So after waiting and waiting and waiting then just going to sleep
We finally have the final 23 and we now no why we were waiting so long.
And now i must apologise to every ike uche fan...
When they were getting outraged.
Because i am slightly in that position...
Though keshi had a point in some senses but that is for another day...
The 23 man squad
We know some players had booked their places from the day they were born.
We are ok with those players.
But what got to me is that out of the 23 man squad some of the 30 who we have never really seen before were going to stroll into the final squad even if they played badly.
Such as the defence because there was no real alternatives mentioned or actual jostling for positions.
Was the back-up defence ever under threat they would not be back-up in defence..
Since kwambe and such had been dropped or not been called up in like forever.
Why was the reserve goal-keeper not given a run-out like ever.. Please do not say chan why bring some goalie to not touch the pitch to just be dropped any ways like we all knew he would.Why not swits the fourth goalkeeper with another midfielder or defender or striker?
Yobo
He somehow got into this squad... But once we saw the defensive slots and then yobo strolled up on that pitch against Scotland with that captain armband. He is not the captain anymore, what defensive composure did he show? Did he marshall that defence? Did he show the heart of a lion? Did he rally the team when we went behind? Answer no... Dud(e) could get his 100 caps after the w.c. easy against namibia and co..
Midfield looks light
In the middle i don't think there is enough there..
If we play 3 in the middle that leaves one other natural midfielder. Because uchebo is the real experiment, it can be hit or miss. He played goo against Mexico and not so against Scotland.So we will see what he is like against Greece if he starts or comes off the bench.
Gabriel
Did he stroll into the team? Is he a better option than my man joel obi?
Because he came on as a baller spraying that ball with that technique..
I thought it was suspicious when this guy who has not been in the side d nobody has been asking for strolled into the team and plays the full game..
Now tactically with Reuben i can only see him being there to allow Mikel to go forward.
We better hope that tactic works because i feel there is not many options in midfield and though i like azeez i thought it weird he did not play in that game.
Uchebo
I campaigned for this guy to get int the team as with ezekiel and of course joel obi..
So one out of three..Though all got called up..
But there is something going on here and i call it the Uchebo experiment..
Which i think is the reason one central midfielder was dropped.
Is that keshi is looking to be able to drop a forward of some kind in there making it a 4-2-3-1
or a 4-2-2-1-1
Which under the flagship of uchebo may be ushered in.
Maybe ameobi might be in there behind emenike? Maybe musa, or odemwengie?
But this is purely for the emphasis on attack which england recently did in sorts v peru.
But then spaces are created in midfield but i feel that is something you transition into perhaps not start with.
Which is why another stroller should have been dropped in favour of a midfielder.
Babatunde
Unless keshi also plans to throw him in to the midfield and is there as one of his utility players.
maybe he thinks overall he has a wider array of uses then ejike.
But why was he not there v mexico or italy and he comes and strolls in now to go to the w.c.
Though to admit whilst i was at the game one person there asked me who he was because he looked really good.
Ejike
So he can model the kit nigeria will wear in brazil but cannot wear it in brazil.
It is a very strange decision since he was the flagship for one of the praises of keshi which was the bringing through of home talent. So if the player who won best player in the home based afcon what hope is there really of other players. Especially with mba being dropped thats now two players who did big things.
odemwengie
He knew did not have to try in that scotland game we all knew once he came in the squad that he was not leaving which another kind of strolling into the team.But this one we probably will let slide because we know he has quality but can he link up with the squad with such little time.
He needs to be paired with emenike we need to see how that works. Whether he is behind the striker or off of the right. Odemwengie you need to hit he ground running and i say good luck..
ameobi
He is a cool guy i would play table tennis, tennis, badminton you name it.
But should this guy be going world cup. For real what are we sure about this guy doing. Will he score one on ones? Will he score headers? Do we really even cross the ball like that? Will he pick the right pass?
Please do not let him be a yakubu. We already went through hurt with this guy.
Lastly
We need to start getting a plan b now for with and without emenike and how do we score and create goals. this is the next step and go naija.
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