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Kog45:Sir, please i am sorry to admit that he is. You can check him up. He is not a ghost, he is human. |
Icon4s: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. You have not noticed he passes the ball well? |
Kog45: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: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: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: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: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. |
Marjoribanks:Lookman has even seen more games as a secondary striker, and as an inside forward as part of a front three. His games has never revolved around wing play, even as part of a front three. |
Marjoribanks:Ejuke hasn't featured much for Antwerp, but i have been following him. I have also been following Lookman, Lookman is such a fantastic player, but i don't see him as a winger. |
Joebie: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. |
charlesemeka85:So your criteria for rating a player, or for determining a player's identity is whether the player starts matches or not. |
Joebie: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. |
komekn:Omeruo as a CB got wasted for pace, turn bullied like a school boy ? I will not toll this path with you, it appears you have a lot to learn. just give me a CB that has performed better. |
komekn:Omeruo is currently the best performing Super Eagles center back as things stands. How you came about this conclusion beats me. I know most of you guys are tired of seeing old faces, but that does not take away what they can do. Imagine saying Omeruo has nothing to offer the SE, when he is the top performing CB |
AndSunGorilla: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: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. |
codemaniacs:In the manner Victor Boniface is regarded as a rookie in the German Bundesliga, in the same way Kelechi Nwakali is a rookie in the Portuguese league. Context is key, but you failed to grasp it. At your statement in bold, how am i talking down on Nigerian players doing well. If you can't point them out, then you need to apologise. |
Kog45:Making a name for oneself means creating a reputation for oneself. Players create reputation through performance. What kind of quotes were you expecting. Quotes from journalists or newspaper columns will be deemed subjective. Below is an image (a screenshot) made from Fotmob showing players ranked according to the number of chances created. This is purely an objective representation, not subjective. Nwakali is still a rookie in the Portuguese league.
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Kog45:The coach's philosophy is quite new to the players. This is very clear to see. Their defensive transitions are still a work in progress. |
Kog45:Only Rafa Silva has created more chances (14) than Kelechi Nwakali (12) in the entire Portuguese League. Kelechi Nwakali is just a rookie in the league. Sources: Fotmob, Whoscored, Sofascore, etc. |
Marjoribanks:He has already started making a name for himself. You have not checked. |
AndSunGorilla:Yes i did. Chaves is a team that will improve with time. They don't need to change their coach. I don't see a poor coach, i only see a coach that needs time to grind out results. He needs more time with his players. |
charlesemeka85:It is either you aren't watching the match, or you don't know which player is Kelechi Nwakali, or you are just denying facts. |
This Chaves team needs serious deliverance. This is not ordinary. The goals are happening like miracles. |
TheSuperNerd:LOL😁 |
Joebie: |
Philosopher1979:You made good points. |
Jojodjo:Joe Aribo is simply a forward. He needs to work on his ability to make long passes and crosses. His long passing is the poorest in the entire S.E setup. (somebody should please prove me wrong) and that is why he doesn't attempt them much, because his successes with them are rare. I have not seen him attempt crossing of the ball. His poor long balls is also one of his limitations as a midfielder. |
Jojodjo:Nobody wrote Aribo off. He is not a midfielder. He reads games very poorly, and can be completely lost in games, just running around and sweating. The midfield is about control. You cannot control a game, if your reading of the game is poor. I have found Aribo not knowing what to do with the ball in midfield on countless occasions, just clueless, He is the back passer in chief. Aribo is a fine dribbler and has eyes for the final pass. Aribo displays his excellency whenever he is close to the 18 yard box, where he can either dribble a player or two to get a shooting chance, or make the final pass that can result to a goal scoring opportunity. |
charlesemeka85:Making tackles and winning duels are some of the reasons Aribo is played as a midfielder. |
charlesemeka85:Nobody on this thread has defended Wilfred Ndidi in the manner i have done his defense. They say he is limited, i reply that he is not as limited as he is made to look, just that he has been told to keep it simple. He has been told to keep it simple is a statement i kept repeating. I have known Wilfred Ndidi before his days at Leicester, qualities don't just disappear. Concerning Kelechi Nwakall, i always have this to say: Victor Osimhen, Kelechi Nwakali and Wilfred Ndidi are the most important players in S.E, very important to how we play. They are like the backbone Eguavoen talked about. Get these guys into the starting lineup and boost our chances of winning any game. This is not a mere talk, but a product of a painstaking research. |
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