Danielnino00:
IMO, the boys tried.. Eguavon goofed by not having a plan B for when the Tunisians closed down Simon.. The midfield was lean again today, thereby allowing them overrun us.. The result was unexpected, but that's football.
The referee was obviously biased with his calls..

As for Okoye, I hope Emeka and all those who accused his critics of racism and other nonsense can now see the truth...As far as the super eagles is concerned,he isn't convincing..He doesn't deserve the number one shirt..I don't care if he joins Real Madrid tomorrow, as long as the GWG is concerned,he hasn't been convincing

Lol

PurpleHouse:
For me, the coach takes all the blames.

You know you have become too predictable. You know Moses would be marked. You know they will defend tightly. Why start with the same team, same approach, same tactics, same system?

What happens to tweaking the system to take the opponents by surprise? What happens to using Iwobi, Aribo and Ndidi from the onset?

What happens to stsrting Moses from the bench and start with Ejuke or Onyekuru?

Being too predictable with a predictable system is a recipe for failure. Because soon, your opponent will decipher you and demisticate your system.

SE wasn't predictable, SE allowed the Tunisians have possessions which gave them confidence and opportunities..

then another issue was Awoniyi was non-existent which is also due to the Tunisians having possession..

Tunisia came to sit back and defend against S.E but it was the S.E that was sitting back and defending..

S.E also had a potential penalty which VAR didn't review...

It was as if the referee was against us...

S.E did not start with the same approach, same tactics and same system they used in the group stages... In the group stages the SE were closing down opposition players from the moment the match starts but against Tunisia the S.E didn't close them down...

TheGoodJoe:


We had 13 shots in the match. We kept creating chances with a man down. Iwobi brought in energy and keep in mind it was an attacking sub. You still had Chukwueze and Simon on the pitch.

So how do you want him to play Ejuke along with Simon and Chukwueze?

We played well yesterday. We got at the Tunisians. We did not take our chances. Then the red card made it difficult for us. Haba.

Iwobi was playing well before the red card. So how can you criticize the change?

The first half was a disaster. The Tunisians would have scored within the first 10 mins. We only started playing and pressing hard when we were a goal down. The powder puff over confidence killed our boys. They expected to win by walking around the pitch in the first half.

I was expecting our coach to try a plan B against G. Bissau, like 352,343 formation for subsequent matches but he was more concerned on giving everybody playing opportunity than tactics

Joezinho:


Are you drunk or what? Where did you see me hyping the SE before the Ghana game?

Oh I thought you were running the other account Joebie.

drDoom3:
Chuks should drop to the bench after this. Dennis and Ejuke should be tried there and compete.

One of our worst player in this afcon is chukwueze

Was hoping he would turn up against Tunisia ,but for where ,nothing

0-0 first 30 minutes...Eguavoen blowing his cheeks..had a hint we were in trouble.

codemaniacs:


SE wasn't predictable, SE allowed the Tunisians have possessions which gave them confidence and opportunities..

then another issue was Awoniyi was non-existent which is also due to the Tunisians having possession..

Tunisia came to sit back and defend against S.E but it was the S.E that was sitting back and defending..

S.E also had a potential penalty which VAR didn't review...

It was as if the referee was against us...

S.E did not start with the same approach, same tactics and same system they used in the group stages... In the group stages the SE were closing down opposition players from the moment the match starts but against Tunisia the S.E didn't close them down...

This is so on point. You really watched the game. Kelechi and Awoniyi were strolling around the pitch in the first half. They didn't trigger the hard pressing which was the advantage of playing with 2 strikers.

drDoom3:


I will help you.

Half-time changes:

Onyeka in, Iheanacho out. Switch to 4-3-3, Aribo as AM.

Ejuke in, Chuks out. As Ejuke was not in matchday squad, Olayinka or Onyekuru in.

These two changes would have soliified our midfield and helped us close the gaps that led to a player having so much space to hit a screamer that close to our penalty area.

All this would have still been a gamble bro. Eguavoen might have wanted to "wait and see" if his instructions would be carried out better in the 2nd half and gbam, devil strikes

Barryseal:

This is so on point. You really watched the game. Kelechi and Awoniyi were strolling around the pitch in the first half. They didn't trigger the hard pressing which was the advantage of playing with 2 strikers.

Exactly, the pressing energy we brought in the group stages was non existent in the first half

Tunisia game plan was jam-pack the wings,sit back,control possession and hit on counter. When they discovered that our goal keeper is a broiler they started shooting from all angles. If not our general team play that denied the Tunisians from shooting we would have been trashed

Barryseal:

This is so on point. You really watched the game. Kelechi and Awoniyi were strolling around the pitch in the first half. They didn't trigger the hard pressing which was the advantage of playing with 2 strikers.

Another player I failed to mention in that comment was Chukwueze..

he was also non-existent and not pressing.

they were showing the Tunisians too much respect by sitting back and defending ( and strolling like you called it )...

sometimes Awoniyi and Ihenacho tried to press but the other players were "strolling"...

PurpleHouse:


I couldn't sleep.

My woman don collect transfer of aggression since yesterday. Not cool at all.

Habamana...bro no do like that na

Odunayaw:
Exactly, the pressing energy we brought in the group stages was non existent in the first half

we were tactically out-smarted, you can only press when you have the ball

TheGoodJoe:


Our players worked hard for 90 minutes. You can not say they got lazy. Ha.

Joe! Are you saying they pressed in the first half nii

TheGoodJoe:


Eguavoen lost one in four games. In the game he lost, a goal keeping error and a red card made it difficult.

Please, leave the Rohr praises aside. We lost unfortunately. Eguavoen did very well and I am proud of him.

This particular game we lost, Rohr will defend dirty and win it or stretch it to penalty, e sure me.... Eguavoen is a good coach, but he is not good enough to give the almighty German, French, Spanish kind of football

Odunayaw:
Exactly, the pressing energy we brought in the group stages was non existent in the first half

It was that hard pressing style that won the hearts of people. Every watcher of the game crowned Nigeria as champions in waiting because of that energy which we brought in the group stage especially against Egypt who we pressed to death.
It's perplexing we played the first half as if we were jetlagged. The Tunisians traveled by road and air through 1000km. But we were the ones jetlagged. Incredible stuff

zuchyblink:
we were tactically out-smarted, you can only press when you have the ball

Do you know what press is? what is this

Barryseal:

It was that hard pressing style that won the hearts of people. Every watcher of the game crowned Nigeria as champions in waiting because of that energy which we brought in the group stage especially against Egypt who we pressed to death.
It's perplexing we played the first half as if we were jetlagged. The Tunisians traveled by road and air through 1000km. But we were the ones jetlagged. Incredible stuff

It is very mysterious how that pressing style evaporated. I was even more surprised the tunisians were getting to 2nd balls. The match was really off

VillageBus:
what did Rohr win?

Bronze medal in a 24nation Afcon

TheGoodJoe:
safarigirl, I apologise on behalf of some members of this thread who made distasteful remarks against you. Do not take it to heart.

As for those guys trying to cyber bully her, I am ashamed of you all. You guys should even be the ones to protect her from such but you chose to do the opposite.

You can make your points without stooping so low to make such remarks. I guess attacking a woman automatically makes you not simps.

Thanks TheGoodJoe

I won't be dignifying anyone here with responses. I no get time to dey point finger when the team lost, because once again, fans do not have any say on who plays what.

And if I support any player it is because I want to support the player, everybody has who they stick their nets out for in one way or the other, and each of these players have their faults.

The abuses and insults are expected, when it comes to football, men really show how emotional they can get, and their rage is rather blind, so, the attacks are things I associate to the male folk

Everybody go dey alright eventually. Worse things have been said of my person on this thread, and as long as I am here, worse things will be said. They need a punching bag, and it is easier to come for the most vocal female in these situations.

Odunayaw:
Do you know what press is? what is this

There is pressing with the ball and pressing without the ball depending on what you mean

Stillwater10:
Rohr would never have lose that game. But we don't like his style of play because somehow we overhype our players.
Approach to League football is far different from cup competition

but Rohr lost to CAR.

Some of you guys are unstable kawai

Odunayaw:
Habamana...bro no do like that na

I say, I no fit follow man wey be football fan, you no hear say domestic violence increases whenever England loses games? I am sure the same thing happens in Nigeria, we no just get how to check statistics.


Football fans can be very violent, perhaps more than any other group of sports fans. Na to find who like basketball, I have found that group of fans to be more level-headed

Odunayaw:
but Rohr lost to CAR.

Some of you guys are unstable kawai

And redeemed himself against thesame CAR by humbling them away

zuchyblink:
The culture of disrespecting our experienced players should stop forthwith.

I know you are talking about ighalo

But this thread doesn’t decide anything but the coaching crew ,and ighalo was called for the afcon

I don’t know the other experience players that’s being disrespected apart from ighalo

minfelix:

And redeemed himself against thesame CAR by humbling them away

Sadly, there is no home and away for KO stages, so, allow Eguaveon redeem himself in another game rather than say "Rohr can never lose..."

zuchyblink:
There is pressing with the ball and pressing without the ball depending on what you mean

Stop pulling out things from your armpit! Pressing with the ball ke

andrewbaba44:


I know you are talking about ighalo

But this thread doesn’t decide anything but the coaching crew ,and ighalo was called for the afcon

I don’t know the other experience players that’s being disrespected apart from ighalo

Yet, the only thing people on this thread know how to do, is, attack each other over players.

Na just suggestion we dey do, no be say anybody go even follow the suggestion, but e be like some people no too know that one

andrewbaba44:


I know you are talking about ighalo

But this thread doesn’t decide anything but the coaching crew ,and ighalo was called for the afcon

I don’t know the other experience players that’s being disrespected apart from ighalo

Oliseh and co were dropped before 2002 World cup and we took rookies to the World and the rest they say is history

Barryseal:

After watching Burkina Faso vs Gabon, you saw the 2 goalkeepers and somehow you think Okoye is not as bad as people make him out to be?

Omo see saves wey gabon GK Dey make now

minfelix:

And redeemed himself against thesame CAR by humbling them away

Redeem ko, Mountain of fire ni

Tell this to the "Rohr can never lose" crew