goldfish80:

How many times did you see Etebo in the defensive 3rd of the Algerians?
Guondogan is always seen beyond the defensive 3rd of the opposition like in the Barca game.
I wonder why you brought his name up.

forgiveness:


@bolded buttressed the point that Iheanacho is not a CF.

The second @bolded also buttressed the point he not a natural CF. No defender will allow Nacho breathing space because he knows the consequences.

goldfish80:


Etebo was not the Cmf. The super eagles played 4_2_3_1 formation
Onazi and Etebo where in the double pivot. Mikel played ahead of them while Iwobi and Moses held up the flanks.
I wonder where you got the idea that Etebo played as a Cmf ot box to box.

TheGoodJoe:


If Osimhen develops the way we expect, I expect him to lead the line up front and Nacho dropping behind. Osimhen also presses and worries defenders. However, that is a long time from now.

For now, based on the strategy we saw yesterday, Nacho is the best option without a doubt. Just as Etebo became a key player yesterday. I wish we saw how good Alampasu developed so far but that I for another day.

When once you pull Nacho from the nine, we can not press with the same intensity.

confun:
Looking forward to our next FIFA ranking......

TheGoodJoe:


The problem is that we do not have a better option, so why bring the bench talk.

TheSuperNerd:
Honestly based on Ighalo's and Ideye's form in front of goal in the green and white...


I think we saw our best formation and starting line-up yesterday.... The only positions we didnt have our best in were the right back and GK roles but the guys that stood in did their best and must be commended.


That starting line-up of yesterday IS OUR FINEST TODAY.

AND EVEN THOUGH I INSIST THAT NACHO WILL BE A BEASTLY ALIEN NO.10 BEHIND OUR BEST 9.... I KNOW FOR TRUTH THAT FOR NOW, IHEANCHO KELECHI WILL CONTINUE TO LEAD THE LINES UNTIL THAT "BADASS NO.9" ARISES.


I know he will in "Victor Osimhen" or even an "Isaac Success" (if he can rediscover his no.9 godlike qualities)

WE HAVE A TEAM NOW GOING FORWARD.... JUST THE RIGHT BACK ROLE TO FILL UP.

Mickael2:


was it just me? I believe Omeruo did a good...no a brilliant job as the RB, for me he should be starting there, we had to make do with a CB turned RB for many years(Ambrose) so why the hell not? I would argue that our DMF wasn't the best but that's the coaches call

TheGoodJoe:


Gundogan? Always seen beyond defensive third? Sometimes, he drops deep to the defenders and exchange passes with them.

goldfish80:

I hate arguing without facts that's why I normally use stats. This time I will use still pictures to educate you guys a bit.
You can see Onazi and Etebo's position marked with a blue circle. You can see from the four different pictures, they were in a straight line with each other.
If you still insist Etebo was a box to box or Cmf then that certifies you simply can't read a formation properly and we forget the argument.
Cc mikeal2, Supernerd

DEATHMACHINE:
yep for now ,working there

Mickael2:

this is why I hate having conversations with you, you utter rubbish with such conviction that it annoys me and your diction is pretty foul, you might want to change it.

I said we have stars who are sitting on the bench already, and he is still a prospect, isn't he a bench piece at Man city? Or has he benched Aguero already? All what you said is baseless, I said if they come and they perform better than him let him sit, for Christ's sake you were saying that if Alampasu performs better than Akpeyi he should sit for Alampasu, so what makes Iheanacho's case different? Read meaning into this and take off your fangirl glasses for once.

PS: if you think that I hate Mikel, ok.

TheGoodJoe:


Ighalo. Please, do you know how many games Ighalo had before he lost his place? Was he not in camp before Rohr opted for Nacho?

BascoVanVeli:


Onazi is not the only man in our midfield, some of this talk about Onazi is just scandalous. He had a big game and people are still nitpicking for i don't know wat. Even though injured the coach kept him on that should tell us something.

goldfish80:

The blatant hate for Onazi is real. I can't understand it anymore.
Whatever anyone says about Onazi, he is still the first name on the team sheet of every super eagles coach since his debut.
Thank goodness some of us appreciate his die hard and 130% commitment to the course.

Certitude:

All because he didn't score in one game? I won't say he didn't play well.

OdenigboAroli:


Not all abroad foreign groomed players are top quality. Example;Solanke

Mickael2:


Oh God!!! You see you people don't even understand how this conversation started, try to follow it first. I asked Goodjoe if he thinks Iheanacho is untouchable, he said something that shows that he thinks so, so I am now telling him that if a player comes to camp, does better than him in training then that player should start, this is totally not connected to yesterday's match na

goldfish80:

I hate arguing without facts that's why I normally use stats. This time I will use still pictures to educate you guys a bit.
You can see Onazi and Etebo's position marked with a blue circle. You can see from the four different pictures, they were in a straight line with each other.
If you still insist Etebo was a box to box or Cmf then that certifies you simply can't read a formation properly and we forget the argument.
Cc mikeal2, Supernerd

Mickael2:


what is your definition of a better option?? So if Kayode comes and does better than Nacho in training he still is the best option? I am not saying bench him because of one bad game, I am saying bench him if he does not perform well, the whole point here is that people think he is untouchable which he isn't. Against Zambia, we only had about 60 good minutes where we played well but against Algeria we played well for 80 minutes out of 90 because of Etebo's engine and Ndidi's early inclusion, so Etebo can't sit, the only change that is necessary in that midfield would be Onazi though we can manage anyways, so Iheanacho coming into the middle won't make sense, so let him fight for his place in the CF position. We already have one untouchable, having 2 or 3 will turn us into the English team and we know how good they are

TheSuperNerd:
I do wonder why you just dont wanna concede that you're wrong on this.

Etebo was everywhere in midfield and only joined Onazi because of his workrate and super marking abilities also.... He joined Onazi when we were in off-the-ball situations..... But he never remained with Onazi when we were on the ball and moving on the attack...

Your pixs mostly show him in off-the-ball situations... He had to mark and help Onazi choke the Algerians!!! Tu comprends??

I wonder how he got his assist sef... Think about it.

Mickael2:


Oh God!!! You see you people don't even understand how this conversation started, try to follow it first. I asked Goodjoe if he thinks Iheanacho is untouchable, he said something that shows that he thinks so, so I am now telling him that if a player comes to camp, does better than him in training then that player should start, this is totally not connected to yesterday's match na

goldfish80:

You seem to hinge your point on the assist he made. Probably trying to connect it with him playing a box to box Cmf role.
In the 4-2_3-1 Formation we played Etebo and Onazi where the anchor...
If we played a 4-1-4-1 formation, Etebo would have always been ahead of Onazi.


Let me give you a hint, don't look at the formation of a team you're studying when they are on the ball. You read formation when the team is without the ball.
Onazi just like Etebo would have made that pass to Mikel.
Didnt you see the picture I posted?

goldfish80:

You seem to hinge your point on the assist he made. Probably trying to connect it with him playing a box to box Cmf role.
In the 4-2_3-1 Formation we played Etebo and Onazi where the anchor...
If we played a 4-1-4-1 formation, Etebo would have always been ahead of Onazi.


Let me give you a hint, don't look at the formation of a team you're studying when they are on the ball. You read formation when the team is without the ball.
Onazi just like Etebo would have made that pass to Mikel.
Didnt you see the picture I posted?

TheGoodJoe:


Or you can not read two pivots, One shields, one moves. So, showing two pivot positions has no way of disproving a fact. Why not circle the point where Etebo got fouled on the left wing? I get it, it will blow your argument apart.

tbaba1234:




Please o! I don't hate Onazi but i felt that he faded in the game. That is not saying he is a bad player. He lost the ball for the third goal. I am making a valid critique. I am not picking on him.

TheGoodJoe:


How can you know who roams forward and who sits if all that matters is when the team is not with the ball? When the team has the ball, watch who sits and who bombards forward.

In one of the pics you posted, you asked where was Etebo. Yet you are trying to make it look like they stuck together like a newly married couple on a honeymoon.

BascoVanVeli:

Na wa, he made the pass on all our late counter attacks. He didn't fade he got injured and came back stronger.

TheSuperNerd:
Nope... Anyone can give an assist...

My point is simple... Etebo was mobile and ran up and down that midfield all game. He was found everywhere all game.

He was no DMF yesterday. He was more of a box-to-box MF/CMF... Simple as that.

Or does off-the-ball and on-the-ball situational positions of Etebo confuse you?