It's a shame our captain can't even give simple pass to save his life. Awaziem should come in for Ekong. Onyekuru should come in for Etebo then Iwobi should switch to 10.
JohnBullMySon: So they can't be compared again or what?
Don't be a fool.
ofcourse, i can't be that foolish to compare Osimhen and Onuachu. If he improves his overall game play for SE then we can have a discussion son. I don't rate him until he moves to a better league. Even I would score in Belgium.
JohnBullMySon: Philosopher likes to criticize too much. No one said Onuachu should lead an attack. Same as Iheanacho, But to to say he plays nothing other than head balls is wrong. I watched him at times. he can hold down the ball comfortably to pull defenders out of position and pass the ball to a free player. We just over criticize him because he lacks pace and plays "casually". Pace is not the only thing needed in football.
A counter attacking game may not suit him, but I bet you he will score goals in possessive high pressing games.
Banuso99: Super Eagles Player Ratings The slim win over Benin Republic ensures that the Super Eagles will be top of the Group L table in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers after it is concluded next week.
Gernot Rohr's team secured all three points thanks to Paul Onuachu's headed goal in the third minute of stoppage time.
Izuchukwu Okosi rates the performance of the players on Saturday.
The Starters
Goalkeeper
Maduka Okoye : The Sparta Rotterdam keeper was not troubled in the first half but had some nervous moments in the second half of the game. 6/10.
Defenders
Ola Aina : The Fulham right back grew better in the game as it progressed. The highlight of his first half was a cross field pass to Henry Onyekuru which almost led to a goal scoring chance. 7.5/10
Zaidu Sanusi : The Porto left back was one of the bright spots in the Super Eagles side with lost of his crosses almost leading to something productive. He did give away some and his defending was assured. 7/10.
Leon Balogun : The center back was put under immense pressure in the first half but he improved in the second half. Held the ball well and put in the body when required. 8/10. William Troost-Ekong : The captain of the day was good at the back and was also upfront a few times in search of a goal albeit the Eagles had numerous chances from corner kicks but none were utilized. 7/10. Midfielders and Attackers Wilfred Ndidi : He broke up plays a few times but he did give away the ball a few times as well. 6/10.
Joe Aribo : His ball retention was good while he was able to find the forward players but his efforts to fall back and help the defence was not so spectacular as his defensive shift was not the best. 6/10.
Kelechi Iheanacho : The Leicester striker rattled the palms of the Benin keeper in the 8th minute with a powerful shot but he was anonymous after that brilliant effort for lost of the game. Subbed off in the second half of the game. 6/10.
Henry Onyekuru : He was the brightest player for the Nigerian side especially in the first half as his link up play was impressive. He was also denied from a diving header as well. 7/10.
Samuel Chukwueze : Operating from the right wing where he cuts infield on his left foot, Chukwueze had a good game but definitely not his best in the Eagles jersey. He had a 27th minute corner kick which was almost mishandled by the Benin keeper Allagbe. 7/10. Victor Osimhen : The Napoli man was a constant threat to the hosts. Almost had his close effort becoming the winner which was cleared. However Onuachu scored with a header from the rebound. 7/10.
The Substitutes
Paul Onuachu : A great impact coming off the bench to score the needed goal from close range with a header. 8/10.
Anayo Iwuala : The Enyimba wide man was brought on in place of Henry Onyekuru and he showed some flashes of brilliance but his desire to impress the coaches saw him wasting some chances that his teammates could have converted. 6/10. Chidozie Awaziem : Brought in place of Ola Aina to shore up the back line. Didn't do much though. 5/10.
Izuchhukwu Okosi
This person is not ok. What did Aina do to deserve a 7.5 rating above Sanusi, abi na different match we watch? Onuachu didn't do shit to deserve a 8 rating. Save that lucky goal, his overall game play was just average. We had better players that deserve Man of the match ie Sanusi, Ndidi and Onyekuru.
JohnBullMySon: Stop talking nonsense. Onuachu's ball handling is very good.
what is the nonsense he is talking. Would you let an Onuachu lead an attack for us? He can come in as substitute and use his aerial presence to cause havoc.
BascoVanVeli: Why dem no follow shout this one like market women
The real Monster machine. Unfortunately he is playing in a shitty Napolian side that doesn't feed him the ball. Unlike Haaland playing against baby defenders in the farmers league and padding goals. Let him come and score again Man city in UCl let's see how good he is.
Banuso99: Super Eagles Player Ratings The slim win over Benin Republic ensures that the Super Eagles will be top of the Group L table in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers after it is concluded next week.
Gernot Rohr's team secured all three points thanks to Paul Onuachu's headed goal in the third minute of stoppage time.
Izuchukwu Okosi rates the performance of the players on Saturday. This person is sick. What did Aina do to deserve a 7.5 rating higher than Sanusi? Did we watch a different match? Again Onuachu doesn't deserve a 8. You score goal no mean say your rating go pass others own. Many hard better game than him, save the lucky goal.
The Starters
Goalkeeper
Maduka Okoye : The Sparta Rotterdam keeper was not troubled in the first half but had some nervous moments in the second half of the game. 6/10.
Defenders
Ola Aina : The Fulham right back grew better in the game as it progressed. The highlight of his first half was a cross field pass to Henry Onyekuru which almost led to a goal scoring chance. 7.5/10
Zaidu Sanusi : The Porto left back was one of the bright spots in the Super Eagles side with lost of his crosses almost leading to something productive. He did give away some and his defending was assured. 7/10.
Leon Balogun : The center back was put under immense pressure in the first half but he improved in the second half. Held the ball well and put in the body when required. 8/10. William Troost-Ekong : The captain of the day was good at the back and was also upfront a few times in search of a goal albeit the Eagles had numerous chances from corner kicks but none were utilized. 7/10. Midfielders and Attackers Wilfred Ndidi : He broke up plays a few times but he did give away the ball a few times as well. 6/10.
Joe Aribo : His ball retention was good while he was able to find the forward players but his efforts to fall back and help the defence was not so spectacular as his defensive shift was not the best. 6/10.
Kelechi Iheanacho : The Leicester striker rattled the palms of the Benin keeper in the 8th minute with a powerful shot but he was anonymous after that brilliant effort for lost of the game. Subbed off in the second half of the game. 6/10.
Henry Onyekuru : He was the brightest player for the Nigerian side especially in the first half as his link up play was impressive. He was also denied from a diving header as well. 7/10.
Samuel Chukwueze : Operating from the right wing where he cuts infield on his left foot, Chukwueze had a good game but definitely not his best in the Eagles jersey. He had a 27th minute corner kick which was almost mishandled by the Benin keeper Allagbe. 7/10. Victor Osimhen : The Napoli man was a constant threat to the hosts. Almost had his close effort becoming the winner which was cleared. However Onuachu scored with a header from the rebound. 7/10.
The Substitutes
Paul Onuachu : A great impact coming off the bench to score the needed goal from close range with a header. 8/10.
Anayo Iwuala : The Enyimba wide man was brought on in place of Henry Onyekuru and he showed some flashes of brilliance but his desire to impress the coaches saw him wasting some chances that his teammates could have converted. 6/10. Chidozie Awaziem : Brought in place of Ola Aina to shore up the back line. Didn't do much though. 5/10.
andrewbaba44: Onauchu no valuable but e win the game
lol this man. He did well to get the goal. I am still not convinced about his general play. He lost possession a couple of times while holding too long to the ball instead of passing on running with it. This will boost his confidence. We need him in the team!
chrisooblog: yeah KC dropping deep didn't allow his game to flourish. He hasn't played the number 10 position effectively since his under-17 days. The little I saw of him in the final third today I feel in my opinion he was very dangerous. Remember in the first half when he took out a couple of Benin defenders and Unleashed a powerful shot which their keeper saved. I feel Alex was really missed today. He would have advanced the ball to the strikers more often.
God bless you. I said that earlier in the game during first half. He played to the coaches instruction and did not do badly. I only felt he didn't look fit enough, abi na Senior man when dem dey call am make am no fit press again. Dude couldn't even chase opponents with the ball.
I think Iheanacho is to far from the goal. He should leave AM role and play as a SS like he does in Leicester. I'm not impressed. Good game Sanusi and Onyekuru.
1realBobby: you are obviously not watching the match.. Nigeria attacked through out the first half.. Most of the half was played on the benin republic half of the pitch
He didn't say Nigeria did not attack, he said there is no urgency which is very true. I almost slept off while watching our slow build up and unnecessary wasted long balls. The match only came to life few minutes before half time.
andrewbaba44: Onauchu is valuable to the team and so do other players
Stop saying what you don’t know
ofcourse all the players are valuable to the team but I'm sure you understand the context he meant it. "Valuable" here, he meant indispensable in his position. Hope you gerrit now? If you don't gerrit then forget about it
ChrisKels: Are we all gonna pretend like Komekn never boasted that he knew better than NFF, and that Eze was waiting to sign for a premier league club before declaring for us?
Lol, someone please tell him that Eze is in Boothroyd's bench as England take on Slovenia in the ongoing Euro U21 tournament.
Imagine. Baba dey chop bench for U21. He made a very wrong decision to snub super eagles.
andrewbaba44: Chelsea and co is not a better team than juventus ,don’t be deceived because Porto defeated juventus ,man to man their players kill your players and some of the remaining teams
Only man city and Bayern we can all beat our chest and say they are better then juve and it’s even arguable self
This current Juve team na moimoi jare. The remaining teams in CL are very much better than them
forgiveness: Samuel Kalu and Simon Moses are out of the team. Onyekuru and Olayinka were on stand by but surprisingly one was called and one was left out despite scoring a goal in the Europa.
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