TheSuperNerd:

loollll... it is 30mins per half.... 60mins in total... not watching but have been following in the past few days.... thanks To Basco...

safarigirl:
Atletico Madrid win 2-1.

Second goal scored in 89 mins after Nigeria equalized

Atletico take it for the second time in a row.. Good tournament though

BascoVanVeli:
Game over Allstar 1 Athetico 2.

Icon4s:


Athletico scored at 59th min.

Icon4s:


Lol! I started watching from 35mins so i thought in joined in 1st half.

But the game too short na.

SA fans supporting Athletico. Anyways, its expected.

Icon4s:
Game Over.

Well IMO we have a descent team. I am happy about this tourney.

At least now we have a platform to start building for the next U20.

SharpJoe:


The debate is in respect to why Coach Tunde Disu sent in Yobo in that game and why he pulled out Aghahowa.

We were leading 1-0 and it was between 12-11 minutes to go. It was a basic switch to deny the Costa Ricans the chance to score. Tunde Disu sent in a Standard Liège defender invited to the competition to help prevent the goal.

It is so simple.

Mickael2:


On current form, Adi is better than him. On current form, Onyekuru is better than him(though he plays mostly from the wings but still)

safarigirl:
I was counting in 90 mins, not 60....my TV has this tag blocking it at the edge, so didn't see the number in front of 9

SharpJoe:


Why does any coach pull out an attacker for a defender when his side is winning by a loan goal? To secure the lead.

goldfish80:


Your 11-12 minutes does not include stoppage time. How many matches have you watched and the ref called off the game on the dot of 90'?

Yobo maybe listed as a defender at Standard liege but it's very clear the Nigerian coaches still saw him as an attacker which he was known for before signing for Standard liege and he was rightly registered by FIFA as an attacker. Just like Mikel being made to play attacking midfield for the super eagles while he played deeper for Chelsea.

Disu brought Yobo in to shore up the midfield, not to play as a defender. Does it make tactical sense to play 5 man defensive formation to protect a 1 goal lead against Costa Rica of all teams.

SharpJoe:


Come on. Mickael2's point is crystal clear. He pointed out that Onazi's off the ball movement when we had the ball was poor which led to our team not having a fluid build up play. He also pointed out that this was what John Ogu did that got the team playing better which was noted by lots of pundits and followers.

He even went as far as pointing at Modric's style of play which paints a clear picture.

Mickael2 made a brilliant point to which we should note and we hope the technical crew points it out too.

goldfish80:

If you were a manager with 12-15 minutes to play, will you pull off a striker and put a defender on to play a 5 man defence against a presumed weaker opponent in a home game?

SharpJoe:


Funny. Which sure up midfield. Ten minutes to go. Have you not heard that term before? Will you say thirteen or fifteen? It I ten minutes to go. At that time, it is very basic to remove the attacking player for a defending one to prevent a goal. You sure up the midfield when the opposing team is controlling the midfield.

This is past. Yobo was a Standard Liège defender when he was called up. It is so clear. If we needed an extra striker, We would not drop Emmanuel Aniele.

TheSuperNerd:
You are right about his decision to come out.... he shouldn't have... this is where I nail it all on him however.... there is more to it....

Akpeyi takes 95% of thr blame for that goal but the other 5% I give to the whole defence....

Moussa Sow was left all alone to have some sandwich and wash it down with a soda before converting that loose ball into the goal.... the awareness of our defence for that moment was poor.

forgiveness:


This is not my first time of watching both Ogu and Onazi play for either National team or their clubs idea and I can authoritatively tell you that Onazi is three in one.

The point Michael2 is trying to make will not sell because we have seen Onazi played very well as a CMF.


We don't know the instructions given to him in that match, so we can't give a sane judgment about his game.

Besides, it was not Onazi's fault if players can't control and retain a ball before giving a good pass.

Habi, na only Onazi dey for field?

He argued that Modric doesn't tackle, I disagree with that because he does that very well.

This is just a game out of many.


John Ogu was there when Italy dominated the Midfield in a friendly.

Ain't you aware?

goldfish80:


Your 11-12 minutes does not include stoppage time. How many matches have you watched and the ref called off the game on the dot of 90'?

Yobo maybe listed as a defender at Standard liege but it's very clear the Nigerian coaches still saw him as an attacker which he was known for before signing for Standard liege and he was rightly registered by FIFA as an attacker. Just like Mikel being made to play attacking midfield for the super eagles while he played deeper for Chelsea.

Disu brought Yobo in to shore up the midfield, not to play as a defender. Does it make tactical sense to play 5 man defensive formation to protect a 1 goal lead against Costa Rica of all teams.

goldfish80:


Any proficient manager will make chances in view of the added time. I've seen games were 2 goals were scored in additional time. Standard additional time these days is 3 minutes. We are talking football not basketball where the buzzer sounds on the dot of the clock.

Please answer the question in my previous post.

goldfish80:


Your 11-12 minutes does not include stoppage time. How many matches have you watched and the ref called off the game on the dot of 90'?

Yobo maybe listed as a defender at Standard liege but it's very clear the Nigerian coaches still saw him as an attacker which he was known for before signing for Standard liege and he was rightly registered by FIFA as an attacker. Just like Mikel being made to play attacking midfield for the super eagles while he played deeper for Chelsea.

Disu brought Yobo in to shore up the midfield, not to play as a defender. Does it make tactical sense to play 5 man defensive formation to protect a 1 goal lead against Costa Rica of all teams.

SharpJoe:


In such a tournament, you will not play with any team. Let alone a tough group as we were. Costa Rica were not seen as a write off, if you think so. They ended up beating the favorite team in our Group, Germany that ended up last on the log. Despite stars like Erico Kern, Andreas Voss and Christian Timm.

goldfish80:


Unfortunately that wasn't the case. We weren't under severe pressure from the Costa Ricans. We should have got an insurance goal but our strikers kept hitting the ball off target. Lagos fans were cheering the team on! In such a situation, do you think any coach would have decided to invite pressure on his team by switching to a 5 man defence when we were closer to score a second goal than conceeding.
The Costa Ricans got a lucky break on a rare attack which resulted in Okoye bringing down an unrushing striker.
Disu would have been murdered in Lagos if he played defensive football against Costa Rica.

forgiveness:


Akpeyi is disaster in waiting. He and Ikechuwu Ezenwa are not needed in the National team.

Enyeama will come back after we qualify for the world cup.

TheSuperNerd:

But you really think Enyeama will make a u-turn.... it won't be bad having him back shaa ooo.... coz I am tired of all this goalkeeping crisis.


I know we have young Nwokolor and Emma Daniel.... but Rohr haven't given them their debuts yet and he wouldn't do so in a competitive fixture as crucial as the cameroun double header....

We also have Alampasu but he needs to step in his clubside....


I just hope Ikeme is fit when D-day comes calling....

SharpJoe:


We are talking of this game and the point Mickael2 made. It is a clear point and you are dribbling with play very well. We played better as a team when Ogu came on. Mickael2 explained the precise reason why the team played better because of his mobile movement to the ball when we were in possession.

Saying Onazi played well means you are missing the basics of the point he is making. Onazi's style of movement off the ball broke passing channels.

TheSuperNerd:

But you really think Enyeama will make a u-turn.... it won't be bad having him back shaa ooo.... coz I am tired of all this goalkeeping crisis.


I know we have young Nwokolor and Emma Daniel.... but Rohr haven't given them their debuts yet and he wouldn't do so in a competitive fixture as crucial as the cameroun double header....

We also have Alampasu but he needs to step in his clubside....


I just hope Ikeme is fit when D-day comes calling....

forgiveness:


Oga, what was the role given to Onazi?

Icon4s:


Disu's team was leading 1-0.

They needed a second goal. They laboured so hard and dominated their opponent. Yet the second goal did not come.

At 79th min he pulls off the lone goal scorer, Julius Aghahowa, who is a striker, and brings in a Standard liege defender.

Even a novice in the game can easily explain the tactical switch.

Icon4s:


You have just painted the true unbiased picture.

There is no way Rohr will Bank on Nwokolo, Alampasu or Daniel for any of the qualifiers games this year.

Any one of them may at best come in as a 3rd choice who we know will nt even make match day squad.

All those saying Akpeyi and Ezenwa should be dropped should suggest here names of goalies that they feel are ready to face SA in June and Cameroun in August per adventure Ikeme is injured again. Drop them, drop them. But name replacement na. Nothing.

Enyeama should be allow to continue collecting his pension.

Icon4s:


You have just painted the true unbiased picture.

There is no way Rohr will Bank on Nwokolo, Alampasu or Daniel for any of the qualifiers games this year.

Any one of them may at best come in as a 3rd choice who we know will nt even make match day squad.

All those saying Akpeyi and Ezenwa should be dropped should suggest here names of goalies that they feel are ready to face SA in June and Cameroun in August per adventure Ikeme is injured again. Drop them, drop them. But name replacement na. Nothing.

Enyeama should be allow to continue collecting his pension.

goldfish80:

Costa Rica scored a few seconds after this action. Its very clear this is a flat back four, I wonder where the "extra defender" Yobo was.

cc TheGoodJoe, SharpJoe

goldfish80:

Costa Rica scored a few seconds after this action. Its very clear this is a flat back four, I wonder where the "extra defender" Yobo was.

cc TheGoodJoe, SharpJoe