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olu98:
Most of the pictures and videos I have seen online, ebuehi has been alone. Mans taking COVID isolation too far

TheGoodJoe:

I think Eguavoen will maintain the same formation. That is an offensive one with lots of players that can contribute to goal scoring and assists.

So I don't think dropping Aribo will work.

I see Kelechi Nwakali playing a more offensive role. He has the capacity of giving tidy through passes and can serve as an asset when we are on counters.

Danielnino00:
After several weeks of deliberations, we have finally reached the end of the Fourth edition of the Nairaland Nigerian Football Fans award. Thanks to all those who took their time to particular in the process..

Full list of winners here:
https://www.nairaland.com/6321167/victor-osimhen-wins-nairaland-nigerian

Semid4lyfe, do your thing...

jihday:
Rumor says we may likely see the same starting 11 and if anything will change it will be Onyekuru for Chukwueze

TheSuperNerd:
Did someone say "Drop Aribo"?

Who is conceiving this tot?

Kog45:
That post is a PUZZLE Oga thegoodjoe.......Nwakili should have been a starter but technical crew are still working on his off ball work rate,with ball on his feet cool guy but without ball he need to do more,possibly Ndidi-Onyeka will give Nwakili more freedom to express himself.

We just had a match,hope to see more players as we progress.

Kog45:
Doctor it's me and my good friend Sir Meliform that will solve the puzzle.

Meliforme:
Judging by Chukwueze's typical game standard and rating, he had a very poor game.
Out of just 31 touches of the ball, he made 4 key passes, had only 1 successful cross out of 5 attempts, completed only 1 dribble out of 3 attempts. He completed 13 passes out 16 attempts, placing his passing accuracy at 81%.

Chukwueze had a very poor game, but with just 72 minutes on the pitch, dude made 4 key passes.

Going by this stats Chukwueze wasn't even the forward with the poorest stat going forward.
We are not defending against Sudan. We might be playing against a team that might likely sit deep. We need forwards who can create scoring chances. Eguavoen should find a way to play
Chukwueze, Iwobi and Nwakali together.

TheGoodJoe:
Seven tackles, six recoveries. Is this guy Douglas Luiz or something?

TheSuperNerd:
The Midfield Talk: Partey and Ndidi at Afcon2021


I saw a post talking about Ndidi and Partey in the aftermath of yesterday's game and I felt it is a good opportunity to show us something about both so far in this tournament.

Against Gabon yesterday, Thomas Partey had an assist, yes, thanks especially to Dede Ayew's fine turn and shot execution but he (partey) executed 25 accurate passes. 14 in his own defensive half and only 11 in or to the opposition half/offensive half.

Against Morocco, it was much worse for Partey with 16 accurate passes out of 25 attempted passes. 10 of which came in his own defensive half and only 6 in the opposition half.




In Comparison, Ndidi had 46 accurate passes, 34 in or to opposition half and only 12 in own half. vs Egypt.
This shows Ndidi was key to keeping things moving in the opposition half.
He even laid on more passes than Aribo in the opposition half. Aribo had 11 passes in opposition half and 10 in own half.

And I think we should know partly why. Thing is, Aribo had more grounds to cover switching from attacking mode, in offensive transitions to create an attack overload in opposition box, to defensive mode in defensive transitions to help out in the high intensity press and markings. Ndidi only had to sit, roam a bit and read the game from a deeper role.

I saw this and many more stats references that day but didn't think to bring it up yet. So you see, Ndidi wasn't uncomfortable with the ball as a few thought in the Post-Egypt analyses.


Ndidi is just not appreciated enough. His passing game has improved as I pointed out over a year ago and yes he is no Kroos or Pirlo. He is no deeplying Playmaker but he is now above decent in the passing game in addition to his elite ball winning, game Reading and defensive actions skills.

Appreciate Ndidi More.

Up next, The Jediane Falcons of Sudan. A side we hold a +13 Goals Difference advantage over in History. 8 wins, 4 draws, 2 losses. 26 goals for, 13 against.

Danielnino00:
After several weeks of deliberations, we have finally reached the end of the Fourth edition of the Nairaland Nigerian Football Fans award. Thanks to all those who took their time to particular in the process..

Full list of winners here:
https://www.nairaland.com/6321167/victor-osimhen-wins-nairaland-nigerian

Semid4lyfe, do your thing...

TheSuperNerd:
My Amiable Sir and Elite Analyst, TheGoodJoe... thank you.

And all points duly noted. I always appreciate how you see the game. How you forecast, super analyse and break down different approaches we can employ as a national team using established evidences in sync with the talents we have.

Look, I told someone on twitter that I have a Masterclass analyst friend on NL who knows this game from angles many don't appreciate. That it is easy to just come online and talk the superficial but the deep is.... another matter.


Then I told Chriskels when we were conversing on twitter few weeks back before my return here, and when I asked how the NL family is doing and how he is doing. He said a few things and it led to a convo that made me say something.

I said I hope TheGoodJoe is also doing good because that man is a treasure to that thread. That I only wish more people take his posts far more seriously and try to digest them.

I ended with the words... TheGoodJoe is a treasure that needs to be preserved. Needs to be protected. And his posts studied over and over.

So my good man and Big Sir.. thank you but you are the boss. I know my place with respect to you in the analytical world. I appreciate excellence and you are up there. Right up there. Please, never come down.



Up next, Sudan. They must fall. And fall, they shall.

Subzero047:
The guy is a cool guy

TheGoodJoe:

You posted the wrong link. Please change it with the one below.


https://www.nairaland.com/6940070/victor-osimhen-wins-nairaland-nigeria


Thanks to all who participated.

FLY SUPER EAGLES FLY

semid4lyfe:
Ok. Will be done

Kog45:
Ebuehi is a real cool guy with gentility.I know little about him recently through my brother ex Venezia player who dem dey roll together in Italy.

Ebuehi real nice guy who nearly shed tears when he received his late call up.

Kog45:
Nigeria vs Sudan any updates

CC:TheSuperNerd,thegoodjoe,Subzero,andrew44,Chriskels,Meliforme...

Kog45:
Oga,forgiveness just relax and dey look oh.....my third eyes dey tell me sometin and if it's true then dis country no go better.

semid4lyfe:
Ok. Will be done

Kog45:
That post is a PUZZLE Oga thegoodjoe.......Nwakili should have been a starter but technical crew are still working on his off ball work rate,with ball on his feet cool guy but without ball he need to do more,possibly Ndidi-Onyeka will give Nwakili more freedom to express himself.

We just had a match,hope to see more players as we progress.

andrewbaba44:
Wow ,he shed tears ?

Omo dude is to determined to play for naija abeg

Kog45:
That post is a PUZZLE Oga thegoodjoe.......Nwakili should have been a starter but technical crew are still working on his off ball work rate,with ball on his feet cool guy but without ball he need to do more,possibly Ndidi-Onyeka will give Nwakili more freedom to express himself.

We just had a match,hope to see more players as we progress.

Meliforme:
Immediately after the match, i gave Ndidi my MOTM, dude was massive.

TheGoodJoe:

I think this is a point I do a breakdown of what I noticed and possible progression we might expect.

I will start with Kelechi Nwakali who remained the most controversial pick and most discussed.

What I noticed in the game was a totally different role from what we expected. When Eguavoen explained his philosophy, he talked about diagonal long balls being key to his system. Kelechi Nwakali came to mind. However, I know Guardiola relies on Laporte and Ederson when we are under high press. This happens because, in a high press, the midfielders have little time on the ball.

It was refreshing seeing Ekong taking that mantle, and Omeruo doing more of the low ones. In that case, Nwakali was not utilized in that role.

What I saw instead is that Eguavoen has chosen a double attack system, with one of the strikers having the capability of playing as an attack midfielder and able to create for the striker and offensive wingers.

This was what happened when he made the change. He formed an attacking pair with Sadiq Umar and Kelechi Nwakali.

I told someone what was most interesting was both support strikers, are named Kelechi, and both were U17 best players of respective competitions.

So I think the coaching crew want Kelechi Nwakali to play a more offensive role than we expect.

Another thing I noticed was that his pass to Ejuke. The weight of the pass was so precise, that it stopped at the right time that made it easy for Ejuke to work with it.

That is why I feel Kelechi Nwakali will not play a deep midfield role in the coming games. Time will tell. Will expatiate more on Nwakali soon.

Kog45:
That post is a PUZZLE Oga thegoodjoe.......Nwakili should have been a starter but technical crew are still working on his off ball work rate,with ball on his feet cool guy but without ball he need to do more,possibly Ndidi-Onyeka will give Nwakili more freedom to express himself.

We just had a match, hope to see more players as we progress.

Kog45:
If not for Aina performance against Egypt,Ebuehi would have relegate him to the bench based on his performance in training......Aina must be on his toes.

forgiveness:
Playing Nwakili with just Ndidi in the midfield is suicide.

Iheanacho must give way for Nwakali to play then allow Ndidi and Aribo to continue.
Next time we are defending a goal, I think Onyeka should be considered ahead of Nwakali.

Kog45:
Ebuehi is a real cool guy with gentility.I know little about him recently through my brother ex Venezia player who dem dey roll together in Italy.

Ebuehi real nice guy who nearly shed tears when he received his late call up.

TheGoodJoe:
Sadiq Umar

He sparked a discussion after the game. Did he play well or did he not?

My verdict. He was atrocious.

Why?

Tactical failure.

He was the only player that had Eguavoen barking in anger and directing his movement. Samson Siasia explained this when he worked with some home-based players in the Super Eagles camp. After briefing, training, drilling them on tactics. As soon as a scrimmage game started, they forgot everything. Siasia said, sometimes, these things take time to register. Sadiq definitely had a tactical nightmare and gave the coaching crew headache.

Take nothing away from the youngman. He showed total talent. Sweet touches. Intelligence in reading players movement but this coaching crew wants sound tactical involvement and Sadiq will face a heavy hand during lectures. If he nails it, the guy will fly in this competition.

Meliforme:
Judging by Chukwueze's typical game standard and rating, he had a very poor game.
Out of just 31 touches of the ball, he made 4 key passes, had only 1 successful cross out of 5 attempts, completed only 1 dribble out of 3 attempts. He completed 13 passes out 16 attempts, placing his passing accuracy at 81%.

Chukwueze had a very poor game, but with just 72 minutes on the pitch, dude made 4 key passes.

Going by this stats Chukwueze wasn't even the forward with the poorest stat going forward.
We are not defending against Sudan. We might be playing against a team that might likely sit deep. We need forwards who can create scoring chances. Eguavoen should find a way to play
Chukwueze, Iwobi and Nwakali together.