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The Tremendous Eagles of Nigeria will sort out Cameroon within the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations round-of-16 after progressing from Group A as runners-up
Fulham FC star Alex Iwobi has responded to criticism from some Nigerian followers relating to Tremendous Eagles coach Jose Peseiro’s tactical strategy within the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, as reported by Soccernet.ng.
Following the conflict in opposition to one of many match’s darkish horses, Equatorial Guinea, the Portuguese tactician adopted a 3-4-3 formation in opposition to Côte d’Ivoire and Guinea-Bissau.
This formation has raised considerations amongst Nigerian soccer followers, with the Tremendous Eagles creating a complete of 41 objective makes an attempt, of which 14 have been on track and three have been scored in the course of the group stage.
The previous Arsenal participant defended the ways, asserting that they’ve been efficient for the workforce’s present progress, and urged followers to be affected person with the 2013 AFCON champions.
Addressing considerations in regards to the workforce’s goal-scoring, Iwobi acknowledged that objectives won’t be flowing in the meanwhile however expressed confidence that the state of affairs would enhance because the workforce advances within the competitors.
In a post-match interview witnessed by Soccernet.ng following the victory over Guinea-Bissau, the Tremendous Eagles midfielder emphasised the importance of the win in securing qualification for the following stage.
“The win over Guinea-Bissau means quite a bit to us as we qualify for the following stage, and our motivation is to win the following sport.
“We wish to take the sport step-by-step as we wish to win our subsequent match, then we will have faith that we will do the remaining,” he mentioned.
Iwobi further defended the employed tactics, noting that the identical formation was used in opposition to the Ivory Coast, emphasising that so long as the workforce secures victories, the particular tactical strategy turns into secondary.
He added: “The ways used in opposition to Guinea-Bissau have been good; it was the identical formation in opposition to the Ivory Coast, and on the finish of the day, the ways work collectively, so we are going to simply proceed to make use of it so long as we win. So long as you win, any tactical strategy doesn’t matter.”
Group stage stats:
41 objective makes an attempt
14 on objective
3 objectives
Is Jose Peseiro’s new ways resulting in a lower within the variety of objectives being scored?
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The Tremendous Eagles of Nigeria are scheduled to face their closest neighbours, Cameroon, after securing all factors in opposition to Guinea-Bissau, whereas the Indomitables edged previous Gambia to complete as Group C’s runners-up.
Ayomide Oguntimehin
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