Oba Magic Brightened Up A Dull Evening

Last updated : 23 February 2007 By Footy Mad - Editor
It was a quiet night for the for the Nigeria international, but he was not alone.

Roeder: "Oba, by his own admission, probably was not having one of his best games for the club, but - and this is the big but - he is a natural goalscorer. He did not need a second look when the chance came. That was a fantastic finish.

"The trouble was, he made it look too easy. I would have thought the majority of strikers in the Premiership would not have got the ball in from that angle.

The aim was to qualify for the last 16, so it is job done in that respect. They came and did a good job defensively and made it difficult for us. I was disappointed that we did not handle their formation and tactics.

"There were a lot of senior players out there and it was quite obvious from where I was standing that all the room was in the wide areas, where we would have out-numbered them two to one. It was patchy. There were parts I was quite happy with and parts I was not quite so happy with."