TheGoodJoe:


That is impossible.

You can never keep possession for a long time without back passes. Back passes are key to retaining possession.

Mujtahida:

Iwobi is still vital for us. I enjoyed his movement and the quickness of his passes. It would be brilliant idea to have him play in the hole just before the main striker. His passes are juicy.

andrewbaba44:


Nigeria needs 3 point against Guinea-Bissau,we must not change much from the first team ,5 or 6 players from the first team needs to start our next game

This will be my team against guinea Bissau

4-2-3-1

Uzoho

Ebuehi Ajayi Omeruo Zaidu

Ndidi onyeka

Iwobi Nwakali Ejuke

Iheanacho

Any of the new starters wey no impress ,Na to commot am immediately put Better person ,if ejuke like make him go Dey dribble like Mumu ,I think eguavoen have sent him a warning by not playing him yesterday despite having a good game against Egypt

TheGoodJoe:


Watch this Dzeko's goal in the last inter milan vs roma meeting. The spanking of Mourinho by Simeone Inzaghi. Watch how they used back passes to keep possession until they found the gap to break the defense wall.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1Jb-7yP0Yw

Papi85:
the best I have seen for a long time now in the team

Omeruo exhumes so much confidence when on the ball and plays truly as a veteran

Papi85:
you for kuku give all of them 10

M7even:
Im currently rewatching the highlights of yesterday's game. The commentator said something really baffling that further supports safari girl position on the Nigerian Eagles ofthe 90s as the most solid team ever. Yesterday's game was the first time Nigeria would score two goal at the first half in AFCON since 92 when Yekini scored two first half goals against Kenya. I mean for all the good soccer we hype the 90s team on, they didn't score two goals easily when opponents were dummies in soccer unlike today's football that has weaker teams of the 90s catching up fast with the continental giants

TheSuperNerd:
Naah, nothing like Convolution here Citizen. The use of in/into is very deliberate.
There were passes he made while in Opposition half that were possessive only and passes he executed that were progressive.

Even the back passes he gave helped to recycle possession and help us rebuild, shifting our plays from right to left or left to right, seeking to maintain control as well as exploit gaps in the Opponent's defensive structure.

jubilantagida:
We didn't have to be at our best best to beat Sudan, but, watch Rohr make a prime Brazil out of this same Sudanese team of he were still in charge.

I expect at most changes to the lineup against Guinea.

PS: Danielnino, I work with a radio station at Abakaliki, I may be able to help with the publicity of the Nairaland award. Tell me more about it.

TheLoneCitizen:


So I misunderstood you then, I thought you said he completed 16 successful passes into the opposition's half.

That would have been MOTM worthy.

TheGoodJoe:


That is impossible.

You can never keep possession for a long time without back passes. Back passes are key to retaining possession.

jubilantagida:
We didn't have to be at our best best to beat Sudan, but, watch Rohr make a prime Brazil out of this same Sudanese team of he were still in charge.

I expect at most changes to the lineup against Guinea.

PS: Danielnino, I work with a radio station at Abakaliki, I may be able to help with the publicity of the Nairaland award. Tell me more about it.

Dannyxy:
Nigeria team in this competition has an identity, a style of play visible to any one with tactical eyes, though have not perfected it yet, but it's visible to see.

Nigeria does not play like mancity or Barcelona, Nigeria in the past two games have played like Jurgen klopp's liverpool...

Gen gen pressing with high intensity from the beginning, and fast wing play, a lot to improve on yes, but so far, Nigeria has been the most tactical and technical team in the afcon.
Good thing I saw yesterday was also a switch in play immediately nwakali came, Nigeria reduced the gengen press and played more expensively, more ball retention, slow build up because they were in the lead and that was another tactical master class.

Aribo was a beauty, and nwakali very effective when he came in...
Moses Simon played well but he should reduce the unnecessary dribbles, chukwueze too, he was wasting Aina's run , moses should also learn to cut in, draw the player in, and let zaidu run into space, release the ball, let the full backs cross.

I see what the coaches aim at.. our play is very identical to the liverpool side.

Mujtahida:

Good exposition. Frank and Nwakali are not like for like players. Frank's competition is with Ndidi and Ndidi has been superb. So credit to us for having such depth.

markfem2:

To be honest, recent display by Omeruo, Ekong and Moses made me believe in second chances. These are players I had written off in the past. All these goes to show that the problem with the super eagles was one German expired product in the person of Rohr. I am glad the NFF came to their senses before it was late.

jubilantagida:
We didn't have to be at our best best to beat Sudan, but, watch Rohr make a prime Brazil out of this same Sudanese team of he were still in charge.

I expect at most changes to the lineup against Guinea.

PS: Danielnino, I work with a radio station at Abakaliki, I may be able to help with the publicity of the Nairaland award. Tell me more about it.

Mujtahida:

Bye bye to the Oyinbo wall but then again one has to be careful in dismissing players. Who would have believed that Ekong would post consistent commanding performances in the wake of his last two Pre-afcon games for us?
Rohr did something to the mind of our players. He was an excellent scout but not - so great as a coach.

TheSuperNerd:
Quieroz isn't a small coach shaa. You don't work with Alex Ferguson as assistant coach and not be known somehow.

Eguavoen and other local coaches will never get the same or close to the kind of salary a foreigner will earn as Nigeria coach and we both know why.

Mujtahida:

Good exposition. Frank and Nwakali are not like for like players. Frank's competition is with Ndidi and Ndidi has been superb. So credit to us for having such depth.

Subzero047:


It is ridiculous to give Maduka Okoye credit for rendering Salah barren, Ekong, Sanusi and Moses Simon worked so hard to restrict Salah from having a sniff at our goal that the only thing he mustered was a tame shot that hit Maduka's foot so the credit should be given to our defenders not Maduka

lbrichman2:


I think Frank is more in competition with Aribo, not Ndidi
He can play DM yes, but he's not primarily a DM

DarkJeddi:
It's ridiculous when you deliberately seek to demean and discredit a player..

What is more ridiculous is your attempt to inject a veneer of objectivity in your bias..

WHAT exactly do you mean by a TAME SHOT THAT HIT MADUKA'S FOOT?

Is MADUKA'S foot now an immovable goalpost?

Even if you don't like the boy..

Give him credit when it's due..

He stuck out a foot and saved a goal bound ball and this is what you reduced it to?

Joezinho:


Loud it please. It sucks when some peeps here thinks a player that plays primarily as a no 8 for is club is a DM. The fact that he sometimes plays as a DM doesn't make him a pure DM.
Some do it to push the Nwakali's agenda.

Just like i asked mostob and he never answered, "Who was Nwakali called to back up" since he said Onyeka is a back up to Ndidi..

Nwakali may start against Guinea Bissau cos we've already qualified, but no right thinking coach anywhere in the world will pick him over Onyeka..

Joezinho:


I know you are a man city fan and Man City do a lot of backward passes to draw the opposition forwards and out of their defensive shape..

It is ideal for them especially when you consider how tactically and technically adept City are. They are comfortable playing the ball back to Ederson and centre halves, because they're technically strong on both feet. Can you say the same about our goalie and CBs? And besides such technique is best when you play against a highly defensive side like against Roma. Sudan were not defensive. They came out to play.

Subzero047:


Show me where I demeaned or discredited him, because I said the credit of caging Salah should go to the defenders not to Maduka naim you dey bring encyclopedia, you no serious lol

Mujtahida:

Bye bye to the Oyinbo wall but then again one has to be careful in dismissing players. Who would have believed that Ekong would post consistent commanding performances in the wake of his last two Pre-afcon games for us?
Rohr did something to the mind of our players. He was an excellent scout but not - so great as a coach.

TheGoodJoe:


So you understand this and you expect a player brought to settle the chaotic nature of our midfield not to keep possession. I repeat, it is impossible to retain possession without passing back. Even if you are Manchester city, Enyinba, or Super Eagles.