PRAISE WALDRUM OR PRAISE THE DEVIL

[Enugu II]

Randy deserves a pay raise with an extended contract,he seems like an all round top guy that the girls respect alot

Extended contract ko, pay rise mi. He is gone, after the WC. Bye!

Fabio,

You are correct THAT HE IS GONE. I have no doubt about him going, given the all-out campaign among NFF insiders at the moment. They are voicing out that the Nigerian coach, recently assigned to assist the team, is the one responsible for this win and the earlier tie. It is an obvious ploy to downplay the role of Waldrum and limit any public damage that will follow his replacement after this World Cup. It is not disguised, to state the least. However, let the truth be stated, while I had not liked his work before now, let the man have his due. HE IS responsible for this team and credit MUST go to him.

[theDunamis]

Fabio,

You are correct THAT HE IS GONE. I have no doubt about him going, given the all-out campaign among NFF insiders at the moment. They are voicing out that the Nigerian coach, recently assigned to assist the team, is the one responsible for this win and the earlier tie. It is an obvious ploy to downplay the role of Waldrum and limit any public damage that will follow his replacement after this World Cup. It is not disguised, to state the least. However, let the truth be stated, while I had not liked his work before now, let the man have his due. HE IS responsible for this team and credit MUST go to him.

Well said, EII. Folks want to eat their cake and have it. They blame a coach for the bad and yet not give him credit for the good. That's patently ridiculous.

Giving credit when due actually gives one's criticisms more validity. While not doing so, suggests one has an agenda and facts are an inconvenience towards that agenda.

[Thunder]

Randy deserves a pay raise with an extended contract,he seems like an all round top guy that the girls respect alot

Extended contract ko, pay rise mi. He is gone, after the WC. Bye!

Fabio,

You are correct THAT HE IS GONE. I have no doubt about him going, given the all-out campaign among NFF insiders at the moment. They are voicing out that the Nigerian coach, recently assigned to assist the team, is the one responsible for this win and the earlier tie. It is an obvious ploy to downplay the role of Waldrum and limit any public damage that will follow his replacement after this World Cup. It is not disguised, to state the least. However, let the truth be stated, while I had not liked his work before now, let the man have his due. HE IS responsible for this team and credit MUST go to him.

E II, as usual, NFF’s trying to reap where it didn’t sow. But I hope he collects every penny he’s owed, and the ladies paid all accrued bonuses owed to them.

[Enugu II]

Randy deserves a pay raise with an extended contract,he seems like an all round top guy that the girls respect alot

Extended contract ko, pay rise mi. He is gone, after the WC. Bye!

Fabio,

You are correct THAT HE IS GONE. I have no doubt about him going, given the all-out campaign among NFF insiders at the moment. They are voicing out that the Nigerian coach, recently assigned to assist the team, is the one responsible for this win and the earlier tie. It is an obvious ploy to downplay the role of Waldrum and limit any public damage that will follow his replacement after this World Cup. It is not disguised, to state the least. However, let the truth be stated, while I had not liked his work before now, let the man have his due. HE IS responsible for this team and credit MUST go to him.

E II, as usual, NFF’s trying to reap where it didn’t sow. But I hope he collects every penny he’s owed, and the ladies paid all accrued bonuses owed to them.

Thunder,

It is really annoying. I am in a Group Chat with some of these guys and they were already lambasting the team after it went down 0-1 but after the game they worked vigorously to deflect praise from Waldrum to elsewhere. Just plain ridiculous.

[wiseone]

I do not think Randy is qualified to coach an academy team let alone a team of professionals at the World Cup.

Yet I must give him credit for realising the limitations of his team and setting the team up in a way that does not overly expose those limitations.

Nigeria can barely play 4 consecutive passes before playing the ball straight to an opposition player with laser accuracy. He knows his team cannot keep the ball, hence he plays a 4-1-4-1, lets the opposition have the ball, and tries to score from quick transition counter-attacks (which Nigeria is good at with the speed of Oshoala, Kanu, Onumonu, and Ordega).

Conceding 60% possession to a team like Ireland (whose players are not exactly brilliant technicians) takes some doing. I actually think it is a deliberate tactic.

[furiously frank]

I do not think Randy is qualified to coach an academy team let alone a team of professionals at the World Cup.

Yet I must give him credit for realising the limitations of his team and setting the team up in a way that does not overly expose those limitations.

Nigeria can barely play 4 consecutive passes before playing the ball straight to an opposition player with laser accuracy. He knows his team cannot keep the ball, hence he plays a 4-1-4-1, lets the opposition have the ball, and tries to score from quick transition counter-attacks (which Nigeria is good at with the speed of Oshoala, Kanu, Onumonu, and Ordega).

Conceding 60% possession to a team like Ireland (whose players are not exactly brilliant technicians) takes some doing. I actually think it is a deliberate tactic.

Hey, Mr. Wisdom, what qualifies you to make conclusion #1? Are you a coach, an analyst, or just another soccer fan pontificating? YOu do not think an NCAA college grade coach is qualified to coach an academy? Where do you guys get this lunacy from?
On #2, can you point to other teams in this tournament that do plays their passes with laser accuracy?