krattoss:
U heard it from me fisrt

WOW!! I am impressed...

Our boiz are beginning to do great things even before the world cup


Congrats to you Leon Balogun

Unlimited22:
The thing just tire me abeg. I wish y'all could see what is in my heart, the passion I support the Eagles with.
It doesn't negate the fact that our team is inferior to at least 2 of the three teams in our group.
It doesn't negate the fact that..... In fact, make we leave am here.

they would soon come for ur head

neezar:

Colombia reached the quarters

They faced a better Brazil side...how will u beat that??

James scored a couple of goals in that competition

Thank you for buttressing my point. You knew James b4 WC? You could predict Columbia in the Quarters ?

Okay bye. No free Education from me

realpoacher:


WOW!! I am impressed...

Our boiz are beginning to do great things even before the world cup


Congrats to you Leon Balogun

Signing for Brighton and Hove Albion is a sign of 'great things.'
Good God.

And the fact that we wamt them to excel doesnt also mean we should wrongly demean them or talk down on their true quality.

Why compare the team B of today to the A Team? You even said "so called" A team... Is that not taking enough away from the class they command? They are not Spain or Brazil but they are serious competitors who floored some of Africa's finest in Africa's toughest qualifying group. Even our first golden Generation never had it that easy in 1993.

I believe in balance of views on the Super Eagles... So if you must talk about the shortcomings be certain to also keep in view the team's true quality and class... Never bring them down to the level of the B or C team. Never.

Unlimited22:

It is also true that at times they seem not to gel, or is that not true too?
Haba. The fact that we all want the team to progress doesn't mean we should hype then blindly.

Odunayaw:
Okay, Kenya that organized Hull to play with one of their league club were happy to expose them? Or you compare Kenyan clubs to npfl?

C'mon quit the sentiments. Seeds don't grow in the farmers pouch

I prefer the current format. It helps us take a look at the the up and coming players.

Our best players are abroad.. We do not get too many opportunities to have a look at our young talents.

We have already had the league tour of Spain.

Odunayaw:
Thank you for buttressing my point. You knew James b4 WC? You could predict Columbia in the Quarters ?

Okay bye. No free Education from me

You didn't know James had a stellar season for Monaco the season before the world cup?
You didn't know him in Porto?
Smh.

tbaba1234:


Okocha coach told him that if he missed that chance, he would have confined him to the bench as long as he was coach.

Why not? It is like taking a paneka penalty if you make it u are the coolest guy in the world and if you miss you are an ediot. This is what makes these types of goals so good, the risk factor.

Unlimited22:

You mean they dance atilogwu around one player five times before scoring?
Does Salah even dribble that much?
Haba.

sometimes Salah actually does what that Nigeria striker did before scoring.. the trick is knowing when to do it because there comes a time in international competition those kind of moves are just the x factor needed to break the opponent

goldfish80:
I have enjoyed this game more than the organised rubbish the senior team served up against Poland and Serbia.

I tell you bro... the midfied was well linked with the attack....

Unlimited22:
The thing just tire me abeg. I wish y'all could see what is in my heart, the passion I support the Eagles with.
It doesn't negate the fact that our team is inferior to at least 2 of the three teams in our group.
It doesn't negate the fact that..... In fact, make we leave am here.

Inferiority... That we do not deny... Looolll... Even Greece was super inferior to more than 70% of the teams at Euro 2004 including those in their own group. Yet they conquered.

Match day is always Still match day....

TheSuperNerd:
And the fact that we wamt them to excel doesnt also mean we should wrongly demean them or talk down on their true quality.

Why compare the team B of today to the A Team? You even said "so called" A team... Is that not taking enough away from the class they command? They are not Spain or Brazil but they are serious competitors who floored some of Africa's finest in Africa's toughest qualifying group. Even our first golden Generation never had it that easy in 1993.

I believe in balance of views on the Super Eagles... So if you must talk about the shortcomings be certain to also keep in view the team's true quality and class... Never bring them down to the level of the B or C team. Never.

Note taken. Undoubtedly they are better than the B team, but for a set of people who barely trained with each other prior to today, and another team that largely picked itself, it is noteworthy to highlight that at times the A team lacked cohesion. Yes. I said it, and I'm not going to recant because I know what I've seen.

Odunayaw:
Thank you for buttressing my point. You knew James b4 WC? You could predict Columbia in the Quarters ?

Okay bye. No free Education from me

how will u know james during his days at Monaco when ur busy hyping below average players

Colombia odds to win the world cup then was 25 compared to England 28

tbaba1234:


I prefer the current format. It helps us take a look at the the up and coming players.

Our best players are abroad.. We do not get too many opportunities to have a look at our young talents.

We have already had the league tour of Spain.

La liga doesn't have a national team deal. They have an NPFL deal. We can set up a B team that would command top notch friendlies but this is about the NPFL.

TheSuperNerd:



Inferiority... That we do not deny... Looolll... Even Greece was super inferior to more than 70% of the teams at Euro 2004 including those in their own group. Yet they conquered.

Match day is always Still match day....

That Greek team had a plan. The most extreme form of catenaccio, feeding off setpieces and nice counters. And to their credit it worked for them.
In your opinion, what's the Eagles best style of play or plan going into Russia?

No one is saying we are perfect. No one is. But the fact remains that this current Super Eagles have given us more positives than negatives. That is the fact. We have shown weaknesses here and there as do all teams too... We are not perfect... But we are rising. To keep harping on the negatives as if it overshadows the positives is to deny the true power and quality of this team.

Unlimited22:

Note taken. Undoubtedly they are better than the B team, but for a set of people who barely trained with each other prior to today, and another team that largely picked itself, it is noteworthy to highlight that at times the A team lacked cohesion. Yes. I said it, and I'm not going to recant because I know what I've seen.

Maybe it is just me but,Thomas Partey didnt play like a guy on on vacation. He played with as much intensity as I have seen him play in a champions league game,Corea as well.... Also Diego Simione's game face wasnt that of a disinterested fellow.

Yes it was an exhibition game but there wasnt a lack of desire and intensity like most commenters would like us to believe. The game wouldn't have been that enjoyable if those vital ingredients were absent in the match.

chai so missed the match, people are screaming nwakali here

neezar:

U see how ur confusing ur self

Even the list rohr brought out won't beat Iceland talk less of the midfield maestros of Croatia and the attacking powers of Argentina

you are obviously trolling. Please no one should take this guy seriously. He is either a Ghanaian or not a fan. I can't figure out this amount of negativity. Please stop neezar. Stop already.

eterisan:
you are obviously trolling. Please no one should take this guy seriously. He is either a Ghanaian or not a fan. I can't figure out this amount of negativity. Please stop neezar. Stop already.

I don't understand why realism is tantamount to negativity on this thread. I seriously do not understand. Neezar is as patriotic a fan as you and I. The fact that he doesn't say that our team is capable of beating Brazil 5-0 doesn't make him a Ghanaian. You guys should stop this already.

Ohhhh but nobody knew that until match day right? Looolll... Nobody knew Greece's plan...

Look... You wanna know The Super Eagles' plan... Go stay with Rohr for a week or maybe a night... I am sure you will get all the details... Hahahahahahahahaha... I guess even Greece's fans knew the plans of their darling Greek team to the very letter abi...

What we can harp on is our strengths going forward... But a plan is dependent on match day opposition... You cannot just have a general plan. Some plans are opponent specific...and some are general and known to the analytical fans most of the times.


So Buddy... Wait still matchday and find out the very plan specifics will ya?

Unlimited22:

That Greek team had a plan. The most extreme form of catenaccio, feeding off setpieces and nice counters. And to their credit it worked for them.
In your opinion, what's the Eagles best style of play or plan going into Russia?

No one has made mention of Musa Mohammed. IMO he did well in the early stages of the game but subsequently faded. Can't see how he will claim the rb spot in the future.

Nigerian Can Only Beat Croatia With Counter Attack – Coach

Tomislav Obradovic, the coach of Croatia national team, has revealed that the only way the Super Eagles could defeat his team when both sides meet at the 2018 World Cup in Russia would be through counter attacks, boasting that there is no way Nigeria could overcome them.

Both Nigeria and Croatia will go head-to-head at the Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad on June 16, 2018 and the coach is optimistic that they would see off Nigeria, saying that in the Super Eagles, there are several players in the team with the same characteristics.

Obradovic was coach of the Rwandan U-20 National Team for two and a half years, and he almost qualified the country for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Asked to compare Nigeria’s offensive players Iwobi and Chelsea’s Victor Moses, Obradovic told Sportske Novosti: “Compare all of them with their characteristics? Everyone is similar and quick, good within a group. But where are the world-class players?

“It’s probably quite enough, but as a team I do not think they have world-class quality. Why do I say that? They have too many players with the same characteristics.

“They cannot beat Croatia. Not in one segment of the game. Neither technical, tactical, nor organisational, nor in any sense.”

Tomislav Obradovic warned the Croatian team that Nigeria’s counter attack could be dangerous because they have fast players.
“The only way they can outsmart us is if they threaten us from the counterattack because they have such players, quick, fast.
“We have to hold the ball, wait and play our organised football because we are better, disciplined, stronger on the ball, better one on one,” Obradovic boasted.


http://247ureports.com/nigerian-can-only-beat-croatia-with-counter-attack-coach/

My point exactly. meaning they can actually hold their own, but not saying they're at the La liga clubs level.

tbaba1234:


I remember... They were just ok. Today's team was much better offensively.

Faded ke? hope you know he did well from start to finish?

eterisan:
No one has made mention of Musa Mohammed. IMO he did well in the early stages of the game but subsequently faded. Can't see how he will claim the rb spot in the future.

BascoVanVeli:


Okocha did the same thing in Germany.

Okocha is only a local champion and never achieved his potential...mostly because of this instinctive and tactically indisciplined attitude to football

MetalJigsaw:
Nigerian Can Only Beat Croatia With Counter Attack – Coach

Tomislav Obradovic, the coach of Croatia national team, has revealed that the only way the Super Eagles could defeat his team when both sides meet at the 2018 World Cup in Russia would be through counter attacks, boasting that there is no way Nigeria could overcome them.

Both Nigeria and Croatia will go head-to-head at the Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad on June 16, 2018 and the coach is optimistic that they would see off Nigeria, saying that in the Super Eagles, there are several players in the team with the same characteristics.

Obradovic was coach of the Rwandan U-20 National Team for two and a half years, and he almost qualified the country for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Asked to compare Nigeria’s offensive players Iwobi and Chelsea’s Victor Moses, Obradovic told Sportske Novosti: “Compare all of them with their characteristics? Everyone is similar and quick, good within a group. But where are the world-class players?

“It’s probably quite enough, but as a team I do not think they have world-class quality. Why do I say that? They have too many players with the same characteristics.

“They cannot beat Croatia. Not in one segment of the game. Neither technical, tactical, nor organisational, nor in any sense.”

Tomislav Obradovic warned the Croatian team that Nigeria’s counter attack could be dangerous because they have fast players.
“The only way they can outsmart us is if they threaten us from the counterattack because they have such players, quick, fast.
“We have to hold the ball, wait and play our organised football because we are better, disciplined, stronger on the ball, better one on one,” Obradovic boasted.


http://247ureports.com/nigerian-can-only-beat-croatia-with-counter-attack-coach/

this sounds like second guessing eagles even if this story is true

eterisan:
you are obviously trolling. Please no one should take this guy seriously. He is either a Ghanaian or not a fan. I can't figure out this amount of negativity. Please stop neezar. Stop already.

this is the problem I have with u guys....I am being honest here...u guys keep on hyping all these average players..I am still waiting for any of our striker that scored double figures in Europe top flight leagues this season

Unlimited22:

I don't understand why realism is tantamount to negativity on this thread. I seriously do not understand. Neezar is as patriotic a fan as you and I. The fact that he doesn't say that our team is capable of beating Brazil 5-0 doesn't make him a Ghanaian. You guys should stop this already.

I just taya I swear

na here we go dey wen dem begin complain about how bad our players are when world cup starts...na dere we go see say quantity dey different from quality

i must commend the LMC for organizing this friendly. this will help to give exposure to lads from the local seen and also a decent platform for some untested foreign based players to showcase their qualities to the coaching crew of the A' team. this friendly encounter should not be over analyzed in the sense that its just a test game. few positives can be drawn from the match of which one is kelechi nwakali who has shown he has what it takes to be a member of the A' team. in him i see a worthy successor and understudy to super eagles skipper mikel obi, though its just a single match and a bit too early for the hype and expectations so he should be given more time and closely monitored instead of rushing him. a move away on loan to a decent developmental league will add more to his game and exposure. another notable observation was the skipper of the current u20 team utin ikwuomen who was subbed in for the injured left-back, its not a surprise to me how good he is because i monitored him closely at the last CHAN and tipped him to blossom into a top player soonest only if he is well guided and nurtured. i foresee him as the left-back who will take over from elderson and his integration to the team should start after the world. chidebere nwakali showed some glimpse of his talent but he really need to work hard to break into this current super eagles team. all the same a big kudos to the LMC!

elyte89:
Meanwhile DT number 3 sub guy is good

The guy dey ball for Africa.

And Nwakali the younger one ....What a gem.

Kai ur reply is too long.

Odunayaw:
Look here!
Negativity bench is right down the hall through Politics section!