Man like Iwobi

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  1. thebigman

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    Top shotta
     
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  2. Super Llama

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    May 21, 2006
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    We need BigHMW to do an Alex Iwobi themed cover of It Ain't Safe

    Then all road man certs will be sorted

    Get It Squad
     
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  3. kanonier

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    This is the best thread in quite some time.
     
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  4. daedalus

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    are we talking his old heavy metal or the newly style rapper, AK47?
     
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  5. Super Llama

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    I was trying to figure out which of these categories Skepta fits in for too long...
     
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  6. fari

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    had a great assist to the assister today
     
  7. DaPrince84

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    A bad man ting
     
  8. thebigman

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    Could he end up the Nigerian GOAT?
     
  9. DaPrince84

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    He and Ihenacho have had the best start. Who knows.

    But I'm convinced Iwobi will be a player worth 9 figures. He has all the tools.
     
  10. thebigman

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    Yeah. Ihenacho is as good as rash ford imo but gets less attention cus he's not English
     
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  11. DutchCane

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    IMHO better, his movement is smarter and his close control is better. I rate Rashford highly though, a bit of Kluivert in him. Less technical
     
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  12. thebigman

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    Rash ford is Welbeck who can finish
     
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  13. NorthBank

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    Iwobi would have to beat out Kanu & his uncle JJ... no small task. But I'll back him.
     
  14. darcgun

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    marcus who?

    [​IMG]
     
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  15. mebeSajid

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    Wow. These numbers, at that age, are a very good sign. We haven't had a twenty year old this good in attack since Fabregas.

    781470461947420673 is not a valid tweet id
     
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  16. total_football

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    I never understood these graphs. Is there a simple number like the NBA uses for PER?
     
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  17. kanonier

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    Iwobi is a big reason why our passing in the final third has been so good these past few games.
     
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  18. DutchCane

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    SOUND DI BIG TING!!! DON YUTE DEH BOUT!!
     
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  19. Serengeti_Boy

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    Exactly, him Ozil and Xhaka in one line up is excellent for transitioning the ball.
     
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  20. danielh

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    Girth = better. That's why my wife is always on the internet.
     
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  21. mebeSajid

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    They're templates for specific positions - they rate performance at specific things. Generally, the bigger the prong for a specific stat, the better a player is at that. If a player hits the widest circle, that means the player is in the top 5% of his position for that stat (not adjusted for his age). Iwobi's pass completion and passes into the box are in the top 5% for all attacking midfielders. His throughball and key pass numbers are also very, very good, and he does a good job of holding onto the ball. You can debate whether or not he should be dribbling more (unclear how good he is at it), and he needs to shoot from better positions (those xG/shot numbers :eek:), but for a twenty year old, those numbers are absurd (albeit for a very small sample size). It's one of those instances where the stats confirm what our eyes tell us: Iwobi is assured in possession, is a good passer, and has really good vision and awareness. He's the player that we wish Ox would become, essentially.
     
  22. Super Llama

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    Settle down Drake :D
     
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  23. fari

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    to quote my new favorite Arsenalfantv interviewee, Sparks...him "gwan wid tings" this season
     
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  24. footykid

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    Agree with all of this... except I want Ox to be a less complete Ronaldo.
     
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  25. gunner0007

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    Jul 19, 2005
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    Dude can pass, dribble, makes good decisions, isn't afraid to take on, excited to see what he does this year.

     
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