Tessyy1701:


What she did was worse than what James sister did to Alozie?

Goke7:


yeah, but that midfield, for now, I am not sure we can do much perhaps during friendlies we can try out new players and see what they can do.

AndSunGorilla:

We don't need to try out any new players in my opinion. In the first game when we played à 3 man midfield, we clearly dominated and created many chances which were lost. Look at how the maligned Aribo is performing at Southampton now. Yusuf is still available, onyeka, Onyedika and even Iwobi still dey. We could play Onyeka and Yusuf/Onyedika at the basé of midfield and allow Iwobi move up. The EQ goal we conceded was a 100% useless goal to conceded through Iwobi's mistake and Osimehn sef could have had a hattrick in the same game.

Joebie:
You need to read to understand.

Mod
Maybe I should have added, for those who don’t know, Ekong and Sanusi is out.

solonnachi:
Brendford are playing Jpes style 3-5-2 😃😃😃

Liposure:
Eguavoen is tactically inept. He shouldn't have accepted that job when we have crucial WCQs to execute. Bring someone like mourinho and you are talking

ChrisKels:
I keep having this weird feeling that we won’t make it to the World Cup

Kog45:
I watched Chavez vs Arouca which ended 5-1 in favour of Arouca and those goals were scored within the space of 58 minutes,Nwakali got subbed out in 60 minutes and I came to realize that eagles would need more than Nwakali to bring stability to our midfield…I trust local coaches,time to see Daga,Akinsanmiro,Eletu,Bashiru and Nwakali in the folds.These guys just need wildcards invitations and hope to see them doing what Nwabali did to our goalkeeping dept.

If midfield issue is not solve we are not going to WC.

lbrichman2:



An employer of labour would always go for a strong CV
Amuneke has a rather weak CV
With his strong philosophy and scouting abilities, he should be doing something somewhere, with results that can enhance his CV and employability..

I don't see him being called anytime soon, not because he is not good, but for the reason stated above

lbrichman2:

maidaboi:
name the 100 players

charlesemeka85:
that Komenk guy na case I swear

Initially I Dey feel pity for him based on how almost 100% of monickers here bash him on a daily but with time I tell myself the truth say the guy too jonse 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

komekn:


Every player that has scored 10 goals and above in the top 5 leagues is world class that's a lot players

komekn:


Every player that has scored 10 goals and above in the top 5 leagues is world class that's a lot players

Curtisaxel17:


For once, I think the NFF has got it right. Eguavoen shouldn't have been sacked in the first place. The Ghana loss was on Uzoho and the Tunisia flop was on harsh refereeing and bad luck. I totally enjoyed Egu and wish him a permanent contract with the SE.

Plus, my gee Bolaji Omobolanle will be back😎

TheGoodJoe:


Philosophy is king. That is why Barcelona employed Guardiola with zero experience in top level coaching and he desdestroyed most top coaches.

Philosophy over history.

Nwamazi8:

So you want us to have Iwobi, Onyeka, Onyedika, Aribo and Yusuf as our only midfield options? What then happens in the event of injuries or loss of form to any of these players...any serious team should have at least 10-12 midfielders available for depth.

Nigerians are allergic to new ideas, na why una dey recycle the same redundant leaders who should be in retirement homes. I hope Amunike becomes the coach, thankfully he's a modern thinking manager who is a fan of midfielders.

lordofstrings:


Do Napoli still chant Osimhen's name after scoring?

Nwamazi8:

So you want us to have Iwobi, Onyeka, Onyedika, Aribo and Yusuf as our only midfield options? What then happens in the event of injuries or loss of form to any of these players...any serious team should have at least 10-12 midfielders available for depth.

Nigerians are allergic to new ideas, na why una dey recycle the same redundant leaders who should be in retirement homes. I hope Amunike becomes the coach, thankfully he's a modern thinking manager who is a fan of midfielders.

M7even:
Bidemi Aluko Olaseni former super Falcons goalie

Charles Okafor (Mr Ibu)

Isa Hayattu. former CAF president

RIP

Kog45:
Eagles need a very tactical coach….Aina was injured but JP still used him and very evident that Osimhen was overused.Abi no be the same Iwobi again.

Marjoribanks:
What has his philosophy achieved in coaching. Any scholarstic achievement at the high level?
NB: He was Cezero's assistant against Ghana. So? Cezero has a better record than him at the National team level. One thing about Cezero, he doesn't care who you are he will put you in your place! He is a risk taker!
I believe he will succeed this time around.

TheGoodJoe:


Philosophy is king. That is why Barcelona employed Guardiola with zero experience in top level coaching and he desdestroyed most top coaches.

Philosophy over history.

Amedino99:
fallacy of cause and effect. Attributing an event to a false cause. There were only two heart raising events in that match and these are the osimhen reverse goal to sa pk and the spilled ball from nwabali. How were both occasions Jpes's fault?

komekn:


Thanks for the factual reminder/ correction VO is now in his fourth season and he had his first break out season of excellence or the if you like world class performance winning the golden boot last season 2022/23

By saying he had achieved that milestone in three seasons I am actually giving more credence to his ability. But you are right it's 4 seasons.

TheGoodJoe:


I am not saying Eguavoen will not succeed. Eguavoen and Finidi have my full support.

However, I believe philosophy is king, that makes Amunike my preferred coach because I believe in his deep understanding of modern philosophy ideas. That does not mean I am against Eguavoen and Finidi or that I will not trust and pray they succeed.

I am also a fan of Dutch footballing philosophy, which is actually the mother of Spanish football philosophy. So, both Eguavoen and Finidi are disciples of the Dutch playing style and I hope they give us a refreshing show.

Finally, I prefer Spanish/La Masia ideas which Amunike has. Finidi also is versed with the Spanish game.

Dsimmer:


Iwobi isn't a central midfielder na. I have stated that he's more of a forward. But then again, when Aribo who's a central midfielder was asked to be brought into the central midfield so that Iwobi could move to the attack, there were even more tears.

I learned that Nigeria would be playing against Argentina. Would the midfield be able to handle Argentina's, considering the midfield couldn't handle Cote D'Ivoire? Lol.

Personally, I would go with a 3-man midfield of Tijani, Nwakali and Aribo to see how they would look. Aribo has dominated some good opposition midfield which includes Brazil, so he's got it in his arsenal to do it. Of course Aribo would have to do more to progress the play by constantly passing forward between the lines and switching play to the wings when needed, as well as picking out the runs of the forwards when needed because who's to progress the play if not the midfielders? However, he's got the basic as a complete 8 considering his technique, agility and he's energetic, defensively sound, good ball carrier when needed, offensive and also contributes in the playmaking aspect with his awareness.

Aside the playmaker aspect, another problem that needed to be solved is the holding midfield. I don't know if Samson Tijani would solve it if introduced into the midfield. I haven't seen much of him but I like the fact he's defensively sound and a good passer. He's a smooth tackler for example, good awareness and can read the game the well, added with his technique and passing skill. He actually started as a central back before he got moved to the central midfield as a holding midfielder because of his agility, technique and passing skill. He looked good as a holding midfielder against Inter for example, who are a decent team at least.

As for the 10 role, Nwakali could play the 10 role. I haven't seen much of him just like Tijani but he looks like a good passer. He's not as mobile nor defensively sound but a good passer.

I think the team should be building towards the world cup. So I would go with this.

Nwabali.

Aina - Semi - Ekong -Bassey;

Aribo -Tijani - Nwakali;

Simon/Iwobi - Osimhen - Lookman.

I dunno if Solanke can be lured like Lookman. He's been having a good season. Although Nigeria team has got lot of strikers behind Osimhen such as Boniface, Awoniyi, Iheanacho, Sadiq, Moffi etc. Another is Olise. I don't know if he's been capped tho. There's also the speedy left foot amoo. I don't know if he's been capped. Nigeria has lots of attackers. Problem is the midfield. Lol.