₦airaland Forum

Kog45:
Oga you're too theoretical when it comes to analysis,you don't normally face reality and you're always trying to tell us what to do in a situation when we cannot not do anything.... yesterday game was too obvious that we just need to soak Morocco pressures which we did for 120 minutes,common man Morocco defeated Portugal and Spain to reached World Cup semi final,do you think it was lucky,forget stories,they're the best in Africa,they play good football

bingbagbo:
Why is it that Victor Osimhem always fizzles out when Nigeria plays good teams but scores plenty goals against weak teams?

I am asking for referee Daniel Laryea

Kog45:
Oga you're too theoretical when it comes to analysis,you don't normally face reality and you're always trying to tell us what to do in a situation when we cannot not do anything.... yesterday game was too obvious that we just need to soak Morocco pressures which we did for 120 minutes,common man Morocco defeated Portugal and Spain to reached World Cup semi final,do you think it was lucky,forget stories,they're the best in Africa,they play good football

Kog45:
Oga you're too theoretical when it comes to analysis,you don't normally face reality and you're always trying to tell us what to do in a situation when we cannot not do anything.... yesterday game was too obvious that we just need to soak Morocco pressures which we did for 120 minutes,common man Morocco defeated Portugal and Spain to reached World Cup semi final,do you think it was lucky,forget stories,they're the best in Africa,they play good football

Kog45:
Oga you're too theoretical when it comes to analysis,you don't normally face reality and you're always trying to tell us what to do in a situation when we cannot not do anything.... yesterday game was too obvious that we just need to soak Morocco pressures which we did for 120 minutes, common man Morocco defeated Portugal and Spain to reached World Cup semi final,do you think it was lucky,forget stories,they're the best in Africa,they play good football

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

mank1234:
There is no way we were going to do that with Morocco. They are a good side. In the second half when we tried thrice, twice they lost-played the ball for throw-in. Once they transitioned well and almost scored from the counter. With Ndidi probably, it would have been different because he would have given better cover.

Dannyxy:
the ref spoilt this, when you press your aim is to win and turn over possession, but ref gave all the calls to the host, lookman, akor o, he gave 9/10 to them, then what are you pressing when you can’t win the ball, the ref blows against you…

The ref ruin todays game, people don’t get, he literally was the mvp, he tactically with whistle spoilt Nigeria tactics.

Crowing it by given Bassey a yellow card for just holding ball, Bruno pressed won the ball he blew, this was rubbish today

Dannyxy:
the ref spoilt this, when you press your aim is to win and turn over possession, but ref gave all the calls to the host, lookman, akor o, he gave 9/10 to them, then what are you pressing when you can’t win the ball, the ref blows against you…

The ref ruin todays game, people don’t get, he literally was the mvp, he tactically with whistle spoilt Nigeria tactics.

Crowing it by given Bassey a yellow card for just holding ball, Bruno pressed won the ball he blew, this was rubbish today

forgiveness:
That's why I said you didn't watch the match. We did exactly what you said but they found a way to play out of it. What were you expecting?

Goke7:
We still had more possession than this people 😂

forgiveness:
You no watch the match. How can SE sit back and still had more possession and passes?

Goke7:
The Moroccans didn’t score because our defence and keeper was top notch!

The middle was where we lost the game as we couldn’t progress the ball much. Nididi does both defensive and attacking duties flawlessly allowing Iwobi to roam as he like but onyedika was slow in decision making that he has to be passing backwards most of the time

Mujtahida:
You are trying too hard to force his pre match presser into the outcome of the game.

We set up exactly the same way as our previous matches.

forgiveness:
Sat back ke? You sure say you watched de match?

Subzero0477:
We pressed them with Osimhen, Lookman and Akor what game were you watching?

yinkeys:
Onyedika couldn't carry out Ndidis defensive responsibilities

Joebie:
He didn't abandon it. He just could respond with an alternative plan. But he will get better.

Subzero0477:
They blocked passing lanes and pressed us like hell, making us resort to long balls, it's not like we sat back

khunz:
Fold up? I disagree! Could we have done better?Yes
But bear in mind the environment and I am still baffled on some overlooked yellow cards against the Moroccans
This is entirely different from our 2nd half upward performance against Dr Congo where we folded

Spainever:
Fear 😨 gripped coach o 😂. He needs to work on team management and tactical changes. He didn't know who to remove and who to bring in . I felt if we press we should have created chances and score but he appears cautious

Mujtahida:
Dessers wey don go house since? Abi you didn't hear it.

There's no such thing like bring in Dessers. Chukwueze obviously is among the players practicing Pk in camp. He came in and deliberately gave it away because he's not happy that he's not been playing.

Spainever:
He tried based on his level . He could not make tactical changes to put pressure on Moroccan defence. The coach is what our money can afford . He tried let him continue with his job

Goke7:
The middle again is where we lost the game!

QueenJazz:
Had to check back in to see the vibes after the loss.

This loss is probably more painful to me than the one against DR Congo. And the reason is because we actually played well, not just in this game but throughout.

For starters, the officiating was a massive fraud. Yes, Morocco figured us out tactically, but if the referee has just let us flow into the game and not display his obvious bias with his incessant interjections and fraudulent free kick calls, we'd have been at least 1 goal up. It was obvious that his constant whistleblowing psychologically dampened the boys and they started second guessing whether to engage in certain fuels or not. And this happened right until extra time where we were fatigued.

I'm not here to rail on the boys. They did their absolute best. Whatever happens in the 3rd place game, I still consider our run from the group stage to the quarter final to be arguably the finest football we've played in nearly 20 years. Eric Chelle is a fine coach. However, it's undeniable at this point that in-game management is his biggest challenge, and so far it's looking to be a constant with him. At any rate, he stays. There's obviously progress in the team with him at the helm. Plus we need him to prosecute the next couple of AFCON qualifiers and the 2030 FIFA World Cup qualifiers... that is of course, if the NFF will let him.

I knew we'd lose this game if it went to penalties. We simply don't have penalty takers and there's only so much Nwabali can do to help the squad. That first save should have put us in the driver's seat for the next 3-4 penalty takes but we fluffed it.

As for Chukwueze, I have no words. In my humble opinion however, I'd had preferred he had come in during the time Moses or Dele Bashiru was subbed in. He couldn't have been worse than Moses Simon by any means in my book.

Thankfully, the Women's AFCON is around the corner. Hopefully the girls will right the wrongs done here and come out on top again.

Alright then, back to Twitter.

lbrichman2:
Can you keep quiet about it?
If Chuks had scored that penalty, all this you are saying wouldn't have mattered
Now move on
We have heard you

khunz:
Theoretically we all know better. Let us just appreciate that we did our best.
Room for improvement?Yes
Could we have played better ? Yes
But they gave their all and blocked glaring loopholes shown during world cup qualifiers.
We move.

forgiveness:
Of course, I saw that but why? The ref messed the flow of our game.

Mujtahida:
Onuachu was brought in to take Pk. Chukwueze too. Onuachu scored. Chukwueze deliberately thwarted our progress. If he had scored, we would have won this match.

forgiveness:
Did you see the foul that caused the yellow card given to Bassey? Dude was pulled down yet received yellow. I never saw that before.

COOL10:
Nigerians complain too much. The boys did well given everything they faced today from the referee. Morocco should be ashamed of themselves for being unable to score a goal in 120 minutes despite all the shenanigans from the referee.