Perhaps Europe's best dribbler" - Gernot Rohr regrets unexpected downfall of scorned Super Eagles star
The previous lead trainer of the Nigerian public group actually watches out for a portion of the players he sustained in the African country for over five years
Franco-German chief Gernot Rohr has given a few purposes for the downfall of Super Eagles winger Samuel Kalu at Girondins Bordeaux and the Nigerian's inevitable takeoff from the French side.
Kalu left Belgian side KAA Gent in August 2018 for Bordeaux and made his Super Eagles debut the next month.
Rohr, a previous Bordeaux chief, uncovered he had no impact in getting Kalu to finish paperwork for Les Girondins. Be that as it may, the veteran strategist admitted he gave Kalu his Super Eagles debut on the grounds that the French club mentioned it, to work with the endorsement of the youthful playmaker's agreement with the association specialists.
Kalu procured every one of the 17 global covers under Rohr, scoring two objectives, including a shocking negative mark against Benin during the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.
The 24-year-old was, in any case, censured for the competition appropriate in Cameroon via guardian mentor Augustine Eguavoen and has not been welcomed by Portuguese gaffer Jose Peseiro in his initial three games in control.
Kalu has likewise been undesirable at the club level, with the ex-Trencin ace overseeing only 11 (eight as a substitute) Ligue 1 appearances prior to finishing an eye-getting change to English Premier League side Watford in January.
The Nigerian's fortune actually didn't change as Kalu highlighted in just four matches (two as a sub) for the Hornets before they were consigned.
Nonetheless, Rohr stays firm in his conviction that Kalu is one of the most talented footballers in Europe.
The previous Gabon lead trainer is persuaded that Kalu has experienced a huge drop in structure as of late in light of the fact that he played for mentors who didn't show sufficient trust in his capacity.
"He didn't come (to France) on my recommendation," Rohr told AquiTélé according to Girondins4ever.
"The Girondins brought him before I was recruited (by Nigeria), prior to asking me to likewise give him a (Super Eagles) A determination. It was fundamental for his agreement to be endorsed (snickers).
"I just came a while later to choose him. At that point, to endorse an agreement for an African player, he must be a global in his country, which was not the situation previously.
"Be that as it may, Samuel Kalu was a superb dribbler, probably the best dribbler in Europe. He had great spilling details. That's what I believe, sadly, they didn't have the foggiest idea…
"There were likewise a great deal of mentors. Kalu had still played a lot with Paulo Sousa at a certain point; then, I saw some great coordinates with Jean-Louis Gasset.
"Then, at that point, there could have been as of now not that certainty he really wants to have an effect. He's a touchy player."
Kalu's last game for the Super Eagles came in Nigeria's 0-1 home loss to the Central African Republic in October last year.
The Nigeria Football Federation fired Gernot Rohr in December.
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