andrewbaba44:


Chukwueze failed at the afcon

Who is he that they should play to his strength ?

Even Egypt is not playing Liverpool type of football to suit salah

Meliforme:


List the names of the players that underperformed.

andrewbaba44:

What are you celebrating here ?

Meliforme:


Chukwueze did not fail.

The system did not play to his strengths.

TheGoodJoe:


The same Mikel many on this thread keeps complaining that we miss his midfield coordination.

Barryseal:

Nobody had that conversation bro. Everything has been about Okoye, Nwakali, Simon and Chukwueze's poor showing. No one mentioned anything about missing Mikel Obi, stop living in denial.

Blueelf:


Remember when I said Dennis may not score up to 15 goals this season

Okay, now..let's wait

Barryseal:

This shows Mikel was an average player not world class in a any shred of imagination like some would argue. I mean, just 2 years since his retirement and nobody talks about him, nobody missed him at the nation's cup, he is not remembered by analysts or sports presenters, he just vanished from everybodys memory like he was never in the national team for more than 10 years.
I just saw you mention Mikel that was when I recalled that name. I hope for his own sake he returns back to Nigeria to make some appearances on the screen, otherwise his brand will be dead and buried forever.

Blueelf:


Bro, you got to understand that some players are fan favorites and even when they play poorly, their fans will blame the rest of the team but them

Even Umar Sadiq had a better afcon than Chukwueze

Yes I said it. In our frontline, Chuks was the weakest

Don't worry, if he doesn't improve , he'll go and join his brother in Segunda Division

Blueelf:


Koulibaly over VVD

Joke of the century

What do I expect from a Guardiola fanboy



How far bro?

Barryseal:

This shows Mikel was an average player not world class in a any shred of imagination like some would argue. I mean, just 2 years since his retirement and nobody talks about him, nobody missed him at the nation's cup, he is not remembered by analysts or sports presenters, he just vanished from everybodys memory like he was never in the national team for more than 10 years.
I just saw you mention Mikel that was when I recalled that name. I hope for his own sake he returns back to Nigeria to make some appearances on the screen, otherwise his brand will be dead and buried forever.

oloriooko:
Iwobi played like it was his debut match and he so so impressive, didn't know he has this side of him
Wish he can sustain this form, Frank is proud of him

andrewbaba44:


Chief Mikel is not average

How many times have you heard people talking about the great mascherano ?

Defensive midfielders aren’t celebrated like forwards

charlesemeka85:
obi no be average player ooo

He is one who plays to instructions and tactically sound on the pitch as well. One of the few naturally gifted and intelligent players on the pitch we hv ever had

13large:



Sadiq and awoniyi can never bench ighalo on current form

Blueelf:


Remember when I said Dennis may not score up to 15 goals this season

Okay, now..let's wait

andrewbaba44:


Wetin consign Wetin you talk and this post ?

Please post where you said Dennis won’t score 15 goals and also the person you told that

charlesemeka85:
Alex was massive yesterday,his dribbles,link up play and pressing were top notch

The problem is that many expect iwobi to score goals always but if we observe his style of play he is not type of player. Iwobi is a typical Arsenal groomed player who style is based on simple passes and link up play which makes a core ex Arsenal’s manager wenger type of player

Alex is not that fancy and flamboyant player as many of us mistake him to be but an efficient figure when it comes to high pressing and linking the midfield to the attack. He is not a traditional winger who is expected to take on players, put in crosses or cut in to score but will say is a hybrid winger/AM who loves to drift into the middle always to link up play

Having him in a team most especially when deployed to the flank gives more advantage to the team in terms of creativity and indirectly gifts the team the luxury of playing with 2 attacking midfielders because of his nature of drifting to the middle to create chances

Barryseal:

This shows Mikel was an average player not world class in a any shred of imagination like some would argue. I mean, just 2 years since his retirement and nobody talks about him, nobody missed him at the nation's cup, he is not remembered by analysts or sports presenters, he just vanished from everybodys memory like he was never in the national team for more than 10 years.
I just saw you mention Mikel that was when I recalled that name. I hope for his own sake he returns back to Nigeria to make some appearances on the screen, otherwise his brand will be dead and buried forever.

charlesemeka85:
Alex was massive yesterday,his dribbles,link up play and pressing were top notch

The problem is that many expect iwobi to score goals always but if we observe his style of play he is not type of player. Iwobi is a typical Arsenal groomed player who style is based on simple passes and link up play which makes a core ex Arsenal’s manager wenger type of player

Alex is not that fancy and flamboyant player as many of us mistake him to be but an efficient figure when it comes to high pressing and linking the midfield to the attack. He is not a traditional winger who is expected to take on players, put in crosses or cut in to score but will say is a hybrid winger/AM who loves to drift into the middle always to link up play

Having him in a team most especially when deployed to the flank gives more advantage to the team in terms of creativity and indirectly gifts the team the luxury of playing with 2 attacking midfielders because of his nature of drifting to the middle to create chances

charlesemeka85:
Alex was massive yesterday,his dribbles,link up play and pressing were top notch

The problem is that many expect iwobi to score goals always but if we observe his style of play he is not type of player. Iwobi is a typical Arsenal groomed player who style is based on simple passes and link up play which makes a core ex Arsenal’s manager wenger type of player

Alex is not that fancy and flamboyant player as many of us mistake him to be but an efficient figure when it comes to high pressing and linking the midfield to the attack. He is not a traditional winger who is expected to take on players, put in crosses or cut in to score but will say is a hybrid winger/AM who loves to drift into the middle always to link up play

Having him in a team most especially when deployed to the flank gives more advantage to the team in terms of creativity and indirectly gifts the team the luxury of playing with 2 attacking midfielders because of his nature of drifting to the middle to create chances

Joezinho:


I pray he keeps playing like this. Iwobi is doing well. He was one of the few good performers we had at the AFCON. All I know is that it'll be difficult for Dele Alli to bench Iwobi if Iwobi keeps his form. They just blew £40M for nothing.

Thing is Marcelo is a useless defender at this point in his career and with Mendy injured RM on’t have a choice. Chuks abused him well well like say he resemble Tunisian.

Barryseal:

This shows Mikel was an average player not world class in a any shred of imagination like some would argue. I mean, just 2 years since his retirement and nobody talks about him, nobody missed him at the nation's cup, he is not remembered by analysts or sports presenters, he just vanished from everybodys memory like he was never in the national team for more than 10 years.
I just saw you mention Mikel that was when I recalled that name. I hope for his own sake he returns back to Nigeria to make some appearances on the screen, otherwise his brand will be dead and buried forever.

TheSuperNerd:


My Good Man, Chuks. Ofcourse you know what comes next...

Analysing this team is gonna be quite interesting as we are without our biggest gun in Osimhen and one of the most inform Wing forwards in the world in Dennis (we all know the "stories", I believe).

But you see, this team, for the first time in a long while since Mikel Obi left the scene, we have called up a natural Midfield conductor.... Kelechi Nwakali.

Barryseal:

Nobody had that conversation bro. Everything has been about Okoye, Nwakali, Simon and Chukwueze's poor showing. No one mentioned anything about missing Mikel Obi, stop living in denial.

TheSuperNerd:







Looooolll.... the post above was dated January 5, 2022. This is just a part of it.


Also, When was 26th April 2021? It's Sunday yet you cannot help dropping fallacies.

Most times, people like you just come in here and cap nonsense.


Here below is the Official Uefa Champions league post on Mikel that went viral and which made Drogba drop this comment as seen in the pic shot below:

https://twitter.com/ChampionsLeague/status/1386698200040488966?t=k807iJSFefiZQYMKXpX1Jw&s=19



@first bolded.... your post is literally someone saying "I didn't watch Mikel Obi" without actually admitting that he didn't watch Mikel Obi. Sacrilegious post. Lol

Odunayaw:
Charles, talk true. You copy and paste this

TheGoodJoe:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOU4SlUcC2E

TheSuperNerd, remember when I told you about how effective the curling shots from the wing can be against Sides that defend in a compact shape. Look at this goal by Zouma. It shows this in action. Also, the build came from a diagonal long ball.

Simon, Chukwueze, Lookman, Iwobi, should work on this. It is just the same wing cross play. Just that the cross happens with more power, towards the goal.

Meliforme:
Deep-lying playmaking.

Who is a deep-lying-playmaker.
A deep-lying playmaker is a holding midfielder who specializes in ball skills such as passing, rather than defensive skills like tackling. -Wikipedia.

What are the roles of a deep-lying playmaker.
Their role is to sit in between the defense and attack, starting attacks by spraying passes in all directions. They dictate play from a rather withdrawn position when compared to modern-day number 10s .Ball retention and defensive concerns aren't major responsibilities of a deep-lying playmaker, their job is to collect the ball from defense, create space, find the players in good positions/making good runs and to make sure the ball reaches them with pin point accuracy.

What positions do deep-lying playmakers occupy on the field of play.
In 4-4-2 or 4-4-1-1, They occupy one of the central roles in the midfield 4, they pair the defensive midfielder in 4-2-3-1, 3-4-3, 3-5-2. They also have roles in 4-3-3 depending on the coach's philosophy and style of play.

What skillsets do deep-lying playmakers possess.
Vision, creativity, technique.

How do you identify a deep-lying playmaker.
They make a high number of short passes while attempting to find space and openings to dispatch the ball forward.
Their passing accuracy is at insanely high levels.
They calm the play down and make a team tick by sending players off in right directions and getting them past pockets of space behind opposition midfielders.
You can identify them by the long passes they make to wingers and sometimes to center forwards.
Their primary concerns is in making pre-assists, that is making the pass before the final pass, They also make assists.


Wikipedia and Quora mirrored my stance and stand on the concept of a deep-lying playmaker. I lifted many paragraphs verbatim from Quora, only the first paragraph is from Wikipedia

Cc: TheG.oodJoe, The.SuperNerd, Ne.lsz, Ph.ilosopher. TheLo.neCitizen.

mostob:
Which current form? In Saudi league. You sef don join mkpuru mmirites

mostob:
Which current form? In Saudi league. You sef don join mkpuru mmirites