₦airaland Forum

So we won the second half? Nice

nitrogen:
Top teams should not be dominated. If we want to play low block, and defend for our lives, then don’t expect strikers to press from the front. Everybody should just be behind the ball and do insha Allah football.

The team is still learning. They can't become a team that dominates a solid team, not to talk of City after 12 months not to talk of 3. So what do we do in that time?

nitrogen:
People wey know ball well say make every striker dey press, the style of play does not matter.

Abeg what’s the main responsibility of a striker? To press and defend?

The main responsibility of the striker whose team is being dominated is to go sit on the bench and wait for some lucky break.

Lana1:
It's shocking how we are still uncoordinated in pressing and it contributes to why we keep getting dominated. We now have a fast back 4 that should be comfortable playing a high line so I dont understand why they still choose to sit back.

They said the striker has no business pressing or closing down channels

Oasis007:
I expected Casemiro and CR7 to start, so surprised I saw McTom and Rashford. You're playing City not Arsenal or Chelsea ffs!!!

No matter who we started, it's always going to end up like this. We can't run away from the fact that we've not been playing good enough to break down teams like Man City. Even our game against sheriff wasn't convincing

biomustry:
It is going as expected sir

I made the right choice not watch then

How is the match going my people?

Expert17:
He can play anywhere, right, left, AM and CF.

He did well. Would love to see him without spaces to play

Expert17:
Good morning OvoP,

Did you watch Gakpo's man of the match display (playing for just 60 mins) against Belgium?

From the right by the way

Expert17:
Just gave away a PK.

Saw that. Reminded me of Pogba

Mehn Ronaldo is done

Expert17:
Ronaldo also applies pressure on defenders, not like Rashford but enough for a 37-year-old player.

His major challenges are build-up play, can't speed away from defenders like Martial and Rashford does and he delays passes/makes selfish decisions almost every time.

Lol martial hasn't even played up to 90 minutes this season.

Anyways Rashford is more suitable for the counterattacking football we've played in the league so far. Ronaldo at his age shouldn't even be our main striker

Karleb:
No.

Therfore, he is useless.

He only cares about competing with Mbappe.

Man city will won league with 100pts without him.

He does

LostMyZeal:
Wtf

Even you?? ??

Leemao!

He will see what he's looking for na

Englishisamust:
We should used eriksen with Fred against man city. I want to check something

Set it up yourself on PS2. You'll see everything you want to see

Karleb:
Youngsters should go on loan. We mean business with every game now.

I'm not sure you read what I wrote. I'm not asking for youngsters to start

ChristineC:
at this stage of the competition, the aim is to qualify as easily as possible. seeing off Sherrif while barely on second gear must have been exactly how Ten Hag had hoped.
game management is crucial. our squad is short on both numbers and quality. we are barely 16-man strong for such a congested season, many people don't understand that.
there will be many games that will require energy to execute.

It's games like this that we should be playing the youngsters. How will the youngsters come in and get good game time if the senior players have not made sure to destroy any hope of a come back? If the team is leading 3-5 goals at 60 minutes, won't the coach be able to bring in 5 fringe players at once to ease the pressure on his 16-man strong players?

Leyqute:
Don’t underestimate them.

They’d have punished us had we not controlled the game.

True sha

Jokerman:
The day Ronaldo:

- Gets humiliated 8-2
- Ruins the "club of his heart" with a mercenary 500M contract
- Scores 6 goals in the Uber Eats League
- Retires twice from his National Team

Is the day I will consider him finished.

Don't stress yourself. Ronaldo will be 38 in a couple of months. He's not all that anymore

Leyqute:
You want us to get punished Abi ?

By Sheriff? Wahala dey o

This football is boring. I think I prefer we're faster and more direct

odizeey:
check understat.com for proper data visualization. You don't expect him to stand like a stick in one place.

You can see where proper action is

What's the argument again sef?

odizeey:
Halaand suppose don die since be that

Halaand can't tell him that. This is his heatmap

patrickmuf:
That guy is a clown. See how Haaland stretched for that ball and some how baba wants us t9 believe it's the perfect pass...City are very creative no doubt but some of the goals Haaland has scored has been down to his athleticism and superb positioning...

I'm not sure some of us here actually saw the goal

odizeey:
Everyone should do their job on the pitch. It will make life easier. We will get there with proper recruitment.

If you tell Pep that nobody should concern themselves with other people's job on the pitch, e fit shoot you

odizeey:
So we can afford to have midfielders that can't feed their attackers?

No we can't

Mrviktor:
See that halland goal.

He just dey box 18.

Dem send d ball come he score

Simple.

No be d one wey una go expect roaldo to run box to box bks say una wan press.

When football no be bress

Person get only 26 touches for full match. But na praises dem dey sing for Twitter.

Make martial try am.. We no go sleep for this place

Did you actually see the goal he scored? Did you see the way he had to leap and stretch?

You're comparing a team that is settled in every position to one that is still finding its feet, and you think the striker can afford to be strolling around the box waiting for food? I'm very sure that tears will full everywhere if Halaand was in this team

ChristineC:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1rkjbjgdNA

I saw this on my timeline.
naija viewing certers. best place in the world

I actually miss this sha . This is where you want to be especially when you're on the winning side

I have not seen ETH blueprint in this team at all. Maybe energy level has increased a bit, but when it comes to intelligent play, I see nothing. We have been winning matches playing counter football. That's not ETH way, that's how we have always played. I'm still waiting for the day we will control the game and create chances

LostMyZeal:
Real Sociedad made sure to starve us of possession and controlled most part of the game while using overloads at the back to frustrate our wing men

I'm not sure I even understand what this means. Our team is just very poor when it comes to creating chances.

Poor poor game. We're very far from being a team that create chances. If its not counter attacking football, these guys are clueless

ChristoBam:
Helps in progressing the ball from the back faster. And we have not games for probably the next 2 weeks.

No wahala