Ex-Super Eagles Star Warns Rohr: It Will Be A Calamity To Play Three In Midfield At World Cup

Former Nigeria international Emeka Ezeugo has warned coach Gernot Rohr not to consider playing a three-man midfield at the World Cup because the Super Eagles lack quality in that department.

Rohr opted for a three-man midfield for most of the games during the World Cup qualifiers, with Leicester City's Wilfred Ndidi and Trabzonspor's Eddy Onazi playing centrally and captain John Obi Mikel slightly further up the pitch.

The thinking behind Ezeugo's statement is that Argentina and Croatia midfielders are better and Rohr has to deploy one or two extra players to neutralize the opponents.

''It will be a calamity, definitely, to play with three players in the midfield. I am sure he's not going to try that,'' said Ezeugo, who was a tough tackling midfielder, to allnigeriasoccer.com.

''We are not really good as a team in midfield, we are not considered one of the best in the midfield, so why is he going to take a chance to play three when you can play four or five.''

John Ogu, Mikel Agu, Uche Agbo, Oghenekaro Etebo and Joel Obi are the other players classed as midfielders in the Super Eagles 30-man provisional squad list for the World Cup.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel