Siasia expresses confidence to face Argentina
Dhaka, August 5: Nigerian coach Samson Siasia expressed confidence to face two times world cup champions Argentina after concluding practice session at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Monday.
“We have a very good result against Argentine and we know what they are capable of. We are here to play the game and enjoy. We will be focused to win the game but we don’t want to lose.”
“We have enough of injuries but we still have Malkov who is fit enough to play in the match tomorrow. The next 48 hours we will try to store the energy for match as we knew that we have two back to back matches so that cannot be an excuse. Hope you guys enjoy the game tomorrow.”
“You don’t know what the result is going to be. Football is game that the result is unknown until the game ends. We want to play a great game and try to win scoring goals in the early minutes.”
“Messi is the best player in the world and I have a lot of respect for him but at the same time he has to play with ten other players. We will see what going to happen.”
“We have been winning matches and it is an advantage for us as it has given us confidence. We have some injuries there and there but still I will say we will try to win this game using the confidence. Hope the crowd is pleased tomorrow after the game.”
“The crowd is very good and you guys are so friendly. The weather is just like Nigeria so its great, not a problem for us.
”I was surprised to see some Nigerians today and they came to show us support. Hopefully we will have some from Bangladesh in tomorrow’s match too.”
“I thought this country liked only cricket but now we see that you guys love football a lot and the way you received us was amazing.”