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To achieve this , you may have to mutallab everyone in the NFF.

At times like this I try to be as objective as I can , yes we lost and the response after we went 1-2 down was not inspiring . I however think we however need to see the positives too.

If the team had maintained the tempo,guile and general team chemistry with which they started the match in the first half , I would not have felt bad even if the scoreline ended worse.

My grouse however is with Amodu and his clumsy match reading style. The Egyptians adjusted well in the second half but we couldnt.

I do not think Taiwo had a bad game, however the left back was one area the egyptians  exploited expecially when TT overlaped. Do I blame TT? certainly not. It all comes down to team tactics. When a team plays wing backs like what TT was doing yesterday then the DMs ETUHU AND AYILA (Mikel did not play as a DM yesterday)  have to properly cover for him, but that was lacking in the second half.

Yakubu had no business staying even 60mins on that pitch ystday. Mikel should have been retained as that would have made KANU more dangerous. There was nobody to bring the ball upfront to the opponents danger area after Mikel left.

Kanu was now forced to come get the ball at areas that would require him to make some runs, and as expected even in his best days he had problems with speed, so he was easily checked.


I still do not believe in Amodu anyway, a coach like him will enter the Argentina WC match with a damage control mentality and that will be detrimental in every way.

It still beats my imagination that Amodu in his "wisdom" was inches away from dropping our best player on the nite (Obasi).

Why was ADELEYE dropped?

Sagamite:
And this statement makes sense to you?

was wondering same here.

Sagamite:
I wouldn't blame TT for that that much as I saw him running box to box.

It was Zidan that was running there several times, the CB needs to commnucate with the DM so he can follow and the DM should fall in centre back.

We lack leadership in that team, someone vocal and commanding.

I would elect (if he is fit), Shittu is given captaincy. Even if he is not vocal (he is) his commitment would be loud. Or Odems!

The truth is Amodu should not ave dropped Adeleye , yes he made some mistakes against Tunisia in Nigeria, but his anticipation is excellent and only defenders like that can cope with attackers like ZIDAN.

Nwaneri is Just energy and nothing more, who could be useful when we play black teams with very muscular defenders, but in a match like this , he simply does not fit.

Yobo is calamity personified.

nich:
today's training was revealing. abeg, when is our first match scheduled for?

The competition has been postponed by 3wks because of Togo,by then we will be playing our first match

I dont like AMODU I have always supported his sack, I also dont like the way we lost, however I see positives at least from the first half display. The first half display was the typical Nigerian flair  but they lost it in the second half.

Its now up to the team to respond in the remaining matches.

The Egyptian coach showed his tactical superiority in the second half. Amodu came with one attacking option which was to attack only from the right side. The Egyptians had problems with that in  the first half but coped well in the second. They(Egypt) however saw our defensive flaws expecially from the left back and exploited well. A good coach comes with a plan but also reads a match rightly to make necessary adjustment. AMODU SURELY DOES NOT HAVE THIS.


I do not know what Amodu sees in Ayegbeni that he leaves him on the pitch to stroll for the entire match.

On a final note, whatever happens in this competition is a win-win for me. If Amodu does not do well, he will be sacked (I never liked him), however if he does well and responds to the remaining matches appropriately then we may just end up lifting the cup (very very unlikely though).

Afam:
Let the constitution stipulate death penalty for election rigging and see if this nonsense won't end.

You funny no be small, death penalty for election riging? when a Criminals like reverend king will most likely have his sentence commuted soon?

@xkz I salute you , very excellent posts.
@paddy_lo i always respect your views.


I have read through a lot of comments and must state that the logic of most here that the National assembly should have kept quiet becuase, they  by our generally assement have failed in their primary function is wrong logic.

It is painful that we find ourselves in this mess at this time when it is their are incentives for any nation to hurt Nigeria in every way possible, the cases of 419,drug peddling ,money laundering,general insincerity have not in any way helped our image (this madam nafdac was just doing nonsense). The truth is that only  very few nations will take sides with Nigeria even when it is very glaring that the US have  been high-handed in this. Even nearby Ghana could shock us with its leaning on this.

I will blame Dora and Ojo madueke for not professionally cashing in on the parts of the Mutallab story that seem to favour us early enough. They did little to sensitise the world on points that would have presented Nigeria in a better light. How many fathers will go report their son for suspected terrorist tendencies?


On a more serious note however, the real issues may just have little to do with the immediate Mutallab case. I have a funny feeling that the US through its intelligence agencies would have had every detail of the planned attack where simulations may have been done to guage the likely worst-case scenario ,but decided to lie low. Infact the guy that foiled the attempt may have been an under-cover CIA operative. This may have been a design to set Nigeria up for a bigger scheme which we are seeing now. Remember they have predicted the breakup of the nation on or before 2015. It could just be a case of working from the answer.

The truth is with this listing , even someone like me that have vehemently supported a one-Nigeria theory knows that the nation could just be a few more religious riots  away from  total breakup.

Like someone  said here, the battle for the economic and political soul of the Nation between the west and other interest expecially Arabs could be the issue here. A look at the make up of the economic team and some pronouncements of SLS about flaws of western banking should heighten concerns amongst Western nations. Remi Babalola the only Non-northerner in the Economic team is a staunch Aresekola boy. I no fit shout. Issues of AFRICOM and some other concessions that the west seem to be craving are also not helping matters. Infact there is the theory that June 12 was annuled on the strenght of percieved concessions Abiola planned to give the west which key nothern figures saw as too dangerous.


All what I said above could just be figments of my imagination that dont actually represent the realities on ground.(At least i am humble enough to admit).
 

The implication of this listing  is that it would affect our relations with the entire west and a host of other nations.Hence it should not in any way be treated lightly.

I strongly support the move of the NA except that they should have been a little more careful with the time frame given. This however should not be the only tool/avenue to be explored in resolving this. The country should now start opening channels for other softer forms of negotiations . Most times in international diplomacy, wars are fought with different tools and a Forceful stance is sometimes the best precursor a for better round-table jaw-jaw in future.

Area ,Area

Man wey marry hunch back na im go calculate how him go dey do the thing.

Person wey laff so teh e fall for ground, no be say laff dey fall person na say ground dey hungry am before

Boy wey say him mama no fine ,na style him dey take talk say him papa no get eye.

You dey crase u dey mad u dey gbongbolo cigar.

your tintin ferege.

At times like this I seem to miss OBJ, The guy for don use PERSONAL GRAGRA and AU clout shakara even Obama. But wetin man go do?

Infact things like this only further challenge the reason for our continued stay as one nation.

@chidichris

I see you cant hide how much you loathe OBJ. Though i do not hate him , i however see areas where he did not act discretely , at least for posterity sake. However we have to appraise the issue here beyond OBJ and see the offerings of each of these candidates.


A closer look at frontline political parties only show that though the wrappings are different,they are however in the words of Jimi Agbaje "same of the same" in content. Tell me the difference between Tony Aneneh and Tinubu and i will tell the difference between six and half a dozen.Tell me the difference between Orji Kalu in his PDP days (with all the MOTHER EXCELLENCY TALES) and his new political ideology in PPA? Or do we talk about ATIKU,Audu ogbeh etc?


Presently we have three governors who from polls are deemed to be doing well, Fashola ,chime and Rotimi Ameachi. Two of this governors are from PDP, yes you will say Ameachi was not endorsed by PDP , then I will ask about chime who got the endorsement and sponsoship of EBEANO and by extension OBJ.

Look at ABIA state, one of the states that broke free from OBJ's hold and tell me what theodore Orji has offered the people?

The point is we have to look beyond the party now and consider the individual and the possibilities that abound. Soludo stand head and shoulder higher than all the other contestants in Anambra.

As I stated earlier , a candidate with national clout and enough active years ahead of him, who will not be difficult to sell to other nationalities is what the Igbos should be preparing for 2015. Though soludo is not the only Igbo man in my view that falls in the cadre, I make bold to state that he deserves a serious look in.

E be like say dis guy serious with this story o. Anyways the truth will come to fore in the next 8hrs max.

What does he mean by people attacking him from the comfort of their homes using internet facilities. This is false self assesment. He has critics everywhere, even other popular columnists.

I expected him to quit after one columinst floored him with that "dele momodu your shit is weak" piece.

Anyway he has more time to concentrate on making better Nigerian dishes for people in his ovation resturant in Ghana. abi?

I am for Soludo any day, aside Chime in Enugu , I see Soludo as the man from the SE that will give Fashola some competition in terms of performance.

Strategically I think Anabrarians should give this man all the support, if he performs and the PDP zoning continues , I see him as the man that would readily be accepted by other nationalities for the presidential ticket in future. _{Before you ask please note that I am not from the south east}

marutimon:
If anyone from the u17 squad should be called up it should be Sani Emmanuel, who is without any doubt the closest to being the declared age.

I agree with you Sanni Emmanuel is young and talented, however lets not put undue pressure on the young man , he will naturally grow into the SE squad at the right time, definitely not now.

EPL expecially chelsea needs attackers to be strong to survive. I was thinking the Fabiano story was true because he would have been just perfect for the blues.

NA IGBE MAKE WE LINK AM TO? RUBBISH

Sources confirmed that if Tinubu impeaches Fashola, AC will definitely loose Lagos state in the subsequent election, as Fashola will decamp to Labour Party, and then will use power of incumbency to return himself as Governor in 2011.

Which kind contradiction be dis one? person wey dem impeach still get power of incumbency?.

I am with BRF all the way but he has to be very careful ,Nigerians are very fickle ,Tinubu camp may come up with one abracadabra and people will just forget all Fashola's good works so far.

" imoru, imoru,imoru can you hear me? I want to ask are you dead?"

Andre Uweh:
At the U20 world youth championship in Holland 2005, Michael Obi, and Taiye Taiwo were runners up and second runners up to Lionel Messi. After four and half years, Lionel Messi wins world MVP award. But Mikel and Taiwo were no where to be found. Hence, am asking, what do you think is wrong?.

When will you guys quit this line of analysis and allow mikel  and taye taiwo  be? Messi being mvp and so what?

Do you know that since the U-20 fifa competition started 32 years ago, only maradona and messi have won the mvp and moved on to be world footballer of the year?

Do know that  no player except  maradona and messi have won mvp at U-20 and progressed to make the fifa top 5 at the senior level?

Do you know that seidu keita was the mvp of nigeria 99 when xavi and ronaldinho did not even get a mere mention? will you now say keita is not doing well?

Abeg forget story.

How did Amodu make his selection? have they trained at all, or is it his traditional style of using name to play football? This man's problem is that he hardly allows players to fight for shirt on the merit of their current form.

I am almost sure if given the chance , chibuzor okonkwo is better than both taiye taiwo and elderson echiejile. AMODU NA ONE-WAY BRT COACH. Siddon look na dog name. WE DEY WATCH.

I can tell you mikel is better, song's profile is rising on the strength of Arsenal's style. If both players switch clubs mikel will sure cope better than how song will fair if he goes to chelsea. I pick mikel any day.

selingel:
Terror Scare: NCAA Boss Blames Schiphol Airport For Security Breach
December 28, 2009 13:48 (4 hours ago), 253 views
By Simon Ateba



Demuren disclosed that such sophisticated devices could only be detected if carried in a bag and not worn on the body.

“If you put it in the bag, it can be detected but if a person wears it on his body, there is no way you can detect it,” he said.

http://thepmnews.com/2009/12/28/terror-scare-ncaa-boss-blames-schiphol-airport-for-security-breach

This one dey absolve himself of blame on one hand and dey use rope tie him neck with the other hand. see logic

I know Lukman is an old man who has seen it all and would probably not care if he is replaced. However I think a lot of us are underrating Jonathan. Just watch what he will do with power for one year when he assumes full control.

Gbawe:
No one will respect Jonathan because he has acted like a total boy-boy in the past. The damage has been done. It is now too late for guys like Lukman, Ruma, Yayale , et al to see him as anything other than an errand boy who always did as told .

We all know that deputies in nigeria are picked to act as boy-boy where the boss's grip is not in any form threatened. This gets even worse when the boss is a mallam, ask Ekueme how shagari regime made him a total bench warmer.

I know Lukman is an old man who has seen it all and would probably not care if he is replaced. However I think a lot of us are underrating Jonathan. Just watch what he will do with power for one year when he assumes full control.

Not sure but he definitely will be better than YARA-----WHATEVER

Kumuyi has asked people to rather pray for the president instead of the negative comments and wishes . Yes some of us may disagree with him but I do not think this warrants some of the comments here.

KUMUYI still has my respect any time any day.

boyz from the camps dey vex say AFENIFERE people wan covet this big prize again , make una no try am o.

IT IS TIMIPRE SYLVA  of Bayelsa or nobody.