Believe me; Sunday Oliseh may be on his way out as
Head Coach of Nigeria men’s football national team. From grapevine, there may
be a plot going-on in the Glasshouse to remove the fair coach from the plump
job, just few months after his highly celebrated appointment as manager of the
Super Eagles.
The romance at the London hotel between Oliseh and
the NFF President may have been over and their love affair may have suddenly
hit the rock. Or why does Amaju Pinnick want to oust the man he publicly
endorsed as Nigeria’s Pep Guardiola? Perhaps, we may give some of the tips we
gathered from insiders:
5
Tips Why NFF May Want Oliseh Out
1. Oliseh may not be Pep Guardiola
after all: He hasn’t shown any coach direction see
he took over the coaching job. The Home based Eagles were a typical example of
eleven players running around the pitch without any coaching impute. Oliseh
coaching ability has come in serious questioning. Ihe seems not the right man
to lead the need revival of the Super Eagles.
2. Oliseh talk more than producing the
need result: He may be a good football analyst, but
he talks just too much and far removed from expected result from his employers.
Oliseh’s academic brilance may not be in question, he may have bagged the
highest FIFA Coaching badge, but he hasn’t been able to translate it in practical
terms.
3. Oliseh will always be Oliseh: whether
he be the captain of Super Eagles or now the Head Coach, he will always be an
activist. So nobody should try to call off his bluffs, he may lead the national
team to boycott some important matches.
4. Oliseh Medical condition:
running in out of hospital during crucial assignments may be a lot of
distractions that may lead to spate of poor results. If Oliseh has serious
health issues, then it is better to relief him of the job.
5. Oliseh Poor Managerial Ability:
Oliseh egoistic approach to managing big players may have to the resignation of
key players such as former captain and the first choice goal keeper, Vincent
Enyeama, Emmanuel Emenike… As you know such superstars have a lot of influence
and their decision may lead to the sacking of the coach. Perhaps, Super Eagles
need a coach that could provide such leadership direction.
The
Booby Trap: The match against Egypt in the African
cup of nation’s qualifier may be the booby trap set for Oliseh. If doesn’t win
the Pharaohs convincingly, then Oliseh is out.
Possible
Replacement:
Already there are speculations that former Cote d’Ivoire Coach, who
recently signed a short term contract with ligue1 team, Lille SOC, may be
favored for the job. Harve Renard has won AFCON Trophy with Zambia and Cote
d’Ivoire. And during CAF Award ceremonyheld in Lagos on January, where he won
the best coach of the Year, Renard is said to have had a preliminary chat with
the NFF boss.
Since, NFF is running on a tight budget, they may
look the way of Samson Siasia to take over, if he does well at the Men’s Soccer
event at the Olympics.
Don’t ask me, if Nigeria will qualify for AFCON
2017? Let’s just watch and hope for another Miracle!
