NewStats: 3,264,842 , 8,184,877 topics. Date: Thursday, 12 June 2025 at 02:38 PM 3bst

Amedino99:
it was not the first team of Civ but the point still stands Sha

We have a sound coach with clarity on how he wants the team to play.

komekn:


First of all the basis of national team selection has to be outstanding consistent performance in league and club, EOD.

Chukwueze has had too many caps and not done much in my opinion and should not be there.

Olakunle has no basis to be there. Ndidi looks expired and hard working Frank doesn't offer any attacking threat.

I would have liked to see more effort to get a really top level CB like Tosin and there should have been more efforts to get midfielders Tim Iroegbunam and Carney Chukwuemaka.

Tolu looks very mobile and athletic for such a tall striker is he really 6"6❓ liked the composure and quality he used to score.

Igoh, Benjamin and Agu have not by club form justified inclusion, how many games has Benjamin played for Brentford ❓

What happened to Tella he has not had a run of games to make a claim, how could olakunle get in but not Tella.

Finally, Etebo is only 29 why don't we hear from him again did he upset somebody in the NFF.

Ogogoro no good at all

E be like victor don accept to play for Al hilal

elunico:


That's a minus we can tolerate.

I don't like how Nwabali puts his defense under pressure by attempting to being a ball-playing GK.

Very correct

Mujtahida:

Uche didn't play nada. He was more l. ke an ineffectual AM

What are you even saying ? I respect your analysis but this one is far from it
Try and watch the match again. Maybe u dey prepare case

Daninya33:
Here are my recommendation after watching today's game.

Ekong,Ajayi,Bruno and Osayi should be dropped going forward. Both CBs were sluggish today.I am not convinced with our RB and LB today.
Fredrick Benjamin,Igoh,AINA and Bassey should be our defenders going forward.

Our midfield trio should be Ndidi/Onyeka/Onyedika,Bashiru/ Iwobi, Uche.

Would love to see Ejuke invited to add width to our flank.
Simon Moses can't even dribble his marker,low budget Doku. I can't even him beating his marker.
Nathan Tella is no the current wingers we have.

My top 3 strikers for the SE are VO9, Dessers and Tolu.

I will pick Okoye as my number 1.
He deserves it.

Well crafted 👌👌👌👌👌👌👌
U will still have to drop ndidi

joelsteron:
Brunoooo
He can't start my team

Nobody is talking about uche poor performance

Guy na back of TV u watch
Abi u follow dey do playstation ?
U don't understand what you are saying

Uche is very very good
Whoever bend down watch that match u sabi
Chelle set up was massive 🔥🔥🔥🔥

charlesemeka85:
Uche was swallowed 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Who be this guy?
Chaii
Omo u no watch this match

charlesemeka85:
Shebi na the russia be this?🥱😏

The game hard them
It tells us that all we need is the right coach who is not bias to select the right players
Players like moses, ekong, ndidi should be on the bench

Philosopher1979:


From my observations I think the midfield collapsed a little when chrisantus uche left

U sabi ball
He was the engine in that midfield
U get eye

Moniter0:
Good football from Onyedika and Maduka.

The midfield trio going forward should be Ndidi/Onyeka, Onyedika and Iwobi.

Ndidi cannot do what these guys did today
Who saw onyedika turn around in the midfield ?

lbrichman2:
And finally, we have a team that can score after conceding!!

Weldone Chelle..
I see your work

U sabi ball Baba
They no many here

Titian22:


Do you process/decode information at all?

If you can't play russia what business do you have going to the world cup?

U for go don mold your team?
U can't understand

There are few people here with real analytical brain for football here
So all those complainers where Una dey now?
U think football na playstation?

Eric Chelle is good🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹
We needed that presence as a striker

Goal ball

charlesemeka85:
the Russians no create mean say we no go create? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

It tells you alot then that there is more to the game
Nigeria had higher celling of scoring if we had a bit of magician in the wings

charlesemeka85:
Compact midfield but no creativity and poor link up play

What are you even saying oga?
Are the Russians creating ?
U see game as technical as this match with no output from either side , u dey complain?
You are not watching this match

You see Boniface, that guy is needed in our eagles QED.

This is the best midfield display from a Nigerian side for a long time
If you know who deadly the Russian are , some of you won't be making these comments

The team is growing . Of course the coach is taking note . Matches like this makes u see why you need players that can take on defenders without fear

oloriooko:
i wonder what the coach has in mind playing this midfield
ekong should be on bench cuz we may need his experience, same as the goal scorer
our central defence is a big suspect anyday anytime

U sure say u sabi ball
Just tell me one thing they have done wrong ?
Football no be playstation

The midfield is getting it , you can see that the Russia can't even penetrate them
At a time we controlled the game
What is needed now are magician at the wings that can do one or two magic
This team is sincerely doing well.
Someone like ejuke will be a good addition here.
These Russians aren't that exceptional
Guys Una gas calm down and see the positives in this match

The kind of comments I see tells me that Omo Nigerians can't be satisfied
I have absolutely nothing wrong with this setup.
This midfield is doing well. You are playing against a well drilled side Russia what do you except
If not for the error goal or the miss by fisayo , this game is relatively balanced

komekn:


Dude it is not allowed they are miles apart.

Haaland is 24 and look at his record it's simply unbelievable.

Haaland has NEVER scored less than 20 goals in his past 5 season, first season in the premier league 36 goals from 35 games, crazy astounding.

He started playing first team football ⚽ at 15 and making a huge impression.

VO has only scored more than 15 goals in a top flight league once in his career, when Napoli won the Scudetto he got 26 league Goals 🥅

When I talked about world class players I talked about Kane, Lewondosky, Mbappe, Haaland, l will add Benzenma for 4 seasons he never scored less than 20 goals in La Liga. This is world class outstanding consistency season after season.

Nobody is saying that VO is not a top level striker but world 🌎 class not yet but if he comes to a top club then he has very good potential.

abeg commot this guy from the thread

KosiGee:
Tolu Arokodare is not an Eagle’s material. If he was in England, he should be playing in League one.

💯💯💯💯💯
The guy should go and sit down
He should learn from dessers
Omo dessers osimhen will be a good combo
Dessers is not a selfish striker

Ismail Abi na sodiq na serious carpenter
That guy kill us for this game

TheSuperNerd:
The only talents of note on this team are:

- Kparobo Arierhi (#9), ST/CF

- Odinaka Okoro (#3 ), LB

-Emmanuel Chukwu (#22), CB

-Simon Cletus (#14), MF

-Ebenezer Harcourt (#1), GK

I should add Divine Oliseh too but he has been disappointing so far despite shining well in the Wafu B and the pre afcon prep games.

I agree. Abeg don't add divine. The guy is giving me haruna lukman vibes

TheSuperNerd:
Same Ayuma who just nutmegged an opponent, darted forward and found Kparobo on the right channel.

It is well. Smh.

doc , ayuma lacks spatial awareness
Makes useless mistakes in critical areas . His es are also not crisp

TheSuperNerd:
Divine Oliseh was so good at the Wafu B and during the pre Afcon prep games vs CIV, Egypt and more.

I really dont know why he is yet to truly settle into his game at this tournament.

there is nothing good about that guy .

Nothing , absolutely nothing is special about this team.