Algeria head coach Vladimir Petković is looking forward to his side’s quarter-final clash with the Super Eagles of Nigeria, reports Completesports.com.
The Desert Foxes booked a date with the Super Eagles after overcoming Democratic Republic of Congo 1-0 in their Round of 16 encounter in Rabat on Tuesday night.
Substitute Adil Boulbina scored the decisive goal in the 119th minute.
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Petković reflected on the win against the Leopards.
“I believe we deserved to win based on what our players delivered, and I thank them for that,” Petković was quoted by CAFonline.
“We controlled two-thirds of the match and played good football, even though we faced some challenges during the game.
“We played well as a group, dominated the match, overcame difficulties, scored a goal and managed to win and qualify. I think we managed the match professionally. Qualifying was important, and now we will think about the next match against Nigeria.”
By Adeboye Amosu
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Ehen! This game against algeria is where I want to rate iwobi and rest but for now, I comment my reserve
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Cos I see alot of folks hailing him after the cheap game against a 20 something ranked mozambique side..smh…
Expect loads of backward sideways passes when going forward becomes difficult.
What they played against DRC was a disgrace which must never be repeated. Too many backward passes and very irritating. But with what happened against Tunisia, there is hope for the Super Eagles.
May the Eagles win otherwise may the best team win in Jesus name.
Amen!
Ahhh osimhen don bring you out finally. We will show them that Africa has two GERIA but we are the main one same way we have many clubs with REAL la liga but we know who the REAL one be.
The Desert Foxes of Algeria game is another hurdle that the Super Eagles will have to overcome to further enhance their rating in the ongoing AFCON tournament. Without doubt, that’s the fixture in the quarter final pairings many will be watching out for.
Like every other game against the North Africans, it’s going to be fierce, tactical and brutal with a lot of drama. With the exploits of the Super Eagles in Morocco, it’s expected that their opponent would show some respect and caution in approaching the game. However, the Algerians having come this far would be expected to explore every available weakness of the Nigerian team.
While the Nigeria team clearly are compact in the middle with the double pivot in the diamond formation, and ferocious in the attack, with the trio of Osimhen, Lookman and Akor Adams, yet, they need to be cautious at the back against the trickery of the North African side. The Calvin Bassey-led defence has to keep it tight at the back and by all means avoid any slips, especially with Mahrez. Eric Chelle men has every reason to approach the fixture with every sense of caution following the booking of three of the players, Captain Ndidi, Calvin Bassey and Frank Onyeka, who nonetheless are key players in the team’s set-up. Bassey , particularly would be better advised to be more discrete with his physical approach to the game.
By and large, the Super Eagles are expected to come out victorious if they are able to maintain their game tactics as witnessed in the previous game, while the coach ensures his in-game management is top notch.
Ndidi as always would be required to keep to his primary duties, sitting in front of the defence, providing shield and at the same time working with Frank Onyeka, in a double pivot to stifle the midfield and snuff out any threats from the Desert Foxes. This way, Iwobi will be able to enjoy unhindered movement and free reigns in the midfield. with his passing range.
Fans will be expecting to see Akor Adams again putting in a great shift in the attack, using his big body build and strong physicality to trouble his opponent defence and as well as his direct runs. He truly will be more more than handful for his adversary.