mikuz: the guy knows nothing about footie!

werepeLeri:

why u no go somewhere else.

ahidjo: [size=14pt]It just beats me how people begin to analyze a game they did not watch. A game that was haphazardly run by BBC (about 10 lines of live commentaries-no line-ups, no substitutions) and MTN (better but still poorly done) can not be used to judge the performance of the team. I do not know where this idea that Super Eagles must win every game and by wide margin came from. No team in the history of soccer has ever done that. I do not also know where the idea that teams, no matter how good they are cannot concede goals any time (1st to 90something minute. ) That is the game of soccer. Even the first and the best Super Eagles squad of 93 had to wait till the final whistle to qualify for US 94. It was a draw and we were under incredible pressure for most part of the last 20 minutes. What were fans doing. They were on their knees praying for them. On the road to the finals, they lost to Ivory Coast. They did not win all their matches. Did they? Things have changed. It is a reflection of lack of respect for other teams and ignorance that pushes us into believing that we can easily beat any team anywhere these days. It is realistically impossible. This is the main reason we drew with Guinea, a team we hitherto chose to ignore at our peril, a team I consider one of the most dangerous teams in Africa today. The result- we lost out in the qualification series for 2012 AFCON. I remain one of those that believe that Siasia's sacking was remained one of the most stupid sporting decisions we ever took. However, after carefully watching the Keshi's new home boys a number of times, I have come to believe, that they must be given a chance because they fight for the ball from start to finish unlike some of our so-called regulars that stroll on the pitch in time of danger. We must learn to be patriotic and support the national teams and make constructive criticisms when the need arises. [b]Let us give the Super eagles the kind of Support we give to Chelsea, Man United [/b]even when we do not play well and particularly when we gain nothing form such foreign teams. I reserve my comment on today's game until I watch the full video of the game. That, to me is a rational and sensible thing to do![/size]

ahidjo: [size=14pt]It just beats me how people begin to analyze a game they did not watch. A game that was haphazardly run by BBC (about 10 lines of live commentaries-no line-ups, no substitutions) and MTN (better but still poorly done) can not be used to judge the performance of the team. I do not know where this idea that Super Eagles must win every game and by wide margin came from. No team in the history of soccer has ever done that. I do not also know where the idea that teams, no matter how good they are cannot concede goals any time (1st to 90something minute. ) That is the game of soccer. Even the first and the best Super Eagles squad of 93 had to wait till the final whistle to qualify for US 94. It was a draw and we were under incredible pressure for most part of the last 20 minutes. What were fans doing. They were on their knees praying for them. On the road to the finals, they lost to Ivory Coast. They did not win all their matches. Did they? Things have changed. It is a reflection of lack of respect for other teams and ignorance that pushes us into believing that we can easily beat any team anywhere these days. It is realistically impossible. This is the main reason we drew with Guinea, a team we knew little or nothing about, a team we hitherto chose to ignore at our peril, a team I consider one of the most dangerous teams in Africa today. The result- we lost out in the qualification series for 2012 AFCON. I remain one of those that believe that Siasia's sacking remained one of the most foolish sporting decisions we ever took. However, after carefully watching the video of Keshi's new home boys a number of times, I have come to believe, that they must be given a chance because of their tendency to fight for the ball from start to finish unlike some of our so-called regulars that stroll on the pitch in times of danger. We must learn to be patriotic and support the national teams and make constructive criticisms when the need arises. Let us give the Super eagles the kind of Support we give to Chelsea, Man United even when they do not play well and particularly when we gain nothing form such foreign teams. I reserve my comment on today's game until I watch the full video of the game. That, to me, is a rational and sensible thing to do![/size]

preach on my brother (or sister )! These are the truest statements I have heard in a while. People will think it doesn't matter but trust me THE PSYCHOLOGICAL FEELING OF KNOWING THAT YOU HAVE FANS TO SUPPORT YOU DURING GOOD AND BAD TIMES makes you play 100 times better than normal. Although I am no professional player, I can say that I know this first hand. Lets get behind our players ESPECIALLY the home based ones because they need it more than the more experienced foreign players.

ahidjo: [size=14pt]It just beats me how people begin to analyze a game they did not watch. A game that was haphazardly run by BBC (about 10 lines of live commentaries-no line-ups, no substitutions) and MTN (better but still poorly done) can not be used to judge the performance of the team. I do not know where this idea that Super Eagles must win every game and by wide margin came from. No team in the history of soccer has ever done that. I do not also know where the idea that teams, no matter how good they are cannot concede goals any time (1st to 90something minute. ) That is the game of soccer. Even the first and the best Super Eagles squad of 93 had to wait till the final whistle to qualify for US 94. It was a draw and we were under incredible pressure for most part of the last 20 minutes. What were fans doing. They were on their knees praying for them. On the road to the finals, they lost to Ivory Coast. They did not win all their matches. Did they? Things have changed. It is a reflection of lack of respect for other teams and ignorance that pushes us into believing that we can easily beat any team anywhere these days. It is realistically impossible. This is the main reason we drew with Guinea, a team we knew little or nothing about, a team we hitherto chose to ignore at our peril, a team I consider one of the most dangerous teams in Africa today. The result- we lost out in the qualification series for 2012 AFCON. I remain one of those that believe that Siasia's sacking remained one of the most foolish sporting decisions we ever took. However, after carefully watching the video of Keshi's new home boys a number of times, I have come to believe, that they must be given a chance because of their tendency to fight for the ball from start to finish unlike some of our so-called regulars that stroll on the pitch in times of danger. We must learn to be patriotic and support the national teams and make constructive criticisms when the need arises. Let us give the Super eagles the kind of Support we give to Chelsea, Man United even when they do not play well and particularly when we gain nothing form such foreign teams. I reserve my comment on today's game until I watch the full video of the game. That, to me, is a rational and sensible thing to do![/size]