The goal that ended our World Cup dream. Who is to blame?

[Lolly]

[eyan]

Who was that defensive midfielder judging like he has $#% in his pant?

[eyan]

Boniface too was jugging.

[Penarity]

The entire set of payers at the back... Each time those Zims had the ball, you could tell that they were more purposeful. This Nigerian team is one that will concede goals when the opponent brings the game to them... Of course, that also exposes the opponents. It was a cheezy goal to concede. So painful...

[Bigpokey24]

2030 FIFA World Cup

ournament details
Host countries Morocco
Portugal
Spain
Anniversary match hosts:
Argentina
Paraguay
Uruguay
Dates 8 June (in 63 months) – 21 July[1]
Teams 48 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s) 20 (including centenary match hosts) (in 20 host cities)

[Babalawo]

Just look at Nwabali…chai Nigeria! What a shame!

[Bigpokey24]

Just look at Nwabali…chai Nigeria! What a shame!

what about Osayi, that was track backing and showing his number

[Enugu II]

Na the HB players wey dey de squad cause am. No be so?

[Tobi17]

This is looking like a curse, this present generation of players might never experience a world cup again...at least the few likes of Iwobi have experienced a world cup in their life time.

[danfo driver]

Na the HB players wey dey de squad cause am. No be so?

partially. if Papa Daniel was not a $#% player who failed in Turkey and has failed at every trial in backwater league and hasnt played a game in 5 weeks, maybe he would have come in and helped us.

[Kneedeep]

Na the HB players wey dey de squad cause am. No be so?

[Sunset]

With 3 minutes left in a game our coach subs on a Striker in search for another goal despite the facts Ndidi was clearly tired, while that right side of Osayi and Ekong were both shaky throughout the whole game. I can't point at individuals when our coaches game management was poor which was ironically the complete opposite in the previous game we played. He made 3 subs in the whole match two of the being Strikers while the likes of Aribo, Yusuf, Ogbu, Bruno, etc watched from the bench

[vancity eagle]

This is looking like a curse, this present generation of players might never experience a world cup again...at least the few likes of Iwobi have experienced a world cup in their life time.

I feel like Ahmed Musa is cursing us.

So long as he remains a "non playing captain" with ambitions of "one more WC" Nigeria will not smell that competition.

He and his NFF cronies are a black stain on our football.

[anointed]

Put it on the coach, who was looking for goals instead of defending what he already had.

The changes or the lack thereof killed SE. Siasia already did this error in 2011. 14 years later, a supposed FC did it again.

[Lolly]

With 3 minutes left in a game our coach subs on a Striker in search for another goal despite the facts Ndidi was clearly tired, while that right side of Osayi and Ekong were both shaky throughout the whole game. I can't point at individuals when our coaches game management was poor which was ironically the complete opposite in the previous game we played. He made 3 subs in the whole match two of the being Strikers while the likes of Aribo, Yusuf, Ogbu, Bruno, etc watched from the bench

Thank you sir. The 5 coaches and assistants are to blame here. The players were tired and couldn’t hold shape. Yet, the coach made only two tactical changes. We needed an extra defender or midfielder come on for Osimhen.

[Tobi17]

With 3 minutes left in a game our coach subs on a Striker in search for another goal despite the facts Ndidi was clearly tired, while that right side of Osayi and Ekong were both shaky throughout the whole game. I can't point at individuals when our coaches game management was poor which was ironically the complete opposite in the previous game we played. He made 3 subs in the whole match two of the being Strikers while the likes of Aribo, Yusuf, Ogbu, Bruno, etc watched from the bench

Thank you sir. The 5 coaches and assistants are to blame here. The players were tired and couldn’t hold shape. Yet, the coach made only two tactical changes. We needed an extra defender or midfielder come on for Osimhen.

You invited Aribo, Ogbu, Yusuf, Bruno yet failed sub any of them even when your players were clearly worn out in the dying minutes...imagine an Onyeka fresh of the bench would have easily steadied that tiring midfield with his physicality and grit had he been invited...heck sub in Aribo and Ogbu to add more steel in the midfield/defence. Like so much decisions couldn't have gone more wrong at the same time, bringing on Boniface when the Zims were beginning to pile on pressure was just a utterly a brain-fart decision.

Any regular Joe on this forum would have done a better job coaching these players to a comfortable win yesterday, and majority of us don't even have coaching licenses, just basic football minds.

[Tbite]

Has the coach never heard of a counter attack.

All out attack is not the only way to build on a lead.

All he had to do was set up a defensive shape and we could still muster a few counters here and there.

[Lolly]

[gochino]

Has the coach never heard of a counter attack.

All out attack is not the only way to build on a lead.

All he had to do was set up a defensive shape and we could still muster a few counters here and there.

In a nutshell, in the last 3 mins, he needed to just emulate what Zimbabwe did the entire game.

[gochino]

I would blame Ekong for this. He is the Captain, he should have organised the defense better. Secondly, he had a good chance to win the tackle considering he was closer to the ball than the Zimbabwe player but for some reason, he was just slow and hesitated.

[mcal]

This is looking like a curse, this present generation of players might never experience a world cup again...at least the few likes of Iwobi have experienced a world cup in their life time.

I feel like Ahmed Musa is cursing us.

So long as he remains a "non playing captain" with ambitions of "one more WC" Nigeria will not smell that competition.

He and his NFF cronies are a black stain on our football.

...I was looking for that name to blame, why he was even included on the provisional list
Wey Iheanacho's name to blame too

If these were home based players I can survive the heartache.
But these are the euro professionals, social media crazed, money juggling, women handbag carrying, super stars CE and many Nigerians can't do without.
That goal is as cheap as the come.

[airwolex]

No matter what lapses we had to that point, all Ekong had to do was be decisive and go for the ball, he was favorite. Nwabali could have reacted quicker but I'm sure he was expecting his captain to chicken out of the tackle.

[mcal]

...hind sight they say maybe 2020, I foresaw that goal or something bad coming as the Zim players were knocking that ball around and forward against none aggressive SE players. From the midfield to inside the box no Zimbabwe player was aggressively challenged. Home based players, yes, will be hash and rash at the advancing opponents. But these ones wan "save their bacon".