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Englandboy:
Seasons greeting meliforme it been a while

Yes, It's been a while Englandboy.
Seasons greetings to you as well.

Mujtahida:
Aribo and wings? How? Why? You sure have a different eye oo cos this is the strangest view expressed about Aribo. Please watch the video below. He is over the top in his opinion about Iwobi but he's right about Aribo


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XxKkPG7uBY

The guest in that video, doesn't seem like an analyst to me. He somehow has the demeanour of a motivational talker.

Arlbo is yet to become the player that Iwobi is. Iwobi's problems is inconsistency, there might be some conflicts within himself that he will have to resolve.

Iwobi over Aribo, anytime, any day, and there are fine reasons for this.

drDoom3:
Have you watched Aribo though? He is not a poor midfielder, he is a poor defensive player. Also he is the most technical of all three so I don’t get your point. Aribo was rated as the player with the best first touch in world football just last year and you are comparing him with lowly Iwobi and even a worse Nwakali.

After Osimhen and Ndidi, no other player in our team has a higher ceiling than Aribo. Guy is good at everything. Passing, scoring worldies, first touch, physicality, link up play, dribbling, name it. Guy if a baller.

I would advise you to watch Rangers fc highlights so that you can really see the player you are so helplessly slandering.

Aribo is the least technical of the three.
This is not a slander
I don't know what you guys define as technique. First touch is a technique, but there are other techniques.

I decided to see some Youtube videos of Aribo as you have suggested, to ascertain if i am really missing something. There are some positives to cull from his displays as always but he is not more spectacular than the people he is compared with.

As a central midfielder, your ability to understand tactics and make vital moves to stifle and counter the opponents is sine qua non. Only Ndidi trumps Nwakali in interpretation of tactics, even Frank Onyeka is ahead of Aribo in this area. I might argue with some great minds as to whether Ejuke is ahead of Aribo in tactical reading of the game, from my own assessment of their games, i think Ejuke is ( this is strictly a personal view ).

Can you explain why a skillful Aribo normally gets lost in games and his impact is hard to figure out. This is not just a coincidence His compatriots are better at understanding the game, and the opponents than him. Even though Gernot Rohr deserves the greater blame.

Concerning Nwakali, he is technically and tactically more astute than Aribo, and has more to contribute defensively. Being technically and tactically better makes him better at controlling a game than Aribo and therefore owns the CM spot.

elyte89:
Nwakali needs to b seen first playing b4 u can place him as important... Person wey we Neva c

You will soon see him.

Subzero047:
Aribo is a very poor midfielder but has been the best player in the Scottish league from midfield, remind me what is Nwakali doing again?

Nwakali has the AFCON to show you guys what he is made of.

jihday:
i don’t care how his performance will look like but right now, he’s anything but a key player for us

Okay, let's say he has the potential to be a vital for us in the offing.
But i am well pleased to include him because i believe it is so.

Kog45:
Oga meli,just say Victor Osimehn and Wilfred Ndidi.....Nwakili and Ejuke have Afcon to prove to us how good they are....and telling us Kelechi Nwakili is very important to eagles,sir I disagree,pls on what basis....I can only lose sleep on Osimehn and Ndidi if they are not available for selection.

Sir,time for us to calm down on Nwakili cos is rating here is damn on high sides,based on his performance so far he should just thank Eguavoen for believing in him,nothing more.

We need to reduce the pressure on the young man,the coming Afcon is an opportunity for him to prove a lot wrong and I wish the young man well.

Based on the few matches that we have seen of Ejuke, if you are yet to see what he brings, then i will leave you to whatever you make of him.

jihday:
how’s Nwakali important? A player with no cap? Abi it’s Ndidi you want to type?

It's Nwakali.
Relax i will personally remind you of the post. We see what we see.

If i should reckon what people say about Ndidi with some calling him a flop, he wouldn't be at the top of my listing.

drDoom3:
If you play a striker as a defensive midfielder you cannot expect him to play well. Everybody and their parents know that Aribo plays best the closer he gets to the opponents' goal. I don't know why Rohr adamantly refused to play him where he is best utilized. It is not his fault he has not performed as well as expected.

Nwakali is not going to bench Aribo as an AM. He could as a CM or if Eguavoen decides to follow ERohr's footsteps, but if not tthen forget it. Nwakali still has a long way to go to get to Iwobi's level, let alone Aribo.

Aribo is a good winger, but a very poor midfielder. This is not hard to see.
He should be drafted to the wings where his pace, dribbling and finishing will come handy

As far as the central and attacking midfield is concerned, Iwobi and Aribo has nothing on Nwakali, withi Aribo being the least as far as game reading is concerned.
Should i also say that he is the least in technique. This is an honest appraisal.

I am not trying to bring down Aribo, but we will appreciate more the player Aribo is when we see him ply the wings. He doesn't seem to bring anything of note to the team because we have players who are head and shoulders above him adding to the fact that he plies a position that doesn't fit him.

TheGoodJoe:

So sweet to watch. Even the way he spins to receive pass. Ooh la la.

Please TheGoodJoe, permission to be using Ooh la la.

TheGoodJoe:
On a serious note, there is no one in the Super Eagles that has the kind of touch of Nwakali. I don't know if he is raising his game because of the call up but that last through pass was brilliant. That was similar to that of Sarabia.

Sad it did not get to his teammate.

His ball control is also cool.

He needs to work on his work rate. Sometimes he strolls a bit too much. Also, he will look far better in a deeper role, playing in a possessive system. Nice one.

Ndidi, Osimhen and Nwakali are the three most important players, followed closely by Ejuke.
These guys are very unique in what they bring.

nelszx:
Nigeria will win AFCON 2021

So be it.

We still have what it takes to win the AFCON.

lakesidepapa:
Sir TheGoodJoe is not just humble, he's intelligent and cool headed as well, you will hardly find him attacking someone here.

I also do learn one or two things from his posts and I always concur with him, I will show disagreement on any of his post I can't agree on without being afraid of getting unpolite reply .

Yes, you are correct.

I like the way your moniker sounds.

daveP:
Reliablility.

Don't worry that will be settled after the AFCON.

TheGoodJoe:
Trying to attack me will not help your course. I will make it easy for you, my boss is out of town and I am working from home.

Any further questions?

You are very humble.
We are learning from you.

do4luv14:
Wait ooo are you on Vocation, abi no work

this one you dey on rampage for more than 4days here,
hhhh

You are bigger than this, do4luv14.
I don't even know how to describe this behaviour of yours.

This is very low.

daveP:
Lets not act like its only Ndidi that will defend the length of the place pls. Thats why i said we need an Etebo kinda player to balance it out. Nwakali is not that player.



The fact both has more to offer doesn't mean others won't join them against attacking teams like Algeria, Egypt, Senegal, Tunisia.

Bottomline: Nwakali can't play that CM role. I however want him to prove me wrong cos new Revelations do just that.


Else......

Give me just one reason why he can't play the CM role?

komekn:
Chei I don't what you have been drinking.

We absolutely do not have one world class player in our team.

However, we could win just like Zambia did some years ago.

I have been drinking water.

We have what it takes to lift the trophy.

Odunayaw:
Yeah bro.

Have you watched him dribble at his club
If you have not, go study his heat map and verify for yourself.

His videos are on Youtube.

Odunayaw:
Who would cover when he makes his dribbling runs? That's the first question

Is that what you consider as positional indiscipline?

TheGoodJoe:

I am expecting some drastic surprises. I think passing ability will play a big part. Ndah might breakthrough because of his short passing skill.

I am also digging the free 8s role which I see Nacho and Nwakali making it.

https://img.startingeleven.co.uk/usr/a/61cca4ac01c05.jpg

I hope our tacticians will see the immense benefits that will accrue from giving Iheanacho this kind of free role.

I foresee a lot of scoring chances with this tactical setup.
I am also envisaging how we can makeup for Iheanacho's deficiencies playing this role.

Odunayaw:
His positional discipline is too poor to play there. The midfield will suffer and be overrun many times

He will even be playing a free role.

Odunayaw:
His positional discipline is too poor to play there. The midfield will suffer and be overrun many times

This is the first time i am hearing that Ejuke's positional discipline is very poor.
Please tell me how you made the inference.

daveP:
We aren't leaving CM to Nwakali to support Ndidi. That Middle will suffer.


I will opt for an exact Etebo-esque player. Only then can that Midfield be tops compared to others.

Tell us how the midfield will suffer.
When it concerns defensive stats, only Ndidi and Onyeka have more to offer.

Odunayaw:
Ejuke in midfield?

Having Ejuke and Nwakali in midfield brings a lot of options when attacking.

Odunayaw:
Ejuke in midfield?

Very yes,

He owns movements that can open up defenses. He is also a good passer of the ball. His long balls are also very good.

You can also notice that the front three have good pace, Having a midfielder with good dose of trickery and pace is very good for counterattacking football.

Guys drop one or two comments about this formation and personnel.

jasena:
If this team is accessed in relation to the quality of opposition then we should agree that this team is average. I don't think it is the best Nigeria has to offer. I don't see what musa brought to the table in the last nations cup, surprised he is still making it to this nations cup. Oshimem isn't fit, and shouldn't be managed because this isn't a training session. Kenneth Omeruo and Shehu Abdullahi play in second division in Spain and Cyprus as against Kevin akpoguma, ebuhi who play for top flight clubs in top leagues. Is Ndah a world class defender? Cyril dessert dishonoured an invitation from Belgium in favour of Nigeria, he scored a brace at Europa the other day with feynoored, we ignore him for igalo. The worse part is the midfield, what will iwobi do? Against Algeria in the last nations cup the midfield became the territory of Algeria and we were only lucky that a hand ball gave us a consolation goal. Victor moses would have been far more effective than musa.

We can lift the AFCON trophy with what we have.
We are not average.
An attack that has Osimhen, Iheanacho, Chukwueze is not average.

A midfield that has Ndidi, Nwakali, Iwobi and Ejuke is not average.

I have been conducting an in-depth assessment of our players and what they can offer in juxtaposition with players from some of the African powerhouses, and i can tell you that we have what it takes to beat any team, if the coach is right with his tactics and player deployment.

CODMOK:
How exactly do you want him to perform? No friendlies lined up for the team and we don't where they are camping. Many of the players will even be reporting to camp on Jan 3 (6 days to AFCON opener)
If he doesn't do well in this campaign, no one will be justified to call him a failure. PROPER PREPARATION PREVENT POOR PERFORMANCE

Have you already given up hope of a good performance?

lbrichman2:
Nonsense post

What made it a nonsense post.

I will like you to enlighten me.

TheGoodJoe:
You have failed to hit the point. The point is, heis on a crash program to get the team up to speed. Draw up tactics. Analyse the opposition. Drop up strategies for separate oppositions.

He is assuring that even if it means going through sleepless nights, he will do it and assures the team will be ready.

How did you read this as a defeatist mentality is what I don't understand.

The point i am making is: It shouldn't have cost him sleepless nights. The new names are just Olisa Ndah and Nwakali, Most fans are already in the know of the need for a player like Nwakali.

Even if it cost him sleepless nights, telling the public is not necessary.

I hope he is not trying to use these stories as an excuse for failure. A failure will always tell you about their efforts. That is the first thing they normally present.

A failure will tell you how what he has is not enough, for example in one of his most recent interviews, when queried about his proposed wing play he said that we are no longer in the days of Finidi and Odegbami before he now asked "what is the name of that Villareal boy" the manner at which he made the query revealed some sort of downsizing. You can search Youtube to view his interview with a personnel in NFF.

TheGoodJoe, life is predictable, and this is how some of us predict failure.
I pray someone very close to him corrects him.