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well done Francais Uzoho

Continue to keep your cool

Our football has always been about pace, determination, energy. Gernot Rohr does not understand this

This team will not out-pass anyone at the world cup, so we must rely on pace and hardwork


Iwobi should not be starting games for us, he does not mark
Musa should be in our starting line up
Omeruo should have been there playing in a back 3
This team should stick to 3-5-2, we would have beat Croatia with that formation
Moses should play LWB
Ebuehi should play right wing back
iwobi and Mikel should never be on the pitch at the same time. one should sub the other.

Everything Croatia did today came from Shehu's position. even they saw that he was the weak link!

Gernot Rohr does not know how to play the Nigerian way

someone should sack Rohr

cant he see we need changes?

Nigerian players should be praying in dressing room abeg!

ojonugwa100:
Etebo has been the best player from our side.. ALONGSIDE a workaholic ighalo despite not getting the right passes. He has managed to make the croatian defence feel some heat.. Shehu should be brought off alongside Mikel.. Let's get a layer who can at least beat a player with a run or move ND open up some spaces in the midfield.. I bet you we winning this. . We die here Go Eagles...

Etebo was our best player in first half

Gernot Rohr does not know much about Nigerian football

Gernot Rohr has a lot to learn about Nigerian football

Musa should be starting all our matches

There is no way we can outplay Croatia, we should be using our pace

The team has faired Ok generally but I want to see Musa and Ebuehi introduced immediately

Musa for Iwobi

Ebuehi for Shehu

Etebo was our best player apart from the unlucky goal

Also shehu Abdulahi does not know how to play right back

may be in Algeria, cameroon, Zambia, Uyo. . . yes

On the world stage with world class players? Ebuehi is far better

Godsaves18:
They aren't risking nobody bro, it was a slight injury he sustained yesterday and he's fully fit now

Really?

Balogun has not been fit for the last 6 months!!!!!!!

Mo Salah was not risked by Egypt but Nigeria want to risk Balogun?

World cup is not the place to reward players. we have to play our best players

there are no 6 substitutes to change your team at half time

Gernot Rohr has killed us

why is a half fit Leon Balogun starting a match when Omeruo is there?

why are we not playing 3-5-2

why is Ebuehi not starting?

fact remains that 1993 was the last time we had an election

life is funny

the Donald is getting old

UpdateBoss:
Ezenwa might just be our surprise first choice.

akpeyi is better than ezenwa

some of these police officers are family men

I really don't know how money and quest for survival drives these people to lie openly

anyway me am waiting for that first world cup starting line up against Croatia, then I will know if to take this world cup seriously or not

If I don't see Etebo, Musa and Ebuehi in the starting line up then I will just forget the world cup!

This is not compulsory

not when their life is at risk

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

CSTR1003:
The super eagles is weaker with Victor Moses.

I have never seen a more selfish player since Adriano of inter Milan.

And the sad thing is that he has a quarter of adriano quality.

And also, whoever gave Victor Moses set- piece duties deserve to be imprisoned.
He has zero talent for free kicks and corners.

Exactly

Etebo and Iheanacho have better free kick techniques!!!

Victor Moses should stop taking free kicks!

we have to play the match against Croatia like a final, cos if we are not careful the death of our world cup will begin on that day!

dignity33:
Good line up.

Thanks

guys what do you think between these 2 keepers?

Who should start against Croatia?

sprints1:
if u play this rubbish tactics against Croatia they will roast you like mushin roasted corn..Mikel obi behind simy and musa...first Mikel is a deep lying playmaker it won't work but a 3-4-3 using iwobi and moses alongside ighalo will be better but they will still roast us...so Nigeria lost all there world cup warm up games...we can't defend set pieces Iceland are very good on the air...who will stop messi and who is going to stop modric and perisic

All you Iwobi fans don't consider the kind of player he is without the ball. The lad does not mark, he does not press the ball, he does not fight for the ball. Iwobi is not ready.

Ighalo is a fighter with the ball to his feet but sometimes all you need is smart runs, so Ighalo and Simy can sub each other as they are different kinds of players, also in the second half today there was a crossing Ebuehi made that Ighalo missed. With Simy that is a sure goal.

7Alexander:
The bolded made me really laugh, you should be a comedian, unless by 'excellent passer', you mean sideways and back passes. Mikel is simply an auxiliary defender, who brings absolutely nothing to a team that need goals. All our so-called 'star players' are actually average players; Mikel, Iwobi, Ighalo, Moses. Ask any non-Nigerian Arsenal fan, and they'll tell you that Iwobi who is our biggest attraction is a bang average player. This is simply a case of 'in the land of the blind'. The only good player in that team is Ndidi. Even Moses who is the most humble 'squad player' in Chelsea is now forming star. Big man mentality and showboating will ruin this team

I know that Arsenal fans don't like Iwobi, I read what they write about him in "Pain in the Arsenal" every week. Some of it is harsh because I believe Iwobi will be a very good midfielder one day. He has the talent to so be. He is a pampered boy whose talent will come to the fore as he grows older. But for now I believe we are rushing him too much. He is not that fighter yet you need to win you football games


Gernot Rohr is ignoring the true warriors he has in our team and this could be a problem for him at the world cup.


Ekong, Omeruo, Etebo, Ebuehi, Musa, Moses, Ndidi are the true warriors of this team. we need to find a way to play all of them at the same time.

Victor Moses should be deployed in the position he has become a master of for Chelsea and use his speed to help light up our world cup dreams

Imagine Moses playing to instruction as LWB while Ebuehi is right wing back? Let Victor Moses stick to what he knows for the Super Eagles

Imagine if this 6 very mobile players are around Mikel in Russia? why wont he find the pass? Mikel is not a ball carrier, he is a ball passer. The way to get the best out of Mikel is to have very mobile players around him. Iwobi can be a sub to Mikel, Iheanacho can be a sub to Musa and Simy and Ighalo can be a sub to each other

Victor Moses should do for us what he does for Chelsea, in a 3-5-2 formation he should play LWB!


Uzoho

Balogun Ekong Omeruo

Ebuehi Mikel Ndidi Etebo Moses

Musa Nwankwo

this 3-5-2 line up with moses as LWB is not bad either

Maxymilliano:
Super Eagles seriously needs a creative midfielder, Mikel is struggling to play that role ...

Mikel will not florish is their is no movement around him. Mikel is not a dribbler or Ball carrier, he is an excellent passer of the ball. for this reason we need all of Ebuehi Ndid, Etebo, Moses, Musa and Simy (who are all mobile players) around him for him to florish


Uzoho

Ebuehi Ekong Omeruo Idowu

Ebebo Ndidi

Musa Mikel Moses

Simy


This should be our best formation

Iwobi is yet to mature and too predictable, we are placing too much hope on him at this time.

Ndidi, Etebo, Ebuehi and Musa should start our every game if they are fit. we need their energy