charlesemeka85:
https://www.owngoalnigeria.com/2023/03/31/arsenal-inter-milan-youth-team-stars-tops-list-of-new-players-in-nigeria-u20-provisional-list-for-u20-world-cup/

At last. Bosso has learnt from thr mistakes of Salisu yusuf. He should not embrace mediocrity like yusuf did. Invite the best players from everywhere.

Kog45:
Oga anybody telling me Mikel,Vic Moses, Simon Moses and Ighalo are not worthy the hypes then they should go and watch Nigeria 2018 WC qualifiers.

That 4 1 demolishing of cameroon was a master class. Nigerian football at its best

AndSunGorilla:

We can't isolate football from the general issues in 9ja. Who do we want to rid the place of "corruption", the corrupt government? When a total change happens in Nigeria, NFF too will automatically change.

Nollywood our music industry and our ict industry was driven by private individuals and organizations and not the corrupt government. I feel the same thing is happening to our football. Somewhat somr individuals and organizations are by passing the nff and doing some things.
It might work and the nff can be dragged along but it will take time.

NIGERIA FOOTBALL IS STILL GROWING DESPITE THE U23 PROBLEM

The funny thing about the poor perfomance of our u23
is that people may think we dont have good players.
Actually, we do.
Our football academies and foreign born players have taken care of the
issue of developing quality players for our national teams
What is happening is that the administrative rot in the NFF is killing the
efforts of different individuals to develop quality players for our national teams.
Most Nigerian coaches (including Yusuf) collect bribes before fielding players
and delibrately leave out good players who cannot bribe them
This is the main problem and not lack of quality players
All we need to do is kick out corruption and maladministration from nff
The problems is that most Nigerian coaches have not been paid for months or years
and this leads to them embracing mediocrity for money and low morale and a shoddy job.
https://www.owngoalnigeria.com/2023/03/29/representative-of-arsenal-midfielder-opens-up-on-cash-for-spot-in-nigeria-u23-after-loss-to-guinea/
The link above shows it.
There is a serious need to overhaul the leadership of nff.
NFF is driving initialives like barcelona football academy in NIgeria, remo stars etc behind.
Maybe they should disolve the leadership of NFF and appoint new leaders and coaches.
What happended is i felt the effort of individuals and organizations can by pass NFF's corruption and lack of ambition
BUT alas it did not work.
Any effort to develop football is fustrated by some corrupt and strange personalities in NFF

TheSuperNerd:
Q1. ANSWER: Obviously Emmanuel Amunike for his tactical understanding of the game and his already grounded knowledge on the core of the Super Eagles main team. He knows our core players inside and out and their tactical/technical qualities. He and Morocco's Walid Regragui share a common theme tactically but both are even different in their applications across various phases of gameplays.

OR. A Cost-effective Tactically Sound Foreign Coach who can come in, pick right and get the ground rolling without the silly excuses of time.



Q2. Answer: I have done rigorous and extensive analyses personally on our team and midfield options and how their individual qualities from technical and tactical POVs can synchronise with one another and I reached this conclusion.

A midfield 3 of Ndidi/Onyedika-Nwakali-Iwobi should be the starting midfield 3 for Nigeria's Super Eagles if we are serious about fixing and upgrading the quality of our middle game dynamics.

I am non-committal for now on Ndidi/Onyedika because Ndidi is still a very experienced and effective ball winner with average passing ability and can still thrive alongside Nwakali and Iwobi but in the long run, and with Onyedika getting more caps off the bench, Ndidi would have to make way for his upgrade in Raphael Onyedika from the start.

Onyedika is not just a ball winner like Ndidi. He is also adept in ball playing sequences and would help us immensely in smoothening the rough edges of our 1st and 2nd phase build up plays. Especially the 2nd phase and its corresponding Recycling plays.


MF Options to back up the starting 3 are: Alhassan Yusuf, Frank Onyeka, Oghenekaro Etebo, Abbas Ibrahim, Joe Aribo (pseudo MF who's more of a hybrid direct forward across the final third), etc.



Q3. I won't answer this because obviously I would be misunderstood. I wish not to stir up any issues so I skip this. And by the way, Musa is still Skipper. Lol

Do you think Aribo will be a good supporting striker or winger in a 4 4 2.
Aribo is another attacking weapon we do not know how to use.
He can try Aribo as a winger or supporting striker in the next match and see how it goes
I think playing Aribo in central midfield is like telling a fish to climb a tree.
Its not really his strength.
Aribo's impotency for us i believe is not his fault but that of his coaches in the national team.
This is what IDENNA doesn't understand when he criticizes him.
We simply don't know how to get the best of him
This is my opinion

daveP:
Funny enough, this GB game is Ejuke's kind of game.

Eguavon actually did 2 things right

1. Improve the creativity of our midfield
2. Bring in more creative players and passers into the team
However, he cannot read a game on time and make tactical changes
and that was his downfall
Also, against ghana he allowed himself to be confused and drop Nwakali
when we needed him in midfield.
Someone convinced him to try iheanacho in midfield and the stuff did not work
He could have continued with what he did in the afcon and stuck with nwakali given
iwobi was not available
FOR ALL HIS TACTICAL SHORT COMMINGS HE DID SOME BASIC THINGS RIGHT
I THINK AS USUAL BEFORE THE GAME AGAINST GHANA SOME PEOPLE WERE
INFLUENCING HIM TO MAKE FOOLISH DECISIONS LIKE TRYING TO
USE OGENYI ONAZI OR LOOKING FOR MUSA AND IGHALO UP AND DOWN
IF HE HAD DONE THE RIGHT THING AND NICKED THAT WORLD CUP
QUALIFIER, THE TEAM WILL AT LEAST BE BETTER THAN NOW IN TERMS OF MIDFIELD PLAY
HE EVEN SEEMS BETTER THAN POSEIRO
AS AVERAGE AS EGUAVON IS HE MAY BE BETTER THAN POSEIRO
AT LEAST 55% IS BETTER THAN 41% EVEN THOUGH IT IS NOT EXCELLENCE
AS EGUAVON CANNOT READ A GAME AND HAS SOME DEFICIENCIES
AS PER POSEIRO I HOPE HE PROVES ME WRONG WITH TIME
IF HE DOES NOT WIN AGAINST GUINEA BUSAU AWAY THEN
HE WILL HAVE SERIOUS PROBLEMS

COOL10:



True. We do not have enough technical players to play the kind of beautiful football we want. Apart from Alex Iwobi, Leon Balogun and Kelechi Iheanacho, I don't think there's any other player who understands the basics of football technicality. Everyone is playing Gra Gra football. Push me, I push you. One route football.


Alex Iwobi grew up in the Arsenal Academy and then played for the first team so it's only natural for him to be that technical. Iheanacho played for Man City, so his technicality is not a surprise.

But for others? 🤷🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️

Sadiq umar is also technical
Also olisah ndah

mancoconut:


The midfield and defence from the core of that U20 team under Bosso would have done a better job than the benchwarming deadweights we paraded (save for Iwobi). Daga, Onuche, Jude Sunday, Ogwuche, Benjamin Fredericks and even our No 10 (I think Amunu is his name) should be added to the senior team and the likes of Ndidi, Aribo etc permanently dropped. While at it the likes of Orban, Victor boniface, Nwakali, Akinsanmiro, Nathan Tella and Akpom must be integrated into this team going forward...the only players that should be kept from this present crop are Osimhen, Iwobi, Bright Osayi Samuel, Aniagboso, Ebuehi and Ola Aina. Integrate the players I mentioned from the U20 set to this crop of players we should build the team around and then get in a Nigerian coach to manage this new core of players. Maybe we can look at the Remo stars coach? he has some exciting projects going with Remo stars...otherwise let's just take our chances with Finidi? it sucks we suffer from a dearth of quality Nigerian coaches.

If the Nigerian coaches aren't delivering, then we should try one of those South African or North African coaches within the continent...teams like Orlando Pirates, Wydad,Zamalek etc all play fantastic brands of football under their local coaches, they can bring that quality to a new look Nigerian team.

Players we should build around going forward:
Attack
Osimhen (make him the freaking captain as it appears he's the only one that cares)
Moffi
Gift orban
Victor Boniface
Chukwueze (he should be on probation)
Chuba Akpom( he can effectively play the creative forward role as he does at Middlesbrough)
Nathan Tella (effectively replaces Musa and Moses Simon on the wings)

Players that should be phased out in that attack are: Simon Moses, Onuachu, Musa, and Iheanacho and maybe Lookman if he keeps stinking up the joint.

Players we should build around in Midfield:
Midfield
Iwobi
Daniel Daga (U20)
Nwakali
Akinsanmiro
Eletu
Onuche (U20)
Jude Sunday (U20)
Eberechi Eze (England seems very unlikely for him, we now stand a better chance than before)
Lesley Ugochukwu (France is super stacked) so let's make a concerted move for this kid.
Ayaosi (a midfield gem in the NPFL).
Onyedika
Alhassan Yusuf

Players in midfield that should be moved along: Ndidi, Aribo, Onyeka, Etebo.

Players in defence/full back we should build around:
Defence
Benjamin Frederick (u20)
Ogwuche (U20)
Solomon Agbalaka (U20)
Bruno Onyemaechi
Osayi Bright Samuel
Ola Aina
Ebuehi
Olisa Ndah
Igor Ogbu

Players to be placed on probation: Bassey, Akpoguma, Zaidu, Ekong.

Goal keepers to build around:

Arthur Okonkwo
Chijioke Aniagboso
Adeleye
Any decent shot stopper we can find in the fringes of Europe.

probation: Uzoho, Maduka.

Manager: Any of Finidi, bring back Oliseh if possible, or any top African coach doing well within in North Africa.

Cc: TheSuperNerd
What do you think?

I havent seen him.play but can chuba akpom be better than iheanacho in thr supporting or creativr striker role.
If tha6 is the case then use him instead of iheanacho. Mind u this is comming from someone who prefers home grown talent but at the end of the day it is your performance on the pitch thay determine everything
Generally if they keep playing like this what happened afyer the 2010 eorld cup moght happen to the team.
Someone in nff might decide on a nee coach and overhauling the team

How to get a good coach

The coach if the sierra leone team that held us to a 4 4 draw should be our ciach. Also the coach of the cape verde team that almoat sent us out of the world cup qualifiers.
These coaches achieve good results with average players and have a good record.
We keep employing ignorant confused mercenaries as coaches.
Even this present guinea bisau ciach can be considered.
We can also fry amunike.
Pesiro lacks any tactical knowledge of simple things

codemaniacs:


That is what you learn between 8 and 18. Not after 23 years old.

U see there is a serious coaching problem in Nigeria. The average Nigerian coach at youth and senior levels does not understand or teach basic things about football. Our home grown players play with their natural skill without any input from the coaches.
It shows in npfl or loca league players. Talented but very raw and ignorant of basic things like zonal marking passing etc

TheSuperNerd:
With the limited midfield we are parading, there's no way the wingers will be properly utilised in whatever damn front formation we are executing.

Bissau scored from a quick intelligent long ball/switch from deep inside their right channel to the attacking third. And they almost bagged a second through same strategy - Quickly switching plays to less concentrated zones.

Our own play switches have been slow and clueless.

Kelechi Nwakali or any player with similar skill set will
eventually make his way back to this team.
IT IS BADLY NEEDED.
Anyway they should bring in Frank Oyeka to bolster the midfield
I think this will be a blessing in disguise
We need to learn the hardway.
We need more natural midfielders

Blueelf:


Bro, we are not winning this match

Although I admire how you've been consistently optimistic

But forget it. This current SE is filled with big boys that are not passionate about the team

And greedy football admins who would rather get richer than move our football forward

BTW, Guinea Bissau would score another
.

If perseiro is not careful,
he might be sacked even before the nations cup.
Let him continue to do rubbish
Im not watching the match
but maybe the lack of enough midfielders is the problem.
And the obsession with playing iheanacho in midfield has to stop.
Our coach does not know his players or the right way to use them.
We will probably struggle to a 2 1 win
and loose or draw away
But Peseiro might be sacked before the nations cup if this nonsense of his continues

zuchyblink:
He even suggested academy players like Eletu as the depth Ndi Mkpummiri department Faculty of Nairaland sports section.

Eletu and akinsanmiro been in our national teams is good. We don't have much in midfield.
They can help the super eGles Olympic team u20 etc.
Incidentally the olympic qualifiers will take place in june and so they can come.
We need sll the help we can get.
Even in the super eagles we can yry them in friendlies to see how good they are.
Ahmed musa played for nigeria at 17. Even nathan nwaneri at 16 gets game time for arsenal.
They will bolster our midfield options

Danielnino00:


The limitations of having a thin midfield was greatly exposed during the WCQ, but obviously Peseiro isn't a sound coach, so he isn't working toward it... I knew he wasn't serious when he dropped Alhassan from his previous lists when the guy was fit...

May God give our coaches wisdom knowledge and understanding of how yobuse pur players. They seembto lack knowledge of simple football tactucs.
Our ciaches need to ask God for wisdom.
Im tired of their foolish decisions.
Anyway i think he may change with time.
Alsi his choice of bruno onyeamachi is good for our defence

Danielnino00:
The good news for the Olympics eagles is that the return leg will be played in Morocco... That's a neutral venue.....

Theyvshoid ģt ßme u20bguys.
Jude sunfay and the othervwinger that impressed in u20 and a midfielder.

Also get emeka ayaosi and eletu if ac milan
And we can still get gift orban.
We need urgent help

An hour to our u23 match.
No team list
No knowledge of how many invited foreign players are in camp
In rhe dark about everything
Somebody provude latesr news and update
I pray we win with our shambolic preparation.
Bascovanvellu please say something

Danielnino00:
Lol.. okay

Befire it was gift orban and now it is osimhen.
For orban gent said the invitations was late and fir napoli they have started their injury story.

We have to find a way of forcing these European clubs to release our star players.
I hope they dont come up with another excuse when it is time for the nations cup.
It nay be anybody else tommoroe. Ok if samson tijani or nathan tella does wel and moces to a big club in future they will do the same thing to us.
Nff should work wirh their lawyers image builders etc

lovewins:


This analysis isn't factual. It's pure BS filled with lies. Victor is very much involved in plays than one carea to admit. He helps the team defensively (very few strikers can boast of this), he initiates high press and wins balls very often (yesterday's 4th goal is a testament), he holds up play wonderful, wins aerial duels etc.

To now limit his contribution to simply being a "box striker" is being dishonest.

It is rascism lies and ignorance all rolled into one. It is a balatant lie. The person never watched osimhen play.
He is an all action player.
That is the greatest lue i ever heard.
It is sheer wickedness and hate

nairalandankrah:
for Man united and chelsea fans in the house, i need to get your opinion on this......


someone said that Osimhen is the much smarter buy for man united in terms of age profile but in terms of playing profile Kane is much more what United needs as they're currently constructed.

He also said that Osimhen is a super low touch player (striker) who is mainly a box striker, and that even Haaland is involved in play for City more than Osimhen for Napoli.

He said that osi is the kind of player who simply won't touch the ball all game and then head in a goal. He is in the 4th percentile in passes attempted per game despite playing in the most possession-heavy side in Serie A. .

So analysts in the house,what are your thoughts

The osimhn u watched is not like that at all. He is too naturally active not to touch the ball all game. In fact it sounds like a balatant lie. He is basically goid at pressing and is hardworking.

Marjoribanks:
Orban created a fantastic assist and his goal was given as an own goal.
He struck the post and the ball bounced off him and another defender before going inside the net! Quite unfortunate.

Watched his clips.
1. He seems to ne an mbape like player
2. His sll round game is brilliant and he can dribble, pass, score, cross and assist.
3. He can play as a winger or support striker
4. He can take freekicjs
5. He has a lot to his game than scoring goals.
6. He should stay in gent for a year or two
7. He will be an asset to the super eagles.
8. Again his decision making is good.
9. We orobably have a gem in our hands.
10. Assists to me are ad important as scoring goals

THE PROBLEM WITH SIMPS

The problem with simps is that they place woman on a high pedestal
They think woman are so great and important while they are just human
beings like you and me
Also, they do not take the lead in a relationship. They are so afraid
of displeasing women that they end up loosing them anyway
A girl once told me this
"A man is the leader in any relationship and i cannot follow a man
who does not understand his role"
So anything you do with a woman and you do not showcase leadership, you will
not succeed and you might end up been cheated.

Also, they are not down to earth and just friendly with women
They are afraid to just say what is on their mind and move on.
They also have scarcity mentality and think that women are scarce
Actually, it is the other way round as men are scarce


Also, we men have more going for us.
We are intelligent, skillfull, well opionated and more interesting than women.
look we men are more important than women
Just be confident around these bitches and they will fall for you.
A bad boy knows the fact that he can get sex at anytime by gaming girls easily
but a simp thinks sex is so hard to get.
Simps are never bold and confident and take nonsense from a woman
I was reading about a simp here whose girlfriend got pregnant for another man and
he was still begging her.
Simps lack self confidence and think women are somewhat greater than them.
If you want to overcome your confidence issues go to a village where
there are rural women and see them breastfeeding.
Women are just plain humans with their faults and foibles
and there is not big deal about them

charlesemeka85:
true true this boy na from Togo oo🥺😳

That is why we need to get him befire togo snatches him from us. Inviting him fot the Olympic qualifiers is a great move

Danielnino00:


Anybody saying that including local players in the super eagles will help boost the image of the league is deceiving himself.. the league needs investment before it can get enough exposure... In Keshi era, like 6 slots was always reserved for home based players and although he achieved success with it, it didn't help the league grow... It just a ploy to market players...the end goal is to satisfy the selfish interest of certain individuals... The Nigerian way

The incompetence of NFF has to be exposed.
It is full of corrupt wicked people with a backward mentality
The local league players themselves must protest
Some of the players in our league have not been paid for months sometimes close to a year
Player welfare and working conditions are very poor
Also, the LEAGUE IS NOT TELEVISED
I THINK MONEY MEANT TO TELEVISE THE LEAGUE HAS BEEN STOLEN BY ANAJU PINICK
THE PLAYERS IN OUR LOCAL LEAGUE HAVE
TO FORM AN ASSOCIATION AND PROTEST AGAINST POOR WORKING CONDITIONS
AND LACK OF MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE LEAGE

THEY WILL NOT TELEVISE THE LEAGUE AND FORCE
THE COACH OF THE NATIONAL TEAM TO PROVIDE VISIBILITY
NFF IS FULL OF CORRUPT AND INCOMPETENT LEADERS

TheSuperNerd:


Very important suggestion. Bag a first half brace and go rest.

The UCL and Serie A Double is our new Goal for Africa's Newest King of World Football.

Salah's and Mane's time is coming to an end... from this 2023 onwards, we are now into the Era Of Victor Osimhen as Africa's leading light in the World Game.

Inject it somebody!!! Inject IT NOW!!!

Inject it because today is my birthday and I am never wrong on Osimhen Prophecies.

Everything I have told him pre-Napoli is already coming to pass.

Thank Gid u told us about Victor Osimhen.
Let me expise the victor isimhen of our midfield

The bext gen midfielders we have that will be the next mikel oloseh okocha are

Samson Tijani he is allready on a risr if not for injuries thus season . Bt next season he will be ready. People here have forgotten that European clubs were all over him after u17

Daniel daga he is allready interesting al ahlyband is the next big thing at 16. Again european clubs are all over him

Ebenezer akinsanmiro from remo stars to inter Milan. The sky is his limit

Victor Eletu he has been in ac Milan since 14 and his is captain of their youth team

These boys will succeed in tge next few years abd put an end to our midfield issues

charlesemeka85:
Sporting Lisbon has done the lords work 🤣🤣🤣

And someone said porto or the top teams in portugal will loose to fulham.
Now sporting lisbon has defeated arsenal.
It proves his theory wrong.
If englush league was so superior rgey ahold win 4 nill

lovewins:


Yes.

They aren't even NNL players, they are clubs used by NFF folks to launder players. It's basically an academy designed for that purpose.

If u are going to invite academy players why not victor eletu of ac milan academy. Oŕ ebenezer akinsanmiro of inter Milan academy. I yhink we have a big coaching problem.
And then someone is imposing players on the coach.
Where is Raphael onyedika. We need him in our midfield

codemaniacs:


Aribo is not a midfielder.

Is onyedika and bonke injured

Ndidi is the only DM on the list.

So the coach is going to use 4-2-4 again. Iwobi and Ndidi as the midfielders.

While chukwueze, Moses Simon, Osimhen and Ihenacho start.

I prefer Moffi starting ahead of Ihenacho.

Peseiro is rohr 2.o
When we loose to senegal in the quater finals of the nations cup he will be sacked.
Senegal will overun our thin midfield and musa will come in as a sub in the match.
When u repeat your mistake. It is not a mistake but a decision

charlesemeka85:
https://www.owngoalnigeria.com/2023/03/16/12-goals-in-9-games-nff-override-coaches-hands-red-hot-gent-striker-orban-national-team-call-up/

I thought of it. U23 will be good. For him. Salisu yusuf is a clown. Inviting overage players to the team and collecting bribe. 14 players have been disqualified due to been overage.
How is he sure we wont need him against Guinea. The team will need a goal scorer like him.
He can score the winning goal for him.
We might even loose him to Togo if we dont act fast like adebayor

zuchyblink:
32' Orban already two goals up in Instanbul

Gift orban scores 3 goals withi 3 minutes.
This boy is on drugs

Marjoribanks:
This boy and Eletu are the heartbeat of ACMilan's under 19 midfield. I am happy he acknowledges his Nigerians root!

1. Eleto tjis boy and skinsanmiro of inter milan should be in our u23 and u20 teams asap and from there put in the super eagles.

2. When will ac milan and inter milan put them in the main team.
After all femi martins broke into inter Milan first team in his time
Abeg inter and ac put thus boys in your first team

chrisooblog:
Your head dey there!

You can also add the goal against Gabon where he ''heighted'' the goalkeeper or the scissors kick against Kenya in 1992.

Since u are an old timer i will tell u.
Osimhen is a combination of yekini and amokachi at the same time. He can batter a defence like amokachi and also score goals. That his pressing and hardwork is amokachi like and he has yekini scoring instinct.
He can disorganize a defence so the other forwards can score.
Thats my assesment of him.

chrisooblog:
This is a misconception bro.

Yes Yekini was no Jayjay or Ronaldo de lima but baba get some nice tekkies that year check out his goals and you will understand what I mean. Baba was seriously underated in that aspect.

I remember the goal yekini scored against algeria or ivory coast in 1993.
Everybody taught he wanted to cross the ball but then he just hit it inside the net. It was a technical goal.
He also acored a tree kick away against congo in the 90s i have forgotten the year