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JohnBullMySon:
It's easier to build a cohesive team in a clubside than a National team. In a club side, you can sign the players you want and build a team that maximises each player. In a National team, your domain of options is limited.

In a clubside, you train week in week out, so every player knows his teammate well, his abilities and his weaknesses. Every teammate knows they're positioned and how to get a great pass to each other. Almost every goal comes from a successful setup or pass. In the National team, players train between months. Not enough time to gel and master each other.

Lastly, the best coaches are at the clubsides. Because you know, we all follow the money.

To succeed as a National team, you must watch your players very well so that you can derive a playing pattern that suits everyone. If the players are then playing, they wouldn't need to adjust so much to play with each other.

I remember saying it here that Eguavoen was setting himself up for failure when he made statements that indicated he wasn't watching his players enough.

TheGoodjoe has said something about this too. I add the team's philosophy too. Like what Spain, Brazil and Germany have. They play it at clubside and so coming to the NT makes it easier for blending in. Even New players, safe a minute few blend in. If I ask what philosophy is premium in Npfl now, we go laugh together. Our Legend winger dey complain for Enyimba months back.

JohnBullMySon:
I think our best option will be to get a decent Championship level manager whose contract will permit to double as our National team technical advisor. then maybe Amuneke can remain as chief coach.

The female team have a technical adviser who coaches a club in the US as well and it's pretty much working for them.

The approach saves cost and gives some level of quality too. He can also track our players in Europe better.

Abeg throwaway this Amuneke/Osinbajo talk jare

That's the parallel and I no wan hearam. Na two of them. Infact in future, we fit hear story say na him gangan do this or that.

The only Ex SE players that should be near the team aspa appointment MUST be Enyeama and Carl Ikeme. They can dash others any slot available.

andrewbaba44:
As far as komekn is concerned no Nigerian player will ever get into championship team let alone the almighty epl

He said osimhen cannot get into championship teams ,what should we be expecting for him to say about Awoniyi

He knows he's very wrong about that. Allow him. If they perform, he'll shift stadium. Elneny dey chop bench for Arsenal but is still top for Egypt.

jihday:
we don’t need a rebuild, we just need to hire a competent coach

You think I'm talking about just the team? I'm talking about our football, admin inclusive.

To be sincere, we need a thorough rebuild before the world leaves us behind. Not saying what we have on ground can't be marshalled to a top-notch level, but we need to adapt to this modern style that involves systems, one that heavily relies on team play and fluidity. Rebuild is the perfect word. Enough of managing. The disconnect is already at peak, that's why the fans did that, even if not justified one bit. Dunno if we can be that patient Sha.

Leon na Class Player!! Respect.

semid4lyfe:
The title of the thread has been changed to

The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup

I think this new title encapsulates the journey towards achieving our new set goals and targets.

Gracias. This should do!!

Ishilove:
Heck no. Too much testosterone flying around

Haba. You that love a challenge. Safarigirl is doing superb na.

Erm, Semid4lyfe, pls can we remove that Afcon and 2026 part from the title? Rebuilding Process is enough. We aren't looking forward to any of such yet.


Thanks.


A Concerned Nairalander!!

Ishilove:

Come join us, permanently, for this area.

Ishilove:
Kill them with politeness

Ishi enter here sha What a purple house effect.

zuchyblink:
Until we kill sentiments, emotion and favouritism,we ain't gonna move forward.

I won't lie, you've been the most vocal about this AE and EA appointment. You have been proved right all rounder despite how many on here fired at you.


This is very hilarious

mediocre United.

Odunayaw:
If they hype one another now, gringos will say their hype got into their heads

There's no atmosphere lacking in the SE. There is camaraderie there and so on and so forth but it means nothing when results don't come.

Dem no spare Tite or Scolari that year

That one is besides the talk na. It's lacking cos it doesn't feel like a family that must face the world and prove itself. Plus Nigerians are disconnected from them so the urge to beat has always been there

kingphilip:
Thegoodjoe have been shouting since for a proper screening to be done just like that of the age grade to be able to get the best across all positions and I think that's the way to go in this goalkeeper issue.

Sure. I just hate that it's always Reactionary before the right thing is done. No proactivity. We can't build nothing with such.

COOL10:
He's a defender so it's not so unlikely. I like the guy. He's very passionate about the team. Some people say foreign borns lack commitment and passion but it's always the foreign borns who cry endlessly when we lose big.

He was bold enough to complain against the system cos he was passionate the most when others feared the hammer. We need more of his kind.

This warmth is lacking in the SE. See Alves hyping Martinelli. Nelli too knows it's a worthy opportunity to play alongside such a legend.


Come to SE, such atmosphere is lacking. Feels like Mercs Central.

COOL10:
Ehya
The defense tried, I don't blame them much.

unless he plays till 37 for the team, which is unlikely.

Too painful for these two.

JohnBullMySon:
It may interest you to know that many African goalies and players presently were born abroad.

I keep saying this. If the local league players were that good. Why have they not impressed at the CAF champions league? Perennial group stage exits.

Our problem is teamplay. We need a coach who can just get it right. Anything home-based vs foreign based is emotional BS. That's partially the reason we are were we are. Even beyond football.

Nigerians should learn to think straight.

And now these same Foreign born ones, we don't have the best, why?

The best we've ever had was from the local league. You may be right about bias in a way, but somethings are simply facts. If we ignore, we'd always end up in error. My focus is the gk dept for now, not the whole team.

Joebie:
Apprentice talk..

He seems to be the only Asst with a big voice to the press too.


The fear now is whoever wants to take over, nff will force him on them. Is it by force

He never even do anything for Cadet Level. Na senior team.

andrewbaba44:
So Egypt used lasers in Cairo also ?

I love what the Senegalese did to them

Senegal has given us a blueprint for playing North African teams. Tit for tat. The thing is we barely want to play dirty when we meet them. Dunno who we dey fear all those times.

So the Ghana Goalie plays for Swindon? I think this ends this stale Gk discussion for good. Let's end it once and for all. Infact, Ezenwa has been the ONLY GOALIE that made us not disturbed about that aspect since Ikeme.


Yeah he was barely tested yesterday, but he commanded his spot well considering where he plays. 4th division!!!


Infact that spot should NEVER be given to a foreign based ever again!!


AE is talking so proudly rn.

'i will return to my TD job'


Chaiii. He shouldn't even be there one bit.

Queiroz and Djamel have stepped down. He's yet to even say anything sane.

safarigirl:
He should be talking about that, so that they understand the importance of even showing up at a World Cup

He has been there and done that. So many of them on that team cannot say same and he is reminding them what is at stake, E be like to qualify no dey do them again.

They should go back and rewatch that Haram football they subjected over 20 million people to on Friday, so they can see what boredom really looks like.

Looks like the talk was indeed boring talk after all.

Even if we had such a player, AE tactics would make him look mediocre. KTE!!

TheGoodJoe:
For once.

Terminate Eguavoen's contract and give Amunike the job.

Sounds like



"Buhari is Nigeria's Problem. Vote for Osinbajo."

TheGoodJoe:
Did you read that I said that it DAWNED ON ME TODAY that outside influences will not allow our football grow. It is more than tactics or good coaching.

This dawned on me in 2006. Funny we are still at this same table.

Odunayaw:
You know except from Uzoho's blunder, Ghana didn't pose a threat at all right?

Aswear. Nothing. That's why I say they're the worst Ghana team this century. They also didn't expect that turn of events.

Odunayaw:
Dave, na scam be this. Loss distorts reality

If with the way Senegal started by losing two penalties in succession, they went on to lose the penalities, no one will remember the 120mins they played. No one.

There's no reward for fighting spirit when you're expected to win

You're right wrt to what is at stake. But we both know that we wished the SE played half as good as they did tonight.

dijon:
Whatever misdeed you sow, so shall you reap bountifully and with tears....

Our Ex-Internationals and their 1980 captain general sowed massive hatred and planned failure towards a man that did no wrong to our football and usually qualify us with joy to competitions because they were hungry and wanted to eat from what they did not plant but the creator of heaven and earth has shamed them.

Our mentality towards life and one another that breeds hatred, nepotism and religion bigot has destroyed this beautiful country called Nigeria.

We need to embrace love and desist from pull down syndrome.

Nigeria will be great again.

I hope he didn't put a replica of the Benfica curse on the team Sha?

Joebie:
Book of lamentations. There is no short cut to success. Talents is not enough when your coach is not talented.

fact. See Asst Coach comment.

COOL10:
They said Mikel was too slow and loves back passes. We've still not found a replacement for him.

They said Victor Moses was proud and arrogant. We've still not found a replacement for him.

Nigerians, make we dey calm down abeg.

Add Enyeama too


Someone said he's rude and lacks respect. We still never replace am


Deep down, his replacement is currently playing in the NPFL, oblivious of what destiny is about to do.