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They are Nigerians. Period.

joseph1013:
Are they not Europeans, well except sith the exception of Idowu if it's true Russia doesn't allow citizens hold two passports.

You are making a point but you put it in a wrong way. You want to win, at the same time you want to pick your best players for the WC. Decisions are made with the above goals in mind. Rorh will not cheat Joel. To what end na?

gamaliel9:
Rohr cheated Joel Obi by playing him in deep defensive midfield....How? Changed him with Onazi ,then plays him[Onazi] in attacking midfield. Our Joel should be allowed to move forward....he is a natural attacking midfielder

Iheanacho would have at least hit target

daveP:
Back to topic.



Henceforth VicMo should please stay off our freekicks abeg.... He always curves well, but shoots high.

I hope u meant European groomed. Ok

joseph1013:
There were many loose balls during the crosses to the box, some of them were free headers. We were lucky not to concede.

We need to work on dealing with crosses.

But I'm very happy we were defensively disciplined. You would think it was an European defense, and indeed it was. Balogun, Ekong, Idowu, Ebuehi. All Europeans.

I already talked about that in another post yesterday.

pyrex23:
dis agree with joel obi.. Was probably playing to instruction as he was play A Cmf role..

Where did I say we had false nines yesterday?

forgiveness:
There was no false 9 in that game yesterday because Ahmed Musa rightly played the striker role.

Great job Ronaldo

Salah is world class

Shehu is not better defensively. Ebuehi is better all round. Shehu has more grit to his game though. Ebuehi is technically sound.

komekn:
Going forward yes and doesn't panic but Shehu seems the better defender.

Poor game IMO. Well contained by the Poles.

komekn:
Odion Ighalo ❓

Germany's kit against Spain is totally off considering their flag. I love the color though.

We were poor at counters today. I think we were actually lucky several times in the first half.

minfelix:
dis was exactly same game we played Argentina... defend and counter...Argentina missed so many chances and pressed us Buh we did d scoring... tday also Poland played us scored a controversial goal dat was disallowed and lost d game..dey wer even lucky nt to av collected 3goals from our counters...afta all d empty noise abt lewy..and bet9ja giving us 4points to beat Poland shame on dem

This guy just dey happy say we win. Generous ratings

eterisan:
Super Eagles Player Ratings Vs Poland : Victor Moses, Uzoho, Balogun, Ekong The Standouts
Published: March 23, 2018
A penalty goal from Victor Moses was just enough for the Super Eagles to see off Poland in their friendly encounter at the Stadion Mjejski in Wraclow on Friday evening. But how did every one of the Eagles fare?

Goalkeeper
Francis Uzoho: Made a hoax of a cross which nearly allowed Krychowiak to prod over the line but for Balogun's clearance. Looked tensive in stretches though his point blank save to deny Lewandowski was phenomenal. 8/10

Defenders
Shehu Abdullahi: Pushed up from right and looked to instigate attack. Came off for Tyronne Ebuehi after some discomfort. 7/10
William Troost-Ekong: Marshalled the backline with his sturdy challenges and always put his body on the line. 8/10
Leon Balogun: Failed to track down Robert Lewandowski who struck the woodwork in the opening stages before making a crucial goal line clearance. A satisfactory performance though. 8/10
Brian Idowu: Did his fair share of defensive contribution but offered very little going forward. 7/10

Midfielders
Wilfred Ndidi: Was full of life in the midfield battle though passing was erratic. 7/10
Joel Obi: Added a physical edge to his game and always looked to connect with the attackers. 7/10
Alex Iwobi: Showed flashes of brilliance and tricky footwork down the left flank but final balls came to nothing. Came off in the second half for Ahmed Musa. 7/10
Victor Moses: Went on a few mazy runs but failed to break down a resilient Polish defence. Picked himself to convert from the spot after he was felled in the area. 8/10

Attackers
Kelechi Iheanacho: Was largely kept quiet and drifted backward to pick up stray balls. Was replaced by John Ogu in the closing stages. 6/10
Odion Ighalo: Always looked to get in behind Kalil Glik and Kaminski and held up the ball on occasions. 7/10

Substitutes
Ahmed Musa: Went on his trademark runs during his short time on the pitch though nothing spectacular was carved out. 5/10
Ogenyi Onazi: Helped shore up middle after coming on with keeping passing simple. 5/10
Kenneth Omeruo: Brought on to help curtail the Poland attack. 5/10
Tyronne Ebuehi: Helped the defence to hold onto their slender advantage though had very little to do.
John Ogu: Merely added fresh legs after coming on.
Moses Simon: Spent very little time on the pitch to be scrutinized.

Emmanuel Chinaza
Source: http://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=27068

I will rate Iheanacho a C.
Shehu was not bad today. He coped with this tough European challenge.

Onazi most likely played an advanced role after Ogu's introduction.

darkelf:
I don't quite agree with the above submissions

Lol.
I disagree with almost all, but I will comment on Moses. He is very dangerous in the box with his tricks. He was a terror today in the box and believe me opponents wil start to keep a close eye on him.

elyte89:
Iheanacho----V.poor
Ighalo.-----a fighter,performance wise slightly above average
Shehu-----average
Ekong-----good
Moses----could av been average, but d goal saved him(cos goals count)..overall performance (good)
Iwobi-----v.poor
Balogun----Good
Idowu----average
Joel----average
Onazi----average
Ndidi----slightly above average
Ebuehi-----for d little time spent(average)
Simon----not rated
Ogu----not rated
Omeruo---Average
Uzoho---average(not yet convinced abt his confidence level).d world cup is a different ball game,bin d last man of defense, any slight mistake, we re out.

When he doesn't bring goals I want to see him do lots of pressing. He didn't do that today either.

Poor.. we have no choice but to settle for false nines. It's a good thing we tried a different formation today. Rohr is doing a great job.

abbey086:
you missed Odion Ighalo

Exactly. I think he is being groomed for the #1 spot. And he seems to be coping.

tbaba1234:
He has probably never played in front of that kind of crowd.

J.Obi played as a DM today. I thought we didn't miss Onazi the destroyer. It seemed they both played to instructions as Joel rarely ventured forward.
I will score Joel a B on his return game.

sontoly:
joel obi is not near to be a replacement to mikel, he played rubbish today couldnt hold the ball or manage to keep it on the ground, the guy na big flop joor.

mosses has a mental issue, too selfish, doesnt pass and when he manages to cross na empty space this is unprofessional.

Poland was a great test. They played their all and were very physical. Beating them in front a packed stadium of their home fans is a big big deal. Unlucky day for them though

gbosaa:
Poland is actually very good. Today was a bad day for them. Either of two teams could easily have won it by 2-1. Nigeria just didn’t give up. They chased every ball and didn’t show signs of fatigue till the final whistle.

This match should not be used to judge either of the two sides.

I had said uzoho needed a full game. Exactly what happened. This is to give him big time exposure and help build his confidence. Still work in progress. But he brought that Argentina performance in the second half

Better second half

Moses: selfish but special.
Iheanacho: ok performance
Uzoho: "Nigeria has found a giant in this young man"
Musa: should have got a goal off Onazi's clever pass
Onazi: better than J. Obi going forward ESP
J. Obi: showed his destroyer side
Shehu: past this test
Ebuehi: looks set for Russia
Ekong & Balogun: don't touch that pair
Ekong: my MOTM
Idowu. Not excellent, but soaked the pressure. Better than Echiejile still.
Iwobi: showed his Arsenal side
Ndidi: hard worker always. Untouchable

Who am I missing?

Ighalo out. Long overdue

See as Ebuehi save omeruo

Moses bad sha o lol

Pass mark for Shehu. Now let's see Ebuehi again

Uzoho growing into this game

Wow uzoho is shaky. That looked past the line. Goal not given though

Ok can Moses let kelechi take the rest kicks?

Shehu fails test this time

Poor communication. Uzoho suspect

Iheanacho free kick

Nice pressing Nigeria

Nice clearance balogun