even doing well of late. DR Congo drew Liberia over the weekend I wonder what mouth he will have to talk tonight. T.K's Bafana drew Libya so the Pastar will have the upper hand in the debates tonight. The only thing T.K will hang on is the 2:0 defeat we suffered in their hands and the fact that they are still ahead of us.

The show dey sweet sha.
I remember how Peterside wore green and white Agbada to the show after we qualified for the 2010 WC. That guy is a bully. He never accepts defeat even when facts are staring at him. He would have done well as a Lawyer.

tbaba1234:
Nwakaeme and Lokosa were the options..

Seriously??

Imagine. When I got to the stage where he started mentioning options I just stopped. Upon all the epistle.

Icon79:
Egbon, you were better than me sef. I didn't even bother reading once I saw the silly title.


O pari

Everybody don turn Rohr's critic. When u ask them for their option, e go even worse.

Clementoke:
Allegations of vote buying is dangling around the forthcoming NFF elections with as much as #5million promised-a-vote to ensure that Pinnick and his executives are returned to office

Hmm...interesting indeed.

Clementoke:
Good News
Niger's protest has been thrown out for lack of merit

Merit in the sense that there was no such case of expired passport or the Player involved never played?

Meaning the Senate is going ahead with the impeachment move

tbaba1234:
Niger has filed a complaint against Nigeria under 17 for having a player whose passport had expired as part of the team.

The player with the expired passporr did not play the match and his passport expired after the tournament started.

Hey!!! Did the player play any of the previous matches after the passport expired?

Which kind wahala be this biko nu?

BascoVanVeli:
Yes sir! Very funny man but you have to watch out for his shots at Nigeria. He and a few other guys including Emeka are still part of the wise men but they don't come as often. Even when he is not there he sometimes calls in.

I still miss Thomas Mlambo, this current anchor guy, I don't even know his name, is not as good as Thomas.

The current anchor is always trying to play neutral but Thomas Mlambo will always say his mind and show support for Bafana. But Peterside will always knack akpako on him and T.K his compatriot.

The only person that could challenge Peterside was Mamadou because CIV was doing well them. Jeff Katala will want to talk but because his own team sef is just managing he will pause.
Emeka Anyadike was more of a diplomatic person, reason why T.K brought "Pastar" (Peterside) back.

That Juju Priest that calls himself a pastor and his entire congregation should be arrested for constituting a nuisance to the general public.

God, why are we Africans so gullible?

godspeed:
Someone on here has been writing on goal.com





Why is Gernot Rohr’s Nigeria negativity going unnoticed?
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OPINION

G. ROHR


The Super Eagles coach may have picked up two wins out of two this week, but doubts remain about his credentials

COMMENT

Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr still appears to have a significant amount of goodwill from the Nigerian public even though his strategy with the national side is beginning to look questionable.

The German coach may have picked up two wins out of two with the West African giants this week—as the Seychelles and Liberia were swatted away—but the conservatism of his decision-making and his reluctance to exploit the Eagles’ talented offensive options are beginning to shine through.

Understandably, Rohr will have been keen to have steadied the ship after Nigeria’s rocky World Cup campaign, and three points in Victoria—however they were obtained—was the sole objective of this international break.

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However, his team selection smacked of a coach unwilling to place his faith in attacking options, with the German coach opting to pair Wilfred Ndidi and Ogenyi Onazi in the heart of the midfield.

It was the least inspiring, and the most conservative duo Rohr could have plumped for.


Their presence, plus the absence of any genuinely attacking full-back options—necessitated, admittedly, by injury and retirements—meant that the Super Eagles took to the field against the Seychelles with seven defensive players.

Was this really a statement of intent from the West African heavyweights, against a side ranked 188th in the world?

Predictably, while Nigeria got the job done, there was no zip or style to their play; they were ponderous and lethargic, with only Samuel Kalu’s fleet-footness upping the tempo against an opposition who were there for the taking.

Similarly, Rohr continues to show a lack of imagination with his team selection.


One lesson learned during the World Cup qualifying campaign was that an Odion Ighalo-Kelechi Iheanacho pairing in attack doesn’t work.

The latter rarely looks anything close to his best when operating in support of the China-based frontman, lacking the guile and creativity to operate in a more withdrawn role.

Yet despite Nigeria’s options going forward, Rohr persists with an Iheanacho-Ighalo double act, even though the chemistry between them is lacking.

The Eagles still got the job done against the Seychelles, but this was the kind of match where a Plan B ought to have been trialled in order to give Nigeria a tangible option for tougher challenges to come.

Where will Rohr turn when his Iheanacho-Ighalo pairing fails to fire—as it predictably will—against Libya next month?


Against such lowly opposition as the Seychelles, the German coach ought to have gambled a little, placed his faith in in-form Tony Nwakaeme, attempted to play his part in the rebuilding of Isaac Success, or give Junior Lokosa or Simy Nwankwo another opportunity to shine after they were introduced to the fold ahead of the World Cup.

Yet the aforementioned quartet all remain underexposed to international football, even if the last of the four did get a run out—and a goal—against Liberia.

At least Ighalo is developing an understanding with Ahmed Musa, it’s a positive that should serve the Eagles well during the rest of this cycle.

Then there’s Henry Onyekuru.

If ever there was a game to allow the Galatasaray new boy to deliver a statement performance with the Eagles, this was it.


His consistent goalscoring record at three different clubs in three different leagues makes him an irresistible prospect, particularly for a side short on goals, yet Onyekuru was only given a brief cameo against Seychelles.

He was handed a start in the exhibition showing against Liberia, but this international break feels like an opportunity missed for the versatile attacker.

Of greatest concern, perhaps, is that another international window has passed, and the conviction still remains that Rohr is still to settle on a playing strategy that gets the best out of the players available to him.

If his plan moving forward is to rely on John Obi Mikel as the most advanced—and creative—of a midfield three, then why wasn’t another creator—Kelechi Nwakali given the opportunity to replace the Tianjin Teda playmaker?

Even the methodical John Ogu might have thrived in this role.

This would have ensured a level of continuity and helped the other players settle into Rohr’s style.


Coming in stark contrast to Rohr’s conservatism and the Eagles’ ongoing lack of a sophisticated attacking cohesion was Morocco, with their 3-0 victory over Malawi.

Two identical scorelines, and admittedly, the Atlas Lions had the advantage of the home support in Casablanca, although it’s worth noting that they were facing a side sitting over 60 places above the Seychelles in the Fifa World Rankings.

However, while Nigeria lacked style, Morocco oozed quality, even without key players such as Medhi Benatia, Manuel Da Costa, Amine Harit and Khalid Boutaib.

In order to cultivate Morocco’s style, and to ensure the Atlas Lions imposed themselves over lesser foe, Herve Renard opted to include AS Monaco midfielder Youssef Ait Bennasser in the centre of defence.

Youssef Ait Bennasser Houssem Aouar Caen Ligue 1 03122017

It was a calculated gamble; could Ait Bennasser’s work on the ball compensate for any struggles he might have in dealing with Malawi’s physical forwards.

He also gave gametime to Youssef En-Nesyri as a line-leader. Still only 21, the Leganes man isn’t yet the finished article, and hasn’t always appeared to have Renard’s trust.

However, given the chance to shine against lesser foe, the youngster netted twice—following on from the goal he scored against Spain at the World Cup.

Even if Boutaib returns for Morocco’s double-header against the Comoros, even if Renard recalls Aziz Bouhaddouz, En-Nesyri’s two-goal showing against the Flames have boosted his international standing and given the French coach a tantalising Plan B for the challenges ahead.

Youssef En-Nesyri of Morocco

Elsewhere, his decision to incorporate the attacking Faycal Fajr into the team ahead of Mbark Boussofa was also unorthodox but adventurous.

The former is a Renard favourite, due to his superb work from set pieces, and while he’s no deep-lying playmaker in the form of Boussoufa, it was a calculated gamble, and one which gave Morocco an extra attacking resource.


Don’t be surprised if the Atlas Lions boast the richest attacking unit at the Afcon next summer. Of course, they have exceptional talent, but Renard knows the value of using opportunities like this to experiment and adapt upon his chosen strategy.

The unimaginative Rohr, for the time being at least, does not.

I stopped reading where he mentioned Tony Nwakaeme as his option.

ChrisKels:
I dislike that TK guy, dude hates anything West African. He is homophobic. He likes discrediting anything Nigerian. Dia was this silly comment he dropped off a tweet from a Nigerian the year South Africa denied us afcon participation, that really peppered me. D tweet was like some of the big guys(Mikel, Moses et al) wont be going to the afcon, TK, in spite of Nigeria, took it up, mocking Nigeria, saying the only big boys he knew were the ones that made it to afcon(the Ranties, Serero, Furman woteva dia names are), that any other person na Wannabe. Dat comment follow for wetin make me i no wan see Omeruo for Eagles again(till he won me over again with his world cup displays) because if he had stayed on his feet, Rantie wouldnt have scored that goal. E pain me, I nogo lie. I vex change Chanel sef

I would not blame T.K. SA have been on the receiving end when ever they play the West Africans. Even small Teams like Sierra Leone, Gambia, Cape Verde and Mauritania are always a torn in their flesh. Nigeria has always dominated them and Perer-side has always rubbed it on his face.

Rubbing salt to injury was our winning the 2013 AFCON right at their noses after bragging that SA won in 1996 because we were absent.

Peterside has always been like "Mighty Igor" in their midst. The only person then that had mouth where Peterside was was Mamadou, the Ivorian. He and Thomas Mlambo left due to an incident Mamadou had with Kalusha Bwalya. Jeff Katala from DRC was brought in to replace Mamadou. But men, DRC is not doing well so him no get mouth. That show has not remained the same again. Before u needed to be on DSTV premium Bouquet to watch Soccer Africa. But now it is on Family bouquet I don't know about Access and GoTv.

I never missed a single edition way back. Immediately Thomas and Mamadou left the show just died. Peter-side too left, Emeka Anyadike came in for him. But the guy na gentle man. Peterside was later reconciled with and he came back.

BascoVanVeli:
Not Jeff I forget his name but he has also been on the show long, very funny also.

The only Ivorian I know was Mamadou Gay.

Maybe he was invited to the showbthat day. He is a very funny dude.

The current three wise men as they are popularly called are: T.K, Jeff and Peter-side.

ChrisKels:
Try this

https://tv.ghanasoccernet.com/live-nigeria-u17-3-0-ghana-u17

O boy see comments.

See those Ghanaians hailing our number 9, Isaac Success. Predicting he is like Eto'o, to paint Africa red with goals. Isaac Success ngwa nu. Somebody even said he is 25yrs old. OMG! Lol.

BascoVanVeli:
Idah Peterside is on the show na, they were mostly against it. My guy from CIV said nobody wants to see Lesotho at the World Cup.

I wonder why FIFA would even allow such. This doesn't help the competition at all.

OK.
Jeff Katala is from DRC not CIV. I know some one like T.K will be in support of this nonsense.

East and South Africans looking for cheap ways to the CAF U17. They will still not make the WC, because the 3 WAFU teams that will scale through the two zones of death will finish 1st, 2nd, 3rd and the 4th slot will go to the North African representative.

By God's Grace we will win our zone. This tournament has really toughened our boys. Good preparation for them to go whip those East and Southern African boys.

busky007:
so modric na fresh blod



lol

Hahaha, see this man. But u said 4 players from the WC played. Was Mudric not in the world Cup? I am referring to the New inclusions in the team.

BascoVanVeli:
I remember the guys on soccer Africa going crazy about this idea. It is basically to favour southern African sides who would have no chance before and here is the kicker? They will try to implement this for the senior world cup.

Going Crazy because they are afraid of the West African dominance. Rather than developing their football from the Grassroots they are banking on quota system.

I thought they were calling West Africans age cheats before the introduction of the MRI. But instead we have gotten better with it.

Introducing it to the senior WC so that South Africa will be battling with likes of Malawi, Zambia, Swaziland and co while Nigeria, Ghana and CIV will produce 1 slot. That cannot never work.

busky007:
u ar veri rong the croatia squad dat lost 2 spain had only 4 people who started d wc final meaning 7 wernt in1st eleven





no talk dat kin tin but jus carry hope.

The Croatian team went to the WC with an aged squad. They are trying to inject fresh blood to sustain the team.

Magink:
I didn't even bother to raise my hopes, knew it would come down to this. Also the Uefa Nations League will even make it difficult for this boys to play for us because once they get capped that's the end.

Well, this is a tournament where every game counts. They are less likely to experiment with New players than they would with the old normal friendlies.

We should not give up the chase on any player we feel will add value to the team.

Humility017:
Bro we really need to petition pinnick and co on this...
please let's do something oga icon.
what do you think?

Yeah a good idea. But let's wait till Saturday first. I hope we win , so that it will be the Ghanaians that will petition their FA and CAF. Lol.

ChrisKels:
For those of u who were not there, go through the comment section of the link below to read the pains the golden Eaglets caused Ghanaians in 2013. We were there to defend our boys; Success, Iheanacho, Yahaya et al.

Much respect to collynzo, Noni et al

https://tv.ghanasoccernet.com/live-nigeria-u17-6-1-ghana-u17


Icon4s give us the kickoff.com version


Saturday go sweet oo

O boy that 6:1 demolition of Ghana. Success scored 4 or 5 goals. Kickoff went on fire for days after. So tay the Ghanaians started insulting themselves by themselves. I don't think I can dig up the link o.

Naijaphobia:
Those charleys will swallow their forefathers and other generations to combine strength once they know Nigeria is their next opponent....U see them playing like say the hangman's rope await them if they lose.

They always want to prove a point whenever they play us.

I hope Manu and his crew will take time to induct those kids about the age long football rivalry between the two nations.

The situation is even intense as we are both battling for one ticket to the CAF U17.

Na this kind time kickoff dey sweet those days. Nigeria vs Ghana games were always war there . Hahaha .