{"id":8537,"date":"2026-11-04T07:31:37","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T07:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/04\/euromatch-npfl-we-will-weed-out-soft-players-inter-lagos-interim-coach-promises-ruthless-overhaul\/"},"modified":"2026-11-04T07:31:37","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T07:31:37","slug":"euromatch-npfl-we-will-weed-out-soft-players-inter-lagos-interim-coach-promises-ruthless-overhaul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/04\/euromatch-npfl-we-will-weed-out-soft-players-inter-lagos-interim-coach-promises-ruthless-overhaul\/","title":{"rendered":"Euromatch NPFL: &#8216;We Will Weed Out Soft Players&#8217; &#8212; Inter Lagos Interim Coach Promises Ruthless Overhaul"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Inter Lagos interim head coach Olusanjo Olutayo has vowed to make sweeping changes to his squad as he attempts to turn around the club\u2019s disastrous maiden campaign in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL).<\/p>\n<p>The Lagos-based outfit has endured a grueling start to life in the top flight, managing just a single victory so far this season. Sitting firmly at the bottom of the NPFL table with a meager six points, Inter Lagos are currently mired in a seven-match winless streak.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.completesports.com\/euromatch-npfl-rangers-unveil-october-goal-of-the-month-nominees\/\">Euromatch NPFL: Rangers Unveil October Goal Of The Month Nominees<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Taking a firm stance on the squad\u2019s underperformance, Olutayo made it clear that he will demand relentless intensity and mental fortitude from his players moving forward, warning that timid attitudes will no longer be tolerated.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to the development, the interim manager issued a blunt message regarding player selection.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t like players who are scared. If I have cowards in my team, which I think we don\u2019t, but if we do, we will weed them out,\u201d Olutayo stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will weed out cowards, soft players, and players who can\u2019t recollect information from the team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.completesports.com\/maikaba-confirms-bayelsa-united-in-peak-condition-ahead-of-nnl-opener-against-abia-comets\/\">Maikaba Confirms Bayelsa United In Peak Condition Ahead Of NNL Opener Against Abia Comets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Olutayo emphasized that surviving in Nigeria\u2019s elite division requires players who can process tactical instructions under immense pressure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe NPFL is the highest level of league football here, and I will work with players who can manage information; but if there isn\u2019t any here, there will be an issue,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Complete Sports<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inter Lagos interim head coach Olusanjo Olutayo has vowed to make sweeping changes to his squad as he attempts to turn around the club\u2019s disastrous maiden campaign in the Nigeria&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8538,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8537","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8537","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8537"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8537\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8537"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8537"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}