Football fans in Nigeria are concerned about the not too impressive performance of the Super Eagles during the group stage of the Africa Nations Cup in Egypt, and would not buy-in a closed door training approach planned by the national team handlers as the Eagles gets set for a knockout tie against Cameroon on Saturday.
According to the national handlers, the Super Eagles will only have a 30-minutes open training session, split into a 15-minutes session on Wednesday and on Friday, while it will be a closed door training both in the morning and in the evening on Thursday (today).
The media, spectators and fans will not be allowed to observe the Eagles training session till the match-day, saves the 15-minutes allotted sessions as planned the Eagles managers led by German Coach for the knockout stage of this year’s biennial championship.
The Super Eagles struggled to record slim victory in their first two matches against Burundi and Guinea, and could not salvage a victory against tournament debutante; Madagascar in their third match group stage of the championship.
Fans confidence, consequently has become shattered and would need it restored before the Saturday evening match. They could not hold back their concerns and feelings about the Eagles foreign handler approach so far in the tournament, the planned closed door training sessions and their quest to see the Eagles soar for the fourth Africa Nations Cup.
“Your unproductive tactics is alien to our national team,” the fans generally enthused on Wednesday in their tweets to the Nigeria Football Federation and on the Super Eagles media handles.
Read more of the tweets below:
Closed door training that we already know what his lineup will be. Pls play Samuel chukwueze for Christ sake, we need players with good skills and foot work,to be able to create chances.
akinbiyi ayotunde @kissyomyom
what av we been hiding self, abeg wetin we achieve with closed door training? Who cares if training is on tv.
beautifulnaija @beautifulng_
Replying to @NGSuperEagles @thenff 15 minutes training per day? God help us
It is with heartbreak that I write this. Rohr has successfully turned an entertaining Super Eagles to a defence minded, back playing, never scoring birds with acute inconsistencies per match & high risk of hypertension for every Soccer fan. Can we get another Coach? A good one?
Oriyomi @Yomi0930 8 hours ago
”training is open to spectators for the first 15 minutes “ what?
Since we don’t have a creative midfielder, can we just play 4-2-4? That is 2 strikers, 2 wingers who have the ability of tracking back and also support the midfield. Our formation and tactics currently is blunt. Our play is too slow and the striker always lonely upfront.
I don’t trust the coach honestly
For the match against Cameroon, please consider this first eleven: 1. Akpeyi 2. Aina 3. Collins (if not fit, Awaziem) 4. Ndidi 5. Omeruo 6. Ekong 7. Chukwueze 8. Etebo 9. Ighalo 10. Iwobi 11. Simon Good luck to the Super Eagles of Nigeria.
you are not playing Burundi or Guinea this time, now you are playing Cameroon the defending Champion.. you better step up your game.
I really don’t understand why you guys are doing closed training. No one cares joor. Just win for us.
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