Nigeria vs Portugal(0-4) 2 wins in 10, chei !!!!

[kbt]

I don't understand teams who argue about who takes a penalty. That shows lack of planning and the blame lies solely with the coach. There has to be a penalty taking pecking order for every team that everyone knows and understands. This should be drilled to the players on the training ground. Any decent coach numbers the penalty takers in order and the most ranked player on the pitch takes it. It's not rocket science.

There appeared to be one, It makes no difference when a player insists on ignoring the ordained pk taker.

If that was the case, it's still on the coach for not insisting that that order remains and if Dennis was breaking that, he should have subbed him off before the kick was taken (just to prove a point that indiscipline will not be tolerated). I don't have an issue with him missing. Any player can miss a penalty even the best takers, but what transpired before the kick should never happen if you have a coach worth his salt. I'm just surprised how many times I see it on a football pitch.

[Gotti]

Lots of positives...

We had just begun to play well before the dude missed a PK and the momentum swung.

I liked the back 4... they can gel better.
I liked Iwobi
I like Onyeka
Liked what I saw of Chukwueze
Even the cameo from Onachu...

Not with Ekong in it…
A trier, but we desperately need a change.

[Odas]

In all, it seems those who think our DNQ for Qatar is a good thing are correct in the position they took

[Cellular]

I had no problems with Dennis taking the pk. He missed? So what? The overall team performance is what worried me. We need to do better

This is one of the problems with Naijaria.

The coach, Onachu and the captain were trying to take the ball from him but he refused and insisted on taking it.

You played team sports, you captained a team... na like dat pesin dey carry behave?

Even if he had scored that PK it would still have been a problem.

Una too dey like support nonsense.

Insubordination for anything including sports is BAD!

[Synopsis]

Bassey should stick to CB. He doesn’t have the lungs and speed to be a LB.

[maceo4]

We have to keep working. That is just the reality for us

As opposed to???

As opposed to ‘marketing’

[Bigpokey24]

In all, it seems those who think our DNQ for Qatar is a good think are correct in the position they took

it is a blessing . The fact we kept **** for so long, the team is completely rubbish.. We must do away with that useless style of play **** punished us with 6 plus years or park the bus football will be so hard to get rid off in 6 months..I feel sorry for pasero, bobo go suffer and may end up losing his job.. thanks to the useless ****

**** built nothing , just left the SE the way they are.. very similar to how Sir Alex left United ...kai we are in serious trouble ooooo

[maceo4]

I had no problems with Dennis taking the pk. He missed? So what? The overall team performance is what worried me. We need to do better

This is one of the problems with Naijaria.

The coach, Onachu and the captain were trying to take the ball from him but he refused and insisted on taking it.

You played team sports, you captained a team... na like dat pesin dey carry behave?

Even if he had scored that PK it would still have been a problem.

Una too dey like support nonsense.

Insubordination for anything including sports is BAD!

I think everybody can agree that it was bad behavior from Dennis and most have said he shouldn't be called back again...but the overall team performance was ALSO bad....2 things can be true, but the Dennis one is easier to fix by just not inviting him back....how do we fix the rest of the team?

[airwolex]

I had no problems with Dennis taking the pk. He missed? So what? The overall team performance is what worried me. We need to do better

This is one of the problems with Naijaria.

The coach, Onachu and the captain were trying to take the ball from him but he refused and insisted on taking it.

You played team sports, you captained a team... na like dat pesin dey carry behave?

Even if he had scored that PK it would still have been a problem.

Una too dey like support nonsense.

Insubordination for anything including sports is BAD!

Coach wey dem never pay? Bros leave story. Dennis is not our problem. If you put him in a structured environment he will conform.

[Gotti]

I had no problems with Dennis taking the pk. He missed? So what?The overall team performance is what worried me. We need to do better

World of difference between missing a PK and ‘fighting’ to take a PK and then missing it - and thereafter proceeding to stink up the joint. SMH

[lacidi]

I didn't watch the first half, but the second half performance was decent. I think we need to be patient and not panic. Let's not forget that on paper very few teams can match Portugal.

I still think we are showing signs of improvements. Other than the 4-0 scoreline the other losses haven't been bad. I still believe this team will get it right when it matters, that's in the ANC and the world cup qualifiers.

Improvement compared to what? How can you say this is an improvement? Is it because it's an oyibo coach?

[maceo4]

Lots of positives...

We had just begun to play well before the dude missed a PK and the momentum swung.

I liked the back 4... they can gel better.
I liked Iwobi
I like Onyeka
Liked what I saw of Chukwueze
Even the cameo from Onachu...

Not with Ekong in it…
A trier, but we desperately need a change.

Gotti, you not gonna challenge the clear lie by including a Basketballers name in his list? What exactly did he do right? He was very useless in his cameo...

[airwolex]

I had no problems with Dennis taking the pk. He missed? So what?The overall team performance is what worried me. We need to do better

World of difference between missing a PK and ‘fighting’ to take a PK and then missing it - and thereafter proceeding to stink up the joint. SMH

This can only happen when there is no structure or leadership. That is the bigger issue.

[anointed]

We"ve lost our shape

For where?
How can you loose something you never had?

They were actually knocking the ball well, better than in the first half until Dennis came and tore the team apart

Please stop it! Take no positive from this watch. Some American coaches after a heavy defeat like this, will gather the team and take the game ball and bury it on the ground.

Lots of positives...

We had just begun to play well before the dude missed a PK and the momentum swung.

I liked the back 4... they can gel better.
I liked Iwobi
I like Onyeka
Liked what I saw of Chukwueze
Even the cameo from Onachu...

Thought I was the only one who saw we were on the up.

Just imagine if we were 2-1 down, the closing minutes would have been edgy and kinda nail-biting but I can imagine the players still getting pissed at Dennis and voila 2 tap-ins happened in the process.

Happens all the time. One annoying situation, a bad refree's call etc and a team just loses composure.

[Gotti]

Bassey should stick to CB. He doesn’t have the lungs and speed to be a LB.

He’s playing LB at Ajax these days (with Blind moved into LCB) and he regularly played LB at Rangers…
Lungs and speed are hardly Bassey’s issues, I just suspect that coming off injury he was less than up for it today.

[txj]

Dennis really has no business being on this team.

He doesn't.

See how one act of petulance just changed the momentum and destabilized a team that was ascending.

And the dude did the same nonchalant attitude during WCQ.

He is best left to concentrate on his club career.

The top coaches say "football is about details... small details!" Just look at that! The funny thing is that majority of Nigerians and out management wouldnt even recognize this. They will gloss over it and nothing will change. Kaii! How did I get born into this country to share fortune with these people???!!

Missing the PK for me was of zero importance, given the overall performance of the team.

We were ascending before the missed PK...

And if you don't see how one indisciplined action can affect a whole team then I can't help you out.

Ascending where? Ojuelegba bridge?

You cannot be serious!

Did you see the coach on the sidelines throughout the game?

Whatever he might have told them, in the game itself, we lacked zero coherence in terms of our play design.

Especially on the defensive rotations.

And the work rate, my goodness! That was just abysmal.

Look at Ndidi? Gave absolutely nothing to his manager...

This was one one the most poorly executed 4-3-3 I ever saw...

[txj]

Bassey should stick to CB. He doesn’t have the lungs and speed to be a LB.

He’s playing LB at Ajax these days (with Blind moved into LCB) and he regularly played LB at Rangers…
Lungs and speed are hardly Bassey’s issues, I just suspect that coming off injury he was less than up for it today.

Its the other way round. Bassey is the LCB

[Gotti]

Lots of positives...

We had just begun to play well before the dude missed a PK and the momentum swung.

I liked the back 4... they can gel better.
I liked Iwobi
I like Onyeka
Liked what I saw of Chukwueze
Even the cameo from Onachu...

Not with Ekong in it…
A trier, but we desperately need a change.

Gotti, you not gonna challenge the clear lie by including a Basketballers name in his list? What exactly did he do right? He was very useless in his cameo...

LOL! Basketballer did well o tonight…
Held up the ball, spread passes well, but slipped on one chance - much better than Moffi today.

[airwolex]

We actually don't have bad individual players. The problem is there is no direction and leadership from the top. Hence why players are fighting to play pks. Until we get leadership right from the top thatbis committed to SE being the best they can be, we are toast. Dennis is just a scapegoat. I don't even like the guy but he has guts and fight.

[Damunk]

This wasn’t going to be your World Cup people: the game is a friendly and it did what it is supposed to do. They weren’t that bad. Don’t forget It’s a team under construction

June 5th, 1998
Amsterdam Arena
Five days to the World Cup.
Netherlands 5 Nigeria 1

What happened next, as in one week later?

[Gotti]

Its the other way round. Bassey is the LCB

It’s NOT…

After Ajax’s poor UCL campaign, Bassey and Blind have switched roles…
Bassey is CURRENTLY playing at LB, while Blind has been moved in to LCB.

[metalalloy]

Lots of positives...

We had just begun to play well before the dude missed a PK and the momentum swung.

I liked the back 4... they can gel better.
I liked Iwobi
I like Onyeka
Liked what I saw of Chukwueze
Even the cameo from Onachu...

Not with Ekong in it…
A trier, but we desperately need a change.

Gotti, you not gonna challenge the clear lie by including a Basketballers name in his list? What exactly did he do right? He was very useless in his cameo...

I thought he was better at showing up for the ball holding up and passing to the other forwards to his side. A lot better than Moffi, although they could have switched up tactics when Onuachu came on.

[tfco]