andrewbaba44:


My friend common keep quiet there .

TheSuperNerd:


This sounds like Charlesemeka85... Looolll

Only he and a few others don't understand the essence of keeping a tactical balance of Midfield control and grit. Having all grits is not the way to go. You would only be hard to break down, be playing on the backfoot for the most parts and would suffer dysfunctional passing rhythms in the middle game.

Relax... Nwakali is here to stay. His skillset is highly needed. We cannot be all brawn and grit with no technical control.
And Ndidi always struggle alongside another defensive minded MF. Isn't that fact already established? Ndidi loves to handle the bulk of the defensive load. His stamina is 100. He cannot be overworked. Also he won't defend alone. Nwakali's pressing and workrate has improved over the past 2 months and Aribo's workrafe is also very much present.


Also, Aribo cannot dictate a game. His passing range is limited. This is why he cannot function properly from deep but only when close to the box. His creativity is of a different ilk. When played on the wings, he has the knack for 1-2 exchanges and to attack spaces in order to create and go for goal himself. I have my totalfootballanalysis of Aribo in 2020-2021 to back this.


So take a chill pill, down it with Sprite... relax and watch the best of football featuring Ndidi-Nwakali-Aribo in midfield. Trust me... you would love it.

Happy New Year Charles....

IDENNAA:


He should be banned , indefinitely. That boy need to be thought a lethal lesson.

Papi85:
oga forget skill but look at efficiency

Kessie is not the most skillful nor flamboyant player but very efficient in doing the basics in his role which is the reason the likes of United,Spurs and Liverpool are trying to snap him from Milan

Over skillful nwakali with computer brains wey em Dey play and can you post his stat for all to see here?

drDoom3:


This argument of Ndidi standing alone is crap. Onyeka has never been a DMF. He doesn't handle defensive duties for Brentford, he is not a 4. I've watched all Brentford games in the prem so far, Onyeka is most times the one advancing the attack. He also drifts to the wings sometimes to whip in crosses (especially right wing). He wins almost as much fouls in the attacking third as the strikers. Because of his excellent work rate he also helps out a lot defensively with tackles and interceptions. His heat map is almost always in the opponents half (except against big teams when Brentford is parking the bus).

It is just like saying Ndidi cannot play alongside Kante because they are both defensive minded players. Ndidi is a different type of defensive player to someone like Onyeka or Kante. Ndidi does not make forward runs on most occasions. He wins the ball back and immediately passes it forward, sitting back to protect the defense. Kante and Onyeka are different. When Kante plays for Chelsea, he is mostly the one winning balls and initiating counters. He can play DM, but he is not a DM.

It is true though that Ndidi struggles playing alongside similar players to him (e.g. with Soumare at Leicester). This is because his role gets confused. Soumare doesn't contribute to the attack. He likes to win balls and sit behind to protect the defense. As this is Ndidi's role, Ndidi becomes confused because he has an intruder in his territory and doesn't know which positions to take up that will stop them both from getting in each other's way.

IDENNAA:


Yes , because the rules says so. But , if you weren't senseless you would know that any place where rules doesn't exist anarchy reigns supreme , like your country Nigeria which produces rretards like you who try to shame people like me who play by the rules.

TheSuperNerd:
I thought it was on this thread that it was agreed that we have a dearth of Creative Central and Attacking Midfielders from Africa doing it in Europe. We have much more of CDMs/DMs in Europe from Africa. This is because there is this general mentality that African Midfielders are only good for power plays and Grits. This is why the likes of Kessie goes to Milan, Haidara goes to Leipzig and then Mikel goes to Chelsea and got converted from AM to CDM.

Even Ziyech is pushed to the Wings and not allowed to operate much through the middle.


Kelechi Nwakali is highly technical and a brainy kind of MF hard to press and hard to track down because he operates from deep in midfield. Tracking a DLP will mean you sacrificing spaces/gaps behind you for opponents to exploit and before you can hassle the DLP, he has picked his pass.

The lad is not physically built or one for gra gra football which the likes of Kessie and Haidara live for. Lol...


How some don't see this but are only concerned about where one plays, using that to judge actual footballing ability is really shallow. Football is a lot deeper than where I play. Lol

drDoom3:


This argument of Ndidi standing alone is crap. Onyeka has never been a DMF. He doesn't handle defensive duties for Brentford, he is not a 4. I've watched all Brentford games in the prem so far, Onyeka is most times the one advancing the attack. He also drifts to the wings sometimes to whip in crosses (especially right wing). He wins almost as much fouls in the attacking third as the strikers. Because of his excellent work rate he also helps out a lot defensively with tackles and interceptions. His heat map is almost always in the opponents half (except against big teams when Brentford is parking the bus).

It is just like saying Ndidi cannot play alongside Kante because they are both defensive minded players. Ndidi is a different type of defensive player to someone like Onyeka or Kante. Ndidi does not make forward runs on most occasions. He wins the ball back and immediately passes it forward, sitting back to protect the defense. Kante and Onyeka are different. When Kante plays for Chelsea, he is mostly the one winning balls and initiating counters. He can play DM, but he is not a DM.

It is true though that Ndidi struggles playing alongside similar players to him (e.g. with Soumare at Leicester). This is because his role gets confused. Soumare doesn't contribute to the attack. He likes to win balls and sit behind to protect the defense. As this is Ndidi's role, Ndidi becomes confused because he has an intruder in his territory and doesn't know which positions to take up that will stop them both from getting in each other's way.

ChrisKels:
With this guy as our CM, I see us dominating midfields at the AFCON, if Ndidi could bring his a game, and Aribo adapts to African soccer. That said, it wouldn't also hurt to have Onyeka as the CM because I feel with his combative/energetic play in the midfield, he could give us that Bennacer vibe. Bennacer was the major reason Algeria won that last AfCon. Dude was a gladiator, a Norse, a viking and Trojan in that midfield battling like a wounded lion.

TheSuperNerd:



Nwakali bossed Efficient Mwepu when they met at the U23 Afcon.

Nwakali bossed Efficient Partey when they met eye to eye in midfield battle.

So what makes Kessie any different? Lol

And yes, I will post the stats relevant to the point I am making but I know you are hoping to see Goals and Assists stats which is what shallow analysis looks for.

I want you to answer a few questions for me.

How many assists did Modric have at the World Cup in Russia? And why exactly was he named best player at that WC?

How many assists had Xavi at Euros 2008 and tell me why he was named MVP of the tournament?

How many assists did Mikel have at Holland 2005 FIFA U20 WYC to be named by all who saw him & others as the true best player of the whole tournament?


I ask these questions because there is something you folks who ask about Goals and assists from deeplying playmakers/Midfield playmakers don't know about such kind of players.


Meanwhile... here below is a summary of Nwakali's ratings from sofascore of his games in December up until Jan 2 before hitting camp.

In his last game, he created about 3 very good chances. If his teammates had been clinical, we would be talking at least 2 assists from that game for him. You forget that the quality of players around one can affect certain stats.

ChrisKels:
With this guy as our CM, I see us dominating midfields at the AFCON, if Ndidi could bring his a game, and Aribo adapts to African soccer. That said, it wouldn't also hurt to have Onyeka as the CM because I feel with his combative/energetic play in the midfield, he could give us that Bennacer vibe. Bennacer was the major reason Algeria won that last AfCon. Dude was a gladiator, a Norse, a viking and Trojan in that midfield battling like a wounded lion.

andrewbaba44:


Jibola adebola

Papi85:
aribo this time will be moved further the pitch because of his eyes for goal

So if u be super eagles coach u go bench Onyeka play nwakali abi?

Damioduso1:
Base on report from the super eagles camp the Nff can't replace Odion Ighalo in the super eagles squad unless if they claim to caf that Odion Ighalo will be out of the competition base on injury. Caf will not allow them to replace Ighalo expect if the Nff lie to them that he have injury at the moment . Cyril Desser replacing Odion Ighalo in the squad is still rumor and not real base on reports

andrewbaba44:


What rules do you play by ?

You are just a dirty racist with low self esteem

Cry baby ,if reporting simple things to the moderators puts money on your account then you can keep it up

You reside in America but you keep on behaving like a bush man who resides at the Sambisa forest

Just take a look at you Saying Nigeria produce retards ,I am sure you weren’t born in America ,incase you don’t know yankee have the highest number of regards and junkies ,Nigeria might be bad but saying they produce retards is very wrong

You really have a problem and a very long way to go

I just hope you are not 50 ,they said a fool at 40 is a fool forever ,so I don’t know the right words to use for any age above that .

I come in peace .

Papi85:
u said nwakali bossed which midfield battle against partey? U well at all abi sentiment don mk u no dey reason well anymore?

Even in the said kick about nwakali’s elder brother was even more effective than him aside the screamer the former scored

And which u23 match nwakali bossed mwepu? The same matches I streamed online and nwakali was a nuisance on the pitch which his only contribution was the free kick he scored in one of the group stage games

Mk una release leg for this una hype trottle abeg

The same 23 games I saw and nwakali was a huge disappointment in the competition? Nawaooo

drDoom3:


Please help me ask them o. Onyeka that is even better than Ndidi in the EPL this season. Onyeka and Aribo have been our best two midfielders in Europe this season as Ndidi has been struggling with Soumare pairing. No coach will select Nwakali over these guys except by favoritism.

I have a feeling that Nwakali will get to the AFCON and when he gets gametime, he'll put on a howler that will show how far he currently is from the level of the best midfielders in Africa who play for the top clubs in the top leagues in Europe. It is not by being technical or commanding midfield, if you are not on the top level professionally it will show. Imagine Partey and Kessie who have been playing consistently against the best players in the world coming up against Nwakali in midfield. Who do you think will win the duel?

TheSuperNerd:


Bennacer and Onyeka should not be in the same sentence. Onyeka lacks Bennacer's passing range.

They are similar in energy levels. Similar in pressing. But one can pass wayyyyy better that is what makes one a Midfield conductor and the other just a pressing machine.

Tactical analyses of these players is not hard naa. Eye test sees it all but we would rather play one because we watch him on TV daily by popular demand even when he doesn't have what is needed to strike that tactical balance we lack in the middle.

This thing no hard. Na just argue people wan argue.

Papi85:
leave folks wey Dey blinded and will make reference to a kick about played 4 years ago or u17 word performance which is over 5 years ago

Imagine playing Cameroon nwakali will battle zambo for midfield

IDENNAA:


Yes , because the rules says so. But , if you weren't senseless you would know that any place where rules doesn't exist anarchy reigns supreme , like your country Nigeria which produces rretards like you who try to shame people like me who play by the rules.

drDoom3:


Please help me ask them o. Onyeka that is even better than Ndidi in the EPL this season. Onyeka and Aribo have been our best two midfielders in Europe this season as Ndidi has been struggling with Soumare pairing. No coach will select Nwakali over these guys except by favoritism.

I have a feeling that Nwakali will get to the AFCON and when he gets gametime, he'll put on a howler that will show how far he currently is from the level of the best midfielders in Africa who play for the top clubs in the top leagues in Europe. It is not by being technical or commanding midfield, if you are not on the top level professionally it will show. Imagine Partey and Kessie who have been playing consistently against the best players in the world coming up against Nwakali in midfield. Who do you think will win the duel?

ChrisKels:


If you read between the lines, you would understand that I was a bit picky, and my statement conditional and subjunctive. It was not a given, hence I hinged my points on Onyeka being as energetic and combative as Bennacer, appreciating his deficiencies too. It is just something the coach could a shot IF the plan A(Nwakali) falls short(which I seriously doubt, by the way)

TheSuperNerd:



All this epistle only to finally beat your own point by dropping a fact that I have already mentioned @bolded..

I think that settles that. Ndidi thrives better alongside a forward thinking MF player not a mirror of himself who roams or does whatever. Playing Ndidi with a similar grit MF player won't give us control on the front foot. We would be chasing the game and always watching our backs coz that sets us up to defend and try to counter all through the 90.


In your own words...
It is true though that Ndidi struggles playing alongside similar players to him

So thank you.

ChrisKels:
With this guy as our CM, I see us dominating midfields at the AFCON, if Ndidi could bring his a game, and Aribo adapts to African soccer. That said, it wouldn't also hurt to have Onyeka as the CM because I feel with his combative/energetic play in the midfield, he could give us that Bennacer vibe. Bennacer was the major reason Algeria won that last AfCon. Dude was a gladiator, a Norse, a viking and Trojan in that midfield battling like a wounded lion.

TheSuperNerd:
The bolded is a lie. Even Chidi Nwakali himself will call you a liar. Lol. No caps. A game we all saw and clearly knew Nwakali was running things in the middle. Charles, your dislike for this boy knows no bounds.

And you clearly didn't watch those U23 games. You just streamed it and left it to play. You didn't watch anything if not you won't be here making these funny statements. Nwakali clearly impressed that day and capped it with a beautiful Freekick. And see how you mention he scored a FK as if it's easy to even hit one on target. Which MF in our team can hit a FK on target? Name one. Yet you wanna downplay downplay skillset too.


Infact, when last did you watch Nwakali? Don't lie... say the truth.

drDoom3:


My entire point was that Onyeka is not a similar player to Ndidi and all the talks about not pairing Ndidi and Onyeka in midfield are baseless.

TheSuperNerd:
Onyeka can be brought in for Nwakali to close shop alongside Ndidi. But for the most parts, if we truly wanna take the game to the Egyptians, we have to play on the front foot. We have to wrestle control from the Egyptians in the middle game and dictate the flow and rhythm of play.

Truidstar:
Na wa ooo. Based on wetin i dey read for here..na Nwakali teach Pirlo how to play ball....Nwakali dey ball for Madrid midfield, Modric dey bench dey watch am dey learn. Make una fear God Abeg.