Former coach of the Russian national team Anatoly Byshovets has given his opinion on the Super Eagles of Nigeria ahead of tomorrow’s friendly game against Russia, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Nigeria will take on Russia in a first ever meeting at this level tomorrow as part of their preparation for the resumption of games in the world cup qualifiers in September.
Russia who are currently suspended from competitive football by world football governing body FIFA will use the game to keep their team in shape, pending when their ban is lifted.
Looking ahead of the game Byshovets his impression of the Nigerian team, describing them as playing a similar style to that of football powerhouse Germany.
“I can say as a coach who led the USSR against Nigeria that this is a team that is associated with the German team in Europe, only in an African version”, he said before advising Russia on how to get a good result against the Nigerians.
“They play power football, and the winner is the one who wins in single combats – there is such an English proverb. I think such experience will be useful for our players. The work done by Karpin is thankless in terms of waiting for official matches.
“In many ways, it should be built on the future, because there are all the reasons for this. The choice of such an opponent is very different from what was before,” Byshovets told SE.
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