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komekn:
To make that statement I wonder if you are in a dream.

Argentina no get midfield.

M7even:
The camera only flashes through.How did u manage to observe that long conversation between Rohr and Ighalo

Bolowolowo:
Senegal continues to make Africa proud!! Great goal.

AK481:
Replace ebuehi with iwobi and move him to etebo position.

Iwobi replaces etebo in second half

princfred:
Etebo is offering a lot of marking and movement needed in the midfield.

do4luv14:
Amen!!!!

OMANBALA1:
There was a set up I had Etebor as wing back and some people came for my head. By the way, is it not Idowu does not belong to that team...weak player

charlesemeka85:
oga against argentina etebo will better utilized in the middles because of his energetic and robust style of play. why are we so obssesed with this "#10" thing? we need to chock the argies in the middle and hit them on the counter. iheanacho will be the link between the midfield and the attack as he did against iceland

raindodger13:
I say we switch Balogun with Ebuehi against the Argentines. In the 4-2 friendly, Balogun was having trouble keeping up with their pace which resulted in a goal but when we put in Ebuehi, Di Maria was ineffective.

do4luv14:
Lolz

Ok let me agreed with you, but miind you it's cos Musa was converted hence he can play both rules,

do4luv14:
I don't hide, have been unemployed since, with no phone to browse, just using the time I had with this phone until the owner came cling

do4luv14:
Oga joebie!!!!! Ur guy dey trowey salute oo

do4luv14:
Thank you for clarifying
That bring to the question is Musa an out and out strike Same goes for nacho

When comparing movement including runs you have to take some things into consideration like position been played and others

krattoss:
cancer is not a sickness that can be cured just like that..

I think the whites re gods on earth..

Still baffles me why hiv/aids antidote haven't been discovered

Bolowolowo:
Nigeria captain Mikel slams Croatia decision to rest star players

June 22, 2018 6:02pm EDTJune 22, 2018 3:26pm EDT

The Super Eagles could find themselves relying on the Group D leaders - who plan to leave big names out against Iceland - to reach the knockout stages



Nigeria captain John Obi Mikel has called on Croatia to be professional and not rest players against Iceland in a match that could yet decide the Super Eagles' World Cup fate.


Two goals from Ahmed Musa ensured Nigeria remain in the hunt for a place in the knockout stages as they saw off Iceland in Volgograd.

Gernot Rohr's side now know that a victory over Argentina in Saint Petersburg will be enough for them to reach the last 16 for the fourth time in their history.

And though a defeat to the Albiceleste would confirm their elimination, a draw would mean they require Croatia to do them a favour against Iceland.


Croatia have already booked their place in the latter stages of the competition, and as such manager Zlatko Dalic has vowed to leave out some of his star players in a bid to conserve their fitness.

Mikel, though, does not understand the reasoning behind Dalic's decision and feels it is unfair on the rest of the teams in the group.

"I don't think it's the best thing to do," he told Goal. "This is a massive tournament - you can't rest people and give others a chance of qualification.

"They should be professional and play their best team. This is such a big stage that you can't rest players just to help other teams to qualify."

Nigeria have faced Argentina four times in their previous five World Cup appearances, losing on all four occasions, but the form of the South American outfit has raised hopes that the Super Eagles can end that run.

Lionel Messi Argentina Croatia World Cup 2018

Despite counting Lionel Messi among their number, Jorge Sampaoli's side have picked up just one point from their two games thus far, including an embarrassing 3-0 defeat to Croatia on Thursday.

However, Mikel is aware that recording the victory his side require will be no easy task.

"I think they have played well. It's going to be a tough and difficult game for us."

Both Nigeria's clash with Argentina and Iceland's match with Croatia take place simultaneously at 7:00pm BST (2:00pm ET) on Tuesday June 26.

tbaba1234:
He did very well. He is obviously more comfortable bombing forward on the right. Apart from bombing forward which he did at least once. He did everything expected of him and i was very satisfied.

tbaba1234:
He was very good. Apart from the penalty which Omeruo shared a blamed. No one got past him and he kept it simple.

elyte89:
.at times,d way some ppu exaggerate our players performance, one will become dumbfounded

tbaba1234:
He was very good. Confident on the ball and even took on his defender at least once forcing a corner. Apart from the penalty, i thought he was outstanding.

Hkana:
Mikel did very well. He played his role as the Captain excellently too. I particularly liked his delay tactic. Lol

On my own, I wouldn't want us to score and defend either because doing so would give the Argies an edge. Instead, I'd rather we score, hold them off and tell all of them "WE DIE HERE!"

LordBailish:
Am I the only one who noticed an act of jealousy being displayed by Ighalo today against Iceland?

In the first scenario, which was just immediately Musa scored the second goal, Ighalo swiftly beckoned on Rohr to let him in apparently so as to prove himself as a better option.

Secondlyondly, Ighalo had an option to drop a flick pass to Musa who was goal bound but deliberately held on to the ball until Iwobi appeared before releasing the ball to Iwobi who eventually fired a short only to hit an Icelandic defender.

I want to believe the coach will see all of this and talk to this players before our game against Argentina.

TheSuperNerd:
We have actually done it before. And we will do it again. 2010 was the first time. This is 2018.

#ArgentinaIsGoingDown

tbaba1234:
Kenneth Omeruo was massive... Infact the back three did very well. Ebuehi was assured when he came on.

Uzoho, commanding performance.