Super Eagles midfielder, Ogenyi Onazi has admitted that players of
the team came under some harsh criticism after their opening day draw
with Iran at the ongoing 2014 Fifa World Cup in Brazil.
Onazi however claims that it did not affect the players adversely insisting it instead galvanized them to secure their first victory of the completion against Bosnia-Herzegovina on Saturday.
“After our game against Iran, many people wrote us off. However, that did not affect us. We are united and are always together as a team,” Onazi told supersport.com.
Captain, Joseph Yobo had hinted during Friday’s pre-match press conference that “some people” were trying to create distractions within the team.
“I think (some) people are trying to create distractions in this team. They can’t find anything yet.
“At the end of this tournament, I will have other things to say about the people trying to create these distractions. I don’t know where they are coming from,” Yobo said.
Following Saturday’s win over Bosnia, Onazi has now echoed the sentiments of his captain insisting that a united front has been the drive behind the team’s success.
“We do not listen to any comments from outside because if we win, it’s for us and if we lose, it’s also for us.
“After the game against Iran, we encouraged ourselves and vowed to do better than we did (when we face Bosnia),” he said.
The midfielder concluded by revealing the banter he shared with his Bosnia teammate (at Serie A club, SS Lazio), Senad Lulic before Saturday’s game.
“We chatted as soon as the draws were made and Lulic kept telling me they were going to beat us. I said, ‘no problem’ but I knew God was going to see us through,” he said.
Onazi however claims that it did not affect the players adversely insisting it instead galvanized them to secure their first victory of the completion against Bosnia-Herzegovina on Saturday.
“After our game against Iran, many people wrote us off. However, that did not affect us. We are united and are always together as a team,” Onazi told supersport.com.
Captain, Joseph Yobo had hinted during Friday’s pre-match press conference that “some people” were trying to create distractions within the team.
“I think (some) people are trying to create distractions in this team. They can’t find anything yet.
“At the end of this tournament, I will have other things to say about the people trying to create these distractions. I don’t know where they are coming from,” Yobo said.
Following Saturday’s win over Bosnia, Onazi has now echoed the sentiments of his captain insisting that a united front has been the drive behind the team’s success.
“We do not listen to any comments from outside because if we win, it’s for us and if we lose, it’s also for us.
“After the game against Iran, we encouraged ourselves and vowed to do better than we did (when we face Bosnia),” he said.
The midfielder concluded by revealing the banter he shared with his Bosnia teammate (at Serie A club, SS Lazio), Senad Lulic before Saturday’s game.
“We chatted as soon as the draws were made and Lulic kept telling me they were going to beat us. I said, ‘no problem’ but I knew God was going to see us through,” he said.
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