The Super Eagles recently departed for Russia with few days left to the start of the 2018 world cup. The Nigerian team prior to that were in Austria. The Players could not hide their joy as they head to Russia for the most coveted trophy in football. Iran became the first team to land on Russian soil with other countries landing in ones and twos. The super eagles are expected to begin training session possibly on Tuesday ahead of their crunch weekend game against Croatia. Big free bet Nigeria for all super eagles’ supporters and bookmakers as Russian 2018 world cup date draws closer
The super eagles while in Austria were in the headline for the wrong reason. Their surprise 1-0 defeat to Czech Republic was followed by a rumor of a possible rift between Skipper John Mikel Obi and his teammate Ogenyi Onazi. It was believed that Onazi refused to follow instruction from the former Chelsea midfielder but the Nigeria technical crew as well as the head coach Gernot Rohr have come out to deny the rumor. Gernot Rohr replied that there was no rift between the two footballers sighting the looseness of the media. He also cited cases in which he was accused of picking players who settled him financially for the world cup to buttress his point however concluding that the media should report what is true at all times leaving sentiments behind. The rumored rift have not being the only information on the super eagles trending online as the unique world cup travel outfit have generated waves in the social media. The Traditional white attire which have a generated attractions from just as their jersey from Nike did on the day of launching as its one of the most rated outfit in the build-up to the world cup.
Despite all the frenzy in the social media one Nigerian tactician have remained unmoved by the media attractions. Austin Eguavoen have become the man who have voiced out his opinion concerning the team. The former Super eagles Player and Tactician have voiced out the need for Nigeria to strengthen their defenses as he believes are well no doubt. The Tactician in his interview with Completesportnigeria.com media network advised head coach Gernot Rohr to adjust the team’s training method as he believes is a strong factor in determining Nigeria’s fate at the world cup. Eguavoen gave the suggestions while citing the games against England and Czech Republic as examples of what poor defense can bring in a team. The tactician who represent Nigeria at the 1994 and 1998 edition of the world cup during his playing days advised Gernot Rohr to adopt new system of defending when not in possession of the ball. Eguavoen suggested that the role of defending should be extended to the entire team and not the back 4 while also talking about the consistency of the Nigerian shot-stoppers. The Super eagles lost back to back friendly games to England and Czech Republic but will be opening their 2018 world cup account on Saturday against Croatia. Gernot Rohr no doubt will spring into action with his technical and tactical session immediately. Rohr Biggest decisions remains on the back four and the choice of the goalkeeper.
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