TheGoodJoe:


It gives him a false identity. I already explained that when some listed tap in strikers, their qualities are totally different from Iheanacho.

TheGoodJoe:


Greizmann is a dynamic forward. Will excel without Giroud. That docile attacking style is getting outdated. Better you have two or three dynamic strikers than a docile one killing momentum.

goldfish80:

Griezman would not excel playing as a lone forward. At Real Sociedad he had Carlos Vela, at Athletico he has Torres.
How he would have exceled without playing as a pair for his national team, I don't know.

BascoVanVeli:


Answer my question, i didn't ask how it make u feel, i ask again does calling Iheanacho a tap in merchant stop him from doing wat we already know he can?

TheGoodJoe:


I wonder how you ended up with Shackles after you pointed out that despite playing as a striker, he has a high pass completion ratio.

Beats my imagination. We are talking of one of the most resourceful marksmen in Europe having a high passing stats and you use the term shackled.

Shackling is when Nacho is played in a position where his finest attribute is cut.

If Iheanacho's best attribute is finishing. Playing him in any other position cuts his finishing attribute.

goldfish80:

Checking his stats, I see he has good pass completion rate but his key pass per game is very low.
A player who has such good numbers for pass completion and very low numbers on key pass in the final third yells me his team is under using him.
Just like a man who bought a Ferrari and drives it like a Subaru.

If he plays off a striker, with such pass completion rate, his key passes per game will soar coupled with his finishing, you will b looking at a world class player.

TheGoodJoe:


I have heard these kind of statements repeatedly. It is not true. That is how people repeatedly said Arsene Wenger was wrong playing Sanchez as a top man.

TheGoodJoe:


Greizmann can play as a lone striker. Simple. He will not play it like Saha or Djibril Cisse or Anelka. He will carve his own way playing there.

He is a brilliant finisher. Greizmann is fast, quick skills and intelligent. As long as he can finish well, he needs a midfield to create chances for him.

TheGoodJoe:


Greizmann can play as a lone striker. Simple. He will not play it like Saha or Djibril Cisse or Anelka. He will carve his own way playing there.

He is a brilliant finisher. Greizmann is fast, quick skills and intelligent. As long as he can finish well, he needs a midfield to create chances for him.

goldfish80:

If you were a coach, you would play a small forward as a lone striker and ask him to carve out a way of playing? Lol

goldfish80:

All through his career he has always played in a twin pair attack. I doubt he would have scored 5goals for France and won the player of the tournament had Deschamps employed a different tactics not suitable for his skill set

TheGoodJoe:


Is Sanchez not playing as a lone striker? Is he big?

Style, Strengths and Weaknesses
Griezmann can play right across the attacking midfield 3, or even as the lone striker in Montanier’s 4-2-3-1. However, he is mostly at home on the left side of the midfield trio as that is where he has played 14 times this season, scoring 5 goals.

http://outsideoftheboot.com/2013/03/16/scout-report-antoine-griezmann/

TheGoodJoe:


You doubt, you doubt, you doubt.

If a winger or creative midfielder can finish brilliantly, he can play up front.

goldfish80:

Why was Griezman more at home playing from the wings than as a lone forward in the formation you posted.

What Sanchez lacks in height, he makes up for in power, grit, stamina and ultra awareness.
His lack of height must be said, hampers arsenal play because the team can't get swing crosses into the box when in desperate search of goals like in their last game.

TheGoodJoe:


If I call someone a goat, does that stop the person from being a Human being?

I said the name does not define Iheanacho. How can a name stop Iheanacho?

Jamb Question.

TheGoodJoe:


I guess you missed the term can play. Nuri Sahin was good as a creative midfielder but he is at home as a deep-lying Playmaker.

Mikel is a brilliant creative midfielder but he can play as a defensive midfielder.

Greizmann can play as a striker but he played more on the left side of the attack for Sociedad.

goldfish80:

If an attacking midfielder was played up front, he would be world class in that position?
I wonder why Anceloti didn't think about playing kaka ahead of Shevchenko and inzaghi... Lol

TheGoodJoe:


I guess you missed the term can play. Nuri Sahin was good as a creative midfielder but he is at home as a deep-lying Playmaker.

Mikel is a brilliant creative midfielder but he can play as a defensive midfielder.

Greizmann can play as a striker but he played more on the left side of the attack for Sociedad.

goldfish80:

Name attaching midfielders who were converted to a no 9 and became world class. Just give me 3names

BascoVanVeli:


So If i played shooting guard u would call me Air Basco? Jordan was a crazy dunker one of the best but he could also do so much more. U can call Iheanacho wat u want, like i have already said i saw it on twitter and i felt it could be a good topic to discuss but like always u guys take ish so personal when it comes to this boy, i like him just as much as anyone else but i won't insult a fellow member if he feels different.

TheGoodJoe:


You are just running in circles. Kaka will play it well. Shevchenko will play as top man well.

It is not funny. It is your understanding. In the past, we had big men like Batistuta, Kluivert, Jon Dahl Tomasson etc upfront. Players like Ortega, Okocha were left to create for them.

Today, we have smallish players leading the attack. Players like Texas, Aguero, Messi, etc.

Players like Oruma and Okocha would shine today.

BascoVanVeli:


Answer my question, i didn't ask how it make u feel, i ask again does calling Iheanacho a tap in merchant stop him from doing wat we already know he can?

TheGoodJoe:



There are some things that easily show. I never saw anything about this. As soon as I heard a link of Iheanacho to tap in, it was self explanatory. Rashford fans. Some Nigerians support Rashford more than Iheanacho because of Club loyalty.

Look at the link below. You will see the tap-in merchant talk. I just did a simple search. It is not a term to praise Iheanacho.

Twitter Reactions: Fans Compare Iheanacho To Rashford As He Notch First UCL Goal

http://www.wolexis.com/2016/09/twitter-reactions-fans-compare.html?m=1

TheGoodJoe:


LOL. The point is simple. As long as Messi played there and became the World best, I wonder what you want to argue.

Are you not seeing Iheanacho and the conversion making him one of the deadliest finishers in Europe?

TheGoodJoe:


LOL. The point is simple. As long as Messi played there and became the World best, I wonder what you want to argue.

Are you not seeing Iheanacho and the conversion making him one of the deadliest finishers in Europe?

goldfish80:

“To be honest I’m not surprised at his performances for Manchester City youth teams as I have said it before – he can play for any team in the world, as a matter of fact they will do well to use him as a replacement for Frank Lampard,” he told SL10.ng.
“He shares similar style of play with the outgoing legend. They can both create and score goals from midfield with late runs into the 18-yard box hardly spotted by opposition defenders.”..... Manu Garba


But Ezenwere feels that Pep Guardiola is missing a trick by using Iheanacho as a replacement striker for Sergio Aguero rather than playing him in behind the Argentina ace.
The only time the two players have been on the pitch together this season was for the last 25 minutes at Tottenham last week.
“Kelechi is best utilised as a support striker,” said Ezenwere, who blocked an Arsenal move for Iheanacho in 2014 and advised him to go to City instead.
“He can play as an attacking midfielder, and also play from the flanks. He is a natural left footer so can play from inside left.”.. Taye academy boss


I believe these two guys know how good kelechi is as a support striker than using him as a lone forward.
And YES, the tap in merchant name will continue to stick if he continue playing as a no 9.

TheSuperNerd:
Tap-in Merchant na wroooooonnnnggg name!!!!

C'est fini.... The twitter handles propagating the name got it wrong mehn... Accept it or not.

As for insults... U're the one stating what doesn't exist.... Who insulted who mister??

Now you really need some glasses....

Is it so hard to accept that the tap-in merchant name is limiting and not fit for nacho??



Michael Jordan as a shooting guard could do many things (he could play pointguard or even small forward/power forward) hence "Air Jordan" fits perfectly.

Na wa oooo....

BascoVanVeli:

I was always told to use wat is meant for bad as good. U can never bring me down with a new nickname unless its deragatory in meaning. I myself will never turn down a nickname that means goals thats almost anti football.
As 4 Bball when u don't know something it's best just to listen and learn, Michael Jordan is called air Jordan becos of his dunks, just go on youtube and the first thing u'll see about Michael is him dunking. He won 2 dunk contests, he dunked on anybody around the basket. If u give any real nba fan that explanation they will be disturbed, i even felt everybody knew this as common history but i guess i was wrong.

BascoVanVeli:

I was always told to use wat is meant for bad as good. U can never bring me down with a new nickname unless its deragatory in meaning. I myself will never turn down a nickname that means goals thats almost anti football.
As 4 Bball when u don't know something it's best just to listen and learn, Michael Jordan is called air Jordan becos of his dunks, just go on youtube and the first thing u'll see about Michael is him dunking. He won 2 dunk contests, he dunked on anybody around the basket. If u give any real nba fan that explanation they will be disturbed, i even felt everybody knew this as common history but i guess i was wrong.

goldfish80:

“To be honest I’m not surprised at his performances for Manchester City youth teams as I have said it before – he can play for any team in the world, as a matter of fact they will do well to use him as a replacement for Frank Lampard,” he told SL10.ng.
“He shares similar style of play with the outgoing legend. They can both create and score goals from midfield with late runs into the 18-yard box hardly spotted by opposition defenders.”..... Manu Garba


But Ezenwere feels that Pep Guardiola is missing a trick by using Iheanacho as a replacement striker for Sergio Aguero rather than playing him in behind the Argentina ace.
The only time the two players have been on the pitch together this season was for the last 25 minutes at Tottenham last week.
“Kelechi is best utilised as a support striker,” said Ezenwere, who blocked an Arsenal move for Iheanacho in 2014 and advised him to go to City instead.
“He can play as an attacking midfielder, and also play from the flanks. He is a natural left footer so can play from inside left.”.. Taye academy boss


I believe these two guys know how good kelechi is as a support striker than using him as a lone forward.
And YES, the tap in merchant name will continue to stick if he continue playing as a no 9.

goldfish80:

Messi played as a midfielder in his formative years? Lol