Former coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Gernot Rohr says the team is struggling at the moment due to the fact that new players are yet to settle into the team.
Nigeria were placed in Group D alongside Benin Republic, Libya and Rwanda and Rohr who led Benin Republic to a 2-1 win over Nigeria in the world cup qualifiers last month says Nigeria still remains the favourite in the group.
” You see like the team is struggling at the moment but you can’t say they don’t have quality players. They have players who can decide the game in their favor and it makes them a hard team to beat and it is why they are the favorites to make it out of the group”, he told OwnGoalNigeria.com.
On the recent poor results of the team , the coach said the team approach in the last few games haven’t been better as the introduction of new players haven’t gone as expected. ” I think they haven’t been able to bring in new players to create a style and identity. So they are still relying on the players I worked with the most after two years and so many good young players have come in and struggled”, he said.
” For the last game which we defeated them. I think the missing trio Moses Simon, Victor Osimhen and William Troost-Ekong didn’t help them. They can make the difference with their determination, passion and desire. It pushes the team a lot”, the coach concluded.
Ade Emmanuel
