WHY IS IT THAT WE ALWAYS BLAME THE COACHES?

[andyk1012]

I watched the game and to me, the fault lies completely on the players.... Look at Kaita, Look at the chance yakubu and Ogbuke missed, look at how Etuhu and lukman kept losing the ball, Is it the coach's Fault?? Mehn why can't we Hold this Players for Once??? Mtchewwwwwwwwwwww

[Tunisian Gooner]

I watched the game and to me, the fault lies completely on the players.... Look at Kaita, Look at the chance yakubu and Ogbuke missed, look at how Etuhu and lukman kept losing the ball, Is it the coach's Fault?? Mehn why can't we Hold this Players for Once??? Mtchewwwwwwwwwwww

Far bigger issues than just players and "Oyinbo" managers.

Simply dreaming if we think we can excel on the World stage with a bunch of UEFA castaways. Be it mediocre sides like Greece or the mighty Brazil every continent save Africa grasps the need for a viable domestic league and a grass roots system that breeds a brand of football from one generation to the next.

Some how we suffer from a terminal case of amnesia and forgot how why CAF NT shined in previous WC's. Tunisia 78, Algeria, Cameroon, 82, Morocco 86, Cameroon 1990, Nigeria 1994..all predominately home grown sides who shined under a system that was footballistically Ingrained from youth onwards.

[amafolas]

I watched the game and to me, the fault lies completely on the players.... Look at Kaita, Look at the chance yakubu and Ogbuke missed, look at how Etuhu and lukman kept losing the ball, Is it the coach's Fault?? Mehn why can't we Hold this Players for Once??? Mtchewwwwwwwwwwww

who selected all this player. who is the angel* stuck on a formation that doesnt fit the personnel he has...i have seen several poor teams defend with a man down and still get a result.

[rock3t]

exactly, nigerians will never admit their players are average or not good enough. NO coach would do anything meaningful with these average players.