Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi, has said he saw his team’s 3-2 defeat to Congo in their 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at the U.J. Esuene Stadium, coming.

The African champions are now third in Group A of the qualifiers behind leaders South Africa and Congo while Sudan are last on the log, after posting a poor performance in their first game after the World Cup.

“I’m very disappointed. It was not just the result but the way we played in the first half. I was like a soothsayer because I saw it coming and I talked to the boys that they had to be aggressive and first to the ball.

“I’ve played against the Congolese team before and I know they play tip-tap football. We scored the first goal and that was it. It’s a shame that we had opportunities, mostly in the second half, but we could not score,” Keshi said immediately after the game.

Keshi said he charged the players in the dressing room in a bid to restore pride but admitted that his team was frustrated by the defensive and delay tactics of their opponents.

He added, “I told them (players) they were not playing their game. They were not themselves, they were not playing, they were second to the ball and they needed to change the mentality. They came back in the second half and you could see the difference. But if you are playing a team like this, they are going to come hard and park the bus. And that’s what they did in the second half. Who won’t do it?

“I can understand the frustration, the Congolese team delaying the game, killing the game. It became an anger problem and its part of the game.

“It’s football. Brazil lost 7-1 and we lost today (Saturday). Everybody is going to lose someday. We cannot win all the games all the time. This is where we need the media and Nigerians. They have to be behind the team, so that we can go to South Africa and win”


http://www.punchng.com/sports/i-knew-eagles-would-lose-keshi/

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back to topic.......

A good coach accept responsibility both in success and in failure.....since Keshi knew the SE will lose, what did he do?......
simply put keshi is a slow fastspoke

who cares if you knew or not

Sometimes losing the very first game is a good thing ... it reignites your passion and hunger for a win and you rediscover your team.

Person wey hypertention wan kill 4 stadium during the match? Since he knew we will lose then why not sit and sip zobo instead of running around during the match? Even MASTER ME no fit talk like that.

Mtcheew, wetin concern me

shut up ur mouth there Mr Keshi. As they say: pride goeth before a fall. U were busy forming king Kong warrior, feeling like the best thing to have happened to Nigeria since the discovery of internet, quarrelling and beefing ur players, holding Nigeria to Ransome over ur silly signature for ur crappy lousy coaching.


since when Nigeria couldn't muster a single attempt in several set piece in the world cup na im I don know say u no get any tactical sense. football is far above getting foreign players, lacing boots and playing. Congo won based on their technical know out while u were busy training ur players for monkey post football

Funny!
The Big Boss will always find an excuse.

Akshow: Na wa

Guy how far na

Team Name P W D L F A GD Pts
1 South Africa 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
2 Congo 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 3
3 Nigeria 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
4 Sudan 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0

See as Nigeria & Sudan dey drag last position!

Nothing do Naija...

On a serious note! Since i have been watching football, i have never heard or read whereby a Coach make such unintelligent post-match speech as this...


Yet some Keshi's loyalist will come out to support him! --- How on earth will any coach in his right senses say "I Knew Eagles Would Lose"? --- Even with the pride Mourinho has, he would never make such a statement...

Oh No.....He sold out our match

How does his prediction change the fact they lost?

Someone should please call this guy (Keshi) to order! His recent failures are beginning to far outweigh his past successes.

shut up

always shifting blame
can't u take responsibility for once??

rubbish

No Problem shaa

Keshi wen NFF suppose don sack since. Mtcheew

Austindark: shut up

u harsh oh

This Eagles Can't Fly oooooooo

my support for the eagles has gone since 1742

everybody na 419 for dis country, you don turn yourself to soothsayer abi, na make you go open your parish dey remain, keshi koshi lo joor

Mr. Keshi, you have done your bit, it is time to retire, before you become a spiritualist rather than a coach!

-CramJones

Who cares? na u be God? what if they won?

Whether he knew they will loose or not, The fact remains that they lost.

End tym

pussypounder: m

u try

Why can't he said it publicly that Nigeria will lose before the match start? That would've help me know which team to place my bet on.

He should have told us before the match na

justi4jesu:

u harsh oh

d man dey make me vex jor

Brazil lost 7-1 so he said.Very funny coach.

u know u con allow us play d match dat bad u 4 talk am b4 d match