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Goaaalllllll!!!

Nice curler. Pep go wan crazeee

The good thing about Iwobi and Onyedika playing side by side is, individually, they're their own man. But together, they sync well.


So that makes a big big midfield chemistry for us if we manage it well. Let Ndidi and Onyeka battle the last spot or Onyeka starts in the more physical game and Onyedika comes on for either of Ndidi/Onyeka.

So baba can set up these guys to score 4 laidis? Mentality changed and 4 unreplied goals. Arteta changing approach or the return of Big Gabu to the XI? Which is it

BABE filled with Ws. Emery run comot ke? 😂😂😂😂


Unbeaten at Emirates. Be like Arteta wan target Klopp's Anfield record o.

We have proof Eric Chelle dey read this tread. That Onyedika choice is proof. Me sha till wondering wetin he dey see for Simon and Chuks. Glad to hear Arthur switch is finalized. I'll prefer him over uzoho any day.

Subzero0477:
Iwobi must be mentally strong, the guy went through a lot I mean a lot to get to where he is today yet he was never fazed

i think Chelle has given him the 2019 freedom back. That's the true self of Iwobi. All those deep nonsense he played after Rohr hindered him mentally.

Goke7:
Every game is different and this is a tournament and not a league format of home and away games. You’re up by 3 goals, 3 points is what you need, excellent goal difference already so do you need more goals? So what the hell are you bringing in offensive players for? All we needed is wound up the game by keeping possession, bring in more defensive minded players and slow down the game which super eagles are well know for and Iwobi was doing just that. Against Benin in the wcq we needed more goals to get to the playoffs so wingers can come in no problem but what do we need players like Simon and ejuke in that game yesterday for? Chelle is showing some rigidity here and it will surely cost us in more crucial games if he doesn’t watch it. Good football is not everything, game management and common sense of adaptability matters in a tournament and our coach inexperience is showing too early. You don’t have much opportunity to experiment in a tournament. We were lucky to escape last night despite dominating for 70 mins. The final result at the end is what matters no matter how long you dominated play.

Thanks for this. Cos i think subconsciously many of us do make the mistake of mentally fitting tournament football to league football. In League format, the next game is another chance. You can overlook errors and underplay funny subs. But not in tournament. In tournament the mentality gats shift. Nonsense should be called its name not excused. Any best team can be out in barely 75seconds of tournament football. Add that luck factor too. Na why we no fit ever forget Mbappe even though Messi also played that final.

We still praise Jpes for last AFCON approach. It worked and got us far. Nobody go remember anything else again.

kennysville:
Add the coach's erratic substitutions and his obsession for wing play

All Chelle needs to do is reinvent the Jpes tactics that took us to the last final. It is perfect for SE in tournament mode and he can add some sleek to the rough edges Jpes didn't address. I love the crosses men and it's even making me miss Aina.


That Hannibal, abeg make they no give chance to such Bouazizi regen to try that again o.

MetalJigsaw:
I believe Lookman has replaced Nacho

in impact, maybe.

MetalJigsaw:
Now Chelle is doing the same thing

i dey make dey no wash head for touchline this time sha. 🤣

I hope Osimhen works on his reactive nature sha. That yellow card was totally unnecessary. If it made him miss next match in ko stages, no apology on IG or snap go epp o.

lbrichman2:
Watch the build up to our third goal
It started with Onyeka who intercepted a pass and then Osimhen laid it off for Iwobi and ran into space..

Onyeka was cutting out passing lanes, marking and doing the dirty job
Had no business subbing him..
See here..

🚨🇳🇬 GOAL! Ademola Lookman scores for Nigeria to make it 3-0 against Tunisia. He’s now been involved in four goals in two games at the AFCON. pic.twitter.com/xxNwH0kIff

— GNB (@GHNaijaBallers) December 27, 2025

This is the reason i pick him as the only one in this current team to score that kine goal Mane scored vs Congo.

Meliforme:
Give me a hint of what you want me to say next.

What in the afcon happened next now. Say it na😆😆😆😆
The hint wey we both saw?

352 dey curb flank intrusion well. But no, Ejuke and Simon must come on(two of them no sabi ball recovery or cover spaces o) kon comot who dey do Declan Rice. Habaaaaa.

semid4lyfe:
That Finidi na error. Hin follow for the reason wey we no qualify for WC.

he made me wish Amodu was here as much as i didn't fancy him those years too.

Meliforme:
I have read a lot of criticisms on Chelle regarding his game management and this is my perspective.

The Tunisians were mounting a lot of pressure on the flanks, and Chelle needed to foil the pressure.
Ndidi was even out of his position to defend the flanks.
That was the motive behind the substitutions Chelle made.

Again, in competitions there is what we call the game momentum. The momentum of the game shifted for obvious reasons and the Tunians siezed it to see what they can grab.

Pls finish this analysis. You haven't added what happened next pls and how it ended. Lol.

No stop here o. Chelle carry that blame abeg.

lbrichman2:
Echiejile was an answered prayer that year
Omo that left back position wan wound us then!!

his speed and crosses. Omo he's still one of the best fullback crossers we've ever had imo. Answer to prayer he was.

minfelix:
Add Frederick,Aina and Onyeka….cos as we saw today Onyeka is an Engine room, and we can see how Aina replacement is playing kak

i suppose add Onyeka true true. The other 2 no dey.

lbrichman2:
Levels dey
If no be that yeye coach wey wan spoil him career, infact 2 coaches sef

I imagine how this team would have been if Jpes was still in charge. I know he contributed to the mess sha but imagine all those backstage issues weren't there too. Those two clowns messed stuff up gaan.

If Finidi na our coach for afcon, na Tanimu go dey rb not Frederick(if he was fit)

lbrichman2:
In recent times, I think maybe only Benjamin and to an extent Akor have had seamless bedding in period into this team
Both have become integral members of our team

Benjamin own too sweeeeettttt. Chai.

Another that was sweet was Echiejile that year. Came on board as replacement. Became competition under a short time and grabbed the spot for himself. Lol

lbrichman2:
Be like Mola is leading the scoring charts abi?

Apoty is really showing why he's apoty

4GA. Topping both G and A tabs. Omo.

lbrichman2:
I get you
If we allow other players get game time, they may grow to become leaders too
Remember how Bassey was error prone in the early days

Yeah. Let's not also forget those that click immediately they debut and stay on till. Overall, recruiting na all time low. For now we face AFCON sha. I heard some legends talked to Bassey that year. Talk made the difference.

If only a player of Onyeka level was on the bench in 2014 after Onazi was injured. The game just collapse from there. Chai.

Personally im expecting nothing much from Ndidi. All well and good if he dazzles but guy is no longer at that level. Let's not wait for KO to do i told you so.

Odunayaw:
Before I even lament this scary thought, what do you mean replace Iheanacho? Wetin that one guarantee for us? Free kick?

Before his dip in performance na. Lol. Na Rohr enjoy am pass. 😂

lbrichman2:
We don't need to have players at the same levels as them
We just need competent substitutes
For me, these 4 players should complete all our games

Fact remains we currently don't have that. Only Onazi injury and we collapsed in 2014. Still fresh in memory. Replacement o not competition.

Competition is near equal in tech and performance na.
Replacement is mostly near in tech and near in performance.

Hilarious fact

We currently have no replacements for these guys


Lookman
Osimhen
Iwobi
Bassey


And this alone is scary. And we wan go World Cup. The engine room of the SE right now.

Wait fes, we never even replace Iheanacho till now.😂😂😂😂🤦🏽‍♂️

MetalJigsaw:
His last game with the Malian team is what almost played out this night. It was last AFCON against Senegal where he squandered a 2-0 lead to 2-2 and went ahead to lose in penalties. That was when the picture of them pouring water on him surfaced

The man might be cursed with having useless assistants asid his own shenanigans

MetalJigsaw:
Nwabali no fit catch ball again. The same Nwabali wey dey catch aerial ball steady before.

Something is definitely wrong.

Then he was new to the team. Plus Jpes no dey take nonsense from GKs then. Last afcon, see the way he used to be vexed on the touchline at Nwabali tantrums. Finidi came and no reaction. Eguavoen didn't even.... Woh!!!

In which world does a manager no vex at such? Na why i dey miss Mourinho that year. You can't be his gk and be silly

Subzero0477:
Nigeria has not recovered from that

We haven't o. Almost a decade soon. Chaiiiiiii

chuks404:
understandable, that why he is a professional. I am not attacking him Mikel played wella in Olympics even when there was news that his father was kidnapped. So this excuse no sell. Nwabali should go and rest . I thought they said he was not fit afcon? What changed? No body should give this excuse ooo

Me feel its the latter that is causing it sef. I just added the former cause it happened lately.


He has no competition!!

That is the cause

Goke7:
Those blaming Nwabali should consider how slippery the pitch was after rain o. Make Una take am easy.

The coach is the real culprit in this game

Oga, he's not the first to play when rain dey fall. Enyeama and Mweene played under heavy showers in 2013 and 2014. Heavier than the rain of tonight. They excelled. Abeg abeg. Call failure hin papa name. No excuses. We can both call them out for their errors

Igirigimercenar:
. Which ticket are you talking about oga Dave?

I thought fifa has concluded their investigation?

That news was fake o. They haven't wrapped it up yet. Still ongoing