Rivers United head coach, Finidi George, Finidi George, has promised that his team will be in the right frame of mind when they play hosts to Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) in one of Thursday’s Matchday 7 fixtures in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL).

The Pride of Rivers made a long trip from the Northwest where they played out a 0-0 draw against Katsina United over the weekend and Finidi has factored in the exertion from their road but believes his men will shake it off for the game against 3SC.

The former Enyimba coach is aware of pushing his players during their drills ahead of the game after the long trip and has said there will be measured and careful training sessions to avoid burnouts.

“We’ll plan carefully to ensure the boys recover properly after the two-day journey. It’s not easy being on the road, but we’ll get them ready for Shooting Stars,” Finidi told Rivers United Media.

He took time to cast his mind back to the game at the Muhammadu Dikko Stadium.

The Rivers United trainer believes they had scoring chances to take the full points but failed to do so, as he had hoped his team would take the three points.

“It was a good game, despite the very hot weather. If you look at the first half, we deserved to score at least two goals. We didn’t take our chances, and in the second half, they pushed hard, but we still had one moment – Kabir’s shot, which could have resulted in a goal.

“It was more pressure on us, but we contained them, having one chance to score in the second half that didn’t materialize. Considering both halves, I’d say we deserved to win, but football being what it is, especially in an away match, I think one point is well-deserved.

“I won’t ask for more, although I wanted the three points. This is a difficult place to come and earn a point, so we’re happy with it,” said Finidi.

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David NPFL
October 15, 2024
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