Ghana 0 vs Nigeria 0 FT WCQ '22 qualifier 1st Leg

[Odas]

Game thread 4 hours plus before game starts...Haba! Anyways like Fabio, I dey shake too o

No shaking, becos Ghana go hear when, dat's all

[Odas]

una go cry today watch this space.

Why must we cry? Assuming we lose, why should we cry for losing a game played in Ghana to Ghana?

[green4life]

Confirmed line up:
Uzoho
Aina
Ekong
Balogun
Sanusi
Bonke
Aribo
Iheanacho
Simon
Chukwueze
Osimhen

This is not the lineup I was hoping for considering the absence of Ndidi. That said, notwithstanding the personnel, the key for balance rest in the assignment of the players on the pitch when off the ball.

[txj]

No need for panic. We got this. 2 - 0 Nigeria.

Uncle, what line up and formation do you propose?

And please feel free to share where you have used similar formation successfully..

Lineup floating around as same as was reported yesterday with one exception.

Zaidu starts instead of Bassey.

Same 4-2-4, 4-4-2 or whatever he calls it.

This is going to be a long afternoon/night.

Uncle,

Leave me o. I dey panic here.

I will know in the first few minutes if we got it or don got it.

If the intensity is high, we win... if we so down and play big man football, we lose.

We actually need to slow it down and pick our moments not run about the place in the name of high intensity..
If we have MF control we pick them off on the counter...

[oscar52]

I would have had Dennis replace Simon

[Lolly]

Please post links to the match... If and when they become available.

Line up via Owngoal

Uzoho
Aina
Ekong
Balogun
Sanusi
Bonke
Aribo
Iheanacho
Simon
Chukwueze
Osimhen

If this is true, then Eguavoen is not serious about qualifying. A central midfield partnership of Bonke and Ariyo ONLY would be overrun.

[Ugbowo]

No need for panic. We got this. 2 - 0 Nigeria.

Uncle, what line up and formation do you propose?

And please feel free to share where you have used similar formation successfully..

Lineup floating around as same as was reported yesterday with one exception.

Zaidu starts instead of Bassey.

Same 4-2-4, 4-4-2 or whatever he calls it.

This is going to be a long afternoon/night.

Uncle,

Leave me o. I dey panic here.

I will know in the first few minutes if we got it or don got it.

If the intensity is high, we win... if we so down and play big man football, we lose.

We actually need to slow it down and pick our moments not run about the place in the name of high intensity..
If we have MF control we pick them off on the counter...

I don't think the Coaches are thinking this at all.

Apparently emphasis was on overloads and quick switches for 1v1. Looks like a possession based strategy to me with getting the ball out wide quickly enough. I'm just going to watch and try not to analyze. I'll have a headache.

[naijaguy]

Those complaining will still come here to praise the coaches after this game.

[bushboy]

^^
I honestly don't understand the panic or overanalysis.
I have watched Egu coach 4 games so far playing 442. We have won 3 and lost 1. Even our loss, we were the better team as far as created chances.

I get that we lost. But such is football. Nothing I have seen from the team so far under Egu is worrisome.

Anyway, no yawa. Make we watch match.

[EMIR KONGI JAFFI JOFFA]

Those complaining will still come here to praise the coaches after this game.

Yes o. The best teams in the world stick to a consistent style of play but we want a different formation for every game.

[Lolly]

^^
I honestly don't understand the panic or overanalysis.
I have watched Egu coach 4 games so far playing 442. We have won 3 and lost 1. Even our loss, we were the better team as far as created chances.

I get that we lost. But such is football. Nothing I have seen from the team so far under Egu is worrisome.

Anyway, no yawa. Make we watch match.

4-4-2 with Ndidi is not the same as a 4-4-2 without Ndidi.

But football is not mathematics. Not long to go.

[1naija]

How do you know what formation we will play? Because someone said so here? I repeat, we have lost games with Ndidi playing 90 minutes. His absence does not automatically spell doom for us. The coaches would have been stupid to list anything but this line up.

^^
I honestly don't understand the panic or overanalysis.
I have watched Egu coach 4 games so far playing 442. We have won 3 and lost 1. Even our loss, we were the better team as far as created chances.

I get that we lost. But such is football. Nothing I have seen from the team so far under Egu is worrisome.

Anyway, no yawa. Make we watch match.

4-4-2 with Ndidi is not the same as a 4-4-2 without Ndidi.

But football is not mathematics. Not long to go.

[bushboy]

We actually have a really good team.

The fact you can look to the bench and see:

Dennis
Lookman
Bassey
Onyeka
Etebo
Sadiq
Ighalo

This is not even mentioning the ones not invited or eligible dual citizens!

We are blessed.

[Next]

Lineup according to :

https://twitter.com/SSE_NGA/status/1507 ... 28/photo/1

[jdizzy]

I am torn between Dennis or Samu. I know Moses will definitely start, but I can't decide who I'd rather have on the other wing..

Dennis for me.

Why? Dude needs to earn his spot in the team after the previous non-commital

[bushboy]

Lineup is good enough. You start by playing your game. If it works, great, no changes needed.

If its not working, you take off Kelechi and bring Onyeka or Etebo to help the midfield. Then around 70 mins, you bring Dennis and Lookman and take out Moses and Samu. Give some fresh legs and ideas.

I see no reason to worry at all. Or maybe I'm lying to myself lol. Who knows?

[Ugbowo]

Lineup is good enough. You start by playing your game. If it works, great, no changes needed.

If its not working, you take off Kelechi and bring Onyeka or Etebo to help the midfield. Then around 70 mins, you bring Dennis and Lookman and take out Moses and Samu. Give some fresh legs and ideas.

I see no reason to worry at all. Or maybe I'm lying to myself lol. Who knows?

it may be too late by then.

The details matter.

I'm just hoping now.

[Flex Swift]

Meanwhile Cameroon are losing at home to Algeria

[MYMIND]

Many of you give TOO MUCH credit to Ndidi for how we play or expectation of performance...

[oscar52]

But why Ekong over Omeruo, a guy deemed not good enough to start for Watford.

[Enyi]

This shows that Egu has learnt nothing...Like I said earlier.....anyways, this is Ghana so we should qualify but I will bet you that Egu will not be the coach come November.....

After 2 friendlies against good and average teams, how awful 4-4-2 with the personal in our disposal will be very obvious....

To put out this team shows no appreciation of the other team...not respect.....acknowledgement

even 3-5-3 will be better than this....Bonke is not a DM, Aribo is useless deep move that guy forwards and see a player...

Bonke..Etebo or Bonke.. Onyeka base is whats needed....

BTW....Samu played 3 games, stank up the place three times.....what is he doing in the starting line-up? I can understand the AFCON as no ready made replacement but now you have Lookman and Dennis....

If we lose this first leg forget the WC....

[EMIR KONGI JAFFI JOFFA]

But why Ekong over Omeruo, a guy deemed not good enough to start for Watford.

Because SE is not Watford.

[Enyi]

But why Ekong over Omeruo, a guy deemed not good enough to start for Watford.

Nigeria mentality that the captains plays....reason why Musa is still here