[GRP C] GRE 2 V CIV 1 {Bony} (FT)

[Odas]

I am in pain, the pain is so severe as if the Super Eagles had lost the game. Chei, may we win tomorroooooooooooo!

[Lolly]

Even the commentators were making a comment just before that goal that the Ivorians were just walking back mean while their team is under pressure.

True, I heard the same thing and I saw it my self. I was also saying the same thing to my people here at the sametime the commentators were saying theirs.

They just looked so lazy. Ghana seems to have the right energy to keep going for 90 minutes. Tomorrow will be a good test for SE. Argentina will press us.

[Orion]

CIV got facked over. Africa gets screwed again. Nothing new.

It would not have been given if the team was one of the big boys like Argentina or Brazil. I've seen incidents like that waved away throughout this tourney.

[amafolas]

You guys are hilarious as hell! So you were expecting Ivory Coast to win? Guys, I keep telling you guys to be realistic. CIV is not a good team. It is a team filled with individual talents but not a good team!!

Naija and Algeria are the only two teams that play team ball. Forget what you heard CIV and Cameroon are not good teams. Ghana is filled with immense talents but they too don't know how to translate that into a winning team. Listen to me folks, just listen to me. Africa has lots of work to be done.

I am very pissed at CIV for not proving me wrong! I am pissed at Ghana for not proving me wrong! Forget Cameroon! My only hope is on Algeria and Nigeria! My hope is on the new generation of Naija players. TEAM FUHKING WORK TEAM FHOHKING WORK!!! Why is this so hard!!!!!!!!

That's whats painful about this tournament. CIV, Ghana, Nigeria, and Algeria have enough potential to be legit quarter finalist. but messed it up with boneheaded plays.

[Roger Kengele]

I still can't beleive it! 1 point needed against a poor Greek side, just 1 point...Is CIV cursed or what? Now either Costa-Rica or Greece will be in the 1/4

[brigadoon]

The penalty

http://www.goal-247.com/FootballVideos/ ... -24.6.2014

Defender Clipped his leg?

Yeah. Sio clipped him. Funny things is that there is a good chance Samaras would have missed.

Hoping Cameroon and CIV do not qualify for the next world cup. They don't have what it takes.

[mate]

Sorry guys.

I can't believe Greece is getting this opportunity.

They actually match well against Costa Rica.

FIFA screwed this one up.

Absolutely undeserved.

Cheers, Mate

How so?

Its a well deserved Greek win.

In this match, I agree. But I'm speaking more from a general groupings perspective. It seems to me that 4 groups are clearly much stronger than the remaining 4.

I find it hard to believe Greece would beat out Italy, Ghana, Portugal, or even Spain for that matter in more balanced groups.

Now Mexico must face Holland. But Greece gets Costa Rica. I guess it is what it is, you play what's before you.

Cheers, Mate

[kalamashaka]

That was not a penalty!!! Copa must bring it now!!!

He clipped the player...

Ogbuefi, he clipped nating. The Greek player tripped himself. But the Ivorians only have themselves to blame.

KPOM

That's what I saw, I don't know what these people are talking about but still CIV have themselves to blame.

don't know what you guys are talking about;

[Ekorian]

You guys are hilarious as hell! So you were expecting Ivory Coast to win? Guys, I keep telling you guys to be realistic. CIV is not a good team. It is a team filled with individual talents but not a good team!!

Naija and Algeria are the only two teams that play team ball. Forget what you heard CIV and Cameroon are not good teams. Ghana is filled with immense talents but they too don't know how to translate that into a winning team. Listen to me folks, just listen to me. Africa has lots of work to be done.

I am very pissed at CIV for not proving me wrong! I am pissed at Ghana for not proving me wrong! Forget Cameroon! My only hope is on Algeria and Nigeria! My hope is on the new generation of Naija players. TEAM FUHKING WORK TEAM FHOHKING WORK!!! Why is this so hard!!!!!!!!

I was waiting for you to tell us that Greece played like a CONCACAF team

[Chief Ogbunigwe]

CIV got facked over. Africa gets screwed again. Nothing new.

It would not have been given if the team was one of the big boys like Argentina or Brazil. I've seen incidents like that waved away throughout this tourney.

lets focus on the issue...was it a bone-headed decision by the defender, in addition to the uselessness of kalou and gervinho?

[kolinzo]

I am in pain, the pain is so severe as if the Super Eagles had lost the game. Chei, may we win tomorroooooooooooo!

Believe me I am in pain!! I know I tell the truth about CIV but deep inside me I wanted them to win. I wanted to for once have a taste of humble pie. I was on top of my lungs when that penalty was blown. It was a penalty! CIV is just not a trustworthy team. They flatter to deceive!! Mschew 20ce!!!!!!

[oloye]

At this age does it mean african teams still needs coaching on the basics of the game.
Ie pass quicker and move into space
Square the ball to an open man in attacking position for easier chance to score
Don't shoot at goal from an acute angle
In attacking play when middle congested play the pass out wide for a cross.

In defensive play especially when defending leads
Squeeze up and stay compact so it's harder for opposition to play through you.
If opposition are playing a lot of crosses in your box double up on the wings
No diving in when you are under pressure as you can give away set piece in dangerous areas.
Avoid giving away free kicks in dangerous areas..

These are just basics.

It is not about coaching alone, there is mental issue as well, what kind of players stroll around with a few seconds to glory, i was about to complain about the amount of space they were conceeding in the middle....yaya os a bad example and a bad leader, he was just strolling around, geez if you are out of gas then just stand in the middle close the gap in the middle...argggggg

it is not about coaching the three goals that knocked them out of this world cup were stupid errors, DIE trying to dribble without seeing his back in the match against Colombia , then the two conceeded today. they sissies have no heart.

[soma]

Even the commentators were making a comment just before that goal that the Ivorians were just walking back mean while their team is under pressure.

True, I heard the same thing and I saw it my self. I was also saying the same thing to my people here at the sametime the commentators were saying theirs.

Because they are tired.. Majority of those guys are in their late thirties. You ask pa Ohsee to run for 2 minutes and see if he won't get tired...

[Riversboy]

That was not a penalty!!! Copa must bring it now!!!

He clipped the player...

No way chief. That Greek Jesus kicked inTo the grass by himself. I saw the damn replay.

RB.m

watch it again...

FIRST, the Greek kicked the turf, THEN the CIV clipped him.

Cellular is correct. I've rewatched three times. CIVer set leg for Jesus while Jesus was cocked back to shoot. He swung, and his foot clipped CIVer's leg before hitting grass.

RB.

[YUJAM]

CIV got facked over. Africa gets screwed again. Nothing new.

It would not have been given if the team was one of the big boys like Argentina or Brazil. I've seen incidents like that waved away throughout this tourney.

the ref was definitely on their side

but they should have been wise enuff to see that.. and that Sio bobo..

[Cellular]

At this age does it mean african teams still needs coaching on the basics of the game.
Ie pass quicker and move into space
Square the ball to an open man in attacking position for easier chance to score
Don't shoot at goal from an acute angle
In attacking play when middle congested play the pass out wide for a cross.

In defensive play especially when defending leads
Squeeze up and stay compact so it's harder for opposition to play through you.
If opposition are playing a lot of crosses in your box double up on the wings
No diving in when you are under pressure as you can give away set piece in dangerous areas.
Avoid giving away free kicks in dangerous areas..

These are just basics.

It is not about coaching alone, there is mental issue as well, what kind of players stroll around with a few seconds to glory, i was about to complain about the amount of space they were conceeding in the middle....yaya os a bad example and a bad leader, he was just strolling around, geez if you are out of gas then just stand in the middle close the gap in the middle...argggggg

it is not about coaching the three goals that knocked them out of this world cup were stupid errors, DIE trying to dribble without seeing his back in the match against Colombia , then the two conceeded today. they sissies have no heart.

ZERO HEART!

[Riversboy]

I am in pain, the pain is so severe as if the Super Eagles had lost the game. Chei, may we win tomorroooooooooooo!

Believe me I am in pain!! I know I tell the truth about CIV but deep inside me I wanted them to win. I wanted to for once have a taste of humble pie. I was on top of my lungs when that penalty was blown. It was a penalty! CIV is just not a trustworthy team. They flatter to deceive!! Mschew 20ce!!!!!!

You've said it all, sadly, in this post and your previous one.
Golden Degeneration

RB.

[amafolas]

By the way folks, this is nothing to do with African mentality, this is down to Tiote's foolishness and Kalou and Gervinho being on the same team on the same pitch. It was never going to work, not in a million years.

that comes down to coaching

who is this guys anyway....inexperienced non-Ivorian coach

sometimes the players just have to take the blame...geez what did the coach do wrong in this match, so he got the selection wrong, but did he coach tiote to make that horrible mistake or did he instruct the lazy Sio to stick out his leg lazily instead of moving his arse to cover that glaring space... these guys are supposed to be playing abroad under some of the best coaches. look at yaya fouling up the air, look at kalou after all these years as a pro he is still as clueless as a sunday pub player, as for gervinho, you stand a higher chance of winning with the slot machine than predicting what he is going to do.

I love Gervinho. He not only confuses the opponents, he confuses his teammates as well. He even confuses himself

[GREENWHITEGREEN]

At this age does it mean african teams still needs coaching on the basics of the game.
Ie pass quicker and move into space
Square the ball to an open man in attacking position for easier chance to score
Don't shoot at goal from an acute angle
In attacking play when middle congested play the pass out wide for a cross.

In defensive play especially when defending leads
Squeeze up and stay compact so it's harder for opposition to play through you.
If opposition are playing a lot of crosses in your box double up on the wings
No diving in when you are under pressure as you can give away set piece in dangerous areas.
Avoid giving away free kicks in dangerous areas..

These are just basics.

Fundamentals! You just summed what ALL have been unable to LEARN in the WC. Very frustrating. It's not all about brawn, I'm not sure we even have the power sef. The way we easily fall down at the slightest touch.

[Tbite]

I am just going to pretend this match never happened....as my way of dealing with the pain,

This is the last I comment on CIV in this World Cup..

As far as I am concerned, this match never took place.

[Naija4lyfe]

the thing is, take your chances and play to win the most easiest way possible (like no impossible angle shooting, passing to an more open team mate). Dont ever leave it to the refs to decide who wins.

[wale1974]

omg, all the negative energy spewing from these pages. No team needs this kind of "support".

[oloye]

By the way folks, this is nothing to do with African mentality, this is down to Tiote's foolishness and Kalou and Gervinho being on the same team on the same pitch. It was never going to work, not in a million years.

that comes down to coaching

who is this guys anyway....inexperienced non-Ivorian coach

sometimes the players just have to take the blame...geez what did the coach do wrong in this match, so he got the selection wrong, but did he coach tiote to make that horrible mistake or did he instruct the lazy Sio to stick out his leg lazily instead of moving his arse to cover that glaring space... these guys are supposed to be playing abroad under some of the best coaches. look at yaya fouling up the air, look at kalou after all these years as a pro he is still as clueless as a sunday pub player, as for gervinho, you stand a higher chance of winning with the slot machine than predicting what he is going to do.

I love Gervinho. He not only confuses the opponents, he confuses his teammates as well. He even confuses himself

thanks i need something to cheer me up