Odemwingie on counter-attack to my twitter jab

Peter Odemwingie is a very interesting character. He has been a vocal footballer who is never shy when it comes to ventilating his views about his issues regarding the national team or even criticisms about him.

The latter, which bothers on his tempestuous experience at current club, West Bromwhich Albion, has further highlighted his ‘no-nonsense’ personality, heightened by the Nigerian star’s intense presence on twitter.

Immediately after helping Nigeria to Beijing Olympics silver medal in 2008, Odemwingie bluntly declared that his coach at the tournament; Samson Siasia, was not ready to take over the senior national team’s job. He believed he needed more ‘age and experience’  to coach the Eagles. He disagreed with the popular clamour for his coach who eventually got the job but then dismissed for failing to lead the team to 2012 Africa Nations Cup qualification .

The Albion forward also openly criticised the tactics of for Eagles coach Shuaibu Amodu, and had problems with current England coach, Roy Hodgson whom current coach Steve Clarke succeeded as the Baggies manager.

  So last Friday I tweeted in wonderment as to why Odemwingie has had issues with virtually all his clubs (nothing chaotic during his impressive sojourn at French Ligue 1 outfit Lille Metropole , helping them to the knockout stages of the 2006/2007  UEFA Champions League) and the national team. Here are my tweets:

“The more @OdemwingieP talks, to explain, the worse it gets really. Yet he doesn't get it. Poor him.

“@OdemwingieP is desperate to convince us all that he's been right with his decisions, that he's been poorly treated, yet we see holes there.

“NFF, Keshi, Siasia, Hodgson,Clarke, Nigeria, Russia & West Brom fans have all wronged @OdemwingieP, we've misjudged him. Calm down bro. Calm.”

Osaze, as we fondly call him in Nigeria (His indigenous name), sent me a strong reaction through a direct mail to rubbish any suggestions that he is a unmanageable. Here is his response unedited (beside the parenthesis).

“Shut up there guy. Who them be make I take sh*t from them. Loko (Lokomotiv Moscow, his former Russian club) na yeye club. See we’re they are now. Siasia wanted me out the team before the problem started.

“Hodgeson u can judge by what he did to Ferdinand. Keshi plan same as Siasia. I don’t waste time I just help them speed up the process, so we dot need to pretend long.

“NFF? Hy u think they change them all the time and get a presidential tax force to control their movement? Now there r few correct  people. There not selfish.”

Odemwingie, who became West Brom  top scorer ever in a single Premier League season with 15 goals in the 2010/2011 season, his debut campaign at the Hawthorns, insists he will remain a hero among the Baggies faithful.

“Wba hero is what I am to fans. If doctor or coach or player no give me min respect  I ll just hammer them Simple. People only see my complains. My achievements are more than any complain both with eagles and club I beg. Don’t write me that rubbish again.”

Yes sir! I hear you oga Osaze.