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I hope in future you remember what's good for the goose is also good for the gander

Joebie:
make you count when Benjamin don play for us and he don f up. just one game
Super Eagles no be club. special exception, Benjamin go give epl super starter Ajayi a run for his money. proven and trusted even if he is in bench.

Congratulations to the guys but the coach has a lot to learn when it comes to in game management

Why are Nigerian coaches so terrible at in game management. Substitutions , changing tactics in game , tactical delays , all zero

The striker , queen Joseph and the Rb Stephen are tired and need to be taken out

again ? The constant coincidence of him getting injured during international break windows is sus

Softbreastt:
Osimhen injured

I'm not sure why you are throwing insults something that should be a civil argument. But to disprove you , 3sc were infact not the biggest team in Africa in 1984. The league in 1984 in Nigeria was won by Enugu rangers while the African cup of champions in 1984 was won by zamalek as you rightly said. But what you left out was that zamalek also won their league in 1984. So how can you claim 3sc that didn't win the league or African cup of champ was the best team when there's a zamalek that won both the league and the African cup of champions beating the same 3sc home and away in the finals. So in 1984 zamalek was the best team in Africa not 3sc. 3sc was one of the best teams though

forgiveness:
The highlight was your own words "Yekini unlucky not to play for best club in Africa.'

All your biggest club na one of your unintelligent way to twist.

Besides, you are too ignorant for such discussion but for the sake of those.you might bamboozle with your lamba, I engaged you.

The sane minds now know you are ignorant. Na Google you dey take use make argument but it's not bad if you have basic critical thinking and rational.

Did Yekini play for the best team I. Africa as at the time he played? Yes!!! HIS TEAM 3SC WON NFL 1983 AND CAME 2ND IN CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE.

If you say Croatia was not counted among the best in the world after reaching the FIFA WORLD CUP FINAL,then there no need distracting you further because this is a disgrace.

Years back , players made a lot of horrible tackles that led to a number of career ending injuries that were termed unfortunate. Recently after the ban has increased on dangerous play , the frequency and number of those tackles have reduced. Same thing needs to be done to goalkeepers. I know goalkeepers are taught to jump with their knees out to protect themselves but quite a number of them try to be mischievous and hurt the opposing strikers when they go for a ball. That mindset has led to the loss of a life.

AndSunGorilla:
Very tragic, the keeper just thought it was a normal red card play, I saw him look afraid when he turned. I hope they won't label him wrongly.

Very unfortunate, seems the player was said to have died of a heart related issue (maybe heart attack or something). No player wants to do something that would kill another, in this case, the goalie was sent off for the kick which would be the case if a law is made as you have suggested. Dangerous play laws are only penalized with a red card, doesn't mean they won't still happen. I guess players have to keep safety in mind when playing, it's not always about winning or losing.
The late guys was trying to win for his team, the GK was trying to avoid his team losing, unfortunately a life was lost and the GK has to live with that moment the rest of his life too.

Very very tragic!!!!

It looks like an unfortunate accident but it's been a long time coming with the way keepers go with their knees or jump in a way that could potentially harm the opposition. I hope a law is enacted to ban all those stupid moves.

maidaboi:
https://x.com/laligaa_neews/status/2117272602523684948?a=zd30eUosYw0eCemPgoo&s=19

tragedy in world football that leads to death 💔

Don't get your hopes up. Chelle will field his diamond , Ndidi , Iwobi , Moses and lookman. And we will be here to complain again about how the midfield was non existent.

EElopa:
Over the weekend I watched Rafael Onyedika and Tochukwu Nnadi. The SE does not have a midfield problem rather our midfield problems are now down to coaches decisions. Rafael Onyedika and Tochukwu Nnadi midfield pivot and Alex Iwobi midfield 3 completely solves our midfield problems Immediately. I went to the Frankfurt fan message board and they are already calling Onyedika a top 3 DM in the league. The question is does Eric Chelle have the courage to drop Ndidi and abandon that diamond formation? Tochukwu Nnadi, Rafael Onyedika, Alex Iwobi, Dele Bashiru, Tim Iroegbunam, Alaskan Yusuf & Mubarak Suleiman should be the core of the midfield going forward. There are still possibilities for the likes of Francis Onyeka and Ethan Nwaneri to come in and enhance the quality further. We don't have a midfield crisis.

Just finished watching extended highlights on YouTube. The girls must be commended for their hard work and grit. They dominated from start to finish. But it's incredible the amount of chances and half chances they somehow contrived to spun. A couple of times , they had like a 3 on 1 or 2 on 1 with the player with the ball not in the best position and instead of passing , the player shot. They need to look for who's in a better position and pass the ball. Anyways for their age those lapses are sort of expected

So we should throw the baby out because of the water ?

darkelf:
but BAT and the sports minister would take the credit and use it to campaign despite not contributing anything meaningful to our football

Don't mind him, someone that could not qualify us for ordinary nations cup. Always talking bullshit. For all their wonderful performances for us , post retirement I think the 94 set has been a menace and distraction to our football. Same as the united 92 set

AndSunGorilla:
He should.go and sit down for Bush. Is he not the same person who chose one Onobi over Chelsea's Mikel. He was trying to force Sly Igbonu on us (dude was playing in a backwater league). Because of him, Emenalo and we all know, Emyeama left the national team. This was someone who decided not to invite so many good players back then but would invite the boys marketed by his brother Churchill.

No we can't phase out Ndidi. He's the best and only DM we have. The best things since sliced bread

Kilishihunter:
Ndidi and Simon should be phased out quick

I agree and a lot of it is down to his flexibity. His teams can play multiple ways and still win

elyte89:
I am of the opinion that luis enrique is technically and tactically better than pep guardiola ….@ TheGoodjoe what do u think?

The same rigid, repetitive thinking leads us to elect and recycle familiar politicians. We are carrying this pattern into football. There is no compelling reason for Moses Simon to approach 100 caps or for Ndidi to remain a starter. They lack the generational talent or indispensable quality we insist they possess. Our reluctance to try new approaches causes us to reuse old materials while better options exist.

If I were the coach, I would deliberately use new midfield combinations regardless of the outcome. The old guard offers no guarantee of results either. This is how you build for the future and keep everyone alert.

This is our worst result in any wafu B competition. So what do you say now since we got the talents from the regions they are in abundance. I hope we all stop looking at football from a lens of tribalism.

ChrisKels:
When you look at this, you can already tell the coach is out for the real business of talent discovering, not favouritism or tribalism. I don't care what anyone says, we all know the regions and states where our talents are in abundance.

lol we are 2 goals down

Napoleon55:
Nigeria is currently leading by 1 goal .

The Solonnachi guy is giving wrong information

Nigeria 1 - 0 CIV

How is Nwaiwu not in the conversation. He's in our top 4 cbs. He's the best suited as the ccb in a 3 atb because of his passing ability built from his days as a dm.

Truidstarr:
Frank Onyeka and Nwaiwu should not even be in this conversation

If we have tried a combination for over 8 years with barely any significant success,, isn't it better to try a new combination even if some of the parts of the present combo are perceived to be the best. Trying the same thing over and over again but expecting a different result is insanity.

How is Ijamilusi always invited to the team. She's barely international football level. Struggling to see what exactly she's good at. I think we have better players

This is the funniest thing I've read this week You know ihenacho left city in 2017 , 9 years ago. And what has pep leaving city got to with anything. His form returned after 9 years, 9 good years. Even Kayode olarenwaju loke 2 years ago tore up that same league, did his form return to or it only applies to ihenacho. I'm sure you wrote this as a joke and not as a logical statement in support of his form

Moniter0:
I knew it when Pep left Man City that things will reset for Iheanacho.. ladies and gentlemen, this is the Iheanacho we knew before Pep joined him at Man City. iheanacho's form has returned since departure of Pep from Man City.

Those saying he is scoring because he is in a "lower" league don't know anything about Iheanacho's form. Even while he played in Leicester City's B Team in their B league he didn't impress without the form, but once he is in form he impresses regardless of where he plays, whether top league or not. His goal out of nothing and with no support from the midfield against Russia shows that too. And no amount of trying to water that down can hold water.

That's true but that form was during preseason and early stages of the season where he was distracted by wanting to leave for the premier league. I think he has gotten over the disappointment now and is in a better form

darkelf:
Some of their fans beg to differ and they said he defends amateurish sometimes

How true is this??

Was Ijamilusi even invited. Not sure I saw her name on the list

TheSuperNerd:
#12 Uchenna Kanu OUT

#9 Folashade Ijamilusi IN

Good game so far. Whoever is the DM though isn't up to par. No staying in position , can't open up to receive a pass , not particularly breaking down the opposition play. I hope the coach tells the lady to sit up

Please tell me how getting foreign horns stops us from developing our academics. They are not mutually exclusive. Don't you think if it's working for so many other countries,that means something is wrong with us that has nothing to getting foreign borns or not

MKPUOGALIGA:
No, its not any Greek gift. What is happening here is that since we started introducing these mediocre foreign players like Iweobi and the links we have since given up on developing home grown talents. Meanwhile, these Europeans will never let you steal their sweat. They can only let you snatch their leftovers. You can never bag a top talents who wasn't born in Nigeria like Dogu, Kareem, Saka etc.
Your only choice is to develop your academies and improve the quality of our league to stop departure of local talents

This isn't an honest conversation. It's like a Greek gift to sneak in the home based quota that's retrogressive.You have a Bassey ,Lookman ,Iwobi to mention a few and you are asking us this question. They have not only reduced the quality ,they have obliterated it

zuchyblink:
Have foreign-born players improved the Super Eagles, or have they reduced the quality of the team?

With more players born abroad representing Nigeria, the debate is growing.

Have they added quality, competition and new tactical ideas, or has the influx affected the identity and overall quality of the Super Eagles?

What do you think? 🇳🇬🦅

Honest answers only

That's never going to happen. Amaju would want to continue in his position so he won't allow. He might even have thrown Nigeria under the bus and not protest against the injustice just to remain in position. Amos Adamu comes to mind

opes:
FIFA is corrupt. Nigeria should join the list of countries that have withdrawn their support for FIFA President Gianni Infantino as a form of protest.

So what exactly is the usefulness of Amaju pi nick who is a fifa committee member in all of this. Similar to how we've had Nigerians in the upper echelons of caf and they have so far allowed the wafu zoning arrangements for both the U17 and U20

charlesemeka85:
FIFA Found a Player Ineligible. His Team Played in the World Cup Anyway.

Officials determined that a goalkeeper from the #DRCongo did not have the correct paperwork, documents showed that Congo never finished the required documentation for Mpasi to switch his national association affiliation after playing for French youth squads.

But no action was taken, renewing questions about FIFA's governance.

FIFA officials drew up possible options, including awarding the match to #Nigeria, imposing fines, replacing Congo with Nigeria in the playoff against Jamaica, or doing nothing on the grounds that Nigeria had filed its complaint late, the documents show.

Additional correspondence about the investigation, also reviewed by The Times, included details about FIFA's actions in previous cases that matched publicly known information. A FIFA legal official not involved in the case confirmed the authenticity of the documents obtained by the Times. By @tariqpanja

The elders say you have to learn to walk before you start running !

Joebie:
Why can't you demand respect in the world?
Why are you all so limited in aspiring?

Just wondering , there's a Anyaosi and isife who are doing very well in the same club ,why are they getting a look in ?

TheSuperNerd:
Me too. There are a couple but 3 U21 players I especially cant wait to see make their Super Eagles debuts are:

Zadok Yohanna
Mubarak Suleiman
Akpe Victory.

Akpe's knee injury came at a bad time indeed but he will be back soon enough I hope. It's now worrying that his replacement, Osuji has not yet touched camp. Perhaps Tromso is resisting too? Dont know for sure.

Mubarak too seems not yet in despite ScoreNigeria saying otherwise.
Ridwan Popoola played 2days for his club so it must mean his club, Al Wasl too, did not release him. That is another lad I want to see make his debut. Should be key for the U23s.

Pros :
1 - Everyone is in their best position
2 - Iwobi isn't overburdened with defensive duties and can focus on playmaking. During attacking movements he can drift to the right and lookman drifts to the left so it becomes like a 3-4-3
3 - Lookman isn't used an as AM which he has been struggling with

If you google the pros and cons of each football formation especially the diamond you would see that our midfield struggles are bound to happen. Making matters worse are the profiles of players we have ,they don't exactly fit the needs of the diamond. To make matters worse he even puts wingers like chukwueze or Moses as one of the cm then Lookman who is an ss as a am leaving the midfield burden to just iwobi who isn't a cm by nature and Ndidi as the only legs in the middle, ndidi legs are gone btw.This series of weird choices explains a lot of our struggles . Although It might work against lesser teams and occasionally against a mid team but against a strong team with hardworking and techinical players ,it will keep getting exposed. Even against average teams who have fast wingers ,all they need to do is sit and tear us apart on the counter which has happened a couple of times already eg zimbabwe, Morocco at the afcon , Guinea Bissau , Sudan at chan and other times we narrowly espaced eg rwanda, Madagascar . quote author=joelsteron post=140814955]True.
Then Chelle needs help with this diamond thing he refused to ditch [/quote]