Curtisaxel10:
Ugbade is part of the problem. We posed more threats when we played short passes. But he had them throwing long nonsense all through.

Morocco's counter attacks in the second half made our midfield run out of steam as they had to run back and forth repeatedly. And yet, while the Moroccan coach used almost all his subs, Ugbade could only make one sub until 80 mins before making another single one.

Is it that Ugbade only picked 11 good players and sold the remaining slots to unfieldable carpenters?

Your last Paragraph is probably what happened.

But the these folks are just greedy. At least pick 15 good players out of 21. 11 starters and 4 good ones you can always bring in to change the game. then you can sell the remaining 6 slots to mechanic footballers.

But no, they'll only come with 8 good players who qualified on Merit, while selling the remaining one. Game go hang, you won't be able to sub, because there's nothing to sub without reducing quality of play.

This shit has been going on since 2017 up to 2019. Covid gave them a break, now we are back.

I remember the DSS son issue that time, going to the world cup

mostob:
This team is talented but they need to calm down and play their football. They were too hasty and ended up misplacing passes. Also, they tend to overdo sometimes. Simple pass to your free teammate is not in their talent bank, they must sha run enter traffic.

dem too dey rush. Once they win possession everybody don Dey run go oppositions half

Their build up play from the back na zero

Samueltemi337:
He should not near Chelsea

They’d sort themselves within a season or two
Don’t look at present form
I think Mourinho will be at the bridge next season

He didn't but he got the WC ticket and moulded a team capable of not only playing beautiful but finishing up chances. Plus they had decent benches and made the right tactical subs.

Same way Manu didn't with Amunike & Ugbade as his assistants in 2013 but also got the WC ticket and gave us a team that still stands historical till date.

The bottomline: Both sets went on to win the WC coz they improved on what they showed at the Afcon and the qualifiers.

Now, a deeper angle...

Manu did it with Amunike and Ugbade as assistants. They won it together in 2013.

Amunike did it on his own with a separate assistant in 2015 and WON!!!

Manu had the chance on his own in 2019 and FAILED at the WC.

Now Ugbade has his chance on his own in 2023 and started very well at the WafuB but he hasn't been able to raise a midfield as good as what we saw at the WafuB and the team is suffering dearly for it at thus Afcon. Time will tell on Ugbade to see if he matches Amunike or like Manu fails when when they all went alone.

Marjoribanks:
Did Amuneke win the AFCON? So chill. He did not even qualify the under 20. So Siasia is still his master, right?

chuks404:
its so clear amunike is the boss. Mehn his team was a beauty to watch. I don't think i will watch these guys again. No football intelligence at all. Even their cluster passing I don't like it at all.

Dts d problem….no football Intelligence at all
If u compare dis team with nachos team, ome will appreciate players with football intelligence ,Dey will qualify but winning the tournament,I doubt

And we all know why Amunike's U20 didn't qualify. The one match they lost in over 20 games including both Qualifiers and friendlies was against Sudan thanks to the incompetence of the NFF. So rest on that issue you keep bringing up time and again as if you are ignorant of the truth.

Marjoribanks:
Did Amuneke win the AFCON? So chill. He did not even qualify the under 20. So Siasia is still his master, right?

Told you guys that if this team clinches third place, it'll be a miracle

Y'all should lower your expectations

It's this same local coaches some are clamoring to take over the SE job??

I laugh

Just look the statistics for this game. The Moroccans didn't even score a goal. We did that for them. 🤣🤣

They just fought, parked the bus and inshallah! And ofcos us not taking our chances helped nail our own coffin.

27 Bloody Attempts producing Zero Goals. Nooo Ugbade, you need to correct this.

charlesemeka85:
dem too dey rush. Once they win possession everybody don Dey run go oppositions half

Their build up play from the back na zero

Exactly bro... and na those short passes and perfect buildup fit them pass...

Not just Nachos team. Osimhen's team. Football intelligence ran throughout both teams.

The only time this current team showed it in abundance was at the Wafu B when we had those 4 midfielders but it is as if without them, the team lacks direction and intelligence. It is glaring that those 4 lads helped coordinate all that was good with this team at the Wafu B. This just emphasises the importance of a truly good midfield department.

The team at this Afcon just wanna bloody rush every decision in the final third that it is so irritating

elyte89:


Dts d problem….no football Intelligence at all
If u compare dis team with nachos team, ome will appreciate players with football intelligence ,Dey will qualify but winning the tournament,I doubt

Now we must best SA to be assured of qualifying from this group

Yahaya Danjuma Lawali wins MOTM for the second game in a row.

Yes, he had a top game. Flying up and down that right and putting some balls into the box. Also inverted into midfield in some phases of play to drive us forward when needed but in the end, we just didn't get that goal.

#MDU17AfconDiaries

Omo this Jackson guy reminds me of Adebayor! What a player! Jackson, Dia and Shelfied Ndiaye. Senegal attackers hiting form at the right moment!

I like the way Cavani and Kane hit the ball. Young strikers need to watch those guys clips!

Off topic

The city Gates of Manchester will fall tonight.

Marjoribanks:
I like the way Cavani and Kane hit the ball. Young strikers need to watch those guys clips!

Your dont need to go that far.

Go to any EPL Academy and you will see small boys hitting the ball with power accuracy and ferocity.

Meanwhile make I watch Liverpool beat Fulham

Why Chelsea and United still looking for strikers, then?

komekn:


Your dont need to go that far.

Go to any EPL Academy and you will see small boys hitting the ball with power accuracy and ferocity.

Meanwhile make I watch Liverpool beat Fulham

Marjoribanks:
Why Chelsea and United still looking for strikers, then?

Before you comment you should look at the context from which my response emanated from.

You are not being intelligent.

My thoughts as well. The early goal they conceded panicked them. You also 100% right that they need to function as a team not every time relying on individual display of skills. Ugbade get plenty work.

mostob:
This team is talented but they need to calm down and play their football. They were too hasty and ended up misplacing passes. Also, they tend to overdo sometimes. Simple pass to your free teammate is not in their talent bank, they must sha run enter traffic.

JohnBullMySon:
Off topic

The city Gates of Manchester will fall tonight.

lmao. You will see basketball score tonight. This hammer no fit nack anything.

Will Amuneke won without Nwakali and Kingley Micheal in midfield? His bench was porous that Nwakali and Oshimen had to play every single minutes. Ugbade has one of the best team in the competition despite 4 players absent. Amuneke could not even raise a proper under 20 team still had to rely mostly on the under 17 boys. He could not raise a good defence which Ugbade has managed to do.

TheSuperNerd:
He didn't but he got the WC ticket and moulded a team capable of not only playing beautiful but finishing up chances. Plus they had decent benches and made the right tactical subs.

Same way Manu didn't with Amunike & Ugbade as his assistants in 2013 but also got the WC ticket and gave us a team that still stands historical till date.

The bottomline: Both sets went on to win the WC coz they improved on what they showed at the Afcon and the qualifiers.

Now, a deeper angle...

Manu did it with Amunike and Ugbade as assistants. They won it together in 2013.

Amunike did it on his own with a separate assistant in 2015 and WON!!!

Manu had the chance on his own in 2019 and FAILED at the WC.

Now Ugbade has his chance on his own in 2023 and started very well at the WafuB but he hasn't been able to raise a midfield as good as what we saw at the WafuB and the team is suffering dearly for it at thus Afcon. Time will tell on Ugbade to see if he matches Amunike or like Manu fails when when they all went alone.

Golden Eaglets vs Morocco highlights
Unlucky


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkRMKLEiecc

komekn:


Before you comment you should look at the context from which my response emanated from.

You are not being intelligent.

🤣🤣🤣

lol it pain am. Agege UK analyst. Where are the graduates from that academy when their top clubs are looking for strikers! Even ready to break the bank for our Ajekunle boy. Na you no dey intelligent.

komekn:


Before you comment you should look at the context from which my response emanated from.

You are not being intelligent.

That's the point. He groomed a midfield that stayed within MRI test measures. Have you any idea the players he also lost due to MRI? Amunike still managed to find his core and ensured they were within MRI limit standards. He had a backup plan.

He gave us Osimhen, Nwakali, Michael, Orji and even had a Chinedu Madueke who assisted Osimhen in the final. His bench wasn't porous. You just didn't know the team deeply.

Ugbade actually lost 5 players (add Ogwor in defence) but this isn't the first time we are dealing with such. The 2013 set faced this. Amunike faced this. Every other previous U17 side faced this dilemma since the MRI era began fully in 2011. So don't make it look like it is unique to Ugbade.

And again, stop spitting fallacies on Amunike's U20 side. He even added Gavi Thompson to that team from the U17 of 2015.
So a coach that coached an U17 team in a certain year shouldn't call up the core of the boys He coached 2 years prior? What are you even saying? Lol

Amunike's team also had a good defence. John Lazarus was what Yahaya Lawali is right now. How can you forget this? Lol
We also had Udochukwu Anumudu's defensive solidity and his sweet left foot.
Lukman Zakari was a rock too and at a point went to Betis but fell away from there.

Even the 2013 class had a decent enough defence in Musa Mohammed and Aliyu Abubakar (Solid CB then) + Zaharadeen Bello but what became of them at the highest level??

It is rather our attacking talents that seem to be making headway into the Euro Leagues, with the midfield talents floating or trying to get by in Europe while the defensive talents disappear or stay stuck in the local leagues or the African continent or find their way to other leagues outside Europe or backwater Europe.


This Ugbade team shows promise in defence in LCB, Ogboji and The Rock Olaleke. The Fullbacks are also flying, daring & okay defensively. But we have seen it before. I only pray they go on to become players of note at the highest level or close to the highest level. So you cannot be too fast to label Ugbade as giving us a good defence when they are just starting out in their careers. A couple years from now will tell the story.

Marjoribanks:
Will Amuneke won without Nwakali and Kingley Micheal in midfield? His bench was porous that Nwakali and Oshimen had to play every single minutes. Ugbade has one of the best team in the competition despite 4 players absent. He could not even raise a proper under 20 team still had to rely mostly on the under 17 boys. He could raise a good defence which Ugade has managed to do.

So this is the Kolo Muani that these peeps are comparing to Oshimen. Just imagine substituting their roles. Believe me nobody will even look at Oshimen! This is why most Blacks prefer playing for the colonial master! Awoniyi even did more than him when he was in Germany.

Zambia just came back from 2 goals down vs SA to level it at 2-2 with a bullet of a strike.

The Zambians beat SA twice in their Cosafa U17 Qualifiers tournament and looks like they are on course for de ja vu.

South Africa started well with 2 unreplied goals but the Zambians (I tagged them one of the strongest sides at this U17 alongside Nigeria, Senegal, Mali and Burkina Faso) have bravely and calmly clawed their way back into this. Exciting game.

#MDU17AfconDiaries

Martinez won catch Oshimen ooo. Inter dey vex!

Omo... South Africa don't want a third loss. They are back in the lead. 3-2!!! Michael Dokunmu with the goal.


#MDU17AfconDiaries

TheSuperNerd:
Zambia just came back from 2 goals down vs SA to level it at 2-2 with a bullet of a strike.

The Zambians beat SA twice in their Cosafa U17 Qualifiers tournament and looks like they are on course for de ja vu.

South Africa started well with 2 unreplied goals but the Zambians (I tagged them one of the strongest sides at this U17 alongside Nigeria, Senegal, Mali and Burkina Faso) have bravely and calmly clawed their way back into this. Exciting game.

#MDU17AfconDiaries

Okereke just destroyed 2 Milan defenders to score a probable goal of the season

David Okereke bagging against Milan as revenge on behalf of his Nigerian brother, Osimhen. Lol

Okereke has only scored bangers/worldies in the Serie A this season. All his 7 serie A goals in 22/23 are BANGERS!!!! ✨️💯🔥🔥🔥

Okereke's goal
https://twitter.com/vartatico/status/1653861192505458701?t=Pft8zpZArRXzyhNxZurkSg&s=19