Danielnino00:


Where did I mention dominating the midfield? Etebo's pace and stamina makes him more useful as a box to box midfielder than a deep lying CM ..He proved that with las Palmas in laliga.. He can do much better in the national team if he is given a free role...Rohr is always using employing a double pivot midfield... Imagine if he decided to use Aribo in that role too? It would limit his performance and we may start saying "he isn't good", " he is overrated ".

Las Palmas is a long time in footballing terms, if Etebo was as good he would be playing that role at Stoke city

Playing as a double pivot does not prevent you from joining attacks or controlling play like Kante and Matuidi did at the world cup

Earthquake1:


Etebo's role was not the reason he wasn't able to maintain possession, he played throughout the Afcon but couldn't dominate possession

He had Ndidi as an excellent cover and you're giving excuses why he couldn't dominate midfield

Of all the midfielders we played at AFCON, Etebo held more of the ball than anyone else. Not knowing this means you actually didn't watch the AFCON objectively

somehow:


Etebo is not a DLP. He's more in the front than the back when CM roles are divided. once again consult the link I sent you.

We are talking about ball 'holding'

Very soon na you go say person change topic

somehow:


Of all the midfielders we played at AFCON, Etebo held more of the ball than anyone else. Not knowing this means you actually didn't watch the AFCON objectively

Yes and he was apparently not good enough as we failed to dominate possession in any of our matches

Ndidi (defending) and Iwobi (creating) can be excused but not Etebo

Earthquake1:


We are talking about ball 'holding'

Very soon na you go say person change topic

My ball holding is still what I stated from the start. "Calming" things and keeping "possession" for your side.

Earthquake1:


Yes and he was apparently not good enough as we failed to dominate possession in any of our matches

Ndidi (defending) and Iwobi (creating) can be excused but not Etebo

lol iwobi created? lol

We failed to win possession in all our matches? Another fallacy from you.

Etebo was the most ooutstanding midfielder for the SE at AFCON. most consistent
What I am interested in is us getting a consistent creative midfielder that will set our attack and wingers on fire.

https://www.soccercoachweekly.net/soccer-coaching/tips-advice/soccer-coaching-drills-and-tips-for-ball-holding-basics/

Earthquake1:
Iwobi hits the crossbar

He hit the post not the crossbar.

Villarael na very annoying team

somehow:


Of all the midfielders we played at AFCON, Etebo held more of the ball than anyone else. Not knowing this means you actually didn't watch the AFCON objectively

He held the ball but was he good enough - No

That's why we are looking for a decent midfielder

somehow:


lol iwobi created? lol

We failed to win possession in all our matches? Another fallacy from you.

Etebo was the most ooutstanding midfielder for the SE at AFCON. most consistent
What I am interested in is us getting a consistent creative midfielder that will set our attack and wingers on fire.

https://www.soccercoachweekly.net/soccer-coaching/tips-advice/soccer-coaching-drills-and-tips-for-ball-holding-basics/

I never said win possession

We played Burundi, Madagascar and Guinea for the fact that we failed to dominate any of those matches is an indictment on our midfield

somehow:


My ball holding is still what I stated from the start. "Calming" things and keeping "possession" for your side.

Ball 'hugging' is a vice in football

Danielnino00:
oh boy this Villarreal team na wash...

Last year may repeat itself.......they do not take their chances....its so upsetting.....they play good football....but.....

Earthquake1:


I never said win possession

We played Burundi, Madagascar and Guinea for the fact that we failed to dominate any of those matches is an indictment on our midfield

What on earth are you saying? We failed to dominate like dominating possession by a mile but not dominating play? Which stats are you quoting here?

Earthquake1:


I never said win possession

We played Burundi, Madagascar and Guinea for the fact that we failed to dominate any of those matches is an indictment on our midfield

You're just throwing words around anyhow. We dominated all matches you quoted. Madagascar profited from 2 errors to score us. They never dominated us
stats are there. Your argument is just floating anyhow

Earthquake1:

He held the ball but was he good enough - No
That's why we are looking for a decent midfielder

He's a good player but not creative enough for that role of an AM
He's a decent midfielder, saying otherwise is ignorance.

somehow:


He's a good player but not creative enough for that role of an AM

He's a decent midfielder, saying otherwise is ignorance.

Decent or average - same thing

LOL at "Iwobi balled today"...little nigga has been balling and hitting crossbar and goal post since kingdom come, but to what end. Next ,please!

If Iwobi like let him keep balling till eternity he can never be an attacking midfielder!

Earthquake1:

Decent or average - same thing

Keep misusing words

OMANBALA1:
LOL at "Iwobi balled today"...little nigga has been balling and hitting crossbar and goal post since kingdom come, but to what end. Next ,please!

If Iwobi like let him keep balling till eternity he can never be an attacking midfielder!

To what end is this hate?

Humility017:


just leave komekn...

I think;
He is barely not happy whenever our home grown players are making progress in Europe ...
He hates it and always looking for ways to pull down their exploits...
sometimes I wonder His mission here on this thread.
Dude looks for a way to just write off any home grown players and now he is not happy too that German born players are being called up even when his borough kids have shunned us...severally and they keep dreaming of the 3lions call ups...
maybe he want us to keep waiting for them...until it dawn on those players that 3 lions call ups will never come

cc: komekn just my observation about you and your posts...you can prove me wrong..promise to learn and retracts my assumptions and see reason with you..

I challenge you to PROVE YOURSELF RIGHT .

Just make one direct reference to one of my posts here not two, just one that's all. That can substantiate the nonsensical propositions you have presented in diction and substance .

Perception is not fact it's self birthed, self created and self justified. So I'm not asking for your prejudiced paranoid based presumptions from your jaundiced views. But facts by diction.

If you cannot that makes you the BIGGEST LIAR here because you actually believe your own lies. That's the worst type liar one who believes his own lies.

So please don't go AWOL, EVADE and or use NOISE MAKING RHETORIC to shamelessly depart from the challenge question put to you.

somehow:


Keep misusing words

Etebo is an average midfielder

Like it or not

Earthquake1:


Etebo is an average midfielder

Like it or not

And who said otherwise?

All our players are average including the potential ones. Advantage for some is their ages which give them rooms for growth.

Earthquake1:


Aribo may be the man

You don't need to go far, we just need a decent midfielder

My eyes are on Tega Onomah, people say he has not been consistent. That's actually true.

However, why ❓ l have seen this quite a few times with players who have been fed a diet of purist technical football then to gain experience they go to pressing physical style of play team.

When you have been at Chelsea, Arsenal, Man City, Liverpool you are taught from day one to play a certain way, ball on the deck technical intricate passing game.

If you don't find a good technical team at the initial stage you will be inconsistent.

That's why l want to see what Onomah will do in a team like Fulham under a manager he knows and knows him. This his chance to show what he can do.

Ok

komekn:


My eyes are on Tega Onomah, people clay he has not been consistent. That's actually true.

However, why ❓ l have seen this quite a few times with players who have been fed a diet of purist technical football then to gain experience they go to pressing physical style of play team.

When you have been at Chelsea, Arsenal, Man City, Liverpool you are taught from day one to play a certain way, ball on the deck technical intricate passing game.

If you don't find a good technical team at the initial stage you will be inconsistent.

That's why l want to see what Onomah will do in a team like Fulham under a manager he knows and knows him. This his chance to show what he can do.

komekn:


My eyes are on Tega Onomah, people clay he has not been consistent. That's actually true.

However, why ❓ l have seen this quite a few times with players who have been fed a diet of purist technical football then to gain experience they go to pressing physical style of play team.

When you have been at Chelsea, Arsenal, Man City, Liverpool you are taught from day one to play a certain way, ball on the deck technical intricate passing game.

If you don't find a good technical team at the initial stage you will be inconsistent.

That's why l want to see what Onomah will do in a team like Fulham under a manager he knows and knows him. This his chance to show what he can do.

Onomah will have to prove himself first

Earthquake1:


Onomah will have to prove himself first

Absolutely without doubt.

Another player l want to see if he can replicate his dominance in league one to the Championship is Chuks Aneke.

Humility017:

Victor grew up in Benin too...forget the lies...
he came from the family of Pa Egharevba in Benin.....
I don't want to tell you about his parents... because this is a faceless forum and information may likely go far

I know him so well, not just that I know his family, his family house and his house at Ugbor. I have pictures but let’s forget about that sha

Joebie:
Actually 18 games cumulatively, if we are to add the 3 he has played in Bundesliga II this season.

No doubt about that but the conversation was about last season.

So funny that Wilfred Ndidi has played more Epl games at Leicester than wanyama at Tottenham and wanyama has been at Tottenham 18 months before Ndidi at Leicester

Just saying

Ehizibue‘s WhoScored Stats In Koln’s home loss to Dortmund.

Ehizibue VS Akanji

Lol,someone wrote that Etebo held more of the ball amongst our midfielders at AFCON......lol! Abeg which planet did that one happen? As far as I know, Etebo is just below average midfielder who plays for championship club Stoke city. His strength is the only positive thing about him. He cant keep possession,he cant distribute passes effectively. Funny enough, Ndidi is far better in that regards. look up for his counterparts in big teams to see what it looks like to be a CM/AM. Thanks