Keshi: I will not buckle due to pressure
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Super Eagles’ coach, Stephen Keshi says pressure is part of his job but insists he will not buckle under the weight of expectation.
Keshi who took over from Samson Siasia following the latter’s failure to steer Nigeria to a place at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations recently took charge of his first two games against Botswana and Zambia.With the fans of the team keen to see the team return to the apex of African game in the shortest possible time, the former Togo coach has now admitted that the pressure to deliver is huge.
“Yes there is pressure but there is pressure in all facet of life but it’s not a big deal,” Keshi told SuperSport.com.
The Nigerian trainer said he would succeed with the national team as long as he ‘does not lose his focus.’
“I know what I want to achieve with the Super Eagles and I am sure I will achieve it unless I lose my focus.
“I will concentrate on what I want to do with the players and I’m happy that the players know the direction we are headed,” he said.
Keshi said he was prepared to be a ‘teacher and father to the boys’ as the basic rudiments were not what was required for success at this level.
“At this level, you don’t teach a player how to pass the ball and that is where the teaching (of the players) comes in.
“I am prepared to be a teacher and a father to the boys; to manage them psychologically, educate them and listen to them and things will be fine,” Keshi said.
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Keshi: I will not buckle due to pressure
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Super Eagles’ coach, Stephen Keshi says pressure is part of his job but insists he will not buckle under the weight of expectation.
Keshi who took over from Samson Siasia following the latter’s failure to steer Nigeria to a place at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations recently took charge of his first two games against Botswana and Zambia.With the fans of the team keen to see the team return to the apex of African game in the shortest possible time, the former Togo coach has now admitted that the pressure to deliver is huge.
“Yes there is pressure but there is pressure in all facet of life but it’s not a big deal,” Keshi told SuperSport.com.
The Nigerian trainer said he would succeed with the national team as long as he ‘does not lose his focus.’
“I know what I want to achieve with the Super Eagles and I am sure I will achieve it unless I lose my focus.
“I will concentrate on what I want to do with the players and I’m happy that the players know the direction we are headed,” he said.
Keshi said he was prepared to be a ‘teacher and father to the boys’ as the basic rudiments were not what was required for success at this level.
“At this level, you don’t teach a player how to pass the ball and that is where the teaching (of the players) comes in.
“I am prepared to be a teacher and a father to the boys; to manage them psychologically, educate them and listen to them and things will be fine,” Keshi said.