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Wetin dey worry Raya sef?

Baba better be ready for r2 and l2 from Vini and Mbappe o. Kilode. We should be 3-0 up by now. Chelsea are not doing anything but losing the ball every 3 mins to us. See the ball Odegaard suppose fire from centre of box arch. He go pass to Nelli. 😤

No draw. The 11th draw will summarize how terrible the season was. 10 draws is already an aberration already. Coyg

aswani:
With respect, you are naive and don't know the reality is on ground.

Some of those cult boys have ammunition more powerful than the police, policemen have been ambushed and shot dead at roadblocks.

Why would anyone without nefarious intentions not stop when asked to by the police in a cult area or anywhere else sef?

Why should police waste further resources setting up roadblocks down the line blah blah blah.

If you were bring robbed and called the police and they turned up after robbers and gone because they had spread their resources thin chasing idiots all over the place, you will say they are in cahoots with the robbers.

Shame about the way the rascal ended up, hopefully others will learn from him. A police roadblock is not one to be trifled with if you value your life.

Naaah. You're fastest to justify the trigger happy policeman when not one witness said they opened fire that justified the killing. Don't you think that's a foolish stance to begin with? Don't justify that. Don't.

iamoyindamola:
Look at how Bruno free kick changed the game against us

It's 4 seasons and more and everyone in the EPL, fans and pundits alike knows how dangerous he is when standing over freekicks. Same can't be said for any of our 11. Yet we get setpiece manager. Nawa o

TheSuperNerd:
They use "cross assists" swear for Moses Simon. His cross volume is always high so at least one must connect.😂😂

Happy with this form.

Since he made things simple, a new form followed at the AFCON after lots of screaming and frustration on here. 😂😂

Now it is his trademark. The dribbling we all knew him for is now secondary. 😂

I love that. Twill be good to rake in 4 assists at the next AFCON this way.


As for Chuks........

Make i face front

iamoyindamola:
We need to talk about how we don't have dead ball specialist
Numerous occasions we have free kicks in goal scoring positions and nothing comes out of it
It's a terrible situation

Asin

I hate that we have Jover but na CK we sabi am for. It pisses me off whenever you see the trio that stands over our 25yrd freekicks. Im glad for Rice and his long freekicks though. But Sterling standing over fk shows how back it was before he came on loan.


Imagine this madrid encounter was decided by short freekicks.... Omo!!

Umunzeorumba:
If Arsenal can win on the first leg,then it's a game over for Madrid.Arsenal will play low block in Spain to qualify.

They've given us the advantage by that 1st leg in London.

semid4lyfe:
Bro. are you psychic cos you just spoke my mind.

Everything you posted I agree with.

As per external influence, shebi we dey here when former DSS boss Bichi put hin son for U-17 squad

It is well

Don't mind those ones. They feel cos of their power, there must be a slot everywhere for them waiting, not minding the sacrifice, sweat, travails and struggles of those that came so close only to be dropped for temporary benefits. Plus this Quota system that's never seeing one part in majority.

I hope we get back to raw talent search without all that Chrisantus and co levels.

semid4lyfe:
Unless FIFA bans the age grade repeat thing, Nigeria no go stop.


That's the sad truth.

We and always exploiting loopholes of honesty😂😂

Too real. Oyo for who no know this format.

As for politicians, find new format. This one don cast abeg. E dey work 10years ago. Not anymore!!

Debunk is the BAT term while Condemn was the Buhari term


We are watching.


This is not time to debunk. International media have fats and evidence to this effect. Even worse, they see how terrible government response is to this kind of killings for the last 3000 days.

Inviting Bishops for a photo op will not stop that from happening. Get on your feet and get the hammer on anyone that is doing this.


Deborah
Rhoda
Jackson


Do something reasonable. Who bishop picture epp?

If anyone refuses to stop for your checkpoint, simply set up a system in such a way that such a vehicle would be apprehended 400metre to 1km away/ahead, and make them pay for that.


There's is absolutely no need to be trigger happy for evading a checkpoint. That officer needs to lose the job. If Erratic youths killed that cop, the silent police unit will suddenly want to act all mighty in that community. Smh

It is high time voices rise up again, independent of all these compromised associations. These roaming cows can't continue in SW. They disturb activities once they're passing through. It is not normal. It should not be the norm in 2025. They should find private property and groom their livestock there and stop all these eyesore of cow dung all over the neighborhood, roads and residential areas.

100 cows pass a road and their dung alone makes it unbearable for pedestrians and other road users. Not to talk of these erratic unseen behaviors that jeopardize lives and properties.



These youths were comfortable on the road because they know what a road is meant for. Only for an animal to end their lives and their herders flee immediately.

This must stop!!!!

His fall is imminent. The way Odili fall for Amaechi, and the way Amaechi fall for Wike, naso Wike go bow out las las for this Sim, even if he doesn't look the part for now. Not because that's the norm but because lucifieran pride is common among all 3. They feel like Kratos when they're actually bugs bunny.

semid4lyfe:
It can't be fun playing against him. The way defenders panic at the sight of him ehn,

He's a generational talent, a type we may not see again in the Super Eagles for a while when he hangs his boots.

Thank God he's Nigerian and does not play against us.

Coach Emmanuel Ammuneke, collect your flowers. God bless you for picking Osimhen for that 2015 U-17 World Cup because that was the springboard for his football career and achievements.

Success rate in football is very low and less than 2% of talented footballers make it to the top professional level.

Perhaps if Ammunike had not given the chance, opportunity and limelight to Osimhen, he would be rotting in the doldrums of football.

I hope Osimhen dey do "normal" for Ammuneke sha. He deserves it.

He supposed. Lol.

He also got even better and more rugged along the way as well. We no dey quick find replicas and that's one problem with our sports. Na why Aruna Quadri don focus on his kids to be like him and they're tearing up global table tennis tournament as teenagers already. Aruna supposed get like a dozen replicas by now. But na just 2 and the 2 no even sure. To see replica of Mikel, Osaze, Enyeama na wahala.

semid4lyfe:
Bro, forget the U-20. Na overage dey full there most times.

I prefer we focus more on the U-17's to unearth talents because of the MRI scan requirement.

Osimhen, Chukwueze, Iheanacho, Kelechi Nwakali etc were all discovered at the U-17 level.

Like TheGoodJoe says, we need a good coach without ethnocentric bias and proclivity who will do an open and national screening and selection process to select the best players.

If I'm not mistaken, the last coach to do such was Emmanuel Ammuneke and we're still reaping the benefits.

From U-17. they can transit to U-20, professional football in Europe and play for the Super Eagles.

Amuneke did well. Each day passes and that sacrifice he made is still helpful to the SE.


I personally hate this age grade repeat that is now the norm. I do not believe it helps at alllll.

Plus the age cheating for that level at both boys and girls own. You play u17 world cup at 15. You're back 2 years later to play it again. It looks like a waste of space to me. Let other age grade players have their shine. Now see the Bameyi set repeating u20 like say all of them there be jss3 boys currently in ss2. Shuuu

That method needs to be binned
Whoever brought up the suggestion too needs cane cos it is counterproductive in the long run.

As for that non bias coach, i hope we find another one soon. Some decent managers are in the npfl and nwfl. Let them have a chance at the cadets. But are they impermeable to external influence?

BankyGee:
Which kind question be this?

This is his 5th career hat-trick.
🆚 Sassuolo - 3 goals
🆚 Sassuolo again - 3 goals
🆚 São Tome e Principé - 4 goals
🆚 São Tome e Principé again - 3 goals
🆚 Antalyaspor - 3 goals

Make he come my club and increase the hattricks abeg. He's such an enigma. Defenders are terrified of how he's energetic off the ball. He mustu find way.

I believe his 1v1 is getting better.

Osimhen will reach 40GA. Its inevitable.


Each day that passes, i dey vex with the u20. Why? Cos why we may agree that talent dey, they're not all that exceptional to break into the SE as we are right now. We can't even see 1 or 2 creatives to be in the squad. Either it is political or they're just not good atall.


Pls don't bring me that development talk. It will be a flimsy excuse.


While we are banking on VO for the 2 games, i hope someone else also comes hotter.

mine3112:
Arsenal will qualify regardless of the players Arteta feeds that day.

I really want to have your level of faith. Especially the one without analysis and probabilities. I just want us to replicate the Henry brilliance. Senderos was that night as well sha

iamoyindamola:
The guy assisted 2 goals by fluke he no let us hear word 🤣🙃
Only for him to miss one on one

I was pissed. And then hours ago i saw a clip of Giroud scoring such lone man 1v1 without looking. Sterling looked twice and still couldn't. Omo!! I noticed efforts for him to get a goal.

iamoyindamola:
Come again
Raya is good in penalty ke🤣🤣🤣

He is actually good. But we shouldn't hop on pk atall solely because of how great Thibaut is there. Any level Raya is on won't matter. Plus i dunno about the cool pk legs in this team since that Man U game

Roland17:
This fixture can not be over for us after the first leg at home. We absolutely have to give ourselves a chance going into the 2nd leg in Spain.

We know how to play haram football. So we need to go all out at the Emirates. Let them never ever feel like that Stadium is where they can show their game.

Get a win at the Emirates and either play for the draw at Bernabeu or use the "i did it at your backyard" like Yamal and Barca did months ago.

The truth is they are beatable at Santiago. They're also terrible at setpieces from Cornerkicks, so Jover needs to find how to revive that advantage before that fixture.


As for the nonsense errors that leads to goals that Raya and co at the back have done in last 3 ucl games, we need that removed. It will be terrible playing this guys on both legs and an error gives them the advantage to next stage.

Somewhere along the line, i know Arteta might reason taking this to PK sha knowing Raya is good there. But I don't feel that way. Plus Courtois is even better at PK.


Studying the Madrid encounter, simeone actually attacked them. He also controlled the middle for longer periods. Then Real woke up unexpectedly in extra time.

If Partey plays, i won't expect much run and recovery duels from him. But he will control a lot.

We need to also score from that region that Zinchenko score vs PSV. We need goals from there. Madrid are super comfy when teams play from L-R, holding possession. Cos counter too sweet for them.


We can. But we must upgrade the mentality and reduce any nonsense indiscipline(like useless yellow cards that can make one miss next game or clumsy red cards) cos those two are protected gaaan(Vini and Mbappe)

Make Sterling no try that miss again o. Imagine that was the UCL final and he missed that.

Samueltemi337:
Liverpool and Manchester City are keeping a close eye on Nottingham Forest right-back Ola Aina.

Liverpool FC would only make the move if Trent Alexander Arnold moved on.

Source: TBR Football

I prefer Liverpool for our guy. Red to red abeg. But he should move after Forest sees how far their campaign in the UCL will be. He deserves that one last dance with Forest.


Now i pray we have a LB of such calibre. U20s can't even produce something, ehn. 🥴

Samueltemi337:
Wetin you one use 5 strikers do
Even the 4 is too much

Lol. Many of you are asking this after injury did its thing. Wow.

Ibunkun1:
Una get the squad to do the job, it’s the mentality I’m not sure about

We the fans can and must doubt. But as Igwe said in the studio, if we don't believe we can beat them over 2 legs, then we might as well not show up for the encounter.

So it won't be about calibre. But mentality.

The right manager speech can change a lot

semid4lyfe:
I think we all agree the initial list had k-leg and was externally influenced.

If it takes injuries to some selected players for the team to be balanced and get the right shape, so be it.

So I view this change as Chelle making his choice & exerting himself with this change.

Furthermore, I'm.of the opinion it's foolish to select only 6 defenders in a squad of 23.

If a coach deploys a 3-5-2 and plays five defenders. three as central defenders and two as wing-backs like Peseiro did at AFCON, (Ekong, Bassey, Ajayi, Zaidu, Aina), the team will be left with only one defender on the bench, and we all know defenders easily get injured and carded.

Conclusively. I believe a squad of 23 should have 3 goalkeepers, 7 defenders, 7 midfielders and 6 forward players.

Players Versatility to play multiple positions also helps in this regard and that's the reason Uche Chrisantus should have been a shoe-in in this squad cos he can slot seamlessly into the midfield as a CAM and in the forward line as a SS.

That's the issue. You've said it. There was no consideration for players that can play multiple positions.

Chai who is this wack selector sef?

semid4lyfe:
Actually, the defence department in the squad was too thin and the forwards were in excess.

I think Tella's replacement with Jordan Torunigha is the right call.

If this is the conclusion that justifies his actions, then it means the selection process is flawed in the first place. It took an injury to correct that. How many more injuries do we need to finally balance everything?

Airplane never land tarmac finish, fire don start??
El Midgeto small small na.

We know all these chess moves abeg.

There's no move you'll take that will make us thing you're not still working for balaBluee. Abegi abegi 😂😂😂😂😂

elyte89:
For chelle to have replaced a winger for a defender shows dere was a fault in d original list.i hope he knows what he’s doing cos we can’t afford to drop points

Chelle never land finish and those dragons in glass house wan wear apron to cook broth for us? Reminds me of the Lars Lagerback era. That man was so mumu he didn't even know who to invite. I don't wonder how he got that job. They needed a mumu and he was available. They still never change till now.


Irony is if anything sele now, they'll all exonerate themselves and be quiet and allow media to roast Chelle.


Anyways more faith in g

Someone is injured and instead of bringing in Dessers, na Jordan? 😂


Dessers don deserve all this disrespect. Naaah.

Senderos at the back and no goal over two legs.

The thing is we also need a one man show, one player that will be a pain to the madrid backline the way psg was to Liverpool.

Do we have our Henry for this encounter? For Pace it should be Martinelli. For flair it ought to be Odegaard, for threat none stop it should be Saka. It's unbelievable that all these qualities were in Thierry for the two legs in 2006. He came and dropped himself with no thoughts of the next game. He wanted to die there.

If Arteta doesn't bring his Sporting Lisbon form, he's wasting his time. We don't need experimenting. We need to take this as the final. Sane Fans know we are the underdog in this encounter.
That was how it was in 06 but we shocked the world.


Who knows if 2006 will repeat itself with us being champs this time.

We can only hope. But if we are going out, go out so honourably that the performance will be hard to forget in next 6years.