TheLoneCitizen:
Did you know that no team in AFCON history has ever reached the final after a perfect group stage?

PurpleHouse:


That was no tactics. It was just willpower and gusto to give their all, of their own free will and commitment.

TheGoodJoe:


The defense did well. Our problem was us not taking our chances. So bringing Semi Ajayi would not have yielded much difference. Omeruo was good defensively. The long balls were just a plus to make things happen up front.

PurpleHouse:
Eguavoen is a good coach, a suburb coach.

He was just tacticsly outclassed last night. Or should I say, he played the wrong tactics and failed to utilize the element of surprise in his approach to the game. Dude was too predictable from the onset by the opposing team.

Papi85:
nothing like inferiority complex in the teams play, they were only outclassed tactically

Also subbing chukwueze for Chidera wouldn’t hv made any difference because both are similar

A case where the to flank players deployed were caged by the Tunisians what eguavoen needed was to instruct Moses Simon to dribble less and tuck in to the middle a bit then bring in an iwobi for chukwueze who naturally loves to drift to the middle from the flank to link up play with the forwards

An Onyeka pairing ndidi will automatically block the Tunisians from penetrating through the middle while aribo will be deployed as the teams AM and instructed to be present in the oppositions box when ever the team is attacking as well as track back to thicken the middle when the team losses possession

Meliforme:


I remember you used the Algerian situation to warn against this outcome.
This is not our best starting eleven.

We kept talking about the influence of Nwakali, and what the team really needs.
The truth is not always with the majority.

M7even:
The only reaason why this defeat hurts me is that the hype on this team plus the expectation on them was too much to have them get knocked outt against a depleted Tunisian side

Papi85:
From our first game to the last our midfield have been thin and I knew it will be exposed when we meet a tactically sound opposition

In our games you will find out that ndidi and aribo do the work of breaking play and linking the middle and the forward while iheanacho ghosts around waiting for the ball to fall to his feet

Football nowadays are won in the middle and anything with a superior midfield has the upper hand mostly in games

Our best midfield trio in the competition would have been ndidi as a DM, Onyeka as a box/box midfielder then aribo as a 10 or 8. The reason I will pick aribo ahead of iheanacho is his ability to track back to help the team and also he is more mobile than iheanacho

Even I would prefer starting iwobi in the 10 role than iheanacho

Iheanacho is a lovely player but off the ball he offers nothing.

The reason we saw the best of aribo and ndidi in this competition is because both were over worked and stressed

But shun aribo na luxury abeg, that guy na rolls Royce of a midfielder and I can’t wait for him to make the big leap to the epl as rumoured

codemaniacs:


How can you call a win that was due to goalkeeping error mean they outclassed the SE ...

The SE weren't outclassed , their performance was below par compared to what they played in the group stages.

12large1:
As for iheanacho, if coaches cannot play him as a Top 9, let him be benched. Coaches trying fit iheanacho on the team has resulted in us having an imbalanced squad. Iheanacho you’re now competing for a position with Osimehn. You’re not a midfilder

TheSuperNerd:
Same mistake.

An Ndidi-Onyeka-Aribo MF won't be able to orchestrate plays through the middle or switch plays at will. Una no dey learn. But it's fine. Keep judging football based on where player A plays or where Player B features while you ignore the actual and specific skillsets of the lads involved.

Una no dey ever Learn.

Papi85:
which keeping error are you talking about? That was a swerved low rocket which will expose a lot of keepers. Am not trying to make a case for okoye but many goalies will be expose by that low drive

Also the midfield and defense didn’t provide any cover


Bros that game was won tactically by the Tunisians and from the very start of the game their game plan was obvious which is to hit us on counter

A tactical superior team doesn’t mean he will take over possession entirely but the work but in place when with the ball and off it as well

They carried their game plan perfectly by clipping our wings and wait for us on counter through the middle after noticing we normally hv only 2 players in that part of the pitch

andrewbaba44:


Fluke win over Egypt ?

Smh

Barrister026:


OKOYE is an Amateur

EVERYONE KNOWS, BUT CHOSED TO IGNORE.




TUNISIA REALIZE WE HAD NO GOAL KEEPER, AFTER THE GOAL, THEY KEPT ON FIRING SHOT TO OUR GOAL POST FROM A DISTANCE



TRUTH IS WE were playing with NO GOAL KEEPER, JUST DEFENSE

CaptainStephen:
To be fair on okoye, defender failed to close down that shot on time.

I don't understand why are dropping all blames on him.

Aina and Ndidi should be getting the stick for failing to close down too.

Odunayaw:
Although we weren't in "control" but no one can tell me there was any pressure to make changes. Tunisia scored 47'! Bloody two mins into 2nd half.
It's not hard to imagine the coach must have corrected the boys in the dressing room and was waiting to see if his instructions will be carried out AND then boom...Okoye messes up

Papi85:
oga forget that your orchestrating abi orchestra

In modern football creativity mustn’t come from the middle, aribo is creative enough to provide chances for the team and his assist rate since he joined rangers is testament to this claim. Also he had an assist in the competition as well

Na una hunger of fancy football all the time out eguavoen for pressure to make u guys happy

In knock out stages of competitions against certain oppositions you need to play dirty if required to come top

TheSuperNerd:


Iwobi that haven't created one chance at this Afcon was subbed in and HE DID what??
Had Zero chances created. Has the least touches of the ball in our last game vs Bissau pre-tunisia and offers Zero defensive contributions was subbed in and HE DID PLAY DIRTY

Guess where that "dirty play" left us... With a red card and a ticket back home.

Ofcos you will leave out the midfield orchestration talk because it doesn't suit your agenda. We left it out and we saw how ineffective Aribo was yesterday. Aribo was rubbish especially in the first half. Do you admit this?

Aribo had Zero tackles made, Zero interceptions made.. created Zero chances all in that first half where Ndidi was doing it all by himself.
But ofcos because we have many Anti-Nwakali folks here, you guys didn't mention that or just didn't want to spot it. If Nwakali dropped the sort of performance Aribo dropped yesterday, you all would he crying blood on Nwakali's head.

In the end, you say Aribo is creative enough right? Okay, how many chances did he and Ndidi muster up or create through the middle through the middle to our advantage yesterday with our wings locked out? How many??

[s]We clearly needed the midfield to step up yesterday and provide something creative through the middle with the Tunisians clearly shutting down our wings which has been our go-to plan for attacking plays and creativity all tournament but noooooo... they couldn't. because it is just not in their skillset.
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You will only keep living in denial. But you see the Nwakali you hate so much. Dude leaves this tournament as Nigeria's highest Big chances creator at Afcon2021 and among our highest chances creator despite having lesser mins than all MFs except Onyeka (who is not so adept offensively as he is defensively).

So keep shutting your eyes to facts aiit. Judging football by "I play for Brentford and you play for huesca" Loollll

Samueltemi337:



super Eagles did me dirty

Papi85:
oga forget that your orchestrating abi orchestra

In modern football creativity mustn’t come from the middle, aribo is creative enough to provide chances for the team and his assist rate since he joined rangers is testament to this claim. Also he had an assist in the competition as well

Na una hunger of fancy football all the time put eguavoen for pressure to make u guys happy

In knock out stages of competitions against certain oppositions you need to play dirty if required to come top

We were better than the Tunisians who had only one shot on target but utilized it so where is your team now with the dozen of chances created and impressive possession stat?

charlesemeka85:
[s]and who is the midfielder to step up?

nwakali abi

enter bush chop shit abeg[/s]

TheSuperNerd:


You clearly didn't do enough research to realise how fallacious this take is.

Egypt in 2010 did it where? At the Arab Cup?

TheLoneCitizen:


But you saw the reasoning behind it, brother, why the toxicity?

Papi85:
From our first game to the last our midfield have been thin and I knew it will be exposed when we meet a tactically sound opposition

In our games you will find out that ndidi and aribo do the work of breaking play and linking the middle and the forward while iheanacho ghosts around waiting for the ball to fall to his feet

Football nowadays are won in the middle and anything with a superior midfield has the upper hand mostly in games

Our best midfield trio in the competition would have been ndidi as a DM, Onyeka as a box/box midfielder then aribo as a 10 or 8. The reason I will pick aribo ahead of iheanacho is his ability to track back to help the team and also he is more mobile than iheanacho

Even I would prefer starting iwobi in the 10 role than iheanacho

Iheanacho is a lovely player but off the ball he offers nothing.

The reason we saw the best of aribo and ndidi in this competition is because both were over worked and stressed

But shun aribo na luxury abeg, that guy na rolls Royce of a midfielder and I can’t wait for him to make the big leap to the epl as rumoured

12large1:


Rohr already beat Egypt 1-0 in a friendly with salah playing what are you guys insinuating

darkelf:


We lost. Tunisia won. Deal with it

If you like, speak all the English till tomorrow, the scoreline won't change.

If you like, insult me till tomorrow, scoreline won't change

Don't face reality, keep talking like a he-goat

Ode