Rohr: I always try to protect my players from injuries

Super Eagles Technical adviser, Gernot Rohr, says his greatest concern is to protect the players from having injuries.

Speaking during Tuesday’s Press conference, the Franco-German tactician said the reasons for making late substitutions is for him to avoid mistakes and also to keep the players in perfect shape.
“I always try to give the starting XI enough time to express themselves” Rohr said.
“I also have to be very sure that the player I want to take off has done all he can during his time on the field of play,”
Lastly, Rohr said he has to be wary of injuries to any of the players.
According to him, early substitutions can go a long way to affect his game plans.
The Super Eagles will be taking on the Benin Republic National team on Wednesday at the Nest of Champions, Uyo.
Rohr now has a complete team to work on before Wednesday’s match against the Squirrels in Uyo
Nigeria’s 23 players for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Benin and Lesotho have all landed in Uyo.
Players who checked into the Ibom Meridien Hotel and Resorts on Tuesday are Joe Aribo, William Troost-Ekong, Moses Simon, Mikel Agu, Abdullahi Shehu, Samuel Chukwueze, Emmanuel Dennis, Mikel Agu and Ifeanyi Anaemena.

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Nigeria will have their first training session at Godswill Akpabio Stadium on Tuesday evening after holding a brief session at the team’s hotel on Monday.