lbrichman2:


True
Scoring first helped
So Benin had to come out and play
When they were playing compact in the first half, we were finding it difficult to pass
And because we didn't have ball playing midfielders, we were struggling to control the game

Better teams might have scored us first and that would have been a problem
We can't play with this midfield against better teams
They would punish us severely

elyte89:


But now wey him don get Npfl assistant..those ones will want to squeeze in deir players o 😀😀

humility33:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7K-NqFBn3s?feature=shared

That's the youtube link

Mujtahida:

Baba doesn't know that practice makes perfect. As them come, make dem begin flow shikena. No consideration as per the fact that this is qualification football. No time.

Goke7:


coach say he no believe in formation, you sef reason am, how you as a team member wan like that kind person, that statement was too full of arrogance mhen

Joebie:
But why the comparisons?

Setaleonoz:


Person wen dey follow player drag jersey with pepe
Who wan respect that type of person

lbrichman2:


Don't play with our girls!!!

lexyman:



no one talked about it since , if he had played nonsense , the batching will not leave the lips .....we should learn to appreciate these guys more ... in good times and not in a good time

TheSuperNerd:
FunFacts

- Gernot Rohr gave Victor Osimhen his first official/competitive Super Eagles appearance in Uyo back in 2017 vs South Africa in an Afcon Qualifiers.
Osimhen featured for 5mins off the bench as an 18yrs old rookie.

Nigeria lost that game 2-0.

- 7yrs later and Victor Osimhen Scores his 22nd International Goal vs Gernot Rohr's Benin Republic in UYO to go third in the Super Eagles All time Top Scorers chart.

Nigeria wins 3-0.


Thank you Rohr and also, Get Out!!! 😁

mank1234:
End of the road. Nigeria vs Japan likely.
If we didn't concede that late minute goal and the match iin our 2nd game and it ended 2.1, we would have avoided group E leader.

daveP:
Lookman is the only CAF rep on the Balon d'or list.


Watch as CAF will soon play funny and pick one of those Moroccans or Senegalese. He's undisputed to me.

As for female category... The Oshoala era has come to an end and there's not even an exceptional cadet squad player that's showing any sort of promise to reach these heights.

Odunayaw:
Ndi "we are a young team"

Make him go de explain to Benin fans in french

TheGoodJoe:


Please, I am pointing out growth I expect to see. Which shows that I understand the coach worked with limited time.

elyte89:



One thing u cant associate eguavoen with is corruption…during mikel u-17 years,he was live in a radio program wc he opened up dt he rejected a 500k bribe from one of a prospective players agent and challenged anybody to call the live programme if he has collected anybody’s money b4 selecting the squad..no body called to challenge him

elyte89:


But now wey him don get Npfl assistant..those ones will want to squeeze in deir players o 😀😀

daveP:
Those years of Makinwa and co. One thing about AE is selection is his forte. But tactically, that's the crux

jihday:
his in-game management is subpar

Mujtahida:

I see. Eguaveon needs to stay on. If we keep changing coaches, we will never have a system or pattern of play.

Goke7:


I don't agree, if Boniface had converted some chances in the first half we would have been 2 or 3 goals up at the end of 45 mins, not scoring early enough in the first half was the only sin committed by the Eagles and Boniface in particular, did those chances just happened? no nah, For a team that scored 3 unreplied goals shows they did so many things right including positioning and build-up plays. Even at afcon the Eagles never played with such a level of organisation. Let's not be too critical, Rohr and his team had no answer to the Eagles even after 45 minutes, they were lucky to be down by just a goal in the first half. It would have been a complete whitewash if Osihmen had converted all his chances too.

lbrichman2:


It's simple
Just play 4-3-3
Move Bassey to the left and bench Bruno
Or bench Bassey and bring in an extra midfielder

We would still have our width and we can control games
And maybe this match would have ended in the first half

Hotepking:
The midfield won us this game, see how fluid we looked when Onyedika and Dele-Bashiru came in, it became an overload of chances and better ball progression. We've been stuck with the flat and lethargic Ndidi/Aribo midfield for too long that it's time to start phasing out those generation of players...the future of our midfield should be built around Onyedika- Dele-Bashiru-Yusuf- Onyeka and potentially Hamzat Ojediran from Lens and Chrisantus Uche. Iwobi will of course provide the leadership as a veteran

joelsteron:


That guy

Please if possible bench Iwobi.
Play Onyedika
Ndidi (since man wants advance role lately) and
Dele Bashiru as AM (can support defense unlike okocha's nephew)

Meliforme:


Bruno is a fine player.
With Zaidu and Bruno that LB position is covered.

Onyamaechi Bruno impressed me the most in that backline.

charlesemeka85:
I don’t see this idiot getting up to 10 goals in super eagles colors

Moffi and Awoniyi are better than him abeg.

Too lackadaisical to my liking 😞

Meliforme:
I have never seen Ademola Lookman play in the manner he did yesterday.
Offensively and defensively he was everywhere.