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minfelix:
The past 3 afcons was won by local coaches

Abi oooo. Help me shout it for those at the back.

Once some people are watching a match and it doesn't go the way they like they start panicking. Yes you can panic, it's normal but leave Eguavoen out of your soft ass.

TheGoodJoe:
Cut backs is a big part of Tiki taka. Where you get the ball wide and then return it to the free-8 zone to turn explore the half-space.

What I am saying is when returning the ball to the free-8 zone, curling shots should be part of the option.

I definitely agree with you as per your last paragraph. Once a team discovers that it cannot break through the low block by passing through it, shooting from outside is a good option. If it doesn't result into a goal, we can at least get a rebound, a handball, a free kick or corner if the ball is not properly cleared.

Goke7:
I think back in the day because our local coaches were not ex players who had experience of playing in Europe the foreign coaches would look like a mini god but from the moment we started having coaches like keshi, oliseh, siasia, AE etc. that gap is closing up cos these are ex players that were even playing mates of some foreign coaches we will want to consider today.

100% agreed.

TheGoodJoe:
I wonder where you drew the idea of aimless. Aim is actually key. Watch Lamine Yamal's goal against France in the video below. That is the solution for dealing with low blocks.

When a team plays this way, it forces the wall to break and come out to stop the shots. Thus, creating room for the forwards to exploit.

Tiki taka play is very much key in this. Using the widths to drive the low block deeper, and spreading the wall. Switching play and dropping the ball to the free 8 zone for curling shots.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9I2QLTXrk8U

Low block is actually the medicine to tiki taka because in tiki taka, what you are advocating for invariably rarely happens as it is not part of the tactics.

But I agree with you that we should be shooting from outside the box. Iwobi scored a sweet goal like this against Sierra Leone

Subzerooo:
We usually dog on left footed players like Chukwueze for not using their right but this usually comes from a place of bias lol because how many right footed can comfortably shoot with thier left

At the end of the day it's about effectiveness. If Chuks is effective with his left leg, nobody will mention what he does with his right leg. People generally didn't say such things about Amunike because he was lethal with his left leg.

Odunayaw:
When you find the foreign coach, let us know

You see that white skin, until some people see it, they won't rest. White man is the god of the black man.

I support foreign coaches only on the ground that our players respect them more and they bring some discipline and objectivity to team selection. Not that they are more tactically brilliant or more competent than our local coaches in terms of football knowledge or coaching abilities.

At least some of us have been around for a while. There is nothing magical any foreign coach has done, that our own coaches have not done.

Westerhof won AFCON, Keshi did it
Westerhof qualified us for WC, Keshi did it, Amodu did it too.
Westerhof took us to second round at a world cup, Keshi did it.
Bonfrere won Olympics, our age grade coaches have serially won several u-17 championships, (in fact, we hold the global record of winning more u17s, all with local coaches) we have also won bronze and silver at the Olympics and at U-20s


Rohr won bronze, Eguavoen won bronze (twice).

Abeg the records show that there's nothing magical about white coaches. If we do not have confidence in our coaches, it is not due to lack of competence on the part of our coaches. It is 90% due to the fact that the white man is the god of the Blackman and just as man is comfortable in the presence of his God, that is how many of us will only be comfortable when we see that white skin who is our god standing as the Super Eagles coach

Odunayaw:
Even his goal against same country in Ndola. He got a similar opportunity yesterday and ballooned it.

Can't these guys afford a personal trainer for this kind of things

Some elements of our game are up to the players themselves.

For me, what strengthens the argument for local coaches is that the foreign coaches we had were no better. Rohr and Peseiro both struggled against low profile African teams. In fact, they lost some games against these teams. A local coach can at best only be marginally off the performances of Rohr or Peseiro.

komekn:
No he will not.

You cannot compare KC to Iwobi in any shape or form lwobi has been consistently outstanding at Fulham.

One the other hand 👏🏿 KC had been consistently poor and mediocre he has had one good season in his entire football league career where he scored 12 goals in 2021 apart from that he never scored more than 5 league goals in 10 seasons of professional football in the EPL and Championship let's see 🙈 what he can do in La Liga.

He has been mediocre essentially for too long .

This is not about KC. It is about Iwobi. You do not know the future to say with utmost certainly "he will not not". That is arrogance and naivety mixed with delusion (🤣🤣🤣)

I want it for Iwobi and I pray it happens for him.

Meliforme:
It was clear Eguavoen did not expect a low defensive block from the Libyans.
The 4231 setup left Boniface somewhat isolated and suspended among the sea of defenders, there were no space for him to do anything.
The setup also saw our wingers playing very close to the touchline isolating Boniface, early at the first half.
Off the ball our wingers played very close to the midfield, and weren't pressing the Libyans.
The setup also saw our wingers not attempting shots at goal because they played deeper.

While it is true that Eguavoen did not expect the Libyans to go ultra defensive. What happened to tweaking your tactics to commit more forwards closer to the 18 yard box.

Eguavoen is yet to impress me with his tactics. I pray that someday he will.

How will he impress you with his tactics when from your first sentence it is obvious you misinterpreted his tactics. He played 4-3-3 not 4-2-3-1. Iwobi played his natural AM role, Onyeka was the CM and Ndidi the DM.

He will only impress you when he plays Ejuke 😏😏

humility33:
We scoring in the close of 80 mins by sub player doesn't obliterate the fact that the super eagles need a sound tactician

Look through the team whenever oshimen is not playing the super eagles struggles

Imagine a match with no oshimen and lookman the team will struggle more

We are looking at the need for AE to change tactics instead of bringing in crosses into the opponent 18 yard box in situations where they parked the Box why not encourage your players to shot from outside the 18yard box.

The fact that we won this match doesn't remove the fact that the scoreline wasn't impressive and we should have done better

So those advocating for a sound foreign tactician haven't done anything wrong

So if we get the so called sound tactician, and situations like what happened in this Libya match plays out, what would you say? You will say we should get a sounder tactician and then a soundest tactician?

lexyman:
Nwabali excites a lot of people this evening with that delay tactics ... d same Nwabali that you almost broke his head ...when Nigeria drew . can we all learn to appreciate this guys for ones ?

That was a proper application of the game delaying tactics but in the other matches he was using it to kill our tempo

Subzerooo:
Eguavoen should find a way of scoring goals and winning matches without Osimhen because crossing aimlessly won't cut, the Libyans were comfortable with us going to the wings and crossing because most times they are overhit and the few ones that land in the 6 yard box Boniface was not much of an aerial threat to trouble the Libyans

At Tripoli we will encounter the same situation that's when we'll know if Eguavoen is tactical enough to tweak his system and get the best out of Boniface

These games are tight with short space of time for the players to absorb the tactical direction of the coach. Yes they are professionals but also remember that they are coming from different clubs where they play under different coaches with different philosophies.

Clint02:
92% of our players would miss that goal Fisayo Dele-bashiru scored. If that ball had met another player,we would probably have seen the ball ballooned high above the stadium.

Iwobi used to score like that. I remember his goal against Zambia in Uyo

TheSuperNerd:
Bruno made 3 accurate crosses out of 10 crosses. That's 30% crossing accuracy. If it were Zaidu, I know what you all will say.
You can praise Bruno without badmouthing Zaidu who was a pillar in that Afcon campaign on the left flank especially from a defensive standpoint.

Defensively Zaidu was solid during the AFCON. Only flaw were his crosses. They were wack

ChrisKels:
At 27, Iwobi already has 81 caps for Nigeria. From the look of things, he can still give us another 6 solid years.

I hope it is as you posit but then a better midfield option may pop and Iwobi might find himself hugging the bench more like Iheanacho is doing now

mrwilliams9:
Thank you oooo. AE did all he needed to do. We no go dey smash every team 4-0.

We dominated the game from start to finish.

He's doing well and he is gaining more knowledge about the players and the team in general which I feel is very important. 3 matches, 2 wins, one draw. No goals conceded.

elyte89:
Part of d obvious problem I am coming to solve ..check page 699 of my tactical submission.

🤣🤣🤣 Exactly

BankyGee:
Last corner goal was in the AFCON final 🆚 Ivory Coast 😌

My detail may be incorrect but fact remains that we are extremely poor with corners and free kicks

lbrichman2:
Elyte nko?

It's just a matter of time. Once Eguavoen qualifies us, my client will be appointed and Eguavoen will be his assistant

lexyman:
even your Principal but if he will come in as set piece coach ... we will welcome him with an open arm

Surely my client's hopes are brighter with every good performance of Eguavoen

elyte89:
C dis my lawyer…I will have to start looking elsewhere to engage someone as brilliant as u re …I no wan trust you 😏

🤣🤣🤣 Eguavoen will continue as interim coach naww before you are appointed permanently. No fear!

mekabuachi:
Foreign coach no fit do pass this one.. even if Eguaveon lose the next game... Let him continue as interim coach

Eguaveon should continue oo. I don't see what special qualities a foreign coach will bring

daveP:
Omo. Na pure haram football. But once again, we need to be doing better. Let's hire setpieces coach even if na elyte. 6 corners and none was treating atall.

We need to convert 1/3. We really need work in that aspect. CKs threat reduces whenever it's not Osimhen in the XI.

We don't score corners, we don't score free kicks. Last goal by corner should be the WCQ game against Cameroun. Last free kick was Etebo against Lesotho

In all things we should consider that these guys barely trained together for two days oo.

Watching on afrosport but these commentators are thrash. Would have preferred if they kept quiet

Link please. Rain waited and started precisely 5pm.

Make una help me with link ooo

chrisooblog:
You mean Torino D Law.

That was when he was younger and looking for game time now at this stage of his life where family concerns might take precedence moving abroad might not be what he wants but hey that's just my opinion.

That's true but I'm not sure Aina is married

chrisooblog:
Roma is a solid club with good European pedigree. If the Italians make a serious offer I think Aina should consider it.

The only thing that might make him not want to leave is maybe departing from familiar environment and family reasons.

But he was in Italy for one season with Lazio about 2 years ago.

Kog45:
Fans are not happy with the way some people have access to eagles camp

It's like a bazaar

charlesemeka85:
Mk una go owngoal go see as the editor take modify our discussion abt Tanimu’s unmerited and constant invitation to the national team 🤣🤣🤣🤣

This one show say baba dey enter here come source for news 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Factory of fake news. They churn out fake news like pure water.

Meliforme:
Opportunity or no opportunity, Ejuke is very good.
Currently Sevilla's most creative outlet.

I am not arguing that. National team football is the koko