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asha80:
since we now know that shehu is slow off the blocks it is imperative we play ebuehi against perisic.. anyone who has watched perisic knows he is quite fast from that left wing

i will really be disappointed if Rohr start shehu over ebuehi again

goldfish80:
It was football malpractice by Rohr to start Moses last night after just one training session with the team. Musa should have started while Moses came in to see out the game in the last 15-20 mins. That is how professionals work.

i thought about same too

MetalJigsaw:
I want to see Iwobi in AM again. He was fantastic yesterday. He practically seems to stake a strong claim on that position.

I'd like something like this next game:

.............,.....Uzoho

.......Omeruo. Ekong. Balogun

Ebuehi Ndidi Ogu Moses/Idowu

..............Mikel.. Iwobi

..................Ighalo/Simy





.........................Uzoho

.........Omeruo Ekong. Balogun

Ebuehi. Ndidi. Ogu Idowu/Moses

...................Mikel


.............Iwobi. Ighalo/Simy

iwobi didnt play AM yesterday, he was on the right and always drifted inside, he did that more when Ebuehi came in because Ebuehi was occupying the right side...some shehu was not able to do

PDPGuy:
Nawa!!!!

Onazi and Joel Obi have got some powerful Godfathers in the NFF

Yes, I’m not surprised that Mikel Agu was dropped. But dropping Aina for Echiejile makes absolutely no sense because the former is way more versatile than the latter.

versatile in doing nothing and jovial

goldfish80:
Fact is that Ebuehi appears more comfortable playing in a 3-5-2 formation as the wing back than the conservative flat back 4. I think this could the reason why Shehu still starts ahead of him.

his better in both

andrew444:
Hope you watched your onazi yesterday who can't make accurate pass ?

I was telling you but you are just speaking about the Congo game using it to cover up? I hope you are disappointed by him yesterday ? The guy don fat.

Correct me if I am wrong

Thank you

yes sir i am disappointed in him but not just him...the whole team except uzoho and iwobi...the whole team including mikel and moses were poor.

nelszx:
And his absence in both games revealed he has been the problem in the eagles midfield. Run everywhere, give needless and unprofessional tackles and leave space for opposition to punish. Onazi is a poor and lazy DM

Nigeria forget so soon....yesterday game change was not just because of the player change but bcause of formation change.

the same Etebo that replaced him was called all manner of name but now his the savior

TheGoodJoe:

Unlike some people, football is serious to me and the last thing I do is to analyze football sentimentally. It will not benefit the team on any way. That is why I frown upon coaches making sentimental selection.

When I said Kelechi Nwakali should camp with the Senior team and understudy Mikel, some people felt I said it for sentimental reasons. Against Atletico Madrid, many could see the massive potential the boy has. I pointed out Guardiola was a fantastic coach and some said it was because of sentimental reasons. Today, many agree he is good.

I do not call because of sentimental reasons but after careful knowledge. Hating or not wanting Nacho because you find my stance on his inclusion annoying makes you the sentimental one. Not me.

I was one mocked on threads of Nairaland for supporting Mikel's inclusion in the National team. Many thought it was sentimental. Today many agree is true. If it comes to defend another striker and I feel he is wrongly spoken about, I will.

me i want nacho in the team and i believe he will play a big role in Russia.

but saying nacho didnt score because the team didnt play for him or other excuse is sentiment

TheGoodJoe:

Unlike some people, football is serious to me and the last thing I do is to analyze football sentimentally. It will not benefit the team on any way. That is why I frown upon coaches making sentimental selection.

When I said Kelechi Nwakali should camp with the Senior team and understudy Mikel, some people felt I said it for sentimental reasons. Against Atletico Madrid, many could see the massive potential the boy has. I pointed out Guardiola was a fantastic coach and some said it was because of sentimental reasons. Today, many agree he is good.

I do not call because of sentimental reasons but after careful knowledge. Hating or not wanting Nacho because you find my stance on his inclusion annoying makes you the sentimental one. Not me.

I was one mocked on threads of Nairaland for supporting Mikel's inclusion in the National team. Many thought it was sentimental. Today many agree is true. If it comes to defend another striker and I feel he is wrongly spoken about, I will.

me i want nacho in the team and i believe he will play a big role in Russia

ChrisKels:
Out of over 36 games, he started a paltry 17 which isn't up to half of the total games and you are so proud, on a low Trabz of Turkey? Even the few he started, was he able to play up to 60 minutes before getting yanked off?

oga onazi was injured, how many games did leon balogun play, how many games did nacho start this season.

do we use the same criteria to judge all players or some player have immunity??

Mickael2:
I am going to guess you haven't played much football in your life so I will explain.

[b]As an AMF you are a striker yet you are a midfielder. AMF is quite different from SS and rightly so. [/b]When you are playing as the AMF you need to defend when the team is defending and still be the first one to move the attack, that requires a huge amount of energy. When Mikel was playing the DMF position during the AFCON in 2013 he was hardly ever subbed, recently in all the games he has played as an AMF he always gasses out, that should tell you how tasking that role is for him and without proper rest his effectiveness will diminish.


Playing a standing four in a double pivot does not require much energy and that's why he can still perform there till now. The coach however needs to decide if he will be the standing DMF or the roaming DMF because I totally so not believe that Ndidi can be the standing DMF ever.


For the record I have always told everybody that Etebo is good, always has been. And I have always said that Onazi is past his prime, I have always said that. so next time before you make that kinda reference, please check the moniker well

This bold part will make anyone wonder if you have any atom of knowlegde of football.

mikel was doing the unnecessary, chasing down the keeper and central defenders...that was ighalo duty.

asha80:
when is the Ramadan fast ending? if it continues till world cup starts then it is no brainer that ebuehi should be a starter if shehu's fasting is going to be a problem

with or without fasting Ebuehi is better

TheGoodJoe:
It is an experiment if he has not performed credibly in that role for a quality amount of time. There is no guarantee he will flourish playing for the team. We believe he has the attributes and quality to do so.

Gerrit?

he plays there for his club

TheGoodJoe:
I can point out a regular occurrance of top teams playing with players who do not fit the jam body role upfront. I can say the same of top teams relying on jam body players to play on the wings. So I wonder why the off point statement.

As for Mikel in the defence role, maybe you think this is a joke. The debate is about getting the most out of the team and these has to do with playing these players in role that will utilize their strengths. So I wonder how you think we should think of playing Mikel in defence in any way. That will inhibit his strength and not bring the best out of him.

You can see this is another off point comment from you.

so you actually don't understand what i meant by saying mikel should be send back to play like alonso under pep.

i was trying to make you understand merterns is not iheanacho and napoli is not Nigeria

ChrisKels:
Out of the 21 matches he played, how many did he start? He was mostly a sub to see out games. In other words, most of Onazi's games last season were cameo appearances.

Next time argue what u know

onazi started 17 games, he was injured, he miss Algeria and Argentina match because of it too.

KK555:
He implied that Shehu's performance might have been affected by his ramadan fasting. He said that Shehu and Musa eat at around 5am, then fast till they break the fast later in the night.

yes i heard that...there he believe shehu will do alot better when his not fasting

TheGoodJoe:
Please, when you are quoting someone, you one yourself the responsibility of talking about the points the person stands on. I am not "you guys" and I have always advocated playing players to the best of their attributes. Finishing is a big part of Nacho's game and I have pointed out he is the most lethal finisher we have. Until we have another who can do that, he remains my Tip to lead our front line. What you are writing up there has nothing to do with my opinion.

My point is so simple that I wonder why it is taking people ages to comprehend it. We should play a system that will create chances for Iheanacho to finish. If we create multiple good chances for him, we will be so devastating to even top teams.

Gerrit?

because na iheanacho get the team, i love iheanacho but your sentiment to him is annoying, making case and excuse for him but you won't do that for other strikers

ChrisKels:
Lol akpamu I cant remember u signing the song too

Nkpuru Amu you can go through my older post

ChrisKels:
So finally u guys are now singing same song with me? Lol I still remember your words after that Poland match. I was pained you could say those things even though you were the only person backing me up for rooting for him before the Poland match. I saw the mockery you made of the young lad by posting videos where he conceded goals without making up for that goof by also posting videos where he did excellently well.

na only you sing the song Mr musician??

zuchyblink:
because they are inexperienced and not-too-good

he said they are in standby until worldcup start

tbaba1234:
I don't agree with the first point, His high praise for Ebuehi's performance suggests otherwise. He made excuses for Shehu. Infact, i think he is beginning to concede.

I won't be surprised if Ebuehi starts the first game.

maybe you are right with the excuse part, but u had him say shehu was fasting and was a problem for him and Ebuehi was not having such problem.

LieDetector:
Jesus!
Please kindly show me where I said such.
Na so you wan use me shine?

ma binu, wrong identity

tbaba1234:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGeBRtTmSk4

from this press conference, i noticed

*Rohr is not still convince Ebuehi is better than shehu
*Aina will be dropped and Agu/joel
*Rohr is not happy with all the unnecessary travels from lagos - uyo - ph -abuja - london
* Rohr sees Musa as a striker
* Rohr is playing down our chances

LieDetector:
ndidi, Mikel and ogu/etebo as our midfielders. We roasting the Czechs

na still you talk say Etebo should be drop before. now na starter

Certitude:
I'm not sure though but I heard he had some problems then with his club or something like that.

yea the problem was unpaid salary, but he was still playing.

Ogu career is a case of player having bad management and agent i have followed the guy career. i just pray he get a good team after worldcup

KK555:
On his good day, he tackles well. He is strong, it is hard to bully him off the ball. Loftus Cheek would not have done to him what he did to the likes of Musa in the second half. Only Ogu could match that strength but he loses concentration.

you have eye, i was disappointed by Onazi today, maybe he was on pressure to impress scout and all that, but on his day he is very physical imposing and match opposition players strength to strength.

KK555:
I will support Nigeria henceforth.

Simi Nwankwo will be Nigeria's joker in the world cup. I believe he will do well for the team. Onazi killed Nigeria yesterday. I have watched that match again. Shehu was not very composed, i think he should start again for Nigeria. Nigeria should keep possession like they have always done during the African qualifying. Keep the passes short if possible, most of the long passes were intercepted. Onazi is strong but very poor concentration in yesterday's match cost Nigeria a lot. He was not moving or positioning himself well. His awkward and pass pass resulted in the free kick which Uzoho parried to corner, the resultant corner kick was badly defended by Ekong and Mikel gifting Cahill the liberty to nod home.

I pray Ndidi recovers soon enough. Overall it was not a bad game for Nigeria. It would have been very disastrous in the first half. Etebo did well linking up the midfield with his tackles, runs and short beautiful passes. They need to work on their shooting as well. Coordination, cohesion, communication especially in the midfield are vital. They were lacking in the first half.

I think Nigeria will surprise the world.

And also the coner kick issue is always our problem, Rohr need to do something on that, England could have scored more corner.

tbaba1234:
From the press conference, i think Aina will be dropped.
The last player is between Joel Obi and Agu

he still has future in super eagles but for now i will go with Echiejile

tbaba1234:
Rohr also said that Joel Obi is unfit and that some players were 'heavy'.. ( maybe Onazi?)

we need to drop joel obi, but j doubt if the problem was fitness

tbaba1234:
Shehu has not been good against European Opposition, It is not one game. He was caught out several times against poland and serbia.

I'm not a shehu advocate, his a good player but not a right back, we can't have a world-class right back in ebuehi and start him.

Ebuehi reminds of Bale when he plays in the left back position, Ebuehi is GOLD

TheGoodJoe:

And you feel playing Simy upfront alone is not an experiment. Na wa.

how can that be an experiment, he has all it takes to play there, good physical presence, hold up play and aeriel threat...his a hand full

komekn:
Ebuehi has for me put Shehu into retirement NUFF said.

Joel Obi and Onazi have lost thier with Onazi carrying way too much weight.

Ogu did not stabilise the midfield, we were playing 3-5-2. He was left sided CB his lack of pace and recovery opened the door for Welbeck you almost have an open road to score goal if not for Ekong.

Etebo brought much needed invention, stability,mobility, attack and much needed defensive backtracking.

Musa gave Walker a lesson in sprinting.

With the work they did as a collective Mikel was unleashed with licence to roam. Iwobi is fast growing up and running � tings.

When will Aina get a game at RB or LB we really have not tested him properly.

Idowu has given Echiejile is pension, nuttin more to say.

Finally, football brought the Naija community out in full force LONDON shake no be small.

Met old classmates I hadn't seen for years and some Naija celebrity musicians.

GR8 Day in the end after causing cardiac arrest to the nation the revived themselves in the second half.

you analysis was making sense until the bolded, which other test those Aina want,l maybe malaria test.

Aina has played more game than Ebuehi even more game than his competitor Idowu.

I'm sure there house no far from Wembley or maybe his dad can still carry him home.

everybody is missing the fact that Awaziem is no more our 3rd choice defender, the boy need to stand up