draw 2-2 with Guinea and miss out on
qualification, with fan abuse trailing
them since.
Siasia says the team deserve it
”We deserve all the insults we are
getting. In the end, we failed to qualify
and that hurt the fans, so they have a
right to be angry,” Siasia said.
”We are also hurt, because as much as
the fans want ed to see us at the Nations
Cup, it pains us more than it pains them.
”We have young players who were
looking forward to their first Nations
Cup. We have experienced ones who
wanted to return there to challenge
again.
”We have found it hard to sleep because
everyone is thinking about what
happened.”
But Siasia says the team can take
comfort from the progress that has been
made in a short time
”In the few months we have been here,
the team has grown younger, we are
tactically stronger, we play the ball
quicker than before, we create more
than 7 chances in every game and we
have not failed to score more than two
goals. Except for the friendly against
Argentina.
”So this team is doing well. It was just a
communication problem at the end. We
thought we were going through at 2-1,
but we were not sure if that was
enough, and we didn’t want to take any
chances thats why we were pushing.
Otherwise, we could have held on at
2-1.”
Siasia’s future remains uncertain, with
the NFF having issued him an
administrative query in their quest for
answers, but the coach says he is
prepared for the worst
”It is not in my hands now. Whatever the
NFF decide, we will accept. If they want
us to stay, we will carry on rebuilding
this team in the right way.
”If they don’t, we will say thank you and
move on. That is the way football
works.”
The Nigeria team face arch rivals Ghana
on Tuesday in London, and Siasia says an
immediate response is imperative
”We have to put what happened behind
us. There is nothing we can do about it.
We just have to learn from our mistakes
and make sure we play a good game
and win against Ghana.”
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