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QueenJazz:
Midfield looking good though.

Now we are talking

Samueltemi337:
What do we even need 5 CF for

Now someone is asking the right question

jihday:
Confirmed: Onyedika makes Afcon list

No be to make list
Shey him go play?

owbabs:
We did not lose the game. It was a tie. Penalties are lottery to an extent. We seem to play not to lose.

The team defended well for the most part. For the 2nd half and the whole of extra time no to concede. This is a plus we can take to the AFCON.

That said 8 outfield players need to be replaced with more technical and mentally strong players if we are to improve this team.

Dr Congo could not beat a weakened SE team that was demoralized and making mistakes..
That's a major plus for me

We have a formidable team as far as I'm concerned

kennysville:
Can we ask ourselves what Alex Iwobi is primarily known for? The answer is through short passes. Not shooting techniques,not defending, not heading and certainly not duels.
Question: Where does he thrive the most? Short answer... Near opponent's vital area

What did we do? We told ourselves "He is Okocha's nephew therefore he should be able to do what his Uncle does." Now I am not bashing him. It's just good we put things into proper perspective. The best game I saw Iwobi play was against Argentina. Ever since he got the Red card in the match against Tunisia, he practically dreaded putting body into the game (Stainless footballer). I watched his podcast with Ola Aina where they were talking about Aina playing with injury in a final and there lies the answer to all we looking for. Mi o le wa ku fun Naija kind of football (especially if they gonna make a scape goat of him.)

So who do we apportion the blame to? The person or persons who always thought it wise to see Iwobi as a CAM/ Creative outlet

You have said it all
He even presses well
Yet we want him to play CM

UncleHaba22:
Iwobi for Nigeria in the last 3years

1goals
2 assist
In 38matches

Yes he's been consistent and available lol

Omo
These numbers are criminal
It shows someone that's just showing up and doing the barest minimum..

Maybe because he's not a true midfielder

Mujtahida:
In all our wailings, nobody dey think about the pain the players are going through right now.
Na to just dey heap curses on them anyhow.

Na because they raise our hope only to dash am against rocks..
Na there the pain come from

codemaniacs:
Osimhen is the main person that presses from the front.

Lookman presses sometimes.

the only other person that presses similar to Osimhen and is probably faster than Osimhen does not play for a big club and does not score goals like Osimhen is Olusegun..

Olusegun is the only player IN MY OPINION that should be coming on to replace Osimhen anytime Osimhen is subbed off regardless of the club he is playing for... his speed alone would help the SE against any team..

other players that may press are Gift Orban and Tella..

That pressing from the front covers a lot for our weak midfield..
It destabilizes the opponent's defenders and makes them play with fear..
Even Akor learned to press because Osimhen was always gesturing to him
That's why he even got the goal he scored..

Then he replaces Osimhen and suddenly abandons the same thing that gave him a goal in the previous game!!!!

The commentators kept saying it.. there are no leaders in this Nigerian team
Nobody took the game by the scruff of the neck..
No one was making runs..
Bassey tried once or twice, but it didn't come off
Simon and Ejuke very disappointing
Make AFCON come fast make we retire some of these players abeg

Samueltemi337:
Now it's Onuachu?

Here we go again, right?

Goke7:
I think it's a confidence thing and self-belief. The guys can't just lift their game in big moments, someone said on this thread as he watched them coming out of the tunnel, he could see or sense fear in their eyes. I must be honest, I observed that too,o but I thought as soon as they get on the pitch they should overcome that. Some players are in that team for almost ten years now still na still shaky shaky daddy things. It's that bad.

Hmmm
I noticed it too
They way they walked out of the tunnel like they were losing
They were not hyped at all!
No wonder we surrendered the midfield so cheaply..
No fight
Ndidi is not a leader at all
Even onyeka fall my hand..

Nobody to say, who be this DRC sef??
Make we crush them??
Chai!!

Iwobi was our biggest pain in the ass yesterday
Na him still lose the ball wey DRC turn over go score
I just felt for Benjamin and Bassey
Those guys gave everything yesterday..

They didn't deserve to lose

QueenJazz:
Nothing like voodoo abeg. The players choked, as they usually do when it comes to big penultimate games. That's all.

They did it in 2019 vs Algeria
They did it in 2023 vs Ivory Coast
They've done it again yesterday with DR Congo.

I don't know what it is with these set of players, Iwobi, Ndidi, Simon, Chukwueze et al but when it comes to finals games like these that are penultimate and decisive, they tend to crumble quickly, especially if the fans are confident and putting all faith in them. Their nerves just fry up.

Look out our penalties and see how poorly they were taken.

Chelle should have stepped in
He panicked and scattered the game plan

Why he remove iwobi for tolu, then remove tolu for Awaziem
Which kain move be that?

BankyGee:
Phuuls on X are now dragging Osimhen that he's pretending to look busy on the touchline.

I kept shouting on our strikers yesterday, "una no learn anything from Osimhen?" "Una no dey watch highlights?" I almost ran mad yesterday.

Na my full heart and emotions I dey use support Super Eagles, one player go wan come kee me with heart attack.

Omo!!!

Come to think of it, we have such a strong team that even without Osimhen, chuks, iwobi and Lookman, DRC still couldn't beat us in over 120 mins
Chelle gave up too soon
Na him I really blame

DRC was our biggest test so far and we were managing it well even when they were coming at us with wave after wave of attacks

Chelle panicked and removed Tolu for Awaziem..

I believe he will learn
The whole team will learn

Well, at least them don help us manage our expectations for the AFCON..
No one will be expecting them to win it again..
Anything we see, we go take am

Goke7:
The boys just switched off and like someone said earlier it’s becoming a dejavu for this team. They are not strong finishers and they get overwhelmed in the biggest moments. I think that’s the destiny of this team and how far they can go. We saw it at 2022 wcq, the last Afcon and now this. Expecting more than this is an overkill make we manage am like that. This is a different Eagles from the previous ones. Dem no reach

Wait first..
Is it a matter of ability or is it commitment..
Because those drc guys were pretty average but they played with more spirit

BankyGee:
Voodoo ko, Davido ni...

Our boys been dey play like them dey hungover.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

BankyGee:
This same Osimhen... This will be the time I'd use the word SINGLEHANDEDLY and it'll not be wrong, he SINGLEHANDEDLY dragged us this far.

He turned up when we need him, the team didn't turn up when he needed them. Only those with elite ball knowledge understand this.

I mean!!!
The match was demoralizing
When they came out for the 2nd half, they suddenly stopped pressing..
Na there my anger start..
Why did they stop pressing??

Didn't they learn anything from Osimhen?
The match pain me
Then think of Osimhen himself that did everything to get to team to where we were..

Sad

BankyGee:
Onuachu will not miss that header Tolu missed.

Me seff no be Onuachu advocate but he's miles better than Tolu, at least for now. Tolu no fit hold up play, no fit control, no fit head ball, no fit shoot, no fit position, no fit dey fit 😐

Chai!!
Life ehn!
Tolu is good abeg
Something went wrong yesterday
Abi na that voodoo catch them

Goke7:
I for agree but make him break that Yekini record first then he can retire

If the guy decide not to come for AFCON, I no go blame am
He's being scapegoated for no reason
How you go scapegoat Osimhen, knowing he gives everything on the pitch

Goke7:
In Shina Peter's voice, I wish you speedy recover

My bro
Wetin happen exactly?
Midfield with 3 midfielders just collapsed like bread wey Dem soak inside water..

Or was it because we played 120 mins earlier?

Or was it the formation?
But we started well na and could have gone 2 up if we scored that Lookman's pull out

I just dey ask myself since yesterday

We couldn't mark
Coach brain stop to work
We returned to our aimless long ball strategy

Na wa

So many things went wrong yesterday..

Omo!!!
I am just recovering!!

mekabuachi:
4 hours to go

We will crush them

9JAMac10:
Give us this day o lord. Super eagles for the victory. My confidence is high about this game. All due respect to Congo but they must fall today

We will crush them

BankyGee:
M.A.T.C.H.D.A.Y!

Banky my main man!!
You know the code: we will crush them!!

BascoVanVeli:
Benjamin Fredrick vs Gabon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xL4yznxs-KU

Baller!!!
PhD in defending

Meliforme:
No Super Eagles winger is a better dribbler or passer of the ball.
He has the best control of the ball.

Samuel Chukwueze has improved so much in what he does defensively, if not I would have given that to Childera Ejuke also. Ejuke's defensive works are well commended by his coaches.

He can start any game depending on how the coach wants to win the game.

He's talented, yes
But our best winger?
That's a stretch..

At least you didn't argue that he wasn't at fault for the goal we conceded

TheSuperNerd:
CAF and FIFA competitions dont mix in this regards. It is accumulated yellows or reds in afcon qualifiers that determine who misses the opening rounds of the Afcon.

True that

Goke7:
Against Congo we need to score in the first half to avoid another frustrating and cagey game as the Congolese won’t give much away.

But am confident in our boys to go all the way and do the damage to the opponent on time

We need to score within the first 20 minutes
It will calm our nerves and we can play our game..
And if congo come out to play, they will leave gaps for us to exploit with our fast forwards

Mujtahida:
Only Osayi grabbed a player's shirt in the 18. Poorly Nodded the ball. Still deflected the ball into the net.

He's jittery

Thank God he's not our main RB