₦airaland Forum

MetalJigsaw:
We were clearly favorites. He knows this too. That made it so interesting.

WarHammer2000:
Bro, He praised the team when they did well. The very term "lateral movement" which he used so often was used to praise Akor Adams' superb movements off the ball which he noted was probably a result of Adams' training in Spain.

I also remember he praised the Super Eagles when they started to keep the ball in the closing stages, saying this is exactly what they needed to do since they already had the lead.

As for the subs, he said that Adams was our best performing striker in the game up to that point and therefore, shouldn't have been removed except he was injured. This is correct. If Chelle wanted to put sentiment aside, Osimhen should have been taken off instead of Adams, based on their game performance.

WarHammer2000:
Good points. But I think our people are exaggerating Oliseh's shortcomings. He did mention some positives about our games.

Remember how he waxed lyrical of Moses Simon as a "direct winger"?

MetalJigsaw:
Go and sit down. What proof do you have that Oliseh wants your grade D coach and his own national to fail?

His honest tactical analysis should be opening up your eyes to the loopholes in the team, not all these emotional uproar.

WHEN YOU SEE THE SUPER EAGLES..YOU SEE GOALS🙌🏽BIG UP NIGERIA🔥#lookman pic.twitter.com/d3V4s6mYyP

— boodsbants (@boodsbants) December 23, 2025

elyte89:
Is chelle still soaking knowledge from la Maria? The goodjoe😎

WarHammer2000:
Nigerians no like objectiveness lailai. Oliseh provided the BEST commentary I've ever heard from any of our ex players. Complete with good and articulate English grammar and technical terms and insight.

What exactly did he say that was a lie? Was our passing not slow in the beginning? Were the Tanzanians not sitting back and hitting us on the counter? Were they not dangerous from set pieces?

The problem here is that unlike Amokachi and co, Oliseh decided to do his job as an unbiased professional analyst rather than a Super Eagles fan behind the microphone.

A true analyst should go about his business like a Magistrate in court — even if his own brother breaks the law, the Magistrate should not hesitate to send him to jail.

Unfortunately, our people don't want that, we just want a hallelujah praise singer.

The bad news for everyone is, if his antecedents are anything to go by, Oliseh won't change because of the mob's noises. Get prepared to watch the rest of Nigeria's games on mute because it will be professional analysis all the way.

WarHammer2000:
Nigerians no like objectiveness lailai. Oliseh provided the BEST commentary I've ever heard from any of our ex players. Complete with good and articulate English grammar and technical terms and insight.

What exactly did he say that was a lie? Was our passing not slow in the beginning? Were the Tanzanians not sitting back and hitting us on the counter? Were they not dangerous from set pieces?

The problem here is that unlike Amokachi and co, Oliseh decided to do his job as an unbiased professional analyst rather than a Super Eagles fan behind the microphone.

A true analyst should go about his business like a Magistrate in court — even if his own brother breaks the law, the Magistrate should not hesitate to send him to jail.

Unfortunately, our people don't want that, we just want a hallelujah praise singer.

The bad news for everyone is, if his antecedents are anything to go by, Oliseh won't change because of the mob's noises. Get prepared to watch the rest of Nigeria's games on mute because it will be professional analysis all the way.

Toylove:
Thegoodjoe, I would have said this is you but you support man city

Goke7:
Simon wing - yes but bashiru hmmm

lbrichman2:
I don't think it worked though
The Tanzanians still pushed through our midfield and created many chances, heck they even scored..

I particularly didn't like the chuks sub because he and iwobi were our main play makers today

Simon came in and we lost that edge we had when Chuks was on..

All in all, I'm happy with the win

Goke7:
But did it work? I doubt as the Tanzanians were all over us and would have equalised if they were more clinical

lbrichman2:
That sub was too early
Even Chuks was having a great game

NasirIbnLaAhad:
Truth be told, we played well. It showed today that we've spent enough time fine-tuning tactical drills and building chemistry between players. Also, this team is almost guaranteed to qualify for the next round now that we've secured three points. At worst we get just one point from the next two games and finish third. The biggest problem now is our defense, and if Chelle doesn't find a way to balance or sort it out before the knockout stages, we'll likely fall to first major B or A-tier side we meet there.

CapitalCee:
With this midfield if we met teams like Senegal or Dr Congo or Ivorycoat who are good in the midfield, we might pay

WarHammer2000:
I think Oliseh has been surprisingly analytical and polished with his analysis. Majority of these ex naija players analyze games like proper beer parlor folks.

joelsteron:
Sunday Olisey said the tanzanians have been playing very well, and i wondered whether he would have said that if he was a tanzanian?

Goke7:
The middle is still our weakness link we just have to manage with what we have

aicon4s:
The man with the blue font pen

Dannyxy:
Iwobi has been immersive in this game.

Played really well, if osimhen Chuks and ademola should raise their games, final balls, position need to improve..

In all Nigeria totally outplayed Tanzania, should be 3 goals up.

TheSuperNerd:
I am good my top Chief. Good to have you around abeg. Following the tournament in here does not seem complete without the Arch Guardians of the halls of experience and history in You and Kog45.

TheGoodJoe and Enomakos as well.

Ejuke dribbled the guy to the point that the guy wanted to fight him. 😭🤣 pic.twitter.com/D5kRMQukO8

— POOJA!!! (@PoojaMedia) December 15, 2025

JohnBullMySon:
Where am I being verbally offensive? You don start naw.

In basketball, height is a baseline and not the defining factor.

What you’re saying is just not making sense cos if physicality was key we should have seen the trend long ago. It’s not today that players became physical. Africans play physical football but the World Cup stats keeps on getting worse.

As a fan of French National team playing style I kinda understand your point but it is misplaced and wrongly put. Speed and stamina is important but so is long passing, attacking technique, tactical awareness and positioning. Saying it is becoming more about physicality is wrong. You’re not noticing the strong tactical play then.

Is Arsenal with all their black players playing football dominated by physicality? Arsenal is still heavy on their build up play.

JohnBullMySon:
Where am I being verbally offensive? You don start naw.

In basketball, height is a baseline and not the defining factor.

What you’re saying is just not making sense cos if physicality was key we should have seen the trend long ago. It’s not today that players became physical. Africans play physical football but the World Cup stats keeps on getting worse.

As a fan of French National team playing style I kinda understand your point but it is misplaced and wrongly put. Speed and stamina is important but so is long passing, attacking technique, tactical awareness and positioning. Saying it is becoming more about physicality is wrong. You’re not noticing the strong tactical play then.

Is Arsenal with all their black players playing football dominated by physicality? Arsenal is still heavy on their build up play.

Truidstarr:
You have a good point. Right now Madrid with 8 black players on the pitch completely dominating Athletic Bilbao. They are winning back loose balls and passes in the midfield with ease. Alonso is learning fast.

JohnBullMySon:
No football is not becoming a track and field game and no skill and intelligence will be reduced by running. Wetin you Dey talk like this na? The black players that dominate football today do they have less football intelligence or skill?

It’s like black domination of Basketball in the US. The athleticsm is there but they need the skill and technique much more to be pro.

If running supersedes everything, why don’t we have many African players at the top? The black players that dominate today were all born and produced in the European system.

Someone with your level of football knowledge shouldn’t be saying this kind of things na.

Goke7:
Sir we can’t be blaming nff for the inability of our players not to carry leg or run on the pitches of Africa! The pitch in Morocco is as good as the ones in Europe even the one in uyo no bad!

robosky02:
Football is and has always been a black players game


Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pele of Brazil is a black player

Eusébio da Silva Ferreira aka the black panther of Portugal is a black player

George Manneh Oppong Weah is a black player

Augustine Azuka Okocha is a black player

And many more

Goke7:
But here in Africa our national team players can’t even run na slowbie things