Martins says Eagles must look beyond Argentina

Nigerian forward Obafemi Martins has warned that the Super Eagles would have to look beyond Lionel Messi if they are to get a result against Argentina on Saturday. Talk among the fans have been centred around the World Player of the Year, but Martins, 25, says there are other players that the team need to be wary of.

"People talk a lot about (Lionel) Messi, forgetting that there are other very good players in the Argentine team, such as (Carlos) Tevez and (Diego) Milito. It's a team game and we also have our own stars for the day.

"It is an important match for all of us, the players and the technical crew."

Left back Taye Taiwo, who played against the Argentina Under-20 team which defeated Nigeria 2-1 in the final of the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Netherlands in 2005, added: "I was not happy that we lost that day in Utrecht against Argentina because we worked so hard. But for sure, this is payback time.

"We know Messi is a good player and we can't allow him to roam round the park just like that. But we also have our great players. They've got a couple of great players and we've also got a couple of great players.

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