Former Super Eagles’ defender, Sam Sodje has suggested that the team’s incoming coach will have to adopt a strategy of individual creativity to revive the squad’s fortunes.
While expressing concern over the continued absence of a substantive coach for the Eagles, the former England youth international cautioned Nigeria’s soccer governing body on the type of tactician they would eventually select.
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The sibling of Efe and Akpo Sodje added that he would love to see a blend of the free-flowing style seen in the Tunisia ’94 and USA ’94 squads with some modern strategies, to cut the Eagles loose as a vibrant team.
He hinted that it may be better to appoint an indigenous coach this time around, considering that an expatriate will find it difficult to follow Nigeria’s traditional style of play, which he believes is now highly desirable.
“If you bring in a foreign coach today, he won’t understand the core heritage of Nigerian football. You let them loose, go and enjoy yourself.
“As a manager, you need to know how to manage their transition from defence to attack. We have to use the ball. To do that, back in the day, we had Oliseh, we had Uche Okechukwu. They could do that.
“From the midfield, you let them loose. Let them stand film and move with creativity, modern comfort, and fancy football.
“We must do well in all departments. Score seven goals and concede two; you have not done the best … although you won the match,” Sodje submitted
