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BankyGee:
I'LL POST THIS AGAIN...

My Coach: Éric Sekou Chelle!

The right man for the job. This man knows his job. We all know how we use the same set of players every international window. This man came and introduced:
1. Benjamin Fredrick
2. Igoh Ogbu
3. Felix Agu
4. Tolu Arokodare
5. Akor Adams
6. Christiantus Uche

- Started benching Ekong because he's not at his best.
- Won the Unity Cup (even though it's a friendly cup) but at least we played serious teams to win it.
- Kept experimenting with different players, including debutants so as to get his best starting XI, never lost one match in the process.
- Picked Nigeria already on the brink of missing out on the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
- Played all the matches in front of him, going UNBEATEN and eventually qualifying for the playoffs and winning the first game CONVINCINGLY!
- Kept delivering even when the entire country didn't believe in him.
- Played 10 games, won 7 and drew 3.

I know he has one or two improvements to make, but... WHAT A MANAGER! TAKE A BOW, ÉRIC CHELLE! 🫡🙇🏾‍♂️

Excellent tactics.


Pls Osayi should not start our next match.

Imagine if the referee had given the Panthers, a PK as a result of that shove by Osayi.

The deflection that led to the equaliser,was also from him.

His defending leaves a lot to be desired.

quickberry:
Super Eagles List

Nice to see Childera Ejuke on the list.

Ejuke is one of those players who can operate as a CAM, with his take-ons and abilities in one vs one situations.

Top quality addition.Hope we get to see him play.

ChrisKels:
Onuachu is outscoring Osimhen in the same league and no one is moved. Even MkpuOgaliga(Idenna) isn't complaining.

Imagine, if the name wasn't Onuachu but Awoniyi, one tribal bigot would have been here displaying his madness.

Sir Chris, we've seen enough of Onuachu.

Even in the last AFCON, he couldn't get on the score sheet.

In 2019 AFCON, Ighalo replaced him after the hour-mark to score the winning goal.

He is below in the pecking order of SE strikers.

Hardly scores when it matters.

In AFCON, JP always brought him on to hold on to a lead, by drawing fouls and holding the ball.

When we needed a goal against SA in the last AFCON, we saw JP opt for Terem Moffi of OGC Nice and not Onuachu.

Onuachu had a very poor start in EPL and is now doing well in a less competitive league.

Let him first replicate that performance against Gala before we consider him for an invite.

Tolu,Adams,Moffi and even Dessers are ahead of him in the pecking order of strikers in the SE.

Kudos to Zaidu, whenever he plays alongside Bassey nothing gets past the left side of our defence.We saw that in the AFCON with so many clean-sheet.

He was our only attacking outlet from the left, so good on the overlap.

Playing like a prime Aina with insane work-rate.

Chiemela on his own part blocked everything that tried entering the right side of our defence.

Simon is more of a team player compared to Lookman.

Adams might not have gotten on the score-sheet but his contribution in our attack today was immense.

My only fear when I saw the starting lineup was Ndidi.I would have preferred Onyeka but he later scored his second international goal from the bench.We recall he was voted best mid-fielder at the AFCON.

Dropping Ekoong helped us secure a place in the play-offs by keeping a clean-sheet.

I loved the cohesion and selflessness I saw in the team today, from Adams,Chukwueze and Simon.

We can use this forward line for our next game.

Onyeka still deserves a starting place in our midfield.

Ndidi shouldn't be playing 90mins, he always get subbed after the hour mark or at the 70+ mins for Besiktas.He is no longer in his prime.

If he starts he should be replaced early in the 2nd-half.

Overall nice game for the boys.

In a move to ensure defensive solidity/compactness, Chelle has opted for a back four of Ajayi Bassey Benjamin and Sanusi.

To ensure more creativity and trickery upfront, he opted for the pair of A.Adams and Chukwueze.

Ekoong,Bruno and Tolu dropped.

QueenJazz:
I just went back to watch the game with Lesotho. See useless gameplay

Zero co-ordination.
Nobody taking initiatives.
Endless backpassing as usual.
We were caught offside numerous times.
I counted not less than 5 terrible, off-point passes from Lookman.
There was even one where Arokadare saw free space in front of him, turned his back and played the ball out into throw-in. I literally bursted out laughing. 🤦🏾‍♀️😂😂

Mehn, as I watch finish, I no know wetin I wan talk again. May God be with the Super Eagles.

We will beat Benin today.

Cocony:
Lookman is suspended. Samuel Chukwueze should rather start instead of Moses Simon.

Exactly, Chukwueze can step in, with his play-making skills from the flanks.

BankyGee:
You suppose just scroll pass na 😂

These ones na people wey know about Super Eagles players and team only on international breaks and nowhere else. No dey answer them. Just check the monicker first, shake your head, chuckle and scroll up. Shikena.

Please do you have any app for match streaming?

To keep a clean sheet tomorrow, Onyeka starts alongside Iwobi.Ndidi drops to the bench.

Chiemela starts in the heart of defence alongside Bassey cos of the fast beninoise attack.

Akor starts in a 2-man attack alongside Osimhen cos of his trickery in the final third.

Simon and Lookman completes the attack in a diamond formation.

Bright who got the assist for our equalizer against SA starts at RB.

Skiing is no longer fast and Gernot Rohr will look to exploit this weakness.

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

TheSuperNerd:
But yes. I agree with Awaziem to RB as another option while Benjamin keeps his CB place.

That is Option 4 @Elyte89

Awaziem as a RB in 2025?

Nawa oo.

BankyGee:
He's been balling even at Besiktas, his last game he had 7.8 rating.

He's calm and composed now, make he try work on him finishing tho.

Ndidi had a fine game playing as a DLP(always carrying the ball out from the back), but Frank was the one doing the dirty job in that midfield(breaking play and slowing down the tempo of the game just like he did in the AFCON).

Our defence did not do much in the first-half because of Frank's industry, but immediately he got subbed off in the second half.The opponents started seeing chances, which prompted Chelle to introduce FDB to stabilize the midfield.

Chelle learnt from our last 2 AFCON qualifiers,instead of throwing in Uche and Raph into the mix for a second goal, he chose to introduce FDB and Ekong.A move he made to hold on to the lead and not extend it.

I expect a good game against SA, but we will see what our midfield will look like.

For me Tolu & Osimhen starts in our next game.

Special shout-out to Fredrick for his composure in the heart of defence.

The future of our defence is indeed bright, with Bassey, Fredrick and possibly Vince Osuji.

Chelle know's his onions.

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

Since we barely have 3 days of rest ,after the Rwanda game.

It's advisable to use our bench as early as the 56th minute, since Chelle adopts a high pressing/high intensity style for 90mins.

Pls no late subs.

Players like Ndidi are no longer in their prime and need to be substituted on time, if he starts.

We've a capable bench that can be trusted to finish the Rwanda game with 30mins left on the clock.

We should not forget this cost us 2 points in our last AFCON qualifier against Zimbabwe, where they came from a goal down to equalize.

Subs should be balanced; one defender, 2 midfielders and 2 attackers.With more emphasis on holding on to the lead by adopting a counter-attacking approach.

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

It's 4hrs + to go for the match in Luzhnikhi stadium.

Any ideas on streaming sites, channels etc?

Will the game be live on YouTube,DStv or the NFF page?

I've been clamouring for a scoring mid-field, and today Chelle serves us the best since sliced bread.

A mid-field with a good goal scoring record and not assist merchants, in Uche Chrisantus,Raphael Onyedika and Fisayo Dele Bashiru.

The above trio have scored 5+ goals this season while playing for their respective club sides.

Better than Ndidi and Onyeka Combo, that can play 20+ games with no goals to their name in the national team.

Chelle has always got it right with his substitution especially it's timing.

I expect a goal's galore today but Boniface must turn provider for this to happen.


He has always struggled in the GWG, but can get on the score sheet through some selfless display.

It's in his skill-set to be bagging brace/hat-trick of assists for the NT.

Osimhen did not score in his first 3 games for Gala but was always assisting his team mates.

Bony as well should do the same.

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

Trendtips:
The lecturer was incorrect to physically touch the female student. There are polite and respectful ways to request someone's attention or ask for a video featuring them to be deleted.

Similarly, the student could have addressed the lecturer's behavior through proper channels, such as reporting the incident to university authorities, rather than resorting to other measures.

It's unfortunate that societal bias, influenced by the lecturer's status and he is an elderly man factor and the student's gender, may impact how this situation is perceived and addressed.

The lecturer started this assault when he shoved the innocent girl.

He shouldn't have done that but an "excuse me" without physical contact would have sufficed in cases like that.

After shoving instead of him to leave or go his way, he had to return just because of an innocent statement "who do he think he is?"

He had to return and request for her phone.

This lecturer went too far.As if the choving wasn't enough, you wanted to obtain her phone by forceful means.

This man really looked for trouble.

The girl only wrong was the bite, which I believe she did inorder for her to be free from the lecturers grip.

In a honest,unbiased and transparent setting.The girl will be punished for the bite and the lecturer sanctioned by the school panel for his assault on a female student.

The lecturer tried treating the girl like a nobody but the girl perceived it as an affront on her dignity.

The both deserve to be punished but the partial lecturers might choose to protect their interest.

Even in football the centre referee issues a yellow card for a shove and a penalty to your opponent when it is in the box.

minfelix:
im not totally sold out on Chelle sha, but common the guy showed us how to beat some mumu teams silly…we just need to be hopeful and see what he can offer…omo me im hopeful oo

Oct 2023 (Nigeria 2-2 Saudi Arabia)
oct 2023(Saudi 1-3 Mali)

Jan 2024(Mali 6-2 vs Guinea Bissau)
Jan 2024(Nig 1-0 Guinea Bissau)

Jan 2024(Mal 2-0 SA)
Jun 2024(Nigeria 1-1 SA)

even without Chelle as coach in 2021 Mali flog Rwanda home and away🤣🤣3-0,1-0…whats even wrong with our boys sef…all this our foreign based guys should just give themselves small respect naaaa haba

The land is green.

minfelix:
If this is true let him grab the offer and go…make he resign from that technical Director work abeg

If he accepts the role, he will need competent assistants including a game reader, because his biggest flaw has always been his subs.


His reaction to a draw or when the team is losing has always left much to be desired.

His assistants has always assisted him in that regard.

I reiterate, that every player should be played in the same position they play in their club and not in their preferred position.

Iwobi needs to play on the right as a winger, while FDB plays in the advanced midfield role.

Raph can take the CDM role while another CM, preferably Uche Chrisantus takes the CM or b2b role.

Happy new year to all analysts and fans in the house🥳.

Truidstarr:
Relax sir, we go qualify.

We really need to start every player that has scored in the Super Eagles for the rest of the qualifiers.

Lookman pairs Osimhen in a two-man attack just like he currently does for Atalanta.

FDB plays behind the both strikers.

Iwobi and Onyedika form the base of the mid-field.

Bruno and Ola Aina at WBs.

Bassey,Ekong and Osho as CBs.

The above is a 3-4-1-2.

Pundits in the house.
Pls if someone is using the bet9ja app, and it keeps asking for fingerprint most times, could it be due to a log in by another device or technical issues with the app?

UncleHaba22:
Omo make wrong transfer no kee lookman career Sha

He needs to go where he'd be a stater even when he loses form


Going to a big team with many big players might hinder his growth sha

As long as he is deployed as a false 9 or very close to the box.He will thrive.

We won't see his best if they choose to play him as an inverted winger or a wide forward.

Pair him in attack with another 9 and see him explode.

ChrisKels:
This is how creative I want Looman to also be when playing for the eagles. He doesn't always have to go for the goal himself especially when he isn't sure of it.

Lookman in his last 5 games for Atalanta no longer plays as an AML or LSS but now plays as a false 9 in a 2-man attack ,with Pasalic playing behind them as CAM.

Joebie:
I agree on Iwobi, but thinking 4-2-3-1, who will be on the other side of the flank? Lookman, Moses? And who will be the AM?

This is 4-2-3-1 (a), and 4-1-4-1

Your first line-up will bring out the best of our forwards.

Joebie:
was there a chance he missed against Rwanda?
Is there a guarantee he will score in every game when fit?

His chances of scoring in every game is at 90%.

You see Raph and Fisayo, we need the both in our starting lineup if we are to win 80% of our matches, as we find it difficult to score in some matches.

Fisayo was nursing an injury(a knock) that kept him out of the Benin match, hence was not fully fit for the Rwanda game.

A fit Fisayo would've scored against Rwanda.

daveP:
What now happened vs Rwanda? Nawa o

He wasn't fully fit, as a knock kept him out of the Benin game.

Tolu Arokodare scores against Osimhen's former club Sporting Charleroi.

Can we see this guy in our next FIFA window?

joelsteron:
Super Eagles Pirlo/Busquets. Baller

In one of my earlier posts,I reiterated that he has the potential to be better than Rodri.

Currently,at par with Mikel.

Give him the creative midfield role,we assigned to Mikel against African opposition and see him perform wonders.

O boy, that boy is class, technically astute and a good game reader.

A food for thought.

Have the Super Eagles ever failed to score in a game that he was on from the start?

TheSuperNerd:
Honestly, Iwobi as a wide creator in Fulham's 4-2-3-1 so far this season both from the left and recently from the right is giving me an idea.

You failed to add that he has excelled as a wing-forward this season.

We should consider starting Iwobi on the right of a 3-4-3.This is the position he has played throughout this season and has created so many chances as a wing-forward.

Iwobi is not a 10.I would've said he is a DLP, but he happens to create a lot of chances for this Fulham side as a wing-forward.

ChrisKels:
Fun fact. We have only failed to qualify for the world cup twice since our debut in 1994.

We did not qualify in 2006 and in 2022. The Super Eagles manager both times was Austin Eguavoen.


Cc Otite Dafe

Will Eguavoen break the jinx this time?

What if we add Samson Sia Sia to his back room staff?