The Three Things Flying Eagles Must Do Against Ukraine To Avoid Early Exit
Published: May 30, 2019
The Flying Eagles of Nigeria are scheduled to battle Ukraine in their final group game at the ongoing U20 World Cup on Thursday May 30th.
What are the three things the Flying Eagles must do to ensure that they defeat their European counterparts after 90 minutes of action? Allnigeriasoccer.com provides the best answers to the question.
They Must Score An Early Goal
Aigbogun must charge his players to find the back of the net as soon as possible if they must to win the game.
An early goal will go a long way to disrupt Ukraine's tactical approach to the game, and it will also help to boost Flying Eagles' morale to go for more goals before the end of the game.
They Must Control The Midfield
Though the Flying Eagles scored four goals against Qatar in their first game of the tournament, their midfield setup was in shambles and they left so much space for the Asians to operate.
Aigbogun's men were made to pay for their inability to control the midfield by USA who possessed the ball for most parts of the game. The Yankee youngsters scored two goals to condemn the Flying Eagles to their first defeat of the competition.
They must control the pace of the game by having the upper hand against Ukraine at the middle of the pitch as that will help them create many goalscoring opportunities.
They Must Not Concede First
Conceding the first goal of the game will definitely have a negative impact on the psychological aspect of the team which will be dangerous to their chances of progressing to the second round of the competition.
Aigbogun must get his tactics right, he must charge his players to go for maximum points because anything short of this will see them board the next available flight back to Nigeria.
The West Africa side were defeated 2-0 by USA on Monday, hence, Paul Aigbogun's men require a win to progress to the next round of the competition and they can't afford to take anything for granted.
They Must Score An Early Goal
Aigbogun must charge his players to find the back of the net as soon as possible if they must to win the game.
An early goal will go a long way to disrupt Ukraine's tactical approach to the game, and it will also help to boost Flying Eagles' morale to go for more goals before the end of the game.
They Must Control The Midfield
Though the Flying Eagles scored four goals against Qatar in their first game of the tournament, their midfield setup was in shambles and they left so much space for the Asians to operate.
Aigbogun's men were made to pay for their inability to control the midfield by USA who possessed the ball for most parts of the game. The Yankee youngsters scored two goals to condemn the Flying Eagles to their first defeat of the competition.
They must control the pace of the game by having the upper hand against Ukraine at the middle of the pitch as that will help them create many goalscoring opportunities.
They Must Not Concede First
Conceding the first goal of the game will definitely have a negative impact on the psychological aspect of the team which will be dangerous to their chances of progressing to the second round of the competition.
Aigbogun must get his tactics right, he must charge his players to go for maximum points because anything short of this will see them board the next available flight back to Nigeria.
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Photo Credit : thenff.com
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