safarigirl:
dem no contact me again o

You sure village... Ow, not to worry.
You may be fortunate with Qatar 2022.

diadem10:
Contrary to opinions on here, I dont think Mikel was impressive yesterday.
He was sluggish, made a lot of back passes, and as a matter of fact, Etebo had to drop deep into the midfield. He also failed to release our wingbacks with long passes on many occasion. Ogu would have done better than Mikel in the same role but we know he's untouchable.

That said, it's better Mikel was deployed as a DM than as a AM.

Also, save for Ighalo's indecisive moment on some occasion, he had more presence and took up better position on the pitch than Nacho. He just has to be quick with his decision. His finishing is another talk for another day.

I disagree, Mikel was very good.. He read the game very well.

Iheanacho linked the midfield with the attack. He did not have to be a presence because he played a different role to Ighalo. He was a support striker to Musa so played behind Musa. Ighalo took up the main striker role when he came on and Musa played behind him

diadem10:

Ndidi drove forward with the ball on many occasions. Mikel took too long on the ball only to make a back pass or sideway pass. He improved in the second half but it wasn't to my taste.

Maybe this was the sacrifice he was talking about, remember he lacks pace. Agreed he wasn't impressive, but he also wasn't bad, to be honest that theatrics to waste time at the end of the game was his best play (pun intended).

tbaba1234:


I disagree, Mikel was very good.. He read the game very well.

Iheanacho linked the midfield with the attack. He did not have to be a presence because he played a different role to Ighalo. He was a support striker to Musa so played behind Musa. Ighalo took up the main striker role when he came on and Musa played behind him

Nope, Musa was the SS. Nacho just didn't know what position to take up.
Oops you think musa was the striker because he scored the goals?

Mikel didn't read any game abeg. Not doubting he took up good position but was mostly retrogressive in his play.

safarigirl:
dem no contact me again o

Ahh!!!!! Anyway hope you dey gallant sha

diadem10:

Nope, Musa was the SS. Nacho just didn't know what position to take up.
Oops you think musa was the striker because he scored the goals?

Nope, Iheanacho was always behind Musa.. That was the positioning throughout the game.

goldfish80:


The only North African team who would have done very well at the world stage was the Abu Terika Egyptian golden generation.
They played up to the finals of the confederations cup and frankly would have done well if they had managed to qualify for the 2006 world cup.

Hmm even den dem no dey try, dey shud rep Africa instead of trying so hard to be arab

I been Neva see icon79 ooo, wetin happen


Abi to Pari ni

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUno036n9J0

Can The Super Eagles Beat Argentina To Hit Round 2

OMANBALA1:
These Koreans are very physical

There is the difference between being physical and rough. The koreans were rather rough on their opponents than physical.

They didn't have the energy to be physical, they were instead committing fouls. When u talk about physicality u talk about strength. Senegal and Iceland are the true definition of physicality.

tbaba1234:


Nope, Iheanacho was always behind Musa.. That was the positioning throughout the game.

Not always. Interchanging you would say. Ighalo was behind Musa at one point too.

do4luv14:



Hmm even den dem no dey try, dey shud rep Africa instead of trying so hard to be arab

They need to do something different. Initially I thought it was an Arabian DNA thing, but some of the best players the world have seen, are of north African origin. Why they haven't been able to challenge the world is quite a mystery.

diadem10:

Not always. Interchanging you would say. Ighalo was behind Musa at one point too.

Iheanacho was involved in linking up the midfield and attack much more than Musa.

Ighalo played mainly as a target man when he cam on. Two different roles.

Savoured yesterday's Victory enough.........can we move on...

Can we beat Argentina....

D Argentines will come wounded........

tbaba1234:
Ighalo actually played well when he came on. His hold up play was very good. Perhaps he should have passed the ball earlier but he was not bad when he came on..

Ighalo for me created the missing link that was missing all through the game. HOLD UP PLAY

We have a young and inexperienced goalkeeper who more often not than kicks the ball out at any sign of trouble. Which inevitably comes back to us, it is a weakness. This is something he will continue to do and will do more against the Argentines when they high press us.

It is therefore ESSENTIAL that you have an outlet to win that long ball in the air and hold it up and give us attacking options. That's where IGHALO comes in, he is the best at this in our team.

I do not think it's in dispute KC has zero hold up play and can not win the ball against physically imposing CB'S. In addition very limited aerial threat.

Ighalo has physicality, presence aerial ability and creates an ever present threat to CB'S this causes them to be unsettled creating attack options for both Ighalo and any other players coming FORWARD.

Yes his goal tally may not be great but he brings something that nobody else does. Against Argentina I doubt if we will out pass them, but we can hit them on the brake, I also expect Etebo to checkmate Messi.

However thier entire defence line up lacks PACE something that Musa, Ebuehi, Moses, Etebo can capitalise upon.

Ok my brother. Job will come no worry

do4luv14:



I don't hide, have been unemployed since, with no phone to browse, just using the time I had with this phone until the owner came cling

komekn:


Ighalo for me created the missing link that was missing all through the game. HOLD UP PLAY

We have a young and inexperienced goalkeeper who more often not than kicks the ball out at any sign of trouble. Which inevitably comes back to us, it is a weakness. This is something he will continue to do and will do more against the Argentines when they high press us.

It is therefore ESSENTIAL that you have an outlet to win that long ball in the air and hold it up and give us attacking options. That's where IGHALO comes in, he is the best at this in our team.

I do not think it's in dispute KC has zero hold up play and can not win the ball against physically imposing CB'S. In addition very limited aerial threat.

Ighalo has physicality, presence aerial ability and creates an ever present threat to CB'S this causes them to be unsettled creating attack options for both Ighalo and any other players coming FORWARD.

Yes his goal tally may not be great but he brings something that nobody else does. Against Argentina I doubt if we will out pass them, but we can hit them on the brake, I also expect Etebo to checkmate Messi.

However thier entire defence line up lacks PACE something that Musa, Ebuehi, Moses, Etebo can capitalise upon.

You can't be holding up play against a frustrated Otamendi.

See these Germans. Look at how they came all out in their attires and flags reminiscence of what you see in a Bundesliga game.

diadem10:

Idowu was poor. I don't even think he made a single tackle yesterday and was part of the reason Iceland was having joy on our left flank in the first half. Ebuehi was far better both attacking and defensive wise.

One game doesn't make a player bad or good. But we are seeing that Idowu as a left back is far from the finished article.

tbaba1234:


Nope, Iheanacho was always behind Musa.. That was the positioning throughout the game.

What stupid linkup when we have Etebo? Just say Nacho didn't know what position to take up. He was supposed to play Ighalo's role because Musa is a SS but he lacks the presence and was forming one stupid activity. If Ighalo wasn't acting stupid yesterday, the team looked more potent with 2 forwards acting as forwards.

charlesemeka85:
bros you dey talk sometimes like e get special players to you wey we no suppose criticize even when they shun out abysmal perforamnce. idowu with all due respect is the worst 9ja player in russia. dude is too lethargic to my liking and looks confused and scared with or without the ball. as a wingback one of his primary duties is to join the attack when the team is attacking and whip in crosses but i cant remember him crossing the other side of the pitch against croatia and iceland. his play looks too amateurish that sometimes i doubt if he is an european based player. -penalty blunders to happen to the best defenders in the world so an upcoming and promising one as ebuehi should not be an exception. no allow tribalism cloud your sense of reasoning and judgement

Sorry to take us backwards what does Idowu have over Aina.

Because even with my English bias as some call it I am at loss to see it. I actually haven't seen him cross the ball once his positional sense is quite weak to be honest.

diadem10:

What stupid linkup when we have Etebo? Just say Nacho didn't know what position to take up. He was supposed to play Ighalo's role because Musa is a SS but he lacks the presence and was forming one stupid activity. If Ighalo wasn't acting stupid yesterday, the team looked more potent with 2 forwards acting as forwards.

Iheanacho mobility and movement was a big plus yesterday. He did his job supporting Musa. Ighalo reduces our ability to create chances.

forgiveness:


If we consider the calibre of goalkeepers we had Uzoho is very average. Sorry to say.

You are confident they save penalty, freekick, shots etcetera. But Uzoho is not good in all.

I still don't think he is the best goalkeeper we have judging from the spot kicks and other factors.

Hope he improves but before then I want to see the Brazilian and German breed Nigerian goalkeepers, even Alampasu before I conceed he is better.

However, Rangers Bees of those days is not efulefu and even our league was not talent drained as we are having it now. 98% of Nigerian players played in the local league but very tangible fraction played abroad.

So, it was normal to scout players from the local league.

If not why you no put Lokosa for ya list ahead of Onyekuru and co?

I would agree with you without reservation.

In order to make a substantive deduction about quality what is benchmark or unit of measurement that we are using.

Is it just height or is it the youngest or is it club performances, he has had two senior games in club football he is essentially an academy player.

Uzoho has done OK not exceptional the only thing that distinguishes him from all the other Nigerian goalkeepers is one thing, OPPORTUNITY.


For whatever reason he was given the opportunity thats all, there was no methodology to it.


If other goalkeeper were given the same opportunity would they have done better, We will never know because they were NEVER GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY or you could say in the negative they were denied opportunity.

But that no longer matters he is the one selected we will support him. How far will he go in club football after the world cup. I absolutely have no idea, but it's a big boost to his career at age 19.

andrew444:


You are a disgrace to Nigerians and a disgrace to this thread.

How do you watch your football? you want uzoho to be world class? a player who started playing professional football not even up to a year and it is in a reserve team and you want him to be more than average, shame on you

Shame on you,always looking for a player to dis,confused fellow

Your assertion becomes contradictory because it actually justifies the position of Forgiveness.

Your condemned by your proposition but then you want to condemn somebody else, but consider the failed proposition you present see in bold.

What in earth then is the NFF doing with an academy goalkeeper being selected for SE. Knowing fully well he is inexperienced, untested and unproven.

Is he the best we have And how do know was he tested in comparison to other Nigerian academy goalkeepers across Europe Was he tested as better than our goalkeepers in our local leagues

A claim can be made that without an objective open and free methodology for selection that thier is some form of favoritism at play is not without credence.

Nonetheless, he is selected and I will support him is it fair CERTAINLY NOT, however life is not fair.

komekn:


Ighalo for me created the missing link that was missing all through the game. HOLD UP PLAY

We have a young and inexperienced goalkeeper who more often not than kicks the ball out at any sign of trouble. Which inevitably comes back to us, it is a weakness. This is something he will continue to do and will do more against the Argentines when they high press us.

It is therefore ESSENTIAL that you have an outlet to win that long ball in the air and hold it up and give us attacking options. That's where IGHALO comes in, he is the best at this in our team.

I do not think it's in dispute KC has zero hold up play and can not win the ball against physically imposing CB'S. In addition very limited aerial threat.

Ighalo has physicality, presence aerial ability and creates an ever present threat to CB'S this causes them to be unsettled creating attack options for both Ighalo and any other players coming FORWARD.

Yes his goal tally may not be great but he brings something that nobody else does. Against Argentina I doubt if we will out pass them, but we can hit them on the brake, I also expect Etebo to checkmate Messi.

However thier entire defence line up lacks PACE something that Musa, Ebuehi, Moses, Etebo can capitalise upon.

to hell with your hold.up play....
when has your hold.up play win games for the super eagles?

same.musa your almighty epl clubs rated lowly scored a world class goal still expecting from your overhyped 3 lions players.....

I guess it is down on you now...that majorly Africa players are underrated...no continents have the monopoly of talents...only a blind men see differently.

please there is no usefulness of Ighalo in these rohr dynamic tactics...we used on Iceland...he can wait when we start play Africa teams...where he can intimidate and try bully them but not at this world cup.

promzyphyno:
The way these argentines are just celebrating our win as if it is their own.....

for their mind,then fit beat us

Nerdy,help me with one meme abeg

Our work isn't finished. Lets just ignore that for now and worry about putting in the right formations and tactics for the Argentines on Tuesday so that we can cement our spot in the round of 16.

goldfish80:

How? In 6 minutes of play, he created 2 chances. Statistically, how many did Kelechi create for all the much celebrated running and movement? You guessed it zero! (Although corner kicks and free kicks will be picked up by the computer as chance created of which I'm not talking about this, but chance created from open play).
Stop aiding this mass hysterical effect. If Ighalo scored to put Nigeria through against Argentina, everybody will celebrate. So chill

Thank you, from sifting through the emotive sentiment and prejudiced based rhetoric surrounding this topic somewhat Ighalo bashing going on

To state the Objective clear truth

BascoVanVeli:



I think it is only Nigeria that takes a world cup break. This is not the only series even going on. Funny thing is their stadiums are relatively filled with fans.

Actually, most (if not all) top flight leagues on break. So, I’m not surprised there is a playoff (promotion) match going on

forgiveness:


Is it Nwakali? I don't think he is among the top 5 of players similar in attributes to those players.

He down the pecking order.

Not even in the starting line up.

Wow! Germans are going home! Hurray!