TheLoneCitizen:
Iwobi starts.

Ekong, Etebo starts.

AndSunGorilla:

Several players that can be used. In my opinion there's no point having two different sets of players execute the games. It would be costly and no time for the players to really gel and apply lessons from one game to the next. My recommendation is to get the new boy in Belgium Alhassan, extend invitations to Nwobodo and Zuby and as many guys as we can get from the non-EPL leagues. Maybe even Igbekeme, if Ndidi, Iwobi, Karo and Onyeka won't be available then we have to deal with it.

jihday:
no matter who we invite we’ll struggle badly.

Danielnino00:


Cape Verde is on the list...we are playing them away from home..

fabyom:
Then CAF should take the game away from Cape Verde!
Football is not table tennis, you can't expect the players that have never played together before to beat a team like Cape Verde on astroturf in Cape Verde with just 3 days of training.
This is how we underestimated Angola away from home in 2005 and lost by a single goal which eventually cost us the 2006 world cup ticket.
The NFF needs to put pressure on CAF to take the game to a COVID-free country.
We will lose scandalously without our EPL boys!

fabyom:
Then CAF should take the game away from Cape Verde!
Football is not table tennis, you can't expect the players that have never played together before to beat a team like Cape Verde on astroturf in Cape Verde with just 3 days of training.
This is how we underestimated Angola away from home in 2005 and lost by a single goal which eventually cost us the 2006 world cup ticket.
The NFF needs to put pressure on CAF to take the game to a COVID-free country.
We will lose scandalously without our EPL boys!

Danielnino00:


That Cape Verde game isn't going to be easy... They are a tough side to play against...And their stadium is astro turf..it could affect our players...

fabyom:
Then CAF should take the game away from Cape Verde!
Football is not table tennis, you can't expect the players that have never played together before to beat a team like Cape Verde on astroturf in Cape Verde with just 3 days of training.
This is how we underestimated Angola away from home in 2005 and lost by a single goal which eventually cost us the 2006 world cup ticket.
The NFF needs to put pressure on CAF to take the game to a COVID-free country.
We will lose scandalously without our EPL boys!

fabyom:
Then CAF should take the game away from Cape Verde!
Football is not table tennis, you can't expect the players that have never played together before to beat a team like Cape Verde on astroturf in Cape Verde with just 3 days of training.
This is how we underestimated Angola away from home in 2005 and lost by a single goal which eventually cost us the 2006 world cup ticket.
The NFF needs to put pressure on CAF to take the game to a COVID-free country.
We will lose scandalously without our EPL boys!

TheSuperNerd:
Rohr was planning a list of 24 for the Liberia and Cape Verde games.

Now he would need a bigger list. The PL players called up will only execute the Liberia game.

Time for Rohr to call up some new players.

No Ndidi, No Onyeka, No Etebo, No Iwobi.

That's almost our entire Midfield ruled out of the Cape Verde tie.

Only Aribo could make it unless SPFL follows suit.


Now Rohr must call up new Midfield ballers. We watch and see.


Also, No Iheanacho, No Ekong, No recall for Dennis. We can cope without these lads. We have the cover for Ekong. And we are stacked in attack.

Rohr... your move.

Meliforme:
I believe a player's passing accuracy should be an important consideration for invitation.

We really do not know how to defend.

Meliforme:


We will not

fabyom:
Then CAF should take the game away from Cape Verde!
Football is not table tennis, you can't expect the players that have never played together before to beat a team like Cape Verde on astroturf in Cape Verde with just 3 days of training.
This is how we underestimated Angola away from home in 2005 and lost by a single goal which eventually cost us the 2006 world cup ticket.
The NFF needs to put pressure on CAF to take the game to a COVID-free country.
We will lose scandalously without our EPL boys!

isan:
It is easy when you are coaching with your mouth , even if world class team missed 5 of their regulars their performances will be greatly impacted not to talk of average team like Nigeria , u think those new mildfielders called up will suddenly turn to okocha or oruma overnight , u guys should just give rorh some space

jihday:
we’ll be playing new guys in the midfield, some of them could be earning their first cap sef don’t see us not struggling

chrisooblog:
for all the shehu abdullahi 'fans' I guess we can see why he won't be exiting the SE anytime soon.

TheLoneCitizen:


Iwobi goal. Tears in my eyes.

Having started on the left, now playing as a 10.

isan:
It is easy when you are coaching with your mouth , even if world class team missed 5 of their regulars their performances will be greatly impacted not to talk of average team like Nigeria , u think those new mildfielders called up will suddenly turn to okocha or oruma overnight , u guys should just give rorh some space

jihday:
we’ll be playing new guys in the midfield, some of them could be earning their first cap sef don’t see us not struggling

BascoVanVeli:
Iwobi held that up like Lukaku

TheSuperNerd:
I have a feeling some of you guys are not keen on seeing what the other lads have to offer.

Well, as for whether we will struggle or not, let time tell.

New players in the middle are inevitable this time so Brace up.

jihday:
on the other hand I’m looking forward to the new guys but I’m not looking forward to the lack of cohesion in midfield

BascoVanVeli:
Iwobi should be man of the match.