According to Dimeji Lawal, the General Manager of Shooting Stars, the hectic international break will provide Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle with ample opportunity to integrate both home-based and foreign-based players.
According to Lawal, the Unity Cup tournament in London and the forthcoming international friendly against Russia will provide the Malian coach with an opportunity to implement his strategy with the players.
Super Eagles will battle with Russia at the Stadion Luzhniki in Moscow on Friday
This is the phase for him to be able to identify his players and work closely with them,” the former Super Eagles midfielder told Sports247. “If all he does during the season is to have only two or three days to work with those players, now he will have enough time to see them in different games. “So, he will be able to fully introduce his ideology and philosophy of football. You can’t do that in a proper tournament, because there’s no time enough for that. “But, during this period, he can work with them extensively and tell them this is the way he wants them to play
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