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Nigeria Super Eagles have another chance to redeem themselves against Guinea-Bissau later today and coach Jose Peseiro has revealed how.
Nigeria Super Eagles manager, Jose Peseiro, has revealed what he wants to see from his players when they take to the pitch in Guinea-Bissau.
Peseiro made his demands known to Pulse Sports Nigeria during his pre-match press conference ahead of the crucial AFCON 2023 qualifiers on Monday.
The Super Eagles are guests to their Guinea-Bissau counterparts, the Wild Dogs, for the second leg of their AFCON2023Q double-header.
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SUPER EAGLES Peseiro — ‘Our players have the quality to finish better’
Super Eagles coach, Jose Peseiro, insists that his players have the quality to find the net as they prepare for the second leg of their AFCON qualifiers against Guinea-Bissau on Monday.
Peseiro wants Super Eagles to recreate Abuja performance
Nigeria Super Eagles suffered a shock defeat in Abuja in the first leg which saw Nigeria drop to second in the group.
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Mama Balde was the hero of the day for the Wild Dogs, who defended well and caged the Super Eagles attack led by SSC Napoli superstar, Victor Osimhen.
The Super Eagles have an immediate chance to redeem themselves following a poor performance in Abuja.
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Ahead of the second leg slated for Monday, Super Eagles boss, Peseiro, has asked his team to repeat the dominant “offensive process” which saw the team create chances in the first leg but adds the team must finish better.
“I spoke with my players, I spoke about a meeting tomorrow (today) the need to be more focus(ed),” Peseiro said.
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“You cannot wait to create 1, 2, 3, 4 (chances), no, you must score. You cannot wait. You create this easy (chances) for the goal to come. No, no, you must score the ball. “
“(But) you need to create this (dominant) mentality for tomorrow (today),” he added. “Even repeat the same offensive process because it creates many opportunities.”
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Peseiro defends Super Eagles stars
Meanwhile, against popular opinion, Super Eagles coach Peseiro has remained vehement in his defence of his players.
The Portuguese manager believes that his Eagles performed better against Guinea-Bissau and deserved more from the game than the wins against Sierra Leone and Sao Tome and Principe.
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Peseiro reemphasised this during his pre-match press conference on Sunday evening, where he also blamed the Abuja pitch and poor officiating from the centre referee for the defeat.
“Everyone complained before about one team not producing the attack, we produced the attack,” Peseiro told Pulse Sports.
“For that match (vs Sao Tome) we played better this match (vs Guinea-Bissau) than the record against Sao Tome, 10-0.”
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“Even, we created more opportunities (than vs Sierra Leone) but of course, we were unlucky (not to score)."
On the MKO Abiola pitch and officiating, the Super Eagles boss added;
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“I can't speak of the pitch, the pitch didn't help us, it didn't help us. If you see the video, if you come with me and see the video, many times you try to shoot but the ball isn't going. It's the truth, not a lie and I am not excusing my players.”
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But you don't speak about the clear penalty. Why a clear penalty, red card for the guy but no one speaks about that," Peseiro quizzed.
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