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BascoVanVeli:
It does not look pretty but he scores goals and makes assists alot.

Mickael2:
Against Germany? That wasn't his best game. He can play the AMF, but not as good as Alli CURRENTLY!

Mickael2:
Against Germany? That wasn't his best game. He can play the AMF, but not as good as Alli CURRENTLY!

goldfish80:
You speak as if Yobo was a top Pro in 1998, when he was just about 18.
Yobo developed grew into being a defender. He was never a straight out of the box defender like you wrongly assumed.

Where did I say Yobo grew straight out of the box a defender? Stop lying with my name. I am warning you.

Drag your ears. I said, I did not know Yobo until Nigeria 99 unlike you who knew him before he left Nigerian Shores.

goldfish80:
Drop this argument already. Be grateful you learnt something new today.

Joebie:
My brothers this Mikel debate is a hard one because we end up shifting the goal post because of Mikel's versatility.

Let's pin him to a position before we make comparisons. Else compare him to equally versatile players.. lol

Joebie:
Shehu Dikko will do a better job as NFF Chairman.

But I'm glad we have him as the LMC chairman.

goldfish80:
Luke Chadwick? That's the ugliest footballer I ever saw. The quartet of Luke Chadwick, Taribo West, Bance and Ian Dowie have something in common.

komekn:
This is not from Wikipedia.

From what I know at his first club Standard Liege he played attacking midfield and Wing. When he went on loan to Tenerife he didn't play any games.

He continued at Leige never played as a defender. When he got to Marseile he played right wing. It was after playing right wing back at AFCON 2002 that the word defensive became associated with him.

By the time he got to Everton he flirted with being a right wing back and CD. Moyes with time entrenched him as a bona-fide Central defender.

komekn:
One of the things I find English coaches look at is end product.

It's something I have had to concede on, a lot of the times African infact African players are technically more proficient than English players period. However. after all the skills and mesmerising dribbling thier quite often no end product. English players will keep it simple for lack of technical ability but may have more end product.


Dembele is an example for me should be a World class player, but his end product does not match his approach play. This guy goes past 2/3 players for fun but his decision making and end product leave much to be desired. He hardly scores but has everything, it's an enigma to me.

When we can those two components right approach play and end product we Totally stand Out.

Mickael2:
I have nothing against that. But pyrex was trying to point out that as at now, as in let's say we had a match by 7pm on the 25th day of March 2016, and he had Alli and Mikel in the team, that he would choose Mikel over Alli right now for the AMF role. That makes no sense

TheSuperNerd:
Wait.... lemme see if I recall Suazo... he played for Honduras? right? **scratches head** Or am I wrong?

TheSuperNerd:
Wait.... lemme see if I recall Suazo... he played for Honduras? right? **scratches head** Or am I wrong?

goldfish80:
He was not a recognised defender for the Flying Eagles. I wasn't watching Standard liege B team in 1998 like you did.

goldfish80:
He was not a recognised defender for the Flying Eagles. I wasn't watching Standard liege B team in 1998 like you did.

goldfish80:
He was not a recognised defender for the Flying Eagles. I wasn't watching Standard liege B team in 1998 like you did.

goldfish80:
While Yobo’s undoubted talent is admired due to his consistency for both club and country despite playing as a right back and an attacking midfielder in his international career, his elegance made it look like he found even the toughest of tasks easy.
http://m.goal.com/s/en-ng/news/4082/comment/2013/05/24/3996918/whos-the-greatest-yobo-v-keshi

That's an independent article where the writer wrote about Yobo. There are no straws here. Be grateful you learnt something new today.
In another fora you will sound in the know when you say Yobo didn't start out as a defender.

goldfish80:
He played as an attacking midfielder, I could be excused to mistake him for a striker or a second striker. Its been 18 years and I could still remember he didn't start as a defender unlike you.

goldfish80:
He played as an attacking midfielder, I could be excused to mistake him for a striker or a second striker. Its been 18 years and I could still remember he didn't start as a defender unlike you.

Mickael2:
weren't you the one that asked why Etebo was later subbed in? I don't even understand you again

pyrex23:
lol...are u bein serious?

They are in no way mates in even in current form if u bring it down 2 main function of the amf role

goldfish80:
http://m.goal.com/s/en-ng/news/4082/comment/2013/05/24/3996918/whos-the-greatest-yobo-v-keshi

Like I said, we learn everyday.

goldfish80:
http://m.goal.com/s/en-ng/news/4082/comment/2013/05/24/3996918/whos-the-greatest-yobo-v-keshi

Like I said, we learn everyday.

goldfish80:
The truth is that you didn't know Yobo didn't start as a defender. Now you know. We learn everyday.

goldfish80:
Yobo did not start his career as a defender. He was converted and further developed to the defender we all knew.hia elder brother was an out and out defender. He played for Rangers at a point. The last I heard about him, he was in Austria or Switzerland I think.

goldfish80:
At Standard Liege he was a defender. I believe you watched a lot of Standard liege games to have seen him.
For the Flying Eagles, which I witnessed some of their games live at the stadium. At no point did Yobo play in defence.
Just like a Warri wolves fan would have been surprised seeing Etebor play as a DM against Algeria. Players play different roles for club and country in some cases.

goldfish80:
We cannot call a standard liege player to play in the attack but we can call Etebor to play as a DM? We can call Chelsea's Dm to play AMf, we can call Chelsea's wing back to play as an out and out winger. Football is dynamic.
Funny enough you stated earlier that Yobo started as a striker at the start of his career.
What makes you think the local coaches still didn't see him as a player who could offer something in an uncoordinated attack we presented in that tourney?

Why didn't the screen shot I posted support your claim Disu stocked up our defence with an extra defender to protect the lead?
Why didn't the picture show we had 5 players at the back?
Is Yobo transparent that he could not be seen in the defence but he was in the defence? Is he a ghost?

goldfish80:
We cannot call a standard liege player to play in the attack but we can call Etebor to play as a DM? We can call Chelsea's Dm to play AMf, we can call Chelsea's wing back to play as an out and out winger. Football is dynamic.
Funny enough you stated earlier that Yobo started as a striker at the start of his career.
What makes you think the local coaches still didn't see him as a player who could offer something in an uncoordinated attack we presented in that tourney?

Why didn't the screen shot I posted support your claim Disu stocked up our defence with an extra defender to protect the lead?
Why didn't the picture show we had 5 players at the back?
Is Yobo transparent that he could not be seen in the defence but he was in the defence? Is he a ghost?

BascoVanVeli:
It will be hard to get a league one or two team because they are even playing league matches today.

forgiveness:
And you didn't see play as box to box and AMF?