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humility33:
And he could not help his club aviod relegation?

The way you guys worship and hype mediocrity on this platform baffles me

How come he is wasting away in relegation bound clubs in leagues like Portugal.

You guys really to up your appraisal system.

I wonder how you came up with what you just posted.

Is it that you can't observe what was happening, or you are just being blunt.
Tell me an SE player that can poster such skill.

Is he the only player at Chaves.

For you to use terms like "wasting away in relegation bound teams" says a lot about you.

Imagine what a weapon this lad could have been, if Peseiro had him at the AFCON.

Let's just face the reality.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ms0NWXpLY3g

TheGoodJoe:
I don't know if you saw this compilation of a Kelechi Nwakali display. It was amazing and I hope he gets things right soon.

https://twitter.com/EaglesTrackerNG/status/1785407138015105305?t=LLc809oz6kjyJTTN2sTPpw&s=19


cc: TheSuperNerd

This is really beautiful.

Presently we do not have an exact replacement for Nwakali.

Goke7:
A true reflection of our potential at the Global summit of football as the top 6 are all World Cup winners.

We ain’t doing something right somewhere

Yes.

We have the talents, we have the potential.

We need men who know the job to be at the helm.

We have the quality to beat SA.

Joebie:
That is SA’s trademark. They’ve been doing this for long with players that have great understanding among themselves. You wan use tiki taka beat Man City. You are not gonna outplay SA in team cohesion and passing. He will need more time and games to do that. Tactically, it’s possible.

You have a point, but we have players with better exposure, we have players that can clog whatever understanding SA players may have among themselves. We can beat SA even in the game of passes.

Our problem has always been player selection and coach tactics.

Let's see if things will be different under Finidi.

The defeat we suffered against Mali can be excused given that Finidi did not prepare the list of invited players.

In the matches against Ghana and Mali, Finidi revealed glimpses of what he can do.

However his list of player invitations, will tell me whether to dismiss my observations as mere coincidence.

Joebie:
In terms of cohesiveness and team chemistry, we are not gonna beat them. This is where some brilliant individual play from big game players are needed. We have to also outwit them tactically as we expect them to do lots of running and dancing around the ball

Finidi has shown glimpses of what he can do. I believe he has the potential to not just outplay the South Africans but also to beat them.

I will know if i am right about Finidi, when i see his invitation of a certain kind of players.

comodo:
And some that play God said that u don't teach an old dog a new trick. That Ndidi will never improve again. Na here we still dey for our eyes come dey see Ndidi dey bomb forward, give assists, score goals, come begin dey dribble join. Old dog finally learnt a new trick.

"You don't teach an old dog a new trick", were some of the retorts i got some of the times that i stood in defense of Wilfred Ndidi.

I doubt if anyone on this thread, have gotten those retorts the number of times they were said to me.

I kept saying Ndidi has it in him, I kept giving the reasons that he has been told severally to keep it simple, i also pointed out the possibilities of improving, because i take time to study a player before arriving at conclusions.

I like telling my observations no matter how they might sound.

Sugarboyy:
Do you even have a job or life outside Nairaland? How can a man who is working and with responsibilities spend days online on a particular topic, arguing? Even supernerd don rest for the matter, or he sometimes gets engaged with working in real life.... But your own nor they ever happen. Morning to the next morning, everyday of the week, you are always on Nairaland arguing. Tomorrow you will start blaming the wealthy once for refusing to help you. Look at how you have been fooling yourself here with this Amunike argument as if Amunike Na your papa

Stop being petty.

The frequency of his comments shows how developed and fast his thinking and typing reflexes are.

You have run out of ideas on what to say and have resorted to unwarranted attacks.

We are all privileged to have TheGoodJoe.

komekn:
I disagree.
He is not a partner to anybody they are in competition.

What position did you think Boniface played at USG?
Did you see the second leg match against Sao Tome and Principe?

elyte89:
Noted …..coach finidi will decide and do the needful

Alright. Just sharing my thoughts.

After watching Victor Boniface at USG, i came to the conclusion that he is the best strike partner to Osimhen.

I used positioning, ability to work with the midfield amid other considerations to conclude that Kelechi Iheanacho and Victor Boniface interprets the SS role more than any other including Ademola Lookman in the Super Eagles.

Meliforme:
Which position did Lookman play during the just concluded AFCON.

The above proves that many are driven by sentiments rather than by careful study.

Which position did Lookman play during the just concluded AFCON.

Believe me when i commend Iheanacho's comportment and interpretation of the SS role especially against highly tactical sides.

Kog45:
Boniface is the ideal man for any top man but I don’t like it when one is trying to downplay a player who is doing well…Boniface was absent but Lookman did well by raising his game and really surprised me.

You did not read well, if read my summary as a deliberate downplay of Lookman's abilities.

Kog45:
If we go by goal scoring in national team and club this season then Lookman is ahead.

Based on your criteria?fine,but based on criteria we have seen recently in eagles Lookman is ahead until Boniface proved it in eagles.

Sir give Lookman his flower,scored 3 goals in Afcon tournament is hugely impressive.

Ademola Lookman is a player i highly rate, he is very good, but you see that SS thing, Boniface and Iheanacho has shown to be better.

humility33:
Burn that your appraisal

Lookman currently is ahead of Kelechi in the pecking order even Boniface as far as the super eagles is concerned

In the availability and fitness of Boniface and Iheanacho, no sound coach will play Lookman ahead of the duo in the SS role.

That Joe Aribo is ahead of Kelechi Nwakali in the pecking order does not mean Aribo offers more in midfield.

Danielnino00:
I disagree.. Lookman is as much of a SS as Iheanacho and Boniface.. he combined well with Osimhen at the AFCON

That Lookman combined well with Osimhen at the AFCON, doesn't mean Lookman brings more to the table in that role. I have seen better combinations with Iheanacho and Boniface. They fare better tactically.

Kog45:
Lookman as at today has proved that he is not a player to be benched in eagles….three goals in Afcon proved that,yes Boniface if he does it like he is doing it in Leverkusen but Iheanacho I disagree

I got your angle when you highlighted Ademola Lookman's form and goalscoring abilities. If goalscoring were to be the yardstick, Lookman may still not get the nod

However, the criteria i used for the considerations were based on positioning and the abilities to work with the midfield which are very key to what an SS does.

In my appraisal Ademola Lookman can be rightlfully benched for the likes of Victor Boniface and Kelechi Iheanacho because the duo interprets the SS role better.

Finidi is a good coach, even though my support has Amunike predominantly at its front and i saw criticisms hauled at me as a result.

Nevertheless, i rate Finidi, below lies one of the things that i said in defense of him after the match against Mali.

Meliforme:
Thank you so much, Finidi is sound, i mean very sound.

The problem is the playing personel, if Finidi was the one who compiled the list of invited players, that's when i would have come heavily on him.

TheSuperNerd:
To be fair... across his stints as assistant in 2013 U17, Head coach in 2015 U17 and Head coach in 2016-2017 U20, we have:

Currently in the Eagles:
- Kelechi Iheanacho
- Wilfred Ndidi
- Taiwo Awoniyi
- Francis Uzoho
- Victor Osimhen
- Samuel Chukwueze


Others (have played for the Eagles but not recently):
- Chidera Ejuke
- Kelechi Nwakali
- Isaac Success
- Kingsley Michael (made his debut under Rohr but has faded from the scene now)

Thank you, TheSuperNerd.

Truidstarr:
My brother it is beyond that. Can he command respect if the players? Can he effectively manage egos in the team? That’s my fear.

That is what i am not sure of.

Do you think he cannot?

comodo:
To get a coach for SE don take 3 months. Ordinary check person records. Check his philosophy, ask am questions about his formation. Ask am to know how much he knows about Ng SE players strengths and weaknesses. 3 months don pass. Too much interest don enter d selection process. Press & bloggers & some govt money bags dey support Paul. NFf officials dey support Apollos. Sports ministry dey support Onesimus.

From the criteria you listed, Amunike is the man, he has a better understanding of the culture that formed most of our players, and even had stints coaching some of these players at the grassroot level.

typicalgamer:
Chidera is like doku

He needs a team to just let him play

With little defensive responsibilities just let him play and let the attackers get into the right position finito

While we appreciate Ejuke's defensive works of late, it is also true that this is an aspect he needs the most improvement together with the creation of goalscoring chances.

TheSuperNerd:
He spoke about this recently in an interview on how Mark Van Bommel helped improve his defensive side as a player.

Let me drop the quote and extract from the aritcle...


Mark van Bommel has further instilled that winning mentality. He has ensured that Ejuke also takes his defensive duties to heart – the winger recently recovered ten balls against STVV

“One hundred percent correct! The coach gives me advice about that and I have to say: I even enjoy defending now. You help the team, and stealing a ball from someone also gives you a boost. It gives you a feeling of superiority over your opponent. Very nice.”

Thank you, TheSuperNerd.

Chidera Ejuke's game has seen improvements under Mark Van Bommel.

In Royal Antwerp, possession won in the final third per 90 has Chidera Ejuke at the top of the list.

This is very impressive.

TheGoodJoe:
Amazing player. Deserves the praises he is getting. Can't wait for him to shine brighter.

Thank you, TheGoodJoe. You have eyes for quality.

Ejuke's is very technical, a quality that has seen him play as a defensive midfielder, even though he is predominantly a winger.

Having wingers that can also operate as midfielders is great gain especially in the game of control and retaining the ball.

This is what we need in S.E, not just wingers who are just strikers that operate from wider positions.

Kog45:
Oga Meli,Nigeria wingers will not start any match in Antwerp? Haha kilode gan,wetin gan sef….Antwerp of all club,wahala dey o….just cuz of Ejuke.

I gave reasons.

TheSuperNerd:
Deserved. Like I said several weeks ago, the lad has surely shown certain sound improvements in his gameplay. Another player I need back in the Super Eagles with time.

But your take on none of our wingers worthy enough or tactically qualified enough to start for Antwerp. I still no gree.

Ok, you are free to have your opinion.

Let me make my opinion clearer; with the likes of Balikwisha present in the team, and used as wingers, considering how Antwerp likes to play, none of our wingers will start any match, because they lack the skills required to thrive there.