Akinade Onigbinde, the Coach of FRSC FC of Abuja, on Monday said that today’s football, name of player or country does not matter.
Onigbinde told the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in Abuja, stating that gone are the days where big names decide victory in matches.
He also pointed out that countries like Argentina with big names like Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero etc., had been defeated by lowly-rated countries in the ongoing World Cup.
He said, “Football is fast going to a level where big players or nations are even struggling to win a match.”
“Unlike before, countries with big players used to cow others, but today almost every nation is good,” Onigbinde said, expressing satisfaction with the development.
He urged nations like Iran to improve on their game and added that no nation is an underdog in football.
According to him, the ongoing tournament in Russia shows how football is progressing globally.
Explaining further he said, the inability of some big countries to live up to expectation was a pointer to the fact that achievements in football nowadays is due to hard work which is the only key to success.
Argentina played 1-1 with Iceland in their opening match and lost 3-0 to Croatia in the second match and will take on Nigeria later on Tuesday.
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