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codemaniacs:
Leverkusen plays with 10 players in the opposition half and turn the opposition half to their own half.. how Lookman scored hat trick against them is exceptional...

codemaniacs:
Marta played as if she was younger than most of the SF players..

SF needs young players who are fast and have stamina...

SF players looked too slow against Brazil..

Stamina and pace doesn't translate to efficiency.

Been younger doesn't mean you automatically faster and have more stamina than older players.

codemaniacs:
against Spain they need to run with the ball the way Ajibade was running with it...

Spain won't give them chance to pass the ball...

Brazil intercepted most of the through passes SF tried so Spain will do better than Brazil and keep possession..

Ucheibe is a good DLP who can easily carry the ball out from the back, but she lacks it when it comes to long range passing.

Ajibade should play the advanced midfield role alongside Onyinye Echegini.

If Ajibade is played in this position, she will always be available for a pass.

EEGA:
The best way to defend is to attack.The Brazillian's kept us in our own half for most parts of the game.We defended well against them but offered very little threat in attack.

Football is all about tactics and strategy.You can beat a very good side with the right tactics-Kloop.

Echegini Onyinye must start.She boasts of the best goal contribution amongst the players (midfielders) invited.Check her goals and assists for Juventus last season.She even had a shot that missed the net by a whisker before the conclusion of the first half.

She was played on the wings instead of as an SS or AM(i.e behind the main Striker) which is her preferred role thereby affecting her efficiency.

Okeke played the LB role like a CB as she did not overlap neither did she join the attack.She forced Onyinye to drop deep , making things difficult for her.

You've come again..

Echegini played as if she was scared of the ball..

like I told you yesterday.... A player's position is not static.. She chose to stay on the left wing when everything was happening was happening on the right wing and she should have moved towards the midfield or SS position..

the shot she missed was when she moved towards the midfield or SS position and me that I'm not a pro footballer in that situation I would shoot the ball with my big toe instead of trying to curve the ball or use finesse R2 to shoot it like she did...

its the same thing Ucheibe did in the 2nd half instead of shooting the way she did in the 1st half when she was outside the box...

I am shocked that they don't know to kick the ball at the center of the ball.. they always kick the ball from under the ball..

Juventus is different from Super Falcons..

EEGA:
Ucheibe is a good DLP who can easily carry the ball out from the back, but she lacks it when it comes to long range passing.

Ajibade should play the advanced midfield role alongside Onyinye Echegini.

If Ajibade is played in this position, she will always be available for a pass.

Ajibade is a winger change her position will be bad...

codemaniacs:
They need to run forward into the opposition half once any of the SF players have possession in the opposition half.

Against Brazil it was mostly Ajibade and ihezuo that were moving into the opposition half..

Ajibade was isolated most of the time she went forward with the ball.

Our midfielders in that game don't have long range passing in their skill set.They find it difficult evading a press in midfield because they are not press resistant and end up giving away possession.They can only break play and give short tidy passes.An Ajibade infront of them will do that.

mostob:
Stamina and pace doesn't translate to efficiency.

Been younger doesn't mean you automatically faster and have more stamina than older players.

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that's what it means...

Younger players are faster and have more stamina and fitness..

that's why Hazard has retired, Rooney retired e.t.c...

EEGA:
Our midfielders in that game don't have long range passing in their skill set.They find it difficult evading a press in midfield because they are not press resistant and end up giving away possession.They can only break play and give short tidy passes.An Ajibade infront of them will do that.

our midfielders have long range passing but the Brazilians were intercepting their long range passes so they should stick to making short range passes...

the opposition players are not going to stand and watch you make long range passes past them..

they give away possession because the opposition players are not there to clap for them...

codemaniacs:
Leverkusen plays with 10 players in the opposition half and turn the opposition half to their own half.. how Lookman scored hat trick against them is exceptional...

Just like this, but it's risky against Spain if our girls try it and lose focus. Na to dey fetch ball from net with bucket 🪣

However if they do something close to this with compactness, discipline and clinical-ity (lol), then we're good to go! 🇳🇬

Even while defending deep, Brazil still found a way to breach Nigeria's offside trap and scored. Now imagine what would happen while having 10 players inside Spain's half just like Leverkusen.

EEGA:
She was played on the wings instead of as an SS or AM(i.e behind the main Striker) which is her preferred role thereby affecting her efficiency.

Okeke played the LB role like a CB as she did not overlap neither did she join the attack.She forced Onyinye to drop deep , making things difficult for her.

Okeke played against world renowned Marta and another striker that knows how to shoot the ball so Okeke knew she had to adapt and also play as a CB.

while Echegini was playing as a CF in the Left Wing and staying in the left wing as if they glued her to the Left wing..

Echegini did not consider the caliber of player Marta was and did not help Okeke and Echegini did not also adapt to playing as SS or CAM or CM to help the team...

against Marta and the other striker it will be foolishness for Okeke to overlap..

Echegini should have adapted and turned to a LWB same way Ajibade turned to a RWB and was carrying the ball forward..

Echegini should have turned to a LWB and win tackles from Marta then run with the ball forward...

BankyGee:
Just like this, but it's risky against Spain if our girls try it and lose focus. Na to dey fetch ball from net with bucket 🪣

However if they do something close to this with compactness, discipline and clinical-ity (lol), then we're good to go! 🇳🇬

exactly..

stay like that and pass the ball from the Left wing to the right wing... which is how Echegini got her opportunity..

mostob:
Even while defending deep, Brazil still found a way to breach Nigeria's offside trap and scored. Now imagine what would happen while having 10 players inside Spain's half just like Leverkusen.

Na wetin me seff dey talk, small loss of focus like this, one unexpected through pass - Otilo!

But, the main thing is that this Spain and the Super Falcons does not have a VERY large difference in players quality, they're just highly technical. If we play a VERY technical game too. We'll take the day.

Super Falcons is a top squad too, na see finish dey make us get 20.00 odds.

How do we have people giving commentary like they never watched the game. Na WA o.

yinkeys:
Azizat can play 1st half, her football IQ is better than the other forwards even if she may not be able to physically do it all
She helps defensively too and will keep the team stable
If we are losing and he brings in Azizat second half they better forget the match
I prefer he starts her. This is Spain o
He can take her off second half
I thought Randy would include Ajakaiye
Even Onumonu can’t play this tournament
We went with a lot of non creative players and too many strikers
How do we expect to create chances
Macleans may not even get her chance
I knew we’d have issues when we didn’t go with a natural left footed LB and too many strikers
Only 2 creative midfielders
Azizat better play wing if you ask me
Echegini can come in second half

You know any time you mention Ajakaye, you are begging not to be taken seriously.

I sincerely do not get the over fixation with a player who is yet to make any mark in her professional career. She played in the Nigerian league and wasn't even one of the best players in the League. She got a move to Spain and wasn't considered good enough to play even one game. Yet her name gets constantly mentioned like she's the best thing since sliced bread.

I really do hope that she turns it around and I'll be one of her biggest cheer leaders when she does, but right now please free the girl.

The only way we have a chance against Spain is if we play with urgency and her very quick in transition. We are not winning the possession battle so there's no point trying. We however can punish them in transition as Spain tends to overcompensate in attack.

The only way this happens is if our players dint take too many touches but run quickly with the ball and run quickly into space to receive the ball.

Of course we also have to be very disciplined in defence. Christy Uchiebe should leave the ball carrying role to Abiodun and focus on tackles and interceptions.

lovewins:
You know any time you mention Ajakaye, you are begging not to be taken seriously.

I sincerely do not get the over fixation with a player who is yet to make any mark in her professional career. She played in the Nigerian league and wasn't even one of the best players in the League. She got a move to Spain and wasn't considered good enough to play even one game. Yet her name gets constantly mentioned like she's the best thing since sliced bread.

I really do hope that she turns it around and I'll be one of her biggest cheer leaders when she does, but right now please free the girl.

Ajakaye is young...

so for her to make her mark in her professional career she needs to play for the Super Falcons...

Maduka Okoye would have never made a mark in his career if he wasn't called up to the Super Eagles... and this is female football most countries around the world reserve their Female sports and leagues to their own citizens and to create jobs for their own women...

Ajakaye, Sebastine, Gift Monday and Rinsola Babajide are players that should always be in the Super Falcons..

lovewins:
The only way we have a chance against Spain is if we play with urgency and her very quick in transition. We are not winning the possession battle so there's no point trying. We however can punish them in transition as Spain tends to overcompensate in attack.

The only way this happens is if our players dint take too many touches but run quickly with the ball and run quickly into space to receive the ball.

Of course we also have to be very disciplined in defence. Christy Uchiebe should leave the ball carrying role to Abiodun and focus on tackles and interceptions.

Counter-attacking is a department we've not really mastered and we need to master it. Against Brazil we created many counter attacking opportunities that got wasted because of one wrong move in transition.

When Japan beat Spain at the world cup, it was with 4 counter attacks that turned to goals with 27% possession.

Czech Republic beat Spain recently (comeback win) with a penalty and a counter-attacking goal. I just trust our girls tho, the bigger the game, the bigger their mentality.

She has an opportunity to develop at her current club in order that she be deemed good enough to play for the SF. Right now, she is not there. Let her develop without the added pressure of playing at the SF level.

codemaniacs:
Ajakaye is young...
so for her to make her mark in her professional career she needs to play for the Super Falcons...

Not true.
Maduka did not need to SE to make his move to Holland, where, through hard work, he excelled.
His stint with SE played little or no factor in his move from Watford to Udinese (where he was a bench warmer), until through his hard work and perseverance, he became the Udine #1 and became one of the better keepers in Serie A.

codemaniacs:
Maduka Okoye would have never made a mark in his career if he wasn't called up to the Super Eagles... and this is female football most countries around the world reserve their Female sports and leagues to their own citizens and to create jobs for their own women...

At the expense of who? Much better players?
That is a recipe for disaster. That is NOT how you build solid national teams.

codemaniacs:
Ajakaye, Sebastine, Gift Monday and Rinsola Babajide are players that should always be in the Super Falcons..

AkinDS:
She has an opportunity to develop at her current club in order that she be deemed good enough to play for the SF. Right now, she is not there. Let her develop without the added pressure of playing at the SF level.


Not true.
Maduka did not need to SE to make his move to Holland, where, through hard work, he excelled.
His stint with SE played little or no factor in his move from Watford to Udinese (where he was a bench warmer), until through his hard work and perseverance, he became the Udine #1 and became one of the better keepers in Serie A.


At the expense of who? Much better players?
That is a recipe for disaster. That is NOT how you build solid national teams.

It is called succession plan..

the successors should have a feel of competition at the highest level while playing and training with the people they will eventually replace..

Deltamani:
Good Morning Everyone..

Nigeria will beat Spain 🇪🇸 today, if I say the scoreline is 3nil now you will say I’m joking.

Mark this down! And if the game doesn’t go our way it will end in a Draw..

I believe you sir

codemaniacs:
Ajakaye is young...

so for her to make her mark in her professional career she needs to play for the Super Falcons...

Maduka Okoye would have never made a mark in his career if he wasn't called up to the Super Eagles... and this is female football most countries around the world reserve their Female sports and leagues to their own citizens and to create jobs for their own women...

Ajakaye, Sebastine, Gift Monday and Rinsola Babajide are players that should always be in the Super Falcons..

Notice I mentioned she wasn't even among the best while she was playing in Nigeria. I intentionally did that to counter in advance the excuse she you just gave. Also her age isn't the reason why she isn't getting an opportunity. Even biased coaches recognise talents when they see one and won't discriminate. Caicedo isn't Spanish yet she is the first name on the list for Madrid. Demehin and Imuran play regularly in France and her not being discriminated against, yet in the same team Flourish Sebastian can't get playing time. You see how that excuse doesn't fly?

What, my hope is she works on herself and fight for a place next season or move to a team that will give her a fighting chance.

BTW, Maduka Okoye was playing before he got called to the Super Eagles. What the super eagles did was help position him for a better club not get him playing time.

codemaniacs:
It is called succession plan..

the successors should have a feel of competition at the highest level while playing and training with the people they will eventually replace..

You mean players who can't compete at their own clubs should be brought to the Super Falcons as competition for more established players? Think about it by guy.

BankyGee:
Counter-attacking is a department we've not really mastered and we need to master it. Against Brazil we created many counter attacking opportunities that got wasted because of one wrong move in transition.

When Japan beat Spain at the world cup, it was with 4 counter attacks that turned to goals with 27% possession.

Czech Republic beat Spain recently (comeback win) with a penalty and a counter-attacking goal. I just trust our girls tho, the bigger the game, the bigger their mentality.

We just have to hope they do the needful.

lovewins:
Notice I mentioned she wasn't even among the best while she was playing in Nigeria. I intentionally did that to counter in advance the excuse she you just gave. Also her age isn't the reason why she isn't getting an opportunity. Even biased coaches recognise talents when they see one and won't discriminate. Caicedo isn't Spanish yet she is the first name on the list for Madrid. Demehin and Imuran play regularly in France and her not being discriminated against, yet in the same team Flourish Sebastian can't get playing time. You see how that excuse doesn't fly?

What, my hope is she works on herself and fight for a place next season or move to a team that will give her a fighting chance.

BTW, Maduka Okoye was playing before he got called to the Super Eagles. What the super eagles did was help position him for a better club not get him playing time.

Your post is countering your own arguments...

I don't need to say anything...

lovewins:
You mean players who can't compete at their own clubs should be brought to the Super Falcons as competition for more established players? Think about it by guy.

their clubs are their place of employment.. you can be employed and not giving an opportunity...

they should be brought to Super Falcons to learn from the established players as successors and to play in international competition and because SF can give them opportunity their club won't give them....

In the Super Falcons, they are not in competition with the established players, they are in succession...

Spain has Pedro, Vazquez, Soler, Ferran Torres, Sarabia, Suso e.t.c but picked Lamine Yamal for the RW position and it paid off...

if you were in the Spanish FA you would have rejected the list the coach submitted because more "ESTHER-BLEACH" players than Nico Williams and Lamine Yamal.

Starting 11

Oshoala and Esther Okoronkwo starts

Ihezuo and JOE on the bench.

Thoughts?

lovewins:
Starting 11
Thoughts?

Toni Payne again

codemaniacs:
Your post is countering your own arguments...

I don't need to say anything...

Or maybe you're the one having a comprehension problem.

Read slowly you'll get it, or better still show me the contradictory statements.

You say this as If Toni is a poor player.
Did you watch her play at the last world cup??

The way some of you write off players makes me wonder how you watch football.

SamueItem337:
Toni Payne again

Here’s the Super Falcons Starting XI to face Spain in todays Paris2024 Olympics match.

What do you think of the lineup ?

SamueItem337:
Toni Payne again

I think she deserves another chance. She's not a bad player, she probably just had a bad game. JOE can come in as a sub.