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Mujtahida:
Abeg you in God's name, leave this Nwakali matter. It's spent.

Meliforme:
It is just like saying, leave Super Eagles matter, it is spent.

I will say this with every insight that i have gathered from my studies of the Super Eagles team:.
Kelechi Nwakali is needed more than Eberechi Eze in the Super Eagles. He is more important.
Believe it or not believe it.

Napoleon55:
Chelle should not continue the mistake of sticking to 2man midfield of Ndidi and Iwobi.

Any of Onyedika, Onyeka or Uche should be part of the starting midfield, 2 of these 3 new blood even.
Ndidi and Iwobi have tried, it's evident they can no longer hold our midfield, new blood has to be injected as an integral part of that midfield.

And if Bruno is not good enough for him as i suspect,he should look for another left back and allow Aina to focus on the right side unless there is an emergency.

Goke7:
Don’t mind them, that’s how we always deflect so we keep inviting these mediocre players. Players wey no fit play by 4pm in naija come still fall your hand join, tufiaka

BankyGee:
I wasn't even replying you for you to reply me.

98% of your takes are influenced by divine weeds-dom.

Meliforme:
It is just like saying, leave Super Eagles matter, it is spent.

I will say this with every insight that i have gathered from my studies of the Super Eagles team:.
Kelechi Nwakali is needed more than Eberechi Eze in the Super Eagles. He is more important.
Believe it or not believe it.

charlesemeka85:
this guy 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😊

yinkeys:
He is needed more than Olise
Honestly

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.

Meliforme:
If you call the players mediocre, what will you call the coach that invited them.
These players do well for other coaches but suddenly turn mediocre in Chelle's hands.

elyte89:
Continues usage of dis guys for d past 5years sef is now becoming like a disadvantage to us cos most African teams can now easily predict our first 11 and can easily profile and predict aw we would play .though continuity is good but at times ,c finish fit enter am

Napoleon55:
To be honest oga Meli,NFF is not the reason why Nwakali is not getting invites, it's his club football.
He displayed glimpses of potential for an elite football in his youth career but have not been able to live up to to that like his friends Chukwueze and Osimhen, not even close.

What would u do if you are the coach and as one of those who placed that so much expectation on him and got disappointed?

Unless u have a godfather, ur club football is the only way to get into national team,or a coach who really believes in ur abilities is hired.

Meliforme:
It is just like saying, leave Super Eagles matter, it is spent.

I will say this with every insight that i have gathered from my studies of the Super Eagles team:.
Kelechi Nwakali is needed more than Eberechi Eze in the Super Eagles. He is more important.
Believe it or not believe it.

bisqit:
What does Ndidi do in that midfield

chrisooblog:
Iwobi is not the second coming of JayJay and Ronaldinho but scapegoating him whenever things go south is unfair. Thank God he wasn't on the pitch when Zimbabwe scored.

As 'below par' as Alex has been if other midfielders have been dropping even just equal of his performances we won't be in jam we're in.

Every time Iwobi Iwobi was he there when Ghana qualified ahead of us for 2022?

Was he on the pitch when CIV scored the 2nd goal against us in the final?

Was he on the pitch when Rwanda beat us in Uyo? A game that Onyeka played o!

Yes I desire top tier talent to feature in our team but I won't lambast someone who's always there rain or shine trying his best even if sometimes inadequate while giving others a free pass.

Ndidi even though I like him has never dropped great performances for the SE yet we seem to give him a free pass.

Mujtahida:
Iwobi has 10 goals. Without him we would not have qualified for the last World Cup we played. Go and watch the last Afcon matches against Cameroun and Angola. Iwobi even though he played deep throughout Afcon, gave the pre-assist to the second goal we scored against Cameroun and then the only goal we scored against Angola. You see I'm talking factually now. Not some bubbly notion about how good he is. I'm giving you facts.

Baba, sorry oo you no watch yesterday match well. Tension color your vision. But more than that you have preconceived notions and you watched Iwobi with that eye.

Iwobi was a standout performer yesterday.

Point is that I'm not saying he should not be criticized. But at the same time, we should be realistic. If a player, plays well. Applaud him. If he does not, criticise him.

The fact of yesterday's match was that apart from Osimhen, Iwobi was the next best player out of our attacking players. Lookman, Simon, Chukwueze were poor. To show how biased you are in your analysis, you have not mentioned how bad these players played yesterday. Na Iwobi shaaaaa. He must be blamed. It's mimetic

The thing with Iwobi is that we want a better creative midfielder. That is a valid point nevertheless we often conflate our desire for a better CM with the match to match performance of Iwobi and then judge him unfairly.

We should separate the conversation: there is the conversation on our need for a better CM. There is also the conversation on the match to match performance of Iwobi. Yesterday oo, he played well.

From Rohr to Eguavoen to Peseiro to Finidi to Eguavoen again and now Chelle, Iwobi continues to feature. Una say he is terrible. Abi him dey use juju confuse the coach?

Meliforme:
It is just like saying, leave Super Eagles matter, it is spent.

I will say this with every insight that i have gathered from my studies of the Super Eagles team:.
Kelechi Nwakali is needed more than Eberechi Eze in the Super Eagles. He is more important.
Believe it or not believe it.

Goke7:
You lie, did Rwanda beat us in uyo under Chelle? Did we draw SA in uyo under Chelle? did we lose to Benin under Chelle? Which players are you talking about?

Karlovych:
If someone labels Osimhen as monster machine, they have data and metrics to back that up but when it comes to Nwakali the so called midfield maestro it is Grammer upon grammar with zero data to back it up.

joelsteron:
In a typical 4-3-3 formation (common for the Super Eagles), this trio could align as follows:

Onyedika: Sits deepest as the single pivot, screening the back four and distributing the ball to his more attack-minded teammates.

Nwakali: Operates as a left-sided or central midfielder, pushing forward to support attacks while dropping back to help Onyedika when out of possession.

Iwobi: Plays as a right-sided or central attacking midfielder, drifting into pockets of space to create chances or combine with wingers and strikers.

A midfield of Onyedika, Nwakali, and Iwobi will click because it balances grit with guile, offering a platform for Nigeria’s attacking stars to shine while maintaining structural integrity.

Onyedika anchors the unit, Nwakali ignites it, and Iwobi amplifies it—together, they could provide the dynamism and cohesion the Super Eagles have sometimes lacked in midfield.

With the right coaching to refine their understanding, this trio could herald a new era of midfield dominance for Nigeria.

joelsteron:
In a typical 4-3-3 formation (common for the Super Eagles), this trio could align as follows:

Onyedika: Sits deepest as the single pivot, screening the back four and distributing the ball to his more attack-minded teammates.

Nwakali: Operates as a left-sided or central midfielder, pushing forward to support attacks while dropping back to help Onyedika when out of possession.

Iwobi: Plays as a right-sided or central attacking midfielder, drifting into pockets of space to create chances or combine with wingers and strikers.

A midfield of Onyedika, Nwakali, and Iwobi will click because it balances grit with guile, offering a platform for Nigeria’s attacking stars to shine while maintaining structural integrity.

Onyedika anchors the unit, Nwakali ignites it, and Iwobi amplifies it—together, they could provide the dynamism and cohesion the Super Eagles have sometimes lacked in midfield.

With the right coaching to refine their understanding, this trio could herald a new era of midfield dominance for Nigeria.

elyte89:
😎

solonnachi:
Are we back to this Kelechi Nwakali matter again?

Karlovych:
In which games has he shown the creativity? List 5 games he has done so.

joelsteron:
In a typical 4-3-3 formation (common for the Super Eagles), this trio could align as follows:

Onyedika: Sits deepest as the single pivot, screening the back four and distributing the ball to his more attack-minded teammates.

Nwakali: Operates as a left-sided or central midfielder, pushing forward to support attacks while dropping back to help Onyedika when out of possession.

Iwobi: Plays as a right-sided or central attacking midfielder, drifting into pockets of space to create chances or combine with wingers and strikers.

A midfield of Onyedika, Nwakali, and Iwobi will click because it balances grit with guile, offering a platform for Nigeria’s attacking stars to shine while maintaining structural integrity.

Onyedika anchors the unit, Nwakali ignites it, and Iwobi amplifies it—together, they could provide the dynamism and cohesion the Super Eagles have sometimes lacked in midfield.

With the right coaching to refine their understanding, this trio could herald a new era of midfield dominance for Nigeria.

Meliforme:
Don't worry, guys from Mamelodi Sundowns will whip your guys from the EPL, if you don't provide the right complement of players and the right tactical minds.

Can you explain why we lack creative midfielders even to date.
We don't have a profile like Nwakali.
Raphael Onyedika is arguably the best when it comes to the game of making passes of the ball, but he is still not better than Kelechi Nwakali, neither is he more creative.

Napoleon55:
We don't need Nwakali to win matches.
A right combination of midfielderers is what we need right now to win matches.
If creative midfielder is not available, we make do with what we have.