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Eawwal:
Awoniyi has been impressive, his movement is causing the Egyptian defence problem.

He is simply roughing them up and aggresively telling them he doesn't eat pasta and potatoes but POUNDED YAM

I can't BELIEVE my eyes but we are dominating Egypt we keep breaking up their play ,we are not allowing them to play their game.

And we have blocked of the supply route to Salah.

KC is having a lot of influence in the midfield with the HIGH PRESS.

Substitutions will be crucial you cannot keep this high tempo for 90 minutes , players will get tired . So who comes in is very important.

We have overcome technicality , with the high press , work rate, physicality, aggression. Sometimes playing a highly rated opponent brings out of the best in Nigeria.

Also I see more of the GIDIGBO spirit we no be Oyibo.

Thank you Eguavon for making us remember who WE ARE.

Aribo is really putting in some telling passes.

It's a Goal brilliant goal.

Triniti:
I don’t like Aribo playing so deep

Aribo just did a killer pass , Moses should really be hitting the target and not the side netting. It should have been taken at the first touch.

Maybe it's my biased eyes but the Egyptian are looking decidedly much be smaller than us. Aribo is not that big but he looking like an Enforcer and Awoniyi is like Lukaku here

There is no real physical presence in the Egyptian team, but they are slick and tricky.

This early sparring and testing of your opponent seemd to suggest we will dispense with trying to out pass or out play Egypt.

And we can use physicality to overcome technicality and harder working athleticism.

We have already done two long balls to Awoniyi, which is a good tactic. Let Awoniyi rough up the Egyptian defense

Moses Simon Ah what's happening injury already NO

COOL10:
A tap in with your weak foot from about 6 yards to the the goal doesn't make you two footed. Can you take a 20 to 25 yards ACCURATE shot with that same weak foot? Very few strikers can do this.

Actually you are wrong most quality forward players can.

I will add the new under 21 players you see from the elite academies of Europe at least 75% will have both feet proficiency.

drDoom3:
His goals were essential for our medal. He won the Honduras game almost singlehandedly.

Stop trying to belittle his achievements.

You may call it bias.

But I look at the quality of league and club you are playing in as the measurement for quality. In the HERE and NOW. You cannot be playing moi moi Football in a low level league and club and think you become a Lion in the AFCON.

Not a youth game in the Olympics how many years ago ❓

PurpleHouse:
They know what to do. But sadly as much as it won't benefit their pocket directly, they won't do it. Na to sign oyibo wey go dey rodger them with split salaries, that's the Koko for them.

This very sadly the BITTER TRUTH but we go pretend say na lie

drDoom3:
Evidence?

He did it against Sierra Leone.

Bros na game were dem play against moi moo Saro na u wan take hold ground .

I beg talk beta ting eeee no jell

Na Egypt with Salah we deh play no be Sudan.

PurpleHouse:
Just ignore those part you're focusing on and think of the bright side boss. I'm not saying screw them like forget abou them, I'm saying there'll be no need to beg anyone to wear the national team jersey with pride and passion.

Thise ones you mentioned love this country. The rest na pretenders and wide wild west hustlers.

Sorry if I get heated and emotive and even a bit deragatory.


But when you say Foreign born you are talking about me. You are saying I am less patriotic because l was not born in Nigeria.

I was born in the UK but made in Warri.

Icon4s:
Yes because you no longer necessarily need to wait till the AFCON to scout for African players, cos you see them week in week out in their various European clubs.

And so the idea you can use the AFCON to further your career is no longer as tenable as it used to be.

Stormtrooper11:
Iwobi was born in Lagos

Yes I know but where did he grow up from age 4/5

drDoom3:
Zaidu’s crossing is decent…

We don’t need him to be a Robbo or a Trent, as long as he is fast to recover, strong and can cross well, for me he’s okay.

Under pressure and running at full speed does he have the composure to pick a accurate cross.

I am very sorry he does not .

JohnBullMySon:
The only reason I'm not going to insult Eguavoen here is because he's the one seeing the players in training.

However, Ejuke dribbles from the wing, either coming from wings or driving to the wings. Playing him as 10 will just destabilize the attack. Can he even give a through pass. He hardly does so for CSKA. If he's not playing as a winger then he should be on the bench abeg.

Eguavoen seems a little too mesmerized by Ejuke's dribbling. It's becoming annoying.

I hope he is not stuck in the past , football has moved on. I really hope he has updated his knowledge base and is moving with the times.

And has not gone to his familiar comfort zone of the past

Shukusheka:
Quaresma, Fabio Coentrao, Jesus Navas, David Beckham, Willian, Antonio Valencia, Jordan Herdenson, Wan Bissaka, Bernado Silva, Coutinho.

These guys can't do shiit with their left foot, even in tight corners they are over-reliant on their right leg to move the ball.

You know we were taking about forward players. And yes there are many player's who are so heavily one footed it's become a handicap. But more so with forward players.

I've seen Jordan shoot with both feet and do 30 yard passes with both feet. You don't know Coutinho , you are wrong, I know him Wijnaldum. You are wrong about Bernado too as well as Quresma.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=la3pl3_8Eus

PurpleHouse:
What I learned reading this is that: With the right antenna and proper system set in place, we can unearth many dynamically talented players here in the League, in Nigeria. If we can do this successfully, then screw those shakara foreign borns.

So effectively screw Iwobi, Ajayi, Aina ,Aribo, Ebuehi, Balogun, Okoye, Ekong, and anybody else not born in Nigeria.

Are you more Nigerian than them or me for that matter.

What is your bad belle based on Your dark ignorant perception , you are worse than bigoted retrogressive tribalistic local village Chief. I am sorry to say ,with this kind of thinking.

You are the quintessential Nigerian problem.

Enthrone mediocrity and select according to tribal prejudices.

Mujtahida:
African football is poor jare

There was a time when there was AFCON the top clubs would be sending thier scouts and analysts. But I'm sorry not anymore.

You can see why

PurpleHouse:
There is nothing to learn; but how to strategize and face a similar foe in Egypt...

Or you want to be unfortunate like Hitler's Germany heading into Russian territories without doing their deligence?

If you have an idea of how to tackle your opponent via similarities (Morocco Vs Ghana) you'll have a better understanding of their playing pattern.

Egypt is considerably better than Morocco undoubtedly.

We are not going to out pass Egypt, we either try to contain them and hit them on the break, that means with blistering pace as a strategy.

You need intelligent players to do that , funny enough for me the best CB for that is Awaziem, and Balogun he Awaziem should not be playing as a RB or we will get roasted.

Zaidu against Sala will see him pick up a yellow at least , you need intelligence and some pace to deal with Salah. Zaidu lacks intelligence.

Onyeka is a water carrier who can keep running all 90 minutes , Ndidi the same hard working but don't expect innovation and creativity from them. You will have to leave that for Aribo plus end product and he will work hard too. Later in Aribo can be subbed for Iwobi.

Why because our Midfield is going to be working over time. And it's only for very fit players.

Up front it will get ugly and so physicality will be needed , because none of the current young pretenders have blistering pace, so bullying and roughing be them up will have to do. And that's what I will expect from Awoniyi.

Chukwueze doesn't work hard enough or back track's to help in defence and flatters to decieve, very little end product. I want to believe Ejuke is better, that he can cross the ball accurately for Awoniyi. And so playing both wings I will have Musa with option to be subbed later in the games by either Olyinka or

We don't have strength in depth, we do need Ighalo but it seems he is missing.

Icon79:
Well, Ekong hasn’t been that good for the Super Eagles over the past few matches. In my opinion, the only reason Rohr kept playing him is because of the partnership with Balogun. The CB position is one area most coaches don’t like to make changes unless you have to do.


O pari

Collins, Omeruo has not been particularly good infact , even Zaidu is all running no quality end product or football intelligence.

Shukusheka:
You do not seem to get my argument. My point is why don't people also criticize players for being extremely right-footed like they do for left-footed players. I can count 10 players off the top of my head who can't do shit with their left foot but no one mentions this when discussing their weakness.

Name them please.

Subzero047:
What does he deserve, has he not been given accolades, has he not been unjustifiably granted more than 100 caps even when he didn't merit his last few, why can't he step aside and give SE young players room to improve their carriers and improve the national team, what is it about the National team that he has developed a parasitic relationship with?

I don't really care if Musa is 22 or 44 , my question is he able to produce quality and is are there players clearly better than in him.

And dribbling , skills and show boating doesn't mean better. In this regard I can't say he should not be there.

The SE is not where players improve thier careers, they bring their quality they don't find it in in the SE SORRY.

Shukusheka:
Don't understand why people point at a player being extremely left-footed, as a sort of flaw to their game. There are more extremely right-footed players in football and no one mentions this about their game. Still can't understand the prejudice.

Tell me a good striker that cannot use his weaker foot, it's a attributes of a quality striker and in general player.

I am have watched small boy Saka in Arsenal comfortable long range with both feet, same with Eze.

The same with Kane, Mane, even Salah has some degree of proficiency with his right foot . Or Messi, Ronaldo, Benzema.

It's not prejudice it's an attribute of a complete quality player.

Ghana having gone a goal and with few minutes to go decided to wake up.

Ghana have lost poor team strategy.

Full time they have lost

Icon79:
This will not be a bad selection but, if I am selecting, I’d with either Awaziem/Ajayi or Awaziem/Omeruo and put Ekong’s behind on the bench. The bobo don loose form badly.


O pari

I thought emphasis here is on AFCON form whatever that maybe, that seems to be the dominant opinion.

Because club form has nothing to do with selection for AFCON.

Subzero047:
Ghana dey play like gidigbo football no coordination whatsoever

Lol gidigbo they have eaten too much kenke.

Ghana have that attacking edge and are winning the physical battle's.

They are playing off the cuff, relying on individual brilliance , Ghana is rugged though.

Subzero047:
Ghana is playing so disorganized, relying on their speed and strength against a technical Morocco side, I expect them to gas out towards the end of the match

The first twenty minutes is for sparring .

Let's wait till things settle down Ghana are not looking like they have cohesion at the moment.

I have to say all the North African teams seem to play with a lot more cohesion that the sub Saharan Africa teams.

Why ❓❓

Starboytwo:
I don’t like iheanacho as a striker at all or our no 9, he should play another role.

Eguavoen should use Awoniyi or Sadiq/olayinka

If any of the trio cannot seize this massive opportunity, that is, they cannot successfully lead a line, then they should stop receiving call-ups. We can’t be over reliant on osimhen, it’s not healthy, so massive TRIALS for our 3 no 9.

I pray Awoniyi or Sadiq or olayinka can be a revelation,hmmm, deleting social media will not help this trio.

Awoniyi has very good club form and has the physicality that is required for the AFCON.

Sadiq and Olayinka not on his level.

Starboytwo:
I don’t like iheanacho as a striker at all or our no 9, he should play another role.

Eguavoen should use Awoniyi or Sadiq/olayinka

If any of the trio cannot seize this massive opportunity, that is, they cannot successfully lead a line, then they should stop receiving call-ups. We can’t be over reliant on osimhen, it’s not healthy, so massive TRIALS for our 3 no 9.

I pray Awoniyi or Sadiq or olayinka can be a revelation,hmmm, deleting social media will not help this trio.

Awoniyi has a good club form and has the physicality that is required for the AFCON.

fabyom:
Like I said without Mane the Senegal team can't compete with Africa top 5 teams. The team is not better than us on paper.

On paper the Senegal team leaves us in the dark .

You make the comparison man to man

Gammfreak:
Let's assume collins doesn't make it to the camp and zaidu sanusi is injured, who should play the left back perfectly?

AINA