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Icon4s:
I am sure they will be hinging on their over-ruled goal

Humility017:
good for him...he should stay clear off the super eagles

Icon4s:
The last time I saw Balogun this poor (especially in the first half) was in our friendly against SA in 2014.

enomakos:
then who do you want as their replacement?

safarigirl:
more nonsense. So, it is Cyriel that is not a good striker?

All of Cyril's goals are flukes abi? How many goals does Tammy have this season sef?

All this nonsense beggi beggi attitude dey turn pesin belle. After the way that guy embarrassed Nigerians, I am ashamed of anyone still campaigning for his inclusion this early. If anyone does that to your country, the ideal thing is to keep talks of him away until after the World Cup, not keep talking about him as if we are that obsessed boyfriend that can't get over their ex.

Tammy is not the only forward at our disposal and I dare say, he is not better than those who have expressed interest to play for us.

If he is still interested after the world cup, we can go for him, but for now, ley him remain at his U21 level that he chose for himself

elyte89:
B4 u say anything, look at d defenders Cyril is facing week in week out and juxtapose it with d one Tammy is facing week in week out
Dis same dressers might b sitting on d bench if hhe were to b in Swansea


Dis is d same tin I use to tell our unofficial scout here
No b every player b national team material


Scoring 40 in eredevisie lower league doesn't amount anytin to me,don't worry I pray dey shld invite him over
And let c what he can offer, same way our so much hyped Mikel agu disappointed our nairaland scout officials

daveP:
Case of monkey work, baboon chopping. it would be unfair to some if he makes world cup squad without sweating for it sincerely.

Icon4s:
That is something goes on here. Selective criticisms. The talk about Echiejile as the worst player on the pitch today is so amusing.

Leone Balogun had a bad game especially in the first half. Dude was so slow in marking out his opponent and also slow in the build up of play.

Troost Ekong, just also like occasionally against Cameroon made one silly clearance that almost cost us a goal. If it were Onazi, Echiejile or Omeruo that made those passes we for no hear word here.

Despite Onazi's contributions in the first 20+ minutes he played some are still scoring him 5/10 for those minutes.

We have our favorite players and the opposite as well but we should be fair in making our judgements.

Kog45:
Yea u are right,Balogun was not at his best today,Ekong even had a better game than him thanks to Shehu Abdullahi performance but not so in Balogun case,Echiejele was find wanting most of d time.

Humility017:
he should go play for england
he will be of no use to us...

Joebie:
EVERYONE knows i've been on this Echiejile case long. Today even our opponents have all noticed it. I no go blow my trumpet sha o. But I will so love to advise Rohr for free.
When everyone is saying he is the weak link some of you are seeing something else. I wonder if na another match una watch. I've noticed his deficiencies long even when it did not seem apparent.

TheGoodJoe:
The guys agent knows work.

BascoVanVeli:
He was match rusty. He has not been playing much this season.

jotey:
you are forgetting the fact that balogun was covering for elderson

Icon4s:
This game really exposed the fragility of our CB pairing.

They still have a long way to go.

jotey:
watching the game again now

and all I can say is elderson is still our weakest link

he made balogun work tirelessly

BascoVanVeli:
thank u the first half was a mess. Honestly I don't know how some people watch football. Leon played the man onside for the goal that was ruled off and he also got manhandled when Zambia missed a sitter around 30mins.

Icon4s:
That is something goes on here. Selective criticisms. The talk about Echiejile as the worst player on the pitch today is so amusing.

Leone Balogun had a bad game especially in the first half. Dude was so slow in marking out his opponent and also slow in the build up of play.

Troost Ekong, just also like occasionally against Cameroon made one silly clearance that almost cost us a goal. If it were Onazi, Echiejile or Omeruo that made those passes we for no hear word here.

Despite Onazi's contributions in the first 20+ minutes he played some are still scoring him 5/10 for those minutes.

We have our favorite players and the opposite as well but we should be fair in making our judgements.

Kog45:
But against Cameroon he was not match rusty,truly be told he had a poor game today especially first half,though Echiejele exposed him a little bit just like Cameroon match but pacy Zambia were able to exploit d situation not llike Cameroon.

Dedebanky85:
My takings on the game. Just as I expected, Nigeria won but not how I had hoped it would be. I thought the Zambians would have loved to attack more from the beginning which would have opened up more spaces for us, but hey they remembered what we did to CMR and didn't come out until the second half precisely after the goal. Who knows maybe Zambia were hoping for a draw to try and see if they could trounce CMR in their final game and hope for a Nigerian loss.

To judge a players performance you need to combine both halves of the game not just one half. Therefore, it is very unfair to say Mikel Agu was poor in this game. If this game was only a first half game then he was very very very pisssssss pooooooor. But in the second half he grew into the game and played very well.

I'm thinking Aina has taken Echejile's shirt for good. Aina started reciprocating the same optimum value our RB was enjoying under Shehu. As for Shehu, if you don't leave Cyprus for a better league by first week of August next year, sack your agent and get you a new agent that would take your career to the next level. Shehu is a damn good MF. He made Iwobi's substitution really look good because Iwobi was an extra body in the midfield while Shehu ran the show alone in the right wing for the last 20mins. I don't know who is more energetic btw he and Onazi. This leads to the next point on Onazoi.

Onazi! Onazi!! Onazi!!! That guy is really disrespected and underrated by Naija fans. Where I watched the game got into a panic mode when Onazi got injured. It should never be so!. His energy level and consistent pressing makes him a very valuable assets to teams. The only sub for him is Shehu, but I'd never trade Shehu from RB to the MF cos he's very good in the RB. Rohr should start looking towards Azubuike Okechukwu as a replacement to sit on the bench for Onazi.

Lets face the truth, except injuries, Ndidi, Onazi and Mikel would always be the starting MF.

Overall, this game was of a very high quality and any neutral fan would have enjoyed the game. But why can't Nigeria have a good playing surface. Today it's good, tomorrow e don dabaru. Look at CMR and their lush green stadium. If we can't get the required training from Europe or SA, at least we can go learn from CMR on how to maintain a lush green pitch. It's becoming ridiculous and it's affecting our game. Little wonder the 2 games we played on a smooth field have been our best games (against CMR in Uyo and Yaounde).

No sane coach would make wholesome changes to a team all in the name of trying out new players. If it was in a competition proper where games are back to back then you can. Qualifying games are like get togethers and far apart so you want to try your strong team always. I expect only 3 or 4 changes to the starting line up against Algeria. I don't see the CB pairing altered at all.
My squad for Algeria:

Ezenwa GK
Ebuehi RB - 1st change
Aina LB - 2nd change
Ekong CB
Balogun CB
Ndidi DM
Ogu CM
Mikel AM
Iwobi LW - 3rd change
Moses - RW
Nwaekeme - ST - 4th change

Dedebanky85:
Bro did you watch it? It was Ekong and not Balogun that supposedly kept him onside. But that thing was close. Only an eagle eyed individual may have let that chance stand. Mikels goal against Algeria, till today some Algerians would tell you he was offside while others would say he was not.

Joebie:
Yes I agree. That DMF needs more competition. Let's call a spade a spade, Onazi has not been as good as his last world cup performance. We will need that level or higher in Russia from any DMF.

mank1234:
Are you sure you watched that game?

Echejille was the weak link. Unnecessary back pass to keeper. He has been marked out as our weak link. Zambia build their play through his wing most times. Leon had to cover him up on some occasions and that almost exposed the middle.

Watch the match again it's showing now on Supersport

denniece1:
Lol, even Tammy Abraham dropped a comment on his IG post

TheGoodJoe:
The guys agent knows work.

Dedebanky85:
My takings on the game. Just as I expected, Nigeria won but not how I had hoped it would be. I thought the Zambians would have loved to attack more from the beginning which would have opened up more spaces for us, but hey they remembered what we did to CMR and didn't come out until the second half precisely after the goal. Who knows maybe Zambia were hoping for a draw to try and see if they could trounce CMR in their final game and hope for a Nigerian loss.

To judge a players performance you need to combine both halves of the game not just one half. Therefore, it is very unfair to say Mikel Agu was poor in this game. If this game was only a first half game then he was very very very pisssssss pooooooor. But in the second half he grew into the game and played very well.

I'm thinking Aina has taken Echejile's shirt for good. Aina started reciprocating the same optimum value our RB was enjoying under Shehu. As for Shehu, if you don't leave Cyprus for a better league by first week of August next year, sack your agent and get you a new agent that would take your career to the next level. Shehu is a damn good MF. He made Iwobi's substitution really look good because Iwobi was an extra body in the midfield while Shehu ran the show alone in the right wing for the last 20mins. I don't know who is more energetic btw he and Onazi. This leads to the next point on Onazoi.

Onazi! Onazi!! Onazi!!! That guy is really disrespected and underrated by Naija fans. Where I watched the game got into a panic mode when Onazi got injured. It should never be so!. His energy level and consistent pressing makes him a very valuable assets to teams. The only sub for him is Shehu, but I'd never trade Shehu from RB to the MF cos he's very good in the RB. Rohr should start looking towards Azubuike Okechukwu as a replacement to sit on the bench for Onazi.

Lets face the truth, except injuries, Ndidi, Onazi and Mikel would always be the starting MF.

Overall, this game was of a very high quality and any neutral fan would have enjoyed the game. But why can't Nigeria have a good playing surface. Today it's good, tomorrow e don dabaru. Look at CMR and their lush green stadium. If we can't get the required training from Europe or SA, at least we can go learn from CMR on how to maintain a lush green pitch. It's becoming ridiculous and it's affecting our game. Little wonder the 2 games we played on a smooth field have been our best games (against CMR in Uyo and Yaounde).

No sane coach would make wholesome changes to a team all in the name of trying out new players. If it was in a competition proper where games are back to back then you can. Qualifying games are like get togethers and far apart so you want to try your strong team always. I expect only 3 or 4 changes to the starting line up against Algeria. I don't see the CB pairing altered at all.
My squad for Algeria:

Ezenwa GK
Ebuehi RB - 1st change
Aina LB - 2nd change
Ekong CB
Balogun CB
Ndidi DM
Ogu CM
Mikel AM
Iwobi LW - 3rd change
Moses - RW
Nwaekeme - ST - 4th change