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Mujtahida:
Iwobi should always be deployed as the base of our attack where he can feed the defenders. He should be relieved of defensive duties. This does not mean he won't defend. All players are to defend but middle defense should not be Iwobi's primary responsibility.

Philosopher1979:
Our coach needs to work on our ability to pkay with 2 central defenders. Playing with 3 Centre backs limits our options in midfield and attack. Are our defenders so poor that they can't okay with 2 centre backs. I don't understand.

Maybe igbo ogbu should be tried in defence. As per calvin bassey if he does not play well in a 2 man centre back, then he is limited . The issue is a lot of people here will say bassey is better than ogbu because he is in a better league but formation and tactics trump league. Players like omeruo, igbo ohbu may be better than bassey in a 2 man centre back but anyone who reasons like this will be deemed foolish.

DABIGATRAN:
It remains to be seen what tactical formation Eric Chelle will deploy. Many are predicting 4-4-2 which I think will favour a player like Victor Boniface who thrives better in a partnership.

Fingers crossed on Lookman and Iwobi who usually are among the first names on the team sheet. Lookman is more an inside forward than a winger. Iwobi on the other hand is a left/right AM.

But it pays to have a lot of options in terms of personnel and tactics.
At the end of the day, it is not about the players and not about the formation as Finidi rightly said. It is about teamwork, team spirit, determination and the right culture.

DeloitteNG:
Since he doesn't want to do it for reasons best known to him
Here is Dessers stats
Because he always does it when he scores

31 appearance 12 goals and 4 assists 😕

elyte89:
Bro d only reason we might be patient with him is if and only if he wins d game against Rwanda 🇷🇼 and Zimbabwe 🇿🇼…cos I c no reason y we shld stick with him further Dan dt,na to scatter everything,arrest d nff president join ..his fate is tied to dt World Cup qualifiers hence d short term contract

Softbreastt:
kvara to PSG
A wise player would defiitely lear from Osimhen transfer Saga.

semid4lyfe:
Una don start again

TheGoodJoe:
A Heartfelt Message of Gratitude and Hope for the New Year

As we step into a brand new year, I want to take a moment to express my deepest gratitude to each and every one of you for your thoughts, prayers, and kind words. Your support has played a significant role in my healing journey, and I am thankful.

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As I reflect on the lessons I've learned, I want to assure you that I am doing well. I want to wish you all a blessed and prosperous new year, filled with good health, happiness, and success. May this year bring you vision, purpose, and fulfillment.

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Once again, I want to thank each of you for your love and support. I will be back on the forum soon, and I look forward to connecting with you all again.

Wishing you all a Happy and Healthy New Year!

solonnachi:
Please how true is this? I just saw it now

TheSuperNerd:
It is interesting that for a time there was actually an Aina vs Ebuehi debate on this thread couple of years ago.

How time flies....

BankyGee:
How come I just dey know say Sébastien Haller don dey play for CD Leganés? 8 games, 0 goals, 0 assists...

I've not been seeing him at Dortmund this season, thought he was injured.

BannedLarge:
Calling is not enough. Imagine a president saying that he called a newly elected president or liked a tweet? You see how dum that sound? The general way is to publicly congratulate the person except you're scorned or feel it wasn't deserved. You know this but as a nyash licker you won't admit.

COOL10:
I said "goal contributions," and not just goals. Weren't you the same person who mentioned me and said that strikers aren't judged by their goals alone? Why switch to double standards when it comes to Dessers?


Going by the metric of goal contributions i.e goals and assists per game, here are the statistics of the players you mentioned:


1) Boniface: 9 goal contributions in 15 matches gives an average of 0.6


2) Tolu: 16 goal contributions in 19 matches gives an average of 0.8


3) Maja: 12 goal contributions in 19 matches gives an average of 0.6


4) Cyriel Dessers: 17 goal contributions in 24 matches gives an average of 0.7


You're trying to pass off the false impression that Dessers isn't playing as well as all the players you mentioned despite the fact that he's playing in a so-called farmer's league but as you can see, in terms of goal contributions, Cyriel Dessers is actually outperforming all the players you mentioned apart from Tolu whose form this season came as a surprise to everyone because last season Tolu had just 18 goal contributions while Dessers had an incredibly impressive 31 goal contributions.


So my brother, you tell me, what are we talking about here? 🤷🏽‍♂️😀

charlesemeka85:
if we can hype players from the English 3rd tier what’s wrong according same mention to those doing well the Scottish top tier which is more competitive?

COOL10:
Kindly mention any other possible backup to Osimhen who has given more than the 17 goal contributions in 18 starts and 5 substitute appearances that Dessers has delivered this season. I'll wait 🙂

COOL10:
How does 17 goal contributions in 23 matches, not look good? 🤔🤷🏽‍♂️

Tessyy1701:
My bad - hope you know we can go 2 pages with M** stuffs if the other person decide to react too sha.

Tessyy1701:
Sir Charles, the bolded is not needed

Kog45:
Loose who? 25 years old man a kid?

Tijani Nsolin is a Dutch with Nigeria and Indonesia roots,played for Sittard,Verona and now Lazio after struggling to make it in his earlier career,released by Twente.

Are you saying Nzolin deserve eagles call up?

🚨🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 GOAL | Fulham 1-0 Brighton | Alex Iwobi

ALEX IWOBI OPENS THE SCORING FOR FULHAM!pic.twitter.com/3rnr45tZSb

— Tekkers Foot (@tekkersfoot) December 5, 2024

TheSuperNerd:
Well answered. To be honest, Boniface's Zero goals in 11 caps is impossible to defend anymore. At this point, any whisper of Dessers from this angle is valid.

But then stretching this to Osimhen is another matter.

COOL10:
My point is simple. When a player underperforms, despite your love for that player, be mature enough to put your sentiments aside and criticize that player for performing poorly.


The thing is that, as Nigerians, we don't like telling ourselves the truth. Osimhen had a terrible AFCON outing. An African Player of the Year scoring just one goal in the entire tournament and missing the most chances (13) is a woeful performance.


Most Nigerians will argue with you and tell you to forget about that because he knows how to mark and put pressure on defenders, forgetting that the number one goal of a striker is to put the ball in the back of the net. Osimhen didn't win the African Player of the Year award by putting pressure on defenders, he won it because of the goals he scored and trophy he won with Napoli.


Imagine what would have happened if the likes of Lookman and Ekong didn't step up at the AFCON. We won't even have gotten out of the group stage.

DeloitteNG:
Another formation that can accommodate Moses Simon and Ademola Lookman
And Iwobi given a free role playing from the wings and drifting to the midfield
Nwabali in goal as usual

Hanibal:
In my opinion the closest like for like Osimhen replacement is Awóníyì
If Osimhen is not available, Boniface tactically isn't the ideal replacement