Flying Eagles Must Be Brave To Beat Argentina

Former skipper of Enyimba International FC, Tony Alegbe, is optimistic that Flying Eagles can book a passage to the quarterfinals of the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina if they remain brave and resolute against the host country on Wednesday.

Alegbe who captained Enyimba to their first league title in 2001 told Completesports.com that the Flying Eagles have what it takes to beat Argentina if they defend well and do not concede cheap goals like they did against the Dominican Republic and Brazil in the group stage of the World Cup.

“The Flying Eagles, aside from raising their game must be brave and must take the few chances they will create. They must not do the mistake of taking the battle to them as they did against Brazil. The Flying Eagles must defend collectively and hope to catch the host on counter-attack and set-pieces.

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“Of course, the Nigerians should not be cowed by the home fans. That is why I said they should be brave and resolute. Teamwork will help the Flying Eagles to shock the Argentines. Coach Bosso should feature players that have a never say die spirit, players who are ready to shed blood for victory for Nigeria.

“Argentina have the advantage of playing before their vociferous home fans but they have not played against a tough side in the competition. Beating Guatemala, Uzbekistan and New Zealand is not enough to access the host country or tip them as favourite for the trophy, ” the former Shooting Stars and Kwara United midfielder stated.

Alegbe who played professional football in Ukraine for Metalurh Donetsk and two other sides before retiring at Wikki Tourists, said players like goalkeeper Aniagboso, Bameyi, Agbalaka, Daga and Sarki have impressed him so far, adding that the future looks bright for the Ladan Bosso, boys and others in this team.

“Something tells me that the Flying Eagles will overcome the Argentines and progress but it will be tougher than expected because the hosts will apply every trick to bully their counterparts,” Alegbe who also played for Super Eagles briefly concluded.

By Richard Jideaka, Abuja

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