₦airaland Forum

safarigirl:
Bro, when I saw that AFCON list, na the goalkeepers list demoralize me pass. I was so irritated.

In the history of Nigeria, we have never been plagued by this many terrible goalies. What I would give to have Ezenwa or even Akpeyi as an option again…chai! This thing worse pass trenches. If we face a proper team, all those dem Senegal, Morocco, even South Africa, e go too bloody.

How did Okoye not make the list? Is Chelle scared that he will be outshined in beauty by another laiskin boy? I would have preferred to have an Okoye on the bench, than the options we currently have. I’m so irritated, and tonight was going so well.

From WCQ disappointment to seeing the 3 final goalies. I lost interest in this tournament instantly. When this is not some circus auditions, they brought back Uzoho!! Like Uzoho!! This is the peak of football nepotism. We are having an Nwabali that acts like he's doing us a favor as GK cos he also feels competition no dey and na two clowns they add as backup. 🤢😑😑😑


I would gladly take back an Ezenwa that is great at organizing his players during setpieces than whatever version of Nwabali im seeing right now.

Scary Thought

We might ball in this tournament but na GK go be the weapon fashioned against such balling!!!

MetalJigsaw:
This is not the Nwabali we knew last AFCON. What jas happened to that guy??

His personal family issues and lack of competition. He's kept about 90% of our matches since he stood between the sticks.

This GK palava started from Sunday Oliseh. The early retirement of Vincent Enyeama led to all this rubbish.

From Ezenwa and Ikeme and Agbim down to Uzoho and Maduka, Nwabali. We can barely go into a game without fear of the GK doing something funny to our hearts.


Still, why is it hard to produce better GK sef? Onana 2.0 dey do IT and now it was a wasted spot. Amas is obviously here to watch.

Arghhhhh

jihday:
we have 3 useless keepers, this is very embarrassing

I can even manage two. But immediately i saw Uzoho back in the fold, i laughed hardddd. I knew powers that be have done their thing again.

Senegal play telepathic football. They anticipate moves of teammates before the ball moves. But see how terrible their defense was today vs Congo. That Mane Equalizer, na only Lookman i can beat my chest and say he won't miss in such a tight space among SE players. If we meet Senegal, we'll trash that their backline but with how we drop tempo in 2nd half, thanks to terrible moves by Chelle, Senegal go score us wella.

Nwabali is the nain reason why we have to dump the perception that people gummed to Maduka going forward. Maduka, all things being equal, should be heading to WC if we get that ticket. Uzoho has no business being there even if he performs in this Afcon too

charlesemeka85:
his game management is very poor

I dunno if he wears a veil once 2nd half begins. Check all his terrible moves that undo a lead or jeopardize stuff, same approach. One can't even see if he knows the mix and roles of his midfielders. This kine manager go mess up if we go World Cup. He needs to get his head in the game now. The players need tactician wey sabi 2nd half abeg

ThunderFireAgba:
NFF please, we need a goalkeeper before things get ugly.

Maduka not being here is a bigger crime
Uzoho considered as replacement and number 2 is the biggest crime.

Chelle's weakness is his substitutions pattern. It is terrible. He had it with the Malian team. He's brought it here. Na first XI manager hin be.

SymphonyRad:
I'll take Uzoho at this point over Nwabali, time to end this madness.

Be careful what you wish for abeg

Same on Nigerian leaders for not connecting these states with a Railway system to make inter state work and home away style a thing. Shame on them all!! See distances that are not even up to a breath of what is obtainable in India or china that have reliable train networks.

Admin pls correct that frontpage error on this thread. E dey make am look like Palace won 7-8😂😂😂

Cc: semid4lyfe

From set pieces goal to own goal levels


What will be the next one for pundits to use drag us bayi? 😹😹😹😹

Chelsea now have 2 assured games to use to make noise with until the whistle starts the game.

iamoyindamola:
Free him

Make i free am true true. Kai-Effect!!!
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Spy360:
It's better to have two different types of CFs than two similar

Havertz, Jesus and Gyokeres is the best combination for options

Spy, you're 6 months behind once again. When this was craved, you kicked against it. But you're here admitting we indeed need different style CFs. Nawa o.


No worry sha.

Spy360:
When I said similar it's in their style of playing. Havertz is even better than Gyokeres by Arsenal standards

One of the bottom ranked CFs in Arsenal History is better than the most lethal 9 of last season in Europe? And you're saying this while he's active with us??

😭 😭

Greed is the game changer here.

These guys don't think ahead. They are not ready to sleep and plan like say March 2026. Just daily reactions.

Dangote is doing okay for us as we are grateful we have no December queues. But it may lead to a monopoly one day. That's inevitable!!

Instead of these fools called marketers to plan and cut losses and begin to redirect money to retake control or even compete and make Dangote also regard them, they are on reaction mode. Clowns thinking they're businessmen and women. No acumen, intelligence or foresight.

Dangote has studied them and hacked the game and now they're all in a state of unrest till tomorrow.

I hope someone comes and also rivals Dangote because he has a game plan and these fuulish marketers should not be worthy of holding the nation to ransom with their myopic minds if this is how they do when competition finally arrives.

We should prepare for whatis coming in this Wedding Industry.


Many of these good enough to marry are weighing the costs of what is delaying them and wasting their time and doing away with it.


We are getting close to that pre-WW2 era where nobody cared about glam before tying the knots. Just a ring, agreement between families, signatures, a clergy, some music and little refreshments.


Simply put, the aso-ebi glam era is dying

All rhat requirement to show you know someone that know someone that is well to do in a zone no dey epp anybody again. Ladies don dey wake up. Men no care for these stuff since 25years ago.

Some aso-ebi is now 200k to 1m and above. Just to look glam but totally uncomfortable within those hours of celebration?? Some can't even move. Some can't wear the dress again because of the PTSD it gave them that day, while some can't because they just have this funny rule of never rocking it again after that day. Wasted!!

We might be back to the era where 500k is total budget for a wedding covering everything for bride and groom.


Watchout!!

Even the Rich are doing the same.

Tinubu's govt is here for nothing innovative and transformative than to milk 200m Nigerians without the hope of a glimpse of anything close to what "Renewed Hope" actually means in reality.



For whatever cause you his fanboys and girls have to believe in his ways, let him just disappear and his entire history and doings in office will fade faster than the deeds of many now forgotten State Governments since 1999.

The Nigerian population is nothing but tally figures to strike pennies from them without a chance to help them with

Better Education
Better Trade and Commerce
Better Transport
Reform in Health sector
Security solutions
Improvement in Standard of Living
Changes in Cost of Living
job creations



Its all about capturing State Governors to join before 2027.

O maa se o!!

It is hilarious sha. What a legacy!!!

Spy360:
Sesko is otule. I am happy too we didn't sign him because he is not better than Havertz and they are similar.

If Havertz was available, our tactical approach would have been better because the coach would plan against teams having different options

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JohnBullMySon:
As for the bolded, It will be difficult for me to believe that under Infantino.

Infantino brought FIFA Foundation, Foward Program, FIFA Talent development program, African Super League, Increased slots to 9 for Africa at the World, Easier requirements for Nationality switch. Infantino's presidency really benefited Middle East, Asia and Africa more than Europe where he comes from.

The rest I agree.

Naaah. Just look at the way the over 150 global sports influencers and accounts all over social media avoided posting anything about this Opening Ceremony or AFCON. It is deliberate. They know what they're trying to stiffle. IMO, if they do, it will get reactions that will prove my point despite many Nigerians still pissed at the WCQ incident that made them uninterested. Morocco some fantastic host too. I love what i am seeing.

This doesn't nean Fifa no help us too o but i maintain they no like us that much.

Something i miss from Barclays era is that two top 4 managers, or more two top 10managers go meet, tactically ready and all. Small chances can change the entire game and by the time these two are meeting, the manager that won will not be guaranteed of winning or causing upset like the first time.

Can Arteta do something different with the Aston Villa fixture coming up?

Whatever that 1st game tactic was, it was puke worthy and fuulish. You want draw so bad you decided to waste time and a split second changed all of that. Why not also rely on a split second to cause upset? Why is the defending and time wasting more reliable to you than the taking of chances and getting the mix of players to give you the upper hand?


If he likes make he no plan for a W. City and Villa will just make us 3rd in an instant. We can't continue this way o.

Without opposition, we are too fo a longlong while.


But we have bitter rivals that are chasing and getting closer each GW while we dey scrap upandan. Well we will get better. It better be some hibernation mode.

Shegzdave:
Scrappy play and scrappy win
Maybe the return of our injured players will rejuvenate the team

The better part of me just want to believe its deliberate.

If truly Sesko was Arteta's 1st choice, I'm happy Berta went for Gyokores. That guy would have made the noise for Kai to just return so we loan him in January at this rate.

folake4u:

Chelsea yeaahhhhh😅😆

JohnBullMySon:
In terms of branding (not football quality), the frequency does determine a lot. Scarcity drives up value. It will help to position AFCON as a global event like EUROs.

Haven’t really read the Nations league part well. Is it only for local players?

We no get better branding but i know there's a subtle effort to undermine the rave that Afcon gets. Our numbers is surpassing what the Europeans never imagined and instead of us to fly solo, we dey kowtow.

Until we fix local leagues, we dey waste our time crusading for emptiness. We can't even see a plan of custard texture to rival PSL or Sudan league. Its just same big man connect levels.


I'll love of the nation's league feature them sha. But as for me, I'm still unconvinced of their quality despite talent.

JohnBullMySon:
AFCON happens too frequently. This is an Important move to improve her prestige.

It was difficult to argue that a two year tournament is equivalent to a four year one.

The frequency doesn't determine the prestige though. If so, club competitions will lose value as time flies. It's up to organizers to do whatever is necessary to improve as the next one comes up.

Nothing shows we had original ideas of ours. All is kust photocopy of european styles which is bad. Very bad IMO.

We can't continue like this.

I don't like what will happen to Chan but this so called Nations league, if they don't make it sweet and enough for local players to feel proud about, it will fade off.

Overall, everything will still come down to the Leagues. Cos if the Nation League works, mass exodus from the league. League levels may not upgrade one bit. That should be the focus. Seems CAF doesn't know how to force hand for each League to improve. It needs to do that and use the hammer.

Shegzdave:
I’ll take the three point even with the rubbish play

Seems its only Trossard that has this edge among the attackers since December. Saka sef dey move one kine way. Stats dey make am look like e dey perform but he's not.

Omo. Na scrappy win and hitposts tonight o.

Ive accepted that the Odegaard that used to press backlines that year is gone gone gone. That aspect of his game died in LUTH alongside a large part of his creativity. Gyokores didn't impress tonight despite the goal. We lack creativity overall. And no solution in sight.

That misplaced pass from Raya to Hincapie, i blame Raya more. These two better communicate well. Hin thought that bal would go long. Hincapie and clearances tonight since that mistake😂😂😂

Overall, something gats change. Especially this shot on goal. Last 4games and e be like we never shoot 12 on goal yet. Kilode?

Record person fit use to hold body for now. Now 19.

BAB next

E cancelled with a W. Can we?

DeloitteNG:
I don't think Chelle is going to play anything different from this

The PR on this guy in the last 17days has been unlike any I've ever seen. We all know what we are doing sha. Hmm.

Naijaaaaaaa🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️😹😹😹😹😹

How far folake4u

Man City with 100/100 with the bottom clubs. 5 Ws out of 5. We need to best that. No dropping vs BABE pls. Ruthless approach. No time for the uncertainty that comes with Christmas season abeg.

All the best boys!!