Groningen, Netherlands – Wetin dey happen for World Cup qualifiers! As the Netherlands prepare to face Malta this Tuesday at 2:45pm EDT, fans don dey expect real action for the pitch. This match no go be small play, e go dey packed with suspense and maybe, just maybe, some goals too!
The Dutch squad, led by Coach Ronald Koeman, don already show say dem dey in form. Last Saturday, dem demolarised Finland with a sweet 2-0 win. If dem fit keep dat energy, Malta better bring dem ‘A’ game, or else dem go carry dem bag come home early!
Cody Gakpo, our fine boy from Liverpool, don dey shine for di national team. E dey score goals like say na freebie! Last time he banged one against Finland, and people dey expect am to do am again against Malta. With the way Malta’s defense dey shaky (na dem wan play for clean sheet?), Gakpo fit chop introductory goals.
But no forget say Malta too no be complete butter! Dem recently hold Lithuania to a draw, so abeg, make dem no underestimate dem. E fit surprise everybody (Like say we dey watch Nollywood film!).
No dey sip your palm wine too fast; dis match fit go 90 minutes of tension-filled drama. Netherlands sure say to keep dem first place in di group, so dem go need to chop dis win. Malta, on di other hand, dey fight for survival; dem no wan make anybody start to dey call dem ‘local champions’.
But how e be? We go see how di players perform in di first 45 minutes. If dem manage to get first goal, e go set di tone for di match. From wetin we sabi, Netherlands fit just push dem far as dem no go wan risk injury ahead of di Club World Cup wey dey come up.
As dem dey prepare, best line-up for Netherlands go be: Flekken; Dumfries, Ake, van Dijk, van Hecke; Gravenberch, de Jong, Reijnders; Frimpong, Gakpo, Depay. No gree under-achievement for dem, we know say dem fit run rings around Malta.
But we no go fit talk without mentioning di red cards wey dey plague Malta; dem don collect red card twice in their last two qualifiers, which we sabi no dey good for dem morale. E seem like dem need to go find di spirit of peace before dem come face Netherlands.
With all di analysis and palava, di way dis match dey hot, no be lie, na football wey go happen for pitch! Let’s just hope say our prediction of over 4.5 goals for di match go come true, because honestly, we no wan dey see boring displays!
As kickoff dey near, fans dey buzz with excitement. Di next 90 minutes fit change dem lives! Make we relax, open our beer (or palm wine) and enjoy di game. Whether na banana or ‘Omo Naija’ we go support, we go shout, cheer, and maybe cry small as we watch skill, tactics, and a lil bit of drama unfold!
