₦airaland Forum

superbloke:
I don't understand how people suggest that was an intentional miss. It makes no sense to miss a penalty at the 97th minute and deny yourself the chance to win the trophy, just so you can be maybe seen to be fair. That would be the dumbest thing they can do. If Senegal refused to continue, they would be punished. It is in their best interest to finish the game after registering their protest.

You people like to argue and argue for no reason. Where you see a professional goalkeeper catching a penalty with TWO HANDS WHILE STANDING?
Not diving or punching off the ball?

user32:
it's canal sport not supersport

Super Sport did a U turn and bought the license.

Odunayaw:
If we were in Senegal's shoes we likely would have allowed ourselves to be ridden

You mean those chickens with no liver?
I fault Sadio Mane for allowing the game to continue irrespective of the penalty outcome. The corruption going on in this organization need to be exposed!

Meliforme:
He should grow in the manner he utilises his players.
He should grow in his understanding of different setups and tactics.
The moroccan coach has shown different approaches In the manner he utilises his players.

The moroccan coach studies his opposition, and like a master tactician tweaks his tactics to win.
We have seen this over and over in this tourney.
This cannot be said of Eric Chelle.

💯
But against Algeria he really put superb show, even against Morocco just that the boys messed him up.

Odunayaw:
I can't understand how Ajayi who I considered at best a squad player now rose up to be counted in this AFCON. Especially that we weren't defensive in this one like the last one Ekong won

Imagine if we had Ekong in this tournament. I wonder were it would have ended? Probably in the group matches after 6 own-goals.

segestical10:
It is clear that we need 2 mobile strikers to play well. Yekini and Amokachi, Emenike and Ideye. This time we had Akor and Osimhen. We should have won if a fair game against Maroc. I think Awoniyi should have been invited to play the Akor role

A brain; Oliseh, Mikel, Iwobi. It was when Chuks and Iwobi went off that CDR dominated the match in the 2nd half of thw WCQ.

So, we need other striker, maybe Durosinmi.
Another brain, maybe Carney or the Torino boy, another inside forward/winger like V.Moses/Lookman (who dribbles with an assist or goal in mind, unlike moses simon who just dribbles). We need to Identify a lookman replacement.

For penalties, they were all poor. The good ones were Lookman and the last Egyptian (Saber)

We have enough strikers. It's left for the coach to understand their kind of play.
Onachu thrives most inside 18yrd box. You need a strong midfield to keep pushing the ball to him. Any lose ball that gets to his feet is a goal.
Osimhen on the other hand is long ball type of striker who thrives mostly with "on the run" types of pass.
All these strikers are good. It depends on the coach to know what formation to use and play them. This is were a Technical Adviser is needed to be employed by NFF to help Chelle.

Theobangs:
It looks like nwanbali will remain our number 1 goal keeper for a very long time,the way I am seeing

He will be the oldest player in the department during the next World Cup by 2030.

I hope people clamoring for Chelle to continue won't have a change of thought if he loses tomorrow's game?
Just saying..

Justice505:
Whoever knows this pooja as a guy should tell him, there are things people can take and there are things people can not bear. It's not like you keep giving people hope then later you dash all.

I don't think the world cup dream is much achievable at this moment. Even the DRC football body is pressuring FIFA very strongly at this moment.

Lukuluku69:
Be calming down bros!

Yes they are Africans and then? The Government should let them completely build on the Lagos Lagoon down to where High Tension Cables are situated and when stuff happens you turn around and blame the same Government?

Have you been there before? Do you know what it means to live in such squalor?

Majority of the inhabitants are not from Nigeria and Government have rightly demolish shanties in that space. Let them go back to their country or enter still move away from that space.

Do they pay anything to the Government for Fishing in the Lagoon and the surrounding waters? Do they pay anything to Government before boiling those shacks?

What is the difference between what you wrote here and the point I'm trying to drive in??
You read to understand, not hastily jump into conclusions. Re-visit what I wrote.

Ezmans:
poverty makes them to live there

Poverty made them and they took advantage of people coming to visit and donate money to them without critically thinking how to improve their lives??
Ambode was the Government with the ultimatum to destroy that place but he gave them Quit Notice since 2015, up till now they couldn't have found place to resettle? After millions and millions they collect from tourists and world donors??
Black man is his Problem! That's why you aren't valued any where in the world. Check out African country called Morocco hosting AFCON and compare it to any Sub-Saharan country.

neonly:
Dat der culture guy most of them are ilajes try live o wates because of the fishing occupation
But honestly living on top water dey sweet way do u think rich people pay more to live beside deep waters

Living beside water and living on water are they the same thing??
Some of you people don't have thinking faculty. Nigeria educational structure is a mess!!

Lukuluku69:
Majority in that place are not Nigerians but from Benin Republic.

They came to fish and trade.

Not that's what the world see: Where is it located? Lagos Nigeria.
Are they Africans? Yes.
EOD. That's why they don't value you people as human beings. Who on his or her right senses will prefer to live on dirty water in this 21st century??

minfelix:
🤣🤣🤣💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼 ok ok ok oya come meet me for AN barracks yaba, thats honestly where i stay…once you get to sabo/yaba bustop…just come and highlight it here that you are around i will connect with you and come and welcome you…there is one eatery i will like to first host you in….
i go dey refresh this page every 2mins so as not to keep you waiting

So na Army barracks una dey live?
U no fit rent house for Lagos?
Give me your correct address or phone number so I can track you. don't do too much talk.
And stop wasting space. This is sports section.

minfelix:
na this particular moniker admonished me to have respect for OG’s of Nairaland o…just imagine the last line here…i just need to beg whosoever blocks or ban people to pls stop doing it…nairaland don dey enter level of wey dis place go turn ajegunle street and harsh insulting war of words….cos what will warrant someone regarding a fellow fan with this kinda remark…wetin d person talk wey warrant this kind insult

Boy listen. Don't ever NEVER quote me here again. Don't.

Hmm... people dey get mind o. Davido stake USD50k on Nigeria vs Morocco game and lost. Him no get extended extended family members that need the money or even buy 100kw solar battery that can power a community is not up to USD23k ?
Some People dey get mind sha..

123jamessmith:
Everyone can see that we still need quality players. I wasn't even scared when bassey got the second yellow card, I was asking myself who's going to replace bassey. You cannot trust awaziem and igbo.
We all can see that the midfield is still a problem. The coach should try and get those guys from Everton and the other one playing for bunley, then that turkey guy.

We have a very big midfield problem. It's high time we let go of the trio and look for reliable players. We already have the attack and the defense. But the middle is none creative.

Famocious:
Honestly, the Super Eagles deserve respect and some serious slack. They fought hard, but the referee sucked the life out of the game with obvious one-sided decisions. Our boys had to play on eggshells, while Morocco played freely, knowing fully well they had the referee on their side.

Add to that the fact that Morocco were comfortably based in Rabat all through the tournament, while our lads had to move twice, both physically draining and mentally unsettling. Then throw in a massive home crowd roaring behind the hosts; that kind of pressure can overwhelm even the best teams.

Yes, Chelle could have done more tactically in the second half, the changes and substitutions didn’t quite spark the boost we needed. But even with all these odds stacked against them, the boys showed heart, grit, and character.

For me, they played beyond expectations. Proud of them.

Excuses upon Excuse!
because they had to travel? That's why they failed to deliver?
The crowd is overwhelming? Like it's the first time they are playing in such a big stadium? And the technical crew did not brief them on what is about to come??
I hope your personal life is not disintegrated like this.

Kimo21:
youre just one out of his many followers. you may know better but small boys like him and younger still schooling dont. thats the point you should get.

That's what you should have said in your shabby written statement. because I don't understand how a grown reasonable youth will be following a school dropout on social media. You connect to your Likes.

Nchoje34:
Promoting betting as a big influencer in the country is quite terrible.

This guy has almost 4million follower on TikTok and Instagram.

Imagine the numbers that he must have lured with that very act.

BETTING CAN NEVER MAKE YOU RICH
EVEN IF U WIN MASSIVELY TODAY, NEXT TIME MIGHT NOT BE SO LUCKY

So because I'm following him or he is following me then that's an automatic influence over my life choices or what?

Fredrick Benjamin please do well and come back. You and Bassey need that combo. 🙏

ChrisKels:
I don't know the criterion used in choosing the captains of the team but I think Bassey deserves to be our captain. Last night, when the team was down(tired), this guy almost single-handedly carried the team on his shoulder and took the team to penalty shoot out. He was never under pressure eventhough he was on yellow. He never loses his head. Dude just enjoy playing football and having fun with it. Very intimidating and bullish. Even our opponents were scared of pressing him because it was always an effort in futility, hence they always waited for him to pass to Ajayi before pressing.

Chinedu "Bassey" Ughelumba, the son of Ikenna Ughelumba is a solid rock in defense.

The guy was at a time even playing LB for Bruno trying to get a cross to Osimhen.
Played DM position for Onyedika that was clueless looking like a donkey in the midfield.

Afobear:
I hear na Chukwueze killed Mohbad

Eh, afor you don come?
How many beer you drink yesterday

Meliforme:
How many times was Iwobi involved in duels during the matches that had Wilfred Ndidi.
Raphael Onyedika's poor game reading placed Iwobi in difficult situations.

The most painful part was his poor positioning and movements that made it difficult for him to receive passes from the back.
He was just lost.
He was supposed to be free in order to receive passes, He was supposed to drop deeper to receive passes.

If Iwobi dropping deeper was to escape the Moroccan press, Why was he dropping even deeper than Onyedika.
The act was simple, he was helping another who failing woefully.
Onyedika wasn't helping to progress plays.
He was now looking up to Iwobi to deliver passes to him, and even at that he wasn't identifying free spaces to move into.
Dude killed our game flow, simply put he was missing.

I appreciate your support for him, but his performance was abysmal.

That guy finished us totally!!!!!!!
As in Capital Letters TOTALLY!
If you follow all these Nairaland fan boys(like the one you quoted) with all these their ye-ye, ye-ye write ups you will get lost.

If una like tell dem make dem no practice PK training for training. Una go still come here and cry against Egypt on Saturday.

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.

Skill set required! Not all these jargon you're writing.
What will you do with the ball when 2 or 3 players swam over you? Do you dribble your way out confidently or pass backwards like the coward player he his??

elyte89:
Today match swallow onyedika ..he didn’t show up at all , you can all c y coaches don’t rate him ?

He was the reason why so much pressure was on Iwobi. Losing balls constantly. The one he manage to get, he plays side ways or backwards. Ndidi I know with Onyeka combo will never be timid in that CDM.

Justice505:
This is wickedness at its peak how can you sabotage a whole team because of playing time, yobo as a captain escorted the super eagles to win the afcon in South Africa he didn't play much he won the cup

Chukwueze have silver and bronze already if you're not getting game time why sabotage the team why not tell the coach you don't want to play, this is wickedness am just hurt.

I guess that's the new norm with dem. Watch Simon Moses own against DRC. He was brought in during the extra time and took part in the penalties, no effort, no power to play ball. If Chelle were to a Nigerian, I trust what he would do.

Left-footed players should NEVER be allowed to take penalties in this teams.