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Bronze medal: forever Nigeria's birthright.

CAF: "Don't you want to try on the gold medal just this once?";

NFF: "Meh, we're cool with the bronze".










Hate it or love it. . .

Iyineda's pick [SLIGHTLY MODIFIED]

Edit: Rating system of each player from 1 star (English Division 2 player level) to 5 stars (Messi and CR7 level)

Goalkeepers
1. Enyeama (c), 3.5 stars
23. Aiyenugba, 2
12. Etafia, 2

Defenders
5. Adeleye, 2.5
4. Apam, 2.5
2. Yobo, 3
22. Adefemi, 2.5
21. Echiejile, 2
3. Taiwo, 3.5
6. Shittu, 2.5
17. Odiah, 3

Midfielders
10. Mikel, 4
20. Etuhu, 2.5
19. Ajilore, 3
16. Ibrahim, 2
14. Haruna, 2.5
13. Ayila, 3

Attackers
15. I. Uche, 3.5
9. Martins, 4
7. Obasi, 3.5
8. Eneramo, 2
11. Osaze, 3.5
18. Nsofor, 3


Formation 4-4-2, line up:

                   Enyeama

          Apam                Shittu
Adefemi                              Taiwo

              Mikel         Ajilore
    Osaze                         Haruna

               I.Uche
                      Martins


Regular subs:
- Nsofor <-- Osaze or Haruna
- Ibrahim <-- Ajilore or Mikel (if Naija is trailing behind)
- Obasi <-- I. Uche

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfSmgvS81sY

His teammates seem happy for him.
I'd like to see him play in a friendly just before the WC to have an idea of his latent potential.

Just a few weeks ago I was SERIOUSLY addicted to:

- Naruto (manga)
- Naruto Shippuden (anime)
- Scrubs
- Candy
- Some girl in school

Now, I'm still deeply into the Internet in general, especially to watch US series/sitcoms online.

saemoenl:
[b][size=14pt]Mastubation [/size][/b]and unlocking satellite code keys

https://i49.tinypic.com/2mgr4w2.gif

Kob:
Haha, naija people! Ghana all the way, we will be smiling, God bless Ghana

please play the old men, Kanu (74 years), Yekini (89), Siasa (66)

GHANA ALL THE WAY

Cool strory, bro. https://i50.tinypic.com/2r7ld6p.gif

Who the frack is this Tb Joshua everyone seems to d!ckride about?!!

Leave religion/belief away from the sport! How annoying. . .

Also, I've been on one of Ghana's most popular football forums and I cannot but notice that they always emphasize on the fact that they are playing with their U-20 squad. 2 things to that:

- I didn't know a total of 6 players aged less than 21 could actually embody a whole 23-man squad (how about the "older" men, huh?)

- Nobody forced the coach, Milo, to select the U-20 players, I'm sure they aren't the only available A-team material that the Black Stars could pick from. . . or are they? https://i50.tinypic.com/2mxms8g.png



Anyway, be rest assured that if they beat us, it will be "Haha, our teenagers whooped your @ss, lolnaijalol".
If we win, "Meh, you self-claimed giants of Africa only managed to outdo a bunch of kids, nothing much to it".

In both cases, we have failed as far as Ghana goes.

I feel serene about SE encounter against Ghana's BS ([b]B[/b]ull[b]S[/b]h!t?)

But I'm not going to start talking about predictions. One thing the Afcon has taught us is that predicting a football match is as good as trying to read a map without. . . . A MAP.

Our "boys" didn't show a convincing and coherent game plan. That's a huge letdown but I hope that doesn't happen again. The current crop of players are capable of so much more!


And with the addition of the likes of Ike Uche, Ajilore, Adeleye and Olubayo for our SA 2010 campaign, I am quite confident of a good outing.

Iyineda's SE players ratings:

Enyeama - 8

Yusuf - 6.5

Apam - 7 (regardless of the red card)

Shittu - 6.5

Echiejile - 6

Kaita - 4 (biggest disappointment! )

Etuhu - 4.5

Mikel - 6

Osaze - 6

Obasi - 4.5

Yakubu - 4
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Ayila - 6.5

Martins - 5.5

Nsofor - 5

I was not rooting for the "U-17" team because I knew they were ALL above age 17. Those of you who say the Westerners are also overage are very misled and blinded by guilt.

All the "achievements" of our "youth" teams are fallacious. Okoro is well over 25 years old.
My dad once said in 2003 that if Ogbeche claimed to be 19 then I could claim to be 8. I was 15 back then. . .

We need change in our system. The faster, the better.

Katsumoto:
I would also replace Etuhu with Ayila. Etuhu is not too composed on the ball; he seems to give the ball away too often.

True talk. I forgot about that. I would make the same replacement. Etuhu isn't agile and incisive enough. He has been okay so far, but Ayila has the edge. Kaita, with the game he had against Mozambique, is a first-team asset, no doubt.

I'm relieved that the SE will be facing a Zambian side without who I consider to be their best player of the tournament so far: Kalaba (suspended). That guy is a devil. He has pace, he's skillful and witty at the same time. His only flaw is his tendency to make hasty decisions.

I want to believe that M. Amodu will deploy the same team that defeated the Mambas with the sole exception being the inclusion of Martins for the Yak. With the same level of focus we had in our last match, we should be able to fly past the Copper Bullets and scale through to the semis.

okunoba:
nig vs cam, check link.

http://allafrica.com/soccer/

https://i46.tinypic.com/eqasrt.gif

Wrong. Check out the source of the info. How reliable. *rolls eyes*





TRUE SOURCE ----> http://www.cafonline.com/competition/african-cup-of-nations-angola_2010/news/4420-chipolopolo-reach-last-eight-at-last.html

It's funny to see how people still don't get this QF scheduling despite clarification.

- Gabon, Zambia and Cameroon all had the same number of points (4)

- The head to head rule cannot be applied because Cameroon beat Zambia, Zambia beat Gabon and Gabon beat Cameroon (vicious circle)

- Next rule is the number of goals scored among those 3 nations only (excludes Tunisia), so Zambia come 1st with 4 goals (2 against Cameroon and 2 against Gabon), then 2nd is Cameroon with 3 goals and finally Gabon end 3rd of the group with 2 goals (rule is also known as "mini-league".

chamotex:
There is no confusion here . . . People are the ones confusing themselves.

You cant use head-to-head against 3 teams that beat each other in this way.
Gabon beat Cameroun, Cameroun beat Zambia and Zambia beat Gabon.
Based on head-to-head, no one can be knocked out. why?

Gabon can argue that they beat Cameroun so they should be ahead of Cameroun at least
Cameroun can argue that they beat Zambia so they should be ahead of Zambia at least
Lasty, Zambia can also argue that they beat Gabon, so they should automatically be ahead of Gabon whatever happens.

Hence, the reason Goals Difference was used . . . . . Remember the rule says head-to-head first, then if there's a tie GD will be used.


The situation between Algeria and Mali is straight up simple.  Algeria beat Mali.
Case Closed

Quoted for maximum truth.

IbrahimB:
So who qualifies now? Zambia, Gabon and Cameroon all have 4 points! With the same Goal Difference.  Head to Head doesn't really separate them.

Egypt Vs Cameroon;

Zambia Vs Nigeria.

sultan003:
Zambian Fa president confirmed that it is Nig vs Zambia.
According to the groupings, Cameroon, Zambia and Gabon all have 4 points and zero goal difference, head to head was ruled out because, cameroun has a better head to head against zambia, gabon over cameroun and zambia over gabon.
And it now came to the rule(14.3) that considers the goals scored among the three team concerned, zambia scored 4 (zam Vs Cam 2:3, Zam VS Gab 2:1 ), cameroun scored 3 (zam Vs Cam 2:3, Cam vs Gab 0:1).
So by applying this zambia tops the group.

As soon as i get the rules for angola 2010, i will leave the link here

Thank you very much for clarifying this issue, sultan003.

I knew that it was officially Zambia Vs Nigeria but I didn't understand how that was possible. You have offered valuable explanation. I'm still waiting to see said link though.

JNdupu:
Let's not get carried away with Shittu.  I have been watching him for years and though a good disrupter, I despair sometimes with his "anywhere belle face" clearances.

[quote author=paddy_lo link=topic=362232.msg5357557#msg5357557 date=1264023697]lol. . . . .havent heard that phrase since secondary school days. . .
na im be say if him belle face our net na own goal be that,  [/quote]https://i47.tinypic.com/2h66dft.gifhttps://i48.tinypic.com/mw8umw.pnghttps://i47.tinypic.com/2h66dft.gif












https://i46.tinypic.com/eqasrt.gif LWKMD

SeXyBoNE:
nice game

who are we goin to meet next?

I hope we lock horns with Gabon. I have this Gabonese friend of mine that kept telling me Gabon would beat the SE if given the chance. Well, I wish them goodluck against Zambia.

Cameroon is my 2nd choice opponent. I'm fed up with Tunisia; we've played them twice in one year. Zambia was part of our pre-tournament warm-up adversaries. So no, not them. . .

My SE players ratings of the day:

Enyeama - 8

Yusuf - 7

Apam - 7

Shittu - 7

Echiejile - 6.5

Kaita - 7.5

Etuhu - 6

Mikel - 7.5

Osaze - 8.5

Obasi - 6.5

Yakubu - 6

semid4lyfe:
Clearly there are too many football novices and illiterates on this thread. Yet, they'll open their dirty stinking mouths to castigate and criticize Amodu as if they could do better. Shioor!

Cool story bro. https://i50.tinypic.com/2r7ld6p.gif


I ate an apple 3 hours ago. How cool is that?

[quote author=mama-gee link=topic=370005.msg5342710#msg5342710 date=1263844639]Amodu should retire, enough of his rantings[/quote]@ Mama-gee and all those who still aren't aware:

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-383371.0.html

9ijaprince:
We only needs God's intervention in super eagles.

https://i46.tinypic.com/2uz6wew.png

There we go again. .
I still wonder why "God" only works for the SE in the eyes of some people out there.

Anyhow, I want to see the outcome of our Afcon campaign. Only at the end will I pass down judgment.
For now anyway, the team is far from convincing. But they aren't my biggest disappointment in the tournament. Eto'o fils' Cameroon takes the cake.

honeric01:
what is that thing you think would make these current players change all of a sudden?

Answer:

Iyineda:
I think the team I picked would do us proud if managed with intelligence and enhanced work ethics.

honeric01:
Nothing new in your selection except haruna.

Why must there be more than one unpreviously capped player in the WC 2010 team?
We are talking group cohesion necessary to develop in less than 6 months. The last thing we need are 10 new players who haven't been playing with each other. I'm satisfied with the "regulars" but not with the current tactic and line-up, that's all. I'm not trying to revolutionize Nigerian football.

I think the team I picked would do us proud if managed with intelligence and enhanced work ethics.

~snip~

Fans/people expect a lot from Nigeria because of our potential (especially in terms of population). So when the SE fails to live up to expectations, we get upset. Sometimes in a childish fashion, other times with constructive criticism.

Iyineda's pick

Goalkeepers
1. Enyeama
23. Aiyenugba
12. Etafia

Defenders
5. Adeleye
22. Apam
2. Yobo (c)
19. Olubayo
21. Echiejile
3. Taiwo
6. Shittu
17. Odiah

Midfielders
10. Mikel
20. Etuhu
4. Ajilore
16. K. Uche
14. Haruna
13. Ayila

Attackers
15. I. Uche
9. Martins
7. Obasi
8. Eneramo*
11. Odemwingie
18. Nsofor


* Eneramo is my default pick in the point-man striker position for now, but it could be someone else depending on physical form and goal tally at the end of this season (Anichebe is where my hopes are greatest, but he's too injury prone and inexperienced)

Formation 4-4-2, line up:

                   Enyeama

         Yobo                   Adeleye
Olubayo                                Taiwo

              Mikel         Ajilore
   Obasi                              Osaze

                I.Uche
                      Eneramo


Regular subs:
- Nsofor
- Martins
- K.Uche
- Ayila

nas 00:
My guy, your rating of Ogbuke shows u don't understand d game of football

I stopped taking you seriously after reading that, nas 00.

So what now? You're going to teach me how to appreciate a game of football? You probably think I'm one of those who only follow the games because of a bandwagon mentality. Dude, I've played football at club level in France for several years. Obasi sucked in this match. Period.

You gave me some examples where he didn't do too bad, but those were overshadowed by the relentless back passing attitude of his in the 2nd half. He stopped pressing forward after the Yak converted the penalty. He did like most players, but I was expecting much more from him given his display against Egypt.

He is one of the few on our current squad (with Osaze and Mikel) that I have high regard for. So, yeah, he disappointed me the most. My judgement wasn't hasty. That's how I still feel.
I just want Amodu to change his tactics and try a 4-4-2 formation because it's like the 4-3-3 burns our cards in attack and breaches our midfield.

kvolander:
I quite understand how you guys feel about the nigerian match. But You guys need to understand that football has come of age and thus, no country should be taken for granted.

This match wasn't annoying because Nigeria failed to score more than 1 goal against the Squirrels. No. It's the tactical. . . wait, the problem is the absence of anything remotely close to a game plan.

Nigeria sucked. Amodu sucked. And I cannot get over it. 90 minutes of my life. Gone to oblivion.

9jafreak:
[size=13pt]MATCH ANALYSIS:

Bunch of Headless Super Chickens running here and there without direction & creative purpose[/size]

Best. Post. On. This. Thread.

My player ratings of this sh*tty match:

- Enyeama: 5

- Yusuf: 4.5

- Yobo: 5.5

- Shittu: 7

- Echiejile: 4.5

- Etuhu: 5

- Mikel: 5

- Uche: 4.5

- Obasi: 3.5 (biggest disappointment)

- Osaze: 5.5

- Yakubu: 5 (only thanks to the goal)
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- Apam: 5

- Nsofor: 4


- AMODU: [size=14pt]1.5[/size]




I'm so pissed to leave any relevant comment as of now. Words fail me. . . Super Eagles my foot.

@ Semid4lyfe

I'd prefer to see this line up and formation instead:

                                                         Enyeama


                                        Yobo(c)                          Shittu
Odiah                                                                                                       Taiwo


                                                          Ayila

                                        Mikel                           Uche


                 Obasi                                                                       Nsofor
                                                        Osaze



I have a soft spot for the 4-3-3 formation.

I'd rather have Odemwingie as our main striker. He is used to playing in that position at club level and I prefer him in that position.

If Nsofor is ineffective, bring him out for Martins then Osaze takes the left flank, Martins the center forward position.
Kanu coming in is always a bad sign because that would mean the team is lacking in the creativity department.