TheGoodJoe:



Sorry, I am mixing the comeback with the winning goals.

The crossing system during the comeback, can work as I earlier pointed out due to the aerial threats posed by Lewandowski and Muller.

Do you think Ighalo can offer that?

Which of our players can cross like those guys? When we talk of the Nigerian past team, there is no one today in Bayern, not even Boateng or Lahm, that can cross as Finidi George. Amunike was also a good crosser. Even Celestine Babayaro.

So that would not have been a good option for us in that game.

As I said, from Kaduna to Alexandria, I do not remember us winning an aerial ball. So why should we resort to crosses? That is playing to their strength.

forgiveness:



You are talking about the match but i am talking about bad selection prior to the two matches. That's is the difference btw us.

Moses, Simon, Odubanjo, Ezekiel etc can cross ball wella but unfortunately some were not picked.

Odion Ighalo, Anthony Ujah, Victor Moses, Brown Ideye and Ambrose can pose aerial threat. That i am sure of it.

TheGoodJoe:
Is there anyone on this thread who felt Echiejile performed better than Amuzie.

I want to know.

Solace Chukwu pointed that the wing backs did not provide width. I remember Amuzie putting in a cross that the Goal Keeper caught. Did Echiejile put in an accurate cross?

I am sick of the ridiculous highly experience talk. It is so baffling that is the point to play Echiejile.

If anyone feels Echiejile performed better, I will like to know.

What did Echiejile do when he came on that justified a starting position?

TheGoodJoe:
Echiejile lost his place in the squad in the last qualifying games of Coach Keshi after consecutive poor performances led us to a bad position in the qualifiers.

How can people ask about Echiejile instead of asking the true question. What made Sunday Oliseh not call Juwon Oshaniwa after Juwon Oshaniwa became the left back under Coach Keshi.

Why did Coach Siasia not call Juwon Oshaniwa?

NRIPRIEST:


Juwon Oshaniwa played that LB position at the WC(of which he performed below average according to my assessment) because we have no other option. The guy sef no sabi trap ball!

NRIPRIEST:


Juwon Oshaniwa played that LB position at the WC(of which he performed below average according to my assessment) because we have no other option. The guy sef no sabi trap ball!

safarigirl:
I heard NFF wants to sue CAF, how true please?

Personallu, I felt our grouping was unfair. Seriously? Two power housees who had missed the last two AFCONs....wasn't very smart considering some groups have shiiit teams nobody wants to see at AFCON.

We could have gotten a better grouping, and then na only our group come get team wey withdraw?

The dynamics were never favourable and Egypt was the banana peel that worked against us.....they've been out 3 editions in a row, so they deserve it more anyway.

Still pained by the line-up and how easily we could have won if Siasia had just made the right decisions

TheGoodJoe:



Sorry, I am mixing the comeback with the winning goals.

The crossing system during the comeback, can work as I earlier pointed out due to the aerial threats posed by Lewandowski and Muller.

Do you think Ighalo can offer that?

Which of our players can cross like those guys? When we talk of the Nigerian past team, there is no one today in Bayern, not even Boateng or Lahm, that can cross as Finidi George. Amunike was also a good crosser. Even Celestine Babayaro.

So that would not have been a good option for us in that game.

As I said, from Kaduna to Alexandria, I do not remember us winning an aerial ball. So why should we resort to crosses? That is playing to their strength.

TheGoodJoe:


As I pointed out earlier, there was no chance to scout due to time constraints. So we could not expect the coach to carry every untested player to camp. Remember, Coach Siasia had only three days to work with the foreign professionals in camp.

TheGoodJoe:


Victor Moses, aerial threat from where? How many goals in his whole careers has he called.

You can not call everyone to camp. This is because of we had only three days to work with the professionals.

So if you are analysing who we would have called, then you are neglecting a big part of the challenges the coaches faced. Time constraint.

There was no time to invite 42 foreign professionals to camp and get them ready in two days for the match.

As for Ighalo, how many times do you see him score goals with his head this season. There are people who are gifted with their heads. I do not see Ighalo as one.

With the players we had on ground, crossing was not an option. If your advising that we should have used crosses due to players we did not invite, then I wonder what you are suggesting.

NRIPRIEST:


Juwon Oshaniwa played that LB position at the WC(of which he performed below average according to my assessment) because we have no other option. The guy sef no sabi trap ball!

Icon4s:


The groupings were done based on FIFA Ranking. Nigeria was in pot 2 of which we could have played against any of CIV, Algeria, Ghana, Capeverde, Cameroun, Burkina Faso, Senegal, DRC, Guinea, Egypt, Tunisia, Zambia etc. So, we could nt really have had an easier group. We put our selves in that situation of being in pot2 by the poor string of results achieved in the later days of Keshi.

As for the Law suit. I see it as a mission in futility. Except the NFF wants to contact you as their Lawyer.

Our only hope is for FIFA to ban Egypt from international competitions as they are currently going through crisis in their Football Federation.

forgiveness:



Bros, Victor Moses scored with his head when he was in Chelsea fc. In fact, he scored one with back facing the goal post.

Ighalo scored with his head in the Premier League even if he is not good at that, why did the coach ignored the one that is good with his head.

A coach good will know we are under pressure to win Egypt hence he devices many options.

forgiveness:



Then, how did he pick some players in obscure leagues?

Are you saying he gambled with his selection.

TheGoodJoe:



He scored one, he scored one, is that aerial threat? If you bring those Egyptian defenders and our midfielders lob the ball from midfield to Moses upfront,

In ten times, how many times will Victor Moses beat the Egyptians to the ball..

TheGoodJoe:


Coach Siasia took some he was familiar with and the some who played recently for Coach Oliseh.

forgiveness:



He scored many times with his head. Add Anthony Ujah and Ambrose in the box then you will know if they can.

Poor selection was the cause of our ouster from the tournament.

Icon4s:


The groupings were done based on FIFA Ranking. Nigeria was in pot 2 of which we could have played against any of CIV, Algeria, Ghana, Capeverde, Cameroun, Burkina Faso, Senegal, DRC, Guinea, Egypt, Tunisia, Zambia etc. So, we could nt really have had an easier group. We put our selves in that situation of being in pot2 by the poor string of results achieved in the later days of Keshi.

As for the Law suit. I see it as a mission in futility. Except the NFF wants to contact you as their Lawyer.

Our only hope is for FIFA to ban Egypt from international competitions as they are currently going through crisis in their Football Federation.

forgiveness:
It’s foreign coach or I quit – Pinnick


By Tony Ubani who was in Egypt President of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Melvin Amaju Pinnick has threatened to quit his position if Nigeria does not hire a foreign coach for the Super Eagles. Pinnick A distraught Pinnick who watched the Eagles fail again to qualify for the 2017 African Cup of Nations coming up in Gabon promised to hire a foreign manager for the Eagles in two weeks time. ”There is nothing to worry about the payment of salary for the foreign manager. His wages is going to be taken care of by the private sector. We’ve concluded that and it will not cost Government anything”. Pinnick came under severe attacks from Nigerians the first time he muted the idea of a foreign coach after former Manager, Sunday Oliseh quit. The attack from prominent Nigerians and indigenous coaches was much that many condemned Pinnick for trying to distract interim coach Samson Siasia who needed encouragement as he prepared for the first match against the Pharaohs of Egypt. But after watching the Eagles succumb 1-0 to Egypt, a defeat that practically knocked off Nigeria from the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations even with a match to go, Pinnick said that there was no going back on the employment of foreign manager for the Eagles. ”I feel saddened that we could not get a favourable result from here. But, we remain proud of this team. From what we have seen in their display, there is hope for Nigerian football. We’re going to get a foreign manager for the team. And we are going to ensure that Nigeria qualify for the World Cup and do exceedingly well, too. We’ll make them utilize all FIFA windows to play quality friendly matches. But, I must also commend the services of coach Samson Siasia who has shown his capacity in putting up a team we are all proud of. Siasia will go back to his U-23 team and prepare a team that will win Olympic gold for Nigeria. We’ll give him all the necessary tools he needs to achieve that. I commend him”, Pinnick said as the Nigerian delegation headed to the Alexandria airport for the return journey to Nigeria. However, while addressing journalists in Abuja, the NFF President described as unfair calls for him to quit after Nigeria failed to qualify for next year’s Nations Cup in Gabon. ”It’s very unfair for people to ask me to resign. I was elected by the Congress and I’ll see off my mandate. Our Board has won Africa Women’s Championship in Namibia, FIFA U-17 and we’ve qualified for almost all major competitions during this period.” Pinnick also tendered an unreserved apology to Nigerians for their failure to qualify but insisted that there was hope on the team and promised a World Cup ticket as well as making Nigerians to walk with their noses in front at the World Cup and the Rio Olympics. 188 0 1 0

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/03/foreign-coach-quit-pinnick/

TheGoodJoe:


You do not even understand what you are saying. When you talked of Bayern coming back with crosses, were they crossing the balls to D. Costa and Alaba?

Most crosses go to the attackers. When we are talking of Coach Siasia opting for using the long thrust to Ighalo, were we talking of long balls to Moses?

Moses does not even have the height to cause trouble with his heads. When we talk of aerial threats of the pass, we talk of Klinsmann, Bierhoff, Agali, Kluivert.

Today one good example is Olivier Giroud. Frightening. That is one true aerial threat. Imagine Moses challenging Giroud for an aerial ball.

safarigirl:
see, @thegoodjoe, told y'all not to believe that whole "Siasia's job is safe" bollocks.

Pinnick should still quit though, it's the honorable thing to do. His tenure has been riddled with unnecessary controversy and failure