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elyte89:
They are very hostile at home, so to me I tip Algeria ,Tunisia 1 and half foot inside Qatar,Senegal will qualify too,morroco qualified.... Ghana/Nigeria...Not yet sure like I av always say from day 1 of d fixtures.. It's a 50/50 tie..can go eida ways

If you don't beat them at your home forget it

andrewbaba44:
Tunisia that won Mali away from home ?

It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than a North African team to lose at home

England just beat Switzerland with Guehi and White at CB and Gallagher at CM, I'm impressed

daveP:
looks like a midfielder stat. If only AE allow better midfield control game.

5/8 long balls completed is not a child's play

Didn't somebody say Balogun is uncomfortable with the ball at his feet

Premier league are blocking Burnley from bringing in Victor Moses

Tinneh:
And that temi guy was blabbing here last night that balogun was the weak link, i just laughed

Leave them with their agenda

Leon Balogun with another impressive outing yesterday

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Dannyxy:
assuming osimhen is the 9, iheanacho and Dennis will always drop in field and choke up the midfield, putting pressure on the defensive midfield box, the d.m will most likely throw a long huff aimless pass or pass back to the goalie, and the goalie huff a pass too, and if we can win balls in that d.m box of Ghana, we will thrash them, it's just about tactics and tactical awareness.

If they drop into midfield how will they sustain pressure upfront and even if they go upfront to join the attack won't it be the same 2 man midfield that will be left vulnerable to the counterattack, see tactics is good but sometimes the simple equation is the best equation, 3 man midfield is better than a 2 man midfield

Dannyxy:
midfield is not just the center circle, you know right?

The point is in 3-4-3 the wide midfielders basically function as wingbacks so the two central midfielders have to do the job themselves

Somebody should bring out the profile of these people and their businesses

Dannyxy:
the wingback would draft into midfield most times though if executed well.

And who polices the wide areas?

JohnBullMySon:
For real? I don't think so.

Tell me the robot that has grabbed a stinger with his hands, una go just dey say anything for slander

Dannyxy:
Meanwhile, Nigeria created the best chances in games yesterday, Nigerian team is class way above the Ghanaians, Nigeria played badly but the class the tiny moment they put things together was obvious.

Ghana is no match for Nigeria right now.

And Nigeria loosing to Ghana on Tuesday, yes it can happen, but that will denying African one of thier most talented team on the world stage, Nigeria just needs to play basic on tuesday.


Ghana's play will be simple, sit back and counter. They will keep a player on ekong and balogun, they will sit back, expect our wingers to keep dribbling thier way from oniitsha to idumota, win the ball, pass to partey, and immediately Jordan and arena pick up pace running at our defense, this will be thier tactics, and they can sneak a goal or two, Abuja pitch is perfect for all kind of football.
Their tactics would over work sef and they will beat us or drags us to penalty if egwaveon doesn't change tactics, and one or two personnel, tweak his style too.

Nigeria will thrash Ghana if we can control play, yes thrash.
What do we do?
Two formation can be adopted.
3 4 3 or a 4 3 3
343 will see us have
Ekong semi balogun as the back 3, with balogun playing a sweeper role and also moving in to midfield when we are in possession, aina rwb and simon lwb.

Aribo and onyeka as cm and d.m collectively, with one of them not moving past the centre circle and the other roaming around the center circle and the box.

Give me me a front 3 of iheanacho Dennis and osimhen. With them interchangeably changing positions through out the game.
Let me see Ghana counter this.

Second formation, a 4 3 3.
This is pretty basic, gives us control of the game
through midfield steel.
Same back line as the game yesterday.

Aribo, onyeka and bonke. Bonke the sitting 4, onyeka c.m, Aribo an 8/10 always close to the strikers and roaming into the box.
Front of simon, osimhen and Dennis, if Simon plays rubbish, yank him off and bring in lookman, also moving osimhen to a wing and bringing in an ighalo can be a lethal.

Enough said, there is a lot we can try with our players without going foo faraway from basic and totally changing philosophy, so much unpredictability in our play can come, and its annoying we are this predictable to read.

Ae should sit up... I like him, he should sit up. The whole coaching team, need to start to thinking in and outside the box pre and during game play biko.

You have the players!

3-4-3 will present the same problem as 4-4-2, 2 central midfielders if we are to beat Ghana we have to outnumber them or atleast match them in midfield

Arizoner:
ghana were the better side yesterday. all they lacked was cutting edge

They lacked a striker but Partey bossed things yesterday

Rockyrascal:
I wasn't sad we played a draw after all odds were against Ghana to lose. I was sad because Ghana forced us to play shitty football

We forced Ghana to play shitty football!

When Eguavoen was talking about his 1900s team I thought he admired their hunger and determination, I didn't know he actually wanted to take us back there.

PDPGuy:
On Tuesday, Eqguavoen should start Aribo, Etebo, and Onyeka in the midfield, and start Osimhen, Lookman, and Dennis in the attack.

I don’t want to see that first half EYESORE again!!

Its very simple but will he do it?

JohnBullMySon:
True. The first save was relatively poor. That's something I have seen Maduka grab with his hands. Wondered why they made noise here.

The carpet save he made was very good. Great save. Funnily it wasn't really talked about here.

Nobody grabs a stinger with his hands, stop lying!

codemaniacs:
Thunder is the roar from lightning Sparks. Lightning is the one that can fire people not thunder..

Lightning fire you � � more. The main problem was the wingers..

Midfield was too thin unless you expected Bonke to play DM, CM and AM at the same time

I didn't expect that, educative laced with small insults, impressive

codemaniacs:
That's how he plays for Nigeria.. he is playing safe so that he doesn't get injured so that he can return to his villar:eal duties..

He hasn't regressed per se..

What do you think he is playing for Villarreal, when last did he score a goal for them?

zuchyblink:
he is too predictable

Too predictable and he doesn't even score from his cut in and shoot

Sportilitica:
Chukwueze has really regressed. Is he injured or has lost confidence?

He has not really improved since he broke out professionally

I called another one

Subzero47:
This match looks like a 0-0 draw

Uzoho is much better than the runway model, loud it

Bassey is so so good

Balogun saving Ekong's ass again

Onyeka playing as a lone DM, this will go bad

Balogun is fvcking good

Joebie:
That's the big question.. Aribo should have been moved to AM. then KC out.

Maybe he thinks Aribo is a defensive midfielder

Both Bonke and Aribo are out, this is turning into a disaster

safarigirl:
I just dey offer you option

I no gree