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Odunayaw:
We didn't crumble in this one. Rather we didn't bring the extra.

It was a match I had expected the winner to barely scrape through

Odunayaw:
Na me say make you screenshot Oku account to prove your point? It's on you if you don't know him on X streets.

Why are you trying to famz the lady? Is she saying "Chukwueze has malice in his heart" like you?

mrwilliams9:
I just dislike how off we look in this big games. We just look like a team that doesn’t belong…

lbrichman2:
You definitely didn't watch this game and the last one
See how you open mouth spew rubbish

SymphonyRad:
Yup, not sure it's a coaching issue at this point..we just lack the players with the elite mentality like the Senegals etc when it matters the most at the most crucial stage.

It's psychologically gutting to lose out to a world cup final playoff on PKs after demolishing Benin republic and Gabon
And then this after all that show against Algeria, these boys can't scam me anymore. Hats off to them for trying, but maybe it's time to rebuild like younger players like Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Senegal etc did at this tournament.

17 semifinals, 8 finals and ONLY 3 AFCONs is a very diabolical return, the type that makes you question if we are truly cursed?
This isn't a coaching issue anymore, even prime Pep Guardiola can't save this bunch.

SymphonyRad:
Yup, not sure it's a coaching issue at this point..we just lack the players with the elite mentality like the Senegals etc when it matters the most at the most crucial stage.

It's psychologically gutting to lose out on a world cup final playoff on PKs after demolishing Benin republic and Gabon...

And then this after all that show against Algeria, these boys can't scam me anymore. Hats off to them for trying, but this is it...it's time to rebuild with younger players like we saw Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Senegal etc do at this tournament, Ademola, Osimhen etc aren't winning shit, they are a generation comparable to Belgiums own.

17 semifinals, 8 finals and ONLY 3 AFCONs is a very diabolical return, the type that makes you question if we are truly cursed?
This isn't a coaching issue anymore, even prime Pep Guardiola can't save this bunch.

TheSuperNerd:
Progress the ball and beat the press is one... but there is a third element. Physical aggression. These midfielders must be badass aggressive as well as technical.

I know I am a brain over brawn football lover but I prefer a player that can do both with immaculate balance. Even if the balance is decent, I go still manage and build on am.

This is why it hurts seeing Christantus Uche used as a striker at Palace. That is one guy to put in the middle and come up against such a system. BEASTLY strong, technical, progressive, and also not slow. A Yaya profile.

Being Progressive and Technical like Onyedika is no longer enough. If you are not Physically aggressive, na minus be that.

This is where Onyedika really failed today. He should have stepped up his "aggression meter" to ensure his other qualities shone through against the press.

No way that Moroccan press will bully or push back a midfield of Powerhouse yet technical midfield players.

owbabs:
I just saw the highlights. We were okay defensively but we could have played better when attacking.
Nigerian midfielders were isolated more than often.
Ball control was a problem the players were not settled. The touch wasn't there. Seems the occasion affected them in a way but kudos they held their own for the most part.
In transition our players too long to make obvious passes before they were closed down.
The moroccans were sharper at intercepting pass and pressed to prevent our build up play. They were more technical and had the better build up play.
Our attackers were not at their best and struggled to find rhythm all day.
We managed to hold them despite playing them at home in that atmosphere.
The bottom line is if we played 50% of our normal game we would have beaten them. The performance for an attacking perspective was poor. Almost nothing clicked. The coach needs to find a plan B to attack coherently when the other team had figured a way to stem plan A.

123jamessmith:
Waiting concern Bruno conern penalty. Chelle choice of penalty takers is killing us. After the full time. You next line of action as a coach you are start preparing for penalty. Attackers are usually the best penalty takers. I don't know if oshimen is injured. Oshimen left the pitch second half of extra time, when the game is almost finish, why not leave him for him to take one of the penalty.

AndSunGorilla:
Amuneke or Finidi would have done a better job.

AndSunGorilla:
Amuneke or Finidi would have done a better job.

Afobear:
I hear na Chukwueze killed Mohbad

123jamessmith:
Waiting concern Bruno conern penalty. Chelle choice of penalty takers is killing us. After the full time. You next line of action as a coach you are start preparing for penalty. Attackers are usually the best penalty takers. I don't know if oshimen is injured. Oshimen left the pitch second half of extra time, when the game is almost finish, why not leave him for him to take one of the penalty.

Joebie:
Me I just wan know if Chelle go stay, and what we will do next. Also status of our petition to FIFA. Other than that, we continue to build

mrwilliams9:
We still crumbled because technically we had a kick advantage once Nwabili made the save. We make all our kicks and we are in the final.

23 AFCON final. Up 1-0 but concede 2 goals to lose.

WCQ Playoff - Nwabili made two saves to draw us level but we tossed it

16 Semifinals but 8 final appearances and 3 wins. We have to gain more self belief as a nation of players…

yinkeys:
Benjamin Fredrick
Chrisantus Uche

Mujtahida:
And you have not seen the other screenshots I posted. Na you know who be banger boy.

The point is that he deliberately played an awful penalty. That much can be discerned from his body language before and after the penalty.

We are at the cusp of making the final, your goalkeeper just gave you an advantage. You are among the best penalty takers as the coach revealed during the post match presser. You are brought in specifically to play penalty. What do you do? You approach it flippantly, casually and with a nonchalance that the whole world can see and essentially pass the ball to the keeper and you want me to believe that it was not a deliberate effort coming from a place of malice?

No. It's malicious

mrwilliams9:
We still crumbled because technically we had a kick advantage once Nwabili made the save. We make all our kicks and we are in the final.

23 AFCON final. Up 1-0 but concede 2 goals to lose.

WCQ Playoff - Nwabili made two saves to draw us level but we tossed it

16 Semifinals but 8 final appearances and 3 wins. We have to gain more self belief as a nation of players…

TheSuperNerd:
Progress the ball and beat the press is one... but there is a third element. Physical aggression. These midfielders must be badass aggressive as well as technical.

I know I am a brain over brawn football lover but I prefer a player that can do both with immaculate balance. Even if the balance is decent, I go still manage and build on am.

This is why it hurts seeing Christantus Uche used as a striker at Palace. That is one guy to put in the middle and come up against such a system. BEASTLY strong, technical, progressive, and also not slow. A Yaya profile.

Being Progressive and Technical like Onyedika is no longer enough. If you are not Physically aggressive, na minus be that.

This is where Onyedika really failed today. He should have stepped up his "aggression meter" to ensure his other qualities shone through against the press.

No way that Moroccan press will bully or push back a midfield of Powerhouse yet technical midfield players.