Loogan:
Only in the national team!

That is it.

OMANBALA1:
Whenever Moses is with the ball he makes the right run, throw the right leg but he will never put you through with a simple pass. I am re-watching the match again in very little details and you can see why our attack never click when Moses is there...At around 12th minutes there was a simple pass he could have dropped for Iwobi to finish up but he attempted to dribble his grandfathers once more and lost the ball and he Iwobi was so mad and frustrated.

sometimes I think rohr is scared to talk to this guys...or the coach simply don't have eyes....like we have here.

reason why some of us here were clamouring for kalu not necessarily because he is same level with Moses...but someone who plays for the team will always help you win games.....

Icon4s:

That is it.

he needs to be humbled....to be honest.

[quote author=goldfish80 post=68248928]

The absence of Moses Simon has greatly affected the team playing Rohr’s preferred 4-2-3-1. His efficiency on the right brought out the best in Shehu, without him, Shehu hardly has any runner before him and a helper to track the runs of the opposite wing back and wing forward.
Ebuehi is playing well because he has a spare CB to cover for him in a 3-5-2 formation.
Rohr has a dilemma in his hands which he must figure out before the sink or swim game against Croatia . Also, it appears there's little understanding between Idowu and Moses. They hardly tag team on that left wing. My observation. i agree with your analysis, we do not have true wingers

princfred:
How many times have you seen him play there abi you wan experiment for WC. Which mumu coach does such nonsense?

Iwobi played most of the 2nd half yesterday as a deep lying playmaker... How many times have you seen him play that position?

If playing that position is best for the team he should play it. Idowu vs Messi is a scary prospect.

Moses playing far back to help Idowu with defending reduces his attacking threat especially since he's more of a dribbler (more distance to cover), making him look lost as we have seen in the past few games. He should play as a wing back allowing for an extra man up front.

Humility017:

sometimes I think rohr is scared to talk to this guys...or the coach simply don't have eyes....like we have here.

reason why some of us here were clamouring for kalu not necessarily because he is same level with Moses...but someone who plays for the team will always help you win games.....

daddy which kalu again?

Afobear:

I don't troll .. I speak truism
And the truth shall set you free
The scriptures said that years ago
I tell you ,I'm the son of man and I have the eyes
Your team is bound for group stage exit ,no more ,no less
Enjoy your three matches and come back here to submit your shining skulls for me to pour dust on it to show your mourning state
You Islamic scholar will see and testify that I'm not a beer parlour analysts like you or a drunk
Bookmark this for future reference...I'm gone
Wait ,not yet ...I have to say this
Your team is going to model for Nike
Deal with it



YOUR TEAM IS BELOW AVERAGE AND IF UNA PASS THAT GROUP STAGE ,MAKE I CHOP SHIT

and you will chop that shit oh son of man... shit in the morning, shit in the afternoon and shit in the night and thou shalt looketh toward the northeast looking for more shit to chop.

Joebie:
Kofi

Opoku, hafa NA?

kellycute:
and you will chop that shit oh son of man... shit in the morning, shit in the afternoon and shit in the night and thou shalt looketh toward the northeast looking for more shit to chop.

lol

Naughtytboy:
daddy which kalu again?

bro the kalu in belguim

Oasis007:




It's too early to lose Hope in him Bro. I hope you remember Rohr is rebuilding a formidable Super Eagles for the Future..... perhaps Qatar 2022?!

I have not lost hope in him...just want him make necessary adjustment..
he is too diplomatic for my liking....some players need to be talked to and benched...

Humility017:

bro the kalu in belguim

well left for me there's no need to press the panic button yet. This team will do well

Naughtytboy:
well left for me there's no need to press the panic button yet. This team will do well

I pray so bro....I will be so happy if things turns out this way.

Nigeria posing a good performance in this world cup...will be a thing of joy.

Humility017:
he needs to be humbled....to be honest.

No I don't want him humbled. I would rather want him to humble himself.

princfred:
So Rohr should not test all possibly combos and position before the tournament? He should just play the best and win all friendlies then any injury to any of "the best " during the tournament and the team crumbles abi? Just like during the last WC when an injury to Onazi ended the teams game due to lack of plan B. Rohr is doing exactly what friendlies are to be used for- test different personnel and plans with different formations. Not play only the best giving away team structure for opponents to work with and counter.
Beyond the negative unconstructive low IQ blabs littered here which does not address core technical issues, the team is not terrible but a lot of work needs to be done especially up field and for defense of set pieces.

Now he knows Iwobi can replace mikel in deep position. Though Mikel is still better in deep position since he can throw long and short passes and Iwobi is better in No 8 role since he is a quicker passer.

The team plays well on their half but needs good coordination in the opponents half and thats where Ighalo needs to step up. He should help to make play by drawing back and using the flanks too rather than just waiting for the final pass. He can only get balls by having good positioning and playing with the team from deep to keep off from defenders rather than sticking with opponents defenders all day long. The team has to work on final balls too.
The team also need to attack the right places in the opponents half.

Moses has to combine his power pressing with quick passes too. He should stop trying to dribble all the time as that makes it easy for defenders to read him.

John Ogu falls back to do defensive duties way too much causing the other midfielders ( in this case Iwobi) to fall too deep and do too much work to join attack hence i prefer Onazi if only he can buckle up.

Idowu is ok defensively not soo much offensively where he doesn't seem to know exactly what to do; giving a good pass instead of trying to score from the wrong positions, making a run to the left to widen attack.

Nacho can only play from the left. Thats from where he can cut in and blow a shot a lay/ pierce a pass like Mata. All the talk of him serving as a double 9 or 8 is gibberish unless one does not acknowledge reality.

Above all, combative marking in the opponents half is lacking and imperative .

was this a mistake?

i think his better in the right

Icon4s:


No I don't want him humbled. I would rather want him to humble himself.

your words carries wisdom...
he needs advise from someone he respects.

kellycute:
and you will chop that shit oh son of man... shit in the morning, shit in the afternoon and shit in the night and thou shalt looketh toward the northeast looking for more shit to chop.

save your stress ....heaven and Earth will pass away but the words of the son of man must surely come to fruition

Icon4s:


Ow of course we have definitely known more about this team and we have learnt a lot.

And I find it even more perplexing that you can completely right off a team based merely on friendly matches. And even more perplexing that you will always seize every opportunity to talk down a national team you claim to support.

I have been long enough in this game to know the extent to which outcome of friendlies can affect the performance of a team when the major tournaments starts.

Even just recently Siasia's U23 team lost 6-1 to Denmark in a friendly game just before the kickoff of the Olympics. But when both teams met again but this time at the Olympics what was the scoreline? 2-0 for Nigeria.

See, I am not afraid of failure. Even if the team goes to Russia and loses all 3 matches will heaven fall?
I cannot just go into a major tournament like the FIFA WC with the mindset that we will crash out at the group stage.

Finally, always having a defeatist mindset will do one more harm than good. It pays to always remain positive even when all odds are against you. That alone can spur you on to success in life. Food for thought.

words from a wise man

Afobear:
save your stress ....heaven and Earth will pass away but the words of the son of man must surely come to fruition

exactly what I thought. That shit you go chop Cos we will definitely qualify from that group and we gona top the group. Bookmark this page.

Icon4s:


Wow, wow, wow. God bless you for this post. Such intelligent and we'll structured analysis. But may I point out that Iheanacho is more lethal when played from the Right. We need him as a goal getter and SS. If we needed him as a winger we can then place him on the left as you have opined.

TheSuperNerd, please look for a very nice place in the house and put princfred. We need to welcome him with a very good reception.

We need more of you here please.

Lol. Actually the post was supposed to be my last. As am too angry over being banned because of an altercation with one Aboki which i perceived mainly because it was with an Aboki. I just had to drop the post before taking my final leave having since the level of gibberish here all weekend long. Too bad i will miss you all but i cant patriciate in a forum where some ethnic group commands more respect just based on their tribe or religion. Imagine having to sign up tp being a muslim before commenting in the muslim thread while te muslims are free to faff around and even get someone banned in other thread�-Utter nonsense and promotion of bigotry.

Thanks goodness you already addressed that Nacho analysis. because indeed Nacho is more dangerous cutting in from the right and not the left as he said. And that is only as a wing forward in a 4-3-3 not as a traditional winger.
Also Nacho does function beautifully as in a false 9/double false 9 approach or with two up top. He just needs one with the right off ball movements and not a static.


Now, I can say welcome... But the keys to the rooms are in the custody of Sir Joebie... He and he alone can show Sir Princfred his very own room.

Welcome then Princfred. Although, I have seen your moniker here a few times... But papa say we never dash you one large room. Sir Joebie Sir.... Over to thee...

Icon4s:


Wow, wow, wow. God bless you for this post. Such intelligent and we'll structured analysis. But may I point out that Iheanacho is more lethal when played from the Right. We need him as a goal getter and SS. If we needed him as a winger we can then place him on the left as you have opined.

The.SuperNerd, please look for a very nice place in the house and put princfred. We need to welcome him with a very good reception.

We need more of you here please.

goldfish80:

What 8 milion dollars again?

Why did you choose to see the money part?

You really like money

kellycute:
exactly what I thought. That shit you go chop Cos we will definitely qualify from that group and we gona top the group. Bookmark this page.

Put your money where faith is if you dare to come against the son of man ...Are you game enough?

The truth is we don't have enough quality players. before now people said Mikel's presence will make the team gel, now Mikel has played two matches with no improvement in our team

kellycute:
and you will chop that shit oh son of man... shit in the morning, shit in the afternoon and shit in the night and thou shalt looketh toward the northeast looking for more shit to chop.

The degrees of savagery present in us will only be unleashed by and by... Just look at this 50-yard savage screamer from Sir Kellycute... Absolutely delightful...

Today in history: June 7 2016 we lost Stephen Okechukwu Keshi to the cold hands of death, tho a controversial person with his own flaws, don't forget he gave us our 3rd nations cup victory against all odds and expectations. rest on the BIG BOSS of Naija football

Icon4s:


Ow of course we have definitely known more about this team and we have learnt a lot.

And I find it even more perplexing that you can completely write off a team based merely on friendly matches. And even more perplexing that you will always seize every opportunity to talk down a national team you claim to support.

I have been long enough in this game to know the extent to which outcome of friendlies can affect the performance of a team when the major tournaments starts.

Even just recently Siasia's U23 team lost 6-1 to Denmark in a friendly game just before the kickoff of the Olympics. But when both teams met again but this time at the Olympics what was the scoreline? 2-0 for Nigeria.

See, I am not afraid of failure. Even if the team goes to Russia and loses all 3 matches will heaven fall?
I cannot just go into a major tournament like the FIFA WC with the mindset that we will crash out at the group stage.

Finally, always having a defeatist mindset will do one more harm than good. It pays to always remain positive even when all odds are against you. That alone can spur you on to success in life. Food for thought.

Comment of the day.

Well said Chief...

princfred:
Lol. Actually the post was supposed to be my last. As am too angry over being banned because of an altercation with one Aboki which i perceived mainly because it was with an Aboki. I just had to drop the post before taking my final leave having since the level of gibberish here all weekend long. Too bad i will miss you all but i cant patriciate in a forum where some ethnic group commands more respect just based on their tribe or religion. Imagine having to sign up tp being a muslim before commenting in the muslim thread while te muslims are free to faff around and even get someone banned in other thread�-Utter nonsense and promotion of bigotry.

Bro, the remedy is to stay away from the politics section. It will save you plenty of headaches.

Mujtahida:

I started the book but didn't finish it. Semper fidelis is the motto of the US SEALS

Yes that's the motto of US seal and Steve farrar also used it too...

It Is a good book

He also author Point man... He's first book

Icon4s:


Ow of course we have definitely known more about this team and we have learnt a lot.

And I find it even more perplexing that you can completely right off a team based merely on friendly matches. And even more perplexing that you will always seize every opportunity to talk down a national team you claim to support.

I have been long enough in this game to know the extent to which outcome of friendlies can affect the performance of a team when the major tournaments starts.

Even just recently Siasia's U23 team lost 6-1 to Denmark in a friendly game just before the kickoff of the Olympics. But when both teams met again but this time at the Olympics what was the scoreline? 2-0 for Nigeria.

See, I am not afraid of failure. Even if the team goes to Russia and loses all 3 matches will heaven fall?
I cannot just go into a major tournament like the FIFA WC with the mindset that we will crash out at the group stage.

Finally, always having a defeatist mindset will do one more harm than good. It pays to always remain positive even when all odds are against you. That alone can spur you on to success in life. Food for thought.

First of all, having the ability of making critical analysis of what is in front of you is not defeatist mindset. Defeatist mindset is yielding to the opposition even before the fight began, I have been careful not to do this because I know Croatia, Iceland and the Argies have their own problems, but that doesn't mean I will the ostrich and deny the problems of our own team.

Saying this is "just a friendly" is not enough because history will always remind us 100 years from now that on the 6th of June, 2018 Nigeria lost to Czech Republic.
The example of the Siasia team loss to Denmark shouldnt be used as an excuse because a huge chunk of the members of the team didn't make it to Rio. Also the overraged players were not involved in that mini tournament. It is not the same scenario with this Super Eagles team that we know 98% of those who will make the team to Russia since January this year. Simy Nwankwo was just the sole gate crasher.

Finally, I wouldn't fall for using past examples to judge this team because it was a different scenario we have as compared to now. In 1998, we know the problem with the team, things like player animosity with each other, fights and disagreements over money, appointment of a new coach few months to the world cup. The scenario was totally different from what we have now.
The Super Eagles have never had it this good. These guys are flying on chattered flights, bonuses have been settled, no change of coaches, first class camping site and the same set of players. What's the excuse of these shabby performances?

soetanoreoluwa:


Why did you choose to see the money part?

You really like money

No mind am ooo....the 8million dollars is just for participating in the group stage....given to all teams that are ELIMINATED AT GROUP STAGE

Oasis007:


Someone needs to hold Chriskel very tight before he starts breaking Things on this Thread. Seems he visited Metaljigsaw and got drunk?!

Honestly, I'm finding it unbelievable that he could lose complete Faith in Rohr and his Crew because of Warm-up Matches.

I hope he won't deactivate if we couldn't make it pass the Group Stage. This is someone that claimed he has an Insider in the Rohr's Camp?! Someone that does give us fake Hopes and Rumors?!

LMAO!

God have mercy, una just dey put finishing touches me. because I aired my view.

Lol I go leave this thread oo