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semid4lyfe:
From the qualifiers, Yes.

But I think the person who complements him best overall in that second striker role is Ademola Lookman.

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I completely agree

Mujtahida:
Too selfish. That's my problem with Lookman. The reason Lookman shone at the last Afcon was due to the selflessness of Osimhen and Moses Simon

Lookman is only selfish when Osimhen isn't in the team, so he plays like the main guy..
With him partnering Osimhen, he excels in that supporting role..

Playing him on the wings is wasting his world class potential

BascoVanVeli:
Victor Osimhen vs Benin

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

Star boy!!
Ijaya !!

Joebie:
4-4-1-1

Gbam!
Enough said

Joebie:
All of them go tricky

All four teams are easily AFCON quarter finalists level at least..
It will be a massive test for Chelle, his system and this team..

Would love to see how we will play

SymphonyRad:
The Chukwueze of yesterday changed my mind about that yesterday, but a physically and psychologically ready Lookman will always give us a different type of quality with Osimhen as well.

Lookman is best deployed as a support striker..
We reduce his influence in games when we play him as a winger and expect him to cross or create..
He's an intelligent and highly technical player..

We need him playing closer to Osimhen if we are going to reach our potential..

Mujtahida:
The search for Osimhen's partner in attack is on.
Moffi
Adams
Appear to be the best candidates. Arokodare is out as a partner though still can come in as a sub. We tried Boniface. Didn't work. Seems to be out pata pata

Osimhen's best partner is still Lookman

TheSuperNerd:
Osimhen x Akor Adams

I dont know how but Sevilla posted this.

Omo..
People dey research oh

ChrisKels:
Thanks man but I don't rate Orban. I'm not even sure he's been totally cleared to represent Nigeria.

We don't even need him

Goke7:
How do you even concede the midfield to a poor team, just how? Well, we should just remember that Gabon, DRC, or Cameroon won't do us any honours or respect in the play-offs, it will be do or die, so our boys better bring their A game from start to finish, any slip up or giveaway, o ti lo!

Naim we dey shout here since na
But because we win 4:0, everybody thinks we played exceptionally well..
Thank God for the big win and we appreciate the boys
But the overall play leaves a lot to be desired..

BascoVanVeli:
Only thing I didn't like was allowing Benin to have the ball for way too long. That style of play isn't sustainable. U are basically asking the other team if they have the quality to beat you.

That's why I've been saying Benin were poor..
We conceded the midfield to them for long stretches of the game..
A better team would have camped in our half and punished us severely..

Cocony:
Assumptively, just same way we were like Chippa United what when we needed to displace/replace Francis Uzoho.
Anyone who takes his or her chances in 2 or 3 consecutive matches he is played in becomes a threat from historical antecedents of Nigerian football.

We are not at the same situation we were during uzoho's time
Uzoho was atrocious..
Nwabali is good
We are just concerned about his attitude and behavior, not his ability..

So the keeper we need is someone Nwabali will truly respect or fear..
We need a proven keeper to push Nwabali, not just someone with potential

TheSuperNerd:
Yeah at the moment he cant. This is why I havent been dropping steady updates on him so folks wont get the wrong idea.

Loads of players play weekly but I cant be dropping all so I select what I can most especially to focus on who can bring extra to the team. But I still drop the odd names when I see fit.

Clearly understood..
Thanks

BankyGee:
Give me my flowers too 😍🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

I too know my Super Eagles 😂

Oya collect your 🌹🌹🌹🌹

TheSuperNerd:
We are in the 2025/26 season and Aniagboso is not in the Ukrainian Top Flight. He is in the 2nd tier and featured even 2 days ago for Chernomorets.

Been following the lad's euro journey since joined Polissa Zhytomyr right after the 2023 Fifa U20 WC. He didnt play a single game for their first team.
He joined Chernomorets Odesa for the 2024/25 season and finally made his senior debut which is what your post quotes and has been with them ever since even after they got relegated same season of 24/25.

So currently, he is in Ukraine's 2nd tier with 11 games played in the 25/26 season and has kept 9 cleansheets with 3 goals conceeded only.

Been following but havent seen need to drop his stats till now.

Thanks for sharing doc
Unfortunately he can't push Nwabali..

elyte89:
Yinmu …it’s a lie ,who no like direct qualification

It’s just like u saying ur iPhone 17 was stolen but na d sim pain u pass 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Of course..
I don already explain my perspective

Cocony:
Top flight.

On 6 September 2024 Aniagboso joined Ukrainian Premier League side Chornomorets Odesa, making his debut against LNZ Cherkasy on 28 September 2024. Making his debut in the Ukrainian Premier League at the age of 20 years 166 days, Aniagboso became the youngest foreign goalkeeper in the Ukrainian national championship.

Beautiful..
Someone should get this to Chelle then..
If he plays regularly, we can give him a call up

Emmy450:
weak yes but iwobi clueless?? Na WA for una oh.. how una take dey watch ball self

My brother..
The matter no tire you?

minfelix:
Akor Adams’ game time at Sevilla will give Eric Chelle the opportunity to simultaneously study Chidera Ejuke…if he puts up a good showing in this week’s return to club football , he might be invited for the playoffs…..abeg make una no press my neck for this question i wan ask ooo🤣🤣🤣

Una don forget Kelechi Iheanacho? and👇🏽
























































Kelechi Nwakali?😜😜😜🤣🤣🤣

E be like say you like vawulence pass peace
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Cocony:
Chuks utility role as a winger and improvised playmaker makes me give the nod ahead of Lookman for now. Lookman is an excellent player but as it was in USA 94:
LIKE OSIMHEN-LIKE YEKINI
LIKE AKOR-LIKE AMOKACHI
LIKE FINIDI-LIKE CHUKWUEZE
LIKE SIASIA-LIKE LOOKMAN.

IF YOU WATCHED THEM THEN OR REWATCHED THEM YOU WILL SEE THE SENSE I AM MAKING.

I want to see Lookman partnering Osimhen again as support striker..
With Simon/ Chuks on the wings

That partnership was devastating at the AFCON
Interestingly we have not played them like that since then..
Either one is not available or we move Lookman to the wings when both were available..
Let's see them working together upfront again..
Akor and Tolu are good options from the bench

Kog45:
What stiff oppositions?better to make it than going through playoff.If Ghana, Egypt, Morocco,Tunisia, Algeria, Senegal and South Africa can pull it off nothing stop us from doing the same thing.....playoff is tricky so not a good route.

Not yet Uhuru

Chief, I understand your point..
I'm just stating my own preference..
I want this team to play more games under Chelle..
Games with meaning actually

TheLoneCitizen:
Nigeria vs Benin in the first 74 minutes before Onyeka’s introduction
5 shots attempted

Nigeria vs Benin in the final 16 minutes after Onyeka’s introduction and switch to 4-3-3
6 shots attempted

When we address our midfield, the potential of this team will skyrocket!

Elock1:
"Benin was poor"
"Benin was poor"

That's because the super eagles were faaken good yesterday.

Accept the reality and let us enjoy the victory in peace, my Chief. ✌🏿

Lol
Okay o
Make we enjoy..

Cocony:
Actually Osimhen, Chukwueze, Adams upfront. Moses Simon should get brief roles as an incoming sub.Fred Onyeka is our Modern Day Thompson Oliha and we might need Ejuke for creativity. There was a boy in one of the U17 WAFU B tourneys between 2020 to 2023 that was an excellent freekick taker reminiscent of Austin Okocha. I think we need him as well.
Chijioke Aniagboso former U20 2023 goalkeeper currently playing his trade in Ukraine should be called up to give NWABALI and Okoye a keen fight same as Detan Ogundare good at stopping penalties.

Aniagboso is in Ukraine?
Top flight or the lower league?

Cocony:
Actually Osimhen, Chukwueze, Adams upfront. Moses Simon should get brief roles as an incoming sub.Fred Onyeka is our Modern Day Thompson Oliha and we might need Ejuke for creativity. There was a boy in one of the U17 WAFU B tourneys between 2020 to 2023 that was an excellent freekick taker reminiscent of Austin Okocha. I think we need him as well.
Chijioke Aniagboso former U20 2023 goalkeeper currently playing his trade in Ukraine should be called up to give NWABALI and Okoye a keen fight same as Detan Ogundare good at stopping penalties.

The role Adams played yesterday, that's Lookman's best role.. support striker
Having him and Osimhen upfront immediately increases our quality..
Lookman should be competing for the second striker role, not with Simon or Chuks

MKPUOGALIGA:
Yekini is actually better on the ball than Osimhen.

Mtchew

QueenJazz:
I'm also in support of Nwabali's replacement, but God forbid that the replacement will be Uzoho. Lol.

We have myriad of other options.

Maduka Okoye (this one is the obvious and easiest replacement to make now that he's available)
Arthur Okonkwo
Noah Atubolu (I hear he's eligible)
Obasogie
Harcourt
etc.

He doesn't necessarily need to be replaced.
He just needs to have quality competition ready to step up if he continues fumbling..
That knowledge should do the trick

We need maduka back and another quality keeper, maybe Okonkwo

Joebie:
Let me say it again, qualifying through this route will be tougher. If we can make it through to the WC, after all is said and done, we will be better prepared for the tournament proper. Could be a blessing in disguise. But, fingers crossed.

I have always maintained that I honestly prefer us going through this route..
The games will act as de facto friendly matches for us against solid opposition..

The team will only get better as a result..

QueenJazz:
Maybe it's the euphoria of making the playoffs but I'm almost 100% confident that we'll be in the USA next year.

That is exactly how momentum feels

comodo:
Yet some say he is not as good as we say he is. Reason no big club came for him in the summer and he ended up in the Hausa League. Many of them are still here swallowing the bitter pie that Seriki came to the party and delivered a masterclass.

Hold their neck!!

Diavolo:
The issue is we are using lookman in a wrong position. Play him as a striker besides oshimen not on the wings or on the right and he will turn up

Straight and simple

Goke7:
I once mentioned this, he needs serious therapy

It's clear now