Meliforme:


Aribo is the least technical of the three.
This is not a slander
I don't know what you guys define as technique. First touch is a technique, but there are other techniques.

I decided to see some Youtube videos of Aribo as you have suggested, to ascertain if i am really missing something. There are some positives to cull from his displays as always but he is not more spectacular than the people he is compared with.

As a central midfielder, your ability to understand tactics and make vital moves to stifle and counter the opponents is sine qua non. Only Ndidi trumps Nwakali in interpretation of tactics, even Frank Onyeka is ahead of Aribo in this area. I might argue with some great minds as to whether Ejuke is ahead of Aribo in tactical reading of the game, from my own assessment of their games, i think Ejuke is ( this is strictly a personal view ).

Can you explain why a skillful Aribo normally gets lost in games and his impact is hard to figure out. This is not just a coincidence His compatriots are better at understanding the game, and the opponents than him. Even though Gernot Rohr deserves the greater blame.

Concerning Nwakali, he is technically and tactically more astute than Aribo, and has more to contribute defensively. Being technically and tactically better makes him better at controlling a game than Aribo and therefore owns the CM spot.

fabyom:
CRonaldo started as a winger. Now he plays as a striker! Messi began as a striker; now he plays from the right or the middle!
Kante plays as a DM in Leicester, now he plays box to box/DM at Chelsea.

Iwobi's best game for Nigeria has been him playing the number 10 role: The goal that took us to the world cup against Zambia.
Scored away to Lesotho. Against sierra leone, Iwobi scored two magnificent goals, but things fell apart when Rohr moved him to the left!

Iwobi categorically said he prefers the number 10 role in a 4-3-3, but Rohr continues to use Iheanacho in that role.
When Rohr changed to 3-5-2, all the players were confused! Iwobi and Aribo don't know what to do.
A new system with just two days of training, and Nigerians expect them to play like Messi?

The mistake Rohr made was trying to accommodate Nacho, Iwobi, and Aribo.
Playing Iwobi on the left side in a 4-3-3 unbalanced the team because he doesn't stay there; he always moves to the 10 or 8 roles leaving Collins to run the whole length of the wings for 90 minutes.

Iwobi has never been atrocious as a ten, so please let the boy breath.

Aribo scored against Ukraine and Brazil because we had Chukweze and Kalu/Simon ran at them from the wings, thereby opening up the midfield. Pep even prefers wingers (dribblers) to strikers.
Dribblers open up games!

How can you play 3-5-2 without dribblers? Rohr was stupid!

Our team is well balanced; just put the right players in their best positions.

Let Ejuke/Simon and Chuz/Henry/Olayinka run at them from the wings.
Onyeka (box to box), Ndidi (DM), and Iwobi/Aribo (AM).
Sadiq (pace, calmness, skills, and height)/
Awo (Strength, height, agility and pace)/
Nacho (Calmness, passing ability, and shooting technique)/
Desser (pace, agility, and calmness).

We gat this!!

yemyke001:



Now I understand why everyone missed you while you were away. Very exquisite football analysis from you there!

Danielnino00:


Your first paragraph sounds like you are expecting positive vibes from Eguavon . Cus Rohr has been restricting Aribo by playing him in a deeper role... You don't even like Eguavon because he is local, lol..

To your second paragraph, it will depend on the nature of the opposition and how I want to approach the game.. In truth, I'm not sold on the hypes on Nwakali yet because he hasn't played yet for the super eagles..he might be doing well at his club, but until he plays for the super eagles and replicate such performance before I'll be wowed..Heading to the 2018 world cup, Joel Obi was hailed as the second coming of Xavi and Iniesta combined and as the solution to our lack of creativity..those who hyped him then weren't totally wrong cus he was doing well at his club, but when he played for the super eagles, it was an eyesore..
So I'm not party to anything until I see Nwakali play in the super eagles. I've however mentioned before that a player of his skillset is needed in the team due to our lack of options there...

TheSuperNerd:
Uhmmm.... I don't know what you are trying to establish but I already told you that heatmap is him as an AMF.

I dropped two Nwakali heatmaps. Remember? One as a CM, and the last one as an AMF.

Forgotten this post I made so soon?


Read the emboldened below...

The first one I dropped showed he clearly didn't play AMF. But this one was for his very last game where he did play AMF as one of the few times he did. I hope you understand me.

safarigirl:
Looking at our woes from the positive angle, at least now, opponents may not know how to approach games with our forward line.

No Osimhen, no Dennis, no Ighalo, dem no even know who fit dey forward line. None of the potential CFs are known, so, now, they're as confused as we are.

ChrisKels:
This Ghanaian side is pretty poor all round

drDoom3:


I wonder how you are seeing him not understanding tactics from YouTube highlights. Nwakali has more to contribute defensively then Aribo? You have to be joking here. Nwakali that barely tackles and doesn’t track players in his box. Aribo gets lost in games like seriously? Do you even watch the guy at club level?

I’m tired of this argument abeg. The way you guys slander players without evidence is appalling. You just put up a word salad without real substance up there. Like seriously imagine saying Nwakali is better defensively than Aribo. Even Moses Simon that is a winger tracks back better than Nwakali does.

safarigirl:
Looking at our woes from the positive angle, at least now, opponents may not know how to approach games with our forward line.

No Osimhen, no Dennis, no Ighalo, dem no even know who fit dey forward line. None of the potential CFs are known, so, now, they're as confused as we are.

maidaboi:
I am not saying Nwakali is the best thing since slice bread I just saying because you didn't make at one club is not the end of the world

Mujtahida:

Joel Obi at Russia 2018 was such a big flop

safarigirl:
Looking at our woes from the positive angle, at least now, opponents may not know how to approach games with our forward line.

No Osimhen, no Dennis, no Ighalo, dem no even know who fit dey forward line. None of the potential CFs are known, so, now, they're as confused as we are.

Englandboy:
Davido don buy 5th house for banana island , some guys here want to fight themself over football issue, they are even comparing there height and size
to know who is the strongest,becausee of football discussion

Meliforme:


Nwakali has the AFCON to show you guys what he is made of.

Englandboy:
Davido don buy 5th house for banana island , some guys here want to fight themself over football issue, they are even comparing there height and size
to know who is the strongest,becausee of football discussion

andrewbaba44:


Many people here are doing so well for themselves for your info

This your davido buying house at Baba island isn’t necessary ,and besides this is not davido 5th house at banana island but 2nd

We are football fans and we love football and nothing can change that ,our financial status status have no business here .

Englandboy:
am not talking to u ,you should know the ones am referring to please I come clean o

Kog45:
Haha English man,pls leave Oga Idenna and Charles alone...naso he dey happen here sometimes but nothing more,as andrew always say na cruise.

Congratulations to Davido but that does not secure happiness... I have guys and some are here who are not that rich but are living a quite good life,nice family,traveling for vacation,watching EPL live,watching world cup live,some already prepared for Afcon to watch it live....flexing with ease.

drDoom3:
Trust me, if Aribo is utilized well, he could be our highest goal scorer at this AFCON even ahead of the strikers.

Also why can’t the NFF close their eyes and pay the fine to have Dessers in the squad? Three in form strikers should stabilize our attacking department and provide assessment when the time comes for World Cup slots.

Englandboy:
watch and see the wonders ,if our players can come together and play Like a team without been selfish to each other am sure we can win the Afcon, they should learn from the Algeria national team they don't have much star player's like us,but they play like a team

Englandboy:
Davido don buy 5th house for banana island , some guys here want to fight themself over football issue, they are even comparing there height and size
to know who is the strongest,becausee of football discussion

humility33:


You're one of the monikers I respect here
But some times good we don't allow sentiments becloud our sense of judgement

With all this rating how many goals and assists has Nwakali this season?
With the long diagonal splitting passes he makes how many have been direct assist this season?

More so he pose all this stats in LOWLY RATED SEGUNDA B
there is nothing spectacular in all your posted bro

Like I said he is just a prospect with this afcon team not yet proven in the super eagles so all the hype around him is uncalled for

komekn:


And what if he doesn't

Watch any match with the favourite player syndrome that we have here and when you hear the comment's he bossed the game, best player, pocketed this player or that . You will think you watched a completely different game.

My view is very simple if Nwakali was any good he would not have spent two seasons in the low level Segunda Division. If he was any good Porto would have not relegated him to the B youth team. If he was any good, he would have stood out in the Eredivisie and not have been relegated to Dutch 2nf tier and if was any good he would be at Arsenal, playing with Saka, Smith, Folarin, etc

He's done nothing at Huesca he is the second to the last lowest paid player in the club. Yet somebody days he is the star player in the club.

What's my issue, there is a pre requisite for selection to the SE. Current outstanding top quality performances in your league and club. He fails.

So what we have, is similar to someone, not taking JAMB and having failed his School certificate given admission to the university because he was a great top student in primary school.

Add to that is the shameless bigoted double standard that's been shown by quite a few here as well as quasi tribalism with so called foreign born players.

No too long it was said players in the Championship were too low for the SE.

TheGoodJoe:


Did your mother not teach you there are some kind of joy money can not buy?

Sometimes, hold on to what gives you joy. Keep chasing your success but do not forget to make out time to do things that give you joy. Money can not buy some of it.

Mujtahida:

One question nobody has been able to answer: suggest a player who has the skill set of a midfield conductor that should have been called other than Nwakali.

This Nwakali matter don tire person ooo

maidaboi:
I am not saying Nwakali is the best thing since slice bread I just saying because you didn't make at one club is not the end of the world

Englandboy:
I have my reason for putting those words down it is met for some folks ,and please don't mention my mum .

chrisooblog:
Great to have you back Doc it's been a minute!

I won't lie I'm not a member of the Kelechi Nwakali appreciation society, he's in the squad so he has my full backing to do well. Hope he proves doubters like me wrong.