NIGERIA: Head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Eric Chelle has been told by former Super Eagles defender, Efe Ambrose, to pair Victor Osimhen with Getafe forward Chrisantus Uche when the team take on Rwanda and South Africa respectively in the world cup qualifiers.
Chelle plays a diamond 4-4-2 formation and in all of the games he has handled the Nigerian team, he hasn’t found a player who will play behind the main striker in his preferred two man attack.
He has tried the likes of Tolu Arokodare, Ademola Lookman, Nathan Tella, Victor Boniface and even Moses Simon in that role behind the main striker but with little or no success. Ambrose believes there should be a change in personnel, especially now that the qualifiers are around the corner, and the team, in a precarious position.
The coach, is however, adamant that playing with a two man attack is still the best way to make efficient use of the attacking talents available to him. Hinting a continuation of the same idea in September when the games resumes.
The former Nigeria international has told the coach to search no further with the emergence of Chrisantus at Getafe, owing to how well he has played the role in LaLiga. He started this campaign with a goal and assist against Celta Vigo over the weekend.
”It’s a no brainer for Uche to pair Osimhen in attack. More like Rashidi Yekini and Daniel Amokachi. Osimhen in the Yekini role and Uche in the position of Amokachi. The coach has to as a matter of urgency play Uche in that role.”
