THE GHOST OF GERNOT ROHR!

[EMIR KONGI JAFFI JOFFA]

Has come back to haunt Nigeria. A terrible decision was made to sack him under the guise of avoiding disaster but look what we have now. Shame on all those who collided to destroy our football.

Well.... look what we have now. A disaster that has nothing to do with Rohr. I expect Pinnick and the entire board to resign tonight.

[Benedict Iroha]

The lad is drinking a good German lager laughing like an hyena, German swahili.

[EMIR KONGI JAFFI JOFFA]

The lad is drinking a good German lager laughing like an hyena, German swahili.

I hope the resignations start flowing in tonite. Eguavoen turned out to be a fake.

[EMIR KONGI JAFFI JOFFA]

Shame on Bigpokey, Danfo hustler and all the know nothings on this site for destroying what Rohr built

[Dammy]

It turned out to be a big mistake! I apologise for calling for the sack of Baba Rohr, the man knew how to pick up qualification tickets.

[Lolly]

It turned out to be a big mistake! I apologise for calling for the sack of Baba Rohr, the man knew how to pick up qualification tickets.

If you sack him, then get a better coach.

Ghana sacked their coach after AFCON, just 2 months away. And the guy managed to out coach Eguavoen over 2 legs.

[chief nfachairman]

it was obviously a bone headed decision.

How can you sack a coach that qualified you for a major tournament, and also qualified you for final match of the biggest tournament in the world, just before these 2 major tournaments?

I don't get it. it was bound to end in disaster. AFCON was a pointer to how poor this coaching crew is. We had the chance to bring back Rohr after AFCON, get him to qualify us for the WC, coach us in the WC and disengage him. BUt no, we took the usual NIgerian leadershio bone headed decisions.

Disastrous AFCON, Disastrous WC qualification.

[Cellular]

It turned out to be a big mistake! I apologise for calling for the sack of Baba Rohr, the man knew how to pick up qualification tickets.

Again, the sacking wasn't the problem because the team was trending in the wrong direction.

The problem was who replaced him.


Ask yourself why didn't Ghana retain their coach and made changes to prosecute this two-legged affair?

[iworo]

It turned out to be a big mistake! I apologise for calling for the sack of Baba Rohr, the man knew how to pick up qualification tickets.

Again, the sacking wasn't the problem because the team was trending in the wrong direction.

The problem was who replaced him.


Ask yourself why didn't Ghana retain their coach and made changes to prosecute this two-legged affair?

So, you didn't factor that into the equation when you were clamoring for Rohr to be fired. Some of you never cease to amaze me .

[maceo4]

Yep looking very silly now. I didn’t like him but always said there was no grounds to fire him as he had met all his goals…at least let him go to ANC, if he doesn’t meet his target there then you have grounds to fire him…

[txj]

It turned out to be a big mistake! I apologise for calling for the sack of Baba Rohr, the man knew how to pick up qualification tickets.

Again, the sacking wasn't the problem because the team was trending in the wrong direction.

The problem was who replaced him.


Ask yourself why didn't Ghana retain their coach and made changes to prosecute this two-legged affair?

1. The RESULTS were not trending in the wrong direction, cus we always achieved qualification or progressed towards it. The loss to CAR was NEVER significant. You cannot based major decisions on insignificant results...

2. The performance was very poor, but as a result of the pandemic, very few teams across the globe were posting good performances.

3. This is not to say we had a brilliant coach. We did not. But he was a steady hand. And we should've used AFCON as the real barometer for measuring where we were at under him.

4. We were not in same place as Ghana. Ghana was a stale team. Nigeria was a settled side. A settled squad with established players and a very good process for introducing new players.

5. In football the only time you do a restart is when you are stale. We were not stale, cus we were getting the results.

At the very least we should've given ourselves the AFCON as a platform for a strategic reassessment.

[imehjunior]

[greg]

It turned out to be a big mistake! I apologise for calling for the sack of Baba Rohr, the man knew how to pick up qualification tickets.

If you sack him, then get a better coach.

Ghana sacked their coach after AFCON, just 2 months away. And the guy managed to out coach Eguavoen over 2 legs.

I said this times without number when the calls for Rohr's sack were loudest. Don't fight to remove the roadblock from the highway if it's there to stop you from driving towards a cliff. Thinking about an upgraded replacement is 1000% more important than the easy part which is the firing. Pinnick understood this for the longest time until he eventually got swallowed by the loud know nothings. Unfortunately he needs to live & die by his decision. There are countless examples exactly like this in our history, but we never learn.

[Dammy]

E11, how market?

[EMIR KONGI JAFFI JOFFA]

Why is nobody calling for Pinnink and the NFF board to resign? These guys have to take responsibility.

[aruako1]

Why is nobody calling for Pinnink and the NFF board to resign? These guys have to take responsibility.

Exactly!!! Pinnick always avoids scrutiny

[joao]

Why is nobody calling for Pinnink and the NFF board to resign? These guys have to take responsibility.

Our oga them have no concept of shame, thus expecting any of them to resign is quite wishful.
Just like here on CE, the arguments will be tangential to what truly ails our football.

We fans should simply relax and enjoy being screwed by those handicapping our football.

[donadoni]

It is from Rhor that all this loser mentality started in the first place. Yes he brought more discipline but he also caused us to lose our Naija swag and confidence. We start saying that every small team is a strong team and being happy and grateful for mediocre results left and right. Now a lot of the players have self doubt and confidence. Before even if we lost 2-0 away we would have the self belief that we will win 3-0 at home and that shines through in the energy you bring to a game.

It’s time to go back and rediscover our Naija spirit. All this talk of formations and looking for new players to add to the team every 5 mins is no use if the underlying spirit that makes Naija to be Naija is not there. Those players today have the talent to beat Ghana - they didn’t have the belief

[imehjunior]

Nigeria’s last two records before Gernot Rohr:
Failed to qualify for two consecutive AFCONS.

Nigeria with Rohr: AFCON semis, World Cup qualification, AFCON qualification.

Nigeria without Rohr: AFCON round of 16 exit, failed to qualify for World Cup.

[maceo4]

Nigeria’s last two records before Gernot Rohr:
Failed to qualify for two consecutive AFCONS.

Nigeria with Rohr: AFCON semis, World Cup qualification, AFCON qualification.

Nigeria without Rohr: AFCON round of 16 exit, failed to qualify for World Cup.

Interesting...

[Damunk]

It turned out to be a big mistake! I apologise for calling for the sack of Baba Rohr, the man knew how to pick up qualification tickets.

My guy, it didnt "turn out" to be a mistake.
It was predictably a big mistake. You were not willing to entertain an alternative view.
But you are forgiven.
We are all mourning together....
Up Eagles.

[charlie]

It turned out to be a big mistake! I apologise for calling for the sack of Baba Rohr, the man knew how to pick up qualification tickets.

Again, the sacking wasn't the problem because the team was trending in the wrong direction.

The problem was who replaced him.


Ask yourself why didn't Ghana retain their coach and made changes to prosecute this two-legged affair?

The sacking was the problem because you and others never even thought about who could replace him and do a better job.

Remember when I said to you guys to be careful what you wish for? Remember when I said wishing was not a plan?! Karma don catch all of una.

And by your comments Cellular, I can clearly see that you have learned nothing from this debacle.

I see the celebrations here and realize,....Nigerians are dumb.

Be very careful what you wish for....that is all I will say.

We wish for a better team, a team that Rohr can't produce. Nothing to be careful about.

Actually you wish for Rohr to get sacked with the hope you get a better team.
The problem is,...wishing is not a plan!

People like you are a parody of the clueless wishing for what they do not understand.
As I always said, it is very easy to destroy or dismantle, but building takes much more than wishes and mob justice.

If Nigeria fail to qualify for the WC because we messed up the team dynamics and stability by changing the coach at a crucial juncture,...look in a mirror because you and others like you are part of the reason.

[charlie]

It turned out to be a big mistake! I apologise for calling for the sack of Baba Rohr, the man knew how to pick up qualification tickets.

My guy, it didnt "turn out" to be a mistake.
It was predictably a big mistake. You were not willing to entertain an alternative view.
But you are forgiven.
We are all mourning together....
Up Eagles.

You forgive too easily,...you shouldnt.
As my grandfather used to say, the koboko has to sting for the lesson to sink in. There is no cushioning this. People that called for Rohr's sacking,...we have failed to qualify for the WC, because of you! You were warned, you didnt listen.

Own this. For your sake, for all our sake, own it, and dont be made to forget it. Because you will be tested again. And I hope you do better.