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SymphonyRad:
Youth wins you football, I've always maintained that Chelle's major problem is his unwillingness or perhaps fear of giving more younger players a chance in major games...the older guys he keeps trusting aren't in their prime anymore, these are guys who have failed under previous managers and there's a reason for that...the prime years of Ndidi, Iwobi, Simon, Aina, Ajayi and even Lookman was about 4-10 years ago.

Gradual phasing out of ageing players and gradual integration of new players.

We phased out Ekoong during the WC&AFCON Qualifiers and can do the same to some senior players.

Ndidi can't start 2 matches in 8 days at 30.

A Raph or an Nnadi needs to come in for the second game.

He shouldn't repeat the same mistake in our 2nd leg against Tanzania.

I keep emphasizing on squad rotation and resting of ageing players.

Blueelf:
I'm hearing Femi Azeez isn't cap-tied yet

How true is this biko thesupernerd

He is yet to be captied because his appearances have only come in the unity cup.

charlesemeka85:
bro agu isn’t better than Bruno. Bruno messed up against GB but I think that’s the only bad game he’s had in super eagles colours

At the last Afcon and during the World Cup qualifiers Bruno was one of the best players we had

Players do have bad days

Asides the poor pitch.

Another issue we had in the GB game was poor squad rotation.

Chelle should learn to rotate his squad as majority of his starting XI are in their late 20s and early 30s.

An Aina can't put up an Abdullahi performance twice in eight days, because he is no longer in his prime.

Alhassan Yusuf is the perfect replacement for ageing Ndidi.

Recall, we started AFCON23 with Yusuf in a 3-man midfield before reverting to a midfield duo of Frank Onyeka and Iwobi.

Yusuf's injury coerced peseiro into changing his formation and tactics in the second group game.

This midfield is missing Alhassan Yusuf from the Unity Cup.

Alhassan Yusuf, Raphael Onyedika and Iwobi should've been the perfect mid-field for this game.

Chelle needs to know, Ndidi is already on the decline.He no longer starts for Besiktas.


We missed Osimhen,Femi Azeez and a fit Benjamin Fredrick.

Frank Onyeka and Iwobi starts in midfield.

Moses usor gets a start.

TheSuperNerd:
Pamoja 2027 AfconQs MD 1

Grp J: Mozambique 1-1 Senegal FT

Grp J: Sudan 1-0 Ethiopia FT

Grp L: Tanzania 0-2 Guinea Bissau FT

Grp A: Niger 0-0 Lesotho 2mins

GNB's goals scored by:
Trabzonspor's Franculino Dju (Beto 🅰️)
Brest's Mama Balde (Dalcio 🅰️)

Any streaming link for the Super Eagles match?

AndSunGorilla:
They could have tried to sign Nwaiwu or even Ajayi sef. If Brentford won't give Benjy game time, Gala would be great as a stop gap for him.

It's an error in their Central defence pair.

Singo-Sachez pair will reduce the number of goals conceeded with more cleansheats.

We saw Abdulkarim Badackci in the last WC for Turkey, where they kept conceeding even against minnows with him in the heart of defence.

I think it's time for him to be phased out just like we did to Ekoong.

Amedino99:
Of course, okonkwo who faced a total of 2 shots against zimbabwe and 0 shot against jamaica would have fared better for us against portugal than Okoye who faced 7 shots on target against 5th rated Portugal.

When was the last time Okoye kept a clean sheet for the SE.

He keeps conceding cheap goals.

Recall our AFCON21 R16 exit against Tunisia.

The only ball directed at him all game, he couldn't save it.

Nwabali would have gotten us to the semi-finals of that same tournament.

Clint02:
I've noticed that the goals Okoye concede on gwg are mostly worldies. Very sweet and insane goals.
Maybe our opponents like attempting such against him.

We wouldn't have gotten to the semi finals and finals of the AFCON with him in between the sticks.

His positioning can make it look like worldies, when you ignore stats.

kennysville:
How? He got the minutes na

I meant Okonkwo.

realpoacher:
You people should keep defending Okoye


Easy balls keep getting pass him

The farthest we went with him was QF of AFCON21.

kennysville:
No goalie can save that ball......


I am just reminiscing ni O....

We should have given Okonkwo some minutes.

Truidstarr:
Na you talk this kind thing with your full chest?

Okoye has let us down so many times.

I'm very sure Arthur wouldn't have conceded more than one against Poland.

Let's give Arthur a chance to stake a claim for a starting shirt in the SE against Portugal.

Arthur has 2 cleansheets in 2 games.

te author=Truidstarr post=139670434] Na you talk this kind thing with your full chest?[/quote]Okoye has let us down so many times.

I'm very sure Arthur wouldn't have conceded more than one against Poland.

Let's give Arthur a chance to stake a claim for a starting shirt in the SE against Portugal.

Arthur has 2 cleansheets in 2 games.

Today's game will be his ultimate test.

Arthur Okonkwo kept a clean sheet against Zimbabwe 2-0(Nwabali conceded against them in AFCON qualifiers).

Against Jamaica 3-0(another clean sheet).Nwabali conceded 2 against them in the final of last 2 editions of Unity cup, with the match ending in 2-2 draw with the Super Eagles winning on penalties.

Okoye conceded 2 against Poland and shouldn't start the game against Portugal.

Arthur Okonkwo deserves a start.Okoye can replace him in the 2nd-Half.

Goke7:
We don’t deserve the guy, I pray he quickly surpasses the Yekini record and retire from the national team I don’t even care about any yeye trophy anymore. Most of the other players can’t even score when he’s not on the pitch, they need him more on the pitch to even score their own goals and yet he’s the problem. 45 minutes against Congo in the playoffs our entire attack went dead and it’s not like players no Dey o! But we keep deceiving ourselves we can do without him Oya let’s try it and see.

All over the world it’s when you have better options or good enough alternatives that you can easily freeze any player out of the team but if you have no better option you stick with you have, manage it and get your desired result. It’s only in Nigeria you’ll hear trash even when there’s no better solution just deceit upon deceit.

Osimhen is like the Mikel of 2017-2018 SE.The team collapses without him.

If we want to win trophies, we must play to Osimhen's strengths.

Sarsaparilla524:
Former Super Eagles forward Brown Ideye: “You guys should calm down over this Victor Osimhen matter. Allow the boys to focus on the next task ahead. What he said was right, but the way the message was delivered was wrong. I have seen players do more than what he did.

He should have addressed it in the dressing room, not on the pitch. But these things happen in football; it’s normal. He’s not the first player to do this, and he won’t be the last. Up Eagles.”

[One joblessboy]

Osimhen is the only indispensable player in SE.

We beat Benin 4-0 without Lookman (suspended as a result of accumulation of yellow cards).

Chukwueze had 2 assists in that game with only 45mins played.

Osimhen deserves some respect.

Pass the ball to your striker or it is perceived as sabotage.

Lookman shouldn't have interfered.

We've Lookman's replacement on the bench, who grabbed 2 assists against Tanzania, but non on the bench can deputize for Osimhen.

We don't need any form of apology from Osimhen.

Gala in Turkey reveres him, but we belittle his achievements in SE colours.

Till you produce a striker similar or at the same level with VO9, pls always pass the ball.

Chelle can't drop VO9, but will advise his players to always pass the ball to their striker.

Every team relies on their striker for goals.

Immediately Osimhen got injured and was receiving treatment on the sidelines,the Carthage eagles(Tunisia) raised the tempo of the game, attacking the SE left with quick transitions from defence to midfield and then attack.

He possesses that fear factor that stops defenders and midfielders from attacking (defensive cautiousness on the part of the opponent).

Go!Go!!Go!!! Super Eagles.

TheGoodJoe:
I have to comment about this Osimhen attitude issue. I am one never to hold back pointing out when a player is wrong but in this case, I understand Osimhen.

When a player is in space and the team fails to pass to him repeatedly, it turns to sabotage.

The bond in the National team is like brotherhood, so it is clear why Osimhen feels bitter.

Exactly.

It's a team sports,pass!

Of what use is it, to make those runs when your teammates cannot pass.

Blueelf:
Abeg, no ever talk this thing for public, especially inside viewing centre for warri

Haa!!

We beat Benin, a better side than Mozambique 4-0 without Lookman.

CornOak:
None of the players today were selfish. We shouldn't be creating issue out of nowhere. You think if there weren't passing we would have been scoring goals and creating tons of chances?

Most journalists have opined that the SE, would have been 7-0 up if not for missed chances.

Bannedlargejr:
Thunder faya your head. Lookman is 100% the best player at this Tournament. Let’s stop lying

Same Lookman that have had issues with the previous coaches of Atalanta.

Just try googling Lookman's issue with his past 2 coaches and his reaction to subs and taking of PKs.

He is not as cool-headed as Osimhen oo.

The last time we beat a team 4-0, was against Benin, with Osimhen scoring a hat-trick and Chukwueze assisting 2 of his goals.Frank scored the last.Simon assisted one.Lookman was suspended for that match.

Lookman and Bony partnership failed to click, because of selfish play from both forwards.


Osimhen is indispensable, but Lookman isn't


Pls do not take away any blame from him.

Bannedlargejr:
Thunder faya your head. Lookman is 100% the best player at this Tournament. Let’s stop lying

Can you drop Osimhen to the bench for our next game, as a means of punishing him for today's act?

Of course, you can't.

But Lookman can be dropped for Chukwueze, anytime anyday.

The team always collapses in the absence of Osimhen.We saw this against DR Congo.

We are yet to face a tough side in this tournament, only then will you cherish Osimhen and the X-factor he brings to the team.Case closed.

TheSuperNerd:
What a front 3.

Super Eagles on Fire!!!

The 4312 is Hell vs any team.

The coach should educate his team on the importance of team spirit.They should be more selfless;pass the ball to a free teammate or one in a better position infront of goal.
Gracias.

Mybettingtips:
He’s not the only player on the field. He should learn to control his emotions and stop shouting on his teammates everytime. He’s always throwing fist and shouting at them if they don’t pass to him.

It’s hard to play with a teammate with such attitude. Didn’t you play football while growing up?

Osimhen is the most important player in this team.

He is always unselfish infront of goal.You recall the pass from Osimhen that Onuachu failed to convert b4 scoring via FDB assist.

Lookman should be more of a team player.We are grateful, he has a knack of assisting his team mates.

Akor's is understandable because he is yet to register a goal in this tournament.

This team needs a happy and motivated Osimhen.


They wouldn't have qualified without him.

He deserves some respect from his teammates.

We are yet to play Senegal and DR Congo, which I consider the best teams in the tournament.

charlesemeka85:
Mikel was 19 when he made his Afcon debut, same as Obinna Nsofor

Uzoho was 19 in Russia 2018 WC.

TheSuperNerd:
Kenneth Omeruo was 19 yrs at Afcon 2013 when he made his major tournament debut and shone like a million stars.

Ogenyi Onazi was 20 at same Afcon 2013.

Benjamin Frederick at 20 was already bound to start at Afcon 2025 but for injury.

Will Nigeria give a 19y/o such a chance you asked?? Something that has happened and is still bound to happen.

Samuel Chukwueze was also 19 at 2019AFCON.

Blackburn medical officers say' Ryan's injury is not serious, and he could as well finish the rest of the tournament'.

Quick recovery Ryan.

Osayi is prone to blunders.We saw this is in our games against Gabon and Tunisia.

BankyGee:
Onye-Ball ⚽🏆🤳🏾

1st AFCON game, 2 goals, MOTM 🌟

Only 2 players can score Diaz last goal in the AFCON against Zambia for the SE, it's Raphael and Lookman.

We must come-up with a line-up that will help utilise the weapons we've in our Arsenal.

chrisooblog:
Yeah he honestly impressed me.

Been a a while we had a midfielder who could provide that goal scoring threat.

His limited playing time is stifling his potentials.

He started this game with caution, always keeping it simple inorder not to give away possession.

He became more confident after his brace.

Bench role has a way of demoralising a player.

Hope he starts our next game.