How many of your “influencers” have u seen condemn posts like this ??? Oya flip it the other way round and you will see the ‘moralists’ and abosi merchants jump out from their caves.
I made this tweet when I saw the line up.
I always say I’m not a coach, but I watch so many games and I can give factual opinions on things I have seen with my eyes.
Firstly, Koulibaly is a disaster. It was a no brainer, he should not be starting. He caused all 3 goals, heavily involved in all of them. That brother can’t even run anymore, it’s so obvious, only Thiaw can’t see it.
Secondly, Mbaye or Ndiaye have to start. In the game against France, Mbaye was the spark he needed. I would have expected him to be bold enough to start that boy today. He came in and changed the game for them yet again.
I know Senegal do not have a proper 9, which is what I was saying yesterday also. Aside Saibari, who isn’t even a 9, no African team has an elite striker, and that’s our problem. Nicholas Jackson should never be starting. I’d prefer Sarr upfront and Mbaye or Iliman on the wings.
Pathe Ciss had a great season. I cannot believe he’s sitting on the bench. He should have a place in that midfield and I don’t care who sits on the bench, or play him at CB. He played CB for Vallecano severally also. Ciss makes the game flow, he’s a fantastic passer of the ball, he dictates play, very technical player, but for whatsoever reason, coach doesn’t like him.
Lastly, Iliman Ndiaye has just sat on the bench for 90mins in a Senegal team while Jackson played the whole game. I mean, there were 5 changes, and Thiaw is telling us that there is no place for Ndiaye, top 2 dribblers in the premier league, bringing some unpredictability and some joy to the team. It’s just embarrassing.
Pape Thiaw has killed Senegal. He should be sacked after the tournament. He has just wasted arguably the best team in Africa at the highest level.
This tweet is still up till this day.
No apology. No retraction. Nothing.
And none of you nitwits rushing to defend him has called him out for that nonsense either.
But somehow, Tokunbo Wahab is the bigot for addressing him by his birth name? That is where you want to draw the line?
Gbo gbo yin o ni ku re!
🚨 Kylian Mbappé when asked about Cristiano and Messi’s longevity: “I won’t be playing football at 40 years old…
…you guys would have kicked me out by then!”. 😃
If a people is deliberately pushing false narrative and information about your ethnic group in the name of politics, you have no business sitting on the fence.
You are either for your people or against them.
Note: you are NEVER AN OUTLIER in the face of this people.
This is not politics, this a deliberate attempt to erase the true history, culture and identity of an entire ethnic group.
Digital print is the greatest tool today.
I cannot believe Cape Verde actually convinced this guy to play for them via LinkedIn😭. Monster of a defender.
His mother is Irish, his father is from Cape Verde. He was born and raised in Ireland, and currently the captain of Shamrock Rovers.
He represented Ireland at youth level before switching to Cape Verde.
In 2018, Cape Verde were looking for professional footballers with Cape Verdian heritage and the coach came across Pico Lopes.
He messaged him on LinkedIn to play for them, Lopes was working part time as a Mortgage advisor in a bank then and still playing professional football.
He didn’t respond because the message was in Portuguese and he didn’t understand, he thought it was a spam.
A year later (2019), the coach messaged him again, this time he did it in English. Lopes agreed to play for Cape Verde and the rest is history.
A very good addition to the squad, a pure leader. Ladies and Gentlemen, Pico Lopes.