Friendlies will hone Eagles' assault

Previous Super Eagles forward Garba Lawal has said the cordial matches arranged for the group would hone the group's aggressors in front of the Russia 2018 World Cup in June.

The Eagles' World Cup arrangements start this month with a neighborly match against Poland and Serbia on March 23 and 27.

Nonetheless, the group's assailants have been having an intense time at their clubs – with most thinking that its hard to score objectives. Kelechi Iheanacho still can't seem to nail a normal place at Leicester City while Alex Iwobi has been battling with Arsenal.

Be that as it may, Lawal, who talked with our journalist on the phone amid the week, said the most critical thing was for the aggressors to have consistent activity, including that the players would improve with every neighborly match they played.

He said Eagles mentor Gernot Rohr would choose whether to welcome new strikers to the group or not.

"The most essential thing for any national cooperative person is to be a general at his club. When they are playing frequently, the mentor would then be able to choose effortlessly the one he needs for each match," Lawal said.

"Since the present ones in the group are not scoring for their clubs doesn't mean they ought to be overlooked. Or maybe the mentor will choose whether he needs new strikers for his group or not.

"Yet, I trust that they will show signs of improvement with every neighborly match they play. Ahmed Musa left England for Russia to guarantee he has enough playing time and he has that – same for Brown Ideye, who left China for Spain.

"When they are playing routinely, the mentor will know their qualities and shortcomings and work on it in front of the World Cup. A definitive objective is to get a group that can contend exceptionally well against the best on the planet."

He included, "Odion Ighalo simply has his season beginning in China and he is certain to get shape with each diversion he plays. Amicable matches complete a ton for a group and help to fabricate group science so the Eagles strikers will show signs of improvement with each match they play. In the event that the mentor supposes he needs to add more aggressors to the group, at that point he will do as such."

Likewise, previous specialized chief of the Nigeria Football Association Kashimawo Laloko, exhorted the mentors to work harder in their look for a decent goalkeeper.

"The mentors should strive to choose a decent goalkeeper for the group since that viewpoint is as vital as alternate offices," he said.

"The friendlies will profit them the chance to test the managers and land at a decent one. They should choose the best, which will give great outcomes."