Nigerians Blame Coach Tactics, Selection For Flying Eagles Loss To US

Nigerians Blame Coach Tactics, Selection For Flying Eagles Loss To US By Akin Adeola Flying Eagles of Nigeria were unable to fly on Monday in their second group D game against USA at the ongoing 2019 FIFA U20 World Cup in Poland. Nigeria lost the game 2-0 to the better prepared US U20 side who lost their first match to Ukraine. Football loving Nigerians, however, were not happy with their darling team's unimpressive performance in a game they should have won to pick a round of 16 ticket. www.bsnsports.com.ng monitored Nigerians comments on social media where most of them blamed the coach, Paul Aigbogun for wrong selection. They opined that he should have started the duo of Okon Aniekeme and Success Makanjuola in the USA match. They added that their introduction brought balance to the Nigerian side. According to an analyst on a radio program after the match, he said: "The US studied our team, mounted pressure where the team's strength lies (the left back) and rendered Utin inability to push forward and lead the team to victory once again. If our coach has started Makanjuola Success from the left flank, that would have been a joker and we would have won the match and avoid putting ourselves in a tight corner." He said angrily. While some of the social media commentators have lost hope already, some still believe that the team can qualify if the coach go into the last match with right set of players on the pitch.