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Solid line up!


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TheSuperNerd:
Serbia's Starting XI #NGASRB


Serbia XI vs Nigeria: Stojkovic, Rukavina, Ivanovic, Nastasic, Kolarov, Matic, Milivojevic, Tadic, Kostic, Ljajic, Mitrovic

Meanwhile, Egypt is 0-1 down to Greece at half time. Shebi I told y'all that Egypt probably isn't gonna come out of that puff puff group.

Remember Egypt lost to Portugal on Friday, and yesterday Netherland trashed Portugal! Now Egypt is losing to common Greece! Is this the same Egypt who beats out Ghana? It seems they only know how to play when it comes to African oppositions.


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Na wa o. Unfortunately, I don't have DVR any more so I can't record and upload on youtube. Hopefully somebody would upload soon.


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realpoacher:
Bros I don search everywhere for YouTube and Google yet no show

Walahi, I tire... So to see Poland match download now na problem?

Na was o

Tbaba abeg help me!

Haha!! That's the way it's supposed to be, but Nigerians don't care. They expect you to win all time every time. And play well too!
It doesn't matter if it's a friendly ... it doesn't matter if you're trying out new players and new formations, you still gotta win. That's naija for you, win at all cost!


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Clementoke:
But it's only a friendly na. "Results" does not matter

KPOM!


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ollaxworld:

I disagree...Its gonna be a KO against Parker.

Joshua has 100% KO records and he would repeat the feat on the D-day.

Good move!


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tbaba1234:
Carl Ikeme will be paid same as other players from the World Cup proceeds. That is excellent from the NFF..

I am not sure about Beinsports international, but BeinSports USA is showing it at 10PM EST (delayed telecast, I believe). That's why I would be going offline in the next 1 hour .... I don't wanna hear the results before I watch the game

And by the way, if you have access to ESPN 3, Egypt vs Greece is on now .


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EmmGee:
please which of the bein sports will show it.

and what time is the game nigerian time..

Did you watch Italy vs Argentina? After the very boring first half, the fans started chanting Messi's name

And they kept at it until Banega scored the first goal for Argentina. We call it Messi-dependence. But there's no shame in that ... even the mighty Barcelona often depends on the G-O-A-T as well


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safarigirl:
I wonder how successful he has been with such tinkering so far

Bros, you can search youtube for the link. I haven't looked yet, but BeinSport (May God bless that station) has been replaying the game since Friday. And they would carry tonight's game as well.


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realpoacher:
Please I need the link to download the Poland match. I need to watch it again.

Thanks

Oops. I did. I left after 35 mins


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gbosaa:
You missed the through pass from Pogba and goal from Mbappe just before the whistle for the end of first half then??

Not a bad decision. Let's hope that Awaziem would get a good run .... Omeruo can come in the second half.


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TheSuperNerd:
Complete Sports reported earlier that Omeruo will replace Balogun because Balogun is ruled out due to a knock he has not fully recovered from.

But now ACL Sports led by Emeka Calvin on ground in London reports that Chidozie Awaziem is set to partner Troost Ekong in defence.

So Balogun joins Iheanacho, and Etebo on the missing-in-action list due to injuries. Rest and recover well Balogun. Hello again Awaziem

Same here ... the brother was going hard! He knew he needs to prove himself. Yup, it was a midfield battle all day.

And did you notice how they overran our midfield once Joel Obi was taken off? And that's not to say that Onazi had a bad game either.


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Joebie:
Na J.Obi surprise me.. didn't play like he was "injury prone" haha
That midfield was war..

You can watch it on ESPN3.com


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Joebie:
I dey find that game to watch.. not watched France play lately..

KPOM! I stated exactly the same thing. This Polish team would not concede a lot of goals in Russia and they will be a handful to many team. I expect them to do well.

I have watched that friendly game 3 times already and each time I realized more and more how difficult that game was for the two teams. And I think they became a little scared of our players as the game progresses as well. It was a rough rugged game by both sides.


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tbaba1234:
Poland is a very well drilled team... They will give many teams problems in Russia.

Yea, let's hope that the coach isn't under pressure to win all these friendlies because I would really want to see Junior Ajayi this evening. Honestly, if I were Rohr, I won't even bother playing folks like VicMo, Ndidi, Ekong, Balogun, Onazi etc in today's game ... those positions are settled. Let's give the other players a chance to make a case for themselves. In addition, playing our reserve team would also confuse the opponent scouts.

And by the way, I was watching Russia vs France, but I got bored to death ... still goalless when I logged off


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Joebie:
He is one versatile midfielder.. let's see how he fares as AM tonight

Well said.. let the subs be made like a typical friendly.. Lets see as many as 6 early enough. And let's see Agbo for once

I am quite aware that the left side is supposed to be a little bigger than the right side (the keyword here being a little bigger ), but no one told me that the left side is supposed to be twice as big as the right side

So how do you explain that

midehi2:
Na dem

I would rather he misses the friendly and show up during the main event. Unlike Angel DiMaria who would play all the friendly and go AWOL during the main event, thereby costing his country a world cup glory in 2014


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safarigirl:
this one is hiding upandan for friendlies, make dem dey open Argentina yansh small small

When it is time for the main koko, all of them will disintegrate like a pack of cards, he thinks World Cup is CONMEBOL qualifiers that he can do last minute trickery. Thank God say na we dem go meet last, no road for Messi this time

Correct! Sorry for the typo. Yes, I have seen Joel play LWB a few times when he was at Inter Milan.

And I agree with you on making change early as well. Against, Poland he left the changes come way too late into the game. I was expecting about 3 changes immediately before kickoff of the second half and 3 more about 10-15 mins later.


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Joebie:
did you mean LWB?

I think Rohr is trying to maintain the shape and chemistry of the team while making few changes at a time.. may pay off for us that way. Let's hope he starts to pull players off the bench early in the second half.

I will go with the Lexus LX 570, without a doubt. I have the older model, LX 470 and it's most reliable and dependable vehicle you can ever think of. And it's quite comfy too.


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Watch your language!


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isan:
Calm down babe nothing happen I was only pointing out how people attack when your opinion is different from their own

Good line up. The player I really wanna see today is Ebuehi. And it looks like Joel Obi would be playing further up as well. And by the way, does Rohr know that Joel Obi can play the RWB position? Just in case the current crew can't deliver the goods.

I would've like to see the likes of Awaziem, Uche Agbo, Kenneth Omeruo, and Aina start this game but I guess Rohr doesn't wanna lose the game so he chose not to experiment too much.


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Joebie:
ANS confirms:

Trabzonspor's Eddy Onazi returns to the starting line-up and will protect the back four, Wilfred Ndidi and Joel Obi will play slightly ahead of him in a three-man midfield.

Ahmed Musa will lead the charge for goals and the CSKA Moscow striker will be flanked by Alex Iwobi and Victor Moses.

The friendly in the English capital will start at 2000 hours Nigerian time.

Nigeria Starting Lineup Vs Serbia (4-3-3) : Uzoho - Ebuehi, Balogun, Troost-Ekong, Idowu - Onazi, Ndidi, Joel Obi - Victor Moses, Alex Iwobi, Ahmed Musa

Triple Kpom!!


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Dedebanky85:
I am greatly mystified that a team with, Mascherano, Otamendi, Fazio, Banega, Le Ceslso, DiMaria, Aguero, Dyabala, Higuan have to look up to Messi. It's just ridiculous! Argentina need to get their acts right. This is last chance for that whole team to win the WC as they are all in their relevant thirties.

I hope it wasn't what I am thinking ...


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lexy2014:
I honestly she was going to shed light on d biz(4a change)at least 2 inspire d sisters

Heck naw! That was Mikel Obi


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MetalJigsaw:
is that Agu in ur midfield?

True, but you also gotta consider that Pele's first two of the three World Cup titles came with, perhaps, the greatest national team of all time. You can't say the same thing about Messi. Today, Messi is being looked up to do it all by himself. But nobody has ever done it by himself - FACT. Diego Maradona, for instance, had the likes of Bruchaga (sp) plus one of the best coaches of all time.

Remember that, like Messi, Diego Maradona carried his team to the finals of the World Cup but he didn't score any goals in the finals .... he depended on others to step up, and they did! Today, the likes of Higuain, Aguero, etc would leave it all for Messi. And Angel DiMaria would conveniently got injured anytime the Argies have an important tournament.


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asha80:
thing is while football was slower in the 70s and 80s than now the tackles then where more vicious and midfielders and attackers were less protected then than now..sliding tackle was fair game then showing studs wasn't much of an issue then

Huh


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MetalJigsaw:
Didbyoubmean Agu in the midfield?

Don't get me wrong, bro. I wasn't totally excited by our performance either because the result flattered us quite a bit. I the world cup, for instance, the goal scored by Poland would've stood because the ball was clearly over the line. And in addition, Poland missed more than 3 good chances.

But in all, we're talking about two teams here: one team played badly but still found a way to win against a very strong team in their backyard.
The other team, despite all their world class stars, played badly and lost 2-0 against a 10 man Peru team. Hence, all things considered, I will take our result over Croatia's all day. Like my high school coach would say, you're allowed to have a bad game as long as you win. According to him, the name of the game is TO WIN.


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[quote author=elyte89 post=66181115][/quote]

So should we all agree that Leo Messi is the Greatest Of All Time (G-O-A-T)?

I mean, Messi is the greatest ever, with or without the World Cup. I haven't seen enough of Di Stéfano or Eusebio, so there's some doubt there. But having watched a lot of Pele, Maradona, Cruyff, Best and Beckenbauer, there's been no greater, more consistent force on the pitch during the toughest of defensive conditions than Messi. That's what separates him. Pele actually floated in a lot of big games, got fairly easily dispossessed on the attack, and became frustrated by tight, physical marking. Hope I don't get struck down for that bit of blasphemy

Maradona had moments of the most electric brilliance of all time, but when the Ferrari engine wasn't running on peak form he could also easily fade out of matches. Messi brings all the attributes together that you could want and he is the most intelligent at breaking down difficult modern defenses. Guys set your DVRs now and make sure you record every action because there surely will never be another like him; where the mental and physical attributes come together and put on the incredible display of football year after year.


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So what were their mistakes? We need a comprehensive list o, jare. After all, they'd need to confess their sins before we can forgive them. That would tell us that they have learned their lessons!

You allowed Patience Jonanthan to steal how much again .... (insert amount here)
You allowed Diezani Alison-Madueke to steal how much again ..... (insert amount here)

Oh, why even bother ... your president openly stated that stealing is NOT corruption


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Clerverly:
As the National Chairman of @OfficialPDPNig we admit that we have made some mistakes and we want to apologize for our past mistakes. We have learnt from our mistakes and we say “sorry” to all Nigerians that has entrusted so much to us
#NewThinking
#RescueNigeria


https://www.thecable.ng/just-sorry-mistakes-says-pdp/amp?__twitter_impression=true

Fixed:

Uzoho

Ebuehi...Troost....Balogun...Aina

J. Obi...Mikel....Ndidi

V.Moses....Ighalo.....Nacho/Ajayi


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safarigirl:
Abeg, at the world cup I want to see a line-up like:


Uzoho

Ebuehi...Troost....Balogun...Aina

Ogu...Mikel....Ndidi

V.Moses....Ighalo.....S Moses

Oga, the Croatia team I saw last night cannot defeat the current Super Eagles team. I stayed up late just to watch Croatia vs Peru game (for some reasons, BeinSport started the game at 10pm), but I still stayed glued to the TV. What I saw last night did not impress me at all. If they play the same way against us, then be rest assured that we'll beat them soundly. Mark my words!


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komekn:
Agreed without question.

National team call up may give you exposure but you must perform. Otherwise Nuttin 4 U.

That's why the basis of call up MUST be, all things being equal club performance matched against quality of league and club

So what kinda business are we talking about here?


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