TheSuperNerd:
It will throw-up another whirlwind of heated competition in Nigeria's midfield should Chidiebere Nwakali returns to the Etihad and start making his mark(s).

forgiveness:



Every player has his own style of play and every player can't play like Messi.

Chucks Aneke still remains a fine player to me. He is naturally talented. And that is why he is always a champion wherever he goes.

Because A failed doesn't mean B will fail. Football na luck.

What do you mean by technique? I really want to understand you. Thanks

BascoVanVeli:


Against Man u Iheanacho was leading a counter and he tried to squeeze the ball to KDB but it was caught and Pep was furious cuz he wanted the ball played to the wing instead, it was one of those situations were if the gamble paid off we are talking 3-0 city, since then I have seen no spark so i guess Pep told him to keep it simple. The fact that he has not yet had a notable shot from range should let u know something.

goldfish80:

No matter how you try to paper over the cracks, iheanacho is not a no 9.
He has the goal scoring nack to be at the moment right place at the right time doesn't mean he is best suited as a striker.

I hope those suggesting Ighalo and Ideye to be benched for Iheanacho to lead the line are seeing the reasons why some of suggested Iheanacho continues his role linking the midfield to the attack, which he is best suited for.

BascoVanVeli:


Hey I think the 3-4-3 could be our answer, both watford and chelsea use it and it seems to work both had clean sheets.
---------------Ikeme

Omuero-----Ekong---------Balogun

Moses--------------------------Moses
-----------Onazi-----Mikel

Iheanacho Success Iwobi

goldfish80:

No matter how you try to paper over the cracks, iheanacho is not a no 9.
He has the goal scoring nack to be at the moment right place at the right time doesn't mean he is best suited as a striker.

I hope those suggesting Ighalo and Ideye to be benched for Iheanacho to lead the line are seeing the reasons why some of suggested Iheanacho continues his role linking the midfield to the attack, which he is best suited for.

AIG07:

competition everywhere!
I don't think Nigeria has had such competition as we see today in d last 10yrs.

Hmmmm... I can't even imagine d kinda headache Rohr will be facing while selecting his team.

Even presently we have 5-inform wingers in V. Moses, S. Moses, A. Musa, I. Success(though I'll still love to see him play d CF role in d green white green) and even Iwobi... Chai wahala de o! I think d midfield n defence will suffer for this in d numbers of players been called-up.
With Etebor coming in, Ideye might soon be drop from d team. Ighalo will even need to convince d coach y he needs to keep faith in him.

I only laughed when I read that NFF are still wooing Ibe. Abeg where e wan stay or who im go displace.

Our present focus should be d fullbacks and a tested and reliable 9.

Other African countries will be happy we won't be @ AFCON'17 de for smell am...

TheGoodJoe:


Nacho had a lot of brilliant moments against Everton. There was a brilliant team work combination Nacho pulled off that earned him applauds from the fans. There was also a combination with Kevin De Bruyne that an Everton defender blocked.

The important thing is that, Guardiola likes his players working in tight positions and passing to gaps. If there was a gap and Nacho chose to pass to a tight position, Guardiola has the right to feel furious.

I do not see that as shackling Nacho.

IyanuFanoro:
wow nice formation never thought of it. Though. I wish ola aina would play omeru position. Also if rohr were 2 use it ideye/ighalo would start ahead of success
I just love d formation Simon nd victor are good at helping d tracking back 2 help d defence Bravo! Buh will rohr even gv it a try?

IyanuFanoro:
remove A.musa from ur inform list. I hop he goes back 2 cska Moscow

BascoVanVeli:


U urself said he needs to work on creating something out of nothing but how can he wen the coach won't let him?

TheSuperNerd:
My brother and Oga Sir ....... Me sef don talk am since. He can play as a no.9.... Yesss... But Nacho isn't a "9".

He's a no.10 with the added attributes of a no.9.

He's a no.10/no.9 super hybrid. He has Vision, trickery, great technique, finishing, long-distance shot accuracy and more. He's a natural 10 who loves to creates and also get among the goals. But yes he can play as a no.9 or false 9 BUT HE ISN'T A No.9.

HIS IS LIKE YOU RIGHTLY SAID, TO EFFORTLESSLY LINK THE MIDFIELD AND THE ATTACK WITH HIS FLUID BUILD-UP PLAY COMBOS WITH PLAYERS LIKE IWOBI AND THE LIKES.

Besides, with strikers like Osimhen coming through by next year and Sadiq Umar growing strong in the serie A and even Success given a chance to show his ability as a natural no.9 despite his abilities to play as a no.11 using his right foot to always cut inside his marker on the left flank...... then Nacho's present and future in the Super Eagles New Golden Generation is as "the man behind the striker" as a no.10 in the 4-5-1, 4-2-3-1, 4-4-2 (diamond), and others and also as a no.8 (SS) in the 4-4-1-1, 4-4-2 (flat), and even as a RWF in the 4-3-3 but freedom to roam (funny thing is, he could actually play the "9" or false "9" role in a 4-3-3 also).

Nacho will always excel when having a true top 9 like Osimhen in front and Iwobi and Vic Moses to his flanks/sides and having a central midfield personnel of Kelechi Nwakali (Mikel's role) and Wilfred Ndidi/Onazi/Chidiebere Nwakali (dmf role) behind him....

NACHO'S CURRENT ROLE IN THE SUPER EAGLES TODAY IS ACTUALLY "HIS BEST" AND "MOST DANGEROUS" POSITION IN A TEAM.... "The man in the hole upfront", "the man behind the striker", "the AMF with vision and finishing of his own"..... His finishing abilities have waned one bit in his role with the Super Eagles as he is our top scorer for this year so far.


THIS IS ME PICTURING NACHO'S ROLE IN THE POST-MIKEL SUPER EAGLES ERA..... NACHO WILL NEVER LEAD THE LINES FOR THE SUPER EAGLES. THE FUTURE IS OBVIOUS AND NACHO LOVES IT "behind the striker".

IyanuFanoro:
wow nice formation never thought of it. Though. I wish ola aina would play omeru position. Also if rohr were 2 use it ideye/ighalo would start ahead of success
I just love d formation Simon nd victor are good at helping d tracking back 2 help d defence Bravo! Buh will rohr even gv it a try?

BUT I GET ONE QUESTION.... BY THE TIME MUSA YAHAYA IS TRANSFORMED INTO A BEAST OF A PLAYER AT PORTO AND STARTS SHOWCASING SOME OF THE WORLD-CLASS POTENTIALS WE ALL SAW BACK THEN, AND HIM DOING SO AT A BIG LEVEL, what then?? Where will he fit in?? Looollllll.... He's a hybrid also. A player that falls on the spectrum between a deeplying forward and a playmaker (an AMF). He's a no.10, a no.11 and can also play from the right.... Abi na bench tins?? Chaiiii... This generation eh... Only the 90s brought this kind of headache.... ...... Na wa oooo

IyanuFanoro:

Yh once he has developed in ethiad den mikel shud start thinking about retirement from international football
buh mikel still has about 2 yrs wit us and I see d 2018 world cup as mikel last apperance for Nigeria in football.

TheGoodJoe:


Among all the qualities you see in Nacho, which of the quality do you think is his best?

TheGoodJoe:


I said, work on skipping past players like Sane. If there is a player free with space, Sane would make a wrong choice opting to skin players.

I said, Guardiola likes players who can operate in tight positions and pass to players in gaps.

The skipping past players like Sane is the operating in tight positions.

Nacho choosing to pass to a player in tight position is a wrong choice.

TheSuperNerd:
It's super obvious naaa.... Nacho's Finishing makes him one of the most feared monster "forwards" of the modern game.

But he still exhibits his finishing qualities in his Super Eagles role. He's Nigeria's top scorer in this calender year.

BascoVanVeli:


It's only wrong when it doesn't come off. Top players make these types of plays all the time it takes guts to shoulder the responsibilty and try to make something happen.

TheGoodJoe:


I already explained why Iheanacho is a striker. I already highlighted that the role makes him use his best ability finishing over his lesser quality.

I do not know how else you want to argue this. No one says he can not play as a ten. However, just like his wonderful goal against Zambia highlighted this. He is an excellent finisher. Maybe the best Nigeria has.

If Silva was a Nigerian, I doubt any of you will opt for Nacho to play the ten role. He plays forward. When he drops deep he can show his creative midfield attribute.

TheGoodJoe:


That answers his role. He is a monstrous finisher with brilliant midfield qualities. So as a top man, he utilises his excellent finishing quality more and can help the team become more fluid by dropping deep.

He plays ten because Rohr wants a ten who contributes to the attack. If we had Aluko there, who is a brilliant finishing ten, then you will see Nacho excel up front.

TheGoodJoe:


That answers his role. He is a monstrous finisher with brilliant midfield qualities. So as a top man, he utilises his excellent finishing quality more and can help the team become more fluid by dropping deep.

He plays ten because Rohr wants a ten who contributes to the attack. If we had Aluko there, who is a brilliant finishing ten, then you will see Nacho excel up front.

TheSuperNerd:
But Silva is not a Nigerian. Instead we have the likes of Osimhen, Sadiq Umar and even Isaac Success (a natural top 9).

Now tell me... Knowing Nacho is super gifted also for the no.10 role, will you still pick him ahead of Osimhen to lead the lines of the Super Eagles? And if he does, who takes up Nacho's AMF/behind-the-striker role??

TheSuperNerd:
Aluko to play Nacho's role?

I think I prefer a Nacho behind an Osimhen in the long run than an aluko behind a Nacho in the long run.

TheGoodJoe:


I was so crazy about Nacho's finishing until I watched Osimhen. I have not seen a striker wrap his foot around the ball when shooting like Osimhen.

With Osimhen coming in, I opt we play a similar system to Enrique's Barcelona. As Guardiola puts it, a Machine made up of excellent forwards.

With Success, Osimhen and Iheanacho, setting up as Neymar, Suarez and Messi. All forwards with brilliant goal scoring records.

TheGoodJoe:


I already explained why Iheanacho is a striker. I already highlighted that the role makes him use his best ability finishing over his lesser quality.

I do not know how else you want to argue this. No one says he can not play as a ten. However, just like his wonderful goal against Zambia highlighted this. He is an excellent finisher. Maybe the best Nigeria has.

If Silva was a Nigerian, I doubt any of you will opt for Nacho to play the ten role. He plays forward. When he drops deep he can show his creative midfield attribute.

TheGoodJoe:


Since Okocha left, I have not seen a player play the ten role like Aluko for the Super Eagles. He has bags of tricks, direct and creates loads of chances when he plays wit the team. We also have Iwobi who will perform brilliantly behind our dream trident strikers, Success, Osimhen and Iheanacho.

Who we choose to play behind them must have the ability to create multiple chances for these forwards.

Playing Iheanacho behind the front line reduces his scoring chances. We might celebrate four goals but he might have scored seven or eight in a front line where he gets lots of chances.

TheSuperNerd:
My brother and Oga Sir ....... Me sef don talk am since. He can play as a no.9.... Yesss... But Nacho isn't a "9".

He's a no.10 with the added attributes of a no.9.

He's a no.10/no.9 super hybrid. He has Vision, trickery, great technique, finishing, long-distance shot accuracy and more. He's a natural 10 who loves to creates and also get among the goals. But yes he can play as a no.9 or false 9 BUT HE ISN'T A No.9.

HIS IS LIKE YOU RIGHTLY SAID, TO EFFORTLESSLY LINK THE MIDFIELD AND THE ATTACK WITH HIS FLUID BUILD-UP PLAY COMBOS WITH PLAYERS LIKE IWOBI AND THE LIKES.

Besides, with strikers like Osimhen coming through by next year and Sadiq Umar growing strong in the serie A and even Success given a chance to show his ability as a natural no.9 despite his abilities to play as a no.11 using his right foot to always cut inside his marker on the left flank...... then Nacho's present and future in the Super Eagles New Golden Generation is as "the man behind the striker" as a no.10 in the 4-5-1, 4-2-3-1, 4-4-2 (diamond), and others and also as a no.8 (SS) in the 4-4-1-1, 4-4-2 (flat), and even as a RWF in the 4-3-3 but freedom to roam (funny thing is, he could actually play the "9" or false "9" role in a 4-3-3 also).

Nacho will always excel when having a true top 9 like Osimhen in front and Iwobi and Vic Moses to his flanks/sides and having a central midfield personnel of Kelechi Nwakali (Mikel's role) and Wilfred Ndidi/Onazi/Chidiebere Nwakali (dmf role) behind him....

NACHO'S CURRENT ROLE IN THE SUPER EAGLES TODAY IS ACTUALLY "HIS BEST" AND "MOST DANGEROUS" POSITION IN A TEAM.... "The man in the hole upfront", "the man behind the striker", "the AMF with vision and finishing of his own"..... His finishing abilities have waned one bit in his role with the Super Eagles as he is our top scorer for this year so far.


THIS IS ME PICTURING NACHO'S ROLE IN THE POST-MIKEL SUPER EAGLES ERA..... NACHO WILL NEVER LEAD THE LINES FOR THE SUPER EAGLES. THE FUTURE IS OBVIOUS AND NACHO LOVES IT "behind the striker".

BascoVanVeli:


Thanks. I like the front 3 because they all can fit into each other's position seamlessly. During the game all 3 can play wing or striker.

TheGoodJoe:


I was so crazy about Nacho's finishing until I watched Osimhen. I have not seen a striker wrap his foot around the ball when shooting like Osimhen.

With Osimhen coming in, I opt we play a similar system to Enrique's Barcelona. As Guardiola puts it, a Machine made up of excellent forwards.

With Success, Osimhen and Iheanacho, setting up as Neymar, Suarez and Messi. All forwards with brilliant goal scoring records.

IyanuFanoro:

yh they can easily switch position(though not sure iwobi is a center kind of person)