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Kog45:
Sir,no coach will take Osimhen out and leave Akor on the field in that minute.

Okay. But you will agree that that decision wouldn't be based on merit (judging by the day's game performance).

Kog45:
Bookmark this comment Doctor,our midfied will cost us again...Yes Iwobi gave two assists but something terrible is missing in his game and that's winning ball back and this always bringing a lot of loads on Ndidi

As I noted before, Iwobi has no business in a two-man midfield except against a weak (bus packing) team.

Mujtahida:
Commentary is not analysis. If you want to do analysis, go to the studio. Nobody wants commentary where you begin to disembowel the technical aspects of the game and blaming players and whining.

At least we have renowned commentators like Drury. Your work is to verbalize what the players are doing so that just by listening to you, people can visualize the game.

See as you write plenty just because you misconceive the main idea of what commentary is.

In most football games, there is a commentator AND an analyst. They are NOT the same. Not to engage in ad hominem, but I would have expected that someone with your level of football viewing experience and knowledge would know this basic fact.

Oliseh went there as an analyst, NOT as a commentator. And he did his job SUPERBLY.

TheGoodJoe:
I see why lots of people were disappointed with Oliseh's commentary. Yes they were educational but there were things that worked for Chelle that Oliseh failed to mention or point out.

Like the way Chelle used the defense to keep possession and draw out the Tanzanians. The way Chelle used Ademola to form what I call an inverted pivot for fast transition from defense to attack.

Also the inverted triangle using Ndidi, Iwobi and Lookman to create chances. Oliseh didn't talk about the inversion play of Chukwueze. Yet, Oliseh was quick to wax lyrical of the tactical ideas of the Tanzanians.

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"?

TheGoodJoe:
Can you give us hints of things Oliseh said good about us before we took the 2-1 lead? He even criticized the substitution which was actually the right call made by Chelle.

Definitely, it was a brilliant tactical commentary from him but there was a tone of wanting Chelle to fail that was felt. Oliseh should refine that and try to pick what is good from both sides.

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.

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.

TheGoodJoe:
I pointed this once earlier that my biggest concern about Oliseh is how he tends to praise negative football. For a man with a so called offensive philosophy, he likes negative play.

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.

I think Iwobi is good at passing but poor at ball recovery. His weakness isn't showing in this game because the opponent is weak.

Best thing is to play Iwobi as a 10 and put two hustlers (Ndidi and Onyeka) behind him to do all the ball-winning while he concentrates on creating chances.

Unlimited22:
Which one be 'dosage was perfect'

Sunday Oliseh abeg nau 😭

That and "lateral movement"😁

Reminds me of Amokachi's "sèxy penetration passes"😁

Bossoflife25:
They have better quality? So why did they look ordinary now playing Benin that we defeated 4 nil?

I am not talking about on-paper quality, Oga. On the pitch, they demonstrated more quality than us.

And the fact that Rohr could get a better performance from his relatively poor team (on paper) against Congo, is another indictment on Chelle

Bossoflife25:
Even against Cameroon, the Congolese did not play anything.
Our boys were fatigue, and I also think something happened in that dressing room at half-time!

Maybe, they already know the Congolese fielded ineligible players or there was a dispute about that Lookman pass to Chukwueze that Ndidi disrupted.

Also the coach should have put more bodies in the midfield since Iwobi and Ndidi just played almost 120 minutes two days before that game instead of playing two strikers in the 2nd half.

Everybody is a genius in hindsight. Congo also played a game before meeting us (against a traditionally more physical Cameroun) so they were equally fatigued. They just had better quality plus tactical awareness and strategy than us.

Good game from Benin and Rohr especially in the second half. If not for wastefulness abi na bad luck from Tosin and co, they should have gotten something from this game.

Congo looked VERY ordinary. Nothing like the prime Barca dominance they delivered against us. Shows Chelle has serious tactical issues but we'll see what he does in this tourney.

Crazy if true

Lol. Are you sure you know what a Project chapter is? 4k per project?

ThunderFireAgba:
Bahiru is better AM than Iwobi 100million times! Wait till AFCON proper you will see the guy in serious action. This is just a friendly. Everybody dey avoid leg.

I don't know if you're being sarcastic 😁, but I am inclined to agree. Both as an AM and CM, I'll pick Bashiru at least for his work rate.

elyte89:
Egypt played d game as if it was an afcon final …and I can c many lapses in dt team…Dey shld watch out cos Dey might not qualify out of d group stage

Egypt was actually shockingly poor. On top of that, their coach adopted a defensive approach when DR Congo has already proven that the best way to beat the Super Eagles is by attacking them.

They won't go far unless Salah will work his magic consistently every game.

COOL10:
People can now see the importance of Iwobi. Intensity without creativity will lead you into the bush

Nonsense. The midfield today was a lot more organized than what Iwobi brings. Iwobi just can't control a midfield, simple. He makes good passes once in a while but that's where it ends. He can hardly withstand a press, make a tackle or take on players successfully to create chances.

I'm comfortable with an Nnadi, Onyedika and Akinsanmiro/ Bashiru midfield. Let's take Iwobi back to the wings to compete with Ejuke and co.

Personally, I'm deeply impressed with Onuachu's performance. His holdup play and general pressure is top-notch. He draws fouls and attracts defenders' attention to himself during spot-kicks, creating opportunities for his teammates to convert. Plus, he is much faster than he looks.

Our CF options should be:

Osimhen
Onuachu
Adams/Dessers

Honestly, I wouldn't mind an Osimhen/ Onuachu attacking partnership in a 4-4-2 formation with Onuachu doing the holdup play while Osimhen makes the runs.

Egypt don score us😁

semid4lyfe:
You're right about Maduka being a freeloader. For pulling such a stunt at this critical juncture, I don't want to see Maduka in the Super Eagles ever again.

Especially considering that he was playing in the German regional leagues when we first called him. He has benefited more from us than we have from him quite frankly.

Who remember say we get match today?😁

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