Siasia Names Player Current Super Eagles Squad Is Missing

Former head coach of the Super Eagles, Samson Siasia, has said the current team is currently lacking a creative midfielder.

According to him, Nigeria national team needs a playmaker in the mould of former captain, Austine Jay Jay Okocha.

Okocha quit international football in 2006.

Former Chelsea midfielder John Mikel Obi was expected to take up the role but failed to live up to expectations.

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Fulham star, Alex Iwobi has been used in the number 10 role in recent years but Siasia claimed he is not going enough to play the position.

“We don’t have an offensive midfield player that can give the last pass to the strikers. We have great strikers, but we need someone that is missing,” Siasia told Lagos Talks.

“Iwobi can not play that position. He’s a good player, but he’s not doing as much as he’s supposed to as an offensive player. We have to look for that person in the center of the field, who can give the last passes and score goals.

“In the defence and other parts, right and left midfield, we are good. We need someone like Jay-Jay Okocha, but it has to be somebody that can score more than him.”