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PDPGuy:
Aruna Quadri and Omotayo Olajide were both eliminated in the men’s singles round of 64 at the Olympics

Aruna's own was kinda baffling. Man bottled a 3-0 lead. Just 1 more point o and he would be declared winner. Man must be a Barca fan.

Deltamani:
Womens Olympic Football

JUST IN | FIFA has banned Canada head coach Bev Priestman for a year following the Olympics drone spying scandal.

Canada has been deducted 6 points in the ongoing Olympic women's football tournament and fined 200,000 Swiss francs.

The 6 points deduction means Canada, who'd bagged a 2-1 win over New Zealand in their opener, now slide to last in Group A (on - 3 points) ahead of their second match against France on Sunday.

Too lenient. They should have been sent home. What kind of cheating is that? Spying on opponents with drone? That's too low.

PDPGuy:
Nigeria will beat Spain 3-0!

iamoyindamola:
You still they argue
Saka is not resuming till after US tour, with the rest of the boys
You said it like saka is back in the squad

Argue ke? Your argument this days be like nagging. Me, I no get strength o. But na wa for you o. Saliba never resume training, na Saka go resume?

Anyway, hope you get plenty data? Arteta is about to renew o. I heard na 4 years sef. Help us tell RDZ and that Girona coach to hold on for a while.

MSGAMBLE9:
Those got knocked out early... Saka is probably somewhere enjoying his sweet banny Tolami....


Make Arteta no am kee my starboy jaree on top useless friendlies.

Bro.. don't let that guy mislead you. Nobody said Saka was back in the team. I mean Saliba has not joined up with the team yet. That's how he goes about looking for agenda.

jihday:
that Doherty of teamnigeria is too dull, he dey behave like person wey no dey use him brain

Oma is still better than Doherty now. Doherty na something else. The day he posted about his qualifications and certifications, I was surprised. He doesn't write like someone who is exposed.

Spy360:
Who among the defense line will be bench?

Just wait and see.

MSGAMBLE9:
Na fake news...

Kai, Gabriel and Martinelli are training with the team already. Saka is probably there on vacation.

Marjoribanks:
The guy is as dull as they come. Bold kor! Fortune ni! Marrying one German Ashawo is na termed as bold? Okay oo! Without that German Ashawo that guy go dey wash toilet for Germany. Fact!

Bro.. attack his points but don't attack his personal life. And calling his wife bad name is not befitting for a figure like you.

neztar:
Now I see why you support arsenal and barca. Too bad for a two face fan

Excuse me but how is that your business? Like who are you to determine who I choose to support?

Jodera:
Lol... Fabian Ruiz again?

Are we planning on moving Rice to 6 cos I don't just understand. The Porto game(1st leg) where Rice as our Dm wasn't able to break their compact mid block as a DM still dey give me Pstd oo

We need a DM no be all the CM wey Rice fit play

All na speculations sha. But DM scarce for market o. Quality DMs o.

Jodera:
Yeah, but if you noticed, he was forced to use White as Inverted cos Kiwior wasn't good at it(after trying Kiwi countless times) hence Rb inverted was just like a plan B. Immediately Tomi was fit and displaced Kiwi, It was back to normal Lb Inverted. I think that's the main reason Calafiori was targeted cos he just prefers that left side.

Yea. So with Calafiori and White starting now, any of them can invert since they are good both inside and outside

iamoyindamola:
Oya show proof saka is back
Una no wan make he rest abi, he's expected to return after the US tour

Go Twitter

lovewins:
You're just being dishonest here. I didn't absolve Randy of blame. I said I found it perplexing he didn't chose Rinsola and I did same when the lost was released. I only said I tend to respect Coach's choices till the end of a competition before I criticise fully. You just need to go a few pages back to verify this.

Also, the argument on Otu was on why Randy didn't chose her as part of the 18 and I responded he doesn't trust her. It then evolved into how Otu had had ample chance to make a case for herself ahead of Christy and Debbie who came after her but she didn't. No where did I remotely say she shouldn't replace Ayinde. Also, Worthy of note is the fact that you can't even chose a player who is not an alternate to join the 18. You pick from your already chosen alternate then replace the alternate list.

I also wasn't blaming Olowoekere, I was showing we have a systemic problem. There's a difference.

You also didn't answer my question. Who did you expect Randy to call that he didn't. Name just 5 players you believe Randy could have chosen and he didn't. You seem to be arguing we don't have a personnel problem so make a case for it.

Here are your excuses.
1. There was nothing Randy could have done because there was shortage of personnel.

2. Randy doesn't fancy Rinsola and Otu. Like how does that sounds to you? Who TF cares about his personal feelings. This is the biggest female team in Africa and you're saying a coach must fancy a player before he can call her up.

Injury to Ashleigh and Rofiat really dented our defence.

1. How about picking Gift Monday as an emergency LB? Okeke will be the backup while Nicole and Alozie starts as FBs.

2. Or he could have called up an additional midfielder (Otu or Mbadi) while having Ucheibe as an emergency option for CD.

3. Rinsola? He preferred to add another CF to the two already in the squad.

4. At worst.. I repeat, at worst, there are Olamide Oyinlola and Maureen Umeh. Two CBs he could have invited for some friendlies and see what they can offer. Unfortunately, he doesn't fancy those two. If he can trust Deborah to start a world cup match, to call up Olamide for some sort of 'trial' shouldn't be hard na.

As for the bolded, who drafted both the main and alternate lists? Like I said, you're just looking for excuse.

lovewins:
The bolded is just bottom barrel behaviour and it's beneath you. Criticise Randy all you can but don't remotely suggest he chose a player because he's could be sleeping with her. Most coaches in this world have biases for certain players than most people don't necessarily agree with. Southgate will always pick Maguire despite the backlash he gets from the press and fans. Ten hag was playing Anthony ahead of Sancho. Jonathan was starting Salma ahead of Oshoala. I could go on and on. It happens in football. We don't necessarily have to agree with it but it's not new. What we don't do is suggest something as sinister as he having "something between them". Not appropriate at all.

Bro... now you're descending too low. Don't put words in my mouth please. Where TF did you see me mention they're sleeping together?

Empathy, compassion, personal bias, mentorship, reciprocal favour, and a whole lot of reasons you could have cited but you went totally off football and mentioned they're sleeping together. That's disgusting. Very very disgusting

Spy360:
Also it seems Timber will be more like a squad player and not a starter. Someone who will be doing the jack of all trade whenever anyone is injured along the defense line.

Timber doesn't look like a squad player bro. The only reason he may get benched is for him to fully recover. Even if you bench him, he will still win his spot back.

Seems some of the first team members are back in US already. Kai, Saka and the Gabriels

Deltamani:
To me the idea of dropping Rinsola was definitely to make sure he picks his Favorite Americans, cause if Rinsola was to be there one of his American based forward will have to be on the Reserve or out.

I really don't know whether there is something between them. Even the Ify we're talking about here, he is not playing her to her strength. That AWCON semi final loss against Morocco, everybody except Randy was aware Ify was tired and slowing down our game but he refused to make a change. To make it worse, he still picked her as a penalty taker.

M7even:
Look there will be some level of bias and I can understand where this bias is coming from. Ifeoma to Randy is sort of a relationship of bias feelings. Ifeoma as an individual is quite intelligent with a gentle spirit. To the team she has been committed and has been playing for a while. She is as American as Randy and that makes him appreciate her better. She may not be the best but then she always wants to give her full average to the team.

Of course, we are all bias in one way or the other. Randy can either be biased or not but whatever he does shouldn't be at the detriment of the team.

lovewins:
Don't let your dislike for Ify could your judgement. Everybody in that team save Nicole was guilty of lack of urgency. I personally would have preferred an Oshoala ahead of her, but we aren't in camp and don't know what went into that decision.

Also, Oshoala is not the player she used to be and it's surprising how many people don't seem to realize that. I hope she gets to start one of these games so you guys can see for yourself. (Again I would still have played her ahead of Ify).

So you're turning this into a personal vendetta now? Ok.
Listen, there are different players for different game states. In a match where we're desperately searching for a goal and crosses were coming in left and right, Ify would be suitable because she is one of our strikers who is good aerially.

However, the second half yesterday was a case of massive defend and massive attack. We needed pace and pace is not exactly part of what you would use to qualify Ify. She is slow. Our slowest forward arguably. And now consider the fact that Randy could have sub in Oshoala or Macleans who are faster.

Ok, if at all Ify must play, why not play her at CF and move Esther to the wing? Imagine that last chance we got and how she messed it up because she is slow (not her fault).

Seriously, this is simple football fact you ought to have knowledge of. I've been following your posts for a while and I'm sure it is your bias that is preventing you from saying the truth here. All the best bro.

lovewins:
I won't even argue Rinsola with you cause when the list came out it was one of my first observations but I refrained from calling him out on it till the end of this competition. I always believe a coach should be allowed the liberty to own his list and bear the consequences.

However outside of Rinsola which other player in our pool of players was Randy supposed to have called up that you think didn't make the list? That is the question you should answer which is the point I'm making. We historically have pools of players to always pick from from our age grade teams but the last few sets haven't really delivered. How many players have graduated into the Super falcons from our age grade teams in the last 6 years? How many of those who played u17 just a few years ago are in the current u20 teams. Even people like Ajakaye and Flourish aren't doing well professionally. The NFF keeps appointing incompetent coaches in Danjuma and Olowoekere and we've never had it this bad. So there's a systemic problem.

Imagine for a second what the Super Falcons will look like without JOE, Payne sisters, Ashleigh, Alozie etc. So when I say we have a personnel problem I'm saying we are lacking in a pool of talent to pick from. Of course I think Randy should have invited Rinsola and blame him for it but in general we have a personnel problem.

Going off point as usual. I wonder why you are trying so hard to defend this man while you're unknowingly exposing his shortcomings. We're talking in the here and now. Like the current pool of players available to Randy.

Even with the current pool of players, he could have done better than this. To make it worse, he still got it wrong with his selections against Brazil. You are now heaping the blame on Olowokere and co. You're the one who argued vehemently against Otu when others suggested she replace Ayinde after the latter got injured. We actually played yesterday's match with all our CBs and DMs. Something so risky to do in tournaments like this. Now you're citing personnel as excuse. SMH

andrewbaba44:
Guiu understandable ,but roque why ?

This club and surprises ,anyway they have signed pau victor who was the top scorer in guiu team so there is something fishy going on

Barca is dealing with both infield and outfield issue. And I dont think there is a plan to sign a striker o.

Imagine selling Guiu and Roque only to start the new season with Lewadowski.
Barca why?!

Jodera:
Before, I was thinking same thing but I've come to the realization that Zinny won't play midfield and that's because of his height.

If you look at all the players that Arteta was linked to with the left 8, they all had height and were good aerially (probably to win headers when opponents clear the ball due to our press). Also, when defending in some situations, they can easily form a double 6 with their Dm. From Xhaka, to Havertz, to Rice and now we're being linked with Merino. All of them are very good and dominant aerially and can easily form a double 6 when the need arises. I doubt Zinny would fit into that.

Also, I don't think Rice struggled in that 8 position against low block, on the contrary, he excelled when deployed there against low blocks cos that's where we had all our 5-0 wins and was emptying stadiums in 2024.

It's one of the reasons I don't want us to get Merino but go for a proper Dm cos I want us to fully maximize Rice

One bottle of burukutu for you. Arteta dislikes losing duels and this is exactly what Zinny loves to do.

Jodera:
.... And also his ability to be proactive like Zinny.

I think Arteta prefers his left to do the inverted Lb instead of his Rb reason why he went all out for him.

Can attack like Zinny and can be also good defensively so both sides are covered

He actually prefers both. He likes to be unpredictable. Calafiori, Timber and White are good inverted FBs. You see that Timber, you get his handle?

Jodera:
Lol, if everybody starts to do like this, defenders go too suffer in the nearest future be that.

Imagine all the whole European attackers playing more or less like Yamal

Defenders go dey among now. The only change here is that we will start seeing defenders dribbling from defence, through the middle and scoring at the other end.

jihday:
who TF is Alenileyin

Leny Yoro

Jodera:
Lol, the guys attributes are really really good. I was impressed with what I saw tbh. Na really tailor-made Arteta kinda defender.

But abeg, who the hell is Alenileyin??

Leny Yoro o

How far.. na Fabian Ruiz we dey hear now o. I think Arteta is looking for a left footed midfielder. All the transfer moves this summer are targeted at that left wing.

lovewins:
Randy didn't mess up Baba and we didn't have a bad game Yes things didn't go out way but we made the most of what we had all things considered. Like they say in nation building that demographics is destiny, in football roster/personnel is destiny.

Randy had to make the most of what he had. We sadly don't have the personnel to do the things your stated here. I wish we did but we don't Ajakaye and Sebastien aren't living up to expectations and until they do or other players come up we are stuck with what we have.

I don't want it to look as if I'm forcing agenda here but someone should check and analyse the two bolded please.

My question is, who is the coach? who is in charge of calling up 'personnel'? A coach that went to tourney with just 2 central defenders. He sidelined Rinsola and picked unfit Ifeoma even when there were 2 CF in the team already.

daveP:
This is the lack of surprise that pisses off someone that is not a fan of falcons but joins you to watch for the first time. The element of surprise and pace. This why Japan did what they did at the world cup. No time for too many touches. It is when we are leading a game that the gk should be trying to slow down things. Nicole gave one sweet through pass and onumonu abi kanu was beaten by the fullback tracking back. I trust Ajakaye with such or the Ordega we knew. Otilo.

If you can't run or dribble, why should you be on the wings for heaven's sake. Randy messed up abeg. Seems it's his style to do that to every 1st game of every tournament he's been in. It's a pattern now

Onumonu bro... It was Ify. That was a chance that could have resulted into a goal. Oshoala and Macleans were on the bench but Mr Randy brought in Ify instead. I just dey laugh yesterday.

Deltamani:
Naomi Girma shutdown Barbara Banda yesterday night…!

She did a very clean job. Sometimes, she didn't even try to race with Banda. She just wait for the perfect moment to intercept or toe-poke the ball away from Banda.

daveP:
How 6 of them were looking heavy today is what I don't get. If they do 100m competition between Marta10 and 6of our players, Marta go finish 1st in all, judging by what i saw today.

Individual performance.
Decision making.
Long balls
And most importantly, this nonsense thing that we call our pressing. How will you leave a lone figure upfield to press?
I just pray Spain no add to these Super Pain we dey feel right now. This was an underwhelming and disastrous game which the scoreline didn't justify.

Who were those heavy?