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Chidera Ejuke named player of the month for march by his club.

TheSuperNerd:
Amunike utilised a Deep lying playmaker model at U17 level. A bold and risky move that paid off. He played a lad with the skillset of a #10 as a deep-lying maestro. That is the man you say don't know how to experiment??

Onyedika's CDM profile is similar in certain attributes to that of a DLP but the difference is that a DLP is far more eagle-eyed, far more creative, dictate plays better and less concerned with defensive duties compared to the Holding MF CDM Onyedika-type.


So there is no way Amunike won't see the need to utilise Onyedika's skills set either as a single pivot or in a double pivot or even a false double pivot as he exhibited in the U17s and U20s.

Good understanding. Good exposition.

I have done my own studies. Amunike deserves the reins.

I have seen the shortlisted foreign coaches, Amunike is still ahead of those coaches in: pattern, innovations and discipline,

The all that i see is bias, imagine the clamor for Herve Renard that is not even available just to diss Amunike.

typicalgamer:
Bro I’m sorry I no rate amunike one bit

I no rate any of our home base coaches one bit

None of our Npfl teams can play free flowing football and you want me to trust the coaches ??

In my opinion i think our current crops of players are more tactical inept and educated than our local coaches plain and simple

Honestly none of our local coaches is up to super eagles standard unless you guys want to drag us back 600 years

Come on guys we’re in a World Cup year and you all expect amunike to give us a good run ??

At least i rate Finidi ahead of Rohr and Peseiro.

elyte89:
My man forget amunike …I am above him presently,u no Dey hear.

You are already doing well at comedy.

typicalgamer:
My only wish is for a non Nigerian coach to hold the super eagles head coach job

Simple

I’d prefer any Npfl coaches that had managed to reach the final of caf champions league instead of these great pretenders we’re parading up and down

You want a coach that has reached the CAF Champions league finals?

TheSuperNerd:
I would ask them in this thread what the Ivorian interim cum substantive coach's pedigree or achievements were prior to him taking over and leading CIV to the title just few months ago. What had Emerse Fae achieved?

Amunike is obviously the best choice for the Super Eagles (both from economic and football philosophy/tactical angles, etc) and even has a better CV than the Ivorian Fae who didn't boast much until he went ahead and won the Afcon.

We can kid ourselves all we want and shout or argue but if we are not hiring a top sound foreign coach, then it is better we hand it to Amunike and stop all this rubbish time wasting.

Period.

BankyGee:
I checked the man's managerial stats as a head coach. E no to sharp like that o. We can just hope he does well but his win % is below average (41.71)

Even at Galatasaray, he played 20 games, won 7, drew 5 and lost 8...

I have examined philosophies of play, choice of players, etc. I have done my findings, i think that of all the coaches interested in the job, Amunike deserves the nod.

I said it earlier that most of our wingers will not start at Royal Antwerp because of how Royal Antwerp likes to play.

Royal Antwerp is a team that loves to keep possession of the ball especially in the opposition's half. To achieve this you need as one of the requirements: wingers who are not limited in their passing and can keep the ball. With the exception of Ejuke none of our wingers meets the aforementioned criteria. This is nothing but the truth.

It is only in the striker role that we have depth, we don't really have excellent wingers. We have wingers who can only dribble and shoot, but what happens when the opposition seats too deep and uses zonal marking, you will require tactical wingers who are not limited in their passing to break down the opposition.

lbrichman2:
I'd rather he was recalled to the SE than Ejuke

Both have different applications and or uses.

Dennis is a player who understands defending from the front, he does that better than all our strikers. He is a player that likes to win, he carries Osimhen kind of vibes. He is a fantastic dribbler. He seems to have redefined himself especially in the striker role.

However his passing, holding on to the ball, are areas he needs to work on, those deficiencies limits his role as a winger, but he excels well as a striker.

elyte89:
I am even higher on d pecking order Dan amuneke …Dey play

Not yet.

Coach Emmanuel Amunike is my top pick for the S.E coaching job.

jihday:
I hope you are happy now

Yes, and very happy with the defenders chosen to play.

The defenders were not really the problem, the problem was with the midfield.

You can't indulge a play focused on possession without working extensively on your midfield.

Real defending begins in the midfield, even when the midfield is bypassed may be by long balls, the midfielders are are to track back to help the defense.

In the same manner, real attacking with the ball begins in the midfield, if the midfield is bypassed maybe by long balls, the midfielders are primarily responsible for sustaining the attack through proper communication with the forwards.

The midfielders did not help the defenders in the manner they should, and the defenders while trying to maintain possession of the ball, drew a lot of pressure to themselves.

chuks404:
I don't really understand how we watch football. The only thing that is making us not winning this game is the personnel. A nigeria team possessing the ball is phenomenal. I love the way the guys play though some players didn't help with the set up. Besides this is a friendly match. Finidi is sound.

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.

viccy12:
When you guys analyze football you expressly think you are some high and mighty that could just walk into the field and handed victory.

Firstly , the Malians have a good team.

Secondly, the SE have no creative midfielder. Who is that player that could hold the ball and soak up the pressure from the Malians.

Ejuke, Nwakali, Ifeanyi Mathew, are some of those players.

The midfield takes the major chunk of blame. They don't open up to receive passes from the defenders and drive forward with the ball.

The defenders back pass a lot because of how poor our midfielders have been.

Subzerooo:
Will like to see them too for their lack of pace against Mali's forward line

They have good pace for a CB.

viccy12:
Can I ask you a question. Why are you so obsessed with foreign people ? Like white coaches , foreign born players etc ? These foreign players you are always clamoring for are they better than Nigerian players?

Shouldn't we be pressing the NFF to develop our league? Why is it that you always look for a stop gap solution instead of solving the whole problem?

Don't you think investing and developing our local league will put rest to all these problems with our national teams. Don't you have the ability to think for a second ? You are always here dragging our indigenous talents including coaches and players calling them corrupt as if you will do better if you find yourself in that position. For instance, you are barely 40yrs with a pot belly that look like you are pregnant! Who tha f..uck do you think you are. You are simply a white worshipped obese pu..nk

You stopped making sense when you started body shaming him.

Calvin Bassey is another guy, i would have loved to see, if not for injuries.

I hope to see the combination of Awaziem and Omeruo in tomorrow's game, not just for the defensive duties they provide, but for the crisp passing and seamless transitions to midfield.

Chidera Ejuke's versatility and technique has seen him play in positions such as the defensive midfield.

We have very good indigenous coaches.

Finidi's ideas and the implementations of it, are superior to that of Rohr and Peseiro. What Rohr and Peseiro has over Finidi is just CV.

lovewins:
And on what basis did you assess Amuneke? I hope it isn't his u17 stint cause that will be laughable.

You can't throw his achievements at the U17 level to the trash can. It wasn't just an African competition, Amunike holds a world record to his name.

It wasn't just that he won the competition at the world level, his ideas and how he implemented them was what stood out for me.

charlesemeka85:
How u tk knw? Aina and Osayi are better than him

Ebuehi interprets the fullback role better.
His execution of long passing and crossing of the ball is better than those of the two you mentioned.

I see Aina and Osayi as wingers who can also do well as fullbacks.

Contrary to what most of you think, Aina is not a better fullback compared to Zaidu.

While i appreciate the improvements in our play under Finidi.
Finidi's system and interpretations of the game are not as intelligent and mature as that of Amunike.

You might argue that Peseiro compiled the list of invited players, and that this is just one game under Finidi, but i don't need a lot of games to ascertain a coach's ingenuity.

Under Finidi, Tyronne Ebuehi might fare better than all our fullbacks because he is the most tidy in passes of the ball.

Finidi's emphasis on ball retention through passes, and quick ball recovery when not in possession of the ball, should see Alhassan Yusuf and Ralphael Onyedika starting ahead of Wilfred Ndidi and Frank Onyeka Because the first mentioned duo are better at press resistance, passing, and quick ball recoveries.

elyte89:
@ TheGoodjoe will be so confused right now about who to choose btw this candidate and amunike cos dis candidate is d real soak up knowledge from guardiola and la masia

Domenec Torrent is his name. He submitted a 23 page application to the NFF.

Kog45:
Oga meliforme,just say you like Ejuke to the extent when he was not getting games you rated one average Belgian youth international over our wingers just to support him.

I saw Ejuke and I said wow what a very skillful player but really surprised with the talent he was struggling,well it happens in football and good is coming back.

Pls show me facts why he is next to Osimhen talking about eagles forwards.

It is very easy to see.

I have been very busy.

I will surely get back to you with awesome proofs showing that Chidera Ejuke should be next to Osimhen regarding our forwards in what they can do.

Nigeriagood:
from nwakali to ejuke

I have always been for Ejuke, if you have been following my posts.
I have eyes for quality.

lbrichman2:
Better is subjective..
I don't think historical sentiment is the issue here.
We mostly don't remember his exploits in Keshi's team
We're talking about the here and now
The key is, he delivers for the SE whenever called upon

The others should also show that they've got what it takes to retire him completely

I wanted to reply the post you just quoted, but saw that it was Komekn's, and decided to ignore.

Omeruo in my reckoning is the best we have got now, how he doesn't start matches, eludes me. Calvin Bassey is also very good and deservedly starts matches. That is the conumdrum i am trying to deconstruct.

Samueltemi337:
Chidera Ejuke deserves a call up

Aside Osimhen, his name should be first in the list of forwards. He is the fastest and the most technical.