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Originally Posted by EZM
Nigeria will develop and they will get better. They lacked the experience and composure but nevertheless their country can be proud of them - they wouldn't give up - they kept on pressing. They just didn't have that depth the Croatian team did. It was very clear who was in control pretty early on. Croatia squandered a few very promising plays - they need to get that sorted out but it could have been far worse for Nigeria today. They did very well all things considered.
Iceland, another tiny country like Croatia, held back Argentina. They surprised us all last tournament and I'm looking forward to watching them play again. Those guys play like mad men and seem to play their game no matter who they face. No bottling up and defending - they keep moving the ball forward.
Based on where Argentina ranks this group should be an easy win for them - but their lives just became much more complicated. I am picking them for top spot still but it's coin flip between Iceland and Croatia.
This is going to be an interesting group to watch.
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You are right!! but I think what killed the Nigeria game was the wrong tactics adopted by their coach. He put the only creative player they had (Alex Iwobo) in the wrong win. Iwobi ought to have played behind the striker but the coach decided to play him from the wing, I think that is coming from fact that the coach was trying to accommodate the aged and experience captain Mikel Obi. Well, they must have learned their lessons and Improve from there if they want to take anything out of this group.
Croatia on the other side, it is it fair enough for me to say that they did not deserve to win that match. They relied more on individual players instead of playing as a team. They cannot afford to play like this against Argentina.
Iceland and Nigeria match would definitely be a game to watch out for.