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Serbian coach Mladen Krstajic not afraid of Super Eagles

Serbia face the Super Eagles after 2-1 defeat in their last friendly match against Morocco.
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Serbian head coach

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Serbia will on Tuesday, March 27 take on Nigeria in a friendly game at The Hive Stadium in London.

Serbian coach Krstajic has admitted that the Eagles are a solid team but went on to state ahead of the encounter that his team will go all out to get a win.

In a recent interview with Krstajic talked about bouncing back from their previous defeat against the Eagles.

He said, “I expect a good reaction from our players and I think with good concentration and I believe that we can achieve a good result,”

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Krstajic also spoke about the Eagles and their win against fellow European side Poland.

“Nigeria recently beat Poland away from home, they scored a goal from a penalty, and it’s a solid team that has a large number of players playing in European clubs,” Krstajic said

He also talked about the atmosphere of the players he invited for the friendlies, and that his team have moved on from their previous defeat and are focused ahead of the encounter.

“There are players who have had a full match in the previous match, but they are all ready to play against Nigeria. It’s a good atmosphere; they have done well in training so I am satisfied with the ambience and organization both in the field and outside," Krstajic said.

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Asides from a reaction against Nigeria, Krstajic stated that the most important derivative from the game is a victory.

He said, “I expect a good reaction from my players when they face Nigeria. But again I repeat, the most important thing is the result, everything else is irrelevant.”

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