Super Eagles and Brazil 2014: Only the Greek model will suffice I have taken a serious look at the 30 man Nigerian pre World Cup team and marveled at the lack of depth in our national team. We have a team of average and above average players preparing to win the world cup for us. Can they win the cup? NO if they maintain our present style of play. YES is they adopt the Greek model exhibited during the 2004 Euro Finals. Our present team is bereft of a consistent goal poacher in the image of late Rashid Yekini. We do not have powerful support strikers like Daniel Amokachie and Sampson Siasia. There are no wing wizards like Finidi George and Emmanuel Amunike.The midfield lacked a mercurial Okocha and a towering Sunday Oliseh. The central defence is nothing near the pair of Uche Okechukwu and Chidi Nwanu. The goalkeeper is safe and better than what we had in the past. We can win the cup despite the above shortcomings. The Greek model is our best bet to success.No super star but super team. Utilization of highly mobile midfielders and attackers imbued with defensive acumen will ensure victory against the big teams. There are three routes to win the cup:fitness, fitness and fitness. The truth is that we cannot beat Argentina, Brazil, Germany, Spain, France, etc relying on the fanciful soccer they are known for. keshi must select a very fit side and attackers with capacity to cover 100m under 10.3s. Finally, he must avoid the mistake of 1998 when an obvious unfit Peter Rufai and Penalty prone Augustine Eguavon was imposed on us based on a so called quest for experienced players. A player like Joseph Yobo should be in the team for leadership just as Keshi was in 1994. The rest must be based solely on pitch performance.
Posted on: Thu, 22 May 2014 11:51:18 +0000
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