AFCON 2022

[ealingfox]

Anyone else celebrate the Tunisia goal more than ours?

[IsItMuzzy]

26 minutes ago, TonyN11 said:

I'm sure they'll both be feeling a bit fragile after that result.

Bloody good job we've got Brenden to raise their spirits

‘With a squad like that Nigeria could never expect to get further than the round of 16. They’ve reached the pinnacle and their fans and the players should be happy with that and not expect anything more.’ 
 

Edited 23 January 2022 by IsItMuzzy

[CloudFox]

Sad for Nigeria, Wilf and Kel.

 

Chin up boys, not long until the World Cup at least!

[Lambert09]

Surprised so many are happy about this. It’s one extra game for us... would much rather have got some winning mentality in the squad 

[Corky]

24 minutes ago, Lambert09 said:

Surprised so many are happy about this. It’s one extra game for us... would much rather have got some winning mentality in the squad 

They'll be fine, Ghana's performance didn't seem to affect Amartey today.

 

People just want the best squad available.

[StanSP]

9 hours ago, CloudFox said:

Chin up boys, not long until the World Cup at least!

If they qualify! They play Ghana in March over 2 legs to decide... 

[Salieri]

19 hours ago, Bert said:

It would be even harsher to drop Lookman 

I agree to an extent, but the problem we have is Barnes is horribly out of form on the left and Lookman is far better on the left than the right. Additionally, we have no genuine right winger, something we have got to address in the summer. A midfield three of Ndidi, Tielemans and KDH would be tasty, with Wilf protecting the back four and Maddison behind a front two. I don’t know what the answer is, but we need to try something different and especially bin off five at the back. 

[steveherbe]

Now tell me AFCON is not the most bent and corrupt competition in the world. That sending off, they may as well handed the ref a brown envelope full of cash on the pitch. 

[trabuch]

You've got to feel for the Comoran "keeper" now - he's going to be busy.

[TJB-fox]

Just now, trabuch said:

You've got to feel for the Comoran "keeper" now - he's going to be busy.

Since when does Jimmy Abdou play for Comoran  couldn’t believe that was him

[st albans fox]

10 minutes ago, steveherbe said:

Now tell me AFCON is not the most bent and corrupt competition in the world. That sending off, they may as well handed the ref a brown envelope full of cash on the pitch. 

I agree with the VAR on that - they’ve been consistent through the tournament on these challenges above the ankle - the challenge is nowhere near th ball and it’s dangerous - the player could easily have taken ligament damage. 

[trabuch]

4 minutes ago, TJB-fox said:

Since when does Jimmy Abdou play for Comoran  couldn’t believe that was him

I must admit so far during this match I have spent most of the time on Wikipedia reading about Comoros rather than watching.

[whitwickfox]

3 hours ago, Salieri said:

I agree to an extent, but the problem we have is Barnes is horribly out of form on the left and Lookman is far better on the left than the right. Additionally, we have no genuine right winger, something we have got to address in the summer. A midfield three of Ndidi, Tielemans and KDH would be tasty, with Wilf protecting the back four and Maddison behind a front two. I don’t know what the answer is, but we need to try something different and especially bin off five at the back. 

playing 12 men some thing different

[Salieri]

Just now, whitwickfox said:

playing 12 men some thing different

How is it twelve? 

[whitwickfox]

5 minutes ago, Salieri said:

How is it twelve? 

its not 12 but playing 12 would be different

[Sly]

Some hit that!! 

[Fox forever]

What a goal

[st albans fox]

1 hour ago, steveherbe said:

Now tell me AFCON is not the most bent and corrupt competition in the world. That sending off, they may as well handed the ref a brown envelope full of cash on the pitch. 

3 mins added time - that’s corrupt! 

[Supergray22]

What a game and what a goal. Should never have been a sending off and yet still they made a great game of it. I don’t know why people don’t like the Afcon. Its entertaining. 

[when_you're_smiling]

4 minutes ago, st albans fox said:

3 mins added time - that’s corrupt! 

Didn’t even play that! 2.55 with Comoros on the attack when he blew.

[NasPb]

Cameroon defensively are very poor. I swear that if Comoros had their #1 goalkeeper and an injust red card wasn't to be they'd have won or taken it to extratime. This is a trillion times more impressive than what Iceland did imo 

 

And it's clear home advantage is giving Cameroon an advantage, because these refs have helped them constantly, afraid to make the right calls

 

Edited 24 January 2022 by NasPb

[The Year Of The Fox]

Stampede outside the grounds killed at least 6 people tonight 

[Supergray22]

1 hour ago, NasPb said:

Cameroon defensively are very poor. I swear that if Comoros had their #1 goalkeeper and an injust red card wasn't to be they'd have won or taken it to extratime. This is a trillion times more impressive than what Iceland did imo 

 

And it's clear home advantage is giving Cameroon an advantage, because these refs have helped them constantly, afraid to make the right calls

 

Definitely. 
 

News of the stampede is shocking and very very sad. Thought are with them 🙏🏻

[Nalis]

8 minutes ago, The Year Of The Fox said:

Stampede outside the grounds killed at least 6 people tonight 

Less than 48 hours after a nightclub fire in Cameroon killed 16 or so people and all. Tragic.

Edited 24 January 2022 by Nalis

[sacreblueits442]

5 hours ago, Salieri said:

I agree to an extent, but the problem we have is Barnes is horribly out of form on the left and Lookman is far better on the left than the right. Additionally, we have no genuine right winger, something we have got to address in the summer. A midfield three of Ndidi, Tielemans and KDH would be tasty, with Wilf protecting the back four and Maddison behind a front two. I don’t know what the answer is, but we need to try something different and especially bin off five at the back. 

....a 4-3-3 is a formation that creates a head ache as Barnes or Lookman, would have to play up front in order to get into the team!!!

We will have to rely on the Fullbacks for width and to support the attack, so long as the Fullbacks take turns to support, we can adjust with the three at the back for safety.