Middendorp said such a situation never made it easy for Akpeyi‚ and praised the Nigeria No 1 for responding with a monstrous performance. “Compliments‚ not because of the result‚ because we have seen a great performance from Daniel Akpeyi over months‚,” Middendorp said afterward. “I think it’s an incredible performance under these circumstances‚ what we see week-in‚ week-out from Daniel Akpeyi. “That’s the job we are in as coaches – ‘It backfires’‚” Middendorp laughed. [Where you are thinking] ‘Oh no‚ take the beloved Itu Khune and ignore the performance level from a player you have in a training session’ ….

Source: The Guardian March 02, 2020 06:22 UTC