Super Eagles manager, Gernot Rohr has come out to admit that Liberia wasn’t an easy opponent for Nigeria. He recently revealed that he and his players always knew the match would be difficult.
According to him, he is happy that his boys played football with few touches while going vertically forward, and this made the fight for victory a successful one.
Rohr added that the comeback of some players like Wilfred Ndidi Iwobi has also helped the team improve massively.
His words, “This game was not easy for us. We knew before this match that it would be more difficult than the first match in Lagos.”
“We tried to play our football with a few touches and going vertically forward, but our opponents were very organised and made a big fight, so we also had to fight and accepted the duel.”
“In the air and on the ground, it was not easy. We got two good penalties but were not able to score a goal [in open play].”
“The comeback of some players like [Wilfred] Ndidi, [Alex] Iwobi – who didn’t play the last time – is a good thing for us.”
“When you score two goals, it’s not a disappointment, when you win 2-0 it’s not a disappointment because the penalties were won from a one-on-one situation.”
“If there was no foul, perhaps, we could have scored in open play. We are happy about the victory.”
“Before the match, we knew that it would be difficult to defeat this team.”
“I am happy that we did not concede an opportunity defensively. Whether it’s a penalty or not, it’s a goal.”
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