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Cocony:
Nnadi or Akinsanmiro in Midfield

jihday:
arm chair analyst knows it but a professional coach collecting thousand of dollars couldn’t figure it out, oya na

Spainever:
Did he really defend and assist Osayi? It was obvious Osayi was extremely tired

Hardrive:
We have a substitution problem. I always wonder why they take too long to notice that osayi can't last the whole of 90 minutes.
At the same time Simon has no business playing some of the matches he has featured in at this tournament. Lastly, why we don't make use of all 5 of our subs knowing that we have an established way of playing.

elyte89:
One major thing working in our favor is that opponents are yet to solve the new Eagles approach. We’re creating chances through direct attacks and build-up play rather than our usual wing-based patterns. Hopefully, our next opponent won’t crack the puzzle.

TheSuperNerd:
TheGoodJoe never rides on agenda when talking about team or player improvements. So when he points out what Lookman should work on, he does not do that as a way of putting him down. He does it as a way of wanting everyone to maintain high standards and keep raising the roof.

So my dear Kog45, TheGoodJoe is not pressing anyone's neck. He just wants the continued improvement of the Super Eagles.

But with that said, I must point out one little thing. The snap shot shared of Lookman having a chance to pass to Osimhen is not exactly fully expatiated. I watched the passage of play 3x. Lookman did try to locate Osimhen with a pass in that same sequence, but was blocked eventually. That snap shot does not show that coz it happens seconds later.

So please, you, TheGoodJoe and Forgiveness should kindly rest this matter. Gracias.

zicky:
Ignore those talk, Lookman and Osimhen are top players both AFOTY winners, both with 13goals contributions in this tournament. People trying to put Lookman down are only speak from a bias point.

Mujtahida:
There was nothing biased about what TheGoodJoe wrote abi Lookman. He simply said like Lookman will be more lethal if he releases the ball on time. He has stressed that his intervention was on how Lookman can improve his game and that's fair enough because it sounds like what a good coach would tell a talented player.

The problem is that Kog45 and now you, think TheGoodJoe is condemning or criticizing Lookman and I objectively don't think that that was TheGoodJoe's point of view.

Forgiveness you like reading post through the eyes of your own preconceived notion of the motives of others. Clean your mind and eyes. It will help you

Kog45:
The more reason I always respecting TheSuperNerd when it comes to analysis on our players.... imagine telling us Lookman deficiency over shadow his good work,haba,and he was trying to twist the whole thing but I don get wetin I want to know

TheGoodJoe:
I think the problem is your perspective of what you think I mean. I am always about how we can improve. With faster transitions, we would annihilate teams with more efficiency. A lot of it lies in Lookman. If he fixes this, he will excel at a high level.

Today, we saw Osimhen choose to lay the ball for Adams instead of going for goal. Wanting Lookman to be efficient at such is not a bad thing.

zicky:
i thought I was the only that feels Osimhen should have square that ball much earlier. It's all football, easier to analyse and say what and what a player should have done while on the pitch.

JayromWrites:
The promises has started.

Next now, na one Billionaire for Anambra.


Money na water

charlesemeka85:
from the first whistle they looked scared and uncomfortable

Kog45:
Possibly Chuckwueze or Simon should replace Lookman in starting XI since he is the major issue...again Lookman caused us not to whitewash Algeria just like he failed us by not adding more goals against Mozambique.... complain complain...beating Algeria una think say na moi moi...all the players played perfectly well today....Lookman deficiency showed more than his good work?even Chelle will not agree with you so far in this tournament

TheGoodJoe:
Lookman was sound but I think his deficiency showed more than his good work.

Lookman seems not to fully grasp the role.

On many occasions he tried to do things himself. His offensive play should come after transition, not before. There were times he released the ball late and times to pass he held the ball. Lookman fixes this and the team gets even stronger.

Expect Chelle to iron this with Lookman. Get the ball to the attackers fast and then join them in the attack.

Meliforme:
The image below is a heatmap showing Osimhen occupying a more central position and Akor roaming wider positions.

Meliforme:
Auxillary (helper) striker.

Mujtahida:
Between Rashidi and Amokachi, who was the target man?

Meliforme:
Lookman did not handle the situation the right way.

Meliforme:
1. Osimhen was emphasizing teamwork, Lookman was like "You have scored two, allow others hunt for their own glory."
Victor was insinuating that the person in a better position should be the person to shoot. Again, the main striker's primary role is to shoot at goal. In a team every component has a main role. If Osimhen who is the target man finds himself in a position to shoot, and demands for the ball, he should be given the ball. Football is a team sports.

2. The best way to calm a person that is hurting is to address whatever it is, that is causing his pain, not to question or dismiss his reasons for feeling pain. Ademola should have tried to understand Osimhen's grouse and address it before confronting him to calm down. That Osimhen is already on two goals is not a good reason to jettison team play. Is Lookman supporting chaos?

3. Should we throw teamplay out of the window because it is the 63rd minute and Osimhen is on two goals.
I think you should reexamine the situation and consider thoroughly your stand.

4. Lookman's words lacked compassion. It lacked empathy because it did not attend to Osimhen's hurt feelings. Was there any substance in Osimhen's complaint? Why should it be dismissed under reason that the he is already on two goals. The focal point is teamwork not individual performance.

Lookman should have condemned Bruno's act expressing his sympathy and solidarity with the team not insinuating that Osimhen should not have complained since he is already on two goals. How does that make sense? Football is teamwork pass the ball when you are supposed to.


I don't normally tell a hurting person to calm down first of all. Instead i try to discern the source of his hurt and then exploit ways to address the cause of the upset, afterwards, that is when "calm down" will work.

popizaino:
I don't like his face.

He looks like someone who would come and be playing tatata with no purpose.

I want those with harsh face way go play carragah to crouch pattern.

MorataFC:
The more you look the less you see
Season 1 Episode 1
(Watch out for episode 2)


‼️ Don't forget one crucial moment, a really important moment of this story. The transfer market has always been a point. In the summer, when Levi Colwill suffered an ACL injury, Chelsea wanted to trust Josh Acheampong and didn't want to sign any other player.

Maresca went public and decided to ask for a new center back, believing that Chelsea, with many competitions, needed to have a new center back. So in that moment, already, the relationship started to deteriorate.

People at BlueCo are very, very impressed and happy with a very good job Liam Rosenior is doing at Strasbourg, and so from what I heard, in the internal conversations at Chelsea, the name of Rosenior in the recent days, has always been around.

And so keep an eye on Rosenior, because for sure 100%, what I can tell you here today is that he's a contender to become new Chelsea manager.

[Via Fabrizio Romano]