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BascoVanVeli:
Thanks brother. I was disappointed by the performance. Not one single clear cut chance with all that possession. I don't understand why some players were dropped in camp. I didn't see a winger better than Joseph Atule or an AMF better
than Isaac Saviour. Then taking 5 or 6 remo Stars midfielders?

The qualifiers I watched both legs vs ghana was way better than their performance last night, in my opinion Eric chelle shouldn't have handled this chan team, instead the coaches that qualified the team understands this players better, they was no any clear pattern of play yesterday , just playing running headless around the pitch.....
How do you go to a tournament with no recognised defensive midfielder, and release a starting 11 with no wingers

Diavolo:
I understand that the overall quality of the NPFL is low, which means that the technical ability of the players will also be limited. However, a coach's role is to maximize the performance of the team as a whole, making the sum greater than its individual parts.

I find it frustrating that Chelle continues to use the diamond 4-4-2 formation. It doesn't make sense. Why not stick with a more conventional 4-3-3, 4-4-2, or even 4-2-3-1, which the players are already familiar with? The diamond 4-4-2 formation requires very specific types of players, which are hard to come by, along with many disadvantages associated with the formation itself.

I suspect that he will continue using this formation with the main team in September, and it won't yield results. It's often said that insanity is doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting different results.

Well said, coach chelle is not proving to be a flexible manager so far, his teams tend to start games with high energy but later burnout, leading to late equalisers

AndSunGorilla:
I think some of the guys that qualified have japaed, Papa Daniels, Fatokun and maybe the Rangers guy Savior too. I am interested in actually watching them play when the tourney starts.

That's true actually most got deals abroad, I was suprised by the exclusion of zayyad musa and the rangers center back

AndSunGorilla:
Chelle has removed the Rangers/Remo Stars dominance. BTW, I would have thought certain players like Papa Daniel should have played CHAN before jetting out.
@Basco what's your assessment of the squad list by Chelle? I really like Atule and Ayomide Cole but they were dropped. Wishing the team all the best.

We're going without an actual recognised defensive midfielder in the squad, and an entirely diffrent midfield from those that qualified us against ghana, also some key names during the qualifiers were left out probably due to chelles tactical preferences. Overall I wish the team the best

Any transfer update on Raphel onyedika yet?

nairalandankrah:
His napoli contract ends June 30, 2025..

Are you for real??

kennysville:
I'd rather play Sodiq as a winger rather than a right back. He seems decent with crosses. Other than that...? It is a huge disservice to play him at the back

The Alexander Arnold dilemma

COOL10:
Tolu what did you play there? That was your chance nah 🤦🏾‍♂️

That's why they will always be second choice behind osimhen, no way he should be missing that

These Jamaicans de play very physical o

Simon doesn't combine at all, always wanting to go alone

9JAMac10:
Let’s Just plan ahead for Afcon in December and World Cup 2030 . This new coach is below average and was only hired because of his Fulani ancestry.

Calm down bros

COOL10:
Nwabali needs to be very careful

You saw it coming

oloriooko:
Sodiq does not impress me a bit, just my opinion

He impresses me a bit, just need to improve his defensive abilities,

Breathtaking game of football from both teams,
Game of both half's, Eric chelle's style of play will gas out players easily , reason for the poor second half, also moving forward KC and musa have no business in this team,...
I wonder how hard it is for our coaches to understand we don't have the personal for a two-man midfield,

I really hope onyedika gets his big move this summer, long overdue

What happened to vic Boniface this season? the drop-off is quite alarming

maidaboi:
Our coach just dey shout Okoro

Why do our local coaches like shouting, and overloading the players with instructions on the pitch,
Everybody on the technical bench go just de shout shout, even the players won't have freedom to express themselves

TheSuperNerd:
Our DM, Caleb Ochedikwu hasn't impressed me so far. He covers grounds and is available to cover for his teammates but his passing is atrocious so far. Seems like he is wearing lead boots or something. Needs to get his head in the game more on the ball playing aspect. He is defending decently though and marking okay.

I'm suprised he benched Israel ayuma for him, a far more assured player on the ball, not impressed with this caleb dude so far

Lakers been very careless with the ball tonight, making up with their hot shooting behind the rim though

9JAMac10:
I will be wishing the flying eagles qualifies for the FIFA under 20 World Cup later this year. After the fifa World Cup the under 20 WC is my favorite international competition . Team list is o out will be watching and monitoring them closed in Egypt .may Nigeria succeed

I was able to watch their friendly match vs an academy from delta state on wednesday in abuja, they have a lot to improve on cohesively as a team, but they have some exciting talents in the squad, kparobo, Israel ayuma are some players to watch out for

Kog45:
Just like we conceded against Zimbabwe....my point with CB who read the game very well,possibly we might not have conceded that goal.

I just hope Chelle shake things up

If Ndah is back by September, I feel he should be giving an invitation, he's top 3 best center back in the psl and is very familiar with the South African attackers, also one of our best ball playing defender, there's no way he can do worse than what we have right now

Goke7:
The result will be same with your pedestrian players. Every coach that has coached the eagles cannot be bad

Facts

At this point, It's left to the players to show how hungry they want this world Cup qualification,
Their body language will determine that today

https://owngoalnigeria.com/2025/03/20/super-eagles-training-report-simon-top-late-comer-alhassan-yusuf-steals-the-show-chukwueze-shines/

Mowiz and his biased reports

Eric Chelle will succeed

Mujtahida:
That's the thought that came to my mind as I was making that comment.

When chelle was appointed I think his first visitation was the CHAN eagles camp, so I think he might have been impressed by the lad, I also watched some of his npfl clips, he could be a decent addition if given the chance

Samueltemi337:
And he dey Niger Tornadoes

And

Can't musa himself retire? What else does he wants, already won Afcon, multiple world Cup appearances, all time cap bagged, at this point he's just blocking someone's else spot

Onyedika starts for club brugge

charlesemeka85:
Out

Though a provisional list, I'm happy seeing new names in the midfield department compared to the past

Proudlyngwa:
Yes I did.

Scary River

And it was even sneak out I sneaked out

I thought as much, wasn't a good swimmer so I never bothered to enter until one day my crazy friend dragged me to the middle of the water and attempted to leave me there.... I held him we both sank into the water...
#Fgc ugwolawo not for the weak

Proudlyngwa:
I have many times.

Me being the hero.

Drowning incident.
Once upon a time when I was schooling in kogi we went to play in one'river called ofu river everybody thought I knew how to swim, unfortunately for me the current was way way above what I could handle, I nearly got carried away, but was lucky to hold on to a branch from a fallen tree, people thoughts that I was enjoying myself not knowing that anytime I open to shout water will just full my mouth it was one girl way younger than me that noticed I was in distress and came to drag me out like I was a piece of cloth.men since that day me and anything river know the follow one road.


Near miss
Real hits
Fires
Structural collapse.
Medical evacuation.

Name it I have seen a whole lot of cases.

Modified

Ofu River, I had my personal near death experience in that water,
Did u attend fgc ugwolawo??