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Dannyxy:
Local base that don’t win continental championship, can’t qualify for Chan, when they do they disgrace us, yet some people wouldn’t let us rest with local base local base like we are in the 90’s. Some will be saying local base are more hungry so we should take them to top competitions.

Oya see your local base with their fellow local base na, can’t s score one goal, yet collecting from Sudan.

the foreign based team could only muster 7 points out of a possible 18 in a group of lesotho, benin, rwanda, south africa and zimbabwe. They are not really that good to use as an example.

BascoVanVeli:
Nigeria vs Sudan Match Highlights

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_I7w-WICtQ

when are they changing the jersey sef.

BascoVanVeli:
Nigeria vs Sudan Match Highlights

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_I7w-WICtQ

Is that Osimhen in the thumbnail?

Ppogbae:
Is that Osimhen in the thumbnail?

Na Yekini 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Anas Yusuf 18 goals - benched

Harrison Uzondu- easily the best lb last season- benched

Shola Adelani 12 goals- benched

Vincent 7 goals - benched

Obaje 8 goals- benched

Favoritism does not secure victories; it is imperative to select players who truly merit their position in the lineup.

The fact that Remo Stars won the NPFL does not necessitate that all their players be included in the Tournament.

Although we have lost some of our players to a different league, there remains a pool of talented individuals available for selection to replace them.

However, the coaches have unfortunately overlooked this opportunity and have instead succumbed to favoritism.

The defeat to Sudan has indeed highlighted the issues with the team selections.

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Diavolo:
Ever since Chelle first came on board, I have maintained the same opinion: he is either deluded or out of his depth. Last year, Paulo Fonseca was appointed as the coach of AC Milan. He attempted to impose a tiki-taka style on a counter-attacking team, which obviously didn't work. We lost many matches, and he was sacked in mid-December, less than five months into his tenure.

Chelle seems to be making the same mistakes. He is using a diamond formation, placing players in positions that do not suit their strengths, and employing overly complicated tactics. When the team list for Chan was released, people complained that he hadn't selected the best personnel. Imagine going to a competition without a defensive midfielder or any wingers, and instead taking fringe players! He defended his selections, claiming they were the best for his tactics.

Now that we are facing defeats, some people are blaming the players. Who else can we hold accountable if not Chelle and his unrealistic tactics? It's worth noting that the Sudan league has been on break for over a year due to civil war. Ultimately, the responsibility lies with Chelle and no one else.

I have never resonated with Chelle from day one.
Everyone on this thread knows that.

About his approaches, something is always off.

I believe that one day we will make the right appointment of coach.

Amedino99:
the foreign based team could only muster 7 points out of a possible 18 in a group of lesotho, benin, rwanda, south africa and zimbabwe. They are not really that good to use as an example.

Do South Africans have better players?
When we compare individual players, we have more quality, not even because of the football leagues our players ply, but on pure individual skill level..

We have a serious coaching problem.

Me still stand on the Fact that they help am pick this team. Make we tok true. Selection of list for manager na Naija way. E dey. E loud or e no loud, e dey. We can smiff and feel and see it. No be today.


Terrible decision makers are in that NFF. I guess some lucky wins adds to their delulu hence they press on with more terrible decisions.

At least their agents should be able to find them trials in Latvia and Albania leagues, these are the quality of players some are clamoring to be part of the SE.

Reading this is very humbling..

lbrichman2:
Reading this is very humbling..

They are preparing to make sure we don't qualify for the World Cup, I sincerely hope Chelle is ready

QueenJazz:
How is he supposed to know their strengths and weaknesses when the NFF just hoisted the squad onto him on short notice? How long has he interacted with the B squad or even watched their domestic games? He had no business working with this squad. He should be focusing on the AFCON and the FIFA WC qualifiers.

But sure, let's sack him because he lost games trying to coach a literal circus of clowns on the pitch.

Lol
When Chelle was appointed, on of his first public appearance was at a CHAN eagle training session.

He has been watching and attending some Nigeria league games.
From start he already knows that was his job, so this excuses don't count

Ihenzy:
Lol
When Chelle was appointed, on of his first public appearance was at a CHAN eagle training session.

He has been watching and attending some Nigeria league games.
From start he already knows that was his job, so this excuses don't count

The quality of the Nigerian league has crashed.
You can also see it in the way the Flying Eagles play: all power play, no brilliance.

I always watch all Nigerian teams play any game at any level, from start to finish. But I stopped watching last night's game at half time. Didn't even bother to check update from anywhere until 2hrs after the game that saw that it ended 4:0.

Any Nigerian team should never be losing 4:0 to a Sudanese team.

At least Tinubu will not be giving away $100,000. Make we keep our money for better things.

Ihenzy:
Lol
When Chelle was appointed, on of his first public appearance was at a CHAN eagle training session.

He has been watching and attending some Nigeria league games.
From start he already knows that was his job, so this excuses don't count

Go and remove him naaa.

I'm sure you can find a better coach at this eleventh hour when time is no longer on our side that will be able to read and understand our players perfectly and build rapport with them just before the qualifiers and AFCON next year.

Karlovych:
They are preparing to make sure we don't qualify for the World Cup, I sincerely hope Chelle is ready

I sincerely hope so too..
Truth be told though, our destiny is no longer in our hands
We should pray hard as much as we're going Chelle comes up clutch

QueenJazz:
Go and remove him naaa.

I'm sure you can find a better coach at this eleventh hour when time is no longer on our side that will be able to read and understand our players perfectly and build rapport with them just before the qualifiers and AFCON next year.

I didn't talk about removing him. Beside if not for NFF politics and wage you think it will take more 7 days to get a better coach than him?

aicon4s:
The quality of the Nigerian league has crashed.
You can also see it in the way the Flying Eagles play: all power play, no brilliance.

I always watch all Nigerian teams play any game at any level, from start to finish. But I stopped watching last night's game at half time. Didn't even bother to check update from anywhere until 2hrs after the game that saw that it ended 4:0.

Any Nigerian team should never be losing 4:0 to a Sudanese team.

At least Tinubu will not be giving away $100,000. Make we keep our money for better things.

I swear,

I don't even want them to go far before.... At least this man can now focus on our WC qualifiers which is less than 4 weeks from now.

Those who are think "passion" is domiciled in the local league

Ihenzy:
Lol
When Chelle was appointed, on of his first public appearance was at a CHAN eagle training session.

He has been watching and attending some Nigeria league games.
From start he already knows that was his job, so this excuses don't count

Don't mind people giving excuses for a very poor coach.... Westerhoff came in just months to Afcon,lost 5-1 to Algeria but made it to the final,nobody should tell me league was better,Keshi CHAN team remain the best.

No matter how poor Nigeria league is,talents out there are better than most Africa countries talk less of Sudan,so if a coach cannot manage a win against Sudan then issue dey o....this Chelle failed against Zimbabwe

joxxy01:
I don't even want them to go far before.... At least this man can now focus on our WC qualifiers which is less than 4 weeks from now.

Chelle focus on WC qualifiers?take it to the bank,only our players can make it not Chelle, something is not right in his approach to games

Kog45:
No matter how poor Nigeria league is,talents out there are better than most Africa countries talk less of Sudan,so if a coach cannot manage a win against Sudan then issue dey o....this Chelle failed against Zimbabwe

The NPFL is full of recycled players and coaches, with no real talents. Taiye Taiwo was the last player i can remember years ago, who transferred from the league to a top 5 league in Europe. Our best players in the league are even transferring to play professional football in Sudan. The young quality players are in academies and prefer to play in the NNL and NNO rather than in the NPFL.
More players are even moving abroad to play professional football from Beyond Limit than from Remo Stars.

Other drivers dey carry Ferrari's, Mercedes, Aston Martin's and McLaren's go Formula 1 track...Una give our driver Danfo and expect say he go win the race?

Kog45:
Don't mind people giving excuses for a very poor coach.... Westerhoff came in just months to Afcon,lost 5-1 to Algeria but made it to the final,nobody should tell me league was better,Keshi CHAN team remain the best.

No matter how poor Nigeria league is,talents out there are better than most Africa countries talk less of Sudan,so if a coach cannot manage a win against Sudan then issue dey o....this Chelle failed against Zimbabwe

Sir, Let us be honest, the league quality has dropped badly from the time you were active. This is the same league where Finidi George left sharks of port harcourt and walked into an Ajax first team( Comparable to PSG of today) can any NPFL player achieve same today? I still remember when I was very young watching a local league match on TV that had Ben iroha and a Young Nwankwo Kanu, that match was of very high standard. Same cannot be said today.

Ihenzy:
I didn't talk about removing him. Beside if not for NFF politics and wage you think it will take more 7 days to get a better coach than him?

I'm happy you said that last sentence. You and I both know how compromised the NFF is. It's far too late now to be doing any further permutations or combinations. Any coaching decisions we're making right now is going to be a pure gamble because we won't know how well-suited the proposed replacement will be for the team until we play our next couple of matches. And our next two Super Eagles matches are FREAKING IMPORTANT. Pretty much do or die.

Chelle is not without his own flaws, but I don't understand the criticism that Chelle is trying to impose his tactics on the squad. Don't coaches like Guardiola and Mourinho have a distinct and recognizable coaching philosophy that show in whatever squad they handle? Don't they churn out results constantly with those clubs? Despite all the attacking options we had in the last AFCON, Peseiro used defensive play and took us the finals. Or was that a fluke?

If anyone's should be blamed for the poor team selection, it should really be NFF if we want to stop lying to ourselves. You appointed a coach and gave him limited time to assess the domestic league while also preparing for the senior team at the same time, and you're surprised that his player selection is unsatisfactory?

Just so you know, even if we bring in Sir Alex Ferguson as the new Super Eagles coach next week, it doesn't necessarily guarantee that we're even going to qualify for the World Cup. Consistent successful coaching comes with extensive knowledge of the team, strings of failures, familiarity and rapport. The coach's tactics and adaptability is only as good as the pool of players. No matter how good a coach is, he cannot coach a bunch of random primary school students to beat a legit youth soccer team, talk less of a squad like prime Barcelona.

Any coach we bring in now is simply going to be a gamble, so good luck finding a Chelle replacement at this dying minute. Any replacement you propose may turn out to be a jackpot, or he may even turn out far worse than Chelle because he is less familiar with the squad. If you are willing to take that gamble, then be my guest.

Like I said earlier, we have no choice now but to give Chelle the benefit of the doubt. It is what it is. NFF and their non-chalant handling of our local leagues is the reason we're even in this mess in the first place

Not sure why people are surprised at this outcome. I didn't bother myself with this competition because this outcome was always the most predictable. When last did we have an NPFL team qualify for the group stage of the CAF champions league? In the last 12 years, 2016 is the only time a Nigerian team made the group stages of the CAF champions's league. Read that again, we've made the group stages of the champion's league just once in 12 years.

2 decades ago, you had players leaving directly from the Nigerian league top teams in Europe. Vincent Enyeama, Ahmed Musa, Osaze Odewinge, Yakubu Aiyegbebi, Joseph Yobo are a few examples of players who left the Nigerian league to Europe. It is indicative of the pool of talent available to the league at the time. Now, most of our export to Europe are from academies. Not sure we've had someone move from the league to a big team in Europe in the last decade (Stephen Odey is the only one that comes to mind). What that shows is that we have a league of civil servants who can't compete at any stage in Africa. Only the entire model is revamped, you have a better chance at these competitions picking boys from several academies than you do picking them from the league.

Amedino99:
the foreign based team could only muster 7 points out of a possible 18 in a group of lesotho, benin, rwanda, south africa and zimbabwe. They are not really that good to use as an example.

What are you even saying, you want to bring that into consideration right, and who contributed to that 7points In just two games

Is it possible for the person that drafted the CHAN team list to be arrested please ? And if possible the players be made to tender a public apologise

lovewins:
Not sure why people are surprised at this outcome. I didn't bother myself with this competition because this outcome was always the most predictable. When last did we have an NPFL team qualify for the group stage of the CAF champions league? In the last 12 years, 2016 is the only time a Nigerian team made the group stages of the CAF champions's league. Read that again, we've made the group stages of the champion's league just once in 12 years.

2 decades ago, you had players leaving directly from the Nigerian league top teams in Europe. Vincent Enyeama, Ahmed Musa, Osaze Odewinge, Yakubu Aiyegbebi, Joseph Yobo are a few examples of players who left the Nigerian league to Europe. It is indicative of the pool of talent available to the league at the time. Now, most of our export to Europe are from academies. Not sure we've had someone move from the league to a big team in Europe in the last decade (Stephen Odey is the only one that comes to mind). What that shows is that we have a league of civil servants who can't compete at any stage in Africa. Only the entire model is revamped, you have a better chance at these competitions picking boys from several academies than you do picking them from the league.

Thank you!

It's depressing how much Nigerian football has regressed.

Sir,no matter what,not Sudan,well our main eagles too dey lose against CAR,Guinea Bissau,drew Zimbabwe with just few minutes to go...... something is wrong with our football,Abeg check SUPER EAGLES position in WC qualifier log

QueenJazz:
How is he supposed to know their strengths and weaknesses when the NFF just hoisted the squad onto him on short notice? How long has he interacted with the B squad or even watched their domestic games? He had no business working with this squad. He should be focusing on the AFCON and the FIFA WC qualifiers.

But sure, let's sack him because he lost games trying to coach a literal circus of clowns on the pitch.

Abegi, Chelle is not better than Finidii,Amuneke,Siasia and Oliseh, that's the truth,enough of this hyping.....if na Finidi or Amuneke this your comment would have been different....A Malian "doesn't have business working with this squad" cuz he is Pep abi Arteta.

Chelle should know it that every games counts in Nigeria and Nigerians want more from him.I just hope he gets it right with the main team.

Ngenge should never come near our national team again