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Hmmmmmm

Rockyrascal:
Just watching the replay of the build up to the goal; from ever banega's long pass to messi's control and finishing...everything is sheer world class.

Hmmmmmm

Rohr:

''The set-pieces are scored everywhere, not only against us. I watch the matches of other teams, there are goals from set-pieces, it's not only in our matches.

''In the friendly in Krasnodar, they scored from a set-piece, it was a free-kick, it was a gift because the goalkeeper, who believed it was offside, touched the ball with his hand outside the box.

''But we scored also from a nice free-kick from Iheanacho. It's not only African countries who have problems with set-pieces, Sweden conceded a goal against Germany last minute.

''We have to work on it, we do it in training. I saw that in the second game against the good players of Iceland especially in this situation, we were much better than in the first one, we are improving.

''I hope there will not be a penalty against us because my young players sometimes can make a mistake. I hope we will be okay defensively and better offensively,''

So after you reading it the second time that is still the impression you got? Oga dey your lane.

andrew444:
Support naija and stop praising ronaldo common

Go back and read slowly, dont be too fast to type. I have no control of the outcome regardless

andrew444:
Why bring ronaldo rivary here? Nigeria will win why cant you say it without mentioning ronaldo?

Nice one

ObaOni:
one Tuesday evening sometimes last year in Russia, Super eagles defeated Argentina by 4:2.
It is another Tuesday evening in Russia tonight, hope we can have similar experience!

Too many viruses today. I’m just hoping Nigeria wins so all this lovers of Barca over country can just accept their fate and stop comparing that dude to Ronaldo. This insanity is all about the Ronaldo rivalry I know. Nigeria will win today if the players refuse to respect big names. Rohr be warned, we will win only on that condition.

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SE must ensure they are not behind at half time.

Sir let’s not argue about the terminology. What I meant was the number of goals the team has scored in the group stage. Goals for or whatever

Icon4s:
There is nothing like goals aggregate in this type of permutation.

Goals aggregates are used when teams play on home and away knock-out basis.

Na today? That rule has been there since I first knew the sport. Away goals rule nko?

somehow:
But that one na rubbish na. i scored 10 and conceded 10, someone that scored 3 and conceded 3 will now lose out? if you're so good, why did you concede 10 na?

Nothing mystical o. Marcus don die tey.

Mujtahida:
Mystic Marcus 2.0. Oshe

If Nigeria draws Argentina 1-1, and Iceland beats Croatia 2-0, both Nigeria and Iceland would be tied in gd ( 0 ) and goals aggregate(3). Nigeria qualifies by Head to Head.

somehow:
Not even a score draw needed except if Iceland win by 3 nil

You are just somehow. Do you want to rewrite the rules. The team that has scored the most goals in the group qualifies. However, if they are still tied in goals aggregate, h2h is considered.

somehow:
If we are both on +0 goals and i beat you on H2H, who wins?

Of course I had already said that in my original post. A score draw will be enough for Nigeria in this scenario — not a 0-0 draw.

somehow:
If Iceland win by 2 goals, they will have +0 and 4 points.
if we draw by another goal margin, we will also have +0.

Then comes H2H which means we will be ahead because we beat them.

Do you understand now?

Sir I must confess, you are the most unbiased person on this thread. Very balanced submission. I prostrate o.

Kog45:
Humility baba pls calm down on Ighalo issue.

Truly he hasn't live up to expectations but let's take it cool on this players.

We are playing Argentina tomorrow let's hope for the best and rally round the team irrespective of players picked by Rohr.

Some don't expect anything good from Musa in this WC but see Musa now,a saviour.

I will not deceive you we don't have any talisman when it comes to goalscoring and it will take a well convincing performance from Simy to start ahead of Iheanacho and Ighalo.

Simy coming into the team was to provide cover for Ighalo and Iheanacho and he has not done anything extra ordinary to bench this guys even in training.

Remember I told you Simy is not a high profile striker but you said NO which i agreed,different opinions must be respected.

I want you to see Simy as our hidden weapon that Rohr can unleashed anytime to cause havoc,pls let's wait for that moment.

Ighalo,Iheanacho and Simy are in the team to compliment not as rivals and this was the reason you saw Ighalo on the bench after Croatia and Iheanacho in XI against Iceland.

Pls don't be surprised to see Ighalo or Simy starting against Argentina.

It's team work and players understand this better than we fans.

Ighalo scored last against Cameroon in Uyo but unable to score against

1.Cameroon in Yaoundé
2.Zambia
3.Poland
4.Serbia
5.England
6.Czech
7.Croatia
8.Iceland

Iheanacho scored last against Argentina but unable to score against

1.Poland
2.Congo
3.England
4.Czech
5.Croatia
6.Iceland

Simy not yet there but i see him as our hidden weapon

Sir with this I if i have my way i will pair Musa and Iwobi upfront but no coach will do that with two strikers available who have done it before and normal for goal drought in football.

I think we are still good with Musa/Iheanacho or Ighalo.

My guy tomorrow is knocking and by the grace of God we are beating Argentina.

Lol but our qualification is in our hands. The players should be determined to win and not worry about what Croatia does.

krattoss:
karma is a bi'ch I vuess

When Conte play am there, why he no complain? Nonsense! (If the story is true)

Goke7:
http://dailypost.ng/2018/06/24/nigeria-vs-argentina-rohr-considers-dropping-victor-moses-crucial-group-d-clash/

Hahahahaha

lakesidepapa:
Gbam1

Now somebody is becoming super constructive in their pre-analysis.

darkelf:
From Colin Udoh on ESPN

Beyond that, defending those set-pieces cannot be over stressed. Of the six goals Argentina have scored against Nigeria in World Cup encounters, five have been from set-pieces.

I feel the above is very important and cannot be over-emphasized. Set-pieces could make or break us. Second only to conceding penalties or free-kicks in dangerous areas.

Lol na Brazil 2014 replay for your dream.
That’s what’s opposite about it..

no mind me jare

Magink:
Said it here last year, that in my dream we lost to France in the Round of 16 a Pogba late goal.

If my dream is anything to go by it means we will get to the quarter finals

My football dream prediction is always opposite

Goals tally gets priority over H2H. A goalless draw for Nigeria will not be enough if Iceland beats Croatia 2-0. Iceland will have a total of 3 goals, Nigeria will have 2 goals.

somehow:
No matter the scoreline between Nigeria and Argentina. As long as it ends in . a draw, we are through but only if Iceland win without scoring more than 2 goals difference.

A 2:0 iceland win pushes us through because we would both be on same goals and points but since we have a better H2H to them? We scale through.

Yea all we need is a win, and it wouldn’t matter even if Mauritius were permitted to represent Croatia.

LieDetector:
everything wants Nigeria to crash out. I wish we forget about the other result and scrape out a win.

Argentina will be looking for a big win against Nigeria to be safe, considering an Iceland victory over Croatia

Nigeria only needs at least a 1-1 draw versus ARG hoping Iceland don’t do better than a 2-0 win over Croatia.

Iceland needs at least a 2-0 win hoping Nigeria don’t get any result better than a goalless draw against Argentina.

A goalless draw against Argentina will suffice for Nigeria, provided Iceland fail to record a score better than 1-nil against Croatia.

Nigeria’s qualification will NOT be affected by the outcome of the other tie as long as we beat Argentina

Please add more scenarios to this or modify

Haha
Nairaland goes on!

elyte89:
Oga joebie,Tuesday will come and go


Nothing will happen, if we qualify,fine,if not


We create another thread QATAR2022

Ex-Spain Coach Clemente: Now Mikel Wants Sportsmanship From Croatia; Nigeria Rested Players In ’98
10 hours ago
By James Agberebi:

Former Spain national team coach Javier Clemente has laughed off calls by Super Eagles skipper Mikel Obi asking Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic to play his regulars against Iceland on their final Group D game of the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup on Tuesday.

Following Croatia’s qualification into the round of 16 with a game to spare, there are reports that Dalic could rest some of his key players like Luka Modric, Ivan Rakitic, Ivan Perisic and Mario Mandzukic.

And reacting to the report, Obi called on Dalic to show sportsmanship and field his best players against Iceland, believing the outcome of the game could have an effect in the game between Nigeria and Argentina which will also be played on Tuesday.

Iceland could qualify ahead of Nigeria and Argentina if the debutants beat Croatia by a wide margin and the Super Eagles and Argentina draw.

But Clemente who was Spain head coach at the 1998 World Cup in France when they crashed in the group stage, was having none of Mikel’s call for sportsmanship.

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At the 1998 World Cup, Spain who lost 3-2 to the Super Eagles in their opening group game, needed the Eagles to avoid defeat against Paraguay while Clemente’s team had to beat Bulgaria to progress into the round of 16.

Having already qualified for the round of 16 following wins against Spain and Bulgaria, Super Eagles key players like Austin Okocha, Victor Ikpeba, Okechukwu Uche, Celestine Babayaro and Mutiu Adepoju were all rested against Paraguay.

Paraguay went on to beat the Eagles 3-1 and progressed while despite thrashing Bulgaria 6-1, Clemente’s Spain crashed out.

Recalling the events that unfolded at the 1998 World Cup, Clemente tweeted on Sunday: “Obi Mikel of Nigeria asks Croatia for sportsmanship and wants them to plays with the regulars.

“Nigeria in ’98 played with their substitutes against Paraguay and lost, Spain crashed out. That day it seemed sportsmanship was not important.”

— CompleteSportsNigeria

Alright then

tbaba1234:
You have been saying the same thing since Croatia. We heard you the first time.

I’m a dreamer myself. A die hard dreamer for that matter.

Icon4s:
Call us dreamers if you like.

But we will swim and sink with the team.

Ah ah.. you know I don’t have the ability to stop even one of us from dreaming. We are all dreamers. That’s why we are here in the first place, and dreams do come true sometimes.

Icon4s:
No oo

You are free to come here and say "I told you". Nobody paid for your Data so why should anyone stop you.

But please just leave us to continue living our World Cup dream until we crash out.

Of course it’s good to have a positive mindset. I’m positive and hopeful all the same, although I may sound negative, wishing the team bad. I understand u very well. However what will happen will happen.

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I promise I won’t say a word about it when the time comes, and we will still move on together as a family

Icon4s:
See, let me tell you, I know that Argentina are favorite to win that game.But I try not to dwell on that. I look at the positives.

This is not my first WC so I am not even scared of a group exit. I just want to have a positive mindset.

The way you are sounding it is as if you actually wish Argentina should win so you can come here and say "I told you". You are free to condition your mind for a defeat. But some of us here have conditioned our mind that we will make it to the next round.
But if we do not make it, so? Then you can come around with your "I told you, I told you" and receive your medal for it.

Let’s be balanced. He may have been called because of our problems at LB. But that doesn’t stop him from putting in a fight in other roles. Personally, I would say timing did not favor him.

somehow:
You have no evidence yet you think he was called to play RB? how come he never played RB nor RWB once for us throughout his callup?

Most people here knows he was called up cos of the LB roll he played in Hull, NOTHING ELSE.

I’m sure u want us to cross it so badly as much as I do.

somehow:
Senegal screwed themselves over by drawing with Japan. they had that game to win but their GK and the defenders screwed everything up. No hope for any African country making it to the round of 16 except if Poland beat Japan and if we cross the highsea called argentina

No I won’t gain anything from that. I have already had my say pages back before the post in question. I’m concerned for Senegal as well.

tbaba1234:
Enough with your negativity jor.. You are looking to say 'i told you so'...

We will get the points we need to play in the second round.

You see it as negativity. But I’m just trying to prepare your minds. If the opposite happens, trust me I would even be happier than most you.

Sir calm down. Don’t let it scare you. Life will go on and hopefully we would come stronger.

Icon4s:
Joebie, I don't understand you at all.

So that you will come here and say I told you? That what? E pass ''that Argentina will beat Nigeria''?

Even if they beat us will FIFA award you any trophy? I mean what do you stand to gain?

You are one of the well respected patriots on this thread, I dont just understand what bug bit you recently.

This your negativity is scary honestly.