Am sure,
many of us watched that humiliation and embarrassment of World Champions Spain
by Holland. Many did, and maybe a few number of football lovers/haters didn’t. Lol!
Anyway, Tega Onojaife, a football analyst provides us with an in depth
analysis of the match and tells us reasons why Spain lost. Who believes him?
They say
lightening does not strike twice in the same place. I beg to differ if you are
Iker Casillas.
At the
2010 World Cup in South Africa, Spain lost their first match to Switzerland by
a lone goal. Though they went on to win the tournament and become World
champions, one never forgets the controversy that trailed that followed that
loss. Iker Casillas was said to have been distracted by his girlfriend who was
part of the media team, positioned behind his goal post. At the time it was
just something to laugh over – a joke being passed around to make fans enjoy
the shock defeat some more.However, when the same person is involved in another
disaster, you have to ask,”Casillas, who did you offend?”...CONTINUE
It’s been
four years since the last World Cup. In that time, the Spanish team won the
European Championship with both its National team and U21 team. A team from
Spain won the UEFA champions league and you couldn’t mention the FIFA 11 team
of the year without at least 3 Spanairds making it. So when Spain faced the
Netherlands and got thrashed by 5 goals to 1 the autopsy was unavoidable. After
watching all 5 goals conceded by Spain, I could clearly see that Casillas was
culpable in all 5.
For the
first goal scored by Van Persie, Casillas was off his line. In the second, he
didn’t cover all his angles, giving Arjen Robben a clear chance to score. For
the third goal, which came from a corner, he went for the ball in the air and
missed it completely. You may say he was fouled by Van Persie but he was never
going to touch that ball. The fourth goal by Robin Van Persie was a blatant
Caisllas error, in which he took a back pass that should have been easily dealt
with a passed it to the striker, who then said thank you by putting the ball in
the back of the net. The fifth completed a horror display by Casillas as he not
only left his line but was well rounded by Robben, leaving him flat on his
belly on the pitch.
It doesn’t
matter what the Spanish team does from here on out in the tournament. In the
back of most peoples’ mind would resound the question, “was Jose Mourinho right
to drop him from his starting line-up?”
Writer’s Profile: Tega
Onojaife started a career in financial portfolio
management but soon realised that her passion for sports was too overwhelming
to remain a supplementary. Tega is well known for her wit and confident
analytical presentation, her versatility and in-depth knowledge of a wide range
of sports; NBA, Tennis, Formula 1, Athletics, Boxing and, of course, Football.
She has worked with reputable Radio and Television stations. Follow her on
Twitter @tegasupreme
Source: BN
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