Alfryd:
Pinnick To Super Eagles:
You Must Go To Freetown
And Beat Sierra Leone By
At Least 4-0
11 November 14, 2020 1:59 p



NFF president Amaju Pinnick said the only way
the Super Eagles can appease football fans in the
country is to go to Freetown and beat Sierra Leone
4-0 in the return leg of the 2021 AFCON qualifiers
on Tuesday, Completesports.com reports.
The Eagles shockingly surrendered a four-goal
lead to draw 4-4 against the Leone Stars.
Speaking to the players inside their dressing
room, Pinnick described it as the worst result he
has experienced as NFF chairman.




“I will say it the way it is in my heart and the
heart of so many Nigerians. The truth is that we
can’t be leading 4-0 against Sierra Leone and
concede four goals for no reason,” Pinnick said in
a video with the players published on the Super
Eagles YouTube channel.
“Since I became the NFF president this is the
worst result I’ve seen in my life. Next few days I
wonder how I’m going to sleep. It’s not because
of losing or we won’t qualify for the Nations Cup,
it’s certainly because this is towards the end of
the year, you know the passion and love Nigerians
have for this game.
“It’s football, it can go either way but what
happened to us? Were we complacent? Were we
so comfortable that we were leading 4-0 and all of
a sudden the goals start coming in? At the end of
the day nobody is going to call your name, it’s the
coach and Amaju Pinnick. That is the truth.
Unfortunately he is not the one on the pitch. I saw
the reaction of your captain after they score the
fourth goal and I shed tears for the first time in a
long time.





“That spirit of competition is not there anymore,
to me that’s the truth. I’m not the coach but if I’m
the coach there are some people that will not
come to the team again and that’s the truth.
“Nigeria has 200 million people and should
consider ourselves privileged playing for the
national team. It hurt all of us I cannot think of
anything else because we put in a lot, I did a
check list, the flight, the immigration, custom,
everything, just to make sure that everything goes
seamlessly.


This is Nigeria, it is a big country. We don’t wake
up playing Sierra Leone, you wake up playing
Brazil, you wake up playing Argentina, you wake
up playing Senegal.
“If it was just a scoreless draw, it would have
been a different ball game, from the defence to
the midfield off, also the attack. If there is
anything that will make us be that proud
footballing nation, it’s for us to go to Sierra Leone
and beat them 4-0.
“It’s not just winning, winning is an
understatement, it’s to make sure we give them
that 4-0 and make sure they don’t score even one,
that is the only thing we will do from the blast of
the whistle till the end of the game.”
Pinnick further added:”I’m bothered about our
ranking, I’m bothered about so many things that
possibly you people are not bothered about we
take the blame everyday. I sat down to look at
the check list, call the secretary, call the team
doctor everyday, I’m the president but I took
charge because of the importance of this game to
you and to Nigerians. I’m very pained, I’m very
emotional now.


“When I was coming to meet you I was told to
cheer you up I said no I can’t cheer you up and
remain pained, let us suffer the emotion together I
won’t cheer you up, not anymore. I’ve told you and
I mean it, I will see your coach and there are
somethings we are not going to accept anymore.
“The beauty about falling down is resurgent
enough to bounce back. Bounce back in a grand
style because what you have done is that you have
given them confidence that Nigeria is beatable.
“We must go to Freetown and beat them at least
four goals so that they will know truly the Eagles
have landed. So we should double our effort and
go to Freetown and win that game by 4-0 because
it is very symbolic so that they will know that
what happened in Nigeria was a fluke.”

Kog45:
Kelly,honestly Rohr just need to go back to the drawing board cos he is losing it.

I remember dropping Aina to the bench for Collins who was just coming from injury at Afcon showed how Rohr thinks about his players.The same Collins is on the bench for Sanusi.I can bet it with anyone that Sanusi signing for Porto paved way for him if not Collins would have been a preferred choice.

How on earth would a coach benched Ebuehi and Aina,one with world cup experience and other with Afcon experience and still playing in top league for average Akpoguma for God sake.

I have made up mind that with Rohr I don't see Eagles emerging as a team to reckon with globally.

JohnBullMySon:
Na bias dey blind your eye. Uzoho made only two moderate saves in that match, even the rebound Brazil used to score was from the bar. And yes maduka's development is better than uzoho, or is it not the uzoho we know?

Alfryd:
pls
Who is MR AMAJU referring to in the last paragraph
Musa I guess

JohnBullMySon:
musa don buy job

Fabuloski:
When is the next game Abeg?

Subzero047:


Guy we were under consistent pressure from the Brazilians na Uzoho took all that pressure and restricted them to one goal, Maduka had little or nothing to do against the Tunisians and had little to do against the Algerians

And how is Maduka's development better than Uzoho he doesn't even have a permanent club or 2 league games under his belt?

Bolowolowo:
Truth be told, Rohr may not get fired because there’s simply no replacement. Sad state of affairs

Subzero047:


Guy we were under consistent pressure from the Brazilians na Uzoho took all that pressure and restricted them to one goal, Maduka had little or nothing to do against the Tunisians and had little to do against the Algerians

And how is Maduka's development better than Uzoho he doesn't even have a permanent club or 2 league games under his belt?

Danielnino00:


U Dy mind am... Did Uzoho concede 6 goals in his first 4 games??

Uzoho hasn't been that great with the team,but it's very funny how some people are suddenly trying to elevate Maduka ahead of him...

Bolowolowo:
Truth be told, Rohr may not get fired because there’s simply no replacement. Sad state of affairs

JohnBullMySon:
if it's that uzoho organizes defence better, then I may agree with you because our defence was good during the Brazil game. But maduka's reaction is better. He has already placed himself as Sparta's first choice. He kept the last two league games with a clean sheet in one.

Starboytwo:
you mean black stars of GH

Icon4s:


You might be surprised. Football can be funny sometimes.

JohnBullMySon:
if it's that uzoho organizes defence better, then I may agree with you because our defence was good during the Brazil game. But maduka's reaction is better. He has already placed himself as Sparta's first choice. He kept the last two league games with a clean sheet in one.

Icon4s:


You might be surprised. Football can be funny sometimes.

gustav25:



Yes , Black Stars of Ghana !! No much talking , we will beat super Chickens anyday , anytime , twice during AFCON tourneys

JohnBullMySon:
they way you people judge football is funny. Are keepers rated by clean sheets or by saves and technicality? Ter stegen conceded six against bayern, does it make him a poor keeper. Our defence was shattered during that match. I don't have any special love for Maduka in any way. I watch uzoho's highlights as well as maduka's own. Both are still average but Maduka makes better saves.

JohnBullMySon:
they way you people judge football is funny. Are keepers rated by clean sheets or by saves and technicality? Ter stegen conceded six against bayern, does it make him a poor keeper. Our defence was shattered during that match. I don't have any special love for Maduka in any way. I watch uzoho's highlights as well as maduka's own. Both are still average but Maduka makes better saves.

Oldboss:
are u drunk or wat Ghana bro u are funny we have good player compare to ghana

Mickael2:
I know I don't like Rohr but this is something else. A counterpart from Sierra Leone just called me that they scored two against Nigeria, tuned in and it was 4-3, I don't understand how Rohr thinks, your team's midfield has been nonexistent for all the twenty minutes I have been watching and somehow you don't think it makes sense to bring in fresh legs into the middle, nope, you sub in Onuachu instead. God how am I going to handle this shame Na

kellycute:
you've always wanted rohr to play bravery so what do you have to say now.

Mujtahida:

Rohr has stagnated since after the last WCQ. He has nothing to offer. He is the coaching equivalent of Buhari. Full of promises but delivers nothing

Karlovich:
Benin beating Lesotho. A win away to Sierra Leone should be enough to guarantee qualification.

Danielnino00:
If Rohr was a local coach,he would have been sacked long ago!
Let's talk truth... he has nothing to offer

gustav25:



Yes , Black Stars of Ghana !! No much talking , we will beat super Chickens anyday , anytime , twice during AFCON tourneys

Karlovich:
Benin beating Lesotho. A win away to Sierra Leone should be enough to guarantee qualification.

smartsmith0907:


That should be the work of ekong for Christ sake
So in conclusion my brother what should be the way forward.

Joebie:
What Rohr is lacking there is no assistant to fill it. It's an easy fix get a solid assistant or get a coach who has those abilities as well. Player management is not enough to go far.

hatakekakashi:

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