Omanambala:




Think in this direction; [s]if your midfield couldn't click with "world class" Aribo against lowly rated Sudan what will happen when you battle teams with excellent midfield play[/s] , and you are losing those dangerous possession ?...dem go just tear your defense!

JohnBullMySon:
Omeruo and Maduka need to coordinate themselves. Know which ball to leave for another.

codemaniacs:


From what I've seen Nwakali is a central midfielder not an attacking midfielder and a Mikel obi type of a player --- a player who was an attacking midfielder in his youth but has become more of a central midfielder..

At least he was making runs with the ball and playing for the team and also maybe playing too safe for some people on this thread.

Omanambala:


I am giving my views and you are telling me to stop....is this tyranny ? I cant give my understandings ? Biko , chill...lol

No , Chidi Ordia was of a different class....lol

forgiveness:



First of all, Ndidi and Aribo did the right thing by passing the ball through tight spaces instead of recycling the ball because the Sudanese game plan was to keep us away from their box 18.

That was why they played deep into their half when they didn’t have the ball.

Recycling the ball was actually what they wanted to run down the game or at least win through counter attack through long balls.

We needed to score by creating chances through those tight spaces and it actually paid out.

Barrister026:
I have a question to ask

APART FROM OKOYE don't we have a better Goal keeper?


Abi hu na nor watch the match?



That guy is tensed whenever the opponents attacks.


Even the commentator made mention of it.


If we are going to go far in this tournament.



OKOYE needs to be replaced.


Because if we meet cameron or senegal na Goals we go just dey pack left and right.
Once they penetrate our defense


Why.



Because the goal keeper is still inexperience.



When watch OKOYE in the pitch I see a kid who still needs massive tutoring before putting him as our number 1




I don talk my own.



You all are ignoring.



The day we go collect!!!!



Na that day hu na go start to cry.



Just take a look at the penalty



Dude is the definition of an amateur.

Barrister026:
I have a question to ask

APART FROM OKOYE don't we have a better Goal keeper?


Abi hu na nor watch the match?



That guy is tensed whenever the opponents attacks.


Even the commentator made mention of it.


If we are going to go far in this tournament.



OKOYE needs to be replaced.


Because if we meet cameron or senegal na Goals we go just dey pack left and right.
Once they penetrate our defense


Why.



Because the goal keeper is still inexperience.



When watch OKOYE in the pitch I see a kid who still needs massive tutoring before putting him as our number 1




I don talk my own.



You all are ignoring.



The day we go collect!!!!



Na that day hu na go start to cry.



Just take a look at the penalty



Dude is the definition of an amateur.

Curtisaxel10:
Chukwueze's quality seems to have diminished badly since he broke onto the spotlight. So has his confidence. Man's now scared as hell to take on defenders. I would've accused the coach of restricting him but how come Simon is doing the exact opposite?

I hope Chukwueze's goal today does something positive for his confidence. In the meantime, Iwobi should start ahead of him on that right wing. Plain and simple.

dkay51:


Omeruo doesn't trust him to get the ball and I don't blame him.

komekn:


One of things we teach young players is versatility and you will find players taking on board several different positions. That means two footed proficiency as well.

That means even in the game you can switch from attack to defence and vice Versa. What makes Ngole Kante the best is his ability to switch roles in a second turning attack to defence in seconds.

Trent Alexander was predominantly a Midfielder at Liverpool, but opportunity came at RB and he has redefined the role, arguably the best RB in the world. He has the most assists in the EPL. That not withstanding a little drop in form and he lost his position in the England team.

You are trying to pidgin hole him into one role. The reality is he isn't good enough for the SE, there is reason he has kept dropping club and league to end up anonymous in the Segunda Division.

It can't be dressed up.

TheSuperNerd:

At first bolded.... you are wrong. They made the wrong choice and lost the ball too many times. We could always recycle and rebuild through other channels. There was no way the Sudanese were gonna keep us out all game.
We needed to be patient in our buildups to open them up even more. But we rushed it and rushed away out of possession countless times in that first half.

Our goals came from a throw-in Oga, a freekick Oga and a third from the left side thru Awo and Simon combo. So how did the tight space passes that were majorly unsuccessful pay off please?

Egbon, admit it. We were not tidy in our possession in that first half. We lost the ball a lot. This is not about Nwakali now..
This is about us playing better going forward.

lloydtruth:
Next match we should go with this lineup
1. Uzoho
2. Ehuehi
3. Collins
4. Onyeka
5. Awaziem
6. Ajayi
7. Olayinka
8. Nwakali
9. Awoniyi
10. Iwobi
11. Onyekuru

dkay51:


Omeruo doesn't trust him to get the ball and I don't blame him.

semid4lyfe:
Abeg make dem take araldite gum Sadiq and Nwakali to the bench for the rest of this competition. I have seen enough and come to the conclusion they're farmers and a waste of space in the squad.

Terem Moffi/Cyriel Dessers deserve to be in the squad ahead of Sadiq.

Akinkumi Amoo/Alhassan Yusuf deserve to be in the squad ahead of Nwakali.

Barrister026:
I have a question to ask

APART FROM OKOYE don't we have a better Goal keeper?


Abi hu na nor watch the match?



That guy is tensed whenever the opponents attacks.


Even the commentator made mention of it.


If we are going to go far in this tournament.



OKOYE needs to be replaced.


Because if we meet cameron or senegal na Goals we go just dey pack left and right.
Once they penetrate our defense


Why.



Because the goal keeper is still inexperience.



When watch OKOYE in the pitch I see a kid who still needs massive tutoring before putting him as our number 1




I don talk my own.



You all are ignoring.



The day we go collect!!!!



Na that day hu na go start to cry.



Just take a look at the penalty



Dude is the definition of an amateur.

codemaniacs:


That ruggedness caused led to his injury..

Barrister026:
I have a question to ask

APART FROM OKOYE don't we have a better Goal keeper?

komekn:


One of things we teach young players is versatility and you will find players taking on board several different positions. That means two footed proficiency as well.

That means even in the game you can switch from attack to defence and vice Versa. What makes Ngole Kante the best is his ability to switch roles in a second turning attack to defence in seconds.

Trent Alexander was predominantly a Midfielder at Liverpool, but opportunity came at RB and he has redefined the role, arguably the best RB in the world. He has the most assists in the EPL. That not withstanding a little drop in form and he lost his position in the England team.

You are trying to pidgin hole him into one role. The reality is he isn't good enough for the SE, there is reason he has kept dropping club and league to end up anonymous in the Segunda Division.

It can't be dressed up.

Joebie:
Uzoho after playing in the World Cup I expect to handle the pressure better, not to say he is better than Okoye.

Curtisaxel10:
Maybe Eguavoen should consider being less predictable with his tactics. I mean, i know he has had little time to inculcate different tactics to his team but why keep playing the same damn way even when your opponents have gotten wise to it and have checkmated it?

After that lackluster display for much of the first half, i expected a tactical switch but no. Baba continued with the same old. At this point, Eguavoen tactics have become about as predictable as direction from which the sun will rise tomorrow. How long before he comes up against a decent tactician that will capitalize on this? Sudan nearly did it today. Abeg o

TheSuperNerd:
Please stop this.

Okoye is the Number 1. Support him no matter how uncool you are with him in Goal. To be Frank, he hasn't put a foot wrong in this tournament.

safarigirl:


I hope to see Uzoho against Guinea-Bissau.

Omanambala:


Because when Aribo was playing the midfield was not existent and that's the whole point of most of our criticism of the team. Aribo is athletic with an eye for goal but our midfield keep suffering. You can play Aribo if you chose to and still win matches but your team will have to rely only on wing play because Aribo is not mobile nor creative...he rarely moves with the ball.

As for Nwakali , you are sure of possession and control of midfield with his inclusion , though he is not a very physical player and is not athletic like Aribo.

TheSuperNerd:

At first bolded.... you are wrong. They made the wrong choice and lost the ball too many times. We could always recycle and rebuild through other channels. There was no way the Sudanese were gonna keep us out all game.
We needed to be patient in our buildups to open them up even more. But we rushed it and rushed away out of possession countless times in that first half.

Our goals came from a throw-in Oga, a freekick Oga and a third from the left side thru Awo and Simon combo. So how did the tight space passes that were majorly unsuccessful pay off please?

Egbon, admit it. We were not tidy in our possession in that first half. We lost the ball a lot. This is not about Nwakali now..
This is about us playing better going forward.

Mousup40:
Nwakali the back passer should be replaced by frank onyeka going forward

TheGoodJoe:


Carry Jorginho and play him attack midfield. It does not work that way

solonnachi:


Seriously... I am afraid of Okoye. His performance is exposing our deficiency. Uzoho should step in the next match