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do4luv14:
You wan collect beating too abi,

You no see the Vawulence wey dey on display since

Who will do the beating?
Relax, i am coming.

Utonwanne:
Onyeka was actually invited based on tactical viewpoints.

The trio should keep working hard and hopefully, they will be better in near future

You are very intelligent.

I was about to make a post on the reasons for Onyeka's invitation, until i saw this.
I might do that.

Truidstar:
Well analyzed.

Thank you, Truidstar.
You have eyes for good analyses.

joelsteron:
Thumbs up.

Thank you, joelsteron.

chuks404:
u sabi football.

Thank you chuks404.

I believe we should be needing Frank Onyeka's services for a long time. There is a certain beauty to his game. I will explain later.

Flexibility is key.

Jose Peseiro strategy was direct play. Our organization on the pitch showed a team that trained principally to utilize the direct play strategy. This is seen in the manner at which we transitioned from defense to attack. The transition was quick. Again we utilized more of zonal marking which goes together with direct play. Our zonal marking system nullified the Algerians, but the discipline to calmly execute the zonal marking strategy some of the times, was in want. Our ability to maintain calm and discipline to stick to our philosophy was greatly tried by the Algerian hostilities.

Guys i tell you that Jose Peseiro perfected his strategy. I believe the players perfected that in training. A big thumbs up to him. Possession football was never in his plans.

Jose Peseiro plans worked well in the early minutes of the first half. The Algerians seemed to have adopted a similar strategy, but having seen that they can't compete with us using direct play approach, switched to possession football. Flexibility is key.

I want us to know that this is an experiment. It's just a friendly.

If it was Ekong that committed that error that led to a penalty, many will drag him to Missouri river to be drowned.

Okoye's blunder was something else, he keeps setting new records for errors.

Our defenders have their own share of blame for the error committed by Okoye. They should have tried relieving the pressure on Okoye. They isolated him, they allowed those bodies close up on him without giving him the option of an easy passing of the ball to them, but Okoye still had other options to take, but insisted on the option that required a balling skill he doesn't have.

typicalgamer:
I’ve got more success in my 10 fingers than your 10 generations past and present

That's a big lie and a big lie it is. You talk like a typical failure. You said i don't know you, but i am getting to know you. You just mocked successful footballers, calling them retards, that's what failures do, they mock success.

I don't need to see you in person to discern your condition. You are yet to know real success.
You must be living in deception to call those footballers "retards", they look like retards to you?

If you can call success, retardation, then what you just wrote up there is that you have got more failures in your 10 fingers than my generations past and present.

I believe i am done talking to you Mr typicalgamer. I believe one day you will be grateful that you had this talk with me.

Samueltemi337:
Okoye was in Goal
what do you expect

May or may not be his making.

That we conceded 2 goals against Algeria B team, is a scenario of concern.

typicalgamer:
I’ve tasted success in my own field of specialty and I’ll stand toe to toe against anyone in my field, without looking out of place, don’t talk to me about success you bitter fxck you don’t know me

If you really have known success, you won't talk like a typical failure.

typicalgamer:
The one my ancestors played in qualified for the World Cup with Avery joes

Instead overhyped retards called footballers

It's a free world and a faceless forum that is why you rant without scruples.
Imagine you calling professional footballers overhyped retards.

Now listen up, If you have tasted success at any level, you won't come up with those.
I don't think you know how immensely gifted those guys are, and how much effort they have put in to be where they are.

Barryseal:
He's Nigerian but Nigeria is not entitled to his talent. He is being developed by another nation, they must always have that right of first refusal.
It's like a sperm donor claiming ownership of a kid he birthed instead of the foster parents who did the actual parenting and raised the child.
The English reserves the right to first refusal. Go to our ghettos, you will see madly talented kids better than this guy who have no access to proper facilities, coaching and academy. The job of the NFA is to create an eco system to birth these talents.

You are very correct.

AndSunGorilla:
Ok sir you win sir. Back to soccer. Do you know the time of the first game against Algeria.

It is not about winning,
It's just about cruise.
It's about gradually winding down after an eventful and sweet day.
Sleep will soon come.

The match is by Tuesday the 27th of September, 8:00 pm CAT.

AndSunGorilla:
Some of the apes look so much like us man

Which of the apes, do you have their pictures.

AndSunGorilla:
Is Darwin wrong? Australopithecus Africanus, HomoHabilis, Homo Erectus, don't humans and chimps share same ancestors? Anyways no vex Senior say I no see well, i don post before read your comment your excellency sir.
So Fam, One Love, Peace, Jah Bless and please don't bite your patients

Do you believe you descended from apes?

Danielnino00:
Top rated Nigerian players on FIFA 23

This ratings can be challenged.

To me it is not an accurate evaluation of a player's quality.

TheSuperNerd:
Samuel Chukwueze FT Stats for Villarreal CF Yesterday.

Villarreal CF 1-1 Sevilla FC - La Liga Matchday 6.

59mins played.
38 touches.
3 chances created.
17/21 accurate passes.
81% passing accuracy.
1 shot off target.
4/6 successful dribbles.
10/13 ground duels won.
100% aerial duels won (1/1).
5 recoveries.
1 clearance.
1 headed clearance.
3 tackles.
1 foul committed.
Was fouled 3 times.

*Chukwueze created the most chances (3) in the game.

*Chukwueze completed the most dribbles (4) in the game.

*Chukwueze won the most duels (11) in the game.

*His First La Liga Start of the season in 6 league appearances.

This is impressive .
I am wowed especially by the number of duels won.

These stats shows a massive improvement coming from a player who is known to contribute very little to defense.

IDENNAA:
He looks mixed which means if he turns out right he will never play for Nigeria unless if he is crap like Aribo and the likes....sorry , guys but I had to point it out. We are always left with the rejects

Nnaa, Aribo is not crap.

TheGoodJoe:

I am not exonerating Ndidi in any way but that was a difficult position his teammates put him under. For a midfielder they know is limited in the passing/ball-playing game, that is no situation he should be under.

By the way, even a limitation in an area does not necessarily mean he can not be used in an effective way. He is an excellent play breaker. With the right positioning and good movements of his teammates, Ndidi can easily connect with them with some simple fast passing system.

In this case, I insist that the coaching crew and Evans take major blame. Not saying Ndidi could not have salvaged the situation with some invention.

Thank you, TheGoodJoe, for the words in bold letters.

TheGoodJoe:

I am not exonerating Ndidi in any way but that was a difficult position his teammates put him under. For a midfielder they know is limited in the passing/ball-playing game, that is no situation he should be under.

By the way, even a limitation in an area does not necessarily mean he can not be used in an effective way. He is an excellent play breaker. With the right positioning and good movements of his teammates, Ndidi can easily connect with them with some simple fast passing system.

In this case, I insist that the coaching crew and Evans take major blame. Not saying Ndidi could not have salvaged the situation with some invention.

Thank you, TheGoodJoe.

mostob:
Well, I opted for Awaziem because of familiarity.

Familiarity towards Awaziem might equally be informing his preference for Akpoguma. People always prefer to try new things while looking down on the things they are used to.
As things stand, i will prefer Awaziem to Akpoguma.

mostob:
This list wear cinch belt...

Onyekuru is a surprised inclusion..his slot should have been given to a midfielder though. Even Peter olayinka or Yira Sor woukd have been a better idea.

I'm surprised Aribo missed out and I'm not surprised at the same time.

As for the defence and goalkeeping, may God help us. The only positive there is the return of Akpors.

Akpoguma will add only to the squad depth.

Danielnino00:
Official!

The squad list

Please, no one should blame Samuel Chukwueze and Moses Simon, if they fail to perform. They don't normally do well with midfield of this kind.

The good thing about this midfield, is that all the personnel listed, favour forward passes of the ball, and are very adventurous.

I will pay good attention to how he sets up this team, and to how he composes play.

Omanambala:
I like Awoniyi and I think he is more technical than Osim but he needs to work on his finishing.

Just tell us you like Taiwo, we will understand.

The only striker more technical than Osimhen in S.E is lheanacho, while Awoniyi is the least technical of all the striking options.

Watch some Alex Iwobi's dribbling escapades.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYc-Utu17To

In the match against Bayern Leverkusen, Ejuke is the forward with the best performance of both sides.

Ejuke is now winning aerial duels (He won 2/2 of his aerial duels). I am happy in his growth.

TheGoodJoe:
Kelechi Nwakali has my full support. Proud of the young man working his way up. I believe he is going to shock the world and make many who wish him well proud.

Keep shining young man. Effort releases its reward when you refuse to quit.

Nwakali is busy making us proud.
He is such a delight .

jargooflife912:
Ejuke

Ejuke and dribbling.

Would like to see him on the list of top 10 players with the highest number of key passes.
Truth is he can do it.

TheSuperNerd:
No my good man, it is very much in context with your reply.

You were stressing Ndidi's 81% passing accuracy in the opposition half after 5 EPL games as proof that he is an accomplished ball passer and I brought the breakdown to show you that it doesn't depict such. Simple. Ndidi's passing range is limited. That is the Truth.

Let me give you a quick summary of how the discussion evolved:

Ndidi recorded a high passing accuracy of 90%.
TheGoodJoe said "This was phenomenal",
TheLoneCitizen replied "Regular stats for any average defender against a good team".
Hatakekakashi replying TheLoneCitizen said "Exactly. Most of those passes are between him and his CB partner, that's why he has 90% pass accuracy

Following the discussion, and especially taking note of the reply given by Hatakekakashi, i decided to come in to give the notion that Ndidi has always recorded a high passing accuracy, whether played as a CD or DM. I went on to reveal stats regarding the accuracy of his passes in the opposition's half. This putting to rest the suggestion that the high accuracy of the passes he recorded in the last game might be as a result of an interchange of passes between him and his CB partner.

TheGoodJoe:
Who let the MONSTER out? This was phenomenal.

To the best of my knowledge, Ndidi started as a central defender. Maybe, he is being played off position.

TheLoneCitizen:
Those numbers aren't impressive, brother. Regular stats for any average defender against a good team.

If he got those as a DM, then they became eye-catching.

hatakekakashi:
Exactly. Most of those passes are between him and his CB patner, that's why he has 90% pass accuracy.

Meliforme:
Stats says otherwise. Ndidi has good numbers in accuracy of passes whether as a CD or DM.
It should interest you that Ndidi's percentage of accurate passes in the opposition's half is at 81% and that is astonishing for someone reputed as being a poor passer of the ball.

This was how you went out of context.
A good football analyst, knows that whenever percentage of accurate passes is mentioned, it is obviously short passes that is implicated except otherwise indicated as long pass, chipped pass etc. This is because short passing is basic. That is what was being discussed. Ndidi recorded a high passing accuracy. How you went ahead to add to what was not discussed surprised me. One of your additions included saying that i labelled Ndidi an accomplished ball passer.