John Obi Mikel: Sunday Oliseh says midfielder must play as DM

Sunday Oliseh says John Obi Mikel must play as a defensive midfielder or risk losing his place in the Super Eagles team

Chelsea midfielder, John Obi Mikel has been warned by Super Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh that he must play in the Defensive Midfield position or risk losing his spot in the team.

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Mikel has been impressive in that position for Chelsea since the appointment of Guus Hiddink.

 

In the Super Eagles colours however, the 28-year-old chose to play as an offensive midfielder but Oliseh wants him to be a DM.

“With the national team, it’s not what you want that matters, it is what will bring us results,” Oliseh said recently during an interview with Brila FM.

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“If you don’t want to do that, I will play players who want to help us, like I did against Swaziland. My personal opinion is that he should be given a more central defensive role, like (Guus) Hiddink is using him. He should be the umbrella for the two central defenders.”

Mikel will certainly be named in Super Eagles team to play Egypt in the crucial 2017 Africa Cup of Nations double header next month.