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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheLoneCitizen(m): 1:09pm On Jun 23, 2018
chimzyblack:
We don't need any Moses as part of the front two,he is better in the wing back role, he loves direct runs, and playing him as part of the front two means depriving him of the space he enjoys.
Musa also loves to run too but the difference between musa and Moses is that Moses is too direct with his runs but musa is not so direct he can easily make those swift turn that can confuse the defenders while in MOTION and this is very key to scoring goals.

MY PREFARED LINE-UP FOR ARGENTINA

UZOHO
EKONG-BALOGUN-OMERUO

MOSES-NDIDI-MIKEL-IWOBI-IDOWU

IHEANACHO-MUSA



# IWOBI to play an Am/Cm role and will start ahead of Etebo
He (etebo) didn't offer much going forward much as an AM, there were two occasions where Etebo had the chance to lay a good pass to Iheanacho or musa instead he opted to shoot and was blocked on both occasion an IWOBI would have given a defence splitting pass that could have resulted in a goal or at least a better attempt at goal.

SUBS
1.Etebo comes in for Iwobi btw the 60-70 minute.
2.Ebuehi for Idowu.
3.Simi for Iheanacho


Lies!

When Iwobi came on he had the chance to pass for at least one player in the box but opted to shoot. You guys just underrate Etebo, he was the only player from a losing team to make it into team of the week. You don't value what you got till it's imported.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 1:12pm On Jun 23, 2018
BascoVanVeli:


Some could even have blamed Iheanacho for getting in the way if he missed. I am also for doing things the right way but sometimes pass pass dey too is not good.

Imagine if Musa had missed that chance and Iceland then got that penalty grin

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by AIG07: 1:17pm On Jun 23, 2018
Tunisia de chop am here. But the officiating has not been fair enough.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 1:19pm On Jun 23, 2018
Odunayaw:
Initiative isn't absence of discipline. We weren't controlling the game with a PS2 pad now,were we?

Initiative is an example of Ndidi's long ranger.. it is that spark that differentiate a player from footballers

The key still false on discipline play. Just I will point at Onazi or Echiejile leaving gaps. I will always look for areas we can improve. Musa was wrong not passing. Lucky he scored but it does not change the fact he was wrong not to pass.

In this picture Tevez took the Initiative to shoot and score but that was the wrong option. Passing to CR7 was the better choice. Look at Rooney's hand direction.

Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by AIG07: 1:19pm On Jun 23, 2018
Tunisia don score. Let's go guys.
Belgium 2 : 1 Tunisia
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by goldfish80(m): 1:19pm On Jun 23, 2018
It's been raining goals in this game. Pure heaven for neutrals.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 1:20pm On Jun 23, 2018
Icon4s:


Imagine if Musa had missed that chance and Iceland then got that penalty grin

Passing would have increased our chance to score. Even though he scored, Musa took the harder and less safe option.

Gerrit?

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by chimzyblack(m): 1:23pm On Jun 23, 2018
TheLoneCitizen:



Lies!

When Iwobi came on he had the chance to pass for at least one player in the box but opted to shoot.
Ighalo was the person that killed that attack not iwobi,
Ighalo held on to the ball for too long he should not have even passed the ball to Iwobi
there was a musa lurking around but he instead allowed the iceland defence to recover before passing the ball.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 1:30pm On Jun 23, 2018
safarigirl:
did change of coach relegate Enyeama after the World Cup?

Uzoho will be number 1 for a long time, because new coaches rarely change #1 goalies as long as they have proven to be good.

And despite your reservations, the rest of the world has seen that Uzoho is good, even controversial Oliseh was impressed by the boy. Na only you know wetin you still dey find

Of course! Enyeama was relegated to the bench for Austin Ejide when Berti came as a coach.

We have 180 million population and there was no census done to conclude only me have reservation. Was there?

So, if we discover a better goalkeeper afterwards because new coach rarely change no 1 goalies, we should ignore such talent because he is no 1 goalie?

Ezenwa no bi no 1 before? grin

Akpeyi no bi no 1 before? grin

As em take be no 1 na em another better one go be no 1.

This is life.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Odunayaw(m): 1:31pm On Jun 23, 2018
TheGoodJoe:


The key still false on discipline play. Just I will point at Onazi or Echiejile leaving gaps. I will always look for areas we can improve. Musa was wrong not passing. Lucky he scored but it does not change the fact he was wrong not to pass.

In this picture Tevez took the Initiative to shoot and score but that was the wrong option. Passing to CR7 was the better choice. Look at Rooney's hand direction.
Toh
I hands up now

But from this picture, what if Tevez passed and the defenders slid to block the pass, whose head would be on a Lance?
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by darkelf: 1:32pm On Jun 23, 2018
Neimar:
Nigeria is going to lose to Argentina
I predicted Croatia beating us
Nigeria beating Iceland

A very big possibility if we don't settle down, work hard and focus on the next game
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by AIG07: 1:32pm On Jun 23, 2018
M- Making
U- Us
S- Smile
A- Again
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by enlady(f): 1:32pm On Jun 23, 2018
Jarus:


I think they signed a Nigerian commentator recently.

I also think they have a Nigerian, Sadiq Umar, in their second team.
Ok. Thanks
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheLoneCitizen(m): 1:33pm On Jun 23, 2018
chimzyblack:

Ighalo was the person that killed that attack not iwobi,
Ighalo held on to the ball for too long he should not have even passed the ball to Iwobi
there was a musa lurking around but he instead allowed the iceland defence to recover before passing the ball.


Definitely Ighalo held on for too long, but why did the appraised Iwobi shoot from outside the box, the same thing Etebo had done. Wasn't it blocked all the same, Etebo is almost two times the player Iwobi is. He is an all-rounder.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 1:33pm On Jun 23, 2018
Odunayaw:
Toh
I hands up now

But from this picture, what if Tevez passed and the defenders slid to block the pass, whose head would be on a Lance?

Failure can happen but doing things the right way gives the side a better chance of winning. It is not individual moments that count but the sum of all actions.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Odunayaw(m): 1:34pm On Jun 23, 2018
Icon4s:


Imagine if Musa had missed that chance and Iceland then got that penalty grin
Ah! Some on here would be shaving Rohr for starting him
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by andrew444(m): 1:41pm On Jun 23, 2018
MetalJigsaw:
Imagine say na CR7 score that Musa second goal. I swear the world go observe WRD (world Ronaldo day)

If na cr7 score that goal,cr7 fan boys no go allow us hear word o,i remember the one him score against juventus,no b small thing after him score that goal
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheLoneCitizen(m): 1:42pm On Jun 23, 2018
TheGoodJoe:


Failure can happen but doing things the right way gives the side a better chance of winning. It is not individual moments that count but the sum of all actions.


You're taking this thing too far, as though he missed.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Nobody: 1:42pm On Jun 23, 2018
Tunisians have poor conditioning. See injuries grin grin
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by AIG07: 1:50pm On Jun 23, 2018
Look at Lukaku's movement. Our strikers need to learn o
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by chimzyblack(m): 1:53pm On Jun 23, 2018
TheLoneCitizen:



Definitely Ighalo held on for too long, but why did the appraised Iwobi shoot from outside the box, the same thing Etebo had done. Wasn't it blocked all the same, Etebo is almost two times the player Iwobi is. He is an all-rounder.
No doubt Etebo is a good player, hard tackling,good stamina but he cannot be mentioned in the same breath with iwobi when it comes to creativity.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Mujtahida: 1:54pm On Jun 23, 2018
Something tells me that if Vicmo had aimed that cross intentionally to Musa, Musa would have outran the ball. He usually plays at a pace too fast for our team.

That goal yesterday was a masterpiece comparable to Denis Bergkamp's beautiful goal against Argentina at France 98.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by kellycute(m): 1:54pm On Jun 23, 2018
Joebie:
Very possible. Messi 3-2 Musa
I hope not though. But don’t celebrate too early.
what is all this? Abeg stop this your negative prediction or better keep it to yourself.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by MetalJigsaw(m): 1:58pm On Jun 23, 2018
Argentina Legend Ardiles Blasts Sampaoli, Players Ahead Of Nigeria Clash
June 23, 2018 10:22 am

Argentina 1978 World Cup jero and Tottenham Hotspur legend Ossie Ardiles has launched a scathing attack on Albiceleste coach Jorge Sampaoli after his team’s humiliating 3-0 defeat to Croatia on Thursday.

The defeat to Croatia in their second Group D game of the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup, means Argentina no longer have their destiny in their own hands and could go out at the group stage for only the second time in 56 years.

They must now beat Nigeria in St Petersburg next Tuesday and hope Iceland fail to get anything against Croatia.

According to The Mirror, Ardiles,65, claimed the “prestige” hard won by past Argentinian sides over decades had been tossed away carelessly by Sampaoli’s players and the current administration.

He also insisted the team’s decline since the 2014 World Cup – when they finished runners-up – had been disguised by the “unrivalled genius” of Lionel Messi.

“From world champion to being the worst national team in Argentina history. Where to begin?” Ardiles began.

“Sampaoli: Dreadful. Finished his cycle insulting the Croatian players. Arrogant, ignorant. Even having the best player in the world was not capable of creating a competitive team. Never the same 11 during his tenure.

“Plan A of Sampaoli: Give the ball to Messi and wait for a miracle. If Plan A doesn’t work, Plan B. Errr. There is no plan B. Let alone plan C or D.

“Defensively: Make fouls. Wherever it is and regardless of the circumstances, or the consequences.”

On his views about the players, he said: “To be playing outside of Argentina does not mean they are elite players. Many of them
were not even starters in their own teams.

“The prestige acquired over the years especially by the two world champion teams thrown overboard.

“Embarrassing also the “bullying” of our most experienced players: Mascherano, Otamendi. The incident with Rakitic. Please Otamendi: Apologise.”

Ardilles however absolved Lionel Messi – of any blame, insisting the five-time Balon D’Or winner could not solve the country’s problems by himself.

He added: “All the Argentinian decline of recent times was hidden by this unrivalled genius who we are lucky was born in Argentina. But even for him it was too much at the end of the day. Leo: Many thanks for everything. And good luck in your future.”


https://www.completesportsnigeria.com/argentina-legend-ardiles-blasts-sampaoli-players-ahead-of-nigeria-clash/
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 2:00pm On Jun 23, 2018
TheGoodJoe:


The key still false on discipline play. Just I will point at Onazi or Echiejile leaving gaps. I will always look for areas we can improve. Musa was wrong not passing. Lucky he scored but it does not change the fact he was wrong not to pass.

In this picture Tevez took the Initiative to shoot and score but that was the wrong option. Passing to CR7 was the better choice. Look at Rooney's hand direction.

Oga the picture you display here is not same scenario as what played out yesterday
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Xslaze3xd(m): 2:00pm On Jun 23, 2018
Odunayaw:
Regimental don reach here!


Yeah, We Winning Argentina On Tuesday.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by MetalJigsaw(m): 2:01pm On Jun 23, 2018
Mikel To Croatia Coach: Play Your Best 11 Against Iceland
June 23, 2018 9:45 am

Super Eagles captain Mikel Obi has called on Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic to be professional and not rest players against Iceland in their final Group D game at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, reports Completesportsnigeria.com.

The Croats are already through to the knockout stages after winning their opening two games against Iceland Argentina.

The Super Eagles bounced back from the defeat against Croatia by edging out Iceland 2-0 on Friday and a win or draw against Argentina in their final group game will be enough for them to move into the second round depending on the outcome of the game between Croatia and Iceland.

Dalic hinted after the 3-0 win against Argentina on Thursday that he will rest some of his top stars for the game against Iceland next Tuesday, a decision Mikel is not happy with.

“I think it’s not the right decision in this situation. This is a giant race and you can not rest men. You do not have to give other teams a better chance to move on,” Mikel told reporters after his team’s win against Iceland

“They should showcase professionalism and play their best team. This is too big a stage to be resting players.”


https://www.completesportsnigeria.com/mikel-to-croatia-coach-play-your-best-11-against-iceland/
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Oasis007(m): 2:01pm On Jun 23, 2018
ChrisKels:


Chai so una dun carry me settle una matter. E no good oo. grin

Good morning bro, when are we avn our wargrin

grin

Funny you!
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Mujtahida: 2:05pm On Jun 23, 2018
lexyman:
if i am to Vote ... i will Vote Musa's first goal as the best goal in this tournament so far . cos the ball control , confused both the defenders , the keeper ,his team mate , even the spectators ,and the viewers at home , cos they were expecting a pass . or something else .ITS ONLY ARJEN Robben that has used similar style . what a magnificent goal! grin grin grin

can someone watch it again and come here to analyse that goal
Go and watch Bergkamp goal against Argentina in France 98. There's nothing like that long pass and the exquisite touch down, wasting of of the defender and strupping the ball above the on coming goal keeper.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Mujtahida: 2:07pm On Jun 23, 2018
Icon4s:


Even I, as one of his strongest critiques here, have come to gain confidence in him with every passing game.

Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Nobody: 2:07pm On Jun 23, 2018
Belgium could've been up 5-1 if they weren't wasteful. I predict a Belgian goal masscre loading. Lukaku is red hot atm

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Nobody: 2:14pm On Jun 23, 2018
Ladies and gents I repeat, a goal massacre is loading. THIS WILL BE WORST THAN THE SAUDIS. TUNISIA WILL BE PUNISHED TODAY.

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