codemaniacs:


3 man midfield for the whole match.. in the 2nd half it turned to a 1 man midfield and that midfielder was a minus the only good thing he did was bringing down a Ghanaian player which was due to his poor positioning and he got carded.

For now Sanusi is better than Bassey for the S.E.

Promotion of mediocrity is what's affecting Nigeria not tribalism, nepotism and corruption.

Europeans, Whyte Americans and Asians e.t.c are tribal, nepotistic and corrupt but the high quality their corporate, academic and sports institutions produces is what hides their tribalism, nepotism and corruption.

Mention 7 high quality football academies in each region in Nigeria which means mention 1 in each region in Nigeria and their players playing in Europe top 10 leagues and compare it to only Chelsea FC academy and the players Chelsea have produced not to talk of the clubs ..

How many Nigerian billionaires own fully equipped football or sports academies in Nigeria not to talk about clubs.

TheGoodJoe:


I repeat and will say it again. We need to get it right. Stop the short cuts. Qualifying for tournaments is mediocre. It means nothing. It is about making a big statement.

Rohr was taking us no where. Even in the next 50years, unless we are okay with just qualifying.

Eguavoen started well but somehow the yes sir thing came to play.

At the end, we need to one day wake up and learn how to okay football. If not, the cycle continues and we will stay satisfied with we qualified.

jihday:
see as sentiment full your head. Rohr is bad tactics but Eguavoen is because of yes sir men. Call a spade a spade, Egu is a poor coach

Icon79:
Bros, one thing you can’t argue is that Rohr could’ve qualified Nigeria for the World Cup. This is the weakest Ghanaian team in recent memory, yet we lost. Nigeria received the easiest draw and this NFF still bottled it.

Sacking Rohr was not the problem but the timing. Like I had argued both on this forum and on Twitter, Rohr should’ve been sacked immediately after the last World Cup. But they left it too late ….. renewed his contract, only to sack him a few months prior to our biggest two matches in 4 years. Can we ever learn from experience?

Secondly, appointment Egu as Rohr’s replacement was also a brain dead decision? When has Egu ever achieved anything as a coach in Nigeria? Ironically, Egu was also the coach the last time we failed to qualify for the World Cup!

My question again is: can we ever learn?! How again do they define insanity? Doing the same thing over and over again but expecting a different result. That definition defines Nigeria to a T.


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daveP:



Two humbling facts tonight


Rohr has to be termed better cos he knows how to squeeze results even without style.


Next was the Calvin Bassey hype.

Stillwater10:


Most persons here will not admit it, but that is the simple true. There was absolutely no reason to have sacked Rohr as of when we did. What is now the difference between Rohr and Eguavoan? At least Rohr had good history with us.

Icon79:
Bros, one thing you can’t argue is that Rohr could’ve qualified Nigeria for the World Cup. This is the weakest Ghanaian team in recent memory, yet we lost. Nigeria received the easiest draw and this NFF still bottled it.

Sacking Rohr was not the problem but the timing. Like I had argued both on this forum and on Twitter, Rohr should’ve been sacked immediately after the last World Cup. But they left it too late ….. renewed his contract, only to sack him a few months prior to our biggest two matches in 4 years. Can we ever learn from experience?

Secondly, appointment Egu as Rohr’s replacement was also a brain dead decision? When has Egu ever achieved anything as a coach in Nigeria? Ironically, Egu was also the coach the last time we failed to qualify for the World Cup!

My question again is: can we ever learn?! How again do they define insanity? Doing the same thing over and over again but expecting a different result. That definition defines Nigeria to a T.


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TheGoodJoe:


If you have been long in this as I am, you will understand. From Westerhof not continuing to the way Bonfere was treated after AFCON. To the numerous stars denied opportunities. To sabotage upon sabotage.

I do not want to go into the details.

Jasmine80:


It’s easy to blame the people at the top but Nigerians must also be held accountable for Rohr termination. Basically, everyone was at fault. We have a big mouth in this country and no one likes to take accountability

Stormtrooper11:


I honestly won't see what you see because I didn't see what you see, Sir. I can assure you that I can imagine what you feel and you're not to be blamed if you stop supporting the team today. Many people have gave their all for this society of ours but have passed away not even with a single recognition. It is a shame.

Sir, you're a valuable person here in this thread. Your insights and experiences you share here is one of the reasons this place is a "goldmine". You veterans here are what gives this place a unique aurora. If yall leave, quality will reduce.

TheGoodJoe:


We lost by an away goal. Osimhen had a good chance rule offside. So Eguavoen could have qualified us.

That is not my point. My point is us playing proper footy and selecting the right players to suit it.

Rohr would never offer that. I have repeated it that qualification is mediocre but making a big statement.

Finito.

Icon79:
I don’t have any problems with sacking Rohr. I called for the last World Cup. My angst is the timing!

And by the way, Cameron just broke Algeria’s hearts.
That’s the spirit. That’s how great team fights. Out Super Eagles team lacks any fighting spirit in them.


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joelsteron:
Forget goal keeper and tactics. Is this what Ghana call football

PDPGuy:
Well, that was totally disheartening!

Everyone from Coach Eguavoen down to the players (except Osimhen) are to blame for this failure. Our midfielder's lack of confidence in threading forward passes was a big part in this debacle as well.

Anyways, we can all watch and cheer an actual good team - D'Tigress - at their women's basketball world cup in September..

COOL10:


What do you mean by 'except Osimhen'? Someone that missed chance upon chance upon chance and was caught offside numerous times.

If Onuachu who is known to be a lethal finisher was up there, he would have buried at least two of those chances Osimhen missed over the two legs.

JohnBullMySon:
You're very funny. Keep on dodging the reason we lost.

Which player should be invited that wasn't invited?

Or was Eguavoen being remote controlled by politicians to make substitutions

You and Komekn are just the same kind of people. You'll look for everything to support your point no matter how unreasonable it is. The only difference is that Komekn is for foreign based while you rep Naija based.

Now you're blaming politicians. Very soon you'll blame Putin. Keep it up. You're doing well.

Stormtrooper11:


We started with a 3 man midfield but we still didn't play good in the 1st half of the game. We actually didn't play good. We fielded if not our best crop of players available but we were still toothless.

Kinda agreeable about Sanusi.

Lol, they're all inter-related. Nigeria problems is like a tree. Nigeria cut few branches out of the tree but never gets to destroy the stem nor roots. They don't even stop the water supply to the tree!

They're corrupt doesn't mean a developing country like ours with poor structures and institutions should be. The States, Kingdom, Jean-Fraude, all have structures in place to checkmate excesses. We don't have those strong institutions.

Nigerian billionaires owning a sport academy isn't mandatory. The government, with the ministry of sport is responsible for the advancement of sports in the country. Makin sure we're doing the appropriate partnerships for development, PPPs included, is their responsibility. We're not honest with ourselves here. The government aren't serious in the development of even grassroot sports! We can't keep relying on rejected foreign borns to move us to great heights. Our supply of players should be a mixed variety.

Odunayaw:
fighting spirit without goals is nothing Oga