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JohnBullMySon:
You're mistaking creativity and skill. Skill is not creativity that's why we see people here calling Ejuke our most creative player when he's only skillful at best.

Chukwueze is more skillful but Lookman is more creative and a better overall player. Lookman had more numbers this season. 8 gaols 5 assists while Chukwueze had 3goals 3 assists.

Lookman's pass success rate is 80% while Chukwueze's is 75% so I don't know why you're calling Chukwueze a better passer. I see Chukwueze as lethal only when you're looking to hit a team on the counter. He's skillful and has a good left leg to put the ball in the right spot. However, making him a starter when you have Lookman on the bench is a no no.

JohnBullMySon:
Chukwueze is only better than Lookman in two places. Skill and shot technique. Lookman has a more powerful shot, better passing ability and a better player when all metrics are considered.

Subzero047:
Which Chukwueze, Lookman is still better than him

jihday:
yeah, let’s compare the French/Russian league to the EPL

Subzero047:
In what world will Olise and Eze won't make our starting eleven, no player in our squad comes close to them in terms of dribbling and chance creation

TheSuperNerd:
....and break down analytically their tactical traits, technical qualities and overall footballing abilities that will see us forge a truly balanced team of synchronised ballers and teammates who understand not just how to play but when to play. When to get into attacking transitions... when to get into defensive transitions... when to mix it up... all as one unit.


That's just me expatiating further. Well said Meliforme.

Thank you TheSuperNerd.

solonnachi:
A ticket we easily threw to the wind. If we had secured that ticket, may be Eberechi Eze and Michael Olise would have been begging to play for us.

Truidstar:
Your top 3 is laughable…no goal or assist,

TheGoodJoe:


Give a break down why you think so. He took his time to break down the parameters of his decision. The only way you can counters his list is by coming up with what you think are the better parameters or learn from his study.

Meliforme, thank you for the good work. I appreciate your time and passion.

Bigzigg:
That your list is laughable, boss!

Blueelf:
Did you attach stats to your own list?

charlesemeka85:
bro the matter tire me how folks here rate certain players

Ejike as a player is bereft of footballing intelligence. Many here still fail to understand that the game have evolved where coaches demands for less dribble with efficiency because while dribbling a player may lose the ball which will wreck havoc to his team

Football is more mechanical and scientific now unlike years back. Here we tend to hype players that many atimes don’t merit it at all

Ejike is a poor player, to me he is still amateurish and have a lot to learn for him to make the leap to bigger leagues in the future

Meliforme:
Top Eleven Super Eagles players with the best passing technique.

Kelechi Nwakali
Okechukwu Azubuike
Innocent Bonke
Chidera Ejuke
Oghenekaro Etebo
Alhassan Yusuf
Obinna Nwobodo
Raphael Onyedika
Moses Simon
Alex lwobi
Frank Onyeka

Meliforme:
Top Eleven Super Eagles players with the best passing technique.

Kelechi Nwakali
Okechukwu Azubuike
Innocent Bonke
Chidera Ejuke
Oghenekaro Etebo
Alhassan Yusuf
Obinna Nwobodo
Raphael Onyedika
Moses Simon
Alex lwobi
Frank Onyeka

andrewbaba44:
We are talking about currently ,and I think danjuma is the better one

charlesemeka85:
him need to sabi play ball first inorder to attract interest from bigger leagues

The guy is too amateurish to my liking

Blueelf:
Nothing new here. Just carpenters displaying their Carpentry skills

Odunayaw:
Very bold statement. You go defend am

TheSuperNerd:
A Winger-Penetrator. A playmaker-Winger. A Creative Winger. They go by these names and a few more.... Ejuke remains a fine talent in the picture of things but he needs better consistency going forward and an improvement in a few areas chief among them which is "decision making".

His decision making especially at the last Afcon was atrocious.

His 21/22 story reads in summary: A Beast in the first half of the season but cooled down in the second half of the season.

Hopefully his 22/23 story comes out better. Dude has what it takes to still turn heads.

Odunayaw:
We have new wingers. Lookman, Dennis

Curtisaxel10:
I don't think so. His English is very poor. How can he communicate phrases such as "gengen pressing", " high back line", "diagonal passing", "false nine" etc especially when he has to make tactical switches while play is going on?.

Communication is more important to coaching than many people realize. Maybe that is why Rohr hardly made in-game tactical switches—he probably didn't know the words to use!

Anyways, there are coaches like Pep, Jose and Klopp who have done well in leagues with languages that they are not too conversant with. I wonder how they do it.

TheGoodJoe:
Thanks for the update. Don't you think his English might be a challenge? Many of our players are sharp English speakers, especially the Foreign borns.

Either way. We judge him with the games to come and I hope he blends with the team. I think the team also needs an interpreter. Or Zaidu can assist of his Portuguese is fluent.

drDoom3:
Balogun is better than Omeruo.

Bassey benches Balogun for club.

Awaziem is good but a journeyman. I can’t rate him until he becomes relevant in Europe. Similar to Awoniyi pre-Union, abundant talent but needs to settle and prove himself.

Bassey starts over all our CBs today. I can’t remember any CB we have had in recent years that is consistently performing at such a high level.

TheSuperNerd:
First of all, he wasn't showboating. He was simply trying to escape 3 markers to get a cross in.

Secondly, this is him back to playing as a LB and he did put in some very good crosses in the final yesterday.

Thirdly, ain't no way he is just all brawns. I repeat... Bassey is probably the closest defender to Awaziem in terms of the perfect long ball pass execution. He even does it far better than Ekong. And his ball playing composure disagrees with this "all brawns no brains" talk. He isn't there yet but believe me, he is a mix of both Bs as things stand.


Lastly these are not "unnecessary hypes". The boy has earned the attention and watching his interview after the final yesterday shows a lad who isn't allowing the praises get to his head. Chris, be glad. Bassey will only get better we hope.

Watch below:
https://twitter.com/johnmasonrtid/status/1528060631135531009?t=5V9HzZRLysaCOqz1HK_pNQ&s=19

And then this (just a bonus):

"The fans helped us so much, screaming for us, cheering for us!"

Scottish Cup Final Man of the Match, Calvin Bassey, pays tribute to the fans who turned out for Rangers at Hampden Park today 👏 pic.twitter.com/CUJb7IDKJb

— Scottish Gas Scottish Cup (@ScottishCup) May 21, 2022

As for Awaziem, it is not like he went bad. It's just club stability he struggles with. Chidozie has always been a rock for us in GWG colors. Awaziem remains the one central defender in the Super Eagles today who can locate anyone on the pitch with any kind of long pass.
He and Nwakali were the most Dominant long passers in camp prior to the Afcon and during the Afcon campaign in camp (up until Awaziem's injury which didn't let him play at the Afcon).

The ease with which he executes the long ball is almost godlike and he is also a very assured defender. A fine combo of ruggedness and technical ability.

We must not forget so suddenly how we admitted how much improved he had gotten in Super Eagles colors prior to the Afcon.

The only issue with him is his very weird club career choices lately mostly motivated by money anyway. Leaving Boavista to go on loan to Alanyaspor all because Boavista couldn't take up his wage bill (awaziem was boavista's highest earner/most valuable player in the market but it wasnt even up to what he desired).

Awaziem haven't lived up to expectations club wise despite starring in Ligue 1, La Liga and in Portugal's top flight all because he is yet to find stability. Stability is his issue and at 25 currently, I hope he finally has that sorted this summer.

charlesemeka85:
baba all na cruise no hard feelings bro

Nerdy na my man na, I just say mk I tease am small

charlesemeka85:
simple update wey person post her few minutes ago e reach ur turn u elaborate am sotey come add Italian and Brazilian players wey no concern this thread join

Mr elaborator!

TheSuperNerd:
Very well explained Meliforme. True football understanding flowing freely from your fingers.

One goal in a major final shouldn't make us forget that Aribo still cannot dictate plays or boss a midfield from a central role. Afterall, he wasn't even deployed as a CM today.

He is always at his peak best when played closer to the box. Today he wasn't even deployed as a false 9. He was Played further upfront. More like a CF. Yes... Aribo played 9 today but interpreted it rather differently.

Just shows you that when Aribo is not burdened with playmaking/Midfield conduction (which he clearly doesn't have the natural knack to do) but focused on playing close to the box to create attack overloads and use his knack for quick 1-2 interchanges and high workrate to bring his mates into the game, and provided that a genuine MF conductor takes up the playmaking part, then WE WILL SEE THE TRUE AND UNDILUTED BEST OF ARIBO.


Once again, well analysed.

Joeyzinho:
Na this Aribo meliforme say nwakali better pass?

Wonders.