I am not trying to read Austin Eguaveon's mind or choose a team for him, but for someone like me who have been very successful playing fantasy football, winning pick a team contest for a long time now, I could bring my skill to bear here.
Looking at the performance rate and stats of the current Super Eagles team players, I will pick these players as my starting line up for the World Cup qualifier playoffs against Ghana Black Stars and I will tell you why.
Most of the black stars defence and midfielders are flat footed. They play more to the gallery in trying to join the attack and require a lot of space to operate upfront. The Super Eagles need quick feet players with a lot of work rate and ball winning skills to neutralise most of their moves.
Moreover, Super Eagles also need attackers with lot of speed and deaf touches.
I know most people that have been following Super Eagles recently may not agree with my inclusion of Ahmed Musa in the starting lineup. But not many knew that despite him not being in best 💯 form, he still remain one of the players with the highest work rate in the Eagles team. He has the stamina to join attack and return in a quick sweep to help the midfielders and even the defense line. Musa can cover a lot of distance in 45 minutes.
I think Ahmed Musa and Moses Simon are crucial to starting the game because of their speed and work rate. Maybe, Musa may not play all through the duration of game, but there's this game plan to wreck the black stars within 10 minutes of the game, right on their home soil.
I could beat my chest and tell you that Eguaveon will be pairing Victor Osimhen and Odion Ighalo as the preferred attacking duo. Both strikers are quick and very mobile, then if you compliment them with the speed of Ahmed Musa and Moses Simon, the team will be playing with the speed of light.
Zaidu Sanusi is also another that can help mount pressure on the Ghana defence. A very mobile left back, who can easy overlap from the flank to get crosses into the eighteen yard box. The Porto defender work rate is also astonishing, going forward and return to defend...
I do not see how Ghana can defeat Nigeria in Gold Coast on March 25. The black stars don't have a chance!
