tbaba1234:
Zambia take the lead in Ndola.. 2:1

imagine we needed them to lose so that we can qualify.

I'm glad someone noticed that. We now have warriors. To chip in, I also liked how Shehu kicked the ball,in anger and rushed to Brahimi when he should have kicked the ball out for fair play. This was what started the whole headbutting melee. Everyone came around. Before our players used to coward especially in away games. But his new SE team don't give a crap. I sooooo love this mentality a lot.
Someone watching the game yesterday would think the ticket was on the line btw both teams. So much for a dead rubber game.

goldfish80:
For me, the positive to take away from the game was the siege mentality gradually coming back to the Super Eagles.
This team is showing signs of maturity with people stepping up to take leadership when it matters most.

In recent past, the Super Eagles would have been bullied by these Algerians. I mean, at the last world cup , we took weak characters who couldn't fight for each other. They were all smiles and watched Onazi get bullied and kicked out of the game.
I am happy this present team have the character to fight for one another! I loved the way Balogun removed his mask and threatened to pull out Brahimi's eyes when the Algerians threatened to go gangster on us. I loved the way the team came to the rescue of Iwobi when he went toe to toe against the Algerian defender.

This was the character I admired about the Mourinho Chelsea team and even the Pep Guardiola's Barcelona side, Arsenal invisibles. Football is beyond kicking a ball around the pitch.
Show of strength and character in the face of intimidation is the hallmark of a great team.

in a nutshell, it is kept within a circle and under the table. Unlike in Naija, it's a way of life, else you will be left behind or be scorned at.
In the US many business practices are actually corrupt. What we have is "smart" people who can get around the law yet still not break the law. Still corrupt in my opinion from a moral standpoint. For example, are there policemen who take bribe? Yes, but not commonplace. And when it happens it is kept down low.

Modified
Reference to your link. That's some high level corruption if true.. Were the allegations true?

komekn:


Corruption in the UK is subtle and once on the inside it becomes quite obvious. I will give you some indicative pointers you can fill in the blanks. But first check this link below

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/premier-league-managers-accused-of-taking-transfer-bungs-by-football-agents-a7333941.html

Then consider this

1. Alex Fergus and Sam Allardyce both have sons who are agents. Moyes and Pep have brother who are agents. I could give personal specific examples. What do you thinks going on clear conflict of interest and undue favour.

2. Each player is somebody's meal ticket better new player comes in his meal ticket goes out. Therefore meal ticket must be protected.

3. Unholy alliances which means recruitment manager's are linked with particular agents. So once a player comes in the agent makes sure that everyone will have reason to smile.

4. Manager sells player he gets his cut offshore or any other clandestine arrangement. Dele Alli agents when he was sold to Tottenham were the same agents of his Manager plus he get shares in the company. See below
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-4138156/MK-Dons-didn-t-know-former-boss-shares-agent.html

5. Top player in Manchester city youth academy needs to make way for expensive import. In contrived practice game academy strikers told, "Mate we know what you can do, so today your job is to give the ball to Enrico" (for example) . Obviously Enrico looks great scores goals and they then justify paying £1million for a 15/16 year old. Recruitment team are appeased by agent after hefty unjustified transfer fee.

6. Championship team in the Midlands see video of prospective striker. Tell his representative, can't bring him in, he's going to prevent our two England youths from progressing. In other words he is better than our strikers and what's in it for me if we sign him.

7. Premiership team player goes on trial after various attempts prevent player from coming in. Finally plays in one game scores a hatrick and two assists contract offered under public duress. But later withdrawn on break down of communication.

I could go on and on and Onazi that's a small glimpse from mainly personal experiences.


With national team set up its very difficult to manipulate the system without a players meeting the
required standards. Particularly with all the structured academy games and statistics there for all to see week in week out.

Abeg any new news from the camp ? When will the boys arrive in Russia ?

Icon4s:


Exactly, Remember Sani Kaita and that Greek player?

The singular drama changed the course of that game.

Exactly sir

Dedebanky85:
I'm glad someone noticed that. We now have warriors. To chip in, I also liked how Shehu kicked the ball,in anger and rushed to Brahimi when he should have kicked the ball out for fair play. This was what started the whole headbutting melee. Everyone came around. Before our players used to coward especially in away games. But his new SE team don't give a crap. I sooooo love this mentality a lot.
Someone watching the game yesterday would think the ticket was on the line btw both teams. So much for a dead rubber game.

Make una no encourage those boys start to dey fight Jackie Chan for WC ooo. E no go funny if the nemesis of 2010 WC follow go 2018 with another Sani kaita kun fuu.

FT Russia 0-1 Argentina

TheGoodJoe gave a well detailed and true review of this match. I don't understand why people are trying to shout him down. Nigerians are unbelievable---everybody is forming sports analyst...LMAO

And yes, TheGoodJoe was correct John Ogu was very impressive giving the fact that he hasn't played for the SE in a minute. However, I will rather play him as a central or defensive midfielder because of his limited passing range.

The pitch was in a very bad state and it hugely affected the flow of the game. There was a cross Iwobi was gonna send in but the ball bounced off an uneven ground and he lost control.

The Eagles didn't play so badly after all, therefore I don't see the reason for all the badmouthing. When you add the fact that most of these guys are playing together for the first time and also that the match bears no importance to our world cup status then you can see we weren't bad.

Icon4s:


Exactly, Remember Sani Kaita and that Greek player?

The singular drama changed the course of that game.

Ezenwa has an A1 in that area.

Five Things We Learned From Nigeria's 1-1 Draw With Algeria : Echiejile Better Than Aina, Iwobi & Iheanacho Struggled
Published: November 11, 2017

A late controversial Yaccine Brahimi penalty robbed the Super Eagles a record victory in the FIFA World Cup qualifying series after they had all but looked set to pick up their fifth group match win.

But then, if the Super Eagles resilience and tenacity in matching up to everything their desperate opponents threw at them and even with their deficiencies not exposing their soft under belly (no thanks to Slimani and Mahrez's profligacy), this encounter, thus sprouted vivid themes — some of which we are inevitably accustomed to.

1) The Algerian attack was particularly lethargic — It was shocking that the Super Eagles nondescript start in the rear was not actually capitalised on by the fearsome trio of Brahimi, Slimani or even the tricky Mahrez, with Slimani particularly culpable here.

When one is forced to equally pontificate on the fact that neither of them even looked like carving out clear goalscoring opportunities in the first period in spite of Balogun's momentary jitters, then you have to feel for Raber Madjer, who would most certainly have desired more from his firepower.

What summed up their frustrations in front of goal? Mandi headed over with the goal gaping and Slimani missed an
unbelievable sitter, miscuing when he should have freakishly guided home: one would just wonder what The Fennecs are up to offensively.

2) Ola Aina might not match Echiejile's defensive astuteness just yet — It could have been a debut appearance to forget for the 21-year old had Riyad Mahrez really been in the mood and most people would agree that perhaps, the defensive line is better off with the much-maligned Echiejile, the Chelsea defender's tendency to occasionally switch off defensively though.

For all we know, the regular left-back is not a speedster going forward, but defensively, even when he is caught out,
would always find a way to recover and put his body on the line.

The same can not be said of Aina(at least for now) who looked fidgety and unconvincing with clearances and whenever Mahrez was on the break, his only positives being his overlapping runs to join attacks and even most of his final balls were disappointing.

3) The goalkeeper berth is still very much up for grabs — Not in any way to taint the FC Ifeanyi Ubah goal tender but then, it is still very clear that Ezenwa might not match up with what quality firepower might throw at him, say an attacking class of Lionel Messi and Paulo Dybala, or Harry Kane and Dele Alli was almost certain to find ways to breach him.

That said, the 29-year old is yet to truly convince and his inferior composure when facing spot kicks had equally not helped.

4) Balogun and Troost-Ekong might always be called upon to bail out defensively — They hardly put a foot wrong
in ditching out their defensive duties and even Balogun's out-of-sorts start never looked to be exploited.

No secret too that he eventually grew into the game to post a near-untainted display, nonetheless.

Troost-Ekong on his part, took no prisoners as usual and we soon lost count of his clearances and stifling Slimani almost completely out of play.

5) Iwobi and Iheanacho's performance poor by their standards — Iheanacho's listless display out wide left much to be desired and might have petered out badly, especially if The Desert Warriors had taken their chances at the opposite end.

So there is no gainsaying that he should have performed better, judging by his standard.

Iwobi who fared better should equally have been disappointed with his end product and it is such performances that the youngsters would quickly want to forget and put behind them, especially with the likes of Henry Onyekuru and Ahmed Musa waiting in the wings.

Emmanuel Chinaza

--ANS

somehow:
Aina wasn't fantastic yesterday, he was just average bro, he needs to do more if he wants to send Ederson permanently to the bench. Can't really say he did badly cos the pitch surface made a mess for some of them.

Aina ,truly wasn't great yesterday. He was a little nervous and needs to calm down but he is young and very strong too and hopefully can improve like Ekong has done.

TheGoodJoe:


Poor pitch.

Once more, you are very correct.
I have played in a bumpy pitch and I know what it can do to flow of game.

Africa's last two representative will be known tonight.

Joebie:
oya start praying oh.. lol
Nike sending experimental jerseys to different nations

If that that was our WC jersey there would have been news about it even before the match.

I just finished watching the game again and in my own opinion against Argentina, I believe we should start with;

Akpeyi
Shehu Ekong Balogun Aina
Etebo Ndidi
Mikel
Iwobi Iheanacho Onyekuru

Ogu, Ebuehi, Kayode, Awaziem should at least get a good run-in in the second half.

Etebo did better in the second half and I saw a bit of him more in the second half when not saddled with the responsibility of being the AMF. He has boundless energy which I believe can be put to good use against the Argies.

Well you said your preferred starting 11. Iheanacho over ighalo? Iheanacho can't function as a lone striker, it's been tested and proven bros!

TheGoodJoe:


Chineke me. What was I thinking. Lol. It should be my preferred Super Eagles starting eleven. Thanks. I will correct it now.

TheGoodJoe:


This is not about defending Ndidi. All our players had trouble stringing simple passes. This was due to the poor pitch. You can not use such condition to run down Ndidi.

My analysis was beyond the Algerian game. If you noticed, I gave his stats from Genk and Leicester City.

Joebie:
in a nutshell, it is kept within a circle and under the table. Unlike in Naija, it's a way of life, else you will be left behind or be scorned at.
In the US many business practices are actually corrupt. What we have is "smart" people who can get around the law yet still not break the law. Still corrupt in my opinion from a moral standpoint. For example, are there policemen who take bribe? Yes, but not commonplace. And when it happens it is kept down low.

Modified
Reference to your link. That's some high level corruption if true.. Were the allegations true?

It's almost impossible to prove, particularly with offshore banking and a lot of foreign player transfers.

He would gives and he who recieve both are guilty. The evidential requirements within a court of law will need some one to admit giving or receiving. Nobody will indict themselves.

The other situations are quite subjective and to get the evidence problematic.

The other issues of racism that our boys face that's a whole new subject is wrong and a reflection of corruption as well.

He has Tuesday to play again and on a better pitch. He needs to form a covernant with Balogun asap as shehu has done with troos

OMANBALA1:


Aina ,truly wasn't great yesterday. He was a little nervous and needs to calm down but he is young and very strong too and hopefully can improve like Ekong has done.

We are not looking for starters, rather a good bench, we have the starters already (Mikel, Onazi and ndidi). Agu is mostly brought in for Mikel which to me isn't creative. Mikel should be for Joe Obi, Onazi for Ogu.

But Joe Obi, Mikel and Ndidi/Onazi can start together anytime any day

PDPGuy:


But the worry is that if both Mikel and Ogu start at the same time, the midfield will be to slow and could be overrun by the opposition midfield that has lots of pace.

Tbaba pls any links to watch the CIV vs Morocco game?

Have Found Some Good New Players Ahead Of The World Cup – Rohr Reveals

November 11, 201704

Coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria Gernot Rohr has praised the performance of the fringe players he played yesterday in Constantine when Nigeria were forced to a 1-1 draw by Argentina.

Rohr praised the attitude of the players who were minutes away from clinching a win before a controversial penalty helped Algeria draw level late into the game.

The performance of the players has convinced Rohr about the depth his team possess as they head out to the World Cup in Russia next year.

“Everybody worked well, they lost the ball and the tried to get it back. They did well which means that the building is starting now and some things are changing. We have the same attitude.

“The game showed us that we have players who can play in different positions. We were searching to find new players and we found good new players but we must wait and the return of some injured players.

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“Some of these players have shown that they can come in with the first team. We saw good competition for some players in some positions”, Rohr was quoted as saying by Completesportsnigeria.com.

Ade Emmanuel

http://c.newsnow.co.uk/A/910327802?-21310:11479:1

I hope he is not deceiving himself.

goldfish80:
For me, the positive to take away from the game was the siege mentality gradually coming back to the Super Eagles.
This team is showing signs of maturity with people stepping up to take leadership when it matters most.

In recent past, the Super Eagles would have been bullied by these Algerians. I mean, at the last world cup , we took weak characters who couldn't fight for each other. They were all smiles and watched Onazi get bullied and kicked out of the game.
I am happy this present team have the character to fight for one another! I loved the way Balogun removed his mask and threatened to pull out Brahimi's eyes when the Algerians threatened to go gangster on us. I loved the way the team came to the rescue of Iwobi when he went toe to toe against the Algerian defender.

This was the character I admired about the Mourinho Chelsea team and even the Pep Guardiola's Barcelona side, Arsenal invisibles. Football is beyond kicking a ball around the pitch.
Show of strength and character in the face of intimidation is the hallmark of a great team.

Great point, something i wanted to mention.

Against France, an aggressive reaction to the tackle against Onazi could have gotten France a red card. Instead, we were so timid. Sometimes, the reaction matters. If Shehu fell down after the headbutt, it could have been a straight red.

Taliban:
Tbaba pls any links to watch the CIV vs Morocco game?

Check: Stopstream.me

Thanks

This is the type of game Drogba loves...

African referees and dubious decisions. The ref just awarded a useless Freekick now to Morocco

Gervinho just missed a half-chance.. shot over the bar.

Taliban:
African referees and dubious decisions. The ref just awarded a useless Freekick now to Morocco

The referee has been free with his whistle.

tbaba1234:
This is the type of game Drogba loves...

the whole of CIV must love these last minute qualification games. The same thing payed out against Senegal four years ago.

They needed a draw in that game against Senegal and it was bloody. I was rooting for Senegal then.

safarigirl:
the whole of CIV must love these last minute qualification games. The same thing payed out against Senegal four years ago.

They needed a draw in that game against Senegal and it was bloody. I was rooting for Senegal then.

I remember that game.. Drogba adds a bit of extra spice to these games. You can almost guarantee that he will score the goal needed.

Morocco goal... 1: 0