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As a plan B from the start of the game.

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We are talking about the AFCON you are talking about one friendly we played against Zimbabwe.
Do you know what is called tournament form? Sorry, Balogun, just like Mikel did not have it in this AFCON. Forget about previous competitions.

At the semi-final stage players are fielded based on how they had performed up till that moment in the tournament.

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Why take Mikel Obi to the tournament if he can't find a way to use him?

I am not saying he should have started Mikel oooo.

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You cannot get to the semi-final of a competition and chose to change the set-up that has brought you that far. This is basic coaching rudiment.

daveP:
Isnt it major knowledge that a half fit uzoho is better than the current akpeyi aka fraidycat?

That freekick cannot pass Uzoho and defenders need not protect uzoho or worry about his positioning during setpieces.


Overall uzoho organizes his wall instead of stand directly behind it.

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Didn't he play Mikel at all?

Curtisaxel7:


Has Mikel played a single game as a CM in this tourney?. How then can you rate a player's performance when he is played out of position?.

As far as I am concerned, Rohr is responsible for Mikel's poor show at this AFCON. It is clear even to the blind since the Croatia game at the WC that Mikel is no longer a no. 10. Yet Rohr insisted on playing him there and then dumping him on the bench for "not performing". What was he expecting?. How would Etebo perform if played as a CF or goalkeeper?.

The last game Mikel played as a CM for us was in his man-of-the-match performance against Zimbabwe. I strongly suggest you go rewatch that game to fully appreciate the quality of Mikel in his natural position. See the beautiful quick one-two passes with Iwobi. See the brilliant ball controls. See the midfield organization. See the flair. See the finesse. See the beauty. If not for the heavy rain and perhaps Onuachu, we would've put at least 3 goals into the Zimbabwean net.

Mikel as a CM was our key to beautiful football at this AFCON, but trust Rohr, the chief carpenter, to pick one of his co-tradesmen .

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you watch the tournament at all?

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Na lie. Chelsea won the UEFA Champions league after they changed the tactics to park the bus against Barcelona and Bayern Munich.

You can start with the set up but you must have plan B if it doesn't work. That level is beyond the rudiment of coaching.

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Firstly, the primary duty of a defender is to defend. Did you also consider whether Chukwueze also did enough to support Awaziem? Look you played Algeria who are the best attacking team in this tournament.

A full back should be more engaged in checking the advancement of the opposing wingers than adventuring forward. Chukwueze not living up to expectations in that game cannot be attributed to Awaziem. The Algerians just pocketed him. Simple. SA did not know how lethal Chukwueze was. His introduction into that game was the joker Rohr used to beat SA.

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Mtchew, you no get talk abeg.

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Oga, Mikel played against Burundi and Madasgar. Why are you talking as if he was not played at all?

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Didn't he play Mikel at all?

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Bros Amuneke is like a brother to me, not even a friend. Yet, I will not recommend him for the Eagles job.

His team played the worst football in this AFCON. I know Emma very well and his coaching philosophy and he totally lost control after the first half in their first game against Senegal. He came back with his Plan B and it was obvious they spent more time on his plan A. His team never clicked till the final whistle of their last group game.

He is grossly an inexperienced coach.

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Why did you ask me this question then?

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Was he even defending well in that game?

We needed a RB that has both ability to engage in checking the advancement of the opposing winger and at the same time adventure forward. Awaziem lacked one of these ability but Aina is equipped with both.

Chukwueze was pocketed because no player to support him one the flank for a one two pass or to make him drift away from his marker.

Chukwueze was marked out with just one defender. A adventuring forward RB will double it to 2 against one. That would have caused them a lot of problem.

Chukwueze supported Awaziem in that game but Awaziem as usual is never adventurous and that his why he relied more one his long balls.

TheGoodJoe:


It takes time to impart the offensive philosophy and we have seen few coaches with inexperience out class the so called experienced ones.

As I said before, the philosophy comes first. Most of the experienced coaches who will likely fit the bill for the job, will definitely lag behind when it comes to the philosophy.

Remember Guardiola's first season was a disaster. It did not mean the team was going in the right direction. With time and support, our players will soak in the knowledge and mount the wings to fly.

AIG07:
Glad to see Ebuehi train again.

Rohr would still have started Shehu and Awaziem ahead of him had he made it to AFCON. Such a conservative coach we have.

Can't wait to have him back in the NT. Aina on the Left, Ebuehi on the Right. No better way to solve the Full Back Equation. Rohr might just not use this formula. One of the reasons I want him out. He is Not progressive!

AIG07:
Glad to see Ebuehi train again.

Rohr would still have started Shehu and Awaziem ahead of him had he made it to AFCON. Such a conservative coach we have.

Can't wait to have him back in the NT. Aina on the Left, Ebuehi on the Right. No better way to solve the Full Back Equation. Rohr might just not use this formula. One of the reasons I want him out. He is Not progressive!

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Did you watch Mikel's form against Burundi and Madagascar? He has lost touch. Even if you play him in the CM position it will still be a problem.

Etebo has been one of our best performing players in the tourney, he has played 90mins of all games. And you get to the semi-final, to play a very tough Algerian side and you bench him for a Mikel who we know has completely lost steam? Who does that?

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Inexperienced coaches can still do well in a club setting with the right set of players or with a backing to go purchase the right set of players.

Talking about taking long for a coache's philosophy to sink, there is no such time in the national team setting.
You are in a qualifiers group and then u lose ur first two matches and say ur teams philosophy has not sunk, my friend ur team is on its way out of the qualifiers and so is ur job on its way out of ur hands.

Amuneke is not the right man for the Eagles job for now

daveP:



Talk like this is disgusting. Mikel over Etebo. Current Mikel?

What are you even saying.

Etebo has been the most reliable SE player this Afcon. Chai

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That's if he still remains the coach. He should be gone by now.

I may change my mind if he's ready to bring in mildfielders into the team and if NFF will sack all those Nigerian assistant coaches and replace them with foreign technical advisers and foreign goalkeeper trainer.

Curtisaxel7:
Mikel should've started that game ahead of Etebo.

Etebo is just a combative box to box hard tackling midfielder. No finesse, no passing abilities, no game control abilities, nothing. Service to our forwards was virtually non existent, courtesy of a dead midfield. Sadly, Mikel who should've been at the heart of the midfield was played out of position a couple of times and then condemned to the bench.

Rohr needs to learn, you don't win a game with tackles alone.

daveP:
We were just tactically overwhelmed. Thats all. Stop looking for errors in players that took us this far into semis to use as excuse.

The fright of Mahrez is why we need prioritize freekick specialists in SE.

TheGoodJoe:


I totally disagree. Mikel was played off position and in the right position, he will use his most prized possessions. Vision and reading. In that position where he was played, he was totally hindered.

That is the baffling thing about Rohr that puzzles me. For goodness sake, make positional changes during games. You can make transitions of playing style into games to boost players. Why not move Mikel to a better natural position and see if he does not shine.

But Rohr, no, Mr. Rock of Gibraltar will not make the right moves.

BascoVanVeli:


Stop changing my words I said you don't like the player nothing was mentioned about hate. Nobody asked you to make a call for anybody. Someone else made the call and you were acting like the person was crazy.

Shehu has had more good games than bad. In fact I can't name a bad game he has had apart from maybe the Argentina friendly. All you people said "Shehu never goes forward but Awaziem played basically the same way and you are like what a great player so disciplined.

daveP:
We were just tactically overwhelmed. Thats all. Stop looking for errors in players that took us this far into semis to use as excuse.

The fright of Mahrez is why we need prioritize freekick specialists in SE.

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Rohr should have...Rohr could have...why didn't Rohr start....

Hindsight analysts everywhere.

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Na lie. Chelsea won the UEFA Champions league after they changed the tactics to park the bus against Barcelona and Bayern Munich.

You can start with the set up but you must have plan B if it doesn't work. That level is beyond the rudiment of coaching.