Former
Nigeria goalkeeper, Joseph Dosu, has come to the defence of Super
Eagles shot stopper Vincent Enyeama who some football analysts believe
should be blamed for the lone goal scored by Tahiti at the FIFA
Confederations Cup on Monday.
Enyeama was off his line when Jonathan Tehau rose above Efe Ambrose to head home a corner kick in the encounter which ended 6-1.
“You can’t blame Enyeama for that goal.
He came out with the hope of stopping the ball before it could get to
any other player but area was crowded. At that point, I expected the
defenders to have covered his rear, but they also left the line,” the
Atlanta’96 Olympic gold medallist said.
“The defenders should take the blame for
that goal. But in football, they are all responsible just as they all
take credit for the victory.”
Dosu, however, did not spare the
Nigerian strikers who missed several begging chances to bury the game
right from the first half. The trio of Ahmed Musa, Brown Ideye and
Anthony Ujah had several one-on-one chances with the Tahiti goalkeeper
but failed to score.
“The team’s attack needs a lot of work
before we play our next game against Uruguay. I expected the first game
against Tahiti to have ended in a wider margin; but we can’t afford to
miss such chances against a compact team like Uruguay, or Spain who are
very fluid with their passes,” he said.
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