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If your father has my type of job he won't give birth to a wretched pessimist like you!
You have been seeking my attention for so long now that you have it you can make a feast.
I won't honor you with one again.

Blueelf:
That is what he does for a living

I am not surprised. Happy many are seeing his analysis for where it truly came from; the beer parlor

Musiala and Gnarby against the Spanaird will be interesting too. A final before a final!

mostob:
Pedri and Gavi against the German machines tonight.

One word.... Scintillating. It'll be scintillating

The last World cup finalist showing their class!

Morocco might just top this group! Wow!

Cannnaaaddaaaaa!! Let's goooo!!

joelsteron:
heard Eagles are still finding 10 a Jay Jay replacement.

JP better find ballers in all positions

I don't agree with this notion. I have not seen one number 10, that cannot beat a player one on one. Teams just want their number 10 to add tackling to their game. Modric, Debryne, Iwobi, Erikson, Pedri, Dejong, Mount, Odegaard, etc still plays the number 10 role.
What is becoming extinct is a DM that can't pass the ball nor beat a player!

TheSuperNerd:
When you talk so much, you end up capping a lot of nonsense.

Example 1 is above. More to come.

He even said, "Mark this post".

Oya I have marked it and brought it up now again in the light of yesterday's results. This is what happens when you don't calm down to reason out football takes before your drop them.

Capper Faby.

I had already countered this post with my post to AndSunGorilla. I said they will defeat Qatar cos Qatar is the worst team at this tournament.
Beating Qatar should not be a thing to be proud nor chest beating for. So rest and stop being childish!
You are in your 20s and learned.
However, your behaviour on this platform is 'ghettoish' and immature.

The Belgians are not good enough. Even Egypt defeated and outplayed them in their last friendly before this tournament. I had high hopes on Tunisia and Morrocco. Unfortunately, Tunisia was unlucky. Morrocco truly deserved their win and I am expecting more from them.
I hope you all can see the need for foreign born players.
Morrocco and Algeria are building great teams by inviting their foreign born players. Nigeria must continue to pursue that process too.

The French might just retain this trophy! Brazil is the only formidable opponent that can stop them!

komekn:
If by comparison yes the African teams are not filled with world top level players. Senegal group is wide open , a note of caution a wounded Lion � is at its most dangerous.

Very few teams can match Senegal for physicality, athleticism and if they add determination and belief they will beat Ecuador. I think Senegal got stage fright against a lackluster Netherland, that they should have beaten.

I would then Expect Senegal to beat a clueless boring without any invention England. Watching Thier match against USA who should have won was like watching paint dry on a wall. They showed no guile, invention and belief they were just hapless, a fancy ship � with no rudder.

USA vs England is just like Nigeria vs Ghana. Always tough! USA turns to a Super team whenever they are playing England just like the Ghanaians against us. Don't judge them with that. The Senegalese forward line is mediocre, I don't see them qualifying from their group. Ecuador will match them physically. They even struggled against the weakest team in the tournament

ChrisKels:
Some people were actually rating this English team?

USA is a good team!

Icon79:
Bingo! You just made my point, right there. I disagree with you that any of the teams you listed adopted defensive tactics in the games in question. The Japan team I watched went toe to toe with Germany from the beginning. Same with the Saudi’s against Argentina.

Good things happen when you play without fear. The number one reason why I recommended that we sack Gernot Rohr was his game plan against Croatia. Unfortunately the clueless NFF delayed his sacking 3 years too late.

And you can add the following games to the list, as well:

USA vs England
Japan vs Germany

O pari

Play with confidence and be tactical. Iran vs England, Germany vs Australia etc. Football is about tactics. You can lie in wait and counter or press if you have the qualities on the pitch and the bench. The Ghanaians played 5 at the back against us yet nicked a draw to qualify.

The Dutch team is made up of only two to three top class players. Just living on past reputations!

What about France vs Senegal (2002), Saudi vs Argentina (2022), Germany vs Japan (2022), Nigeria vs Centra African Republic and many more teams that defended and nick the win. Football doesn't have a particular format. What works for you might not work for others.

Icon79:
True, but it’s better to be brave and lose than to play not to lose. Trust me, you’ll always lose anytime you go into a game trying to play not to lose. And I can give you a few examples:
Nigeria v Argentina 2010 World Cup
Nigeria v Croatia 2018 World Cup
And you can add Ghana v Portugal and Cameroon v Switzerland to the list.

It’s always better to go out and play your game. I am not saying don’t be organized and play with tactical discipline but you shouldn’t play with fear because that always leads to mistakes. You’re more likely to get away with that tactics in club football than in the national team.

Just look at how Ecuador is pushing the Netherlands in this game. That’s how you play the game.


O pari

do4luv14:
Keep what, they are playing the Dutchmen game for game, and it might end in a draw


Surprisingly VVD had been good so far

Ohh, I stopped watching at 1 nil. Just saw that they have equalized.

If Ecuador keeps it at 1 nil then Senegal will have to defeat Ecuador to face England.
The Senegalese should have put Qatar away by at least 3 to 4 nil.

The Senegalese team lacks quality players from midfield to attack.
Senegal and Cameroon have the weakest African team at this tournament.

I have high hopes for Morrocco and Tunisia.

Ghana group is tough. The Ghanaians seem susceptible to counter and lack real quality on the bench. Korea and Uruguay will be a tough game for the Ghanaians.
The loss to Portugal will hurt the Ghanaians cos I don't see the Portuguese defeating any other team in that group.

AndSunGorilla:
Yes o, that catholic school for Bashorun, Orita Mefa Baptist, all saints are some of the others I remember. Hoping Senegal gets a good result tomorrow otherwise na end of the road be that for them.

Yesoo, OBMS and All Saints solid schools too. Senegal will definitely beat Qatar tomorrow.

The Brazilians mean Biz!
France vs Brazil final!

AndSunGorilla:
U know sabi Beans school for IB? No be for you I code am now . Una dey quick vex o .
Omolewa in Yemetu in Ibadan, also in the 80s.

This thread get as e bi. Person no even sabi joke again.
I am sorry my brother. Omolewa!!
Na your school dey win every competition for Ibadan that time.
Omolewa, Isabel and Subola. The best schools in IB that time.

AndSunGorilla:
Beans school in Ibadan, if you are from IB, you go know am.

My question is an honest one, stop being childish. I attended Saint Isabel in Ibadan in the 80s too and Ghanaians were my teachers throughout!

AndSunGorilla:
I am forever grateful to the many Ghanaian teachers who taught me in my formative years back in the 80s. My primary 2, 4 and 6 teachers, God bless them greatly wherever they are now.

Which primary school did you attend?

charlesemeka85:
story, the main thing he say dem lost

Of course, they lost! Guys should let the Super Eagles rest! We could have even equalized if Dennis didn't bring up that drama.

Good job, Ghana. Friendly match is different from a World Cup competition. The same Ghana lost 4-0 and 4-1 to Brazil and Japan. Let the Super Eagles breathe.

Ghana will give Uruguay and Korea a run for their money. Kudus, Partey and Ayew (Senior) can shoot from distance. Added advantage!

This coach just spoilt his good work with that sub@

Why remove Kudus and Ayew?

Let's go Ghana!! I said it. Ghana has the best African team. The Portuguese defense is not so good. Press themm!!

I expect the Ghanaians to press more.
They have the pace to trouble the Portugese defenders.
They should go 4-3-3 in the Second half.

AndSunGorilla:
If we had qualified it would have been Brazil vs Nigeria

2026! Lol!

France vs Brazil final

Australia had no single shot on target in the 2nd half, So what are you guys talking about?
The only match we sat back was an inconsequential match against the country of our coach.
Judging the Super Eagles with the Portugal game is absurd.
Who compares a friendly match with a world cup game?

We lost to Togo before Atlanta 1996.
Lost almost all our friendlies going to France 1998.
Won almost all our friendlies Pre-2002 world cup yet that was one of our worst performance.
Please let the boys enjoy their break!

TheGoodJoe:

I did not speak too soon. The problem is many of you reason with the aspect of winning. I made my comment before Australia scored. So, I did not talk too soon. I was talking about how they could hold the ball against one of the best teams in the world, without world-class players.

They ran out of steam to press and the tactics of Deschamps allowed his players to hold the ball longer.

My point is that, if Australia can hold the ball in such crisp fashion, the Super Eagles cannot tell me we can't build a team that can. It balls down to our coaching philosophy and picking a manager that aligns with it.

His players lack stamina but asked them to press? What stop Australia from changing tactics too? A team just lost 4-1 in a World cup tournament and you are making excuses for the team. The disrespect the Super Eagles is getting on here is appalling. We have played France, Brazil, Argentina and Ukraine in the last 16 years and has never lost beyond a 2 goals margin. What are you trying to say?