‘Peseiro would have taken Nigeria to 2026 World Cup’ – Ex-S’Eagles star Taye Taiwo

By Oluwaseyifunm Awobiyi

Former Super Eagles left-back, Taye Taiwo, has expressed disappointment implicit the departure of Jose Peseiro, saying the Portuguese manager should person been retained to pb Nigeria done the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Peseiro stepped down aft guiding the Super Eagles to the last of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), wherever Nigeria mislaid 2-1 to hosts Ivory Coast. Although the 65-year-old manager admitted helium was emotionally and physically drained, helium besides hinted astatine a tendency to enactment connected and triumph silverware with the squad.

In an interrogation with Sporty TV, Taiwo stated that retaining Peseiro could person improved Nigeria’s qualification hopes.

“If Nigeria had near the manager (Peseiro) who led america to the Nations Cup, adjacent though we mislaid to the Ivory Coast,” helium said.

“If they had near the coach, they would person qualified for the World Cup, due to the fact that the players are ever retired for him; they enactment precise hard.

“Throughout the full competition, we whitethorn not person played bully games, but we made it to the finals.”

Reflecting connected his ain epoch successful the nationalist team, the erstwhile Olympique Marseille defender highlighted the value of connection and subject among players—especially successful defense.

“As the defenders, we speech to ourselves and roast ourselves due to the fact that we don’t privation to concede goals,” Taye continued.

“As for the midfielders, they bash their jobs, and the strikers bash theirs.

“We ever speech to each other. If idiosyncratic makes a mistake, we volition person to outcry astatine them. You can’t let these types of mistakes.

“We ever speech to ourselves. When a mistake is made, we archer them not to interest astir it, that adjacent clip helium has to bash better.”

Taiwo besides drew a opposition betwixt his procreation of players and the existent squad, noting a deficiency of penetration into the team’s chemistry today.

“I don’t cognize this procreation due to the fact that it is different. I’m not successful their group, not successful their squad list, and I person ne'er been successful their radical to spot however it is done.

“All I spot is from the tv oregon what’s connected the internet; I don’t cognize either. They similar each other.”

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