6. Awful defending of the two corner kicks that led to the goals
Four of the five goals Nigeria conceded in Brazil were from set pieces – three corners and a free kick. France’s two goals came from corner kicks. Enyeama was caught in no-man’s land from Valbuena’s corner for the first goal. The ‘keeper should probably have stayed on his line, but he could only watch as the ball sailed over his head before Pogba nodded it into the empty net. What if Enyeama had stayed on his line?
For the second, Yobo put through his own net after a short corner was worked between Benzema and Valbuena. The diminutive Valbuena fired a sharp cross towards Griezmann, but Yobo got the final touch. What if he hadn’t?
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