Nigeria vs Sudan 3-1 full time

[TonyTheTigerKiller]

Honestly, I think Sudan offered tougher opposition than Egypt did. Good win


Cheers.

[1naija]

I would start Sadiq in the next game so we can know if we should close that chapter for good. So far, i would not take any of our strikers in this tournament to the WC if we qualify.

We need to go and beg Dennis to see what he can do in GWG.

[metalalloy]

Nwakali is balling I don't know what game people are watching

Even Ndidi was frustrated with him at one point….if u keep going back u put ur team under pressure… but anyways we won that’s all that matters…

It was important to maintain possession with less than 10 mins in the game. The only way we get under pressure is to turn the ball over.
I don't recall him putting wrong foot down in the limited time he was on.

[ANC]

My observation so far....

Okoye is a basket in the making.

I agree

[olu]

Don't understand the Nwakali criticism. He looked good to me. Calm on the ball and helped maintain possession. Don't recall him misplacing passes or giving the ball away.

Sadiq could have done better with the 10 minutes he got. With more time tho he may have settled down better.

[txj]

Simon played well. It seems Rohr had shackled him, same with Ola Aina.

I now see why Rohr did not want to play Aina. Those his forward attacks must have been giving that conservative man heart attacks.

He scored a good goal and had an assist. And thats enough for MOM

But his poor qualities remain.

But gen speaking, can we stop talking about Rohr?

He's discussed more here than the current manager!!

[Lolly]

A good win but too many disjointed plays especially in the 3rd half of the pitch.

The combo of Awoniyi and Nacho is going to be our let down. They keep on running into the same spaces and Taiwo is really average for this level.

[deanotito]

Honestly, I think Sudan offered tougher opposition than Egypt did. Good win


Cheers.

Yeah, to my eye, they’re a better team than Egypt. But Egypt have a talisman that would make up the difference

[maceo4]

Nwakali is balling I don't know what game people are watching

Even Ndidi was frustrated with him at one point….if u keep going back u put ur team under pressure… but anyways we won that’s all that matters…

It was just ONE play that Ndidi got mad at him for, Ndidi wanted the one two going forward but Nwakali chose the safer play. What is wrong with that when we are 3-1 up? Have you heard of closing a game out? Ndidi a blood is always hot and wants to attack but it’s not necessary all the time, it’s a marathon not a sprint, no need to over stretch yourself unnecessarily.

[Tbite]

Honestly, I think Sudan offered tougher opposition than Egypt did. Good win


Cheers.

I disagree.

We did not defend anywhere near as well against Sudan as we did against Egypt. At Egypt that was probably the best defending I remember seeing from Nigeria in many many many years. Whereas against Sudan, at time it was almost as if we even dared them to do their worst. We made many schoolboy errors against Sudan but were not punished, so we did not have any incentive to tighten up our game.

We didn't press in the same manner, we were not as precise.

Sudan had more opportunities, largely because we took them less seriously.

In short we made Egypt look bad and made Sudan look good.

[Bigpokey24]

Sadiq MAY have some potential, but it is something of a moot point.

With Terem Moffi, Onuachu, Osimhen, Dennis etc. to add to the competition, I think Sadiq may have played himself outside of contention.

What attribute does Sadiq have exactly that sets him apart from the competition?

There really is no competition between Osimhen and his peers. That said Umar is playing himself out of contention. Taiwo has played himself in.

Nacho is our best finisher imho. But can be lazy. Osimhen beats him in work rate and positioning.

you call a professional footballer who earns a living from running up and down lazy...smh please tell us you BMI and current weight.. in fact tell us how fast you finish a 3 mile run . smh

[Synopsis]

Nwakali is not playing well.

What did you see him do wrong?

Misplaced passes.

Which pass was that? He literally had at least 90% pass accuracy, maybe you mistaking him for someone else..

What should have been an easy pass was kicked out of bounds.

Another one was when Musa or Iwobi was open for a run but Nwakali passed the ball backwards and stalled possession. Though, I will say he gained confidence as the game progressed.

[Scipio Africanus]

We have surely qualified for the second round abi?

[deanotito]

Don't understand the Nwakali criticism. He looked good to me. Calm on the ball and helped maintain possession. Don't recall him misplacing passes or giving the ball away.

Sadiq could have done better with the 10 minutes he got. With more time tho he may have settled down better.

He did well, but he has learnt conservatism, and in my opinion, it hampers him. He gave up the middle to Iwobi also as he wanted to stay deep.

[Tbite]

I wouldn't call Osimhen's workrate normal. It is something from a different planet.

[Bigpokey24]

A good win but too many disjointed plays especially in the 3rd half of the pitch.

The combo of Awoniyi and Nacho is going to be our let down. They keep on running into the same spaces and Taiwo is really average for this level.

go back to rant and rave, you so clueless about football.. it is so funny reading your post about football

[EMIR KONGI JAFFI JOFFA]

A good win but too many disjointed plays especially in the 3rd half of the pitch.

The combo of Awoniyi and Nacho is going to be our let down. They keep on running into the same spaces and Taiwo is really average for this level.

A top 5 striker in Bundesliga is average for Afcon? You're delusional. It's only his 2nd start for the team, osihmen didn't exactly light up the tournament when he came on last Afcon. Stop putting unreasonable expectations on the boys.

[olumide]

Sadiq MAY have some potential, but it is something of a moot point.

With Terem Moffi, Onuachu, Osimhen, Dennis etc. to add to the competition, I think Sadiq may have played himself outside of contention.

What attribute does Sadiq have exactly that sets him apart from the competition?

There really is no competition between Osimhen and his peers. That said Umar is playing himself out of contention. Taiwo has played himself in.

Nacho is our best finisher imho. But can be lazy. Osimhen beats him in work rate and positioning.

Nacho seems to be in a class of his own because neither Rohr nor Egu see him as a pure striker.

All of the other names mentioned are well above Sadiq just based on their career accomplishments. He is a talented plyer, but has never performed at the top level anywhere, and is no longer a kid really.

[Lolly]

Don't understand the Nwakali criticism. He looked good to me. Calm on the ball and helped maintain possession. Don't recall him misplacing passes or giving the ball away.

Sadiq could have done better with the 10 minutes he got. With more time tho he may have settled down better.

He did well, but he has learnt conservatism, and in my opinion, it hampers him. He gave up the middle to Iwobi also as he wanted to stay deep.

The guy does not have the energy to play against top level opposition. We will see it soon. Make Egu continue to give him exposure at the expense of our team play.

[EMIR KONGI JAFFI JOFFA]

Sudan will show Egypt pepper. This wasn't an easy game at all.

[maceo4]

Nwakali is not playing well.

What did you see him do wrong?

Misplaced passes.

Which pass was that? He literally had at least 90% pass accuracy, maybe you mistaking him for someone else..

What should have been an easy pass was kicked out of bounds.

Another one was when Musa was open for a run but Nwakali passed the ball backwards and stalled possession. Though, I will say he gained confidence as the game progressed.

So 1 pass out of bounds is all you are talking about? Like I said he literally had 90% pass accuracy. That you didn’t like his pass choice doesn’t make it an inaccurate pass…

[Lolly]

A good win but too many disjointed plays especially in the 3rd half of the pitch.

The combo of Awoniyi and Nacho is going to be our let down. They keep on running into the same spaces and Taiwo is really average for this level.

A top 5 striker in Bundesliga is average for Afcon? You're delusional. It's only his 2nd start for the team, osihmen didn't exactly light up the tournament when he came on last Afcon. Stop putting unreasonable expectations on the boys.

There are players playing in top 5 teams in the EPL and Serie A who are not international material. You don’t know football.

Awoniyi’s touch is woeful. And he mostly chooses the wrong pass or wrong move. There is a reason why he has been around a few clubs and not impressed.

[maceo4]

We have surely qualified for the second round abi?

Not yet, depends on result of Egypt game