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Sports / Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by caprikon: 3:02am On Mar 30, 2022 |
CaptainStephen: The coach and players showed some a lot of overconfidence or arrogance like it's a birthright for them to win the game. Ghana showed humility, determination and grit and deservedly are through. I mentioned here earlier that the away goal will hurt us particularly if Ghana score first and they did just that...Simon Moses missing that big chance in Kumasi and the penalty decision rescinded were the key moments of this tie from the Nigerian perspective. I saw a lot of chestbeating here like the Ghanaians wouldn't be able to score in Abuja. There is a certain killer instinct that this team lacks...which I think is mental. A new coach would have to fix that too. 6 Likes |
Sports / Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by caprikon: 9:18pm On Mar 29, 2022 |
Supporting Senegal at the mundial. Hope this set of teranga lions can replicate or surpass the heroics of Diouf, Diao, Bouba Diop (RIP), Henry Camara, Tony Silva etc. 3 Likes |
Sports / Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by caprikon: 9:03pm On Mar 29, 2022 |
No need for the insults flying around. It should be more difficult for Nigeria to miss out on an expanded world cup from 2026 onwards except things go horribly wrong. Sadly, I think Eguavoen should return to his previous role. The NFF should try to get a first grade foreign coach and give him a free hand with set targets. Due to the scientific nature of modern football at the highest level, our best local coaches are still light years behind their European and South American counterparts. |
Sports / Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by caprikon: 8:11pm On Mar 29, 2022 |
The away goal became our undoing. In games like this ...you need the away goal. ...the missed opportunities in Kumasi have come back to hunt the team. Another observation, this team is greatly imbalanced. So many forwards...very few midfielders. I can recall Guardiola saying that having midfielders with different qualities helps with tactical adjustments...our coach threw in all the forwards.lol. Sad for Osimhen and the lads, but the NFF need to get their acts right...no need for knee jerk decisions. 2026 will come quickly..... Shitty Ghana qualify in the end. What an irony!!!! 2 Likes |
Sports / Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by caprikon: 6:50pm On Mar 29, 2022 |
caprikon: Away goals hurt! |
Sports / Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by caprikon: 6:40am On Mar 29, 2022 |
Rockyrascal: That's true. Not forgetting our very own Sunday Oliseh that was speaking so smoothly with such good qualifications until they gave him the SE job. 7 Likes |
Sports / Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by caprikon: 10:03pm On Mar 28, 2022 |
Sometimes I feel for the coaches though... they are always under a lot of pressure to deliver. Punditry is easier ..just like Mourinho said,"the pundit wins every game"�. It takes quite some time to implement a system with a group of players that's why even the very best in the industry, training daily with players need time to engrain their philosophy into their players hearts to get the results. Rohr started brightly and then regressed after about 2 years but was left in charge when it was best to let him go. Eguavoen is barely 3 months into his tenure...we may need to manage our expectations for now.. ..coaching is a hands-on job which isn't about eloquent speaking and "paper analysis"...but fans will be fans..so we must talk.� 5 Likes |
Sports / Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by caprikon: 1:50pm On Mar 26, 2022 |
charlesemeka85: What happened bro?� I thought you were thoroughly satisfied with the performance and result. Let the NFF organize a friendly between a South American or European powerhouse and this Eguavoen team after the qualification. Na that time the real breeze go blow. |
Sports / Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by caprikon: 1:03pm On Mar 26, 2022 |
What I have found quite amusing is the audacity and confidence of the local fans in Ghana. They expected their team to drub us...they are actually more dissappointed with the result than I expected. |
Sports / Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by caprikon: 10:54am On Mar 26, 2022 |
JohnBullMySon: I expect our team to be better in Abuja...but listening to Otto Addo's post match press conference I can almost tell they will adopt a low block putting many men behind the ball just hoping for a fluke goal since a scoring draw will be just fine for them. We were unable to string 5 to 6 passes in our buildup play without losing possession.. .it will be interesting to see how we get the breakthrough. If we were facing any of these Mahgreb teams...it would have been a lot more difficult. |
Sports / Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by caprikon: 10:20am On Mar 26, 2022 |
Arizoner: Said it earlier but I am seeing a lot of chest beating here. These knockout games can be cruel. This team struggles against sides playing defensively. In Abuja, expect Ghana to defend with 10 men and look to hit us on the counter. If Ghana manages to get a fluke goal in Abuja then eye go clear. |
Sports / Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by caprikon: 8:09am On Mar 26, 2022 |
The set pieces from both sides was comical for world cup hopefuls. Very amateurish particularly from Ghana. A flashback occurred when we kept conceding those corners to Ghana. Korea/Japan 2002, Argentina made us pay from one their corners, same in South Africa 2010. African teams really need to improve. 2026 will be an expanded world cup with more teams from Africa but we must also show we aren't going to the mundial to make up the numbers. 3 Likes |
Sports / Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by caprikon: 7:22am On Mar 26, 2022 |
semid4lyfe: Eguavoen thinks he is some Arigo Sacchi or Pep Guardiola when in reality he is just another Christian Chukwu sticking to some outdated "philosophy". I don't see either team doing anything tangible at the World Cup proper. A well drilled European, South American or even Asian team will make light work of both teams. Nigeria should just win for bragging rights over Ghana. Nothing more 1 Like |
Sports / Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by caprikon: 11:14pm On Mar 25, 2022 |
Sainty92: FIFA's Article 20. The away goals rule will be used as the first tie breaker if the teams draw on aggregate after extra time in the second leg of any two -legged WCQ. UEFA suspended it for this year's Champions league. |
Sports / Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by caprikon: 11:00pm On Mar 25, 2022 |
With away goals rule, Nigeria can't be comfortable until the team opens up a two goal lead in Abuja. Any score draw will see our bredas fly their wack players to Qatar to make up the numbers. Would have felt a lot better if we had at least an away goal. |
Sports / Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by caprikon: 10:36pm On Mar 25, 2022 |
Hope Eguavoen isn't a one trick pony when it comes to tactics. Using same formation and personnel from AFCON made the job easy for Ghana. It will be really dissapointing if this shitty Ghana team edges us. 3 Likes |
Sports / Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by caprikon: 11:56am On Mar 24, 2022 |
jihday: That's great then. It's best to let the football do the talking on the pitch. |
Sports / Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by caprikon: 9:59am On Mar 24, 2022 |
andrewbaba44: The formation is very defensive. Osimhen will be isolated up front. This formation shows too much respect to Ghana. A 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 will do. We need a shape that gives the team the right balance to attack and defend effectively. Na Ghana I even expect to play 5-4-1 2 Likes |
Sports / Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by caprikon: 9:29am On Mar 24, 2022 |
semid4lyfe: There were reports that such underhand dealings happened during some crucial fixtures of the last AFCON qualifiers. I expect the NFF to take precautionary measures...maybe travel with our food, water and probably an advance party of hotel staff to disinfect the premises before the arrival of the team. Don't want to give in to conspiracy theories though. I will prefer all the games at this stage to be fair and clean so Africa can send her best reps to Qatar |
Sports / Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by caprikon: 8:38pm On Mar 23, 2022 |
Meanwhile expect fireworks from Senegal vs Egypt. Keeping an close eye on that one. 2 Likes |
Sports / Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by caprikon: 8:04pm On Mar 23, 2022 |
Beyond the tactics, I hope we have a team psychologist...derbies are emotionally charged games...we need proper game management, no need for rash tackles or brash decisions. Let's not risk getting a red card. 5 Likes |
Sports / Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by caprikon: 7:25pm On Mar 23, 2022 |
Truidstar: My preferred formation is actually a 3-5-2 with Aina and Zaidu as wingbacks...this will take the Ghanaians by surprise but it means our wide forwards will be on the bench which might not appeal to a coach that emphasizes wing play. The 4-2-3-1 is more conservative than Eguavoen's 4-4-2 but I think it gives the team more balance especially in the midfield. 1 Like 1 Share |
Sports / Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by caprikon: 7:01pm On Mar 23, 2022 |
13large: Etebo's match fitness is a concern. 1 Like |
Sports / Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by caprikon: 6:44pm On Mar 23, 2022 |
Uzoho Ekong Omeruo Aina. Zaidu Bonke Frank Chukwueze. Aribo Simon Osimhen 1 Like |
Sports / Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by caprikon: 9:34pm On Mar 21, 2022 |
BOOOMNAIJA: Wow! The insult to the players was unnecessary even if your points are true. Frankly, this Ghana team is the worst quality wise we have faced in a very long while. Always expect a tough game against Ghana because of the age long rivalry but I can see us getting the job done. 1 Like |
Sports / Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by caprikon: 8:17pm On Mar 19, 2022 |
nelszx: I also think their team wouldn't change much from AFCON. This is about the weakest Ghana team we have faced in a long while. The Tunisia game has given them a lot of optimism. We need a positive result away to make the home game more comfortable for us. 1 Like |
Sports / Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by caprikon: 4:02pm On Mar 19, 2022 |
Ghana's FA are delaying the release of the list of invitees to face Nigeria for "strategic" reasons citing cyber attack on players.....they most likely have prepared their dossier on our players for the tie but want to make it difficult for Eguavoen & co to do same. |
Sports / Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by caprikon: 7:03am On Mar 19, 2022 |
It is high time our team gets a right balance in the different departments. Our midfield is pretty thin. Don't understand why we invite so many forwards knowing full well that 1 or 2 of them might never get to play at all. Our squad looks eye catching but is imbalanced. ..then we waste valuable slots to players like Shehu and Onazi. 1 Like |
Sports / Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by caprikon: 8:47am On Mar 18, 2022 |
JohnBullMySon: Comparing De Gea to Maduka is quite a stretch. Akpeyi and Maduka may actually share more similar attributes. 2 Likes |
Sports / Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by caprikon: 8:53am On Mar 17, 2022 |
semid4lyfe: It will be a nervy game. I hope Eguavoen and his crew have learned from AFCON. |
Sports / Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by caprikon: 8:20am On Mar 17, 2022 |
Aside Eguavoen talking about his team, tactics and so on .....he needs to show some level of innovation and flexibility in his tactical approach. The Ghanaians are most likely going to adopt the Tunisian template at AFCON against us because it suits them perfectly as the underdog. Wouldn't be surprised if Ghana lines up in a 4-5-1 formation, defending deep and relying on counters. |
Travel / Re: Man Describes What Happened When He Prayed Traditional Prayer In A Bus by caprikon: 2:05pm On Mar 16, 2022 |
It's not really hypocrisy per say but a mental way of reinforcing their beliefs in my opinion. Most adherents of absolutist religions believe everyone outside their faith is on a wrong path destined for damnation. This is a control tool perfected to keep them loyal.Seeing someone doing just fine without sharing their beliefs exposes the latent doubts in their minds since no Q.E.D proof exists for their underlying beliefs. A non-adherent to an absolutist religion represents the physical manifestation of the doubts in their hearts of it's adherents. The negative reaction is only a way of "preserving" their beliefs.. Reminds me of when I didn't join the lodge prayers with a group of colleagues. They began attributing random events in my life like accidentally dropping a spoon while eating or tripping on a staircase to "lack of prayer". lol The typical religious Nigerian is a brainwashed Clown. I am happy you saw the hilarious side of their actions. 7 Likes |
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