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somehow:
Haba.. it's a public knowledge, when the ball remains with him for long, it tends to do rubbish with it.

And the rubbish got us the goal that took us to Russia, I pray he continue that same rubbish in Russia

somehow:
Ogu to me is a short passes type of a player, not in the mold of Mikel and might not be able to play that role. To play such role, you need to have clear vision and the ability to read your colleague's next moves.


Iheanacho should be able to slot in, but the issue is, will he step up? Iwobi like you said too unserious for such role. The only other option is Joel.

Etebo doesn't know how to pass, he's better at dealing with loose balls.

please how is iwobi unserious?

tbaba1234:
Best under 23 players in belgium based on stats...

Agbo
Awoniyi
Olayinka

I really dont know how agbo play, Agbo need to play

komekn:
You really can not make that kind of comparison you should know better.

Look at the other top players that were in the French team, Deschamp, Vieira, Thierry Thuram. Playing in the creme de La creme of Europes top clubs.

Our team does not have strength in depth in terms if top quality players.

you seem to not understand me, even with the big name in the French team they rely solely on zidane and his injury was a disaster to the team even Senegal beat them

forgiveness:
When I dey talk for here people think say I dey talk rubbish. Now, we are hearing from the horses mouth that the 90s set no dey d same level with dis set. They were better than this set but some people here wan blind eyes with mago mago sentiment. Here we are, Rohr has confirmed it. Hehehehe!

The second bolded is what I don dey hammer since but people here are too sentimental to see we don't have a striker in Kelechi Iheanacho and Ighalo(though I think he's).

This might not actually prove you right, Rohr is obviously reducing fans expectation and playing the under dog card.

Rohr is wise

edi287:
Pirlo was playing. Busquets and Alonso can both dictate. Kroos did for Germany. We have Ogu. Ogu has played with Ndidi twice (once without Mikel) and did well.
Anyhow you'll understand what I'm talking about against Poland.

I mention busquet and Alonso because they are similar and still succeeded, infact that Spain team play with weird players, busquet,alonso,xavi,iniesta and fabregas were playing at same time with fabregas playing as the attacker sometimes, they are similar player

The number one rule in internation football is maximise what you have

daveP:
If those indiscipline can be worked d on, he will be a sure starter. But I just don't have trust in him for WC standards.

Bro is not discipline, rather he lack the basic goalkeeper skill, you cant teach a goal keeper about 30 those things.

Akpeyi problem is confidence, keeping Faith with him and one or two clean sheet will do that, he didn't bribe his way to South Africa league

Akpeyi reminds me of De gea when he came to Manchester United, so many blunders but sir Alex fergusen kept Faith with him, look at him now.

daveP:
even for an African team, I think 1match is enough at any international cup. Sometimes A frightened gk need to learn a thing or two from Bouka Barry of CiV. show feigned strength. But Akpeyi gives you think look that shows that his heart races faster than the seconds on a counting clock timer.


Ezenwa is showing that and we rarely worry expect for his stupid running outside. Maybe that's why he was that overconfident to say that Messi can't score freekick from him

Ezenwa has been lucky, his games for Nigeria has been the once we were very comfortable and he had little or nothing to do, but then he will always show his naivety in those matches Cameroon and Algeria.

Ezenwa has refuse to improve, he was with ideye in 2007 the under20 tournament, please visit back to his clips and you will know more about him. Ezenwa will surely go to world cup but should not be a starter

BascoVanVeli:
One of Onazi's best games as of late was against Cameroon and Ndidi was on the pitch then.

Good observation, Zambia second leg when Onazi went off with injury, the midfield never remain thesame.

edi287:
I've seen enough to determine that both can't dictate play from deep. Both are the same type of player - press aggressively to win the ball. Ndidi's best games have come when Onazi isn't playing. Ndidi at Leicester plays alongside an Iborra or Drinkwater both whom are dlp why Ndidi buzzes around and breaks up play. Both Ndidi and Onazi buzz around to break up play. It's no coincidence that Ndidi's best games have been without playing next to Onazi.

my brother international football is different from club football, if you don't have deep lying playmaker, you make do with what you have.

I will love to visit history, In 2006 world cup, Italy won playing most of there games with del Rossi and gattuso, they are both destroyers... In 2010 Spain won playing with Alonso and bosquet both very similar and non of them is a destroyer, 2014 we all watch kros and khedira playing in the deep midfield role with Kramer coming in atimes.

Finally I notice we Nigerians love CHANGE alot even when not necessary, Onazi and Ndidi combo has only lost one match, why always referring back to it?

MetalJigsaw:
God bless you as you've said it the way you should...
I wonder why some people are struggling to get my point.

Learning to play without Mikel: Yes, good idea


Testing potential replacements for Mikel in the present crop of players where there's not even anyone close: No, bad idea

Rohr should also be more focused on building more cohesion and understanding in his squad going to the World Cup. That's my fvcking point!

you always contradict your self

edi287:
Onazi - Ndidi aren't compatible without Mikel in the team. Mikel drops back to form a 3 and is great at holding the ball. We all saw what happened against SA when Mikel didn't play and it was Etebo playing in front of them.
The pivot won't work with Iwobi in front because Iwobi is a pass and move sort of player. It might be different seeing we'll have Vic Moses around this time and the possibility of Joel Obi starting with both Iwobi and Vic Moses out wide.

Not true, the right statement should be, The whole team ain't compatible without Mikel, the whole team flopped in that match.

if I may ask how many matches have you seen Ndidi partner Onazi without Mikel, you don't come to a conclusion like that.

edi287:
Option 3. Can morph into a 4-3-3 with Ndidi, Ogu and Iwobi as our Midfield 3 or a 4-2-3-1 with Nacho as a AM with Moses on the right and Iwobi on the left. Oh and Ogu playing deeper with Ndidi helps as he keeps the ball better than Onazi which is crucial since Mikel isn't going to play.

Onazi will start, he missed the last 2 matches because of injury, his a sure started in the world cup if fit, Onazi will not only start but wear the captain hand band

really I dont understand how people come to a conclusion that Onazi and Ndidi aint contactable,Onazi,Ndidi and Mikel played in the midfield against Algeria and Cameroon at home and the midfield was wonderful

Icon4s:
Reviews from who? I have learned not to trust individuals reviews because most are filled with sentiments and hate.

I am not saying Akpeyi should be dropped. He is likely the 3rd choice let us focus more the first and second choice and build their confidence level.

Akpeyi is a better keeper to Ezenwa, making mistakes don't make you a bad keeper and for some good reasons Rohr and his crew know, that's why they kept Faith in akpeyi

Uzoho surely will start, I'm nor sure the other goal keepers are in camp already, even if they are in camp he should get a start, we need to see him more.

In the defends I will go for Leon balogun and Awasiem, we have never seen Leon partner any of the other defenders before, although I think Omeruo is a better defender to Awasiem, Echiejile and Idowu need to get 45 minute each, whoever start is no problem tactically and last spot in the defense should be taken by Shehu for obvious reasons.

The midfield with absent of the midfield General Mikel should avoid much changes so we dont loose the cohesion and continuity, a flat midfield 3 of Onazi, Ndidi and Ogu we can also experiment with an iwobi playing in the number 10 role and yes he is comfortable there too.

Ighalo should get a nod to start in the middle and flanked by Moses and Iwobi.

Uzoho

shehu........Awaziem........Balogun...........Idowu

......... .... Ndidi................Onazi

........................... Ogu

........... .. Iwobi............Ighalo...........Moses

*4-3-3*

is just a friendly, losing now won't hurt rather it will help us more

This our has a lot of potential, I will appreciate if NFF and Nigeria reduce the pressure on them for the world cup, give Rohr a 4 years contract and you will see more wonders.

most of the boys are not even yet in there prime,keeping the core of the players together will make us even stronger in 2022 world cup.

#nopressure

MetalJigsaw:
So what does the team bonding have to do with their friendship? There's team bonding present the team already bro

Oga stop this thing you are doing to your self, you dey make shame catch me

komekn:
I don't know how it has happened but just like JJay, Kanu, Yekini, etc we have never found any one to replace those players.

Mikel has no replacement he is for us as Messi is to Barca.

There have been many pretenders but no one worthy yet. I remember Rabui Ibrahim showed so much promise was even in the Top 50 most talented teenage footballers. But has sadly faded away.

So what's the point or playing without him we know what the implication will be.

we are not doubting Mikel's important to the team, his our camptain but football is a team sport is not even about the 11 players on the pitch, you can win games with good replacement on your bench

During the late 19s and early 2000s, our best player was okocha, but we had an oruma, we also had agali who is always ready to come in for kanu, Mikel absent now is a blessing

Remember Korea Japan 2002, zidane absent distrupt the French team, because of over reliance on him

Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr has argued that two of the most influential players in his squad, John Obi Mikel and Victor Moses, cannot single-handedly decide the outcome of matches at the World Cup as they are not in the same category as Super Eagles stars of the 90s.
The German coach admitted that the current squad is not as strong as the 90s team, who qualified for the second round of the World Cup twice in a row, defeated Spain and was close to eliminating Italy at USA 1994.
''We do not have such great players as Kanu or Okocha, who then shone, but the strength of this team is the team work,'' said Rohr to
Przegląd Sportowy.
''Our captain Obi Mikel or Victor Moses are not the players who will decide the fate of the game themselves, like the stars from the 90s.''
Victor Moses was Nigeria's top scorer with three goals during the 2018 World Cup qualifiers, followed by Kelechi Iheanacho and Alex Iwobi with two goals each, and Rohr says he is concerned about the absence of a top finisher in the team ahead of the mundial.
He said : ''We really do not have an effective striker, but we have other good players like - Iwobi, Kelechi, Obi Mikel, Ighalo - they are also able to score goals.''

source allnigeriasoccer.com

MetalJigsaw:
Oya two me any new-fashioned team that has almost overhauled his team

sorry sir you are in a very different frequency; forget the arguement

MetalJigsaw:
Oga I no want tear your agbada... My point is that is not old fashion, it is the right thing he's doing

Old fashion might be the right way to do things been old fashioned don't mean is wrong, do you understand now?

MetalJigsaw:
So Rohr should take both of them to WC mainly because the bond between them is " damn too great"??

The list should be about the team conveying the right legs to Russia

yes Team bonding is a great factor for selecting players for tournament, iwobi is one of our best player if not our best player and taking his closest ally who is not a bad player to the tournament could affect his game positively

infact this is a very good reason to drop ineffective echiejile out

Kog45:
The word old fashioned does not mean Rohr is outdated.

Rohr can be likened to Hiddicks,Carlo Anccellotti,Hyckenes,these are old fashioned managers with great results.

Thank you sir for explaining better to him

MetalJigsaw:
What do you mean old fashioned?? That's how its rightly done. You're actually the one with little or no knowledge about integrating fringe players into a team at a gradual process. This prevents the core players from losing any chemistry they have amongst each other and not get disorganized

Football is a team game. Overhauling a performing football team is highly inappropriate.

bros calm down, we no dey fight, you were clamouring for Joel to be in the starting line up and I told you starting with Ogu is better because of team chemistry

Also I mention Rohr is kinda old fashioned and it work for us, meaning he will likely do what i stated.

so please tell me why you wan tear my shirt??

tbaba1234:
I think Joel Obi should replace Mikel instead..

Joel obi is his natural replacement in the team obviously, but we all know he missed his club last match meaning his not really fit, so coming in second half would be perfect for him.

Also Rohr seem to be an old fashion coach that loves to ease new players into the team slowly which has been working for us.

asha80:
just hearing that mikel might not make the Poland friendly because he is having issues renewing his work permit issues..from brila fm

for me this is a blessing in disguise, we need to see the team play a top match without Mikel, you never know what the future holds.

Rohr should go with Ndidi and Onazi with Ogu replacing mikel, Ogu did a good job there against Algeria maybe if fit joel could come in for either of the midfielders

Icon79:
Either way, I think Rohr sees something in him. That's why he kept inviting him.


O pari

not anymore, his been left out, you and i know any player out from the invited 28 will find it difficult to make the final 23... even the untested agbo is invited ahead of him

forgiveness:
Nobody dey see dis one na. Tomorrow somebody go come dey tell us Agu na useless player.

Agu might not be useless but we have alot of better players in his position, Rohr gave him alot opportunity to prove him wrong and he didn't

MetalJigsaw:
Nice point but I think its important to master that formation. It is very promising judging by the last game and it could be a weapon in disguise for us in the WC

with the kinda player Nigeria team has, playing that formation is reducing our potential especially playing against teams like Poland which am sure is a test game for Iceland.

The formation is for team having better player and more fluid midfield and attack e.g Argentina

I don't think is necessary for Rohr to use the 3-5-2 formation, tactically Poland is not a free flowing footballing team, they play direct football, those long balls will cause problems us if we use that formation

How did u guys apply please

IrradiatoR:
you should be the one to read well, no offense please






to understand better, compare her time (11.6 secs) to others who also qualified for the semis in their respective heats,
that will give you an idea of how slow she finished

we Nigerians are hard to deal with...her time was 11:16 and the Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce won gold with 10:75 and this is just in a heat.is either you guys are very poor in mathematics to know her time was good, 11:16 is faster than 11:2,please lets learn to encourage our own.