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Jarus:
He meant to say 2 non-natural strikers.

Iheanacho is a trained Striker who can also play as a supporting Striker. Musa started his Career as a Striker. He played as a Striker for CSKA Moscow during his loan Spell last Season - hence we ain't playing with non-natural Strikers.

goldfish80:
I don't get it. We are playing 2 false 9s in today's Game?
Well, pros being that the Nordic defenders would not have a man to mark, could be genius if it works. Would be comedy central if it doesn't.
We are going curve ball in this game. Interesting.

Nah..... we ain't playing 2 false 9s Sir, in fact we ain't playing any false 9 at all; rather two Strikers Upfront.

tbaba1234:
Confirmed Starting Line-up:

Uzoho; Ekong, Balogun, Omeruo; Moses, Mikel, Ndidi, Etebo, Idowu; Iheanacho, Musa.

I think, this is a much better lineup

Colin Udoh deliberately released a fake line-up to throw people off. He mentioned that Rohr was angry that the line-up was released the last time . Apparently, he did it to throw the opponents off.

Finally we have the 3 - 5 - 2 Formation we've been clamoring for. Also It's good Rohr plays Moses where he belongs - RWB, though I would have loved him to play as a LWB simply to accommodate Ebuehi in the Lineup as a RWB.

The Strike-force is very much spot-on. The Pace of Musa and potent Ability of Iheanacho in the Box gonna be handy for the Eagles today!

However, I hope to see Iwobi in the 2nd Half replacing Etebo or Mikel, as well as Ebuehi for Moses or Idowu.

Pls let's put our Grievances aside and give the Team our respective ultimate Supports. Let's support them in Prayers too, coz nothing is impossible to achieve with Hardwork and Prayer.

We've got a begging Chance to make it to the next Round. Icelanders are Debutants, we ain't! Rohr should go for the maximum Point. We must attack unrelentingly until the final Whistle.

We can do it...... we can surprise the World that our Team ain't only about Fashion - we can play Footie too. Let's get the Job half done Today and fully done against the wounded, grieving Argies.

#IStandWithEaglesAgain!

Mujtahida...... the useless Pig also predicted Argentina will reach Semi-Final, and as it stands, it certain either both of us or one of us won't make it to the next Round.

To Nigerian Fans.... every Team is beatable until our Players would fail to turn up and the Pains become so much unbearable as usual.

If Argentina lose this Match, we must do everything Possible to win Tomorrow and perhaps hope for a Draw in the last Match.

Special Thanks to Forgiveness and ChrisKels..... I really enjoy una comedy. By the way, I hope we've all moved on from the first Match Loss? Cos Tomorrow is another Day!

tbaba1234:
They have already leaked the possible starting line-up... Hopefully, it does not matter.

The leaked Lineup/Formation........ is it 3 - 5 - 2 or 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Sir?!

Mujtahida:
oasis007 is this your wife ni?

LMAO....... I don't know her Sir. Kindly invite her to this Thread, she's gonna be lovely and lively.

Cc Vivianoasis

ChrisKels:
U said pre not post, neither did u say pre and post. When you are serious, we go continue bro

Let's forget it Bruh. I believe you are still hurting coz the Loss is still haunting you. I pray we win our next Match, otherwise I pity what's gonna become of this Thread if we lose to the Icelanders.

ChrisKels:
So far, no recorded beef what so ever. Aliou is said to be easy to work with because he entertain ideas from his colleagues which has made them a Unit, and they have tried to transfer such Unity to their players which is evident with their style of play. They defend and attack as a unit, covering for each other.

Oliseh, the over sabi coach is notorious for being difficult to work with.

Where are the Records of Discord between late Keshi and his Backroom Staff prior to AFCON 2013 Triumph?!

andrew444:
I no get power oo,but as i see senegal players stats last season i just smile.

I wanna smile too, can you share their Stats pls?!

ChrisKels:
And there was no beef when they were working together? Keshi and Amo?

The Question is; how are you sure there is no Beef among Senegal Team coaching Crew?!

ChrisKels:
Did you know that Senegal's coaching crew is made up of their 2002 team?

Aliuo Cisse, Tony Syria, Omar Daf, Lamine Diatta.

But down here, Siasia, Oliseh, Amunike and Finidi fit work together without beef? I doubt


Naija which way?

...... and you are damned sure there is no Cow-tail in their Camp?!

Late Keshi, Amokachi and Shorunmu worked together and were successful.

andrew444:
I no get time to bring stats jor,if i bring stats dem go win o

Let me make it easier for you bro.... let's made the comparism based on the Clubs they are repping and their performances for the Clubs in the last Season.

andrew444:
Are you doubting me bro?

Willl Keita balde and Cheikh Kouyate not start for naija?

Doubting you ke, just wanna be convinced with Stats! Can you at least make Players comparism - department by department?!

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.

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

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!

AIG07:
Tribalism and Nepotism no go kill us for this country. Anything we wan we must use quota system share am... So much for an Independent nation. I blame the founding fathers.

It is time we adopt this slogan "the best have it" so that we can progress as a nation.


It is still one of the reasons I don't like local coaches handling our national teams. Their level of biasness is out of this world

Guess your Post is a damage Control Bruh, coz I ain't a Lie Detector but Oasis.

andrew444:
Senegal better pass naija for all aspect as far as I am concerned, even some player in the bench will make naija starting 11.

Anyway up eagles we gonna crush Iceland

Based on empirical Evidence or personal Conviction?!

somehow:
Good. I am just tired of some of my fellow Nigerians.

When you think its lack of education, then you get surprised by the so called educated ones.

Bruh..... I was surprised a certain Moniker could stoop so low by joining the Campaign of Calumny.

safarigirl:
This Rohr just dey funny me. I he likes, he can pack short players against giants, they will cage all of them the sane way they caged the great Messi and even worse, all the FKs wey dem get go just dey enter net.

Abeg, I no come this morning to yarn Super Eagles matter, I just want to remind everyone that Senegal is the only African nation that went to Russia with an indigenous coach and look how well they did yesteryesterday.

Perhaps their coach was not feeding them tales of how much better Lewandoski is. Do they have a team psychologist? Most likely, no.

What Senegal has that Nigeria obviously doesn't is PRIDE. They had PASSION. That is what PATRIOTISM is about. So, Ogu should go and ask them what's up next time he wants to feed us trash.

The Senegalese team is allergic to losing. You see it when they play, all you see when Nigeria plays is tired, lazy, losers with slave mentality. Always bowing to their white massas.

Good morning guys.

2 Days ago, Cise called for the Appointments of Africans as Coaches of African Senior Teams. Yesterday he was the only African (Black) leading an African Team and he made the whole Continent Proud.

Samson almost won Gold at Rio despite that he couldn't get the Players he needed for the Competition. We under-appreciate our indigenous Coaches, we've condemned them as corrupt Personnel, yet they deliver when they call upon.

Even Shuaibu didn't let us down on two Occasions he was called to serve his Father's Land.

somehow:
Hope you understood my Post you quoted?

Of course I do, and really appreciate it. It's more of an Admonition for those beating the Drums of Tribalism and Ethnictism.

ChrisKels:
If this news is anything to go by, then e dun be for us.


http://owngoalnigeria.com/2018/06/19/eagles-training-rohr-ponders-dropping-ndidi-shehu-abdullahi-new-role-for-moses-iwobi/


I just pray it is owngoal being owngoal, otherwise...

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!

AIG07:
Tribalism and Nepotism no go kill us for this country. Anything we wan we must use quota system share am... So much for an Independent nation. I blame the founding fathers.

It is time we adopt this slogan "the best have it" so that we can progress as a nation.


It is still one of the reasons I don't like local coaches handling our national teams. Their level of biasness is out of this world

forgiveness:
What is federal character in starting Musa?

Is Musa a bad player?

How many wingers do you have in your team?

If Musa is one of the 3 wingers in the team and one of the winger who did not live up to expectation is dropped for Musa, is it not a normal thing to do?

Victor Moses, Iwobi and Musa are thes three wingers Rohr is used to, and since Iwobi was not effective enough, it will be a wise decision to drop him and start Musa.

It is a very simple straight forward thing. So, wetin be quota system for dis one.

Abi, make we use Iwobi wey we know say em no dey do well for the wing come take play Iceland again?

edi287:
Save this post for the next time someone calls you a tribalist

somehow:
Imagine reading "starting musa is federal character". How low have we all gone that we cant even reason properly again without the effect of tribalism and ethnictism beclouding our judgement?

Like Musa doesn't deserve to be in the squad, the same Musa that thrive well in Russia. Infact why should Musa be on the bench for Iwobi in the first place when talking wing play?

Odunayaw:
Trust Nigerians to look for what/who to blame. I am awaiting someone to blame mundane things such as the style of hair on the players or something stoopid

LMAO....... I temporarily stayed off from posting on this Thread coz some Monikers I respected are going haywire with their Posts just because we lost a Match.

So playing Musa is simply to comply with Quota System?! Musa does not deserve to be in the Team I guess?! LOL!

I don't wanna get involved in this kinda Discourse, but it's better we reason deeply before making Posts.

AIG07:
Anytime I say Nacho should lead the line with Alex, I'm suggesting the 2 false 9s in a 3 - 5-2 set up. And not as a lone striker. We don't have the required striker for the lone striker role. Simy would have been an option but no room to experiment.

You can't have 2 false 9s in a Setup Sir? Mind explaining how?! Secondly how do you expect 3 - 5 - 2 Formation to work when you are playing with your so called false 9s?!

Ighalo can play as a Target-Man. He has proven it, what's he's lacking is Support. Ighalo ain't the Problem, playing Mikel behind him is the real Problem Sir.

mank1234:
What does Ighalo bring on board? What's the use of a striker if you cannot score? Or are we playing rugby? Iwobi and Kelechi are better scorers. We need goals to win a match and not pushing defenders.

This is world cup and not Africa. If you push, it will be foul.

Good Question Bruh....... Ighalo can play as a target Man. He can attract more than a Defender to him, thereby freeing up space for Iheanacho to exploit.

It's not necessary for him to have the Ball often, rather be a Threat that destabilizes, disorganizes the Opposition defensive Setup.

Like JM would say whenever Lukaku was having Goals Drought - his general play is more important as far as he's creating Goals and unsettling the Opposition defensive Plan.

As you said, this is World thus experimenting shouldn't be the last Option. Mind telling how many Goals Iwobi scored as a Striker or SS for both Club and Country pls?!

mank1234:
With Ighalo you won't create chances cos he's always with a defender and doesn't make runs. It's runs that create space for a through pass. It's easier for people to blame the midfielders but if the striker doesn't open up how do you create the chance?

That's why 2nd Striker is needed Bruh, being with Defender(s) will free up space for the pairing Striker to exploit.

How do you expect him to create Goals when he's the last Man making the Runs?! That's why many of us are suggesting Iheanacho to pair him upfront.

Joebie:
Which did we squander?

I wanted to ask the same Bruh. Creating one or two half chances and you expect the Striker to score??

I was even wondering if we did create any Chance at all whether a goal begging chance or half chance.

Mujtahida:
Hahahaha hahahaha. We are all coaches oo

Seriously.... I really laughed so hard when my Eyes jammed Mikel to play as an auxiliary Centre Back!

AIG07:
We don't have to use strength to break defences we need clever attackers. Till the time Ighalo was subbed off he never won a single ball with his strength. Of what use is strength when you can't use it. We don't have strikers like Costa that will fight for every aerial lballs. You will only see Ighalo standing and backing defenders.

If Rohr starts him, we will not score.

Sir, Ighalo is the best to lead the Attack not Iheanacho cos the latter is better off as a SS. Though the primary Assignment of a Striker is to score Goals, but sometimes you need to look beyond that. You need to consider what he can bring on board aside from scoring Goals.

Having Ighalo as a leading Striker with Iheanacho behind him gonna be more effective. Ighalo Stamina gonna be handy to bully and create space for Iheanacho to exploit and do the needful in the Box.

How on earth are you suggesting the Duo of Iheanacho and Iwobi to lead the Attack?! We've debated countlessly on this Thread that Iheanacho is better off as a SS not a leading Striker with Facts and Stats.

Moreso, have you watched Iwobi played as a SS, even for his Club?! What Match(es), how many Minutes?! You can't just pick Players for Roles based on Perception or personal Conviction Sir.

charlesemeka85:
against iceland rohr should deploy the 3-5-2 formation and if done we stand a huge chance winning the match.the icelanders are compact and highly disciplined side but lacks creativity will lack creativity to subdue our midfield if we have move bodies there.

Easy Bro, how did you come to this Conclusion - that the Iceland Team lacks creativity? So sigurdsson and other Midfielders in the Team ain't creative?! Any Fact to prove it??

i forsee them relying mainly on dead balls to score. iwobi and iheanacho if paired together up front will cause a lot of problems to the iceland defenders with their speed, understanding and trickerery.

Chief Coach...... another Fallacy. Has Iwobi ever played as SS for the Eagles, specifically behind Iheanacho as the leading Striker?! Who dash Iwobi speed Sir?! Even Iheanacho ain't a real pacy Player. Understanding you say? On or off the Pitch?!

mikel and ndidi should shield the back 3 whereas the former will serve as an auxiliary centre back then etebo with is lungs and power should be deployed as a box to box midfielder.

Master Tactician.......... which one be auxiliary Center Back ni tori Olohun. Mikel as an auxiliary CB?! Kada Kada Sir.

moses should play as a left wingback while ebuehi should be the right wingback. the trio of ekong, balogun and ogu should be the central defenders.

Senior Manager........ and you will be comfortable with two slow CBs in a 3 at the back Formation?! Even ready to experiment a Player as slow as Ogu in a must win Match?!

uzoho



ekong balogun ogu




ebuehi ndidi mikel moses



etebo



iwobi iheanacho

Lord..... how do you plan to win with this Setup and Lineup?! Ogu at the back?! Etebo as a No. 10?! Iwobi as a SS and Iheanacho as the lead Striker?! LMAO.

Bruh, we will be tactically disgraced, nullified, and brutally massacred by Icelanders.

Cc Mujtahida, Joebie, Chriskel, Elyte89, AIG07, forgiveness........ here comes the Coach to replace Rohr after the Mundial.

English Team played till the last Minute with their Breathe. They wanted the Win at all cost and they have it.

Congratulations to the 3 Lions.

Joebie:
That 3-4-3/3-5-2 na very good option too

Yeah they are, but there is gonna be a tweak in the Lineup and Tactics.

if we play 3 - 5 - 2, I will hope for a Midfield Trio of Ndidi, Mikel and Etebo. Ndidi and Mikel gonna play Deep while Etebo plays as B2B Midfielder, with Iheanacho and Ighalo Upfront.

Also we will play more on the Flanks than Middle, hence I hope we have capable Crossers and Nodders. I will surely go with Tyrone as a RWB and Moses as a LWB. Tyrone's Wing gonna be used the most.

I'm afraid we will get lost with 3 Upfront in a 3 - 4 - 3 Formation, except we wanna play with invited Wing-forwards who will be drifting to the Middle to join in the buildup.

I will play Iheanacho as a Striker in this Formation, Moses and Etebo as Wing-forwards, Idowu and Tyrone as Wing-backs and Ndidi and Mikel as DMs.

God forbids....... if Rohr proves stubbornness - plays the same Lineup, Formation, Setting against Iceland and we lost...... the moment he returns to the Country, his Case gonna be like........?!

Icon79:
Nne, did somebody steal your handle or did you really post this with your eyes wide open?

So with this your ideal formation, we should have: VicMo, Iwobi, Kelechi, and Ighalo in the field at the same time? In the name of playing with a "support striker"? That's like playing with 4 forwards. And you'll just surrender the midfield to Croatia, right? C'mon Kelechi Iheanacho is a striker. So it's either him or Ighalo, not both.


O pari

........ but England has Kane, Alli, Raheem, Lingard even Young in the same Lineup?! This Afternoon, Belgium had Lukaku, Hazard, Carrasco, and Kevin and they won convincingly.

Do you know what's common between them......?! 3 at the Backs!

Cc Safarigirl.