hatakekakashi:

I noticed Alozie was struggling to defend properly and could hardly make tackles without fouling. She might accumulate so much yellow cards as the tournament progresses that we need someone else in that position.

Good to know, we have someone that can play RB better in PSG

I'll still blame this in the coach's tactical ineptitude. With that formation, Alozie just need to overlap while Ashleigh tucks in to form a back 3. Tony Payne should hold the width on the left with Oshoala, Ordega and Onumonu forming a front 3.

daveP:
Whoever takes over from Randy has the sole task of either creating a more modern pattern of play that makes Oshoala unlocked full barca mode, or totally change the reliance of attack on her that eyes gets off her for a while. 2 World cups, same problem.

We need 3 players

Pace-1
Vision-1
Control-1


Kanu
Onyenezide
Ayinde
Till further notice, we don't look like dominating play unless things change. The personnel is almost on ground, yet...

One player I'm really hoping turns out is Sebastine. That girl is a proper winger with football brains. She is not there yet but she has shown potential.

Deltamani:
Japan🇯🇵 finally score….

43' | Zambia (0) - (1) Japan

Miyazawa H. (Fujino A.)

Endo serves a fine free-kick into the box; Tanaka finds the back of the net but the goal is ruled offside. Close shave.

Goal ⚽ stands...

mostob:
You didn't even mention Mercy Idoko or Chioma Olise, na Ajakaiye you mentioned.

If I mention all those ones people will say they're too young and the SF will be filled with inexperienced players.

Even that girl that missed Penalty but scored when it was re-taken should be integrated into the SF.

mostob:
I would go with Esther, Onumonu and Kanu up front.

Same for me.

codemaniacs:


If I mention all those ones people will say they're too young and the SF will be filled with inexperienced players.

Even that girl that missed Penalty but scored when it was re-taken should be integrated into the SF.

Ajakaiye is even younger and has less experience.

codemaniacs:
Super Falcons would have beaten Canada if the coaches called up Younger and faster strikers as substitutes and subbed off Onumonu, ordega and oshoala around 60 - 70 minutes.

Onumonu's lack of pace killed off the counter attacks and pressure on the Canadian defense.

The players need to release the ball early.

Obviously, the Super Falcons don't have an attacking formation due to the fact that that Oshoala was usually alone upfront which won't be the case if there wasn't another speedster striker with her.

Gift Monday, Oshoala and Kanu should be the starting strikers.

Super Falcons is missing players like Flourish Sebastian and Ajakaye and onyiniZidane.

Ajakaye will get her call up and most likely replace Ordega in the squad after the u20 World Cup.
Ordega’s performance was decent in my opinion, she was helpful defensively. Her marking shouldn’t be in the box 18 though
Ordega just no longer has the offensive firepower it seems
Kanu wasn’t tracking back effectively.
We were lucky the Canadians didn’t really exploit that wing most of the time Kanu was on the pitch else the gaps would have been exposed.

Is this Ordega’s 3rd World Cup ?

We have too many strikers and not enough natural wingers, midfielders.
Oshoala isn’t getting supplied, only Ashleigh Plumptre did that effectively once
This is what makes it seem like she’s having bad games for the Falcons
Onumonu isn’t a natural winger

solonnachi:


Same for me.

Oshoala has not been herself for SF lately. Let's give her a sub role against a tired defence and see how she turns out. I think one reason for her performance is because she rarely switches position now like she did during the triple O era.

mostob:
Ajakaiye is even younger and has less experience.

That's the point.

Gavi and Pedri were both very young when they made their debuts.

It's about building their confidence and them playing with and learning from legends like Oshoala, Ebi, Ordega e.t.c..

Someone that started driving at 15years old in 4 years time will have 4 years experience and will be a better driver than someone that started driving at 31years old the same year when that 15yr old is now 19years old.

mostob:
Dry..

Of course, you'd recognize one.

yinkeys:

Ajakaye will get her call up and most likely replace Ordega in the squad after the u20 World Cup.
Ordega’s performance was decent in my opinion, she was helpful defensively. Her marking shouldn’t be in the box 18 though
Ordega just no longer has the offensive firepower it seems
Kanu wasn’t tracking back effectively.
We were lucky the Canadians didn’t really exploit that wing most of the time Kanu was on the pitch else the gaps would have been exposed.

Is this Ordega’s 3rd World Cup ?

We have too many strikers and not enough wingers, midfielders.
Oshoala isn’t getting supplied, only Ashleigh Plumptre did that effectively once
Onumonu isn’t a natural winger

This is Fransisca Ordega 4th World Cup, She was a regular substitute to Stella Mbachu in 2011 who she took over from decently…

mostob:
Oshoala has not been herself for SF lately. Let's give her a sub role against a tired defence and see how she turns out. I think one reason for her performance is because she rarely switches position now like she did during the triple O era.

I wouldn’t mind if Oshoala is moved to the wings as an ‘inverted’ winger like Hazard, where her pace and trickery would be better utilized

yinkeys:

Ajakaye will get her call up and most likely replace Ordega in the squad after the u20 World Cup.
Ordega’s performance was decent in my opinion, she was helpful defensively. Her marking shouldn’t be in the box 18 though
Ordega just no longer has the offensive firepower it seems
Kanu wasn’t tracking back effectively.
We were lucky the Canadians didn’t really exploit that wing most of the time Kanu was on the pitch else the gaps would have been exposed.

Is this Ordega’s 3rd World Cup ?

We have too many strikers and not enough wingers, midfielders.
Oshoala isn’t getting supplied, only Ashleigh Plumptre did that effectively once
This is what makes it seem like she’s having bad games for the Falcons
Onumonu isn’t a natural winger

Sabastian should be ahead of Ajakaye

55' | Zambia (0) - (2) Japan


55' Tanaka M. (Endo J.)

Damn...Is Zambia in a competition to see how bad they can play or what?

ZAM 0-3 JPN

Deltamani:


This is Fransisca Ordega 4th World Cup, She was a regular substitute to Stella Mbachu in 2011 who she took over from decently…

Wow didn’t know she was already in the senior team in 2011

yinkeys:

Ajakaye will get her call up and most likely replace Ordega in the squad after the u20 World Cup.
Ordega’s performance was decent in my opinion, she was helpful defensively. Her marking shouldn’t be in the box 18 though
Ordega just no longer has the offensive firepower it seems
Kanu wasn’t tracking back effectively.
We were lucky the Canadians didn’t really exploit that wing most of the time Kanu was on the pitch else the gaps would have been exposed.

Is this Ordega’s 3rd World Cup ?

We have too many strikers and not enough wingers, midfielders.
Oshoala isn’t getting supplied, only Ashleigh Plumptre did that effectively once
This is what makes it seem like she’s having bad games for the Falcons
Onumonu isn’t a natural winger

The earlier Ajakaye gets called the better.. her mates that she played against Colombia her in their first team.

Onumonu is too slow, she is like the female Onuachu.

yinkeys:

Wow didn’t know she was already in the senior team in 2011

Yeah yeah yeah… She came in Straight from U17 World Cup after an excellent performance, then played 2010 WAFCON before playing U20 in 2012…
Fransisca was ridiculously quick and energetic, she tracks backs wins the balls then use her speed and skills to outpace her markers back then but now I think approaching her 30 already we shouldn’t be expecting all that from her as she seems to have lost about 30% to 40% of all those pace and energy…

One of the Reasons people are still clamoring for her is because of her past which I think still speaks for her, but it’s high time we start moving on gradually by injecting the Youngsters little by little..

codemaniacs:


The earlier Ajakaye gets called the better.. her mates that she played against Colombia her in their first team.

Onumonu is too slow, she is like the female Onuachu.

This is my opinion
Randy made sure he took all the American forwards.
This is why someone like Okobi couldn’t make the cut
Onumonu is technically sound but doesn’t have the stamina or speed to back it up

In a non-VAR world, it’s easily Japan 6-0 Zambia.

GOAL- J.Endo (71')

ZAM 0-4 JPN


Smh.....

74' I Zambia (0) - (4) Japan

⚽️ Miyazawa H. (Tanaka M.)
⚽️ Endo J.

The way these Zambian players get out of position is mind blowing, they cant even read plays, they just tend to follow the ball hence leaving great space behind. They give too many wayward passes.

PDPGuy:
In a non-VAR world, it’s easily Japan 6-0 Zambia.

We could still end up with that score or more... over 15' still left to play.

Japan has been wasteful as well...

Deltamani:

Yeah yeah yeah… She came in Straight from U17 World Cup after an excellent performance, then played 2010 WAFCON before playing U20 in 2012…
Fransisca was ridiculously quick and energetic, she tracks backs wins the balls then use her speed and skills to outpace her markers back then but now I think approaching her 30 already we shouldn’t be expecting all that from her as she seems to have lost about 30% to 40% of all those pace and energy…

One of the Reasons people are still clamoring for her is because of her past which I think still speaks for her, but it’s high time we start moving on gradually by injecting the Youngsters little by little..

I think Ajakaye is like the younger Ordega
My opinion

ThePresenceWtf:



We could still end up with that score or more... over 15' still left to play.

Japan has been wasteful as well...

Yea. We would be talking about a 9-0 thrashing🙆🏾

Lol...Zambia...

That could have been a penalty.

Lol one guy here yesterday was saying Zambia would have beaten Canada yesterday

isan:
Lol one guy here yesterday was saying Zambia would have beaten Canada yesterday

isan:
Lol one guy here yesterday was saying Zambia would have beaten Canada yesterday

Nor mind all those People, they think Winning Friendly Matches means you must win at the World Cup too, common it’s a different ball game entirely.


They even exposed their style of play more with those Friendly games, Cut out Supply and Mark out Banda and Kundananji it’s finished for them

Zambia and Morocco shouldn't even be mentioned in the same breathe or sentence as the Super Falcons... The only similarities those teams have with the Super Falcons is "African"


But alas, we have a PE teacher for a head coach and an incompetent FA, so this is our reality now.

PDPGuy:


Yea. We would be talking about a 9-0 thrashing🙆🏾

Spain will definitely teach them a lesson even without their best Defender Mapi Leon and Patri who’s arguably the best Defensive Midfielder alongside Walsh and Oberdorf..