Brazil 2014: Okocha Blames Super Eagles’ Draw on Keshi
Opeyemi Oladunjoye
Former Nigeria international, Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha, has expressed his belief that super Eagles’ coach, Stephen Keshi should be blamed for the Super Eagles’ goalless draw against Iran in their opening Group F match.
The African champions struggled to break down Carlos Quieroz’s team and were spared the embarrassment of defeat, by a spectacular Vincent Enyeama save.
The former Captain of the Super Eagles blamed the drab display on Keshi’s tactics and the substitutions he made during the game.
“Keshi should be held responsible for the way the team played,” Okocha said. “Before the match, he said African teams are tactically not disciplined and he did not bring anything new to the table. His changes were poor. He took out Moses and brought in Ameobi. I think that was a wrong change.
“We saw how Osaze came in and showed a lot of creativity. That is the kind of thing we expected. Iran match would have been our strongest point but we missed it.”