Icon79:
Haha!! Morocco ke? Expect to be disappointed again, broda. I gave up on those Arab countries when they started losing to the likes of Saudi Arabia and some minnow Asian countries. Take for instance, Morocco was unbeatable before the last World Cup, only to lay an egg once they stepped out in Russia.

Anyway, I have learned my lessons. Right now, I am with Senegal and Ghana. I expect even Cameroun to do better than Morocco and Tunisia.

Outside of Africa, I am all for Messi winning his first World Cup. Unfortunately, the absence of Giovani Lo Celso might disrupt their chances. But if the Argies can’t then I will pitch my tent with Brazil and the Netherlands. I think those two countries play the best football in the world right now.


O pari

Danielnino00:


You have a point with regard to Onyedika, but given our lack of options, a second chance should have sufficed... Alhassan on his own would add some steel to the midfield... TBH, Iwobi is the only one of our regular midfielders that seem to have improve of recent .. Ndidi looks like a shadow of his former self even at Leicester..maybe due to the injuries... Etebo is now playing in Greece, nothing improved... As for Aribo,I think it's becoming more clear that he isn't the type of guy you use to control a midfield... When you need someone to score goals from midfield,you play him close to the opponent box..u don't use him as a controller...

minfelix:


Na WA oo, Keshi is good amodu is also good, do is rohr good, same way we complained amodu sack prior to 2010 WC is same way we are complaining the unnecessary sacking of rohr b4 Afcon and b4 WC

TheSuperNerd:
Oghenekaro Etebo yesterday:
21 mins+ played. 23 touches. 19/20 accurate passes. 2 pass entries into the final third. 0/1 accurate long balls. 2 recoveries. 1 foul committed. 0/1 ground duels won.

Joebie:
TheSuperNerd adjust your timing of posting pics of the boys tagging then with their nicknames from before the game to after. E go sweet like that. I no like chop Komekn bitter leaf soup.

zuchyblink:
Egypt beating Belgium 2 nil. 85 percent of their players play in back water leagues

charlesemeka85:
so as they in back water leagues mk wetin happen?

do4luv14:



And what do you have to say about this, in relation to those that started,

Do the Eagles still need him

zuchyblink:
for those who rate players According to the league they play in

zuchyblink:
Egypt beating Belgium 2 nil. 85 percent of their players play in back water leagues

Philosopher1979:


The North African league is not a backwater league. I wonder why we underrated players from such a league. Emmanuel amunike and John utaka played there.
Remember Mohammed Salah is from the Egyptian league.
It is better than all these Latvian and Cyprus leagues our players run to

ChrisKels:


CharlesEmeka, Elyte etc make una come carry una god off my mention oo because if I turn around like a venomous black mamba now follow am up, na una and that little cricket wey always dey beg for my attention go begin shed tears all over the thread for am

TheSuperNerd:
Let us be honest with ourselves.

In the light of the European leagues, it is definitely considered Backwater. But within Africa alone, we all know it is arguably the best league we have on the continent. But the point remains... it is indeed Backwater globally.

Philosopher1979:


Point is there are some leagues in Europe worse than the best African leagues.
Leagues like Latvia, Cyprus etc are not as good as the best African leagues. Better to be in Al ahly than to be in soartak trnava in Europe.
A good African league can develop our players to world class level.

zuchyblink:
for those who rate players According to the league they play in

TheSuperNerd:

Cameroun that just drew 1-1 with Small Panama??

It is well.

O pari x10.

Icon79:
Bro, the game never start now. Haha! Just wait until the the kickoff, then we’ll see who’s who. Do you think that Egypt can defeat Belgium in a real match? Right now, all the teams going to the World Cup are taking it easy to avoid unnecessary injuries.


O pari

TheSuperNerd:
Your question is quite on the spot and I will rather choose to answer it this way...

Let the best be picked from technical and tactical points of view for the team.

When we put these parameters below together against each player, we can tell who got it and who is needed most....


- Ball-playing Nous/Ball Handling IQ
- Press resistance (Ability to dribble away from a press, Ability to dribble out of a tight spot, Ability to dribble out of a press)
- Lines breaking passing
- Progressive passing
- Vertically progressive Carries
- Tackling
- Interceptions
- Box to Box
- Late runs into the box (sometimes from deep)
- Ability to hit strikes from distance.
- Ball recycling/Recoveries
- Ability to switch plays
- Passing range
- Workrate
- Pressing
- Game reading IQ
- Set pieces IQ
- Spatial Awareness
- Vision
- Spinal/Quick/Good decision making
- General Dribbling

*Will add any more qualities I remember.

So in the light of the above listed qualities... we can answer truthfully for ourselves.

TheSuperNerd:
No wahala.

It is true that Belgium went a bit soft today. But still, I cannot but notice that the Egyptian backline isn't even their first choice Backline. Yet Belgium fell.

It is well.

When WC begin, your eyes on Cameroun go clear.

I think Ghana would even do a bit better than Cameroun but both are going home after the first round. Time will tell.

TheSuperNerd:
No wahala.

It is true that Belgium went a bit soft today. But still, I cannot but notice that the Egyptian backline isn't even their first choice Backline. Yet Belgium fell.

It is well.

When WC begin, your eyes on Cameroun go clear.

I think Ghana would even do a bit better than Cameroun but both are going home after the first round. Time will tell.

Icon79:
Actually, I totally agree with you. Between you and me, I don’t expect Cameroun to do well because they have a tough draw. Brazil, Serbia, and Switzerland are all top teams. In addition, as a coach, Rigobert Song is just a poor man’s Austin Eguaveon. But watch out, they will put up a better fight than those North African sissies .


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Meliforme:
THE DEFEAT TO PORTUGAL WHAT WENT WRONG?

It has never been about what went wrong, but what keeps going wrong.

"You can't keep repeating a particular routine expecting different outcomes"

Every tactical setup, requires the right personnel for application.
A 4-4-2 or 4-3-3 or any other tactical setup and the attendant variations of them, require playing personnel with the right technical and tactical qualities to thrive.
Wingers required to prosecute 4-4-2 have qualities that are quite different from wingers for 4-3-3.

In the former (4-4-2 ) the wingers are directly exposed and in sync with their fullbacks.

They are to do the following:
* Provide cover for their fullbacks. this involves additional defensive abilities.
* Provide support for the forwards.
* The ability to score goals is not primary to what is expected of them.
* They must possess decent ball passing abilities such as the ability to give long balls, crosses, chipped passes.
* They make decisions typical to their roles. for instance, shooting at goal is not usually the first option for a winger in this setup, rather the winger utilises feasible options to make the ball available to the forwards.

In 4-3-3, the winger in this setup is referred to as a forwards or striker. The involvement with their fullback is more diminished because of the presence of a midfield trio, ipso facto They are expected to have more offensive duties than defensive.

The following is expected of them:
* Score goals. This is primary to their roles.
* Assist the Center Forward in many ways ( to be discussed later).
* There is more flexibility to the manner at which the winger contributes to defense. This is essentially a coach's preference or tactical approach. Nevertheless on the average they spend more time in the opposition's half.

In Super Eagles. judging from the descriptions given of wingers in 4-4-2 and 4-3-3 , it is very obvious that we are deploying the wrong personnel in the chosen tactical arrangement. For instance Moses Simon and Ademola Lookman are forwards (strikers) and do not have the required defensive capabilities and passing finesse to thrive as wingers in 4-4-2. They are modern forwards groomed to thrive in a front three. They lack the ability for build up play and ball progression. That is the job of midfielders. That is the job done for them at their clubs. They are usually at the receiving end.

If we must stick to 4-4-2, We will have to go for players who will not only provide good defensive cover, but also decent ball passing ability, players groomed for build up play, and patient on the ball.

charlesemeka85:
no player dem dey do favor to play for bigger league. Na player hard work and talent dey carry am go big league

TheSuperNerd:
Your question is quite on the spot and I will rather choose to answer it this way...

Let the best be picked from technical and tactical points of view for the team.

When we put these parameters below together against each player, we can tell who got it and who is needed most....


- Ball-playing Nous/Ball Handling IQ
- Press resistance (Ability to dribble away from a press, Ability to dribble out of a tight spot, Ability to dribble out of a press)
- Lines breaking passing
- Progressive passing
- Vertically progressive Carries
- Tackling
- Interceptions
- Box to Box
- Late runs into the box (sometimes from deep)
- Ability to hit strikes from distance.
- Ball recycling/Recoveries
- Ability to switch plays
- Passing range
- Workrate
- Pressing
- Game reading IQ
- Set pieces IQ
- Spatial Awareness
- Vision
- Spinal/Quick/Good decision making
- General Dribbling

*Will add any more qualities I remember.

So in the light of the above listed qualities... we can answer truthfully for ourselves.