Every word said by Rohr on formation vs Cameroon, Super Eagles players, World Cup preparations and more
Published: June 04, 2021Manager Gernot Rohr was on media duties with the Super Eagles Media Team shortly after their last training session before stepping out on to the Weiner Neustadt Stadium, Austria for a glamour friendly against five-time African champions Cameroon.
The German football tactician fielded questions on a variety of topics including the formations he is planning to use against the Indomitable Lions in the two friendly matches, World Cup preparations and handing new players a chance.
Here's every single word Rohr said to the Super Eagles Media Team twenty-four hours before the friendly against the 2021 AFCON hosts :
Coach Gernot Rohr we are just 24 hours away from the game against Cameroon, one more training done today. How has it been so far coach?
GR : "The training session was good, we have very good conditions to play football, the grass is wonderful and the weather is good, so good conditions for the game tomorrow night.
"We have Cameroon, it's one of the best teams in Africa. The three last games against Cameroon we put them out of the World Cup and Africa Cup of Nations so they want to take revenge but we want also to win the game - to test some players.
"A lot of players are not here, you know them, more than eleven players could not come but it's opportunity to see other players, to give them chance to play and to get the result I hope.
"It will be two games, this is the first leg so that's why we have to do well with good organization. We have now two possibilities, 4-4-3, 4-4-2 or 4-2-3-1, we'll see what we can test tomorrow and also for the second match."
And how has the response of the players so far, to training and everything?
GR : "The players are motivated, they want to do well. They did two training sessions, they are already happy to come together again, the last time was end of March when we had two victories against Benin and Lesotho.
GR : "The training session was good, we have very good conditions to play football, the grass is wonderful and the weather is good, so good conditions for the game tomorrow night.
"We have Cameroon, it's one of the best teams in Africa. The three last games against Cameroon we put them out of the World Cup and Africa Cup of Nations so they want to take revenge but we want also to win the game - to test some players.
"A lot of players are not here, you know them, more than eleven players could not come but it's opportunity to see other players, to give them chance to play and to get the result I hope.
"It will be two games, this is the first leg so that's why we have to do well with good organization. We have now two possibilities, 4-4-3, 4-4-2 or 4-2-3-1, we'll see what we can test tomorrow and also for the second match."
And how has the response of the players so far, to training and everything?
GR : "The players are motivated, they want to do well. They did two training sessions, they are already happy to come together again, the last time was end of March when we had two victories against Benin and Lesotho.
"Now June we have the last preparation , end of June the draw for the AFCON, then September, October, November the World Cup qualifiers so this is the last preparatory game for the World Cup. Very, very important.
"All the players who are here want to do well and to show the best, to be in the 23-man team for the World Cup."
And what would you say to Nigerians, a lot of fans will watch this via their screens. Some would have loved to witness one on one like we did in Lagos, what would you say to fans of the Super Eagles.
GR : "We are faraway from Nigeria, a lot of players were already in Nigeria, had to come back to Europe for this game and so we could not play in Nigeria unfortunately but we have good conditions here and yes the players want to do well.
"They want to do a good match to test themselves, the season is finished. It was a long year with the pandemic, not easy with a lot of restrictions and so we are happy to have a game here in good conditions."
"All the players who are here want to do well and to show the best, to be in the 23-man team for the World Cup."
And what would you say to Nigerians, a lot of fans will watch this via their screens. Some would have loved to witness one on one like we did in Lagos, what would you say to fans of the Super Eagles.
GR : "We are faraway from Nigeria, a lot of players were already in Nigeria, had to come back to Europe for this game and so we could not play in Nigeria unfortunately but we have good conditions here and yes the players want to do well.
"They want to do a good match to test themselves, the season is finished. It was a long year with the pandemic, not easy with a lot of restrictions and so we are happy to have a game here in good conditions."
Ifeanyi Emmanuel
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