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Sir have we seen any other formation besides the 4-2-3-1? I have missed some games, which is why I am asking.

Icon4s:
I noticed that too.

Nobody has played the 3 backline.

Seems coaches are afraid of that formation.

It's one thing to make the team, it's yet another to have the right mental strength when the occasion calls for it.

TheSuperNerd:
You are thanking him now but when we mention such a super talent with BIG HEART playing in same Odogbolu he will remind us that he has not played top level football in the top 5 leagues and does not deserve an invite to the national team. Funny... Very very funny.

He mocks top young Nigerian talents like K.Nwakali and S.Chukwueze.. Players with the heart and the talent to add value in future to the team and plays down their quality. Now he is here talking Odogbolu and you sef dey thank am... I am just watching you all.

Is there any country that hat not line up a 4-2-3-1 so far in this World Cup?

@ bolded.. thank you!

komekn:
Let's face some hard truths. We played without any sense of conviction, no passion and no real desire.

Our players are mostly average that's the REALITY.

I noticed that Etebo, Ebuehi and Balogun signed new contracts well before the World cup.Oftem players do not commit until after the World cup anticipating that thier market value will go up after a good World cup.

But almost if they have assumed that we were never going to anything. These players decided to sign up now and not later. I am sure after this display Balogun would have been omitted from the list of wanted players

I am watching Mexico play with DETERMINATION, CONVICTION, PASSION, DESIRE, COHESION, DISCIPLINE and BELIEF.

All the things we did not show forger whether you play in Odogbolu or Real Madrid. Play with the belief you can win or do not turn up. This is the WORLD CUP for goodness sake, what more motivation do you need.

There is also one pussy cat that predicts games.. or better yet, you can visit that your native doc in the village.. they are all losers -- those "psychics"

safarigirl:
A 'psychic' pig that predicted Trump's victory has picked Nigeria for a semi-finals spot in Russia 2018

Forget the Falcon, the Pig is obviously a smarter animal

dem dey do their own thing.. respect to Senegal.

BOOMnaija:
Omo, see dis Senegal boys sef wan copy us o(dem no reach abeg ) .
Just arrived today...

I totally agree..

He would have got a better deal/team after the world cup, even if he doesn't get to kick a ball.

BascoVanVeli:
I am not overly excited about Etebo's Porter move. I feel it is a step lower having just played in La Liga. The physicality is also unnecessary at times in that league but if they are able to make a direct move back in the EPL it may be worth the trouble although I would like our players to start playing in good teams.

your reply has lots of commonsense oh.. i've learned something today

Humility017:
me praying for the success of the super eagles is not scriptural?
please talk what you know...

so praying for super eagles success is invariably praying for the failure of other teams....
sometimes it is good we have little of common sense.... because it helps alot.

Arnaut Groeneveld? Yea, I've been following him.

charlesemeka85:
one danjuma kid who is half nigerian and half dutch have switched allegiance to nigeria after joining belgian champions club brugge from dutch 2nd division team NES

safarigirl come see oh... kai

ChrisKels:
I have never seen an Eagle as handsome as Awaziem. Ekong try sha but Awaziem is natural.

His pics alone wets pnts of his female fans. His tiny succulent red lips knot together with his clean and well shaven beard gang would make Bobrisky and his ilks pee themselves.

Dude would make it as a model if he wasn't a footballer. But I go bench him for d modelling field

I love my crew handsome and rich

Tournament-end ratings in that same order

MetalJigsaw:
Influential GQ Magazine Votes Super Eagles Jersey Best In Russia 2018
June 11, 2018 8:42 am

If the design and quality of a team’s jersey is an indication of how far it will go in a competition, then it will be safe to assume that Nigeria should bring the 2018 FIFA World Cup back home after top international magazine GQ voted the Super Eagles strip as the best of the 32 teams in Russia for the World Cup kicking off on June 14.

GQ, first published 87 years ago, is a New York based magazine which focuses on fashion, style, and culture for men, though articles on food, movies, fitness, sex, music, travel, sports, technology, and books are also featured.

In its ratings of all 32 teams, the magazine said of Nigeria’s second strip: “ Nigeria’s offering for the 2018 Cup is eccentric and off-the-wall in the best possible way. The heady mixture of cool green, white, and black evoke sensations of spearmint gum, while the blurred chevrons ooze cool. The bad news? It’s already sold out in the UK.”

The Super Eagles’ group D foes Croatia and Argentina come in second and third place while Peru and five-time World Cup winners Brazil make up the top five.

Africa’s four other representatives Egypt came in at 16th position, Tunisia were voted 24th best, Morocco 25th while Senegal were rated as the worst having come in at 32nd.

World Cup defending Champions and 2018 favourites Germany are rated 14th, two places behind France in 12th and a spot ahead of the Three Lions of England in 15th position.

GQ is published in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Latin America, Mexico, Portugal, Romania, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, and the United States.

It is the second time the Super Eagles World Cup home strip will be voted the best of the lot after influential UK-based
Mirror also gave it the nod last February
.
Meanwhile, in the battle of the brands, German kits manufacturing giants Adidas came tops having kitted 12 of the countries at the World Cup. Rivals Nike come closely in second place with 10 teams including Nigeria’s Super Eagles and Brazil while Puma will kit four teams.

American firm New Balance will provide equipment for Costa Rica and Panama, Italian Errea are kitting Iceland and England’s Umbro will kit Peru. Unisport are Tunisia’s providers while Hummel will kit Denmark.

THE FULL RATINGS
1. Nigeria
2. Croatia
3. Argentina
4. Peru
5. Brazil
6. Japan
7. Portugal
8. Sweden
9. Iceland
10. Belgium
11. Poland
12. France
13. Saudi Arabia
14. Germany
15. England
16. Egypt
17. Serbia
18. Mexico
19. Costa Rica
20. Iran
21. Denmark
22. Russia
23. South Korea
24. Tunisia
25. Morocco
26. Uruguay
27. Switzerland
28. Australia
29. Colombia
30. Spain
31. Panama
32. Senegal

kai Championship!!!! hell noooo..

charlesemeka85:
etebo moving to stoke is a good one

Exactly what we are doing with Omidiji Jnr. We should do this with other young players as well.

MetalJigsaw:
Alaba: I Would Have Loved To Play For Nigeria
June 11, 2018 1:17 pm

Bayern Munich of Germany and Austria international defender David has revealed exclusively to Complete Sports that he loves Nigeria and would have loved to play for the Super Eagles but for circumstances beyond his control.

Alaba, of Nigerian parentage, was born in Austria and capped at U-17 level by the European country when he was barely 15.
However he has not forgotten his Nigerian root as he went to the Super Eagles Pre-World Cup training camp in Bad Tatzmanndsdorf, Austria over the weekend to wish the Nigerian team well on their way to the World Cup in Russia.

“I love Nigeria and I would have been happy to play for the country. However, I was spotted by Austria at a very early age and I was guided to play for them. So it was not that I choose one [country] over the other,” he told Complete Sports.

Alaba, a six-time Austrian Footballer of the Year who also holds the record for being the youngest player to be capped by Austria, is a lover of Nigerian food and music with Wizkid being his favourite musician among many others.

The 25-year old was born to a Nigerian father from Ogere Remo in Ogun State and a Filipino mother.


https://www.completesportsnigeria.com/alaba-i-would-have-loved-to-play-for-nigeria/

I love that south-south hat! I have 3 of them

Good one Alaba for showing the love.. We would support Austria too just because of you.. Please help us convince Onisiwo and Aiwu that they have a better future with us.. Thank you!

The white native attire has green embroidery of the Super Eagles emblem on the chest.

The white trousers and predominantly white tunic go with white shoes with knots of green at the top to match.

A white South-South style hat completes the dashing outfit.

Odion Ighalo and John Ogu have both posted pictures of them wearing the new attire.

--CSN

World Cup: Eagles fly into Russia in traditional attire on Monday night
By Abdulquadir Adedapo - June 9, 2018

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The Super Eagles of Nigeria will arrive Russia on Monday night from their Avita Resort in Austria as the Gernot Rohr-tutored boys continue to put finishing touches to their tactics ahead of their World Cup opener against Croatia 5-days later, AOIFootball.com can authoritatively confirm.
The Eagles will be staying at the magnificent Sanatory Istochnik in Essentuki and will arrive in an all white traditional attire with a design of green at the top of their shirt, signifying the rich cultural heritage of Nigeria as they prepare to take the world by storm in Russia.
With just one win from five pre-world cup friendlies, the team will have to put up a spirited display in Kaliningrad if they are to surpass their previous Round of 16 achievement which was equalled four years ago in Brazil.
Nigeria is drawn in Group B alongside two-time champions Argentina, Croatia and debutants Iceland; they take on the Luka Modric- led Croatia next Saturday by 8pm.
--AoiFootball

even if it were true, you have likes of Tosin Kehinde who are loyal to Nigeria. You can't win all.. You win some.. and Aina still has a future with Nigeria but he must be ready to even fight harder.

mowah:
Sounds like trash news. Oh I forgot ,its ANS no wonder.

that's our problem we love corruption. We celebrate corruption. Keshi is the football version of our politicians who chop chop but can boast of several projects... We can't take anything away from him as regards his achievement as a player for Nigeria and coach, but he is still a scam.

if Rohr fails, he should get the knocks for poor performance. He can work with Nigerian football to build for the future. He don't necessarily have to be a coach to do so. That's if he fails.

Kog45:
God bless you thegoodjoe.

Keshi was a scam to them but they want Rohr to continue as a coach even if he failed to get a point at WC.

Are you still Nigerian, or are you Ghanian now?

KK555:
What was the result of last night's match between Iceland and Ghana? You lot need to learn but your arrogance won't let you. Your downfall.
If you on the high, make it count. Ghana was prior to Brazil 2014. In 2011, Ghana was at Wembley, the result was 1-1 at the end of 90 mins. Asamoah Gyan scored to deny them victory. On the 6th of june, i believe the whole of Africans wanted to see Nigeria beat them or at least get a draw but Nigeria came up short. Like Ghana prior to Brazil 2014, Nigeria did well qualifying out of a tight group, not even Shehu's error could deny them a place in Russia but do you believe that this team would fly high in Russia? Are you convinced with their plays so far? mind you, this is supposedly the best prepared Eagles team since 1994. No issues of money, quality friendly matches, motivation from either the government or NFF.

You should focus on the Nigeria doing well in Russia than wasting your energy on Iceland vs Ghana result. Ghana does not have Nigeria's money but when it comes to grit and no nonsense attitude towards opponents, you can rate them high and bank on them to deliver.

It was that no nonsense attitude that cost Nigeria the match with Athletico Madrid in Nigeria. Thomas Partey bossed the midfield and made Nigerian boys look like kids. None could match his physical and mental strength.

At 0-2 down, people like you are having orgasm but your sort of attitude is their strength. They make you eat your words.

Ghana does not give up.

oya post your betting link, and go

Abdstrakt:
stop overrating this Nigeria team. Like this, if we win a match in our group stage its a bonus. If you're a betting person don't let sentiments get in the way of winning millions in.

Croatia just needs to take a lesson from Denmark (1998)

Dannyxy:
But this other Africans don't learn sha, don't underate Nigeria, you don't do that.. Time and time again.. Nigerian teams are very unpredictable... Even at their lowest moment, they will shock you, if you underate them, they may be not be consistent side, but are very dangerous when underrated

Like seriously they didn't swarm here today? Abi maybe I'm not following the thread well enough

safarigirl:
LOL

In their defense:

1) They aren't going to World Cup. Nothing to lose

2) Their football is currently going through a crisis, so, they are psychologically unprepared to play

very well said Sir.
@bolded, taking Rohr's word for it.

Kog45:
Oga icon4s i was on ghost mode reading different views and it was like whao Nigerians really love eagles..

Oh really surprised seeing a whole Chriskel losing hope and lamenting like a lost soldier in the wilderness.Initially i thought he wasn't him until he responded to a salvo from safarigirl and his friend Mujtahida nailed him.

He came out and said he doesn't know what came over him.Initially i thought he must have jammed metaljigsaw the broken bottle man cos Chriskel i know is a passionate super eagles fan.

My good friends Michael2 and goldfish80 never dissapoint.They remain real critics of Rohr even when he was winning believing tactically the man is not getting it right and to be candid Rohr is not getting it right now going by the friendlies.

Safarigirl,TheSuperNerd,icon79 O pari master and Joebie remain unshaken still showing total support for eagles.

Really surprised to see some monikers who are always on ghost mode came out in full force to share their views and different opinions ranges from team leadership of Mikel,Moses an obstacle to the team formation, Ighalo not good enough, Uzoho not that solid,Balogun/Ekong look vulnerable, Shehu finding it difficult,Iwobi should be used as AM,Mikel and Onazi supremacy rumours etc.

I sighted tbaba1234 doing his thing with hope,BasconVanVelli looking hopeful,Elyte89 showing his comical approach to douse the tensions in the house.Metaljigsaw looking at the team critically before he play his bet.Marzt still showing his undying love for some players in the team.Omanbala raising up his mind for better outing. Mujtahida believe there is no tension. Goke and Oasis believe there is hope if Rohr get it right.Andrew444,Realpoacher,Soetanoluwa,junnyake showing their moods with critical analysis of the team.

But forgiveness and Komkne really surprised me with their great analytical views of the team.They are indeed a lover of super eagles.

Icon4s reading your full comprehensive post showed patriotism of a real super eagles fan who is ready to swim with the team in any circumstances.

I think we need to continue showing that love even in unwarranted situations cos is our team and we have been long here talking about this team,so the recent performance should not weakened us like my good friend Chriskel who wasn't happy and i will not blame him cos if Australia could walloped Czech republic 4 nil why Nigeria losing to the same Czech.

Pls we should stop saying Rohr is hiding his check cards for WC,no the team is not getting it right and truth must be told.Let's hope for better performance at WC.

where those Ghanians

Easy, bench Moses. Play Simy and Iheanacho upfront.

forgiveness:
Could formation shift save the Super Eagles?

Solace Chukwu

OPINION

NIGERIA A'

The new tactical shape Rohr has been trialling might be key to progress in Russia, but it requires dropping one of the side's star turns

If there is any consolation to be had from these most recent friendlies, it is that Nigeria typically underwhelm in pre-World Cup warm-ups.

The readiest example is 1998, of course, but the Super Eagles did manage a fortunate draw against Greece and a hapless loss against the United States only four years ago. In 2010, the sole victory en route to South Africa was a narrow defeat of North Korea.

Yet, this is a nation whose superstition is only bested by its deep pessimism. With the national side, while a great deal of feeling is involved, there is a nod to that famous sentiment from 'Heat': never get involved in something you cannot walk away from in 30 seconds. With the World Cup around the corner, there seems already to be a mental disengagement.

Perhaps that might do the Super Eagles good, to not be burdened by the heft of expectation. There is often a weird balancing act required for footballing competition: enough confidence to not be intimidated, but not so much that you become your own biggest foe. If that exhilarating win over Argentina last year helped with the former, three defeats on the spin have certainly reinforced the latter.

Gernot Rohr has declared himself unperturbed, and rightly so.

Friendlies are more about rhythm and squad cohesion than anything properly tactical - Jorge Sampaoli famously decried them, averring he'd rather spend time on the training ground with his Argentina side; Germany and Spain have posted poor results recently, and those are the big favourites, along with Brazil.

And yet, for all that, there lingers a worry: Nigeria has never gone into a World Cup with so little clarity regarding its system.

That is not necessarily a bad thing in itself. Qualifying is a whole different bucket of fish, and a style conducive to exerting superiority over regional foes might very well fall flat on the global stage. There is a far smaller margin for error.

Argentina's gung-ho attacking style may have seen them blitz South American qualifying but, by his own admission, it left him praying in anguish whenever they had to defend. Come the Mundial proper, gone was the diamond with two strikers; in its place was a solid two banks of four and Lionel Messi behind a lone striker. It captured few imaginations, but Argentina made the final.

So perhaps it isn't the worst thing in the world that Rohr seems to be dallying more and more with a 3-5-2. Having swaggered through a tough qualifying group playing 4-2-3-1, there seems an understanding that greater solidity is required on the world stage.

It also alleviates the concern over the Super Eagles striking position by sheer weight of numbers - two is greater than one, if math is to be believed - while accommodating both the calculating John Obi Mikel and the twinkle-toed Alex Iwobi in central areas.

There are only two real losers, as it were, within this shape: Kelechi Iheanacho and Victor Moses, for different reasons.

For the former, there lingers a suspicion that he does not work well with Odion Ighalo.


Is this how the @NGSuperEagles could line up in a 3-5-2 formation vs. Croatia?

The Changchun Yatai man seems set to lead the line, but offers the same sort of movements as Iheanacho, meaning they often to get in each other's way.

Neither is strong enough in terms of linking up; this was evident against Poland, and surely was enough to convince Rohr. The situation could, of course, change if Rohr tires of Ighalo's lack of goals.

Victor Moses Nigeria 2018

Moses though finds himself the odd man out yet again. Four years ago, a rapid loss of form, aggravated by inactivity at club level, saw him relegated to the bench at the tournament proper.

This time, the concern is purely tactical—aside the wing-back role, which he has played with aplomb at Chelsea for two season, there is no real space for him in a system without de facto wingers.

The 26-year-old does not play well enough in tight spaces or have the vision required to play as a number 10, and drifts too far wide in search of space when played upfront (witness against Czech Republic), negating the entire of point of having two upfront.

Rohr, however, seems determined to crowbar him into the side anyway. If indeed the German has settled on that system, he will have a tough decision to make.

http://c.newsnow.co.uk/A/941269751?-18946:4882

Which SE fan wouldn't want to believe this?
As for me I'm keeping my fingers crossed just in case it's the other way around.. But I'm still hopeful that you are right.

forgiveness:
Although, I don't agree with Rohr on certain things but I can see what he is doing to our rivals.

He has confused them so far and they will be surprised when we play them because now Rohr has made these teams to believe illusion about the team formation and team selection.

I like that but I don't see what some players will bring to the team.

Anyway, that's a good one coming from Rohr. The first victim will be Croatia.

I think this is the first time I've shared your post.. well don Sir Kome!

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.

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

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.

We just need to add Messi to the equation and prevent them from owning the first half.. gat it?

chrisooblog:
yes we are a big but sometimes you just have to be realistic that in terms of outstanding talents we are not there yet. it's only iceland you can reasonably say you expect us to beat even then they are no pushovers. croatia and argentina have higher rated players than us so it will be a big achievement getting past either of the two teams.

i'm not saying we should go with a defeatist mind set but just appreciate the huge task at hand

kai too much analysis.. Me i just wan wake up to see Croatia vs Nigeria match.. no more twitter/instagram updates.. no more fantasy formations.

if we win, fine.. if we draw, fine.. If we lose, we still get Iceland and Argentina. There is always hope
I no get time for yeye anxiety.