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gaskiyamagana:
Jealousy, jealousy.

Curtisaxel7:
Mikel should've started that game ahead of Etebo.

Etebo is just a combative box to box hard tackling midfielder. No finesse, no passing abilities, no game control abilities, nothing. Service to our forwards was virtually non existent, courtesy of a dead midfield. Sadly, Mikel who should've been at the heart of the midfield was played out of position a couple of times and then condemned to the bench.

Rohr needs to learn, you don't win a game with tackles alone.

BascoVanVeli:
Honestly IMO Ndidi is not better than Onazi at the DMF position. At least at international level. He can barely win the ball back at times. Onazi would have bossed that midfield.

Jarus:
Some people here even said our players are better than Mahrez because he is not a starter at Man City, comparing him with our players who start only in tier-3 league.

Semi final is not a bad result for us. We got to last 4 in a 24-team tournament.

Player for player, we are not even better than Mali that got knocked out in round of 16.

The earlier we realize we are not the best team in Africa, or even have the best players in Africa, the better.

Someone even mentioned here that we have the best under-23 team/players in the world. Because you know only Nigerian players.
Go check under-23 players of France, Holland, etc.

Theflint1:
Frankly, Rohr should have been sacked since the world cup...he cost us a place in the second round.

Ekong was shiit in this game yet Rohr planned to use him till extra time.
The midfield was empty...pull one of the tackling ninjas (ndidi preferably) out and bring in Mikel
The decision to remove Chukwueze for Onyekuru was crap.

Keshi achieved a lot more with home based players...Rohr can't find a decent goalkeeper from the home based players..[/b].our football has retrogressed under Rohr, he should resign honourably.

Mickael2:
He did not move towards the ball na. That guy that was offside was the eventual goalscorer. He was standing close to the far post, he just ran forward for the knockdown, it was another guy who was not offside that contested with Ighalo and he unfortunately knocked it backwards. That guy didn't move towards the ball

forgiveness:
The fact that he moved towards the ball made it offside. Except there's a new rule on offside.

Mickael2:
No Sir, the offside player was not in anyway interfering with play, he was meters away from where the ball landed na. You judge an offside based on if the player is interfering with play not just because he is active. You are active means you can be running like he was doing but you are interfering with play means you are directly concerned with the ball and it's movement. That was not an offside in anyway

Mickael2:
So how exactly is this offside?

See when Tau took the freekick he was offside, yes. But the problem is that it was Ighalo that headed the ball back to the SA player, in that case Tau's freekick is no longer the reference point.

For emphasis go and check Suarez's goal against England in the 2014 world cup, he was in an offside position when the ball was lofted forward but since Gerard headed the ball backwards then it was correctly judged to be a back pass and Suarez scored.

Back to this case Ighalo's touch was not a deflection neither was it not deliberate, so it becomes a back pass and even if the SA player was standing with our GK when the kick was taken he automatically becomes inside because it was a Nigerian that passed the ball to him. Brilliant use of VAR if you ask me

lakesidepapa:
Probably what u think

lakesidepapa:
U want to start an argument?

lakesidepapa:
It was a clean goal, Ighalo ( Not south african player) was the one that nod the ball to mothiba(Who was on offside position) hence the call for a goal by Var..

nelszx:
Came off the back of Ighalo not Hlastwayo.....Player was on when the cross was released.

TheSuperNerd:
Our best Jam-Body XI for the Cameroun tie



GK: Emmanuel Okala (Tall as an Iroko tree, strong as an OX)

CB: Uche Okechukwu

CB: Danny Shittu

RB: Austin Eguavoen (any better suggestions )

LB: Okey Isima (or who is better?)


MF: ***

MF: John Ogu

MF: Felix Owolabi


LW: Teslimi Thunder Balogun (his left foot na die, his shot na die and him sef na die)

RW: Anthony Nwakaeme

CF: Adebayo Akinfenwa

andrew444:
Pep made many players who they are ,but those names you mentioned are already world class for long ,Fernandinho was even world class at shaktar

The players pep improved are many ooo ,if I start the list go Long

Before pep guardiola hope you know sterling was an headless chicken ?

Make I stop here first

timay:
That is how they do, they make Guardiola look like a super human that develops every one.

The man is a good coach no doubt, but attributing every player's development to him is now getting boring. The likes of Aguero, David Silva Fenandinho et al are already world class players, any good coach would have worked with them successfully. Instead of people to acknowledge the fact that these guys are potential league conquerers even before pep, they just find a way to make it look as if, it's pep that made them who they are�

TheGoodJoe:
It is not about average amateurs but the players improving at an impressive rate.

TheSuperNerd:
Siasia + Amunike.... Wow... This combo won't be so bad but both are heavily attacking oriented tacticians. They will concede in most games and will be focused on just outscoring the opponents.

Although Amunike offers more tactical discipline than Siasia. Don't mind what Tanzania shows at this Afcon. It is not every national team that can translate your philosophy to even a quarter of the latter.

Earthquake3:
Qualified #NGA for World Cup with 1 game to spare

Qualified #NGA for Nations Cup with 1 game to spare

Qualified #NGA for round of 16 at Nations Cup with 1 game to spare

Take a bow Mr Rohr

andrew444:
Boga is a central midfielder and I am sure you guys will pick him ahead of etebo before coach go decide who to pick


Meite of Torino played 35 Seria A games (midfielder)

Jeremy boga played 25 Seria A games (midfielder)

Christian kouame of genoa played 34 Seria a games (winger)

Hamed Traore played 32 Seria a games for empoli (midfielder)

Sol bamba played 24 Epl games for Cardiff city (defender)

(Defender)Willy bolly played 36 Epl games for wolves (I am not sure he wanted to play for Ivory coach unless he should be in the team )

Koffi djidji played 17 Seria a games for Torino (defender ) I don't see him as a regular sha

Seko fofana played 31 games for udinese this season (midfielder)

Gervinho ,Lol ,this one na old player but I think he is the highest scoring African in Seria A with 11 goals ,I don't need to tell you his position because you should know him better than me

If gernot is in the position of this players then I don't think he will be taking a player from hapoel beer sheva or a player from bursaspor ,lol,even dropping semi ajayi pain me self ,and he plays in division 2 ,what about the guy from stoke ? Yes etebo has done so well in the past 2 games ,but I can bet my money if super eagles possess this players we go swear for the coach if him carry etebo ,almost all this players I called played in Seria A ,hope you can see the impact of a better league on omeruo and aina ? even rohr prefers kalu ahead of prolific onyekuru just because of better league

You can put my screen shot nah ,wetin you dey wait for ,You dey fear ni or wetin ?

People go think say I wish super eagles bad the way you dey talk or I say the team no go do well for afcon ,because I say we no get depth na him make you carry the matter for head like gala ? lol

Please name the super eagles player who played in Europe top 5 leagues that was left out of the squad , lol

No start wetin you no fit finish bro

I have been enjoying the afcon so far

Please also tell me where I said others team will beat the eagles because that's what you are trying to bring up

Me saying Ivory Coast and Senegal have players in Better club than us doesn't meant they will win us ,this is the Nations cup for crying out loud ,I am not saying anything to please you or anyone

andrew444:
We no get dept

Take it or leave it

And by then did we have players in laliga ?

As super eagles dey so,we can't have players in Seria A and afford to leave 3 of them out for the afcon like the Ivorians

Imoh Ezekiel and co playing in laliga and not doing well is that a depth you can boast of ?

A depth of players from hapoel beer Sheva and co ? Lol

I tought I even said Eagles will flop at the afcon that's why I denied what you said ,the arguement didn't even connect in anyway to our game

No start arguement wey you no fit finish o

If you have a player like Jeremy boga in eagles I doubt you will not take him to afcon,I won't even mention more to avoid some things ,should I even list Ivory Coast players that fail to make their list ? You are here talking about brown ideye that has been flexing in dubai for almost a year without playing football abi na imoh Ezekiel that's is scared to score a goal ,ordinary iheanacho wey dem no carry people dey make am be like say him score 20 goals a season

Make I just end here first before it will go out of hands .

andrew444:
Yes we don't have as much as you said

How many number 10 we get ?

We only have depth in the wingers

Who is the backup right back ? Thank God awaziem is versatile

The super eagles I know won't drop a Seria A player from the list of afcon

andrew444:
And I stand on my words

If dem tell many of una say make Moses Simon start una no go gree ,rohr is bringing out the depth

I don't think eagles will have a midfielder from sassuolo and won't take him to afcon to start games

Sorry

andrew444:
Oh I see

But how does this guy getting into our team connected with today game ?

If a stoke city player can make the eagles then what makes you think a sassuolo player won't make the eagles ?

Hope you know Seria A ola aina made your team and he has improved more than his hull city days ?