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TheSuperNerd:
Relax My Man Chris. Relax.

Don't make it look like an Nwakali vs Onyeka thing.

Yes, Nwakali looked quite unplayable yesterday. Infact, I almost shed tears just seeing the lad finally show us all what we have been missing. Look at the smoothness, ease, high technicality and pinpoint accuracy of all his passes and deliveries yesterday. He dropped a true central midfield conducting Masterclass. No caps.
92% passing accuracy, 36 accurate passes out of 39 attempted passes, 24 accurate passes in/into opposition half, 12 in own half,
2/5 accurate crosses, 4/6 accurate long balls, 1 clearance, 2 interceptions, 8 recoveries, 3 chances created, 1 big chance created, 4 corners delivered.

For the first time in long while, all our setpieces (corners and freekicks) looked constantly threatening all game with Nwakali standing over them.

But yes, Nwakali lost some duels yesterday on the defensive side which Ndidi mopped up for. Ndidi's Defensive actions side complimented Nwakali's passing range and creative nous from deep.




Now, to Frank to the Tank, be informed that although he had only 15 mins in his Afcon debut yesterday, that beast didn't lose one duel (3/3 duels won- 100%) and even got himself into 3 tackles while winning 1.

Frank came and locked up that middle for good. We all know his defensive side is far superior to Nwakali's so in the physical side, he excelled.

So both Nwakali and Onyeka had fine showings yesterday.

Onyeka was Solid in the few mins he had and Nwakali, truth be told really brought back memories of the legend Mikel Obi. So much that he almost brought tears to my eyes.

Uncle Elder Kog45 is spot on. Anyone who watched Nwakali closely yesterday and saw Mikel in his time won't help but bring the two into one sentence. Class oozed. Elegance similar. We pray the boy gets better.


A comfortable win yesterday and even the much vilified Umar gas a goal to his name. lol.

For me, nothing much to say again oooo... You all have said most of what needs to be said. But I must talk on one more person in my next post.

We move. Eguavoen and the crew are not joking. Our depth is scary.


And as for Ndidi... In honor of his World Class Defensive showings yesterday further cementing why he has dominated England and by extension, Europe in all defensive actions stats for 4 seasons straight before the current season (21/22)... I leave this below.

Ndidi, The Midfield Octopus.

In the long run, that 424 formation has to be sacrificed for a 433. We need 1 dm, 1 cm and 1 Am. Also, I want to see nwakali as a mainstay in our Midfield. But, not at the expense of Aribo

Although, anything short of 1st or 2nd will be classified as unsuccessful Eguavoen has to continue after this tournament except he isn’t interested

I have been highly impressed with Eguavoen team Selections, timely substitution, team performance and style. So far, we have been the best team at this tournament thus far (my opinion) it’s almost like he is listening to super eagles fans because he has been rectifying our complains on Rohr

Mujtahida:
He must not surpass it. He's practically been with the team for less than a month. We are playing well. That is immensely satisfying to me. A trophy will be an icing on the cake. I really do want them to win a trophy but if we don't win it, we will treasure the immense potential of this team.

That one na your problem. Last time we reach 3rd place, this time we must reach 1st or 2nd place or tournament will be considered a Failure. Wetin consign agbero guy with overload? Do I give a Bleep about beautiful football?

Mujtahida:
He must not surpass it. He's practically been with the team for less than a month. We are playing well. That is immensely satisfying to me. A trophy will be an icing on the cake. I really do want them to win a trophy but if we don't win it, we will treasure the immense potential of this team.

Yes, we’re playing well but we must aim to progress and not regress. At the last tournament, we achieved a 3rd place it’s normal to aspire/aim to do better than the last tournament. A 1st or 2nd place will be consider as progress

Joebie:
Besides the wins, we have played well. I give it to Eguavoen.

I wholeheartedly agree on that point

lexyman:
I think I have already penned down my World Cup playoff qualifier team . Sadiq Umar for Osimhen (Osimhen , Awoniyi and Olayinka in tha order .
Ejuke for Denis . Or Ademola Lukman
Chukwueze should watch his back . In his good form he can be a game winner

I would prefer to keep our midfielders , they can get better .


Back line also they can be better ... just worried about Balogun .


This squad will do justice to the World Cup qualifier against any team my confidence has been restored

Ejuke is here to stay

komekn:
You are right about the through ball to Sadiq to and the other pass. But that's about it

A Midfielder job is very simple when you have the ball you attack when you don't have the ball you defend.

Under these key performance indicators he was very poor .

Work rate - very very poor.
Backtracking - very poor
Tackles - very poor
Blocks - very poor
Closing down space - oor
Interception- poor
Passing - below average
Physicality - very poor

This is where he fails woefully.

If not for Ndidi and Ajayi covering for him he was essentially a liability in midfield.

Guy did you watch this game? When sergio b does it, no one complains but when a black man do it, all he’ll break lose

Erickax:
Iwobi couldn't complete one cross in DT game. Go watch an again
He was just running with d ball aimlessly like a typical Gernot Rohr player

Iwobi best position is in the midddle

elyte89:
Well 12large1 is a huge fan of rohr.. So his submission is not unexpected

Point of correction, I am a Nigerian fan and don’t have any favorites

alekside:
Forget the unnecessary hype on this thread. Nwakali is a good player. His not playing in a top league is definitely not because of lack of talent. I was really impressed with his calmness on the ball.

I was a huge Barca golden generation fan and nwakali is my type of player

lbrichman2:
Forget story
They are already exceeding expectations as it is
I know you're disguising your hope by sounding a mock warning
But relax and enjoy football
They are playing well, the results will come

Stop putting yourself under undue pressure wey nobody send you

No they’re not until they reach the finals

philip0906:
Bad? Why? He just took over the team a few weeks back. We’ve played beautifully well, he’ll be judged based on that not getting to the final or winning any trophy.

I don’t GAF about the performance, all I care about is the result. Rohr achieved a 3rd place result last tournament and even defeated cameroun, South Africa. Egu must surpass it to consider this tournament a success

nairalandankrah:
Those of us who called for rohrs sack, have been proven right!

Not yet, Rohr achieved 3rd place the last time

It’s not about how you start, but how you finish. If Eguavoen doesn’t reach the finals or win this tournament, it will be considered as bad

AIG07:
How good is Moses Simon again?

He wasn’t this good let’s not lie to ourselves. Simon last 2 games for SE has been his best SE performance that I have seen

Erickax:
Poor performers where
Nwakali
Iwobi
Sadiq
Ebuehi
Ejuke abi na Ekuke
I pray they neva get anoda chance In this tourney.
Mk dm no forget to give Iwobi book and pen 4 bench sha bcus d guy need to learn how to play football or im not dy see baba Moses

How was nwakali or Ejuke poor? People just like hearing themselves sometimes

Moses Simon MOM for me. The boy ball today sha

semid4lyfe:
9 maximum points

Way to go.

Amaju Pinnick/NFF, thank you for sacking the white Onigbihinde

It’s not about how you start but how you finish. If we don’t end up in the finals, it will be a disappointment

drDoom3:
We need two subs. Onyeka in for Nwakali or Nacho. Olayinka in for Sadiq.

Nwakali that has created the best scoring chance. What has nwakali done to y’all? Like I said, 424 is not a formation for modern football

In the long run, 424 formation will get you exposed

AndSunGorilla:
I pity anyone who get bad mind against Awoniyi, that boy get serious prayer warriors behind him abi na juju who know sef. U17 the star of the team Isaac Success get injury just like dat, up steps Taiwo, now this AFCON, several players ahead of him, Osimehn, Ighalo and Onuachu, even Moffi at some point, for various reasons, all of them miss out and up comes Taiwo again. Because of all those few.words of mine, me too am now forcefully a fanboy of Awoniyi

Someone that has 14 goals in all competitions at the big 5 so far this season? My friend, will you keep quiet

I feel like Watford are preparing for life after Dennis that’s why they signed Kalu. Dennis will most likely depart from Watford by the end of the season irrespective of their relegation status that’s why they signed kalu.

I am a super eagles fan boy. (No favorite) if you impress, I will hail you while if you flip, you must chop konk

andrewbaba44:
O boy e be like no be this thread you Dey Na Comoros national team thread you Dey

We all love super eagles players for sure ,that one different from fan boys Oga

Even ajagun get fan boy here

When people defend certain players or have an opposing view of certain players, una go call them “fanboys” anyway, except an individual personally knows an Se player, I wouldn’t call him/her a fan boy. Btw, make una nor forget to subscribe to boscovalli YouTube video.

andrewbaba44:
No assist no goal ,without Moses Simon there will be no iheanacho goal remember ?

Not true. It was another horrible cross gone wrong that an Egyptian player kicked to Aribo. Anyway, Simon end product was impressive vs Sudan. He needs to continue such performance with a good end product in order to convince Nigerians

andrewbaba44:
His fan boys are not sincere ,that’s one thing I learnt.

He will surely start today . .

There’s nothing like fan boys. Everyone are super eagles supporters and we have one common interest. “Super eagles” a team like SE that usually produces “agidi” type of midfielders, I believe that it’s a breath of fresh air when finesse, IQ, technical midfielder is seen around our midfield. Honestly, it just boils down to the type of game plan our coaches are trying to execute

Mujtahida:
Truth is that he did not play badly

He did not play badly?? He was impressive. Na my type of midfielder be that. I was a huge Barca fan in their golden era

andrewbaba44:
Stop wondering why people where complaining

Same you was also complaining about Moses simon performance

It’s not yet time to rate nwakali best performance for eagles ,he hasn’t played enough minutes .

I was complaining about Simon end product vs Egypt. I.e No assist, goals, shot on target. His dribbled past his man but hugs end product was atrocious. Against Sudan, his end product was impressive. 1 goal and 1 assist.

ChrisKels:
Dude was very impressive and made playing in the midfield look so easy. Very orgasmic on the ball

I didn’t even know that he was that comfortable on the ball and I was very confused why people were complaining. With such performance, he is here to stay especially as his competitors are mostly agidi type. I will access his performance today. Moses Simon was impressive although he needs to improve tremendously on his crosses or he should stop crossing

I was watching nwakali last Nigeria game and couldn’t fathom why many were complaining of his performance. For me, he was impressive. The guy is very comfortable on the ball, created spaces for his team mate and delivered impressive short/long range of passes. In fact, he reminded me of a certain Barcelona midfielder. So, what was the grumble about here? It seems that people want all our midfielders to be strictly “agidi” type of CM? I believe that it’s very important to diversify in terms of our midfielders qualities.. The match vs Sudan was nwakali best performance at SE and I was impressed. Now, I see how a CM doesn’t have to score or assist to influence a game. Once a CM can control/dictate the tempo of a game, it makes the difference. If you score, na jara be dat

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