Finidi revealed the management recruited the majority of the players without the coach’s knowledge and mishandled arrangements for the match against Wydad
Finidi George’s Enyimba team appeared unprepared and lacked a strategic approach during the first leg of their match against Wydad Casablanca at Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo, and this parlayed to the second leg, where they were simply blown away 3-0, losing 4-0 on aggregate.
Enyimba management had come out last week to say they were intent on changing the fortunes of the team that won thetitle last season. The management restated its commitment while emphasising its preparedness to take decisive action if there is no rapid improvement in the results of the team.Management recruited players without coaches’ inputs
“We later found out that there was more to it. Can you imagine that we went for such a game without the goalkeeping and fitness coaches? “In fact, we played a team that was more used to the playing surface than us, the home team. It was obvious that we were at a disadvantage as a team used to artificial pitches, and this really affected us. Also, we had only three training with the AFL match ball while our opponents had enough time to get used to it.”
“The issue with the team is obvious, and it has nothing to do with the coaches. The same coaches won the league with fewer goals conceded and the highest goals scored.
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