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komekn:
We go over the top .

Osimhen is very good but he is not a world class striker. He has come back from a very serious injury how will it affect his game❓

Osimhen is a very direct fast and determined striker he has very good positioning , ultimately aggressive and with fearlessness , has blistering pace and good finishing and has aerial ability too. But he is not filled with trickery, deception and skill.

He, I am sure would have been told to limit the aggressive play and be careful not to aggrevate the injury and or see a repeat of it.

How will that affect his game going forward because aggression is a key part of his game with pace and determination. So he will have to have controlled aggression.

It may be that lghalo is still much more relevant than many think . We also have Dennis the most inform striker at the moment 8 goals in the EPL from 18 games is not easy.

Both of them would have made a difference in my opinion. Unfortunately we will never know.

Perhaps, Denis could make a difference on the wing but the coach killed the game yesterday. He was tactically inept.

If it’s by goals, Awoniyi with 9 goals from 16 games is the most informed striker in Europe.

Joebie:
Actually I thought about that I wonder why Simon was just tied to that left wing. If Ejuke was in the game it would have been a more perfect plan.

I just weak. Make I just sleep jeje.

safarigirl:
Are they not fighting Enyeama?

I don't know ooo.. Anyone apart from Alloy is ok by me.

drDoom3:
There was something Eguavoen said in the post-match interview that made me realise that he is a good coach, but not an excellent one.

He said that you cannot change your playing style in the middle of a tournament.

Every excellent coach changes their playing style IN THE MIDDLE OF GAMES THEY ARE NOT PERFORMING IN, let alone in the middle of a month-long tournament.

Football is like chess. I am participating in a chess tournament. I have a specific opening sequence I used to win my first three games. In my fourth game, my opponent who is higher ranked plays a move right off the bat that shows he knows what my opening sequence is and he is ready to counter it. What do I do? If I continue with my sequence, I will be at a disadvantage because my opponent knows what I will play and is prepared. Every good chess player will IMMEDIATELY improvise.

From the first ten minutes, it was clear these Tunisians knew exactly what we planned to do and they were ready for it. A simple move Eguavoen could have made could have been to tell Chuks and Simon to switch wings. Very simple move and it could have messed up the Tunisians gameplan because the 3 guys marking Simon would immediately be confused and have to switch responsibilities to other guys unprepared for it.

You Sabi something. I no go lie. The bolded if done would have destabilized and disorganized them. That was what he did with Olayinka that even allowed us to create few chances.

daveP:
That department needs overhaul. I really miss Carl Ikeme. That was where the continuity ended.

Honestly! We don't need incompetent peeps around.

If Carl was okay, we go do well.

I don't know why NFF retained him till now. I don't understand.

Hopefully, he is kicked out an replaced with Enyeama

daveP:
Rewarding Incompetence.

Honestly speaking. He is truly incompetent.

safarigirl:
Okay now, we change to Iwobi, na Iwobi come chop red, shebi that one follow for the game plan.

The point remains the changes ought to have been done before the second half commenced.

That's exactly my point.

drDoom3:
I will help you.

Half-time changes:

Onyeka in, Iheanacho out. Switch to 4-3-3, Aribo as AM.

Ejuke in, Chuks out. As Ejuke was not in matchday squad, Olayinka or Onyekuru in.

These two changes would have soliified our midfield and helped us close the[b] gaps that led to a player having so much space to hit a screame[/b]r that close to our penalty area.

I don't know how they didn't see that space. Too much.

daveP:
If Yobo is is the team already,then they should get Ejide and Enyeama to help find great GKs to me. These things seem like rocket science to NFF peeps sha.

Exactly! This NFF peeps term should end as quickly as possible.

I don't know what Alloy Agu has been doing there for 5 years without giving us a good goalkeeper. Na Ejunje dey worry our people.

safarigirl:
In this case, NO.

A very resounding NO

The only reason you are saying this now, is because we conceded early and eventually lost. So, clearly, it is not even a logical statement.

It is not logical to you but it's to me even when we were not a goal down.

On the 36 minutes, I already suggested we change Iheanacho.

See my post below. So you are totally wrong.

codemaniacs:
In football there's always support.. it depends on whether the player uses the support..

when you say support what do you mean

when I say support I mean players to pass to...

Exactly! Players to pass to but with many options. That was lacking in the first half.

safarigirl:
It does not matter

The goal was sudden.

The talk no gbam, na emotion-laden talk

What emotion? If you don’t have anything to say to counter my point, it’s better you stay off my mention instead of subtle jab at me.

I asked, can substitution be made in the first half or before the second half commenced? Yes or No? Simple

Odunayaw:
If I ask who should have been subbed out and for whom now you go de stutter

Answer question first. Typical of Nigerians answering question with question.

Answer the question first. You wey fit coach Real Madrid.

safarigirl:
Forgiveness, abeg leave this your substitution talk.

They scored 2 minutes into the second half, even if he wanted to make the sub, 2 minutes in was a stretch

Na your emotions dey talk so

What are you talking? Can substitution be made in the first half or at half time?

I already suggested that while we were still playing in the first half.

mostob:
make Austin continue abeg. . March is here already. I don't think there is any international break before match or is there?

I hope he has learnt his lesson before he continues.

Odunayaw:
They scored at 47'. So he should have made substitutions two mins into the 2nd half?

You can't coach even table soccer

In the first half or before the second half commenced.

Abi dem no Dey change player for first half or before the game commenced?

Stillwater10:
You are right, the tactics did not work. we relied to too much on the wingers, no wonger Egypt even had more possession than us.

The coach no sabi anything

codemaniacs:
but Simon wing always seemed more potent.. I need to see stats because I didn't see Chuks crossing the ball at all..

the support was there but both Simon and Chuks were holding on to the ball for long and trying to dribble instead of passing back or to the midfield...

IN SUMMARY
The support was there but wingers didn't use it..

There was no support in the first half. Rewatch the match.

mostob:
are you sure? This man might be worse than Rohr o

I don tire self. Which one we go settle for now?

TheGoodJoe:

You can not answer it. I have told you Eguavoen's timing for changes were sound.

When did he make the changes? Before or after they scored? Simple question

Famocious:
Breaking: Austin Eguavoen Steps Down As Super Eagles Coach Following Defeat To Tunisia In AFCON

According to OwngoalNigeria Twitter handle

Very good. Paserio should come mo we see.

TheGoodJoe:

I prefer you answer that. You are talking of an offensive change. That does not guarantee an error at the back.

The timing of the changes was still early.

Oga! Answer the question or forget discussions

codemaniacs:
Chuks is a winger so he doesn't really need support from the midfield he needs support from the fullback playing his wing but Nigeria was more focused on Moses Simon wing instead of using both wings and Chuks was playing like the fullback today...

The both wings were used but they needed more support besides the full backs.

superbloke:
Iwobi was the plan B. He was about to switch things up and then the red card happened. It was just an unfortunate situation.

After we don chop goal, abi.

drDoom3:
I wouldn't say the coach is tactically inept. More like the coach did not recognize when his tactics expired and when he needed to change up things here and there. He got a good tactic, but he was too rigid with him and the Tunisians capitalized on it to bite us.

Lol. Na d same thing we dey talk but in a different way. He is tactically expired and tactically inept na same thing.

TheGoodJoe:

The coach made two early changes. So how was that too late?

Was it before or after they scored?

Odunayaw:
[b][/b]So what does Tuchel and UCL have to do with reading match

Abeg! Leave me. Reading of games don’t take years to do.

safarigirl:
No worry, he don step down.

Y'all won

Hmm! When? He better do sharp sharp.

TheGoodJoe:

How is he tactically inept? Eguavoen with a man down took the game to them and showed them a good game. Na wa.

Our pressure came from tactical switches. If there is any thing you want to criticise, it is not tactics.

The tactics was too late. He is tactically inept.

dijon:
Yes brother, i expected the coach to tweak his tactic at the beginning of that second half because the Tunisians were draging the game to suit there purpose and we played into their hands, they were not in a hurry to counter us and had clip all our dangerous outlets and were just waiting for that one opportunity to score and thereafter bring their playbook time wasting and frustrating football to play.
Our coach should have yanked kelechi off and push Aribo upfront and bring in Nwakali or onyeaka to shore up the midfield and take over the midfield lost to them at the last quarter of the first half.

What else can I add more? You said it all.

The coach is tactically inept.

codemaniacs:
you're right that Ihenacho couldn't press due to the yellow card but he can finish so its either him and Awoniyi come out before the 2nd half or Awoniyi comes out before the 2nd half and Ihenacho moves to the main striker and Onyeka moves to Ihenacho's position...

Nigeria's midfield trio of Aribo, Onyeka and Ndidi none of them must never ever be benched and Nwakali should be coming on for Onyeka or vice-versa..

Chukwueze should have been replaced by Onyekuru..

Musa needs to retire so that Amoo, Lookman or Dessers can have space...

Either ways, the coach messed up big time.

Chuks didn’t live up to expectations due to how we played. No support from the midfield. Iheanacho ought to have been doing that but Aribo would have done better if he was allowed to play and Onyeka takes his place in the midfield.

The coach is tactically inept.

Kog45:
Sir,NPFL keeper is the answer cos we still have Enyeamas in NPFL but imagine picking John Noble a third keeper with Enyimba just like having Ezenwa then who hardly played for his club.

We lost quality keeper the day Ikeme was diagnose with cancer but instead of deep searching we went for Uzoho who was keeping in 2nd Segunda and later 3rd division Okoye....I can say it anywhere that super eagles really helped Okoye career,nothing special about him.

If we believe we are lacking quality outfield players in NPFL but not keepers.All they need is coach Amusa Adisa treatment for Enyeama,Ejide and Aiyenugba but Alloy Agu is not ready.

I agree with you without any reservation. That Alloy Agu is a scam.

He should be relived of that job. He wasn’t a good keeper in his days then how can he discover talents?

Dude is our major problem. The same way keeper messed us up in the last tournament is the same way we were messed up today.