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Samson Siasia says he won’t ‘confuse’ John Mikel Obi by making him play in an advanced midfield position for Nigeria.<\/p>\n

The Chelsea midfielder played as a teenager under Siasia in an attacking midfield role as Nigeria’s Under-20s reached the Final of the 2005 World Youth Championship.<\/p>\n

Upon joining Chelsea in a fractious transfer involving Manchester United and Lyn Oslo, Mikel was shunted to defensive midfield by Jose Mourinho.<\/p>\n

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While subsequent Chelsea coaches have continued from where Mourinho left off, previous Nigeria coaches have insisted on deploying him as the Super Eagles offensive midfield general, a position Siasia has now said he would not take.<\/p>\n

“We’ll keep him where he is right now. He’s doing well there, why confuse him? The boy has a lot in his head already. All we have to do is get someone in front of him.<\/p>\n

“He’ll play for us in the same position that he plays for Chelsea,” Siasia told KickOffNigeria.com. “He has a lot on his mind and there is no need to confuse him.”<\/p>\n

Despite ruling Mikel out of the attacking midfield role, Siasia remains confident he will have no shortage of options, especially with the emergence of Inter Milan’s Joel Obi.<\/p>\n

“We have Joel can play as a creative player, and we also have Kalu Uche who can play in a number of positions, including that one so there is no problem,” Siasia said.<\/p>\n

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