Icon4s:
Egypt vs Nigeria. My prefered starting 11:
..................Ikeme

Abdullahi..Ambrose..Obaobona..Echiejile

................Onazi
..............................Mikel

Moses...........Iwobi........Simon

...............Iheanacho

Nigeria are known to perform well in big games.I still believe the boys can do it. We go for a win in the battle of Alexandria!

TheGoodJoe:


It is as if we are on the same wavelength. Okay close.

We need Onazi's tenacity to help deal with Salah. Whether it is Amuzie or Echiejile the coaching crew chooses, Onazi is key in neutralizing Salah.

I chose Musa ahead of Moses because I feel Musa offers more goal threat. That was a selection Headache because of the way Victor Moses weaved his way repeatedly through the Egyptian defence.

Iwobi certainly will do even better in the cool whether of Alexandria and the better pitch. I feel his passes is essential to unlock the Egyptian defence.

I am shocked you also dropped Ighalo. I know you as a strong supporter of experience but I think you noticed that we need a more coherent performance than an individual style up front.

Nice list and formation.

Orkpekyandega:
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I thanked God we didn't score the winner in Nigeria: Egypt ace Salah
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Unlike his teammates, Mohamed Salah did not lament the referee's decision to deny him a one-on-one chance in the dying minutes of the 1-1 Cup of Nations qualifying draw in Nigeria
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Egypt's players celebrate a goal during the African Cup of Nations qualification match between Egypt and Nigeria in Kaduna, on March 25, 2016 )AFP(

Mohamed Salah said on Sunday he breathed a sigh of relief when the referee blew the final whistle in the 1-1 draw in Nigeria as he was on his way to one-on-one chance to score because hundreds of home fans were watching the game on the side track around the court.


Shortly after Salah had equalised for Egypt in the first minute of stoppage time in Nations' qualifying draw at Nigeria on Friday, the AS Roma winger appeared en route to stage a memorable comeback in the dying moments when he began to sprint unchallenged from the halfway line towards goal, only for the ref to end the game.


The ref's decision sparked outrage from the Egyptian players, who rushed at the referee to admonish him for what they saw as a bad call.


"I breathed a sigh of relief after the ref blew the final whistle," Salah, 23, told Al-Ahram Daily newspaper.


"I was afraid when I received the ball and was heading directly towards the goal to score what could have been the winner," Salah said.


"Had I been able to score, I wouldn't have been able to tell what exactly the fans' response would be, that's why I thanked God right after the final whistle."


Egypt, now top of Group G on seven points, host second-placed Nigeria for the fourth round of the Cup of Nations group-stage qualifiers at Alexandria's Borg El-Arab Stadium on Tuesday.


There are only two points separating the two teams, as they vie in a group whose winner directly qualifies for next year's Cup of Nations in Gabon.
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Icon4s:


Thanks.
On why i chose Moses over Musa: The Egytians have a very cohesive defense and long balls, execessive running and crosses cannot break dat defense. It requires players hu play d way Simon and victor Moses play to unluck that defense. A little beat of selfish dribbles and a simple pass. This would always stretch d back line of d opponents as one of the CB back would always want to provide support to d Wing backs thereby leaving a gap in d middle of d defense a position from where Iheanacho hardly misses. We need to pull apart dat Egyptian defense as dey were too co-ordinated for us in d first leg. The 2 Moseses can effectively do that job.

On why i would prefer Iheanacho over Ighalo as d lone CF: Ighalo is too predictable. This also is largely responsible for his goals droubt in d EPL. He scores more from one on one situations. An organised 4 man defense can easily crowd him out. Iheanacho is a more versatile player. He is capable of springing suprises. Given the situation i described earlier where Simon and Moses pulls d defense apart, Iheanacho's shooting ability of any loose ball or pass would make d defference in dat attack. U saw Nigeria's goal against Egypt. Simon did d work of distabilizing d Right and Centre Back, d ball fell on Iheanacho hu hit d upright before Etebo finished it. That was a pointer as to how Iwobi-Simon-Iheanacho combianation can b very deadly. All 4 of d players involved in that goal (including Etebo) are U23.

We want to see this tripple combo in dat next fixture which is majorly y i chose Iwobi to start at number 10. Gradually that transition is unfolding. We start d transition with d attack den defense and midfield will follow.

I know we would eventually qualify even if we lose in Alexandria. We need to start building d team that will prosecute Rússia 2018 Qualifiers and 2017 AFCON. And it has started with this Egypt tie.

TheSuperNerd:
In the light of the above discussion.....

...One question does come to mind... Will Coach Samson Siasia have the balls to drop Ighalo in favor of the "Double Moses +Iheanacho" attacking trio assault with An Iwobi behind them and with Mikel and Onazi behind Iwobi?

I'll really love to see Ighalo dropped just for this Alexandria encounter. He's a very good striker but isn't inventive enough (though can stun opponents on his day). But will it happen?

Siasia, over to you...

edi287:

Which Moses plays as a 9?? Don't think nacho should play as one yet.
I'd rather Aaron Samuel starts

edi287:

Which Moses plays as a 9?? Don't think nacho should play as one yet.
I'd rather Aaron Samuel starts

zuchyblink:
Chad withdraws from AFCON qualifiers. This means Nigeria must beat Egypt to qualify. No hope for best loser

TheGoodJoe:
Ten minutes into the game, with the score at 0-0, Pep gave the nod Lionel to Messi and Samuel Eto'o. The two players had to swap positions. Eto'o, usually a centre-forward, moved to the right wing and Messi, a right winger, took up position in the centre of the field - but playing deeper, more like an attacking midfielder. Christoph Metzelder and Fabio Cannavaro, the Madrid centre-backs, were lost. They had no idea how to counteract the change.

Whilst researching this book I had the chance to meet Metzelder over dinner in Dusseldorf. That astonishing day was still fresh in his memory. "Fabio and I looked at each other. 'What do we do? Do we follow him to the midfield or stay deep?' We didn't have a clue."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/players/lionel-messi/11162621/How-Lionel-Messi-was-transformed-at-Barcelona-thanks-to-late-night-phone-call-from-Pep-Guardiola.html

zuchyblink:
Chad withdraws from AFCON qualifiers. This means Nigeria must beat Egypt to qualify. No hope for best loser

TheSuperNerd:
Hahahahaha..... Chaiii.... Pep Guardiola!!!! I recall this story. I read about it and more on how Pep made a monstrous goal-scoring machine out of Messi in the "false #9" role.

We can apply this in this Eagles team because we have the talents to do such.

It's not hype... It's just the truth.

TheGoodJoe:
No one is putting down the attacking capabilities of the other attackers but the Egyptians were solid at the back and thwarted the massive blows we threw at them in waves.

It is time we took a more creative approach to unlock them. Let us not go at them the normal way we did the last time by sending the ball to the attackers and hoping we get a chance.

Let us use the brilliance and creativity of our talented youngsters. Iwobi's instinct is top notch. A touch to the midfield and then he raced in front of the midfielder to receive the ball. Moses also inverted his run and ran in front of Iwobi and Iwobi sent that pass. (Amunike-Finidi movement from Westerhoff's playbook)

We need this kind of innovative play and a striker who can connect with it. We need to keep the Egyptian defenders thinking what to do.

Icon4s:


Shot your dirty mouth there Salah!
Going towards which goal to score which dirty goal?

We are coming to score a winning goal in Alexandria and let ur own stadium burn if u pple so desire.

Useless cheats!
I blame Moses for nt blasting dat ball into d net and Carl Ikeme for gifting u that throw-in. Else u for no get mouth to say this trash.