Nigeria vs Brazil....We are here to learn says Rohr. Damn!

[doctorollie]

Well well well! Not again! We know how it always end when Rohr sets his team up to learn: cowardly, lethargic and cautious but very dull display. Any hope I nursed hitherto of a decent result tomorrow is vanished! Now watch SE concede possession to Brazil and sit back all game to their superior because they are in Singapore to learn.

Why are we always learning though? Just release the boys to express themselves, play to our strength (attack) and show little or no respect to Brazil.


https://sportsration.com/2019/10/12/roh ... ualifiers/

Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr on Saturday in Singapore told the media that he is preparing three –time African champions Nigeria for 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Benin Republic and Lesotho, rubbishing claims by a journalist on social media that he wants to quit the job.
“The game against Brazil will show how much we are progressing after finishing third at the Africa Cup in Egypt. It is a fantastic opportunity for us to learn a few more things that will make us better and stronger for future challenges.

“This is an important test game for us, and we are here to learn from the best. We hope for a very good game against Brazil on Sunday. This will help us prepare ourselves for the 2021 AFCON qualifiers against Benin Republic and Lesotho next month,” Rohr said at the pre-match press conference ahead of Sunday’s clash with the five –time world champions at the Singapore National Stadium in Kallang.

“After the 2019 AFCON, two of our top players (Mikel Obi and Odion Ighalo) retired and we have to see how to replace them. We saw a little bit in our friendly against Ukraine last month and hope we can improve on that performance tomorrow.

“A good showing against Brazil will help our confidence a great deal.”

[The YeyeMan]

This guy!

Forever the student.

[elerineye]

[Chief Ogbunigwe]

Danfo and Cellular, your Uncle Rohr is still learning o.

[Flex Swift]

I cannot identify with this coach.......new middle weight UFC champion represents Nigeria Israel Adesanya brave ,boastful & exciting. We now have a coward leading our team

[pajimoh]

The game against Brazil will show how much we are progressing after finishing third at the Africa Cup in Egypt. It is a fantastic opportunity for us to learn a few more things that will make us better and stronger for future challenges.

Really, what is wrong with this statement?
When is a football team so ready that they have nothing else to learn?

[danfo driver]

Danfo and Cellular, your Uncle Rohr is still learning o.

Wetin man go tok, again?

[danfo driver]

The game against Brazil will show how much we are progressing after finishing third at the Africa Cup in Egypt. It is a fantastic opportunity for us to learn a few more things that will make us better and stronger for future challenges.

Really, what is wrong with this statement?
When is a football team so ready that they have nothing else to learn?

You are just looking for an argument. If you were being honest with yourself, you'd look back at the last 3 years and know what is wrong here.

In isolation, this is a fantastic statement and there is nothing wrong with it. But taking the totality of the circumstances into consideration, and the antecedents of this person, you should know what is wrong here.

Anyway, have a lovely weekend. What do I expect from a man who hates his skin so much and will slice his own neck to defend the white master! Nonsense!

[elerineye]

The game against Brazil will show how much we are progressing after finishing third at the Africa Cup in Egypt. It is a fantastic opportunity for us to learn a few more things that will make us better and stronger for future challenges.

Really, what is wrong with this statement?
When is a football team so ready that they have nothing else to learn?

Absolutely nothing. Except that when we hear it from this coach, it usually means we’re coming out timid.

[danfo driver]

The game against Brazil will show how much we are progressing after finishing third at the Africa Cup in Egypt. It is a fantastic opportunity for us to learn a few more things that will make us better and stronger for future challenges.

Really, what is wrong with this statement?
When is a football team so ready that they have nothing else to learn?

Absolutely nothing. Except that when we hear it from this coach, it usually means we’re coming out timid.

Oh boy, me and you just wasted our time responding to an intellectually dishonest house negro. Na we do ourself!

[doctorollie]

The game against Brazil will show how much we are progressing after finishing third at the Africa Cup in Egypt. It is a fantastic opportunity for us to learn a few more things that will make us better and stronger for future challenges.

Really, what is wrong with this statement?
When is a football team so ready that they have nothing else to learn?

Absolutely nothing. Except that when we hear it from this coach, it usually means we’re coming out timid.

KPOM! Nothing more to add!

[ohenhen1]

Why is Rohr still Nigeria coach?

[pajimoh]

The game against Brazil will show how much we are progressing after finishing third at the Africa Cup in Egypt. It is a fantastic opportunity for us to learn a few more things that will make us better and stronger for future challenges.

Really, what is wrong with this statement?
When is a football team so ready that they have nothing else to learn?

Absolutely nothing. Except that when we hear it from this coach, it usually means we’re coming out timid.

Well change your coach. There was nothing timid about how Nigeria came out against Ukraine but we need to learn how to see a game out.
Chukwueze need to improve (learn) his decision making and Osimhen is not tbe finished article (still learning.
The competion (Brazil) is a step higher than teams we faced at AFCON.
Learning is just not about skill, it's also mentality of playing teams like Brazil, handling hostile crowds etc
If we associate learning with (timidity) then the problem is us with our definition

[doctorollie]

I just wonder when our darling SE will start to activate all these 'KEY' learning points considering that we are still making the same mistakes we made 3 years ago even as a team! Can't manage a game, cant defend free kicks, cant string passes together, cant maintain healthy ball possession, cant defend resolutely! So what is all the learning about then?

[Orion]

I can understand that this whole "we're here to learn" has become like a meme now but in reality, every friendly game is to learn something. Even the Brazilians are there to learn something.

[doctorollie]

Let the team stand up to Brazil and lose! I will accept that than watch them surrender to Brazil even before the first whistle is blown and still lose! Damn!

[doctorollie]

I can understand that this whole "we're here to learn" has become like a meme now but in reality, every friendly game is to learn something. Even the Brazilians are there to learn something.

Context bro, context! When Rohr says learn, he means timidity, surrendering initiatives to the opponent, he means sit back and defend, concede both ball and possession to the opponent! It means 'we lose' even before the first whistle is blown.

[pajimoh]

I can understand that this whole "we're here to learn" has become like a meme now but in reality, every friendly game is to learn something. Even the Brazilians are there to learn something.

Context bro, context! When Rohr says learn, he means timidity, surrendering initiatives to the opponent, he means sit back and defend, concede both ball and possession to the opponent! It means 'we lose' even before the first whistle is blown.

Has it ever occured to you thats your definition?

[elerineye]

The game against Brazil will show how much we are progressing after finishing third at the Africa Cup in Egypt. It is a fantastic opportunity for us to learn a few more things that will make us better and stronger for future challenges.

Really, what is wrong with this statement?
When is a football team so ready that they have nothing else to learn?

Absolutely nothing. Except that when we hear it from this coach, it usually means we’re coming out timid.

Well change your coach. There was nothing timid about how Nigeria came out against Ukraine but we need to learn how to see a game out.
Chukwueze need to improve (learn) his decision making and Osimhen is not tbe finished article (still learning.
The competion (Brazil) is a step higher than teams we faced at AFCON.
Learning is just not about skill, it's also mentality of playing teams like Brazil, handling hostile crowds etc
If we associate learning with (timidity) then the problem is us with our definition

Bros, I’m actually agreeing with you. The fact is “learning” is a life long experience. However, to this coach, the definition of “learning” is different; when a coach constantly tells his team that the other team is better than them, then there’s something wrong. At some point that message will resonate.

[pajimoh]

The game against Brazil will show how much we are progressing after finishing third at the Africa Cup in Egypt. It is a fantastic opportunity for us to learn a few more things that will make us better and stronger for future challenges.

Really, what is wrong with this statement?
When is a football team so ready that they have nothing else to learn?

Absolutely nothing. Except that when we hear it from this coach, it usually means we’re coming out timid.

Well change your coach. There was nothing timid about how Nigeria came out against Ukraine but we need to learn how to see a game out.
Chukwueze need to improve (learn) his decision making and Osimhen is not tbe finished article (still learning.
The competion (Brazil) is a step higher than teams we faced at AFCON.
Learning is just not about skill, it's also mentality of playing teams like Brazil, handling hostile crowds etc
If we associate learning with (timidity) then the problem is us with our definition

Bros, I’m actually agreeing with you. The fact is “learning” is a life long experience. However, to this coach, the definition of “learning” is different; when a coach constantly tells his team that the other team is better than them, then there’s something wrong. At some point that message will resonate.

E, again I have an issue with your comment that the coach says "the other team is better than you" because he used "learning". Did expressly say this or you're implying?

The Brazilians probably think they are better than us. But as you rightly put it, learning is a life long experience.
Now how will you play Brazil if you're the coach?
Looking at our team, do we have a estblihed goalkeeper? Is our back 4 settled and reliable to handle the top class forwards of Brazil?
Can we all mention the midfielders that are likely to play as first choice 3 or 4 midfielders?
Is our forward line a cohesive unit with lots of experience at this level?
Is the whole team a well drilled unit in transition from keeper to defenders to midfielders and attack?
Would you say we should, try and avoid falling in to your straight jacket of defining the team as "timid" by employing an "all out" atttack?

[Orion]

Let the team stand up to Brazil and lose! I will accept that than watch them surrender to Brazil even before the first whistle is blown and still lose! Damn!

It means you're speaking the same tune with Rohr. "Learning" means you're willing to take risks and try different things, even if it means you lose. The result is not the one and only objective. That is the same thing you've just said.

Rohr uses that term as a defence mechanism to ward of criticism should the SE lose. I guess it's just his personal quirk but if I was his PR person I would tell him to stop using that term as it's now very triggering for some SE fans.

[elerineye]

The game against Brazil will show how much we are progressing after finishing third at the Africa Cup in Egypt. It is a fantastic opportunity for us to learn a few more things that will make us better and stronger for future challenges.

Really, what is wrong with this statement?
When is a football team so ready that they have nothing else to learn?

Absolutely nothing. Except that when we hear it from this coach, it usually means we’re coming out timid.

Well change your coach. There was nothing timid about how Nigeria came out against Ukraine but we need to learn how to see a game out.
Chukwueze need to improve (learn) his decision making and Osimhen is not tbe finished article (still learning.
The competion (Brazil) is a step higher than teams we faced at AFCON.
Learning is just not about skill, it's also mentality of playing teams like Brazil, handling hostile crowds etc
If we associate learning with (timidity) then the problem is us with our definition

Bros, I’m actually agreeing with you. The fact is “learning” is a life long experience. However, to this coach, the definition of “learning” is different; when a coach constantly tells his team that the other team is better than them, then there’s something wrong. At some point that message will resonate.

E, again I have an issue with your comment that the coach says "the other team is better than you" because he used "learning". Did expressly say this or you're implying?

The Brazilians probably think they are better than us. But as you rightly put it, learning is a life long experience.
Now how will you play Brazil if you're the coach?
Looking at our team, do we have a estblihed goalkeeper? Is our back 4 settled and reliable to handle the top class forwards of Brazil?
Can we all mention the midfielders that are likely to play as first choice 3 or 4 midfielders?
Is our forward line a cohesive unit with lots of experience at this level?
Is the whole team a well drilled unit in transition from keeper to defenders to midfielders and attack?
Would you say we should, try and avoid falling in to your straight jacket of defining the team as "timid" by employing an "all out" atttack?

Not sure if he’s said this about this game, but if you remember, before our game against Croatia at the last WC, that’s almost all he said.

[doctorollie]

The game against Brazil will show how much we are progressing after finishing third at the Africa Cup in Egypt. It is a fantastic opportunity for us to learn a few more things that will make us better and stronger for future challenges.

Really, what is wrong with this statement?
When is a football team so ready that they have nothing else to learn?

Absolutely nothing. Except that when we hear it from this coach, it usually means we’re coming out timid.

Well change your coach. There was nothing timid about how Nigeria came out against Ukraine but we need to learn how to see a game out.
Chukwueze need to improve (learn) his decision making and Osimhen is not tbe finished article (still learning.
The competion (Brazil) is a step higher than teams we faced at AFCON.
Learning is just not about skill, it's also mentality of playing teams like Brazil, handling hostile crowds etc
If we associate learning with (timidity) then the problem is us with our definition

Bros, I’m actually agreeing with you. The fact is “learning” is a life long experience. However, to this coach, the definition of “learning” is different; when a coach constantly tells his team that the other team is better than them, then there’s something wrong. At some point that message will resonate.

E, again I have an issue with your comment that the coach says "the other team is better than you" because he used "learning". Did expressly say this or you're implying?

The Brazilians probably think they are better than us. But as you rightly put it, learning is a life long experience.
Now how will you play Brazil if you're the coach?
Looking at our team, do we have a estblihed goalkeeper? Is our back 4 settled and reliable to handle the top class forwards of Brazil?
Can we all mention the midfielders that are likely to play as first choice 3 or 4 midfielders?
Is our forward line a cohesive unit with lots of experience at this level?
Is the whole team a well drilled unit in transition from keeper to defenders to midfielders and attack?
Would you say we should, try and avoid falling in to your straight jacket of defining the team as "timid" by employing an "all out" atttack?

Go ask Rohr all these questions my friend! He is the one employed to fix it. And he is going about it by making the team learn from Algeria, Croatia, Madagascar etc.