humility33:
NFF should please as a matter of urgency sack Finidi and quickly employ that pep former assistant or any other good foreign Coach with zero tolerance for mediocrity charge with the task to qualify Nigeria for the World Cup

lovewins:


What you fail to realise is that our qualification is no longer in our hands. Even if we hypothetically win all of our games, any of those teams with 7 points can still afford to lose one game to us and win the rest and still qualify. So we do not just need to win we need 3 teams to lose to us and draw or lose at least 1 more game.

komekn:


Nwabali made a huge school boy error, running out of his goal in panic leaving it WIDE OPEN gifting a goal to Ishola Olaitan.

Bassey missed the clearance but had time to recover narrow the angle, block the shot, out muscle Ishola and or tackle him.

Nwabali gifted the goal poor decision making.

Nwabali is not better than OKOYE that's not proven, add to that players improve. The Okoyr of today is not the same as yesterday

elyte89:



I can say only Benin 🇧🇯 might have dt mentality to win all deir games (due to rohr factor),but d South Africa 🇿🇦 I knw are also bottlers .Dey can be very funny at times,just like our team


Like I said …d team characters in dis group has shown dt Dey re susceptible to dropping points .

lovewins:
Yes we have a problem defensively, but we have an even bigger problem offensively.

Since the World cup qualifiers started we have played a total of 14 games and have scored a total of 14 goals. With our supposed world class attacking roster we average just one goal a game. We are struggling to score goals and the simple reason is because we've been figured out offensively.

Nigeria for the most part plays through the wings to score. Any coach worth his salt who has watched enough of our tapes will easily figure that out. Once upon a time we have skillful players like J.J (maybe Mikel) who provided options for us who could drive the ball through the middle and get some defensive attention freeing the wings a little. Now we don't have that.

South Africa and Benin just focused their defensive on Lookman and Chukwueze. The middle was the freest in both games but we had no player who could take the initiative to go through the middle. If we had explored both we probably would have scored more goals. This is where players in the mold of Eze and Olise could help.

Guess how we scored both goals? Fisayo and Onyedika through the middle.

lovewins:
Yes we have a problem defensively, but we have an even bigger problem offensively.

Since the World cup qualifiers started we have played a total of 14 games and have scored a total of 14 goals. With our supposed world class attacking roster we average just one goal a game. We are struggling to score goals and the simple reason is because we've been figured out offensively.

Nigeria for the most part plays through the wings to score. Any coach worth his salt who has watched enough of our tapes will easily figure that out. Once upon a time we have skillful players like J.J (maybe Mikel) who provided options for us who could drive the ball through the middle and get some defensive attention freeing the wings a little. Now we don't have that.

South Africa and Benin just focused their defensive on Lookman and Chukwueze. The middle was the freest in both games but we had no player who could take the initiative to go through the middle. If we had explored both we probably would have scored more goals. This is where players in the mold of Eze and Olise could help.

Guess how we scored both goals? Fisayo and Onyedika through the middle.

daveP:


One issue I've observed is that Iwobi is doing too much currently. He drops deep to receive and the buck of progression and creativity still lies on him, especially due to expectations. He can't be doing that all 90. Another person gats do that and allow this guy flourish in his main role. This is where Ndidi needs sit out henceforth too. He was nowhere available for connecting passes from the CBs in that 1st half. It was too Terrible. Off the ball, it was still iwobi trying to create options just by moving into space and was also the quickest with passes compare to the other two midfield partners. We can't even be fast on counter. We allowed them to keep recovering and then have no idea to break them down until we lose the ball and they use sleek passes to progress into our box without any resistance.

lovewins:


Iwobi can help offensively and I agree Ndidi shouldn't even be in the conversation again, but Iwobi is still not that guy. You'll notice his reluctance anytime he has an opportunity to shoot, it is because he's not a great shooter of the ball. We need someone who is actually a threat offensively, not just someone who creates chances and Iwobi isn't that person.

Please tell us what IWOBI offers than pass. Yeye passes, someone that can't shoot or dribble.Get me Nwakal please

joelsteron:

Please tell us what IWOBI offers than pass. Yeye passes, someone that can't shoot or dribble.Get me Nwakal please

lovewins:


Iwobi can help offensively and I agree Ndidi shouldn't even be in the conversation again, but Iwobi is still not that guy. You'll notice his reluctance anytime he has an opportunity to shoot, it is because he's not a great shooter of the ball. We need someone who is actually a threat offensively, not just someone who creates chances and Iwobi isn't that person.

lovewins:


Iwobi can help offensively and I agree Ndidi shouldn't even be in the conversation again, but Iwobi is still not that guy. You'll notice his reluctance anytime he has an opportunity to shoot, it is because he's not a great shooter of the ball. We need someone who is actually a threat offensively, not just someone who creates chances and Iwobi isn't that person.

chrisooblog:
Yeah even in club football Iwobi barely scores except for last season even then the figures were modest.

Against SA there were times he could have unleashed a first time shot but his hesitation allowed them to get back into defensive formation.

Fisayo looks a more goal scoring minded midfielder not yet sure what he will be able to bring creative wise.

JJ despite being a defensive and sometimes tactical liability brought both aspects to the team.

Our attack is still too predictable needs more freshening up.

faithtemisan93:
Funny enough Jay Jay only scored 14 goals for the super Eagles


Iwobi has scored 10

joelsteron:


I was expecting s logical conversation though I

Odunayaw:
No be majority of these players wey go AFCON?

Joebie:
Your children go boarding house dem behave themselves. When Dey come house, they misbehave. Who you go come blame?

solonnachi:
Please let's focus on our darling Super Falcons and their preparation for Olympics and forget those yeye super chickens. Female football makes more sense now than male.

lovewins:
Yes we have a problem defensively, but we have an even bigger problem offensively.

Since the World cup qualifiers started we have played a total of 14 games and have scored a total of 14 goals. With our supposed world class attacking roster we average just one goal a game. We are struggling to score goals and the simple reason is because we've been figured out offensively.

Nigeria for the most part plays through the wings to score. Any coach worth his salt who has watched enough of our tapes will easily figure that out. Once upon a time we have skillful players like J.J (maybe Mikel) who provided options for us who could drive the ball through the middle and get some defensive attention freeing the wings a little. Now we don't have that.

South Africa and Benin just focused their defensive on Lookman and Chukwueze. The middle was the freest in both games but we had no player who could take the initiative to go through the middle. If we had explored both we probably would have scored more goals. This is where players in the mold of Eze and Olise could help.

Guess how we scored both goals? Fisayo and Onyedika through the middle.

faithtemisan93:
Funny enough Jay Jay only scored 14 goals for the super Eagles


Iwobi has scored 10

ChrisKels:
Personally, I think SA stands a better chance of making it to the world cup ahead of Nigeria.

mostob:
There is nothing logical about your insinuation.

1. You're using the fact that Finidi (a tactically limited coach) subbed out some player at half time, to determine who should be axed from the team. Does that make sense to you?

2. Iwobi and Nwabali have been integral part of that team since AFCON but you want them out of the team.

Again, think and ask yourself if that doesn't sound dumb. If you as a fan are making these kind of suggestions, what is now the difference between you and Finidi?

ChrisKels:


The day i made this post in May even long before Finidi released his world cup list, the kind of attacks I got especially from some immature guys who felt that the post was to spite Finidi in the favour of Amunike. Now breeze dun blow for fowl yansh

lovewins:


Iwobi can help offensively and I agree Ndidi shouldn't even be in the conversation again, but Iwobi is still not that guy. You'll notice his reluctance anytime he has an opportunity to shoot, it is because he's not a great shooter of the ball. We need someone who is actually a threat offensively, not just someone who creates chances and Iwobi isn't that person.

joelsteron:


If NFF means business they will sack FINIDI.

daveP:


That shooting aspect just dey vex me. Fact however is that the team needs him more now. I dunno why no coach has screamed down his neck to shoot. Like what happened to the kind of stunner like Europa League final that year. He's indispensable right now because without him in the setup, creativity is gone. And that's annoying. Iwobi will create and drag bodies to himself which is his Fulham pattern too. Na tap in he dey score pass😂

If only he can do more with shooting. Oyo for whoever things he no dey do anything in the middle o. Lol

elyte89:



It’s eida Dey sack him or employ a competent coach whether local or foreign to d crew as technical adviser …simple

If we can do dt, we re qualifying 💯,anything sort of this ,it’s zero

Goke7:


Sack or leave Finidi we have lost our way! Can’t see this team winning all the remaining matches they may not lose but to win all without draw soup na tall order