Manu Salutes Eaglets After 4-1 Win Over Iran.

Golden Eaglets Coach, Manu Garba, says the four - one bashing of Iran in yesterday's FIFA Under 17 World Cup at the Khalifa Bin Zayed Stadium, in Al Ain, is a testimony that the Golden Eaglets are on the verge of wining the tournament for the fourth time.

Samuel Okon, Kelechi Iheanacho and Captain Musa Muhammed scored a goal each in the first half while Musa Yahaya scored the fourth goal in the second half to seal Nigeria’s berth in the quarter final.

Manu, whose team will now play against Uruguay in the quarter final on Saturday in Sharjah, says Eaglets has a blistering attack  and it would be difficult for any team to stop us from scoring because the players love scoring goals.

“I said earlier that my attack is blistering and I still maintained that it would be difficult for any team to stop us from scoring because our team loves scoring goals, "said Manu at the post-match conference."

With 18  goals in four  matches ,the Golden Eaglets now  have an average of 4.5 goals per match and Manu said there are still many more to come:"We don't pretend we are an attacking team though there are still few errors but we are going to correct them as we go further we progress ."

Manu said he has no reason to change his tried and tested coaching style, adding that the best form of defence is to attack, he maintained in the flash interview immediately after the match.

“I always want my team to attack and I would always improvise because this is a team where anybody can score." He said he rated the players eighty percent for being able to score four goals in a match 'of this magnitude' which is a knockout stage of a World Cup. Manu though,  has some harsh words for Iranian coach,
Ali Doustimehr for casting aspersion on the eligibility of his
players.

" All the players we have here passed the MRI test and we even conducted another round one month before we came here and we would probably take on the Iranian coach on this," he noted, allaying  fears over Iheanacho who copped an injury soon after scoring the second goal against Iran and his fifth in the competition." It is a minor injury and Iheanacho should be back for the next game."

Despite scoring eighteen goals in four matches,Manu, says Nigerian soccer afns shopuld expect more goals.

The coach, says he has no reason to change his team and tested coaching style, adding that he rated the players eighty percent for being able to score four goals in a match.