He also disclosed the grey areas in the NFF conditions that may have caused the Frenchman to do a rethink on the job he once showed interest in. Pinnick said, “Le Guen wanted to stay in France to be coming from time to time to take up the team on specific assignments.
We are insisting on a Super Eagles coach that would reside in Nigeria. We want a coach that will be more embracing in terms of football development in Nigeria.” He also disclosed that the Frenchman was not happy with NFF’s targets for him. “He didn’t like targets. In the past we set targets for Siasia, for late Keshi and even Oliseh, why not him?” the NFF boss asked. He added that he believes targets motivate a coach to work hard.
He also disclosed the grey areas in the NFF conditions that may have caused the Frenchman to do a rethink on the job he once showed interest in. Pinnick said, “Le Guen wanted to stay in France to be coming from time to time to take up the team on specific assignments. We are insisting on a Super Eagles coach that would reside in Nigeria. We want a coach that will be more embracing in terms of football development in Nigeria.”
He also disclosed that the Frenchman was not happy with NFF’s targets for him. “He didn’t like targets. In the past we set targets for Siasia, for late Keshi and even Oliseh, why not him?” the NFF boss asked. He added that he believes targets motivate a coach to work hard.
He also disclosed the grey areas in the NFF conditions that may have caused the Frenchman to do a rethink on the job he once showed interest in. Pinnick said, “Le Guen wanted to stay in France to be coming from time to time to take up the team on specific assignments. We are insisting on a Super Eagles coach that would reside in Nigeria.
We want a coach that will be more embracing in terms of football development in Nigeria.” He also disclosed that the Frenchman was not happy with NFF’s targets for him. “He didn’t like targets. In the past we set targets for Siasia, for late Keshi and even Oliseh, why not him?” the NFF boss asked. He added that he believes targets motivate a coach to work hard. “We do not want to repeat the mistakes of the past where people were employed with so much expectations and they ended up disastrously.”