BascoVanVeli:


Fight no be muscle matter. Samu go clear am comot

ThunderFireAgba:

Thank you for this comment.

BascoVanVeli:



Do I have to go there? Roma and Napoli are they mates

humility33:


Una don start thank God say Jpes nor dey nairaland sha

Please Jpes should stick to the formation and style of play adopted against EQG. But rather start Chuks instead of Simon and Bassey instead of Sanusi

yinkeys:

He’s now 25 o
Iheanacho now 27
It’s Boniface thats 23, who has time on his side

If this generation of Eagles don’t win Afcon in 2 years they should forget about winning the trophy in this cycle

A bunch of new talents would come to take over after 2026 World Cup

Nigeria needs a solid 12 year plan for the u17 generation players to win senior football World Cup
If only we’ve got committed NFF officials

MetalJigsaw:
Omoh😯 You're right o. The guy is just too light. And his teammates need to protect him on the pitch.

Mujtahida:

He needs to protect himself! No be size ooo. Some small men na small pepper ooo. Them go take you on like badger.

Damioduso1:
Alhassan Yussuf doubtful for eagles match on Thursday against Cote D'Ivoire the host . Raphael Onyedika shoud fill that position. Which is important against the ivorian

typicalgamer:


Don’t you dare say anything about my mindset

My point is you and i have no influence over there it’s their mindset that’ll define if the generation is a flop or not

But one thing is certain you can’t do anything about it as a fan so we both should rest

Enter the field if you think that’s your role

Teach peseiro if you think that’s your role

Our role is to spectate, cheer and jest nothing more

I don’t know where mindset comes into play in this

MetalJigsaw:
Rubbish! Make he channel that energy into working on himself. His market value is slowly dwindling!

yinkeys:
Nigerian Football Fans
Please where is Sunday Mba
We need video interviews


Maybe he could come tell the present Eagles how to win this tournament

ThunderFireAgba:

Don't use weather as an excuse please..
In Europe they play under freezing conditions and dem no complain, when they come to Africa, they complain of the weather. Were they the first of their kind to play under hot sun?
I've played in the afternoon under a 40c weather on a hot astro-turf pitch for more than 2hrs non stop. No breaks( them too had break intervals)
Do what you love to do with no excuses.
Even people wey dey knack under hot humid room no dey complain.

Samueltemi337:
For me I will prefer we play a 3-5-2 against Cote d'Ivoire


Nwabili


Ajayi
Ekong
Bassey


Osayi
Onyeka
Yusuf
Aina
Iwobi


Osimhen
Lookman

Samueltemi337:
That still doesn't change the fact that he didn't take them to the champions league

typicalgamer:


No be same weather Algeria take they play for Europe too but 33mins in a night match all of them don they breathe through mouth

Everyone is not equal

daveP:


Not everyone can play under such. The impact of heat compared to snow is different as well. Our coach wasn't even playing yet was drenching himself several times. Regardless of diverse opinions sha, it will impact some players. The other examples are linked to pleasure now😆
But i get you.

ThunderFireAgba:


Ok, No problem. But why did they choose to use Dubai as their camping ground?
Is snow falling there or is the weather the same as Europe?
They played their first game winning by 12 -0. We didn't hear about humidity.
Their 2nd campaign ended in a loss.
Reason: They didn't use their 1st 11.
Now a draw with their opponents is blamed on humidity.
Excuses upon Excuses!
Nigerians never cease to amaze me.

ChrisKels:



How does this correlate with the post I quoted?

lbrichman2:


Thank you
That's all we need
Same structure, same formation
We will definitely create chances
They just need to put on their scoring boots
I'm also looking forward to seeing how Nwabili will fare against better opposition
For some reason I strongly feel we will win that game

Odunayaw:
Na how SA go lose to Mali de my mind for the night games

Badbelle sweet

ThunderFireAgba:
5 TACTICAL TWEAKS JOSE PESEIRO MUST MAKE IN BLOCKBUSTER CLASH AGAINST IVORY COAST.

Sern test awaits Nigeria with familiar foes Cote d'Ivoire in their second group game at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

Having come unstuck in a 1-1 draw against Equatorial Guinea in the first match, manager Jose Peseiro cannot afford to stick rigidly to flawed formulas this time.

With Cote d'Ivoire boasting compactness in defense, speed and clinical instincts in attack, Peseiro must move quickly to shore up Nigeria's backbone.

Meanwhile unleashing his enviable arsenal of forwards requires the right balanced platform.


Here are 5 tactical tweaks the Portuguese tactician must make to outfox Cote d'Ivoire and get their AFCON campaign back on track:

1. Shore up central defence

Cote d'Ivoire's attacking trio of Nicolas Pepe, Sebastian Haller and Jeremie Boga carry game-breaking qualities demanding concentrated defending.



As such, Peseiro would be wise to install a more reliable center-back pairing of William Troost-Ekong and Calvin Bassey straight away.


Their aerial prowess, positional sense and recovery pace equip them best to counteract Cote d'Ivoire's individual brilliance.



2. Unleash refreshing fullback threats


Getting caught short in wide areas hampered Nigeria previously. To solve this, Ola Aina and Zaidu Sanusi must be granted license to attack as flying fullbacks.


Both are supremely comfortable in advanced areas and offer much-needed width to stretch Cote d'Ivoire laterally.



3. Add steel and energy to midfield


Against Cote d'Ivoire's projected midfield triangle of Ibrahim Sangaré, Seko Fofana and Franck Kessié, Peseiro must reinforce his midfield spine.


The tireless running of Alhassan Yusuf alongside either Frank Onyeka's combativeness or Alex Iwobi's technique presents the best solution to compete through the middle.



4. Playing with two center forwards


Rather than persisting with pairing a lone striker with a wideman as seen in the first game, pairing talisman Victor Osimhen alongside Paul Onuachu would immediately test an uncertain Ivorian center-back pairing.


Osimhen's pace and movement combines ideally with Onuachu's size, strength and aerial threat for a striker partnership with everything.


The twin threat will demand concentrated attention, creating space for others



5. High and aggressive defensive line


As tempting as sitting deep against Cote d'Ivoire's individual threats seems, this plays into their hands.


Pepe and Jeremie Boga enjoy isolating fullbacks in wide channels to run at. Meanwhile Haller is given the space he craves to pick up second balls.


Instead, pushing Bassey and Ekong into higher starting positions prevents Cote d'Ivoire's front three receiving in their preferred pockets.

Ejim Kaycee
AllSoccerNigeria.

Damioduso1:
Our midfield needs to be on there A game against Cote D'Ivoire on Thursday. The strength of the ivorian is the midfield with Fafana, Sangore and kesee once we can dictate that midfield area. Then we have a chance against them on Thursday

Samueltemi337:
For me I will prefer we play a 3-5-2 against Cote d'Ivoire


Nwabili


Ajayi
Ekong
Bassey


Osayi
Onyeka
Yusuf
Aina
Iwobi


Osimhen
Lookman

humility33:


Una don start thank God say Jpes nor dey nairaland sha

Please Jpes should stick to the formation and style of play adopted against EQG. But rather start Chuks instead of Simon and Bassey instead of Sanusi

Starboytwo:
I guess we need kelechi

typicalgamer:


Bro no use ignorance deceive yourself weather is a huge huge factor so don’t go there

No Npfl player can play 90mins on the snow without bleeding from the nose

You forgot that they were water breaks during the World Cup abi ?

No be for your present frank kessier faint under the hot sun during drills

You forgot that our players no longer base on home and the sun is not an advantage to us anymore

yinkeys:

I agree with your analysis
He can make magic happen
They may not win it but he can take them to the finals if he does his magic
Especially with the team they’ve got.
One of these 3 teams would win it
Inter, Real Madrid or Man City

typicalgamer:


Oga even if this generation no pass group stage for the next 3 afcon nothing go happen

2016 to 2022 Belgium 🇧🇪 golden generation didn’t achieve anything

They were rated number 1 team for almost 6 years straight without actually winning anything
Now everybody don old sky no fall

Na Nigeria when nobody aside it’s fans send na world won take end