TheGoodJoe:


Then he is picked up. There are three defenders ahead of him, that is a screen/wall. It will prove easier to intercept it. Meanwhile, at the side of those three defenders, it is easier to pick a pass to Osimhen.

Mobility is key for modern day defending. Waiting, means it is easier to pick you up and requiring extra brilliance from the midfielders.

TheLoneCitizen:


100 percent spot on. The 1on1 chance Haaland got which Pope saved was as a result of what you described here.

We might just have to accept that movement is not his greatest strength.

BannedLarge:


Actually, I am mad at the entire super eagles and not just one player. What they did vs Ghana just made me lose interest in football entirely. From that day, I lost interest in football since SE humiliated theirself vs a horrible team like Ghana

Subzero047:


At the beginning of the move he was not in a sandwich he just needs to maintain his move and he would be one on one with the keeper, that he chose to run around the defender was amateur, well I guess he will learn with time

Subzero047:


Lol no be everything you go defend

Ppogbae:
Thank you Spaletti for subbing off Kvara. The lad is good, but we must protect Osimhen by any means necessary

fabyom:
Maintain how? Football is not static. Oshimen was already on the move but Augiussa refused to release the ball. That touch should have been a pass to put Oshimen through but no he kept running with the ball towards Oshimen. Oshimen needed to readjust his movements which he did to perfection and scored a beautiful goal!

TheGoodJoe:
How can you say movement is not his greatest strength when Osimhen showed split-second decision-making, noticed that there was room at the side of the three defenders? Broke away from their sandwich, and gave a passing line for the midfielder.

What Subzero047 is proposing is that Osimhen should not have MOVED, but maintained his position. However, Osimhen showed movement and mobility.

That was brilliant movement, and this is coming from one of Osimhen's most vocal critics.

TheLoneCitizen:


Brother, his run should have been vertical not diagonal. All he needed to do was curve the run to remain onside.

He made the chance more difficult for him, so kudos to him for still scoring.

fabyom:
Maintain how? Football is not static. Oshimen was already on the move but Augiussa refused to release the ball. That touch should have been a pass to put Oshimen through but no he kept running with the ball towards Oshimen. Oshimen needed to readjust his movements which he did to perfection and scored a beautiful goal!

fabyom:
Maintain how? Football is not static. Oshimen was already on the move but Augiussa refused to release the ball. That touch should have been a pass to put Oshimen through but no he kept running with the ball towards Oshimen. Oshimen needed to readjust his movements which he did to perfection and scored a beautiful goal!

BannedLarge:


Actually, I am mad at the entire super eagles and not just one player. What they did vs Ghana just made me lose interest in football entirely. From that day, I lost interest in football since SE humiliated theirself vs a horrible team like Ghana

TheLoneCitizen:


Not actually. The pass was delayed because of Osimhen's movement to the outside of the defender.

If he pointed forward, even the dumbest player will thread that pass into the space where he pointed rather than to feet.

TheGoodJoe:


Maintaining will mean getting trapped in a sandwich of three defenders. The defenders are not sticks. They no Osimhen is the target.

That run Osimhen made was one of the pockets of space available.

Subzero047:


Osimhen had 2 or 3 yards to arc his run, an instinctual striker knows he has a far greater chance of scoring through the middle than outside of the defender, a world class striker like Kane or Aguero would do a curved run but maintain his position in between the goal posts

TheLoneCitizen:


Brother, despite Osimhen delayed his run, that second defender never recovered.

And the third defender was out of the equation.

TheGoodJoe:


When he made the move, he did not need to point. Keep in mind that football is not aerial view like you are watching it on TV.

The midfielder, when he looks up, he sees Osimhen surrounded by defenders. When Osimhen attacked the space at the side, he sees him free, and instincts tell the defender to pass.

Osimhen should keep attacking spaces and breaking off being in marking territory.

Sorry. That was a good movement.

TheGoodJoe:


Maintaining will mean getting trapped in a sandwich of three defenders. The defenders are not sticks. They know Osimhen is the target.

That run Osimhen made was one of the pockets of space available.

TheLoneCitizen:


Not actually. The pass was delayed because of Osimhen's movement to the outside of the defender.

If he pointed forward, even the dumbest player will thread that pass into the space where he pointed rather than to feet.

Subzero047:


Defender A was not even aware of Osimhen's position, Osimhen's run actually alerted him and invited him to to defend the ball when he could have been taken out of the equation by better positioning

Subzero047:


Defender A was not even aware of Osimhen's position, Osimhen's run actually alerted him and invited him to to defend the ball when he could have been taken out of the equation by better positioning

TheSuperNerd:
Here we go

Osimhen x Kvara show encore.

andrewbaba44:
Foden can continue to be selfish and don’t pass to Haaland ,it won’t stop him from scoring

TheLoneCitizen:
Here's the video of what Haaland did in a far more difficult situation.

If Nick Pope was the one at the end of that Osimhen chance, he's not scoring that. Strike was not even in the corner.

Modified: video blocked


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_50n8yeOGc4?t=108

andrewbaba44:
Foden can continue to be selfish and don’t pass to Haaland ,it won’t stop him from scoring