₦airaland Forum

oisehumen:
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Am sure u will change mouth if it were a super eagles player that got that red card.
My guy, be objective abeg

super eagles or super nazis. . . . i care not! a bookable offense is a bookable offense - did cahill deserve a straight red against germany? no! but the germans benefitted from that, now they are on the receiving end; albeit correctly, live with it and quit moaning!

mikeansy:
Klose was innocent in the two yellow cards given to him, they are not yellow cards at all.

Klose's demeanour while making both tackles are like a 10yr old football academy student playing to coaches instruction not to foul anybody but yet trying to work hard to genuinely win the ball.

I feel so sorry for Klose and I hope Germany does well.

Ozeil is a very good player but they may need to sacrifice him as Germany needs more mobile players now.
Cacau should come on for Ozeil

who cares about demeanor. . . . he was never gonna get to those balls he challenged for, so what do u expect the ref to do
abegi, he got what he deserved jare!

investinme:
The ref has spoilt the game

shuo. . . . na ref send klose message. na 2 red card e s'pose be sef.
podolski sef s'pose don get red, u no see how im been wan comot keeper blockos e get luck sey ref no catch am!

close shave for serbia. . . . off the crossbar and then cleared off d line. they survive d scare & take their lead to d interval!

dis german coach na model oh. . . . shuo, na fine boi im come do 4 here!?

khadira and ozeil are by far the best german players in this tournament so far. . . . its like they've played together 4 ages; their understanding is telepathic!

if serbia wins, then this group will be literally lit up with permuations xpecially if the aussies beat ghana too - am loving this  

today jabulani no go helep dem. . . .

germany don enter 1-chance; serbia go finish dem today  

serbia 1-0 germany

OttO Rehhagel showed his experience and class as a manger immediately substituting one of his central defenders for Samaras (a striker) as soon as that red card was shown to kaita. That probably was a defining moment for them in seizing the initiative. . . . wonder if Lagerback woulda had the guts/guile to do the same if the reverse had been the case.          

Anyways, i tip the greeks to steal a point off Argentina - i'm sure they can be drilled to be a very stoic defensive unit as we saw in the Euros back in '04!

& on comes Ninis to do more damage!!!

& the jabulani has comes back to haunt naija  

greece are finally gonna get a WC win. . . . bet the koreans are absolutely loving this!

greece's first ever WC goal. . . . how ironic!

10mins+ & most of it i our half of the field; not encouraging at all!

well, the greeks have really started like they fancy their chances. . . .  good controlled play early on!

i've had and still have my doubts about the ability of Maradona to properly steer this side but I've gotta say he deserves some credit thus far even though its only 2 games & there's ways to go but the stability of the team, the organization, composure, confidence and the maturity they exhibit is admirable. . . . seriously, i was expecting to see a very unruly, disorganized setup; he might not be the most tactically sound but Maradona has done really well so far!

Princek12:
If netting 3 goals does not do it for you, what does it take to convince you?

netting 3 goals against who

abegi jor. . . . when the stiffer challenges come, higuain fades like the rainbow after a storm!

Maradona should give Milito some playing time. . . . this Higuain guy does not convince me at all; hattrick or not. Argentina need a box-18 predator not some pretty boy!

info henry:
Is the second half, Argentina will find easy ooooo

on the contrary. . . . if the koreans make the mistake of going on the offensive, they'll be torn to shreds on the counter - i think they'll rather just take a 2-1 loss and hope for better against naija.

Its easy for everybody to say the players should adapt to the new jabulani - but is it really easy to adapt? how long will it take to adapt? i think we should cut these players some slack cuz its not really easy on 'em. . . . we all knw how horrid it looks on tv when they ballon the ball into the skies & we're not taking into consideration how bad they feel when that happens!

marutimon:
RuuDie: I have yet to see anyone on this forum who disputes Uruguay deserving the win. Refereeing aside the Uruguayans deserved 3 points and got three points.

Still - 1:0 is not 2:0 or 3:0 and that 3:0 may be key to South Africa's chances to progress from the group.

the scoreline is irrelevant; the south africans could afford anything but a loss in this game. even if the french/mexicans draw again today, qualification is still not assured for south africa.

marutimon:
Don't jump the boat with RSA not advancing. Yes, it is unlikely, but if France and Mexico draw today it is reasonably possible. All (sic!) RSA would then have to do is win with France. If Mexico or France win than we can say it's a done deal, as South Africa would not only have to win, but win with a superior goal margin.

this is 1 boat i think i can jump fairly comfortably. . . . SA is out of this 1 4 sure!

Even at 0-1 Bafana Bafana never looked like they could come back; so bad officiating is not the issue here. . . .

Perreira shoulda played with 2 forwards outright cuz they were really flat-footed in attack & I have never quite liked the choice of Mphela upfront - Parker woulda been better suited, he is quicker, sharper, energetic & way livelier than Mphela; we saw a glimpse of his worth at the Confedie cup, wonder why they leave him out on the bench. . .  or at best, play both Mphela & Parker upfront.

Uruguay clearly deserved to win. . .  they were by far the better side!

So sad on such a special day in SA history too. . . .  In the first WC on African soil, for the very first time, the host nation will not progress beyond the group stage. . . So, so sad!

Why i do not suscribe to the "nazi conspiracy theory" . . . . . . . . but i do believe that having fore-knowledge of that ball might be, in no small way, aiding the german cause in this WC. . . . . take nothing away from their approach play which was superb that night; but looking at that match against all others they had so much mastery & control over the jabulani that you had to marvel, while other teams are so laboring!

jalether:
Dk stop making noise. what's so special about putting 9 men behind the ball. that's a default/automatic instinct of smaller or inferior teams to get

result against the big boys. so what's the big deal about negative footie?.

I never heard you say the same about Jose Mourinho & Inter when they packed the whole San-siro in front of their goal-mouth at the Nou camp earlier this year!

now this is a shocker. . . . but it was always in the air with the way N.Korea performed against Brazil last night + the Swiss have a 1/2 decent side with very quality manager, there was always the possibility that they could be dangerous!

I quite agree that the manager shoulders the blame for this loss. . . . but in fairness to him, this Cameroonian team is in tatters - even Jose Mourinho would find it a mammoth task making winners outta this team.

Changing the goalie is forgivable, knowing Kameni, he's probably done something in camp to ire the manager. . . .
leaving Alex song out - inexplicable and playing Moting as the main striker - logical but unwise.

I can understand the choice of Webo but not as a wing-man. Webo should have been the main forward. Webo made a strong case for himself in the qualifiers & friendlies with decent performances even though he was a substitute in most of those games.
Eto'o is equally not unfamiliar with playing on the wing as he does it a lot for Inter and even at Barca.

It is no secret, the Cameroonian side do not have a significant creative midfielder, Alex is probably the closest to that - Emana is a forward and not a midfielder - in fact, it'd be criminal to play him in that position. Same apllies for Ngouemo & Makoun. They also do not have pacey, tricky wingers either hence having to take a gamble with Eto'o there.
There's experience in abundance on the bench - Idrissou, Geremi, Rigobert, Ngouemo. . . . but a definite lack of pace and creativity; Idrissou being the most useful in the attacking sense for his aerial prowess.

When I really ponder over it, sympathes should go to Le Guen, he is currently working with a squad thats very lean on resources and absolutely short on talent. Maybe he was hoping for some form of flexibility, imagination and inventiveness from his forward-men (inter-change of positions and movement off the ball - if you notice, they rarely ever do that making their play rigid)

Maybe in years to come, the younger generation will step-up and produce the goods but this current side is just rubbish!

Eastbay:
Nani showed us glimpses of what he can do latter part of last season and will be crucial to our success next season.
The point is,it's not necessarily about Nani,but the rate at which top players are going down is actually demoralizing.Yes,the likes of Eto'o,Milito,Messi,Ronaldo et al are there,but who's to say they can't go down before Friday?
As for the names you mentioned,I'll say you deserve to pick who you want to see.I'm even looking at a few Dutch guys,though they aren't going to go too far.

I'm not overly interested in the "big names". . . . I'd love to see the underdogs perform well and even have new hands (preferably African) lift the WC for the first time.

I've got my eyes on the US team. . . . . they have the air of a silent, stable, dangerous outfit.

The Swiss are another that could surprise - well organized & with Ottmar Hitzfeld at the helm, they have a very good head on the bench who can steady the ship properly.

& believe me u. . . . . i think three-quarters of the whole bunch of players in that WC that play consistently for Chelsea FC are nursing 1 injury or another except that they do not wanna declare it publicly.

jalether:
What could be a reasonable explanation for the unusual and seemingly endless injuries. Are tackles getting harder or Physio's aren't doing their jobs

or perhaps players are calcium deficient

I'd pin it to a huge dose of calcium deficiency & a long, gruelling season. . . . but in Nani's case (& Nani only) tryna do what he shoulda been doing all season long for MU. I mean if the bloody plonker had impressed wella during the season, would he have to be sweating it, tryna to show everybody that he's got something to show!?

dayokanu:
what are Germanys chances at this years mundial

Same as that of New Zealand