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Dr Klever, I actually like that your formation. I will try it myself, if I were Gernot Rohr.

That's a really balanced team!


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DrKlever:
This is still my best formation. if and only if V Moses brings out his A game and play with his team mates, else he should either sit on the bench or play LWB.

Amen!

By the way, Oasis007, you can join my prayer warriors world cup squad as well. They already did a good job in ensuring our qualification for the world cup, but their job isn't complete yet.


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Oasis007:
I won't drop Lineup/Formation again, kinda tired of guessing what the Lineup will be. I ain't Rohr, I just hope he plays the right Formation, Tactics and selects the right Lineup.

Meanwhile...... I believe Eagles will win the first Match and qualify to the Round of 16.

It's your government estacodes at play here, folks. My biggest concern is that they would go there to distract the players


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TheSuperNerd:
More News Titbits on The Super Eagles


- The NFF official delegation to the FIFA World Cup, about 100-man strong, will be based in Saint Petersburg, which is about 2,000 kilometres from the #SuperEagles base camp in Essentuki. The idea is for the team to be fully concentrated for the big task ahead.

proof it

Not on this thread tho. We don't wanna derail the thread, but you can join me on twitter ... let's harsh it out.


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EmmGee:
you know nothing, icon79

Bros, again, I sincerely do apologize if you feel that I attacked you personally. That was never my intention. It just boils my blood each time I see folks fishing for what to criticize with this team. It's like folks are fishing for straws. Don't get me wrong anybody is free to express their opinions on anything, but some of these criticisms are getting old. It started with arguing that a 40 year old Obafemi Martins is our only hope in Russia. Then when fate knocked Oba Martins out of contention, it became all about Dele Alampasu ... someone who hasn't played a first team football since God knows when. Then the wailers moved to Olarenwaju Kayode ... and we were given all sorts of "stats" to support a ridiculous argument that Kayode is the second coming of Yekini. And it didn't stop there, because we were also told that the team can't win without Ola Aina and Mikel Agu.

Pele o! I am getting sick and tired of all the negative energy. Forget about the players who didn't make it. Let's talk about the players who are actually going to play in a few days time. That's all I was trying to say, bros. It isn't my style to engage in personal attacks


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TheGoodJoe:
This is a clear attack on me and for what ever reason best known to you, you clearly showed you know nothing about what football discussions are about. Is any one here claiming to know more than the coach? People are here to give their suggestions on why or how they feel the team can best move forward.

However, you are typing like if you are making a clear point but what you are saying is that we all should shut up and close this thread.

Sorry to say it, you might think you are making sense but you typing a thing or making any suggestion makes you one of the Nigerians that annoy.

People are here to make their opinions. Attacking people does not make you any better.

When exactly did Clemence Westerhof held this open screening session? Or were you referring to a different Westerhof? Please, you guys should stop all these nonsense because there are people here who actually follow all these things and have been following for the past 15 years as well. I remember correctly that Nigerians started wailing and crying that Westerhof must include Tijani Babangida in the team just because he scored a hat trick in the final friendly game the team played in Nigeria, but Westerhof ignored all that nonsense and went to the World Cup with the team he had.

Nigerians are the most annoying people on the planet. Every single one of them knows better than the coach while there are out there making peanuts while the coaching is raking in millions. Which begs the question, if you actually knows better than the coach, my not go out there and show your stuff? No, they only do their own coaching behind the computer screens. That's why we call them the Internet Certified Coaches (ICC).

TheGoodJoe:
Westerhoff held an open screening session before he made his final World Cup list for USA 94. I guess it was a youth tournament we played then.

Other countries have developed leagues which serves as a large screening session for a long period of time for their best players. Unfortunately, we have a poor league and Limited opportunities in Europe to count on selecting and playing.

We need more innovative approaches just as we hammered on a more competent handling of the B team where large pool of players will be camped and adequately screened etc.

Our current selection is not comprehensive enough and we need to keep improving.

Finito.

Good point right there, my friend! If I have access to Gernot Rohr, my best advise to him would be to sit Victor Moses down and talk some sense into him. VicMo could be the key to how far we'd go in Russia, if he could play for the team and with the team instead of playing for himself.

All in all, I still believe in this team. Something tells me that they would step up and get it right once the first whistle is blown.


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kabrudrapist:
We have all it takes to top group D but our problem is with the players especially those players that led us through the qualifiers. The zeal they exhibited during the qualifiers is missing. They no longer play as a team. Everyone is after his own individual glory. Right now my expectations for those players have waned.

I normally don't rate anything from Ade Ojeikere but I must confess that he did make some good points in this article. Our players play with ZERO football intelligence, and these guys are supposed to be professional footballers. Having said that, I still believe in this team to over perform in Russia!


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darkelf:
Fly, Eagles fly

Posted By: Ade Ojeikere On: June 9, 2018

http://thenationonlineng.net/fly-eagles-fly-3/

Group D PREVIEW (2018 World Cup) | The Footy Report


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cM0Umim7tU

The best preview on the internet. Enjoy!


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The guilty are afraid. OBJ is scared to death ... as he should be!

OBJ is a thief and he belongs in jail!



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Bros, let's not derail this thread. Trust me, this is one argument you cannot win with me.


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EmmGee:
who are using propaganda? the Palestinians being killed unjustly?

The way you guys tend to spin this Uzoho thing is really becoming ridiculous. Yes, both his detractors and his supporters are becoming ridiculous with this argument. Here are the indisputable facts:

Is Uzoho ready? No, absolutely not.
Do we have a better option than him at the moment? No, not at all.
Conclusion: he's definitely NOT ready; however, he's the best option we have available so we stick with him.

But trying to blame his ALL shortcomings on poor defenders is a spin too far. Bottom line, everybody has to improve including Uzohor. And by the way, anybody who claims that Uzoho is ready because he has played against the likes of Lewandowski, Kane, etc doesn't understand football. It's one thing to face these strikers in a friendly game but facing them at the world cup is totally different ballgame - the scene would be different, the atmosphere would be different, the stakes would be much higher... etc etc. Trust me on that one. Bottom line, we won't know if Uzoho would be ready until he takes the field against Croatia on June 16th.


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chrisooblog:
exactly! his reflexes are very good he got a good goalkeeping education rohr too sees that hence the reason he has given him a run of games to build his confidence. i agree the defence has to do more to shield him. when you are constantly under attack from the opposition i don't care if you are de gea, buffon or neuer you will surely concede. ezenwa has been mostly lucky that when he plays the defence covers him well hence the call for him to be in goal.

i laughed at the uzoho not ready to face the best strikers bit someone that faced lewandowski, kane, sterling etc he has improved from when i saw him against poland he will come good but defence has to step up

Same here. Propaganda and Palestinians are inseparable, like 1 and 2. Instead of pursuing real peace with their neighbor, they chose to play the propaganda game


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lexyman:
People put all sort together just to unsettle the general public , i was also looking for such image online , didt find any ....

Did Messi really say this or is it one of the Palestinian propagandas?

If Messi actually did say this then I will formally part ways with him because he doesn't know what the heck he's talking about. The Israeli government, like every other country has the rights to defend her citizens. Bottom line, Messi should stick with soccer and leave politics to the politicians. However, I seriously doubt that he made that quote because I haven't seen it on any reputable news outlet.


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krattoss:
One word for the lion of the tribe of Argentina

Woe-men!

That's all I gotta say


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And what exactly did you see in the Croatia or Iceland game(s) that made you conclude that we'll end up with 3 heavy loses? Were you watching those games with your eyes closed

Croatia is yet to win any pre-world cup friendly match and they haven't even played well either. Same with Iceland. gosh, Iceland can't even beat common Ghanaian team who are not in the training camp and hasn't been playing together. So what makes you think they can beat Nigeria? Let's wait and see how Croatia does against Senegal today. That would give us a pretty good idea of their current form.

Ol' boy, please go back to your specialty and leave the game for people who know what they are talking about ... yea, we know the world cup is just around the corner, but it's NOT compulsory for everyone to be an expert. You can just read and learn from the people who know what they are talking about, OK?


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congo4ka:
I watched Croatian game and also watching Iceland match, we will not just end up at the bottom table, we will end up with 0 points with 3 heavy losses. (No offensce)

Wow. So there's still justice in Nigeria?

Good judgement by the Nigerian Supreme Court.


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Ezenwammadu:
https://www.google.com.ng/amp/s/www.thecable.ng/breaking-supreme-court-orders-gtbank-pay-innoson-boss-n14bn-14-days/amp

Yup. The problem is obviously from the technical crew, even though it's the SAME technical crew they had during the world cup qualifiers! Ol' boy, can you read yourself Seriously I am trying very very very hard not to say something rude to you, but I am not being very successful
Anyway, listen, let me break it down for you - to the elementary school levels, OK? The problem is because these are meaningless friendly games when teams tend to try NEW formations along with NEW players.. Got it


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nextlevel2222:
Ighalo has never been a modern day striker who takes on players one on one. A bad midfield exposes his laziness. He is not consistent. If we have to do well in this 2018 world cup, it will be majorly from the midfield and defence. In a good team, anybody should be able to score. That's why the Super Eagles team that played the 2018 world cup qualifiers are better than this current world cup team yet same crop of players. [color=#000000]The problem is obviously from the Technical crew[/color]

Wow. Komekn, I can't believe that I actually agree with you on something @the highlighted
Of truth, a broken clock is right twice a day

I always laugh each time I hear someone, especially here in the forum, talks about how this team is talent loaded.That's the farthest thing from the truth. This strengthen of this team is in organization and team cohension. Other than that, this team is seriously lacking in many critical departments (goalkeeper, top striker, LB, etc.), so to call it the most talented squad is to be delusional.


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komekn:
The whole World is watching Nigeria with bated breath and great expectation.

The Nigerian football jersey is the fastest selling strip in football history. Couldn't get one in London went on line and cheapest one I could find was £225. Called Nike to pre order in anticipation of next batch.

[color=#000000]Thus team is on paper one of the weakest have fielded compared to other teams in our recent history. However, that's where the great strength is TEAM WORK and working very hard for each other. Nobody is a star[/color]

We have no stars to look to redeem us in time of difficulty. Nobody is a sacred cow anybody can be dropped.

Can we beat Croatia, 100% certainly big YES.

We need coordinated fast wing play we will need to use pace, pace will be key on the quick break. Croatia is a very physical side with little pace and we will have to boss them on the physical side of things. At the end of the day potatoe no be Yam.

My preferred formation 3-5-2

I am yet to see Simi play otherwise I would prefer a two forward play of Simi and Ighalo. Particularly as we desperately need to make our set pieces particularly corners count.

First of all, UBA didn't even have to add any credit to his account before they can collect their fees. They could just deduct their fees and the account would go into negative balance, so I can't understand why they think they needed to add the money.

Having said that, the so called card maintenance fee is a fraudulent charge. And if Nigeria is a real country, the Central Bank (or whatever body is in charge of regulating the banking industry) ought to clampdown on these banks for such fraudulent charge.

The so called card maintenance fee should be paid by the merchants (seller). Each time you use your card to make a purchase, the issuing bank gets a small credit (convenience fee) from the merchant. That's how it's done everywhere else, Nigeria's case should not be different.


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If that news is true (and that's a big IF), then Onazi should be sent home from the camp immediately. It's better we take 22 players to Russia then rotten fruit in our midst. A little leaven, the bible says, leavened the whole lump. But I seriously doubt the veracity of that story. Personally, I can't see Onazi acting in that childish manner. He's a professional.

I mean, the journos didn't even cite any named sources to validate their story either. Trust me, these guys are not even anywhere close to the team, they are somewhere in Oshodi fabricating BS just because the team lost yesterday. What happened here is that they saw the quote attributed to Onazi after the England friendly, that seems to throw shades at Mikel, so they decided to fabricate this crap in order to sale more newspapers.


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lexyman:
if this news is true , i can confidently tell you that the team is out of the world cup , cos nothing scattered a team more than grudges ... this disunity is cancerous

End time pastors



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Woe-men!

That's all I gotta say.


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Explorers:
A man found a skull while planting potatoes in the garden only for his wife to reveal it was the remains of her first husband who she had axed to death and buried 20 years ago.

The 60-year-old woman calmly explained 'don't worry it's my first husband' after the grim discovery in the garden of her home in Luzino, a village in the Omsk region of Siberia.

She confessed to the killing before telling her new partner to 'bury the remains again, forget about it, and we won't tell the police.'


The woman had confessed that 21 years ago she had struck her spouse with an axe during a quarrel after 'he came home drunk and beat me' at her home.



However, the husband ignored the instructions and called the police.



https://www.google.com.ng/amp/www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5808045/amp/Man-finds-skull-garden-wife-reveal-husband-axed-death.html

Personally, I was hoping to see Kelechi and Simy get an extensive run also, so we can fully assess all of them. Having said that, I really can't blame Ighalo for our lack of goals because he didn't receive good services either. I don't expect him to become a Messi who can create his own chances. He might not have scored but it isn't like he missed chances upon chances either.

We need a better coordinated play and move the ball quicker in the final third.


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CLT123:
When was Ighalo’s last good game?

Haha!! I didn't even read that trash. I knew he wasn't a serious commentator once I saw the headlines, so I didn't even bother.


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Mujtahida:
My brother we are done for. Such emptiness on the page of a national daily. Did you read the part where he mentioned rosary and luck?

Cos dung is better than rubbish that man wrote there.

Nna, naija most naija media are becoming nothing more than tabloid trash. I always wonder what happened to journalism in Nigeria. When I left in 1997, naija journos were some of the best in the business especially the newspapers and the news magazines. Today, they are becoming an eyesore to the profession.

Sometimes I wonder whether they still have news editors any more. Or they now publish whatever trash that comes their way


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Mujtahida:
Can you imagine the tripe that man wrote and Daily Trust published that dross of an article?

Nothing scares the black man like truth. Lies, fairy tales, excuses and illusions are his comfort.

Imagine this man waxing an album in praise of Ezenwa? Choi!

Nerdie! Nerdie!! Nerdie!!! How many times did I call you?

Nna, abeg, keep doing what you're doing. You definitely make this place a fun place to hang out. Your posts always provides me with a good comic relieve. That's a special talent to have. Kudos to you, my friend. And mega didos!!


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TheSuperNerd:
Thanks goodness you already addressed that Nacho analysis. because indeed Nacho is more dangerous cutting in from the right and not the left as he said. And that is only as a wing forward in a 4-3-3 not as a traditional winger.
Also Nacho does function beautifully as in a false 9/double false 9 approach or with two up top. He just needs one with the right off ball movements and not a static.


Now, I can say welcome... But the keys to the rooms are in the custody of Sir Joebie... He and he alone can show Sir Princfred his very own room.

Welcome then Princfred. Although, I have seen your moniker here a few times... But papa say we never dash you one large room. Sir Joebie Sir.... Over to thee...

I just hope and pray that the team would block their ears from all these trash.

Before Rohr ruins your world cup, your a$$
Would you have qualified for the world cup, if not for Rohr? Before Rohr, when was the last time you qualified for the common AFCON?
Nigerians are some of the worst people on the planet earth. We've got the biggest mouth in the world


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Mujtahida:
I don't necessarily take to Uzoho but this man is talking nonsense. Everybody be forming critique now.

Ezenwa has now become Peter Rufai. Rubbish. As if we did not watch Ezenwa who is very amateurish.

Foreign coaches now work against our yeye league. How many matches does the national team play in a year? As usual we always take the path of least resistance looking for who to blame rather than facing the reality and doing the hardwork of changing teams.

So it's the foreign coaches that account for the shameful and abysmal performance of our local clubs in continental competitions.

Once you lose a match all these fake news would start flying all over the place.

You guys should all take a chill pill o, jare. These are just meaningless friendlies that might or might NOT have any bearings to how we perform at the World Cup. I would rather that we lose ALL our pre-world cup friendlies matches and win all our world cup matches. After all, Belgium (on paper, arguably, the most talented team in the tournament) lost to Wales which didn't even qualify for the world cup!

And in addition, our opponents are not not doing any better either. Croatia lost to Peru and they haven't won ANY pre-world cup friendly game either. Iceland hasn't won any games either. Well, Iceland would play Ghana today let's see how they do. Remember that Ghana didn't qualify for the World cup either! So enough of all these panicky reactions. These loses would actually be a blessing in disguise by helping us correct our weaknesses.


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chimzyblack:
I Didnt believe it that is why I'm asking.
Here is the link
http://sunnewsonline.com/mikel-onazi-divide-eagles/

Thank you for the support, broda!


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Meliforme:
This analysis is top notch. My reverence for you on this thread is adding in leaps.

Woe-men!

That's all I gotta say


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FlirtyKaren:
A 24-year-old woman, Olamide Akinbobola, who allegedly stabbed her husband to death in Ikorodu area of Lagos State, was on Wednesday remanded in Kirikiri Prison on the orders of an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court.

Olamide, a school teacher, appeared on a charge of murder.

The Chief Magistrate, Mrs. O.A. Komolafe, who gave the ruling, said the accused should remain behind bars pending advice from the State Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

She directed that the case file should be duplicated and a copy forwarded to the DPP for advice.

Earlier, the prosecutor, Sgt. Kehinde Omisakin alleged that the woman committed the offence on May 30 at No. 1, Olupebi Abijo St., Gbaga, off Ijede Road, Ikorodu.

Omisakin had told the court that the accused stabbed her husband, Dare Akinbobola, 28, on his neck to death with a kitchen knife.

The woman however made a plea and claimed that she only stabbed her husband in self defence as he was fond of maltreating her.

According to her, she couldn't escape from him as he had bolted the door pinned her down while throwing blows at her.

The offence contravened Section 233 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015 (Revised).

The offence attracts death penalty.

The case has been adjourned until July 12.

https://lailasnews.com/school-teacher-who-stabbed-husband-to-death-remanded-in-prison/

Same here. Simy's off the ball movement is top notch. Unfortunately, he didn't get any services because of the uncoordinated nature of our game today, especially upfront. I would like to see him start in Russia. Maybe, just maybe, Rohr has some jokers up his sleeves.


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EagleScribes:
Best fit for me. I wonder why Rohr has not been trying out Simy. I prefer him to Ighalo