TheGoodJoe:
That last change by Coach Siasia was bad. He should watch such changes. That is the worst time to pull out a defensive midfielder for a central midfielder.

He should have kept Mikel deep, close to shield the defence.

Congrats Boys. After a Frustrating day, you Broke into the next morning with Joy.

Heroes. Jet Lag plus The Brazilian Heat.

tbaba1234:


Yes, Amuzie lost possession needlessly and Japan scored.

tbaba1234:
SINCERE SETH was at fault for 3 goals.. I don't know who gave siasia the idea to play him at CB.

We should have tried to get some experience into the defence.

Icon4s:


That team is lacking in the CB position. Ekong tried but Sincere Seth struggled.
Why did Siasia drop Wilfred Ndidi sef?

eterisan:
he was holding his arm feigning injury. Lost concentration and the ball wasn't even in the defence line when the goal was scored. Let me catch him in super eagles 1st. Abeg who de borrow plank for here? I ge need for am.

TheGoodJoe:
Take Plank.

TheGoodJoe:
Take Plank.

Icon4s:
Yes. That is the spirit. Nigerians do well even under the most unfavorable conditions.

Congratulations Nigeria.


I hope those Flying Eagles boys who let themselves down would learn from this. cc: TheGoodJoe.

TheGoodJoe:

Commenting on the airlifting, Delta Airlines spokesman Anthony Black “This is a special occasion, not only because it’s the Olympics, but also, exactly 20 years ago, on this day, the Nigerian football team needed a miracle to beat Argentina to win the gold medal in Atlanta at the Olympics. Today, we are happy to help them with another miracle.”


We should never forget what Delta Airlines did for these guys. That was special and brotherly. Increased my love for America and the City Atlanta. They did not forget.

Icon4s:
Haven watched a total of about 4 matches since last night. I think our boys will go far.

Siasia needs to work on Amuzie and Sincere Seth. There inexperience is very obvious as they are even the two youngest in that back four and were largely involved in most of the goals. Shehu and Ekong who are already full Super Eagles players showed more maturity.

Our midfield didn't do too badly as most of our goals came from pressures from our midfielders on the Japs.

Etebo exceeded expectations. 4 goals in one game. His winning the Africa's promising young player award is no fluke. A player that scored in his debute for the Super Eagles and highest goals scorer at the CAF U23. That guy is another Amokachi in the making. He may not go back to his Portuguese second division club.

Sadiq Umar had a wow performance. He may look unstable with the ball but those his long legs work magic. He so destabilized the Japanese defense and he always looked like a player that would win a penalty any time and he did.

Mikel. The game seemed to be too pacey for him but he still managed to make his impact. It shows he has really blended with the team. I am not surprised he was given a more attacking midfield role.

Azubuike is a jerky. Workaholic of a player but he still has to do more in shielding the backline.

Imoh Ezekiel was fantastic especially in the first half. That is what u get when u play a striker as a winger. O... defenders find it difficult coping with their pace. His initial shot from which Sadiq tapped in for the first goal says it all.

Usman Muhammed though not too visible (typical of his play) Did very well in the midfield in foiling the attack of the Japanese and initiating attacks. See his 1-2 combination with Mikel at the edge of the box of which Mikel did nt hit target. His combination with Azubuike was also solid until the later moments of the game before he was substituted.

Emmanuel Daniel. Siasia what happened to Daniel Akpeyi na?

The boys really suffered from jet lag. There reaction time each the Japans re-took the pass after conceding each of the first two goal is a reflection of that. Same thing happened again as the third goal came after a substitution.

Each time the game pauses it takes them a little longer time to get back into the frame of things.

I believe we would have won that game by 5-0 or 5-1. Our boys were that good.

Siasia need to sort out that defense before our next game.

At least the boys would now go back to their hotel rooms and rest very well.

God Bless Nigeria.

joseph1013:
Japan has never scored more than 3 goals in an olympics match.

tbaba1234:


Good analysis.

Feirense got promoted last season so Etebo will play in the Portuguese top flight.

If they can sort out their defence, they will go far.

adrainuche:
Have been saying this mikel shouldn't have gone I say ba mikel go spoil their ball them say I be mikel hater ..

We have nwobodo, micheal the guy that signed for
lillestorm they would have been better

Presbulg:


It ended 2-2

tobex23:


Good morning sir, please Sir, could you spare me a minute of your time? Please, I need your help urgently Sir

Presbulg:


How may I be of help?
Sorry the late reply, I just woke up

safarigirl:
I hope i'm not the only one who woke up to this shamelessness this morning

The nerve of that man! Releasing an idiotic speech about being proud of a team you washed your hands off of more or less. These are the kind of people Sango and Amadioha are supposed to be striking even in their graves!


The shamelessness of this release is a slap on the face of every right thinking Nigerian. The only people that should be celebrating the U23 are DELTA Airlines and the USA, in fact, we shpuld even link up the Nigerian U23 to the US Olympic Team and if they win a medal, it should be listed under Team USA's medals.

Both Dalung and the daft monkey that gave him the position of Sports Minister should go and die

safarigirl:
I hope i'm not the only one who woke up to this shamelessness this morning

The nerve of that man! Releasing an idiotic speech about being proud of a team you washed your hands off of more or less. These are the kind of people Sango and Amadioha are supposed to be striking even in their graves!


The shamelessness of this release is a slap on the face of every right thinking Nigerian. The only people that should be celebrating the U23 are DELTA Airlines and the USA, in fact, we shpuld even link up the Nigerian U23 to the US Olympic Team and if they win a medal, it should be listed under Team USA's medals.

Both Dalung and the daft monkey that gave him the position of Sports Minister should go and die

TheGoodJoe:


Leave the President out of this. As For Dalung, he is wicked. No matter his trouble and disagreement with Pinnick, he should never have treated the Dream Team this way. His handling of team Nigeria was pathetic.

I hope our journalist team up to expose his wickedness. These guys suffered.

If you still need the plank, you can use it with no charges.