Nigeria Win Over Iceland win 5 Things we Learn

Nigeria’s World Cup campaign is back on track after they defeated Iceland 2-0 on Friday. By Admin Ahmed Musa scored a stunning brace, as the Super Eagles claimed maximum points in Volgograd. But what are the 5 things we learnt from the encounter? 1. Musa repays Rohr’s faith: The Leicester City winger was starting his first game at the tournament, following his cameo in last week’s 2-0 defeat to Croatia. And his impact was outstanding. Musa was full of running and purpose. His two goals were also well taken. 2. 3-5-2 the best bet: Rohr rang the changes for the match and reverted to a 3-5-2 instead of the 4-3-3 (or its variant) he deployed last week. Although the first half was a bit shaky, his players rose up to the challenge in the second 45minutes. 3. It’s killed or be killed against Argentina: Nigeria only need to avoid defeat against Argentina, to qualify for the knockout rounds of the tournament. Lionel Messi and co have only one point, while Iceland who will be taking on Croatia also have one point and a -2 goals difference. 4. Thumbs up, Uzoho: Credit must go to the Eagles’ goalkeeper, Francis Uzoho, for his first clean sheet at the tournament. When Tyronne Ebuehi was punished for a foul inside the box, the 19-year-old did enough to put off Gylfi Sigurdsson, who blasted his spot-kick over the bar. 5. Victor Moses, fix up: The Chelsea wingback has been very average for Nigeria’s two games so far. Although he will righfully claim the assist for Musa’s first goal against Iceland, his all round play has been rather poor and nonchalant. Moses has to step it up quickly, as important games are ahead.