TheSuperNerd: Neither can any of the Super Eagles Wingers start for Royal Antwerp?? You have come again. Not only is this untrue but it is analytically ridiculous to make such claims.
If you have taken the time to read how Royal Antwerp play, you will conclude that we don't have wingers with skill sets that can do what Balikwisha does for Antwerp.
As far as Balikwisha is fit, he will always start games. Except our wingers improve in those skill sets.
TheSuperNerd: Look, Meli my man. Ejuke is a bundle of talents but his decision making is his biggest let down. I may sound harsh but piss poor is still what it is because in several crucial moments of the game, Ejuke makes decisions that frustrate more than excite. He needs serious work to fulfill his huge potentials else he would be remembered as just another "football masquerade dancer".
You won't point out instances where he made superb decisions that made the difference.
You used the words: several and crucial to describe moments he was piss poor in decision making. I believe you can't list more than three several crucial moments he was piss poor in decision making.
TheSuperNerd: Exactly. We don't have playmaking forwards either. We have a few playmaking wingers (e.g. Chukwueze) but we aren't utilising them right and also one of them is so piss poor in his decision making (e.g. Ejuke)
Thing is based on the profiles of the talents we have currently, it is imperative that we bring in the profiles that will do more to raise our quality of play and boost our chances of winning games more with the wickedly deep attack we have.
This is not about experimenting or checking any longer. I am not of the opinion that you call a player to "check" what he can bring. You should already know what he brings and cross check that to whether it is what will improve the team or do little to raise our game.
When I recommend a talent or player for the Super Eagles, it is because I have already analysed deeply and checked what he will bring to the team. So it is not an experiment. It is not to check anything. It is rather to slot him rightly and let him produce the goods he was brought for.
I say it again. Jpes doesn't know exactly the profiles of several of the talents of his disposal. This is why he keeps missing it in terms of where and how to utilise some of our finest.
Piss poor may not be the right clause to describe Ejuke's decision making, you may rather use not as quick as it should be.
This is anchored in the fact that Ejuke is not yet the team player that he should be, If he sorts out his team play, his decision making will improve tremendously. Ejuke makes movements that can distort his team's attacking structure, this is not good, it shows a player bent on his own ideas (this is understandable if he has been given the free role, but he hasn't)
Ejuke has shown in many occasions that his decision making is not as piss poor. It is normal for Chidera Ejuke to top the assists chart at his his club whenever he has a good run at starting games. I have never seen Ejuke pass the ball to a player in a tight space - this is good decision making, rather he is one who receives the ball in a tight space - wiggles himself out and gives the ball to an unmarked player, which will sometimes see him switching plays with long passing just to get to a free player.
drDoom3: That's my whole point. He is seen as an attacker when he is in fact a midfielder. That's why he's not performing well at club level.
He has been a decent midfielder for us. Not necessarily exceptional, but has worked hard enough and performed well enough to keep his place in the team, especially considering our dearth of midfield options.
Aribo is piss poor as a midfielder. It is not even arguable.
Anybody that truly loves and appreciates Aribo's skills, we advice him to evolve his game in the role of a forward.
AndSunGorilla: What do you think about the twin Victor Attack? Victor Osimhen and Victor Boniface? Would that make us VICTORIOUS at the AFCON?
I suggested this attack combination months back, i do not think any one has done so before i did, it sounded odd at the moment, i was even attacked for making the suggestion.
The fact remains that i am yet to see a better pairing.
We have the personnel in players to lift the AFCON trophy, what i am not so sure of is the coach. I am yet to know if he is the man, The match against Saudi might help me discern in some ways, if he is the man.
charlesemeka85: check this YouTube clip of his and if you are observant enough you will pick out few times he was suppose to release the ball in dangerous areas but didn’t
Please can anyone point out from this video just one incident where Ejuke had the ball in a dangerous area and did not release it, let alone the few times that was purported.
To make the entire narration funnier, Emeka even said "If you are observant enough
charlesemeka85: check this YouTube clip of his and if you are observant enough you will pick out few times he was suppose to release the ball in dangerous areas but didn’t
TheSuperNerd: I know you would. But no amount of analyses will alter this analytical truth: Michel Ange Balikwisha is not better than all our wingers.
I don't even have to go deep because I know the profiles of all our wingers and he certainly doesnt tower above 3 at most and doesn't come close enough to the level of 2 and I have watched Balikwisha well for 3 seasons.
How did you come about your conclusions?
Did you come about your conclusion comparing them as:
A. Wingers B. Inverted wingers C. Inside forwards.
TheSuperNerd: Meliforme. Your thoughts on our lads are ones I love to read and you have nailed it spot on as regards Aribo and a few others but on no planet is Michel Ange Balikwisha better than Samu Chukwueze and Ademola Lookman. He isn't even better than an in-form Samuel Kalu who is even now in the Swiss Super League.
This is so untrue. Ejuke is being benched by a player who even Olakunle Olusegun and Yira Sor will give a good run for his money in any starting XI.
mostob: Please and please... don't ever disrespect our wingers just because you want to push your Ejuke agenda (which is invalid in the first place). If Ejuke can't even make the matchday squad in Belgium league, he has no business in eagles set up.
Who TF is Balikis? How is he better than Samu and Lookman?
And tell me, which do you prefer between output and keeping possession? At the end of everything, goals and goals are what matter.
I am not disrespecting our players. They should keep improving like Samuel Chukwueze is doing now.
Kog45: Sir Meli,a Belgian Under 21 player of Congolese descent Michel Balikwisha benching Ejuke meaning he is better than Lookman,Chuckwueze and Simon.
Pls stop disrespecting super eagles players.
Sir, please i am sorry to admit that he is. You can check him up. He is not a ghost, he is human.
Icon4s: What does Ejuke bring to the game? Aimless dribbles.
Have you ever pondered on the purpose of such dribbles? A non supportive midfield, a poor build up of play, a crowded box, etc, can force a player to make dribbles in order to create space for himself or for others.
Kog45: Thank you,pls will you rate Ejuke over Lookman
Ejuke brings more passing skills to his game. You can rely on him to help you build up plays. I have seen him switch plays with diagonal long balls to help his teammates out of tight situations.
Ejuke contributes more to defense.
Ejuke sits on the bench because the Belgian international who starts in his stead is a better player, and better than all the wingers that we have. Decision making, passing, contributions to defense, Michel Balikwisha towers over all that we have on the wings.
Ejuke meagre minutes in Antwerp's colours have seen him defending more and this is good for his development. I pray he learns and improves the more.
Ademola Lookman is not a better winger than Chidera Ejuke. Lookman is just a better goal scorer and that is even arguable. Play Ademola Lookman on the wings in a team that likes to keep possession of the ball, and he won't do much. He is more of a finisher.
Kog45: Today wingers are use as second striker,right winger and left winger depending on formations,so stop asking what is not relevant to discourse,imagine asking do I know what is winger.
If you rate a player,no issue but telling us he is better than those doing it week in week out in the same position Is not acceptable.
Funny,Ejuke doesn’t need to do anything with Antwerp to be seen as the player that he truly is,even Ejuke himself will not agree with you.
Fact and truth..,Simon,Chuckwueze,Lookman and Ejuke are wingers who must adapt to second striker,left and right wing roles if needs arises.
Wing play is very different from the auxiliary striker role.
The purpose of every wing play is to provide width, this is different from playing very close to the striker. Providing the required width, and making the ball available to the striker or strikers require skill sets that the secondary striker doesn't even need to be effective.
Again the brain's awareness and interpretation of space and position for the winger role and for the secondary striker role are not the same, this means that transiting as a winger to a secondary striker and vice versa may not be as easy as it sounds, and may not be necessary. Players who made the transition from a winger to a secondary striker, may not have been proper wingers in the first place. Asking a player like Samuel Chukwueze to transit to a secondary striker looks funny.
Again wingers are saddled with additional defensive duties than secondary strikers, they are required to possess better ball playing abilities such as the abilities to build up and progress plays.
So i don't think it is necessary asking wingers like Chidera Ejuke or Moses Simon to adjust to playing very close to the striker, discover a winger and develop him along that line, the same goes for the secondary striker.
Odunayaw: So una don bring "Source: I no fit lie give you" into quality of player?
You're not making sense.
Even if you wanted to argue class, we would ask you by what indices? What do you even mean by "he is not playing but I've been following him"? Are you his personal trainer or na for Dream League Soccer?
C'mon man
The first statement you made up there, what does that mean? What else can you do if not formulate lies and accusations.
There is only one person consistent with lies and accusations throughout history; Satan is that person. You just behaved like him, or else give a single instance in my posts where i have done exactly what you just described.
And then again, you failed to comprehend the modern day parlance: "I have been following him"
We have no discussion until you have shown where I have done exactly what you just described in your first sentence.
komekn: Ejaria is an enigma, not very vocal but an astounding level of ability.
At the time I talked about him he was an absolutely top level Midfielder for Reading and in the championship.
However, has had issues with several managers not the least of Paul once and Steven Gerard. His team has had serious financial issues they have been relegated and are now facing penalties for not meeting tax deadlines with the HMRC (HM Revenue & Customs)
His current situation is really contradictory the club says he is injured he says he is not, hasn't played for ages. He is cleary in dispute with Reading and his contract will not end until 2024. In addition his salary is about £20k a week at least.
Reading may get docked points again and find themselves in league two club, is in free fall. And it's not a good place to be .
I am going to post a few YouTube videos of Ovie, you have clearly forgotten who he is and tell me if Nwakali can even clean his boots.
Can you now tell me the last time l talked about him as a prospect for the SE, ❓ But even with woes and issues he is miles ahead of Nwakali that you guys can't stop talking about.
Woow, Ovie Ejaria is very good with his dribbles, and can also score goals. Ovie Ejaria has done more than these clips can reveal. i can rightly conclude so, because I have followed him in the past.
It will be very wonderful having a player who is miles ahead of Kelechi Nwakali in midfield, but Ovie Ejaria is not yet that player. In my reckoning he is more of a forward than a midfielder.
His passing skills are not up to the level of what is required for an effective midfield display.
Ovie Ejaria provides good advantage as a forward because of what he can also do from a defensive point of view.
Kog45: Sir Meli,just tell me how Ejuke is among the best wingers.I thought rating players should be based on club performances and their influences in national team.
As it stand today Lookman is the best Nigeria winger,14 league goals and his influenced in Atlanta last season stood out.
This season Lookman and Simon Moses are already showing us what we want,left for Chuckwueze to shake things up in seria A which I know will soon happen.
Ejuke is not even in the picture unless he does something remarkably with Antwerp.
Ejuke doesn't need to do anything with Antwerp to be seen as the player that he truly is.
Do you know who a winger truly is. Do you really know Ademola Lookman insomuch that you list him as a winger. Lookman has for most of his games played behind the striker. Lookman is a fantastic player, and we are seeing the best of him, because he is made to play to his greatest strengths.
Samuel Chukwueze has grown in his understanding of wing play, and it is a good thing. There was even a time i rated Moses Simon ahead of Samuel Chukwueze regarding wing play, but not anymore.
Productivity depends on the context. You might use goalscoring as the context, and you may be right, but that can be arguable when certain variables are brought to the fore.
Joebie: I don’t know how many wingers JP plans to take, but our best wingers are clearly Lookman, Chukwueze and Moses. I wouldn’t take more than 3 with versatile Osayi-Samuel in the mix.
Our best wingers are: Chidera Ejuke, Samuel Chukwueze, then Moses Simon, and others.
These player can feed on scrapes, and still try to make things happen. You can rely on them for a certain level of balance. I have seen some improvements in the manner Chukwueze reads his game.
I am beginning to notice Nathan Tella, especially because of his move to Bayern Leverkusen. I pray he gets good game moments, so that i may discern the kind of player he is.
AndSunGorilla: For the Bundesliga, a rookie must be under 23 yrs and that's why Boniface won despite the fact he had been playing in Europe. This is just for the records.
The definition of a rookie can be very subjective and ipso facto open to debate, that's why Kog45's dissensions are not out of place. He has every right to challenge the placement.
However, Iet's forget our individual and subjective annotations about how the word rookie should be used, and focus on the fact that we have a Nigerian in the Portuguese Liga working very hard for his club, and as a consequence finds himself in elite company.
Kog45: Sir Meliforme,rookie in a real definition is someone who is new on a job without experience.
Pls let’s stop using some words to suit our analysis.I am hearing it for the first time that a professional player who has been on the job for some years and moving to a new league is a rookie.
There will always be a first time, i am happy for you that you are now in the know.
There are good reasons a player new to a league is called a rookie in that new league. I did not come up with such a lexicon, football experts did and for good reasons.