Sheffield, England – England gaffer, Thomas Tuchel don open mouth gidigba about wetin dey happen for midfield as World Cup don dey come closer. E talk am for one press conference wey happen on Saturday wey dem go play Andorra for Villa Park. Midfield don scatter as players dey chop injury like say dem dey jollof rice. Tuchel don call young talents Elliot Anderson and Adam Wharton join the squad for their first senior time. But Abeg, Wharton don comot from the squad due to injury, e mean say Ruben Loftus-Cheek don collect that slot now.
Tuchel dey manage the midfield like wetin person dey manage jollof rice wey dey burn; e say make everybody dey ready because injury fit waka come anytime (na wetin dem dey call football, O!). E talk say: “We get top players and we must fit find the right combination. No be time to lock down one decision, anything fit happen, even Harry Kane fit fall down and faint!”
As Tuchel dey find the magic pairing for midfield, no be small wahala don dey happen. Him don change 13 midfielders since he enter England camp. Now, four players dey fight for that midfield slot: Jordan Henderson, Declan Rice, Elliot Anderson, and the newly called Ruben Loftus-Cheek. Dem all fit run like ‘Usain Bolt’ for field, but Coach no fit find that ‘number six’ wey go jam everything together.
Tuchel don even hint say John Stones fit help for midfield part, but e don waka go back to Manchester City this morning due to muscle wahala. Him say: “E get why him fit play that role, but e no dey available again. Na wah!” Tuchel go find other solution quick quick before dem start to dey fit for World Cup (na wah for these injuries o!).
Plus, Tuchel don already lock down Harry Kane as captain wey go lead dem against Andorra on Saturday. Tuchel dey hope say him go get the right combination of players to balance the midfield. Any small thing fit happen so dem no fit put all their eggs for one basket. Football na ‘all hands on deck’ matter, especially with World Cup don dey shine eye on dem.
But wetin be the matter for midfield? Tuchel don dey struggle to pick di best players since him gree become coach. Jude Bellingham fit come as number 10, Rice as number 8, but the defensive midfielder still dey goam. Meanwhile, Henderson still dey hang around as the old veteran wey dey do the work wey people no wan do.
For di next matches against Andorra and Serbia, na ekpense time be dis for Tuchel, as every player go wan show say dem sabi play. Anderson, wey don choose England over Scotland, fit shine if Tuchel go give am chance, because e dey crase for forest as e dey play.
If Rice fit maintain im attacking position wey Mikel Arteta give am, wetin we go do if Henderson fit shine this time? Tuchel dey try mix am well, because London gidi gidi fans no go want hear about another midfield wahala come World Cup time.
As dis midfield wahala dey continue, we go see how dem go manage am for di qualifiers. Make dem no forget to score well this time—after all, na we dey catch cruise to glory, no be wahala. Na so football be, sometimes e dey sweet, sometimes e dey vex.
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