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TheLoneCitizen: This is massive. 3 Likes 1 Share |
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I was met with controversy when i listed Chidera Ejuke as one of the players with the best passing technique. 1 Like |
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Some of Chidera Ejuke's stats against Union Berlin. 100% pass accuracy. 100% Long ball accuracy (1/1). 4/5 ground duels won. Wasn't dispossessed of the ball. We are really blessed to have a skillful forward in Chidera Ejuke. If we want to keep more possession of the ball in S.E, Chidera Ejuke should be in the conversation. 4 Likes 1 Share |
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Alfryd: You are welcome. |
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Alfryd: Happy birthday Alfryd, God's blessings abides with you richly. 1 Like |
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Truidstar: The emphasis is on his quality, not on the ability to work with his coaches. If you think the quality is not there, then you need to look again. |
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JohnBullMySon: Very yes. Nwakali and Aribo shouldn't be in the same sentence as far as the midfield is concerned. Aribo is the very definition of a player who doesn't keep up with the pace or flow of a game, sorry to say this, you honestly think that covering every blade of the grass on the pitch is being in sync with the game. And you talk of getting lost in games and Aribo is not on top of your list. Place the same Aribo closer to the 18 yard and you will see a maestro. Aribo is direct, he is good with dribbles, he has eyes for final balls and has a good shooting technique. Quote me as i tell you that Aribo has the potential of becoming world class if deployed correctly. Regarding Nwakali, i don't think his problems are what you just mentioned. Nwakali might be one of those lads whose brilliances are an obstacle to their progress. But we need his quality in Super Eagles. And i pray he matures faster to live up to expectations. |
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I am the first person on this thread to point out Joe Aribo's deficiencies as a midfielder, we are now witnessing the change in roles at a more elite level. Even if his new coach decides to play him as a midfielder, it doesn't make him one. Aribo's major merit as a midfielder is his contributions to defense, but he can't even be classed as a destroyer and for obvious reasons. In Super Eagles, as it stands, our best combination in midfield is what i term the W.I.N triumvirate. The acronym stands for Wilfred, Iwobi and Nwakali, with Ndidi deployed as a CDM, Iwobi and Nwakali as CM's. Iheanacho and Aribo can play behind Osimhen. I have done due diligence on the W.I.N trident and i can tell you that those three are the best we can combine for now, based on the unique strengths of each personnel, and the synergy their combo will provide. Ejuke and Sadiq Umar can also be deployed to play behind Osimhen. Aribo will do well as a CF, SS and RW, time will prove me right. Concerning Nwakali's rate of progress, i think his major setback might be related to attitude and deportment in character. Early successes can turn out to be a curse, as the wise King Solomon reveals in his book of proverbs. It will please me to let you guys know that there is a great gap between talent and success. The most skilful may turn out to be the least successful. Some of you guys are just behaving like you don't know what i am saying, as if you don't witness this phenomena in the contemporary. There is more to success than just talent. Kelechi Nwakali is a blessing. Dude is just good. How many, fail to see this leaves me in wonderment. I pray God helps that lad. 9 Likes |
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Crystal Palace are under persecution. |
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TheSuperNerd: |
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Danielnino00: Thank you Danielnino for these stats, they reveal a lot. Mikel has shown to be a bulwark in his role as a defensive midfielder, this is very commendable especially when we take into cognizance his evolvement into the role. Wilfred Ndidi has been involved in 3619 in lesser minutes of play time and still has those records, judging from antecedents and in all optimism his stats as a defensive midfielder will ultimately dwarf Mikel's records. This is the spirit of progress, that the records set by successors will surpass the records of their predecessors. Ndidi's EPL stats is already doing that. 3 Likes |
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TheSuperNerd: All these talk of Ndidi not making the leap to an elite club. Mikel not being a bench warmer at Chelsea are just hilarious. I have really had a good time laughing this night. I think i am calling it quit on this discussion, because it is not getting us anywhere. |
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TheSuperNerd: Why do you always refer to the UCL, while the EPL is a more level ground for comparison? It is a more level ground because they get to play the same number of games and against the same quality of opposition. Why always point to that particular game against Bayern? You keep referring to that game as though that is the only game Mikel has played. Bring up Mikel's best stats in the EPL as a DM. Eye test is subjective, while stats are objective. |
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TheSuperNerd: Bring up Mikel's best stats as a DM in the EPL. There is a reason why i am avoiding the rest of the things you are saying. I want us to remain on the main course which is: who is better as a DM between Ndidi and Mikel. |
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TheSuperNerd: Show me Mikel's best season as a DM in the EPL. |
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TheSuperNerd: Ndidi at the EPL is yet to feature in any UCL. Let us compare their EPL stats. UCL might feature clubs from less fancied leagues. |
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TheSuperNerd: Do you have stats to backup your claims. |
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BannedLarge: Please show me a clause in any of my statements that insulted Mikel. Instead of you to show me how Mikel was better as a DM, you are busy trying to steer away from the main thing. Soon the discussion will be whether i insulted Mikel or not. Again, We are not comparing Oliseh and Mikel, this is another angle the discussion might veer into, but i refuse. |
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TheSuperNerd: We are talking specifically about the job of a DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDER not of an OFFENSIVE MIDFIELDER nor of a CENTRAL MIDFIELDER. |
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BannedLarge: We are talking player abilities particular for a role, not club and competition the player features in. |
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TheSuperNerd: Comparing Ndidi to Mikel is unfair as both took different paths in their evolvement into the DM role. When the emphasis is on the most salient requirement of a DM, Ndidi trumps Mikel and very well. Ndidi is not just good in shielding the defense as seen in the vital blocks and clearances he makes, he is also good in making recoveries of the ball through duels and interceptions. He reads his opponents well, breaking up the opposition's plays, committing important fouls. For a team that enjoys a lot of ball possession, the coach might need to work a bit harder to compensate for Ndidi's limited ball playing abilities. However Ndidi can be a life saver to any team. Mikel is more versatile a midfielder, and i think more sleek, but we are talking about the role of a DM. In all honesty the comparison is something i will not like to make, because if Mikel had decided to work more on his strengths rather than wanting to get play time in a big club, He could have achieved more, and nobody will be comparing him to a DM. 3 Likes |
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ChrisKels: Aribo is touted for his versatility, i believe that is the most salient reason for the move. 9 Likes |
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drDoom3: Aribo shouldn't be in our starting eleven. Tell me one exceptional thing that Aribo brings. |
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drDoom3: What do you mean by Iwobi being flashy? Please explain. |
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Subzero047: And that was a revelation. 1 Like |
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Why don't we pair Osimhen with Aribo. Aribo's game against Eintracht Frankfurt revealed a lot about what he can do as a striker. 3 Likes |
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IDENNAA: You should have seen the last game against Sao tome and Principe, that saw Aribo without action at least in the middle of the pack. I have complained many times about Aribo in midfield, the game against Tunisia exposed him well. |
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AndSunGorilla: You should be talking about Aribo, not Ekong. If the coach again decides another bench role for Aribo, you guys will clearly see what i have since been saying about Aribo giving us only tackles in midfield, with little or nothing in game reading and control. |
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JohnBullMySon: Let me make some things clearer I am not mistaking creativity for skills, i know the difference. In football, creativity is the ability to fashion out goalscoring opportunities. Creativity has more to do with decision making, it borders more on the mental. Technique simply refers to the know-how to do a thing. For you to know how, you must possess first of all the required skills. Skills make up a technique. In footballing, there are techniques required to prosecute the activity, we have passing technique, dribbling technique, shooting technique, even tackling technique (stand tackle skill and slide tackle skill make up the tackling technique). Now to Chukwueze and Lookman.. I said Chukwueze bags more passing technique. in the technique of making passes of the ball, we have the skill of making short passes, long passes, chipped passes and crossing. The combination of the different passing skills, their accuracy, and the number of each of the passing skills completed per game are used to calculate passing technique. Of those, the accuracy of passes made holds the greatest weight. JohnBullMySon, you accounted only for the accuracy of short passes each player made, you did not account for long passes, chipped passes and crossing accuracy. Passing stats per game for Chukwueze. Short passes: 12.3 (75%). Long passes: 0.4 (50%). Chipped passes: 0.6 (44%). Crosses: 0.1 (13%) Passing stats per game for Lookman. Short passes: 19.8 (79.7% approx 80%). Long passes: 0.2 (19%) Chipped passes: 0.1 (18%) crosses: 0.1 (11%) From the above stats you can deduce that Chukwueze has more in passing technique than Lookman. Lookman scored a total of 8 goals and made 5 assists in all competition. Chukwueze scored a total of 8 goals and not 3 goals, and made a total of 3 assists in all competition. Again, in football, creativity is not determined by just the number of assists, because a player can be surrounded by wasteful forwards, forwards who flunk chances, rather the creativity of a player is determined by the number key passes the player averages per game. A key pass is a pass that results to a goal scoring opportunity. Chukwueze's key passes averages 1.1 per game. Lookman's key passes averages 0.9 per game. So it should be clear on who is more creative. 3 Likes |
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The win against Sao tome and principe wasn't a coincidence, it was a tactical maneuvre. We wouldn't have won at least by this large margin, if our build up was fast paced for the following reasons: 1. Those guys are faster. 2. They maintained a low block. When playing a team that maintains a low block, you need time to break them down, to identify spaces and weak spots, and then take advantage of those. If you notice we scored more goals in the second half, the goal fest would have continued if the play was allowed to extend through the added minutes. 3. We needed to maintain possession. To break them down we needed to know how they defend, we can only study them that way if we maintain the bulk of possession. Notice that we didn't allow them to keep possession. We pressed them to either cede possession or commit errors. 4. Our slow bulldup enabled us to take calculated risks. Notice that we didn't try so many dribbling maneuvres, but attempted more passes of the ball. Teams that maintain a low block will hope to hit on the counter, once they get the ball during the opposition's attacking forays. Etebo and iwobi should be commended for the beautiful roles the played in the win. 19 Likes 1 Share |
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This is just another case of bullying. |
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JohnBullMySon: Chukwueze is more creative, more adventurous and bags more passing technique. |
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