Anichebe: I Can See The Light

[Shola Sholaz]

Nigerian striker, Victor Anichebe turned his back on the Super Eagles last week. It was a direct consequence of his long suffering, which also almost made him to quit football all together.
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A succession of injuries had conspired to slow his progress to a standstill, his club's supporters had turned on him and the desire to make the most of his talents was repeatedly called into question.
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"I will be honest, I won't say I never thought that. It was such a dark place and I felt like I didn't really want to be here because the whole situation can eat you up. I thought, 'Seriously, is this all really worth it? All this negativity'? Now there is no darkness, only light."
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Anichbe will be in the tick of today's derby between Liverpool and Everton and the Olympics 2008 silver medalist with the Nigerian under-23 team wants to see his transformation flourishing.
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"People have always said that if my mind is right I could do well," he said. "The manager has said it. I saw Mikel Arteta say it in the Arsenal programme when we played them recently. Marouane Fellaini and Leighton Baines have said, 'You don't understand what you could be, what you could have'.