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Kog45:
Oga Charles you are deviating from the main issue,why singled out Tiaminu and Sadiq when highly exposed Bassey and Ajayi played like amateurs…..the super eagles issue pass players o

Good players make other players better.🤔

Bad players make good players bad 😔

It's a team weaknesses in the team impact all the players. This was the worsy game Ajayi and Bassey played as well Iwobi, Ndidi and Lookman for Nigeria.

But why ❓

Gajagojo:
Football is not won by So called " better players "

It is set up

Now what is set up?

You are going for world cup qualifiers and do not appoint a coach.
You allow the previous coach's contract to lapse two games into the campaign before appointing a coach in the middle of the campaign after two shameful draws
Finidi took two friendly games . Was he provided with assistants or resources? No he was alone
During those friendlies did the players all turn up?
Even now will be be allowed the same assistants that Peseiro had. Learn to was not doing coaching,tactics ,drills etc by himself. He brought his people and even Finidi was part of that


Finidi is just there as the face of the person Nigerians can vent against you need to look deeper

If you want to blame a coach for a failed qualifiers
Appoint him from the beginning and provide his needs

Which serious team is appointing a coach at this stage?

Finidi is not the problem
Look deeper at the NFF
Do not forget Peseiro drew against Lesotho and Zimbabwe.
It is not apparent that he would have done any better.

The issue with Nigerian football is not sort term
Qualifying for World Cup in 2026 is irrelevant to me

The focus should be on getting the right set up for the future

Wise man no problem

Please choose Salami over VO and Boniface and use predominantly player's from the NPFL and see how far you will.get.

That guy Benjamin Tanimu supposedly 21, will struggle in English semi professional non league.

Finidi needs to be more assertive and stop 🛑 doing favours for NFF godfathers. The buck stops with him no matter what happens.

Gajagojo:
We cannot have a team of we are only just appointing a coach at this stage
How long has Four been there?

Who is responsible?

Team selection was poor, it's like players selected on favouritism and godfatherism not merit.

Most of core players from AFCON that we struggled in missing WHY.

It's apparent that Ndidi, KC , Ajayi, Chukwueze, Awaziem, are simply not in form some have even expired.

Your can't plant corn 🌽 and expect Yam 🍠.

Imagine playing Osayi a right winger as a left back , Onuachu has little or nothing to offer, Benjamin Tanimu should not be in the U20.

What happened to Osho and Tosin as well as Adebayo and sorry there are too many players better than Benjamin Tanimu.

We had two players who have no quality invention and creativity in midfield Ndidi and Onyedika, they are not going to ghost past players with trickery and technique and open up games with clever through balls. Defending and disrupting the play a big yes but creativity.

I was so bored 🥱 with the lack of invention and very slow pace of the game I wanted to sleep 😴.

I don't blame Finidi too much he is not a magician but we were finished off by the team selection. And why was Boniface not starting ❓

Kog45:
The only thing going for Okoye is that he is young and am seeing him taking over sooner but Nwabali performance in Afcon still one of the best in recent times by any Nigerian keeper.

It's not so simplistic, goalkeeper are judged over several games and with CONSISTENT top performances.

Nwabali too us out the darkness 🌑 of mediocrity and Uzoho. But he still has his frailties. He was 95% at fault for the first goal conceded. He rushed out of his goal 🥅 like a school boy leaving it wife open for Ishola to score into an open goal. It was a school boy error.

Bassey mid timed his clearance but would have caught up either tackled, blocked and or out muscled 22 year old lshola for Benin. In addition Bassey would have cut out the angle for any shot on goal.

The minute Nwabali ran out of his goal 🥅 it was over.

Philosopher1979:
When I said our attack needed ighalos finishing someone here called me foolish. Now you can see what your other strikers can do. OK now

Thank you

charlesemeka85:
he mistimed the ball that resulted to the first goal

Aside that he was solid

Do your think 🧐 the goal keeper should have rushed outside 🙈 abandoning his goal 🥅 effectively creating an empty goal for Ishola Olaitan to slot the ball in.

The goalkeeper action made the goal a gifted formality on this occasion goalkeeper was naive.

However, of greater concern was Benin played like one unit complete cohesion understanding and fluidity. Rohr who we rejected had coached then into a solid cohesive team . Yes they may not have any top quality players but they are a TEAM.

WE in comparison just did not play like a team At all.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKrNiHWoVio?si=oErnFS6NbqTQjIQY

charlesemeka85:
I agree Bassey bleeped up today but making excuses for Taminu? 😳

Where did Bassey put a foot wrong, l did not see it

I am lost for words.

So Rohr that we rejected is now using Benin to flog us chei we have suffered.

3 minutes of extra time left l am waiting for a MIRACLE

Sorry 😔 but I'm finding the match very boring and disjointed ?

See 🙈 Top level coach tactics, when in doubt 🤔 send it to the big Iroko tree up front Onuachu.

We completely lack creativity and invention in midfield, movement is very poor there is little or no team understanding and cohesion.

I've noticed we have started playing police game, kick and follow. Hoof it up and hope for the best.

See what we descended to .

Ah Finidi you fall my hand after all the years in Real Betis and Spain you are playing, HAVE IT kick and follow.

mostob:
I don't really understand where the Finidi blame is coming from.

Ndidi was the main culprit for both goals. Bassey coming second. Finidi can only select the team and do his best tactically. It is left for those players to show they want it more.

First goal blame completely and entirely with the goal keeper running and leaving his goal 🥅 to become a defender.

As soon as he left his line it was too easy for the forward to score an open net 🥅 what a gift.

Second goal shambolic defending.

Nonetheless, I see us winning not nicely but ugly.

The Benin team is not a top quality team but we are seriously struggling to get going.

We should really be beating this team 3-0 , but we are not honestly we are playing like we do not know each other .

We will win this game, it's no going to be pretty but we will win

Second goal was disgraceful no man marking, it's like we are asleep. Benin is not a good team but we are struggling to get going.

We have no team strategy and or any team cohesion.

Please must be a bad dream.

Let me wake up 😔

Elnino9:
Bassey na liability i swear

What on earth is the goal 🥅 keeper running off his line to come and be a defender.

If the goal 🥅 keeper stay on his line that's never a goal 😞 , in addition Bassey would have caught up blocked and or tackled the forward player.

Nwabali running out from his goal 🥅 left the goal wide open for them to score.. The blame lies entirely with the goalkeeper.

Mujtahida:
Link please

Watching it on YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/live/ZWMEfpHDovs?si=DZvKrNEJP_aMdV8u

Kam2021:
If truly they have been linked to cult killings,the Oba should look into the allegations and restructure the okaigheles since it's an age long thing. The youths of today are too fast in decorating traditions.
On the other side,the Edo state government shouldn't be in a haste to ban them Present evidences to the oba,then a discussion and agreement should be reached by the Oba on the acts of the okaigheles.
No be to show who get authority pass

Unfortunately nobody is above the Law the Oba included he is a ceremonial traditional ruler with no constitutional executive or legislative powers .

He is a nostalgic figure head 🗣️ of a past completely gone, he needs to understand he is not governing or in government.

If segments of his non ruling structure have been found to criminally culpable he should allow the law to take it's course.

TheGoodJoe:
@EEGA

In the note of playing Lookman closer to goal, does that not affect the balance of Finidi's play, which I feel resorts in the wide forwards playing wide, to expand the defensive shape of the opposition, and create room in the center for the team to attack.

If we work with that notion, I feel Childera Ejuke should have been called up because he fits more into the wide playing role than Lookman.

Very rarely do your have players playing the traditional wing play staying out wide, sometimes you have a fusion.

Liverpool play with two inverted wingers and of anybody is going wide it's the wing back 🔙. You will constantly see Diaz , Jota , Salah even Nunez ( he struggles with this formation) coming in inverted.

Arsenal with Saka play such intricate positional interchange, it's difficult to say exactly the level of positional play. Not surprising Saka scored the most goals and had the most assists.

At the heart ❤️ of the matter is the quality of the players. Ronaldo played from the left but you wouldn't call him a traditional winger.

With regards to Ejuke would you really drop Ademola for him 😲😲

EEGA:
]In a 3-5-2 the both can play as our strikers.

They have both played this position a couple of times.

Our Strikers do not get on the score sheet when called upon.Moffi and Onuachu missed chances.Boniface is just returning from injury.He struggled when called upon in the Europa League Final.He lasted for 45 minutes on the pitch but couldn't convert any of the chances created for him.

Finidi's mistake in our last game was playing Lookman as a LWF instead of AML and LSS.

Lookman for the past 2 seasons has been more effective for Atalanta as a false 9 in a 2-man attack or as an AML or LSS when playing behind the main striker as seen in Atalanta and the AFCON.

In the AFCON, his goals came while playing behind Osimhen while Zaidu as a LWB covered the whole of the left flank with Moses Simon playing as a wide forward by whipping in crosses for the both.We saw Simon interchanging with Lookman but was always playing as a wide forward.This is the reason why Simon has only assists to his name and was without a goal.

Lookman couldn't get a goal on Friday, because he was always wide.He is either crossing for Onuachu or drifting into the box to shoot.

To get the best out of Lookman you must play him in his most effective position as we did in the AFCON or like he plays in Atalanta.

Lookman is better as a false 9,AML or LSS.Chukwueze can also partner him as he has played that position a couple of times in his Villareal days.

If I may ask.Why should you leave your most clinical player on the wings to be whipping in crosses for another striker, when he can easily get you goals and the needed 3pts when he plays just behind the main striker as seen in the AFCON or in Atalanta or when he features as a 9?

Lookman functions best when he is very close to the box.He is a fox and predator in the box.

All said and done who had the most shots on target, who had the most shots on goal, who instigated the most attacks, who was the most dangerous player for Nigeria only one = LOOKMAN.

Odunayaw:
Komekn wey no de gree if dem catch am pants down? At least the others ghost when torch light shines on them

Komekn fit say white is a brighter version of black just to cover up

You have a view which is not fact 😕

I have asked challenged you to substantiate your position but you get subjective and misguided intuitive.

But to date, you one of the more vocal charlatans have been unable to get one of your nonsensical notions concerning me to stick and or be proven.

Not one.

Maybe 🤔 that's why you get so upset and vehemently hostile. You just cannot contend with me.

Are you envious and jealous, I'm like the red 🟥🟥flag to an enraged bull 🐂 to you.

Mujtahida:
Ehen, so here you are using Abubakar who you know has not scored more than 8 goals in a backwater league like Saudi as a reason why not to abandon players but you were crowing two days ago saying Yusuf who is not even a striker has not scored in the jupiler league.

Komekn, komekn, take time oo.

Dr 2 Know what position does Yusuf play and you are comparing him to a forward player.

And please don't take comments out of context. I responded to a claim that Yusuf is is an " All action central midfielder " posted by Subzero.

In that context and all action central midfielder that had scored 3 goals in 75 games, that's ludicrous. If you add his time in Gothenburg he scored twice, where he played 66 games.

That's 5 goals since 2018 for an all action midfielder that is very poor.

When you watch his game it becomes obvious why he is not good enough for the SE.

Kog45:
Missing Osimhen is a big minus and Awoniyi,the duo are only natural CF who are real tormentors but with Boniface,Moffi and Onuachu i don’t see reason why we should be complaining….left for Finidi to utilize the players in camp.

I would add to that list Elijah Adebayo, but somehow a player who has not played for any national youth team. Was never called.

Subzerooo:
I will rather Sadiq or Onuachu continue than Ighalo, I mean we were crying to get this man out of the NT and 4 years later we are going back to invite him?

You are clearly prejudiced and very negatively biased.

What makes Sadiq and Onuachu better than Ighalo please. Objective appraisal with specifics please not emotive sentiments and your biased favouritism

Danielnino00:
There is no credence in you comments.. you are just looking for every opportunity to attack the guy even when the comments are not about him...

Some thing's don't require evidence they are there for all to see. The attributes to play wing KC simply doesn't have.

1. Doesn't have pace
2. Has no 1v1 dominance
3. Limited technical and skill
4. Over reliance on left foot.

Has been out of form for the past three seasons hasn't scored more than 5 goals in last three seasons.

Quite a few said here KC would destroy the Championship but after 23 games and 5 goals he has been poor.

KC contract has expired and he is surplus to requirements.

Subzerooo:
Not only Ighalo we need Obafemi Martins, can Ighalo still move his body

Yes he can , he has even scored more goals than Mane, Benzema, Firmino, Mahrez, Kessie, Ekambi, etc

So he is still able to cut it 😔

I have been saying this for over 4 years not today'.

Mercenary123:
. We are still saying the same thing

No we are not .

Moses is like Toyota corolla and Lookman is like a Audi RS4 quattro. The two cannot be compared.

minfelix:
see as old Abubakar of Cameroon destroyed Cape verde yesterday…if na 49ja, you are already seen as old and outdated….Ighalo was criticized into retirement by majority of fan base

Abubakar has not been able to score more than 8 goals a season in the two seasons spent in the Saudi league.

But was not discarded by the Cameroon national team. I remember how he bullied Omeruo like a school boy.

But we discarded Ighalo too quickly for young pretender's like Sadiq,etc.

mariovito:
Sad...

Efcc needs to be used as an example.

Someone sue their ass

In a lawful society with a legitimate government where the rule of law applies, please seek justice and get justice.

However, with an government hoisted on the nation by deceit and manipulation through the abuse of all government institutions.

LAWLESS will reign and trying to be LAWFUL is insanity.

We effectively have a defacto dictatorship with JAGABAN the criminal Emperor.

Anybody noticed how the Army can illegally lay siege to a shopping plaza in Abuja.
Army held a village to siege in Ughelli LGA for 2 months unlawful arrests and killings the police denied access.
A lady blogger remanded in prison for saying one company tomato 🍅 purée tasted sugary.

We are now in a totally LAWLESS SOCIETY

Ola9ja23:
Nigeria is bigger than Bitter Obituarists and their repackaged fraudster

We don't care if the don't accept


😁😀😂😁😀

How much are you paid to MURDER democracy and foister disinformation and misinformation.

Tell me one thing about JAGABAN that is true .

Primary school secondary school university all fake and forged.

Work history in the USA forgery.

One thing that's true criminal CONVICTED.

dalitigator:
Christianity and her Pastors are very funny.

God calls a Pastor in a ministry and the Pastor is attached to a church. Pastor faces disciplinary actions and then resigns God's calling. How are we certain God called these Pastors before?

There is no biblical ordination for pastors and there is no Biblical anchorage to substantiate the man made position of GO .

It is also an aberration completely without scriptural basis to have a pastor leading elders.

So if what you are doing is not Biblical can you be doing it for God .❓❓