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yinkeys:
We need Ejuke’s pacy legs, dribbling skills & energy in the national team, even if it’s only for super sub positions

Coach no rate d guy but at dis point,I won’t mind having him over one trick pony Simon,d mumu no just gree improve as a senior player, but d problem is chelle likes him

orriyomi33:
Here we go.....

Na God save TheSupernerd , I 4 laff am throughout next season

Moniter0:
The CAF President is from South Africa. It is obvious he is doing everything he can to keep South Africa from getting points debit.

Yinmu even if he’s d fifa president, d law is d law 😎

Amedino99:
Ekong said he has 3 medals for us. I can only remember afcon 23 and that afcon we won bronze. What is the third one abi he is counting Olympic medal too?

U-23 Olympic medal 🥉

mekabuachi:
Because it has been a routine doesn't mean it's right.

To you sef e make sense? Use only one goalkeeper, then call three goalkeepers 😂

Have always wondered the reasoning behind that...

It does make sense..I don’t knw if u av ever watched a match or a tournament whereby d the first two choice gk were injured and was completely ruled out of d tournament..it has happened b4

TheSuperNerd:
I agree Ndidi is better on the ball than Onyeka but credits to Onyeka pls... you saw the passing sequence that led to Fisayo being one on one with Safonov in the Russian goal. Who was the architect of that passing sequence that created that chance? It was Frank Onyeka.

I had to find the highlight of that chance to see it again... Firstly Onyeka brilliantly intercepted a Russia throw-in on the Naija right wing which fell to FDB.... FDB touched it to Onyeka and sped off... Onyeka drove forward, took out 2 challenges in sweet quick take ons and laid the pass to Boniface who found the still running FDB who was now one on one with Safonov.

We missed that big chance but that chance had Onyeka written all over it. He created that chance single handedly with his industry and BTL-style vertical plays.

Ndidi may be better on the ball but Onyeka has better drive vertically and contributes better to offensive transitions than Ndidi.

Chelle no wan hear anything once it is ndidi …dt man is starting every game under chelle except if injured

mekabuachi:
When only one goalkeeper gets to playboty games in September... Why name three??
Waste of space if you ask me... Unless it's a tournament

Have u ever seen a super eagles list where only two gk was named ? Whether competition or not ,dere was even a time under rohr or so, where we took 4gk to a tournament 🏟️

BankyGee:
Goalkeepers:
Stanley Nwabali
Maduka Okoye

Defenders:
William Troost-Ekong
Igoh Ogbu
Felix Agu
Ola Aina
Calvin Bassey
Benjamin Fredrick
Bruno Onyemaechi
Bright Osayi-Samuel

Midfielders:
Alex Iwobi
Wilfred Ndidi
Raphael Onyedika
Frank Onyeka
Fisayo Dele-Bashiru
Christantus Uche

Forwards:
Olakunle Olasegun
Samuel Chukwueze
Ademola Lookman
Victor Osimhen
Tolu Arokodare
Cyriel Dessers
Moses Simon

Starting XI below:
Chukwueze and Iwobi can play interchangeably on the wings and AM positions during the match...

Nff will want at least one Npfl in d list,make dem
Kan do well for dis upcoming chan tournament,it might get to three players sef

Den 2,we can’t name just 2gk ..we would go for 3gk

realpoacher:
Simon was the very first person actually that needed to be substituted

Fikayo left, Tolu Middle and Victor Right, and we will not be having this conversation about a subpar performance

Some coaches do have their Sentiments sha, no matter what

I love dt third statement…Simon is part of dis coach “sentiment” .even if heaven is falling,he will start ,he likes him and it’s like dt to all coaches ;not only peculiar to chelle

minfelix:
-Moses simon is becoming a one-way traffic player
- Okoye is a worthy backup/Replacement for Nwabali…he was solid today

Simon is just lucky dt chelle likes him cos if not,d guy no be am…he will be invited always except if injured

mekabuachi:
I no understand this Boniface post ooh💀
Is he leaving?

We no understand d werey 😀

Though I only watched d 2nd half ,
What I can say is ,I only pity South Africa 🇿🇦 in dis ,cos chelle won’t lose any of d 4 wcq matches…dis match and d previous one shows he now understands his team a bit unlike b4 when he just walked in straight to handle d two wcq matches.

South Africa 🇿🇦 will have demselves to blame for using doer hands to kill deir wc dreams

mekabuachi:
So Russia couldn't score in the first half... Mtcheew... I thought we would be 2-0 down in first half

We better come back second half ooh.. because na we score ourselves 😒

Give me link make I watch

Taqaballahu minna wa min qum.Happy Eid el Mubarak from coachee 😎

opes:
Yes, FIFA notified NFF ahead not to play Shehu. Nigeria excuse was that the person in charge of the federation email was in the hospital at that time and could'nt check the email.

Oga d three points is gone …it’s a matter of time b4 it becomes official,SA self are already working with d “10points”(reality)

Truidstarr:
Na ordinary Russia some people dey fear ?

To me dis friendly is even unnecessary…we re playing against Rwanda 🇷🇼 and South Africa 🇿🇦 in sept …what lessons are we going to learn from playing against Russia 🇷🇺 instead of playing an African side dt plays similar style like d countries we would face in sept … and play it in uyo ,so dt our boiz can break dt jinx of not winning at home ..we av played 3 matches in uyo (wcq) ,all na draw

chrisooblog:
Nice interview comes across as very passionate man.

Four matches in I love the fact that under him we're creating loads of chances. Infact if we had been a bit better in our conversion rate maybe we won't work have been lamenting about the Zimbabwe draw.

The conundrum of integrating some of that AFCON JP defensive frugality into our current expansive play is the issue now but I'm optimistic we will get there.

Mark my words this team will cook in AFCON God willing.

That’s one thing I like about chelles team,we create enuf chances to bury a match unlike before when it’s only osimhen or lookman dt will labour so hard to grind out dt result..what chelle needs to do now is to work very well on d defence,and we re good to go

9JAMac10:
Liking the optimism oozing from this forum. Truth be told Nigeria should start thinking about Afcon and subsequent World Cup in 2030. This era of players don’t have the mental fortitude to pull off a miracle. When was the last time this squad came from a goal down and won the game?

We are going to the World Cup 2026 …either by topping d group or thru playoffs..we sha Dey go

TheSuperNerd:
So your SE coaching ambition is over then. You have thrown your weight behind your former rival for the job. That's good.

Neva …I am still eyeing d job

This guy knows what he’s doing



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZP9bIIySmZo?si=58SfdIVRcvWtMlnz

chrisooblog:
Going into September WC when everyone is by God's grace fit and injury free this should be our probable line up

Nwabali

Aina Ekong/Igoh Bassey Agu

Onyeka Chrisantus

Lookman Iwobi M.Simon

Osimhen


What do you guys think?

Any line up wout ndidi is dead on arrival..by now u shld av studied some coaches when newly appointed and Dey execute deir first three matches ,u shld knw Dey av some favorites …ndidi is one of dem ..if fit he will play ,even Moses Simon,he likes d guy too ,

Papi85:
good formation but replace ndidi with onyedika

I feel Deres something missing about dis onyedika guy in eagles jersey…he’s not giving us dt 100 percent club performance ,more like he’s afraid to let it out ,I don’t really knw aw to explain it,but I knw he can give us more Dan what we re cin presently in eagles jersey…by now,he ought to be benching ndidi permanently but Deres something off about his performance whenever he’s introduced

Sugarboyy:
Remove Ndidi and replace him with Onyeka as a dm or Onyedika. There is nothing Ndidi brings to the team right now that Onyeka or Onyedika wouldn't.
Then also, replace Onyeamachi with Agu. Agu seem more refined

Ndidi has a better passing range and can also assist Dan onyeka …onyeka with d ball on his feet is minus ➖ 1 ….hes good wout d ball

TheGoodJoe:
Fantastic news. Onyedika getting to work with Graham Potter is huge. Waiting eagerly for next season.

Hopefully he will soak enough knowledge from potter

ChrisKels:
I hope Chelle knows that his best position is in the midfield and not attack?

I think chelle might use him d way keshi used ideye (supporting striker)

Kog45:
Na sky we dey play am before😄Abeg na Unity cup cus I don dey see some saying make Iwobi sit down for Chuckwueze😲

Bro we don’t string up to 5 to 6passes b4 opponent intercept d ball…we were not confident on d ball at all b4 Eric chelle took over..that’s a positive

TheGoodJoe:
Simeone Inzaghi is still my man but he needs to kill the negativity. I hope Enrique outclassing him today will shift his orientation.

What can u say about chelle?…is he soaking enough knowledge?😊

CornOak:
Can we please remove Simon?

Simon na real mumu man

Truidstarr:
Bruno Onyemachi should sit down and take notes from Felix Agu.

I will even advice d guy to get a seat 💺 belt cos he’s going to be on d bench for a very long time 😊

And d mumu Simon limiting d guy by not connecting with him,always want to go solo and he ends up spoiling d move …mumu Simon


Felix is good

do4luv14:
Buh weytin Okoye do bayi

He’s going to keep against Russia 🇷🇺,Dts certain

charlesemeka85:
Boniface don become confirmed content creator 🤦‍♀️

Boniface is a gen z footballer(d earlier we realise Di s ,d better) ..he will like to explore and express himself ,it might be meaningless to some(d oldies) but to him ,he’s having fun.

BankyGee:
Yes o, from Janty, to Lerry, to UTDTrey to POOJA, to VDM, to Odumodublvck, to Tunde Ednut and many more... Them choke.

Omo na wa o …make osimhen no fit pick one or two old supporters from dis thread ….dis life no balance 😊