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A good win against a seeded World Cup team away from home is not to be sniffed at.

On the plus side...
- Ekong - a man of the match performance - barely put a foot wrong.
- Uzoho - after a very jittery first half he grew in stature in the second half and pulled off a great save at 0-0 to deny Lewandowski.
- Moses. Always looked a threat in the second half.

Cons...
- Iheanacho as an attacking force. Didn't have the best game in that role behind the striker.
- Iwobi. Not because he had a terrible game - he didn't - but because I'm more convinced than ever he's not suited for a role on the flank. After the Argentina game I'd have thought Rohr would see the value of playing Iwobi centrally - especially in Mikel's absence.
- Moses. In the World Cup with VAR that dive will earn him a booking.
- Set-piece defending. We certainly had a lot of practice but on too many occasions there was panic in our area.

Questions/thoughts...
Aside from the goal did we have any shots on target?

I found it interesting that Rohr went with a 4-4-1-1. After Iwobi was subbed who was supposed tobe Idowi's coverage...?

There's potential for much flexibility with this team.
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I think we should not write off Echiejile in a hurry; sad to say...Idowu's inexperience is a concern...
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txj wrote:I think we should not write off Echiejile in a hurry; sad to say...Idowu's inexperience is a concern...
Yes, perhaps, yes.

I didn't think he played especially well, beaten for pace and his distribution was poor although he improved marginally in the 2nd half.

I want to see Aina in action against Serbia.
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The YeyeMan wrote:
The team we get their luck till the lift the world cup.I will take this kind result and be call lucky at world cup play 7 games and win 1 goals each.
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kajifu wrote:
The YeyeMan wrote:
The team we get their luck till the lift the world cup.I will take this kind result and be call lucky at world cup play 7 games and win 1 goals each.
The coach knows what he is saying....... Clinical teams in the WC won't be as wasteful as the poles in the 1st half when facing a jittery keeper.
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