Humility017:

this man should learn keep quiet...
must him always expose the federation moves?
unknow to him that the english media spy on our fresh a lot...
he should learn to keep quiet and keep his cards close to his chest...

Joebie:
Should your dreams come true, It would only make us stronger. Any better performance than that Cameroon show in Uyo can trouble any team in the world. That performance should be our standard from now on

BascoVanVeli:


U would have to play the whole league over in the NPFL.

nelszx:

Of course we will either of the top 8 in November FIFA rankings if we qualify

Mickael2:


with that performance against Cameroon, we would be 2 goals down against Brazil, atleast a goal down against Spain and 4 goals down against Germany after 20minutes. Make no mistake about it, that game was won by individual brilliance, a repeat of that performance(exactly that performance) against Belgium will be a white-wash no offence

safarigirl:
we could have....but did we? No, should we cry over that? No.

You can strive for better, but when you keep crying over what was not to be, it's more of a distraction.

The starting XI will still be tweaked, after all, this starting XI could have done a double on Cameroon, but you and many others have admitted their failure to do so.....imagine if we had tweaked the team, maybe we would have done better, abi?After all Cameroon tweaked theirs and gave us a battle

Le the coach try others, maybe some are better than what we fielded against Cameroon.... Maybe, a couple of players from that team will be injured weeks to the world cup, what will then happen to the team you've been training all that time? Now, the coach will have to go back to those bench boys and find some way to help them gel into the team.

A good team does this thing called ROTATION. Rotation allows for every member of the team to be great when called upon. You see what Manu Garba's team achieved in U17? Such pristine cohesion even with the bench boys was achieved because of rotation, other top teams do it as well.Our team is so dependent on some key members that we crash if they are removed, look at us against France in 2014 when Onazi picked an injury....imagine we go to Russia and Ekong picks a knock, what will happen to our defense since other players just sat on the bench since? On the other hand, Success was injured in the U17, but Awoniyi filled in so brilliantly, there was no gap.

You cannot have a fixed starting XI lest you promote laziness with others, after all, why will I have to be great when the coach won't ever pick me anyways?

We should rotate that team, like I said, nobody should go to Russia without contributing to the team. You cannot chop bench and go to Russia off the back of others

You talk about striving for excellence, bit you are fine with a great first XI and a largely untested bench, how is that excellence?

jotey:


I want England like crazy

daveP:
Its a naija syndrome. All the way from the presidency to even the electrician awarded a big contract. We are yet to recognize the power of a Press secretary like other developed countries. The way he even clamors for Abraham, i pray it doesnt hurt us at last moment of selection.

safarigirl:
we could have....but did we? No, should we cry over that? No.

You can strive for better, but when you keep crying over what was not to be, it's more of a distraction.

The starting XI will still be tweaked, after all, this starting XI could have done a double on Cameroon, but you and many others have admitted their failure to do so.....imagine if we had tweaked the team, maybe we would have done better, abi?After all Cameroon tweaked theirs and gave us a battle

Le the coach try others, maybe some are better than what we fielded against Cameroon.... Maybe, a couple of players from that team will be injured weeks to the world cup, what will then happen to the team you've been training all that time? Now, the coach will have to go back to those bench boys and find some way to help them gel into the team.

[b] A good team does this thing called ROTATION. Rotation allows for every member of the team to be great when called upon. You see what Manu Garba's team achieved in U17? Such pristine cohesion even with the bench boys was achieved because of rotation, other top teams do it as well.[/b]Our team is so dependent on some key members that we crash if they are removed, look at us against France in 2014 when Onazi picked an injury....imagine we go to Russia and Ekong picks a knock, what will happen to our defense since other players just sat on the bench since? On the other hand, Success was injured in the U17, but Awoniyi filled in so brilliantly, there was no gap.

You cannot have a fixed starting XI lest you promote laziness with others, after all, why will I have to be great when the coach won't ever pick me anyways?

We should rotate that team, like I said, nobody should go to Russia without contributing to the team. You cannot chop bench and go to Russia off the back of others

You talk about striving for excellence, bit you are fine with a great first XI and a largely untested bench, how is that excellence?

kennysville:



First of all, I never asked for a tweaking of our team simply because Cameroon tweaked.
Another thing you said which is bolded is that a good team does what we call rotation. Let us be mindful of the fact that this is not a clubside football where you have players that play week in, week out. This is the national team that plays maybe once in 5 months. And now we are lucky to have games goin back to back so as to form a bed rock of the team. Seein that there is not much time, here and now is not the time to be experimenting new invitees so as not to break momentum. This is where our ability to build understanding comes in. While i dont have any issues with people invited to camp, it is the prerogative of the coach to field whoever fits into their game plans.

All i said is our attitude in that match. Recall the match against South Africa in 2013. Musa missed 2 one on ones with the goalkeeper which you dont get always. I recall the commentator sayi ng he might rue this at the end of the game. If he had buried the chances he had, we would have probably have qualified. Sadly, we drew the match and dropped points and thats where we practically lost qualification. Morale of the whole story? Bury your chances so as to avoid the proverbial "Calculators".

How did Nigeria Crash out of 2006 world cup? Head to head rule! Losing 1- nil to angola in Kano.

As regards the guys on the bench, their time will come and they will excel and there is time for that. We still have nations cup matches and friendlies to be played. I have always been a fan of starting 22 and not starting 11. But lets understand that this is a new team built around some players and newer players are joining. But all cannot play at the same time.

daveP:
Its a naija syndrome. All the way from the presidency to even the electrician awarded a big contract. We are yet to recognize the power of a Press secretary like other developed countries. The way he even clamors for Abraham, i pray it doesnt hurt us at last moment of selection.

pyrex23:
The dream i had yesterday.....
We qualified buh we were drawn in another group of death
Belgium
Brazil
Germany
Nigeria...


Na dream sha...but e fit happen

Mickael2:


with that performance against Cameroon, we would be 2 goals down against Brazil, atleast a goal down against Spain and 4 goals down against Germany after 20minutes. Make no mistake about it, that game was won by individual brilliance, a repeat of that performance(exactly that performance) against Belgium will be a white-wash no offence

Joebie:
Lol. U no lie. We believe making noise in the media does a thing.

AIG07:
*laughing*

though it's a dream and the probability of it happening in reality is slim considering how the draw is been made. Top teams which the above countries you list falls into will be seeded in PotA-So nothing like that.

But let's say we have such group, we won't only need Enyeama alone we'll need to recall Jay Jay, Nwakwo, Finidi and resurrect the likes of Late Keshi, Yeking to have a chance.

somehow:
You said Rohr would have started Aina bar the late clearance right? Please boomark this chat, come October 7th, Ederson and Shehu won't be replaced by anyone. At least for the Zambian game.

Oliseh walked in you say? Which match did he walk into? Was there a void he walked into or he displaced someone already mounting that position?

For all I care, Aina wouldn't displace Ederson come Oct 7 except illness or injury happens or maybe sudden drop of form.

I am not saying Aina is bad so no need telling me about his prowess.

Joebie:
Individual brilliance and minimal team work? Hmm... Lets both watch the Uyo match again.

Humility017:

all over the English press as at today..
it carries the news of Nigeria plans to lure Tammy Abraham...
all because pinnick refuse to zip his mouth.
they frequently spy on our news channels I have read the mirror.co uk and other quote own goal Nigeria and all Nigeria soccer severally

tbaba1234:


How exactly?

1. Goal number 2: rehearsed set piece..

2. Goal number 3: Classic counter

3. Goal number 4: Excellent team goal

That win had a lot to do win team work

Joebie:
Individual brilliance and minimal team work? Hmm... Lets both watch the Uyo match again.

daveP:
Its kinda like a 57/43 ratio. it wasnt that obvious but it was there in the 1st half. its nothing to worry about though since big teams do it also. the defence was the most glaring. organized teamwork. wingers usually go solo mostimes, so maybe thats the individuality he meant.

Mickael2:



first of all, you think winning a game is only about the goals? Glad you counted out the first goal though.

Ok....goal number three was created and finished by Moses, that was literally a one-man counter attack, no team play there at all. Simon almost spoilt the groove.

Goal number 4 came because they were already down, if you know your psychology you would know that the goal was more about them than us, that doesn't take anything away from the sweet play though.

The second goal is the only serious claim you have. But tell me again how that corner came about. Who created the chance for Moses Simon?

tbaba1234:


How exactly?

1. Goal number 2: rehearsed set piece..

2. Goal number 3: Classic counter

3. Goal number 4: Excellent team goal

That win had a lot to do win team work

Mickael2:


i just did and I think that what I said was an understatement. If we play like that against Spain they'd have us for breakfast everyday of the week and twice on sundays, not to mention Germany and Brazil.

The defeciencies in that game were quite open, and I will be using instances too.
From defence: if Isco drifts into Echejile's wing(even if Echejile is there he will still beat him silly, no brainer really) and has enough space to operate that will draw Balogun out of his wings like he did a lot of times(this should actually be Onazi's role but Balogun was doing it, nice against Cameroon but deadly against top teams) that creates a Spanish over-load in the middle and we all know Isco's decision making is top-notch, a quick pass into the middle(if he doesn't fancy his chances against Balogun one-on-one anyways,just ask the Italians) and they will surely create a chance, Enyeama can only do so much. This is the defence first of all.


Midfield: the spaces left by Onazi continously was an eyesore. Against Spain, we can count that as two assists for Iniesta wrapped in a gift bag and delivered promptly. Just drift in, receive a pass and do the damage, the worse part is that Onazi when he sees that he is out of position will come driving in, at the end there will be two players marking one player(Iniesta) and what does that mean? Another guy is free, creating more space and you can believe that Iniesta will pick that pass with perfection. This is how the midfield battle is won. With Mikel as our Amf and Busquets(probably the best DMF in the world or top 2 at least) holding him off trust me Mikel's impact will be reduced markedly, of course Mikel's brilliance may shine through once in a while but Busq gets the upper hand 90% of the time, now what happens when Mikel actually gets the upper hand? Read on

do you fancy Ideye's chances against Spain? I do not. Iheanacho stands a better chance. But then you are talking about two of the best CBs in the game against a young lad who is yet to cut it at club level, now that is not a great sight to behold. Now all they need to do is isolate Iheanacho from Moses and Moses will start trying to beat all the four defenders plus GK, result? No shot close to goal and when Moses is having a bad day our attack is too.

The defeciencies in our game like I said were clear, claiming that we stand a chance against Spain(Spain are vastly inferior to Germany or Brazil) is pure fantasy. Trust me the performance that Siaone's team gave against Argentina was actually better than this performance by far, that too against vastly superior opponent. Our best bet is to pray we follow Ghana's path, I fancy our chances against Uruguay and other mid-level teams but top teams? We don't have the players, the technical ability, the coach or even the facilities to attempt it

Mickael2:


with that performance against Cameroon, we would be 2 goals down against Brazil, atleast a goal down against Spain and 4 goals down against Germany after 20minutes. Make no mistake about it, that game was won by individual brilliance, a repeat of that performance(exactly that performance) against Belgium will be a white-wash no offence

safarigirl:
we could have....but did we? No, should we cry over that? No.

You can strive for better, but when you keep crying over what was not to be, it's more of a distraction.

The starting XI will still be tweaked, after all, this starting XI could have done a double on Cameroon, but you and many others have admitted their failure to do so.....imagine if we had tweaked the team, maybe we would have done better, abi?After all Cameroon tweaked theirs and gave us a battle

Le the coach try others, maybe some are better than what we fielded against Cameroon.... Maybe, a couple of players from that team will be injured weeks to the world cup, what will then happen to the team you've been training all that time? Now, the coach will have to go back to those bench boys and find some way to help them gel into the team.

A good team does this thing called ROTATION. Rotation allows for every member of the team to be great when called upon. You see what Manu Garba's team achieved in U17? Such pristine cohesion even with the bench boys was achieved because of rotation, other top teams do it as well.Our team is so dependent on some key members that we crash if they are removed, look at us against France in 2014 when Onazi picked an injury....imagine we go to Russia and Ekong picks a knock, what will happen to our defense since other players just sat on the bench since? On the other hand, Success was injured in the U17, but Awoniyi filled in so brilliantly, there was no gap.

You cannot have a fixed starting XI lest you promote laziness with others, after all, why will I have to be great when the coach won't ever pick me anyways?

We should rotate that team, like I said, nobody should go to Russia without contributing to the team. You cannot chop bench and go to Russia off the back of others

You talk about striving for excellence, bit you are fine with a great first XI and a largely untested bench, how is that excellence?

Kog45:
Echiejele sudden drop of form?

Mickael2:



first of all, you think winning a game is only about the goals? Glad you counted out the first goal though.

Ok....goal number three was created and finished by Moses, that was literally a one-man counter attack, no team play there at all. Simon almost spoilt the groove.

Goal number 4 came because they were already down, if you know your psychology you would know that the goal was more about them than us, that doesn't take anything away from the sweet play though.

The second goal is the only serious claim you have. But tell me again how that corner came about. Who created the chance for Moses Simon?

TheGoodJoe:


I wonder how you keep going on about no team work. Balogun and Victor Moses teamed up to support Echiejile on the left side of the attack. Is that not a perfect example of team work in the match? In the midfield, Ndidi and Mikel combined through out the game to give Onazi room to make darting runs.

It was a nice team performance with a well-planned strategy.

Mickael2:



first of all, you think winning a game is only about the goals? Glad you counted out the first goal though.

Ok....goal number three was created and finished by Moses, that was literally a one-man counter attack, no team play there at all. Simon almost spoilt the groove.

Goal number 4 came because they were already down, if you know your psychology you would know that the goal was more about them than us, that doesn't take anything away from the sweet play though.

The second goal is the only serious claim you have. But tell me again how that corner came about. Who created the chance for Moses Simon?

Icon4s:


There are varying degrees of team rotation.
You cannot be presenting different starting 11 and expect to build a team

Yes we want the team to get better but a total rotation is a no-no.

The 1994 team had depth but we know the regular starters. Everyone even till date can list the starting 11 of that team.

Youth football is different from Senior football. So the reference to the Manu's U17 does not hold much water here. Football at the U17 level has to do more with the individual abilities of the players. Manu assembled a pool of players with great abilities that even when some players failed the MRI the others still performed. At this level individual abilities counts a lot.

You first need regulars before your team can achieve a team that has cohesion.

Yes we need the injection of fresh blood into the team but this must be a gradual process. It took Westerhoff 5 years to progress the team to what it was in 1994. We cannot become Spain, Germany, Brazil or France over night.

And let me correct one impression, everybody must not play.

TheGoodJoe:


Where was Busquets when Mikel performed well against Spain? He forgot to reduce Mikel's effect in that game. Busquets was Looking so much I thought he was Lucozade.