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Goke7:
Make Una humble win this competition first o before you term jpes lazy

minfelix:
exactly!!…especially now that the team is giving this 100% vibe of being the favorite to lift the cup, many people still carry fear paint themselves…wether we win or not, everyone here should have that 100% faith in the team…forget ref ojoro or not not….this is the best time to believe and be proud of super eagles, especially after that majestic dominant display over Algeria…if this guys win morocco in 90mins and go ahead to win Senegal or Egypt in 90mins…
Then they will pass as the best ever super eagles afcon squad…
i will rate them above 1980,1994 and 2013 afcon squad, cos those none of those ones recorded a 100% win from start to finish

Toylove:
That is a very comical offside trap

Amedino99:
fifa verdict will come before march playoff. Still enough time for him to consider his options before the tournament.

TheGoodJoe:
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola insists that formations “are nothing more than phone numbers”.

The implication is that his players move from their positions so much that the stated formation they start in does not in fact matter. The players are so rarely in that shape that there is barely any need to name the formation.

The point is simple.

minfelix:
so Eric Chelle sef wan start mind games😂😂

owbabs:
What if Eric Chelle leaves for Tunisia after AFCON and then the FIFA verdict favors Nigeria over Congo?

minfelix:
so Eric Chelle sef wan start mind games😂😂

FiveFootNinja:
I might have to think deeper because I can't explain why at the moment, but I find Tunisia's move for Eric Chelle to be HIGHLY disrespectful.

Meliforme:
Pep Guardiola is not saying that formation does not matter.
He is simply telling you that a team can alter their setup during the course of a game, meaning that they can change or tweak formation.
The formation employed as the game started can be changed or tweaked as the game progresses.

Formation change or tweak is part of football tactics.

You cannot separate football formation from football tactics.

Iwobi caught Akinsanmiro unaware swallowing a whole snack.

No chop am, na Morocco pic.twitter.com/y6oIbRDeXJ

— Bachelor of Idan (@BachelorIdan) January 12, 2026

Goke7:
wow be like e don sign up!

Akkin:
Nahhh this afcon is tougher...Nigeria's path to the final is tougher than the last by miles and still they overcame the challenges unscathed

I watched the play of the 23 afcon and it was not as interesting or breathtaking as this set at all...the 2 man forward of osimehn and akor has really improved our attack and goal potency and if this squad met the 2023 afcon super eagles ... they would thrash them

TheGoodJoe:
Finidi also did not say formation does not matter.

Finito.

Meliforme:
Formation is the basis of football. It is the foundation.
Formation provides structure, organisation and role interpretation.

You can't discuss football tactics without player setup.
There are certain offensive maneuvres that will be very hard to implement if you do not set up your players in a certain formation.

Finidi said that formation does not matter.
No one can defend Finidi.

You have added a little twist by saying formation alone does not matter. You should have left it exactly the same way it was said.

Blueelf:
After our semi final defeat tomorrow I nominate Seyi Olofinjana t9 be given the Job of technical adviser over eguaveon

TheGoodJoe:

Iwobi caught Akinsanmiro unaware swallowing a whole snack.

No chop am, na Morocco pic.twitter.com/y6oIbRDeXJ

— Bachelor of Idan (@BachelorIdan) January 12, 2026

How can Iwobi do this? This was brutal. 😂

TheGoodJoe:
The point is simple.

Formations is not that important.

If players interpret when to attack and defend and do it very well. There will not be any problem.

Meaning Finidi spends more time in players understanding how to interpret when to attack than defend. The formation set up is not as important as interpreting when to attack and defend.

There is nothing wrong in what Finidi said. He is 100% right.

Give a source that contradicts his point.

Meliforme:
I am the source that contradicts his point, if he actually said that formation does not matter.

knowing when to attack and when to defend is down to a coach's philosophy and how he plans to win a game.
The timing of a team's attacking and defensive transitions can be aided by a football formation.

Before i delve into a more elaborate presentation of my opinion, what do you understand by a team being in an attacking or a defensive mode?

TheGoodJoe:
Your the one that wants to contradict. So my understanding is not in the context. Make your point and then I will concur or disagree.

Just keep in mind I have my understanding and philosophy of it.

So push on.