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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by AIG07: 9:32pm On Jun 02, 2018
Mujtahida:

Didn't you see how Iwobi was rousing after he scored. This team can do it if they believe. Iwobi had believe, it showed in his efforts, in his movements, he played with urgency and determination. He stood out of the pack. Imagine if all of them rose up to the challenge as he did.

During the WCQ the team used to boot for 20 minutes now it's 45 minutes. Too bad.
this calls for quick action and be treated with matter of urgency.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by BascoVanVeli(m): 9:35pm On Jun 02, 2018
Martz101:


how do you watch football, sterling a winger exposed the CD, he had his hand full with young because he refused to push...shehu was very poor

Which wing did u see Sterling playing? Sterling that was always body to body with the CBs.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by lexyman(m): 9:36pm On Jun 02, 2018
Martz101:


i actually predicted it, Ebuehi vs shehu is like comparing Range Rover with keke napep


Ebuehi VS Shehu is more like technicality vs physicality ... alot has to be considered by Rohr to make use of either of them ...but i am begining to like Ebuehi ... he does his job effortlessly .but he need to learn somethings as he grows into the game .

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by klexycole(m): 9:36pm On Jun 02, 2018
soetanoreoluwa:


Which wing did England penetrate during first half... It was shehu s wing... Not Brian and also there are more defending in first half... It is more of pressure...

Mikel was caged and lost..

Vic Moses was ordinary with not single attempt... He refused to track back and cover for Idowu...

I dunno why you said he was poor really...
If you said Idowu was poor what about first half performance of Ekong?

He actually had a shot on target in the first half. shocked

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Martz101: 9:38pm On Jun 02, 2018
Unlimited22:

Even Arsene Wenger made this error at times.
He's obviously more effective playing through the middle.

mr Mujtahida, if you have dignity you wont even talk about this...you said we should keep moses on the bench until mikel get injured that he can't play from the wings

i told you 4-2-3-1 formation don't need the wingers to play as orthodox winger and can actually contain 3 number 10, i sighted arsenal and iwobi,ozil,mihkh.

iwobi proved me right today, because he played from the right and drift in, you lost my respect for going back to this today

Mikel played 10 today and was bellow par, mikel covered his ass and that was what me and icon04 was talking about
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Mujtahida: 9:38pm On Jun 02, 2018
goldfish80:


Some people are afraid to admit it, but Uzoho is very bad a grounders. Trust our world cup opponents to test him with alot of grounders. An exam I'm afraid of the result.
I noticed it rewatching the last two friendlies. Dem go put am for him OC
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by kennysville(m): 9:38pm On Jun 02, 2018
komekn:


Dude wake up YAYA has never been slow even in City he was considered fast.

Dude.... stop smoking EPL... Yaya has never been fast. Efficient ?yes, fast? NO

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Martz101: 9:39pm On Jun 02, 2018
Mujtahida:

You notice? Have you not been one of those saying iwobi is more effective from the middle than from the wings?

Oga Martz101 come explain wetin we see from Iwobi today ooo

shame!!!

can you state where mikel played today and where iwobi played
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Famocious(m): 9:39pm On Jun 02, 2018
The booing of Dele Ali by Nigerian fans was really unnecessary... Just thinking out loud grin

I wish there could be another test match to find out who is better at the right back between Aina(his preferred position) and Shehu.. Thinking aloud grin

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Afobear: 9:41pm On Jun 02, 2018
soetanoreoluwa:


Getting clearer now... That onazi n Joel cant help the midfield. Before we think the problem is Mikel.. But now Mikel was involved still didn't gel...

Definitely Joel sit on bench and Ndidi will take the spot...

As Rohr will be thinking he will definitely try Ndidi, onazi n Mikel again to know how far... If that doesn't work out...
Onazi to bench...

Just about tactics Aint bother about our striking position Cos if the midfield gel well goals will come..
Come June 16.
Nigeria will suprise everyone
joncer
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by EEGA: 9:41pm On Jun 02, 2018
AIG07:
this calls for quick action and be treated with matter of urgency.
It's not booting.

It's just that Rohr didn't select his best XI.

If Ebuehi,Etebo and Ogu started the game we would have controlled the midfield.

So,it was a problem of choice of players not booting.

If you say booting, how come three introduced players didn't take time to boot or gel?

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by eterisan(m): 9:42pm On Jun 02, 2018
Aina and Agu are the players to be dropped. Check their jersey numbers. These are the players who didn't start the game.

Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 9:42pm On Jun 02, 2018
You cannot support what you don’t believe in. We have lots of work to do no doubt. How you express your opinion would easily give u away.

neezar:

I haven't given up

I am just stating the obvious
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Mujtahida: 9:43pm On Jun 02, 2018
MetalJigsaw:
Iwobi made me ululate so much today. I still can't believe that was Iwobi.

Ogu. Etebo. Ndidi. Mikel. Iwobi and Onazi( bench) should be our midfielders going to Russia.
Shebi you always say he's not matured. Him no show you today. The boy has it in him. He's not the kind of midfielder that would give you long swinging passes. He's one that will give short crisp passes and needs a mobile CM to play with him.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 9:43pm On Jun 02, 2018
That’s a good catch. I was wondering when I saw their names on their shirts today.

Modified
Well Nike can always get them new ones.

eterisan:
Aina and Agu are the players to be dropped. Check their jersey numbers.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by daveP(m): 9:43pm On Jun 02, 2018
Mujtahida:

So you heard that yab
Asin... the jersey color is brighter than our first half display.


Me I can see Onazi, Joel, Aina, Echiejile all on the drop select list.


Some 100s of pages back, some Mikel fans were saying that Iwobi can't play 10 with Mikel on the pitch. I think we need to update our version of mentality tonight.


If not for the fact that that Iwobi was clutching his thigh, he would have done something to force an equalizer.




Etebo has finally convinced me. cool and calm on the ball.


For our RB and LB, I wish they were like the Brazilians own: Marcelo can dribble sotey it's one of his top three skills as the LB. Ebuehi is like a cat going forward too. You don't know when he would. Only Speed and Better defending separates him and Bellerin.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by klexycole(m): 9:43pm On Jun 02, 2018
Famocious:
The booing of Dele Ali by Nigerian fans was really unnecessary... Just thinking out loud grin

He seemed to me that he appeared rude to our players. Might be the reason for the "booing." grin

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by kennysville(m): 9:43pm On Jun 02, 2018
Goke7:


not when it matters please, moses was a flop in 2014, looks like it will happen again in 2018, if am rohr, moses will only be coming in second half of our games, are you aware a babatunde from no where benched moses in 2014? I see another player benching moses again, am tired of the guy abeg. onazi na confime flop, perhaps an ndidi has been covering up for him all this while

No let Oga Icons4s cat h you with that statement o! Drop our only "weapon of mass destruction"? For what na?

No be all of una dey talk say him be the only attacking threat una get?
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 9:44pm On Jun 02, 2018
Mujtahida:

What is killing our coach is not this so called average team bullshyte some trogs are crying up and down here. The coach is damn too conservative. He only tries new things when the situation is gone awry. He did it against Argentina, he was saved. Today again same thing.

Those players that played first half were basically chosen in accordance with the-you never - change - a - winning-team mantra. Winning team bawo?. I say the times have changed. This is not the age for mantras. This is not the age for formulas. You have to think and rethink your strategy.

Even with these set of players if the coach is a bit radical we can hurt teams and win games.


Bros, have joined the wailing club?

The thing fit you. grin

Na play I dey ooooooo. grin
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by EEGA: 9:45pm On Jun 02, 2018
lexyman:



Ebuehi VS Shehu is more like technicality vs physicality ... alot has to be considered by Rohr to make use of either of them ...but i am begining to like Ebuehi ... he does his job effortlessly .but he need to learn somethings as he grows into the game .
After the Dr Congo game you still went on to type this.

Is it not crystal clear that Ebuehi is miles ahead of Shehu?
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by gamaliel9: 9:46pm On Jun 02, 2018
We must remain resolute in the first thirty minutes of every game...working hard for each other and covering up spaces....it seems we concede early....
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by EEGA: 9:48pm On Jun 02, 2018
kennysville:


No let Oga Icons4s cat h you with that statement o! Drop our only "weapon of mass destruction"? For what na?

No be all of una dey talk say him be the only attacking threat una get?
Not when he is selfish.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Famocious(m): 9:48pm On Jun 02, 2018
klexycole:


He seemed to me that he appeared rude to our players. Might be the reason for the "booing." grin

I didn't see that part..
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by eterisan(m): 9:49pm On Jun 02, 2018
Super Eagles Fans Are All Saying The Same Thing About Onazi After Poor Display Vs England

Published: June 02, 2018
Super Eagles fans have criticized the performance of Trabzonspor midfielder Eddy Onazi in Nigeria's 2-1 loss to England in an international friendly at Wembley on Saturday evening.
The former Lazio star was one of the first names on manager Gernot Rohr's team-sheet as the country qualified for their sixth World Cup but was hauled off by the German before the start of the second half.
Statistics from Whoscored will support the statements of Nigeria fans that Onazi had one of the worst games of his international career, with the holding midfielder making zero interceptions, clearances and blocked shots, no dribbles, shots and key passes, and finished the game with a poor passing accuracy of 68.4 percent.

Here's what Super Eagles fans have been saying about Onazi on Twitter :
@MalikMalcolmLee : ''what we’ve learnt today is that onazi is useless''.
@Yemzine : ''Onazi is so bad right now. Did he stop paying his tithes to T.B. Joshua??''.
@sportingshina : ''Onazi against @England was a definition of 'MATTER'. He has weight and occupied space.''
@drew_dej : ''Cannot pass Cannot tackle Cannot run ... rubbish player Abeg I dey warm up''.
@Cerebrone : ''Onazi is a mistake waiting to happen.''
@dejazimako007 : ''Onazi can be giving morale and singing gyration songs from the bench. Don't want to see him on the pitch again #ENGNGA''
@OlisaOsega : ''Onazi will cost us a lot at the World Cup if he starts.''
@FOLABI__ : ''How did this Onazi make it to Russia? 路♂️''.
@TheYomiKazeem : ''Onazi is playing for England.''
@Unwa_ : ''England is colonizing us again. Onazi is the Nigerian slave trade enhancing chief #ENGNGA''.
@Unwana_Etuk : ''After modric finishes with onazi during World Cup''.
@deejayfaremi : ''Dear Onazi, Hope all is well. Our jersey is the one with feather. Regards. ����''.
@ebuka_akara :''How Nigerians are looking at Joel Obi and Onazi right now. #ENGNGA #RaiseATrophy''.
@temiokomi : ''Man. Onazi is awful. Sadly.''
@MalikMalcolmLee : ''onazi is the worst midfielder in this world''.
@IbkSports : ''How's Onazi going to the worldcup? How is he even a midfielder? The only thing he's creating in that midfield are problems !!! #ENGNGA''.
@Dayo_k : ''Get onazi out of this squad. Far away from the squad''.
@Folarinfotos : ''So, we are all unanimous in our submission that Onazi is better off as the team's official cheerleader than as a player on it.''
@Jydeskillz : ''Onazi should remain in Nigeria n not go to russia''.
@4eyedmonk : ''Onazi is the weak link in this team in this game''.
@AO1379 : ''Onazi can’t start for Nigeria again. Awful game. Awful.''
@Mclaniyi : ''Onazi just dey run around like person wey dey sell gala''.
@Cerebrone : ''How are we going to even get a point at the World Cup with Onazi in our midfield? How?''
@BelieveAllCom : ''Someone said that Onazi is the Bakoyoko of Nigeria. Lol #ENGNGA''.
@SirLeoBDasilva : ''lol Onazi what will happen when you meet Modric? Or when you meet Messi''.
@DizSteve : ''Really unfair for a player like John Ogu to be sitting on the bench while Onazi messes up every game. smh''.


Ifeanyi Emmanuel

Source:http://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=28001

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by kennysville(m): 9:49pm On Jun 02, 2018
Martz101:


this is thesame thing i was thinking about, people calling onazi, joel..but they forget even almighty mikel was also poor.

i believe what happened was more of mental and psychological. we need to work on it

Playin mikel as a forward backfired. I think we got carried away because he did well with cameroon game in Uyo. Mikel needs to be restored to the deep lying playmaker he has always been for the last 15 years courtesy Mourinho. You cant teach an old dog new tricks.

I wouldnt say Mikel was poor in the first half. He was played wrongly tactically speaking. We can see that all the whatever stopped in the second half and we saw a more meaningful and purposeful ball distribution

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by andrew444(m): 9:49pm On Jun 02, 2018
goldfish80:

if he doesn't improve on stopping grounders, come world cup, he will most likely do you and others proud and while Nigeria loose.

Seems uzoho dey bad why you no go replace am,seems you be gold fish and dem no dey fry you chop
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by BascoVanVeli(m): 9:49pm On Jun 02, 2018
Sterling vs Ekong

He had quickly identified William Troost-Ekong as vulnerable and concentrated his sprints in the space occupied by the Bursaspor centre-half. This was a player escaping with the ball at his feet, and a performance offering flashes of his quality: the sharp spin off a befuddled Troost-Ekong, only to clip his shot over the advancing Francis Uzoho and wide of the far post; an attempt battered marginally over the crossbar; and a calmly slid pass for Harry Kane to score the hosts’ second.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2018/jun/02/raheem-sterling-england-nigeria-world-cup-wembley
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by elyte89: 9:52pm On Jun 02, 2018
Abeg make person no go watch replay of tonite match,kan dey write project-like essay say we dey watch d match under tension

We played Nada,most especially d first half,it was just like england playing against 11moving objects grin grin,,this team needs serious work

And for team Mikel,u all can c DT Mikel too can b poor at times,it showed today, so who is going to bail us out in such a situation at d worldcup?

Onazi and Joel abeg just park well for one side,dey were so annoying today

Lower ur expectations peeps...my 1kobo advice
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by lexyman(m): 9:54pm On Jun 02, 2018
lexyman:
i am not looking out for super Eagles victory , but i want to see :


cohesiveness /was missing in the first half
togetherness /was missing in the first half until 2nd half
pure attacking style /was missing in the first half
good defensive style was missing / completely restored in the 2nd half
also a compact midfield/we experienced this in the 2nd half

and readiness for the mundial ..../ Rohr need to work with some psychologist ... readiness should be in-still in the them
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ones i see all this intact , i know where to place my hope ... so far Rohr has done well . but we expect more from him .


i m yet to place my hope , but i still believe in the team
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Famocious(m): 9:55pm On Jun 02, 2018
klexycole:


He seemed to me that he appeared rude to our players. Might be the reason for the "booing." grin
Oh oh.. I didn't see that part..
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by MetalJigsaw(m): 9:55pm On Jun 02, 2018
Mujtahida:

Shebi you always say he's not matured. Him no show you today. The boy has it in him. He's not the kind of midfielder that would give you long swinging passes. He's one that will give short crisp passes and needs a mobile CM to play with him.
The issue now is can he be consistent for once?
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Jarus(m): 9:55pm On Jun 02, 2018
Goke7:


God willing and hope we all know that the croatia game is key to our moving forward. There will be no more excuse for any flop from any player. That game will decide the future of all those who will play in that game

The Croatia game is the most important to us just as the win vs Bosnia (our contender for 2nd spot in 2014) was the reason we made it out of the group.

I believe we can qualify with 4 points. 6 points a bonus.

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