Troost-Ekong: We know how to play Argentina with or without Messi

June 24, 2018

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Troost-Ekong: We know how to play Argentina with or without Messi
William Troost-Ekong has commented on the upcoming meeting between
Nigeria and Argentina at Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg on
Tuesday, June 26.
The Bursaspor defender was in the Super Eagles team that came back
from two goals down to beat Argentina 4-2 in a pre-World Cup friendly
staged in Krasnodar last November.
Having gone the distance for the 18th straight game contested by the
Super Eagles, the only player to do so since the appointment of Gernot
Rohr, Ekong was delighted with the win over Iceland after helping the
young goalkeeper Francis Uzoho to post a shutout.
”We got a lot of criticism after our first game so we needed the
confidence boost,” Ekong was quoted as saying by fifa.com.
”We took some great steps in the right direction and we should
continue the way we performed in the second half against Iceland.
”The Argentina game will be completely different though. We faced
them in November. Messi wasn’t there but we know how they play.”
Argentina were stunned 3-0 by Croatia in their second Group D fixture
while their next opponents beat Iceland 2-0, thanks to two goals from
Leicester City striker Ahmed Musa.