Lille Pals, Coach Hail Enyeama Lille Metropole of France goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama has once again won words of praise from his coach and teammates, following another superlative outing with the Ligue 1 side, as he stood light the Rock of Gibraltar in last weekend’s 1-0 win against Montpellier. In an encounter that took Enyeama’s run of matches without conceding a goal to a massive eight, the Super Eagles’ shot-stopper ended up as hero of the evening, and his impressive display in Lhis side’s 1-0 win earned him plaudits from both his manager and team-mates. The 31-year-old former Maccabi Haifa of Israel ‘keeper produced a classy display between the posts for Les Dogues as they beat the 2011/12 Ligue 1 champions in their own back yard to stay third. Enyeama, whose first club in Israel was Hapoel Tel Aviv, pulled off a number of crucial saves in the tight affair, with boss Rene Girard singling him out for praise after the match. For us, this is a great victory. Its nice to get the three points. Vincent (Enyeama) took out a big game, hes a cat. He managed three and four important decisions when he was called to action, this is not simple, the manager told the clubs official website. Lille striker, Nolan Roux echoed his boss sentiments, while captain of the side, Rio Mavuba also admitted that Enyeama’s efforts were vital for their aspirations, as the team held on for the win after taking the lead in the fourth minute. It was (a) hard (game) physically for the strikers as we did not have many opportunities. Then, Vincent (Enyeama) did his job in the best way possible, Roux said. Mavuba added: We must congratulate all the defensive work of the team, with special mention of Vincent (Enyeama) who was impressive tonight.
Posted on: Sun, 20 Oct 2013 18:30:56 +0000
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