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Real Madrid were poetry in motion with Modric and Kroos in
midfield.The Croat's injury set the alarm bells ringing, but
after the game against Eibar it is clear that the 'Los Blancos'
goal machine is running like clockwork, and also has the
advantage that you can change out some of the pieces and its
precision does not falter.
There is no more room for the debates over the system or the
best players to fit into the formation. Ancelotti reverted to a
4-3-3 after the classic 4-4-2 had been imposed by an
absolute majority.
Real dominated possession with a new face in the position
where Modric used to play. It was none other than Isco, who
is determined to triumph with 'Los Blancos' no matter how
many obstacles are placed in his path.
The Spaniard stepped into Khedira's shoes and worked just
as hard, if not harder, managing to steal 12 balls. In addition,
he showed his class at holding onto the ball and distributing
it via the correct channels, supported by Toni Kroos, who by
the looks of things is set to achieve much greater things than
his predecessor in the position, Xabi Alonso. Real Madrid
have hit cruise speed and it appears that no amount of
turbulence is going to throw them off course.
Ancelotti's side have scored in every game and all of their
victories have been by a margin of more than one goal.

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The Chelsea boss insists both players were assessed by the
Spanish team doctor before they withdrew from the Spain
squad prior to Saturday's game with West Brom
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has hit back at Sergio
Ramos and Vicente del Bosque over the injuries which kept
Diego Costa and Cesc Fabregas out of the Spain squad.
Both Costa and Fabregas were ultimately declared unable to
play during the international break but were decisive for the
Blues in the 2-0 win over West Brom on Saturday.
Real Madrid defender Ramos was quoted as saying certain
players should show greater commitment to the international
cause last week, though he later insisted he was not talking
about the Chelsea duo.
And Mourinho has defended their decisions to withdraw,
stating that the Spain team doctor was always part of the
consultation process and suggesting Ramos has little place to
comment.
"Since I've known Sergio Ramos he has been a fantastic
football player, but he is not a doctor. He is not a doctor and
I am the same. I do my job the best I can but I am not a
doctor," he is quoted as saying by the Mirror.
"My doctor and the doctor of the Spanish national team, they
had the scans and they decided that the player was not in the
condition to play.
"I am nobody to go against it and I don't think Sergio did a
medicine Masters in the last couple of years to understand
about it.
"[Vincent] Kompany didn't play for Belgium against Wales and
he played today [Saturday]. Has he a compromise with his
national team? I think he has. He is the captain of Belgium.
"Did he, how do you say, 'cheat' by not playing against Wales
to play today? I don't think he did. So we all accept that he
was injured."
Mourinho took another swipe at Del Bosque in what is
becoming a persistent feud over the fitness of Costa and his
role in the Spain side.
"I trust my doctor 100 per cent. If Del Bosque doesn't trust
his doctor that is his problem, not my problem. I speak with
my doctor and I believe in what my doctor tells me. Nothing
else. No problem," he said.
"Fabregas was in a doubtful situation, Diego no. Diego
recovered totally from his problem with these two weeks that
he had to rest and to improve his injury.
"Fabregas is different. Fabregas survived. Diego no, Diego
now is in great condition.

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The guests of honour at Arsenal on Saturday evening were
the stars of hit movie 'Dumb and Dumber To' - and they
seemed to serve as inspiration for the players as they
performed their own comedy show.
Even a great comedian like Jim Carrey would struggle to
script a goal as farcical as Manchester United’s second-half
opener, a strike thoroughly in keeping with the lack of quality
in the game.
As Ashley Young drifted in a cross from the left in the 56th
minute, Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny crashed in to
team-mate Kieran Gibbs and the ball fell to Antonio Valencia
on the right side of the penalty area.
The Ecuadorian smashed the ball across goal, vaguely in the
direction of the corner flag, but it struck Gibbs on the shin and
flashed into the far corner.
Even the United players looked embarrassed as they
celebrated before Szczesny added the finishing touch to the
scene by limping off with bruised ribs. Or was it bruised
pride?
When Wayne Rooney sealed United's victory with a lovely
dinked finish five minutes from time, it was greeted by the
sound of thousands of seats clattering upwards as home fans
left to beat the traffic.
Those that did remain in the stadium did so primarily so
make sure that the Arsenal players and Arsene Wenger could
hear their displeasure on the full-time whistle. The boos duly
came despite a late rally as Olivier Giroud slammed in a goal
on his return from a broken foot.
In front of the press box, one fan held up a neatly printed A4
sheet reading 'Enough is enough - Wenger Out'. It was hardly
the most creative of homemade banners but the anger is
growing day by day, game by game.
This result leaves Arsenal down in eighth in the Premier
League table with just 17 points from 12 matches. What has
happened to the Gunners kicking on after May's FA Cup
triumph? They have now made their worst start to a season
since 1982.
The question now is whether or not Wenger will even last the
season after a game that summed up just how far both clubs
have fallen since the the peak of their great rivalry at the start
of the century.
Against a back three of Chris Smalling and teenagers Tyler
Blackett and Paddy McNair, Arsenal would have expected to
carve open the visitors and show that they have the capacity
to beat a top side.
They created the chances - certainly in the first half - but were
denied by some poor decision-making, awful finishing and
some smart goalkeeping from David de Gea. United were
there for the taking, crippled by injuries, yet somehow they
ended up walking away with all three points.
Arsenal fell into United's trap, just as they did in defeat to
Swansea City in their previous fixture. For so many years,
Wenger has failed to adapt, failed to show tactical acumen or
to change games with his substitutions. It's been more
'Invisibles' than 'Invincibles'.
Louis van Gaal set up his team to sit deep and threaten on
the counterattack. After the opener, the visitors looked
dangerous with almost every break and should have scored
more, especially when Angel Di Maria raced through but
clipped the ball wide.
"It is an important victory – we weathered the storm at times
especially in the first half and we knew we could hit them on
the counterattack when they're vulnerable on the break and
we did that," United captain Rooney told Sky Sports .
"We rode our luck at times and our goalkeeper was fantastic
for us today. We scored two goals – it was a different game –
to hit them on the break was our gameplan and it worked."
It is the gameplan for just about every side who come here
but Wenger did not have an answer, while his squad remains
desperately short of defensive cover despite the €200 million
cash reserves in the club's bank. It is an embarrassment that
a club like Arsenal should be playing Nacho Monreal at
centre-back.
There was more bad news for Wenger with the ankle injury
that forced off Jack Wilshere in the second half - but any
excuses or self-pity from the Frenchman will be given short
shrift by the club's fans.
They want a team who can compete for the Premier League
title - but already they are 15 points behind leaders Chelsea.
And just how much longer can Wenger's comedy show be
allowed to go on?

The Argentine forward hit a hat-trick on Saturday to surpass
Basque great Telmo Zarra as the Primera Division's all-time
top scorer
Barcelona attacker Lionel Messi has set a new goalscoring
record in La Liga thanks to his brilliant hat-trick at home to
Sevilla on Saturday.
The Argentine struck with a fantastic free-kick in the 22nd
minute of the game at Camp Nou to reach 251 goals in the
Primera Division, thus matching the mark set by former
Athletic Bilbao hero Telmo Zarra in 1955, and added two
more in the second half to set a new record of 252 top-flight
strikes.
The Basque forward's 251 goals came in 277 games, while
Messi's 253 have arrived in 289 matches for Barca.
Zarra, who also netted 20 in 20 appearances for Spain, was
35 by the time he made it to 251.
Messi, who is still just 27, was launched into the air by his
jubilant team-mates on Saturday following his second strike
and completed his hat-trick with a superb strike to make it
253 after that.
The Argentine is already Barca's all-time top goalscorer and
now has 368 strikes in all competitions for the Catalan club.

The England international doubled his side's advantage after
a Kieran Gibbs goal had broken the deadlock - and the
visitors held on despite Olivier Giroud's late strike
Manchester United weathered a storm to secure a 2-1 victory
that leaves Arsenal 15 points adrift of Premier League leaders
Chelsea.
The hosts dominated for most of the opening hour at Emirates
Stadium but found United goalkeeper David de Gea in
excellent form.
The same could not be said for De Gea's Arsenal counterpart,
Wojciech Szczesny, whose failure to deal with a ball into the
box led directly to Kieran Gibbs' 56th-minute own goal on the
end of Antonio Valencia's drilled cross, before the Pole was
then forced off injured.
United then made light of high-profile defensive absentees by
closing out their first competitive away win of the Louis van
Gaal era, a triumph sealed by Wayne Rooney on the counter-
attack five minutes from time.
It could have been three late on when Angel di Maria missed
with a one-on-one breakaway opportunity, before Olivier
Giroud gave Arsenal something to cheer with a superb finish
on his return to the side after a fractured tibia.
There were, though, injuries to Jack Wilshere and Szczesny
as Arsenal's miserable record against United was extended to
only one win in 15 attempts - and the gap to Premier League
leaders Chelsea was extended even further.
Danny Welbeck shook off a hamstring problem to lead the
Arsenal attack against his former club, while Arsene Wenger
preferred Mikel Arteta to Mathieu Flamini in midfield.
Van Gaal's latest response to United's defensive injury crisis
was to name Tyler Blackett and Paddy McNair in a re-shaped
back three.
McNair produced an important early block to deny Welbeck
and the England international headed over in the ninth minute
as Arsenal began in the ascendancy.
Wilshere and Welbeck were then able to test United
goalkeeper De Gea as his new-look defence allowed too much
room on the edge of the penalty area.
In the 15th minute, De Gea atoned for a terrible clearance by
keeping out Wilshere's resulting one-on-one opportunity when
the midfielder should have left him with no chance.
Left wing-back Luke Shaw's departure with an ankle problem
further increased United's defensive uncertainty and the alert
De Gea had to race from his goalmouth to deny Alex Oxlade-
Chamberlain.
Wilshere was fortunate to remain on the field after thrusting
his head towards Marouane Fellaini in a 29th-minute clash –
a reflection on his frustration at Arsenal losing their early
control of the match.
Di Maria was central to United’s improvement, flashing a
speculative strike narrowly wide and then setting up Rooney,
only for Arsenal full-back Calum Chambers to make a vital
38th-minute block.
An excellent pass with the outside of his foot from Oxlade-
Chamberlain sent Welbeck racing into the United box from the
left-hand side early in the second half, but De Gea was equal
to the task once more.
A misunderstanding between McNair and Fellaini had Wilshere
racing through on the United goal again soon afterwards, but
a challenge involving both United players resulted in ankle
damage and an early end to the Arsenal man's afternoon.
To compound Wenger's worries, his team fell behind in the
56th minute.
Poland international Szczesny failed to deal with a cross from
Shaw's replacement, Ashley Young. In doing so he knocked
Gibbs to the floor and the defender put the ball through his
own net when Valencia drove a cross back into the area.
Szczesny injured himself in the process to bring about an
unplanned Premier League debut for substitute goalkeeper
Damian Martinez.
In-form forward Alexis Sanchez placed a header into De
Gea's hands as Arsenal sought a response and Santi Cazorla,
on for Wilshere, had a rasping effort saved.
Arsenal committed increasing numbers forward late on,
meaning Rooney was able to race onto Di Maria's pass
before lifting the ball beyond Martinez, and his team up to
fourth in the table.
Di Maria then passed up a glorious chance to add a third on
the break and Giroud, back in the side after his fractured leg,
smashed a powerful shot into the top corner to make United
sweat midway through an elongated nine minutes of stoppage
time, but there was to be no comeback.

Messi's recent statement in which he hinted at the possibility
of him leaving the club has set off alarm bells at 'Can Barça'.
However, what he wants is one thing, and the realities of
football are another.
Prising the Argentine away from Barcelona would be no easy
feat, especially after he signed a new deal with the club this
summer worth a cool 20m euros per season after tax. Any
deal to sign the striker would depend on a number of factors,
but would in any case cost upwards of 400m euros.
A deal would first have to be agreed with Barcelona,
something unlikely given that the president who sold him
would go down in club history, possibly for all the wrong
reasons. A transfer fee could be agreed at around 150m
euros, plus the player's salary. Leo costs 50m euros per
season before tax, a total of 250m euros over five seasons.
That's if Leo agrees to a change of scenery without a pay rise.
Very few clubs could offer that kind of money; in fact, only
two.
Manchester City: It was never really on the cards and even
less so now the Argentine has signed a new deal. Soriano
isn't going to break the bank.
PSG: They are not short of money. Their problem would be
not breaching FIFA Fair Play Regulations, especially after their
problem over the summer.

The former Super Eagles star has told press that
the current national crop need to convince the public that they
care about playing for their national team
Jay-Jay Okocha says that questions will be asked about the
passion of Nigeria’s players following their exit from the Africa
Cup of Nations.
The reigning champions failed to qualify for the 2015 finals
after drawing 2-2 with South Africa in Uyo on Wednesday,
marking a second exit before the tournament proper in three
editions.
And while Stephen Keshi’s future has already been called into
question, Okocha believes the players have to take some of
the responsibility too.
“I think, to be honest, we will always produce talented players.
But perhaps the question is whether they have the same
passion that they used to have,” Okocha told press . “People
are pressuring them about that, you know, because
sometimes it seems as if they don’t really care much about
the result.”
Wednesday’s result combined with Congo’s 1-0 win in Sudan
to extinguish Nigeria’s final hopes, but the 41-year-old said
they had made it very difficult for themselves earlier in the
campaign.
“Of course it was down to our bad spot, even if we were still
in with a chance,” he added. “I think sometimes players must
have a wake-up call before they realise they are back in
African football. They left themselves get into a difficult
position.”
Ironically, Okocha – who won 75 caps for his country –
believes the Super Eagles could have gone on to perform very
well again in the finals in Equatorial Guinea had the qualified
amongst the final 16 teams.
“I have no doubt that had we managed to qualify we would
have had a good tournament, because you have to play really
well once it comes to the tournament itself. The qualifiers are
sometimes a bit tricky here in Africa, so I think if they had
qualified they would have had a good tournament.”
Okocha is currently acting as an ambassador for Western
Union’s ‘Pass for School’ programme which will see funding
made towards better education every time somebody posts an
old photograph of themselves in a childhood sports photo to
Facebook or Twitter using the hashtag #PassForSchool.
He explained: “It is a great initiative, especially since it helps
the less privileged children because we all know how vital
education is. So I’m delighted to be a part of it.

The Super Eagles needed to beat South Africa in Uyo, but
could only manage a draw, and paid the ultimate price
Almost two years ago, Nigeria stood triumphant on South
African soil, having vanquished all comers.
It was quite the change from failing to qualify for the previous
edition in Equatorial Guinea, and went completely against the
grain of performances at continental level. In the grander
scheme of things, that win should have marked a resurgence.
It will instead look like some freakish spike in the graph;
Nigeria are back at the foot of the mountain, on the outside
looking in.
The game that dealt the death blow was supposed to be the
most benign of fixtures: home against South Africa. No matter
how low it got through the years, Nigeria could always count
on a favourable outcome against the Rainbow Nation. Allied to
this was that Bafana Bafana had secured qualification already,
in theory there was nothing to play for.
What could possibly go wrong?
Well, everything did in Uyo.
Nigerians are a deeply superstitious people, and the outcome
may forever taint what is a truly magnificent ground, at least
in the mind of the population. The support could not be
faulted either, it was a full house who watched on as the
horror unfolded before their eyes.
Stephen Keshi made the expected alterations, all enforced:
Raheem Lawal replaced Hope Akpan, stricken by injury, and
Kenneth Omeruo came straight into the side for the suspended
Godfrey Oboabona. The Middlesbrough man did not look at
all fit, and was caught in possession for Bafana Bafana’s
second.
Broadly like-for-like introductions, but the set-up was
different. John Obi Mikel played as a No.10, while Ogenyi
Onazi and Lawal held behind him in a 4-2-1-3, though
neither is a natural holder. The Chelsea man has played
increasingly advanced roles throughout the qualifiers: this was
escalation at its most extreme, the most complete opposite of
his club persona.
The surprise was that he did it quite well. He caused Dean
Furman problems repeatedly, drawing the Bafana captain out
of position and forcing him into clumsy fouls. The problem
was no one was moving into the space vacated; Uche came
short a couple of times, but his touch was persistently poor.
Uche | Touch found wanting
The natural solution would have been for either of Lawal or
Onazi to advance, but both seemed to over-compensate for
their unsuitability to their deep roles by sitting too deep, even
after possession had been consolidated. The team was often
broken as a result, and could not build moves cohesively.
The Super Eagles had three excellent opportunities in the first
half, all of which fell to Ahmed Musa. The first from when he
won the ball in the centre circle, the second after a harmless
ball was allowed to run through, and the third after Mikel
turned quickly in midfield and slid him in. Tellingly, none
came from any sustained possession or incisive build-up.
The CSKA Moscow man failed to capitalise, but all three came
from runs no one else in the team would have made. Even on
a bad day, Musa is invaluable to the team.
The South Africans were not particularly impressive either
defensively or going forward. Too much relied on the fearless
running of Tokelo Rantie. Shakes Mashaba instructs his team
to defend in two very narrow banks of four, but it is as much
a trap as a weakness: by encouraging the opposing full-
backs forward, his two strikers can isolate the centre-backs
and run at them.
It is a risky strategy up against full-backs proficient in attack,
but it was Efe Ambrose and Juwon Oshaniwa, not Cafu and
Roberto Carlos, so he just about got away with it. The
Ashdod left-back in particular had a poor game, slowing
down attacks with poor control; the less said about Ambrose,
the better.
If ever there was a time to bemoan Nigeria’s options at full-
back, this was it. Elderson Echiejile twiddled his thumbs on
the bench.
The opener predictably came via this route: Rantie pulled into
the channel, shrugged off Lawal, sped past Azubuike
Egwuekwe and finished beautifully. It was coming, the forward
had wasted an opportunity earlier in the half when Omeruo
gave away possession cheaply, firing over when a square
pass was on.
Rantie | A Nigerian's Nightmare
After the break, Rantie and Bongani Ndulula worked a lot
harder to close the ball down. Whereas the Super Eagles were
able to fire the ball into Mikel to tempt out Furman in the first
half, they now struggled to play the initial pass out of defence,
with the two forwards blocking passes into Onazi and Lawal.
The second goal was a direct consequence, seeking to play
out from the back, Omeruo was muscled off the ball by the
Bournemouth striker, who went round Vincent Enyeama to
complete his brace.
As in the last two games, the introduction of Sone Aluko made
an impact with a brace off the bench. The Hull City man
picked the perfect time to open his goal account for the Super
Eagles, but it was all too late. In other circumstances, the
fight-back to tie at 2-2 would be applauded, but the news
that Congo had done the business in Khartoum put paid to the
ambitions of the African champions.
‘African champions’. It will not be long till we can no longer
call them that. At the “Nest of Champions” in Uyo, all that
25,000 eager fans went home with was rotten eggs.
Keshi has run his course as coach now, surely. Nothing is
impossible when Presidents wield the prerogative of veto, but
there are no grounds now. Had Amodu Shaibu taken charge
of the team as initially decided, there would have hung over
the team the tantalizing ‘what if?’
We had to know, and now we do.
He took over a team that had failed to qualify for the 2012
Afcon in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon, and took it to the
pinnacle of the continental game in just over a year. The Big
Boss’s tenure has been the perfect heroin trip, a mind-
bending high, and now a low even more crushing than the
one he picked the team up from in 2011.

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Sone Aluko's double was not enough to send the reigning
champions into next year's finals, with Congo edging into
through behind Bafana Bafana from Group A
Nigeria are out of the Africa Cup of Nations 2015 despite
coming from behind to hold South Africa to a 2-2 draw at the
Akwa Ibom International Stadium in Uyo on Wednesday.
South Africa went into the clash against their Group A rivals
having already booked their place at the 2015 finals, now due
to be held in Equatorial Guinea.
However, though Sone Aluko denied Bafana Bafana a first
competitive win over the Super Eagles, it was not enough to
send Stephen Keshi's men into the finals next year, with
Congo's win over Sudan enough to see them take second
spot.
Bafana Bafana striker Tokelo Rantie nearly handed the visitors
an early lead in the fourth minute after the Super Eagles
defence made a mistake, but the Bournemouth forward
ballooned his effort over the crossbar.
The hosts' first chance of the match came four minutes later,
when CSKA Moscow winger Ahmed Musa beat Bafana
defender Erick Mathoho for pace before unleashing a powerful
strike which hit the crossbar, with goalkeeper Dareen Keet
rooted to the ground.
In the 16th minute, Musa had two great back-to-back
opportunites, finding himself in a one-on-one situation against
Keet twice. However, the Kortrijk shot-stopper denied the 22-
year-old attacker on both occasions.
Keet was again called into action in the 24th minute, and this
time it was Nigerian forward Ikechukwu Uche, whose strike
from 30 yards out was well gathered by the South African
goalkeeper.
In the 41st minute, Nigeria were made to pay for their
profligacy. Rantie broke down the left into the box, before
beating Super Eagles keeper and captain Vincent Enyeama at
his near post to hand the South Africans the lead.
Just three minutes into the second half, former Orlando
Pirates striker Rantie grabbed his second, out-muscling
Nigeria center-half Azubuike Egwuekwe on the edge of the box
then hitting the back of the net.
Nigeria had a chance to pull one back in the 59th minute,
when Fenerbahce striker Emmanuel Emenike won a free
header inside the Bafana box, but the 27-year-old forward's
effort went straight at Keet.
The Super Eagles kept on pushing and pressing in search of a
goal, and they were rewarded 10 minutes later, after
substitute Aluko pounced onto a loose ball inside the box to
make it 2-1.
In the 70th South Africa midfielder Letsholonyane was red-
carded after collecting his second yellow of the night and
Keshi promptly urged his side forward in search of the goals
they needed.
The reigning Afcon champions grabbed a lifeline right at the
death, with Aluko's low drive into the bottom corner offering a
glimmer of hope.
However, time ran out on the game and Nigeria's hopes of a
place in the finals, with speculation over the future of Keshi
sure to follow.

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His video, ‘Eleda Mi’ was released in January 2014 and the
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Lionel Messi has reaffirmed his intention to remain with
Barcelona for the rest of his playing career, although he did
say that "there is a lot of movement in football and sometimes
everything doesn't quite go as planned".
"I'm taking things day by day at the moment, doing my best
to put together a solid season and help Barcelona do well so
we can win all the titles that we want to win, that we're trying
to win, and that's it really. Then we'll see. There's a lot of
movement in football", said Messi. "If it were up to me I'd
stay with Barcelona until I retire. But sometimes you don't get
everything you want, especially in the footballing world, where
so much happens and there are so many changes", he
continued.
The Argentine ace also gave a rundown on how he thinks
things are going for Barcelona at the moment: "It's a huge
club, and when you lose two games then there are problems
straight away, and there's criticism from every quarter. We've
got a new manager, with new ideas, and that takes time".
"We have more than enough players to do well this year. And
I'm keeping calm. This is just the beginning. There's still a
long road ahead of us in the league and in the Champions
League… so I'm not too concerned", concluded Messi, placing
his side's recent losses against Real Madrid and PSG in
context.

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Nigeria's preference for doing things the hard way will be
greatly tested in Pointe-Noire. Do the Super Eagles have it in
them to surmount the odds?
A month ago, it all looked so different for the Republic of
Congo . The Red Devils were top of Group A and cruising as
they headed into their double-header against South Africa. A
win over defending champions Nigeria had made the world sit
up and take notice; it was a big leap from fortunate no-
hopers to group leaders.
Perhaps it was too big.
One point from two games against South Africa has seen
Claude Le Roy’s men cede top spot, and their five-point lead
over the Super Eagles has been whittled down to three.
However, it cannot be discounted that Congo still have their
own destiny in their hands.
If they avoid defeat in Pointe-Noire on the 15th of November,
they effectively eliminate Nigeria from the 2015 Africa Cup of
Nations, having gotten four points (at least) from both legs
against the Super Eagles.
The onus then is on Nigeria to chase victory. Congo travel to
Sudan on the final matchday, and a win for them there would
get them to 10 points, level with the Super Eagles (in the
event of wins over Congo and South Africa). What this means
is that Nigeria must win in Pointe-Noire by a two-goal
margin at least to tie the goal difference in both the home and
away legs, paving the way for qualification by virtue of goals
scored.
If it sounds like tricky business, that’s because it is. While a
defence that was breached twice by South Africa (who, lest
we forget, are yet to score at home) is clearly not bursting
with quality, defensive organisation is a lot easier to coach. A
veteran like Le Roy knows this, as the performance of his
charges in Calabar proves.
Then, Congo were organised and disciplined, their strategy
simply to break up play in the middle of the park and play
around the fine movement of Fode Dore upfront. Tormentor-
in-chief on that night Thievy Bifouma, whose brace delivered
a famous victory, was on target for Almeria over the weekend
against Barcelona; apparently he still knows the way to goal.
At the other end, the presence of Delvin Ndinga, who missed
the Calabar leg through injury, gives the Red Devils greater
composure in midfield and defensive leadership.
While Nigeria are condemned to win, it is paramount that they
do not attack with the same recklessness that characterized
the first half of Sudan at home. Nothing emboldens a
defensive side than a lead to hold on to, and the full-backs
must resist the temptation to bomb forward early.
Can Elderson curb his attacking instincts against the
Congolese?
Make no mistakes about it, Le Roy’s men have it in them to
do some real damage. They may have lost at home to South
Africa, but Bafana Bafana put up a massive rearguard action,
marshalled by the late Senzo Meyiwa, to keep them at bay.
It is important to highlight this because there seems to be a
lack of appreciation for the enormity of the hurdle Keshi and
his men are up against. Nigeria certainly has the potential to
overcome Congo, but it is by no means fait accompli. Lest we
forget, the 'Calamity in Calabar' was no smash-and-grab.
Congo were fully deserving on the night, and anything less
than 100 per cent will not be enough.
The task is made no easier by the fact that Pointe-Noire is an
artificial surface. The Super Eagles struggled greatly against
Sudan in Khartoum, and made a point of complaining about
how much the synthetic turf hurt their movement, as well as
ball trajectories. Surely, it must dawn on them now that there
is no more room for excuses, as Keshi himself pointed out in
imploring them to play the “African Way” – with grit, passion
and determination.
If last month’s victory over Sudan in Abuja marked a turning
point, now would be a good time to see it. For the first time in
the series, the Super Eagles played like something was on the
line and produced close to their normal level in that second
half. The key was having John Obi Mikel play a more
advanced role, would the coaching crew consider this from
the start rather than as a tweak?
Hull City forward Sone Aluko also came on to very good effect
in the second half, but there seem to be doubts about his
fitness levels over 90 minutes both for club and country. If
added creativity is required, expect to see him introduced at
some point in the game.
No sympathy for the Big Boss if Nigeria lose in Pointe-Noire
This is yet another chance for the Big Boss to repair a
damaged reputation, and you can be sure he feels the
pressure as well. The presidential decision to have him see
through the qualifying series simply adds to it: muck it up
now, and there is no higher authority capable of keeping him
in a job.
It will also see his stock fall farther in the eyes of potential
employees, so ultimately this is as much about the Big Boss’s
future as it is the Super Eagles’ chances.
Crunch time it is, and the stakes could not be higher. Nigeria
has always been able to up the ante when the chips are
down; that really is not the sort of thing one would usually
bank on, but it would not be very Nigerian to do it the easy
way, would it?

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