Oasis007:
My formidable 23-Man List.

Goalkeepers
1) Ezenwa
2) Akpeyi*
3) Uzoho


Defenders
4) Balogun
5) Ekong
6) Omeruo
7) Awaziem
8} Ola Aina
9) Idowu
10) Ebuehi
11) Shehu


Midfielders
12) Mikel
13) Iwobi
14) Onazi
15) Ndidi
16) Ogu
17) Etebo


Forwards
18) Ighalo
19) Musa
20) VicMo
21) Iheanacho
22) Simmy
23) Lokosa*


* would have preferred Ajiboye, but Rohr gonna pick Akpeyi ahead of him based on the League Quality and Experience.

* if there is medically certified hope that Simon will shake off the Injury before the Tournament begins, then I will drop Lokosa for him in the List.

goldfish80:


My worry is that this style of play requires experience but we are going to the tournament with the youngest team. Onazi has added alot of pounds, this has greatly affected his mobility. Rohr should put him on special training if he insists Onazi must play.

tbaba1234:
This is when ANS said:

Icon4s:


.....fashion a chance for himself out of nothing. Yet he has not scored since after the first leg against Cameroon.

Joebie:
Onyekuru speaks:


''I was fit, but I did not play. So I'm not staying with Anderlecht,'' said Onyekuru to Het Laatste Nieuws.

''He (Vanhaezebrouck ) has not spoken to me for weeks. I know what he said about me.

''Thanks to the media, I had to learn that I was not ready, so to speak, I have worked very hard in the last few months to come back. This was not enough for some.''

''Anderlecht knew I needed the World Cup to get a work permit to play in England, and by not making me play, the chances of going to Russia were nil, and so I could not join the Premier League, that may be how Anderlecht hopes to keep me for another year, a ridiculous reasoning: I can go anywhere,'' he added.

daveP:
Before this so called friendly, I was vocal about the uselessness of it. I feared they might be some injuries. Then I saw the pitch anddmy scare doubled. freshly leaned grass for a team worth almost 300milla? Pinnick and Wike obviously did this for the whatever reason that doesn't seem good.

Eleniyan15:


Onazi of 2014 isn't the same again and like i said it not only onazi but some of other players ,
i don't know the diet they're on but something has to be be done because they were burned out yesterday and if your team get tired easily then i don't think they can absorb pressure from a technical team.

They should work on their fitness and diet, if they can't hold lot of Possession.
Iwobi himself can't perform if the team is not holding lot of possession he would get tired easily that why I prefer him to always come in as a Sub.

kennysville:


Thats a fine ajebo that knows that "Fìrìgbòn kò sí ilèkùn. Eni tó bá ní kókóró ló n'wolé."


Translation: Being stout doesnt mean u are able to open the door. Its only the one with the key that gets in!

Morale: wisdom is better than strength

Martz101:


the boy is a strong lad, i still retain the fear that holland will be watching him...i just hope he goes to the worldcup. sehu in the right back na suicide

Joebie:
I agree!

daveP:
Will Rohr be obligated to pick at least one NPFL player just to not pass the wrong message to the world?

Lokoja and Ajiboye??

Oasis007:


So Onyekuru wanna use the Eagles as a Platform to get Work Permit?! His first Priority is making it to Russia simply to get a Chance to play in the EPL?!

Truidstar:
Its just a bloody friendly for Christ's sake!!!! Cut this team some slack. They will be fine. Go and watch our build up to France 98. If it was that era now this site for don burn down.

MetalJigsaw:
I don't see Rohr picking up to 7 midfielders. Because they're mostly DMs

daveP:
Despite the bad pitch, I noticed that Joel was almost everywhere, pressing, but not passing. He increased the intensity in the half of the Congolese. The GWG is known for taping out due to weakness or fatigue close to the 60-70minute.


We would need a player like Obi to do just that so that more tactical opponents don't read our body language on the pitch and punish us for it.

goldfish80:


With the available players, Rohr can can only hope to play a pragmatic style of football like Simione's Athletico. The raft of defensive midfielders makes it impossible to impose a possession style of football on this team.
I expect to see them defend deep and get as quickly as they can to the opposition's box with long balls and quick combinations. The method will need hard runners on the wings and a striker with good hold up play. Creating chances from dead balls will also be key.

Mickael2:




Yeah, like that has helped Oshimen get a better club or even get proper minutes in a relegation threatened club. Most times we wear glasses blinded by sentiments when we start analysing these our young players, if you are not good enough to make it into a top club then you do not deserve to be given a chance. Iheanacho made it into Man City's team without any external help, only a fool would say he didn't eventually merit his call up. The older Nwakali too was getting great reviews from coaches everywhere without getting called up, no national team influence there. For the junior Nwakali to still need the national team as a stepping stone then maybe we should look closer.


If Masch wakes up to realise that he will be playing against Nwakali as the 10 then trust me he would have a nice, happy nap on that match day and even if he wakes up 10minutes to the game he would still pocket him

Eleniyan15:


Onazi of 2014 isn't the same again and like i said it not only onazi but some of other players ,
i don't know the diet they're on but something has to be be done because they were burned out yesterday and if your team get tired easily then i don't think they can absorb pressure from a technical team.

They should work on their fitness and diet, if they can't hold lot of Possession.
Iwobi himself can't perform if the team is not holding lot of possession he would get tired easily that why I prefer him to always come in as a Sub.

Martz101:


i don't understand Nigerians i swear, the set of players in camp is the best we can get fairly. winning teams improvise, i still see nothing wrong playing iwobi as a number 10. then problem with you guys is expecting him to play just the same way Mikel plays.

in 1994 siasia or mutiu adepoju plays instead of okocha...they ain't thesame, a coach can change there tactics to covr up for some players absent.

They keeper position was our problem, Rohr and the crew faced the problem and i can see there hardwork paying off.

And please which Alfa or prophet told you guys mikel will be injured in the tournerment

Oasis007:


So Onyekuru wanna use the Eagles as a Platform to get Work Permit?! His first Priority is making it to Russia simply to get a Chance to play in the EPL?!

Joebie:
Watching the CAM vs NGR game in Uyo. Moses is gold. With him and Mikel in the team we are cohesive.

Mujtahida:

Too many DMs in the team

Joebie:
Watching the CAM vs NGR game in Uyo. Moses is gold. With him and Mikel in the team we are cohesive.

goldfish80:


ROhr went for big name players, who unfortunately are not creatives. The creative ones neglected play in lesser fancied teams and countries. He will just have to fashion out a system to suit what he has.

safarigirl:
what is Martins? Injured Martins? Is that who Rohr should have given a chance?

Are you serious? Can you say that if Martins was fit, Rohr wouldn't have called him up same way he called up Simy and Lokosa as reward for good performance?

You too dey yarn opata

MetalJigsaw:
I think Iwobi is only good for the bench, as far as I'm concerned The guy never mature reach.

Peter4naz:
Nice one. This is the Nigeria vs Dr congo Highlights

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdA_sA6a6NQ