Rivers United Technical Manager, finidy georgehas claimed that his boys will not be affected by their inability to score maximum points against El-Kanemi Warriors and will go in search of more points in their next game.
10-man El-Kanemi Warriors held Pride of Rivers to a 1-1 draw in the 2024/2025 NPFL clash on matchday nine.
George expressed disappointment that the game was one of those days that did not go his way despite having a one-man lead for almost the entire second half.
“It wasn't a bad game in general, but I think they came, counter-attacked and they got that goal. From that moment we had to step in to see how we could get equaliser,” Finidi said.
“In the second half, we were completely outmatched. He defended deep and even tried to go on the counter. I thought we should have been a little more patient in the second half while playing with another player. We could have had the ball a bit more to combine in that final third. The players got a little nervous while trying to score the second goal.
“When you have nervousness, sometimes it is not possible to score goals. We had a few chances, I thought it would be the goal, but it was one of those days when things don't go your way to win.
“We are not distracted, we will keep our focus and see how we can go as far as we can and see what we can do. “We have to prepare the players for Ikorodu City.”
Rivers United will make the long trip to Lagos this weekend as the guests of Ikorodu City knowing they remain top of the table with 21 points from nine games.
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