Lawal, who dropped the hint while answering questions from the journalists in Abuja, where he represented his club, Kaduna United FC during the recent meeting between the League Management Company (LMC) and club representatives, insisted that the inactiveness of the Nigeria’s best legs in Europe ought to bother Keshi.
Asked how he feels that players like John Mikel Obi, Victor Moses among others were not regulars at their various clubs since the beginning of this season, the former Super Eagles utility player, replied: “I want to admit that I equally entertain fears just as any other Nigerian, concerning the bench role of our players at their European clubs.
“The World Cup is not a tournament a coach prosecutes with the majority of his players either sitting on the bench or are match rusty. World Cup is a big stage which requires players in top form. I don’t know how Keshi feels about the situation, but I know that he ought to be bothered that most of his players will not be in form.
“It is going to be difficult for Keshi at the World Cup because of the current form of his boys. The ones he is relying on are not playing regularly, yet he does not want to invite a player like Ike Uche that is doing well for his club this season.”
He cannot let Uche or Osaze Odemwingie to return to the team. I don’t know how he thinks but for me, he needs Osaze and Uche in his team,” he insisted.
On whether we are on course for the World Cup preparations, Chindo, as friends fondly call him, quipped: “I want to think that we are on course, but the head coach should be in the best position to answer the question. I want to believe that Keshi knows what he wants as a coach to prepare and give Nigerians qualitative representation at the World Cup.”
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