So how can Peseiro fix the Eagles.

[ohenhen1]

I personally would have fired him last year in July. I still haven't changed my mind. I don't like his team selection and playing style That two man midfield will lead to Nigeria never creating enough chances. If I were a team like Lesotho playing against Nigeria. I would implement a low block defense. Play long balls and play counter attack football. If I were a team like Ivory coast or Senegal. I would dominate the midfield and play around the defense to pass crosses into the box. Nigeria has become a flawed team that a smart coach can beat. After watching the first games of the tournament. I knew Afcon quality of play wasn't great. My prediction was even with a bad Nigerian team. They can reach the Quarters. They surprised me by getting to the finals. The boys fought hard and wanted to win. That is why I said it was a shame. There is definitely championship spirit in the team. But the coach would hold them back.

So where do we go from here. Looks like Nigeria is stuck unless Peseiro decides to go to Zamalek.

Looks like the NFF want to give him a contract extension. If he does come back. He has to fix that midfield. We need friendlies. Got to call up young players like Daga, Eleru, Akinsamiro. Bring back Ndidi. We need holding midfielders. Also look at playing Osimhen and Boniface. Continue to build depth in the goalkeeper dept. Nigeria is underachieving.

[vancity eagle]

3 midfielders is a MUST

Whomever the coach.

I told the clowns on this forum but they did not want to listen.

[bunda]

There is definitely championship spirit in the team. But the coach would hold them back.
Sir ,our coach is not good enough to take this team anywhere
our getting to the finals is testament to the players grit and determination -but at this level that can only take you so far
This game was a massive lost opportunity to win our 4th AFCOn
5 losses in finals -not good enough
we need a coach with a WINNING MENTALITY - the boys have it but they are being led by an inadequate coach

[cchinukw]

This coach did a great job with this average team.

Time is too short but I want to believe Nigeria has far better players than most of those in this squad.

The goal within the year should be to plug the gaps by aggressively scouting locally and internationally for talent.

[onovo]

3 midfielders is a MUST

Whomever the coach.

I told the clowns on this forum but they did not want to listen.

A lot of people said his 343 was great

[bunda]

he can improve the eagles by tendering his resignation
we are going nowhere with this man

[kash n' karry]

Peseiro is not fixing this Eagles ...he must Goooo asap !!
We never had a mid-field all through {too much spaces b/w amongst our players }
Peseiro had substitution issues
Our offense was never really sharp enough to be able to break our goal droughts {low coordination & connectivity}

[aruako1]

I personally would have fired him last year in July. I still haven't changed my mind. I don't like his team selection and playing style That two man midfield will lead to Nigeria never creating enough chances. If I were a team like Lesotho playing against Nigeria. I would implement a low block defense. Play long balls and play counter attack football. If I were a team like Ivory coast or Senegal. I would dominate the midfield and play around the defense to pass crosses into the box. Nigeria has become a flawed team that a smart coach can beat. After watching the first games of the tournament. I knew Afcon quality of play wasn't great. My prediction was even with a bad Nigerian team. They can reach the Quarters. They surprised me by getting to the finals. The boys fought hard and wanted to win. That is why I said it was a shame. There is definitely championship spirit in the team. But the coach would hold them back.

So where do we go from here. Looks like Nigeria is stuck unless Peseiro decides to go to Zamalek.

Looks like the NFF want to give him a contract extension. If he does come back. He has to fix that midfield. We need friendlies. Got to call up young players like Daga, Eleru, Akinsamiro. Bring back Ndidi. We need holding midfielders. Also look at playing Osimhen and Boniface. Continue to build depth in the goalkeeper dept. Nigeria is underachieving.

Agreed. I can't fault any players. The issue is the coach. We won't qualify for the World Cup with him

[ohenhen1]

Peseiro is not fixing this Eagles ...he must Goooo !!

I also want him gone. But the foolish NFF will owe him 2 years of contract if they fire him before the end of world cup 2026. By reaching the Semifinals. A 2 year extension was triggered.

[ANC]

Peseiro is not fixing this Eagles ...he must Goooo !!

I also want him gone. But the foolish NFF will owe him 2 years of contract if they fire him before the end of world cup 2026. If he reaches the Semifinals. A 2 year extension is triggered.

He has good lawyers

[ANC]

Peseiro is not fixing this Eagles ...he must Goooo !!

I also want him gone. But the foolish NFF will owe him 2 years of contract if they fire him before the end of world cup 2026. If he reaches the Semifinals. A 2 year extension is triggered.

He has good lawyers or rather agents

[ohenhen1]

Peseiro is not fixing this Eagles ...he must Goooo !!

I also want him gone. But the foolish NFF will owe him 2 years of contract if they fire him before the end of world cup 2026. If he reaches the Semifinals. A 2 year extension is triggered.

He has good lawyers

It is the NfF. They had a similar contract with Rohr. They use language that include performance targets to trigger contract extensions.

[kash n' karry]

Peseiro is not fixing this Eagles ...he must Goooo !!

I also want him gone. But the foolish NFF will owe him 2 years of contract if they fire him before the end of world cup 2026. If he reaches the Semifinals. A 2 year extension is triggered.

He has good lawyers or rather agents

They need to let him go regardless of contract agreements. Just pay him off and let him off !!
at this stage... i don't mind a Siasia coming back...he will do a better midfield job.

[aruako1]

Peseiro is not fixing this Eagles ...he must Goooo !!

I also want him gone. But the foolish NFF will owe him 2 years of contract if they fire him before the end of world cup 2026. If he reaches the Semifinals. A 2 year extension is triggered.

He has good lawyers or rather agents

They need to let him go regardless of contract agreements. Just pay him off and let him off !!
at this stage... i don't mind a Siasia coming back...he will do a better midfield job.

Agreed. It is not a home or foreign coach debate. We need to get a coach that understands our philosophy. There is a reason why some of our most successful foreign coaches have been Dutch.

[Penarity]

It was quite disappointing watching the boys play below capability. Very disappointing!

[ANC]

Peseiro is not fixing this Eagles ...he must Goooo !!

I also want him gone. But the foolish NFF will owe him 2 years of contract if they fire him before the end of world cup 2026. If he reaches the Semifinals. A 2 year extension is triggered.

He has good lawyers or rather agents

They need to let him go regardless of contract agreements. Just pay him off and let him off !!
at this stage... i don't mind a Siasia coming back...he will do a better midfield job.

Agreed. It is not a home or foreign coach debate. We need to get a coach that understands our philosophy. There is a reason why some of our most successful foreign coaches have been Dutch.

Yeap, similar style of play. SE now has zero wing play.

[ANC]

It was quite disappointing watching the boys play below capability. Very disappointing!

were they tired? A month long tournament with poor squad rotation.
Aina was not it today. The team started misplacing simple pass since
RSA game.

[kash n' karry]

Peseiro is not fixing this Eagles ...he must Goooo !!

I also want him gone. But the foolish NFF will owe him 2 years of contract if they fire him before the end of world cup 2026. If he reaches the Semifinals. A 2 year extension is triggered.

He has good lawyers or rather agents

They need to let him go regardless of contract agreements. Just pay him off and let him off !!
at this stage... i don't mind a Siasia coming back...he will do a better midfield job.

Agreed. It is not a home or foreign coach debate. We need to get a coach that understands our philosophy. There is a reason why some of our most successful foreign coaches have been Dutch.

Exactly ... our truest identity is attacking football with mid-field majority possessions.
You can't play an attacking football if your mid-field is wanting.... bcos the offense starts from the midfield !!

Today, our boys looked scared instead of having a psycho edge over the game esp. since the gods gifted them with the 1st goal to shore up their mindsets !!

[bunda]

similarly you can't play with defensive robustness if your midfield is not combative and effective -doing that is asking for trouble !!
to play defensive football we still had to have an effective attack -we have missed that all this AFCON

[Enugu II]

This coach did a great job with this average team.

Time is too short but I want to believe Nigeria has far better players than most of those in this squad.

The goal within the year should be to plug the gaps by aggressively scouting locally and internationally for talent.

In my view, I was impressed with what the manager has done. He just needs to get rid of some of the players.

[aruako1]

Peseiro is not fixing this Eagles ...he must Goooo !!

I also want him gone. But the foolish NFF will owe him 2 years of contract if they fire him before the end of world cup 2026. If he reaches the Semifinals. A 2 year extension is triggered.

He has good lawyers or rather agents

They need to let him go regardless of contract agreements. Just pay him off and let him off !!
at this stage... i don't mind a Siasia coming back...he will do a better midfield job.

Agreed. It is not a home or foreign coach debate. We need to get a coach that understands our philosophy. There is a reason why some of our most successful foreign coaches have been Dutch.

Exactly ... our truest identity is attacking football with mid-field majority possessions.
You can't play an attacking football if your mid-field is wanting.... bcos the offense starts from the midfield !!

Today, our boys looked scared instead of having a psycho edge over the game esp. since the gods gifted them with the 1st goal to shore up their mindsets !!

As it stands, Peseiro will continue because our NFF is useless. I'm calling it now - we will not qualify for the next WC

[ANC]

Peseiro is not fixing this Eagles ...he must Goooo !!

I also want him gone. But the foolish NFF will owe him 2 years of contract if they fire him before the end of world cup 2026. If he reaches the Semifinals. A 2 year extension is triggered.

He has good lawyers or rather agents

They need to let him go regardless of contract agreements. Just pay him off and let him off !!
at this stage... i don't mind a Siasia coming back...he will do a better midfield job.

Agreed. It is not a home or foreign coach debate. We need to get a coach that understands our philosophy. There is a reason why some of our most successful foreign coaches have been Dutch.

Exactly ... our truest identity is attacking football with mid-field majority possessions.
You can't play an attacking football if your mid-field is wanting.... bcos the offense starts from the midfield !!

Today, our boys looked scared instead of having a psycho edge over the game esp. since the gods gifted them with the 1st goal to shore up their mindsets !!

As it stands, Peseiro will continue because our NFF is useless. I'm calling it now - SE will not qualify for the next WC

I am with you on this one.
He has no clue, he was found out long time ago, but his luck just ran out today.

[ohenhen1]

Owngoal is saying a contract extension is on offer for Peseiro. It is left to the coach to decide. They cant drag this out. Got to make sure a coach is in place before March. We need a new coach. Sometimes it is good to have a new voice with fresh ideas. We need play as a complete team.