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zicky:
And some people here were defending that statement.

elyte89:
I heard one mumu dream now dt we were playing very well in d first half against Morocco 🇲🇦, as we enter second half , na so we collect red card .the table turned and Dey begin to pressure us , immediately Dey scored, na so I just wake up 🥹🥹

UncleHaba22:
Are you joking abi wetin bdis
I thought we're all joking oo 😁🤣🤣

Abeg make we know wetin be joke
Iwobi to pedri ke 😭🤣

U don watch pedri so
Even by form pedri is better

Forget quality of team
Pedri is a better quality player than iwobi
I shouldn't even be doing this

Danielnino00:
Side by side comparison of our current AFCON team with the 2023 AFCON team..

TheGoodJoe:
REPOST
Finidi is 100% right in that statement. Tuchel repeated the same thing. I watched a recent interview of Oliver Glasner, coach of Crystal Palace and he said the same thing.

You can't try Finidi's exposure working with Coach Monday Sinclair, Van Gaal, Louis Aragounes. Sometimes people should learn.

zicky:
And some people here were defending that statement.

ChrisKels:
Another player that deserves some praise is Ajayi, dude has been solid in this AFCON.

He is the last man standing (in our starting 11) from that youth team that partook in the Toulon tournament in 2013. I guess that team had Moses Simon too, another name from that team was Emem Edouk. They had John Felagha too as the goal keeper, with one other palmwine tapper of a goalkeeper called Emmanuel Okani. 😂

Goke7:
I think the problem with most of our ex-players is their ability to manage the best of our players in the squad. Imagine the spat between Osihmen and Lookman, I tell you, most of our ex players as coaches would have taken sides. This was also Findi's problem, as well as Oliseh and others. I think this is where Siasia was the best of them all. Only Keshi got away and delivered results after freezing quality players like Ike Uche, Martins, and Osaze out of his Afcon-winning team, and that was because he still had quality in the likes of Victor Moses and Mikel Obi.

Goke7:
I think the problem with most of our ex-players is their ability to manage the best of our players in the squad. Imagine the spat between Osihmen and Lookman, I tell you, most of our ex players as coaches would have taken sides. This was also Findi's problem, as well as Oliseh and others. I think this is where Siasia was the best of them all. Only Keshi got away and delivered results after freezing quality players like Ike Uche, Martins, and Osaze out of his Afcon-winning team, and that was because he still had quality in the likes of Victor Moses and Mikel Obi.

TheGoodJoe:

I have no DB Finidi would have excelled with the Super Eagles if given time and authority. At the end it takes time for tactical philosophies to soak in.

Regarding handling of egos, I think Finidi showed his class with the way he handled Osimhen's burst up. Many coaches would have blown the lid but he handled it behind the scene.

Goke7:
If you observe Chelle, you will never see him say anything about his players atitude or performance anywhere, or what he said in private being leaked out to the press, even when they falter, mentioning names or not, so it's difficult for him to be misunderstood by anyone regarding his players. I mean, for all Nwabali's behaviour and play, Chelle said nothing. Finidi didn't do well in that area, let's be honest.

TheSuperNerd:
Kindly watch Iwobi's eyeview (VLOG) of the Nigeria v Algeria buildup and aftermath. Enjoyed every minute.

Iwobi Afcon Diaries part 6.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JF6oXSQW7Yo?si=VA0jWrFErluf8UMH

elyte89:
I heard one mumu dream now dt we were playing very well in d first half against Morocco 🇲🇦, as we enter second half , na so we collect red card .the table turned and Dey begin to pressure us , immediately Dey scored, na so I just wake up 🥹🥹

TheGoodJoe:
Can you make some instances where you felt Finidi's man management of a situation was poor?

elyte89:
I heard one mumu dream now dt we were playing very well in d first half against Morocco 🇲🇦, as we enter second half , na so we collect red card .the table turned and Dey begin to pressure us , immediately Dey scored, na so I just wake up 🥹🥹

chrisooblog:
Night and day.

Good thing I see so far from this tournament is that the personnel look fresher and less tired unlike 2023/2024 when we were running on fumes by the time we got to the finals.

The guys were so tired and worn out they could barely muster strength to even cry over their finals loss.

Danielnino00:
Peseiro really fumbled his own hard work by not resting key players appropriately...

That ultra defensive system has more disadvantage than advantages for sure...

Amedino99:
the playing well include goal??

mostob:
Just imagine after AFCON, Chelle extends invitation to Kingsley Iniesta Sokari. Imagine a midfield of Iwobi, Kingsley and Onyeka. Just wow

comodo:
Sokari still dey tap leather??

yinkeys:
What if Walid Regruagui chooses to play exactly like his Morocco 2022 World Cup side
Playing without the ball & counter attack
That side knocked out Spain & Portugal if you remember, very lethal
Since they don’t have our attack firepower
Chelle should prepare for everything o

Goke7:
Remember, Finidi's tenure as head coach was brief. It was what was leaked out to the media that caused the spat between him and Osihmen. For a coach who was with the same team in the last AFCON, it was so glaring that he didn't bond properly with the players. I guess this was why one of us was saying here that the assistant coach slot given to our local coaches is beginning to look like a waste. Personality differences, I know exist, but that's why a good working relationship needs to be cultivated. Our local coaches can and should do better when it comes to the national team. We can't continue to use the support of the NFF as an excuse, we know the NFF will never change.

yinkeys:
What if Walid Regruagui chooses to play exactly like his Morocco 2022 World Cup side
Playing without the ball & counter attack
That side knocked out Spain & Portugal if you remember, very lethal
Since they don’t have our attack firepower like we do
Chelle should prepare for everything o

Goke7:
But let’s cut paseiro some slack this present team has more squad depth. We had no Ndidi in the last Afcon. It was even the absence of Ndidi that completely changed our formation in the last Afcon. I hope we don’t truly miss Ndidi against Morocco. Akor is another player that has added to the depth of this squad. No Akor last Afcon too.

yinkeys:
What if Walid Regruagui chooses to play exactly like his Morocco 2022 World Cup side
Playing without the ball & counter attack
That side knocked out Spain & Portugal if you remember, very lethal
Since they don’t have our attack firepower like we do
Chelle should prepare for everything o

Danielnino00:
I don't agree with the no squad depth thing..
We went to the last AFCON with 25 players...
In the absence of Ndidi, he had Onyedika and Alhassan ...No Akor, but he had Moffi, Onuachu and Iheanacho... You might say neither of the trio are as good as Akor, but we may never have known how good Akor was if Chelle hadn't given him the chance...
We don't have Aina and Frederick in this tournament, but their absence hasn't been felt..


Peseiro did a good job taking us far, but his undoing was over dependence on his regular starters.... remember, it took him long to discard Uzoho who was stinking all over the place... He barely have players like Bruno a chance

Papi85:
Deftness of Kanu? Hmmmmm 🤦‍♀️