GUN VIOLENCE IN AMERICA: FOR WHO THE BELL TOLLS NEXT.

Just five people shy of Sandy Hook elementary school mass shooting incident that claimed 26 lives, the Uvalde Texas Robb elementary school mass shooting at 21 victims, now ranks among the highest grossing gun carnage in America. It is sad that such frequent blood spilling has tragically become part of our culture as a society. May the souls of the killed now rest.

25th AMENDMENT: ITS NOW ALL CRICKET.

Madam Speaker Nancy Pelosi once questioned former President Donald John Trump's fitness to remain in office due to what she claimed was his declining mental capacity. Does anyone know what Madam Speaker presently thinks about the incontrovertible case which America is now saddled with? Just curious!

WHO WILL REBUILD UKRAINE?

The West should convert frozen Russian assets, both state's and oligarchs' owned, into a full seizure and set them aside for the future rebuilding of Ukraine. Like the Marshal Plan, call it the Putin Plan.

A HERO IS BORN.

I am staying put. I will not run away and abandon my people. The fight is here in Ukraine. What I need are weapons and ammunitions, not a ride out of town like former Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani - President Volodymyr Zelensky.

IT IS WHAT IT IS.

"There is too much hate in America because there is too much anger in America." - Trevor Noah.

WORD!

A life without challenges is not a life lived at all. A life lived is a life that has problems, confronts problems, solves problems and then learns from problems. - Tunde Fashola.

NOW, YOU KNOW.

When fishing for love, bait with your heart and not your brain, because you cannot rationalize love. - Mark Twain.

JUST THE FACT.

In our country, you can shoot and kill a nigger, but you better not hurt a gay person’s feelings - Dave Chappelle

DO YOU?.

“What you believe in can only be defined by what you’re willing to risk for it." - Stuart Scheller.

HEDGE YOUR CRISIS.

Never get in bed with a woman whose problems are worse than yours. - Chicago PD.

PROBLEM SOLVED.

'The best way to keep peace is to be ready to destroy evil. If you Pearl Harbor me, I Nagasaki you.' - Ted Nugent.

OUR SHARED HUMANITY.

Empathy is at the heart of who we are as human beings. - Cardinal Matthew Kukah.

WORDS ON MARBLE.

"Birth is agony. Life is hard. Death is cruel." - Japanese pithy.

REPENT OR PERISH - POPE.

Homosexuality is a sin. It is not ordained by God, therefore same sex marriage cannot be blessed by the church - Pope Francis.

CANCEL CULTURE IS CORROSIVE.


FOR SAKE OF COUNTRY.


MAGA LIVES ON: NO RETREAT, NO SURRENDER!

TWITTER IS BORING WITHOUT HIS TWEETS. #RestorePresidentTrump'sTwitterHandle.


WORD.

"If you cannot speak the truth when it matters, then nothing else you says matters.” - Tucker Carlson.

#MeToo MOVEMENT: A BAD NEWS GONE CRAZY.

"To all the women who testified, we may have different truth, but I have a great remorse for all of you. I have great remorse for all of the men and women going through this crisis right now in our country. You know, the movement started basically with me, and I think what happened, you know, I was the first example, and now there are thousands of men who are being accused and a regeneration of things that I think none of us understood. I’m not going to say these aren’t great people. I had wonderful times with these people. I’m just genuinely confused. Men are confused about this issue. We are going through this #MeToo movement crisis right now in this country." - Harvey Weinstein.


RON DELLUMS: UNAPOLOGETICALLY RADICAL.

"If it’s radical to oppose the insanity and cruelty of the Vietnam War, if it’s radical to oppose racism and sexism and all other forms of oppression, if it’s radical to want to alleviate poverty, hunger, disease, homelessness, and other forms of human misery, then I’m proud to be called a radical.” - Ron Vernie Dellums.


WHAT REALLY MATTERS IN LIFE - STEVE JOBS

“I reached the pinnacle of success in the business world. In others’ eyes, my life is an epitome of success. However, aside from work, I have little joy. Non-stop pursuing of wealth will only turn a person into a twisted being, just like me. God gave us the senses to let us feel the love in everyone’s heart, not the illusions brought about by wealth. Memories precipitated by love is the only true riches which will follow you, accompany you, giving you strength and light to go on. The most expensive bed in the world is the sick bed. You can employ someone to drive the car for you, make money for you but you cannot have someone to bear sickness for you. Material things lost can be found. But there is one thing that can never be found when it is lost – Life. Treasure Love for your family, love for your spouse, love for your friends. Treat yourself well. Cherish others.” - SJ

EVIL CANNOT BE TRULY DESTROYED.

"The threat of evil is ever present. We can contain it as long as we stay vigilant, but it can never truly be destroyed. - Lorraine Warren (Annabelle, the movie)


ONLY THE POOR WISH THEY HAD STUFF?

“I’m not that interested in material things. As long as I find a good bed that I can sleep in, that’s enough.” - Nicolas Berggruem, the homeless billionaire.

Thursday, July 22, 2021

3:0 TROUNCING OF USWNT HUMILIATING: BRING BACK COACH JILL ELLIS.

ICHEOKU says not even the purple hair Megan Rapinoe could save America from the shame of falling 0:3 to Sweden in the women soccer game opener of Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics. How did it happen that a team with an unbroken record of 44 winning streak, suddenly folded up just like that and allowed Sweden to so summarily humble them like that in Tokyo. It is Sweden for crying out loud, trumping a defending world champion USA for that matter. It is to say the least, simply dumbfounding and ego deflating.

If it was a 0:1 loss, may be that would be understandable as their having a bad day without soccer luck being on their side. But to concede  three goals without scoring even one goal is simply inexplicable and to some extent, even deserves an investigation to see what went wrong and how to put a bandaid on it. It is possible that the team was having some psychological problems and other issues, such as serious infighting and personality conflicts which impacted their performance and overall coordination on the field. Something definitely was wrong with the team judging from their below par play reflected in so many missed passes and lackluster kicks when in front of the goalpost. They need to fix whatever the problem is if they hope to rebound from the shocking humiliation  and make it through the competition, especially if they want to retain their crown. 

Whatever happened was largely technical and occasioned by a management team which failed woefully and could not read the match correctly to enable them make necessary substitutions that would have rebooted the team and achieved a different outcome. For instance. USWNT's Jersey number 7 Tobin Heath should have been replaced much earlier as she was not in her element. She missed a lot of scoring opportunities and was very angry throughout the match which led to her not playing at her usual terrific capacity. Even substituting Crystal Dunn was another technical mistake as the problem was in the center forward offense which could not and did not convert the many goal scoring opportunities that were presented to them. Why she was removed was beyond ICHEOKU as she was brilliant throughout the game and saved the team with her fantastic tackles. 

ICHEOKU says the Swedish team outplayed and outflanked the American team in practically every department, but majority of the blame goes to coach Vlatko Andonovski for his failure to read the game properly and adjust the pattern of play accordingly. There were changes which he ought to have made much earlier which he failed to make or made too late into the game. There were also too many dribbling and even in front of a yawning goalpost that were not necessary. Some of the players held unto the ball for too long and longer than would have impacted the outcome differently. 

Candidly speaking, Megan Rapinoe has in fact outlived her utility and usefulness in the team as she no longer possess the killer instinct and warrior fighting spirit which made her a tireless robot in her glorious days. She has now become an unneeded extra weight to the team bordering on a distraction to the team and needs to go; or at most, not allowed more than ten minutes playing time in any game. ICHEOKU says does not want to go into her extreme left liberal woke politics and personal lifestyle choices, which have cost the team so many fans; and speaking of her hair, did she go to the Tokyo with her personal stylist as she is definitely outdoing the late Prince in the color purple department. 

Anyway, lets hope that they will summon themselves up on Saturday and redeem themselves by making the game with New Zealand a complete routing walkover. If in any event, they suffer another loss to the Kiwis, their coach, Vlatko Andonovuski  should be summarily fired right there on the field without even giving him the respect of superintending the next game with Australia. ICHEOKU strongly believes that World Cup winning coach Jill Ellis would have corrected the obvious mistakes immediately after the first goal and would have guided the team to a victory over Sweden. Something went awry and needs to be fixed by the Saturday game, including settling any infighting among the women. It was difficult suffering through the 90 minutes plus of a total and complete Swedish domination as they literally walked all over the American ladies; and were also more physically conditioned than the Americans. 

Alternatively, coach Jill Ellis should be flown immediately to Tokyo to serve as a consultant assistant coach to Vlatko Andonovoski through the remainder of the game. But whatever happens, the team must not allow themselves to be sent out of the Tokyo 2020 competition as the country needs something to hold unto. American people needs something they can unite on, since the politics of the November 3rd, 2020 election and the coronavirus vaccination has torn them apart as never before and the chasm is becoming unbridgeable too wide. Losing the Saturday game to New Zealand is not an option and both the coach and the ladies need to understand this clearly as they walk into the pitch by on Saturday. Like Jesse Jackson would say, lets keep hope alive and pray that the God of soccer stays with them on Saturday. It is sad.

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