WYC: Garba worried over Flying Eagles’ defence

Flying Eagles coach, Manu Garba, has admitted the defence remains
his major worry going into the FIFA U-20 World Cup, while at the same
time saying his attack will be the most lethal in New Zealand.
“We still need to work on our defence. This is where we need to work
on before the World Cup kicks off,” africanFootball.com quoted Garba
as saying on Thursday.
“The mental speed of the players (has to be better) – they do recover
in good time, but they often fail to do the marking when it matters
most, to close up on the opposition.
“But I believe before the World Cup, the defence will be a lot tighter
because we will surely work on those areas. This is the major
weakness of this team.”
However, the Flying Eagles has an embarrassment of talent to choose
from in attack with the likes of Taiwo Awoniyi, Isaac Success and
Kelechi Iheanacho on top form and scoring goals for the coach to say
his strike force will be the deadliest at the World Cup
“The midfield is the main strength of this team, but with the inclusion
of Isaac Success, Kelechi Iheanacho and Moses Simon, the attack will
be very, very deadly. It will be difficult to get an attack that will be as
deadly as that of Nigeria,” he warned.
The African champions will play Brazil, North Korea and Hungary in
the first round of the competition, which kicks off on May 30 in New
Zealand.
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