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Mujtahida:
Osimhen is exhausted. JPes does not have the boldness of Westerhof who threw in Amunike in the final of Afcon 94 notwithstanding the fact that Amunike had not played any match before that time. Amunike was talismanic - he delivered by scoring two goals.

In 2000 semi against SA, Bonfrere Joe who moved Tijani to the right. First half, we knack them two.

Osimhen is tired.

I don't think it'll be wise for Peseiro to bench Osimhen.

Nigerians will come for his head, if he does that.

Goke7:
those ones are social media analysts, the real soccer studio analysts are sober. They know wetin dey. One of them mentioned our five-man defence

Yeah, the fat guy that sat down on the right was quite modest with his analysis.

charlesemeka85:
I too hate them

I don change channel already. Dem too dey overhype themselves. I'd rather lose to Cape Verde than lose to those big headed pigs.

Super Eagles must teach those people a lesson.

The idiots on Supersports are already making mouth.

BascoVanVeli:
Same keeper that made the mistake that helped us get into the 2019 semifinal. If he was Nigerian he would be no where near the team

That's true, but I heard he's really improved over the past year and has quite a large number of clean sheets for Sundowns.

Sonnobax15:
. The cape Verde players Definitely didn't practice for pk....and most importantly,na inexperience kill dem for this match.....

Congrats to our amapiano brothers tho

Supersports will not allow somebody hear word now. Those South Africans love overating themselves. Which kind wahala be this?

How can a goalkeeper save 4 penalties? No be juju be that? 😳

How can a goalkeeper save 4 penalties? No be juju be that? 😳

These people have started their ojoro. That was a red card offense from Percy Tau.

Of course, Messi is the Greatest to ever do it. 😎

These people have started their ojoro. That was a red card offense from Percy Tau.

Goke7:
I have said earlier that it's football and it happens, that the team has progressed, I think we should cut him some slack, it's obvious he was exhausted from the last game. He even scored today and was disallowed, he had a shot on target in the first half. I think he has tried, perhaps dealing with the huge weight of expectations. The team is in the semis and am impressed with the players including oshimen, I must be honest like you said, I never give this team a chance but with where they are am well pleased with oshimen and the boys.

N:B that senegal team has peaked and it's expected for decline to set in, Let's not forget Senegal and Mane has been knocking the door for some years before they won the last afcon, it will be unfair for anyone to criticise Mane

I'm equally pleased with the team's performance and I've been laughing at my friends who said all sorts of things about Peseiro and the team, before the tournament.


I just felt the need to point out something I felt was being overlooked because our defense right now is one of the reasons people aren't paying much attention to Osimhen's constant misses.


God forbid, that defense starts to leak and Osimhen continues to miss. What happens then? If the coach benches him, people will complain; if the coach leaves him on, people will still complain. This is why he needs to start scoring so that people like me will stop complaining


A lot of people have been criticizing Mane oh. They said his form dropped because he's now playing in Saudi Arabia .
Same thing with Mahrez.

Goke7:
You're making assumptions, there is no guarantee that if Egypt had remained in this competition, Salah would have scored 4 or 5 goals by now, everything na probability.

That is why Oshimen is not the only player that can score in the team if he's firing blanks, then let others take responsibility which is what we have seen in the last two games, Simon almost scored what would have been one of the best goals in the second half so wetin we dey talk sef.

Senegal are home, why are we not blaming their strikers

Reply to first paragraph: I never said Salah would have scored 4 or 5 goals by now if he wasn't injured. I simply asked if you thought Salah wouldn't have scored up to three goals by now. There's a difference 😄


Reply to second paragraph: Osimhen is the current APOTY. It is expected that more eyes will be on him than others. With great power comes great responsibility.


Reply to third paragraph: Nothing concerns me with Senegal; this is a Super Eagles thread, but be honest with yourself, despite how hard Mane worked for the team and even got some assists, will you say he had a good tournament for a player of his calibre? That's my point.

Goke7:
Oh seriously? we can make excuses for Salah but not Oshimen abi

Lol, those are not excuses. Excuses would be me blaming badluck for Osimhen's inefficacy in front of goal.


Besides, Osimhen and Salah don't share similar fates. Osimhen didn't get injured in just his second match.


If he did and we ended up failing to move past the round of 16 just like Egypt, we would have all blamed Osimhen's injury for the quick exit, just like the Egyptians are currently blaming Salah's injury for theirs.

omotola90:
lol....he will easily stroll in...

Stroll in where? 😄

By no particular order:

1) There's Mostafa Mohammed.

2) There's Nsue.

2) There's Bounedjah.

3) There's Gelson Dala.

5) There's Ademola Lookman.


If it's a 4-3-3 formation, Mostafa or Nsue will take that spot. If it's a 4-4-2 formation, Mostafa AND Nsue/Bounedjah will likely take those spots.


Where Osimhen wan see chance when he has just 1 goal and 1 assist? (I don't count penalties won by players as assists)

Goke7:
sometimes things don't go well for big players in a tournament, what will you say about Mo Salah after all the exploits this season for Liverpool? Before he got injured, what was his impact?

That's football for you. Meanwhile, if Nigeria wins Afcon no matter what Oshimen will be remembered as one of our stand-out players for us. His positioning to distract a defender for Lookman's goal was highly commended by the Supersports studio analysts.

If I remember correctly, Salah got injured in the first half of Egypt's second match. He scored a penalty in the first match against Mozambique. You cannot judge him negatively, because he didn't even have enough minutes to be as impactful as one would expect, still he tried.


Do you seriously think that if Salah was fit, he wouldn't have scored up to three goals by now? Come on!!! 🤷🏾‍♂️😄


Like I said earlier, I'm not doubting Osimhen's passion or work rate. I'm just disappointed at the extremely poor quality of his finishing.

Joebie:
That’s the problem, I knew people will come for me if I criticized this but I will always spit facts. Osimhen’s name is written in almost all our goals but he has wasted quite a bunch all the same. He is our top striker. And it’s okay for him to be subbed for a player given the role to score and not just to hold.

He has been a very good and passionate hard worker for the team, all tournament, and I appreciate that, but he's also been a very very poor finisher, for a striker of his calibre. The truth has to be said.

I just hope he scores in the Semi Final because at this rate, I doubt he's even going to make the lineup for the team of the tournament.

Joebie:
Omo!!!

If you check, Osimhen has missed up to, or even more than 50% of those chances. I wonder when he's going to find his scoring boots, because na Semi Final we don enter so oo.

He can't afford to miss such chances in the Semi final.

SoNature:
In the history of the Super Eagles, I have never seen a player who has an excellent nodding skill like Osimhen. I cannot remember the last time Super Eagles nodded the ball into the back of the net. So, Osimhen is a change-maker...

Onuachu has scored a header for the Super Eagles. Cyriel Dessers has also scored a header for the Super Eagles.

Setaleonoz:
Yes … ghana had just one shut on target and Uzoho made it possible

Was it Uzoho who prevented the strikers from scoring?

Setaleonoz:
Eguaveon was just unlucky , Nigeria played good football in the last afcon

Was he unlucky against Ghana, as well?

Eguavoen, see your life

Finally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Iwobi is firing shots in this game. Love it 👏👏👏

spy24:
Those of ona wey dey curse iwobi

Are you guys actually seeing his intelligent plays

That goal came about because of his sense every te on the ball

Ball is not by who run or use muscle pass, while those qualities are good, it doesn't mean that everybody in a team should be playing that way

Tell them

Obi 💪💪💪

Beautiful

MetalJigsaw:
No lie u don peff somethin🤣🤣🤣🤣

Crazier things have happened in football. This one can happen too.

mostob:
You forgot to add comic relief too. I still can't get his leg overs against Cameroon. More like dancing to Bata drums

😂😂

MetalJigsaw:
What's the reason behind your prediction?

Just a feeling, nothing more.

humility33:
That guy is too slow and lack stamina

Not suited for africa football. Wish those times they substituted him it was either Musa or Moffi instead

His role so far has been to hold up play and waste time. Perhaps, the coach considers him better for that role compared to others. If we're in need of goals in the second half, we're likely to see either Iheanacho or Moffi.

mostob:
Onuachu? bicycle kick? Make first aid people dey standby sha...
Wetin make Onuachu execute bicycle kick, that means Dem go raise goalpost.

Him fit try am from just outside the box. With his long legs, the ball fit enter nah