safarigirl:
I want to throw in some random terms:


Poor preparation

Okoye is not good

Poor preparation

We no get midfielders


Shebi you people can see where it all ended?

Total domination. That possession is fraudulent

The missing stat data there is territory. That would put the possession into context.

drDoom3:
Also you guys are saying Ejuke was selfish for the two shots he had saved.

For the first, he pushed the ball too far out that he could not give an accurate pass sideways before having it cut out, so he just went for the shot.

For the second, Iwobi got closed down by the defender immediately Ejuke got the ball in an area he could pass to him. Everyone he could pass to was closed down or marked. The only free guy was Sadiq, and he arrived into position too late.

Not true. Iwobi was free. You can even see Iwobi making that usual hands- to- the- feet gesture footballers make indicating that they are free for a pass.

zuchyblink:
If you want to compare Ighalo please do it with Osimehn. which one is Awoniyi and Sadiq?

Agreed without question

andrewbaba44:


Awoniyi had a good game and he is here to stay

The earlier you know the better for you

I just tire oh... Awoniyi's movement off the ball was top notch.

Once he got the ball, he finds Iheanacho with a pass then make some runs and Iheanacho the agbalagba of through pass was giving him sweet passes. Awoniyi was just unlucky not to have scored.

AndSunGorilla:

Eju-wetin!!!!! That guy was just plain selfish today and was looking for personal glory. He produced saves twice from the keeper because he was trying to go alone. Chuks wasn't great too, I suggest having Olayinka on the bench at least perhaps he would offer something else. And next time abeg, make we use Onyeka instead of Nwakali in my opinion. It seems Iwobi will be used on the flanks based on his cameo.

That’s his style of play. To me, he was more productive than Simon, chukwueze and needs to be starting

daveP:



When i watch that draw between Egypt and Angola in qualifiers, my mind cooleh. The way Angola take score their goals eh. Egypt Defence no sabi Coordinate.


But they did give us some run in last 10 mins. Ajayi really did well.

Then it looked like Simon was now the LB.


Our Midfield won us this game. Aribo and Ndidi pairing may just about be the pairing till the finals.

I doubt Olayinka would have played such Rubbish as Sadiq.

The subs were off to me. Save Iwobi and Ajayi.

Ejuke needs sharp remarks.

I was first impressed when sadiq came in sha

chrisooblog:
Sorry bro but Ejuke has no excuse especially for the second he could have hit a one time ball to Iwobi which would have left the Egyptian defender at sea. It was when he advanced and slightly changed his angled run that the defender could now block Iwobi's path.

Chidera has bags of ability but his decision making has to improve massively.

The Egyptian defender was faster than Iwobi... He would have stopped Iwobi way before he came anywhere near the 18. You can't give a pass that early if you see that who you are passing to will be closed down, that's basic tactics.

See how the defender completely covered that area, so much so that Iwobi had to drift away to see if he could pounce on the loose ball or if Ejuke would square it.

Mujtahida:

Not true. Iwobi was free. You can even see Iwobi making that usual hands- to- the- feet gesture footballers make indicating that they are free for a pass.

Exactly... Iwobi made his favourite gesture. Ejuke need to change, make he no go get problem with his teammates.

12large1:


Despite all Simon dribble, he couldn’t even create a clear cut chance or force their goal keeper to a save. End product was abysmal as usual. But, I will give him credit for dribbling his man considering how difficult it has been for him to do such

Ohh my guy, but he was instrumental in getting the first goal and his constant razzling of the Egyptian defenders kept them busy.

At the end of the day , those of us who saw the nothingness in Rohr are finally proven right!

I mostly watched the ball in parts and I was a bit impressed because the players wore a new air of confidence and lethality.

I was actually impressed by Ndidi and Ekong. Simon Moses didn't have a bad game , either.

The substitution make perfect sense and we can only hope for the best.

komekn:


The say the best defence is to attack .

So when you be come on with just 20 minutes to go , you run your socks off. So you press from the front, this is basic football.

He comes on and he is so slow and languid he couldn't chase a single defender down. Oh he is a snail no problems.

You are 6'5" every ball in the air is yours ,failed woefully there too, ok he is big Dude, bully the Egyptian defender on no big 4 NUTTIN got bullied by the Egyptian defenders instead.

Now compare what Awoniyi did and what he did one was nowhere to be seen and the other was dominating fton the first minute.

Sadiq should be sent home NUTTIN to offer.

We watched different games then.

Sadiq was very lively. Not as strong as I expected but definitely lively. He pressed decently and ran into channels to create chances.

komekn:


Football takes no prisoners and you either perform and get dropped.

Ajayi comes in in the place of Omeruo and he makes an immediate impression. Fast and tenacious with his first touch of the ball.

I thought Ajayi was slow but he showed he is not be today. I actually prefer him to Omeruo.

You seize the moment with the few minutes you have and make an impression.

Abeg, make dem leave Omeruo for back ooo. He was too good today.

AndSunGorilla:

Eju-wetin!!!!! That guy was just plain selfish today and was looking for personal glory. He produced saves twice from the keeper because he was trying to go alone. Chuks wasn't great too, I suggest having Olayinka on the bench at least perhaps he would offer something else. And next time abeg, make we use Onyeka instead of Nwakali in my opinion. It seems Iwobi will be used on the flanks based on his cameo.

Aside being selfish I think ejuke was good

drDoom3:
Also you guys are saying Ejuke was selfish for the two shots he had saved.

For the first, he pushed the ball too far out that he could not give an accurate pass sideways before having it cut out, so he just went for the shot.

For the second, Iwobi got closed down by the defender immediately Ejuke got the ball in an area he could pass to him. Everyone he could pass to was closed down or marked. The only free guy was Sadiq, and he arrived into position too late.

Ejuke played well

I'll take this 1:0 sha but I was expecting us to score more.

And Aribo needs to be moved forward,he is a goal-threat.

Ejuke was disappointing but I no go blame am.

Sanusi was the weak link today but I still no go blame am

Abeg make somebody tell Okoye to stop sleeping on the floor anytime he catch simple ball. The thing funny die... Dude be doing like secondary school amateur goalkeeper
His distribution was poor today sha but may God bless him for that save.

drDoom3:


The Egyptian defender was faster than Iwobi... He would have stopped Iwobi way before he came anywhere near the 18. You can't give a pass that early if you see that who you are passing to will be closed down, that's basic tactics.

See how the defender completely covered that area, so much so that Iwobi had to drift away to see if he could pounce on the loose ball or if Ejuke would square it.

you get eyes

zuchyblink:
If you want to compare Ighalo please do it with Osimehn. which one is Awoniyi and Sadiq?

ekuke analysier na simple question would he have been more mobile than awoniyi and sodiq in dis match no drag osimehn enter dis matter when he can't simply show any mobility against cape Verde

komekn:


Football takes no prisoners and you either perform and get dropped.

Ajayi comes in in the place of Omeruo and he makes an immediate impression. Fast and tenacious with his first touch of the ball.

I thought Ajayi was slow but he showed he is not be today. I actually prefer him to Omeruo.

You seize the moment with the few minutes you have and make an impression.

Sadiq had much less of the ball than Ajayi did.

FFS how does a striker show his value when the entire team is parking the bus? That's just like saying Ederson performs poorly in Man City games because he rarely sees the ball.

drDoom3:


We watched different games then.

Sadiq was very lively. Not as strong as I expected but definitely lively. He pressed decently and ran into channels to create chances.

I agree . He was isolated towards the end. There is no way he could have heap pressure on their 4 defenders alone.

Omanambala:
At the end of the day , those of us who saw the nothingness in Rohr are finally proven right!

I mostly watched the ball in parts and I was a bit impressed because the players wore a new air of confidence and lethality.

I was actually impressed by Ndidi and Ekong. Simon Moses didn't have a bad game , either.

The substitution make perfect sense and we can only hope for the best.

Finally

dkay51:

He was still holding on to the ball today o...abi na back of TV I dey watch?

Not like before

Moses simon should work on his final ball. Somebody should teach him how to cross the ball

I am watching Sudan Vs Guinea B

We should not get complacent at all or we will loose.

Guinea Bissauis a team of tall Trees , essentially Nubian Giants thier style is physicality with AGGRESSION personified

Mujtahida:

Not true. Iwobi was free. You can even see Iwobi making that usual hands- to- the- feet gesture footballers make indicating that they are free for a pass.

Iwobi got free too late... It was at the last second when Ejuke had settled for a shot. He should have opened earlier.

andrewbaba44:


I was first impressed when sadiq came in sha

His first 5mins was okay though. I'll give him that.


Two big misses by Ejuke and Nacho today. Painful.


Besides its typical Naija behavior to ovwrhype our opponents than ourselves. Its been happening since their Onigbinde time and nothing has changed that in the slightest. Even the Egyptians were very cautious vs us tonight. Meaning they respect us.

We never anticipated them thinking that way cos we never cut our team some slack of what their own pedigree causes in opponents' camp.




The boys have gone down in History sha!!

Can we beat Sudan?

I am still afraid o!

mostob:
I agree . He was isolated towards the end. There is no way he could have heap pressure on their 4 defenders alone.

So how did Awoniyi do it.

komekn:
I am watching Sudan Vs Guinea B

We should not get complacent at all or we will loose.

Sudan is a team of tall Trees , essentially Nubian Giants thier style is physicality with AGGRESSION personified

They'll definitely be scared now that they know we won vs Egypt. They should get ready. But we should avoid a Madagascar repeat sha.

Double standard people will not swallow their pride Wey big pass bag of rice

Instead of them to tell you that chuks didn’t perform as expected ,they choose to tell you Moses Simon didn’t have a good game

Shameless people

12large1:


That’s his style of play. To me, he was more productive than Simon, chukwueze and needs to be starting

I don't know what everyone else is watching.

Ejuke had 2 shots on target out of our 5 despite only playing 20 minutes. He was more productive than Simon and Chukwueze combined in this game. He was just unlucky to miss and that there was no true outlet in time for him to make a pass for a tap-in.

I wonder if we all watch the same match.

Okoye and defenders played very well.
The midfield was impressive
Chukwueze didn't deliver today
Moses Simon deserved to be named MOTM
Iheanacho and Awoniyi did well though they need to work on their finishing.( Reminds me of Ideye and Emenike combo in 2013)
Ejuke is yet to mature, he needs to learn.
Sadiq didn't perform well as I predicted; same as Sadiq in Rio 2016.
Nwakali.........................

ekusigo:
Sadiq, Ajayi and Nwakali performance cannot be judged by this match.
them match dey front.

If to say Ejuke score one of those goals now some poeple for change the rhetoric. na theive way them catch na him dem they talk say him no know way?

Ejuke had a good game

They should stop criticizing him