gbosaa:


Like I said, the team that played in AYC Is different from this team. The nearest to the AY team was the team that played North Korea.

German trip to me wasn't enough to assess this team, mind you, iheanacho and success were not there. Even in their last game against nurnburg. The revelations were Godwin saviour with Muazaam knocking on the door, let's not forget the likes of Alfa.

In Brazil's game, two players who never trained or played competitive matches with the team walked in: iheanacho and success in hindsight were costly mistakes. The flying Eagles that we know should have won that match by 2-1. Their strength is the cohesion and ability to help each other. For those shouting Simon, he might be a good player but can he return and chase ball like bulbwa, Godwin? Can return just in time to help Musa who likes to bomb forward and supply passes? The old flying Eagles's style of play gave him the chance to move forward like Cafu. The likes of idowu, nwobodo always return invade the opponents intercept and lunch counters.

I didn't see those in the first game. The laxity of the forwards in that game meant the the likes of Ifeanyi couldn't play confidently like we all know...well for those who know his qualities. It wasn't a surprise that the so called big boys were benched. Iheanacho is a good player no doubt, we saw what he did at Southampton and against Man U but I would still keep him on the bench and bring him in when he is needed in the second half.

Napoleon55:
The biggest problem this team has is the left back position followed by the goal keeping department,if this two areas can be fixed,no team would be able to widstnd us. Manu should try and convert a good defender to solve that problem,u don't have to be a lefty to be a very good left back. Manu should dig deep,that Mustapher guy is good but cannot be depended on against top opponents. In any case,God will help us to go pass the german huddle no matter how intimidating they may appear.

femi9naija:
WTF! How can people be this pessimistic? same sh!t Nigerians said at AFCON 2004 (vs Cameroon) and AFCON 2013 (vs CIV), yet what happened? We still won. Though I'm not yet convinced by the performance of these boys but i believe beating Hungary will help their morale and preparation for Germany. They both play similarly and their players have similar build.
The Eagles should watch out for the Number 9, quite skillful and deadly.
Their performance against Hungary will determine how far they can go, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed

LeeCodeman:
You guys should check out the Argentina vs Austria highlights. The Argentines didnt win not because they were not good, but because the Austrian goalkeeper was not just brilliantly outstanding but also because luck was against them.


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

thegoodjoehunt3:
I believe if the boys camped at Australia and prepared for that game with the late inclusion of Success and Nacho, we would have done better. Remember, the team despite most members from the German camp being in the squad were terrible in the first half against Korea. I believe as the game progresses, we will see the strength of the squad.

In the Brazilian game, it is not tactics or selection that made us lose it was because the players did not turn up. I believe it was the weather and I expect the boys to learn how to cope with the weatherweather fast.

thegoodjoehunt3:


Just watched this highlights and I must say, this Argentine team is good. Sad they are going home. I wonder his someone can call this the worst Argentine youth team. Nice goal keeping from Casali but the better side did not go through.

lexyman:


Laughing out loud in Swahili ....don't forget ,they ve conceived 9 goals in 2 matches , meaning they can still conceive more .... But nothing is impossible .. They can end up in a draw though .

Birikiti:
Folks please don't let us get ahead of ourselves. We still have the Hungary match to play and get a result from. It is talk like this that makes the players start under-rating opponents. This is what happened at France '98 when Super Eagles players and fans were already dreaming of a Nig vs Brazil Q-final forgetting that their second round opponents, Denmark, were no pushovers. The result was a world class spanking!

So, allow this team to take it one match at a time and their confidence, team play and results will get better as the tournament progresses.

I still believe in this team. #SoarFlyingEagles

thegoodjoehunt3:
First of all, it is very funny for you to think players like Enaholo and Awoniyi will acclimatize in three weeks. Even if they were in Auckland. During the Hungary Brazil match, some Brazilians were wrapped in blankets.

Whoever selected Germany as the camp venue and said it is the same weather needs to go back to primary school. So he can learn temperature difference.

Frankfurt Germany's temperature today = 72°F
Auckland New Zealand's temperature today = 50°F

The gap is too much especially for players coming from Lagos Nigeria = 77°F.

Those that camped at Sydney Australia got it right. Temperature = 52°F

mikron:
concede u mean?

gbosaa:
Ghana might get New Zealand in the next round. Mali to qualify with a draw against Uruguay.

bataderemi:

Sorry, what's the name of the great coach u quoted?? Technically, if u win matches then u win the tournament.

addempsea:
the great sir Alex feggie. And its a kind of figure of speech.

EagleScribes:
As things stand, we cannot afford to lose our match against Hungary. The slots for best 3rd best placed teams are keenly contested for.

As for those clamouring for a draw, have it in mind that we are made to win. He that aims at the stars will shoot higher than he that aims at the tree

lexyman:


F
I don't want us to derail this thread or argue much over this , but I will just Make one or 2points in a lame man's language .
Going by ur figures , temperature of Germany ,Australia and Lagos , the diff btw Germany and Lagos is just about 5 degree Fahrenheit , meaning that Lagos is hotter than Germany , for someone coming from a hot region , it is an advantage . Also considering d temperature of newzealand which is about 52 degree Fahrenheit , meaning d place is more colder . Looking at it from the sport man point of view , they only need extra training to accustom their body to d weather , which is additional training . And advantage of this weather will not make them get tired on time . So bro . I will not take the weather acclimatization as an excuse for failure ...

lexyman:
South Americans are gradually leaving the competition ...

gbosaa:


First half against Korea wasn't terrible and weather's effect weren't that bad. They were in a hurry to score and we the fans didn't give them much patience. We just want to see them score 10goals because they scored 5 goals in German and because Hungary beat them by 5-1. We were impatient. They actually would have scored up to 3 in the first half but for hard luck. Yes, sometimes u need that little bit of luck to score. It happened to Argentina against Austria, one of their goal bound shot was stopped by a fellow Argentinian. Flying Eagles would have scored. Bulbwa missed, Awoniyi did, saviour and Musa inclusive but you can't rule out the fact that their overall work rate kept the Koreans in check. Koreans are normally very fast but it was Bulbwa and saviour doing all the rule with the Koreans committing the foul.

If I was Manu, I would still keep faith with midfield trio of Mathew, Ifeanyi and idowu or replace Mathew with sokari and Awoniyi with saviour and Bulbwa. Iheanacho and success can come in later and probably change the game but the other guys can stabilise the game.

P0intBlank:



Ain't Chelsea. Been a United Fan since 1997. True, Barcelona plays attacking football. But it's d way they defend that has been key. Quite unconventional. They defend with the ball (The only team that does this. They keep the ball so well that opponents see so little of it. If u don't have the ball u can't bite) and they defend without the ball (when they do lose possession they press aggressively high up the pitch often in packs of 2's or 3's blocking the spaces between the opposition's players limiting space and time to think thereby forcing errors from the opposition)

safarigirl:
Two regional champions down. One in R16, 2 to go. What will be the fates of CAF and Oceania's Champions?

safarigirl:
apart from Argentina, who else?