10 things I expect José Peseiro to do in the play-offs against Ghana
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2022 9:38 pm
Ayo Akinfe
[1] Play Calvin Bassey at leftback. It is crystal clear that neither Zaidu Sanusi or Jamillu Collins have the capacity to overlap like Ola Aina
[2] Field ball playing centrebacks like Tosin Adarabioyo and Chigozie Awaziem. Against Tunisia, our centrebacks lacked the capacity to bring the ball out of defence
[3] Always play three out of Ndidi, Aribo, Etebo, Onyeka, Nwakali, Iwobi, Ebere, Olise or Ejuke in midfield, so we always dominate possession
[4] Always play two out of Simon, Kalu, Lookman or Chukwueze wide to give us width
[5] Train the team to get the ball from one penalty area to the other under a minute
[6] Make sure I always play one set piece expert
[7] Always make sure I have at least three attack options
[9] Make Victor Osimhen team captain. He offers leadership both off and on the pitch
[9] Get the team to work on their physicality. Employ a fitness trainer if need be
[10] Get someone like Awaziem to show leadership at the back. At the Nations Cup, it was clear there was no leader organising things in defence
[1] Play Calvin Bassey at leftback. It is crystal clear that neither Zaidu Sanusi or Jamillu Collins have the capacity to overlap like Ola Aina
[2] Field ball playing centrebacks like Tosin Adarabioyo and Chigozie Awaziem. Against Tunisia, our centrebacks lacked the capacity to bring the ball out of defence
[3] Always play three out of Ndidi, Aribo, Etebo, Onyeka, Nwakali, Iwobi, Ebere, Olise or Ejuke in midfield, so we always dominate possession
[4] Always play two out of Simon, Kalu, Lookman or Chukwueze wide to give us width
[5] Train the team to get the ball from one penalty area to the other under a minute
[6] Make sure I always play one set piece expert
[7] Always make sure I have at least three attack options
[9] Make Victor Osimhen team captain. He offers leadership both off and on the pitch
[9] Get the team to work on their physicality. Employ a fitness trainer if need be
[10] Get someone like Awaziem to show leadership at the back. At the Nations Cup, it was clear there was no leader organising things in defence