Argentina vs Saudi Arabia 1-2 FT

[mcal]

This game even makes me despise Rohr more, that German fraud actually instilled the mindset into many of us that it was ok to lose to the team with "better" players, maybe that's why this present crop of Nigerian players are so mentally lazy and so quick to accept defeat...the Saudis aren't an elite team but look how how they played their lungs out today against one of the best teams in the world...e no go better for Rohr walahi

Speak for yourself. Some of us NEVER believed in Rohr low expectation mindset.

Hope you have learnt a valuable lesson.

Jesus Christ. Still moaning about Rohr a year later. Do you know why? Because every single thing you've done since sacking him has failed woefully. The problem was there BEFORE Rohr, and it has continued AFTER him.

...Amen to that.
We may (certainly I will suggest) struggle and not make it to the next afcon, not to talk of 2026 wc.

[marko]

where did the referee find 50 minutes from? even if they played till tomorrow, Argentian would not have scored, they were so predictable

[Bigpokey24]

[marko]

That ref did everything in his power to help Argentina. Disgraceful.

Congrats to Saudi Arabia. I'm really happy for them.

Utterly shameless and blatant attempts by the ref to help the favoured team when they were losing. If FIFA is not careful, they will discredit and ruin a good thing with all this obvious mago-mago.

I concur, as early as 5 minutes, we already saw the game plan of FIFA and the referee, disgraceful acts, this is 2022, not 1964, no country has the divine right to show up and expect to win, having said this, England would have smashed 7 past saudi Arabia

[felarey]

Another yay for having a good domestic league. All the saudis play at home and several are club mates. They lack “top level experience”. Thinking they might have scored more if they took the game to the argues.

[aruako1]

Another yay for having a good domestic league. All the saudis play at home and several are club mates. They lack “top level experience”. Thinking they might have scored more if they took the game to the argues.

Spot on!!!

[maceo4]

Why did we never hire this Reynard guy when we had the chance? We always hire the wrong coaches...

[txj]

This game even makes me despise Rohr more, that German fraud actually instilled the mindset into many of us that it was ok to lose to the team with "better" players, maybe that's why this present crop of Nigerian players are so mentally lazy and so quick to accept defeat...the Saudis aren't an elite team but look how how they played their lungs out today against one of the best teams in the world...e no go better for Rohr walahi

...stop blaming Rohr, blame your oga thieves at the NFA.
The Saudi players were well motivated, well pampered, their coach well paid, and not owed a riyal.
Now can you say that about your people?

Keshi and Rohr worked under similar circumstances.

Mindset is also important.

Keshi believed in his team (AfCon winner and WC 2nd Round).

Rohr believed you needed players in the ECL and other top leagues in the world. (AfCon bronze and WC Group stages)

Have you ever wondered how much more we could've achieved with Keshi given the right management support?

It is us Nigerians who enable poor leadership...

[fabio]

Why did we never hire this Reynard guy when we had the chance? We always hire the wrong coaches...

Maybe he believed in local players.

[Damunk]

Why did we never hire this Reynard guy when we had the chance? We always hire the wrong coaches...

Maybe he believed in local players.

Maybe he needed to get paid.

[fabio]

Have you ever wondered how much more we could've achieved with Keshi given the right management support?

It is us Nigerians who enable poor leadership...

I agree with you.

[fabio]

Why did we never hire this Reynard guy when we had the chance? We always hire the wrong coaches...

Maybe he believed in local players.

Maybe he needed to get paid.

If he was given a Ferrari, Redbull or Mercedes (F1), he would find himself in the back of the grid.

[packerland]

Why did we never hire this Reynard guy when we had the chance? We always hire the wrong coaches...

Maybe he believed in local players.

Maybe he needed to get paid.

Bingo! He wasn’t down with our layaway payment plan.

[Scipio Africanus]

Why did we never hire this Reynard guy when we had the chance? We always hire the wrong coaches...

The NFF took one look at him and ran away because he's not the kind of dude that'll put up with their nonsense. S.hit attracts s.hit.

[maceo4]

Why did we never hire this Reynard guy when we had the chance? We always hire the wrong coaches...

Maybe he believed in local players.

Maybe he needed to get paid.

Kai, we are just not serious...

[packerland]

Why did we never hire this Reynard guy when we had the chance? We always hire the wrong coaches...

Maybe he believed in local players.

Nice try! He won with Ivory Coast and all their foreign players. The only local player was the GK. We have Akpeyi & Noble for that.

[airwolex]

Why did we never hire this Reynard guy when we had the chance? We always hire the wrong coaches...

The NFF took one look at him and ran away because he's not the kind of dude that'll put up with their nonsense. S.hit attracts s.hit.

Gbam.

[Rawlings]

Why did we never hire this Reynard guy when we had the chance? We always hire the wrong coaches...

Coaches want to be paid

[packerland]

Why did we never hire this Reynard guy when we had the chance? We always hire the wrong coaches...

The NFF took one look at him and ran away because he's not the kind of dude that'll put up with their nonsense. S.hit attracts s.hit.

Gbam.

Yep! Our NFF act like BP. They sign contract with these coaches and then after a month of two they convert how much the coach is being paid in Naira and then stop issuing payment on time. Bigpokey was crying how much Peseiro was being paid until someone posted how much the top 15 coaches make and he kept quiet.

Yes, most soccer players , coaches and top athletes in general are overpaid but that’s the market rate in their line of business.

[green4life]

My God, we have suffered sha! And Renard was once available, but our FA decided we do not deserve good thing

You read my mind. Na wa.

[Scipio Africanus]

Imagine the sheer arrogance!

https://www.bigsoccer.com/threads/mundi ... 419/page-6

I wouldnt be surprise if their players and fans are just waiting for autograph and swapping jersey with European and South American star players. Trying to win the WC is clearly not their objective. Its like when teams like USA and Russia hosting a tournament. We beat USA 4-0 at their home in 2016 cause they're simply limited.

If we scores 1 or 2 inside first 30 minutes, I could see Saudi also folding and getting thrashed by the final whistle.

https://www.bigsoccer.com/threads/mundi ... 419/page-5

No one can tell me Messi can not score at least 2 goals vs Saudi.

[green4life]

We had the chance to hire Madam Kofos baby daddy but the nff chose ****. I hate that I was born a Nigerian these days.

Take out music from Nigeria, we're actually an overrated joke of noise makers.

Abeg don't sleep on our movies plus world's best jollof rice

[mate]

I just watched the Saudis deservedly beat Argentina. And skimmed through Denmark vs Tunisia. For me, this reinforces that Islamic teams are motivated in their environment...and you better be prepared.

Argentina can only blame themselves. Why play so tight on offsides in attack when hi-tech now will catch it. Plus they just didn't look very creative and incisive in the last 1/3.

Saudi Arabia lost to Croatia last week in a friendly 1-0. They should have scored 2 and did decent. We scored at will when we brought on the A team late, but avoided hard play and injury. Still, the Saudis showed some serious class.

But this is a warning sign for Croatia with Morocco tomorrow. I'm glad we're seeing these Islamic countries, except Qatar, are not going to be a pushover.