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All this"bench Osimhen, bench Osimhen".

You sure say no be front page I dey so?

In a tournament, you don't change a winning team, strategy and formation.

Osimhen is very important to the way we play.None of Moffi or Iheanacho can give us 60% of what Osimhen does.

Our current tactics requires a Striker with electric pace, with high work rate and energy to burn, who will always keep defenders on their toes making them defensive conscious.

If I may ask, how many goals has Moffi scored this season? He is even operating from the right(RW) of late for OGC Nice.

Iheanacho couldn't score or assist against Tunisia in the round of 16 of the last edition.

Every Central defender who has been facing us has always prepared for Osimhen.

Osimhen torments them non-stop for 80 good minutes, with his aggression,rage,pace,off the ball and on the ball movement and his shots on target.

He scored against EQG,won the PK against CIV,his off the ball movement in anticipation of a cross forced a GNB defender into scoring an owngoal.He assisted Lookman for the first goal against Cameroon.

Remove Osimhen from this team and see our opponents attack in numbers because their biggest threat is gone.

It's not Lookman who is our biggest threat upfront, but Osimhen.Even our opponent Coach Hugo Broos, will consider Peseiro a very big fool if he drops Osimhen.

You want him to drop Osimhen,so Onuachu can start baaa? Nawa for una.

Please let no one change this team,I love their selflessness so far.

codemaniacs:
Osimhen will not come good.

He couldn't score against Ghana and qualify SE for the world cup...

By now you should accept the fact that Osimhen struggles against good African teams and he may be used as a super sub.

Leave Aina on the left and put lookman on the right so that they can cross to the main striker.

Aina showed he can cross accurately with his left leg so moving him to the right is foolishness.

Lookman start on the RW while chukwueze is benched.

No sane coach will drop Osimhen.He brings more than just scoring to the table.

He scored against Equatorial Guinea, won a penalty against Cote d'Ivoire and his runs into space caused the owngoal scored against Guinea Bissau.

Stats can be truly deceptive.

yinkeys:
Can someone please tell Jose Peseiro to start Terem Moffi
He can bring in Osimhen at 60 mins
Let another person have a go
Missing too many chances will cost us the tournament
Coach should try Moffi or if he doesn’t like him or they’re beefing maybe Onuachu because I don’t understand again o
I don’t know the type of football we played today
Samuel Osayi was below par

No be so oo, no striker in this team can give us 60% of what Osimhen does upfront.

Just play Iheanacho on the right and the goals will come.Chukwueze and Moffi can come from the bench.

Joezinho:
Our over reliance on Osimhen might cost us at the end. If he continues misfiring, we are going to get kicked out of the tournament.

We have had coaches that gave other forward chances and they took it!! Aghahowa in 2000. Osaze in 2004. Give moffi or onuachu the chance to start.

Why are we so fixated on a striker who probably left his scoring boots in naples? Now they are coming up with weird excuses.
"He is a fear factor." "His aura made the defender score his own goal." Bleh bleh. Defenders are now aware he is markable and they are gonna mark him out!! Shey defenders come play for this tournament?

They would have nailed Paul or Chuks on the cross for missing such strikes.

The only change we should be making to the starting line-up is Iheanacho for Chukwueze.

daveP:
This means it is majorly Peseiro problem.

Like 70% on coach
30% on players
Because how we have so much chances and not finishing them in sleek mode needs studying. Osimhen should work on his offside. But that Zaidu goal should not have been chalked off.

We will give headache because we sabi prevent scoring. But if they hack how to stop our main man, who steps up? That's the fear.

In order to get to the semi finals of the tournament, Iheanacho needs to take Chukwueze's position on the right.

Icon4s:
See, the way this Nigerian team is setup we will give any team in this AFCON headache

Sir, since Osimhen has been wasteful infront of goal and Chukwueze sub par, I think it would be nice to start Iheanacho on the right, as he is the most clinical finisher in our squad.

Lookman plays more like an AML/LSS behind Osimhen, coming into the midfield instead of staying wide.I expect Iheanacho to play similar role (AMR/RSS) on the right.He is expected to play behind Osimhen on the right while coming into the midfield.

Depending on Iheanacho's performance, we can explore the possibility of seeing Moffi on the right as a sub, a position he plays for OGC Nice.

I love our 3-4-3 so far, it made us look compact in defense with the inclusion of Nwabali.We are now looking like a tournament team.

Pls I would love to see Onyedika and Iheanacho come on from the bench and maybe Terem Moffi in the final 20mins of the game.


Pls we should be more attack minded against this team.

Raph. Onyedika for Aribo.

Iheanacho for Chukwueze.

Moffi for Osimhen in the last 20mins.

Nigeriagood:
he played two minutes

This same stuff affecteɗ Simy Nwankwo's chances of getting enough game time in 2018 WC, even though he had 8 goals in his last 8 games in the Series A b4 the WC in Russia.

Our style of play doesn't suit bean pole strikers.

Most players with high centre of gravity tend to be slow.

EEGA:
I used the word "Most".

Our style of play doesn't suit bean pole strikers.

komekn:
How tall is Haaland and would you call him slow ?

komekn:
How tall is Haaland and would you call him slow ?

I used the word "Most".

Our style of play doesn't suit bean pole strikers.

It's not just Onuachu. It affected Simy Nwankwo's chances in 2018 WC in Russia, even though he was in form with his club Crotone in the Series A that season.

komekn:
KC cannot play wing he neither has the pace or the technical ability required and 1V1 & 1V2 dominance required. Tella is much better.

when Peseiro plays him there, he plays him as an AMR(right attacking midfielder) not necessarily a wing forward.

Nigeriagood:
he played two minutes

He played for more than 56 mins in 2019 AFCON and was ineffective(couldn't get us a goal).Back then he was the top scorer of the Belgian Jupiter League.Ighalo came in and scored in less than 20mins.


Onuachu has only one goal since his Super Eagles debut and you want him to start?

Nigeriagood:
Onuachu is not slow

Why did you think he struggled in Southampton last season?

It's because most mid-table team/teams who want to stay above the relegation zone adopt counter attacking system of play.

Nigeriagood:
Onuachu is not slow

Most players with high centre of gravity tend to be slow.

How many through balls was he able to use?

Was he able to get a shot on target or off-target from a counter?

We play fast attacking football under peseiro, relying heavily on the pace of our front three.

Mujtahida:
But when he does?

For this tournament Iheanacho will have to compete with Chukwueze and Simon for a position on the Right wing or he will be like a super sub in this tournament.

Please for subsequent games, it will be wrong to sub in Onuachu except we want to hold on to a lead.

We play counter attack/attacking football under peseiro, so we need fast forwards not an Onuachu who is slow.

Terem Moffi would have been a better sub if we needed another goal.

Mujtahida:
Iheanacho is our most clinical striker. Would not miss as much chances as Osimhen has so far missed.

He would not even see most of the chances,as the opponent defenders will get the ball before him.

Osimhen's aggression,pace and ability to get to a through ball before the opponent defenders makes him an asset in counter attacking situation.

Mujtahida:
Iheanacho is our most clinical striker. Would not miss as much chances as Osimhen has so far missed.

Iheanacho is our most clinical striker but we should not forget that Osimhen's pace, on and off the ball runs and counter attacking ability/instinct is what creates most of those chances.

Iheanacho relies heavily on a pass from the midfield or wings in order to score.He is not fast on the counter.So we won't be seeing most of those chances with Iheanacho starting.

The formation/tactics below is the only one that can give us a win with a margin of 3.

............Nwabali...........
Awaziem.......Bassey.......Omeruo
.......... Raph Onyedika
Simon ......Onyeka......Iwobi....Sanusi
.......Osimhen.....Lookman

It's a 3-1-4-2.
Awaziem starts on RCB because he can comfortably drive the ball forward from that position(his ball playing and defending as a RCB is top notch).

Bassey Starts in the Middle of a 3-man CB because of his speed in tracking down the opponent attackers and his ability to intercept the ball which is due to his pace as he is our fastest CB.He will function like a sweeper(last man).

Omeruo will play the LCB position being a ball playing CB.He has never failed to deliver in any tournament, be it the AFCON or the world cup.

Raphael Onyedika being the only def.midfielder in the team will start as the holding midfielder since the rest are box2box midfielders since he is a ball playing def.midfielder who loves to express himself on the ball.

Simon starts at RWB due to his high work rate and pace.

Onyeka starts as a CM or box2box midfielder.

Alex Iwobi will play as a CM.

Sanusi will play the LWB position due to his high work rate and pace.

Osimhen will play as a false nine.

Lookman will also play as a false nine.

My observations from our first AFCON game
Defence
Peseiro got it wrong here by playing two sweepers I.e Ajayi and Ekoong, who are poor in ball playing.I mean they are not ball playing central defenders.
Recommendation:He should pair one of them along side Kenneth Omeruo who is the only ball-playing central defender in the team because we need a central defender who can comfortably carry the ball to the midfield.

Midfield
Peseiro started the game with 3 midfielders;Onyeka,Yusuf and Iwobi which is a wrong midfield trio.He started Onyeka in the Defensive midfield role, when he should have been deployed as a b2b midfielder.This is because Onyeka to me is more of a box 2 box midfielder and is always on the bench for Brentford this season.He has barely clocked 350mins of action this season.
Recommendation:Raphael Onyedika should be deployed in the Defensive midfield role for he has been starting all games for Club Brugge this season, including in the Europa league.
He comfortably carries the ball from the defence into the midfield in a majestic way and with accustomed ease.Remember the game against Mozambique.

Attack
He started Moses Simon on the RW instead of Chukwueze.
Recommendation:Chukwueze has a strong left foot and can comfortably shoot from the right unlike Moses Simon who has been playing on the LW for Nantes FC in France.

Goal Keeper: Francis Uzoho has always been an average goal Keeper with obvious weeknesses.He hardly catches the ball once, he most times prefers to punch rather than catch.His punch gave the Algerians the winner.
Please, the coach(Jose Peseiro) should start Adebayo Adeleye in our next match.Of what use is it to start Uzoho in a high profile friendly all in the name of experience and still concede two?

Adebayo Adeleye is the most inform Super Eagles Goal Keeper in Europe this season with about 3 cleansheets to his name.He also kept a cleansheet against Maccabi Haifa who are in the same group with PSG in the UCL.

We need a keeper who is good in catching outside shots, since most teams have now discovered our weakness.

Please, the coach should start Adeleye in our next match as I don't see Uzoho and Okoye getting better in that aspect.If we must go far in any tournament, we must first address our goal-keeping issues.

Defenders:

Against Tunisia, the Tunisians couldn't unlock our defence, so they kept on trying outside shots which resulted to their only goal against us in the quarter finals of the AFCON.The Black stars of Ghana did the same, scoring with an outside shot from Partey.The Fennec foxes of Algeria did the same, scoring from an outside shot against us.



This is because we have the best defence in Africa, so teams find it very difficult or almost impossible to score against us, so they resort to taking outside shots.

The quartet of Ola Aina,Kevin Akpoguma,Calvin Bassey and Zaidu Sanusi did very well today.

Midfield:Frank Onyeka was everywhere in the mid-field today.Acting both as a destroyer and a Deep-lying playmaker.He was unlucky to have caused a PK.He was always available for a pass when we are building from the rear.He is also better than Ndidi on the ball(ball-playing).

Danielnino00:
Just search "Nigeria Super Eagles" on Facebook...The page is verified

Pls I need the link to download.

I searched but couldn't find the video.

Danielnino00:
The game against Algeria is being streamed on NFF Facebook page now ..
for those who wish to watch

Pls post the link.

Pls,any link to watch or download Algeria B vs Nigeria full match?

TheSuperNerd:
Points Summary from Yesterday's game: NGA 2-2 ALG B

- Alex Iwobi's form is Permanent. Not only did he score with a wonder strike from outside the box, he also provided the Pre-assist for Dessers' goal. Iwobi didn't start the game but his entrance obviously changed the dynamics of the middle game yesterday.

- Cyriel Dessers scored from an Iheanacho Assist following an Iwobi Pre-assist but he should have had a brace as well after Iheanacho robbed the Algerian GK of the ball and put it on a plate for Dessers whose effort was blocked off the line by an Algerian defender.

- Kelechi Iheanacho came in and provided an assist for our second goal and also created another big chance for Dessers.

- Adebayo Adeleye had a decent test debut but looked a bit shaky as on one occasion his diving saved effort fell for an Algerian player before Moses Simon came to his rescue with a clearance.

- Raphael Onyedika impresses on his test debut. Even had a crack at goal saved in the first half.

- Savior Godwin is a Baller. He came into the game and created chaos for the Algerian left defensive channel. For a lad who naturally plays from the left of attack for his club, Casa Pia, he did really well. It was also his blocked effort that eventually fell for Iwobi to unleash that world class belter of a strike for our first goal.

- Calvin Bassey was adjudged to have fouled an Algerian player in the box but that looked soft to me. A soft penalty call. A shoulder shove and the player goes down... Penalty. Naaah... ain't no ref giving that in the EPL or Serie A. Lol


And Finally....

- Maduka Okoye. The less said the better.
Last game for the Super Eagles, he committed a Blunder.
Next game for the Super Eagles after the last, he commits another Blunder and this one even more hilarious and calamitous than the first.
Will Okoye ever learn??

Overall, we were the better side. Conceeded cheap goals caused by a GK calamity moment and a cheap pen call.
We created the most chances and with Iwobi especially, we took total control of the game from the middle influencing happenings in the final third. Take that sweet pre-assist pass for instance into the path of Iheanacho.

Good game, waiting for the main one on Tuesday.

Pls, any link to watch or download the full match.

Curtisaxel10:
Now that I have watched the game, I am no longer so angry about the result. Okoye made a doltish error and they got a penalty.
Lucky goals.

It appears we played better than them overall, creating chances which were sadly, wasted by our forwards. We even got an identical chance to the one Okoye gifted them but our striker blew the chance. And we started the game with what is pretty much our second eleven.

BTW, Iwobi's goal was pure class.

Pls any link to watch the full match?

tbaba1234:
Inspite of Ighalo's goals, his performances were poor to average. His best game was against Cameroon.

His movement is still poor so most of his goals came from rebounds and not good attacking play. He does not give midfielders options.. way too static.

Osimhen broke free on the right and left a few times, how many times have you seen Ighalo break free on the wings?

Osimhen offered a different dynamic today for anyone watching with a keen eye. His final balls were poor but he got himself in good positions.

The whole team was poor, so this match shouldn't be used to rate him.

forgiveness:
Please watch all the games he played for us. He is always in the in the other box.

Idowu is poor offensively.

BascoVanVeli:
Honestly IMO Ndidi is not better than Onazi at the DMF position. At least at international level. He can barely win the ball back at times. Onazi would have bossed that midfield.

Do you mean Onazi of 2013?

kennysville:
I cn promise you he will start the 3rd place game so as to win Golden boot.

Ighalo has been poor in our last 2 games.

Offered no threat against SA, was poor against Algeria.

Musa is not a winger he is a false 9.

He was poor for Leicester City as a winger.

We seem to have forgotten that against Iceland, we played a 3-5-2 with Musa as false 9 on the left.

Musa has the pace but lacks trickery which is essential.It's this trickery that gets you out of tight situations.

MetalJigsaw:
Does Amunike have problems with his players if I may ask.

Didn't you see the post from a Tanzanian few weeks back?