Nigeria could embrace a changed formation when they meet Iceland in their second group game in the 2018 World Cup on Friday. Rohr communicated his disappointment with the Super Eagles attack on Saturday against Croatia and implied that Odion Ighalo will begin from the bench in the game on Friday.
One of the main decisions among the progressions is the presentation of a two-man attack that will feature Ahmed Musa and Kelechi Iheanacho with Victor Moses and Alex Iwobi playing from the wings.
“Our attack was inefficient today … you cannot score when you don’t shoot. Alex Iwobi did well in the beginning and later Ahmed Musa came, bringing his speed to the match, he has his chances, perhaps, to start the next game, we will see.”
Rohr admitted that Nigeria’s midfield was outmuscled by the experienced Croatians, adding, however, that he would stick with the Mikel, Etebo and Ndidi combinations. The trio is playing together for the first time, and according to Rohr, that made coordination a bit difficult. “We will work on the transition from midfield to attack. We have a chance to do better on Friday,” he said.
Your Comment Here …Rohr is not a good coach,he is still insisting on Mikel playing the same attacking role he played so woefully against Croatia. For crying out aloud,Mikel is the bane of the Eagles, and has been a drag to the super eagles since he came to the national team.
John Ogu has proved more valuable than Mikel in that midfield, he should be allowed to play against Iceland. He was a marvel to watch against Algeria during the qualifiers.