Don’t run down your players, Laloko tells Keshi

FORMER Nigeria
Football Association
(NFA) technical adviser,
Coach Kashimawo
Laloko has charged the
Super Eagles’ handlers
to play down the
players’ deficiencies as
it would affect their
morale in the
remaining 2013AFCON
and 2014 World Cup
qualifiers.
“My advise is that the
team coach Stephen
Keshi should not run
down the players or
condemn them
publicly. To say that
they have no character
or whatever shouldn’t
come up. The danger is
that such comments
will affect the players
badly and it’ll affect
them in their next
games.
“It is the duty of the
coach to instil in them
good habit. Keshi has
to change their
attitude by telling
them what he wants.
The issue of discipline
is not the fault of the
players, but that of the
handlers”, he said.