The simple reason that AFCON games are low scoring affairs
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Re: The simple reason that AFCON games are low scoring affairs
You are right. People like us who want the very best for Africa in football are very, very, very, very, veeeeeerrrrryyyy grumpy because we know that we have the tools to get the very best for Africa, and we are wasting them. France has won 2 world cups using African skill, grit, intelligence and muscle.
It is the sworn enemies of Africa who are very happy with the way things are right now, the massive underachievement, the waste and the disappointment.
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Re: The simple reason that AFCON games are low scoring affairs
Scorpio, you know say this thread don get massive k leg. You ranted about no goals in match day 1
.some of us here told you first games are always cagey, be it the worldcup, Euros, copa etc... now we see goals in match day 2.. would you like me to count the massive 100% increase in goals after match day 2?
.some of us here told you first games are always cagey, be it the worldcup, Euros, copa etc... now we see goals in match day 2.. would you like me to count the massive 100% increase in goals after match day 2?
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Re: The simple reason that AFCON games are low scoring affairs
Oga while I am enjoying the increased scoring in the AFCON, I am thinking beyond the AFCON. You sabi say we go jam WC later dis yearBigpokey24 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 17, 2022 2:26 pm Scorpio, you know say this thread don get massive k leg. You ranted about no goals in match day 1
.some of us here told you first games are always cagey, be it the worldcup, Euros, copa etc... now we see goals in match day 2.. would you like me to count the massive 100% increase in goals after match day 2?
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Re: The simple reason that AFCON games are low scoring affairs
Worldcup is going to be cageyScipio Africanus wrote: ↑Mon Jan 17, 2022 2:28 pmOga while I am enjoying the increased scoring in the AFCON, I am thinking beyond the AFCON. You sabi say we go jam WC later dis yearBigpokey24 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 17, 2022 2:26 pm Scorpio, you know say this thread don get massive k leg. You ranted about no goals in match day 1
.some of us here told you first games are always cagey, be it the worldcup, Euros, copa etc... now we see goals in match day 2.. would you like me to count the massive 100% increase in goals after match day 2?
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I want Osimhen to be the top scorer of the next WC. He can do it, if we fix our attacking setupBigpokey24 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 17, 2022 2:31 pmWorldcup is going to be cageyScipio Africanus wrote: ↑Mon Jan 17, 2022 2:28 pmOga while I am enjoying the increased scoring in the AFCON, I am thinking beyond the AFCON. You sabi say we go jam WC later dis yearBigpokey24 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 17, 2022 2:26 pm Scorpio, you know say this thread don get massive k leg. You ranted about no goals in match day 1
.some of us here told you first games are always cagey, be it the worldcup, Euros, copa etc... now we see goals in match day 2.. would you like me to count the massive 100% increase in goals after match day 2?
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Scipio Africanus wrote: ↑Mon Jan 17, 2022 2:32 pmI want Osimhen to be the top scorer of the next WC. He can do it, if we fix our attacking setupBigpokey24 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 17, 2022 2:31 pmWorldcup is going to be cageyScipio Africanus wrote: ↑Mon Jan 17, 2022 2:28 pmOga while I am enjoying the increased scoring in the AFCON, I am thinking beyond the AFCON. You sabi say we go jam WC later dis yearBigpokey24 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 17, 2022 2:26 pm Scorpio, you know say this thread don get massive k leg. You ranted about no goals in match day 1
.some of us here told you first games are always cagey, be it the worldcup, Euros, copa etc... now we see goals in match day 2.. would you like me to count the massive 100% increase in goals after match day 2?
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are you watching African football... did you just see the goal Cape Verde scored.. you people still refuse to open una eyes.. I am talking to txj, Scorpio , Oloye etc
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Re: The simple reason that AFCON games are low scoring affairs
Scopio , i am still waiting for you to tell me to count the goals scored oooooScipio Africanus wrote: ↑Mon Jan 17, 2022 2:32 pmI want Osimhen to be the top scorer of the next WC. He can do it, if we fix our attacking setupBigpokey24 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 17, 2022 2:31 pmWorldcup is going to be cageyScipio Africanus wrote: ↑Mon Jan 17, 2022 2:28 pmOga while I am enjoying the increased scoring in the AFCON, I am thinking beyond the AFCON. You sabi say we go jam WC later dis yearBigpokey24 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 17, 2022 2:26 pm Scorpio, you know say this thread don get massive k leg. You ranted about no goals in match day 1
.some of us here told you first games are always cagey, be it the worldcup, Euros, copa etc... now we see goals in match day 2.. would you like me to count the massive 100% increase in goals after match day 2?
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Re: The simple reason that AFCON games are low scoring affairs
txj wrote: ↑Sat Jan 15, 2022 7:40 pm
The key issue IMO is about players committing 100% to the team game and coaches having the time to develop and enforce this.
- To ball movement, with minimal touches. And then using space and the 1/2 touch to advance the ball and rotate players into position to build overloads, rather than the dribble run, which relies almost completely on overcoming in 1v1 situations.
Moses Simon for instance is playing like Alf Ramsey from the 60s!!!
Not too many great teams around the world atm; not sure if there's any...
But the African game atm is on a very low level.
...and there's not much time before the WC.
Meanwhile, in an earlier post above,
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Re: The simple reason that AFCON games are low scoring affairs
Kabalega wrote: ↑Mon Jan 17, 2022 7:45 pmtxj wrote: ↑Sat Jan 15, 2022 7:40 pm
The key issue IMO is about players committing 100% to the team game and coaches having the time to develop and enforce this.
- To ball movement, with minimal touches. And then using space and the 1/2 touch to advance the ball and rotate players into position to build overloads, rather than the dribble run, which relies almost completely on overcoming in 1v1 situations.
Moses Simon for instance is playing like Alf Ramsey from the 60s!!!
Not too many great teams around the world atm; not sure if there's any...
But the African game atm is on a very low level.
...and there's not much time before the WC.
Meanwhile, in an earlier post above,
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Re: The simple reason that AFCON games are low scoring affairs
Kabalega wrote: ↑Mon Jan 17, 2022 7:45 pmtxj wrote: ↑Sat Jan 15, 2022 7:40 pm
The key issue IMO is about players committing 100% to the team game and coaches having the time to develop and enforce this.
- To ball movement, with minimal touches. And then using space and the 1/2 touch to advance the ball and rotate players into position to build overloads, rather than the dribble run, which relies almost completely on overcoming in 1v1 situations.
Moses Simon for instance is playing like Alf Ramsey from the 60s!!!
Not too many great teams around the world atm; not sure if there's any...
But the African game atm is on a very low level.
...and there's not much time before the WC.
Meanwhile, in an earlier post above,
Nothing contradictory in the above.
The 2nd statement was a general comment.
And the 1st was specific
I cited the time the top African teams have had to resolve this.
Take Nigeria for instance. Rohr had 5yrs to resolve this.
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Re: The simple reason that AFCON games are low scoring affairs
Bigpokey24 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 17, 2022 6:15 pm are you watching African football... did you just see the goal Cape Verde scored.. you people still refuse to open una eyes.. I am talking to txj, Scorpio , Oloye etc
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Re: The simple reason that AFCON games are low scoring affairs
The problem is not even that African teams are poor in attack.
The problem may be in the majority of the philosophy that fans and management clamour for.
I happened to pop into the Nigeria thread the other day few days ago, and your new caretaker coach was talking tactics, and he mentioned the criteria that he uses to choose his players, tall over 6ft, strong, fast, and then with technique.
I don't remember with which order he mentioned those qualities.
That is pretty much the norm in Africa.
There is very little place for the flair players and it has always been like that, so don't be surprised with the so called low scoring, how can you score many goals when you favour fast strong giants.
Barcelona was dominating and scoring loads of goals with flair midgets
The problem may be in the majority of the philosophy that fans and management clamour for.
I happened to pop into the Nigeria thread the other day few days ago, and your new caretaker coach was talking tactics, and he mentioned the criteria that he uses to choose his players, tall over 6ft, strong, fast, and then with technique.
I don't remember with which order he mentioned those qualities.
That is pretty much the norm in Africa.
There is very little place for the flair players and it has always been like that, so don't be surprised with the so called low scoring, how can you score many goals when you favour fast strong giants.
Barcelona was dominating and scoring loads of goals with flair midgets
Re: The simple reason that AFCON games are low scoring affairs
We can actually look at this thing in another way if we want to be mischievous, and say actually African teams are showing defensive solidity, and the keepers are wonderful.
As in that the tactics are set up to not concede
As in that the tactics are set up to not concede
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We can be even more mischievous and ask why this so-called defensive solidity is almost nonexistent when African teams play other teams(teams with better attacking quality) at the World Cup.
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Re: The simple reason that AFCON games are low scoring affairs
Scopio , match day three done finish, do you still want me to count the goals? Abi you and the others were to quick to condemn attacking football from our flagship touney from mama Africa?
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So explain how a whole African champion has only 1 goal in 3 games?Bigpokey24 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 20, 2022 7:00 pm Scopio , match day three done finish, do you still want me to count the goals? Abi you and the others were to quick to condemn attacking football from our flagship touney from mama Africa?
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oboy no make me count the goals oooScipio Africanus wrote: ↑Thu Jan 20, 2022 7:02 pmSo explain how a whole African champion has only 1 goal in 3 games?Bigpokey24 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 20, 2022 7:00 pm Scopio , match day three done finish, do you still want me to count the goals? Abi you and the others were to quick to condemn attacking football from our flagship touney from mama Africa?
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Please keep your calculator handy for the WC. Let's count the African goals thenBigpokey24 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 20, 2022 7:04 pmoboy no make me count the goals oooScipio Africanus wrote: ↑Thu Jan 20, 2022 7:02 pmSo explain how a whole African champion has only 1 goal in 3 games?Bigpokey24 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 20, 2022 7:00 pm Scopio , match day three done finish, do you still want me to count the goals? Abi you and the others were to quick to condemn attacking football from our flagship touney from mama Africa?
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We are talking about Afcon
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No we are not. Read the first post on the thread again. There is a larger point being made about African attacking
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this so called fictitious notion about African attacking ,is it based on Today or you are focused on past events of yester-years?Scipio Africanus wrote: ↑Thu Jan 20, 2022 7:39 pmNo we are not. Read the first post on the thread again. There is a larger point being made about African attacking
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Based on the past World Cup where exactly 0 African teams advanced from the 1st roundBigpokey24 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 20, 2022 8:03 pmthis so called fictitious notion about African attacking ,is it based on Today or you are focused on past events of yester-years?Scipio Africanus wrote: ↑Thu Jan 20, 2022 7:39 pmNo we are not. Read the first post on the thread again. There is a larger point being made about African attacking
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