₦airaland Forum

jihday:
I know one day we’ll be free from the grip of the ‘94 set. They pressured the sport minister till he forced Pinnick to hire one of them. I’m sure Pinnick must be beating himself up for not following his instinct and bringing in Paseiro

You won't blame Pinnick. The pressure was too much on that man. The ex internationals and seasoned journalists should be ashamed of themselves.

5inchdick:
All we need is a top coach whether Local or Foreign but sadly, we have no top coach at home.

You're right.

semid4lyfe:
I am surprised Eguavoen has not resigned as coach of the team and Technical Director of the NFF.

What is he still waiting for?

Djamel Belmadi of Algeria and Carlos Quieroz of Egypt resigned immediately and didn't wait to be sacked.

Eguavoen's sit tight attitude is disgusting.

A journalist said that Eguavoen and Amuneke were never officially appointed so they can't be sacked or resign. He said neither of them were given official appointment letters.

All we need now is a top foreign coach but availability is the issue. I'm now at a stage where I'm not even sure if we're gonna qualify for the AFCON.

neztar:
rohr would have qualified us for the world cup. Forget his boring tactics

Yesterday an OAP said Rohr is the worst coach we've ever had. He repeated this twice. This was after people called him to blame him and other journalists for how they put pressure on the NFF and the sports minister to sack Rohr few weeks to a major tournament.

They requested for a public apology to all Nigerians but he refused and remained adamant about how Rohr was the worst coach Nigeria has ever had.

andrewbaba44:
Rohr

Exactly.

Now we just need to focus on getting ourselves a quality foreign coach but the question is how many top class coaches are available?

andrewbaba44:
Rohr might not qualify for this World Cup

You saw how we lost to car already ,and with our insha allah GKs they might just cost rohr also

Rohr wasn't a saint, we all know that but based on history, if they give you Eguavoen and give you Rohr to qualify for a tournament, who you go pick?

JayromWrites:
I'm so sorry Gernot Rohr for the slander


Thank you for all you did to the GWG

Some of my guys hate Gernot Rohr with so much passion. I remember telling them to appreciate the fact that we at least weren't having any problems when it comes to qualifying for tournaments. They said 'Na qualification we go chop?, make he dey go jare'. I laughed and told them that they've forgotten so soon how sad we felt when we failed to qualify for tournaments.

Now they remember.

Joebie:
My brother the country tire me. I think a lots been happening as regards the train bombing I was not even aware of. Maybe we as Nigerians need to be focused on the big issues.

I've intentionally avoided that train bombing news. I am tired of heartbreaking news. Football is one of the few things that give me joy. Unfortunately, the SE have also mastered the art of breaking my heart.

Joebie:
too many cases of round pegs in square holes.. most Naija journos should be janitors.

And these aren't even rookies. These are old men coming out to talk crap.

daveP:
He was bold enough to complain against the system cos he was passionate the most when others feared the hammer. We need more of his kind .

We really do.

daveP:
unless he plays till 37 for the team, which is unlikely.

He's a defender so it's not so unlikely. I like the guy. He's very passionate about the team. Some people say foreign borns lack commitment and passion but it's always the foreign borns who cry endlessly when we lose big.

daveP:
Too painful for these two.

Ehya
The defense tried, I don't blame them much.

TFLASHOGEE:
you dey hear top radio (90.9) right, I just dey listen to different analysis dey shake my head

Godwin dey fall my hand sometimes. A man with his experience shouldn't be capping like that.

One of the so called analysts even said Dennis should go but Shehu should stay with the National team.

andrewbaba44:
The team list is okay nah

Or which list are they talking about

Help me ask them oo
They're saying NFF didn't give Eguavoen free hand. They're just making excuses for the guy. They never said this when Rohr was in charge.

Look at these idiots on radio blaming NFF for the team list. Was it not the same squad Rohr won bronze with? Nobody came out to talk about NFF influence when Rohr was in charge.

codemaniacs:
on which station

I had to change the station where the OAP was talking trash. I'm currently listening to Top radio 90.9 FM.

komekn:
The naked hypocrisy and bigoted double displayed by so many here is off the scale. It blatant and SHAMELESS.

I was waiting to see people slate and condemn Uzoho for making us loose the world cup spot.

But NO not a word, his error is significantly worse than the error of Okoye the ball went under his body Thar's a Huge gafg and school boy error.

Okoye error was that he was not able to get enough force on a ball that bobbled just before his hand got it to it.

The hypocrisy here is just without measure.

I disagree they are not both the same, Uzoho is worse.

So sad

The senseless OAPs are talking again. Sometimes e dey do me like say make I enter my phone go knack these people small sense.

Our Ex- Internationals and seasoned OAPs have destroyed our football. They should be ashamed of themselves. A lot of them have no business coming on air to talk about something as precious and technical as football.
But their pride won't let them accept the truth.

Nigeria is cursed, cursed with the spirit of self sabotage. We always find a way to destroy ourselves by ourselves. It's always the majority who have the most terrible and destructive opinions. No one wants to listen to people like me who say otherwise but my thoughts always end up coming to pass 99 percent of the time.

I remember when I advised people against voting for Bubu in 2015, none of my colleagues listened. Now a lot of them struggle to eat even twice a day.

I told people that since we failed to sack Rohr after AFCON 2019, sacking him few weeks to an important tournament and important playoffs would be an even bigger mistake. But because they feel they know it all, no one listened.

Now we're going to miss out on the WC. We're back to the days of struggling to qualify for competitions. It's a pity.

ppogba:
Throwing away a four goal lead against a minnow like Seirra Leone is enough to be a problem for any coach.

Staying as long as he stayed without a silverware is enough to be a problem.

Always saying Nigeria is not amongst the favorite at the commencement of major competitions is enough to be a problem.

If the Super Eagles were to be Chelsea FC, he would not have stayed a quarter of the time.

How many competitions were held under Rohr? That is the question you should be asking yourself.

JohnBullMySon:
Y'all shouldn't take this loss too seriously

Eyes don dey red for here. More to come later in the day.

I'm just trying to remember all the funny things I've read on this thread since the AFCON exit. I'll be naming them one by one as I remember

1) 'Nwakaeme is too old for this team. We have a plethora of wingers who are better than him'. Well I guess Ahmed Musa and underperforming Chukwueze are the 'better wingers'.

2) 'Uzoho cannot make that kind of mistake that Maduka made. Uzoho is more confident.' Maybe nah his agbero face dey deceive una. They are both the same.

TheGoodJoe:
Let me repeat myself so you will understand. I have followed the game for too long and today, it dawned on me that we are going no where because for too long, outside influences will not let the game progress.

It cuts across to the time of Westerhof. Including Rohr. You think it was Rohr calling Musa when he was clubless to the team?

Did you come out to talk about this 'outside influence' when Rohr was in charge?

When Rohr was in charge they didn't blame outside influence
Now Eguavoen is in charge, politicians are to blame.

I hail una

Joezinho:
Everyone except osimhen.
Osimhen goes close
Monster machine.
Weapon of massive destruction. Blah blahhh

Dude needs to learn how to play intelligent football!!! All brawns and no brains..

Nigerians and Gra gra. 5 and 6

Stormtrooper11:
You should not be ashamed. The pain is temporary.

I pray so

Joezinho:
Isaiah 54 vs 4 -- " Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more."

Super Eagles don make me dey manya..

TheGoodJoe:


Learn to pay attention before jumping in. I do not doubt their tactical quality but I am bothered about the surrounding influence.

Now read what you are writing if it is not off point.

By the way, I was one who kicked against Eguavoen's appointment before you say I advertised him but I was impressed with his tactical knowledge of things.

Our problem is beyond tactics. That is why a tactician like Oliseh had hell working with the team.

Simple point.

Now you see why some kick against indeginous coaches.

PDPGuy:
Well, that was totally disheartening!

Everyone from Coach Eguavoen down to the players (except Osimhen) are to blame for this failure. Our midfielder's lack of confidence in threading forward passes was a big part in this debacle as well.

Anyways, we can all watch and cheer an actual good team - D'Tigress - at their women's basketball world cup in September..

What do you mean by 'except Osimhen'? Someone that missed chance upon chance upon chance and was caught offside numerous times.

If Onuachu who is known to be a lethal finisher was up there, he would have buried at least two of those chances Osimhen missed over the two legs.

daveP:
Add Enyeama too


Someone said he's rude and lacks respect. We still never replace am


Deep down, his replacement is currently playing in the NPFL, oblivious of what destiny is about to do.

Exactly bro.

Sometimes I ask God why I was born a Nigerian.
I am ashamed of the way my people reason.

Uzomarrr123:
Sweden can’t beat Ivory Coast …

Sweden can’t beat Senegal

Sweden can’t be Cameroon or Algeria

I can go on and on … my point is AFRICAN teams are becoming way too good

Did you watch Ivory Coast vs France …
Try and watch Ivory Coast vs England today …

Yes, African teams are really improving. No doubt about that. But do not underrate those three teams I mentioned above. Never