A Personal Analysis Of The Super Eagles
As the super eagles file out on Sunday to claim the afcon 2013 final match against a very resilient Burkina Faso team, a lot of close soccer analysts have been puzzled with the way an unimpresive eagles at the group stage of the competition suddenly transformed into a delight to watch at the knock out stage of the same competition. A Ghanian friend asked me a question online immediately after the semi final tramping of the Malians and his question was 'how and when did Nigeria learn to play such good football?, tho he still boasted that the black stars would "clip the eagles wing in the final match" (typical Ghanian arrogance) not knowing Burkina Faso would deal with them later that night even with all the referee s abrakadabra.
Having watched the super eagles closely under the big boss, i have realized the team had always been highly tactical (read Johan Cruyff's comment about the eagles after the 1- 1 draw against his Catalona tutored side.)
A lot of us have been so distracted to realize that the eagles have not lost a single game in about their last 15
matches, tho they might not have played well in some game but truth be told, Nigerians are impatient with keshi's team as the big boss himself said.
I believe it will be too early to start comparing this team to any other team as Keshi has said he is still in the building process.
Come Sunday evening, we will all be glad if the super eagles win (optimistically) the final match at the National stadium near Soweto in SA. After then, this team needs to be maintained for the confederations cup as well as the next mundial both in Brazil tho there are news going round about keshi's planned resignation after winning afcon. Big Boss, abeg no vex, don't worry NFF will surely a look into a request for contract renegotiation and upgrade for you. That's a normal thing when a coach delivers above his target.
SE, we trust God in you, please make us proud on Sunday.
