Iwobi needs to be phased OUT

[Tobi17]

Please, please and please this guy needs to go, just not good enough! JJ scammed us with the worst "playmaker" that has ever donned the jersey for Nigeria. And please don't give me that "he was played out of position" nonsense here, the hallmark of outstanding players is their ability to ALMOST INVARIABLY deliver when the chips are down...Iwobi time and time again has showed he lacks what we need in a difference maker.

Once again we who watch football cried and advocated for true ball playing midfielders to be invited but NFF in all their disgusting corruption called up ONLY 5 midfielders, didn't help that we had a super defensive coach who died on the hill of playing two overplayed midfielders!

No excuses anymore, going into the WCQ and onwards the position of certain players in this MUST BE REVIEWED, we need to force measures to place certain players under serious probation.

[vancity eagle]

Dude you are so wrong on this.

You don't play an AM as a DM I a 2 midfield setup and then blame that AM afterwards.

This was all on Peseiro.

Iwobi had a very good first match when we played 433.

[EMIR KONGI JAFFI JOFFA]

Please, please and please this guy needs to go, just not good enough! JJ scammed us with the worst "playmaker" that has ever donned the jersey for Nigeria. And please don't give me that "he was played out of position" nonsense here, the hallmark of outstanding players is their ability to ALMOST INVARIABLY deliver when the chips are down...Iwobi time and time again has showed he lacks what we need in a difference maker.

Once again we who watch football cried and advocated for true ball playing midfielders to be invited but NFF in all their disgusting corruption called up ONLY 5 midfielders, didn't help that we had a super defensive coach who died on the hill of playing two overplayed midfielders!

No excuses anymore, going into the WCQ and onwards the position of certain players in this MUST BE REVIEWED, we need to force measures to place certain players under serious probation.

Are you in your car crying again?

[ohenhen1]

Iwobi is been played out of position .

[sabb]

The SE only have defence and attack and no midfield.
CIV showed today that Midfield is the glue between both and the SE was missing that glue
Attack is the best form of defence and fortune favors the brave
The SE were timid throughout the game and it just so worked out that the bravest of the SE got the goal
The SE were totally lost out there today, shame
Well done boys, i really do hope they learn from this and perform better going forward, chai e pain me

[sabb]

Iwobi is been played out of position .

yeah he should play the wings like he does for clubs, afterall Mane does not look lost when playing his natural position for Senegal. It will even be a plus having 3 natural midfielders with Iwobi as a compliment coming from the LW/RW.

[aruako1]

Not Iwobi's fault.

[txj]

Please, please and please this guy needs to go, just not good enough! JJ scammed us with the worst "playmaker" that has ever donned the jersey for Nigeria. And please don't give me that "he was played out of position" nonsense here, the hallmark of outstanding players is their ability to ALMOST INVARIABLY deliver when the chips are down...Iwobi time and time again has showed he lacks what we need in a difference maker.

Once again we who watch football cried and advocated for true ball playing midfielders to be invited but NFF in all their disgusting corruption called up ONLY 5 midfielders, didn't help that we had a super defensive coach who died on the hill of playing two overplayed midfielders!

No excuses anymore, going into the WCQ and onwards the position of certain players in this MUST BE REVIEWED, we need to force measures to place certain players under serious probation.

We really should start expelling some of you people from here.

[sarkin doya]

Please, please and please this guy needs to go, just not good enough! JJ scammed us with the worst "playmaker" that has ever donned the jersey for Nigeria. And please don't give me that "he was played out of position" nonsense here, the hallmark of outstanding players is their ability to ALMOST INVARIABLY deliver when the chips are down...Iwobi time and time again has showed he lacks what we need in a difference maker.

Once again we who watch football cried and advocated for true ball playing midfielders to be invited but NFF in all their disgusting corruption called up ONLY 5 midfielders, didn't help that we had a super defensive coach who died on the hill of playing two overplayed midfielders!

No excuses anymore, going into the WCQ and onwards the position of certain players in this MUST BE REVIEWED, we need to force measures to place certain players under serious probation.

This is too strong a statement. Iwobi did not have the best of games but some of that is down to the quality of the opponent and some of that is due to the team tactics. However, it is far too early in his career to phase him out of the SE. If better midfielders emerge to displace him then fair and good. For now, it is not clear who plays better than he does in his position in the SE

[Benedict Iroha]

We need Michael Olise so bad someone creative.

[maceo4]

At CM/CDM….yes…from the team? No!

[Tobi17]

We need Michael Olise so bad someone creative.

Imagine how better that midfield will look with an Olise/Eze manning it? we're wasting our time with Iwobi, dude is a fraud and I'll never understand why CE members twerk for that guy...he's utterly $#%

[Babadee]

We need Michael Olise so bad someone creative.

i think someone from the local league with that hunger. The thin midfield eventually caught up. Those guys were tired.

Its easy to seat behind phone and laptop and be typing.

[danfo driver]

Please, please and please this guy needs to go, just not good enough! JJ scammed us with the worst "playmaker" that has ever donned the jersey for Nigeria. And please don't give me that "he was played out of position" nonsense here, the hallmark of outstanding players is their ability to ALMOST INVARIABLY deliver when the chips are down...Iwobi time and time again has showed he lacks what we need in a difference maker.

Once again we who watch football cried and advocated for true ball playing midfielders to be invited but NFF in all their disgusting corruption called up ONLY 5 midfielders, didn't help that we had a super defensive coach who died on the hill of playing two overplayed midfielders!

No excuses anymore, going into the WCQ and onwards the position of certain players in this MUST BE REVIEWED, we need to force measures to place certain players under serious probation.

We really should start expelling some of you people from here.

[vancity eagle]

We need Michael Olise so bad someone creative.

How would that help if Olise is played as a DM ?

[Siddonlook11]

Seriously - we must all watch different games o, the game that we watched that had Pesa playing 8 1 1 naim we dey blame Iwobi ? I asked for he and aina to be changed because they were tanked and with ur style of play they would have caused an error or cracked.

Pesa's negative foot ball could have actually worked if he had the right personnel on the pitch at the right time..

1. Simon should have started and may have saved aina from being overwheled.
2. He could have subbed Aina /Chukwueze - for osayi/simon combo
3. later he should have subbed Iwobi for Alhassan /Aribo ( the issue with these two na positional discipline ) which is why he likely persisted with Aribo..so all in all he could have still won this game with his negative soccer ...) ...anyway sha

[mutiman]

Please, please and please this guy needs to go, just not good enough! JJ scammed us with the worst "playmaker" that has ever donned the jersey for Nigeria. And please don't give me that "he was played out of position" nonsense here, the hallmark of outstanding players is their ability to ALMOST INVARIABLY deliver when the chips are down...Iwobi time and time again has showed he lacks what we need in a difference maker.

Once again we who watch football cried and advocated for true ball playing midfielders to be invited but NFF in all their disgusting corruption called up ONLY 5 midfielders, didn't help that we had a super defensive coach who died on the hill of playing two overplayed midfielders!

No excuses anymore, going into the WCQ and onwards the position of certain players in this MUST BE REVIEWED, we need to force measures to place certain players under serious probation.

Iwobi didn't have the best of games yesterday, but as quite a few people have pointed out our main problem was the formation and not the players per say. Playing with two midfielders in any game is risky to say the least , playing with two when one of the two is a pure AM who is defensively suspect is looking for trouble, and we got a lot of it last night. The same thing against South Africa. I think the most important part of your post is the fact that we came into CHAN with only five midfielders, it says a lot about the way the coach and possibly the NFF see the game. I cannot think of any other country in the world where the squad selection is so lopsided when it comes to the midfield. This is an issue that predates Peseiro, and even the last three or four managers before him. So the question should be asked, why do we constantly pick squads with lots of defenders and attackers but few midfielders?

[Tbite]

Not sure what formation or even tactics have to do with basic technical ability. He couldn't even play simple passes, and no it's not just in this game.

A player could be a few yards away and Iwobi would mess up the pass, what does that have to do with positioning?

The player is average. Maybe in his natural position he would be a little less average, but average nonetheless.

If he is our best, we are in a predicament.

[Dammy]

We need Michael Olise so bad someone creative.

We need to get Michael Folorunsho from Verona ( on loan from Napoli) ASAP before the Italians call him up. He has expressed interest in playing for Nigeria in the past. Like someone pointed out we have a good defence and attack but the midfield is missing

[Dammy]

Seriously - we must all watch different games o, the game that we watched that had Pesa playing 8 1 1 naim we dey blame Iwobi ? I asked for he and aina to be changed because they were tanked and with ur style of play they would have caused an error or cracked.

Pesa's negative foot ball could have actually worked if he had the right personnel on the pitch at the right time..

1. Simon should have started and may have saved aina from being overwheled.
2. He could have subbed Aina /Chukwueze - for osayi/simon combo
3. later he should have subbed Iwobi for Alhassan /Aribo ( the issue with these two na positional discipline ) which is why he likely persisted with Aribo..so all in all he could have still won this game with his negative soccer ...) ...anyway sha

I agree with you on subbing Aina with Osayi-Samuel. The pace of Adingra was too much for Aina and OS has the pace to keep up with Adingra

[Bigpokey24]

Please, please and please this guy needs to go, just not good enough! JJ scammed us with the worst "playmaker" that has ever donned the jersey for Nigeria. And please don't give me that "he was played out of position" nonsense here, the hallmark of outstanding players is their ability to ALMOST INVARIABLY deliver when the chips are down...Iwobi time and time again has showed he lacks what we need in a difference maker.

Once again we who watch football cried and advocated for true ball playing midfielders to be invited but NFF in all their disgusting corruption called up ONLY 5 midfielders, didn't help that we had a super defensive coach who died on the hill of playing two overplayed midfielders!

No excuses anymore, going into the WCQ and onwards the position of certain players in this MUST BE REVIEWED, we need to force measures to place certain players under serious probation.

We really should start expelling some of you people from here.

stop wasting your time with him, he offers nothing here, knows nothing about football, just laugh and move on

[Lolly]

We need Michael Olise so bad someone creative.

We need to get Michael Folorunsho from Verona ( on loan from Napoli) ASAP before the Italians call him up. He has expressed interest in playing for Nigeria in the past. Like someone pointed out we have a good defence and attack but the midfield is missing

You sabi ball.

I don't get this fixation with Olise and Eze. I would take Iwobi over Eze any day. And Olise is competing with Chukwueze/Simon/Lookman and Tella, not Iwobi. We just need to play Iwobi in his attacking position and not as a co-DM.

[Lolly]

Seriously - we must all watch different games o, the game that we watched that had Pesa playing 8 1 1 naim we dey blame Iwobi ? I asked for he and aina to be changed because they were tanked and with ur style of play they would have caused an error or cracked.

Pesa's negative foot ball could have actually worked if he had the right personnel on the pitch at the right time..

1. Simon should have started and may have saved aina from being overwheled.
2. He could have subbed Aina /Chukwueze - for osayi/simon combo
3. later he should have subbed Iwobi for Alhassan /Aribo ( the issue with these two na positional discipline ) which is why he likely persisted with Aribo..so all in all he could have still won this game with his negative soccer ...) ...anyway sha

I agree with you on subbing Aina with Osayi-Samuel. The pace of Adingra was too much for Aina and OS has the pace to keep up with Adingra

But what was the point of the 5 man defence (3 CBs and 2 FBs) if Ajayi could not provide the cover for Aina who was obviously fatigued from the long tournament and exertion from his previous games where he played really well and covered a lot of ground?

But the truth this we allowed the Ivorians to put us under so much pressure by not having a midfield that could hold on to the ball and instigate attacks. We resorted to long balls that kept coming back. Like I have said on many occasions, our coach is really poor but he managed to find a good defensive setup that made it difficult to beat us but too away our attacking bite.