Ex-England World Cup Star Worried For Rohr Ahead Of Nigeria Vs Iceland Match
Published: June 20, 2018Former England World Cup star Paul Robinson is worried for Super
Eagles coach Gernot Rohr following his side's 2-0 loss to Croatia in
their World Cup opener, and has predicted that the three-time African
champions can only finish second in the group.
After
conceding an unfortunate own goal in the first half, the Super Eagles
dictated play in the first fifteen minutes of the second half, only for
the Croats to double their advantage in the 71st minute through a
penalty goal from Luka Modrić.
Speaking as an analyst on beIN Sports, Robinson said : ''I think Nigeria are going to struggle in this group looking at that performance. An opening game you expect pace, tempo.
''Quality-wise,
technically wise, they are not as good as Croatia, but you expect to
make up with something else and they didn't. If I was their manager, I
would be worried for the coming games.
''They
got Argentina and Iceland in the group, we are talking Argentina are
going to top it, at best they are going to be coming second and they are
going to need two results to do that which I can't see them get after
tonight's performance.''
Nigeria and Iceland will face off at the Volgograd Arena, Volgograd on Friday, June 22.
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