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JPes need to come out and tell us who cut soap for him. Mourinho?

TBH, I was completely knock off by that Bright's substitution. It was brilliant and unexpected. The icing on the cake would have been Bright grabbing a goal or an assist from the chance he fluffed.

BTW what was JPes sniffing during the PK?

ChrisKels:
Aina reduced Boga to nothing

From Boga to Burger.... Aina just dey chop the guy left and right.

bisqit:
That formation is 541. I no wan hear 343 for here again

So what is the difference? Lookman and Chuks come inside with Zaidu and Aina holding the width....and you have your 343. It is a simple stuff

daveP:
Macleans dey
Blessing Nkor dey
The makeshift don taya me.
These two can fill in imo. But no sign of call up any time soon.
Nothing is exciting me right now than how packed that midfield is.

Ayinde deputy don dey ground anyway. That's the joy. Like i said, we going to miss her alot. Baller.

I like Macleans too especially her build. However she needs more exposure in a competitive league.

Starboytwo:
na 11 vs 11 we go play. We don't need any man sent off.

Imagine how a supposedly UK man who has visited every academy in UK is analyzing match. I just tire for him.

Tessyy1701:
Mr Yinkus, we are all here when some "senior analyst" said they are not good enough cox they didn't qualify for CHAN

And where is the lie? In what way have the homebased players shown they're ready for the national team? Infact, any home based player that got called up will just use the SE as stepping stone to sign for one club in Kuwait or Kazakhstan

minfelix:
i see a draw, especially since its a group stage game and against a west african rival…if it were to be the knockout stage, omo them go do anything to beat us.
If it were those North African host oga wether group stage or knockout stage them go fine way beat us

It eas a joke though but hopefully we will defy all odds and win. And if we draw, could 2013 AFCON be repeating itself?

yinkeys:
Bright complained of food poisoning

Then Bruno should start ahead of Sanusi.

EEGA:
The formation/tactics below is the only one that can give us a win with a margin of 3.

............Nwabali...........
Awaziem.......Bassey.......Omeruo
.......... Raph Onyedika
Simon ......Onyeka......Iwobi....Sanusi
.......Osimhen.....Lookman

It's a 3-1-4-2.
Awaziem starts on RCB because he can comfortably drive the ball forward from that position(his ball playing and defending as a RCB is top notch).

Bassey Starts in the Middle of a 3-man CB because of his speed in tracking down the opponent attackers and his ability to intercept the ball which is due to his pace as he is our fastest CB.He will function like a sweeper(last man).

Omeruo will play the LCB position being a ball playing CB.He has never failed to deliver in any tournament, be it the AFCON or the world cup.

Raphael Onyedika being the only def.midfielder in the team will start as the holding midfielder since the rest are box2box midfielders since he is a ball playing def.midfielder who loves to express himself on the ball.

Simon starts at RWB due to his high work rate and pace.

Onyeka starts as a CM or box2box midfielder.

Alex Iwobi will play as a CM.

Sanusi will play the LWB position due to his high work rate and pace.

Osimhen will play as a false nine.

Lookman will also play as a false nine.

Nice formation. The only change I would make is Bright for Sanusi with Simon moving to LWB.

minfelix:
Good morning guys its match day, lets look at
Nigeria record vs host countries since the inception of Afcon
1978 Gha 1-1 Nig (match day 2)
1990 Alg 5-1 Nig(match day 1)
1990 Alg 1-0 Nig (Final)
1992 Sen 1-2 Nig (Match day 1)
2002 Mali 0-1 Nig (Third place play off)
2004 Tun 1-1 Nig (semifinal)
pen 5-3
2008 Gha 2-1 Nig (Quarterfinal)
2023 CIV ? - ? Nig (match day 2 predict)
do you see Nigeria win, lose or draw?

From the pattern, it is like we will lose.

moreso, Trey don jinx us again.

daveP:
I really pray for a fully fit, complete squad for wafcon. Most especially that midfield. We need to wrest that aspect away from SA. I also pray we get a proper 9 going forward.

I also pray we get our setpieces aspect up and running. The pk were so bad we don't even want to talk about it since then.

That 9 is very important. We need a striker! Thank God we now have a solid midfield. The like of Umeh, Elisha and Edna should be called up and assessed in friendly matches to determine if they fit in (they will surely). Otu and Mbadi should be given chances too... I'm scared of Ayinde's injury issues lately.

Deltamani:
This Remo Stars and SuperFalconet U20 forward Okah Adaobi of a Girl is really talented, Quick, String, Skillful, good in the air, Can score goals and her Link up play is top notch… She would make a good false 9 too… More like a Mini Jennifer HERMOSO

Her stature is the main issue. She gets bullied off the football often. She and Flourish need that small muscle.

Deltamani:
Super Falcons legends Perpetua Nwokocha and Mercy Akide graced The Best FIFA Football Awards 2023 tonight in London.

Nwokocha alongside FIFA Council Member Isha Johansen presented the FIFA Women's Goalkeeper award to winner Mary Earps.

First winner of Africa Women Player of the Year award, Akide in company of former Italy women captain Patrizia Panico presented the FIFA Women's Coach award to Sarina Wiegman.

Beautiful women. Funny enough, I can't differentiate who is who.Just curious, could their diastema have anything to do with their excellent career?

Marjoribanks:
Moffi, Osimhen and Lookman front three will be fire!!

We can't risk both CFs in the same match. Let Osimhen starts and Moffi can come in later. Moffi might start sef with Osimhen missing training.

chrisooblog:
Bassey at LB limits the team's attack from the flanks Zaidu and Bruno look more comfortable bombing forward than Calvin. Plus his heavy looking thick set frame limits his mobility.

Gbam!
Could be the reason he was moved to CB.

daveP:
Just saw it some hours ago on Twitter. A news channel.

The annoying thing is no 'replacements' are currently on the inner radar to raise any fans excitement that someone is indeed coming. So we stuck!

Replacements will come but not certain this window.

mine3112:
I hope the boys will take care of Crystal Palace this weekend.

They will....when Dem no dey craze

daveP:
Make we sha sell and get player. ESR does not want to leave. Is he having faith that another manager may soon pop up?

Your source? If a good bid comes in, we shouldn't hesitate. There are some players that we need to get rid off.

Partey

Cedric

ESR

Nelson

Nketiah

Elneny

However, a better replacement must be signed before moving these players on.

daveP:
Ekong and Ambrose used to score but since then, to see defender score, even from setpieces, for GWG, it's like server not found. Especially at Afcon. Who was the last defender to score for Nigeria at Afcon?

I was expecting Ajayi to take up the mantle. It might be due to the fact that the team lacks a setpiece coach or good FK takers

mkrest:
BREAKING: Super Eagles defensive midfielder Osayi-Samuel Bright has been poisoned in Abidjan just few days to Cote D'Ivoire clash and has been immediately ruled out of the game.

The NFF Medical team are yet to ascertain the extent of the food poisoning...
More on this to come.......


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Samuel is a RB na. Na only Samuel chop? others nko?

daveP:
Any new transfer news? I don taya to dey see Dubai pictures

Na nonsense Dem go do for Dubai sef. Na so so cruise Dem dey cruise with their girlfriends. Omo, I saw Vieira with his GF, the guy dey try o.

So far so good, Namibia women are topping the log. Naija bottom of the league.
If you don't Gerrit forgerrit

Danielnino00:
Alhassan has been ruled out of Thursday game as a precautionary measure..

Peseiro will likely draft Aribo to replace him..

I would have preferred Onyedika. Onyeka is not as defensively good as Onyedika.

daveP:
Vs Civ, can Osimhen play the Giroud role, while Iwobi and Lookman/Nacho do like false 9 that finish chances? This would require someone lying deep or just Bassey to give long balls. We also need to be as fast as possible with transition. I hate slow transitions, and wingers too slow with decisions. Pisses me off.

So who will man the wing or let me say Who will be in position to stop any quick transition in case we lose the ball?

Burkina Faso and Mauritania dishing us hot football in the sunny afternoon. Goalless in HT.

Odunayaw:
That one that looks like free trial of Pacqueta?

E just pain me say no be 3pts we comot for their body. Best way to pepper that warey

You get. He is just Paqueta wey no download finish

Starboytwo:
That number 5 guy that scored us just dey vex me with all him antics.

What do you expect. Scoring against the 'almighty' Nigerian team is not for everybody. There is this swagger that builds up within you when you score against a popular team.

BascoVanVeli:
Samu was about to beat that dude yesterday ooo

The guy get luck say Osimhen no dey mood and Ndidi is absent. Those two and Balogun to an extent used to be the team's bodyguards.

Marjoribanks:
Never meant to offend you, bro. Just trying to say we should appreciate ours! Peace!

Apology for the comment too. It is just that every time such discussions come up, you are always quick to tag it as 'colonialist mindset'. Identifying the flaws in African football is one way we can 'appreciate ours'.

Marjoribanks:
I think maybe Paserio wanted Onuachu but the federation forced Sadiq on him while also limiting him to 25 players.

After the Guinea defeat and with Sadiq complaining of a minor knee pain, Paserio was like opeoo (thank God oo), Dr. ..... Abeg do something, I no want this man before. Na tall Onuachu I want for headers!

Paserio omo ogbon!!

lol!

Well... I won't rule that out. There is nothing NFF people are not capable of.

daveP:
Someone help interpret this image here. This was after team meeting earlier today... iykyk

Ekong: Chuky, try dey calm down. No dey rush play ball. If na tackle you dey fear, I dey your back..nobody go touch you.

I once said it here that I don't trust naija medical teams when it comes to player assessment. Now Sadiq has started personal training. If he was not fit for the first match, we will know he is not fit... The matter just tire person.