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I remember what I said on the 1st

2024 will be a worse economic year for Nigeria than 2023. The good news however is that 2024 will be a better economic year than 2025. Go figure.

Udoka...na man you be. You just dey serve people bad news 24/7

Scape goat

BreconHills:
I agree with you to a degree.

But the system he is using was very similar to Mourinhos early days at Chelsea and the successful Greek team in the Euros, defend and break. Unfortunately we were very inefficient in carrying out turnovers and catching them on the break.

I am not sure we will make the next worldcup.

We need investments in infrastructure and domestic scouting. Our domestic coaches need to be significantly upgraded and secondary school competitions need to be revived to the level of the old principal cup.

We lack seriousness and sincerity. The NFF is a cabal of rogues. It will need concerted effort from the Vice President downwards.

We are a joke administration wise and there is only so far the ingenuity and talent of our people can take us. What do you think?

You are right... grassroots development is essential and it requires fundamental institutions and infrastructure to be available and to date. Talent and potential wise, we are up there but technically we are lagging behind. This requires intentional actions of re-evaluation, investment and objectivity. Majority of our administrators aren't passionate about sport. They are mostly in it for money. Not even money they generate but the little government gives them to develop. Many of them must be retired.

smokinloud:
tiktok is your source?!. Any mad man can edit any news website and upload it on tiktok to debunk any fact just like they did to the babies killed on October 7 by claiming it is ai generated

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spiSeyi:
The attack was too dull and that was why Adinga (Ivory-coast 7) had a free movement in the flank to break our defense which caused us the 2nd goal had it been that we used 2 strikers (Osimehn & Kelechi) to play with the support of Simon from the flank and Mofi from the mid-field Ivory-coast would be forced to defend then Eagles might eventually get a PK at least or more corners & freekick

I understand...the attack was dull...the point is that in all the games we won, including against ivory coast, the attack was dull, yet we won. Why should he change the patter especially at the beginning of the second half when we are leading meaning his pattern was working yet again. In the group stage when we won, we had just one shot on target in that game...the penalty by Ekong! but because we won that match bone of you came out with all these analysis. Instead you praised the coach and the team. The coach went for the same tactics and lineup in the final and exposed how lucky we have been

spiSeyi:
Nigeria made it to the final by luck and football is not a game of luck we need a homebased coach like Amunike who knows and understand our football and culture. Senegal , Ivory-coast and Cameroon worn AFCON in 2017, 2019, 2021 and 2024 with homebased coach, and we did the same in 2013 with Stephen Kechi. Jose Posero only leveraged on the individual talents of our players. A good coach would have sub chukwueze with Simon, start Kelechi and Mofi in the 2nd half then change the formation to 4-2-4 in the second half to mount pressure on Cote d'Ivoir. The best way to defend is to attack

Why would he start kelechi and Moffi in the second half when we are leading...in the previous four games we played the same pattern and won...how does it come to mind to change a working pattern that looked like it was succeeding at the beginning of half time. Especially in a final...what happens when you use early subs and then get an injury or a red card? Or the ball drags into extra time...then you don't have fresh legs to bring in?

BreconHills:
You play with what you have. SE squad was low on creative midfielders. We had ball winners, ball carriers but zilch true blue creative attacking midfielders so he surrendered the midfield.

When the competition started, he tried to play through the midfield, but we still didn't win. We drew. In the second game, either through tactical calculations or unavailability of Yusuf, he started playing with the 5 man defense. Because we won the hosts albeit by luck because the hosts dominated that game, Nigerians didn't care, a win is a win and the coach stuck to that pattern till he reached the final. People kept wondering why he started Chukwueze. The reason is simple. When we won in the group stage, chukwueze started the game. It worked on that night but luck can only get you so far sometimes.

MichaelUweh:
The style of play isn't good at all.

Defensive football isn't Super Eagles style.

We need a coach with Guadiola style of play ,and not that of Mourinho.

Check Emerse Fae of Ivory Coast.

Fae didn't teach them possession football. That's how ivory coast played even before he became their coach. What he however did especially for semifinals and final was added Adingra, Haller and Gradel to the front line. Their midfield always dominated. Even in the game Nigeria won them 1-0, they dominated that game...their attackers just weren't good.

Herkim:
He should be retain but he needs to change his defensive tactics to attacking football.

His defensive technique cost us to lose the final. We need free flow of football not hypertensive show of shame.

His defensive approach got you to the final. After the first game which we drew, he changed to a defensive approach. And cos we were progressing, y'all ignored the fact that we were playing shiit.

Laurene:
Defeats do occur in matches... Varieties of conditions could have made them lose 4 nil to Equatorial Guinea.

Seriously? Haller had testicular cancer and he beat it... I think that contributed to some of his below par performances. Dude was fire in Ajax.
Haller is better than Lookman; his control, mentality and finishing from critical positions... No argument.

And who told you Equatorial Guinea is classless? Most of their goals were scored by Emilio Nsue, who's a top flight player. They were one of the best teams in the tournament. Some of their players still play for Top European teams so don't label them as classless.

Stop guessing, players mostly went to the Saudi league for the bag... Check Neymar and Mane. Those players are doing exceptionally well. Anytime they return to Europe they'll bench lots of players still.

Haller did not play in the group stage. In the two matches he started, he scored. The semifinals and the finals. Osimehn started every match and has fewer goals than Haller

Minatouchiha:
Which deep? Abi ma another ball dis wan de talk of? U guys were defending upandan.

That's what deep means in football. To play defense.

IAMBOSS1990:
This is just tragic. Innocent victims having to pay the price for the decisions of others.

In as much as Israel is responsible for what is happening in Gaza, those behind the October 7 attack should equally claim responsibility.

https://www.tiktok.com/video/7334858763175841031/

Seagodess:
Make all of una shut up.. Chelsea won the champions league 2012.. with this same tactics.. every team that year played them hands down but they were destined to win it and they won.. morroco, south Africa played good possessive football but couldn't make it to the finals... cotedivoire was destined to win this tournament..way forward.. let the coach continue... let him scout for Good midfielders..we have a good attack if you ask me.. bye..see u next afcon

Why does he need to scout or improve? he should simply wait for destiny.

ogawisdom:
The small boy that played against Aina today almost killed his career today.

They were using that wing throughout the game and our coach has no answer to that.

Aina was terrible today or should I say that ivory Coast boy was fantastic.

This little boy from Ivory Coast is my man of the match

Aina played against Vinicious

profmallor:
Congrats to Nigeria for a good run, Beating SA was the height to me, apparently, CAF wanted Ivory Coast to win it at all cost so for that I say congrats to Ivory Coast. I dont think the coash used a strong starting line up but hey, we move!

How did caf want them to win at all cost? Is it that they didn't play enough to win? The match stats didn't indicate enough that Cote D'Ivoire dominated the game?

Caf wanted them to win at all cost yet in their second group stage game when they weren't sure if qualifying a penalty was awarded against them resulting in them losing the game.

Caf wanted them to win at all cost yet against Mali, 16 minutes In, a penalty was awarded against them. Before the 40th minute their player was sent off. Another was sent off before the end of extra time.

Nigeria lost fair and square. Make una go address the team inadequacies and improve on what needs improvement. Making up excuses will not make the team grow.

Wotowotoman:
The Nigerian team should be embarrassed that a team like Ivory Coast that qualified through the back door outplayed them in the finals with an inexperienced coach o. Embarrassing

they outplayed us in the group stage too. We were only lucky to win.

Dennisochampa:
This coach just compounded the pains of Nigerians tonight with his stupid selection....

Why start chukwueze over Simon when you have used Simon to win your matches before?? °°

Why defend against a team you beat before?

See how he made a mess of himself.....

See the way we were defending against them as if it was man city playing against enyimba.....

Iwobi has no business in that team!!!!

He should not be starting... Useless boy

In the game we won against Cote D'Ivoire, we defended na. Our key stats aren't so different.

1 shot on target in both matches

Averagly 36% ball possession in both matches.

Ivory coast had a mire capable attacking line than the one favored by their previous coach...that's what changed. The same midfield dominated us as they did earlier. Adingra, Haller and Konan were not the ones up front in the first match...you can tell with their impact on the game.

Here are the stats from the first match below. But because we managed to win people assumed we were good.

bionixs:
Congratulations to them . I have never been so relaxed watch others win. Super Eagles didn't remember that they came for final. You don't just sit back , hoping and wishing that success comes to you.

Doing nothing and shouting that Nigeria shall be great again . Very lousy in the field of play

This was exactly how we won them in the group stage though. We had just one shot on target in that match too. The fact that we won then made people blind to the fact that we were not good with possession and transition.

Before the final, someone's thread made frontpage talking about how our midfield isn't good and especially mentioned iwobi...a lot of the respondents insulted the OP. Simply because we have been lucky. Cote D'Ivoire only played an improved version of the group stage game they played against us.

Below is the match stats from the group stage game. The ball possession is similar because the same midfield dominated us. The shots on target and of course goals improved because Haller, Arding and Konan replaced the front three that played in the group stage.

Lucky wins often make people blind to the inadequacies of their team. The losses suffered by cote D'Ivoire made them reshuffle their attacking line for the knockouts and it paid off.

In all honesty, Nigeria overachieved by reaching the final

Dougad:
Even though we lost the championship, I feel less pain compared to the moment in our game vs South Africa when our goal was disallowed.

Psychologists explain

Anyway, the better team won

The explanation is your last sentence. It will be terrible hard luck if Cote D'Ivoire lost the game.

simmydebadest:
We owe ebube muonso an apology
He saw this coming

He didn't see shit. He also said he will get the trophy back for Nigeria through his mountain program. Why does Nigeria not have the trophy?

If Nigeria won his people will still say his program or prayers worked that's why Nigeria got the trophy.

Speaking equivocally isn't prophecy.

arantess:
Come on!
You watch this match and talking this shit??

na shiit full that person head. A total dominant performance by cote D'Ivoire. If they were any better in front of goal, the result would have been a worse scoreline for Nigeria.

Gist4u:
You noticed something about the match right? The moment we started pressing them, we exposed their weakness. If we had played that way from the start of the second half they wouldn't have scored a goal. Instead we were letting them do all the attacking and that cost us this final.

Congrats to Cote D'Ivoire

It's football psychology 101...we didn't press them because we were suddenly better. We pressed because they now had something to defend. When losing by 1 goal, the losing team usually has the last few minutes regardless if their ability. If the score was at level, the better team would usually be the once pressing. It's as simple as that. We pressed because we had no choice not because we were good at it. Despite the press, bo short in target was registered. The only one we had was in the first half.

Kinzo0917:
That Catholic rev was right

He said ivory Coast will win

He also said he will take it back for Nigeria with his mountain program.

toujurs:
how much do a common man earn as minimum wage. Tell me why you al won't be poor.

if you don't commit a crime, you don't pay a fine. It's not rocket science

isan:
I wonder what they will benefit from that because the more people use the bridge the money the beggars that stay on it will make ,it makes sense for them to clean it than pour dirt on it

it makes sense for them to pour dirt on it and sweep it all day because when people like you see them sweeping, you give them money. I can bet there's no time you pass that there isn't a pile of dirt in his front that he's trying to sweep away. Cross the bridge ten times a day and the dirt won't move more than one step away from the seeeper

isan:
The bridge is almost abandoned but for this guy that keep it clean and beg for money there 95% of people in ojota cross the highway

If the bridge is abandoned, and almost no one uses the bridge, it means someone is manufacturing the dirt.

toujurs:
The 50k, is that even feasible. What road, the same road with pot holes.

It is very feasible. Use the pedestrian bridge and pay nothing. How is this not feasible?

isan:
So you think highway is better for elders ?

Don't mind them...the government might get many things wrong, this is not one of them.

BABAawoo47:
some of those bridges are too high. the one at 7/8 airport road looks like 3 story building. For young ones, it's okay. But can't imagine elderly ppl climbing such height

1. Shouldn't the bridge give room for tall trucks? Hence the height.

2. Is it a proper thing that these 'elderly' people be crossing a 6 lane express road on foot?

darlous:
Some of the pedestrian bridges are haven for criminals, they need to station security officials there.

The more people use a pedestrian bridge, the less likely it is a haven for criminal elements.

toujurs:
Don't mind these fools, Nigerians are even the foolish one here. These politicians earn over 10m in a month, so they don't understand what a common man go through, yet the foolish common man, will be manipulated through tribalism to vote for the same oppressors.

How is keeping the road safe for all users a thing of politics again?