ChrisKels:


This is too hard for them to understand. Bunch of ingrates. Aina's treatment was nothing but sheer wickedness and deceit.

We all know the truth but trynna eschew it, one of the baits used to lure Aina was the worldcup, now he wasn't given a better judgement. How do you want the poor boy to feel about the system now?


God!! Southgate will have a field day

KK555:



I hope Rohr and his crew are watching this match. Croatia is a modified and stronger version of Serbia. Nigeria will have to be very fit and play their best game against them. I hope Onazi and Joel stay in the bench. Croatia is very mobile, contests every ball.

Neymar scored a brilliiiaaaaaant goal.

asha80:
yeah they are playing much better one still gets the feeling that their central defense is quite slow

Danielnino00:

I really feel bad for Aina and I agree with sir Chriskels 100% that Aina was treated unfairly.. Rohr could have moved Shehu back to the midfield(he once tried Ndidi and Omeruo at RB self) after the WCQ so Aina would join Ebuehi at RB. Aina probably did himself when he stated in an interview sometimes ago that he enjoyed playing at LB... Now he's been dropped for a washed up Echijele...
He is still young sha.. but I have doubt if the right back role could still b his even after Echijele leaves... there's a certain Ikuowem Udoh waiting.....

Icon79:
Bros, take it easy. Mikel Agu and Ola Aina were bound to be the two players dropped. I predicted the same after the DR Congo friendly. Ola Aina may be a good player but, for some reasons, he hasn't really taken the opportunities he's been given to show that he's a big upgrade over Echiejile. I don't like Echijile either but Aina certainly didn't help his cause. Under that circumstance, it would be silly for Rohr to drop Elderson who played in all the qualifiers for the inexperienced Aina.

Echiejile has been criticized for years in Super Eagles, yet he has never let the team down at major tournaments. His experience would be vital in a team with a 19year old keeper, plus none of the other defenders has ever played at the World Cup level. Listen guys, I am actually very glad that most of you are not making these decisions for the Super Eagles.


O pari

ykalhaji:


They are not bad players. They have a contract with a professional club, so they can play at least. So do hundreds of other Nigerian players, but the truth is for the composition of our midfield and defence, Onazi's style of running around like a headless chicken and floating like a bee puts every other midfield player in an indecision place. That was good when he was younger and could recover quickly (The reason we loved him) but now we have an Ndidi and a co-ordinated defense, where positioning and space close out is their foundation (Oyinbo drilling since small pikin) not running around and 7 people defending in the box like we have been used to.
Onazi's runs confuses the players. He is an elder, the younger guys can't shout at him when he bleeps up, but you can see that when Onazi is out, that midfield and defence runs smoother. In other words Onazi did not improve his skills and has lost his recovery speed.

Joel... I have no freaking clue this guys advantage playing for us. Some here said he is the Mikel replacement all I see is an average player that is finding it hard to gel with the players.

Except Rohr wants to use them as practice teams for the main starter team, me I no see their usefulness.

Danielnino00:
Rohr should bear it in mind that he has placed himself in a tight position with Nigeria fans for choosing to keep an overrated Joel Obi after his poor showing in all 4 games he has played (Onazi own is understandable cus he is captain), and a washed up Echijele over Ola Aina...

MetalJigsaw:
So you see nothing wrong in ONAZI starting matches?

forgiveness:


Mikel was the biggest culprit in the first half doesn't mean I didn't see anything wrong in Onazi.

However, as it stands, he is the best available DMF on ground pending Ndidi is fit.

forgiveness:



At this point, we have to do with what we have.

Ndidi is not yet fit and has not played ball for the past 3-4 weeks. The fit once are Ogu, and Onazi, they are the only DMF in the team.

So, it's either you start Ogu or Onazi pending Ndidi gets fit.

There's is nothing we can do now but remember this same Onazi played in all our qualifiers.

However, the outcome of our outing in Russia will determine who stays and who goes but I expect us to strengthen the team regardless of what happens in Russia because I don't think some players are good enough to be in the team.

So, let us relax and enjoy ourselves.

Oasis007:
Ndidi will play in the next friendly Match.

realpoacher:
I am so sad right now coming back from church only to read that Joel Obi and Onazi made the cut.


I swear those two will be the downfall of Rohr... Those two arw a shame to Nigeria midfield... With them in the middle, you can never see Cohesion, team play, stability, and possession play in our midfield ever.

I am even suspecting Joel Obi to be an antagonist dropped in our team to stifle our play by our enemies.


He is so pathetic and a shadow of his former self... SMH!!

Four matches now with him in the 'fox hole' in the middle yet no creativity, no assist, no commanding performance from him.

Naijaphobia:
How the Super Eagles should line up against Czech Rep..A 4-1-3-1-1 formation.

---------------------------------Uzoho-----------------------------------

--Musa(RB)-Ighalo(CB)----Iwobi(CB)-Moses(LB)----

------------------------------Ndidi(DM)--------------------------------

----Ebuehi(RW)-------Mikel(CM)--------Idowu(LW)------

------------------------------Ekong(SS)------------------------------

-------------------------Balogun(CF)-------------------------------


Someone should help forward to Groundnut Oil...Onazi shouldn't make the 1st eleven.


Saw this formation as a vision and am convinced they can pull surprises.

realpoacher:
I am so sad right now coming back from church only to read that Joel Obi and Onazi made the cut.


I swear those two will be the downfall of Rohr... Those two arw a shame to Nigeria midfield... With them in the middle, you can never see Cohesion, team play, stability, and possession play in our midfield ever.

I am even suspecting Joel Obi to be an antagonist dropped in our team to stifle our play by our enemies.


He is so pathetic and a shadow of his former self... SMH!!

Four matches now with him in the 'fox hole' in the middle yet no creativity, no assist, no commanding performance from him.

andrew444:


You should be praying they should not start any game at the World Cup and not being sad they are going to the World Cup

Na naija we dey and we all know those guys will go to the World Cup unless na dream we dey dream,are you are expecting onazi to be dropped and Joel obi for who ? For mikel agu that didn't play,and you want to use just against England to drop them common that's not possible.

We have said it in this thread that aina and mikel agu will go home,I don't know why you are dreaming for onazi and Joel obi to be dropped.

OMANBALA1:
Guys, I want you guys to go watch that Usman Muhammed's goal against Athletico Madrid but this time I want you to pay attention to the defender he inside out...lol

Oasis007:
Even at his Club, Shehu played as a DM, not as a RB. We all understand the Reason for his Emergence as a RB for the Eagles, but since we've got Tyrone and Ebuehi who are more than capable to play the Position, why Rohr still insists on playing Shehu as a RB?!

Joel or Onazi should have been dropped for Shehu to move into the Midfield, and if Rohr wanna rewards the Players that qualified us for the Mundial, then he should have dropped Joel for Aina at least.

Well...... Aina is still a young Lad. He's definitely gonna understand the Decision of Rohr, and I expect him to deal with it professionally.

More so, I think he and Agu gonna still travel with the Squad to Russia. They ain't gonna be left at Home. They are still gonna be part of the Team, train with Team - be and part of the Squad unofficially.

Oasis007:
Finally Iwobi's creativity and Moses dribbling Skills gonna be needed to unsettle the Midfield and Defence of the Croatia National Team.

tbaba1234:
What were the weaknesses of croatia vs Brazil? Croatia were very poor against Peru, looks like they stepped up their level for Brazil.

MetalJigsaw:
Which of the previous matches did you see Joel perform?