Nigeria Vs Venezuela (0 - 1) - FIFA U-20 WC 2009

I said it before and i mon say it again, Naija's not going to work. Dont blame those guys, they didn't want to lose. I kept on praying they dont equalise yesterday. Let the govt lose in every aspect as long as they keep paying those guys, who cares if they lose.

\9ja must av sumtin to say sao as to cover the fault. if it as being against the vene and at d same tyme they lose, wat will u du or say.
the problem is 4rm the top wu choose playaz 4 coach.

for off man!! foolish nigr, s

I can remember that Coach Siasia complained to the Nigerian Media at a certain period that he did not have a team. The 5 Nation tourney in Egypt revealed a lot about the Flying Eagles Squad. After the loss 1-3 loss to Guatemala, it was obvious that the team did not have a solid bench SiaOne had decided to rest some first team players against the Guatemalans, thinking that they would be easy to defeat. After the humiliating defeat to the South Americans, Siasia decamped a good number of the guys that played the game.

The problem with this current squad is deep and is hydra headed. There was no time for proper blending with some players just arriving in camp early this month. A lot of the Tella boys had become rusty with age [ you know what I'm saying ] and lack of first team football at their various clubs. Some were also not commited e.g Chrisantus, Ganiyu Oseni etc during the training camp in Qatar and Abuja, Nigeria. Chrisantus, Ganiyu Oseni et al were not present at the Pre-tournament training camps. What can the poor coach do? On top of it all, the two strong defenders he put his faith in messed him up I'm not trying to make excuses for Siasia, but how come Kingsley Udoh and Alex Nkume failed the Nation at the last minute? How could they be so stupid not to know the hassles of Visas and entry specifications? Alex Nkume on his part had been so selfish and I'm happy he did not make the team He stole out of camp to Europe for trials with some European clubs without Siasia's knowledge and consent. Nkume should have stayed with the team and prepared for the ongoing tourney knowing that he would be signed by a top club if he played well in Egypt. Short sightedness killed him.

Kingsley Udoh did not also spend enough time in camp with the other boys. He kept going to Europe and coming back to camp. He did not even study his schengen visa properly to notice that it was only valid for a single entry This also brings to the fore the state of the organization of Nigerian football. What was the protocol and logistic department of the NFF doing? Is the department not responsible for checking the passports and travel documents of the players, ensuring in the process that the players had the correct passports and visas? It just shows that we are not ready to take on the world The NFF is a grossly irresponsible organization and they have to take the blame for some of the problems the Flying Eagles are facing. What attempts were made by Sani Lulu, Taiwo Ogunjobi and co to ensure that the Spanish Embassy grants visas to Udoh and Nkume within 48 hours? Afterall, the two guys had travelled to Europe before!! Their passports were not virgin and they had the visas of other countries in them. It just shows that the NFF guys do not wish Siasia well. If the NFF had talked to the Presidency, top Government Officials would have spoken to the Spanish Ambassador and the Visas would have been issued in hours. Fastracking, so to speak, Nairalanders. I have had visas fast-tracked for me just by letters from Strong Organizations, not to talk of the Nigerian Government.  

All hope is not lost, mates. I dreamt last night that we beat Spain 1-0 I hope and pray the dream will come true. I see the team getting better in the next match with Gbolahan Salami and Rabiu Ibrahim starting against the Spaniards. Don't underestimate Siasia and his way of thinking. Spain is beatable and we'll get to the 2nd round. Cheers All.

Our football is falling apart just like everything else.

No 1 is saying anything about yesterday score line , Why?

nija football don tire me. i did not even care to watch the game.

Well said redman44. The german team dat i tipped as likely winners are 3-0 up against Usa. About 5mins left.

It no be my fault nah ,abi?

The bobo vex me jare.

Those boys tried,10men to 11 no be small thing,ball possesion is 68 for naija,they were not just lucky and made a lot of mistake first half. I pray tahiti defeats venezuela,because our match with spain na cracker ,spain dont have much to loose but we have all to loose.we go win spain sha.those boys are 20times better than super eagles,at least u see them try all within their reach to equalise. the ref intimidadted our boys,lukman haruna is full of himself yet he is nothing,he look like adebayo,may God save him.

Don't conclude yet,Siasia is the best coach in Africa.
We are rising up again.Spain can not stop us.

Siasia made a mistake in the first half by with his selection.
Defense was shaky and this was because the main player (Obiora Nwankwo) commandeering the defense was no defender at all.
Naturally, he is a midfielder and you could see that the moment he switched to his natural role they played better. I assume Siasia decided to play him in the defense in order to accomodate another MF (Haruna Lukman) but his tactics failed. There was simply no link between defense and attack. They were cut off completely.
Lets us hope that it wont repeat itself.

@mukina2- village girl  : Can't you just edit the topic to reflect today's match instead of creating a new thread?

Meanwhile. . .

These reporters sef? 

Spain Vs Tahiti's match was replayed on Sunday because Spain played the first match with 13 players.
So, the match ended 3 nil in favour of Spain. 

@FBS
commence thread on Nigeria Vs Spain

hehehe . I will. . . though looks like some folks already created one.