Nigeria Vs Tunisia: 10 Things We Learned

  Nigeria Vs Tunisia: 10 Things We Learned Ayo Akinfe Nigeria's Super Eagles recorded a 1-1 draw against Tunisia on Tuesday after a 0-1 defeat to Algeria last Friday. Here are 10 things we learned in the international friendly match. Gernot Rohr's selection from the start  of the game was questionable and also made a mockery of the need to try out new players with his line-up. Playing Semi Ajayi in midfield again after it was shown to be disastrous against Algeria is one decision that should be questioned. That is just downright negligence and unpardonable incompetence (2) Nigeria actually started off with a 4-1-5 formation, which made any thought of cohesion and team chemistry an illusion. Kenneth Omeruo was playing right back when we had Ola Aina and Tyrone Ebuehi available on the bench. (3) Iwobi was effectively playing as an anchorman alongside Ajayi in midfield, giving our defence no cover when the Tunisians broke. With the selection, there was natural defensive midfielder who can win ball during duels in the midfield. This would have denied Tunisians from scoring from a simple cutback. If we had midfield cover, such a ball would easily have been cut out (4) The last coach to play this kind of questionable starting line-up was Christian Chukwu against Morocco in the Nations Cup. In the game against Tunisia, Nigerians could not figure out the roles of Chukwueze, Simon, Iheanacho, Musa and Iwobi. None of the attackers appeared to have clear defined roles (5) Rohr has got to let go of old players. His nostalgic attachment to some members of the old guard will result in ultimate disaster. Musa and Simon have lost their forms and unless they improve, they should stop inviting them to the camp. Neither of them has one attempt at goal tonight? (6) Leon Balogun after his below-average performance on Friday came out with a performance. (7) Nigeria will not wait forever for Akpoguma to quickly adapt and play his game and cement his place in the team (8) We started the game like a house on fire. Eagles appeared a lot more dangerous when Dessers came on and the ball started to stick upfront. 9) By any standards you want to use, the biggest benefit of Tuesday’s game was the emergence of Chidera Ejuke. What a talent! Can Rohr please tell us why that boy did not start (10) I like the way Zaidu Sanusi showed some improvement with his final ball too. He is not yet the finished article but he is getting there. The same goes for Maduka Okoye. Sadly, Rohr did not try out more of our youngsters. Who knows, Samson Tijani and Matthew Yakubu may have blown us all away