Odunayaw:
What logic na? Did you hear how silent the stadium went when we took the lead?

Anyway, na the team give you this chance sha

They are very carefull and their predictions cover all scenarios. If we win, they will bring out the prediction that supports it. If we lose, they will bring out the prediction that supports it too.

My former boss once told me about a corrupt judge. He'd write two judgments. Who bribes him determines the judgment he delivers 😂😂😂

AIG07:
Super Eagle performed beyond my expectations.

The lads gave it their all.

I am super proud of them.

We go again some other time.

It's been a long ride. I enjoyed every bit of it.

You get?

They performed beyond expectations, so, all these people talking crap on this thread are just irritating my soul.

The sheer levels of ingratitude! Do we have a better team than Morroco? Do we have a better team than Algeria? What about Senegal or Mali? Is our team better than theirs?

Yet, people are here crying nonsense and complaining about nonsense. I no even blame them, shebi na Super Eagles players drag themselves reach finals?


I'm proper irritated, because these people complaining, if dem give you ball kick, you go lost. Even for their work place, no be them be top performers, but their mouth dey sharp for players wey exceed expectations.

Curtisaxel17:
I don't even understand why Iwobi and Chukwueze had to start this game. It was clear that immediately Iwobi was removed against SA, we actually began playing better. Clearly, that midfield should have been Onyeka and Alhassan.

I wonder what devil moved Peseiro today.

Iwobi family will not agree with you o

Curtisaxel17:


How many goals did he score in that tourney and how many goals did Osimhen score in this one?

As expected. You are caught with your pants down.

Jean Seri who played for CIV today is a DLP are you aware? Do you see how smallish he is? Nwakali would thrive in this game. You guys over talk so much about his physicality as if he is some frail ant.

forgiveness:


No mind d guy. With d kain rugby Ivory coast played today, him leg no suffer.

Curtisaxel17:


He didn't give Ekong shiiit. Osimhen doesn't have the confidence or skill to play penalties and he knows it.

So, he never scored penalty for em life, abi? Clap for yourself.

Curtisaxel17:
To be honest, we didn't deserve to be in the finals. This team has plenty of work to do. The coach has been riding his luck so far but everyday no be Christmas.

1. Peseiro's strategy is poor. Just score one and defend for your lives. Very lazy way to coach. No backup plan in case you concede, nothing.

2. Osimhen has been below par. I dare anybody to point at a single good thing that he did throughout today. Just causing fouls and limping around aimlessly. Ighalo was a FAR better and more impactful striker for us than Osimhen. Full stop.

We move we just need to improve but osimhen was really poor he like people day fear to talk true

Odunayaw:

So all the ones he has been positioning correctly na wash. My bro. That was a ball to the back post. And his DF was in front of him.

Mujtahida:

But you won't say this when Spain loses oo. In the last three WCs Spain - the archetypical tiki taka team - have been horrible. I recall how vehemently you defended them after Qatar 22. You don't see it that tiki taka is the flashy variation of negative football.

Ultimately it boils down to what you like and what you don't like even when the results are the same. In fact, this kind of negative football took Morocco to the semi and took naija to the finals. Do I like negative football? No but it's not in your place to condemn it while lauding tiki taka.

You spoke well abeg. I believe each tactics has the right personnel for it.

Curtisaxel17:
Nwabali is not who we think he is. He has potential, but we are not out of the woods yet in terms of our GK search. That first goal wouldn't have happened if he was correctly positioned.

The search must continue.

It's not too late for you to wear gloves and start playing football too.


"The search continues....", wear soccer boot make we end the search.

Odunayaw:
As expected. You are caught with your pants down.

Oya prove me wrong by pointing to one good thing Osimhen did today. Could be a key pass, decent attempt at goal or something. In ninety minutes, show me one.

TheSuperNerd:
Jean Seri who played for CIV today is a DLP are you aware? Do you see how smallish he is? Nwakali would thrive in this game. You guys over talk so much about his physicality as if he is some frail ant.

Na rugby we play today. Nwakali would have been slaughtered.

Barryseal:

Alot of people were living in denial. We got to the final to play the host, a power house like Ivory coast, came to the thread all I was seeing was talk about spanking Ivory coast. On the back of the South Africa outplaying us in the semi final.
I think it was the moniker Forgiveness who said we should stay humble, that God rewards humility.
As a people I hope we take home a lesson from this episode.

This sort of craveness na wa. Here you go again. I ask: did we lost this match because of our lack of humility? So if we'd been humble, we would have won? Point out one single instance of boastfulness on the part of the players and the coach?

Did you not read Ivorians boasting they'd win because it's written in the stars? Omo your way of judging things is baffling.

Mujtahida:

They are very carefull and their predictions cover all scenarios. If we win, they will bring out the prediction that supports it. If we lose, they will bring out the prediction that supports it too.

My former boss once told me about a corrupt judge. He'd write two judgments. Who bribes him determines the judgment he delivers 😂😂😂

It is not for nothing that CIV started going for long rangers after the goal. There was no emotional pressure on them bawo

safarigirl:


It's not too late for you to wear gloves and start playing football too.


"The search continues....", wear soccer boot make we end the search.

See this one. Have you ever criticized Nigeria's bad leaders? If you have, join politics and contest elections make our search end or is it too late for you to be President?

Ekong deserves it! Let's see how nff will scatter this mode instead of consolidate on it. Just watch. And next afcon is a year

Goke7:


We overachieved and I agree but if we have a weak link, we should live with that abi

You people will have a weak link forever.

The team will never be 100%, there will always be a weak link. But all these talk about, "Nobody will fear the Super Eagles" makes no sense, nobody has feared the Super Eagles in almost two decades, let's be for real abeg.

Curtisaxel17:


Oya prove me wrong by pointing to one good thing Osimhen did today. Could be a key pass, decent attempt at goal or something. In ninety minutes, show me one.

I have asked you the same question about the Ighalo you want to use to boast.

Your words are not true from analytical viewpoints. His press resistance alone and quick Ability to switch plays won't let the Ivorians near him in the middle for all phases of plays.

The fact is the player who played the role in that middle for Nigeria underperformed because he is not a natural for that deep role. Nwakali is. Take it or leave it... He would have shone where Iwobi failed.

forgiveness:


Na rugby we play today. Nwakali would have been slaughtered.

TheSuperNerd:
Ndidi was at the last Afcon and we saw where his game of passing got us to.

Ndidi is no better passer than Iwobi yet Iwobi was atrocious tonight just as he was against SA.

Nwakali no play too? Wetin em do? At least, this one carry us reach finals.

kennysville:



But I can't advocate for Jpes to be replaced. I like the fact that he is confident and luck smiled on his team. As a man thinketh in his heart... so is he. He said he would win afcon. I like that spirit. Not a defeatist mindset of Oga gernot. Na so so excuses that one go dey give.

Rohr is humble. The kind of humility Barryseal is comfortable with.

Nwakali didn't play vs Tunisia.

forgiveness:


Nwakali no play too? Wetin em do? At least, this one carry us reach finals.

comodo:

So all the ones he has been positioning correctly na wash. My bro. That was a ball to the back post. And his DF was in front of him.

The effrontery to even make such statement is wow

We did not reach the final because of Iwobi. Onyeka has more claims to carrying that midfield all tournament than Iwobi ever can claim.

forgiveness:


Nwakali no play too? Wetin em do? At least, this one carry us reach finals.

TheSuperNerd:
Your words are not true from analytical viewpoints. His press resistance alone and quick Ability to switch plays won't let the Ivorians near him in the middle for all phases of plays.

The fact is the player who played the role in that middle for Nigeria underperformed because he is not a natural for that deep role. Nwakali is. Take it or leave it... He would have shone where Iwobi failed.

If Nwakali had all these attributes, he should be in top club like Onyeka. Is he? No. Rest.

Nobi only you like better thing. European scout too like better thing. Dem for don scout am since.

Personally I think this team should be disbanded, except for only Osimhen, Nwabali, Ekong, Onyeka and maybe Aina...time to bed in the likes of Orban, Akinsanmiro, Eletu, Igoh Ogbu etc into the team ASAP...we pretty much lucked our way into the final so it is what it is...also time to phase out the likes of Iwobi, Chukwueze, Simon, Musa- thanks for your services but it's time for fresh ideas

Congrats to CIV, it was always written in the stars for them to be champions so I'm not pained. We go again next year.

MetalJigsaw:
Iwobi that has a better "passing range" what did he do? Is he not supposed to compliment Onyeka's inabilities as the "main man" in midfield?

Onyeka did the things he was expected to do and he did very well all through the competition... Who even gave him a chance?

The coach's game plan limited Iwobi. Peseiro's plan was to loop the ball from the defense to attack and the midfield to try recover the ball when it didn't get through, that might be the reason Onyeka had a more advanced role: to recover the ball and make forward drives, since he has more pace and is also better defensively. Iwobi's role wasn't as loud, that's why many didn't notice.

Curtisaxel17:


See this one. Have you ever criticized Nigeria's bad leaders? If you have, join politics and contest elections make our search end or is it too late for you to be President?

Why won't I criticise bad leaders when their policies affect me? And who told you I have not engaged in politics? You follow me dey last year when I was canvassing for Peter Obi before Tinubu and friends stole election?

How does Super Eagles losing or winning affect your life? You see how stupid your analogy is. Super Eagles are not controlling economy, they are not the ones making dollar 1,500 Naira. Nothing a football team does can affect my life the way policies from government can.

Once again, if you no fit wear boot go replace Nwabali, find another thing to talk. "We must keep looking..." who be the we? Who sabi you? Go wear gloves enter pitch.

Nwabali is good enough for us for now, better than what we have had in 5 years, but you can keep trekking in search of Casillas.

TheSuperNerd:
We did not reach the final because of Iwobi. Onyeka has more claims to carrying that midfield all tournament than Iwobi ever can claim.

Iwobi played him part till the knockout stage where he fizzled out.

African cerebral midfielders aren't trusted enough for top clubs when their white counterparts simply can do the cerebral jobs. They always look to African midfielders who are brawny and highly physical to come do the dirty work. This is why you have most of such MFs in good clubs in Europe.

forgiveness:


If Nwakali had all these attributes, he should be in top club like Onyeka. Is he? No. Rest.

Nobi only you like better thing. European scout too like better thing. Dem for don scout am since.

Good run from our players , we saw determination ,unity ,love and sense of purpose which has been lacking in our football for a while.
We were not perfect,yet got to the final.
That is the beauty of this beautiful run which we should not deprive ourselves of enjoying.
Even when we had great footballing legs in africa , we got used to bronze.
With proper player upgrade , we will enjoy our football as a nation again.
I am not happy about the outcome ,but many football pundits , analysts ,fans , fanatics , home base lovers , foreign based player converter lovers, never saw us in the finals including my novice me.
LOUDLY SPEAKING,THIS HAS BEEN OUR BEST RUN ,AFTER 2013 AFCON.