₦airaland Forum

Barryseal:
Alot of people were living in denial. We got to the final to play the host, a power house like Ivory coast, came to the thread all I was seeing was talk about spanking Ivory coast. On the back of the South Africa outplaying us in the semi final.
I think it was the moniker Forgiveness who said we should stay humble, that God rewards humility.
As a people I hope we take home a lesson from this episode.

And what exactly is wrong with optimism and positive expectations?
We were in the final
Should we expect to lose?

comodo:
Pls don't mention that name here unless u want some people to come for your head. No good replacement to Iwobi in this tournament. Some said he will cough out blood. But na here we dey

Except we prefer to lie to ourselves
We need Nwakali in this team
We need to hold possession
The way we lose balls is too embarrassing for a team of our caliber and this has gone on for YEARS!

MetalJigsaw:
Exactly what Mikel used to do is what I'm talking about

I get you, but Iwobi is just not that kind of player
The closest we have to mikel's profile is Nwakali..
But because he's not in the EPL or Real Madrid, we can't call him up

TheSuperNerd:
Ndidi is not a controller either. None of the midfielders in this team to CIV 2023 is a controller. None.

This team needed an Nwakali but Jpes kept playing dumb and stubborn.

Ndidi isn't a pass master himself.

Nwakali would have made a difference in this match
I am fully convinced
Iwobi wasn't opening up for passes
Nwakali does that to perfection
He passes, opens up and keeps the ball moving
He needs to be in this team ASAP..

TheSuperNerd:
Ndidi is not a controller either. None of the midfielders in this team to CIV 2023 is a controller. None.

This team needed an Nwakali but Jpes kept playing dumb and stubborn.

Ndidi isn't a pass master himself.

Nwakali would have made a difference in this match
I am fully convinced
Iwobi wasn't opening up for passes
Nwakali does that to perfection
He passes, opens up and keeps the ball moving
He needs to be in this team ASAP

kennysville:
I hope we can all finally agree after almost 10 years that the key to any team success is a combination of all the departments. At least we thank God say we get Nwabali which to me is the biggest thing to happen to the Super Eagles in a long while. Your defence, midfield and attack need to be in synergy.

One thing I will not take away from Peseiro as much as I don't like him is his declaration of intent from the point he was hired. He said he wanted to win afcon even woth no form of belief in the populace.He made the necessary changes. He infused a fighting spirit into our team. We can believe again. We fought and we fought beautifully. Up super Eagles. We did well. Am happy with the outcome. We will take our silver. Na pepin nor win spoon.

Proud of you guys. Proud of all Nairalanders... both optimists and pessimists. Not forgetting haters.

Practically took the whole continent to gang up against Naija before we could lose. My salute

I kinda agree with your last paragraph

komekn:
They have spent the whole game DEFENDING

More like the whole tournament

MetalJigsaw:
Each time we get the ball instead of keeping it and reduce the pressure we send it back to them all in the name of counter.

When you're leading you try and hold possession for a little while to reduce the pace of the game and frustrate your desperate opponents.

You defend hard, get the ball and carelessly send it back to your opponent all in the name of finding Osimhen.

Brother, no midfielders to pass the ball
Though I felt Iwobi could have done more, but he's just not a DLP

Joebie:
our defense took us this far, but our lean midfield was always gonna hunt us at some point, even if we had won this AFCON.

Hopefully,we address this midfield issue before the wcqs

TheGoodJoe:
To some people it is going far. To me it is just fluke.

I never said Peseiro should change his tactics. I said the team is not growing in play. He can't even build a midfield.

This is sadly true

ChrisKels:
Too bad! My boy’s morale was down

Yeah, you called it
He just wasn't himself today
Aina normally would have owned Adingra
I hope he gets over it ASAP

We lost deservedly
Couple of players were not in the match
Going forward, we need to ditch this pattern of play
Looks like it takes too much from the players
We need to invest in our midfield
We lost too many passes today
Aina, Iwobi, Chuks, even Lookman and Osimhen were not at their best today

I was cross with Nwabali for wasting time around 58th minute

We just were not in the game today
We must learn our lessons and create a clear plan to address our weaknesses..

Whether JPes stays or leaves, we need to get midfielders ASAP
We lack creativity, poor passes were the order of the day

All on all
Good tournament
We didn't give this team a chance but they got to the final and lost
Nothing to be ashamed about..

Blueelf:
A player manning Nigeria's midfield can't afford unnecessary inconsistency

If SE meets better European opponents, Iwobi will be completely lost

Actually he plays better against European teams

Goke7:
let them prove themselves on the pitch tomorrow, all these name-dropping no dey play ball, na so we no hear word on top Mabululu and co for Angola including SA keeper Ron Williams, make everyone show themselves for the game make we know who better pass.

Completely agree
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chinchum:
Much ado about nothing.

In a 25 man team for a tourney, how many end up playing? May be 19 or 20. At least 5 will never play. You think teams are formed on the pitch only?

Completely agree
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Goke7:
dude is not in the best of form make we no lie but a half fit oshimen is still our best striker

Because the man plays with heart..
He makes up for every other limitation by giving his all for the team
He has carried this team thus far..
Think about it..
After our penalty shootout win, the fans and players were STILL shouting.. "Osimhen!! Osimhen!!"

His immense contribution is undeniable, whether he's scoring or not..

Amedino99:
the man was probably sabotaging us because NFF were late with his salaries and I understand his decision to go after the afcon. The constant delay of his salaries must have been too much to bear that he decided to leave. An afcon title will be a nice look on his resume. This will definitely increase his pay rate and during negotiations with the NFF after the afcon he will try to negotiate for ways he will be paid more and without delay and if they can't provide him such assurance, it will be our loss cos there are lots of countries that are looking for an afcon winning coach.

Completely agree
Nothing more to add

BankyGee:
I swear. And off the pitch, he knows how to talk. Baba no dey brag, he doesn't underestimate opponents and he doesn't overrate them at the same time. He can reply stupid questions from journalists and lastly...


Make he continue dey wear suit for all our matches...

Lol
That last part funny...

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BankyGee:
José Peseiro 🗣️: “We won our third final!
Congratulations to everyone!
3 days of preparation with a single thought: TO BE CHAMPIONS”

Let's go coach! Coach of the tournament and African Coach of the Year loading! 😤🔥🌎🇳🇬💚🏆

How JPes transformed into a world class tactician needs to be studied o
Man has been dropping class on and off the pitch

Curtisaxel17:
Nwabali's reflexes and defence organizational skills are great. But one weakness that may deter really big teams from coming for him is his ball distribution, especially in long pull-outs.

I counted at least three pull-outs from him that went straight into the throw-in.

Technically-minded teams want GKs who can not only stop shots but also distribute the ball well.

You guys worry and complain too much
Makes one wonder how some of you are in real life

With all their flaws, shey Onana and Mendy no play for big clubs?

Abeg leave story!

forgiveness:
I was shocked seeing their posts. Is it the same Ajayi that saved us several times?

Menh!!! So people are just mischievous.

And ungrateful..

Oasis007:



Na Ajayi be next scapegoat bá?! Una want Zaidu out, he was out and reality checked in. So na Ajayi our in-house Coaches want out now?!

Like you folks are with them at camp, or know better than Paseiro and his coaching crew. This was how majority on this thread wrote off the team before the tourney began, today they are in final stage.

Make una dey calm down with beer parlour analysis. Na Chuks, Aribo, Musa and Awaziem, Bruno need to be replaced for now not Ajayi and co.

Completely agree
Ajayi has been immense in that defence

TheLoneCitizen:
Here we go!!

Leggo!!!
🔥🔥🔥🔥

Sportilitica:
Zaidu will be missed today

Completely agree

charlesemeka85:
Ekong is very good at brining the ball out from the defense.

I wonder how una Dey watch ball sometimes

Me sef I shock

Mujtahida:
The way we retreat and sit deep for large spells of the game is very dangerous. It attracts too much pressure.

Actually that happens when they try to conserve energy levels
If we do our substitutions earlier, we can maintain the same shape throughout the game..

Alternatively, if our opponents don't score during those energy drop-off moments, e go hard for them to score again

Sugarboyy:
Counter won't work for them because Nigeria now plays a defensive game.
Even when attacking, the SE usually leaves minimum 3 standing defenders at the back, with Onyeka shielding them... That's basically why the SE doesn't concede anymore. And also, S/A are very poor in converting their chances, they have scored in only 2 matches of the 5 matches they have played thus far

Spot on analysis
You Sabi ball

ThunderFireAgba:
Do you think we can displace Morocco at the 12th position if we win AFCON?

We might need a 10-15 game unbeaten run to do so

Joebie:
You going by your narrative because we are winning. I’m rather being objective. Not carried away by the moment. I’m thinking in the long run.

Leave long-term
This is tournament football
You do what you need to win
Leave matter for Mathias!

charlesemeka85:
defense led by king of the jungle “KING KONG”

Ekong really stepped up!
Guy just pocketed Mabululu like handkerchief
😂😂