Russia 2018: Eagles Will Shock Others In Group D _ Gernot Rohr

Mr. Gernot Rohr, the head coach of the super eagles of Nigeria has affirmed that his team will surprise their opponents in performance, during the 2018 world cup, while also acknowledging that the team face a difficult task in Group D of the tournament,

following the Draw on Friday.

Nigeria will face perennial opponents Argentina, Croatia and Iceland in Group D, which soccer enthusiasts rated as the hardest group of the preliminary stages.

“This is a difficult group, but I think we can spring a surprise.”
“This is the youngest team in Nigeria’s history in the World Cup. We have the youngest team of the 32 teams here. So we have to learn.”

Rohr said their toughest match will be against Croatia on June 16 in Kaliningrad, because it will be Nigeria’s opener.

“The first game is always the most difficult,” he added.

He submitted that the Eagles must have to get a good result from the top teams in the group to be assured of advancing.
“We believe that we can beat any of the top teams. We beat Argentina, but it was a friendly game.”

He also attributed Nigeria’s failure to fully fulfil the promise others saw in them to a lack of discipline that he intended to fix. “I believe that African players have the talent, they have the physical and technical possibilities, but what they are missing is organisation, what they are missing is discipline,” said Rohr.

Recall, he has also coached Gabon, Niger and Burkina Faso.