Morocco 1(1) vs 1(4) Benin FT( red card Benin and they win)

[ohenhen1]

...so Ohenhen and others, una go hire that journey man Maroc coach again when una fore Rhor

Good question. I wonder what their responses will be now

Wetin concern me. I don't want Renard.

[txj]

Marco have only themselves to blame for the loss. You don't miss so many chances at this level..

Gotta give credit to Benin at the end. The conviction and pace at which they hit the ball at the PKs was really something to behold. They knew exactly what they were doing and executed it perfectly.

I'm talking about the match not the PKs.

Really poor from Morocco; had zero reason to lose this game...

[danfo driver]

dem don smoke Morocco!

So, Boufal didnt dribble more than Messi? Belhanda did not use his hand-a to help Morocco? Africa's greatest defender nko? Mehdi? He didnt meh-deh-meh-deh Benin's strikers? Eziokwu!

[danfo driver]

I no understand why tension dey catch me. No be Naija dey play na

Because you are petty! Your hope was for Moroccco to lose so you can head over to the Renard thread!

[danfo driver]

That is why THEY PLAY THE GAME.

Meanwhile, our coach would have told them Morocco is stronger than you, they won all their games, they topped their group, they are ranked higher than you, their players play for top clubs. Just try not to embarrass yourselves.

Congrats to Benin for having self-belief.

na so we see am o! tufiakwa! Tomorrow someone will come an say that the ram brought winning mentality to Nigeria! smh

[Chief Ogbunigwe]

That is why THEY PLAY THE GAME.

Meanwhile, our coach would have told them Morocco is stronger than you, they won all their games, they topped their group, they are ranked higher than you, their players play for top clubs. Just try not to embarrass yourselves.

Congrats to Benin for having self-belief.

na so we see am o! tufiakwa! Tomorrow someone will come an say that the ram brought winning mentality to Nigeria! smh

Na natives now.
When I joined the original platform in 1998, we were discussing beat man for the job vs Oyibo coach. 21 years later, we are still here. The few we produced during that period, we discarded, frustrated, insulted. So I guess coaching (and goalkeeping) are two things that we are incapable of producing as a nation? I don't believe it.

[maceo4]

Morocco probably didn’t practice PKs thought they would whoop Benin senseless lol

[Chief Ogbunigwe]

Morocco probably didn’t practice PKs thought they would whoop Benin senseless lol

poor excuse. Any team going to the knockout phase SHOULD be prepared for PKs. So Ziyech didnt practice his last minute PK to win the match because he wasn't expecting it?

[mcal]

Morocco probably didn’t practice PKs thought they would whoop Benin senseless lol

poor excuse. Any team going to the knockout phase SHOULD be prepared for PKs. So Ziyech didnt practice his last minute PK to win the match because he wasn't expecting it?

...they paid off the ref, no need for practice. It was obvious throughout the match.

[oloye]

Morocco probably didn’t practice PKs thought they would whoop Benin senseless lol

poor excuse. Any team going to the knockout phase SHOULD be prepared for PKs. So Ziyech didnt practice his last minute PK to win the match because he wasn't expecting it?

I ma sure they did. It was obvious what those who lost their kicks were trying to do. Ziyach penalty was a good one until it struck the post. Boufal, he was aiming for a good height, the problem with that is if you overhit it, the ball will rise higher than anticipated. The best penalty remain one that has height, it is scientifically proven that keepers cannot jump to a certain height from the standing position when it comes to penalties, so some confident players try to go for height, but it is risky the ball can suddenly decide to come alive.

And the one that was saved well $#% happens. No one will tell me they did not practice penalties, same coach won the afcon via penalties in the past, so we know that he won't joke with that. That you practice does not mean you still won't miss it, practice only help to minimise it.

[maceo4]

If we get knocked out today, look for Rohr to reference the Morocco game to try to minimize the magnitude of failure lol

[Robbynice]

If we get knocked out today, look for Rohr to reference the Morocco game to try to minimize the magnitude of failure lol

He can do that if he wants but if we lose today then stick a fork in him cause he is done.