Jarus:


Senegalese attacked Nigerians/Nigerian property in Senegal because of this game.

Aghahowa also became a household name in Senegal till today because of this game.

Odunayaw:
Please mention any national team using such niceties

TheGoodJoe:


Read on inverted full backs. That is why I keep crying of invention.

jihday:
I hope you realize this isn't club football, where you have all the time in the world to try new things

TheGoodJoe:


That is why I have been critical of us moving at a snail pace for years under Rohr in developing the team. As long as we stick to conservative systems to win games we will not grow in any way.

Odunayaw:
Please mention any national team using such niceties

darkelf:


Yea, heard of this at the time

How passionate and asinine some fans can be

Odunayaw:

There are less conservative systems in National teams around the world,I believe Europe & South America are foremost in football theory. Show me one that's implemented Inverted fullbacks.

he begins sweating

charlesemeka85:

allegations against amuneke in tanzania


Hi Guys,let me declare interest on this issue,Iam a Tanzanian and I want to clarify few issues on your bogus fellow countryman called Amunike.
It is true that we are not a powerful nation when it comes to soccer but we have decent players and It is true that the last time we made it to AFCOn was 39 years ago
On paper it looks as if Amunike is the messiah who helped Tanzania to qualify after 39 years(we all know Uganda did us a favor and allowed us to clobber them 3-0)
We noticed Amunike's flaws when we played Lesotho,his team selection was mediocre,he left out good players claiming they are Insubordinate,he hates players from the two big and popular clubs (Simba and Yanga)he ended up picking half baked players,we lost 1-0 to lesotho and had to wait until the last match for Ugandans who were already qualified to let us put three goals in the back of their nets.
Fast foward to June in cairo, Amunike was on it again .We were leading kenya 2-1 at half time and how he spent the 10 minutes in the dressing room is still puzzling the Tanzania's fans
**HE YELLED AT SENIOR PLAYERS calling them names claiming they play like women,one of them the center half Kelvin Yondan started crying the mood changed,we ended up loosing 3-2 to kenya,that was the only game we were atleast able to win because winning against senegal and Algeria was almost impossible but we lost because of the IGBO man EGO.
***HIS AGENT(an arab guy)was overheard and allegedly recorded before the game against Algeria that he wanted Tanzania to loose by a very big margin,we ended up loosing 3-0(PLEASE TELL ME IF THAT IS NOT MATCH FIXING)we all knew Algeria was going to win that match but his agent wanted us to loose by big margin...may be 10-0 may be 15-0 . who knows?

**** A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT CLAIMED TO BE TOLD BY NIGERIAN FA CHIEF THAT AMUNIKE IS NOT A GOOD COACH.
MP Juma nkamia a well renowned sport figure in Tanzania had a chitchat with a Nigerian FA chief in cairo and according to him the FA chief was suprised why Tanzania picked Amunike as a coach calling him a BROKER/MIDDLEMAN and insisted that the Tanzania football federation should have consulted him before hiring Amunike
****AMUNIKE LEFT TANZANIA AS VERY UNPOPULAR AMONG PLAYERS AND FANS,we will not miss him at all,we are still going after the FA bosses who hired him because his CV as a coach is bogus,more heads have to roll
Bye bye Amunike,bye felicia, do not come back.

charlesemeka85:

allegations against amuneke in tanzania


Hi Guys,let me declare interest on this issue,Iam a Tanzanian and I want to clarify few issues on your bogus fellow countryman called Amunike.
It is true that we are not a powerful nation when it comes to soccer but we have decent players and It is true that the last time we made it to AFCOn was 39 years ago
On paper it looks as if Amunike is the messiah who helped Tanzania to qualify after 39 years(we all know Uganda did us a favor and allowed us to clobber them 3-0)
We noticed Amunike's flaws when we played Lesotho,his team selection was mediocre,he left out good players claiming they are Insubordinate,he hates players from the two big and popular clubs (Simba and Yanga)he ended up picking half baked players,we lost 1-0 to lesotho and had to wait until the last match for Ugandans who were already qualified to let us put three goals in the back of their nets.
Fast foward to June in cairo, Amunike was on it again .We were leading kenya 2-1 at half time and how he spent the 10 minutes in the dressing room is still puzzling the Tanzania's fans
**HE YELLED AT SENIOR PLAYERS calling them names claiming they play like women,one of them the center half Kelvin Yondan started crying the mood changed,we ended up loosing 3-2 to kenya,that was the only game we were atleast able to win because winning against senegal and Algeria was almost impossible but we lost because of the IGBO man EGO.
***HIS AGENT(an arab guy)was overheard and allegedly recorded before the game against Algeria that he wanted Tanzania to loose by a very big margin,we ended up loosing 3-0(PLEASE TELL ME IF THAT IS NOT MATCH FIXING)we all knew Algeria was going to win that match but his agent wanted us to loose by big margin...may be 10-0 may be 15-0 . who knows?

**** A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT CLAIMED TO BE TOLD BY NIGERIAN FA CHIEF THAT AMUNIKE IS NOT A GOOD COACH.
MP Juma nkamia a well renowned sport figure in Tanzania had a chitchat with a Nigerian FA chief in cairo and according to him the FA chief was suprised why Tanzania picked Amunike as a coach calling him a BROKER/MIDDLEMAN and insisted that the Tanzania football federation should have consulted him before hiring Amunike
****AMUNIKE LEFT TANZANIA AS VERY UNPOPULAR AMONG PLAYERS AND FANS,we will not miss him at all,we are still going after the FA bosses who hired him because his CV as a coach is bogus,more heads have to roll
Bye bye Amunike,bye felicia, do not come back.

TheGoodJoe:


First of all, there is a lot of competition for quality coaches amongst clubs and we are to deal with lots of leftovers in club football. Although there is a rising trend of invention in the game.

One of the creative minds who tinkers with his formations to enhance fluidity is Roberto Martinez of Belgium. Been a fan of his since his day's at Swansea.

You can read this article to refresh your mind.

With flashes of genius and kamikaze bravery, Roberto Martinez is one of the game's most entertaining coaches

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Watching the opening 45 minutes recalled Pep Guardiola's famous description of formations as simply "telephone numbers": empty demarcations that misunderstand the fluidity of top-level football.

Nominally this was a 4-3-3 from Belgium, with Nacer Chadli in central midfield, Romelu Lukaku as a right winger, and Kevin de Bruyne a false nine. Already, having dramatically abandoned the 3-4-3 shape Belgium had been working on for years, Martinez was taking a huge risk.

https://www.unibet.co.uk/blog/football/world-cup/with-flashes-of-genius-and-kamikaze-bravery-roberto-martinez-is-one-of-

Odunayaw:
This is almost becoming irritating walahi.

Show me a National Team that has used/is using Inverted Fullbacks that's all. This Dilly dallying is lame

edi287:

- Source please. The reason I heard Nacho didn't play CHAN was because he left to complete his move to City.
- Odemwingie wasn't in "top form". He was just ok and I think that was around the time he started beefing with Steve Clarke after his failed move to QPR. He scored only 5 goals that season(12/13.)
Martins should've played but we had Emenike in form and like I said - he didn't play well when he got the chance and wasn't actually in form at Kazan before AFCON
- Yobo got injured and Oboabona and Omeruo usurped his position and rightly so as at that time. When he dropped Yobo for Confed cup - he said Yobo would make the WC and eventually break the appearance record.
- Aluko deserved to go to WC.
Igiebor was given an opportunity but he didn't play well at AFCON and Keshi eventually found a winning midfield formula in Mikel - Onazi - Mba

Earthquake2:


Did you watch the Cameroon game, Aina switched off and was bypassed for the goal

It is not new knowledge

OMANBALA1:


Every contributor here knows Aina loses concentration but you. Aina get caught ball watching on many occasions. He literally knocked Balogun into unconsciousness during world cup qualifier, because of lack of concentration. Sometimes I feel you deliberately like to sound ignorant.

ChrisKels:


Yeye move, he has just consolidated his place in the U23s, with this move he should concentrate on proving himself, he shouldn't dream of super eagles from there. We have better players in his position already. I hope Ademola joins soon.

Joebie:
Let me start my own. Etebo and Omeruo are the best SE players so far in this AFCON
@ TheSuperNerd
come and hold fight oh

charlesemeka85:
how will they appreciate etebo when he is not xavi or iniesta? all they care about is attacking and pretty football without putting the main aim which is winning into consideration. morroco was among the team that displayed top quality football in this tournament so far but where are they today?

they can never see or appreciates etebo's input in the midfield because he doesnt trade tailor made passes that splits opposing defense into shreds. ndi ma ezigbo ball lmao

TheGoodJoe:


You are the one dilly dallying. I have showed you a coach that tinkers with his system to the point of having De Bruyne playing as a false 9, having Chadli playing as a wing back. Highlights invention.

Read this tweet.

Jeff Borzello
@jeffborzello
Roberto Martinez using Nacer Chadli and Thorgan Hazard as wingbacks, one of them as an inverted wingback, is hilarious to me. Maybe the tactical highlight of the tournament so far. #WorldCup
https://mobile.twitter.com/jeffborzello/status/1012400005909565440?lang=en

forgiveness:



Odemwigie was in top form. He scored the 5 goals with 3 assists before the AFCON. Remember, he did that as a winger. The beef was after the AFCON.


Martins received pay cut in other to join Levante prior to the AFCON. And right after he joined he scored 6 goals with assists in the La Liga prior to the AFCON. In addition, he scored another two goals in Europa League to advance Levante to the round of 16th. It was also prior to the AFCON.

Joebie:
Let me start my own. Etebo and Omeruo are the best SE players so far in this AFCON
@ TheSuperNerd
come and separate fight oh

edi287:

Etebo has been the best player.

darkelf:


Seconded

Odunayaw:
Took you long enough
In your wisdom we should tinker with something relatively very new and highly error prone- not surprising seeing how demanding it is, just to look enterprising?
Its hard to take you serious, more so when it seems you scoured hard to find something that's not perfected.

NB
I never saw this Inverted fullback in the UNL, and even looking back at WC, it wasn't used as a mainstay

darkelf:
Approximately 15 hrs left for the match between Nigeria Vs South-Africa

Go Super Eagles

darkelf:


yea. His consistency stands him out

Followed closely by Ndidi

Taliban:


His your optimism dey fear me o, hmm hope say una no go make us lose.

edi287:
Make Super Eagles no fall my hand tomorrow. I need a convincing win to celebrate my birthday and shut some of my Mzansi friends up.

I haven't been this apprehensive over a game in ages!!

edi287:

Etebo has been the best player.