It's wasn't a bad game yesterday , Nobody will watch the match and say Brazil ran us over , our passing has improved a lot from the last tournament.... We still need that striker of 1 chance 1 goal because we are not a team that creates many chances especially at the highest level if Ihezuo convert that chance yesterday it would have disrupt the Brazilians

Kick the damn ball out

It's Spain nah

PDPGuy:
I’m disappointed in the Japanese team. Their trademark slick-passing game is nowhere to be found 🙆🏾

Who's our biggest threat upfront? She's the only with the lung to keep running at defenders for 90 minutes

lovewins:


Ajibade isn't our biggest threat upfront. The data doesn't back it up. Plus Randy has played her several times in midfield so I don't get what the fuss is about. Again I'll rather she plays as a forward but when you have an unbalanced 18 man roster you make the most of what you have.

Alex graduates as a right back in Liverpool, he's played primary as a right back all his career good defensively or not and Alonso had a whole year to turn frimmpong into what he wants but you want waldrum to turn Ajibade to a RWB in 24 hours

lovewins:


No. Alex isn't a natural FB. He was converted into that role at Liverpool. It's why he brings next to nothing to the team defensively and that's why England also rarely uses him there because he doesn't fit the system. Frimpong is also not a defender in that sense, he's more of an attacking threat but slots into defence because of his pace.

And yes you can design a system where Ajibade plays that role.

Jeremy frimmpong and Alex are natural attacking full backs Ajibade is naturally a forward player she will struggle defending a winger

lovewins:


Not sure what exactly you're arguing. You guys seem to not understand that the role a WB plays differs from system to system and Ajibade playing that role won't limit her attacking responsibilities in anyway. It will be more like her attacking from the wings like she normally does but drops back to help the defense. Jeremie Frimpong played this exact role for Leverkusen last season and scored 14 goals and 10 assists. Trent Alexander Arnold literally controls Liverpool's offense despite playing the role. If they can do this, why can't Ajibade?

Again, all of these deliberations is because we lack the required personnel to fit this role. All of our suggestions are just that, suggestions. We are just trying to make the best out of the situation.

You want to put our best attacker in Ajibade to play wingback

lovewins:


I agree with the formation but not the personnel. At no point should Nicole be played on the left. Randy will be very silly to try it again since the dew times he experimented it turned out to be a disaster. Nicole is better suited at the right side leave her there.

I will replace Nicole with Ajibade since she's great defensively and put Toni in the middle. The right wing can be Nicole or Alozie depending on Randy's preference.

Your choice of attack is also puzzling. Ihezuo and Macleans are the same people and they both are yet to prove themselves. They also will be playing together for the first time. That's a disaster waiting to happen. I'll take Ihezuo and Asisat or Esther.

Typical African team on the world stage , collapsing at the last minute

I'm sure some Nigerian bloggers are still coming here to steal your work

Deltamani:


Nigeria’s defensive structure resembles that of a 4-2-3-1 mid-block, but Waldrum has experimented with both a 5-4-1 and a 4-1-4-1 when defending their lead late in the match.

Alozie’s attacking nature, in particular, leaves her out of position and weaker when defending the counter. Lapses in defensive concentration will be the killer for Nigeria especially from Alozie who isn’t a natural defender but a makeshift, among the 4 Defenders starting in the Backline, Alozie is arguably the easiest to get past in a 1-V-1 situation considering how tough and well built the others are with their No gree for anybody kind of defending..!

In possession, the overlapping runs of Alozie will be impactful in the final third, whilst Plumptre’s inverted positioning would have allowed Nigeria to have much more ball dominance in the middle of the park but her absence will be filled by Chidinma Okeke who’s more of an aggressive defender and can also bring in some pull out from the back in a quick counter.. It will be interesting to observe whether the Young and one of the quickest full back in the World Nicole Payne will get some game time in Paris as a back up for both Fullbacks..


•••• In Midfield

Nigeria’s midfield unit is incredibly versatile but will have a huge task on their hands when attempting to limit the possession of Spain, Japan and Brazil.

Halimatu Ayinde who would have been a key figure in midfield is out with a Knee Injury.. She is a useful anchor on the defensive side of the ball, can protect the defensive line without the ball and offer a critical passing outlet in the initial phases of the Nigerian build-up. Whilst the 4-2-3-1 would allow Payne to float just behind the Center Forward (Ihezuo, Oshoala, Macleans), the ability for the midfield trio to interchange and run off one another could pose a significant threat and confusion to opposition defences.

The Inexperience of Deborah Abiodun is something to look into even though she’s young, athletic and can cover a lot of ground the anticipation & passing attributes of Ayinde will highly be missed as she’s more of the calm one btw the Defensive trio in Midfield. I hope she doesn’t get erratic when pressure sets in. Again Nigeria lack options in their double pivot as there’s no back up option for the Defensive duo of Ucheibe & Abiodun.


Forwards

It is clear that Nigeria’s forwards will want to build on a somewhat underwhelming 12 months despite achieving their long-term goal of Olympic qualification.

Asisat Oshoala is an excellent striker to spearhead the Nigerian attack, with pace and physicality to stretch opposition defences and naturally create space for her teammates, but her inconsistent performance for the SuperFalcons have been put in question making her an Option from the bench or can start in a game depending on what Randy is going with.. We can expect Nigeria to remain consistent in their desire to attack the flanks, and for good reason. In line with their youthful approach, Rasheedat Ajibade can undoubtedly the live wire of the front three as she will serve as their play maker from the flank using her pace, skill and brilliant individual ability… Esther Okoronkwo can inject some life into the Nigerian attack and terrorise tired defences with her ability to take on defenders..

The options at CF is something we can really lay hand on right now between Asisat Oshoala, Chinwendu Ihezuo and Chinonyerem Macleans.

Randy seems to have found favour in Chiwendu Ihezuo in recent games because of her pressing abilities. We remain calm on who will lead the frontline with various options available..!

Lack of natural wingers in the team might be another problem for Nigeria considering the number of central forwards that have in the team and how well built they’re and also their ability to terrorize the box, feed from scratch and aerial abilities.

Yeah ucheibe is very fit toojust that I've never seen rasheedat miss a super falcons game or get substituted due to fatigue

My top 4 is

Rasheedat
Ucheibe
Ohale
Abiodun

Deltamani:


Lol 😂

Rasheedat Ajibade is fit but don’t take that spot away from Christy Ucheibe, Rash can come in @ 2nd position…💯

Rasheedat looked the fittest player in camp

Deltamani:
Ready, go! The girls are getting ready to face Brazil on Thursday

Who goes from Maryland to a hotel in oshodi ? First red flag

Who is she @deltamani

Is like super falcons media don finally buy new camera ...

Did Spain rest players?

Deltamani:
FT” Czech Republic W (2) - (1) Spain W

15' Bonmati A. (Garcia L.) [SPA] ⚽️


44' Svitkova K. (Khyrova M.) [CZE]⚽️
51' Bartonova E. (Penalty) [CZE]⚽️

Nah colos

English media won't shut up about tony penalty

Lol I'm not attached to any player

Deltamani:


No problem you can go and remove her and put in your own player that’s fit to be there😂😂😂

Big lie ......in Randy's book maclean , Ariyo and zogg are on the same page ....just not good enough for him..... Did randy also picked Alani and that goalkeeper?

Deltamani:


You’re wrong, Maclean Chinonyerem is Randy’s 💯 choice!

I think some powerful forces in NFF didn't let Randy get his way with the list .... No way in hell Randy picked maclean , jumoke and that 3rd goalkeeper

BascoVanVeli:


That makes sense until Macleans is brought up. Up to this point we thought Randy felt she wasn't good enough.

Either way Randy can select who he wants. Just get results sha

The squad is not balanced anymore, we are short of a defensive midfielder, what happens when Abiodun or ucheibe get injured? I still can't believe waldrum compiled the list 💯% it's too imbalance from the beginning

I'm sure it's not about money , she want to play at higher level, PSG is big in women football..... it's like playing for Chelsea and real Madrid came calling you can't say no to madrid

Deltamani:


I believed what triggered Onyi Echegini for the move just after 6months of joining Juve was probably the enticing Pay considering what she was getting at Juve and also the PSG hype as a bigger Club..

Because there’s no way you will just wake up one morning and chose to leave Juve when your contract is till 2026!

PSG don use Money Spoil our girl…😂😂😂

PSG still have alot to do in replacing Chawinga and Baltimore cause they only have Katoto upfront, they need two top wing forwards and maybe another alternative.. cause Lieke Martens is no longer who she used to be years ago..!

Goalkeeping, Defense and Midfield right now, PSG is very Okay but Attack is Zero! They need at least two high profile Wingers..!

This guy is done

Joebie:

41 years old pepe sprinting with thuram after playing 90 minutes of football and not getting beaten ... Thuram is also a fresh leg he hasn't play up to 15 minutes

With babajide we will have more firepower in the attacking third, what does maclean brings to the team ? Nothing

daveP:
The front have poor crossers of the ball. Rinsola was the only quality crosser there. This lefty issue again ehn😑😑😑

Means Toni is mainly here to play RW.

The options depleted and not balanced. But fitness does what it gats do. Let's hope the added firepower gets us back to goalscoring form. That sector has been poor since COVID

You said you ranked them based on natural top 9 and put your girl maclean as no1 ....you clearly insinuating she's our best striker right now which is far from truth .....and stop saying MacLean is like oparanozie they are nothing alike oparanozie is an exceptional talent

Deltamani:


You talked about been top9..! Did you even read my quote well?

Sorry to say My Ranking is on Original top9 not makeshift or who’s better or best right now..

This Esq guy must be a genius...

You're ranking maclean as our no1 striker now ? She'll be lucky to play 5 minutes at the Olympics

Deltamani:


On the list right now, The natural no.9 are ranked
1• Chinonyerem Macleans
2• Chiwendu Ihezuo
3• Asisat Oshoala
4• Esther Okoronkwo

While Esther and Chinwendu can play as Wingers but I don’t think Asisat Oshoala would want to play there again..!

Toni Payne is also a Right Winger!
Onyi Echegini can also play as a Left Winger

I think Randy Waldrum also put Versatility into consideration!!

Trust Nigerian journalist at your own peril ... So none of them question the inclusion of a player that's haven't Play for the team since 2022 then magically she appeared in a major tournament list ... Joke

She didn't earn anything, she was smuggled in ...

Deltamani:


Lol 😂
Maclean wasn’t smuggled in, she earned her spot…! Watch out.

I did talked about her inclusion on the list Day before yesterday and Yesterday but you guys didn’t take note.!

Lol , maclean has been smuggled in through the back door , her PR team did a good job using Ordega and Onome as a distraction

This squad doesn't strike any fear

Deltamani:
This is the Brazilian Olympic squad 🇧🇷. Who do you miss?