LieDetector:
this is nothing but the truth. I thought Rohr would purge the coaching department of favoritism. He seem to have been entangled in the same ugly culture that has plagued our team progress. I am utterly disappointed.

Haba self. Onazi & Aina dey drag Jersey. Since when did Aina become a MF. No be him and Echiejile & Idowu dey drag Jersey.
I tire oh.
Drop MF put Defender. We for comot all DM's carry defenders go.

andrew444:


German drop sane we no go hear much noise,Naija drop aina people no go let us hear word,aina be like Jordi alba for their eyes

haha o boy go Twitter.. noise dey o about dropping of sane

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You see the kind mentality our DM get?
You need not run around just cover your ground not run around and leave spaces for opponents to punish. When Ogu was introduced, was he running around like Onazi? That's the hallmark of a DM (positional play).[/quote
Onazi talk na true. He misplaced a pass that was meant for Mikel. & baba Mikel didn't make any move to close d player down just opened his hand like which kind ball be this naa . Be like him don dey vex for Onazi before then. And that was Goal number 2. If u check. Kane had time to pick his spot. Onazi was just jogging behind him.
This team needs to work for each other just like in d qualifiers. Onazi wasn't covering for Shehu @ all.

asha80:
haha o boy go Twitter.. noise dey o about dropping of sane

is the noise from actual Germans or just Manchester City and EPL fanboys?

Some agree with you but most agree with me. There is a difference. The stats from the second half also do not agree with you. But I will only treat it as your conservative opinion. It is clear we owned that half. From all observations, even most of the international media agrees that we dominated the game and possession and created even more chances than them in that half alone. We had more shots on target than England in that half alone sef. I really don't know what game you are referring to but I will not take this any further. Can't even believe we are discussing if we dominated the second half in terms of possession and most major parameters.

Joebie:
The.SuperNerd.. I've sen enough opinions on this. My opinion is based on my own observations. Some will also agree with me. I'm in no way trying to downplay our improvement in the second half. But I reiterate we did not own the second half. Maybe you want to be specific as to what we owned in that half. But on the whole, we were not significantly better than England in the second half.

safarigirl:
abeggiiii, lakeside wey been bet 50k say Senegal go reach AFCON Finals, he disappear when he no fit pay money?

Lol atleast Lakesidepapa went on a Lil sabbatical leave before he resurfaced again.

Make Fabyom do his own to come back maybe after the World Cup, atleast make we know say him try small

Marco Reus deserves a major tournament naa.... Also based on the fact that he is fit again and on form. That guy has been so unlucky honestly. He was meant to be part of the Germany squad that conquered the world in 2014 but injury ruled him out. Then came Euro 2016, Injury again struck. Haba!

I am glad Russia 2018 won't pass him by. That guy is an awesome player biko. Sane's time will come.

asha80:
once told someone no way Germany will leave out a Marco reus if fit and inform even if it means dropping Leroy sane

elyte89:





Even online, he prostrated ,Sir Chriskels abeg bookmark Mr fabyom

Already bookmarked baba, when I saw that line chai I weak for fabyom

Make una leave Oga Fabyom alone naa.... haba! Na adrenaline rush mixed with Endorphins oversecretion (kinda weird ) make am talk wetin him talk.... Make una excuse am biko.

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safarigirl:
is the noise from actual Germans or just Manchester City and EPL fanboys?

to be honest most man city and epl fan boys

Stats may tell you that a team had more chances or shots on target, doesn't mean all those opportunities necessarily posed a threat to the opposing team. I'm being subjective here. An opinion or two based our "superiority" on the number of goals scored in the second half. You have to look at every opinion and see how they arrived at their conclusions. But no point going on. I didn't see Super Eagles as significantly better besides the first 10 minutes or so. If you SAW otherwise, fine then.

TheSuperNerd:
Some agree with you but most agree with me. There is a difference. The stats from the second half also do not agree with you. But I will only treat it as your conservative opinion. It is clear we owned that half. From all observations, even most of the international media agrees that we dominated the game and possession and created even more chances than them in that half alone. We had more shots on target than England in that half alone sef. I really don't know what game you are referring to but I will not take this any further. Can't even believe we are discussing if we dominated the second half in terms of possession and most major parameters.

asha80:
to be honest most man city and epl fan boys

ehen, two different things

Released by Onazi 27 mins ago:

"Saturday’s outing was disappointing from me and I know it was not the best from me due to reasons I could not lay my hands on but it is a process one has to pass through to get better, a lot of critics and lots of blames yes I know but it can only come once in a while. Critics can only make me better I can’t run away from it but to learn and get better. Thanks to everyone who came out to support the super eagles � preparation for the World Cup is still on to get us in sharp. ��
#supereaglesofnigeria "

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lol....what is the likelihood of anyone guessing correctly? The opening match is against two considerable weak sides in Russia and Saudi Arabia and either could score first.

We no even know their players

Sainty92:
Germany leaves out Leroy Sane from final 23man squad..... Na wa oo. U sure say Joachim Low no smoke weed?

Brazillian voodoo at the rescue.

Bolowolowo:
Released by Onazi 27 mins ago:

"Saturday’s outing was disappointing from me and I know it was not the best from me due to reasons I could not lay my hands on but it is a process one has to pass through to get better, a lot of critics and lots of blames yes I know but it can only come once in a while. Critics can only make me better I can’t run away from it but to learn and get better. Thanks to everyone who came out to support the super eagles � preparation for the World Cup is still on to get us in sharp. ��
#supereaglesofnigeria "

I'm glad he realises his performance was shambolic and he is remorseful enough to admit it.

I will henceforth sheath my sword until his next game

Pick your Nigerian team of all time....for fun
Some of us have recency bias, but I have doubts that egbons here will be more accurate

https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2018/jun/04/nigerias-all-time-world-cup-xi-create-your-own

asha80:
haha o boy go Twitter.. noise dey o about dropping of sane

Lol

Guys I have been thinking about this: the "NAIJA'' written on our kit.....
For it to be used on a global stage, does it means NAIJA (instead of NIGERIA) is formally acceptable or what?? I just need some clarifications.

Bolowolowo:
Released by Onazi 27 mins ago:

"Saturday’s outing was disappointing from me and I know it was not the best from me due to reasons I could not lay my hands on but it is a process one has to pass through to get better, a lot of critics and lots of blames yes I know but it can only come once in a while. Critics can only make me better I can’t run away from it but to learn and get better. Thanks to everyone who came out to support the super eagles � preparation for the World Cup is still on to get us in sharp. ��
#supereaglesofnigeria "

Thank God you did not blame village people or enemies..

Kog45:
Yes Aina was not convincing enough but Echiejile made the team on preference not performance.

Sir how is your stake on Shehu now,remember how i rate Shehu but am more convinced that Ebuehi is better.

Also on Joel performance so far,with four solid friendlies the guy was damn too poor,making the team tells me sentiment

Onazi Ogenyi is out of shape.After England match i need to reevaluate my stance on him,not good enough for this WC,hope to see Ndidi back in action.

Aina didn't do enough to displace Echiejile. Simple and short.

On Shehu and Ebuehi, who starts has lot to do with which strategy Rohr chooses to adopt. Very obviously Ebuehi is a better modern RB considering his ability to join in the attack from the wings. Rohr has the final say on this.

On Joel, I don't agree that his making the team is based on Sentiment. Could Agu and Agbo, who were dropped, have performed any better?

Also on Onazi, he obviously had a very bad game. You may say he is not good enough for a starter. But I don't agree he is not good enough for the WC. He deserved his place in the 23 man list

It is not just about stats. It is about game plays... it is about what we saw on TV or live at the stadium. This was an England team running rings all around us in the first half. We made a tactical switch at half time and began bossing possession and we bossed possession till the end of the game. We sprayed more passes and had more forays forward than the English. We were simply better. The English, even having the home advantage, only adjusted and matched our dominance by applying an approach to limit our dominance from translating into further goals after our first, and eventually, only goal went in. They simply applied a subtle form of damage limitation.
They were not having the upper hand; we were.

All they were doing was doing their damn best to restrict us. They even started waiting to catch us on the counter. They played deep and packed the bus at some points in that second half. We dominated possession... we created more chances than them. We made more forays forward than them. We saw Mikel and Iwobi school these guys in midfield plays for most of the second half... Etebo completed most of his passes. The team was so organised and in control all half in that midfield. That is the game most of us here watched. They brought on Loftus cheek later on because they couldn't take it anymore. He did try to wrestle away control but we still had it in our grasps. The international media (most of them) affirms to this.. and you want me to sell the notion that we did not own the second half. Not happening. Like I said, it is surprising we are discussing this because by both stats and what we saw, Nigeria was clearly the side in control in that half. We were on the ascendancy, England was playing catch up and evasive restrictions. Simple.

In conclusion shaa... different angles of looking at a game exist. But I am certain I speak based on most major angles (if not all) looked at in that second half alone.

Joebie:
Stats may tell you that a team had more chances or shots on target, doesn't mean all those opportunities necessarily posed a threat to the opposing team. I'm being subjective here. An opinion or two based our "superiority" on the number of goals scored in the second half. You have to look at every opinion and see how they arrived at their conclusions. But no point going on. I didn't see Super Eagles as significantly better besides the first 10 minutes or so. If you SAW otherwise, fine then.

Eligreat247:
Guys I have been thinking about this: the "NAIJA'' written on our kit.....
For it to be used on a global stage, does it means NAIJA (instead of NIGERIA) is formally acceptable or what?? I just need some clarifications.

Akunyili fought tooth and nail against this "naija" being formally accepted by Nigeria and the world at large. But this Jersey showed those efforts were in vain.

looool.. it's going to be hard, but there's a tactics to win it.. Just try.. you might be lucky..

safarigirl:
lol....what is the likelihood of anyone guessing correctly? The opening match is against two considerable weak sides in Russia and Saudi Arabia and either could score first.

We no even know their players

I have always had a swipe on Omeruo for his poor showings in the GWG, but I must admit dude has improved his game. He's looking well groomed now.

I hope he gets a midtable French team after this world cup.

Unicorn97:
For those who want to rewatch our full games:

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Select 'Nigeria football highlights'

All our full games are available. England, Serbia, Argentina, the qualifiers and even those of our oppositions; Iceland, Argentina etc.
Goodluck.

My guy, you do well

Kai we “bossed possession” and they “matched our dominance”

Maybe Na only me watch different match.

TheSuperNerd:
It is not just about stats. It is about game plays... it is about what we saw on TV or live at the stadium. This was an England team running rings all around us in the first half. We made a tactical switch at half time and began bossing possession and we bossed possession till the end of the game. We sprayed more passes and had more forays forward than the English. We were simply better. The English, even having the home advantage, only adjusted and matched our dominance by applying an approach to limit our dominance from translating into further goals after our first, and eventually, only goal went in. They simply applied a subtle form of damage limitation.
They were not having the upper hand; we were.

All they were doing was doing their damn best to restrict us. We dominated possession... we created more chances than them. We made more forays forward than them. We saw Mikel and Iwobi school these guys in midfield plays for most of the second half... Etebo completed most of his passes. The team was so organised and in control all half in that midfield. That is the game most of us here watched. They brought on Loftus cheek later on because they couldn't take it anymore. He did try to wrestle away control but we still had it in our grasps. The international media (most of them) affirms to this.. and you want me to sell the notion that we did not own the second half. Not happening. Like I said, it is surprising we are discussing this because by both stats and what we saw, Nigeria was clearly the side in control in that half. We were on the ascendancy, England was playing catch up and evasive restrictions. Simple.

TheSuperNerd:
It is not just about stats. It is about game plays... it is about what we saw on TV or live at the stadium. This was an England team running rings all around us in the first half. We made a tactical switch at half time and began bossing possession and we bossed possession till the end of the game. We sprayed more passes and had more forays forward than the English. We were simply better. The English, even having the home advantage, only adjusted and matched our dominance by applying an approach to limit our dominance from translating into further goals after our first, and eventually, only goal went in. They simply applied a subtle form of damage limitation.
They were not having the upper hand; we were.

All they were doing was doing their damn best to restrict us. They even started waiting to catch us on the counter. They played deep and packed the bus at some points in that second half. We dominated possession... we created more chances than them. We made more forays forward than them. We saw Mikel and Iwobi school these guys in midfield plays for most of the second half... Etebo completed most of his passes. The team was so organised and in control all half in that midfield. That is the game most of us here watched. They brought on Loftus cheek later on because they couldn't take it anymore. He did try to wrestle away control but we still had it in our grasps. The international media (most of them) affirms to this.. and you want me to sell the notion that we did not own the second half. Not happening. Like I said, it is surprising we are discussing this because by both stats and what we saw, Nigeria was clearly the side in control in that half. We were on the ascendancy, England was playing catch up and evasive restrictions. Simple.

In conclusion shaa... different angles of looking at a game exist. But I am certain I speak based on most major angles (if not all) looked at in that second half alone.

hehehe this stats of a thing is important but does not tell a whole story.. same way I saw someone on Twitter saying now that sane's starts at club level this season is better than reus (which is true) and so sane is better qualified than reus to be in this German team

Eligreat247:
Guys I have been thinking about this: the "NAIJA'' written on our kit.....
For it to be used on a global stage, does it means NAIJA (instead of NIGERIA) is formally acceptable or what?? I just need some clarifications.

Frankly, i dont believe in this conformist theory. Who decides if we would like to be called Nigeria or Naija? Lets be what suits us. Whats more important is the display on the field of play.

But if you ask me, "Naija" puts in a bit of aggression, hype, psyche and swag which only a nigerian will understand.

In d'Banj's voice.... Fílè! Dont touch it!

MetalJigsaw:
thunder fire u there idiot.. if u can't comprehend go eat some shit.

Y ur body dey do u Paulina Paulina, b like u get ToTo.


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Funnily they even had more possession in that second half. How many of our chances were really goal threats? Stats don’t tell you that but a balanced non-biased observation. Understandably I’m a fan. But I want them to even improve on what I saw in the 2nd half. I’m sure Rohr has taken note.

asha80:
hehehe this stats of a thing is important but does not tell a whole story.. same way I saw someone on Twitter saying now that sane's starts at club level this season is better than reus (which is true) and so sane is better qualified than reus to be in this German team