semid4lyfe:
It seems 3-5-2 or it's variants is the way to go in the modern game.

It puts numbers in defence, midfield and also the attack with marauding & overlapping wing backs.

It's alien to our football culture and Phillipe Troussier was sacked for adopting it despite qualifying Nigeria for the world cup.

I hope this formation can be inculcated and drilled into players in the academies and at the grassroot level cos truth is it's not "our thing".

In my amateur football days, I never played in such a formation and no team I played against adopted the formation. The preferred formation for Nigerian coaches is 4-4-2.

Even in my Saturday morning footballs, we always choose players and set up to play 4-4-2.

Our coaches particularly at the grassroot levels and academies need to play 3-5-2 more so they can develop the right personnel and build all round players particularly with wing backs.

Clementoke:


God bless you my brother. Their reporting was as if we came to the WC to help Argentina qualify

Martz101:


so Musa should have gone out when he was not showing any sign of getting tired and Nacho should stay on abi?? why are we always putting our love for one player ahead of the team??

why bring Ogu and then pair Etebo with nacho up front and kill the team chemistry and movement, the ogu you are bringing in will play ahead of mikel or what??

you believe you know more than Rohr with this your laughable analysis? baba go rest

fabyom:
I don't know what Ighalo did to you guys go and watch the match again. You guys are so biased. He fought for that ball got it wanted to pass to Musa but a defender arrived, he then passed to Iwobi who made a mess of that chance. You guys are not blaming Iwobi but busy blaming the creator of the chance. Astonishing!!

Martz101:


how is iwobi for Etebo bad, Etebo was the number 10 yesterday. i thought we all think iwobi is a number 10 too?

fabyom:
I don't know what Ighalo did to you guys go and watch the match again. You guys are so biased. He fought for that ball got it wanted to pass to Musa but a defender arrived, he then passed to Iwobi who made a mess of that chance. You guys are not blaming Iwobi but busy blaming the creator of the chance. Astonishing!!

TheGoodJoe:


I do not believe I know more than Rohr. You can make your point without malignant response.

Musa being tired or not was not the response but setting up the team to conserve a two goal lead. Nacho contributes more defensively than Musa. So Musa had to be the one to go out. Not tiredness. Also, John Ogu will bring more stability at the back with Etebo dropping deep to help support the midfield in defending.

Martz101:


how is iwobi for Etebo bad, Etebo was the number 10 yesterday. i thought we all think iwobi is a number 10 too?

fabyom:
I don't know what Ighalo did to you guys go and watch the match again. You guys are so biased. He fought for that ball got it wanted to pass to Musa but a defender arrived, he then passed to Iwobi who made a mess of that chance. You guys are not blaming Iwobi but busy blaming the creator of the chance. Astonishing!!

MetalJigsaw:
I just hope he plays regularly at Stoke.

Dude could have gotten a better club with his perfornces so far. I think A championship side is too small for him.

chimzyblack:
OMERUO "THE ROCK"

Horus:

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

Nigeria victory - Interviews with team Nigeria 22 June 2018

Martz101:


i always thought he should have waited, this guys could have gotten a good club after worldcup

Martz101:


that's the way things go here, some people are allowed to make mistakes.

previously if Omeruo name comes up, people will say his prone to mistakes but i see leon and ekong do one or two mistake too. Thank God his proving to us what he can do

Certitude:

That formation had no 10 yesterday but I wouldn't fault Iwobi-for-Etebo's sub. The only one wey vex me na Ighalo. That boy is wasted.

chimzyblack:
OMERUO "THE ROCK"

AIG07:

The initial word I used Was PLAY.

One thing you guys don't know is that seconds count in football. If you don't make the right decision at the right time then forget it. He did well to win the ball but spoiled everything by holding longer. Iwobi was already there asking for the pass. But he waited few more seconds which allowed our opponents to fall back and gets into position and that was the end of a potential goal for us and an assist for him.
This he did repeatedly. One was a pass he got at the center circle which he just needed to pass to a running Musa who was trying to get into space as we were 2 against 2. But baba held for so long till he was fouled. That's why we don't score often when he plays.

IIghalo is good at holding up play but his timings are bad and so let the team down. Hope you get it Sir.

TheGoodJoe:


We got under pressure with the Iceland players pushing for a goal. Taking out one of the work horses of the team in the midfield for Iwobi who contributes less in respect of tracking, marking and Tackling was clearly a wrong option.

Martz101:


that's the way things go here, some people are allowed to make mistakes.

previously if Omeruo name comes up, people will say his prone to mistakes but i see leon and ekong do one or two mistake too. Thank God his proving to us what he can do

TheGoodJoe:


I do not believe I know more than Rohr. You can make your point without malignant response.

Musa being tired or not was not the response but setting up the team to conserve a two goal lead. Nacho contributes more defensively than Musa. So Musa had to be the one to go out. Not tiredness. Also, John Ogu will bring more stability at the back with Etebo dropping deep to help support the midfield in defending.

EEGA:
Do you really have the interest of this team at heart?

TheGoodJoe:


I disagree on the changes. The change pulling out Nacho for Ighalo was awful. Musa was the best option out and bringing in John Ogu. While Etebo pairs with Nacho upfront, contributing a lot to defending.

The Iwobi change was also another poor call. Rohr needs to grow some balls and also make better changes to suit the team. We can do better if Rohr can just take his foot off the brakes.

Goke7:


Ighalo stop giving excuses that its because you were the only striker upfront, abeg you no good at all, I hope rohr makes you glue your ass to the bench henceforth

Icon4s:


Nigeria's victory over Iceland has simply put back Argentina's destiny into their hands. Although they may still need a favor from Croatia.

That is just the pure fact.

Humility017:

Lol....
an old osaze will play better than him...
I just don't like him at all...him on the pitch today killed my interest...in the later part of the match..

I was only expecting the coach to sub in iwobi and no one else....

Kog45:
I saw Ighalo rating and even watched the match again and it was like some watched different match on this thread.

TheGoodJoe:


I do not believe I know more than Rohr. You can make your point without malignant response.

Musa being tired or not was not the response but setting up the team to conserve a two goal lead. Nacho contributes more defensively than Musa. So Musa had to be the one to go out. Not tiredness. Also, John Ogu will bring more stability at the back with Etebo dropping deep to help support the midfield in defending.