darkelf:


This place is small

Go to the match day thread..you'll know that we are just tempering justice with mercy here.

Someone said we should be ashamed of loosing to a team whose players bear botanical names

Joebie:
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You said at least you wanted to see good football from SE
How do you rate us so far? I guess you already agree that we are not winning this AFCON

soetanoreoluwa:


O pari

From WC disappointment since that time, I don't trust Papi Rohr he is looking for world class players to coach...

Just that we don't have good local coach... Painful.

raindodger13:


For a team that scored from a honeymoon gift and a deflected freekick.

fabyom:
I am happy we lost at this stage.
This is the type of defeat that spurs team to success.
There is no cause for alarm, we lost to two fortuitous goals despite changing almost all our regular Midfielders.
We are winning this AFCON.
Bookmark this space.
#SoarsuperEagles

ChrisKels:


Sorry u brought in Chelsea. U compared their bus parking to that of Madagascar, so watchu saying really?

Musa was there, Ighalo and Simon were there also

edi287:

If we wanted to be on the offensive(which we did) - there was no need playing two CMs deep in addition to a back 4 especially when we had just one attacking fullback (Aina). What we needed was one of the CM to be able to make those late 3rd man runs into the box and have the stamina to drop deep. We all know Etebo is the only guy to do that. But Rohr chose to play Etebo as a DM which was an incredible waste.
Another thing which no one seems to be talking about is our lack of options at midfield. I remember that game against SA when Rohr invited just 3 CMs and when I complained folks said the result was what mattered. We are paying for a lack of CM options now especially with the likes of Kalu not a 100 percent when we could've given that spot to a CM.

Icon4s:


I am not writing the team off yet.

Complaincancy affected the entire team. The number of changes were too many.

The team was overly complaisant. We are better than this.

We don't have credible midfield options. Time for Ogu and Mikel to take a bow. We need fresh Supply of young midfielders.

Ogu and Balogun were responsible for that defensive error. Nightmarish first half for Balogun.

Again, Rohr went to Egypt with surplus in natural wingers. That team doesn't have a natural supporting striker. And so we are condemned to lone striker setup all tournament.

I always try not to judge a team with it's performance in its last group game if they had qualified before that game.

Onwards, we take the matches as they come.

Icon4s:


I am not writing the team off yet.

Complaincancy affected the entire team. The number of changes were too many.

The team was overly complaisant. We are better than this.

We don't have credible midfield options. Time for Ogu and Mikel to take a bow. We need fresh Supply of young midfielders.

Ogu and Balogun were responsible for that defensive error. Nightmarish first half for Balogun.

Again, Rohr went to Egypt with surplus in natural wingers. That team doesn't have a natural supporting striker. And so we are condemned to lone striker setup all tournament.

I always try not to judge a team with it's performance in its last group game if they had qualified before that game.

Onwards, we take the matches as they come.

mostob:
yes...you are right but Croatia has average players but they reach world cup final.Zambia has average players but they won AFCON years ago. Keshi has average players but came third at CHAN,won AFCON and reach WC R of 16. What matters is how you use the resources at your disposal not the quality of your Resources.

Sainty92:
What pained me most in this match is how that Madagascar player that scored that freekick was raising shoulder all through the match as if he is C. Ronaldo....

elyte89:



If I konk u...wc Croatia has average player


Rakitic,modric,perisic,mandzukic ,loveren and deir number 2 of athletico madrid?of 2018 were average


Oga no dey compare our players with Croatians own o,dey re far better

Joebie:
Exactly, I do not think Ighalo is our problem. It's largely a collective problem, and it has taken the coach too long to figure out some basic things as regards the strength and weaknesses of his players, and how to blend them together to form an efficient unit.

Some observations:
1. You can count on Musa for those magic one-on-one moments, but don't count on him to give beautiful passes. He rarely does. Ighalo is starved from passes, so he relies heavily on his fighting for the ball, and jam body which should have worked on one or two occasion on this game but for our opponent happening to be Ahmed Ahmed's bride.
2. Kalu is not fit. Else he is the number one player you can count on to perfect his crosses.
3. Chukwueze just needs a little tweaking to combine with other forwards, and with his help we can wreck most defenses
4. Onyekuru is an upgrade of Musa, but less experienced. Has similar speed and dribbles, added to that he brings more variety to his scoring boots, need I add header? But that's all at the club level.
5. Onuachu will thrive with a fit Kalu playing his A-game, and Simon on the other side of the wing.
6. When Mikel's AM game is OFF, use him as a holding MF, don't take him off.
7. That brings us to Etebo. I would rather play Mikel as a DM. Those mazy runs and ball holding are unnecessary. It takes away from our TEAM game. Should there be any player I would like to hold on to the ball more, it's Iwobi. And Iwobi is clever enough, he knows when to release the ball, with brilliant service to Ighalo.
8. Osimhen, I can't say much. I haven't seen him much.
9. Ogu is slow. If he is not scoring a long ranger, why use him? He doesn't do anything that other DMs can't do better.
10. Collins helped us during the qualifiers, but there is no doubt now that Aina has cemented his place in this team. I wouldn't start a fit Collins ahead of him.
11. As regards our CBs, we know Balogun is slow to react. Not a good idea to have Balogun when playing against teams with a high pressing game.
12. Ekong is dependable when not on his bad day.
13. Omeruo is made for AFCON. no be today he start
14. As regards Iheanacho (shirt #14 coincidentally). His problems goes beyond Rohr.

In summary, I think Rohr has failed to get the chemistry right.

Modified
On Siasia, you hit the nail on the head. Siasia will give you good attacking football.

TheGoodJoe:


We need an expert formula 1 driver, not a tipper driver to make use of our ferrari talents.

ChrisKels:
See as Uganda dey bully Egypt ooo

elyte89:



If I konk u...wc Croatia has average player


Rakitic,modric,perisic,mandzukic ,loveren and deir number 2 of athletico madrid?of 2018 were average


Oga no dey compare our players with Croatians own o,dey re far better

Joebie:
No be just today oh. Based on what I have been seeing in this team.
I have always said don't expect surprises when it comes to Rorh. the same thing played out just before and during the WC. You cannot give what you don't have. On quality players, what positions do you think we need reinforcement? Hasn't cohesion been a problem? There are only a few games I've enjoyed under Rorh. one of them is the Argentina friendly. I saw a fluid instinctive game and quick reaction. I think when we keep the possession with useless passes we start to get confused as to what to do with the ball.

markfemisgay:
From what I watched today, we are not winning afcon. Keep dreaming.

darkelf:


I told Seine that Egypt is overrated and I won't be surprised to see Uganda in the Semi finals.

Make una dey listen to the wise warnings of darkelf ooooo

darkelf:


I had to look twice at what he typed to be sure it was Croatia. I thought he typed cross river

Wetin we no go see for this thread

ChrisKels:


No problems buh u still firmly on that list

elyte89:



If I konk u...wc Croatia has average player


Rakitic,modric,perisic,mandzukic ,loveren and deir number 2 of athletico madrid?of 2018 were average


Oga no dey compare our players with Croatians own o,dey re far better

Sainty92:
What pained me most in this match is how that Madagascar player that scored that freekick was raising shoulder all through the match as if he is C. Ronaldo....