I know the World Cup matches are shaping up really well now and I am particularly angry and sad about Nigeria’s match. I handled it poorly and I ran away from even chatting with people. I didn’t want to lash out. I just wanted to be alone and be there. I am better now, I slept it off hahaha.
That’s what I do. When things happen like that, I sleep it off and I push it out the next day. Life is too short to waste it on things that stress you. Hahaha.
Also, four matches were played again between France and Denmark, Australia and Peru, Nigeria and Argentina, then lastly Croatia and Iceland.
These matches were decisive matches and you can understand why everyone looked forward to it, particularly the one between Nigeria and Argentina.
France and Denmark happened to be the most boring match I have watched in recent times, that is just my opinion anyway. On the other hand, I understand why they played the way they did.
They both look set to qualify and they both needed a draw, and they played out for that, even resting some of their key players. It is a risk but then, life is a risk and it worked out perfectly well, rather than risk unnecessary injuries.
I was particularly surprised by Australia and Peru. I was expecting Australia to win and move to four points, hoping France beat Denmark, but then Peru hit the back of their net, twice. They won 2-0.
Iceland put up a fighting spirit, which has always been the hallmark of their outing in this tournament and they would have beat Croatia and have real hope of winning but it was not enough as Croatia bested them 2-1.
Nigeria vs Argentina was a spectacle filled with drama and it was a wonderful match. Nigeria gave a lot of fight with their resilience defending but a moment of relapse punished them and they lost.
When you play against Argentina or any big team for that matter, you only need half a chance to punish them. But then, Nigeria had two golden chances through Ighalo and he wasted them. That proved to be the hallmark of the downfall that was to come and it ultimately led to their exit.
You need to take your chances and that was what Rojo did, with that kind of opportunity.
In life, you need to take your chances. Life will present you with some opportunities but you have to be ready. You cannot expect everything to fall perfectly well for you. You cannot expect to see opportunities in crystal clear terms for you to spot them and take advantage. When being prepared meets with opportunity, then success happens.
Often times, we wait until all the conditions are perfect, but sometimes when life presents us with opportunities we should rather make that moment perfect. We have the capacity to turn things around and make imperfect situation(s) perfect, depending on how we handle it.
When a defining moment comes, define the moment or the moment defines you.
We need to dare more, risk more, take the extra steps more, and think faster even more. Life can give you countless opportunities, life can present you even with limited ones, but the ability to take chances, be available and to go all out, will determine our success or failure rate. Life will do what it can do, it is left for us how we respond to it.
Thank you for your time.
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