7 reasons why Nigeria lost to France
The French were there for the taking and a quarter-final place was looming large, but instead of eating French, Fries the Super Eagles of Nigeria ended up eating humble pie after the painful 2-0 loss.
The song of “what-if” gets released after a yet-so-close-but-yet-so-far loss. It was played in 1994 after the loss to Italy. A remix was made after the disgrace by Denmark at France ’98. Before Don Jazzy and his crew come out with a Doro Eagles, we look at 7 of the reasons why Eagles lost to France on Monday.
1. Nigeria lacked the cutting edge when the team was dominating the game
It could all have been so different had the Super Eagles made the most of their early promise against the French. They had the territorial advantage in the first half, as France seemed content to keep their defensive discipline and attack mainly on the break. During that period, it looked more like “when” Nigeria would score, rather than “if” they would. They just lacked the cutting edge, that extra push and creativity to get their noses in front. So, once the momentum was lost to the French, it was game over!
I agree with all the 7 reasons why Nigeria lost to France especially the lack of corner kick preparation and the inability to defend corner kick or take corner kick. Beside the biases of the referee.