OSIMHEN SHOULD’NT BE BLAMED FOR SOCIAL MEDIA RANT AT FINIDI – MIKEL
Former Chelsea midfielder John Mikel Obi has weighed in on the controversial Victor Osimhen’s social tirade at former Super Eagles head coach, Finidi George.
Osimhen in the video lashed out at Finidi for questioning his commitment to the national team.
There were calls for Osimhen to be banned from the Super Eagles for his action.
Finidi also recently said Osimhen has not apologised to him even after he reached out to the striker.
Mikel admitted while the forward’s reaction may not be ideal, he understands why the player need to defend himself.
He praised Osimhen’s humility and acknowledged that respect must be mutual.
“Every time I speak to him, he’s very humble, respects people. As I said, respect is reciprocal. I respect you, you respect me. I think this situation with the Nigerian coach, where he blew out, he just felt it wasn’t fair because the manager didn’t protect him, Mikel said on Obionepodcast.
“He said he had a conversation with the manager, everything was recorded, and the manager just threw him under the bus. He was really pissed off, so he came out to defend himself. Maybe the way he did it wasn’t the best, but he had the right to speak out. I have nothing against Victor [Osimhen] for that, and knowing your worth isn’t arrogance.”
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