feelme2020:


I often wonder if Balogun can play in midfield. I mean his ball playing and distribution will be good in midfield. He is one of the few defenders we have that can play in midfield. Rohr should have used him there instead of Semi Ajayi. His game has some elements of good midfield play.
Any coach will like a player like Balogun and use him in different ways.

Nostradamus1:
This is National Team football not League football. Take a good look around and give me the names of country that have a definite football ideology .
The National Team is a boiling pot of different club ideology eg: Spain has Pique (tiki taka ),Diego(alethico utra defense),Ramos (different tactical setup).For a coach to work with all these players with different style from different leagues(Serie A is more defensive minded than EPL, while Turkey is a much more tactical league than Serbia) is hard.
Is Rohr the best possible coach for Super Eagles -NO
Is their a BETTER alternative to Rohr at the moment -NO


NB:Above all remember that we always have an over bloated view of our players .A lot of people here when given the squad that Rohr has will perform nada. Coaching is different from punditry. If Rohr had started Dessers and we lost ,a lot of people who have screamed sentiment(saying onuachu na in form this and that).So it is better for us to join and support the team cuz even if Rohr is getting it wrong does it mean that his assistants are also bad. Even if Rohr is sacked and a new coach employed , he will still work with those assistants. Finito

JohnBullMySon:
Thank you. Some people think national teams are like clubs that can buy whatever players they desire to fit into their pattern.

Nostradamus1:
This is National Team football not League football. Take a good look around and give me the names of country that have a definite football ideology .
The National Team is a boiling pot of different club ideology eg: Spain has Pique (tiki taka ),Diego(alethico utra defense),Ramos (different tactical setup).For a coach to work with all these players with different style from different leagues(Serie A is more defensive minded than EPL, while Turkey is a much more tactical league than Serbia) is hard.
Is Rohr the best possible coach for Super Eagles -NO
Is their a BETTER alternative to Rohr at the moment -NO


NB:Above all remember that we always have an over bloated view of our players .A lot of people here when given the squad that Rohr has will perform nada. Coaching is different from punditry. If Rohr had started Dessers and we lost ,a lot of people who have screamed sentiment(saying onuachu na in form this and that).So it is better for us to join and support the team cuz even if Rohr is getting it wrong does it mean that his assistants are also bad. Even if Rohr is sacked and a new coach employed , he will still work with those assistants. Finito

Danielnino00:


I already said Agu was okay...u are saying he was majestic...
Majestic bawo?

U only watched 20 minutes of d game and u are now saying he was majestic...

Ajayi was the one playing DM,Agu came in for Onyeka at CM in the second half..

All this attempt to spite Ndidi in a game u didn't fully watch is comedic....

jihday:
Dessers and iheanacho?

edi287:
When I said there'd always be space for a fit and in form Balogun as he brings balance to the team - someone here claimed i only said so because I wanted to see my "favorite oyinbo wall" smh.
Now look how much dick riding Balogun is getting today.
Anyways I need to watch the replay of the game as I dozed off around half time.
The obvious thing I noticed was that midfield. A pivot of Onyeka - Ajayi was just sickening even for a conservative coach like Rohr. I hope all you Etebo critics see how important it is to have someone who can dribble out of the press.
I'm not too worried about the result as it was a friendly with a makeshift side against a top top Algerian team.
Let's see what Rohr does on Tuesday.

Danielnino00:


Anything to spite Ndidi is okay by him..


Only those who want to decieve themselves will say we didn't miss Ndidi,Etebo and Aribo yesterday...
None of our current midfielders can step in for them...

andrewbaba44:


Majestical bawo

Danielnino00:





It doesn't matter the kind of players you have in your team..whether it is club or national team..
Every coach has a definite playing pattern..
Guardiola and Klopp didn't have their choice players in their first season in the EPL but it didn't stop them from implementing their style into the players at their disposal..

It's been 4 years already...Rohr has no clear direction with team!
After 2 major tournaments,we should be looking at improvements..

JohnBullMySon:
a lot changes in the national team, don't be comparing club with national team, OK what is Belgium's pattern? What is France pattern? What is Portugal's pattern? You pattern your game according to the players you have in form, and Nigerian players have a thing with inconsistency yet we blame the coach for every thing.

Danielnino00:





It doesn't matter the kind of players you have in your team..whether it is club or national team..
Every coach has a definite playing pattern..
Guardiola and Klopp didn't have their choice players in their first season in the EPL but it didn't stop them from implementing their style into the players at their disposal..

It's been 4 years already...Rohr has no clear direction with team!
After 2 major tournaments,we should be looking at improvements..

Danielnino00:


When the desired is unavailable,the available become the desired ..

andrewbaba44:


Spare ajayi as he is not a midfielder please

He belong to the cb and rohr want to play your favorite oyinbo wall

Danielnino00:


De Bryune kind of majestic na...

junnyjake:


Someone came straight from a 2 year injury and effectively sent Aina to the bench and he's somehow not better?

feelme2020:


I often wonder if Balogun can play in midfield. I mean his ball playing and distribution will be good in midfield. He is one of the few defenders we have that can play in midfield. Rohr should have used him there instead of Semi Ajayi. His game has some elements of good midfield play.
Any coach will like a player like Balogun and use him in different ways.

humility33:


Exactly it was a friendly match
because we all know when it comes to the super eagles nacho is a better striker than the guy who wore the 9 Jersey yesterday

It is just so unfortunate that we don't rate Aina here...Aina is fine and decent player and I am so sure he won't have done badly yesterday had it been he played

Subzero047:


Football is not limited to tournaments, besides he played well at the World cup and played only 2 matches at the Afcon

Do you think we should discard all the observations we had yesterday match because it was not a tournament?

Samueltemi337:
Super eagles is useless without Ndidi


Osimhen has no replace


Both Samuel kalu and Simon are trash


Onuachu should never be called again


iwobi won't perform without Ndidi


We still need Etebo


The oyinbo wall is back


Okoye is a good goalkeeper

chuks404:
. mahrez for use aina do pepper soup. I wonder why people are blind to the obvious. SANUSI IS GOLD

andrewbaba44:


Are you concerned about the team performance or oyinbo wall ?

Balogun did well and Ekong didn’t do well but yet oyinbo wall is back ,be deceiving your self

If ekong doesn’t step up then Balogun will take his place for some time ,ajayi look like who will be starting because rohr be like who no go bench am ,akpoguma is also there

Abeg there is nothing like oyinbo wall ,las las one go bench for the other

And ekong better start next watford game because

Omeruo is also there

Sportilitica:
Seems Paul is the next scapegoat after Ighalo.
Still not pressing as a unit.

Samueltemi337:
Ekong will definitely do well in next matches


Just a bad game it's a normal thing

Nostradamus1:

Yes , it has been 4 years with a constantly evolving squad, from ezenwa to uzoho to oshimen to the newest players in Camp. The stability is being built at a slow rate so also is the blending. If Stability is achieved and the team can get better . One characteristics of top winning National team is familiarity and stability of players. Check the German world cup winning team to Brazilian NT during Pele's time , you will notice that there were relatively little changes to the team sheet. So Rohr has a direction ,maybe not the direction we want but yet a clear direction - building the next generation of players.

That your Guardiola comment shock me, Klopp own self is somehow but Guardiola is known for buying players who fit his ideology. Even Klopp has only one player starting from the squad he inherited which says a lot.Biko don't bring club football here. It can't just agend .

Imagine give Guardiola ,one Balogun from Scottish league, Etebo from Getafe, Oniachu from Genk,Ekong from championship, Onazi from Turkish league, Ebuehi from whatevertheycallit club and he will only work with them on an average of less than 3 months every year. You simply want him to commit breathtaking career suicide. He will walk away within 2 seconds.

Let stop comparing our team to what we watch in EPL or Laliga biko.

andrewbaba44:


That’s Nigerians for you

They say we get many talent

If not for osimhen I will have ighalo back in that team

Danielnino00:


SMH..
You have spent the last 20 hours to bash people for criticising the players.
Now u are saying u want Ighalo back.. the same Ighalo that isn't even sure of making Man Utd bench again.
Indirectly,u are saying our strikers bar Osimhen are useless..

Icon79:
Here’s the full game, you can watch it again, this time without tension. We weren’t too bad. The only problem with our game: they overran our midfield, which is understandable as we play with a makeshift midfield pairing.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x04mEbBcJXY


O pari

elyte89:


What's d usefulness of d pic when dey might end up playing rubbish

ChrisKels:


Rubbish or no rubbish, there were positives from the match, and I believe the boys will come good, though I don't really trust the coach. You don't throw the baby away with the bath water, bro.


Btw, did you see what Mali did to Ghana, or what Morocco did to almighty Senegal?

Danielnino00:


GK

Balogun
Ajayi
Akpoguma

Aina
Zaidu
Agu
Tijani
Iwobi

Iheanacho
Onuachu


That would make sense..

Danielnino00:


In the national team,the pattern changes when the coach changes .
The coach is the one with the idea,tactics and philosophy...

Siasia was well known for playing direct attacking football.. Amuneke too.. even Manu Garba...
The super eagles of the 1990s relied a lot on wing play...

I ask again, after 4 years with the team, what is Rohr's playing style?

edi287:

Not mobile enough to play in Midfield.