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Abysmal and Amazing, Two Extreme Words That Sum Up The Super Eagles at Wembley

Modo Victor Two words sum up the performance of the super eagles over 90 minutes at the Wembley stadium, abysmal and amazing. The cliché, a tale of two halves, best describes the game, with some lackluster midfield play   in the first period condemning the Super Eagles to yet another defeat against the three lions.   Embed from Getty Images Head coach Gernot Rohr started with what he must have thought was his best midfield pairing bar the absent Wilfred Ndidi. Ogenyi Onazi was partnered in defensive midfield by Joel Obi, with Captain and team talisman Mikel Obi playing in a more advanced role. A young and athletic England midfield comprising Eric Dier, Jesse Lingard and Dele Ali of Nigerian decent ran rings around the defensive duo of Onazi and Joel, with Onazi particularly guilty for the second goal and the super eagles failing to come to the party in the first period.  Embed from Getty Images   The super Eagles fell behind by two goals to England in the first period a