Mali V Benin Official thread

Senator WIRES · Post by **Senator WIRES** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:07 pm

CAMERULES wrote:
airwolex wrote:Mali are a quick team but not that physical. It's hard to judge how good they really are because benin are just too physical but it looks as if we can beat them.
Na Naija again? You cant beat everybody. Even Cote D`Ivoire

you will need to send some plantains

baprophet · Post by **baprophet** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:07 pm

green4life wrote:
tbite wrote:
green4life wrote:if mali wins then we have to beat mali or we're out.
We don't have to beat Mali. A draw would suffice, and we could use benin to get some goals and qualify on goal difference
bros, if nigeria cannot beat the mali team that i'm watching right now, betty should be fired on the spot. no excuses.

Mali is crap, nothing impressive about them

Molue Conductor · Post by **Molue Conductor** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:07 pm

tbite wrote:
Senator WIRES wrote:what of If Mali beats CI?
That can't happen.

do u see it happenin?

we must beet mali if not CIV and mali can combine to tie their last game and knock us out

Post by **SylverEagles** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:09 pm

green4life wrote:
tbite wrote:
green4life wrote:if mali wins then we have to beat mali or we're out.
We don't have to beat Mali. A draw would suffice, and we could use benin to get some goals and qualify on goal difference
bros, if nigeria cannot beat the mali team that i'm watching right now, betty should be fired on the spot. no excuses.

That's why i don't understand all this mourning and gnashing of teeth. Mali are not all that. They have an average attack, good MF and sub par DEF. We can beat them, and if we don't we don't deserve to go through.

omk · Post by **omk** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:10 pm

Mister Dolly wrote:
If Mali wins, we are screwed..

Why is that?

Has it come to a situation where we can't hope to win matches ourselves?

I think not.

kolinzo · Post by **kolinzo** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:11 pm

SylverEagles wrote:
green4life wrote:
tbite wrote:
green4life wrote:if mali wins then we have to beat mali or we're out.
We don't have to beat Mali. A draw would suffice, and we could use benin to get some goals and qualify on goal difference
bros, if nigeria cannot beat the mali team that i'm watching right now, betty should be fired on the spot. no excuses.
That's why i don't understand all this mourning and gnashing of teeth. Mali are not all that. They have an average attack, good MF and sub par DEF. We can beat them, and if we don't we don't deserve to go through.

Tell me something I don't know! You are talking as if we have other choice. We lose our yansh dey go back to Murtala, Lag city baby!

kolinzo · Post by **kolinzo** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:12 pm

What's the scores??

REDSPYDA · Post by **REDSPYDA** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:13 pm

Thats the problem no respect for the opposition. calling them overrated and avg... SE are overrated and Avg too per todays performance

Tbite · Post by **Tbite** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:14 pm

The time we are wasting in this Tournament, we could have been using to practice for the African Nations Cup in Angola

We are not ready yet.

We didn't come to Ghana, to participate we came here to win the Gold. If we couldn't beat Ivory Coast today I don't see us getting the gold. To be the best u av to beat the best

Why do we want to qualify from this group anyways. To get a nice bronze, to add to the collection.

Tbite · Post by **Tbite** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:16 pm

REDSPYDA wrote:Thats the problem no respect for the opposition. calling them overrated and avg... SE are overrated and Avg too per todays performance

That's not the problem, we knew what we were up against today and we played good football. Such statements are only being made to make us sleep easier.

Let us not fabricate nonsense.

Papoose · Post by **Papoose** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:16 pm

Disrespecting teams again.Hmmmmmmm.

kolinzo · Post by **kolinzo** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:18 pm

Papoose wrote:Disrespecting teams again.Hmmmmmmm.

That's what the British has done to us, arrogance that is!

StrikerC · Post by **StrikerC** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:19 pm

green4life wrote:
tbite wrote:
green4life wrote:if mali wins then we have to beat mali or we're out.
We don't have to beat Mali. A draw would suffice, and we could use benin to get some goals and qualify on goal difference
bros, if nigeria cannot beat the mali team that i'm watching right now, betty should be fired on the spot. no excuses.

Ever heard the saying "styles make fights"?

This Benin team is more physical than the SE so you need to factor that in your assessment of Mali. The SE will play a more controlled, modernized game and that may allow Mali to also have a better control of their game.
Besides, this is every teams first game so expect most good teams to improve as the tournament goes on but you must win in order to move on and improve. So a first win is priceless.

Trust me, Mali will improve in th next game like any other good team.

Papoose · Post by **Papoose** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:19 pm

Who scored for Mali ?

Papoose · Post by **Papoose** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:21 pm

Papoose wrote:Who scored for Mali ?

Kanoute, my bad.

Papoose · Post by **Papoose** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:21 pm

kolinzo wrote:
Papoose wrote:Disrespecting teams again.Hmmmmmmm.
That's what the British has done to us, arrogance that is!

KPOM!

Chxta · Post by **Chxta** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:26 pm

Benin are taking the game to Mali...

Tbite · Post by **Tbite** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:27 pm

OMFG Benin could av scored

green4life · Post by **green4life** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:29 pm

StrikerC wrote:
green4life wrote:
tbite wrote:
green4life wrote:if mali wins then we have to beat mali or we're out.
We don't have to beat Mali. A draw would suffice, and we could use benin to get some goals and qualify on goal difference
bros, if nigeria cannot beat the mali team that i'm watching right now, betty should be fired on the spot. no excuses.
Ever heard the saying "styles make fights"?

This Benin team is more physical than the SE so you need to factor that in your assessment of Mali. The SE will play a more controlled, modernized game and that may allow Mali to also have a better control of their game.
Besides, this is every teams first game so expect most good teams to improve as the tournament goes on but you must win in order to move on and improve. So a first win is priceless.

Trust me, Mali will improve in th next game like any other good team.

ok so only mali will improve while SE are selling akara in sekondi. whatever. if the SE cannot take out mali, we have no business in the ANC and vogts should go...

Molue Conductor · Post by **Molue Conductor** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:31 pm

benin almsot equalize

phantomjournalist · Post by **phantomjournalist** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:35 pm

Lol

Mali are going to run Diarra, Keita and Kanoute into the ground.

Papoose · Post by **Papoose** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:35 pm

Benin playing pretty good, they shouldn't be taken lightly.

Post by **YUJAM** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:36 pm

Just watched the Mali game (I missed the earlier games but I have em on DVD). This Mali team is OK but the S Eagles should be a class above the Malians.