@gali_aka@Mr_Sprime I blame FIFA jare, they should know that Trump is an unstable man, make the USA a host country was always gonna complicate many things.
Look at what they are also doing to IRAN fans.
EXCLUSIVE: Ruud Gullit calls on Gianni Infantino to resign amid growing World Cup controversy
"I have stayed quiet for a long time because I wanted to judge this World Cup on football matters. But the deeper we get into the preparations, the more it becomes clear that football is no longer the main story. For that reason, I believe Gianni Infantino should seriously consider stepping down as FIFA President.
A World Cup should unite people. Instead, this tournament is becoming a symbol of division, political disputes, travel restrictions, and administrative failures.
We are hearing reports that Iranian supporters have had their ticket allocations withdrawn. We have seen the case of Somali referee Omar Artan, selected by FIFA on merit to officiate at the highest level, yet reportedly denied entry into the host country. These are not minor issues. They strike at the heart of what the World Cup is supposed to represent.
FIFA cannot continue promoting football as a universal game while qualified supporters, officials, and participants face barriers that appear unrelated to football itself. The organisation's first responsibility is to protect the integrity and accessibility of the competition.
What concerns me most is that these problems were foreseeable. FIFA awarded the tournament, FIFA approved the arrangements, and FIFA repeatedly assured the football world that everyone would be welcomed. If those assurances are proving unreliable, then accountability must start at the very top.
Leadership is not about appearing in photographs with politicians or celebrating commercial success. Leadership is about taking responsibility when things go wrong. That is why I believe Mr Infantino must ask himself whether he is still the right person to lead world football.
The rising cost of attending matches is another serious concern. Many loyal supporters who follow their countries through qualification campaigns can no longer afford to attend the tournament. Football risks becoming an exclusive event for corporations and wealthy spectators rather than the ordinary fans who built the game.
The World Cup belongs to the world, not to governments, political interests, or football administrators. It belongs to the players, the referees, and the supporters.
If FIFA cannot guarantee that all three are treated fairly and equally, then it has failed in its most fundamental duty.
The football world deserves answers, accountability, and leadership. If those cannot be provided under the current administration, then perhaps the time has come for new leadership at FIFA."
The thing is, any style or pattern we want to adopt as a nation should be sincerely discussed and criticize, I do not believe in the current style we adopted cos clearly the demerits outweigh the merits, the major problem we have as a nation is sincerity.
If we are sincere to ourselves, we will find a way to design what works for everyone without conflict or bias.
It's a long way to go in reality
If you like don’t correct him, you hear?
He can not only criticize but also lay blatantly wicked and satanic accusations against Apostle Paul—but somehow he and his peers are the ones that are above criticism and correction.
“For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.”
2 Timothy 4:3-4 NIV
@BiolaRichard@TheOnlyFarry I agree. However some don't agree with you on this. It's the reason they ensured the regional govt was scrapped for a unit government.
They are forcing this one-Nigeria unit scam on us.
I propose we respect our differences and practice true federalism.
@BiolaRichard@TheOnlyFarry It won't work. You think the people calling for the scrap of state of origin and tagging people's ancestral homes as no man's land don't know what they are doing abi?
@MrLekanAdigun@Mr_Sprime Because it's the US, and they have a funny president called Trump. Again no country can be forced to change their laws, the countries you mention could have chosen not to change their laws too.
@kokokolarotiadi@jon_d_doe The only thing Jon Doe is good at is relationship. He knows nothing aside that, he surprises me with is very poor takes on other topics, his views are embarrassing.
France can’t accommodate all their elite offensive assets in a single system. If they try to do it, they’ll be exposed against teams with more balanced tactical setups and players who understand what they need to do.
You can’t accommodate Mbappe, Dembele, Olise, Doue, Cherki in one lineup. Someone has to go. It’s a lot of offensive excellence there but in a tournament, it’s risky. Maybe when you’re chasing a goal and you don’t care.
France will miss two players that were key to Didier Deschamps’ previous setups.
Antoine Griezmann and Olivier Giroud.
Griezmann was the glue. He made everyone tick. He pulled everyone together.
Giroud’s presence was clarity to everyone about what they were expected to do. He was their focal point, wingers ran behind him and he was a big man to hassle and cut opposition’s central progression.
France don’t have that player anymore.
I see lots of rotations happening but in an international competition, you can’t get it seamlessly right. It’s not easy to do. Roles have to be clear.
They’ll be entertaining. We’ll see lots of nutmegs, step overs, and long range shots, but when they face teams whose systems are simpler and more balanced, they’ll struggle.
Mbappe’s role is currently a problem. He’s one of the finest footballers of his generation but his greatest influence was on the wings. The left wing specifically. This central presence makes him a traveller. He wants to be everywhere else because he wants to be in the game. How do you deal with that? Drop him? That’s dropping your most lethal footballer in a tournament. Arguably one of the best footballers to have ever come out of France.
It’s not positive news in a major tournament. Especially with the kind of headlines France attract in tournaments.
Dembele. Does he want to be a right winger or a false 9? Isn’t that too much experimentation for the ruthlessness of tournament football?
Cherki. What platforms him best? Does he have to start?
France are not balanced. DD’s most talented squad in years may well be his most imbalanced.
Two things should be clear though. Olise and Doue give them the brightest wing play of any country at the World Cup. Only Brazil can wrestle them with Vini Jr and Raphinha.
What must be sorted for France now is the man who’ll act as the glue. Has to be Dembele or Cherki.
And that #9. Mbappe. Can he be a focal point?
I doubt. It’s a beautiful thing to look forward to.
@Mr_Sprime Again, no country would change its laws because of football. The blame should be on FIFA, it's public knowledge that Trump has issues with Somalia and has imposed sanctions.
The referee has Samali passport, not FIFA's.