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DeloitteNG:
He is definitely playing for us now

Who?

Procashtips:
Pedigree no longer win matches, it's what you're able to do within 120 mins and also who you are playing against.

Argentina had the mentality of warriors. They're doing it for Messi and Messi played like someone who was ready to die yesterday.

Maybe if England actually came out to attack, the goals would have been much more against them.

Let's understand one thing, whatever we are saying are just assumptions. There's nothing that shows that if they had attacked like Egypt did, they would have won.

Football is not mathematics.. especially in this dispensation.

England left their best players on the bench. Did Argentina do that?

That coach must be investigated for match fixing.

The coach even removed Stone, Rice and Reece. What were you expecting?

Procashtips:
When Egypt was leading Argentina, the Egyptians kept attacking to score more goals but paid dearly for it, people blamed Egypt for not defending the goals.

Fast forward to yesterday, England did the opposite and still paid dearly for it, now people are saying "why not keep attacking"?

There's nothing someone on the losing side would have done that people won't find faults in.

It's just how the world is designed.

Even in our daily lives, people perceived not to have made it are automatically blamed for being a failure irrespective of what they might have done.

Egypt defended in the last 5 minutes or so. Go and watch the match again.

Napoleon55:

Let the Spanish coach do his own sabotage come Sunday, we are waiting.

On the serious note,Saka and Rushford shouldn't be sitting on the bench,I have said it before,especially Saka.

The coach is a Spanish. I doubt he will Sabotage Spain.

What people don't understand is that Messi is of European descent. Italian to be precise though with Spanish heritage.

That I think is the reason some Europeans wants him to succeed and overtake Pele and Maradona.

Nehruvia:
Also let's not forget that Thomas Tuchel is a German coaching the English team. That's like the Super Eagles having a Ghanaian coach.

Who's to say...? 😂😂

Imagine!!!! German coaching English team. Chaiiiii!!!! Dem enter one chance.

Which coach will leave his best players on the bench?

Saka, Eze, Manoo, and Rashford on the bench, for what? Is this match fixing?

Because I couldn't understand why he kept this best players on the bench.

The guy even removed Stone and Reece.

This seems a deliberate attempt to weaken the team to give Argentina the upper hand else tell me why you would leave these players on the bench in the first place.

This is Sabotage.

Greed! That's the answer to your question.

minsfelix2:
Baba Greece no be powerhouse to use carry out the experiment we dey talk about...nobody is running down anything....we are yet to see super eagles play these big teams and lead them 2-0 and hold our own till final whistle....nobody dey talk down on super eagles....Greece no reach, infact we and Greece almost dey same level for soccer, but somehow some how we pass them

Greece we don dey beat before Kaita saw red.

mostob:

Con ësto queda claro el tema que te preocupaba. Me parece. pic.twitter.com/FYtxnUyaN3

— Noel Zacar (@Thetravelernoel) July 8, 2026

Forgiveness Odunayaw

I no understand shingbin. Can you interpret?

Odunayaw:
You're the one who is afraid to own up that you're coloring.

What you're selling that I've refused to buy is that you mean any touch not merely touch. You too are free to believe anything, no sha pass am facts.

What you are selling is not fact but bias. Did he touch or not? Did the touch prevent Saleh from contesting the ball? YES. Stop deceiving yourself there was no touch.

Odunayaw:
Are you reading what you're responding to? There was a touch and IT WAS NOT A KICK, OR HINDRANCE (because this means Salah was in an advantageous position to reach the ball AND HE WASN'T).

I've said it that you're free to color it with your interpretation but that trip was normal to body movement. One person turning in short space after a clean tackled and clipped is what I see and my interpretation is that it is no foul and at worst 50/50.

You are the one colouring it with your own interpretation. As if an infringement on a player in the box is nothing to you. Believe anything wey you wan believe.

Wait ooo. Nobo did Egpyt we beat easily for AFCON?

Na penalty shootout sha!!!

Odunayaw:
AGAIN there was no advantage by Salah because He had LOST THE BALL. He was NOT KICKED nor HINDERED neither was his foot stomped.

Salah was turning and clattered with the same feet (above the ground) that was USED TO WIN THE BALL off him. Like I said before, misuse of VAR has spoiled us.

Oga! Did he trip Saleh?Yes or No? Are you claiming Saleh leg moved towards Alvarez? Was there a touch?

Odunayaw:
How are you at an advantage to get a ball behind you?

Like I said interpretation may differ. He didn't kick. Salah tripped up trying to turn by a leg (same leg that won the ball) not on the ground.

Alveraz was still behind Saleh before he tripped him and the last person to touch the ball was Salah. How was that no a foul? The point is, DID HE KICKED HIM. Yes or No? DID HIS LEG HINDERDED SALAH? Yes or No?

mostob:
Alaye o necessary.
Make una head to tribunal or appeal court. 😂😂

On serious note, we sometimes should say things without bias. Like how TF was that Alvarez incidence on Salah was a penalty? How please?
Even the Egyptians and Salah didn't protest.

Who told you they didn't protest? Why did he give red and yellow cards?

Odunayaw:
No, the last boot on the ball was Alvarez. Watch it again, Alvarez got the ball of him (why you see the ball behind Salah and you see him trying to turn).

Interpretation may differ but not the facts. The ball was off Salah's feet by a CLEAN TACKLE

Watch again. Alvarez touch the ball but still bounced off Salah's foot and he was still at advantage to get the ball. Notwithstanding, did he kick Salah's leg or not?

minsfelix2:
O pari.....if e sure them, dem for go check VAR na😄😄

E sure that was why dem no wan make everybody see am. THAT WAS A DELIBRATE FOUL.

Odunayaw:
The ball had been taken from his feet cleanly before this. It was while trying to turn to recover the ball the legs came together.

I don't see the impediment of play really and in my opinion it is the misuse of VAR that has made us expectant of anything to be given as a foul

The last person to touch the ball was Salah before he DELIBERATELY tripped Salah to gain possession. Notwithstanding, you don't trip a player to gain advantage. THAT WAS A CLEAR FOUL. A day light robbery.

That was a very ridiculous call. How can you judge same scenario differently? I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw VAR and referee turned blind eyes to that penalty call by Egypt. The referee was even intimidating the Egyptians for asking him to check VAR. I am damn sure if he went to look VAR, Egypt would surely get penalty. He knew and decided to be adamant.

Goke7:
Na Salah kill Egypt today nothing anyone go tell me, na that dark art e Dey try use to get penalty but it backfired on him the player was even still far a bit from him all he needed to do with this kind of ability was to keep possession and perhaps drag the defender to the byline, if am the coach I will put the blame where it belongs rather than shouting about rigging of any match.

I remember our match against France in 2014 keshi put the blame straight on enyeama for the first goal we conceded he no even bother talk story about how rough the French were that day. Sometimes the decisions made by players who are suppose to be leaders on the pitch decides crucial Games.

Watch and judge.

https://www.facebook.com/ChelseaFansWorldwide1/videos/salah-was-fouled-in-the-build-up-to-argentina-third-goal-and-egypt-was-supposed-/1701621637777483/

JohnBullMySon:
May not have been

Probably because Salah lost the ball before the foul. Had he held the ball it would’ve been called.

No, the other Argentina player lost the ball before he was fouled. Do you have anything to say about that?

AndSunGorilla:
no, that last goal was on salah, there was no foul there.

That was a clear penalty. If they could do that to cancel Egypt 2nd goal, the referee should had looked at VAR to ascertain if it was a foul to show fairness.

Rafael is not a complete player. Very sluggish and indecisive.

TheSuperNerd:
My man, let me help and be more specific.

🔴NFF under Amaju Pinnick (2014-2022 as NFF head)

= Back to Back Afcon misses in 2015 and 2017.

= Missed 2022 WC too.

= Handed over to his boy, Gusau in 2022 and we missed another WC in 2026.

Pinnick directly linked to 2 different back to back misses for 2 major tournaments in our football history.

It is a real wonder how he is still walking free today.

We need the right person in the glass house. Not these people wey no care for team.

Odunayaw:
The QF wey hard us na im these guys don do back to back.

Chai

The problem was NFF. They were the cause of not qualifying.

The Senegalese coach committed tactical blunder by keeping Mane till 86 minutes. He ought to have removed him because Mane legs were gone and he couldn't defend or transit the ball fast.

The second blunder was not substituting at that time to waste and delay play.

He is inexperience.

The third blunder was not defending the wings with 2 players on both flanks.

Bros!!! He ought to had sealed that place but Bobo allowed Belgium to cross balls from the wings.

It was very obvious that was Belgium's plan.

Now, Cape Verde showed us that we need to go back to the way we play ball in Africa. See skills .... see movement!!!!

European coached out natural skills out of us.

The movement was too much for Argentina to handle. See the second goal.

He passed through em Kolo. Kkkkk. The goal too na through Kolo.

There was no answer to that natural skills. Until we go back, Europe will keep dominating us.

I am not saying tactical play is not important but technicalities should be allowed to blend together.

I enjoyed the flair of those Cape Verde players.

Backlinker01:
Trump's team would want to appeal on this.

To where? I thought this is Supreme Court?

Is it meant for only Nigerians or foreigners? because my foreigners have access to own a NIN.

You should have shown the world how much are the wages for each jobs.

michigang:
That is why i will never rate cr7 as goat cos he added no value to football aside from scoring selfish goals. Football is all about exciting your fans with your god given talents and leaving a lasting impression behind

When did you start watching CR7? If you watched him in his early days in Sporting Lisbon, Manu and Real Madrid, you won't spill this out.

Napoleon55:
Messi
Pele
Maradona
R7

Pele is better than Messi.

I think this is commendable and I will suggest it is written in a passport accessible for all to buy. So that whenever they breach the law, one can just pull it out and read into their ears.