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codemaniacs:
3 man midfield for the whole match.. in the 2nd half it turned to a 1 man midfield and that midfielder was a minus the only good thing he did was bringing down a Ghanaian player which was due to his poor positioning and he got carded.

For now Sanusi is better than Bassey for the S.E.

Promotion of mediocrity is what's affecting Nigeria not tribalism, nepotism and corruption.

Europeans, Whyte Americans and Asians e.t.c are tribal, nepotistic and corrupt but the high quality their corporate, academic and sports institutions produces is what hides their tribalism, nepotism and corruption.

Mention 7 high quality football academies in each region in Nigeria which means mention 1 in each region in Nigeria and their players playing in Europe top 10 leagues and compare it to only Chelsea FC academy and the players Chelsea have produced not to talk of the clubs ..

How many Nigerian billionaires own fully equipped football or sports academies in Nigeria not to talk about clubs.

We started with a 3 man midfield but we still didn't play good in the 1st half of the game. We actually didn't play good. We fielded if not our best crop of players available but we were still toothless.

Kinda agreeable about Sanusi.

Lol, they're all inter-related. Nigeria problems is like a tree. Nigeria cut few branches out of the tree but never gets to destroy the stem nor roots. They don't even stop the water supply to the tree!

They're corrupt doesn't mean a developing country like ours with poor structures and institutions should be. The States, Kingdom, Jean-Fraude, all have structures in place to checkmate excesses. We don't have those strong institutions.

Nigerian billionaires owning a sport academy isn't mandatory. The government, with the ministry of sport is responsible for the advancement of sports in the country. Makin sure we're doing the appropriate partnerships for development, PPPs included, is their responsibility. We're not honest with ourselves here. The government aren't serious in the development of even grassroot sports! We can't keep relying on rejected foreign borns to move us to great heights. Our supply of players should be a mixed variety.

TheGoodJoe:

He is right. The thread is over. Read the title.

You know it's funny how yall feel okay to accept the fact that something you cherish and love so much, something you followed with passion would be snatched from you and that passion comes to an abrupt end.

I know you might have been following this Nigerian Football thing from a longer time than I,but I can't just give in because at the end of the tunnel, there would be light. Things might take time but things will get better. It will do us no good to close down the thread. The thread is a mine of knowledge.
We can better still, rename it but if yall want to close it, it's fine.

elyte89:
OK officially.. Let's close down dis thread

Why? Lol, because we were kicked out?Italy was kicked out two years in a row, I guess they're closing all their football spaces. Smh

Enyinnem:
Nigeria needs serious prayers

Nigeria needs serious leaders.

Ppogbae:
When the Netherlands, Algeria, Cameroon, Ghana and Ivory Coast failed to qualify 4 years ago ,it wasn't the end of their worlds.

You folks should not invest yourselves too much into this. Take this loss in stride and move on with life.

It's painful. I see some of my Nigerian brothers, switching sides and actin like rats already. They whimpering and disowning the darling team already. That shows they were plastic fans.

Bruvv, I don't know what team you support, I don't know your clubside but I guess there was a time it was in it lowest ebb. Did you become a rat? Did you switch sides and curse that quick?

In life, things happens. It can't be all smooth. It's no bed of roses but you have to keep moving and be on the better sides of history. We the Nigerian people should understand that.
This pain is temporary.

Actually, I'm one of those guys that wanted a 3 man midfield. We got the midfield most of us requested for. We got the lineup most of requested for. Many guys here wanted Lookman and Dennis to start because we felt Simon and chukwueze dribbles too much .

Some guys wanted Bassey over Sanusi cos they felt Bassey was so good in rangers and better than Sanusi. We got that.
We got everything we asked for. We lost.
Why did we lose? Poor coaching. I saw the eyes of the boys, they fought, they gave their all. People here saying that the foreign borns are lazy are just being petty. Players born in country of origin might have quite more hunger but it doesn't mean our foreign borns were lazy at all.
Do you know that's the world cup? Is their anybody that'll just leave the opportunity to go to the world cup slide?


Nigeria tried. We're giants. The day Nigeria stops these tribalism, nepotism and corruption, that's the day even the U.S will catch goosebumps.

God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

COOL10:
Exactly bro.

Sometimes I ask God why I was born a Nigerian.
I am ashamed of the way my people reason.

You should not be ashamed. The pain is temporary.

Omanambala:
Nigeria didn't deserve to win. There is something deeply wrong with the country. Too much bloodshed , insecurity, marginalization , nepotism , bad leadership etc. Nigeria is a failed Nation!

Nigeria is not a failed state,yet

Lookman giving Victor moses vibes

daveP:
Things weren't like this under Rohr

Lol

Shehu coming in

charlesemeka85:
4 faced

Chai ayam very happy ooooo

I'm glad you are.

andrewbaba44:
Body Dey sweet you say Uzoho fuckup ?

And if Ghana qualify you go happy all on the name of defending Okoye ,you sure say you be football fan or just Okoye fan

Walai I don’t understand you

He's a two face person

charlesemeka85:
u lie

That of okoye was more difficult to save

There is actually no difference. They're same.

Uzoho conceded the same goal Okoye conceded. We actually don't have a Goalkeeper.

I don't know what to say sha. I'm surprised.

Osimhen!!!!!

klexycole:
Ekong takes...

Ekong scores!

1 – 1

Game on.

Who dey breet? Dem dey craze?

andrewbaba44:
Senegal and Ivory Coast aren’t the only African sides

They don’t need to start ,some of them might make the team ,a sivaspor and Trabzonspor player got quality game time for Ivory Coast at the afcon take note

I know, Chief but they got some of the most quality teams on the continental shelf. Almost all super eagle players can start for almost all African teams below our rankings but can our wingers start for Senegal and Ivory Coast in the world Mundial?

They will surely make the team but will they start?

mostob:
Firstly,you emphasized on wingers not midfielders. We can't just dump the current wingers and start looking out for new ones. They're not exactly bad but the tactics or formation may have been limiting them.

I your last paragraph, Senegal and Ivory coast are not the only African countries, are they?

I emphasized on wingers because your Coach emphasizes on wing play. He claims that's our style. Did you see anywhere I said we should dump present wingers immediately? I said we should scout for more so that we can make our spots more competitive.
The truth is our wingers aren't bad but they're average. For real, under Rohr we claimed that it was too defensive, now we're relying on wing play which gives the wingers more freedom but they're still actin inefficient. No accurate crosses from em.

Yeah, they're not the only African countries but they're some of the best.
Any super eagles player can start for almost all African team below our ranking, but Senegal, Ivory Coast, which have the most quality teams? Can our wingers start there!?

PDPGuy:
Nigeria-Ghana-Cameroon should bid to host the 2038 World Cup, with Nigeria providing 12 stadia, while Ghana and Cameroon provide 2 each.

Uhmm, that would be nice but I don't think we can do that yet. 2038 is the next 16 years. We're supposed to have eliminated alotta impediments to national development by then, but can we? We know how we take policies in this country. Most times, extremely unseriously.
Our actions today, will be our determinant for the future.

CODMOK:
All roads leads to MKO Stadium tomorrow

Damn, I wasn't expecting this. The government took it seriously as it should. Thumbs up

DrGoodman:
Shame on the DSS and the entire Nigeria security system

Shame on you too.

ivolt:
It is a shame some people believe this nonsense.
SMH

It's a shame you don't.

mostob:
Haha...wingers again...

Onyekuru
Kalu
Ejuke
Olayinka

These are wingers who we couldn't call up o yet they have the quality to play for some of Africa's best sides

We need midfielders...
Yusuf,Tijani, Nwobodo,that Midtylland guy should be looked in

Firstly, I didn't say we don't need midfielders. All I'm saying is that this present crop of midfielders aren't exactly "disciplined" like it should be. We can never have enough players, we need new legs. Sticking with these guys alone will make them feel comfortable and entitled.

P.S- I don't know what you mean by African sides but those guys you listed above can't start for Senegal or Ivory Coast.

MKO pitch is damn good. Kumasi pitch was Makin the boots sink in, with those Ghanaian lemon grasses. I don't wanna hear excuses tho

forgiveness:
My preferred starting 11


...............,,..................Uzoho...........

Aina...........Balogun........Ekong........Zaidu.......

................Etebor...................Onyeka..........

................................Aribo...................

Moses.......................Osimhen...................Dennis

Nice lineup. Balanced. After this match, we should scout for wingers during the build up to the world cup.

TBH , from what I saw on Friday, the Super Eagles shouldn't be the team relying on wing play. No, it's wrong for us to do that. The super eagles do not have the wingers to persecute the campaign. Our wingers are predictable. Using our type of wingers to depend solely on wing play is suicidal.
The team should focus on what part or department has much depth, skill and expertise and use it sufficiently against the enemy.

My suggestion is, our Side backs give really good crosses and passes at their club sides. They should emphasize and replicate this in the national team. Building up of play can start from the side backs instead of the wing forwards.
In conjunction with a 3-man midfield with 2 DMs and an AM. The DMs backtracking to the defence alot since the SBs are more offensive than defensive, we can have a balanced approach and unpredictable strategy.

Constant repetition makes a pattern. Your pattern would be studied and your strategy destroyed.
Our strength is in deception, unpredictability and little repetition.
We should have a myriad of strategies NOT a single basic style.

Icon4s:
After all the talk about Bassey.
He was just running like a headless chicken.
He is no where close to Sanusi in terms of ability.

Bassey was impressive, chief. He bullied Afena

daveP:
Smh. Same old same old

See how the heat map is divided like the colours of the Nigerian flag.

I didn't believe Eguavoen would play a 424. I released a squad here, I thought we had learnt our lessons with Tunisia and play something like the 433. Atleast,a formation with 3 midfielders to avoid being overrun. If we played against Egypt yesterday, we'll had lost. Yes, cos we were repeating the same thing.
Someone should tell Moses Simon he ain't Messi. He's a great player but he needs to have a timing. Know when to pass, cross, dribble and score. He made a school boy error that cost us a goal,reasons why I say our team ain't technical. That shot directly to the keeper could had been avoided. He has issues with first touch just like most of our players.
Nigeria wingers should cross the damn ball. It's not about running and ballooning the ball. Dribbles don't win games. Goals do.

I can assure you all that if you want a winger that will cross, Dennis and Lookman won't do the job for you. We claim to rely on wing play but all our wingers seem to enjoy sprinting and not winning the game. Our players, especially wingers should take advantages of set pieces. We can't keep ballooning the corners and FKs.
Nigerians on this thread have criticized Napoli wingers for not passing to Osimhen but the fact is that the Super eagles wingers are not any different.

Midfield control is key to remove us from this debacle. It's the panacea to the problem. Move Aribo closer to Osimhen, bench Iheanacho. Personally, I rather have Semi Ajayi than Etebo in the midfield. Etebo is not in form . Start Onyeka.

Nigeria shall triumph.

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France vs Ivory Coast currently 1-1. Damn we need to understand that midfield dictate play. We're too dependent on wing play. It's negative.