PDPGuy:
My formation for the Czech Rep friendly and the WC would be:

————————-Uzoho——————-

————Omeruo——Ekong—-Aina———-

—-Ebuehi——-Ogu——Mikel—-Etebo—-—

——————-Iwobi———Iheanaco—————

————————-Simy——————

2nd half ... substution should be made based on how the game goes

Jarus:


No one is being negative. Acknowledging fact is no negativity.

Some of you guys here don't agree this team is average.

Tbaba was arguing here the other day that this team was better than our WC 2002 squad.

All of us want Nigeria to go far and win WC, but we will not trade our objectivity for wishes.

I stand by my statement by the way. The team today showed that it can play. Watch our game vs Argentina in 2002. It was worse than our first half today but it was throughout the match

Odunayaw:
Ah yes, the I-have-a-right-to-my-opinion tears.
Unto better education, you made a silly unwarranted comment and if you call that an opinion I can only imagine the host of other farts in your mind

Lol, you're just an advertisement for how not to be a good debater. You don't seem capable of making a rational argument without resorting to insults. Wow, man educate yourself first because if anybody is in serious want of an education here, its obviously you

Jarus:


No one is being negative. Acknowledging fact is no negativity.

Some of you guys here don't agree this team is average.

Tbaba was arguing here the other day that this team was better than our WC 2002 squad.

All of us want Nigeria to go far and win WC, but we will not trade our objectivity for wishes.

tbaba is not arguing, this team is way better than 2002 worldcup, did you see the halftime Change. in 2002 you would be expecting to see mutiu and opabumi coming in

Unlimited22:

If you're Ghanaian, I'm Chadian na

lol

soetanoreoluwa:

Omo Ibadan!

breeze don reveal Mother nature secret

Icon79:
Guys, Troost Ekong is a super solid defender, yo! And he has a way of winning the ball without foul. My only concern now is Leon Balogun. I don't know what happened but Balogun seems to have lost form badly.


O pari

Me I have not recovered from the jitters with which Balogun ended the WCQ. Till now I don't trust him. He's not as assured as Ekong.

Zanas:

Lol, you're just an advertisement for how not to be a good debater. You don't seem capable of making a rational argument without resorting to insults. Wow, man educate yourself first because if anybody is in serious want of an education here, its obviously you

Debate what? that chide on the Super Eagles? You think this place is an asylum?
This guy

bengine:


I remembered when Mujtahida and I were crucified here when we were defending Ebuehi in that game against Serbia...sir Kog45 was ready to finish the guy then..I hope you guys have seen it now..

When I see talent, I know right away..Ebuehi would give us a better chance with that RB position..

dude shutdown the english left attack. He pocketed young in the second half.

I read so many funny Analyzes this Evening on this Thread. What has Ebuehi performance Today got to do with Aina pls?! Can someone explain it to me?! Are they vying for the same Position in the Team?!

Brian Idowu was outstandingly poor Today. He made no successful Cross, offensively he was blunt, Defensively he was a Suspect..... yet some Dudes are calling on Aina to be dropped?! Lol!

If at all one Fullback must be dropped, then it should be Echiejile, coz he's gonna be ineffective in the Team. It's apparent the right Formation for the Team is 3 - 5 - 2 and Echiejile ain't a kinda Fullback that can also play as a Wing-back.

But if it's let for me to drop Players right now, both Onazi and Joel have made it a very easy Decision to take. I hope Rohr plays 3 - 5 - 2 from first Half against Czech with Ebuehi as RWB and Aina as LWB.

Bolowolowo:
We must play full strength against the Czech to test our 1st 11

We do not have a first eleven yet. Rohr must think this thing through.

Odunayaw:
Debate what? that chide on the Super Eagles? You think this place is an asylum?
This guy

Your angry rantings and diatribes are making it look like one

Joebie:
Why are u even here since U have given up?

I haven't given up

I am just stating the obvious

lexyman:



another dimension , more like it ,what happened to the team when the changes were made ?

After the coach saw the lapses, he decided to change the formation and moved Mikel close to the back then placed Iwobi who wasn't doing any defensive work on the wing ahead of Mikel.

Meaning, he doesn't need to create chances rather bring stability to the team. Since, he is now aware, he needed to do more of defending and allow Iwobi roam.

He can't remove Mikel who is the most experienced hence the need to remove either Joel or Onazi.

Surprisingly, he removed both and brought in another CMF maybe to see the Etebo because I don't think if any of those players stay the game will bad.

The problem was the right side of our team.

And since Shehu lacks pace, he needed someone with speed that could at the same time support the attack midfield and defence. Who else but Ebuehi could do that?

Ebuehi and Brian joining the midfield and defending with quick recovery stabilized our game.

The English realised and brought in fresh players to disrupt our wings with pace since that is their own strength but by the time dey do that we already strengthened our wings.

The only problem now is the forward didn't gel.

Totally agree. It was against Argentina that I made my mind up on him. Ekong is a beast. He is very assured. Balagun gives me the jitters especially when he goes forward

Mujtahida:

Me I have not recovered from the jitters with which Balogun ended the WCQ. Till now I don't trust him. He's not as assured as Ekong.

Best formation for us

EEGA:
My brother the midfield was very poor in the first-half.Poor DM and CM.

Onazi shouldn't be starting games.I expected Joel to show his quality in this match but he failed.

Both Onazi and Joel made Mikel poor in the first-half.They subjected our defence to so much pressure,but Uzoho was calm,made saves and commanded his area well.

Uzoho was very very good today.

At a time a guy at my back was like this keeper na Dea Gea ooo.

Stop criticising the young man.You want us to bring back Enyeama and repeat the same mistake we made with Rufai.

An Enyeama that now keeps for the U21's.Do you think he will still have that zeal players are known for?

At least Uzoho can keep with hope that a top club can sign him.Can such be said of Enyeama.

The Uzoho I saw today is ready for the WC and deserves the Eagles no 1 Jersey.

Having Kept against Argentina,Poland and England,he is ready for the big stage.
Uzoho will never be as poor as Marius was in UCL finals.

I love Omeruo, he showed today that he is miles ahead of Awaziem, but he should remain a back-up to the Oyibo wall.

Who and who still dey see Shehu as first choice?

Ebuehi proved again that he is too good for the bench and deserves to be first-choice RB.

Iwobi oo,without him their is no Russia for Eagles.Who and who will still start Simon ahead of him?

Vic.Mo and selfish football, this is the same reason he was subbed against Iran and only returned to starting line-up due to injury to Babatunde.We just need one more winger or even Lokosa if vic.Mo fails to play the "one-touch two go football" we played against Argentina.Vic.Mo should learn to pass the ball and stop being selfish.A man at my left said "Moses just dey play like this because nobody fit bench am".

Kudos to the boys they played well .

Ogu and Etebo is going to Russia.

God bless you, moses matter don tire me. I expect moses to retire from the national team after the world cup whether we do well or not so we can quickly develop younger players. our problem in nigeria is that we are so much in love with fancy football whether its good for the team or not. This was why we kept okocha too long in the national team and we could not solve our central midfield for donkey years. Moses can be benched but rohr is conservative

zuchyblink:
I have been singing like a bird that if it is not 3 at the back, forget it. We played well in the second half because of the change to 3 at the back.

You're right bro. 3-5-2 is the God sent tactic for us.

Martz101:


i believe today is the day Ebuehi will claim that right back position...i see shehu struggling with pace of sterling.

i actually predicted it, Ebuehi vs shehu is like comparing Range Rover with keke napep

Zakamori:



This is what I'm wondering if people saw. IT was disappointing to see the ball enter the goal, but the man saw that ball too late. There was a defender in front of him, how did the ball pass through the defender's body? If the ball had been kicked around the defender, uzoho would probably have kept it out...the ball went through the defender's body...gives the keeper too little time to react since it was close to goal.

Thank you for this...some ppl on this thread are just so quick to crucify the poor boy ..the tension in this game today is more of what you would get in the world cup and I think Uzoho can cope with the pressure..

I fear for Awaziem.

Zanas:

Your angry rantings and diatribes are making it look like one

Rather, I am conducting a sensible-reasoning test and you're failing woefully

But then, we can't help everybody. Enjoy the nastiness in your diaper. Selah!

neezar:

Iran defended from the blast of the whistle till the final

Just a wicked curler from Messi made the difference...Btw which better player have featured in Czech apart from Cech that Ghana can't win

Karel Poborsky,Pavel Nedved and Milan baros ..... the team was compacted. If you were told before 2014 world cup that Argentina will score iran at 90 plus will u believe ? I watched 1986-2014 world cups and am sure in every world cup upset must take place ....

KK555:



You can't blame the goal keeper for every goal. Do you know how wide that post is? Factor that when you criticise him, Hve you ever played football in a standard football field?

Where was Kane when he took that shot...Distance? acceleration and speed of ball, Goal keeper's reaction...Uzoho actually reacted well. If Kane was about 3 metres away befoe he took that, Uzoho might have stopped it. What were his defenders doing? How did Kane get into that position to pull the trigger?

How many times did Nigeria get into such position against England? How many times did Nigeria hit target?

Blame the team not the keeper.

so you get all this sense before but you choose not to use it??

Ekong, Balogun and Ogu should be tried out as the 3 CBs in a 3 - 5 - 2 Formation. I really enjoy the Calmness of Ogu on the Ball. He's a class I must admit. Balogun gets the Height to deal with aerial Threats, also he can be a Leader, coordinating the Defence.

I really can't blame him for his Performance Today, coz I guess he suffered a Concussion after the Heads Collision with Joel. I hope to see him once again with aforementioned Players.

Martz101:


i actually predicted it, Ebuehi vs shehu is like comparing Range Rover with keke napep

Shehu played most of our qualifiers he was not bad but Ebuehi is better and faster with good crosses ,hence should sit on the bench

Goke7:

mikel got his acts together as the game progressed but can we say same for moses? look here am only scared for history repeating itself on moses issue, the dude has done well for us within the african borders but beyond africa, even the likes of musa has done better, why?

moses had to be dropped to the bench in 2014 for us to have a chance to qualify for the second round, he is regarded as Nigeria's best export player so for how long will that be on paper and not be in reality when it matters most, mhen am sick of moses

Mikel got his act together to do what? Lets call a spade a spade, our captain didn't have his best match nothing really worked out for him today. He created shi shi.

I am not worried about Mikel just like I am not worried about ViMo and I bet Rohr isn't either. Give them another match and they will pick right up.

Odunayaw:
breeze don reveal Mother nature secret

Odunayaw:
Rather, I am conducting a sensible-reasoning test and you're failing woefully

But then, we can't help everybody. Enjoy the nastiness in your diaper. Selah!

How can one who is yet to prove his own sensibility claim to be conducting a reasoning test on another
Young man, help yourself, I'm definitely not in need of your help. I'll gladly pass on this one

Odunayaw:
I just don't like the excuses being given when we know some other keepers would have gotten a shovel for the same

You're right. It's also possible that the keeper you're thinking of could have conceded penalty today. 4 years ago, Ceasar of Brazil conceded 7 in a match: Will you say he's a bad keeper?

forgiveness:


After the coach saw the lapses, he decided to change the formation and moved Mikel close to the back then placed Iwobi who wasn't doing any defensive work on the wing ahead of Mikel.

Meaning, he doesn't need to create chances rather bring stability to the team. Since, he is now aware, he needed to do more of defending and allow Iwobi roam.

He can't remove Mikel who is the most experienced hence the need to remove either Joel or Onazi.

Surprisingly, he removed both and brought in another CMF maybe to see the Etebo because I don't think if any of those players stay the game will bad.

The problem was the right side of our team.

And since Shehu lacks pace, he needed someone with speed that could at the same time support the attack midfield and defence. Who else but Ebuehi could do that?

Ebuehi and Brian joining the midfield and defending with quick recovery stabilized our game.

The English realised and brought in fresh players to disrupt our wings with pace since that is their own strength but by the time dey do that we already strengthened our wings.

The only problem now is the forward didn't gel.

Airmark, Leyqute, Neezar, Raumdeuter needs to read that last line well

nelszx:

Him and Joel play long balls to nobody in particular and dash opponents ball to scored. Onazi runs everywhere and give out space see how the English midfield were pass straight to the attack nobody no intercept and you wonder what the 2 DMs were doing.
Joel and Onazi one should go back to their club (very very very poor from them). With Ndidi back he should partner Ogu I swear our mf would be complete.

There goes the reason why we lost to SA and Serbia. When you trust onazi to do ur holding midfielder job and he wants to go forward