Argentina coach, Javier Mascherano says his side must be wary of the counter attacking threat of the Flying Eagles.
The hosts will face the Flying Eagles in the Round of 16 contest in San Juan on Wednesday night.
The winner will face Ecuador or South Korea in the quarter-finals.
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” Nigeria is a strong rival, especially physically . We know the record they have in the competition. They have done well in the past,” the former Liverpool and Barcelona midfielder told ESPN.
“We have analyzed them , you have to be very careful with your direct play, with your players in the middle forward and above all, in their transitions because they can do a lot of damage.”
“It is a team that will be waiting when we have the ball, to recover and come out of counterattack .
” Running we are not going to beat them. It is essential that the ball be ours . I want a game in which we have control through possession and from there, go attacking as a block and not with players off the hook. Doing that implies a long team and with that Nigeria takes advantage of us. We must go phase by phase”.
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Nigeria shall win tonight’s duel,i’m convinced we will get the better of our rivals this time.
It’s highly improbable that Nigeria will carry the day going by popular beliefs.
However,Argentina without Messi is open,lately we have excelled when Messi is not in the mix and tonight Argentina will play their last game of the competition.
Good luck our beloved flying eagles.
You’re mentioning Messi in an Under 20 match? The fear of Messi is real.
Pep has really influenced a lot of his ex players with possession and high pressing game. Bosso must attack deep but not use wingbacks. Our full backs must not attack high but remain compact in defence and play the ball out effectively to keep pressure outside the defensive unit. If we create more chances above we’ll find scoring opportunity to win the game.
Why is machenrano losing sleep. If anything is to go by this Nigeria team lacks the tactical and technical ability to win because the coaches and players has nothing to give in this match
Brazil U20 vs Tunisia U20
Argentina U20 vs Nigeria U20
England U20 vs Italy U20
Good morning guys,
Look at these 3 matches. One can easily risk his one year salary on Brazil to defeat Tunisia. But will be very risky to put your £1 on any of the other four countries to win. I mean, Argentina, Nigeria, England and Italy.
What do you think guys?
Italy will over run England, Brazil will suffocate Tunisia. It’s Nigeria vs Referee!!!
@Chima, hope say you collect money sha