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EMIR KONGI JAFFI JOFFA wrote: ↑Wed Nov 23, 2022 10:29 pm I’ve been saying for a bile that Lookman is not a good fit for SE as a winger/wide forward but they keep calling me a hater. Now that Ayo has said the same thing, I hope we look at this issue closer.

EMIR KONGI JAFFI JOFFA wrote: ↑Wed Nov 23, 2022 10:29 pm I’ve been saying for a bile that Lookman is not a good fit for SE as a winger/wide forward but they keep calling me a hater. Now that Ayo has said the same thing, I hope we look at this issue closer.

TonyTheTigerKiller wrote: ↑Wed Nov 23, 2022 11:20 pm It was a friendly, no more. Get over it

Cheers.

Ayo Akinfe wrote: ↑Thu Nov 24, 2022 12:02 am I am reading this correctly. We should shrug off a 4-0 hammering because it is just a friendly????? We should also shrug off:

[1] 70% to 30% possession
[2] Being unable to play out from the back
[3] Our back four being at sea
[4] Midfielders unable to track runners
[5] Zero creativity
[6] Lookman being totally out-physicalled
[7] Morfi barely touching the ball in 60 minutes
[8] Dennis thinking the Eagles is about him
[9] Etebo standing around when we are on the counter-attack
[10] Bassey gifting the opposition goals by always being out of position

Ayo Akinfe wrote: ↑Wed Nov 23, 2022 9:03 pm [1] I guess I needed a few days to get the humiliation of Portugal out of my system. After the disgraceful humiliation of the world's largest black nation, I was in no mood to write a match report immediately

[2] What was probably most terrible about that match was that we were dominated from start to finish. Portugal had something like 70% possession, the Eagles had no athleticism whatsoever and transitions, which have been our traditional hallmark, were totally absent. Looking at the likes of Canada, Saudi Arabia and Japan in this World Cup, it is clear how poor a team the current Super Eagles squad is

[3] Anyone who is still suggesting that Jose Peseiro should be left managing the Eagles should be tried for treason in my opinion. For starters, his team was not compact and lacked solidity. They also gave the ball away throughout the 90 minutes

[4] Peseiro's selection was also whack. For the first goal, Calvin Bassey was caught out of position. Throughout that game, he ventured forward too far, making his wing a weak spot for the Eagles. Bassey should maybe be a centreback, a wing back or part of a back three. From what I saw, playing him as a left back in a back four is simple no, no

[5] This too then begs the question of leadership in the team. Where was the Chukwu, Keshi, Taribo or Yobo-like senior figure at the back to marshal the defence and tell Bassey to stop bombing forward recklessly?

[6] One other thing that made my blood boil about that match was that neither of our centrebacks had the capacity to bring the ball out of defence. We did not build any attacks from the back because neither Akpoguma or Ekong is a ball playing centreback

[7] In midfield, maybe it is just me but we actually played well when Alex Iwobi was operating in a deep position just in front of the anchorman. Maybe an Ndidi/Iwobi/Ebere midfield might just be the Super Eagles future

[8] Bright Samuel-Osayi was arguably the brightest spark of the game. From what I can see so far, playing him and Aina as out two fullbacks is a must. No other fulbacks come remotely close to them in terms of quality

[9] Players who played themselves out of the Eagles in that match for me were Oghene Etebo in front of the defence and Ademola Lookman upfront. Once Etebo came in, we suddenly had a soft centre, conceding two goals and Lookman has repeatedly shown that he lacks the physicality to play at the highest level

[10] Can I just add that I like the idea of cleaning up the stadium after a game. Next time the Super Eagles play in London, we the Central Association of Nigerians in the UK (Canuk) will be leading Nigerian fans to clean up the stadium after the game

Eaglezbeak wrote: ↑Fri Nov 25, 2022 2:06 am Nigeria wasn’t going to the World Cup for a reason so I wasn’t surprised, most African teams aren’t ready to do much they just qualify and hope for the best.If Nigeria qualified Eguavoen would've still probably been in charge and the NFF would’ve forced Musa and Shehu into the team and some unworthy guy from elsewhere is that the rubbish that gets us anywhere?

Ayo Akinfe wrote: ↑Thu Nov 24, 2022 12:02 am If I am reading this correctly. We should shrug off a 4-0 hammering because it is just a friendly????? We should also shrug off:

[1] 70% to 30% possession
[2] Being unable to play out from the back
[3] Our back four being at sea
[4] Midfielders unable to track runners
[5] Zero creativity
[6] Lookman being totally out-physicalled
[7] Morfi barely touching the ball in 60 minutes
[8] Dennis thinking the Eagles is about him
[9] Etebo standing around when we are on the counter-attack
[10] Bassey gifting the opposition goals by always being out of position

deanotito wrote: ↑Sat Nov 26, 2022 6:23 pm Where in the world is Tyrone Ebuehi in all of this? He's truly the best quality defender I've seen for the eagles in YEARS

blueangel wrote: ↑Sun Nov 27, 2022 12:48 am

deanotito wrote: ↑Sat Nov 26, 2022 6:23 pm Where in the world is Tyrone Ebuehi in all of this? He's truly the best quality defender I've seen for the eagles in YEARS

AGREE 1000000%

TonyTheTigerKiller wrote: ↑Wed Nov 23, 2022 11:20 pm It was a friendly, no more. Get over it


Cheers.