Gballin! Gboly Ariyibi in Turkey

Watched 2nd half of the game. Gunna make some comments on gboly. 1st time I've seen him play in a few years.

Summary: no thank you.

Good: can take people on from wide postion, solid 1v1, confident and tricky. Got ball in dangerous spots. You gan see why coaches would want him in the game. Got the goal, weird circumstances but he followed the play and finished nicely.

Bad: where do I start. I really dislike players like this, sorry. Maybe put in the least effort on both teams. No defensive work at all, would just hold the guy instead of running with him. Threw many of tantrums when ball wasnt played to him. Tried to be 1 man show the entire time. Can't imagine his teammates like playing with him.

Didnt see 1st half. Wish the kid the best.
My 2 cents.

 

Here’s game highlights, just noticed the first play. Watch him completely jog it on the transition.. and then the goal.

See the full highlights as Motherwell put up a fight but are defeated at Celtic. pic.twitter.com/YwTnaW48gp

— Motherwell FC (@MotherwellFC) February 24, 2019

 

Starts:

Here’s the Motherwell team to face @KilmarnockFC in the Ladbrokes Premiership. pic.twitter.com/ODHT83KVLW

— Motherwell FC (@MotherwellFC) February 27, 2019

 

Abandoned due to fog.

Tonight's game has been abandoned due to the fog. Information on when the game will be replayed will be available in due course.#MFCLive

— Motherwell FC (@MotherwellFC) February 27, 2019

 

Starts:

Here is the Motherwell team to face Kilmarnock in our rearranged Ladbrokes Premiership match. pic.twitter.com/fan1dL99TF

— Motherwell FC (@MotherwellFC) March 2, 2019

 

72 minutes today. 0-0 late.

Edit: 0-0 final. 4 points from the Chanpionship group with 5 games to play.

Next three are an easy win (home v. Accies), and two huge games that will decide their fate (Hibs away, St. Johnstone home). Last two are almost certain losses, away to Aberdeen and home v. Rangers.

 

Summary Summarized:
He thinks there's an "I" in "team".

 

Starts:

Here is the Motherwell team to face Hamilton Academical in the Ladbrokes Premiership. pic.twitter.com/JXNWiqapIO

— Motherwell FC (@MotherwellFC) March 9, 2019

 

Can't post the tweets right now but he assisted on the 1st goal and drew the penalty that gave them 2-0 lead early in the game.

 

Went the full 90 for the third time.

What a fantastic loan this has been for a player that desperately needed it.

Motherwell are now 2 points behind Hibs for the last place in the Championship Group and, wouldn't you know it, they play each other next weekend at Hibs.

 

Put up a nice nutmeg video on his Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu4UbV5B01s/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=10onjbyjgs3g

 

Here's what the BBC had to say about his performance against Hamilton Academical:


Also, according to StatsBomb's Owen Brown, Ariyibi is 2nd among all players in the Scottish Premiership in successful dribbles per 90 minutes (minimum 450 minutes).

 

Forgotten Nottingham Forest man Gboly Ariyibi tearing teams 'to shreds' on loan at Motherwell
https://www.nottinghampost.com/spor...ngham-forest-gboly-ariyibi-motherwell-2638036

 

Starts again, and a cross nearly leads to a Hibs own-goal 20 seconds in. Last week, Ariyibi had an assist, drew a penalty, and had multiple shots on goal all within the first 30-40 minutes.

So nearly the opening goal for Motherwell. Ariyibi skins Gray, drills the ball across goal and Stevenson rattles ball against his own post before ball goes out of play #hibslive

— Edinburgh Evening News Sport (@edinburghsport) March 16, 2019

1' | 0-0

Twenty seconds on the clock and Ariyibi's cross into the box is knocked off his own post by Stevenson. Inches away from an early lead!#MFCLive

— Motherwell FC (@MotherwellFC) March 16, 2019

 

Starts:

Here's the Motherwell team to face @StJohnstone in the Ladbrokes Premiership. pic.twitter.com/bsxcm2scwn

— Motherwell FC (@MotherwellFC) March 30, 2019

 

Trying to watch some of this match... I forgot how the style of play in the SPL has me like ...

 

you can watch brooks against BVB

 

Starts again:

Here is your Motherwell team to face @AberdeenFC in the Ladbrokes Premiership. pic.twitter.com/8VQgYc4H8Q

— Motherwell FC (@MotherwellFC) April 3, 2019

 

75' | 2-1

Double sub for Motherwell as Cadden and Frear come on for Campbell and Ariyibi.#MFCLive

— Motherwell FC (@MotherwellFC) April 3, 2019

 

Started in 3-0 loss:

Here is your Motherwell team to face @RangersFC in the Ladbrokes Premiership.

Kick off at Fir Park is at 12.30pm. pic.twitter.com/ijKswbqLbH

— Motherwell FC (@MotherwellFC) April 7, 2019

64' | 0-3

Double Motherwell change: Cadden and Frear on for Main and Ariyibi.#MFCLive

— Motherwell FC (@MotherwellFC) April 7, 2019

 

Does anyone know if there's an option to buy with this loan?

 

Probably not. If there was, it'd have been reported at the time or emerged later.

That said, Gboly has always been utterly marginal at Forest, and Motherwell are a League 2-sized club that somehow manages to stick around in the SPL without ever doing anything interesting. It's possible that nobody has been interested enough in either of them to go to the trouble of writing it up for a newspaper or website.

 

Starts:

Here’s your Motherwell team to face Hamilton Academical in the derby. pic.twitter.com/EdPh7NcD7d

— Motherwell FC (@MotherwellFC) April 20, 2019

 

Starts:

Here’s your Motherwell team to face Dundee in the Ladbrokes Premiership. pic.twitter.com/GmEuOJilS2

— Motherwell FC (@MotherwellFC) April 27, 2019

 

Just scored to make it 3-2.