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Jaqenhghar:
Is that the top to you?

It's not. He's at the bottom.

EEGA:
How come Ighalo and Musa were free from their markers after his introduction?

For real? Do you really belive he freed up Musa and Odion? How did he manage to do that? How many successful dribbles did he complete that caused Musa and Odion to be free? Odion tried to be in the box at all times, what does Chukwueze have to do with that?

My last question, how could Chukwueze have freed up Musa who was operating on the opposite flank?
How is that even possible judging by the geometry and size of a normal pitch?

forgiveness:
Which composure?

After we conceded the second goal, the rhythm of the game changed to our own advantage. It continued in the second half even long before Chukwueze came on but we were not clinical in front of goal.

The rhythm was still the same after he came him until Awaziem gave the same pass he gave Mikel against Burundi to Musa which led to the equaliser. After that goal, we changed tactics to counterattack.

All our players moved into their half though we still pressed up front when the ball is with the defenders.

The third goal was as the result of the pressure we mounted on the defence. Etebo stole the ball and Ndidi (if am correct) quickly found Ighalo who used his individual skills to pass the ball to Iwobi.

From that moment, we stop pressing and concentrated on counterattack. That was what led to another rhythm of counterattacks.

You should go and watch the match again. I have already done that.

You're so on point. Watching a game under pressure and re watching at later time is not the same.
The game didn't change as a result of Chukwueze's influence on the right side of the pitch. If anything else, it was Musa's left side that we looked threatening, sometimes I wish Musa was a bit selfish and quit trying to cut back at all times. On two occasions, he tried to cut back instead of going solo, twice those cut backs were cut off..

The picture quality on this thing is crazy. Checked out pixel village's Oppo camera review and went wow.

tbaba1234:
Ighalo has been heavily criticized so he should be praised now that he is producing the goods.

Great to see him come good. He is in rich form so he deserves to start games. A confident player is a dangerous player.

I love the fact that he was motivating the boys when he was getting subbed.

If he keeps up the form and Nigeria go all the way, Ighalo will be the player of the tournament.

Ighalo is one of the leaders in this team who the younger ones look up to. The guy is also the captain of his club, so leadership is not alien to him.
He has done enough to earn the fans respect and yes, he's in the running for being named player of the tournament/ top scorer of the tournament. Emenike got 4 to emerge top scorer the last time. Ighalo can easily score 2 more to tie with Yekini.

Some of the comments are funny. But really, Alex is a good hustler, he used to be on my contact list then on bbm. One could tell he is always keen to network. Good to see him at the top. Congrats

andrew444:
Agreed

You are not wrong ,you said the fact

As na ighalo score na nightmare for them

A guy scored 2 goals and assisted one to knock out the current holders of the cup, but it is Chukwueze who deserves the accolades for creating 3 non converted chances. I wonder how missed chances impacts on the result of a football match.

andrew444:
God bless you

I tought I was the only one thinking so

They hardly praise ighalo ,so this is their scope

I wonder why some people can't just drop sentiment and be sincere

I am not saying chuks did badly but common not spectacular as many guys put it here

The game yesterday was all about Ighalo's clinical finishing, but instead we have Chukwueze to thank.
If Osimhen or Iheanacho had performed like Ighalo, do you honestly think any of them would have credited Chukwueze?
Well, I don't think so. I could be wrong of course.

kellycute:
so u turned a blind eye to his 3 clear cut Chances he created?. One to Musa and two to ighalo?. Please semid, add my guy for the list biko

I understand your short comings regarding analyzing the technical aspects of football but I can tell you for free, Chukwueze didn't change anything about the game yesterday. The match was 50-50, a very balanced game. There was never a time we totally dominated the game,even when we were in search of the equalizer. Not even Chukwueze's intro made us dominate. The quick fire goals were not as a result of dominance but specific errors by the Camerounians.

Instead of praising Ighalo for coming to the party you're hailing Chukwueze for creating chances which weren't converted. Can a non converted chance change the result of a game? He'll no!
Now get lost.

darkelf:
He did. How, you may ask?

Because with his introduction, at least 2 players were always drafted to mark him thus giving the other forwards more breathing space to attack. He also created chances that weren't converted yesterday.

He really tried

One of the chances he created was as a result of the short comings of his weaker foot, he was in a position to hit the ball with his right but instead tried to cut to his left, the defence recovered and he had to square to Musa. He had higher chance of scoring if he took the shot himself, albeit using his weaker foot.

That is why stats don't usually tell the full story.
Secondly I don't think 2 players were outrightly marking him. He more or less ran into traffic when he tried dribbling. Chucks had a decent game but I agree with Rohr, the goals came inspite of him not because of him. He wasn't the game changer.

komekn:
A good defender would have blocked that cross or seen him off to the touchline.

But Awaziem gave him too much space he kept backtracking as opposed to closing him down and the space down. A reflection of a player with limited pace up against a much faster player.

That's why Awaziem was the WEAKEST LINK in thay team.

You're on point. Awaziem's failure to close Bassogog down gave him the chance to drop a pin point cross that beat the defence. Thank goodness he learnt from that as he didn't allow Bassogog such space in the second half. The coaches must have pointed it out to him.

DrKlever:
. I honestly don't understand you people again. Is Moses Simon a defender? Is defending his primary duty? What do you mean by he put up a strong defensive shift all the time? A type that forces us on the back foot even against acclaimed minnors. Oga, attack is the best form of defence. You could see that in yesterday's game when Chukwueze came on.

Chukwueze didn't change the game. We have Odion Ighalo to thank, having learnt from his mistake earlier in the tournament where he tried trapping the ball in the penalty box instead of hitting the ball one time.

Yesterday, Omeruo's mis hit shot fell to him and he hit it one time, goal! Musa's chest pass, he hit one time, Goal!
Chukwueze had nothing to do with any of the goals. He didn't even have a shot on target.

darkelf:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O382hxJSqGw

I believe this is the match where Tijani scored a brace against SA

Sweet goals too

Babangida was on drugs in this game. The guy practically dismantled SA on the night. Total demolishion job by Tijani, all thanks to Bonfere with the stroke of genius switching him over to torment the SA right back.
I used to bang people silly on Playstation one with Babangida and Amokachi on winning eleven.

phamarsenal:
Dis game is being won by d Cameroonian bench seedorf and kluivert, r fishing out instructions didn't u guys observe DAT immediately bassong and njie switched wings we began to concede goals...rohr wasn't quick to tell his defence on how to nullify d switch...wish dem all d best in d second half

I mentioned this to people I am watching the match with. Bassogog and Clinton switch was the clincher.

Iwobi has been AWOL.. Not surprising at all.

do4luv14:
oga abegi face front, " you nigerians "

wetin dat one come you?

If not for this phone am using now,
i would had show a a saved screen shot, with link

so make you face front, cos i no gat tyme for peeps lik u,

You're smart, I give you that. You conviniently can not screenshot the Pelegrini quote about reviving Iheanacho's career from Leicester City.
For some odd reasons, you think a coach will speak directly about a player under contract by another club.
Once again, you're smart. Radio without battery.

GeorgeTheCoder:
Fight back. Don't keep quiet.

Get the number of the camp commandant and other officials. Call them and explain your case anonymously and politely. Be firm. Tell them you will go to social media, efcc, Sahara reporters and the brigade commander if changes and restitution are not made.

I assure you, you will get a response.

At the orientation camp, you're made to obey every order. It's a para military organization. You are to address everyone as sir! Aluta is not allowed in camp.
Although cases such as extortion, Corp members should register their complaint to the appropriate authorities so they can be guided.

elyte89:
Make una dey dere,dey fantasize on nacho transfer to westham,no real source,nothing... Who knows if pellegrini is not even looking @ him

Na chukwueze b dt,despite all d links to barca and Liverpool, onyekuru to Bayern,none has materialize,

I remember when I pointed out the bulshit about the reports of Bayern coming for Onyekuru.
They even reported Bayern will announce in a day or two the capture of Onyekuru. Coincidentally, these rumours sprung up just before the AFCON list was released. It was a classic playbook by an agent to force his client to be picked especially when Onyekuru isn't exactly the coach's favourite.
Guy man, finally guyed guy man.

do4luv14:
yes he said it, and that he would love to revive nacho career again

When did he say that? Nigerians like manufacturing news out of nowhere.

Why Ondo and not Onitsha?

Athletico is really owning this transfer window. They have sold Fernandez to Bayern for 60m,Rodri 70M,Greizmann is going for probably 100M+.

Shows how far they have come as a club under Simone, they have successfully bridged the homogeneous dominance of Barca and Madrid in one swoop. Their brand new stadium is a complete world class edifice and now they sign up some of the best prospect in the world.

Hopefully, Felix fulfills his potential. Alot of dross players have found their way out of the Portuguese league recently. Players like Jackson Martinez, Renato Sanchez and Markovic have failed woefully after owning the Portuguese league.

Gentlemen, we have a ball game.

BascoVanVeli:
Neymar doesn't dive he overemphasizes
The contact is there but he 'may' sometimes make them more than they seem

But seriously Zaha is really being attacked on the pitch it is clear for all to see. We even heard Troy Deeney's sick comment about taking turns kicking Zaha.

Neymar can barely stay on his feet. Call it exaggeration, I will call it diving. His play acting was so bad at the world cup, he actually ended up embarrassing himself.

When you watch some of the penalties awarded to Zaha last season in particular against Arsenal, Man city and Watford. You will see the reason he was hated by opposition fans and players. Although Denney is a complete tool. He's an ex-con for a reason.

BascoVanVeli:
I think the diving reputation is unwarranted. The guy is very tricky and his style draws fouls. People's real issue is that nobody expects a player as kicked as Zaha to do anything but hide in a game but the guy still finds a way and most times it's by winning penalties at the death.

You can say the same of Neymar and we know his story.

Earthquake3:
As pertaining to diving I can't remember a clear Zaha dive this past season even if he did he didn't do much as Salah

Give the man his due

If you can't remember, other spectators do. He has been punished for simulation a number of times. Infact some opposition fans sent him death threats for his theatrics last season.
You love Zaha and you don't know about his diving reputation? Maybe you havent been watching him as much as you claim after all.

Earthquake3:
Productive? Mahrez have a recipient of brilliant team play both at Leicester (Vardy, Kante, Drinkwater) and Man city
(Sterling, Aguero, Bernardo)

Zaha has had to carry Crystal Palace on his back

Vardy, Kante and Drinkwater were playing low league football not so long ago, even Mahrez himself. They were no galacticos. Infact the Leicester City team who won the Epl escaped relegation on the final day of the previous season.
So much for a brilliant team.

Earthquake3:
Zaha won 10 penalties and if he took them he would have been on 18-20 goals

Mahrez on the other hand was playing for a free scoring Man city side

How many of them were blatant dives? He won't get away with some of those calls with VAR coming on board next season.
Bottom line is Mahrez has been the more productive player over the years for an equally midtable club.

Earthquake3:
Mahrez had a wonderful season in an Epl winning team , Zaha has performed consistently in a longer period of time

Zaha's last two seasons has been better than Mahrez's

Mahrez is 28,just 1 yr older than Zaha but he has achieved what Zaha may not achieve in a life time. The question about who is better shouldn't even be in the discussion.

Mahrez last season in the Epl scored 7 goals and 4 assists in 1330 mins while Zaha scored 10 and 5 assists in 3000+ mins. That is Zaha scored 3 more goals and 1 more assist than Mahrez in twice the number of minutes. This doesn't show in anyway Zaha had the better season in Mahrez supposed bad outing.

Earthquake3:
So many things brought down Mahrez value to 60mill

1) He was experiencing a slump in form when he was bought

2) He was at loggerheads with Leicester

3)City’s bargaining capacity brought down his price

Comparing Mahrez to Zaha is a matter of opinion

Mahrez has won the Epl player of the season and African player of the year award. I haven't checked Zahas record, but I suspect he hasn't matched that record, as a matter of fact not opinion.