Mickael2:


I am guessing you don't know the difference between a double-9 system and a SS system. Ideye is not a SS, he is a 9, has always been and will always be.

Meanwhile watch Athletico Madrid vs Barcelona 2014, Messi was totally annonymous and even I wanted him to be subbed out but he did score a goal(that was wrongly ruled out), that's what football is all about, when you are looking for a goal you don't sub out any striker because you don't know who may score

do4luv14:
Hmmmm, ab decide to keep mute, but seeing as some of us here are so angry, and are suggesting to bring back our experienced player, even going as to suggest bringing back IKEME and OLA AINA,

chaii IKEME & OLA,

omo ah tire asap

komekn:


Tell me one of our existing right backs that is better than Ola Aina currently.

Outside of Enyeama which goalkeeper is better than Carl Ikeme.

goldfish80:


As an attacker he just didn't do enough. I expected him to drop deep and help the build up play. He played exactly the way he played against Leicester City away,sitting on the shoulder of the last defender and waiting for the final ball. A futile wait must be said.

BascoVanVeli:


U can tell me about Echiejile (especially on the first goal) but Onazi was spot on with his positioning. Watch the first goal again and u would see Onazi was marking Rantie until Awaziem left the man with the ball forcing Onazi to cover for Echiejile (who I guess was fetching water). Still Awaziem didn't make it to Rantie or the ball meaning he should have just stayed with the man on the ball. I don't too much blame the boy for that because I called Leon Balogun out for the same thing against Algeria and Senegal. They get back into position instead of stopping the man with the ball.

joseph1013:

Bros, the most difficult ball for a goalkeeper to save is a close header. In fact, the only sure way any goalkeeper can save it is if it is nodded straight at him.

Akpeyi should not be in our national team, but he was not responsible for any of the goals yesterday. I saw that he tried his best to get a red card for the second goal, and I wished he did because that will rule him out of contention for the next games.

Humility017:


sir please... was Salish Yusuf....among the coaching crew during our last draw wit RSA in uyo ?
I just wanna know...

cromz:
didn't u notice d wastefulness of our striker, the wastefulness of moses simon,aimless runs by musa,poor goalkeeping by akpeyi,lack of control and understanding in our defense??

BascoVanVeli:


U can tell me about Echiejile (especially on the first goal) but Onazi was spot on with his positioning. Watch the first goal again and u would see Onazi was marking Rantie until Awaziem left the man with the ball forcing Onazi to cover for Echiejile (who I guess was fetching water). Still Awaziem didn't make it to Rantie or the ball meaning he should have just stayed with the man on the ball. I don't too much blame the boy for that because I called Leon Balogun out for the same thing against Algeria and Senegal. They get back into position instead of stopping the man with the ball.

TheGoodJoe:


Strikers feed on well created chances. We had the opportunity yesterday because Nacho made brilliant runs. Unfortunately, our midfield wasted the runs with poor final balls. That is a big area that let us down.

kennysville:
Lets get some facts out of the way. And this one is for Good Joe.

Iheanacho is not the best thing that has happened to football since chocolate. So please stop the hype. Fact 1. He is not a 9 but a support striker.
Fact 2. We need to sharpen 2 formations. 4.4.2 and 3.4.3. thats assuming we have the cooperation of Victor Moses
Fact 3. Alex Iwobi is not a winger, he is a 10. Sacrificing him for Etebo was a wrong call. Etebo is full of pace but no delivery. Also selfish. And if wenare not gonna use Iwobi as a 10, then lets find a new 10.
Fact 4. Coach needs to firm up his starting 22 as against starting 11. And both have to be equally strong.
Fact5. If we have short players as strikers or wingers, why play long balls? Thus, we need to learn to string passes in the middle of the park. Long balls will probably work for someone in the frame of Osimhen.
Fact 6. Who is our holding midfielder apart from Mikel, and who is the one to shield the defence when attacking? We can blame defence. But if we dont have our own Ngolo Kante, who snatches every ball from opponents, or wins every tackle, I am afraid, we arent gonna get far
Fact 7. Team selection should be based on performance however, we must also understand that we need a team that gels first. What the SA coach was hammering on was that Nigeria is a group of talents and that SA will need to be careful not to allow them to Gel. And thats exactly wat foiled our plan. In other words, we can clamour for inclusion of this player and that player, and question why this player was not invited but whatever combination, these players need to be a team. Teamwork is key

do4luv14:


guy you are missing the point, the question is are both of them overlooed,

I mean IKEME &AINA

ykalhaji:



Chief thank God you brought this up, that was prime example of mr short man devil (Onazi) trying to over do, he gambled there, he ran from the central position to cover the guy in the wing with the ball to intercept the cross, but should have let the closest defender mark the guy or just shield the box but that desperate run makes most nervous players to start ball watching(which is what happens to Nigeria's defence every goddam time) because they are now expecting the cross to come before Onazi gets to the crosser, which was what happened. It also kind of showed that the whole defensive unit have not had much time together. Omazi is good but he shouldn't be given so much back and forth roaming duties, plus we need someone very calm, to cordinate our defensive midfield, someone without all that Naija gra gra.

TheGoodJoe:


You are making it look as if keepers do not save close headers. They do and that ball was close to him. We can not change that fact.

TheGoodJoe:


We are talking of the game play that let us down and you are talking of the goal. We were off throughout the game when it comes to being organized. People have commented that our midfield set up failed. I wonder why you are bent on arguing against the truth.

Onazi play disrupted the team's balance.

Icon79:
Ol' boy, which kind of rating is this? Are you sure that even watched the game set?

Etebo was our best player, but you rated him 5/10? But Onazi who kept appearing and disappearing was rated 5.5/10. Even Musa deserves more than 4.5/10 sef, if you are willing to give Kayode 5/10. Are you freaking kidding me?

Bottom line, is the boys actually played well but they were just too casual and didn't move the ball fast, especially in the first half. And in addition, there were too many inaccurate passes especially in the final third. We dominated play but not much penetration.

O pari

TheGoodJoe:


I could not find him on the bench but I believe he was there.

cromz:
u call a regular player for Basel an academy player?? if he isn't good will the swiss cap him
No matter where he is playing right now thiago ilori is a good right back.BTW mind you this is national football so club form doesn't necessarily matter abi ihenancho,musa,iwobi too no dey chop bench The squad that won the 2002 euros for Greece was full of bench warmers.
I wouldn't argue for onuoha all I know is that he is the most experienced defender of Nigerian descent who plays in England the dude no dey chop bench sef.

zicky:
When the coach was bringing in Oshimen, I told the guy by my side that even if Nigeria bring in a Lewandoski that Nigeria will not score cos I saw that Nacho or Kayode was not the problem but the midfieldn they were very poor.

forgiveness:
The world doesn't end in this thread else how can Dominic Solanke who was tagged and condemned below average win the player of the Tournament?

Na only for dis thread Solanke no good.

I have been vindicated that I have not defended Dominic Solanke or other based on nepotism, tribalism and sentiment which many accused me of especially the ring leader Icon4s(the icon of sentiment). ;DThat I defended them based on common sense and on football only.

Maka Chukwu, I thank you. My name has been cleared from the bad book of sentiment. Na you biko.

forgiveness:
The world doesn't end in this thread else how can Dominic Solanke who was tagged and condemned below average win the player of the Tournament?

Na only for dis thread Solanke no good.

I have been vindicated that I have not defended Dominic Solanke or other based on nepotism, tribalism and sentiment which many accused me of especially the ring leader Icon4s(the icon of sentiment). ;DThat I defended them based on common sense and on football only.

Maka Chukwu, I thank you. My name has been cleared from the bad book of sentiment. Na you biko.

forgiveness:
Bhuuuhahaha! Dominic Solanke the best player of the Tournament.

I no tell una.

Like I said Solanke, Onomah, Ojo, Lookman, Ajagun etc will bench many of the Super Eagles first 11.

komekn:
K

Ok I understand you now.

We are Nigerians there will always be politics, favoritism and under handed arrangements whether we like it or not.

No they are not being overlooked ( that suggests an inadvertent mistake) they are being blatantly side stepped and put aside.

Explain a player who spent the whole season injured is recovering and has played in his entire life no more than 45 minutes of professional football in a low level relegation club in the Bundesliga. Has been invited to the SE on what basis that player is Osimhen.

Explain because I cannot. It enthrones mediocrity and does not motivate players and can cause disaffection in the camp. It becomes obvious that ability and quality are no longer the material facts in player selection.

This can discourage players from choosing the SE it gives a bad smell of blatant favouritism.

When we have far far better players in better leagues and clubs.

Joebie:
IN your dreams. This is U20

komekn:


I concede that I had not rated Solanke very highly on account he hasn't been able to make a huge impact on his loan moves.

But in his teenage years he was outstanding seeing him in this tournament I do U turn, the guy has something in reality he is true No.9 which KC is definitely not.

I'm sure some will even suggest that Osimhen is better than him imagine.