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Why Mikel PLAYED number 10-Rohr

Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr has explained why he played Mikel Obi as playmaker as against his preferred role.

 

Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr has explained why he played Mikel Obi as playmaker as against his preferred role.

Rohr has been widely criticised for the team’s formation which many feel led to the team’s defeat to Croatia in their opening match of the FIFA World Cup holding in Russia.

“Mikel has been playing as an offensive midfielder in the team since l took over two years ago. So it was only natural that he played the same role against Croatia.

“I know he plays in a defensive midfield role in China. When we don’t have the ball everybody is defensive and when we have the ball everyone is offensive. With Etebo and Ndidi, we had two good defensive midfielders who did very well against Croatia despite playing for the first time together, ” said the coach

Fo playing the role that he was not use to made fans criticise the Eagles captain for not creating the chances for the attackers to score goals.

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