TheGoodJoe:


Do not worry, we will learn.

How many world cups have we learnt from. This is the same thing that happened from 94 till now. The average Nigerian senior team lack self belief and confidence to take on the world. If na u-17, u-20, u-23 we go dey do gragra dey beat everybody but in the biggest stage at the world cup, we chicken out due to stage fright.

Our players mentality is too low for any world cup tournament

AIG07:
I don't know why I'm not feeling this loss! Am I the only one?

nope.

I was telling my room mate that this loss is not paining me the way I thought it would.

Something is missing. I just feel indifferent......

komekn:
We didn't take our chances and that includes two by Ighalo.

Forget the hand ball by Rojo if Ighalo has scored would we be saying handball.

That open goal that Ighalo missed is unforgivable.

It was unbelieveable Ighalo messed up that chance.

Afam4eva:
I think we have to come to the realization that we have an average squad. Even our best players will not make it into the first 11 of most other teams in the world cup. So, we didn't do badly based on what we had at our disposal.

Moving forward, the entire back line should be scrapped. Our defenders are slow and lethargic and cannot stand up against world class strikers. Espcially Leon Balogun.

I also don't agree with the bashing of Ighalo. He didn't do badly.

I don't like this talk of average players!

Argentina had all the players in this world yet they struggled to progress. Leicester had a relatively unknown players yet they blew away 19 other teams to win the EPL.

Ghana in 2010 almost progressed to the semis with the so called average players. Spain with their super stars struggled in a group of Iran and Morocco - don't forget they narrowly qualified etc

Football is a team sport. The game is first won in the mind before you step unto the pitch. Our boys were just unnecessarily scared of the Argentines. It wasn't like they beat us with 10 goals margin.

We lost because we were complacent and not average.

Goke7:


How many world cups have we learnt from. This is the same thing that happened from 94 till now. The average Nigerian senior team lack self belief and confidence to take on the world. If na u-17, u-20, u-23 we go dey do gragra dey beat everybody but in the biggest stage at the world cup, we chicken out due to stage fright.

Our players mentality is too low for any world cup tournament

Forget that thing, those guys are in it for the money, they collected all their money upfront.

Can the owner of this thread close it? This is where it ends so sad

Abeg o make una no fight. Last last na Rohr make all the personnel/tactical decisions. We have drowned with the boys but we will get back to the surface to continue the building process.

The question now is, should Rohr stay or should Rohr go?

As for me I’m satisfied with 3-5-2. The problem is, we failed to perfect it leading to the World Cup. How we approached the Croatia game, revealed everything I needed to know about the Rohr. My take, whether we keep him or not, we must keep with the core of this team. The future is always bright.

Its about time we close this danm thread.

ChrisKels:


Go sleep

come fans me make I sleep.

Meanwhile we don't have average players, we have the "youngest" squad in the tournament yet cannot run and gets tired easily.

edi287:

Ighalo was poor today no doubt, but why did he need to come on in the first place?? Was Iheanacho doing any better??
We just lacked that balance upfront.

who is talking about Iheanacho?

How many times did I harp on this thread that all we were saying was "anybody but Ighalo"... Who made Ighalo and iheanacho interchangeable? If Iheanacho is playing rubbish, what was Iwobi doing on the bench? Hell, Rohr should have thrown a jersey at Akpeyi and sent him in and he would have still done better than somebody that his village people have made impotent in front of goal

Hell nooo

OMANBALA1:
Its about time we close this danm thread.

Joebie:
Abeg o make una no fight. Last last na Rohr make all the personnel/tactical decisions. We have drowned with the boys but we will get back to the surface to continue the building process.

The question now is, should Rohr stay or should Rohr go?

As for me I’m satisfied with 3-5-2. The problem is, we failed to perfect it leading to the World Cup. How we approached the Croatia game, revealed everything I needed to know about the Rohr. My take, whether we keep him or not, we must keep with the core of this team. The future is always bright.

No sane Nigeria should conceive the thought of keeping Rohr. Dude has no technical acumen

otokx:


Forget that thing, those guys are in it for the money, they collected all their money upfront.

That is the problem, no hunger, no legacy just money money money, you can't go far in any world cup with such mentality

Afam4eva:
I think we have to come to the realization that we have an average squad. Even our best players will not make it into the first 11 of most other teams in the world cup. So, we didn't do badly based on what we had at our disposal.

Moving forward, the entire back line should be scrapped. Our defenders are slow and lethargic and cannot stand up against world class strikers. Espcially Leon Balogun.

I also don't agree with the bashing of Ighalo. He didn't do badly.

Balogun did well today. Our midfielders and forwards relaxed after the penalty was disallowed. That put too much pressure on the defense line.

I am not pained at all, I am surprised
Either ways,I am proud

raindodger13:


We are lacking in the Striking department. Ighalo isn't it and I'm starting to question Ihenacho, but he's young so I'll give him time. Musa is alright but he's not but he's not someone that would make you tremble.

We are not lacking in the striker department.

SlayerForever:
There will be better days. I most earnestly salute the boys,Argentina are no kids.


I salute the boys again.

Salute What?

It was just one job - Don't Lose.

In a time of crisis for Argentina, these chickens were still giving useless respect to those S.americans who don't deserve it.

Ighalo and Iheanscho showing their level of uselessness..

Simple delay tactics, they couldn't do it... See the way Argentina murdered the remaining time after scoring.

KevinDein:

No, not all were interested in defending. Moses was just strolling back and he could clearly see that Rojo was unmarked and didn't rush in to prevent a goal scoring opportunity. Only became interested when it was too late.

I saw that too and was really disappointed with Moses there. He wouldn't do that with Chelsea. Every second counts in football. Probably he was tired or he doesn't see the need to struggle for a failing country.

In as much as I don't trust ighalo as a striker, we didn't get booted out because of him as I never expected him to score. Moses could have done more. What we needed was to defend with our last blood.

Ahhahahahaahhahahaha


My ban expired just in time to do the Lord's work


Averageeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee3eeeee3eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee team !!!! I said it didn't I ?

Ighalo just had to score to ease off d pressure on our defence....he let d team down on dis one but by and large,we win as a team and lose as one....We must up our search for more quality players and build on this experience....a first round exit is hard to take but we would not av won d world cup anyways even if i just wanted us to get one over d argies.....calm down evry1...dis team ll find its balance and do well in d future!

safarigirl:
who is talking about Iheanacho?

How many times did I harp on this thread that all we were saying was "anybody but Ighalo"... Who made Ighalo and iheanacho interchangeable? If Iheanacho is playing rubbish, what was Iwobi doing on the bench? Hell, Rohr should have thrown a jersey at Akpeyi and sent him in and he would have still done better than somebody that his village people have made impotent in front of goal

Oya who else should we have brought on?? Iwobi is not good with his back to goal. Simy is but is not that great with the ball at his feet. So who?

Musa's hardwork was wasted.

He could have gone 1 on 1, but he chose to pass all of them, and we didn't convert any. It's such a pity.


But we bowed out gallantly!

safarigirl:
Your Ighalo is as useless as they come.
Deal with it.

Thank God he was exposed today. You lot have been trying to feed us BS about him not getting service. Today, the idiot proved that it is just generational curse that is following him.

The average team performed today, but they were let down by that FRAUD of a footballer.

Your rants won't change the fact your team is below average.
A team of part timers and dentists held this same Argentine side your over-rated team surrendered to.

otokx:
Meanwhile we don't have average players, we have the "youngest" squad in the tournament yet cannot run and gets tired easily.

That is what substitution is for. To replace tired players but Rohr left them till the end.

OMANBALA1:
Its about time we close this danm thread.

Seconded. Wetin come remain? Six world cups and losing to Argentina in five out of six world cup tournaments shows we have not learnt anything. We have been going there to complete the square.

safarigirl:
haba, the cat has been around since Game 1, I even read of the cat before I saw Marcus. But it predicts one game at a time

I don't think the Gorilla exists, that one na just joke

Peeps.....

AIG07:
I don't like this talk of average players!

Argentina had all the players in this world yet they struggled to progress. Leicester had a relatively unknown players yet they blew away 19 other teams to win the EPL.

Ghana in 2010 almost progressed to the semis with the so called average players. Spain with their super stars struggled in a group of Iran and Morocco - don't forget they narrowly qualified etc

Football is a team sport. The game is first won in the mind before you step unto the pitch. Our boys were just unnecessarily scared of the Argentines. It wasn't like they beat us with 10 goals margin.

We lost because we were complacent and not average.

How many of our players can make that Leicester team team that won the league? I understand what you mean. But before you can pull the kind of stunt that Leicester pulled, you need to have above average players. Leicester players are no walk overs.

Yes, i also agree that we were complacent which is also due to the kind of players we have and other factors such as coaching and technicality.

eterisan:
check am well. The guy is correct.

Google Translate is never perfect

OMANBALA1:
Its about time we close this danm thread.

I agree. The thread have outlived its usefulness.

The following players should bow out.

Ighalo, Moses, Simy, Joel, Onazi, Echiejile...

Iheanacho should be careful not to fade out of the national team with his continuous lackluster performances. So much expectation is on him. He is presently failing to live up to them.