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by Ayo Akinfe
Sat Jan 20, 2024 3:18 pm
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: I hope the NFF is drawing up a list of midfielders for the World Cup
Replies: 21
Views: 670

Re: I hope the NFF is drawing up a list of midfielders for the World Cup

Some of you are just on planet earth to exasperate your fellow human beings. I refuse to take your bait: Bonke Innocent (NGA) is a a ball winning midfielder and currently plays for Lorient. Bonke Innocent is 28 years old (1996/01/20) and he is 178cm tall. His preferred foot is Right. His jersey numb...
by Ayo Akinfe
Fri Jan 19, 2024 4:27 pm
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: 10 things Peseiro needs to do with this 3-4-3
Replies: 24
Views: 508

Re: 10 things Peseiro needs to do with this 3-4-3

Nwabili
Ajayi
Ekong
Bassey
Osayi-Samuel
Aina
Yusuf
Iwobi
Lookman
Osimhen
Chukwueze

This is the best 3-4-3 team at Peseiro’s disposal at this tournament!
by Ayo Akinfe
Fri Jan 19, 2024 2:17 pm
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: KING EKONG
Replies: 17
Views: 573

Re: KING EKONG

Semi Ajayi has given me another headache. Have you seen how comfortable that boy is on the ball? He is so at ease bringing the ball out of the defence. I got the impression he has been watching Franz Beckanbauer and Franco Baresi. No serious coach can drop him ooooooo. I get the impression we are st...
by Ayo Akinfe
Fri Jan 19, 2024 2:08 pm
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: Player Ratings
Replies: 43
Views: 914

Re: Player Ratings

Zaidu Sanusi and Frank Onyeka are liabilities oooooo! They remind me of Austin Eguavoen and Mobi Oparaku. Peseiro needs to move Aina to leftback and play Osayi-Samuel as rightback. Alhassan Yusuf will be a straight swap for Onyeka! Stop it abeg. Onyeka was immense yesterday. Immense. I was in the g...
by Ayo Akinfe
Fri Jan 19, 2024 2:05 pm
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: I hope the NFF is drawing up a list of midfielders for the World Cup
Replies: 21
Views: 670

I hope the NFF is drawing up a list of midfielders for the World Cup

Thuis area remains the Archiles Heel of the team. We simply lack the creativity that is required to break stubborn teams down. Some of you may be getting carried away with yesterday's win but come the World Cup, we will be facing sterner tests than the tame Elephants. Can we beat a team that plays w...
by Ayo Akinfe
Fri Jan 19, 2024 1:54 pm
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: 10 things Peseiro needs to do with this 3-4-3
Replies: 24
Views: 508

Re: 10 things Peseiro needs to do with this 3-4-3

Zaidu is better than Aina at left back. His timely tackle saved a sure Ivorian goal🤔❗️ Cheers. He is not. That ball was offside anyway. Players who are better than Zaidu at leftback include: Ola Aina Bruno Onyemaechi Jamilu Collins Jamilu Collins :rotf: :rotf: Zaidu is becoming one of those SE play...
by Ayo Akinfe
Fri Jan 19, 2024 1:51 pm
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: Player Ratings
Replies: 43
Views: 914

Re: Player Ratings

Zaidu Sanusi and Frank Onyeka are liabilities oooooo! They remind me of Austin Eguavoen and Mobi Oparaku. Peseiro needs to move Aina to leftback and play Osayi-Samuel as rightback. Alhassan Yusuf will be a straight swap for Onyeka! Stop it abeg. Onyeka was immense yesterday. Immense. I was in the g...
by Ayo Akinfe
Fri Jan 19, 2024 1:49 pm
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: KING EKONG
Replies: 17
Views: 573

Re: KING EKONG

I am still waiting for him to mess up but he keeps serving me humble pie. I was certain he would get done for pace and cost us a goal but alas, the man has been rock solid.I had long written him off and Ajayi too. My centreback choices were Bassey, Awaziem and Adarabioyo. At the moment, they are bot...
by Ayo Akinfe
Fri Jan 19, 2024 1:40 pm
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: They think the match was close.
Replies: 13
Views: 448

Re: They think the match was close.

I felt the game could have gone either way. Neither goalkeeper had much to do.
by Ayo Akinfe
Fri Jan 19, 2024 1:38 pm
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: 10 things Peseiro needs to do with this 3-4-3
Replies: 24
Views: 508

Re: 10 things Peseiro needs to do with this 3-4-3

TonyTheTigerKiller wrote: Fri Jan 19, 2024 1:18 pm Zaidu is better than Aina at left back. His timely tackle saved a sure Ivorian goal🤔❗️


Cheers.
He is not. That ball was offside anyway.

Players who are better than Zaidu at leftback include:

Ola Aina
Bruno Onyemaechi
Jamilu Collins
by Ayo Akinfe
Fri Jan 19, 2024 1:13 pm
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: Player Ratings
Replies: 43
Views: 914

Re: Player Ratings

Zaidu Sanusi and Frank Onyeka are liabilities oooooo! They remind me of Austin Eguavoen and Mobi Oparaku.

Peseiro needs to move Aina to leftback and play Osayi-Samuel as rightback. Alhassan Yusuf will be a straight swap for Onyeka!
by Ayo Akinfe
Fri Jan 19, 2024 12:39 pm
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: 10 things Peseiro needs to do with this 3-4-3
Replies: 24
Views: 508

10 things Peseiro needs to do with this 3-4-3

If Peseiro wants to keep this 3-4-3 formation for the rest of the tournament, he needs: [1] To move Ola Aina to left back and play Samuel Osayi-Samuel as rightback. Zaidu Sanusi is the weak link in that defence. He reminds me of Mobi Okparaku in France 98 and Gbenga Okunowo in 2000 [2] He needs to d...
by Ayo Akinfe
Sun Jan 14, 2024 9:51 pm
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: We would have been 3-0 at halftime had…
Replies: 6
Views: 308

Re: We would have been 3-0 at halftime had…

Maybe I was the only one who noticed it but Osimhen kept making some brilliant runs but alas, nobody could pick him out with passes. If we had an Okocha on the pitch today, Osimhen would easily have scored a hat trick!
by Ayo Akinfe
Sun Jan 14, 2024 9:50 pm
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: 10 observations I would like to make from this game
Replies: 5
Views: 312

Re: 10 observations I would like to make from this game

Maybe I was the only one who noticed it but Osimhen kept making some brilliant runs but alas, nobody could pick him out with passes. If we had an Okocha on the pitch today, Osimhen would easily have scored a hat trick!
by Ayo Akinfe
Sun Jan 14, 2024 5:39 pm
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: 10 observations I would like to make from this game
Replies: 5
Views: 312

10 observations I would like to make from this game

[1] First of all, I liked the 4-3-3 formation. At least the team had balance [2] Our line-up was however whack. For starters, Ekong and Ajayi lack the pace to be a cohesive central defensive partnership. I would have gone with Awaziem and Bassey [3] Our fullbacks did not provide enough width and cro...
by Ayo Akinfe
Sun Jan 14, 2024 3:56 pm
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: We would have been 3-0 at halftime had…
Replies: 6
Views: 308

We would have been 3-0 at halftime had…

… Peseiro started this team, we probably would be 3-0 up by now: How I think Jose Peseiro will start today’s game: 4-3-3: ******************Osimhen****************** *********Moses************Lookman******** *********************Iwobi******************* ***********Alhassan*********Onyeka********* **...
by Ayo Akinfe
Sun Jan 14, 2024 3:04 pm
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: Nigeria vs Equatorial Guinea : (1-1) OSimhen FT
Replies: 747
Views: 7123

Re: Nigeria vs Equitorial Guinea : 8amCT /3pm Nigerian Time

Even though I question the line-up, I cannot fault this 4-3-3 formation. For the first time since taking the job, Peseiro has got the team balance right
by Ayo Akinfe
Fri Nov 17, 2023 9:23 am
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: If we keep Peseiro we have no right to demand a World Cup slot
Replies: 9
Views: 248

Re: If we keep Peseiro we have no right to demand a World Cup slot

We are really lightweight in midfield. Maybe getting Olise and Nwakali would help.

Anyway, we need a coach who understands this. Peseiro is out of his depth.
by Ayo Akinfe
Thu Nov 16, 2023 7:09 pm
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: If we keep Peseiro we have no right to demand a World Cup slot
Replies: 9
Views: 248

If we keep Peseiro we have no right to demand a World Cup slot

[1] I am not going to waste too much time on pointless analysis when the reason for our failure is staring us in the face. As soon as I saw out starting line-up, I knew we were in trouble [2] Jose Peseiro plays a 4-2-4 formation with just two midfielders and four attackers. I cannot believe that the...
by Ayo Akinfe
Thu Oct 19, 2023 4:28 pm
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: I hope Peseiro saw how Southgate played 4-3-3 against Italy
Replies: 20
Views: 4176

Re: I hope Peseiro saw how Southgate played 4-3-3 against Italy

[1] All this is academic unless we get a playmaker [2] To play 4-3-3 effectively, we need someone like Michael Olise or Ebere Eze playmaking [3] I actually like the idea of Alex Iwobi playing as the box-to-box midfielder alongside Wilfred Ndidi [4] With a midfield trio of Ndidi, Iwobi and Olise the...
by Ayo Akinfe
Thu Oct 19, 2023 12:56 pm
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: I hope Peseiro saw how Southgate played 4-3-3 against Italy
Replies: 20
Views: 4176

Re: I hope Peseiro saw how Southgate played 4-3-3 against Italy

[1] All this is academic unless we get a playmaker [2] To play 4-3-3 effectively, we need someone like Michael Olise or Ebere Eze playmaking [3] I actually like the idea of Alex Iwobi playing as the box-to-box midfielder alongside Wilfred Ndidi [4] With a midfield trio of Ndidi, Iwobi and Olise the...
by Ayo Akinfe
Thu Oct 19, 2023 12:14 pm
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: I hope Peseiro saw how Southgate played 4-3-3 against Italy
Replies: 20
Views: 4176

Re: I hope Peseiro saw how Southgate played 4-3-3 against Italy

[1] All this is academic unless we get a playmaker [2] To play 4-3-3 effectively, we need someone like Michael Olise or Ebere Eze playmaking [3] I actually like the idea of Alex Iwobi playing as the box-to-box midfielder alongside Wilfred Ndidi [4] With a midfield trio of Ndidi, Iwobi and Olise ther...