Held in London

It’s been a few days, and I still don’t have any coherent thoughts about the friendly against Jamaica.
711football says many of the things that have been swirling around in my head, but that piece does not get to the crux of my problem. What is wrong with Nigerian football, and how do we fix it?
At this point, I would settle for the correct answer to the first part of the question: What is wrong with Nigerian football? I would not go as far as to call the team “Super Chickens,” but I cannot be the only fan wondering as of late: how Super are the Eagles?
The playful passion and pure joy that once defined our style is MIA and must be quickly recovered if we have any hope of even reaching South Africa. I think the problem flows from the bench on out, so Coach Amodu must somehow find a way to inspire his men to the greatness that they are capable of. How he does this, or if he even can, remains to be seen.

UPDATE: An example of the soft bigotry of low expectations: Goal.com’s match review headline. Quel triste.