Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr has brought up another angle to the countdown towards this month’s international friendly against Brazil, as the Franco-German tactician says the game would help him gauge how much progress the team has made under him, megasportsarena.com reports.
In what could be a personal assessment of his impact with the Eagles, since taking over the job in 2016, the former handler of Niger Republic, Gabon and Burkina Faso admitted that the Eagles should do well against The Samba Boys on October 13 to show that they have developed further since winning bronze at this year’s Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.
Fresh from a 2-2 draw away to Ukraine in a similar friendly early last month, the Eagles will face Brazil ahead of their return to competitive matches, with two qualifiers for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations coming up in November against Benin Republic and Lesotho, such that Rohr is quick to admit that taking on Brazil will help him see how his side has developed since the 2018 World Cup, where they crashed out at the group, after a win and two defeats during the event in Russia.
Rohr told Owngoalnigeria.com: “We will face a very top side in Brazil and it will be good to see how well we have learnt since we played at the global stage which is the World Cup. Progress of this team will also be known after the game. We are ready for it.
“We approach every game the way we think is best and with the players available. The game against Brazil we will try to play offensive and not that defensive because we need to assert ourselves and make a point with a good result hopefully.”
The Eagles’ coach also hinted in a different forum that he is feeling lots of pressure from non-technical angles on the job, as he disclosed that administrative issues, inter-personal relations and money matters are taking a toll on him, thereby affecting his love for the Nigerian team, such that he could be ready to take a walk anytime, despite a strong desire to fulfill his contract.
Rohr added in an interview with Mannheimer Morgen: ”On the one hand, we have built a good team, the youngest on average in Africa. On the other hand, there are many things that make daily work difficult: lack of respect, organizational problems, promises are not kept. We will see how it goes on. But I love this team and I really wanted to fulfill my contract.”
