How I would line up against Tunisia

[maceo4]

Ajayi is terrible. Not a single good game in GWG.

That is a bold faced lie.

In fact he had a decent game the other day.

yes he did

Much better than the Onyekas and Agus, who are actually sps to be midfielders so sad.

So Rohr knew what he was doing.

Looks to me Ajayi is a better dm than both Agu and Onyeka, he was certainly better than both vs Algeria. Actually from all the players I have seen Ajayi is our best backup to Ndidi when it comes to a player whose sole role is to break up plays and sit in front of the back 4.

With Ajayi in the team able to play the DM role, other than Ndidi we don't need any non technical midfielders in the team.

Agu, Onyeka, are finished unless there are serious injuries.

Rohr messed up by not inviting proper CM backups and forced himself into having to make due with a CD there. I wouldn’t say he knew what he was doing...still incompetence in how he’s handled these injuries.

Which CM would u have invited.....? Apart from Modric, de Bruyne of course

Let’s start with the ones he had on the stand by list...

[Oguleftie]

Yakubu
Aina
Colllins
Akpoguma
Ajayi (C)
Onyeka
Tijani
Ejuke
Kalu
Dessers
Chukwueze

Very young team. Not one of them went to the 2018 World Cup.

Will you stop this nonsense.

[Oguleftie]

OKoye, Ebuehi, Akpoguma, Ajayi, Sanusi, Onyeka, Iwobi(C), Tijani, Chukwuze, Iheanacho, Ejuke

Okoye did well against Algeria, need to give him more playing time in a friendly. Backup for Uzoho

Ebuehi is coming back from a long layoff, need as many games he can get in the national team.

Akpoguma, need to play to get integrated into the team. if he doesn't get ghame time now, when will he get to play?

Ajayi also need game time at his normal position.

Sanusi need more games to get comfortable at national team level.

Onyeka, let see if his performance will improve.

Iwobi need to play better against Tunisia

Chukwuze has had a bad start to the season. Emery is causing problems. Need a confidence booster.

Ejuke, need to see more from him.

Iheanacho lack of game time is affecting him. He needs a loan move. Even to a Championship team until January should be explored.

Do not list players who do not belong at senior level.

[Enyi]

[quote="maceo4"

Ajayi is terrible. Not a single good game in GWG.

That is a bold faced lie.

In fact he had a decent game the other day.

So Rohr knew what he was doing.

Looks to me Ajayi is a better dm than both Agu and Onyeka, he was certainly better than both vs Algeria. Actually from all the players I have seen Ajayi is our best backup to Ndidi when it comes to a player whose sole role is to break up plays and sit in front of the back 4.

With Ajayi in the team able to play the DM role, other than Ndidi we don't need any non technical midfielders in the team.

Agu, Onyeka, are finished unless there are serious injuries.

Rohr messed up by not inviting proper CM backups and forced himself into having to make due with a CD there. I wouldn’t say he knew what he was doing...still incompetence in how he’s handled these injuries.

Which CM would u have invited.....? Apart from Modric, de Bruyne of course

Let’s start with the ones he had on the stand by list...[/quote]

you mean Azeez (course that is the only midfielder on the standby list)......u honestly think Azeez is the difference on friday.....REALLY!!!!!! ok

[maceo4]

[quote="maceo4"

Ajayi is terrible. Not a single good game in GWG.

That is a bold faced lie.

In fact he had a decent game the other day.

So Rohr knew what he was doing.

Looks to me Ajayi is a better dm than both Agu and Onyeka, he was certainly better than both vs Algeria. Actually from all the players I have seen Ajayi is our best backup to Ndidi when it comes to a player whose sole role is to break up plays and sit in front of the back 4.

With Ajayi in the team able to play the DM role, other than Ndidi we don't need any non technical midfielders in the team.

Agu, Onyeka, are finished unless there are serious injuries.

Rohr messed up by not inviting proper CM backups and forced himself into having to make due with a CD there. I wouldn’t say he knew what he was doing...still incompetence in how he’s handled these injuries.

Which CM would u have invited.....? Apart from Modric, de Bruyne of course

Let’s start with the ones he had on the stand by list...

you mean Azeez (course that is the only midfielder on the standby list)......u honestly think Azeez is the difference on friday.....REALLY!!!!!! ok[/quote]

Well we won’t know would we??? He sure made a difference coming on to provide an assist in the last match he played for SE. I’m sure most of us would prefer a player in the Spanish La Liga who plays against better midfielders than Algeria paraded to one in Denmark. What you don’t get is you replace like for like, when 3 CMs go out you replace them with CM, same way he replaced the striker, it’s sheer arrogance to expect a CD to play CM when you have CMs on your standby list and refuse to bring them in. If you bring them in and they eff up well you made the right decision but it didn’t work out, but not bringing replacements and instead relying on players to play out of position is NEVER in the best interest of your team and will always be looked at as the wrong decision esp if the outcome isn’t positive.

[Ayo Akinfe]

A nation can only have one coach at a time, so we must all respect Rohr's decisions. Were I the coach, however, these two games would have been used to try out new players.

My 4-3-3 line-up against Tunisia tomorrow would have looked something like this:

Matthew Yakubu
Kingsley Ehizibue
Calvin Bassey
Kevin Akpomena
Tosin Adarabioyo
Yusuf Alhassan
Kelechi Nwakali
Ebere Eze
Chidera Ejuke
Cyril Dessers
Henry Onyekuru

[Ugbowo]

Okoye
Aina
Collins
Omeruo
Akpoguma
Agu
Ajayi
Iwobi
Samu
Dessers
Simon

[Tobi17]

Okoye
Aina
Collins
Omeruo
Akpoguma
Agu
Ajayi
Iwobi
Samu
Dessers
Simon

Tijani over Agu

[Ayo Akinfe]

Okoye
Aina
Collins
Omeruo
Akpoguma
Agu
Ajayi
Iwobi
Samu
Dessers
Simon

You would play Ajayi in midfield??????????????????? it was a disaster against Algeria and you will do it again! Phew.

May CE not drive me mad. Some of you can make a man go insane!!!

[maceo4]

Okoye
Aina
Collins
Omeruo
Akpoguma
Agu
Ajayi
Iwobi
Samu
Dessers
Simon

You would play Ajayi in midfield??????????????????? it was a disaster against Algeria and you will do it again! Phew.

May CE not drive me mad. Some of you can make a man go insane!!!

Onyeka was the disaster not Ajayi, but I personally think we need Ajayi in defense to help us play out of the back. But he and Balogun are too similar to play together.

[vancity eagle]

Owngoal says Rohr will play Musa and Iheanacho up top. Is Dessers that bad that 2 unfit pot bellied strikers are ahead of him ? Troost and Kalu went back to their clubs.

[Tobi17]

Owngoal says Rohr will play Musa and Iheanacho up top. Is Dessers that bad that 2 unfit pot bellied strikers are ahead of him ? Troost and Kalu went back to their clubs.

What's wrong with pot belly

[Oguleftie]

Okoye
Aina
Collins
Omeruo
Akpoguma
Agu
Ajayi
Iwobi
Samu
Dessers
Simon

Tijani over Agu

Will you stop this nonsense.

[Gotti]

you mean Azeez (course that is the only midfielder on the standby list)......u honestly think Azeez is the difference on friday.....REALLY!!!!!! ok

Well we won’t know would we??? He sure made a difference coming on to provide an assist in the last match he played for SE. I’m sure most of us would prefer a player in the Spanish La Liga who plays against better midfielders than Algeria paraded to one in Denmark. What you don’t get is you replace like for like, when 3 CMs go out you replace them with CM, same way he replaced the striker, it’s sheer arrogance to expect a CD to play CM when you have CMs on your standby list and refuse to bring them in. If you bring them in and they eff up well you made the right decision but it didn’t work out, but not bringing replacements and instead relying on players to play out of position is NEVER in the best interest of your team and will always be looked at as the wrong decision esp if the outcome isn’t positive.

He replaced a DM (not CM) with a player that has previously played DM at BOTH club and NT levels...

I bet if the likes of Onyeka and Agu were not invited, those names would also be thrown into the mix by folks. It was this "La Liga, La Liga" drivel that caused us to take clearly not-ready Azeez to the 2014 WC, meanwhile the dude is presently struggling for game time in said La Liga. Azeez is a decent enough fringe squad member, but we also have to evaluate different prospects. If do not use these friendlies to do so, when will we - during the upcoming competitive games?

[Gotti]

Hopefully Tunisia will high press to give us more of a chance to work on breaking it. Then please try different players in the attacking phase to see more variety. I know we’ve been praising the full backs, but they seriously need to work on their crosses, not a single one was threatening, Ebuehi was the worst at it struggling to keep his in play. It’s pointless getting behind defenses if we are so poor in delivery.

Crosses for who abegi? Iheanacho or Musa?!
Meanwhile, while mocking Onuachu you didn't remember lack of crosses? Crosses ko, Crucifix ni!

[wanaj0]

A nation can only have one coach at a time, so we must all respect Rohr's decisions. Were I the coach, however, these two games would have been used to try out new players.

My 4-3-3 line-up against Tunisia tomorrow would have looked something like this:

Matthew Yakubu
Kingsley Ehizibue
Calvin Bassey
Kevin Akpomena
Tosin Adarabioyo
Yusuf Alhassan
Kelechi Nwakali
Ebere Eze
Chidera Ejuke
Cyril Dessers
Henry Onyekuru

What a GREAT discovery.

This was lost on you when we had local coaches?

Where is that Osaze thread again?

[jungle-jawara]

A nation can only have one coach at a time, so we must all respect Rohr's decisions. Were I the coach, however, these two games would have been used to try out new players.

My 4-3-3 line-up against Tunisia tomorrow would have looked something like this:

Matthew Yakubu
Kingsley Ehizibue
Calvin Bassey
Kevin Akpomena
Tosin Adarabioyo
Yusuf Alhassan
Kelechi Nwakali
Ebere Eze
Chidera Ejuke
Cyril Dessers
Henry Onyekuru

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