{"id":101033,"date":"2026-06-05T21:16:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T21:16:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/101033\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T21:16:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T21:16:39","slug":"poland-coach-praises-super-eagles-ruthless-finishing-in-warsaw-draw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/101033\/","title":{"rendered":"Poland coach praises Super Eagles\u2019 ruthless finishing in Warsaw draw |"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtn.ng\/?utm_source=eagle_online&amp;utm_medium=native&amp;utm_campaign=Liveit100&amp;utm_content=Live_It_100\" aria-label=\"MTN SOCIAL GROUP Ad 70\u00d7250\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" data-lazy- data-lazy- width=\"970\" height=\"250\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/MTN-SOCIAL-GROUP-Ad-70x250-1.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/MTN-SOCIAL-GROUP-Ad-70x250-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"   width=\"970\" height=\"250\"\/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Poland head coach Jan Urban praised Nigeria\u2019s clinical finishing after his side battled to a 2-2 draw with the Super Eagles in an international friendly in Warsaw.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nigeria took the lead in the 25th minute through Terem Moffi before Kacper Potulski restored parity for the hosts before the break.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paul Onuachu converted a penalty in the 77th minute to put the Super Eagles back in front, but Przemyslaw Wi\u015bniewski struck deep into stoppage time to earn Poland a share of the spoils.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite conceding twice, Urban said he was encouraged by his team\u2019s overall display.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/vbZSEgnlMVk\" aria-label=\"Encapsulator technology\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" data-lazy- data-lazy- width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Encapsulator-technology.webp\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Encapsulator-technology.webp\" alt=\"\"   width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\"\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cbn.gov.ng\" aria-label=\"CBN Stronger banks safer deposits\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" data-lazy- data-lazy- width=\"800\" height=\"557\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CBN-Stronger-banks-safer-deposits.png\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CBN-Stronger-banks-safer-deposits.png\" alt=\"\"   width=\"800\" height=\"557\"\/><\/a>    <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said: \u201cThe scenario from the previous matches repeated itself \u2014 we played, the opponent scored.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBut I wasn\u2019t concerned because we played well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnd we played well after the goal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt was a good match against a good team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Poland coach, however, admitted that Nigeria\u2019s ability to convert limited opportunities proved decisive throughout the contest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Urban said: \u201cThe worst thing is that the opponent doesn\u2019t create countless chances and takes only two or three.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey are very cruel to us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He added: \u201cBut these are friendly matches; they won\u2019t judge us for them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>    Also Read:      <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The coach also pointed to the impact of Nigeria\u2019s changes at half-time, revealing that the Super Eagles\u2019 seven substitutions altered the flow of the game and forced his side to rethink their approach.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Urban said: \u201cWe were partly playing for the result. But I also saw that we were playing well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe were creating chances, and we were close to scoring.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBartek Slisz\u2019s positioning and disposition helped us secure the backline.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe played an excellent game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLater, we wanted to chase the result, so we changed to a four-man defence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Polish tactician urged observers to consider the physical demands placed on his players, many of whom arrived in camp after completing a full domestic season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said: \u201cToday was a really good match.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI didn\u2019t feel helpless, looking at the players who had the entire season in their stride during this training camp.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI would have behaved the same way after the entire season. I know this from experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Looking ahead, Urban said preparations for competitive action would leave little room for further experimentation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said: \u201cNo one will have time for experiments. We will take the Nations League seriously; I can\u2019t imagine it any other way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nigeria will now travel to Leiria for their final friendly of the international window against Portugal on June 10.<\/p>\n<p> Follow The Eagle Online Channel on WhatsApp<\/p>\n<p>[wpadcenter_ad id=&#8217;745970&#8242; align=&#8217;none&#8217;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Poland head coach Jan Urban praised Nigeria\u2019s clinical finishing after his side battled to a 2-2 draw with&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":101034,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[95],"tags":[182,51826,32849,181],"class_list":["post-101033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-warsaw","tag-poland","tag-poland-coach","tag-super-eagles","tag-warsaw"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@dk\/116699580912734673","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101033","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101033"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101033\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/101034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}