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Good morning All<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The weekend is here, and what a week it\u2019s been. We finally got a glimpse of our new-look Enyimba, and if we are being honest, it\u2019s time to adjust expectations for the season ahead. The Tico\/Select Tournament gave us some easy wins, but the Kun Khalifat game was a sobering reminder that trouble might be closer than we think.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier in the week, we discussed Eguma\u2019s comments and his set targets for the season. If you missed it, go check it out<\/a>. Those comments reminded me of something I saw often about a decade ago when I worked with the League Management Company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2015, I interviewed the Kwara United coach Abdulrahman, if memory serves; right after they lost to Dolphins in Port Harcourt. I asked him one question: What\u2019s the season\u2019s target for your team?
His reply was instant: \u201cContinental Ticket.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was a newly promoted side. The realistic goal was survival, but no\u2014Continental Ticket. A quarter of the season later, he was fired. By season\u2019s end, Enyimba won the league, Warri Wolves came second, and Kwara United went straight back down with Taraba and Bayelsa United.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s the thing: \u201cContinental Ticket\u201d is the oldest trick in the book. Coaches say it when they have nothing else to say. Same way, after a loss, they fall back on \u201cslight lapse in concentration.\u201d Eguma is no different. Go back to his post-match interviews and you\u2019ll see nine times out of ten, the quotes practically write themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And no, no one should panic over preseason results. But neither should anyone swallow Eguma\u2019s words whole without a sip of water. The quality in this squad is alarmingly low, and if that trend holds, relegation is not unthinkable. Say what you like, but when a rookie side strolls into the Elephant Park and humiliates us, it\u2019s a sign that we are not as “scary” as we think. Even with our forthcoming office and club house. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One week from now, the real season begins. We watch, we wait, we pray, Oh Lord, deliver us from our enemies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back tomorrow<\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘EnyimbaEnyi<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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