Udeze slams Rohr over team’s selection blunder in Russia – Brila

Ex-International Ifeanyi Udeze has described the Super
Eagles Boss, Gernot Rohr’s selection style at the Russia 2018 World
Cup has an ‘absolute blunder’.

Speaking on the Wednesday edition of Udeze’s diary on Brila
FM, the former West Brom defender who was in Russia to cheer the
team decried Gernot Rohr’s ineffective use of the few experienced
players in the team.

Udeze stressed the difference between the Natural left back and
the left wing-back position while citing the essence of playing a
natural left back ahead of others who are being deployed to adjust
into an unfamiliar role.

The former AEK Athens left-back said the Franco-German Coach
failed to mix the youth and the experienced players available at
his disposal in the team.

“The National team should comprise of both youth and the
experienced players”

“We have players who have played at the big stage, even if at
40, the experience is still vital”

The Super Eagles team was not lacking in depth and experience
with the likes of Elderson Echiejile, Ogenyi Onazi, John Ogu,
but Coach Gernot Rohr choose to stick to the same set of players
for the three group games.

Udeze was a member of the Chief Adegboye Onigbinde-led Super
Eagles team at the 2002 Korea/Japan FIFA World Cup.