That layoff by Iwobi to Lookman for the 2nd goal

[Scipio Africanus]

That was top shelf soccer IQ! Haven't seen that kind of decision making from an SE player in the box for a long time!

[green4life]

unfortunately, this thread is useless without highlight clip of the goal

[Scipio Africanus]

unfortunately, this thread is useless without highlight clip of the goal

I gotchu



The magic happens at minute 11:39 but start watching from 11:32 to see the full move that led to the goal.

[ohenhen1]

I agree that was a beautiful sequence.

[packerland]

That was straight from the training ground. Well done lads

[green4life]

unfortunately, this thread is useless without highlight clip of the goal

I gotchu



The magic happens at minute 11:39 but start watching from 11:32 to see the full move that led to the goal.

My brother, God will continue to bless you. Cheers

[YUJAM]

A bit of hyperbole here. It was an OK assist

[maceo4]

A bit of hyperbole here. It was an OK assist

Abi lol, its a normal assist, but abnormal coming from SE players thats why folks are excited...just thinking of how many times we effed up such a counter with poor decision making at the ANC

[gochino]

A bit of hyperbole here. It was an OK assist

Abi lol, its a normal assist, but abnormal coming from SE players thats why folks are excited...just thinking of how many times we effed up such a counter with poor decision making at the ANC

Exactly! For example a similar case was Bright Osayi at Afcon, he had two players at each side completely unmarked but for some dumb reason decided to go solo and lost the ball.

[Lolly]

A bit of hyperbole here. It was an OK assist

Thank you.

The build up is more impressive. The long pass from Onyeka, the clever control and pass to Iwobi and the finish from Lookman was good.

[MAIDABOI]

A bit of hyperbole here. It was an OK assist

Thank you.

The build up is more impressive. The long pass from Onyeka, the clever control and pass to Iwobi and the finish from Lookman was good.

Raphael turn impressed me the most

[ohenhen1]

That goal na joga bonito. The pass sequence started from Nwabili. I don't think I have seen that from Nigeria in the last 5 years or more.

[ohenhen1]

That goal na joga bonito. The pass sequence started from Nwabili. I don't think I have seen that from Nigeria in the last 5 years or more.

[Orion]

A bit of hyperbole here. It was an OK assist

Yup. I was expecting to see something spectacular, but it was just an ordinary pass to an unmarked player that anyone at that level should be able to make.

This is from the same forumer who made a thread belittling the contributions of our most influential player at the recent AFCON - Osimhen.

[Scipio Africanus]

A bit of hyperbole here. It was an OK assist

Yup. I was expecting to see something spectacular, but it was just an ordinary pass to an unmarked player that anyone at that level should be able to make.

This is from the same forumer who made a thread belittling the contributions of our most influential player at the recent AFCON - Osimhen.

Read with context:

A bit of hyperbole here. It was an OK assist

Abi lol, its a normal assist, but abnormal coming from SE players thats why folks are excited...just thinking of how many times we effed up such a counter with poor decision making at the ANC

That was top shelf soccer IQ! Haven't seen that kind of decision making from an SE player in the box for a long time!

And yes, a supposedly word class striker bagging an impressive haul of 1 goal in 7 games in a major tournament for his country ... is not OK. It is not. Full stop. When you factor in the information that this same striker fired blanks in 2 key matches that could have taken us to the WC ... anyway make I stop hia

[Lolly]

That was top shelf soccer IQ! Haven't seen that kind of decision making from an SE player in the box for a long time!

So what would you say about Simon Moses’s decision to pick out Lookman who then scored against Cameroon?

[Scipio Africanus]

That was top shelf soccer IQ! Haven't seen that kind of decision making from an SE player in the box for a long time!

So what would you say about Simon Moses’s decision to pick out Lookman who then scored against Cameroon?

Oga you sure say you watch dat mash? The assists for Lookman's goals against Cameroon came from Osimhen and Bassey, and both assists came from outside the box.

You are confusing it with the Angola game, and yes Simon's pass to Lookman was inside the box, but the key difference is that Simon, commendable as his pass was, had no option but to pass because he was way out on the left side of the box with zero shooting angle.

Iwobi had the option to shoot or try to carve out a better angle to shoot but he INSTANTLY chose the most intelligent option, and executed it with class and aplomb! A perfectly weighted and angled ball to Lookman! That is excellent decision making! That is noteworthy and must be commended from here to the moon, because THAT is what we want to see more of.

[Orion]

A bit of hyperbole here. It was an OK assist

Yup. I was expecting to see something spectacular, but it was just an ordinary pass to an unmarked player that anyone at that level should be able to make.

This is from the same forumer who made a thread belittling the contributions of our most influential player at the recent AFCON - Osimhen.

Read with context:

A bit of hyperbole here. It was an OK assist

Abi lol, its a normal assist, but abnormal coming from SE players thats why folks are excited...just thinking of how many times we effed up such a counter with poor decision making at the ANC

That was top shelf soccer IQ! Haven't seen that kind of decision making from an SE player in the box for a long time!

And yes, a supposedly word class striker bagging an impressive haul of 1 goal in 7 games in a major tournament for his country ... is not OK. It is not. Full stop. When you factor in the information that this same striker fired blanks in 2 key matches that could have taken us to the WC ... anyway make I stop hia

Look at the guy contradicting himself. So the "context" you pointed out doesn't also apply to Osimhen?

Oh, we have to apply a different standard to him? A higher bar as he is not an SE player?

His contribution to our success wasn't one goal. He was involved in many goals and was instrumental in getting us to the final.

[Scipio Africanus]

unfortunately, this thread is useless without highlight clip of the goal

I gotchu



The magic happens at minute 11:39 but start watching from 11:32 to see the full move that led to the goal.

My brother, God will continue to bless you. Cheers

Thanks my brother. May He shower His blessings on you and yours as well

[Scipio Africanus]

A bit of hyperbole here. It was an OK assist

Yup. I was expecting to see something spectacular, but it was just an ordinary pass to an unmarked player that anyone at that level should be able to make.

This is from the same forumer who made a thread belittling the contributions of our most influential player at the recent AFCON - Osimhen.

Read with context:

A bit of hyperbole here. It was an OK assist

Abi lol, its a normal assist, but abnormal coming from SE players thats why folks are excited...just thinking of how many times we effed up such a counter with poor decision making at the ANC

That was top shelf soccer IQ! Haven't seen that kind of decision making from an SE player in the box for a long time!

And yes, a supposedly word class striker bagging an impressive haul of 1 goal in 7 games in a major tournament for his country ... is not OK. It is not. Full stop. When you factor in the information that this same striker fired blanks in 2 key matches that could have taken us to the WC ... anyway make I stop hia

Look at the guy contradicting himself. So the "context" you pointed out doesn't also apply to Osimhen?

Oh, we have to apply a different standard to him? A higher bar as he is not an SE player?

His contribution to our success wasn't one goal. He was involved in many goals and was instrumental in getting us to the final.

The context of my opening the thread is that we don't often see this kind of excellent split-second decision making from SE players at the business end of the game. How does this same context apply to Osimhen, as you claim?

[Orion]

A bit of hyperbole here. It was an OK assist

Yup. I was expecting to see something spectacular, but it was just an ordinary pass to an unmarked player that anyone at that level should be able to make.

This is from the same forumer who made a thread belittling the contributions of our most influential player at the recent AFCON - Osimhen.

Read with context:

A bit of hyperbole here. It was an OK assist

Abi lol, its a normal assist, but abnormal coming from SE players thats why folks are excited...just thinking of how many times we effed up such a counter with poor decision making at the ANC

That was top shelf soccer IQ! Haven't seen that kind of decision making from an SE player in the box for a long time!

And yes, a supposedly word class striker bagging an impressive haul of 1 goal in 7 games in a major tournament for his country ... is not OK. It is not. Full stop. When you factor in the information that this same striker fired blanks in 2 key matches that could have taken us to the WC ... anyway make I stop hia

Look at the guy contradicting himself. So the "context" you pointed out doesn't also apply to Osimhen?

Oh, we have to apply a different standard to him? A higher bar as he is not an SE player?

His contribution to our success wasn't one goal. He was involved in many goals and was instrumental in getting us to the final.

The context of my opening the thread is that we don't often see this kind of excellent split-second decision making from SE players at the business end of the game. How does this same context apply to Osimhen, as you claim?

The "context" you highlighted. The player deserves praise because what he did was rare among SE players?

How about Osimhen? He did similar things that got us penalties that were based on brainwork when he wasn't even in a position to score. Why does he only deserve criticism and not praise like Iwobi?

[Bigpokey24]

A bit of hyperbole here. It was an OK assist

Yup. I was expecting to see something spectacular, but it was just an ordinary pass to an unmarked player that anyone at that level should be able to make.

This is from the same forumer who made a thread belittling the contributions of our most influential player at the recent AFCON - Osimhen.

just laugh at his post he is here for comedic relief

[Scipio Africanus]

A bit of hyperbole here. It was an OK assist

Yup. I was expecting to see something spectacular, but it was just an ordinary pass to an unmarked player that anyone at that level should be able to make.

This is from the same forumer who made a thread belittling the contributions of our most influential player at the recent AFCON - Osimhen.

Read with context:

A bit of hyperbole here. It was an OK assist

Abi lol, its a normal assist, but abnormal coming from SE players thats why folks are excited...just thinking of how many times we effed up such a counter with poor decision making at the ANC

That was top shelf soccer IQ! Haven't seen that kind of decision making from an SE player in the box for a long time!

And yes, a supposedly word class striker bagging an impressive haul of 1 goal in 7 games in a major tournament for his country ... is not OK. It is not. Full stop. When you factor in the information that this same striker fired blanks in 2 key matches that could have taken us to the WC ... anyway make I stop hia

Look at the guy contradicting himself. So the "context" you pointed out doesn't also apply to Osimhen?

Oh, we have to apply a different standard to him? A higher bar as he is not an SE player?

His contribution to our success wasn't one goal. He was involved in many goals and was instrumental in getting us to the final.

The context of my opening the thread is that we don't often see this kind of excellent split-second decision making from SE players at the business end of the game. How does this same context apply to Osimhen, as you claim?

The "context" you highlighted. The player deserves praise because what he did was rare among SE players?

How about Osimhen? He did similar things that got us penalties that were based on brainwork when he wasn't even in a position to score. Why does he only deserve criticism and not praise like Iwobi?

I'll praise him(like I have praised him in the past) when he does his job. Iwobi did his job and duly got praised. I have criticized Iwobi many times in the past here as well. Funny you didn't give a toss then. Abeg carry go