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daveP:
We are one of the most structured in Europe. Those two are the only ones that do stuff outside the structure and got a result from it

Take for example, Bellingham's post match interview with dem Rio and Carragher, he explains how Don Carlo allows freedom of play compared to well structured teams like city and arsenal. How it grows confidence as they all know how they needed to do better if an error occured even if fans didn't notice. Plus the stakes are high again.

oh... ok

Truidstarr:
World Cup qualifiers, Nigeria vs South Africa. With Elyte89 as our coach.
Halftime score: Nigeria 0 South Africa 2.

Half time team talks:

Hugo Brooks of South Africa:” Good job lads, We are underdogs today no one expected us to pull a result. It’s a man for man game, remember what we practiced, keep looking for space behind their high line. Keep it tight kat the back. Good job boys keep it up”

Elyte89 of Nigeria: “ Kilonshele? Kilonshele? Kilomshele? Kilonshele?”

Boniface: Our coach don go drink burukutu again.

daveP:
by 10 i think he meant creative player. He's always opined MO is our Bernardo. So have others. Meaning we need our own De Bruyne by summer.

Gbam! You get it. We need our own KDB. Florian Wirtz is good but his physique dey scare me. Too small

daveP:
10 pks i think. But guy is playing free football too. I doubt we have anyone that's doing that at Emirates, except Jesus and Fabio. The former use showboating to spoil it. The latter is not seeing any sensible game time. Nobody don do Hattrick among regular starters for our side either. Everything get as e be

Free football? I don't understand

folake4u:
Go score your own na. Leave our COLD Palmer.

Nor be Saka, Troussard & Co. dey fumble una since.

I wasted my time watching Arsenal's match on Sunday evening. Literally took myself to viewing centre for the game. I laugh ehn.

Oh you watched the match? no wonder, we played rubbish. No watch our match again o

Jamie Carragher:

"If Arsenal and Liverpool are ‘bottling it’ in April and May, what does that tell us about Manchester United and Chelsea for the rest of the season?

Arteta and Klopp are being judged to the ultimate standard in taking on Guardiola."


Jamie didn't say this...

Spy360:
I won't say anything. If I say anything I will cause fight.

Talk abeg...I wan hear your view.

daveP:
Chelsea fans ehn

Na Palmer dey guide your season na why.

That Palmer sef, na penalty alaye dey use guide.

germaphobe:
During Emery's time the transfer market wasn't this high. In all this back and forth argument, what I know is that Arteta is not leaving Arsenal at the end of season, yes he fxcks up but sometimes the players have to share the blame and not the coach. Would we be here with all these write ups if Arsenal made use of the chances vs Villa at first half?, Would we have crashed out if white had scored that 2nd goal instead of blast at Neur?, What if Gabriel, Saliba and Raya maintained composure at the back, would we have conceded those kind of goals. Some days you guys are compliment Teta for his in-game management and how he has improved greatly on that, and other days we slaughter him here for same. Mistakes are part of the game, losses happen from time to time cus you can't always win, but getting pessimistic and emotional after each loss isn't really my thing.

Honourable, off mic please....
You have said it all.

My issues with Arteta are the rookie mistakes he made in those two matches. He shouldn't be making such mistakes at this stage.
Let's see what he has for us tomorrow. We might draw that match and use Chelsea to pick form. I've seen this script before.

TheGoodJoe:
While Haram philosophy is known as running Kata Kiti.

More like katikati

TheGoodJoe:
Tiki Taka is lots of time spent in build up to create space to attack. While Taka involves short build up play and lots of attacking.

Guardiola - Tiki Taka
Enrique - Taka.

Ok.. thanks

daveP:
Do you agree with him? He opines that the fact that Odegaard is the best in all Europe for this is a bad sign for the most creative player in our team.

It is not a bad sign. Ode is good at what he does so also are dynamic 10s like KDB.
The analysis is even faulty because we don't play with number 10.

It is left for the club to sign a no 10 to complement Odegaard.

TheGoodJoe:
Definitely, we should expect more of Taka than Tiki Taka. I think coaching schools should make thesis of prospective coaches public to give us insight into their general ideas of the game.

I am expecting good build up plays but with high tempo. Wing exploits with intensity and ferocity.

Also, compact defense but the defending unit will be fluid. Press high, and if we don't get the ball, fall back with pace. Then press in zonal setups of twos and threes.

Either way, I want to see a quick rise in our possessive play. I want us keeping the ball longer than we used to. That should be paramount.

Either way I love tiki Taka.

I've been wanting to ask. What is the difference between tiki and taka?

TheSuperNerd:
Olowoporoku was only 14 then. He is still within the age bracket. Let us hope he is on that Manu Garba list of 51 talents invited to kick off the U17 camp this week.

Hopefully....
And Manu Garba might give us another bunch of talents too.

In addition to the budget granted by the Kroenke house this summer, Arsenal is expected to collect a decent amount of money from the sale of players:

Thomas Partey – the player who has not been used too much since coming back after injury is still receiving interest from large Saudi clubs.

Aaron Ramsdale is receiving interest from Chelsea and Newcastle, some foreign teams are also following the goalkeeper.

Eddie Nketiah – the striker priced at £30m+ is attracting the attention of Crystal Palace and West Ham.

Emile Smith Rowe is being targeted by a series of clubs in England.

Zinchenko’s future at Arsenal is uncertain because we have no renewal move even though Zinky has only 2 years left.

In addition, Reiss Nelson or Leandro Trossard is likely to leave the Emirates Stadium if Arsenal receive a sufficient weight offer and if we want to change drastically in the wing corridor.

A range of loan players such as Kieran Tierney, Nuno Tavares, Sambi Lokonga or Marquinhos will also be taken to the TTCN this summer.

Arsenal will continue to add strong personnel but we are expected to say goodbye to many players after this season …!

Your thoughts....

#Arsenal #AFC #COYG

TheSuperNerd:
I have had 2 nightmares already. Elyte should not be allowed near any of our national teams abeg.

He needs to attend coaching courses and clinics with TheGoodjoe to "soak up" knowledge and drills on the beautiful game.

Route one haram philosophy go send us to the abyss of football's World abeg. Lol

TheSuperNerd:
Ugbade had Cletus and Olowoporoku in that team. The youngest midfielders but the most talented alongside Linus. But he kept playing this heavy looking #18. Very annoying.

And it was the quarter finals actually vs Burkina Faso. We crashed out and could make the Semis and thus missed the WC.

Oh yea... it was the quarter final truly.
I hope that olowoporoku and Cletus are still within the age bracket especially the former. If I remember correctly, he was very short but fast.(silva-esque)
I enjoyed that team. It is unfortunate they couldn't make it to that world cup.

And if not for corruption, most of these kids should have been the one filling up that All African Games squad. Ladan Bosso eh

TheSuperNerd:
As in... I am in shock at the revelation. Money knocked him out. DAMN! No interview needed for him unlike the other candidates. Just pay up was his way in.

Mehn... what a missed opportunity. But I am glad he missed it.

Having nightmare with the route one football already?

TheSuperNerd:
I still remember that bad ass midfield we paraded at the Wafu B last time out. MRI knocked them all out ahead of the U17 Afcon and we suffered for it. Ugbade struggled to get us going in that midfield dept as only Linus looked like one who could hold his own.


Basil Mbata, Ozor Okeke, Ebube Okere, Raphael Oyebanjo. Damn it man! What a midfield that was.

I think the team's problem was the lack of synergy in the midfield and the rigidity of the coach. I don't know why he was scared to make changes.

I remember that final, we were struggling to hold the midfield until it was late, and he he brought in Cletus (the guy with Rasta). Watching that guy play, I wondered why he was kept on bench till that moment.

Ugbade destroyed that team.

But Elyte, why you no quick talk say na money you need. We for open GoFundMe for you here.

TheSuperNerd:
Golden Eaglets Update

As the Manu Garba side gets into prep gear, the draws gave been made already for the WAFU B U17 Championship.

The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria have been drawn in Group B of the qualifying tournament taking place in Ghana.

Group B
Burkina Faso
Nigeria
Togo
Niger


#WAFUBU17

I hope to see some players from Light Eke set in the tourney. I'm still gutted that team didn't make it to the world cup. They had everything.

iamoyindamola:
Oya explain how his tactics is questionable

The only aspect he is good at is in the buildup phase. Nothing else...

He will take us back to the era where we will be conceding insane number of goals.

iamoyindamola:
Community shield in the bag that's enough for the faithful

The last two matches we lost is not as painful as the way we lost them. The kind of mistakes made by Arteta is just too disastrous. It was as if he took two steps back in his coaching journey.

BlueRayDick:
Until Arsenal turn man utd , na that time una go rest. Sack Arteta for who exactly ? Zidane abi Guardiola?

Bro...I'm just fed up of this roundabout journey. Like we have no excuse not winning a trophy this season FFS

iamoyindamola:
Brigthon coach is good infact better than arteta
Replace the 2 and you will see result

My statement might have been made out of anger but what is this bro?

De Zerbi na from frying pan to fire o. Aside the fact that he may not do well in a big team, his tactics have got lots of question marks.

No De Zerbi abeg

TheSuperNerd:
To be fair... across his stints as assistant in 2013 U17, Head coach in 2015 U17 and Head coach in 2016-2017 U20, we have:

Currently in the Eagles:
- Kelechi Iheanacho
- Wilfred Ndidi
- Francis Uzoho
- Victor Osimhen
- Samuel Chukwueze


Others (have played for the Eagles but not recently):
- Chidera Ejuke
- Kelechi Nwakali
- Isaac Success
- Kingsley Michael (made his debut under Rohr but has faded from the scene now)

Ok. Never knew he worked with some names on this list which led to that question.

TheGoodJoe:
cc: mostob

You and Pep sha

Amedino99:
from the u17 squad? Only Chuks and osimhen. 3 if you consider nwakali.

Ok... thanks.

Meliforme:
From the criteria you listed, Amunike is the man, he has a better understanding of the culture that formed most of our players, and even had stints coaching some of these players at the grassroot level.

Mention 10 players he had stint with in the grassroot level that is currently in the SE squad.

TheSuperNerd:
Elyte's route one Haram philosophy never stood a chance. Lol

comodo:
To get a coach for SE don take 3 months. Ordinary check person records. Check his philosophy, ask am questions about his formation. Ask am to know how much he knows about Ng SE players strengths and weaknesses. 3 months don pass. Too much interest don enter d selection process. Press & bloggers & some govt money bags dey support Paul. NFf officials dey support Apollos. Sports ministry dey support Onesimus.

They gotta strike their own deal which is not going to be easy now. That actually takes more time than other things.

Pep Guardiola couldn't win the Champions league in 4 attempts with a Bayern Munich super team.

It took Pep Guardiola 7/8 attempts to win the Champions league with Manchester City.

Klopp has only one Champions league trophy in his entire managerial career.

Mourinho was hired by Real Madrid and given unlimited resources to deliver the Champions league and he failed.

It's only Mikel Arteta who's expected to win it with his first attempt.

I know where we were before this man and where we are at the moment. Call it a blind faith or whatever but I'm not giving up on him.

We fall short, rise up and go again until we make it Mikel.

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