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Kog45:
This is the reason why I congratulated you on Ejuke moved to Sevilla.I know stats will start coming out,yes a good dribbler.

If you can used goal creation to rate Ejuke in la liga then why asking what is Fisayo doing in eagles cuz I saw him involved in Osimhen goal against Benin.

Fisayo has just 4 caps with a goal but to you he has no business with eagles.

Thegoodjoe gave you honest opinion on Fisayo.

Pls is there any difference between goal participation and goal creation cuz here Ejuke had no goal participation.

jihday:
I need Chukwueze dropped for this guy

7demons:
Super Eagles should learn how to play possession football. Too much dependant on wing play is affecting psychology of our play, that is why they hardly string two or three passes without pushing the ball forward or losing the ball in the final third. It's not a confident team.
A tiki-taka foot work would have dismantled the Rwandan defense and send the keeper the wrong direction. Tiki-taka makes every player to be creative and spontaneous with the ball.
To be honest, Teams that Pack Buses always have tough times dealing with opponents that utilizes tiki-taka antics against them.
During our previous games we tried such pattern against weaker teams like (Rwanda, Guinea-Bissau) to break their defenses, it back fired cos our players had not already mastered the artistry of this beautiful play.
No matter how we tried, We couldnt hold the momentum cos no CONFIDENT HOLDING MIDFIELDER could step up and co-ordinate the attacks and spread the passes.
These current set of SE players would rather kick ball to the left wing play, back to the right wing play, then pass the ball back to the goalkeeper... Then the keeper, passes it to a defender, the defender shoots the ball up high! only to be nodded back to the keeper on rebound And this cycle keeps repeating itself on-and-on till the final minutes.
And there on the sidelines stands a clueless coach, wondering what happened to his players and who to blame for his lapses.

Finidi is a one of a confident coach who tried to develop and utilize this pattern of play but unfortunately he didnt have enough time to effect the change as most people saw his tactics as a "Beautiful nonsense without no end result" but little did they realize its a technical play that requires alot of time to master.

Since the time of Genort Rohr till date, our free flow possession football is a mess. Okocha or Kanu would have a confident to hold a ball inside the 18yrd box and be expectimg a foul, penalty or a goal against the opponent.
But what we have now is defensive minded players, who when have the opportunity on the ball, give it to their wingers to sprint-on into the 18yrd box. Fortunately for their striker Osimhen, if he catches up to nod or kick (that's to say if he's never offside before the ball gets to him or out run the ball )

TheGoodJoe:

I actually disagree with your view on Fisayo here. One place he shone for me yesterday was how he covered defensive gaps. He might not go haywire in pursuing opposition players with the ball but if you watch his movement, he always goes to block dangerous areas. This makes him important in defense.

TheGoodJoe:
Fisayo Dele Bashiru is intelligent in one touch play and will compliment the others in helping us keep the ball high up in the opposition's half and the tree of them can also create good chances for forwards.

TheGoodJoe:
--------------------------Osimhen
Lookman------------------------------------Chukwueze
---------------Iwobi--------------Dele-Bashiru
------------------------Onyedika

This is my best pick for midfield and attack.

viccy12:
I am tired of Ndidi and yall know I never rated him. You can't give what you don't have. Put Onyedika there and let Onyeka fill in for Iwobi is need be

humility33:
For someone asking for boni to lead the strike force shouldn't surprise you

He seems to be okay with average

Kog45:
Oga Meli,you don’t rate Lookman and it’s normal in football just say you got it wrong than telling us that you never seen him played like he did against Benin.

He did it against tougher opponents Cameroon,Angola or you forgot his cross to Osimhen against EG.He worked offensively and defensively in Afcon….Lookman is a player to be rated after Osimhen in eagles.

I don’t rate Ekong but I ate my words.Ekong is my number one in eagles defence,even in my top three rated eagles players list…Osimhen,Lookman and Ekong.Another player that is catching my attention is Onyedika,his foots on the ball is a class.

Kog45:
Oga Meli,you don’t rate Lookman and it’s normal in football just say you got it wrong than telling us that you never seen him played like he did against Benin.

He did it against tougher opponents Cameroon,Angola or you forgot his cross to Osimhen against EG.He worked offensively and defensively in Afcon….Lookman is a player to be rated after Osimhen in eagles.

I don’t rate Ekong but I ate my words.Ekong is my number one in eagles defence,even in my top three rated eagles players list…Osimhen,Lookman and Ekong.Another player that is catching my attention is Onyedika,his foots on the ball is a class.

lbrichman2:
Yes o
And we still have that Guy in Cardiff City I think
Collins Jamilu
He's decent on his day

Bruno was excellent!
Top class!

charlesemeka85:
I don’t see this idiot getting up to 10 goals in super eagles colors

Moffi and Awoniyi are better than him abeg.

Too lackadaisical to my liking 😞

joelsteron:
That guy

Please if possible bench Iwobi.
Play Onyedika
Ndidi (since man wants advance role lately) and
Dele Bashiru as AM (can support defense unlike okocha's nephew)

Hotepking:
The midfield won us this game, see how fluid we looked when Onyedika and Dele-Bashiru came in, it became an overload of chances and better ball progression. We've been stuck with the flat and lethargic Ndidi/Aribo midfield for too long that it's time to start phasing out those generation of players...the future of our midfield should be built around Onyedika- Dele-Bashiru-Yusuf- Onyeka and potentially Hamzat Ojediran from Lens and Chrisantus Uche. Iwobi will of course provide the leadership as a veteran

lbrichman2:
It's simple
Just play 4-3-3
Move Bassey to the left and bench Bruno
Or bench Bassey and bring in an extra midfielder

We would still have our width and we can control games
And maybe this match would have ended in the first half

TheSuperNerd:
Na you give them? 🙄🙄

jihday:
I think we lack good wingers

robosky02:
AfCON Qualifier
Ghana stunned by Angola at thier fortress Baba Yara stadium:

Ghana 0-1 Angola

In front of a packed Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi, Ghana’s Black Stars kicked off their AFCON 2025 qualifying campaign with a disappointing 1-0 defeat against Angola. The match was seen as an opportunity for redemption for Lawrence Ati-Zigi and his teammates after their early exit from the last AFCON tournament.

Despite fielding an attacking line-up featuring Thomas Partey, Mohammed Kudus, Jordan Ayew, and Abdul Fatawu Issahaku, Ghana failed to find the back of the net. Angola’s Palancas Negras stunned the hosts deep into stoppage time when Felicio Milson struck to seal a shock victory.

elunico:
He has no other option than to make use of when he has, that's the best we can currently offer.

I remember our match against Ghana;

No Ndidi,
No Iwobi
Onyeka injured
Bonke injured, Partey had a field day, (no pun intended)

Uzoho, that tonzo let in a cheap goal.

This squad is a good enough squad to win those matches.

charlesemeka85:
he should go with Onyedika CDM, Onyeka B2B and Iwobi CAM

maidaboi:
He is still young so he can still climb up the leader in England

typicalgamer:
You need to show a video proof that our highest rated player is not technical
Shame on you
Because we don’t watch osimehn only you can see things we don’t

Marjoribanks:
I hope this video kill this silly stigma of Osimhen as only a box striker forever!

This is just this season alone when he was said to have lost form oo! Better than anything Sesko could dream of now or in the future!

I don't ever want to see this debate again!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5BZw1Kqs8g

BascoVanVeli:
After weeks of thinking about the Super Eagles my final conclusion is we need to forget this dream of playing beautiful football and just try to win games. Basically what I'm saying is we need to get back to ABF

komekn:
Most players don't resort to long Balls as a main skill set strategy because they have other football competencies and attributes.

Anybody