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joelsteron:
Sorry man
Just last one, kindly ensure Chelle see this..


Bring on Bafana Bafana

Successlane:
She's very popular in her constituency.
With free and fair election Natasha will ALWAYS win Kogi central LAND SLIDE.

Roland17:
I just need him to balance the squad through effective utilization of resources and a pragmatic approach to transfers. Our current squad is massively imbalanced.

Roland17:
We need someone who can standup to Arteta. I read Arteta wanted Rosicky but the club went for A. Beta. I just hope he can look at our squad holistically, see the gross imbalance and address them over the next 2 transfer windows.

MSGAMBLE9:
The swamp is one thing and missing glaring chances from Russo and Frida cost us dearly...

The main reason we lost the first leg is our half-baked coach Renne moving our best and most potent attacking threat ( Candentey) away from her favoured position (no 10) and putting her on the wing, same thing she did in Chelsea game... How do you put your best player out of position all in name of accomodating Cross...

CK has been good so far... She is Euro-driven.

Joebie:
we have an NFF technical director that should know this. While you want to go for a coach that has this style dominant in thier resume, you also want one that still has some level of dynamism in his approach, that will not only sustain what we have been calling for since Rohr era (3-5-2) but build on it based on new players profile that become available.

Our problem is continuity and NFF should get the knocks. They choose the coach, if the coach fails, they fail because they should have a firm knowledge about who we are as a country how we have that played, and how we want to play. Those are the things to consider when choosing a coach. Chelle seems foreign to 3-5-2. I think he may have started more cautiously and later transition to his style as the right profiles become available, if they aren't already.

semid4lyfe:
Since the final days of Gernot Rohr, the Super Eagles have struggled defensively, finding it difficult to keep a clean sheet.

◾Sierra Leone came from behind to draw 4-4 in Benin City.
◾Benin Republic defeated us 1-0 in Porto-Novo.
◾Cape Verde beat us 2-1 in Mindelo.
◾Central African Republic stunned us 1-0 in Lagos.
◾Cape Verde held us to a 1-1 draw in Lagos.

Even under José Peseiro, the same defensive frailties persisted, with the team conceding goals to supposed african minnows we should have handled comfortably:

◾Nigeria 2-1 Sierra Leone
◾Nigeria 0-1 Guinea-Bissau
◾Sierra Leone 2-3 Nigeria
◾Mozambique 2-3 Nigeria
◾Nigeria 1-1 Lesotho
◾Zimbabwe 1-1 Nigeria
◾Guinea 2-0 Nigeria

The breaking point came at AFCON when we drew 1-1 with Equatorial Guinea. That was when Peseiro finally acknowledged we had a defensive problem.

His solution? Switch to a five-man defense—three center-backs and two wing-backs (Ajayi, Ekong, Bassey, Aina, and Zaidu). The result? A vastly improved defense that didn't concede until the semi-finals.

Finidi George should have stuck with that system, but instead, he let armchair analysts dictate his tactics with their "You can't play five at the back against African minnows." "The best teams in the world play a back four", "Our strength is in our attack"etc nonsense talk, And so, he reverted to a four-man defense —conceding three goals in two games and managing just one point.

Now, enter Eric Chelle. After two games, he already looks like a rigid coach stuck on playing a 4-4-2 diamond—even with the wrong personnel. If we were to face Spain or Argentina, I wouldn’t be surprised if he stubbornly sticks to the same 4-4-2.

His squad selection also raises eyebrows. Dropping Frank Onyeka from the 23-man squad makes me wonder if he even reviewed our AFCON matches. How do you watch those games and decide Onyeka isn’t needed? He was our midfield engine—running, marking, covering every blade of grass, harassing opponents non-stop.

Even his lineup choices are questionable. Sticking with the same starting XI from the Rwanda game against Zimbabwe suggests he didn’t study the Rwanda match properly. If he had, Chukwueze, Osayi, and Ndidi shouldn’t have started against Zimbabwe.

Furthermore. his game management seems poor. Sometimes, 1 goal is enough. The team just needs to play defensively, park the bus, protect the lead and grind out the result.

Moving forward, Eric Chelle must be dynamic and show tactical flexibility, play players in their best positions, make bold decisions, and bench underperformers when necessary. The Super Eagles cannot afford another tactically stubborn coach.

South Africa scares me. That team is more or less a club team so their understanding and chemistry is high.

They press, mark, joggle and pass the ball well. They're a well drilled team.

If I were Eric Chelle, I'll go full Italian Catenaccio on their asses by adopting and playing a tactical formation that prioritizes a solid defense, disciplined man-marking and counter attacks.

Super Eagles have to beat SA in SA, there's no other way.

Cc: Dave P

MSGAMBLE9:
Little played well and Russo nearly cost the match cos all Kelly dangerous crosses were lacking connection due to been absent in the box especially in first half...Blactenius would eat those delightful cross for dinner...

FOR Lyon Ada is hitting form at wrong time for us unfortunately ever since she was returned to her favourite role (no 10)... and for their defense Russo is not particularly ruthless I remember Chelsea and Liverpool games ( FA cup) her profligacy cost us dearly

kingphilip:
You're still leaving out Peseiro who started on a bad note before it was compounded by others.

Give Peseiro his flowers too please.

Kog45:
Kai you put Eguavoen and left Peseiro out ...wetin concern Eguavoen with our WC qualifiers

Roland17:
I take God beg una, na for here we dey read "He did not get his players" excuse. Please allow him sign anything he wants, there are some excuses that we shouldn't be reading again from a coach in his 6th year. If it is Zubi he wants, please by all means get him Zubi.

yinkeys:
Eguavoen didn’t handle World Cup qualifiers
Take his name out
He was complacent when we had already qualified for AFCON, we lost to Rwanda
That game should’ve been a trial for 2nd 11 to me
Inconsequential game

BankyGee:
This man played two games and got more points than Finidi, Peseiro and Eguavoen combined in that group. Make una rest abeg.

You think if we stuck with Peseiro after AFCON or we had this man from the beginning of this WCQ we'll be in the situation we are now?

Goke7:
The result will be same with your pedestrian players. Every coach that has coached the eagles cannot be bad

CornOak:
Nothing is guaranteed. There's no assurance that Herve would have secured the top spot for the SE with these crop of players.

Meliforme:
It is just like saying, leave Super Eagles matter, it is spent.

I will say this with every insight that i have gathered from my studies of the Super Eagles team:.
Kelechi Nwakali is needed more than Eberechi Eze in the Super Eagles. He is more important.
Believe it or not believe it.

Roland17:
Shebi na the same Zubi wen we dey build our midfield hope on dey twerk for Real Madrid abi?

MSGAMBLE9:
They played Barca last weekend... playing Barca is like playing Athletico Madrid men's team your life will never be the same ask Pep...


Russo isn't the best player yesterday even though she was awarded, yes she scored two...buh Candentey, Little and Kelly were far better and influential than her...

bisqit:
Aina should be playing upfront. He is not a typical defender. He is too stylish for that. I don't know why nobody sees this

yinkeys:
Fans should go beg Orji Uzor Kalu & Alex Otti to revive Enyimba
Wake up that sleeping giant for CAF champions league