{"id":27567,"date":"2020-07-19T14:39:52","date_gmt":"2020-07-19T14:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=27567"},"modified":"2020-07-19T14:39:52","modified_gmt":"2020-07-19T14:39:52","slug":"same-pressure-playing-for-rangers-and-nigeria-joe-aribo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/same-pressure-playing-for-rangers-and-nigeria-joe-aribo","title":{"rendered":"SAME PRESSURE PLAYING FOR RANGERS AND NIGERIA \u2013 JOE ARIBO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria:<\/p>\n<p>Nigerian midfielder Joe Aribo says that he experiences the same pressure and expectation to win regardless of whether he plays for Scottish giants Rangers or the Super Eagles.<\/p>\n<p>Aribo has become a top performer for \u2018Gers, where he has improved his level of play under manager Steven Gerrard following a move from Charlton Athletic in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>He racked up nine goals and eight assists in 48 appearances across all competitions before Rangers\u2019 season was halted by the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old has also picked up four caps for Nigeria, starting with his debut against the Ukraine in September last year, and he feels that there are similar high demands for both club and country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d say playing in front of the big crowds, and we\u2019ve got 50,000 over at Rangers, so it\u2019s like no different and there\u2019s an expectation at Rangers to win, where also that\u2019s like Nigeria, expected to win\u201d, Aribo told Rangers TV.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, I mean, that\u2019s helped me bring that to the international stage. Literally, it is no different to Rangers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, we are expected to win every game so it is just like okay, it is the norm now, it\u2019s literally become the norm for me so it\u2019s no different to being at Rangers.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria: Nigerian midfielder Joe Aribo says that he experiences the same pressure and expectation to win regardless of whether he plays for Scottish giants Rangers or the Super Eagles. 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