Steven Keshi is fully focused on using the World Cup to put Nigeria's name in gold
2014 WORLD CUP : CASH –IN ON KESHI
BY ABDULMUMINI ADEKU.
……………………………………….SHOCK,GRIEF AS WORLD CUP LIST GENERATE
REACTIONS.
………………………………………17 PLAYERS SELECTED OUT OF THE 23 THAT MADE
THE LIST
OF PAEDIA EXPRESS MULTIMEDIA’S EXPOSE PREVIOUSLY
………………………………………TEAM CAN MAKE FINAL EIGHT,ANYTHING AFTER THAT
WILL
BE A PLUS.
……………………………………..TEAM CAN GO FAR IF IT PLAYS TO FORM ,AVOIDS NEEDLESS
INJURIES,YELLOW AND RED CARDS.
He has proven in his style and methods that he is what they
call him,” THE BIG BOSS”.
Super Eagles of Nigeria ‘s sweat merchant has finally
released his team list to the 2014 World Cup
With a lot of shock or surprise just as he promised in a lot
of media forum previously.
Investigations by Paedia Express Multimedia over fans
reaction on the team list in Lagos, Nigeria showed that fans were at a loss
over what warranted the dropping of Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa bound
forward, Ejike Uzoenyi who emerged as the biggest casualty in the team list
despite all of his displays for the team in the recent past.
It would appear that the
visa hitches experienced by Bastia of France Forward :Sunday Mba may have
accounted for his head to be fed to the vultures by the technical crew but
analysts are quick to question the reasons why Almeria of Spain Midfielder: Ramon
Azeez who did not play any role in the game against Scotland made the team.
Analysts gave thumbs-up for the inclusion of Volyn Football
Club of Ukraine’s Midfield battleship ;Michael Babatunde but were left to rue
the absence of Victor Nosa Igiebor of Real Betis Sevilla Balompie who appeared
to have shaken off his injury worries with his assured display against Scotland
.
Analysts gave thumbs-up to the dropping of erstwhile reliable;
Joel Obi of Parma Football Cub of Italy
who appeared not to be fully fit as at the time he
reported to camp for the world cup having battled injuries and inactivity at club and international level
for well over two years.
Analysts also wonder how a certain Juwon Oshaniwa of Ironi
Ashdodd Football Club of Isreal made the squad in the first place as he had
previously not been fully tested in grade A match situations to warrant been on
the plane to Brazil;2014 let alone make the provisional list.
Love or hate him,this young man booted out a certain Taiye
Taiwo of Bursaspor Football Club of Turkey ,who with about 50 caps at international level would have given
Elderson Echiejile of A.S.Monaco in the French Championaat a run for his money
in the left full back position.
Granted Taiye Taiwo has a late withdrawal problem when he overlaps out of his defensive
position as a modern day wing back supporting the midfield and the attack but this could have been corrected by a
patient manager, now retired Brazilian international Roberto Carlos also had
this weakness but he was not frozen out of the selecao during his playing
career on account of this yet he made his presence felt then..
As the football hostilities begins soon in the soccer pitches in various
cities in and around Brazil;soccer fans in Nigeria will now expect the goalkeeper
trainer ;ikeoluwa Shorunmu to get to work on the naked rough edges been displayed
by Goalkeepers Austin Ejide of Hapoel Beersheba of Isreal and Chigozie Agbim of
local side,Gombe United.
Local pundits are of the opinion that there are not less than
five goalkeepers in the Glop Premier Soccer League in Nigeria that are better
than Agbim.
Paedia Express Multimedia predicts that the team can make
the quarter Finals of the Senior Football World Cup holding in Brazil in 2014
if the team plays to its full potentials but further success will depend on
team spirit, individual creativity ,tactical discipline among other factors.
Tall, leggy or languid bean pole with a physical presence that
belies his true intents; Micheal Uchebo of Cercle Brugge Football Club of
Belgium in the Belgian Jupiler liga was not expected to make it on the plane to
Brazil ,2014 World Cup.
Not many even back home seems to remember him judging from
the fact that he once played for Ranger International Football Club of Enugu
and also starred for the Flying Eagles at the under 21 African Youth
Championship in which he scored a promising
looking goal.
He was a player that was lacking in silky ball skills of the
mould of Augustine Okocha but the hard
as nails utility player reminded one of a certain Emeka McCann Ezeugo in terms
of work ethics on the pitch as he can play a variety of roles from
defence,midfield and attack on the pitch does any coaches delight.
He became an instant hit at V.V.V Venlo in the Dutch
Eredivisie from where he cross carpeted to Cercle Brugge Football Club of
Belgium ,where a certain Josip Weber was football god in the mid nineties
before the latter retired at Royal Anderletch.
He is highly sought after in Europe as at press time and
even before moving to Belgium,Stoke City in the English Premier League had made
enquiries over his availability but for his lack of 75 percent national team appearance
for the Super eagles of Nigeria at the time.
Gabriel Reuben of Tottenham Hotspur in the English Premier
League was only farmed by the latter to get enough playing time at Waasland
Beveren in the Belgian top flight.
Throughout his stay at Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premier
League and now Beveren ,he did not play up to seven times in two years and
unlike Uche Nwofor of Heerenven who used the friendly against Scotalnd to shut
the traps of skeptics, analysts are of the strong opinion that Gabriel Reuben
is only in Brazil based on patronage rather than footballing reasons.
Reuben was a mere passenger
on the field of play when Super Eagles were forced to a two all draw in
Craven Cottage by Scotland just recently.
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