SIASIA TARGETS BRONZE MEDAL
WE STILL HAVE SOMETHING TO PLAY FOR: SIASIA TARGETS BRONZE MEDAL
All Africa Games set to repeat herself. Our beloved Dream team Vl set for bronze again, just like the All Africa games we came for Gold but settled for bronze. After going through those challenges, still fighting for a medal, we have praise our beloved team for a job well done. The tactician gave his comments and their readiness toward the third place match.
The tactician has stated his side
will give their best to beat Jorge
Pinto's side to the bronze medal
on Saturday evening
Nigeria's hopes of winning the gold
medal in the men's football event of
the Olympics may have been dashed
by their 2-0 semifinal loss to
Germany, but coach Samson Siasia
says it's not over yet and they're
determined to win bronze when they
play Honduras on Saturday in the
third place playoff.
Siasia was disappointed with his
side's performance on Wednesday
against the Europeans, and the gaffer
wants his side to learn from their
mistakes when they play Honduras.
“We didn’t play well in the match
[against Germany],” Siasia told
Fifa.com.
“We’ve been playing better than what
we showed against Germany. There
were too many mistakes from us. The
Germans are a very good side and
they are tactically very, very sound.
“They were running behind and we
couldn’t defend them. We did have
chances in the first half to score but
we didn’t utilise them. That’s what it
is in football. If you get to this stage,
you have to take your chances.
“All of that to say, we did not play
well. It’s like the boys were sleeping
right from the first half. But we take
this one and hopefully we can go for
the bronze medal.”
The Dream Team VI play Honduras at
the Estadio Mineirao on Saturday with
Siasia insisting his side still have a lot
to play for.
“We still have something to play for,”
Siasia continued.
“We didn’t deserve to win against
Germany with the way we played, so
we should just forget about it and
look forward to the next one and at
least we will try to have the bronze
medal going back home.
“It is when you lose a game like this,
it actually beats you down," Siasia
said. "That’s what life is all about.
You have to be a man about it. Get
yourself up together again and you
still have something to play for.
“You’re better off having a bronze
medal than not having anything at all.
That’s the only way we can motivate
them and it’s going to be very, very
tough. They wanted to go to Rio but
you need to earn it to go there.”
Nigeria came to the tournament in
less than ideal circumstances after
flight delays and administrative
errors, but Siasia believes his side
have fared well in Brazil.
“We’ve been very great. The mentality
has been right. What did we want? We
wanted the gold medal and that’s
what we were shooting for. They
came out without reservation and
went all the way and tried to see if
they could get it.
“Everything in life is a learning
process. If you find yourself at a stage
like this again, you want to do better.
It’s all about the bronze now. You
don’t want to go home without
anything.”
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