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Mikel special treatment highlights Rohr's favouritism and inconsistency

The Super Eagles coach has eschewed merit and a level playing field in favour of keeping his favourites happy

COMMENT By Solace Chukwu Follow on Twitter

It is becoming increasingly clear that, with Gernot Rohr, there is not a level playing field for everyone in the Super Eagles .

That in itself is not a problem. As like as not, some players are more central to the success of a team than others, and will come to command special treatment.

Sir Alex Ferguson reportedly let star man Eric Cantona get away all sorts of breaches of club etiquette; the key was that, not only did he realise the talismanic effect of the Frenchman, but the rest of the team did too.