Plateau United Technical Adviser, Coach Fidelis Ilechukwu has assured that the Peace Boys will go all out against Esperance in the return leg of the second round tie of the CAF Champions League slated for Tunis’ Rades Stadium on Friday.
The former MFM and Heartland FC coach said that going for attacking formation against the ex- CAF Champions League winners knowing that it would be counter-productive to defend a slim 2-1 lead for the entire 90 minutes.
He explained that the best form of defence is attack and his team is deploying that strategy in order to preserve the first leg lead and qualify for the group stage of the competition for the first time.
After having an idea of how the Tunisian side play , the former MFM coach stated that he is initiating measures to contain his opponents noting that his team will give everything to ensure they realize their objective of scaling through to the group stage.
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“I am adopting an all attacking formation in the return leg of the second round in order to qualify for the group stage which we have already set for ourselves long before now and we are committed to that objective,” Ilechukwu said.
He expressed appreciation to Governor Simon Lalong for the financial and moral support to the team , adding the team’s technical crew is working hard to secure qualification to the next round.
The winner of the second round over two legs , will qualify for the group stage of the competition while the loser will drop to the playoffs round of the CAF Confederations Cup.
“We are in the business the entertain and collect belts. If you’ve got a champion that is giving you an opportunity to collect a belt, why would you deny it,” he said.“The only people I have heard that would turn down a title shot are those that aren’t ready. But the saying is, if you prepare yourself to be ready, you won’t have to get ready.”