Meliforme:
The more detail you gather about the S.E, the less you want to say, but in saying, we shall say it. I will say it.

I wanted to apologise for the detail that i have gathered, and intending to share, but why should i apologise.

Anyways i will drop it.

Kog45:
Calvin Bassey with 11 caps a revelation against Saudi Arabia and Mozambique?

TheSuperNerd:
Injury knocks out Osimhen from 2026 World Cup qualifiers

Victor Osimhen will most likely miss next month’s 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Zimbabwe after he suffered a second degree hamstring injury on international duty.

Reports from Italy said the injury the Napoli striker suffered while playing against Saudi Arabia in a friendly in Portugal Friday will rule him out of action for between four and six weeks.

The World Cup qualifiers are scheduled from November 13, just about the time he will likely begin rehabilitation from this latest injury setback.

Osimhen left the Super Eagles training camp Sunday to return to Italy after a scan was done on the injury.

He will also miss Serie A matches against Verona, Milan, Salernitana and Empoli as well as the UEFA Champions League trip to Union Berlin.

In November 2020, Osimhen was sidelined for several weeks after he dislocated his shoulder playing for the Super Eagles against Sierra Leone in Benin City.


Source: Score Nigeria.

skallion7:
You've no right to say a player is not fit for the team, when you're know as promoting a mediocre player like nwakali. Guy you're a shameless mtchheew

TheSuperNerd:
If Nacho and Boniface will start alongside Iwobi, then Iwobi won't play 10. There would be no #10. Rather we would have advanced 8s. Iwobi will play deeper.

Think 3-4-2-1 formation. No wingers. The 2-1 is Boniface-Iheanacho playing in the half spaces close to Osimhen. The 4 is Ndidi-Iwobi flanked by the wingbacks of Osayi and Bruno. The back 3 will be Omeruo/Awaziem, Ajayi and Bassey.

That is one formation where they can all fit into.

Another I have been pondering is one with a 3 man midfield. A 4-3-1-2. The 1 is the man in the hole behind two strikers who can also work the channels. And that 1 must also be able to penetrate centrally with his BTL runs to finish or create dangerous angled chances Foe the 2 CFs.

But in a 433, it won't work unless the corresponding Fullback on the right takes up both offensive and defensive roles with the RCB & DM covering for the RFB's overlaps. Iheanacho shouldn't operate as a wide RW but as an 8 from the RHS.


I don't like this 442 especially because Peseiro doesn't know how to set it up to look like a 4-2-2-2. Our wingers should have one of them as an advanced 8 to support Iwobi's creative role.

lovewins:
Hate Moses Simon all you want, he brings more to the team than Lookman does. Doesn't mean Lookman isn't better than him overall.

Kog45:
Performance?Maduka or who?

Maduka had two matches last season,one in league cup and FA cup and conceded three goals,yet to feature for Udinese this season.

Pls where is the performance.

Mujtahida:

Mature for where? In between the sticks for SE?
See there are some players that are not cut out to be SE material. Onuachu is one such player. Henry Onyekuru, Anthony Nwakaeme etc are not SE material. No matter their exploits, they are some players who do not have SE DNA. Oga Kog45 and Icon4s, as long time watchers of the SE, you can bear witness to this phenomenon.

There's this knowing you'd have as a fan that so and so player fits and so and so player doesn't fit. In spite of the rave about Onuachu, I never took to him because I he didn't click for me. I feel the same thing with respect to Maduka. Him no be am. Even if we give him 100 opportunities, he'd flop and cause us losses. I might be wrong oo but I really don't think Maduka would be a good SE goalkeeper.

zuchyblink:
matured in size or in performance?

lovewins:
BREAKING: Maduka Okoye has been called up for Nigeria international friendlies against Saudi Arabia and Mozambique following the unavailability to f some recently invited goalkeeper.

The goalkeeper returns to national duty for Nigeria for the first time since November 2022.

Mujtahida:

This thing pain you oo. Abeg ooo. It's football we are discussing. Look at how you are foaming in the mouth, lashing out, crying and throwing up a tantrum. If he does not invite, them, shey you will bring down the heavens. Carry your puerile anger and vituperation away from here jare.

Mujtahida:

Hmmm. I didn't know Ejuke is Vinicius oo. Anyway whatever he brings, others bring more. We have seen Ejuke. He's not all that.

Mujtahida:

As e be say dem dey run this parole on top Nwakali, Meliforme wants to push the envelope on Ejuke. In Nwakali's case, we are short on midfielders but are we so starved of wingers that Ejuke should be pushed this hard?

charlesemeka85:
you get time dey answer am 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

The trio of lookman, samu and Simon will be gods if they decide to stoop low to play for Antwerp 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

TheSuperNerd:
You assume too much and it makes your stance on ejuke even more ridiculous. At Afcon 2021 alone, I can name instances where his decision making was crap... absolutely crap. The lad is piss poor in decision making and until he improves on that, we can't really talk about what he brings to the Super Eagles.

TheSuperNerd:
Neither can any of the Super Eagles Wingers start for Royal Antwerp?? You have come again. Not only is this untrue but it is analytically ridiculous to make such claims.

TheSuperNerd:

Look, Meli my man. Ejuke is a bundle of talents but his decision making is his biggest let down. I may sound harsh but piss poor is still what it is because in several crucial moments of the game, Ejuke makes decisions that frustrate more than excite. He needs serious work to fulfill his huge potentials else he would be remembered as just another "football masquerade dancer".

charlesemeka85:
that your thing no work 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Good thing wey no fit dey start match for common Royal Antwerp, E no work at all

jihday:
Ejuke PR officer, every man with weytin dey do am

charlesemeka85:
Ejike’s agent 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

TheSuperNerd:
Exactly. We don't have playmaking forwards either. We have a few playmaking wingers (e.g. Chukwueze) but we aren't utilising them right and also one of them is so piss poor in his decision making (e.g. Ejuke)

Thing is based on the profiles of the talents we have currently, it is imperative that we bring in the profiles that will do more to raise our quality of play and boost our chances of winning games more with the wickedly deep attack we have.

This is not about experimenting or checking any longer. I am not of the opinion that you call a player to "check" what he can bring. You should already know what he brings and cross check that to whether it is what will improve the team or do little to raise our game.

When I recommend a talent or player for the Super Eagles, it is because I have already analysed deeply and checked what he will bring to the team. So it is not an experiment. It is not to check anything. It is rather to slot him rightly and let him produce the goods he was brought for.

I say it again. Jpes doesn't know exactly the profiles of several of the talents of his disposal. This is why he keeps missing it in terms of where and how to utilise some of our finest.

drDoom3:


That's my whole point. He is seen as an attacker when he is in fact a midfielder. That's why he's not performing well at club level.

He has been a decent midfielder for us. Not necessarily exceptional, but has worked hard enough and performed well enough to keep his place in the team, especially considering our dearth of midfield options.

AndSunGorilla:

What do you think about the twin Victor Attack? Victor Osimhen and Victor Boniface? Would that make us VICTORIOUS at the AFCON?

Meliforme:

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charlesemeka85:
check this YouTube clip of his and if you are observant enough you will pick out few times he was suppose to release the ball in dangerous areas but didn’t




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQhl9wfO5TI?si=Llnuov10ssQ29KvQ

charlesemeka85:
check this YouTube clip of his and if you are observant enough you will pick out few times he was suppose to release the ball in dangerous areas but didn’t




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQhl9wfO5TI?si=Llnuov10ssQ29KvQ

TheSuperNerd:
I know you would. But no amount of analyses will alter this analytical truth: Michel Ange Balikwisha is not better than all our wingers.

I don't even have to go deep because I know the profiles of all our wingers and he certainly doesnt tower above 3 at most and doesn't come close enough to the level of 2 and I have watched Balikwisha well for 3 seasons.

TheSuperNerd:
Meliforme. Your thoughts on our lads are ones I love to read and you have nailed it spot on as regards Aribo and a few others but on no planet is Michel Ange Balikwisha better than Samu Chukwueze and Ademola Lookman. He isn't even better than an in-form Samuel Kalu who is even now in the Swiss Super League.

This is so untrue. Ejuke is being benched by a player who even Olakunle Olusegun and Yira Sor will give a good run for his money in any starting XI.

Kog45:
Michel Balikwisha is Belgian Under 21 player for God sake.