2018 World Cup: I know my starting XI, Rohr declares
Ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, German tactician, Gernot Rohr has authoritatively declared that he knows his Super Eagles’ starting XI, SportingLife.ng can report.
Ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, German tactician, Gernot Rohr has authoritatively declared that he knows his Super Eagles’ starting XI, SportingLife.ng can report.
In recent warm up matches, Nigeria has lost two and drawn one out of three and will be involved in another friendly against Czech Republic on Wednesday before flying to Russia.
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However, the former Burkina Faso Coach, who announced his 23-man final list for the Mundial after the 2-1 friendly loss to England on Saturday, is confident of a good outing in Russia especially as he is armed with vital knowledge of Eagles group opponents.
‘I know my starting 11 for the first game of the World Cup,’ Rohr said. ‘I have kept faith with the players that helped us during the qualifiers. I can only change incase of injuries.
‘I collect video tapes of our opponents’ friendly matches and constantly watch them.’
Nigeria play in Group D alongside Croatia, Iceland and Argentina at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.