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princeabdul:We are saying the same thing. He has lots of ground to cover. God help him. |
Odunayaw:The NFF is not ready to invest in Grade A coaches. This won't be the first time we are getting this kind of result, even with the quality in our hands. |
lbrichman2:He should grow in the manner he utilises his players. He should grow in his understanding of different setups and tactics. The moroccan coach has shown different approaches In the manner he utilises his players. The moroccan coach studies his opposition, and like a master tactician tweaks his tactics to win. We have seen this over and over in this tourney. This cannot be said of Eric Chelle. |
Eric Chelle's use of Raphael Onyedika and FDB reveal defects in his understanding of his players. They are not the bests in the positions he has been utilising them. These guys have consistently shown how poor they are in defensive duels. FDB hasn't won any defensive duel in all the matches he started. He kept losing them all. Raphael Onyedika's numbers are also very poor for a DM, especially in the matches he started. |
On Eric Chelle, I am not convinced. Say all you want. He is a good coach, but he is not yet there. With all the quality at his call, very good coaches have actually shown their tactical superority over him. Eric Chelle is a good coach but lacks sufficient depth. Depth will come with experience and the willingness to learn. Anyways he is still young with a lot of promise. |
Papi85:I don't think so. It looked like Eric Chelle's intent was to feature wingers in the Left and Right midfield as seen in the opening game against Tanzania. Iwobi and Chukwueze saw themselves at those positions respectively and it worked very well. Against Tunisia we needed a more defensive presence mid pitch. Frank Onyeka provided that. It worked well, and gave us a more dominant display against a tougher opposition. Against Uganda, Simon and Chukwueze started on the left and right side of the midfield respectively. Saying that Chukwueze didn't fit into Chelle's system doesn't sound like the obvious. |
SymphonyRad:Yes, hopefully. |
AndSunGorilla:Akinsanmiro's situation is the most serious. He is a regular for his club. He hasn't gotten any minute. |
nairalandankrah:I get joy oo |
Papi85:What will you say about the neglect of Samuel Chukwueze. |
Blueelf:Fairness is a quality every leader must wear. |
Ebenezer Akinsanmiro is a first teamer at Pisa and very important to his team. He left his club just to warm the bench at AFCON. I pray that the confidence of neglected players won't take a hit. |
Raphael Onyedika lost most of his duels, which is very poor for a supposed DM. He didn't participate much in aerial duels. The ones he did participate in, he lost all of them (this is me now looking at stats) In one of my posts before this match, I ranked the players who can feature in the DM role, and Raphael Onyedika was the least of them. And finally to be honest, most of the blunders in Raphael Onyedika performance today can be traced to his footballing at Club Brugge. This is me being very sincere, I have studied him there. Raphael Onyedika should reinvent his footballing and never in the DM role. |
TheSuperNerd:How many times was Iwobi involved in duels during the matches that had Wilfred Ndidi. Raphael Onyedika's poor game reading placed Iwobi in difficult situations. The most painful part was his poor positioning and movements that made it difficult for him to receive passes from the back. He was just lost. He was supposed to be free in order to receive passes, He was supposed to drop deeper to receive passes. If Iwobi dropping deeper was to escape the Moroccan press, Why was he dropping even deeper than Onyedika. The act was simple, he was helping another who failing woefully. Onyedika wasn't helping to progress plays. He was now looking up to Iwobi to deliver passes to him, and even at that he wasn't identifying free spaces to move into. Dude killed our game flow, simply put he was missing. I appreciate your support for him, but his performance was abysmal. |
Eric Chelle's overreliance on fullbacks to provide the needed width will cost us someday, and it has. They figured us out. The same way they figured out Jose Peseiro's defensive shape and transitions. Flexibility and Unpredictability is key. Chelle has the players. Like I said before, both Eric Chelle and Jose Peseiro lacks the cutting edge. |
Spainever:When i saw the moroccan 4-1-4-1 i knew trouble was coming to the party. We will require long balls, but our long ball specialist failed woefully. Raphael Onyedika is the most skilled passer of the ball in the current crop, but that is just a skill. His footballing is not yet elite. |
TheSuperNerd:The main reason Iwobi withdrew was to help build play, he was seen playing even deeper than Onyedika, what does that tell you. Iwobi wouldn't have played deeper if Onyedika was not failing in his duties. Onyedika let us down. There is no way anyone can sugarcoat this. |
I can recall very well how I defended Ndidi on this thread, from calling him a tactician to praising his defensive prowess. Many times I was the last man standing in defense of him. We see what we see. |
TheSuperNerd:Onyedika was doing ziIch. lt was wonderful watching Iwobi dropping even deeper than Onyedika to receive the ball. Onyedika's positioning made it difficult for him to even receive passes. Instead of dropping deeper to receive the ball and try connecting the forward line with his long passes (the best long passer), dude will either position himself between moroccan players or place himself in positions where he can be crowded out. |
forgiveness:Seems like the ref has eye issues. The medical team should have given hm glasses. |
TheSuperNerd:Iwobi dropped deep to help build play. This is very simple. |
TheSuperNerd: |
I am not saying this to spite anybody, but Raphael Onyedika is the main reason for our lack of dominance. I tracked his every move, his positioning was very poor for a supposed DM. In the game of passes and possession footbal movement is key. He is supposed to be the man playing the ball out from the back, but his movements and positioning killed our progression. |
We might be in need of long balls. |
do4luv14:Happy birthday do4luv14, more wins. |
TheGoodJoe:We are talking about the basics and the fundamentals. This is primary education. So your interpretation of John Stones movements is that formation is not important, and yet he returns back to his primary position. Things won't be hard if we stick to the basics and build from there. Let us not overcomplicate things. Confusion is not a good companion. |
TheGoodJoe:My understanding of football formation at its basics is that a player primary role is determined by football formation. The simple question is, do you agree or disagree? We can't discuss how a certain football formation can aid a coach's approach to games, when we haven't even touched the basics. |
TheGoodJoe:Before we discuss football formation at a level further from its basics, I want us to arrive at certain basic conclusions. Do you agree that football formation determines the primary role of a player? |
TheGoodJoe:I am the source that contradicts his point, if he actually said that formation does not matter. knowing when to attack and when to defend is down to a coach's philosophy and how he plans to win a game. The timing of a team's attacking and defensive transitions can be aided by football formation. Before i delve into a more elaborate presentation of my opinion, what do you understand by a team being in an attacking or a defensive mode? |
TheGoodJoe:The dissensus counted for nothing if he indeed didn't say that. |
Goke7:It is very clear that the Moroccan coach has a winning metality. They are not threatened by disappointments or loss. |
owbabs:We move on. He is not the best coach in the world, even if he is. Why will one spend his years in fear and worry. |
And the very good coaches are?