somehow:


Yes we did,.
Balogun had 2 headers, Ndidi also had 1 i think. Ighalo also had one. But they were useless. Cross and nod hasn't been our strong points since Rohr came in so what exactly are you guys talking about?

Like it was because of the crosses we didn't score or what? Go and watch the matches again.

Btw, i am not defending shehu, i am just getting you guys attention away from minor issues that wouldnt even help us. Go and check all my recent lineups and you wont find Shehu there. Just stating that the current lineups doesnt support crosses because there would be no one to make use of it and we arent that good in the air either.

Lastly, unless w strikers are used and Simy is included, all air balls will remain wasted. Tell me if Ighalo won more than 1 airball yesterday.

BascoVanVeli:


We had plenty movement but Mikel held on to the ball and played sideways or backwards. I don't think he made a key forward pass the entire match

BascoVanVeli:
I am not saying Rohr has to go but he must be blamed for the loss. Lack of a plan killed us. We never attacked them from any particular angle, the only thing we did was hold on to the ball. We have to establish a route no matter what. I also agree with Okocha without reservation. Honestly the fans and media cause all this, u talk about playing a player in a position he gets paid to play at club level and they are ready to cut your head off and when it blows up in their faces they start looking for whom to blame.
We should praise our heroes but also be ready to admit their shortcomings.
As for Rohr I feel there are ways we can be eliminated that should warrant looking at our coaching situation again.


Also we should come up with smarter ideas for set pieces. Obviously we can't head a football into the net so lets try to get free shots at goal

krattoss:
Neimar.. U have been viewing this thread since today, are u bereaved that we lost or are u feeding off our our griefs and teeth gnashing

TheSuperNerd:
Chaaaaaiiii... Marvellous Vasco... This is comment of yours is not so marvellous oooo... How can?

Mikel made some... But let me cite just one.

His pass to Moses which put him through on goal but Moses chose to try win a PK off the defender which failed.

TheGoodJoe:


We had plenty of movement upfront. Na wa.

Did you watch Nacho's movement when he came on? Tell me Ighalo offered anything close to that.

BascoVanVeli:


But Moses had to beat his man. There were instances that Mikel had his man bombing and he didn't make the pass. Rarely a through ball

TheGoodJoe:


When Iheanacho came on, we were deadlier. Shifting the blame to Mikel when it is clear with more movement we would have caused the Croats more problems baffles me.

BascoVanVeli:


How many times did Mikel find Nacho in the box with all his movements that you are talking?

BascoVanVeli:


Of course we would look deadlier the freakin match was over dude. Did any of that lead to a shot on target? No!

Oasis007:


I advise we lower our Expectation on this Team and hoping for a Miracle to happen against Iceland and Argentina.

There are lots to pick from the first Match;

1 - I want Rohr to be retained not sacked no matter the outcome of our performance in this Competition.

2 - This should Competition should be the last Appearance for Mikel, Akpeyi, Echiejile, Ighalo, Ogu, Shehu, Moses, Idowu, Onazi, Musa, Balogun and perhaps Ezenwa. They should retire from International Football honorably after this World Cup.

3 - Ebuehi and Aina should be our RB and LB respectively, then we can scout for their Backups.

4 - Nwakali Brothers, Tosin should be drafted as Midfielders. Eze, Oyenkuru, are needed as Wingers in the Squad.

5 - in the striking Position, only Kayode I hope he becomes an integral part of the Team.

My Post-World Cup List for the Eagles;

1 - Uzoho
2 - Ebuehi
3 - Aina
4 - Ndidi
5 - Ekong (C)
6 - Omeruo
7 - Moses Simon
8 - Etebo
9 - Kayode
10. Nwakali K.
11. Oyenkuru
12. Adarabioyo
13. Musa Muhammad
14. Iheanacho
15. Awaziem
16. Alampasu
17. Eze
18. Iwobi
19. Ryan Sanusi
20. Nwakali C.
21. Amuzie
22. Kehinde
23. Okoye


Mind you........ this is strictly a Suggestion, pls don't come for my Head, just wanna divert our Attention away from the Loss.

TheGoodJoe:


Mikel must not find Nacho. What matters is the playing in a deadlier fashion. With Nacho's movement, the team played better. Not Mikel finding Nacho. Think of the overall game play and not one person finding a player. Also keep in mind Nacho did not stay long upfront for Mikel to utilize. However, Nacho's movement showed how deadly we can be with the right movement upfront.

Humility017:
It seems the old coach still havent learn from his mistakes...always looking for an excuse to give for his incompetence

Rohr Explains Why He Didn't Employ 3-5-2 Formation Vs Croatia

Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr has explained why he played four at the back for the entirety of the Super Eagles 2-0 loss to Croatia, discarding the 3-5-2 formation that worked well for him, especially in the second half, during the pre-World Cup friendlies.

The former Bayern Munich defender has pointed out that the loss to the Balkans was not as a result of the formation but due to the inability of the team to defend set-pieces.

''I think the organization was okay, we didn't concede the goal in normal play, we conceded the two goals from set-pieces and it is not a question of tactics or system,'' Rohr said at the post-match press conference.
''Our system was okay, we cannot play with three (defenders) when there is only one center forward, so we played with four because they were three strikers and the Croatian strikers are very strong and I was satisfied about the organization of the team.
''What we are missing today is to be more professional with set-pieces to avoid the two goals coming from these situations.
''Each game is different, we know we can play with three center-backs but it was not a good day to do that today.''
Rohr added that the young players in the team, thought to be Oghenekaro Etebo and William Troost-Ekong, made mistakes which led to the two goals conceded by the Super Eagles.

''We are disappointed, when you lose a match it is not a good thing for us but we must recognize Croatia had the better team tonight.
''My young players made some mistakes especially from the corners we worked so much. The first goal came from a corner, the second one also from a corner, a penalty.

''There were also so many fouls in the other box that could have been a penalty for us. but we have to accept this defeat and now we have to win against Iceland.
''All is possible still because we have only one point to win to win against the two other teams. If we win the next game, all is possible for the qualification.''

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

source : ANS

sontoly:



I totally support you sir, and I dont know why the coach doesnt see it, the truth is Ighalo has more supporters than Iheanacho thats why no one sees his flaws.

Ighalo position skill is so poor, not good in air
poor decision making, give him ten chance he wont score one, infact you wont even find he to give a chance sef.
He is always with a defender and doesnt lose his marker, slow to react and we call that one a striker, we are deceiving ourself, it will take a miracle for him to score most of his shots are week. Abeg i don tire to see am for pitch, person wey get 5 goals since he started playing for us.
The only lethal striker is iheanacho unfortunately the coach no like am just same way he prefers shehu to ebuehi.
I dont have anyhope in rohr at all.

Ighalo not good enough.

Oasis007:


I advise we lower our Expectation on this Team and hoping for a Miracle to happen against Iceland and Argentina.

There are lots to pick from the first Match;

1 - I want Rohr to be retained not sacked no matter the outcome of our performance in this Competition.

2 - This should Competition should be the last Appearance for Mikel, Akpeyi, Echiejile, Ighalo, Ogu, Shehu, Moses, Idowu, Onazi, Musa, Balogun and perhaps Ezenwa. They should retire from International Football honorably after this World Cup.

3 - Ebuehi and Aina should be our RB and LB respectively, then we can scout for their Backups.

4 - Nwakali Brothers, Tosin should be drafted as Midfielders. Eze, Oyenkuru, are needed as Wingers in the Squad.

5 - in the striking Position, only Kayode I hope he becomes an integral part of the Team.

My Post-World Cup List for the Eagles;

1 - Uzoho
2 - Ebuehi
3 - Aina
4 - Ndidi
5 - Ekong (C)
6 - Omeruo
7 - Moses Simon
8 - Etebo
9 - Kayode
10. Nwakali K.
11. Oyenkuru
12. Adarabioyo
13. Musa Muhammad
14. Iheanacho
15. Awaziem
16. Alampasu
17. Eze
18. Iwobi
19. Ryan Sanusi
20. Nwakali C.
21. Amuzie
22. Kehinde
23. Okoye


Mind you........ this is strictly a Suggestion, pls don't come for my Head, just wanna divert our Attention away from the Loss.

BascoVanVeli:


So Mikel our AMF must not find our striker? Continue

TheGoodJoe:


If Ighalo was still on and not Nacho, we would not look deadlier like we did when Nacho came on. Heck, when Simy came on, we lost our sharpness upfront.

Gerrit?

chrisooblog:
the truth is ighalo can't give what he doesn't have I don't blame him for yesterday because the coach keeps playing him when he doesn't have the skill set for the lone striker position his movements and pace is just not good enough frankly speaking he should not be a starter

TheGoodJoe:


Where did you get that from?

I said our AMF was not the problem. The problem was poor movement up front. With Nacho, you could see how deadly we could be with more movement upfront. Also Nacho was not upfront long enough for Mikel to take advantage of his movement. That was why I found Mikel's sub for Simy confusing. It took away our sharpness.

Gerrit?

KevinDein:
Kolarov has done this several times before. Great goal.

Oasis007:


I advise we lower our Expectation on this Team and hoping for a Miracle to happen against Iceland and Argentina.

There are lots to pick from the first Match;

1 - I want Rohr to be retained not sacked no matter the outcome of our performance in this Competition.

2 - This should Competition should be the last Appearance for Mikel, Akpeyi, Echiejile, Ighalo, Ogu, Shehu, Moses, Idowu, Onazi, Musa, Balogun and perhaps Ezenwa. They should retire from International Football honorably after this World Cup.

3 - Ebuehi and Aina should be our RB and LB respectively, then we can scout for their Backups.

4 - Nwakali Brothers, Tosin should be drafted as Midfielders. Eze, Oyenkuru, are needed as Wingers in the Squad.

5 - in the striking Position, only Kayode I hope he becomes an integral part of the Team.

My Post-World Cup List for the Eagles;

1 - Uzoho
2 - Ebuehi
3 - Aina
4 - Ndidi
5 - Ekong (C)
6 - Omeruo
7 - Moses Simon
8 - Etebo
9 - Kayode
10. Nwakali K.
11. Oyenkuru
12. Adarabioyo
13. Musa Muhammad
14. Iheanacho
15. Awaziem
16. Alampasu
17. Eze
18. Iwobi
19. Ryan Sanusi
20. Nwakali C.
21. Amuzie
22. Kehinde
23. Okoye


Mind you........ this is strictly a Suggestion, pls don't come for my Head, just wanna divert our Attention away from the Loss.

BascoVanVeli:


No u said Mikel doesn't have to find Iheanacho.

mank1234:


Lame excuse.
Why must it be us choosing our formation to adapt to theirs? We should play to our strength and not play to match opposition.
The German team too is young and will do well so it's not a question of expert it will power.
This man failed when he started talking about 2022 during an important tournament in 2018. Defeatist mentality.
If the coach doesn't know what to say he should just say 'no comment'.

I was so angry yesterday.