Chukwueze's Return: Good news for Gernot Rohr and Super Eagles

On Sunday, the Villarreal winger returned to action. This is refreshing and Gernot Rohr would definitely be a happy man. He has been Rohr's trusted man on the wings and unlocked defenses with his pace and trickery. Since his absence, only Chidera Ejuke has played almost the same way like him; entertaining, quick and pacy

The Super Eagles have missed the Villarreal forward and his ability to switch wings and quickly build attack. All the teams in Nigeria's World Cup qualifying group play a low block in defense where they sit deep, waiting for counter attacks. A typical example of this is the game between Nigeria and Central African Republic in Lagos. They CAR team stuck to their game plan and there was nobody to dribble his way into the box or create chances

In Mindelo, the Blue Sharks of Cape Verde also had many men in defense and defended well to keep the Eagles at bay, though the Eagles later won. These are kinds of games where the Villarreal man go the extra mile for the team.

A front three combination of Victor Osimhen, Samuel Chukwueze and Chidera Ejuke will be a joy to behold as chances will be created and a proven goal scorer will be on hand to score.

This return to form would give Gernot Rohr options in attack and strengthen the team offensively. He will need to be consistent as that will help him get back to his full form and this could make Rohr's job easier as he will have no doubts about his team. Villarreal fans are happy that their entertainer is back. For Gernot Rohr, the road to Qatar 2022 is now clearer.

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Bethel Kalu is a passionate sports writer whose love for writing began as a young boy. He has been writing sports for 7 years has over 500 articles written by him. 

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