₦airaland Forum

yinkeys:
Hes not as quick and energetic as he used to be
In a tough game I’d pick Onyeka over him
Id pick him to start against Rwanda
Id pick Onyeka to start against South Africa
It all depends on who coach wants to play DM
Lookman hasn’t played any minutes this season, coach may start Moses ahead of him
He could come on as a sub

Philosopher1979:
I always suspected samuel chukwueze could play through the middle instead of the wings. I thought maybe a supporting striker. Maybe h eight be better as an attacking midfielder. His dribblingband creativity seems more dangerous down the middle. Let's see is it works for him in midfield. This is one change that I respect chelle for

minfelix:
so Sychelles come qualifiers come collect 34goals against 🤣🤣🤣….with 3more to go….i really like their perseverance to keep on playing till the end😂

charlesemeka85:
thanks bro, Oluwa just blessed my family with a boy and girl set of twins 2 weeks ago 🥰❤️

QueenJazz:
Osimhen's presence will always be felt in any setup. As for Eric Chelle, my previous points about him still stand.

BankyGee:
Chelle has not done bad so far. That's the point.

Just two competitive games played? 1 win, 1 draw? You're calling for his head already?

BankyGee:
Chelle played the Unity Cup and Russia too with like a very almost entire new set of Super Eagles players and didn't lose any match.

I don't think Finidi George and Eguavoen can pull that off. Only Osimhen no dey all of them dey lose and draw matches, ONLY Osimhen. Chelle played the Unity Cup and friendly without:

Ola Aina
Bassey
Ekong
Iwobi
Lookman
Osimhen
Onyemaechi
Onyedika
Onyeka

Chukwueze was even absent in the friendly
Nwabali absent in the friendly too

And we scored and didn't lose any match, Osimhen was good in the two World Cup qualifiers he played, he should always be good, it's what he does consistently. It doesn't mean the coach didn't have any effect on the game.

QueenJazz:
Oga we've not lost any game under Eric Chelle with our main squad. At least give the benefit of doubt.

It's your kind of negative thinking that stagnates our football. Sacking coaches every 3 market days.

QueenJazz:
You do realize that Chelle has gotten more points for us than Finidi and Peseiro so far in these FIFA WC qualifiers, right? You do realize that so far we haven't lost a FIFA qualifying game under Chelle, right?

If we don't qualify, should Chelle take the blame? Of course. But I'll only blame him partly because 1) no be him go hold the players legs to play the ball and 2) the gospel truth is that it's Finidi and Peseiro that put him in the position he's in right now.

It's going to take something special to pull us out of the mess we're in now, and I'm not saying 100% that it will happen, but in the unlikely event that it does, I hope negative posters like you will be here to swallow your words and give him his accolades.

And even if he fails, then tough luck. But I will still insist that he stays to improve with the squad. Remember we still have the AFCON.

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Mujtahida:
Meliforme over to you

Kog45:
Thank you my brother.Teliing me Ekong is a ball playing defender with good feet on the ball look somehow....the ball playing CB in new list released by Chelle are Benjamin Frederick and Chiedozie Awaziem

komekn:
To put it simply Zaidu is a water 💦 carrying carpenter that can run fast but not faster than Aina. He is technically very poor and with low level football intelligence.

Aina could play midfield very easily for Nigeria as well as RB and RW he has arguably the best passing range end product in the team.

If we can't find a quality top level technically astute LB then we should let Aina play LB and get someone else to play RB the problem is who though 😔

BankyGee:
Ahhh. Ekong is not classy and shiny with the ball at his feet, but he's not as bad with the ball at his feet the way you're portraying sir.

TheLoneCitizen:
Boniface on IG

chrisooblog:
One of the rare times I agree with you.

Ejuke has to deliver more on his potential and be more end product driven in terms of his G/A ratio.

We tired of endless dribbles with no set goal.

komekn:
I'm not sure what your definition of technical superiority is but a few questions.

How many goals , assists etc has he scored is he an outstanding player in his league and club ❓

In the past 5 years he has never scored more than 5 league goals in a season.

Dude 😎 you are capping.

yinkeys:
Those guys will take breaks & go late to camp
Some of them are not serious, just ministers of enjoyment
I’ve given up on them

Goke7:
The WCQ is up to the players, not even to the coach. Nigerians should manage their expectations wella before people will start blaming Akpabio and Tinubu. Na Chelle I pity pass, I hope he survives the fire he is about to enter!

Goke7:
The WCQ is up to the players, not even to the coach. Nigerians should manage their expectations wella before people will start blaming Akpabio and Tinubu. Na Chelle I pity pass, I hope he survives the fire he is about to enter!

lbrichman2:
Let him start getting games in Sevilla first
At least let's even get to SEE the improvements..

Mujtahida:
Meliforme is that you 😂😂

lbrichman2:
Based on what?

Hardrive:
Going forward chidera ejuke deserves a look in.

Papi85:
Dem get sense? The same set of mofos that find means to justify and applaud mediocrity in any given chance out of favouritism, emotion and sentiment

Na Chelle wey I blame to coach dem self which I believe he doesn’t have any idea of how bad our local based players are

Amedino99:
the foreign based team could only muster 7 points out of a possible 18 in a group of lesotho, benin, rwanda, south africa and zimbabwe. They are not really that good to use as an example.

Diavolo:
Ever since Chelle first came on board, I have maintained the same opinion: he is either deluded or out of his depth. Last year, Paulo Fonseca was appointed as the coach of AC Milan. He attempted to impose a tiki-taka style on a counter-attacking team, which obviously didn't work. We lost many matches, and he was sacked in mid-December, less than five months into his tenure.

Chelle seems to be making the same mistakes. He is using a diamond formation, placing players in positions that do not suit their strengths, and employing overly complicated tactics. When the team list for Chan was released, people complained that he hadn't selected the best personnel. Imagine going to a competition without a defensive midfielder or any wingers, and instead taking fringe players! He defended his selections, claiming they were the best for his tactics.

Now that we are facing defeats, some people are blaming the players. Who else can we hold accountable if not Chelle and his unrealistic tactics? It's worth noting that the Sudan league has been on break for over a year due to civil war. Ultimately, the responsibility lies with Chelle and no one else.

Diavolo:
I'm not surprised, and in fact, I'm happy with this result. Hopefully, it brings Chelle back to reality. It's important not to impose ideas on players but rather to analyze their strengths and find the best tactics to utilize them. Some people may criticize the players and claim they are inadequate for these tactics, but perhaps the truth is that the tactics themselves are unrealistic. I hope he learns from this experience and wakes up before our match against South Africa; otherwise, we could be in for a long ride.

typicalgamer:
Them go still give them 100k 😞

Truidstarr:
Ngenge score own goal...Ngenge concede penalty. Sad