[WC2014] Iran 0-0 Nigeria: FT

[ogasir]

What is up with obi and long balls?

[AreaDaddy]

I still hope we can nick a goal against Iran. For all their Bus parking the Iranian team is the most useless I have seen so far.

[Vincent.]

I am shocked that Nigeria is playing and there is no game thread. Have to take matters into my own hands

Lol! na only you dey here dey talk to ya self, check here:
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=250021

Thanks, but why do the game threads keep moving from one section to another?

[Coach]

Humble pie dey for oven, custard dey for stove. E go do many like film trick. Big Shola go wound Ayatollah.

[platinum]

Difficult to play against a team that refuses to come out and play.

That being said, we have to play with more urgency.

NO IT IS NOT.

It is only dificult when you lack ideas on how to break down a team. Let them pack the bus against Argentina or even Bosnia and see what will happen. The fact is we are poorly coached. Aimless dribbles, aimless selfish shots, not cohesion, etc are all signs of poor coaching.

1naija, you've been watching footie at least 60years, wetin go make you dey mis-talk like this????

Coaching has little to do with it. If the dribbles come off, the team looks much different. The coach has set the team up, it's on them to execute.

Argentina and Bosnia have players who won't muck up simple things like um....dribbling and passing. THAT is why they'll destroy argentina NOT because of coaching.

[African Star]

Playing long balls into the 18 is not the way to break down a packed defense, it's stupid and unimaginative to say the least. You need intricate passing and skillful players with touch and vision. The front three are just full of speed, Musa and Emenike do not have the skill, movement, close ball control and passing abilty. Whilst Moses that has some skills makes poor decisions, can't pass and none of them can cross or shoot the ball with accutacy. So how is the SE going to score? This is where you need Uche, Obazi and even Ozaze. KESHI has to come up wwith better tactics o boring game so far.

[oloye]

What is up with obi and long balls?

Laziness...cant see why he cant do better, he can do better.

[Cito]

Based on the Mikel positioning in front of the D, I am beginning to believe Keshi is not tactically aware. This is Iran for God's sake.

[juventuss]

We should calm down. Especially Onazi. Sometimes, he tries to thread to ball to Emenike with 3 guys already on him.

Cross a bit more. 3pts from Iran would be great as they have not shown anything to be fearful of.

[spiro9210]

This team is decent. Best performance by any African team so far. We just need a goal to break open that defense. We also need to work on our crosses.

[Cellular]

Musa is -1

Your ideal coach picked him over Obasi , Ike and Nosa. You failed to notice anything wrong with his asinine picks. Instead when Vancity was vehemently condemning the atrocities of Keshi's picks you banned him. Are you proud of this team ?

How many trophies have the highlighted EVER won for Nigeria?
Silly airheads on rampage...........................we will TOP our group and you can take that to the bank!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If I want bombastic language I go ax Bully...

We are yet to play...

[The real deal]

What.s keshi plan of attack. Never seen a Nigerian team that doesn't create chances!
He simply instructed MF to lob ball over the top for strikers to knock it down for each other. This is disgusting. We posed no attacking attack threat even during friendlies. Never seen such an impotent team in my life. Where,s our flair for God sake???

[metalalloy]

Nothings spoil. we still have 45 mins. Keshi usually makes good adjustments at HT. I don't see any changes yet but i suspect uchebo or osaze will come in for one of the wingers soon. We still have a chance to get 3 pts here.

GO EAGLES!

[oscar52]

We no get ideal at all, at all! We are solid defensively though, but we need to show some creative acumen on how to unlock such a defense.

Exactly why you don't replace Mba with Azeez or Ideye with Babatunde or Igiebor with Ameobi. Only the coach does not see what all Nigerians sees.

[realtrouble]

They need to get Uchebo or Osaze in....the midfielders are slowing the game down

That is what they were saying on BBC too many touches and square ball , Mikel has infected the team with his sideways pass Ebola disease

Have you watched a game involving a team that parks the bus?

Yes, and the team that beat them used the flanks.

[platinum]

We should calm down. Especially Onazi. Sometimes, he tries to thread to ball to Emenike with 3 guys already on him.

Cross a bit more. 3pts from Iran would be great as they have not shown anything to be fearful of.

Simple, we need to just calm down and play with a little more brain.

[Coach]

Chai! Psalm 56 dey for team huddle. #itsabouttogodown.

[Toxicarrow]

Godfrey's WC seems to be done. He has 'broken' ankle with cast on it - CBC news

[Cmoke]

As a Naijaman, I am flattered by the way Iran is playing scared of us!

Abi we be Brazil wey team play with pack the bus plan?

The entire IRANIAN 11 are in their half giving us over 60 percent possession while hoping to score with set piece.

Una forget say we almost scored 2 times already, and ref no gree bring us penarity.

Judge Keshi by his half time adjustments.

He will bring Uchebo etc to get us penarity and run at the Iranians.

Cmoke

[Odas]

I am NOT sure if we are bad or not, but IRAN simply came to DEFEND. Look at the MIGHTY BUS they packed in front of their goal. Almost the entire team is defending - damn!

[kajifu]

Guys chill,some one will look at this thread and think Iran is 2 goals up.
Let me go back to watch the game and I will comment when we score or when the game is over.
But fear dey me even though I know Iran will open up.they will not last reach 75 minutes.

[gypsylady]

too many nervous people posting, one goal should reduce the tension.
Come on Super Eagles!!!!

[GREENWHITEGREEN]

I have to look away every time there's a close-up of Musa's smiling face at the end of another failed run/dribble/crossing. Are we slow with the ball because our thought process is just as slow or what? How can the U-17/21 play fast and the SE play so slow?