Ex Nigeria player, Garba Lawal has come out to say that Gernot Rohr is not to blame after their 4-4 draw against Sierra Leone on Friday.
He recently revealed that he cannot understand how the boys managed to draw that game and the players deserve all the blame.
According to him, only the players that featured can explain what happened because they were a lot of things they did wrong in the game.
He added that Super Eagles players are professionals and they should start knowing that a lot of things are at stake during these qualifying matches.
His words, “Only the players can explain what happened even the coach cannot tell you this because they are the actors,”
“The coach has no blame. The players know there were a lot of things they did wrong. They knew they have complete control of the game and suddenly something went wrong, of course, it is the players that will take responsibilities for that.
“The coach did everything right, it’s the players that disappointed. If their tactics were not good how did they score four goals? The players were not disciplined. They exposed themselves.
“The players are professionals and they know what is at stake. They knew they did not do well. When you take chances that is what you get. Many of the fans were expecting something like 7-0 after 4-0 lead.
“We don’t know what went wrong only the players can tell. Nobody thought the Sierra Leoneans can come back into the game after 4-1. We were lucky because we could have also lost that match.”
The Super Eagles played the game behind closed doors in adherence to directives from Nigeria’s Presidential Task Force on Covid-19.
Some analysts believe the disappointing performance from the West African giants could be as a result of playing without their fans at Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, a suggestion that Lawal has dismissed.
“When we scored four goals fans were not in the stadium. Fans not been in the stadium has nothing to do with the draw,”
“We were up by 4-0 within 40 minutes and conceded three goals in the second half, so it is not about the fans. Only the player can explain what happened.”
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