₦airaland Forum

olaboy1:
As far as I’m concerned I can only pick two players for this World Cup in this team (Victor Moses and Balogun), others are instagram players.

With our population of over 180m people, this is terrible terrible terrible.

If not because of that unfortunate own goal, i will say that Etebo played well also.

Let's nt judge yet, until we play our return leg in Akwa ibom

unyted:
Why is Moses just diving up and down? Is he alright??

i just de laugh like fool since,eagles don go disgrace us 4 russia finish. I watch island vs argentina game. And i can authoritatively say dat our best chance is against argenina coz island play like de mean business. As 4 moses diving upandan,may dat russian pitch do am like rud carpet

Amhappy:
We needed a win or a draw but lost. Our opponent is not wonderful. That penalty is uncalled for and the own goal sad. I salute the boys, let's do better next time

Thanks sister. Lots of people here didn't know that the Croats were simply lucky.

If we could take our chances against Iceland, then we are in. Argentina would definitely defeat Croatia.

Oyindidi:
Our boys tried. Let's be positive

We are in this together, we will make this nation great.


Go Eagles!!!!

Yeah Go Eagles!!

ernieboy:
why Ghana no qualify? African football generally, in recent times has declined greatly.

That is the truth, we have not developed our local leagues.

akwunomy:
What is Mikel doing...I wanna see control the ball more in the mid field and allow for penetration...Overall good team:

i tot smbody compared mikel to modric.. ;Dnow they don prove who be best

Dis croatia is very beatable..Nigeria is just too poor.. No difference from their performances in the friendlies

We need to tell ourselves the truth in this fvcking country.

Before the start of the game we prayed, after half time we prayed and before the start of second half we prayed the final prayer( benediction) and at the end we played badly.

We have problem. Deep one.

Oga see your shear from the pig meat no vex say he small ppl plenty on it.

Bodylover:
Pork meat just dey hungry me, please where is that pig.

IamD18:
Na you be goodnight.


We die here today.

Croatia eventually dominated the 4 minutes.
What a waste!

Let's all remember that Spain loss der first match in south Africa 2010 and later dey won d cup

Well..

forkadict:
Draw anytin wey you like, Iceland go beat una. Mercilessly.

That is as sure as eggs is eggs

Kxngstein:
victor moses should just change his name to folarin. rubbish

LOL, guy u harsh

ruffDiamond:
you are not getting my point!
doing well individually in their various club is not the issue
the caucausian players are also doing even better individually as well in their clubs too
abi you ni see their matches so far??
but once black gather thenselves to play white
my brother,the difference is as daylight to darkness!
black no too sabi cordinate well collectuvely
just like in nearly everything black!

France, England, Belgium and Brazil either dominated or partially dominated by black people maybe you don't know this

We will beat Iceland sha, by the time we disorganize them with our disorganisation, goal must enter On paper it may show 4-3-3 but on the pitch na follow-the-leader-run-run-run

new records set in the world cup..

No African team has scored in the entire 270 minutes played by the first 3 teams ever ...


we await senegal and tunisia for their next games..

what is wrong with African teams??

We ruined our chances.

We played the first half of the game with little to no zeal, enthusiasm, confidence on the ball, passion, and determination to win. The lack of zeal or passion could be seen boldly written all over the team's captain's face from the onset, same player who one would expect to be the livewire and the cheerleader for the rest of the team members, to ginger them to a victory.

No doubt, our midfield is another source of great concern, absolutely nothing to write home about. No strong linkage and coordination with the forwards. In fact, the formation wasn't right, just plainly chaotic. Playing only Ighalo in the forefront wasn't a good decision for us; for one, I don't even think he ought to have started the game.

If only we had started the first half with the kind of zeal we saw in the last 15-20 minutes of the game, perhaps the result would have been written differently.

Croatia isn't a strong team, if they were, then one would have expected more goals and dominations from their side, in the first half of the game. Peradventure, if we had not foolishly and carelessly conceded the own goal, the game could have resulted into a goalless draw. Maybe!

Excerpt from Post-Match interview with John Mikel Obi, he was heard repeatedly saying "We gave our best by playing as a team.. It's a very difficult game". That alone, means, they couldn't do more than they have just done, and by implication, we shouldn't expect more than just that level of performances(s) from them as a team. I doubt if this would go down well with over 180 millions, football-loving Nigerians, home and abroad.

If this is the BEST team Nigeria can boast of at the moment, then it means the NFA aren't doing their job well. We need to let go politics in team selection, and try more home-based players (those who are going to play their heart out in competing for a place in the national team), by doing some grassroot scouting for talents, nurture and groom them into stars that we would be proud of someday, to represent us at international football campaigns.

Now, we will be meeting Argentina/Iceland, and I doubt if the Argentines aren't gonna have the best of the game. They played so well against another good side - the Icelandic team, to a draw. I wouldn't be surprised if they both emerged victors, evicting us and the Croatian team out of the group stage.

sukerefakere:
We need to tell ourselves the truth in this fvcking country.

Before the start of the game we prayed, after half time we prayed and before the start of second half we prayed the final prayer( benediction) and at the end we played badly.

We have problem. Deep one.

The team should pray in dressing room abeg

The whole thing is quite embarrassing

I was not too disappointed because of our performances during friendly matches played. This will be the our worst match in this group, being a positive minded Nigerian, we can still make it.

Bo comment

sukerefakere:
We need to tell ourselves the truth in this fvcking country.

Before the start of the game we prayed, after half time we prayed and before the start of second half we prayed the final prayer( benediction) and at the end we played badly.

We have problem. Deep one.

The Nigerian team is reflective of the fact that Nigeria indeed has a problem.

Superbutterflies lost again

jobonnairaland:
Thanks sister. Lots of people don't know that the Croats we're simply lucky.

We take our chances against Iceland, then we are in. Argentina would definitely defeat Croatia.

croatia werent lucky thank God there chances no enter.. U forget that header?, u forget that one on one... E for reach 4 - 0

fairfora:
I know but this isn't about the coach. The coach won't go there and play for us. If the is the best team we could get from 200m population, it's a shame! Believe it or not, nepotism and bribery in NFF are the order of the day. Rohr is an employee of the NFF and he must dance to their tunes. Bofere Jo is one of the coaches I respected, who fell out with the then NFA. Had he allowed the NFA choose for him, he probably wouldn't have gone that far. I cannot forget the Atlanta 96 in a hurry. He gave us the most complete team ever. We've not had such a team since then.

my brother if we are talking of under age competition me and you should know the reason why we are always perform with our age sheeting,at least you have 17,20 and 23 years old as younger brother compare them with what Nigeria are presenting.

Nigerian is a total failure

This team is the worst team in Africa qualifications that are useless, annoying and lack of team play

jobonnairaland:
Thanks sister. Lots of people here didn't know that the Croats were simply lucky.

If we could take our chances against Iceland, then we are in. Argentina would definitely defeat Croatia.

Buhahahahahahahaha....... My brother u don start calculation?

igbohausayoruba:
Chia if Iheanacho had started this game ..chia things for no be like this oo

Lols! Them done come

watch the highlights-watch-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSbqArlOHAQ