Villa Park, Birmingham – England dey face Andorra for World Cup Qualifiers, and to be frank, no be all about the fine football wey dem promise us. The match don start, and from the way things dey go, it look like na England don miss the memo on how to break through Andorra’s defensive type wey dem set up like say dem want form wall for frontline.
Lee Dixon, wey sabi football well-well, don talk say na too many guys dey try enter Andorra midfield like na big party. Rice, Eze, and Madueke dey like say dem wan share one space too, while Andorra dey chill like say everything dey okay. Ebe like say dem don ambush England with their solid back five and four midfielders wey dey guard against any attack. Na so England dey struggle wey pass dem go like say na a pizza they wan chop.
Current score na 0-0 after 20 minutes, and Andorra just dey play defensive game like say dem dey wait for train wey no go come. England suppose get the ball and make options, but na only frustration dey show for players face as dem dey try find correct groove.
As the match dey go on, Phil Jones wey don collect past interview from BBC Radio don talk say if Andorra fit survive without conceding first goal, dem fit just open up like dem dey chop eba. But for now, na only England dey hold the ball like say dem wan use am build house.
Marcus Rashford and his padi Eberechi Eze dey try break down the Andorra wall, but dem dey pass ball like say na egg wey go break. Last shot wey dem try na just close miss. Eze try put the ball for net but Iker Alvarez, Andorra goalkeeper, just dey collect all di shots like say na free sweet wey dem dey give am.
Oh, make we no forget Elliot Anderson; him dey shine like new coin from first half. Na him be the new padi wey come join the squad. Lee Dixon don praise am as he dey move the ball smoothly, giving defenders headache. But at the end, na goal wey matter, and for now, dem dey lose the banger.
Thomas Tuchel, di English coach with di serious face, dey expect a more energetic performance, but with all this Andorra defensive setup, na so di match dey go, zero goals and high tension. Maybe na di players dey fit make ’em sabi how to do things without getting frustrated.
As we dey enter second half, na we go see if England fit change di game for their favor. If dem no step up, e fit be say Andorra go just dey snatch victory on top their head. Keep your fingers crossed o, my padi.
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