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wayodude:
Academy training....

Is the boy your kid?

komekn:
So if all this was true why is he sitting in a financially bankrupt poor team getting peanuts, surrounded by poor players and a poor manager.

The adage says , "Birds of the same feathers stick together", that makes him POOR too.

His previous team ended his contract in April couldn't wait to get rid of him.

These are not the attributes associated with a top quality player.

"Birds of the same feather stick together", was it for me, it sounded so hilarious.
Can you imagine what Ponferradina will do to Fulham whenever they lock horns.

chrisooblog:
Excuse me but how did you come to this earth shattering conclusion?

Using division too stats?

Using a level ground for comparison.

Nwakali as it stands is the best interceptor so far. I have studied his movements and anticipations, he reads his opponents well. He is good. You guys needs stats, I don't need stats to convince myself, but finally stats has the final say.

For people comparing Ndidi and Nwakali in interceptions.
A level ground for comparison, will be a match both featured in G.W.G, that will be the game against G. Bissau. Nwakali made more interceptions of the ball despite 76 minutes of play while Ndidi has more than 90 minutes of play (Are you shocked? ) I don't even needs these stats to know who is better. I just make deductions watching them, and in that, determine for myself who is better.

Alhassan Yusuf wouldn't have made much difference in yesterday's game, given the kind of player that he is. He is quality, no doubt.

This is a game that had Algeria with over 60% of the ball possession. Alhassan will run around just like his teammates were doing chasing the football. Again Peseiro already has what he required for the game tactics in Frank Onyeka and Raphael Onyedika.

Possible reasons for Frank Onyeka's invitation

Direct play strategy requires the following among others:
Physicality: Physicality includes, Speed, stamina, strength, etc.
Lay offs: A pass into space that another team mate can run into.

Frank Onyeka is more physical compared to any S.E midfielder.
Lay offs is one of Frank Onyeka's most conspicuous style of play. If he is not the one laying the pass, then he is running into space to receive it. Frank Onyeka's style of play is just straightforward, always with the ball towards the opposition, that is his style. I can't think of any S.E midfielder more straightforward compared to Onyeka. In Summary he is more direct compared to any S.E midfielder.

Again, anyone saying that Frank Onyeka is limited in passing ability is not with the truth.

If you think i am not precise in my descriptions, you can counter.

Possible reasons for Raphael Onyedika's invitation

Direct play favours the following among others:
Long passing: Onyedika is good with long balls. Only Nwakali and Etebo does it better. He is also more creative compared to Alhassan Yusuf and Frank Onyeka.
There may be other footballing reasons for Onyedika's invitation, but these are the only ones i can envisage.

BascoVanVeli:
How was the space meant for Onyeka? The ball went into the corner, if anything he would be in the middle.

Players don't normally enter their positions until after the set piece is properly dealt anyways.

Simon chased the first guy down and even approached the shooter while Iwobi watched like everyone else.

You are very correct .
Players don't normally occupy their position during set pieces.

You can observe this whenever Napoli is defending set pieces and in Osimhen's headed clearances.

chrisooblog:
Nwakali's workrate is still not pro-level. That's why I smile when a few posters say he would have changed the outlook of our midfield yesterday. He would have found it hard to cope with the hard running and swiftness of the Algerian midfield. Think about it the only times we have been able to cope with the Algerian midfielders in the past was when we deployed a double pivot of two energetic midfielders in form of Ndidi/Etebo/Onazi and we still struggled. Playing Nwakali against that kind of Algerian midfield would make him retire from football prematurely.

This is not true.
The game against Algeria is the type of game that Nwakali thrives in.

No S.E midfielder intercepts passes of the ball more than Nwakali.

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.