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If they hope to make it out of the group stage and go far in the AFCON tournament:

Victor Osimhen
Kelechi Iheanacho
Alex Iwobi
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If you bank on Iwobi you’ll go bankrupt. :laugh: I’m banking on the hard workers.

1, Vic- For the goals.
2, Onyeaka - if SE do well it’ll be because he’s holding the MF down and putting in top performances.
3, Omeruo- He’s the old soldier in defense and must lead the defense.
4, Onyedika/Yusuf - whoever gets a chance must work extremely hard and make 0 mistakes.
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EMIR KONGI JAFFI JOFFA wrote: Wed Jan 10, 2024 1:08 pm If you bank on Iwobi you’ll go bankrupt. :laugh: I’m banking on the hard workers.

1, Vic- For the goals.
2, Onyeaka - if SE do well it’ll be because he’s holding the MF down and putting in top performances.
3, Omeruo- He’s the old soldier in defense and must lead the defense.
4, Onyedika/Yusuf - whoever gets a chance must work extremely hard and make 0 mistakes.
Iheanacho remains our best finisher though, if you want to count on that super sub to bail you out when chasing a game then senior man is that guy for you...all he needs is that space in the opponents 18 yrd half and it's a wrap.
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Tobi17 wrote: Wed Jan 10, 2024 1:16 pm
EMIR KONGI JAFFI JOFFA wrote: Wed Jan 10, 2024 1:08 pm If you bank on Iwobi you’ll go bankrupt. :laugh: I’m banking on the hard workers.

1, Vic- For the goals.
2, Onyeaka - if SE do well it’ll be because he’s holding the MF down and putting in top performances.
3, Omeruo- He’s the old soldier in defense and must lead the defense.
4, Onyedika/Yusuf - whoever gets a chance must work extremely hard and make 0 mistakes.
Iheanacho remains our best finisher though, if you want to count on that super sub to bail you out when chasing a game then senior man is that guy for you...all he needs is that space in the opponents 18 yrd half and it's a wrap.
I hope so o.
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But if he can deliver….
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Damunk wrote: Wed Jan 10, 2024 3:41 pm
Tobi17 wrote: Wed Jan 10, 2024 1:16 pm
EMIR KONGI JAFFI JOFFA wrote: Wed Jan 10, 2024 1:08 pm If you bank on Iwobi you’ll go bankrupt. :laugh: I’m banking on the hard workers.

1, Vic- For the goals.
2, Onyeaka - if SE do well it’ll be because he’s holding the MF down and putting in top performances.
3, Omeruo- He’s the old soldier in defense and must lead the defense.
4, Onyedika/Yusuf - whoever gets a chance must work extremely hard and make 0 mistakes.
Iheanacho remains our best finisher though, if you want to count on that super sub to bail you out when chasing a game then senior man is that guy for you...all he needs is that space in the opponents 18 yrd half and it's a wrap.
I hope so o.
Nacho brings up mixed feelings, good and bad.
But if he can deliver….
An unfit Kelly is not a good sight, I really hope he doesn’t stink it up like he did at 2018 WC when he was previously taken and used unfit vs Argentina…Kai he was slow to everything and even more lazy than normal losing the ball way too often…I had hoped he would have been replaced in the list honestly, so his haters won’t have more to feed on and build their case 🤓

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Tobi17 wrote: Wed Jan 10, 2024 12:47 pm If they hope to make it out of the group stage and go far in the AFCON tournament:

Victor Osimhen
Kelechi Iheanacho
Alex Iwobi
Victor Osimhen!

That's the list.

Unfortunately, he can't also play goalie.
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Onyeka will have a great tournament. Under-rated player. Modern presser. I just hope we don’t ask him to be DM. He needs to be higher up field winning balls back and feeding the front 3.
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waka-man wrote: Wed Jan 10, 2024 5:32 pm Onyeka will have a great tournament. Under-rated player. Modern presser. I just hope we don’t ask him to be DM. He needs to be higher up field winning balls back and feeding the front 3.
Onyeka's passing is his weakest point.
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Ugbowo wrote: Wed Jan 10, 2024 6:16 pm
waka-man wrote: Wed Jan 10, 2024 5:32 pm Onyeka will have a great tournament. Under-rated player. Modern presser. I just hope we don’t ask him to be DM. He needs to be higher up field winning balls back and feeding the front 3.
Onyeka's passing is his weakest point.
The thing weak die! He can’t make cross field passes, it’s kinda shocking for a modern EPL level midfielder. He’s just going to keep it short and simple because of his limited passing range.
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To get the most out of them, Iwobi must be played directly behind Osimhen to feed him passes. Iwobi can also drift out wide sometimes to send in killer balls for Osimhen to finish. Iheanacho should be brought on as a sub and told to just hang around the penalty area, and scavenge off loose balls. He can pass to Victor, Iwobi, or finish them himself.

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Scipio Africanus wrote: Wed Jan 10, 2024 7:11 pm To get the most out of them, Iwobi must be played directly behind Osimhen to feed him passes. Iwobi can also drift out wide sometimes to send in killer balls for Osimhen to finish. Iheanacho should be brought on as a sub and told to just hang around the penalty area, and scavenge off loose balls. He can pass to Victor, Iwobi, or finish them himself.
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Anyone who banks on Osimhen is a f00l. He is not a big game player.
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bushboy wrote: Wed Jan 10, 2024 10:31 pm Anyone who banks on Osimhen is a f00l. He is not a big game player.
Demon. Look your bushmen, they’re all either injured or not performing. Stop putting curses on young people.
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Lookman is likely going to be the "Victor Moses" of this team. Many are not focusing on him but I see him taking the bull by the horn and shinning through the tournament.
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So this will be Osimehn's first international tournament at full men's level.

Given his past record of injuring himself, especially while playing for SE, unfortunately I just cannot see him not getting injured.

I just don't see him playing 5 or 6 matches for SE without copping an injury.

I expect him to be out of the tournament by the end of the first round.

I hope I am wrong but........

Something about the way he plays he always gets injured.
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vancity eagle wrote: Thu Jan 11, 2024 4:31 am So this will be Osimehn's first international tournament at full men's level.

Given his past record of injuring himself, especially while playing for SE, unfortunately I just cannot see him not getting injured.

I just don't see him playing 5 or 6 matches for SE without copping an injury.

I expect him to be out of the tournament by the end of the first round.

I hope I am wrong but........

Something about the way he plays he always gets injured.
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TonyTheTigerKiller wrote: Thu Jan 11, 2024 5:01 am
vancity eagle wrote: Thu Jan 11, 2024 4:31 am So this will be Osimehn's first international tournament at full men's level.

Given his past record of injuring himself, especially while playing for SE, unfortunately I just cannot see him not getting injured.

I just don't see him playing 5 or 6 matches for SE without copping an injury.

I expect him to be out of the tournament by the end of the first round.

I hope I am wrong but........

Something about the way he plays he always gets injured.
Never mind about being wrong about Osimhen. You are just plain wrong with your entire life🤔❗️


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I agree about VE, but he does bring up a good point, great players know how to grow into a tournament and give only the effort required to get the necessary result in the early phases. They know to pace themselves so they have enough left in the tank for the later stages. That said with Vic’s experience from youth tournaments I’m hoping he will be able to do just that and save some of his legs for later stages. That depends a lot on our situation and our coaches making sensible subs to preserve important players.
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EMIR KONGI JAFFI JOFFA wrote: Wed Jan 10, 2024 10:33 pm
bushboy wrote: Wed Jan 10, 2024 10:31 pm Anyone who banks on Osimhen is a f00l. He is not a big game player.
Demon. Look your bushmen, they’re all either injured or not performing. Stop putting curses on young people.
On this, Bushboy was doing us a huge favour and should be comnended :mrgreen:
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