One of the responsibilities of owing a daily blog for your favorite football team is to try to make some sense on days where like today, you’d rather do something else or just focus on something else that makes you happy. Not being here and trying to make sense of it all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After watching that lifeless stalemate against Sunshine Stars, I\u2019m struggling to find anything \u201cgood\u201d about the morning. Let\u2019s be honest\u2014yesterday\u2019s game was the football equivalent of watching paint dry. If I didn\u2019t know better, I\u2019d think the lads conspired to put us all to sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nathaniel Asibe was the only bright spot, a one-man wall who deservedly walked away with my Man of the Match award. Daniel Daga and Pascal Eze also showed some grit, but the rest? Well, let\u2019s just say wearing the Enyimba badge shouldn\u2019t be an entitlement\u2014it\u2019s a privilege. Innocent Gabriel continues to prove my doubts right at center-back, and the less said about Divine Ukadike and Francis Odinaka playing musical chairs in defense, the better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The midfield was barely present, with Kalu Nweke ghosting through the first half so effectively I thought he hadn\u2019t been subbed on yet. Meanwhile, our attack was a comedy of errors: Ifeanyi Ihemekwele looked spent, Austin Onyemaechi was unreliable as ever, and Ekene Awazie seemed to have left his spark in Aba traffic. The bench wasn\u2019t much of a lifeline either\u2014shadow-of-himself Atule, back-to-goal Balogun, and half-form Sariki weren\u2019t exactly saviors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now, Coach Yema, it\u2019s time for some tough love. Trust is great, but loyalty to underperforming players isn\u2019t. If your starters are dragging the team down, it\u2019s time to reshuffle the deck. And while we\u2019re at it, let\u2019s address the whispers of division in the camp. If there\u2019s discord among players or staff, it\u2019s your job to play peacemaker. A fractured house doesn\u2019t just crumble\u2014it collapses spectacularly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Management, you\u2019re not off the hook. Enyimba is Nigeria\u2019s pride, a club that once ruled Africa. But look around: a bloated squad of 44 players, yet we struggle to field a solid XI. This isn\u2019t about signing over-the-hill stars for headlines; it\u2019s about building a team of committed, disciplined professionals who understand what it means to don the blue jersey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And let\u2019s not forget the date. Twenty years ago, Enyimba won our second CAF Champions League title. That wasn\u2019t luck; it was the result of hard work, passion, and unity. If there\u2019s ever a time to channel that energy and restore our glory, it\u2019s now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mozambique awaits on Sunday, and frankly, this club needs to show up like the Enyimba we know and love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Enough excuses. Enough lethargy. Let\u2019s roar again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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