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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by BascoVanVeli(m): 11:18am On Feb 10, 2018
TheGoodJoe:


I can accept the referee missed a clear red card. We saw it repeatedly in the attack against City. As Bernardo Silva put it, Slaughter. However, I can not accept a Nigerian trying to justify a clear red card the referee missed. the my friend, is a new low.

Take am easy abeg
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by BascoVanVeli(m): 11:22am On Feb 10, 2018
Mickael2:



grin grin but seriously oh, this isn't because it is Onazi but thank God you know that this wasn't some sort of bias

I totally get were u both are coming from tbh. I don't think u are being biased but I just had to get the Onazi joke in grin
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 11:25am On Feb 10, 2018
Mickael2:



someone who thinks that Emenike's goal should have been given tells you all you need to know about the person
You can disagree on the goal and I will not say a thing but on Onazi's tackle after seeing the images, sheds more light on your thoughts towards the team.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 11:29am On Feb 10, 2018
Blaise Matuidi's horrific tackle on Ogenyi Onazi didn't go unnoticed as Argentine legend Diego Maradona shared a photo of the stamp with a sad expression on his face. Get well soon Onazi!

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 11:31am On Feb 10, 2018
realpoacher:











All of you have strength o! Arguing with a known hater of the SE. He has a track record here na,...

Always negatively against anything Super Eagles. Sometimes I wonder if he a Nigerian

We win... He will be absent, and shows up days after the euphoria have died down to downplay the win

He seeks to see us lose,... Many times he even go as far as prophesying that we will lose

Our players do well in their clubs... No commendation, no applaud, no nothing

Rather he looks out for their flaws and blows it out of proportion.


Is that the person you people are arguing with?.. Let our opponents slaughter our players on the field with knives, him and his cohorts will turn a blind eye, to them, killing our players is even better.

Don't waste your energy on known haters

Asin eh, I don dey suspect that guy from today. He must be a Spy.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 11:31am On Feb 10, 2018
Someone defending such evil after Onazi not long before that came back from a stretcher after a dangerous Matuidi tackle sends shivers of fear down my spine.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Certitude(m): 11:33am On Feb 10, 2018
Mickael2:



someone who thinks that Emenike's goal should have been given tells you all you need to know about the person
Who b the person sef? But all through that game, our players acted like novices. They were so holy... Evra holding Osaze during the coner kick; the elbow on Mikel and Matuidi's tackle on Onazi and they all kept calm... Even when I dey play street football, you no fit mess with my team mate.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Certitude(m): 11:36am On Feb 10, 2018
Sir TheGoodJoe, please stop posting those pics... They are graphic.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Mujtahida: 11:38am On Feb 10, 2018
Certitude:

Who b the person sef? But all through that game, our players acted like novices. They were so holy... Evra holding Osaze during the coner kick; the elbow on Mikel and Matuidi's tackle on Onazi and they all kept calm... Even when I dey play street football, you no fit mess with my team mate.
That 2014 team was very tame- no fire inside them, no confidence. They just went to be part of the number. I doubt if there was any real expectation on that team. I can't recall the team having any set target. So wishy washy. That's why they could accept any thing. Their mentality was very poor.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by BascoVanVeli(m): 11:39am On Feb 10, 2018
Icon4s:



If I pour my venom on Mikel this morning una go say I wicked.

See his statement.

Little wonder why he reacted the way he did. He is not his brother's keeper at all. Even if he thought it was a fair challenge couldn't he have made a big deal out of it? He should not try that rubbish in Russia o.

Onazi was a strong young player. Mikel should just praise God that it was not him that was tackled that way. His career would have ended that day.

Yes but we all know that Mikel has changed since the Rio Olympic. This is a different Mikel

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 11:40am On Feb 10, 2018
Certitude:

Who b the person sef? But all through that game, our players acted like novices. They were so holy... Evra holding Osaze during the coner kick; the elbow on Mikel and Matuidi's tackle on Onazi and they all kept calm... Even when I dey play street football, you no fit mess with my team mate.

Same problem I am having with the City players. As soon as it happens, surround the referee and scream murder. That will even give opponents fear to tackle harshly. That is what I liked from the Barcelona under Guardiola.

Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 11:42am On Feb 10, 2018
Certitude:
Sir TheGoodJoe, please stop posting those pics... They are graphic.

I agree it is enough.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 11:45am On Feb 10, 2018
You must have a lot of nerve to not see that this is worse than Suarez.... Diego Maradona on Matuidi's tackle on Onazi.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by M7even(m): 12:07pm On Feb 10, 2018
TheSuperNerd:
The power of hindsight.... wink

Well, I get you but sadly Shehu could not discern the future so he couldn't have known that Brahimi would come back to cause that penalty.
Funny thing is when the whistle went, Brahimi thought it was against him thus raising his hands slightly in frustration with that expression of "not again" on his face only to turn and find out the decision was for him and was a penalty. Even he was not convinced about the penalty call... But who bloody cares? He just stepped up and buried it. grin

Hope we learn from that going into the mundial.




yes boss, hope we learn from such instance like that. I believe our style of play would frustrate many teams, this is because of our tireless marking and runnings. this should make opponent who are not having a good day commit several fouls like that of Brahimi. we just need to take advantage of such.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Mickael2(m): 12:22pm On Feb 10, 2018
Certitude:

Who b the person sef? But all through that game, our players acted like novices. They were so holy... Evra holding Osaze during the coner kick; the elbow on Mikel and Matuidi's tackle on Onazi and they all kept calm... Even when I dey play street football, you no fit mess with my team mate.


I totally agree with you. Infact when that tackle on Onazi was committed I immediately shouted red card, shouting at the players to rush the ref na. The penalty incident happened in the first half and me till now never understand how e come be say nobody, not even Osaze said anything, in fact I think the ref saw the incident because he later warned Evra but since we didn't shout and scream there was no penalty. It was after weeks of studying the tape and the rules that I got to understand the refs angle
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Mickael2(m): 12:25pm On Feb 10, 2018
TheGoodJoe:

You can disagree on the goal and I will not say a thing but on Onazi's tackle after seeing the images, sheds more light on your thoughts towards the team.

towards which team exactly? So you havent seen where I said that Rohr's team never reach Keshi's team? Abi you haven't seen where I typed that defeating Bosnia is something Rohr's team would find difficult? Abi you haven't seen me praising Keshi's team before? The thing with being sentimental is that once you start, everyother contrary opinion becomes a hate speech

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Mickael2(m): 12:25pm On Feb 10, 2018
BascoVanVeli:


I totally get were u both are coming from tbh. I don't think u are being biased but I just had to get the Onazi joke in grin


grin grin grin this man sef

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 12:26pm On Feb 10, 2018
Mickael2:


towards which team exactly? So you havent seen where I said that Rohr's team never reach Keshi's team? Abi you haven't seen where I typed that defeating Bosnia is something Rohr's team would find difficult? Abi you haven't seen me praising Keshi's team before? The thing with being sentimental is that once you start, everyother contrary opinion becomes a hate speech

Please. I could not have said it better myself.

You must have a lot of nerve to not see that this is worse than Suarez.... Diego Maradona on Matuidi's tackle on Onazi.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Mickael2(m): 12:34pm On Feb 10, 2018
TheGoodJoe:


Please. I could not have said it better myself.

You must have a lot of nerve to not see that this is worse than Suarez.... Diego Maradona on Matuidi's tackle on Onazi.


of course it is way worse than what Suarez did. Suarez bit a player, I mean no one gets injured from a bite except the person has rabbies or he severes one of your arteries, but he was given a ban because it was not a natural move(like when Ronaldo turned to a referee and touched his *****) but Matuidi's case is way different. It is a natural occurence and you could argue that some refs would send him off but a ban?
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 12:44pm On Feb 10, 2018
Certitude:

Who b the person sef? But all through that game, our players acted like novices. They were so holy... Evra holding Osaze during the coner kick; the elbow on Mikel and Matuidi's tackle on Onazi and they all kept calm... Even when I dey play street football, you no fit mess with my team mate.

Yes, I remember that case of Evra holding Osaze. Osaze had no business remaining on his feet at that point. That would have probably been a penalty chance.

In football you employ all available tricks to win your games.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 12:52pm On Feb 10, 2018
Mickael2:



of course it is way worse than what Suarez did. Suarez bit a player, I mean no one gets injured from a bite except the person has rabbies or he severes one of your arteries, but he was given a ban because it was not a natural move(like when Ronaldo turned to a referee and touched his *****) but Matuidi's case is way different. It is a natural occurence and you could argue that some refs would send him off but a ban?

The Middlesbrough defender Emanuel Pogatetz today issued a public apology to Manchester United's Brazilian midfielder Rodrigo Possebon for the reckless, studs-up tackle during last night's Carling Cup tie that left the teenager in hospital. Pogatetz also accepted that he had deserved to be sent off.Possebon was kept in hospital overnight after the incident during United's 3-1 win at Old Trafford and needed stitches to a two-inch gash just below his right knee. But the 19-year-old will reflect that he actually had a lucky escape after x-rays showed there was no break.Sir Alex Ferguson, who said that he feared a long-term injury, accused Pogatetz of a "horrendous" and "terrible" challenge, while the former United and Middlesbrough defender Gary Pallister added further condemnation, accusing the guilty player of knowing he was going to hurt his opponent.

Pogatetz, however, insisted it had not been pre-meditated. "Firstly, I have to say that I went for the tackle because I thought I could win the ball. I now accept, however, that I misjudged the challenge," said the Middlesbrough captain. "Immediately after the incident, I did not think it was a red-card offence because I did win the ball. But now I have had the chance to see the tackle on television, I know the referee was right to send me off."Pogatetz said he had sent a message to Possebon and would try to contact him in person. "I am going to speak to Rodrigo by telephone and I have apologised for hurting him.

"I hope that he will make a quick recovery and that he will not be out for long."

His contrition will not spare him from a club fine and a three-match ban, while the incident will do little to improve the reputation of a player who refers to himself as "Mad Dog" and, as a Spartak Moscow player in 2005, was banned for 24 weeks, reduced to eight on appeal, after breaking an opponent's leg in two places.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/sep/24/middlesbrough.manchesterunited


Maybe you do not know players get bans for Horror tackles and what Matuidi did is a perfect picture of a horror tackle.

Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by CaptainStephen(m): 12:55pm On Feb 10, 2018
Mickael2:



of course it is way worse than what Suarez did. Suarez bit a player, I mean no one gets injured from a bite except the person has rabbies or he severes one of your arteries, but he was given a ban because it was not a natural move(like when Ronaldo turned to a referee and touched his *****) but Matuidi's case is way different. It is a natural occurence and you could argue that some refs would send him off but a ban?
bros its a bad tackle plain and simple, I almost got expelled from NDA for a similar kind of tackle on my colleague.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 12:55pm On Feb 10, 2018
Mickael2:



of course it is way worse than what Suarez did. Suarez bit a player, I mean no one gets injured from a bite except the person has rabbies or he severes one of your arteries, but he was given a ban because it was not a natural move(like when Ronaldo turned to a referee and touched his *****) but Matuidi's case is way different. It is a natural occurence and you could argue that some refs would send him off but a ban?

Matuidi had a premeditated plan to injure Onazi. He tried the first and failed. Then tried again and got Onazi injured. Please, stop playing the Devil's advocate. Matuidi was evil and what he did was nothing short of demonic.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 12:55pm On Feb 10, 2018
Mickael2:



of course it is way worse than what Suarez did. Suarez bit a player, I mean no one gets injured from a bite except the person has rabbies or he severes one of your arteries, but he was given a ban because it was not a natural move(like when Ronaldo turned to a referee and touched his *****) but Matuidi's case is way different. It is a natural occurence and you could argue that some refs would send him off but a ban?

Not 'some refs'... By the rule book, that is a straight red. It is not up to discretion.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 12:57pm On Feb 10, 2018
Shockingly, Possebon was never the same after that tackle. His career went down hill after such brilliant performance in that game against Middlesbrough.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Humility017(m): 12:58pm On Feb 10, 2018
Icon4s:


Yes, I remember that case of Evra holding Osaze. Osaze had no business remaining on his feet at that point. That would have probably been a penalty chance.

In football you employ all available tricks to win your games.
to be honest...that team would have won France had it been they knew how to use tricks... I was talking to someone recently that abilities and physical strength, skills, techniques don't just win games in the world cup...there are times this things fail then a team will have to use their brains... tricks come to play...like the Uruguayan team against Ghana in 2010 world cup...and the Italy team in 2006 world cup final...

how I wish someone can communicate this to these crop of players....mikel messed up in the last mundial...I remember him chattin wit Oliver Giroud and Dzeko during the world cup match as if they came for a reunion..he never acted as someone that meant business
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Mickael2(m): 1:02pm On Feb 10, 2018
TheGoodJoe:


The Middlesbrough defender Emanuel Pogatetz today issued a public apology to Manchester United's Brazilian midfielder Rodrigo Possebon for the reckless, studs-up tackle during last night's Carling Cup tie that left the teenager in hospital. Pogatetz also accepted that he had deserved to be sent off.Possebon was kept in hospital overnight after the incident during United's 3-1 win at Old Trafford and needed stitches to a two-inch gash just below his right knee. But the 19-year-old will reflect that he actually had a lucky escape after x-rays showed there was no break.Sir Alex Ferguson, who said that he feared a long-term injury, accused Pogatetz of a "horrendous" and "terrible" challenge, while the former United and Middlesbrough defender Gary Pallister added further condemnation, accusing the guilty player of knowing he was going to hurt his opponent.

Pogatetz, however, insisted it had not been pre-meditated. "Firstly, I have to say that I went for the tackle because I thought I could win the ball. I now accept, however, that I misjudged the challenge," said the Middlesbrough captain. "Immediately after the incident, I did not think it was a red-card offence because I did win the ball. But now I have had the chance to see the tackle on television, I know the referee was right to send me off."Pogatetz said he had sent a message to Possebon and would try to contact him in person. "I am going to speak to Rodrigo by telephone and I have apologised for hurting him.

"I hope that he will make a quick recovery and that he will not be out for long."

His contrition will not spare him from a club fine and a three-match ban, while the incident will do little to improve the reputation of a player who refers to himself as "Mad Dog" and, as a Spartak Moscow player in 2005, was banned for 24 weeks, reduced to eight on appeal, after breaking an opponent's leg in two places.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/sep/24/middlesbrough.manchesterunited


Maybe you do not know players get bans for Horror tackles and what Matuidi did is a perfect picture of a horror tackle.

this is the last thing I will say about this. Check out that picture and from the news report check where he needed stitches. Then compare the location of the tackle with that of Matuidi and then check if they are the same according to the rule book. If after checking all these you still don't understand then have a nice sunny saturday
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 1:03pm On Feb 10, 2018
Certitude:
Sir TheGoodJoe, please stop posting those pics... They are graphic.

Yet a fellow Nigerian, a so called supporter of Nigerian football is trivializing the tackle.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 1:04pm On Feb 10, 2018
TheSuperNerd:



That Algerian was the dragon slayer himself... Islam Slimani... Even Musa had to talk to him but calmly because of their Leicester relations....

Slimani thought he could take on Balogun but when Balogun took off his face mask.... Wooossh...

Another instance..

Awaziem knew Akpeyi made a mistake, look at his reaction when Akpeyi picked the ball but he was the number 1 defence attorney.

You need characters like that in a team.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Mickael2(m): 1:08pm On Feb 10, 2018
CaptainStephen:
bros its a bad tackle plain and simple, I almost got expelled from NDA for a similar kind of tackle on my colleague.


nobody is denying that. It was a horrible tackle no doubt but what I am saying here is that the ref not giving Matuidi a straight red isn't exactly a case of corruption as some are potraying it. TheGoodJoe's opinion here is that Matuidi had initially tried to injure Onazi, that is also my believe as a nigerian, but call out a french guy and he would tell you that there was no malice intended and he just wanted to win, doing his work as the destroyer in midfield and he could give reasons to back up his claim too. So you see that there are two sides to this same story, and whichever side the ref chooses in that particular point in time is not wrong, it was just the way the ref viewed it.

People seem to think that I am saying that the foul was fair or something, I would have sent him off if I am the ref no doubt, but the ref on the day had enough reasons not to send him off, thats the point
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 1:11pm On Feb 10, 2018
Mickael2:


People seem to think that I am saying that the foul was fair or something, I would have sent him off if I am the ref no doubt, but the ref on the day had enough reasons not to send him off, thats the point

Nope, once the ref sees that tackle, it is a straight red.

No ifs or buts..

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Mickael2(m): 1:12pm On Feb 10, 2018
Icon4s:


Yet a fellow Nigerian, a so called supporter of Nigerian football is trivializing the tackle.

as always, gross misunderstanding of the case at hand. Who in his right senses would say that that wasn't a bad tackle? What the point is right now is 'was it a sign of corruption that the ref did not send off Matuidi' and that is all I am talking about. I have said this over and again

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