Nigeria vs Algeria: “I’m impressed with my players performance despite woeful loss”- Jose Peseiro

Tremendous Eagles head coach, Jose Peseiro says his gamers did their greatest regardless of the defeat to Algeria in Tuesday’s pleasant encounter.

Peseiro’s expenses began the sport on a superb observe with Lorient striker Terem Moffi firing them into the lead within the ninth minute.

The Desert Foxes equalised from the penalty spot by means of Riyadh Mahrez three minutes earlier than the break

Defender, Youcef Atal netted the successful objective from an extended vary effort 20 minutes from time.

“It was a superb recreation, the tenting confirmed the standard of our gamers and their collective effort. It was a tough match, Algeria is sweet crew. Our gamers attempt to do what I ask them to do in coaching,”Peseiro advised NFF TV.

“It’s potential you lose in soccer, i’m unhappy we misplaced. I don’t prefer to lose any match however I’m very proud of the efficiency of my gamers. They did nicely within the recreation.

“I’m disenchanted we didn’t win the sport, however I’m proud of the efficiency of my gamers.”

Godwin Saviour and Rapheal Onyedika made their first look for the Tremendous Eagles within the recreation.

Saviour changed the ineffective Ademola Lookman within the sixty fifth minute, whereas Onyedika took the place of Frank Onyeka late on.

Peseiro shared his ideas on the efficiency of the duo.

“Raphael and Godwin performed for the primary time with the nationwide crew. They did nicely,”he remarked.

“I referred to as 9 gamers I don’t actually know earlier than. Gamers who haven’t performed with me earlier than however a few of them have performed with the nationwide crew.

Gamers we’re simply working with for the primary time. Everyone performed. Good job throughout.”

The Tremendous Eagles have been denied a transparent objective within the first half and lots of additionally questioned the penalty awarded to the Algerians.

Peseiro said that the centre referee was unsuitable to disallow the objective.

“Everyone makes mistake. Myself and the gamers could make mistake. We scored a objective that was disallowed,”he argued.

“The penalty I may settle for. He shoot the ball earlier than Frank caught him. We should settle for. There was no offside after we scored. It ought to have been 2-0 to us at that time.

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“My crew fought exhausting created alternatives. Draw would have been a good end result. Congratulations to Algeria.Improbable environment, good match.

It was a superb expertise for us. Algerians supported their crew. It’s good for us to know the place we’re and transfer on from there.”

The previous Venezuela and Saudi Arabia gaffer additionally mirrored on his expertise with the gamers in camp.

“I’m proud of the tenting what I can say is that’s not simple to have good understanding, good organisation with out coaching,”Peseiro said.

“We spent eight days in camp everybody attempt to do the utmost. You attempt to enter extra dynamism, extra organisation.

“It was one other alternative to know the gamers extra , know the crew usually and the brand new gamers. Create extra understanding within the crew, work extra to constructing cohesion in our recreation.”

Peseiro additionally defined the place his crew want to enhance in subsequent video games.

“We didn’t do nicely in assault at occasions, i believe we will do higher in that part. We will enhance our recreation usually. We did nicely defensively however we will do extra offensively. Management the ball extra, present extra character and combat actual exhausting.

“We have to enhance our organisation, put new dynamics. We have to work extra . We’ve high quality gamers however we have to.enhance within the space of group”

The 60-year-old additionally revealed his need and targets for the long run.

“I’m extra assured than earlier than, we misplaced however I’ve extra assured on this crew,”Peseiro hinted.

The gamers should do nicely of their golf equipment, my employees see many matches each week.
They watch the gamers extensively. It’s not simple to be within the nationwide crew.

“I’m unhappy with the end result however we did nicely. We need to win the subsequent AFCON. First, we should qualify and play high quality pleasant matches and have extra tenting.

“We need to have a a stable crew. We’ve a superb crew and we need to enhance. Everyone should work collectively. Myself, my employees and the NFF . We will play on the highest stage.”