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Abubakarsiddeeq:
CAN is about to protest why will a Muslim score goal like that

Kai Nigeria is finished.

Martz101:
the key word was COULD . good performance don't guarantee that but it could be a factor

Thanks my man .

TheGoodJoe:
Omeruo was always a pick of mine. Apart from the little mistakes, he was always a solid player for us.

Yes very few of us believe in Omeruo.A lot even rated Awaziem than him.

I remember Omanbala always saying it that Omeruo is better than Ekong and i know Ekong wasn't better though to break the partnership of Balogun and Ekong is not easy

And with Omeruo performance i don't see Ekong starting ahead of him just too glaring he is better and he has experience going for him

Goke7:
Ighalo stop giving excuses that its because you were the only striker upfront, abeg you no good at all, I hope rohr makes you glue your ass to the bench henceforth

Gok man i know if Ighalo start the match instead of Iheanacho and put the same performance of Nacho he will still be blamed.

I remember how Ahmed Musa was rated here and some even called him federal character player but what happened yesterday a blissful performance.

Sir,against Iceland Ighalo with few minutes was not woeful,he had a good game cos Iceland defenders were on their toes.

Pls go and watch the match again may be you get it better

Martz101:
i always thought he should have waited, this guys could have gotten a good club after worldcup

Sir playing good at WC does not guarantee a good club for a player,that era has gone except few cases.

TheGoodJoe:
I do not believe I know more than Rohr. You can make your point without malignant response.

Musa being tired or not was not the response but setting up the team to conserve a two goal lead. Nacho contributes more defensively than Musa. So Musa had to be the one to go out. Not tiredness. Also, John Ogu will bring more stability at the back with Etebo dropping deep to help support the midfield in defending.

Good observation.

fabyom:
I don't know what Ighalo did to you guys go and watch the match again. You guys are so biased. He fought for that ball got it wanted to pass to Musa but a defender arrived, he then passed to Iwobi who made a mess of that chance. You guys are not blaming Iwobi but busy blaming the creator of the chance. Astonishing!!

I saw Ighalo rating and even watched the match again and it was like some watched different match on this thread.

andrew444:
God bless you my broda for this.

Nigeria has many set of confuse people and there are many of them on this thread,some go see red call am blue,all of them get 2 mouth.

You no lie,if na Moses cause that penalty or ighalo or echiejile dem go call for their head

Thank you.

Do we need to criticize any player after our victory against Iceland? NO cos they gave us our desired result.

Truly first half was abysmal but second half guys rose to the challenges and were solid all through and why too much noise on Ighalo performance especially from this thread,honestly he did well and if anybody still criticise Moses for yesterday performance, such person need attention.

Uzoho for the first time tells me Nigeria goalkeeping dept is secured for the future,

Moses was massive and he did well with a great assist and good to see replica of his Chelsea performance.

Ebuehi came in and was solid though he gave out two penalties with one given.

Idowu looked. solid and good that Rohr subbed him cos he was already booked.

Omeruo remain a man to pair Balogun not Ekong.He had a wonderful assist from the back.Solid performance.

Balogun really showed the experience of a defender with his intelligent displayed, very massive defender.

Ekong did well and really came into the party in the second half

Mikel orchestrated the midfield from the deep and dictated the pace of the game with calmness.

Ndidi is gradually coming into the party,a good shot but not yet our NDIDI, hope to see our Ndidi against Argentina and am seeing him neutralise Messi.

Etebo is showing the consistency that has been his undue in eagles, two solid performance

Iheanacho did well but i want to see more of him cos against Argentina he must raise his game.

Ahmed Musa proved us wrong by showing 5 star performance telling us he is a class.4 WC goals and still counting.

Good to see Iwobi who gave us good option either as RM or AM.

Ighalo came in and gave Iceland defence little headache.

Good performance from our boys cos they gave us hope that never relent until it is done and against Argentina we are winning.

Good to see Rohr and his backroom staffs back into reckoning cos the team performance against Croatia brought a question mark on their tactical abilities.

SUPER EAGLES NO TENSION

WE ARE WINNING IN THE NAME OF GOD

WE ARE WINNING WE ARE WINNING

SOAR SOAR SUPER EAGLES

Icon4s:
Which Mikel did he DUMP in the defensive midfield.

Did you watch the game at all.

Wetin Mikel do you sef.

Chief congrats joor.

Good to see eagles bouncing back into reckoning and come against Argentina we are winning with no tensions.

Oh Mikel DUMP,chief you like wahala o,no matter what Mikel Obi has paid his due as a player and a role model.I named my first son MIKEL cos of John Obi Mikel.

Let's keep the flag flying and hopefully we are beating Argentina whether they are wounded or not.

Icon4s:
Really?

Did anyone see Rohr starting Shehu ahead of Ebuehi?

Most also predicted Ogu to start.

Yes i picked Shehu but preferred Ebuehi against Croatia.

safarigirl:
the guy did not leal anything the opposition wouldn't have seen coming from conservative Rohr

He kuku did not pull any shock moves. Tomorrow, Ann Braun will predict first XI and she sef will be spot on.

Thank you my sister, even here some of us got the starting lineup against Croatia perfectly.

Agboki:
Oga leave Mikel own, I don meet em class mates dem Say d guy na papa 4 skul.He should b in his early fourties!bt some pple dey get old face/big body yet dem b kids!i don c many.

Sir do you know the meaning of 40 years of age cos am far older than Mikel but in my early 40.

Icon4s:
So where do these 4 players you mentioned traditionally play for Super Eagles?

I tire o.The major issue is Rohr who took players out and telling them indirectly that you are not better than the Croatia team.

Rohr just need to raise the morales of our boys and should stopped underdog tagging.Naija teams don't normally give respect to any opposition when it comes to football but Rohr is a weakling.

Even with Iwobi as AM,Ebuehi replacing Shehu,Iheanacho starting, Mikel fallen deep with Etebo ahead,Omeruo coming into the party,i don't see us beating Iceland with Rohr's defeatism attitude.

Icon4s:
Mujtahida, how effective has Musa been on the wings in the last 3-4 years for the Super Eagles.

Sir,3-4 years ago,pls add Omeruo,Echiejile,Onazi inclusive Musa save for Mikel and Moses who had good WC qualifiers.

ChrisKels:
From our starting eleven, only Ndidi and iwobi can start for Senegal. Ndidi to partner Alfred Ndiaye while Iwobi plays in front of them.

Moses cant make the team because he doesnt play Senegal kinda game. U saw how niang a good dribbler was spraying passes and chasing down lose balls unlike our mister aimless dribbler. Niang plays for the team, Moses doesnt.

Kai Chris,naija don't suffered,hope to see them redeemed their image against Iceland cos this comparison dey make me shake head o.

ChrisKels:
I said this sometime and some nay sayers started talking crap.



Claudio Ranieri; ” Awaziem is very good at defending set piece. He is also good at finishing them off at the other end. I’m surprised he isn’t starting for Nigeria after the stellar season he had in France last season. Maybe they will need him in their subsequent games as he is a threat from set piece “, Ranieri said.


Awaziem is the only defender in that Eagles team that can leap, next is Omeruo. Ekong shies away from aerial duels.

Sir i want to draw your attention to a goal scored by Serbia against Nigeria during friendly that was not counted but with AVR it was a goal.

A lot blamed Uzoho for the elementary error but after watching the match especially the error i discovered Awaziem caused it not even Uzoho.

Right in the presence of Awaziem he was out jumped by a Serbian attacker who nodded the ball.

Also remember first goal scored by South Africa against us in Uyo,the ball beat Awaziem easily on the air before South Africa player put his head into it and beat Akpeyi.

Honestly it's baffling seeing tall guys like,Balogun, Omeruo,Ekong and Awaziem finding it difficult in set pieces situations and dealing with crosses during open play.

I don't think our guys were this poor with set pieces in their various club sides but in national team something must be wronged.

If Ranieri can come out that Awaziem is good on the air and then Rohr is not getting the tactical zoning marking right when it comes to set pieces and even in open play.

AIG07:
Hahaha....

See me see trouble.

LieDetector quoted the news that said Rohr plans to drop Shehu, Ndidi(who is our top tackler) and start Musa.


Here is LieDetector's reply



Everyone here agrees that the team lacks creativity which Iwobi brings and needs a player like Ndidi. We all know that Iwobi can't play out wide but we still all agree that he is our most creative player. The news stated that Rohr plans to give him a new role (which I guess is the AMF role) which is very fine by me.

I'm sure LieDetector made his comments which I quoted on the basis that Rohr plans to switch formation to 3-5-2 which does not require a WF. What prompted those posts was why is Rohr planning to accommodate a certain player that does not fit into the system simply because another player will be drop.

So, always try to understand what and how a discourse begins before jumping into it.

I don't know how pointing out something faulty turns me into a tribalist.

I don't play all these dirty games of tribalism. I just want the best team to file out. I'll need you guys to point out where have done this in the past. I have called for Ighalo to be dropped. I have suggested that Idowu is drop to make use of V. Moses as LWB. I pointed out the magnitude of S. MOSES loss to the team even before the team left the shore of the country.

So your accusation does not hold any water.

#peace

Cc: Oasis007, somehow, Kog45

Sir,pls did i accused of tribalism?

I read and quote liedetector and i told him to modified his comment cos it centred on a player making the team on federal character and some would see it as tribalism post.

With due respect to liedetector,he came out and explained in details that his comment centred on 3-5-2 formation.

I did not accused him but drew his attention to it and i did not even read your own post to accuse you of what?

LieDetector:
I'm not looking at Iwobi as a winger but rather as an AM in a 3-5-2 formation. Musa can't play that role unless of course Rohr has got some other tactics up his sleeves. I'd keep my fingers crossed until Friday when the official line up must have been laid bare.

Sir,yes in 3-5-2 formation i don't expect Musa to start ahead of Iwobi and that's why i said if formation permit a winger then Musa should start.

LieDetector:
I made my post with the mindset Rohr would be playing 3-5-2. More so Musa's performance against Croatia was abysmal. That selection doesn't conform to what I perceive would be a weapon of mass destruction against Iceland hence my burst out. No tribalistic undertone whatsoever.

Sir,better for you to modify that post cos the federal character used symbolise tribalism.

LieDetector:
dropping shehu and starting Musa? We are not ready for any world cup. We have to wait for another four years. Anyone that doesn't see this is a federal character something is blind. It's clear now Rohr isn't the one calling the shots. Shame on NFF. Shame shame and more shame. Nonsense!

Pls,why saying federal character?are you saying Musa is not good enough.

I think with Iwobi performance as a winger against Croatia,Musa deserve to start against Iceland if formation permit.

Joebie:
Since the England game I opined that we lack the creative edge in the final third. We are not threatening at all upfront. That has been our problem. We are sure to concede a goal or two , but how do we respond, or will we ever take the initiative to go ahead first?

Joebie not from England game but Poland.

goldfish80:
Match stats.

Neither Uzoho nor Subasic had a save to make all match but we still lost 2:0. Should have been a goalless draw atleast if we were better organized.

Thanks baba for bringing this out.

I remember that you and Michael2 are good critics of Rohr not some who always makes U TURN when we had it bad.

Hope to see good match against Iceland.

Mujtahida:
Whatever the tactics they should play with determination. I have said it from the get go:if they going to lose let them do so gallantly.

Muj,right now am speechless cos all am seeing here were taunting analysis like i/we said it even from unexpected angles.

The team was poor against Croatia and i will not blame any player but Rohr,really surprised seeing Okocha telling us Iwobi would have made the difference as AM?made the difference?in uninspiring team.

Check out our players yesterday they lacks the willingness of a competitor and no matter the formation or Iwobi as AM ,Ebuehi and Iheanacho starting i don't see us making it.

Imagine just an hours to the match Rohr was saying this team is for the future,going to war already defeated,such statement is for weaklings.

Let's see how it goes against Iceland but i will like to see Ebuehi taking Shehu's place,Ekong out for Omeruo just too glaring the stage is big for him.Mikel fallen deep, Ndidi just need to raise his game,Iheanacho should start,Iwobi need to raise his game even as winger but hope to see him as AM but Rohr is tactical inept,just my concerns cos right from Poland we are having issues,no cohesion in our games and very funny no solutions to our poor response to set pieces.

Oasis007:


LMAO...... Sir Kog45 is not happy with the description.

Don't mind the man Rohr.

Martz101:
i don't know why is so difficult for Rohr to see that Ebuehi is better than shehu abi na our assistant coach hand work.

Shehu messed up in out friendlies and this man blamed it on fasting, moses played wing back today, shehu made he drop so deep and wide, shehu never contributed anything going forward

Good we are facing the reality.Honestly am totally pissed off.

Oasis007:


Who is/was a better Tactician between late Keshi and the white Onigbinde


Like for late Keshi - Share for white Onigbinde

The present coach's name is Rohr so stop saying white Onigbinde.

Onigbinde lost to Argentina 1 nil and Rohr lost to Croatia 2 nil

Goke7:
chai egbon you don vex o!

Yes my man,right from Poland match something was amiss and Rohr failed to address it.

kennysville:
Abeg make we no dey overhype this tournament experience. This is an obvious situation. We knew where our strength lies and where our weaknesses lie. You know that we played iwobi in the middle and got a very good result at least against England. Why revert him to the wings? Who was our play maker today? Moses? Who was supposed to do ball distribution? Mikel?

Haba! The coach got it all wrong. Shikena

My man tactically Rohr is zero

COOL10:
. I'm telling you. Abeg next time,I don't want to see Iheanacho on the bench. How Rohr does it I don't care to know. And please he should play Iwobi and Iheanacho together. Their camaraderie is similar to The Oyinbo Wall's. Bring Ighalo in the 2nd half. Another thing,I don't want to see Shehu play any group stage match again. Now Ebuehi will have a lot to do. Mtcheww

Sir forget all these playing Iwobi as AM,Mikel as DM,Iheanacho and Ebuehi must start.

Rohr is not a good tactician.

EmmGee:
and who told you it was an error?

de gea himself said he tried to stop it but it was too powerful. gks that are familiar with cr7s shots will tell you the same... they are powerful!!

Sir,De Gea messed up with that shot and real howler from him..If he is not to be blamed then Karius should not be blamed for Gareth Bale powerful shot.

De Gea looked suspicious all through yesterday and not good performance from him.

JSMMUYIWA:
Shehu isn't poor in the qualifiers.
His friendlies were poor.
Ebuehi can come in the second half.
But really I would have loved to see Ebuehi start,overlapping his class compare to Shehu.

Yes you are right,am just hoping for good outing tomorrow.

I just saw Pierre Aubemeyang pics wearing Nigeria Jersey saying he is supporting Nigeria cos of Alex Iwobi especially cos of Nigeria Nike jersey,meaning a lot of fans are really rooting for Nigeria cos of that jersey,so boys must perform o.

JSMMUYIWA:
Wow,That's cool;
2nd half formation I guess?

I guess but remember Ebuehi started the 2nd half with Ogu and Etebo but not seeing Ebuehi in team A meaning Shehu is starting and he has not been convincing in all our friendlies,hope to see better Shehu against Croatia.