Three reasons Jose Peseiro should stay as Super Eagles coach amid links with vacant Algeria job

[Damunk]

Not sure he can be described as clueless.

The final was a mess. Like the team hit a wall. And to be fair, Angola and SA has shown CIV how to counter our defensive 343. I expected a tweak, no to the formation, but to its execution but it didn’t come.

But we can’t fault a guy who was 30 mins from winning AFCON. That’s just nuts. He build a formidable defensive formation and was not really troubled until he got to the semis. He’s earned the right to keep the job.

But he has to show he can transform this team into an attacking force alongside it defensive solidity. He needs to show he can bring more than 3 men into the attacking phase without losing balance. And he needs to show he can add some attacking midfielders to the mix so we don’t have this truncation between the mid and the attack.

Frank and balanced talk.

[Coach]

Firstly, the formation was most certainly not a 3-4-3, at best, 5-2-3, 5-4-1 or to be pedantic, in the final, 5-2–2-1. That clarification should bring some realisation of objective and intention in all critiques.

The team wasn’t set up to play swashbuckling, heavy metal football, more a dull monotonous medley that sprang to life sporadically through counter and capitalising on lost possession. Sadly, the beating drums of the partisan crowd and weight of expectation stirred the elephants to stampede.

12 elephants in the room does not admonish JP from blame, rather states the obvious, the code had been cracked in the semis. The answer was written on the test sheet already by the time the final arrived. If the introduction of Chukwueze, who has flattered only to deceive at Milan (how many goal involvements?), was the trick up the sleeve, the rabbit out of the hat, then Bugs Bunny had been stewed with all the carrots and dumplings in the cottage kitchen. Laughable.

As events unfolded, it became apparent, much like his charges on the field of play, Peseiro too became an extra in the Ivorian epic. Overwhelmed, subdued, dumbfounded, much like his midfield. This was the best he had to offer, but lest one forget, twas his abracadabra from 4-3-3 to 5-whatever-whatever, that “magicked” the Eagles to the final in the first place.

3 mediocre displays in the knockout stages of any competition doesn’t deserve a place on the podium, talk-less silver. That is without doubt a magic of sorts.

Should they stick with JP, in all honesty, that is merely a side story. The real question is, what does Nigeria want to be? A dominant force or an also ran? A presence on a global stage or just another village champion? Once the goal is decided then the direction determines itself. Stability doesn’t have to be sticking with a coach who has hit his ceiling, it can be commitment to a (minimum) 8 year plan with a fresh/or augmented team at the helm.

[joao]

Wow na BP don come dey make sense like this? That was a lot of growing up o.
You other guys covering your ears and shouting "fire the coach" should heed his advice. He was in your very position not very long ago. He got his wish, but didn't like where it all ended up.

He is whooping their asses all by himself.
I’m impressed tbh.

To make an analogy, most of those suggesting JP should be let go are sounding like a guy
who enters a Toyota Corolla, (which is what he can afford), in a local race and managed
to get second place. He got 'disappointed' with his car's performance and started contemplating
a Lamborghini, which is way beyond his 'wallet'.

World Cup qualifiers start in June, and some herein believe the NFF can afford to pay off JP, and
hire a new coach. The new person will have to face our shenanigans, delayed pay, and have the
his new ideas ingrained in the players in short order.

I guess we should do the usual. Hire a compromised local coach, miss qualifying for WC 2026,
and start another agonizing debate session.

[aruako1]

Wow na BP don come dey make sense like this? That was a lot of growing up o.
You other guys covering your ears and shouting "fire the coach" should heed his advice. He was in your very position not very long ago. He got his wish, but didn't like where it all ended up.

He is whooping their asses all by himself.
I’m impressed tbh.

To make an analogy, most of those suggesting JP should be let go are sounding like a guy
who enters a Toyota Corolla, (which is what he can afford), in a local race and managed
to get second place. He got 'disappointed' with his car's performance and started contemplating
a Lamborghini, which is way beyond his 'wallet'.

World Cup qualifiers start in June, and some herein believe the NFF can afford to pay off JP, and
hire a new coach. The new person will have to face our shenanigans, delayed pay, and have the
his new ideas ingrained in the players in short order.

I guess we should do the usual. Hire a compromised local coach, miss qualifying for WC 2026,
and start another agonizing debate session.

Nope. The right analogy is someone that took a brand new Camry and did not use it to its potential and yet got to the finish lime in 2nd without maintaining the car. People are worried that the Camry might struggle if there is a course correction and that the driver does not appear to see any issue.

[Dammy]

Wow na BP don come dey make sense like this? That was a lot of growing up o.
You other guys covering your ears and shouting "fire the coach" should heed his advice. He was in your very position not very long ago. He got his wish, but didn't like where it all ended up.

He is whooping their asses all by himself.
I’m impressed tbh.

To make an analogy, most of those suggesting JP should be let go are sounding like a guy
who enters a Toyota Corolla, (which is what he can afford), in a local race and managed
to get second place. He got 'disappointed' with his car's performance and started contemplating
a Lamborghini, which is way beyond his 'wallet'.

World Cup qualifiers start in June, and some herein believe the NFF can afford to pay off JP, and
hire a new coach. The new person will have to face our shenanigans, delayed pay, and have the
his new ideas ingrained in the players in short order.

I guess we should do the usual. Hire a compromised local coach, miss qualifying for WC 2026,
and start another agonizing debate session.

Nope. The right analogy is someone that took a brand new Camry and did not use it to its potential and yet got to the finish lime in 2nd without maintaining the car. People are worried that the Camry might struggle if there is a course correction and that the driver does not appear to see any issue.

I’m worried that people do not seem to realise that even the coach has realised his mistakes in the final and would correct it subsequently.
Is that not better than starting all over again?

[aruako1]

Wow na BP don come dey make sense like this? That was a lot of growing up o.
You other guys covering your ears and shouting "fire the coach" should heed his advice. He was in your very position not very long ago. He got his wish, but didn't like where it all ended up.

He is whooping their asses all by himself.
I’m impressed tbh.

To make an analogy, most of those suggesting JP should be let go are sounding like a guy
who enters a Toyota Corolla, (which is what he can afford), in a local race and managed
to get second place. He got 'disappointed' with his car's performance and started contemplating
a Lamborghini, which is way beyond his 'wallet'.

World Cup qualifiers start in June, and some herein believe the NFF can afford to pay off JP, and
hire a new coach. The new person will have to face our shenanigans, delayed pay, and have the
his new ideas ingrained in the players in short order.

I guess we should do the usual. Hire a compromised local coach, miss qualifying for WC 2026,
and start another agonizing debate session.

Nope. The right analogy is someone that took a brand new Camry and did not use it to its potential and yet got to the finish lime in 2nd without maintaining the car. People are worried that the Camry might struggle if there is a course correction and that the driver does not appear to see any issue.

I’m worried that people do not seem to realise that even the coach has realised his mistakes in the final and would correct it subsequently.
Is that not better than starting all over again?

I'm not convinced that he has realised his mistakes. That is my only issue especially with the June qualifiers coming. If we have friendlies that show that he has realised those mistakes, I'll happily back him. But I just think he will stay stubborn until we are found out

[Coach]

Re: the brand new Camry analogy. Potential is too arbitrary a concept. Had Senegal and Morocco for instance, used their Camry to full potential, should they not have gone further into the tournament? The problem with potential is it's lack of objectivity, over-reliance on subjectivity and baseless conclusion in the absence of tangible evidence and statistic. What is Nigeria's potential? What is the tangible evidence to suggest they should've achieved more than silver, or even just that? FIFA rankings had them where within the continent?

If everyone played to their potential, based on tangible evidence, neither side should've contested the final. Fortunately, football eventually, demands evolution from potential to ability. Potential not actualised is wasted thought. Balotelli, Adriano, Ben Arfa, Denilson, all had the potential but in actuality, will be fast forgotten in football circles.

Potential aside, Nigeria's reality was a bang average side, with one worldly talent and a host of others who wouldn't be headliners in any of Africa's more credible squads. As a collective, the tangible evidence provided by performances shows they could be difficult to score against, resolute (by AfCON standards) in defence and upon this cornerstone, could and did launch an attempt on the title. There was not a single performance in the tournament that could be considered totally dominant, nor that would rank amongst the competition's top 3 displays.

In truth, a Camry can only ever be a Camry, brand new or high mileage. It's a Camry, will drive like a Camry, brake like a Camry and fail where Camry's fail.

[aruako1]

Re: the brand new Camry analogy. Potential is too arbitrary a concept. Had Senegal and Morocco for instance, used their Camry to full potential, should they not have gone further into the tournament? The problem with potential is it's lack of objectivity, over-reliance on subjectivity and baseless conclusion in the absence of tangible evidence and statistic. What is Nigeria's potential? What is the tangible evidence to suggest they should've achieved more than silver, or even just that? FIFA rankings had them where within the continent?

If everyone played to their potential, based on tangible evidence, neither side should've contested the final. Fortunately, football eventually, demands evolution from potential to ability. Potential not actualised is wasted thought. Balotelli, Adriano, Ben Arfa, Denilson, all had the potential but in actuality, will be fast forgotten in football circles.

Potential aside, Nigeria's reality was a bang average side, with one worldly talent and a host of others who wouldn't be headliners in any of Africa's more credible squads. As a collective, the tangible evidence provided by performances shows they could be difficult to score against, resolute (by AfCON standards) in defence and upon this cornerstone, could and did launch an attempt on the title. There was not a single performance in the tournament that could be considered totally dominant, nor that would rank amongst the competition's top 3 displays.

In truth, a Camry can only ever be a Camry, brand new or high mileage. It's a Camry, will drive like a Camry, brake like a Camry and fail where Camry's fail.

Except that we are not talking just about potential. We are talking about proven strikers. I would be dissapointed if we lost in the quarter finals but played as if we can score the goals to get us to the WC. Neither Senegal or Morocco played in a way that suggested that they are in danger of not making the WC in 2026. So they will cry for a couple of days and focus in the WCQs

For us, the AFCON is over and it was successful. But are we confident of making it in the WCQs with the attacking football we have seen with Peseiro, before and during the AFCON? That should be the only discussion.

[Scipio Africanus]

Re: the brand new Camry analogy. Potential is too arbitrary a concept. Had Senegal and Morocco for instance, used their Camry to full potential, should they not have gone further into the tournament? The problem with potential is it's lack of objectivity, over-reliance on subjectivity and baseless conclusion in the absence of tangible evidence and statistic. What is Nigeria's potential? What is the tangible evidence to suggest they should've achieved more than silver, or even just that? FIFA rankings had them where within the continent?

If everyone played to their potential, based on tangible evidence, neither side should've contested the final. Fortunately, football eventually, demands evolution from potential to ability. Potential not actualised is wasted thought. Balotelli, Adriano, Ben Arfa, Denilson, all had the potential but in actuality, will be fast forgotten in football circles.

Potential aside, Nigeria's reality was a bang average side, with one worldly talent and a host of others who wouldn't be headliners in any of Africa's more credible squads. As a collective, the tangible evidence provided by performances shows they could be difficult to score against, resolute (by AfCON standards) in defence and upon this cornerstone, could and did launch an attempt on the title. There was not a single performance in the tournament that could be considered totally dominant, nor that would rank amongst the competition's top 3 displays.

In truth, a Camry can only ever be a Camry, brand new or high mileage. It's a Camry, will drive like a Camry, brake like a Camry and fail where Camry's fail.

Kporo ro roooom .. kwem!!!

[donadoni]

He should continue. I wasn’t impressed by his tactics in the final but it’s still our second best result at afcon in 24 years which is no small beans. Also I don’t think he defensive style is as rigid in his mind as Rohr. Rohr was talking about “learning” and saying we were underdogs etc. Peseiro has a winning mentality - he believes he can win with this team - just needs to make some adjustments so we can build upon what we have. We actually have a good problem in the sense that we can be a defensive or attacking team - the trick is to be able to adapt between game and even within the middle of a game so we can take advantage of both strengths as needed. And the key to that is mid fielders - a problem we have been struggling with long before Peseiro showed up.

[Coach]

@Aru, Peseiro-ball took them to the finals of the AfCON, when last did they appear at that stage? By no means a defence of Peseiro, but this Nigeria squad would be better served being hard to beat at a World Cup than attempt to go blow for blow with any top to upper mid-tier side. On a global scale, they're bang average, it would be suicide to attempt a gunfight with anyone outside of Africa. The AfCON just past, would argue, we're not equipped for a gunfight vs. some of the continents Sun Dance kids too. A little step up in the pace from Bafana Bafana and they were looking as puffy faced and flabby as a fifty-five year old James Toney. Whilst Peseiro may have called for pragmatism and prayers, there is a certain lethargy in the play, arguably an ever-present, that was abandoned by most international sides out yonder, in the 90s or early 00s for the late comers.

By all means, let them go full throttle in the qualifiers, but if the slow motion is to remain, don't expect anything more than an absolute pummelling at the next Mundial. If the likes of Kessie and Serri can outlast the midfield, all hope is lost.

[aruako1]

@Aru, Peseiro-ball took them to the finals of the AfCON, when last did they appear at that stage? By no means a defence of Peseiro, but this Nigeria squad would be better served being hard to beat at a World Cup than attempt to go blow for blow with any top to upper mid-tier side. On a global scale, they're bang average, it would be suicide to attempt a gunfight with anyone outside of Africa. The AfCON just past, would argue, we're not equipped for a gunfight vs. some of the continents Sun Dance kids too. A little step up in the pace from Bafana Bafana and they were looking as puffy faced and flabby as a fifty-five year old James Toney. Whilst Peseiro may have called for pragmatism and prayers, there is a certain lethargy in the play, arguably an ever-present, that was abandoned by most international sides out yonder, in the 90s or early 00s for the late comers.

By all means, let them go full throttle in the qualifiers, but if the slow motion is to remain, don't expect anything more than an absolute pummelling at the next Mundial. If the likes of Kessie and Serri can outlast the midfield, all hope is lost.

Yes. The tactics would be great in the WC. I would be fighting for him if we had already qualified. But we face a struggle to qualify and he has not proven that he can get the team to score goals when the other team is defending. That is my issue.

[OJI]

Firstly, the formation was most certainly not a 3-4-3, at best, 5-2-3, 5-4-1 or to be pedantic, in the final, 5-2–2-1. That clarification should bring some realisation of objective and intention in all critiques.

The team wasn’t set up to play swashbuckling, heavy metal football, more a dull monotonous medley that sprang to life sporadically through counter and capitalising on lost possession. Sadly, the beating drums of the partisan crowd and weight of expectation stirred the elephants to stampede.

12 elephants in the room does not admonish JP from blame, rather states the obvious, the code had been cracked in the semis. The answer was written on the test sheet already by the time the final arrived. If the introduction of Chukwueze, who has flattered only to deceive at Milan (how many goal involvements?), was the trick up the sleeve, the rabbit out of the hat, then Bugs Bunny had been stewed with all the carrots and dumplings in the cottage kitchen. Laughable.

As events unfolded, it became apparent, much like his charges on the field of play, Peseiro too became an extra in the Ivorian epic. Overwhelmed, subdued, dumbfounded, much like his midfield. This was the best he had to offer, but lest one forget, twas his abracadabra from 4-3-3 to 5-whatever-whatever, that “magicked” the Eagles to the final in the first place.

3 mediocre displays in the knockout stages of any competition doesn’t deserve a place on the podium, talk-less silver. That is without doubt a magic of sorts.

Should they stick with JP, in all honesty, that is merely a side story. The real question is, what does Nigeria want to be? A dominant force or an also ran? A presence on a global stage or just another village champion? Once the goal is decided then the direction determines itself. Stability doesn’t have to be sticking with a coach who has hit his ceiling, it can be commitment to a (minimum) 8 year plan with a fresh/or augmented team at the helm.

May God continue to bless you.

Peserio’s relative AFCON success (final appearance) is a classic case of the false positive error.
A result that indicates a given condition exists when it does not.
In this case, an indication that reaching the final of a major soccer tournament would suggest some form of attacking competency was present. Reality was ...
PRE AFCON – struggling to score, or come from behind to win.
THROUGHOUT AFCON – struggling to score, or inability to come from behind to win.
POST AFCON – will struggling to score be the new normal?

One key attribute to his success was improved awareness, and defensive contributions by all players. Even the target man came back to the center half to assist.
Peserio had friendlies, and competitive matches against almighty Lesotho, and Zimbabwe to get his team ready.
He stumbled unto a team at the AFCON, and rode with the formula.
Didier Deschamps, against Argentina in the final of Qatar 2022, benched two starters before half time as it became apparent both players were totally ineffective for multiple reasons. The Argentinean set up negated their strengths, and inclinations.
Peserio’s reactive decision making, and posturing ensured that subs came in the final only after CIV took the lead.It worked because most of the opposition Nigeria faced had low quality strikers. The difference was in the SA, Angola game.

Did Nigeria/Peserio reach the final by playing to its strength(s) or negating other team’s strengths?

Did Nigeria/Peserio harness the talent of all the players selected? Were all players fully utilized if the ambition was to play at least 6 matches in 4 weeks?

Did Nigeria/Peserio actually scout, and select players that really could have them cross the threshold? As in win the AFCON.
It took injuries for Terem Moffi, Alhassan Yusuf to be brought into the fold. We have had friendlies and fixtures against lower quality teams in the past for Nigeria to be discovering these talent at a major tournament. Wasted friendlies.
It took him to have be given the riot act for him to go to South Africa, and evaluate goalkeeper Nwabili.

The framing of the decision to retain Peserio is NOT about where he met his contractual objectives. He did! We are eternally grateful for his contributions in making sure Nigeria reached the final. People supporting Peserio are looking at strictly via the contract terms. Yes he accomplished the set terms. It does NOT make it automatic for him to be accepted.
Just like in business, a business opened in a garage, highly dependent on the genius entrepreneur would eventually need the entrepreneur to grow, and acquire new skills ASAP or a different leader to usher the business into the next phase.

The next phase in the SuperEagles growth trajectory demands a clear eyed assessment.
The factor in decision making is whether Peserio shares the same level of ambition, and agenda given the talent available?
The factor in decision making is whether he has the qualities to be proactive or react positively to adverse circumstances.
The factor in decision making is whether Nigeria can afford to give Peserio an extended internship.
The factor in decision making is whether diminishing returns will set unless a personality, and mindset shift in Peserio occurs.

Westerfof blew the 1994 WC match against Italy with his improper assessment of a 10 men Italian team needing just a goal to tie the match. Deliberate injuries to players like Amokachi, and Amunike robbed Nigeria of key components of their multi hydra attack force. Westerhof opted to play a more defensive game when Nigeria had the lead. Italy gained more possession, and as expected for a team needing a tie or win to extend their WC campaign, did come out. Westerfoff’s antagonistic off field relationship with attacker Ikpeba (on the bench) did not help either. His assessment ultimately cascaded into false choices for him.
To help matters, Westerhoff’s contract expired mid tournament as the then NFA didn’t know what to expect, and didn’t plan for Nigeria going past the group stage.

Peserio’s team is leading 1-0 against a host country in the final of a tournament. CIV needed to come out. A 1-0 lead is never enough at this level of football! CIV ties, and takes the lead. Another wasted opportunity.

In 2014, the German federation’s stated objective for the 2014 WC campaign was to be the 1st European country to win a WC in south America. To that end, they built a $9million facility in Bahia for their accommodation needs , and to ensure and avoid any dependency on the Brazilian hosts. One of many details handled by the federation to signify seriousness. Coaches, and selected players bought into the mission. The rest is history. They handled what’s in their control. Coaching system, and infrastructure.

We don’t expect the NFF to build a facility in Nigeria or in the USA/Mexico/Canada.
We do expect the NFF has to come out, and say WC2026 qualification is not negotiable.
We do expect the NFF has to come out, and say after Nigeria’s inaugural WC participation occurred in the USA in 1994, 2026 must be a historic run. Not there to learn or to make up the numbers.

Players, coaches, and support staff must digest this mandate. The first step to achieving a goal is to believe that it is possible. If an individual doesn’t believe, they are unlikely to put in the time and effort necessary to accomplish the task. It is therefore essential for the coach to have the right attitude and mindset.
This has to be cascaded into the contract, and/or conduct, on- and off-field decisions, and outcomes of the (next) coach leading to WC2026.

We can’t play Zimbabwe, and hope to tie.
We can’t play Rwanda, and hope to tie.
We can’t play South Africa, and hope to tie.
We can’t play Benin, and hope to tie.
We can’t play Lesotho, and hope to tie.

Struggling to tie with lower ranked teams should be cause for termination of the contract. The next critical phase for the SuperEagles is bigger than any attempts to accommodate Peserio.

We fundamentally can’t go into these matches having the opposing team dominate possession stats.
We need the opposing team struggle to muster belief, and conviction to comeback and tie, and beat the SuperEagles.
We need to see an improved multifaced attacking style. Improved set play implementation effectiveness.

[aruako1]

Firstly, the formation was most certainly not a 3-4-3, at best, 5-2-3, 5-4-1 or to be pedantic, in the final, 5-2–2-1. That clarification should bring some realisation of objective and intention in all critiques.

The team wasn’t set up to play swashbuckling, heavy metal football, more a dull monotonous medley that sprang to life sporadically through counter and capitalising on lost possession. Sadly, the beating drums of the partisan crowd and weight of expectation stirred the elephants to stampede.

12 elephants in the room does not admonish JP from blame, rather states the obvious, the code had been cracked in the semis. The answer was written on the test sheet already by the time the final arrived. If the introduction of Chukwueze, who has flattered only to deceive at Milan (how many goal involvements?), was the trick up the sleeve, the rabbit out of the hat, then Bugs Bunny had been stewed with all the carrots and dumplings in the cottage kitchen. Laughable.

As events unfolded, it became apparent, much like his charges on the field of play, Peseiro too became an extra in the Ivorian epic. Overwhelmed, subdued, dumbfounded, much like his midfield. This was the best he had to offer, but lest one forget, twas his abracadabra from 4-3-3 to 5-whatever-whatever, that “magicked” the Eagles to the final in the first place.

3 mediocre displays in the knockout stages of any competition doesn’t deserve a place on the podium, talk-less silver. That is without doubt a magic of sorts.

Should they stick with JP, in all honesty, that is merely a side story. The real question is, what does Nigeria want to be? A dominant force or an also ran? A presence on a global stage or just another village champion? Once the goal is decided then the direction determines itself. Stability doesn’t have to be sticking with a coach who has hit his ceiling, it can be commitment to a (minimum) 8 year plan with a fresh/or augmented team at the helm.

May God continue to bless you.

Peserio’s relative AFCON success (final appearance) is a classic case of the false positive error.
A result that indicates a given condition exists when it does not.
In this case, an indication that reaching the final of a major soccer tournament would suggest some form of attacking competency was present. Reality was ...
PRE AFCON – struggling to score, or come from behind to win.
THROUGHOUT AFCON – struggling to score, or inability to come from behind to win.
POST AFCON – will struggling to score be the new normal?

One key attribute to his success was improved awareness, and defensive contributions by all players. Even the target man came back to the center half to assist.
Peserio had friendlies, and competitive matches against almighty Lesotho, and Zimbabwe to get his team ready.
He stumbled unto a team at the AFCON, and rode with the formula.
Didier Deschamps, against Argentina in the final of Qatar 2022, benched two starters before half time as it became apparent both players were totally ineffective for multiple reasons. The Argentinean set up negated their strengths, and inclinations.
Peserio’s reactive decision making, and posturing ensured that subs came in the final only after CIV took the lead.It worked because most of the opposition Nigeria faced had low quality strikers. The difference was in the SA, Angola game.

Did Nigeria/Peserio reach the final by playing to its strength(s) or negating other team’s strengths?

Did Nigeria/Peserio harness the talent of all the players selected? Were all players fully utilized if the ambition was to play at least 6 matches in 4 weeks?

Did Nigeria/Peserio actually scout, and select players that really could have them cross the threshold? As in win the AFCON.
It took injuries for Terem Moffi, Alhassan Yusuf to be brought into the fold. We have had friendlies and fixtures against lower quality teams in the past for Nigeria to be discovering these talent at a major tournament. Wasted friendlies.
It took him to have be given the riot act for him to go to South Africa, and evaluate goalkeeper Nwabili.

The framing of the decision to retain Peserio is NOT about where he met his contractual objectives. He did! We are eternally grateful for his contributions in making sure Nigeria reached the final. People supporting Peserio are looking at strictly via the contract terms. Yes he accomplished the set terms. It does NOT make it automatic for him to be accepted.
Just like in business, a business opened in a garage, highly dependent on the genius entrepreneur would eventually need the entrepreneur to grow, and acquire new skills ASAP or a different leader to usher the business into the next phase.

The next phase in the SuperEagles growth trajectory demands a clear eyed assessment.
The factor in decision making is whether Peserio shares the same level of ambition, and agenda given the talent available?
The factor in decision making is whether he has the qualities to be proactive or react positively to adverse circumstances.
The factor in decision making is whether Nigeria can afford to give Peserio an extended internship.
The factor in decision making Is whether diminishing returns will set unless a personality, and mindset shift in Peserio occurs.

Westerfof blew the 1994 WC match against Italy with his improper assessment of a 10 men Italian team needing just a goal to tie the match. Deliberate injuries to players like Amokachi, and Amunike robbed Nigeria of key components of their multi hydra attack force. Westerhof opted to play a more defensive game when Nigeria had the lead. Italy gained more possession, and as expected for a team needing a tie or win to extend their WC campaign, did come out. Westerfoff’s antagonistic off field relationship with attacker Ikpeba (on the bench) did not help either. His assessment ultimately cascaded into false choices for him.
To help matters, Westerhoff’s contract expired mid tournament as the then NFA didn’t know what to expect, and didn’t plan for Nigeria going past the group stage.

Peserio’s team is leading 1-0 against a host country in the final of a tournament. CIV needed to come out. A 1-0 lead is never enough at this level of football! CIV ties, and takes the lead. Another wasted opportunity.

In 2014, the German federation’s stated objective for the 2014 WC campaign was to be the 1st European country to win in south America. To that end, they built a $9million facility in Bahia for their accommodation needs , and to ensure and avoid any dependency on the Brazilian hosts,. One of many details handled by the federation to signify seriousness. Coaches, and selected players bought into the mission. The rest is history. They handled what’s in their control. Coaching system, and infrastructure.

We don’t expect the NFF to build a facility in Nigeria or in the USA/Mexico/Canada.
We do expect the NFF has to come out, and say WC2026 qualification is not negotiable.
We do expect the NFF has to come out, and say after Nigeria’s inaugural WC participation occurred in the USA in 1994, 2026 must be a historic run. Not there to learn or to make up the numbers.

Players, coaches, and support staff must digest this mandate. The first step to achieving a goal is to believe that it is possible. If an individual doesn’t believe, they are unlikely to put in the time and effort necessary to accomplish the task. It is therefore essential for the coach to have the right attitude and mindset.
This has to be cascaded into the contract, and/or conduct, on- and off-field decisions, and outcomes of the (next) coach leading to WC2026.

We can’t play Zimbabwe and hope to tie.
We can’t play Rwanda, and hope to tie.
We can’t play South Africa and hope to tie.
We can’t play Benin and hope to tie.
We can’t play Lesotho and hope to tie.

Struggling to tie with lower ranked teams should be cause for termination of the contract. The next critical phase for the SuperEagles is bigger than any attempts to accommodate Peserio.

We fundamentally can’t go into these matches having the opposing team dominate possession stats.
We need the opposing team struggle to muster belief, and conviction to comeback and tie, and beat the SuperEagles.
We need to see an improved multifaced attacking style. Improved set play implementation effectiveness.

The bolded is the point I have been making.