We’ve played one game
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We’ve played one game
Been offline on a retreat since Sunday.
I’ve returned to a forum in mourning
Because we lost one game at the World Cup.
So let me put my neck on the line here and say I’m not giving up.
I too have rewatched the game.
We were poor
Very poor
Seems we psyched ourselves out
With a plan to play safe that we couldn’t change when we fell behind
Some of it was frankly puzzling
But it’s one game
And let’s give the Croats credit.
They had a plan and stuck to it
To put our full backs under pressure.
To force Moses and Iwobi to defend
To play make from much deeper than usual so as to avoid our strong defensive mid
And they did that
Yet we have a very well organised side. It’s why our opponents have so few shots on goal.Not been able to say that at a WC. Ever.
And Uzoho has shown while not there yet, he’s not a calamity
It’s a platform to build on
Of course after Saturday my expectations are dampened
But I’m cautiously optimistic about the Iceland game
They’ll probably settle for a draw
We’re crap against teams like that
But it’s now or never
And that too is often where we’re at our best
I actually think Rohr will stick with his formation with perhaps Shehu sacrificed for Ebuhi’s superior attack play and Iheanacho for his superior movement
It’ll be a tough game
But win it and we’re right back in it
Keep the faith
I’ve returned to a forum in mourning
Because we lost one game at the World Cup.
So let me put my neck on the line here and say I’m not giving up.
I too have rewatched the game.
We were poor
Very poor
Seems we psyched ourselves out
With a plan to play safe that we couldn’t change when we fell behind
Some of it was frankly puzzling
But it’s one game
And let’s give the Croats credit.
They had a plan and stuck to it
To put our full backs under pressure.
To force Moses and Iwobi to defend
To play make from much deeper than usual so as to avoid our strong defensive mid
And they did that
Yet we have a very well organised side. It’s why our opponents have so few shots on goal.Not been able to say that at a WC. Ever.
And Uzoho has shown while not there yet, he’s not a calamity
It’s a platform to build on
Of course after Saturday my expectations are dampened
But I’m cautiously optimistic about the Iceland game
They’ll probably settle for a draw
We’re crap against teams like that
But it’s now or never
And that too is often where we’re at our best
I actually think Rohr will stick with his formation with perhaps Shehu sacrificed for Ebuhi’s superior attack play and Iheanacho for his superior movement
It’ll be a tough game
But win it and we’re right back in it
Keep the faith
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MY NAME IS WAKA-MAN, and YES, I AM A CHELSEA FAN. Please don't hate me - I was fan when David Ellery dashed Cantona two penalties as Man U beat us 4-0 in the FA Cup final. So I've paid my dues.
MY NAME IS WAKA-MAN, and YES, I AM A CHELSEA FAN. Please don't hate me - I was fan when David Ellery dashed Cantona two penalties as Man U beat us 4-0 in the FA Cup final. So I've paid my dues.
Re: We’ve played one game
Thanks waka-man, many flip floppers herein are giving up but
some of us will keep light burning. Watch them outshout the believers
when the SE show some pride.
some of us will keep light burning. Watch them outshout the believers
when the SE show some pride.
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Re: We’ve played one game
Not True! We lost, but we were not poor, talkless very poor.waka-man wrote:
We were poor
Very poor
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Re: We’ve played one game
Not poor but lacked concentration
So angry Nigeria got kicked out of the world cup once again, i nearly told my wife that i caught my girlfriend with another man today!
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Re: We’ve played one game
We played to not lose and ended up losing. But with the right formation, team effort and mental attitude we can still get out of this group. Go Eagles!
Re: We’ve played one game
I'm here to log my intent to keep the light burning. Knocked but not knocked out.
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They will collect their certificate of participation after the learning event.
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Re: We’ve played one game
I think we were very poor. Tactically and organisation wise, we were fine. But no attacking intent in a game where we needed to stay in touch with the group. Maybe the earlier draw between Arg and Iceland made us lax.1naija wrote:Not True! We lost, but we were not poor, talkless very poor.waka-man wrote:
We were poor
Very poor
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MY NAME IS WAKA-MAN, and YES, I AM A CHELSEA FAN. Please don't hate me - I was fan when David Ellery dashed Cantona two penalties as Man U beat us 4-0 in the FA Cup final. So I've paid my dues.
MY NAME IS WAKA-MAN, and YES, I AM A CHELSEA FAN. Please don't hate me - I was fan when David Ellery dashed Cantona two penalties as Man U beat us 4-0 in the FA Cup final. So I've paid my dues.