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tournament it is just 174 days to go to the FIFA World Cup which is going to kick starts on the 28th of July this year and there is need for the super falcons to get prepared for the big one their revelation stop but that is going to be taking place in leon Mexico it's certainly a great one it's basically to try out players who will be representing the super falcons I mean it's been some time since the super falcons represented in the best way that we know them to nine-time African champions they went to the last Wafkan which was staged in Morocco and they finished fourth place beaten in the third place by Zambia they lost in the semi-finals to the host nation Morocco going into that tournament there were the super dogs there were the favorites but what happened to them was not very acceptable by Nigerians and heading to this revelation stop I'm pretty sure the coach Wandy Waldrop knows what is involved leading the nine times African champions to yet again another world cup but before the world cup there's a revelation stop and the expectation is really high we take on Mexico in the first game in the other game we take the second game we take on Colombia and the third game we take on Costa Rica without a doubt I don't think there is any minor in world football this day so Mexico Colombia and Costa Rica is our very important games that we should take on and I think we should just I mean get the possible the best result and ensure that we make mistakes right there that can be corrected before the world cup but I'm thinking coach Wandy Waldrop should get at least two wins in that invitational tournament so what should the focus be on I mean because you know Nigerians like to win I mean football fans generally around the world like to win we like to see our teams win we don't know about friendly or no friendly match what should the focus be on this tournament as far as the super Falcons are concerned try out all the players you want to try out give them a run out on the field and try and formulate and agree on your strategy your formation you know and all that or go out there and seek to win this cup of course they're going to win it should be the mentality of any any country that wants to go forth as far as football is concerned you know a coffee football is a game of momentum but I've seen a couple of times where clubs especially in club football where we get to see clubs having a bad pre-season but when they get into the main action they do well but I've also seen clubs having a poor pre-season and in the real season they were struggling the likes of Chelsea they had a terrible pre-season and we are seeing them in this current Premier League season they are struggling but as I said football is a game of momentum and it's been a long time since the super Falcons were able to thrill us with what they know how to do best and I'm hoping coach Wandy Waldrop is under immense pressure there are still chances that he might not be the one to take Nigeria to the World Cup so it's going to play as if his life depends on it of course his job it depends on that invitational tournament in Mexico so well I mean if it's an invitational tournament preparatory to the World Cup you know in some of these pre-tournament competitions you have the the entire squad and the coach might decide to to play one team in the first half and another team in the second half to give everyone a chance to justify their position okay in the World Cup if Nigeria if the Falcons are going out to to win the Cup then they should play their first 11 or their best players in every match it means that others will not have a chance to play so the coach can see what they can do 23 players sorry about that sorry about that all right 23 players have been invited I tell you that this players are bigger part of that is I'm really sorry for that so 23 players have been invited and I tell you for certain that this many three players are big girls yeah they're playing topics Ashish Arochola is right there Arajira Ashiba de Francisco Dega these are quality players actually took a look at the squad I'm like I mean this are first first team players in both club and country so going to that particular one they don't really have new legs maybe it's for the homeowner 28 captain Oluwatu Sena Demi Yu so steal a very new girl right there although she has played a couple of games for the Super Falcons so it's a three three game tournament and they have enough time to try out all the players they want to they also have experienced players as uh or maybe and as well as um the slave uh Sinachi Ohale so it's a full squad I mean it's not a school where they are saying they want to try new legs I mean it's a full squad where everyone has played top quality football both for the Super Falcons and their respective clubs so I expect them to go out there for win especially for the love of football here in Nigeria and coach Wandy not but Thomas Thomas you already know how how how he pans out I mean not just in you know the woman's football but you you also see that uh you know with immense football where you have these superstars when they get to your clubs where they play I mean they do very well fantastic performance and it's always easy for us to be proud and identify with them even when you know that it's entirely not the league the nation's league but um we have also seen cases where they come back to play you know fourth year uh you know the league now say you're playing for the country and then it's usually a different result the the same player you see the same asisato Swalla that you see play for Barcelona uh you know going ahead and scoring goals when she comes you know to the the Super Falcons it's a different you know game entirely so I mean should we still be excited that and and be expecting that yes uh does anything there's going to be a difference of course we should be excited because she's sort of Shola she's in form she's got a hat trick about uh three days ago I'm not I'm not speaking to form now and I'm saying I'm speaking to I just use that as an example I'm gonna answer your question I'm gonna answer your question we've got a fantastic team we've got brilliant ladies who are ready to play for the Super Falcons they are ready to play for Nigeria but one thing I'm not really sure about that team is the coach Juan Iwo Aldrama he's a long overdue in that position he has overstayed his welcome if the NFF will critically look at this I mean he's not really done much for Nigerian football I mean going into the wild card we were the defending champion and we expected to finish at least second in that tournament making it to the final but losing tonight in the semi-finals to eventual winners Morocco was not a good result for me and even crashing out in the third place as fourth place winners I mean it was not it so I think the coach we need to take a look at the coach because we have great players who are doing greatly for their clubs they're getting contracts contract extension they're top flight european teams and when they come home they don't get to as the issue so I think my problem is right now the coach Juan Iwo Aldrama I won't come out to say things that would indict him but we've seen we've seen his form we've seen his uh his antecedent is not good enough to to see Nigeria progress as far as the World Cup is concerned it's just 974 days ago I think it is still enough time for us to change the manager because I'm pretty sure I mean usually when we talk about this a lot of persons would you know raise the issue of being patriotic and patriotism and you know when you get to the clubs is a favorable you know system however but you know I'm not hoping that your answer to that let's quickly move away for the want of time the NPFL match day four looking at it if you look at the fixtures tomorrow 28th of January bandel insurance and remostas dakada fc and rivers united and there's also you know enymba and quarry united I'd like you to speak to that starting off with you know the remostas they've been quite impressive what are your thoughts fantasy team they don't just have a great food world they don't just play great football right they are not their media team a lot of their branding that's what every NPFL club should follow I mean they've set the pace when it comes to branding and making the football ball very attractive because our football is no longer a league your football is getting to be a venture I'm pretty I'm really impressed by what remostas are doing off and on the pitch but tomorrow taking on bandel insurance in the at the sami like the media stadium in benign it's going to be a cracker you know why because in group a we have for remostas who are topping and bandel insurance who are second they are only two in a night after match day three that have maintained a 100% winning record and that is remostas and bandel insurance so we can say we are going to see top of the table clash and it's certainly going to be an exciting water we'll be taking on plan to united at the gossiper international stadium that should be on sundays also going to be a cracking game but for me bandel insurance taking on remostas that's the game of the week so what happens who do you make of dakada and rivers united all right dakada lost their first game last time out and that was in match day three against doha united losing by one goal to nil they've been impressive they got a draw against bilesa united in their first game and won their second game at the gossiper international stadium so you'll be looking to because you know why this is an opportunity you need to take every game into play every game asif it is a final because instead of for playing 38 games you're going to play about 18 games three have been played already 15 more to come and before you know it the super six you'll be here then teams are going to play to make it to the super six and two teams will be from respective groups so we are in one of the best nbfl seasons of all times i'm not exactly ready but i think it's a cracker dakada fc will be looking to get a win against champions the current champions the reigning champions rivers united and it's not going to be so easy but i see them getting a 1-0 win all right let's because of time quickly go over to the big one tonight i'm sure that you've cancelled all your appointments cancelled everything and you won't be picking calls you just want to by nine p.m. sit down and watch the duel between the first team in the premier league and the second team in the english premier league um i'm happy to talk about the nigerian league because that's important but uh the master versus the apprentice is built as a match between the master and apprentice michella teta versus um of course uh uh pep guardiola who is his master worked with him for some time who is coming out with a win in this f.a. club fixture i know i know yes definitely is a master versus the apprentice but i always see these fixtures uh pretty boys versus the petty boys of course you know uh that uh Manchester city are the petty boys they when they want to come at you they come at you full blast they are savage of english football and of course they have the likes of urdin brought holland but let's look at it this way i think it's very obvious for everyone to see that uh michella teta who was under the tutelage of pep guardiola some years ago yes maybe mastermind that he has maybe uh found some antidotes in uh pep football i mean he has maybe found those loopholes those uh mistakes that pep guardiola gets to make some some games and that's why we in the last time uh arsenal won the f.a. club and rooting to the final arsenal of big pep guardiola and i think that season that cobit 19 season it was in the season arsenal beat pep guardiola in the f.a. club and also big pep guardiola in the premier league so michella teta somehow knows how to beat pep guardiola i mean and michella teta can play the pep guardiola's game because he's been he's been in his boss in the days when he was the assistant manager way back in Manchester city so let's just see if pep guardiola's maybe changes tactics from the ones he used to use wherein pep guardiola when michella teta was under him so today is the day where we can't sleep because pep guardiola and Manchester city they know that they are dwindling in form and they want to get back to that form that we know them off i mean losing to Manchester city losing to Manchester united has gone to show that they can be beaten by any team and pep guardiola playing at the atl stadium city are the ones with the advantage and now the troubling side arsenal of a struggling side especially when they play against Manchester city at the atl stadium all right all right interesting yeah i can tell you that arsenal will win that game uh a very comfortably yes because it is it is the epic why did you chop but i hope you've not placed the bet on it though i mean i'm an arsenal fan i will never advise you to place a bet on my team i know you're an arsenal fan too monday really really you copy copy this this season arsenal is a team you can trust i know i know i'm just that's just my philosophy really um experience experience i'm confident about my team this this season but it's too early for me to change that philosophy all right i won't advise you to go and put your money maybe you you have to bring me confidence you look like you're so confident now we can place your money i said it's not a game that we can easily predict we just have to wait and see watch it and enjoy it and well we have to go now monday thank you very much i'm just wondering you know now that all the arsenal fans seem to just be taking the back seat that's what it is right here uh definitely yeah we're just we're just chilling we're not going to struggle anybody now we have to go i know you're so excited about that one and let's see how 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