Super Falcons forward, Asisat Oshoala,
believes a three-pronged attack likened to the style played by Real
Madrid in the Spanish La Liga will help Nigeria to victory at the
ongoing FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada.
Oshoala, Desire Oparanozie, Ngozi Okobi
and Francisca Ordega are the top choice strikers for coach Edwin Okon at
the tournament, but so far, they have only accounted for three goals in
two games.
The African champions face USA in their
last group game in the early hours of Wednesday, and only a win will
assure them of progress to the round of 16 after a draw and a loss
against Sweden and Australia respectively.
“I want us to play like Real Madrid’s forwards. They’re very, very good, Benzema, Ronaldo and Gareth Bale,” Oshoala told FIFA.com after Nigeria’s 2-0 loss to Australia last week.
“We can be similar to them and I’d like
us to play just like them as much as possible. As a front three we can
be very dangerous and if we try to be like them, we’ll go very far in
this tournament.”
The CAF player of the year, who is
featuring in her first senior Women’s World Cup, was disappointed
Nigeria lost to Australia but admitted she had learned valuable lessons
from the tournament.
The Liverpool forward had returned to
Canada as one of the players to note after winning both the adidas
Golden Ball and the Golden Boot at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup last
year.
“I have learned a lot of things about
myself as a player. This is a big tournament with much stronger
competition. When you play at the under-age tournament, and then you
come to the senior World Cup, you see it’s much harder. So, you just
have to adapt to it,” she said.
“My style of play can’t always be the
same. I need to find different ways to change my attacking patterns so I
can get behind the backline.
“Australia I think were an easier
opponent (than Sweden). We were unlucky not to get the goals we needed.
But it doesn’t matter; we have to be better (against USA), no matter
what.”
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