Mikel played as a defensive midfielder for most of his successful 11-year stay at Chelsea but has often been deployed further upfield for the national team.
Mikel’s former coach at Chelsea Jose Mourinho has also advised that the Nigeria captain should be a ‘number 6’, a defensive midfielder.Nigeria ’ s captain, Mikel Obi on Thursday revealed that he is ready to sacrifice his current position on the team , if it will help the Super Eagles win the matches in the 2018 World Cup .
This was contained on Super Eagles ’ verified Twitter handle, quoting the captain as saying ; “I am the captain of this team , if I have to sacrifice for this team to progress , I will . If I have to sacrifice a position , go play wherever , I will do that for this team to win games . ”
See the tweet below:
… If I have to sacrifice for this team to progress , I will. – Captain
@ mikel _john _obi # SoarSuperEagles
# WorldCup # NGA # NGAISL
# Team 9 jaStrong pic . twitter . com/si 5 BWGZohE
— NG Super Eagles (@ NGSuperEagles )
Mikel played as a defensive midfielder for most of his successful 11-year stay at Chelsea but has often been deployed further upfield for the national team.
Mikel’s former coach at Chelsea Jose Mourinho has also advised that the Nigeria captain should be a ‘number 6’, a defensive midfielder.
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