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Goke7:
😂 they will ask for permanent ban of home based players from the national team! No mind them

As in …very disappointing…Ekong mess up big time ..he shld cover his head in shame …even if he fouled d guy at dt minute,Deres high possibility d ref might not give d penalty at dt time considering home team advantage and all

semid4lyfe:
I am devastated.

Eric Chelle has his faults

but

I'm putting this loss (yes, its a loss) 100% on the players.

Professional players should be able to defend their lead and see off a game of this magnitude.

Close shop. Change formation to 10 - 0 - 0 Park the bus, even if you're a forward fall back & defend.

There was too much space for the Zimbabweans to exploit for that their equalizer.

Ndidi had his usual lacklustre game. He was strolling and did not pick up that player who ran from deep.

Bright Osayi was also found wanting and culpable for that goal.

Ekong, what kind of atrocious defending was that? You dey fear to cause penalty but you for put leg for that ball na. Na 50-50 e go be.

Una just waste Osimhen hard work. goals and effort for nothing.

Mehn, I am sad.
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Players should play according to the coach's instructions.
The substitutions made by the coach showed what was on his mind.

Osayi was tired and spent, why leave him on the field of play.
He started the last march four days ago.
One of the main causes of loss of concentration is tiredness
And the more tired a player, the more the player is prone to injury.

Meliforme:
To date Kelechi Nwakali still remains our most creative midfielder.
Whosoever he has offended in the NFF, should please forgive him.
If he has offended anyone, let him make peace.

We don't have any midfielder with his kind of crosses, long balls and creativity.

You've brought Nwakali....

they will come for you soon..

7demons:
With the next major duels coming up the next 6months, let's hope Eric Chelle will take his time out to MONITOR, SCOUT & re-strategize his plans on players he will use to execute his tactics come September.
6months is alot of time to get your plans right. No excuse!
I also hope they will have 1or2 FIFA breaks for friendlies.
Bare injuries, let's hope Osimhen will be on his best form. That's our only match maker.
Winning our 4 remaning matches means we will be on the same point with SA(bar goal difference). We need to win the remaining matches and score lots of goals.

Why must he be our only match maker? Na only him waka come? Then we are not even fit to compete in Afcon talk less of the World Cup. Any player that can’t raise his game to the level of zeal we see in players like Aina, Bassey and osihmen should make way out of the national team. Enough of mediocrity, period. How can people in the crowd be shouting Jesus (no pun intended) in a match because of unserious players, people in the stands shouting to players to mark their man, we no get shame?

Samueltemi337:
I thought we are playing Russia in June

The friendly against Russia still stands...

codemaniacs:
You've brought Nwakali....

they will come for you soon..

Sentiment aside..

Nwakali still remains the most creative midfielder in the lot.

Wished Ebere Eze was playing for us...


Eric Chelle no get official social media page?
We need to storm his DM and send him names of players who can better the team.

Make NFF and AE comot hand make Eric Chelle select his players by himself.

Meliforme:
To date Kelechi Nwakali still remains our most creative midfielder.
Whosoever he has offended in the NFF, should please forgive him.
If he has offended anyone, let him make peace.

We don't have any midfielder with his kind of crosses, long balls and creativity.

What has he been creating at Barnsley?

Suspi sef dey on why we get plenty Southern African teams for same group sef.
But that one no be main issue. Na we we no take advantage. I agreee with what BankyGee wrote about attitude. I've been saying it too. These guys need to step up the attitude. Nwabali to Chuks to Ndidi to Osayi. The last 3 need bench time more going forward. I really wished dem Eletu and co are here too. Next 3 games, Chelle should let Aina play his RB and leave Bruno to LB abeg. Bruno is calm and sensible.

Meliforme:
Players should play according to the coach's instructions.
The substitutions made by the coach showed what was on his mind.

Osayi was tired and spent, why leave him on the field of play.
He started the last march four days ago.
One of the main causes of loss of concentration is tiredness
And the more tired a player, the more the player is prone to injury.

Going by your logic, it was the coach who instructed Osayi to be dribbled & turned to escort and Ekong not to put leg to tackle for Zimbabwe's goal.

I no get time to do long post and analysis so all I'll say is, it is well.

semid4lyfe:
Going by your logic, it was the coach who instructed Osayi to be dribbled & turned to escort and Ekong not to put leg to tackle for Zimbabwe's goal.

I no get time to do long post and analysis so all I'll say is, it is well.

with 13 shots played and just 3 on target against Zimbabwe, it begs to ask the question of where do we stop blaming the coach and start blaming the players.

Daninya33:
Nigeria has participated in a 2 - 4 nations tourney before just like the Mandela challenge cup.
This tournament consist of Nigeria, Jamaica, Ghana and England. The winners may be going home with a trophy I think.

It's in June, let's keep our fingers crossed.

It's a perfect tournament for Eric Chelle to get fresh legs for the team.

can you reference where you see this please. I can't see it anywhere and our fixture list only has Russia in June before September

elyte89:
As in …very disappointing…Ekong mess up big time ..he shld cover his head in shame …even if he fouled d guy at dt minute,Deres high possibility d ref might not give d penalty at dt time considering home team advantage and all

You left out nwabali

daveP:
Suspi sef dey on why we get plenty Southern African teams for same group sef.
But that one no be main issue. Na we we no take advantage. I agreee with what BankyGee wrote about attitude. I've been saying it too. These guys need to step up the attitude. Nwabali to Chuks to Ndidi to Osayi. The last 3 need bench time more going forward. I really wished dem Eletu and co are here too. Next 3 games, Chelle should let Aina play his RB and leave Bruno to LB abeg. Bruno is calm and sensible.

Aina should be playing upfront. He is not a typical defender. He is too stylish for that. I don't know why nobody sees this

elyte89:
Just looking for faults to blame d coach …..professional players dt can maintain a 1-0 lead for just 5mins …Dey fluffed it

Imagine if dt error came from an home based defender,I am sure Charles 4 don bring down dis thread 🤣🤣🤣

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Brunei dey find coach try apply

elyte89:
As in …very disappointing…Ekong mess up big time ..he shld cover his head in shame …even if he fouled d guy at dt minute,Deres high possibility d ref might not give d penalty at dt time considering home team advantage and all

Na you go still call for his if he had cause a penalty that result to the equaliser. Make ena chill

codemaniacs:
You've brought Nwakali....

they will come for you soon..

But we seriously need a player with such skills, that's why I rate Mikel so high, against Zimbabwe we shouldn't be talking of defending a one goal lead at home. We should talking of controlling the game, keep possession let the opponent chase the ball.

Meliforme:
To date Kelechi Nwakali still remains our most creative midfielder.
Whosoever he has offended in the NFF, should please forgive him.
If he has offended anyone, let him make peace.

We don't have any midfielder with his kind of crosses, long balls and creativity.

People don talk tire.... Any sound tactical coach will easily go for a midfield of KELECHI NWAKALI, Onyedika & IWOBI... Nigeria please now

Nwakali’s got that creative spark and vision, even if he’s been underutilized or overlooked at times—his passing range could unlock defenses. Onyedika brings some steel and energy, a solid box-to-box presence who can break up play and keep things ticking. Then Iwobi, with his versatility and Premier League experience, adds flair and composure to tie it all together. It’s a balanced setup on paper: creativity, tenacity, and technical quality. Nigeria’s got talent in spades, but cohesion and the right lineup have been hit-or-miss lately.
This midfield could control games against most AFCON opponents and even hold its own in tougher qualifiers, assuming they gel. The bigger issue might be convincing a coach to take the risk on Nwakali if he’s not getting consistent minutes at club level, and ensuring Onyedika’s discipline doesn’t leave gaps. Iwobi’s a no-brainer. Add your own!

joelsteron:
People don talk tire.... Any sound tactical coach will easily go for a midfield of KELECHI NWAKALI, Onyedika & IWOBI... Nigeria please now

Nwakali’s got that creative spark and vision, even if he’s been underutilized or overlooked at times—his passing range could unlock defenses. Onyedika brings some steel and energy, a solid box-to-box presence who can break up play and keep things ticking. Then Iwobi, with his versatility and Premier League experience, adds flair and composure to tie it all together. It’s a balanced setup on paper: creativity, tenacity, and technical quality. Nigeria’s got talent in spades, but cohesion and the right lineup have been hit-or-miss lately.
This midfield could control games against most AFCON opponents and even hold its own in tougher qualifiers, assuming they gel. The bigger issue might be convincing a coach to take the risk on Nwakali if he’s not getting consistent minutes at club level, and ensuring Onyedika’s discipline doesn’t leave gaps. Iwobi’s a no-brainer. Add your own!

Is it this same Nwakali?

Karlovych:
Is it this same Nwakali?

😊😊🤣🤣

Looking back now, when Zimbabwe ball hit bar, my mind did GBAUN

charlesemeka85:
😊😊🤣🤣

He'll be 27 in a few months time yet it is his U17 performances he's being rated with.

Starboytwo:
Looking back now, when Zimbabwe ball hit bar, my mind did GBAUN

Thank God there was no VAR though i think the entire circumference of the ball didn’t cross the line but only VAR could have verified that.

Karlovych:
He'll be 27 in a few months time yet it is his U17 performances he's being rated with.

my brother 🤣🤣🤣🤣

bisqit:
Aina should be playing upfront. He is not a typical defender. He is too stylish for that. I don't know why nobody sees this

I dunno why Wing back system no dey sef. That way, this midfield palava in the absence of Onyeka would be gone.

Daninya33:
Sentiment aside..

Nwakali still remains the most creative midfielder in the lot.

Wished Ebere Eze was playing for us...


Eric Chelle no get official social media page?
We need to storm his DM and send him names of players who can better the team.

Make NFF and AE comot hand make Eric Chelle select his players by himself.

His official page is on Instagram. Check him out. Please do translate and write in French he can give you audience.

joelsteron:
People don talk tire.... Any sound tactical coach will easily go for a midfield of KELECHI NWAKALI, Onyedika & IWOBI... Nigeria please now

Nwakali’s got that creative spark and vision, even if he’s been underutilized or overlooked at times—his passing range could unlock defenses. Onyedika brings some steel and energy, a solid box-to-box presence who can break up play and keep things ticking. Then Iwobi, with his versatility and Premier League experience, adds flair and composure to tie it all together. It’s a balanced setup on paper: creativity, tenacity, and technical quality. Nigeria’s got talent in spades, but cohesion and the right lineup have been hit-or-miss lately.
This midfield could control games against most AFCON opponents and even hold its own in tougher qualifiers, assuming they gel. The bigger issue might be convincing a coach to take the risk on Nwakali if he’s not getting consistent minutes at club level, and ensuring Onyedika’s discipline doesn’t leave gaps. Iwobi’s a no-brainer. Add your own!

Forward this to his Official Instagram page. He is a tactican who is willing to listen.
His official handle is only on Instagram. Other social media handles are fake.
Do translate in French also.

Lesotho 🇱🇸 no gree o

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Karlovych:
He'll be 27 in a few months time yet it is his U17 performances he's being rated with.

When I see any post shouting Nwakali, i jump and pass

I don't even bother to argue because where do I start from?

So all these dream I be dreaming of Cups, celebrations etc🤔 Are they whining me from that realm🥹🥹

Goke7:
Guy you finish work, Lookman should be talked to or dropped if he can’t work with his fellow strikers, he even shined in Afcon through an assist from osihmen. At least let’s get one or two goals before you begin to go solo, it’s looking as if because osihmen got two goals in Rwanda he wanted to get on the score sheet by all means in uyo. One shot he had in the first half should have been a cross to osihmen. I like Lookman but he needs some talking to by the coaches. I feel it’s the reason Boniface is also struggling in that set up. When I said some time ago that Boniface and Lookman should lock up themselves in a room and talk I was mocked here.

Thank you for the article especially for those who keep blaming the coach and nff for clear and begging chances that were missed in the game. The Zimbabweans were on the platter for real slaughter but our players messed everyone up. Nonsense!

Thank you sir. I was just angry at those blaming the coach, this game would've been 3–0 in the first half alone if we didn't waste chances, only Osimhen is clinical in this team, he knows when to pass and when to shoot. Out of the 4 shots on target we had in the entire game, Osimhen had 3 and Arokodare had 1... Just two players put the ball on target when we had 13 SHOTS in total from over 6 players.

Make them keep dey blame Chelle, na him supposed wear boot enter pitch come score na.

elyte89:
As in …very disappointing…Ekong mess up big time ..he shld cover his head in shame …even if he fouled d guy at dt minute,Deres high possibility d ref might not give d penalty at dt time considering home team advantage and all

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Shebi d Ekonga talk say SE is not a one man team. Why him no prove am on Tuesday.

Starboytwo:
Looking back now, when Zimbabwe ball hit bar, my mind did GBAUN

They actually had like at least 3 other good chances.