Etim backs Ighalo over Man United miss

Etim backs Ighalo over Man United miss

Idris Adesina

Former Nigeria midfielder, Etim Esin, has backed Watford striker, Odion Ighalo, despite his miss in the English Premier League match against Manchester United on Sunday.

Although Watford secured a 3-1 win over United at Vicarage Road,Ighalo missed a chance to get on the score sheet with just 15 minutes into the match. United goalkeeper, David DeGea, spilled the ball into his path but the Nigerian could only drag his shot wide of the goal.

The social media was awash with criticisms of the player but Etim told our correspondent that such misses happened to players once in a while.

He stated, “It is not a good thing to miss scoring chances in a match like that because it could come back to hurt your team. But one cannot rule out such in football because it happens to the best players in the game at times. When such occurs, the fans should not call for the head of the player because it will affect his confidence for the next match.

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