(Opens in a new browser tab)<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThe biggest question of them all was Odion Ighalo who didn\u2019t play purposefully with other strikers.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is going to be tougher during upcoming round of 16, the team needs to up their game to the next level.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn our match against Guinea, the midfield collapsed 20 minutes to end the game, we were very lucky in both first and second games,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Jude Atupulazi, a soccer enthusiast, corroborated Ebunam\u2019s position on the need for the team to sharpen its attack department.<\/p>\n
Atupulazi, who is the Editor-In-Chief of Fides Newspapers, an Awka-based medium, said Gornert Rhor, the coach of the team must fine-tune his strategy to make the team go far in the tournament.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019ve done the needful which is getting the maximum points, there is a marked improvement in their defending but the team lacks mobility.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey need mobility if they are to go far, especially against the bigger teams.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe team appears goal shy too, a far cry from what transpired during the World Cup qualifiers in their last five games, they have scored three and conceded one.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt also appears the coach isn\u2019t yet sure of his starting eleven,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Atupulazi said the coach must work on the team to put them in a good stead to advance to the round of eight.<\/p>\n
\u201cLet us hope he sorts this out quickly as they zoom into the knockout rounds, it is a talented team no doubt, but the coach still needs to add gloss to the team.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs for the keeper, he seems jittery and doesn\u2019t inspire confidence,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
On his part, Victor Nwangwu, a veteran football administrator, lauded the team for keeping a clean clean slate.<\/p>\n
Nwangwu said the defence department of the Super Eagles has shown high level of organisation and coordination.<\/p>\n
\u201cDefensibly, the team has never played like this before.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve never seen our team play so well; well organised, so well balanced, everyone playing for each other,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The Super Eagles are now top of their group with six points from two wins against Burundi and Guinea.<\/p>\n
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