Moving forward.... qualification chances

[marutimon]

We have to hope Croatia beat Argentina!

That is now our best chance to progress.

[Synopsis]

Yep. If Croatia beats Argentina and we beat Iceland we would need at least a draw against Argentina to advance.

Croatia 6
Nigeria 3
Argentina 1
Iceland 1

Unfortunately, I see us drawing Iceland and Croatia losing to Argentina.

[mystic]

We have to hope Croatia beat Argentina!

That is now our best chance to progress.

The only thing we can say is that we still hold our destiny in our hands. But we have to play much better.

[Goalgetter]

Not sure about that. This team is shockingly horrible. The coach doesn’t help either at all. It’s almost like he’s sabotaging the nation. How do you explain playing 4-2-3-1 that was horribly ineffective in the last few game over 3-5-2 that had the team playing their best football ever? Common! No way this team survive the barrage of corner kicks, throw-ins and in-direct free kicks Iceland will throw at them. Nigeria are out of this tournament.. period!

[EMIR KONGI JAFFI JOFFA]

We will win this group. Na me tok am!

[nanijoe]

I need some of the weed you're smoking..

We will win this group. Na me tok am!

[niyi]

Too early to be doing advanced calculations. I'll just watch and enjoy.

[Odas]

We will win this group. Na me tok am!

Yes, if we use our best formation of 3-5-2 which seem to have worked wonders in all our friendlies and with the appropriate personnel, else you are going to be as guilty as I was in my STRONG prediction.

[Odas]

Not sure about that. This team is shockingly horrible. The coach doesn’t help either at all. It’s almost like he’s sabotaging the nation. How do you explain playing 4-2-3-1 that was horribly ineffective in the last few game over 3-5-2 that had the team playing their best football ever? Common! No way this team survive the barrage of corner kicks, throw-ins and in-direct free kicks Iceland will throw at them. Nigeria are out of this tournament.. period!

I am wondering of that too. I thought after the friendlies the 3-5-2 is what we will be using. In addition, I thought we will switch immediately to 3-5-2 from the beginning of the second half.

Honestly, at no time did I NOT think we will win the game until we conceded the penalty and I lost all hopes

[charlie]

We will win this group. Na me tok am!

Amen

[pajimoh]

It looks like the end of the world right now but we can still beat the remaining two teams. Keep the faith.
It is not over. This team need some spark. This defeat might just be the thunder we need.

I'm hopeful..

TGBTG - Up Naija, Up Super Eagles

[Ahidjo]

It looks like the end of the world right now but we can still beat the remaining two teams. Keep the faith.
It is not over. This team need some spark. This defeat might just be the thunder we need.

I'm hopeful..

TGBTG - Up Naija, Up Super Eagles

Yes it is achievable but we will not qualify. It will take more than the Daman miracle to do this. At least not with the kind of lethargic and half-hearted display of Saturday.

[joao]

Thanks for this thread pajimoh.
Nobody likes to lose, but losing should not be the end of the world.
If any of these lamenting naysayers ever compete for anythings they sure would have lost a few.
Thus why all the unreasonable accusations and demeaning of people's efforts. One loss and some ITKs
herein are asking for a new coach. Some 'genius' even suggested that Uzoho and Etebo be benched.
I've said this before, many herein are fair weather SE fans. The rave the most when we win and exhibit
the worst in themselves when we lost. I can't wait for same 'flippers' jumping the ship now, to get their
obnoxious selves back on after our next win.

[Soccerfan00]

Thanks for this thread pajimoh.
Nobody likes to lose, but losing should not be the end of the world.
If any of these lamenting naysayers ever compete for anythings they sure would have lost a few.
Thus why all the unreasonable accusations and demeaning of people's efforts. One loss and some ITKs
herein are asking for a new coach. Some 'genius' even suggested that Uzoho and Etebo be benched.
I've said this before, many herein are fair weather SE fans. The rave the most when we win and exhibit
the worst in themselves when we lost. I can't wait for same 'flippers' jumping the ship now, to get their
obnoxious selves back on after our next win.

joao, how the hell do they go through all that hell of qualifying and still play crap in the main event, this is unacceptable. we don't care if they lost, they should show the world that they can play good football, give us some happy memories and not just talking about nonsense kit designs etc.

iceland has been very new to the international scene and even though we all know they aren't going to win these tournaments, they keep on getting better and better and showing the world not to fear any opponent and giving your best for their country to the final whistle. this is what we expect from our country not this crap that we are watching.

[olumide]

Fwiw, four years ago, Nigeria started someone called Azeez in the first match of the World Cup and gave an absolutely wretched performance against Iran in a match they probably should have lost. They still ended up qualifying. They will need at least 4 points from the next two matches and to change the GD situation.

Iceland will target Nigeria as the one match they can win and probably come out to play. We have to punish them for this.

[Synopsis]

We had a $#% group in 2014 and we were lucky to qualify.

[Eaglezbeak]

We had a $#% group in 2014 and we were lucky to qualify.

In 2010 we had a chance to qualify in the very last game even after two defeats but because we didn't really deserve to be there we drew 2-2 with South Korea and Yakubu missed a sitter,we qualify regulary but never learn how to play as a team our football team is a reflection of our nation (hard of learning)!

[cchinukw]

Not with Rohr in charge.

We ain't going nowhere.

You only need to listen to him at press conferences and see his body language on the touch line.

You already knew we lost the few times the camera panned on him.

[zee]

Not with Rohr in charge.

We ain't going nowhere.

You only need to listen to him at press conferences and see his body language on the touch line.

You already knew we lost the few times the camera panned on him.

Kpom.......not with Rohr, like a typical old German he hates surprises. For a typical old German everything must have it's ORDER and surprises are a very big no-no.
All my German 'pals' that watched our match agreed that this is one hell of a boring match and Nigeria never played like Nigeria.
LOSING IS BAD ENOUGH, BUT LOSING LIKE A BUNCH OF WIMPERS IS A TRAGEDY.

[Ipe Grams]

We had a $#% group in 2014 and we were lucky to qualify.

In 2010 we had a chance to qualify in the very last game even after two defeats but because we didn't really deserve to be there we drew 2-2 with South Korea and Yakubu missed a sitter,we qualify regulary but never learn how to play as a team our football team is a reflection of our nation (hard of learning)!

Exactly, the point is not that we lost, its how we played. You have to go back to France 98 and 94 when we last played well as a football team and not 11 clueless individuals on the field.

[marko]

Nigeria is the weakest team in group D, after the first games, Iceland definitely have a chance against Nigeria, they are defensively sound and they dont have to win the game, they can play for a point and lock horns with Croatia who i feel are beatable

Nigeria has to go for broke against Iceland, right now we have nothing to lose and will possibly go home with the rest of their african brethren, at least play with pride

[Bigpokey24]

It looks like the end of the world right now but we can still beat the remaining two teams. Keep the faith.
It is not over. This team need some spark. This defeat might just be the thunder we need.

I'm hopeful..

TGBTG - Up Naija, Up Super Eagles

Yes all we have to do is keep praying, since our opponents do pray too..abi...what we saw yesterday has been in every friendly we played. SE aren't getting out of that group. Nigeria never advances from the group after losing its first game. Fact

[cchinukw]

Quite frankly, I don't care.

I'd rather one of you lot take Rohr's place at our next match. I'd have better hope then.