Icon4s:


My brother, those of us that have followed football since in the 80s would never be moved again by any form of defeat we see today.

See, World Cup preparation matches most times do not determine how well a team will perform. Trust me on this. This has been a common reoccurence over the decades.

What you just need to look at is the quality you have in your team. The ability of the team.

I am telling you I am not moved. I have seen enough of this team to rate them. The issue is if they can bring their "A" game.

Humility017:

and so what...because he qualified us means we should stick to clueless abi?
though zidane won 3 champions league in a row...he would have been sacked still if now fails to deliver...

consistency is the key....mere looking at rohr shows he needs help...the old man has lost it.....
and sanusi and co...still haven't gotten over the euphoria of the world biggest football tourney few days time....

EagleScribes:


Best fit for me. I wonder why Rohr has not been trying out Simy. I prefer him to Ighalo

Mujtahida:

Kaiii this guy. I fear you. So if the team does well tomorrow, what would you say? Rohr is king abi(cos you have echoed such sentiments before when the going was good). See the defeat doesn't say anything me. I've learnt a whole lot about the consistency of many posters here.

Odunayaw:
Call the team average all you like but onanate elsewhere concerning what is wack or not

Mujtahida:

Kaiii this guy. I fear you. So if the team does well tomorrow, what would you say? Rohr is king abi(cos you have echoed such sentiments before when the going was good). See the defeat doesn't say anything much to me but I've learnt a whole lot about the consistency of many posters here. Tomorrow if I read them singing praises I'd know best to take it with a pinch of salt.

safarigirl:
I don't even know whether I should be surprised by him or not....maybe because I have seem him have his panic attacks and then return to supporting the team

I just skipped his post because I knew it would be a long rant

Can't afford to be reading negativity mbok

krattoss:
it's just same dreams bro, same dreams..

Abi their fans no dey dream to lift the worldcup?

Same Iran we played out a goalless draw in 2014?
Nigeria is no more than Iran and Saudi Arabia..

Its the hardest truth I have to accept, before I die in my dreamland

Goke7:

do we see enough quality and ability in this team?

SerVik:
I feel the problem with this team has always been the lack of a mobile box to box midfielder to link-up the defense with attack. Playing mikel - a slow player as AM means that a mobile midfielder has to literally take the ball to his feet due to his poor tracking back.

In reality, we have failed in this aspect. In the qualifiers, we made Ndidi sit while onazi roamed. Onazi is another immobile midfielder, so instead of moving with the ball, we resorted to long balls, some of which ended up outside the stadium.

Fast forward to our friendlies, we tried Joel in this role and it simply didn't work. We seem to think that we do not need a midfielder that can move with the ball, that we can result to passing the ball right from defensive midfield to attacking midfield. The irony of this is that, we have played against teams that play with compact midfield, that intercept those passes before getting to their targets, that is why we've been complaining that the team seem incapable of stringing 2-3 passes, because the moment they attempt a forward pass, it is almost always intercepted. What the team needs is a midfielder that collects the ball from the DM, moves the ball, creates space with his movements before releasing the ball.

Rohr saw this too that is why he deployed iwobi to this role. It was nice of him to pick up on this but the personnel deployment was wrong.
Yes iwobi moves the ball well, yes he beats his marker, yes he releases the ball when due but he doesn't have the gas to play such energy sapping role. Playing him there also denies the team of his valuable creativity upfront.

My humble deduction; Etebo should play that role, he was born for the role. Before you come for my head, I know about his supposed inconsistencies but those have come in matches where he was play in a restricted AM role. Etebo normally likes running. In the AM role, he doesn't run enough and so doesn't even use up half of his energy reserve. This excess energy that he doesn't let out makes him implode. Etebo has the trickery to evade his markers and he has the ability to release the ball when required. A midfield trio of ndidi-etebo-mikel should have been tried out instead of the Ndidi-iwobi-mikel. The good thing about that midfield is that during the course of the match, Etebo can also drift to the LW, forcing iwobi to move centrally just in front of mikel.

I believe that midfield combination is very flexible and can easily be tweaked as the game progresses. In Ndidi and Etebo we have a combination that have the energy to put pressure on opposition midfield and relieve the defense of unnecessary pressure.

TheSuperNerd:
I saw it coming.... The absolute and complete meltdown menu before the mundial... Hahahahahahahahaha...

Chaaaiii... Even Sir Royalty A.K.A Sir Humility017 has been infected..... Have thou forgotten from whence we cometh? Ohhh...this meltdown is real and the hilarious trolls are cracking me up having a field day....

Na until June 16... Na here we go dey naa... What you think have been scripted for this World cup will be torn to shreds by the time June 14 arrives... Prepare to be blown away by surprises and "I never saw that coming" happenings... I do wonder how the meltdown was like before our first game with Bulgaria in 94 after losing most of the friendlies and also before France 98 after getting demystified 5-1 and even 3-0... Lol...




Me just viewing most of you all like....

Icon4s:


Compare the WC pedigree of Nigeria Vs Iran and Saudi Arabia. How many times have they qualified from the group stage? How many of their players play in top leagues in Europe?

Well, if you choose to lower your expectations on the team so as to avoid heart breaks , no wahala. I see it as a means of coping in the case they disappoint.

Humility017:

the coach sticking with players we all know were not supposed to be in the starting 11 annoys me.....
why bench ebuehi for shehu and start Ighalo instead....?
this are glaring happenings we all know any reasonable coach should correct....
it is becoming obvious that the best formation we need adopt is the 3-5-2 formation abit we go with the other...iwobi shouldn't be deployed to the CM role.... or wing role...but the AM role or a free role to roam and team up with the striker when need be...mikel can be allowed play the CM should need be....

rohr players selection is killing this team...
sentiments attached to the old players is not helping matters..... just because some players played the qualifiers does not mean they can't be dropped if they don't measure up....
you saw hw abysmal elderson was today....

I attach so much emotion to football especially when watching the super eagles play.....and errors of this kind is more baffling

Icon4s:


Compare the WC pedigree of Nigeria Vs Iran and Saudi Arabia. How many times have they qualified from the group stage? How many of their players play in top leagues in Europe?

Well, if you choose to lower your expectations on the team so as to avoid heart breaks , no wahala. I see it as a means of coping in the case they disappoint.

gamaliel9:


I am not confused...my hunches are right....it will happen....i did not see the hunger of the qualifiers....Rohr is not hiding anything...when the time comes....people will be like this

gamaliel9:
When the setting is right
When atmosphere is right
When the whole world is watching
When tension id rising
When 8million dollars is at stake

The Eagles shall soar on the winds

gamaliel9:


I am not confused...my hunches are right....it will happen....i did not see the hunger of the qualifiers....Rohr is not hiding anything...when the time comes....people will be like this

Mujtahida:

The consistency you ask from the coach and the players, you too should try do same. You ain't consistent. You are only consistent in being inconsistent. You go from extreme praise to extreme condemnation. Is it the emotions?

krattoss:

I haved coped cos the tendency they re gonna disappoint is up to 80

Joebie:
Who noticed that Ghanaian spectator that ran into the pitch to disrupt play?

Afobear:
I assure you one thing ,my mental state is sane but you will need some of your advice after the group stages when you start roaming the streets