minfelix:


This particular game we lost, Rohr will defend dirty and win it or stretch it to penalty, e sure me.... Eguavoen is a good coach, but he is not good enough to give the almighty German, French, Spanish kind of football

why didn't he defend against Argentina during the last 10 minutes so we could reach the knockout?

kellycute:
There are some people in this life who hate success especially when they are not doing well in their personal endeavour. He hate to behold the sight of celebration because it will make him feel bad about his own miserable life. Your action is a reflection of your mindset., and People talks, acts based on their mindset. Darkelf may be going through alot behind the scene or may have been brutalized by the hardship of life which has rendered him to a state of "nothing good can ever happen" again. He constantly desire a dose of negativity around him to make him feel good about himself again. He simply hate light and can not stand it because he is in darkness and want to drag everyone to dine with him in such state. He enjoy the sadness, negativity, and sorrow because he need his to survive in the same way humans need air to survived. Celebration and good life irritate him hence, he need the sorrow to survived. it is people like him that rejoice in the failure of their friends and family member.... his schema is based on : make all of us dey suffer dey go mentality.

You have said it all. No man who lives a successful life or desires success, prays failure for others and relishes in it.

even rangers new coach came in immediately and found out that aribo is a massive goal threat and has that touch of magic which prompted him to push him further the pitch either from the flank,10 or 8 position

deploying an ndidi,onyeka and aribo would hv made out midfield thick but one epistle writer here wey believe say na em sabi football pass the whole of africa will make you understand that nwakali was the missing link in the team

Zanistico:

Oil dey your head brother! Iheanacho is not an AM. He is a second striker. Brendan Rodgers has said this time and time again. Why Rohr and Eguavoen kept trying to push this thing I'll never understand(no I don't think we played a 4-4-2, it was a 4-2-3-1/4-4-1-1).
There were so many ways Eguavoen could've mixed up that midfield!
Aribo should be played as an AM or a CM in a 4-3-3. Gerrard noticed he was better off a bit further upfront or even outwide than playing as a pivot.

charlesemeka85:
even rangers new coach came in immediately and found out that aribo is a massive goal threat and has that touch of magic which prompted him to push him further the pitch either from the flank,10 or 8 position

[s]deploying an ndidi,onyeka and aribo would hv made out midfield thick[/s] but one epistle writer here wey believe say na em sabi football pass the whole of africa will make you understand that nwakali was the missing link in the team

This is exactly why oil no dey your head.

Make Midfield thick. What's that? Give it Solid base but with no avenue or skillset to create or line-break through the middle or switch plays with our wingers on lock and keys by the opposition....

Chaaiiii... you make a poor analyst. A very poor one. And didn't I already opine from my own analytical and tactically-versed POV that our first XI approach was a deficient one that would be found out soon enough? The solution you even prefer will not solve it.

Rohr lives in you.

TheSuperNerd:
But I was only correcting, My Man... why sense toxicity?

A little more research was all it needed. 2010 is not even so far back.

Very true. Extremely fallacious post.

Apologies to the room.

you are stupid and ignorant as well

as rohr lives in me the eguavoen that lives in you how market?

TheSuperNerd:



This is exactly why oil no dey your head.

Make Midfield thick. What's that? Give it Solid base but with no avenue or skillset to create or line-break through the middle or switch plays with our wingers on lock and keys by the opposition....

Chaaiiii... you make a poor analyst. A very poor one.

Rohr lives in you.

charlesemeka85:
you are stupid and ignorant as well

as rohr lives in me the eguavoen that lives in you how market?

From where I sabi Eguavoen... dude has outlived his small fame.

But, Rohr lives in you, Charles. Dread it, run from it... but na the truth be that.

You and Rohr na BRDC-certified folks. Hahahahahaha...

I salute una BRDC football DNA...

andrewbaba44:


Fluke win over Egypt ?

Smh

bro.. e shock me.
NO be on this thread all of us were singing praises of the players after that 1-0 win. Everything is now fluke just because we crashed out . Some are even hyping Rohr.
NEPA stable pass some people walahi

TheLoneCitizen:


Very true. Extremely fallacious post.

Apologies to the room.

We good Citizen... we good.

waka there

TheSuperNerd:


From where I sabi Eguavoen... dude has outlived his small fame.

But, Rohr lives in you, Charles. Dread it, run from it... but na the truth be that.

You and Rohr na BRDC-certified folks. Hahahahahaha...

I salute una BRDC football DNA...

elyte89:


Sincerely I am also surprised he's not receiving d same bashing akpeyi received on dis thread..truly its good to be loved

Going forward.. Chukwueze needs to b excused for a while from d national team and focus solely on his form and club football..I can't remember d last time he played well for us...amoo,lukman,ejuke and co can fit in for now

I'm afraid I'll have to agree with you, the boy kept delaying passes by holding onto the ball for too long and trying to take on 3 opponents at once when it would have been easier to just give a pass.
There was a time in the second half he decided to take a direct shot at goal from a virtually impossible angle to score from when someone else was in a better position to make a direct attempt if he had give him a pass.
His constant brainless and selfish play from the wings has become his undoing.

you never see anything

na wetin mk me just sleep without posting pim last night make i no fall out with anyone here out of anger

mostob:
bro.. e shock me.
NO be on this thread all of us were singing praises of the players after that 1-0 win. Everything is now fluke just because we crashed out . Some are even hyping Rohr.
NEPA stable pass some people walahi

charlesemeka85:
you never see anything

na wetin mk me just sleep without posting pim last night make i no fall out with anyone here out of anger

Bro...na here we dey when we dey celebrate sey Dem sack Rohr. Now Austin lost his first game and Rohr is now a Pep+Klopp roll into one.

elyte89:


So going forward what do u suggest concerning who takes over?

Bia you nko... you no dey ever suggest candidate?

Everyone here knows TheGoodJoe and I always rooted for and wanted Amunike.

Some others wanted Finidi George.

A few others wanted another foreign manager.

So what would you O Elyte have? Stop hiding behind asking others this question...

Tell us your own choice.

Karlovych:
I'm afraid I'll have to agree with you, the boy kept delaying passes by holding onto the ball for too long and trying to take on 3 opponents at once when it would have been easier to just give a pass.
There was a time in the second half he decided to take a direct shot at goal from a virtually impossible angle to score from when someone else was in a better position to make a direct attempt if he had give him a pass.
His constant brainless and selfish play from the wings has become his undoing.

this is where that tactical input we have been harping on since morning comes in

in situations like this eguavoen would have instructed him and moses to release passes faster to the nearest man since both have been double marked by the tunisians then later sub chukwueze for iwobi who drifts to the middle often which will draw the 2 markers placed on that position out to make room for aina to bomb forward. also bring in an onyeka for iheanacho to help in the middle then move aribo to the 10 position

this is simple tactics which would have neutralized the game plan of the tunisians

mostob:
Bro...na here we dey when we dey celebrate sey Dem sack Rohr. Now Austin lost his first game and Rohr is now a Pep+Klopp roll into one.

charlesemeka85:
this is where that tactical input we have been harping on since morning comes in

in situations like this eguavoen would have instructed him and moses to release passes faster to the nearest man since both have been double marked by the tunisians then later sub chukwueze for iwobi who drifts to the middle often which will draw the 2 markers placed on that position out to make room for aina to bomb forward. also bring in an onyeka for iheanacho to help in the middle then move aribo to the 10 position

this is simple tactics which would have neutralized the game plan of the tunisians

Exactly, they would have made things easier if they were releasing their passes on time rather than holding onto the ball for a while.
Hopefully the team and the new coach learns from this and addresses this problem.

Awaziem shouted "God abeg" as time oozed away yesternight. Painful mehn. Very painful.

if you noticed the tunisians played double full backs and hardly bombed forward just to make sure thst they kept our flankers on check

i expected eguavoen to instruct moses and chukwueze to release the ball faster to the nearest man or tell iheanacho to make himself available close to our flankers when ever they re with the ball to ease pressure from them. the tunisians knew that man to man we are far superior than them which made them bring the negative tactics which worked for them

they were scared coming out to play because the consequences would have been too brutal

its not all about playing pretty football but when the chips are down do we have a plan B or even C?

the first 20 mins of the game was enough for our coach to notice the negative style of the tunisians

Karlovych:
Exactly, they would have made things easier if they were releasing their passes on time rather than holding onto the ball for a while.
Hopefully the team and the new coach learns from this and addresses this problem.

very painful bro

i was heart broken last night

daveP:
Awaziem shouted "God abeg" as time oozed away yesternight. Painful mehn. Very painful.

Mousup40:
stop capping nonsense, the fault is 100% okoye's.an amateur goalkeeper will save that shot easily

But kepa is not ba ?

charlesemeka85:
if you noticed the tunisians played double full backs and hardly bombed forward just to make sure thst they kept our flankers on check

i expected eguavoen to instruct moses and chukwueze to release the ball faster to the nearest man or tell iheanacho to make himself available close to our flankers when ever they re with the ball to ease pressure from them

its not all about playing pretty football but when the chips are down do we have a plan B or even C?

the first 20 mins of the game was enough for our coach to notice the negative style of the tunisians

I noticed that as well, hopefully the team learns from this and not repeat these type of mistakes.

mostob:
why didn't he defend against Argentina during the last 10 minutes so we could reach the knockout?

Bros Even our best golden era couldn't hold Argentina when the game was 1-1, na this era you want us to draw them....we defended but the pressure was too much to handle

komekn:


I know that you know and will say so , do you think if Awoniyi was in the EPL he would have scored 9 Goals ❓❓.

I don't at all.

To score in the EPL is much much harder than the Bundesliga. And in that context I rate , Dennis as the most in form striker in Nigeria in the HERE and NOW.

Do you think if Dennis who was a flop in the Bundesliga would have scored 8 goals in EPL

Come to think of it, players from so called lowly leagues are the top players in EPL.

Sadiq umar really impressed me last night

TheSuperNerd:


Bia you nko... you no dey ever suggest candidate?

Everyone here knows TheGoodJoe and I always rooted for and wanted Amunike.

Some others wanted Finidi George.

A few others wanted another foreign manager.

So what would you O Elyte have? Stop hiding behind asking others this question...

Tell us your own choice.

Since nah local coach we dey yarn for,

make Pinnick kukuma appoint Gbenga Ogunbote as our new coach

Is this what got Iwobi a red card 1st pic


2nd pics who can remember this game, and who is that player on Afro

3rd pics see the way Aribo take look the referee, that look fit fry Akpu oooo,

And the Tunisians influence that redcard

It's moments like these that validate Mourinho. It's moments like these that make him look like a world class coach even if he's probably not.

Manchester United got rid of him because of style of play, even after winning the UEL. Where are they now?

If you want to play sweet attacking football, you need the right set of players.

Let me tell you something; The Super Eagles did not win those three matches because of any tactics. No, they won because Nigerians underrated them. Check the history, we perform best when our people doubt us. That way the players feel like they have something to prove.

Prior AFCON 2019, Ighalo said something during an interview. He said he loves it when people doubt him because it serves as some sort of motivation to prove them wrong. He went on to become the highest goal scorer in that tournament.


But once the praises start coming in, we press the self delete button. Our major problem is that evil spirit of over confidence that has plagued almost every Nigerian team I know of.

I hope we've learnt our lesson.

Fvckk who you think you are. Fvckk your sense of entitlement. Put your pride in the trash bin and play football. Football is a game of 11 men against 11 men. African teams no dey look face again. Everywhere is dry. Boys need to make a name for themselves. If you slip up, the hyenas will takeover.

Who am I kidding? We are not gonna learn shhiiit. We'll probably end up making the same mistakes again.

I'm done with my rant.

*drops mic*

Icon4s:


Now, listen. For those that have known me here for the past 7 years on this thread, I don't hype any player or group of players. I am usually conservative with my expectations. Infact, I have always mentioned that this current generation of SE is the weakest

However, knowing the kind of Pedigree we have as a footballing nation in Africa, I will always expect us to do well in every AFCON, even in the next edition. Yes that is always my expectation. Irrespective of the quality of team we present, we are NIGERIA!

The way you celebrated our loss yesterday, I doubt you celebrated our group stage wins.
You called me an old man in your other post and so let me give you an elderly advice. Defeat in life starts from the mind. When you so magnify your challenges and obstacles, dwelling so much on them and paying little attention to your strength or abilities, you are bound to get overwhelmed or not even make any attempts.

There are lots of positives to take from the 4 matches we played at this AFCON.

WE MOVE.

Noted Sir

I apologize for the harsh words directed.

But I must let you know something Smir and this is from my heart, I actually mean no harm by my antics here. But I feel the rest of the members of this thread are taking my antics a bit too far.

See, I was disappointed deep down when th our performance. I actually wanted the SE to prove me wrong. I would've delivered my public apology here without mincing words.

See, you people shouldn't take my banters personal. Because they are just that - banters.

But if I went too far, then sorry but please life doesn't begin and end with the SE. The way some of you guys started calling me failure in real life promoted my continual rejoicing. No need insulting one another over a team that doesn't know of our existence individually.

My apologies Sir

darkelf:


Noted Sir

I apologize for the harsh words directed.

But I must let you know something Smir and this is from my heart, I actually mean no harm by my antics here. But I feel the rest of the members of this thread are taking my antics a bit too far.

See, I was disappointed deep down when th our performance. I actually wanted the SE to prove me wrong. I would've delivered my public apology here without mincing words.

See, you people shouldn't take my banters personal. Because they are just that - banters.

But if I went too far, then sorry but please life doesn't begin and end with the SE. The way some of you guys started calling me failure in real life promoted my continual rejoicing. No need insulting one another over a team that doesn't know of our existence individually.

My apologies Sir

I told you all Darkelf only put up his "pessimistic" strong wall of catastrophizing as a defence mechanism against any disappointment from this team.

Those who have followed his posts keenly as Darkelf and Blueelf will understand why I never was against his trolling.

Chief Icon4s also once took a Conservative view on our team when Osimhen was still rising as the next number 9. Icons wasn't too convinced about a lot of these young lads' durability as quality talents. He knew why he took that stance. He has seen generations of talents come and go that looked like world beaters when they first arrived on the scene only to fizzle out or fail to fulfill potential. But he never took his Conservative stance far shaa... even though they sounded not too encouraging at times.


In a way, we kinda need some "dark views" from time to time to keep us grounded but deep down I knew Darkelf (aka blueelf of red merseyside) was always and firstly a Super Eagles fan.

This Pessimistic stance is just his way of dealing with the loss and disappointment we all experience as fans when our team fail to meet expectations.

Darkelf.... thanks for the clarification but please.... don't vanquish your throne. I need you on that throne abeg so that the variety will continue. And so that the Carpentry football list updates will never cease doing its work.



Cheers to thee, the one and the only Elf of Darkness....