Crystal Palace midfielder Michael Olise isn’t thinking of committing his international future to Nigeria as he has his sights fixed on representing either France or Algeria, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.
Olise once again showed his usefulness to the course of Crystal Palace this season with another man of the match performance in their FA Cup win over Hartlepool. He assisted and scored in the 2-0 win.
His representative told OwnGoalNigeria.com that since he was invited by ex coach of the Super Eagles Gernot Rohr without talks on representing Nigeria. A lot has changed from then to now particularly following the exit of the coach.
” Olise sees a chance with Algeria or France as the next step in his international career. Nigeria called him up without a commitment from him to play for them. The coach is no longer there but Algeria have maintained contact. No chance of playing for Nigeria anytime soon”, he told OwnGoalNigeria.com.
Meanwhile coach of Crystal Palace Patrick Viera says Olise still has some aspect of this game that requires improvement but did insist that he is on the right track in terms of his development.
“The more games he will play will help him to improve,” Vieira told reporters at full-time. “There are some tactical elements in the game he needs to understand. The decisions he makes defensively and offensively will make him a better player.
“We want him to be decisive in the last 30 yards and he has the quality to do that. He was really dangerous today and could’ve scored more today and made better decisions. That will come with more experience and playing more games”, he concluded.
