Keshi´s insistence on using Mikel Obi in the
Super Eagles regular team despite confessing that he is not in his best form
because of his not being a regular player with Jose Mourinho´s Chelsea shows how dishonest and unserious we
can get at times with selecting the best and most qualified persons to
represent our nation in any capacity. The question that readily comes to mind
is, how can someone who is not useful for Chelsea be useful for Nigeria? Jose Mourinho is a world class coach who has
won practically all there is to be won as a coach and if he is not fielding
Mikel Obi in his team as a regular player he must genuinely have a reason. Footballers improve through continuous
participation and involvement in the game and a player who is not regular in
his team in Europe cannot be in the best physical and mental shape to play in a
highly physical competition as an African qualification match.
Keshi started very well with the super eagles, especially when he made the players understand that the national team jersey
shall no longer be cheap for any player and that anyone who must be in the team
must deserve it by proving it, today, Keshi appears not to have the zeal and
the impetus to lead a formidable team like the one we saw in 2013 clinching the
Africa nations cup in South Africa. And the team today is just a reflection of
a surrendered coach who appeared to have lost the passion desired to continue to be competitive.
Nigeria is not playing well nor scoring goals
today because we lack a creative midfield, Mikel Obi is not in form since a
very long time now and is seriously affecting our game, he gets late to
all disputed balls in the midfield and each time he tries to adventure into the
attack to connect with the attackers, he gets tired in a second. So why is
Keshi insisting he should always play? In football, past glories and
contributions are useless, what really counts is the present form of every
player, so Mr Keshi, if any player is not playing regularly and playing well for
his club side please leave them out of our national team. Nigerian national team
is not a junkyard for mediocre players. Let only the top best represent our
nation. If you know you are tired of doing this job, let another person come
in.
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