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Gernot Rohr, Super Eagles’ coach, says Nigeria must have total concentration against Argentina on Tuesday when they meet in a crucial 2018 FIFA World Cup Group D match.

NAN reports that Rohr at a pre-match press conference on Monday said “Nigeria will play total football with intense attack against Argentina” in the match at St. Petersburg.

“We are going to play a wonderful mass attack. We are going to play good game on Tuesday. We are going to defend the colours of Nigeria.

“We will focus on our game, as we are not concerned about Lionel Messi’s skills, even though he is a good player.

“In football, there is no mercy. So, we will not show any mercy for the Argentina team,” he said.

He also allayed fears about poor officiating, saying “we are not afraid of any referee. All we need to do is play good football to get results.”

Rohr promised to work on the team to take advantage of set-pieces and score from free-kicks, a failure which has been the bane of most African teams at the competition.

Argentina coach, Jorge Sampaoli has said he expects captain Lionel Messi to touch the ball more against Nigeria on Tuesday.

The South Americans are on the brink of an early exit, after picking only one point from their two matches.

Messi has failed to shine in Russia so far, as he is yet to score or provide an assist.

But Sampaoli has explained why his star player did not perform against Croatia.

“I think that [Croatia] match was complicated for Leo, he didn’t get enough balls from the midfield. Argentina didn’t dominate like we did against Iceland.

“For the good of Argentina, I’m sure Messi will touch the ball more against Nigeria,” Sampaoli told a media conference on Monday.

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