TheGoodJoe:


I will take the words of a Manager of a team like Algeria and a top journalist in the country who agreed with the manager and explained why.

Finito.

edi287:

I'll also take Rohr's word who brought back Ighalo and benched Nacho.
Finito

edi287:

Explosive in what aspect?? Ighalo has had better performances in his first season at Watford in the epl if we're being objective.
Nacho is a better finisher and has a final ball. Anything else he lags behind Ighalo. Ighalo was turning CBs inside out in his first epl season with the "Ighalo scoop". So abeg don't make it seem he's like Jan Koller or Giroud

edi287:

Explosive in what aspect?? Ighalo has had better performances in his first season at Watford in the epl if we're being objective.
Nacho is a better finisher and has a final ball. Anything else he lags behind Ighalo. Ighalo was turning CBs inside out in his first epl season with the "Ighalo scoop". So abeg don't make it seem he's like Jan Koller or Giroud

TheGoodJoe:


Lol. I doubt you have seen Nacho pass and cross.

edi287:

Explosive in what aspect?? Ighalo has had better performances in his first season at Watford in the epl if we're being objective.
Nacho is a better finisher and has a final ball. Anything else he lags behind Ighalo. Ighalo was turning CBs inside out in his first epl season with the "Ighalo scoop". So abeg don't make it seem he's like Jan Koller or Giroud

TheGoodJoe:


Lol. I doubt you have seen Nacho pass and cross.

TheGoodJoe:


Please, watch Nacho deliver the art of an a striker doing what I term the deep lying striking role where he drops deep and creates for a forward player. Look at his pass and tell me Ighalo can do this in his life time.

No disrespect to Ighalo.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvW__0WADtk

TheGoodJoe:


Watch Nacho vs Aston Villa and see what an explosive performance looks like. Then tell me Ighalo ever came close to that.

TheGoodJoe:


I wonder how this relates to the Algerian manager saying Nacho did well in the game against Algeria. You are abusing the word Finito.

Humility017:


you see why I am angry with rohr...
please just give me reasons why billing, eze and deji were not invited.
invitation of the the first two players would have been a coup.
with these match....they will get to play and as well test their preparedness for national team football.

edi287:

No I'm not. Nacho did not lead the line well in that game. He just buzzed around unnecessarily. How many times did he link up play?? He pressed their defense and that was it.
In an attacking sense, he was average. Simple. Everyone here saw the difference when Ighalo came in against Cameroon and Zambia

edi287:

Ighalo vs Liverpool. Show me one game way Nacho raped a big defender the way Ighalo did that day against Sakho.
Ighalo at his best dominated Sakho and Koscienly. Show me a game where Nacho has dominated a top 6 defenders.
Remember you said "explosive"...not me

Earthquake1:


I've never seen Nacho cross a ball

TheGoodJoe:


I will take the words of a Manager of a team like Algeria and a top journalist in the country who agreed with the manager and explained why.

Finito.

TheGoodJoe:


Which one is dominating a player. I am talking of lighting the pitch on fire or scoring goals that have jaws dropping. Shooting with insane ability. In that respect, Nacho trumps. Not even a debate.

edi287:

You said explosive. Use your words better. I don't think anyone here ever argued that Ighalo was a better finisher than Nacho.
The argument is who is the better option as a lone striker?? The answer to anyone who has watched both is Ighalo without a doubt.
My opinion of Nacho has been consistent way from time...Great finisher, good final pass and an average dribbler.
You said Ighalo never had the explosive start Iheanacho did at epl but I reminded you of his first season at Watford. Simple.

TheGoodJoe:


You definitely do not see the difference. The buzzing around you refer to is the strength Nacho brings to our team. The mobility disorganizes the opposition and gives our other players room to exploit.

Mickael2:


Are you still on about this?

TheGoodJoe:



I have said the reason why some of you rave of lone striker talk is because you guys are used to conservative approach of long balls to strikers. If we talk with respect of controlled, cohesive, attacking play, we will need a player with movement and quickness. As pointed out, Nacho has thrived as a lone striker. It is just a myth. The top marksmen in the game today rely more on movement than power.

That is why you are talking of an outdated bullying of defenders.

edi287:

Ighalo has shown to be able to do the same and hold the ball up better.
Ighalo major flaw is his finishing which isn't consistent enough.

edi287:

My question to you is this - is Ighalo slow?

edi287:

You said "explosive". I have already said Nacho is a good finisher and has a better final pass.
But Nacho doesn't bully defenders the way peak Ighalo did.

TheGoodJoe:


So what is the debate about. We need a striker who offers us mobility, quickness, lethal finishing and the ability to drop deep and create for others.

Baffles me why power and holdup play becomes a top criteria over multitude of attributes others bring.

Baffling.

TheGoodJoe:


My answer is that Nacho offers more mobility, quickness and lethality in front of goal.

Finito.

fabyom:
You just fell for the Goodjoe's trap!! lloll. Yes Nacho is just as average as Ighalo. Simple. None of them is spectacular.

edi287:

Iheanacho does not offer more mobility. Go watch our games vs Cameroon and see why Ighalo is a better lone striker.
Podolski is a better finisher than Giroud but Giroud is a better lone striker than Podolski.
Get it?

edi287:

Nacho only trumps Ighalo at finishing. Because he can slip a final pass doesn't mean his link up play is superb.
Ighalo at his best is mobile and quick and of course can drop deep. Let's not forget that Ighalo too like Nacho thrives in a 2 striker formation, only difference is he can play the lone striker role better.
Oh and when I talk of holdup play, your mind seems to jump to the likes of Giroud, etc.
Suarez and Aguero both improved their hold up play after few seasons at epl. They can hold up play, beat a defender when necessary...something Nacho can't do at a consistent basis.
75 percent of Nacho's best games have been as a SS.

TheGoodJoe:


It seems you do not even understand what mobility is. Nacho offers way more mobility to our offensive setup. Ighalo's style slows the team down offensively, especially off the ball. Not even a debate.