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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Mujtahida: 12:43am On Jan 16, 2022 |
Papi85:He passed backwards some bit too much for me |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Stormtrooper11(m): 12:43am On Jan 16, 2022 |
Throwback Picture: Captain Ahmed Musa and Winger Moses Simon in the trenches. The Hustle paid 19 Likes 3 Shares
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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Papi85: 12:45am On Jan 16, 2022 |
IDENNAA:nka ato m pieces Onye guff |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 12:46am On Jan 16, 2022 |
Quieroz isn't a small coach shaa. You don't work with Alex Ferguson as assistant coach and not be known somehow. Eguavoen and other local coaches will never get the same or close to the kind of salary a foreigner will earn as Nigeria coach and we both know why. daveP: 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Mujtahida: 12:49am On Jan 16, 2022 |
IDENNAA:I am indifferent to him but criticism should bear truth. Players I have affection for are: Aribo, Ebuehi and Iwobi All the rest, I have no attachment to them. 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by IDENNAA(m): 12:57am On Jan 16, 2022 |
Mujtahida: One thing synonymous with all is they are groomed abroad. Interesting you had no passion for any Nigerian groomed players. Any reason ? Cc.Mujtahida |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by IDENNAA(m): 1:01am On Jan 16, 2022 |
Next match preferred line-up: Uzoho Ebuehi Nda Omeruo Collins Ndidi Onyeka Nwakali Onyekuru Nacho Ejuke |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Papi85: 1:03am On Jan 16, 2022 |
IDENNAA:groomed abroad and you hv a problem with that? Myopic minded mofo 4 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Karlovych: 2:05am On Jan 16, 2022 |
TheGoodJoe:Where were his long balls Good Joe? His natural skillset 5 Likes
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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Papi85: 2:17am On Jan 16, 2022 |
Innocent bonke on the verge of joining ligue 1 side Lorient 10 Likes 1 Share |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Papi85: 2:27am On Jan 16, 2022 |
Southampton interested in joe aribo 8 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Karlovych: 2:30am On Jan 16, 2022 |
safarigirl:VAR at times is controversial and can be used to favor big teams in matches. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by jihday(m): 2:31am On Jan 16, 2022 |
TheSuperNerd:even Aina couldn’t question the decision and I think he was trying to get back at that guy for a previous infringement 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 3:41am On Jan 16, 2022 |
Karlovych: What is your point? Are you saying Kelechi Nwakali is not good at long balls? Or, are you saying you did not see a touch of Kelechi Nwakali's long ball ability in the game? |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Karlovych: 4:00am On Jan 16, 2022 |
TheGoodJoe:These were your own words so where were the long balls and dictation?
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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 4:13am On Jan 16, 2022 |
Karlovych: You are telling me my words. So tell me your point. Or you do not have a point? |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 4:14am On Jan 16, 2022 |
Karlovych: Are you saying Kelechi Nwakali did not dictate play? |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by zuchyblink(m): 4:27am On Jan 16, 2022 |
Okoye inexperienced to be our first choice goal keeper. Aina's foul on that player was clumsy. Awoniyi missed his opportunity of getting his first hat trick in GWG by missing 4 chances. I love the way he bullies opponents defenders Great team display. Chukwueze,Simon,Aribo, Zaidu, Ekong and Omeruo ran the show. Aribo's fluidity was orgasmic. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Karlovych: 4:34am On Jan 16, 2022 |
TheGoodJoe:At what point during the games he played did you see any long balls from him? |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Karlovych: 4:34am On Jan 16, 2022 |
TheGoodJoe:At what point during the games he took part in did he dictate play? 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 4:39am On Jan 16, 2022 |
Karlovych: Just say you do not understand what dictating play is and I will explain. FLUIDITY That was the statement he made. He showed movement to open for passes. Gave the midfield an identity. That is, his presence took us from chaotic to controlled. He made the midfield tick with ideal short passes. He also showed some nice touches too and passing technique. For the time he had, I was impressed. The bolded is what you quoted. I will use two distinct pointers there. Identity. Before Nwakali came in. Our midfield playing pattern was chaotic. Lots of stray passes and failed link-up play. With Nwakali on, his choices dictated what we were doing. Sideways passes led to us attacking spaces. Backward pass, led to keeping possession and also switching direction through the back. Our play became tidier. Short passes. This is key in dictation. There are times you just need to keep the ball due to a lack of gaps upfront. What this also does is to help pull out opposing players from compact zones. So, I wonder how you can ask if Nwakali dictated play. He did. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Karlovych: 4:45am On Jan 16, 2022 |
TheGoodJoe:Nwakali played the last 25 minutes against Sudan, this epistle is not what I asked you. At what point during the 25 minutes he played did he dictate the play or use his natural skill set of long ball. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 4:46am On Jan 16, 2022 |
Karlovych: As you can see, you are just asking questions and have no statement of your own. You should have been able to say, he did not give any long ball. But you can't. Let me help you. First of all, when Eguavoen talked about the long balls, he strictly talked about working against the press. That is when the opposing teams have many players attacking you in your own half. With that, you have gaps for a player with the long-range passing ability to spot the gaps and pick offensive players. In this game, we had the Sudanese team come with a compact/counter system. With that, we did not have gaps to exploit. When Nwakali came in, he did not go on a long ball spree. It does not work like that. However, there was a point in the game he gave a brilliant switch of play with showed his ability to give long balls. I think he gave that switch to Sanusi. It was sharp and tidy. So, WHAT IS YOUR POINT? 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 4:48am On Jan 16, 2022 |
Karlovych: I just explained to you what dictating play is and how Nwakali dictated play all through when he was on the pitch. Yet you are asking at what point did he dictate play. For real, read what I wrote and understand what dictating play is and how Nwakali dictated play. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Karlovych: 4:50am On Jan 16, 2022 |
TheGoodJoe:You were the one that emphasized it was his natural skill set, a simple question are you are running about in circles. In order words he used his natural skill set of long balls and recycled it into ideal short passes backwards to his defenders repeatedly during the game and as such he more or less is a hybrid of Yusuf Ayila and Dickson Etuhu. It's no wonder he has zero goals or assists for Huesca and is a reflection of his productivity 6 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Karlovych: 4:53am On Jan 16, 2022 |
TheGoodJoe:Let me break down my question for you, was it in the 65th minute or 75th or 80th minute or 87th minute that you saw a dictation of play with long ball from him? 1 Like
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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 4:54am On Jan 16, 2022 |
Karlovych: You just said nothing. Then say I am running in circles. Funny. Did Nwakali dictate play? Yes he did. Despite us being against a compact side, he was able to give us a direction of play with his tidy short passes. Did he give long balls? Not much because of the compact areas. Remember how many balls Ekong lost due to long balls. However, Nwakali showed the ability. I remember one to Sanusi. Trying to mock the player does not score you points. Saying I am running in circles does not score you points. My points are clear. Yours is not. 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 4:55am On Jan 16, 2022 |
Karlovych: So I should be holding clock to tell you what exact time Nwakali gave a long ball to Sanusi? Ha. You are funny. What time did Awoniyi miss shot? Or tell me what time Iheanacho dropped deep to spray a side pass. Funny. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 4:59am On Jan 16, 2022 |
Karlovych: Please, learn to understand. I want a player that has the ability to dictate play with long balls from deep. Does not mean 90 minutes, he will be playing long balls. I do not need to do this but sometimes, I just need to spend time on the thread discussing basic points. Nwakali showed the ability. The coach wants a player with the ability. The coach did not say he expects the player, no matter the situation to keep playing long balls. It does not work like that. This is basic comprehension. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Karlovych: 5:01am On Jan 16, 2022 |
TheGoodJoe:The questions have been rephrased but yet no concrete answer, majority of his passes during the game were backwards putting the team under pressure. You remember Ekong giving long balls but not Nwakali, how convenient. Simon Moses also had one which lead to his goal, but the one you remember from the specialist was to a left back. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 5:04am On Jan 16, 2022 |
Karlovych: What are you saying? Passing back is to keep possession. The pressure we suffered, mostly before Nwakali came in came from unnecessary forward passes. That was due to poor midfield dictation. Those sideways, backwards, and some forward passes is to keep us off pressure and improve our ball retention. Ekong gave long balls that were directionless. Which meant, giving away possession. Which means handing over control. Ha. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Karlovych: 5:05am On Jan 16, 2022 |
TheGoodJoe:Another vague comment, Nwakali showed ability. Even Sadiq showed ability falling all over the pitch, you might as well term it distracting Sudanese players or buying time for the team, go and sleep. 2 Likes |
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