drDoom3:


I have been watching this argument go on and on.

The fact is simple. Eguavoen came up against a team that showed clearly from the early seconds of the game that they knew, understood, practiced, and could counter the game plan he would implement. He didn't need to have wholesale changes in the squad, he didn't even need a single substitution. All he needed was a tactical tweak that would catch the Tunisians off guard. Any of these tweaks may have worked:

1.) Have fullbacks overlap, Ndidi sits along with Ekong and Omeruo for counters while everyone else bombs forward. Our fullbacks are fast enough to repel dangerous counters as long as Ndidi and co. can close up space (which they failed to do for the goal).

2.) Have Simon and Chuks switch wings for 5 - 10 mins, see how the Tunisians react.

3.) Have Nacho drop deep to collect balls, bring Aribo closer to him to make one-twos instead of sending long balls to the wings.

One or a combination of any of the above may have disoriented the Tunisians enough to cause problems and maybe score.

Meliforme:


At your first paragraph, i remember clearly that you once said that Eguavoen is dwelling much on the opponents rather than coming up with his own strategy.

Eguavoen finally came up with a game plan that has Ekong to continue in his routine duties of looping the ball from defense to attack. A game plan that has our inverted wingers playing as midfielders, sending crosses to Texas on a different mission. We adopted the same strategy and personnel so much that our opponents can read us like the back of their hands.

All these for the painstaking research done. The new coach syndrome just made the difference, aside that, our wayward crosses and long balls intensified. Aribo laboured throughout the first half against Tunisia with zero impact, even for the tackles and interceptions he was known for the Tunisians couldn't let him. Please rewatch that first half to prove me wrong.

Yes it took him sleepless nights to get an ouster at the knockout stage. There was nothing eye catching about the way we played. Individual brilliance covered up a lot for us.

Meliforme:


Please to clear some misconception about the scriptures. No creation activity took place in the night. Creation was done in the morning and in the evening. God rested not because of exhaustion but because he has completed his work.

I am not against working at night, but please let it not be a sleepless night. To imply a sleepless night indicated that the matter was somehow puzzling to his mind. His mind kept him awake and gave him away to sleeplessness. His mind was restless and confused. This is a deficiency, and should not be discussed in the public.

As a member of the technical committee, it shouldn't be so difficult for him. He should have a first hand knowledge of the players.

Who and who are even in the list of the 28 man squad, that it was so much a puzzle that his mind couldn't leave him alone. I wish he could come out in the public to say what fabyom has made of the statement.

I said it wasn't good and we have seen it

TheGoodJoe:


This is you just being negative. We were clearly one of the best teams in the group stage. Eguavoen was voted best coach of the group stage.

We played better than the Tunisians. We created far more chances, even with a man down.

He was very sound.

The individual brilliance you now wan to claim showed because of the tactical improvement Eguavoen brought.

You guys are being fictitious with your criticisms.

Meliforme:


At your first paragraph, i remember clearly that you once said that Eguavoen is dwelling much on the opponents rather than coming up with his own strategy.

Eguavoen finally came up with a game plan that has Ekong to continue in his routine duties of looping the ball from defense to attack. A game plan that has our inverted wingers playing as midfielders, sending crosses to Texas on a different mission. We adopted the same strategy and personnel so much that our opponents can read us like the back of their hands.

All these for the painstaking research done. The new coach syndrome just made the difference, aside that, our wayward crosses and long balls intensified. Aribo laboured throughout the first half against Tunisia with zero impact, even for the tackles and interceptions he was known for the Tunisians couldn't let him. Please rewatch that first half to prove me wrong.

Yes, it took him sleepless nights to get an ouster at the knockout stage. There was nothing eye-catching about the way we played. Individual brilliance covered up a lot for us.

andrewbaba44:
Not a fan of the naija league ,but why are many people Saying we can’t get good GK from there ?

I guess the Malawian league have better talents than. The npfl

Maduka ,uzoho ,akpeyi ,I no rate anyone ,even the akpeyi I watched at last afcon looked better than Maduka and uzoho

TheGoodJoe:


https://dailypost.ng/2015/09/10/haruna-lukman-begs-oliseh-for-another-chance-after-tanzania-flop/?amp=1

forgiveness:


Where is it written it was not for tactically reason?

TheGoodJoe:


Lukman was removed because he was not playing well. Not because the tactical set up was not good.

Finito.

forgiveness:


Where is it written he was not removed due to tactically reason?

You can lie yiooooo.

TheGoodJoe:


Where is it written he was removed because the tactical set up was not working?

It is written clearly that Lukman was playing poorly and taken off. How is that a tactical reason.

Leave it, if you do not know.

12large1:
As an opponent, if you want to defeat the super eagles, just crowd your midfield and allow us to attack from the wings and your chances of winning is High. (Inferior team wise) while superior team can afford to tackle us man v man and win. Was it the same way in the 90’s?? A question to my OG

Icon4s:

Guys, sorry to derail this thread a bit.
Bro, what proves do you have that creation activities only took place in the morning and evening? I am just curious.

Icon4s:

Guys, sorry to derail this thread a bit.
Bro, what proves do you have that creation activities only took place in the morning and evening? I am just curious.

daveP:


Those were markers of time actually. Morning and Evening. It marked a full day. Which is why that sentence kept reoccurring. We have no prove except the one before our eyes in Gen. 1. So instead of thinking it was morning and evening work, we have to believe it was a full day work, marked by those timelines.

Mujtahida:

Does not mean it cannot be found outside the league. For me, it can be in or outside the league.

komekn:


For your information below Okonkwo and Ovie both at Arsenal , Ovie is with the U23 and Okonkwo is now reserve first team goalkeeper.

How good are they, l really cannot say, beyond that to play for Arsenal you will have to have some good level of Quality.

Icon4s:


I can't agree less.

We outplayed the Tunisians even being a man down.
We only laacked two players in that game: a goalie and a striker. Else it would have been a different story today.

Barryseal:

Enyeama had world cup experience before winning the caf champions league with Enyimba. Enyimba won the champions league in 2003 /2004. Enyeama was Nigerian's number 2 in 2002 n kept against England.

The solution to the GK crisis is the npfl, that's where you get them raw and have the national team goalkeeper coach earn his money by developing them. Uzoho and Okoye have very low celine and very limited raw skillset. Both of these guys won't start for midtable Npfl clubs like Lobi Stars and Dakkada let alone Kano Pillars, Rangers and Rivers utd. Ask any league observer.

Meliforme:
Please be informed that i am not in any way mocking another man's efforts. It was just the sleepless night of a statement that got me suspicious. I believe it was not necessary for him to say such.

Meliforme:

Meliforme:


It is very clear. The Bible clearly mentioned Day and Night, and went on to include the Evening and the Morning as the Day.

Odunayaw:
2:38am comment. Did I not say it that you are having sleepless nights over Eguavoen's sleepless night