joseph1013:

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Mehn...I'm still lost for words. I just cant explain what happened. I'm confused.

But to say something...Manu let Germany win this match. Plain and simple! There is no other way to sugarcoat it.

Dega128:


Well all the best bro against germay

I believe you have what it takes to beat germay convincly but there and again ma fear is on ur coach garba
He must be on his real best,because tactics will win this game

Dega128:


Well all the best bro against germay

I believe you have what it takes to beat germay convincly but there and again ma fear is on ur coach garba
He must be on his real best,because tactics will win this game

tyinter46:
Players that shouldn't have started.....enaholo, bulbwa, and godwin

TheGoodJoe:


He did not try any tactically right approach. It was clear from the get go. The Germans will know the weak points of the formation because they have softwares that analyse and pick out weak points in teams.

So an early change of style and approach was important to disorganise the German plan. Manu knows this but did not make the changes. I disagree on him not being tactical. Only a tactician will know the moves to stop a Super team from doing well. This is the first match I am seeing him use only one substitute. That alone tells the story.

dabossman:



The coach lost the game for us. And it is one of two things: EGO or FEAR.

Manu Garba either felt he had to show Iheanacho who the boss is, which is not entirely bad, but requires wisdom, or he was afraid after the loss to Brazil and decided to stick with the boys he has had with him since AYC.

EGO: Even if you were trying to discipline Iheanacho, Yahaya and Moses or you felt they hadn't blended in, there comes a time when you must know that your message is passed and the punishment should end. The boy has sat on the bench for almost two games. Call him and read the riot act. Put him on the field and tell him to perform and play for the team. Swallow your ego,especially for personal pride for national interest.

FEAR: If it's not that, then maybe the fear factor set in. Manu may have told himself, the boys from Europe are made and no longer hungry for success. Let me use those I've been with for close to two years now who are still looking for European contracts. They will be hungrier. It worked for him at U-17 and he may have decided to stick with it.

But beyond that, U-17 and U-20 are not the same o! A lot of U-20 players in Europe already have professional contracts and play in top leagues. Even those who have not broken into their main teams play regularly in reserve leagues or lower divisions. The competition is tougher.

zoboizee:
Remember saying this to somebody.
@Watchindelta. And on Germany, hmmm...they
are not over-hyped. They are very clinical and
shoot accurately. If we slip a bit, that's it.
Guess it came to past.

chaberry:
Tbaba1234 and safarigirl hope you two have seen what over-confidence have cause you and our team? When i and people like alj were saying it will be better to avoid Germany you guys called us "paper fans" and "cowards", now you guys should enjoy your Germany Won't you have appreciate it if our team play serbia and make it to the quarter final

dabossman:


The Serbians are similar to the Germans. Tall, physical and very technical and disciplined, especially in defence. They have a system for producing these kind of players. If we play against Serbia like we did today, we will still probably lose

Sadly, Manu Garba lost this game for us. But, I'm not disheartened. We have some talented players for the future in this team. They just need to be properly managed.

LeeCodeman:
I'm still mourning. How could we lose a match we could win so easily?

Accepted, you dont change a winning team, but since we were not playing well, conceding possession and playing some useless long balls against an opposition that has got players taller than us, why not make swift changes at the stroke of second half.

Bulbwa was a liability. We have Simon Moses and Yahaya on the bench. Awoniy was overwhelmed, at least try Iheanacho who has been trained by World Class coaches in the position. Sokari was so useless in the match, yet you did nothing when we had Matthew on the bench.

You brought in Isaac and there was no instruction for him and Awoniyi to swap position, albeit from time to time.

What was Nwakali doing on the field when we were chasing a goal down. Arghhhhhh

JESUS!!!...my week is now officially useless!

TheGoodJoe:
I know a sold match when I see one. This was definitely sold. Manu is out of my list. I do not care about his brilliance.

If he is not loyal to the Nigerian football fans, he can keep his talent to himself.

This was a good selling point for him. His chance to prove himself as the right man for the Super Eagles.

joseph1013:


We'd still have lost if we played like this against Serbia. Infact if we played like this against Hungary, we would have lost.

This is their worst match I've ever watched. Do you notice that at no time in the game did we string 5 continuous passes. We had no shot on target.

Haba

joseph1013:


I'm sorry...alot of these players will rot in Nigeria. What would have helped them was for them to play good football that we KNOW they can play and be snapped up by foreign teams that would nurture them. We didnt do that. Infact, we played to their weaknesses.

Quote me if top teams snap up up to three of the lads playing in Nigeria after now.

We just wasted a generation of extremely talented stars.

linked:
Ifeanyi, Yahaya, Nacho... all on the bench... ... I feel like crying

linked:
Since yahaya's rabona skill.. . The eagles have been dry entertainment wise.... Now I really miss Ifeanyi Mathew, He is way more talented than Sokari- at last I have seen Sokari play. Sokari is a good player and strive on short passes- But ifeanyi is just a joy to watch on football.. . His ball juggling, outrageous dummies, slide rule passing, Marseille roulette and step overs. .. It was unfortunate he went cold in the game against brazil.... But I just wanna revel in his tricks..

Nacho got some touch too and of course yahaya gave that beautiful rabona skill

I wanna see some little showboating in the game against Germany especially if the eagles are two or more goals up
I need entertainment

But #manuknowsbest

joachinx:
Avoiding Germany wzn't d solution.. the Hungarians also avoided Germany abi.. whr r dey.. dey've also gone.. d issue wz from d bench.. d coach jst showed how inexperienced is.. because d 1st match didn't turnout well(whc. Wzn't even a bad game except for d errors d Gk made), he decided to stick to d 2nd team cos dey won korea(anybody could av won Korea, infact d team against Brazil wld av scored more goals.. I saw dis coming..especially wenn he still played dem against Hungary.. why nt use d Hungary match to tryout news tactics..or combination up front.. Atleast b4 losing faith in ur once trrusted lads.. I can't fault. Iheanacho at all cos he didn't get to play.. enuf games.. haba.. even moses..simon dat won Belgian league.. yahaya.. no na.. these players have d skill to out play Germany.. bt d coach chose to defend wen he hz d materials to attack anybody.. mtscheeEw na coach kill us jaare...

linked:
You indeed know what a typical german team is. This very german team got the tactical nous to overcome any unwary team. This game isn't ganna be a roller-coaster for the eagles... EXCEPT of course the germans capitulate which seldom happen. I bank on the eagles to win not because beating the germans is such a cinch or because the eagles' performance thus far has been out of this world but because I expect the eagles to 'peak' [/b]in this game after three matches. Verily they've been under-performing in comparison with their true potentials.

Thus, with complacency removed after the humbling defeat to Brazil, [b]I expect the eagles to bring on their A game.
Let relax as events unfold

TheGoodJoe:
I have nothing else to add. You said it all.

linked:
Hope manu will not revert to his long ball tactics... I have told Manu that retaining possession by tiki taka is what fit these boys most-to this he concurred but he was still exploring the option of long balls.. Hmm..

Make I still believe #manuknowsbest

TheGoodJoe:
I know a sold match when I see one. This was definitely sold. Manu is out of my list. I do not care about his brilliance.

If he is not loyal to the Nigerian football fans, he can keep his talent to himself.

This was a good selling point for him. His chance to prove himself as the right man for the Super Eagles.

mikron:
And his tactics failed us once more tiday