Napoleon55:
This is simple,when confronted with well organized team like Brazil,Germany and argentina,the only way is to play 2 defensive midfieders. Don't go into the team expecting to trash them like other teams. The Brazilians were playing with a lot of confidence and psychological advantage on their side.
My advise is to just pick 3 points against Hungary even if it is with 1 or 2 goals to regain their confidence,from there they can go on----

wordychap:
If finishing 2nd from d group we meet Germany, then its better we finish 3rd

lexyman:
What happened to tiki-taka style? Our player kept lobbing the ball .
The inactiveness of d midfield cost us the game . Manu has now felt the absence of Idowu ,who is d most used player in d under 17 and under 20 matches , he is a silent worker that u can't write off ,brings balance to d team and his shielding ability can bring out the best in other midfielders . The midfield made our defense line to look weak .... If u watch the match all through the midfield went to sleep through out the match ... It was d defense line and d attack line that played d match all through . In total all boils down to tactical error , the team can do better if those errors are been corrected . I give kudos to d brazilians , they play accurate dead balls and majority of the players are ball jogglers they do all sorts with d ball to beat our boys and the marking ability was fantastic.

Simple Manu change ur tactics ,this will enable u to win other matches .

Badosqi:
I think the second goal was the goal that really destabilised our boys and not the first goal.

The first goal was more of a blessing. Remember Brazil was all over us in the first 5 mins. They kept on attacking us with massive attack, they scored around 7mins and that was it. Our boys took over, we started our own balling. Hit the post, scored 2 quick goals continued attacking but we wasted lots of chances too.

Brazil scored their second goal immediately after we failed to score our third goal(awoniyi) and that was it, it changed the complete tempo of the game. That second goal demoralise our team, it was against the run of play and we all brazil to dictate the game from there.

Second half was a complete disaster, brazil kept on possessing, dictating game, definding and attacking us. We were completely outplayed.. Our attacking line did not see ball for most of the second. I SWEAR I CAN COUNT THE NUMBER OF TIMES, THE CAMERAMAN CAPTURE THE BRAZILIAN GOALIE.

But my own question is where is that tiki-taka football that the team is known for?. All we did throughout that second half was stringing long balls after long balls while brazil kept on attacking us with our tiki taka style.

mikron:
that means u live in Abuja? I don't think that is true cos Nigerians love visitors. In fact most Nigerians go Gaga listening to Ghanaian and makosa music. I don't believe u bro

kannymoore:


It's the same thing i'm saying.

Sokari is the best central midfielder in Naija by all stats...sheilding the ball, assists and passing accuracy.

He couldn't do jack-sheit when he came on!

Did you see some of the brazilian tackles?

Some of them were so neatly done that I found myself clapping in admiration against my will.

Truth be told.. Alfa wouldn't have stood a fighting chance in today's match. wallai.

linked:
Thats actually the least problem if it was a problem at all.. .. Even with Idowu in the pitch the eagles would have still lost with the way the whole team played.

The tactics employed for the game was too rudimentary... The players were not complementing each other... I wonder what would have happened if yahaya was benched for Moses as some people here wanted.... Na die e for be..

When you have a good sriker like Isaac you dont need wingers who can score a hat-trick.. You need midfielders who can provide assist and shield the defense line... .

Manu no hear

joseph1013:
[b][size=14pt]Brazil triumph in Taranaki thriller[/size]



Brazil have beaten Nigeria 4-2 in dramatic and hugely entertaining game at New Plymouth's Taranaki Stadium. This meeting of Africa's champions and the five-time U-20 World Cup winners more than lived up to its billing, with the South Americans triumphing in a game that neither side deserved to lose.

It was a game with everything: brilliant goals, outrageous skill, flowing moves and, at the end, a horrible error. The crowd were enraptured from the word go and they had a goal to celebrate inside four minutes.

Judivan, who would go on to play a huge role, slipped in Joao Pedro and the overlapping right-back's low cross set up Gabriel Jesus for a crisp close-range finish. Brazil were good value for this early lead, having started the sharper of the two sides, but it wasn't long before Nigeria began flexing their muscles.

Indeed, the Flying Eagles had already hit the post when they drew level just seven minutes after going behind. It was a wonderful goal too, with Musa Yahaya sending an outrageous 'rabona' through ball for Success Isaac to race through, round the keeper and slot coolly into the unguarded net.

That sent Nigerian confidence soaring and they added a second after 28 minutes with yet another well-crafted strike. This time the net bulged at the end of a slick breakaway, one which culminated in Yahaya cutting inside past the challenge of Jorge and crashing a shot high into the net from the edge of the box.

This was already a wonderful game but if the crowd thought it couldn't get any better, they were wrong. Parity was restored before half-time as Gabriel Jesus, the scorer of Brazil's opener, turned provider with another brilliant pass. His back-heel through the legs of Onyinye Ndidi was measured perfectly into the path of Judivan, who steadied himself and fired low and powerfully beyond the helpless Joshua Enaholo.

The electrifying standard wasn't quite maintained in the second half, but there were still two more goals to savour - both from Brazil.

First, Boschilia put them in front just before the hour-mark with a low 25-yard shot that swerved wildly before clipping the inside of the post on its way in. Then a calamitous error by Joshua Enaholo gifted Brazil the points, with the goalkeeper allowing the ball to squirm through legs and enabling Judivan to smash the ball home from a few centimetres out. [/b]

jobsat34:
anyone with the match highlight should help post the link...



Rds,
jobsat34

Daninya11:
Make I chuk mouth for this matter..
G.K-For now, Enaholo still remains the best of the trio on present form. He made gross errors in the game but I believe he will learn from his mistake. Now is the time, he needs the help of a psychologist .. He will go on to do well and we will sing his praise.
Defense - mustapha was the weakest link in the defense, for those asking why he was dropped for okon the guy proved better than him. Did you guys noticed that at the UAE, Okon was also the weakest link?? If I were to play against Nigeria at the UAE I will attack with my Arsenal through the left back. Most coaches at the UAE failed to utilize this but choose to cripple our midfield which was our strength. Major clubs face the problem of a left back. If he is to be dropped, Nwakali should be played at left back.
Midfield - I don't know much about Sokari, so I can't vouch for him. I knew we needed a shield for the back 4,Idowu comes to mind. Take it or leave it, he does the dirty job and screen the back 4.he is a unsung hero who sacrifices for the team . Idowu should play 4.Ifeanyi Matthews or Sokari can complete the park in midfield.
Attack - Taiwo Awoniyi had not forgotten how to miss goals, he cannot be forgiven so he should sit on the bench. Sucess Isaac should play headlong as the hitman. Iheanacho should play from the flanks. Yahaya / Moses should play from the flanks too..

Super subs-Ezeh, Bulbwa, Ezeh, Simon

Nigeria will bounce back. In 96 Olympic games, we lost to Brasil, 1 - 0 and we beat them 4-3 at the semi - finals.

We will have our revenge Soonest..


One love...

lexyman:



Bro just listen to yourself self[b] . U said they need midfieders who can give passes to a reliable striker ? If u read my comment throughly , I said d role of Idowu would have been to shield d defense and this will allow d midfielders to play their role well . I ve been following this team since their under 17 and Idowu has been a pivot to the team . It was nau tactics that failed him , he had d intention of playing pure attacking football , and if u look at Ifeanyi Mathew and Ifeanyi ifeayi. They do well in attacking more , their role majorly is to lob balls to d attack line also create chances but the style failed manu .
I hope next match will not be dsame

mijestic:
The NFF should include Manu Garba in the list of Nigerian coaches to go for refresher courses. We lost the game to superior tactics. I thought Manu spewed a lot of his tactics b4 the match. He talked too much and boasted of having a stronger team. Same with the players. Football is played on the pitch and a formation board and not in the media. Also, I noticed that the same boy Mustapha (picture boy) who we have been worrying about losing concentration did just that. He was one of the weakest link in the team. The players need to put gadgets, cameras aside and concentrate on the reason why they are in NZ. All these taking of pictures here and there is distracting the team. On the part of we fans, this is a lesson for us that we shouldn't hype a good team unnecessarily but stand by them in difficulties. That's d evidence of a true fan.

LeeCodeman:
Mehn...we need to replace Enaholo. He was poor in aerial balls. He was poor in his kicks. He was poor in ground balls. He was poor in his positioning. He gave away two goals in the second half. The defence was bad, but we'd have come out with a draw if he did his own work well.

mrham03:
lol, dont u believe in ur team anymore? They can beat germany. Fiji isnt a strong team.