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charlesemeka85:
the reason is that they don’t produce this big bodied players anymore

Then, skill and talent wise we had it over them but they were too physical and robust when compared to our style of play

Also they can run for 120 mins nonstop

that endurance part especially. Chai. I fit call am PTSD sef. 😂😂😂 i watched the pain live.

M7even:
Very good display. He got tired but still effective. He was able to contribute to the second goal. The bench team understands why they could not substitute him. I am beginning to think players who played early in European academies have a better technical understanding. Look at the second goal, all starting from Bassey winning a freekick, and then himself, lookman and Iwobi doing the job to score the second goal. That was beautiful.

I want to see a 7.5 upwards sha. Abi is he on the Uzoho path? Cos shooting wey he sabi don turn hilarious thing.

FatherCHRISTMAS:
Football is all about good days and bad days.
His presence alone means alot regardless if the performance was great or not.
If you noticed Iwobi was defending and attacking

The opponents will always factor Iwobi as a threat so far he is on that pitch.

True. They factor his abilities even if he's not delivering.

TheSuperNerd:
I'm good namesake.

Peseiro who I never rated going into the tournament is the same one giving me reasons to be excited.

What happened? He dropped that silly 442.

It was risky wating till this afcon to try a 3 man midfield for the first time but it worked. It was worth it. But trying the 343 is the true masterclass change I was waiting for. I suggested it much earlier that we should be going 3421 under JPes with the players we have on board and with Nwakali not in the picture.


3421 is 343 but with the wingers playing much closer to Osimhen.

So far, it is lookman who seems to understand the assignment of playing closer to his pointman.

Yeah. I remember you clamoring for 343. It worked. My overall top joy is seeing an attacking pair of 2013 kind replicated in this AFCON. This style should be a permanent template going forward.

More needs to be done for when Osimhen turns provider. Once he has the ball, green shirts should rush inbox for pass options. He's had 4 of such moments so far. Only 1 has turned to goal. Kudos to the assistants of Jpes too. It's the era where they're are key to our national teams cohesion, just like Waldrum's assistant too. I hope NFF are not going to press that forbidden red button with some silly acts anytime soon.

TheSuperNerd:
Already explained through the GoodJoe who was kind enough to bring my reply here. I appreciate him for that. My schedule sef shock me.

When I saw us in the first game, I was like... Peseiro is doing something different. Finally listening. Finally playing a 3 man midfield.

Then when I saw the next game vs CIV with Alhassan out and JPes went 343, I knew that is the formation we would be using going forward.

The perfect formation to utilise the personnels of this team.

You're back. How far😎

This squad still gives me fear. Chai. They were that feared. Terrifying despite our talent that year

Odunayaw:
We say the definition of madness is doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting different results.

How can you admit their ideas were "cancelled OUT" and "they didn't succeed" and still say they weren't clueless?

Na me mess up as I engage you sha

He try to pass Zaidu wing. Bassey Bus stop.
Long balls to Aina wing, same fullstop. Oya pass centre na, Ekong the Headmaster in back to sender mode. Sorey no shot on goal. 0!!!

Calvin Bassey's confidence. That guy na Special kind of defender. I dunno which ex international defender i can use to compare. Creating a whole niche for himself by himself.

5days for Nwabali to recover. Abeg no Uzoho. 30% of our setup will crumble if Uzoho is the gk. That's how influential Stanley is.

Dstv Nigeria dey troll Lions with "The lion weeps tonight. Wimoweh" 😂😂😂

Uhmmm

Mujtahida:
Nigeria say since we are not creative, we will kukuma dabaru every other team creativity 😂😂😂

Solid Plan. From team wey no get 9 to false 9 to 9 wey no sabi to 9 wey cos he chip gk for World cup,they say he go tear our defense apart. He wan return from injury to come do the unthinkable. Omeruo still boss am. 😂
We move.

3rd time we making Eto'o a sad man in that vip box. Before match start, dem dey hail am. Gusau just stand near am dey look. 😂😂😂😂😂

Eto'o PTSD don dey too much. Okocha check on him.

Mujtahida:
Send gustav25 to buy you panadol. If the panadol no work, Afobear will hammer you injection 😂😂

Too Early to judge yet na 3 games remain to wrap up tournament. 😂😂
Time is definitely a construct on that planet those three are on

charlesemeka85:
if u like get headache e no concern me 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Yunno me. Just that one gats say it.


Pes has barely used 5 different players from the bench

He's not even used Moffi, Nacho, Musa, Nawa o.

charlesemeka85:
bobo na our smooth operator for midfield

Makes it easy with his link up passes and worked hard behind the ball

It's 4games now and he's the getting lowest rating in that midfield. I'm concerned cos i know this is unlike him.


The tournament XI will have 2 of our defenders las las.
For midfield, i doubt any. But up front, Lookman and Osimhen vs the Senegal and Cape Verde forwards. Let's see.

COOL10:
I guess I'd call it a "Deep lying CM" instead of his usual role as a CAM (Central Attacking Midfielder).

He still doesn't like he's playing with Timberland shoes though

Let's assess Iwobi's over performance pls. Leave Commentator aside fes.

daveP:
1st 9 wey sabi we dey meet tonight. We either cut supply chain(which we good at) or defend against Abou to not see space to out muscle anyone. They're the ones that should be wary of our attack ability though.

We did cut supply chain and still no gree for enikeni. We ask for 1, they do 2 or more.👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

isan:
Since the beginning of the tournament everyone can see how hard lookman has been working even defensively and it's paying off for him 2goals and 1 assist in this tournament. Chukwueze can also look at lookman and work hard also .... And some idiots will say foreign borns doesn't know what it takes to play for super eagle shame on them .

Chuks is disappointing. This tourney might end with Simon as the only winger that will be on G/A sheet. (1) if he doesn't step up. Aina is doing a better job than him on the wings. That says alot.

mostob:
Aboubakar this... Aboubakar that. Him leg touch ball?

Overrating who dem no suppose rate just to spite our guys and prove a point. Naso dem hype Bance and Pitroipa that year.

I wanted Osimhen to replicate Ighalo game of 2019. Osimhen say no, I'll do more than that.

👏🏿👏🏿

komekn:
Both players came in too late to make any kind of assesment.

You too dey cap. The few times between them is not enough to assess? Or you felt Abu will have more balls coming his way? Lol. Don't be hilarious na.

Icon4s:
Na the Omeruo wey Komekn say Aboubakar retired be that. The Aboubakar no even trap one ball.

They had not one shot on target and had to start rough play on Nwabali. Smh. 0shots.


Nigeria defense is solid. Cancelers of opposition creativities.

COOL10:
The formation is making him play deeper than usual. He's still been good, though.

So what's the role then. Yeah he's been okay. But I'm sha lost. Anyways

Odunayaw:
Naso e go be as far as we play 343

Chai.

Imagine if he's released?

1st open play goal

Lookman to Osimhen

2nd. Open play goal

Osimhen to Lookman


Do we have our Emenike-Ideye pair already?

caprikon:
Lookman got lucky..needed to aim for the roof of the net.

no mind am. Very empty net and he wanted the spirit of zaidu to possess him and miss that sitter?

Pls what exactly is Iwobi's role in this game. I need his heatmap sincerely.🥴
Looking somewhat restricted to me, but still clean with forward passes.

1st 9 wey sabi we dey meet tonight. We either cut supply chain(which we good at) or defend against Abou to not see space to out muscle anyone. They're the ones that should be wary of our attack ability though.

Wow. Govt paid tithe sha

Hilarious list
They definitely assessed Lagos Island and used for whole of Lagos😆

minfelix:
they won us 1-0 in luanda and we played out a 1 all draw under the scorching heat of Kano state(blame on NFF)..okocha and figueiredo’s late freekick🤦🏽‍♀️…we edged out on head to head rule that year

I hate thinking of the self sabotage by Nff for that fixture. Senseless quota nonsense they used to jeopardize things with factors they overlook, no matter how small.

WC loss in Kano and Abuja. Both style. But Kano own too unique

Goke7:
They are too strong for the Zambian side. As for their supporters the belief that they can win afcon after an impressive World Cup could be a motivation for the massive turn out

They've been wasteful though. But they outclassed the zambians.