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owbabs:
I just saw the highlights. We were okay defensively but we could have played better when attacking.
Nigerian midfielders were isolated more than often.
Ball control was a problem the players were not settled. The touch wasn't there. Seems the occasion affected them in a way but kudos they held their own for the most part.
In transition our players too long to make obvious passes before they were closed down.
The moroccans were sharper at intercepting pass and pressed to prevent our build up play. They were more technical and had the better build up play.
Our attackers were not at their best and struggled to find rhythm all day.
We managed to hold them despite playing them at home in that atmosphere.
The bottom line is if we played 50% of our normal game we would have beaten them. The performance for an attacking perspective was poor. Almost nothing clicked. The coach needs to find a plan B to attack coherently when the other team had figured a way to stem plan A.

it beats me that Christantus Uche didn't make this squad

TheSuperNerd:
Progress the ball and beat the press is one... but there is a third element. Physical aggression. These midfielders must be badass aggressive as well as technical.

I know I am a brain over brawn football lover but I prefer a player that can do both with immaculate balance. Even if the balance is decent, I go still manage and build on am.

This is why it hurts seeing Christantus Uche used as a striker at Palace. That is one guy to put in the middle and come up against such a system. BEASTLY strong, technical, progressive, and also not slow. A Yaya profile.

Being Progressive and Technical like Onyedika is no longer enough. If you are not Physically aggressive, na minus be that.

This is where Onyedika really failed today. He should have stepped up his "aggression meter" to ensure his other qualities shone through against the press.

No way that Moroccan press will bully or push back a midfield of Powerhouse yet technical midfield players.

Me I just wan know if Chelle go stay, and what we will do next. Also status of our petition to FIFA. Other than that, we continue to build

The midfield remains the engine room. if your opponent wins the midfield your explosive striker will have less chances.

Chelle stuck to his winning formula but Morocco countered it, yet they couldn't still beat us in regulation time. kudos to the boys.

not during training na.. You no fit look body language before the pk shootout?

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Mujtahida:
Ohhh jeeez. Read what you wrote! Haba na. The body language would have been seen by the coach in training? Damn!


It is precisely because he was practicing that he was brought in to take the Pk. You guys can say whatever you want, I maintain my stand that he deliberately thwarted the team.

He didn't abandon it. He just could respond with an alternative plan. But he will get better.

TheGoodJoe:
Chelle chickened out and abandoned his philosophy. In this game he did not try.

if he bright him face balloon the ball nko, who una go come blame?

Justice505:
Who dey find scape goat you nor watch the penalty

people's comments? those are just people who cannot see positives in the game. bitter lot.

Modified
I watched it. That body language could have been seen before the picks where done. A coach is suppose to also consider the psychology of the players. But saying he wanted to sabotage the team. hell no

Mujtahida:
Go online and read people reach the exact conclusion as me. It's unmistakable from his body language. Did you watch the Pk?

The formation already showed what Morocco set out to do. which is crowd the midfield which had been our engine room. Chelle is still learning, he will get even better. Hopefully he stays

no logic in what you are saying. In one AFCON you won the SF via PK, in the other you lost via PK in the SF. Is that the only yardstick you use to compare teams ?

Blueelf:
Semi final is better than final??

Loll bro. You sed you no use your full cheat talk am

how u take know say e dey deliberate?
why will any player do that deliberately?

Mujtahida:
Onuachu was brought in to take Pk. Chukwueze too. Onuachu scored. Chukwueze deliberately thwarted our progress. If he had scored, we would have won this match.

bro.. why we dey try find scapegoat?

Justice505:
This is wickedness at its peak how can you sabotage a whole team because of playing time, yobo as a captain escorted the super eagles to win the afcon in South Africa he didn't play much he won the cup

Chukwueze have silver and bronze already if you're not getting game time why sabotage the team why not tell the coach you don't want to play, this is wickedness am just hurt.

Bro chill. This squad is better.

Blueelf:
They said these squad was better than JPES squad

Morons

Una never start

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well, Morocco deserved it. Good outing Naija

kai PKs.. we go win o

This game is begging for Chukwueze

I missed the second half. But I am here to kill off the game

Onyedika needs to be decisive quickly. He is spending too much time on the ball. you don't play like that in a high pressing game

I will say Morocco has had the slight edge. I expect us to come more into the game in the second

I wonder if that yellow against Bassey could be reviewed after the game,

Bassey no do anything o..

Just as Algeria had conceded just ONCE before we added to that tally

CornOak:
Point to Note: Morocco have only conceded ONCE in this tournament.

Will the Super Eagles break and shatter the Maroc defense today?

We find out by 12am.

Ghana must come oh. in fact their joloff rice is sweeter

Goke7:
I wish he officiated our game baba no look anybody face

Morocco plans to crowd the midfield and control it. That is the game plan. tight space for Iwobi to operate

We go again

we go fresh too.

Goke7:
Wow Senegal will be too fresh for the final, no extra time

only makes us stronger and the most prepared for the finale

Nairalandankra:
In football competition, Why is Nigeria's path to glory always a tough one.. nah wah

This ref bloody oh.. haha

Should I have predicted NIgeria will take on a fellow West African teamin the final, and we will win?

modified
had predicted CIV vs Nigeria

Salah gat to answer o.. or the matter is settled between him and Mane

na this kind goal dey pain pass. you have. very little time to respond

what a F of a bullet!!!