Michael Obafemi F Plymouth Argyle (loan from Burnley) b.2000

[Trequartista20]

N'Lundulu on the bench ahead of him which would be surprising if Obafemi were available.

Having said that, maybe N'Lundulu has moved ahead of him.

https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/18829479.hasenhuttl-says-rising-star-dan-nlundulu-gives-saints-physical-options/

[Exgrad]

Ings out for at least 6 weeks, chance for Obafemi (and Long i guess).

[Razors left peg]

Obafemi back on the bench tonight.

[Demesne Lad]

Obafemi crocked - 'serious muscle injury'; six month loan to Swansea scuppered (Wales Online, 4 Jan.)

[Eirambler]

That's a big blow for him. Basically a whole season lost as he has hardly kicked a ball for Southampton.

[Diggs246]

Luckily its not true so!

I cant find anything to back this up

[ColourfulPeanut]

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The Athletic's Southampton reporter last night.

[Diggs246]

Sorry, my bad

[Eirambler]

It would be a strange rumour to make up. It's almost certainly true. Wonder if it's another hamstring issue, he has had hamstring problems before.

[Demesne Lad]

Obafemi has recovered from his muscle injury and op sooner than expected. Hasenhuttl thinks his attitude may have improved during his recovery and layoff.

Hasenhuttl happy to have Obafemi back fit - and hints spell out could help his career | Daily Echo (https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/19255734.hasenhuttl-happy-obafemi-back-fit---hints-spell-help-career/)

[Trequartista20]

Made his first appearance since returning from injury, coming on in the 66th minute against Liverpool.

[tommy_c12000]

He looked fitter and stronger than before. Perhaps his manager is right, the injury lay-off may have been the best thing to have happened him. Let’s see how much more game time he sees before the seasons end. Ings due back over next game or 2

[samhaydenjr]

Looked lively when he came on - nearly pounced on a through ball in the box, then set up a shot for one of his team-mates with a nice cushioned header

[Razors left peg]

Of the 4 young strikers that we thought had the most potential Connolly, Idah, Parrott and Obafemi I would have sworn that Obafemi would be the least likely to make it as a Premiership footballer. He looked awful anytime I watched him.

That might have changed now, hopefully he has gotten himself right during the layoff and he can kick on

[irishfan86]

In a strange way, Obafemi could be better positioned to succeed at the highest level than a guy like Parrott. Parrott's biggest asset seems to be his cleverness -- but maybe that stands out more when against junior players that don't have the same tactical awareness.

In contrast, Obafemi has that elite burst of pace that you either have or you don't. He can probably still evolve the tactical side, hold up play, etc. I've never been too turned off about the attitude issue...he has the raw ingredients to be a dangerous player and a different type of striker than what we've had in my time watching the national team.

[Demesne Lad]

Various sources (e.g. FLW, Lancs Live) suggesting that Blackburn Rovers like Obafemi and could take him, plus a lot of money, from Southampton as Adam Armstrong goes south.

[samhaydenjr]

Various sources (e.g. FLW, Lancs Live) suggesting that Blackburn Rovers like Obafemi and could take him, plus a lot of money, from Southampton as Adam Armstrong goes south.

Might be for the best - he needs to get serious game time at this point of his career and it seems he's down the pecking order at Southampton, even though he's shown he's capable of playing at Premier League level when given the chance. In the debate about tactics, we seem to be limiting it to Hoofball v Tiki-Taka, but there is little talk about how to use pace up-front and that could be important when we pick somebody like Obafemi - I've mentioned it elsewhere before that only two of Shane Long's international goals came about as a result of getting him in a foot race with a defender (the Germany one being his most famous goal) and we need to be able to do that better going forward

[seanfhear]

Might be for the best - he needs to get serious game time at this point of his career and it seems he's down the pecking order at Southampton, even though he's shown he's capable of playing at Premier League level when given the chance. In the debate about tactics, we seem to be limiting it to Hoofball v Tiki-Taka, but there is little talk about how to use pace up-front and that could be important when we pick somebody like Obafemi - I've mentioned it elsewhere before that only two of Shane Long's international goals came about as a result of getting him in a foot race with a defender (the Germany one being his most famous goal) and we need to be able to do that better going forward
I watched a little bit of the Copa America and not all the teams there were playing tick taka style and it was refreshing and entertaining to watch and could be affective.

[Diggs246]

Various sources (e.g. FLW, Lancs Live) suggesting that Blackburn Rovers like Obafemi and could take him, plus a lot of money, from Southampton as Adam Armstrong goes south.

We zero pace, why would SK not want this guy in the squad ( I know he is a lemon, but we are desperate) Connelly, Obafemi and Ogbene in an attaching three, might work ( 3-4-3)

Im aware that Ogbene has only play a few mins, but lads we have to move on from James McClean and players like Jeff and Conor.

My preference would still be 4 -5 -1 ( but we need a really good 10 for that)

[Trequartista20]

I think this has the potential to be a good move for the lad if it offers him the opportunity of first-team football. Another upshot is that the sale of Armstrong would give Blackburn the funds to possibly bid for Ronan Curtis.

[Demesne Lad]

Swansea City interested in signing Obafemi, according to BBC Wales today.

[liamoo11]

Swansea City interested in signing Obafemi, according to BBC Wales today.

Hope this works out for the lad. Kenny has really alienated him which is areal shame very poor andanagent. Tge explanation previously seemed to be tge obsfemi likedvyo play in a 2 not in a 3 which didn't suit Kenny which is hilarious considering how Kenny doesn't seem to know what formation he wants to play goingbpn the last number of games

[Trequartista20]

As with Randolph, who has had to take the extraordinary step of having to make public statements on at least two occasions to clear up the fact he hadn't, in fact, made himself unavailable to us, the marginalisation if Obafemi does again seem to be down to a personal dislike of a player by Kenny rather than for any rational footbaling reason.

I just hope we haven't lost him, because this lad will be around a lot, lot longer than the current Irish manager.

[tetsujin1979]

Hope this works out for the lad. Kenny has really alienated him which is areal shame very poor andanagent. Tge explanation previously seemed to be tge obsfemi likedvyo play in a 2 not in a 3 which didn't suit Kenny which is hilarious considering how Kenny doesn't seem to know what formation he wants to play goingbpn the last number of games
https://i.imgflip.com/4acov8.jpg

[Demesne Lad]

Obafemi's total of 25 mins so far this season in first team action may have had something to do with his not being selected for the squad.

[liamoo11]

https://i.imgflip.com/4acov8.jpg

Apologies tets new phone and older thumbs , I'lllll dooo beettteeerrr

[Trequartista20]

Obafemi's total of 25 mins so far this season in first team action may have had something to do with his not being selected for the squad.

Nor any other squad under Kenny!

The big problem you have with that line of reasoning is that the much older Arter and Long were selected without having played any more than Obafemi, who at least has youth and potential in his side.

[elatedscum]

Saw this

https://www.google.ie/amp/s/www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/national-league/precocious-talent-ferguson-included-in-ireland-u-21-squad-1.4658064%3fmode=amp

“ It should be noted that Ferguson’s promotion was arguably fast-tracked by the agents of Mipo Odubeko (18) at West Ham and Southampton’s Michael Obafemi (21) informing Crawford that the Dublin-born strikers are focused on Premier League breakthroughs this season.”

[Eirambler]

Well given that Odubeko is now at Huddersfield and Obafemi is likely to sign for Swansea in the next half hour I'm going to say those premier league breakthrough hopes are looking a bit optimistic at this point.

[John83]

https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2021/0831/1243999-irelands-obafemi-makes-swansea-switch/

[samhaydenjr]

Nor any other squad under Kenny!

The big problem you have with that line of reasoning is that the much older Arter and Long were selected without having played any more than Obafemi, who at least has youth and potential in his side.

In fairness, you can't lay Obafemi's lack of caps at Kenny's door, when his biggest season was 2019/20 when he made 21 of his 32 EPL appearances and scored 3 of his four EPL goals - and McCarthy was the manager during that season. And even then, you can't really fault Mick, as Obafemi missed the first international window with an injury and didn't really get going until October. And in 2020/21 he missed most of the season through injury. So the timing has been off to date for Obafemi - I hope he makes a big impact at Swansea so when the summer friendlies and Nations League roll around, it will be reasonable for the manager to give him a few caps.

[AFunnyOldGame]

I hope to be wrong but I don’t think he’ll play for Ireland again :(

[Kingdom]

As with Randolph, who has had to take the extraordinary step of having to make public statements on at least two occasions to clear up the fact he hadn't, in fact, made himself unavailable to us, the marginalisation if Obafemi does again seem to be down to a personal dislike of a player by Kenny rather than for any rational footbaling reason.

I just hope we haven't lost him, because this lad will be around a lot, lot longer than the current Irish manager.

Didn't Obafemi himself have to come out and make a statement about his commitment to Ireland - having played for Ireland - after comments by his then manager Martin O'Neill?

[seanfhear]

He’ll have to start delivering now after Blackburn put up dough for him = = That’s the way it is.

[CraftyToePoke]

He’ll have to start delivering now after Blackburn put up dough for him = = That’s the way it is.

Especially after they buying him for Swansea.

[seanfhear]

Especially after they buying him for Swansea.
Oh Yeah Swansea ! Morto !

[samhaydenjr]

Didn't Obafemi himself have to come out and make a statement about his commitment to Ireland - having played for Ireland - after comments by his then manager Martin O'Neill?

Yeah, kind of... it was just after he broke through at Southampton, but it was also in the aftermath of the Declan Rice switch - O'Neill was asked about capping him and answered by mentioning that it looked like Obafemi would have to make a decision about his international future and that we'd have to wait and see about him, to which Obafemi tweeted a picture of himself in his Ireland jersey, with the caption "All In!"

Played the full ninety for Swansea today against Luton today and hit the woodwork with one strike: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/58525101

So I'm going to say it... give him a shot in the Qatar friendly, and possibly the Luxembourg qualifier - same goes for Scully and possibly even Coventry

[Olé Olé]

I know the excuse was used previously that Obafemi may not be best suited to a 3 man forward line. However, I think he'd form a nice partnership with Idah in a 3-5-2. I think we would be much more dangerous with that than the 3-4-3 that Kenny went with against Serbia and Azerbaijan, one with midfielders behind Idah and one with forwards behind and beside Idah.

I think this team gives us a better chance going forward than we had against Serbia: Bazunu; Duffy, Egan, Omobamidele, Coleman, Hendrick, Cullen, Knight, Doherty; Obafemi, Idah

[Diggs246]

I know the excuse was used previously that Obafemi may not be best suited to a 3 man forward line. However, I think he'd form a nice partnership with Idah in a 3-5-2. I think we would be much more dangerous with that than the 3-4-3 that Kenny went with against Serbia and Azerbaijan, one with midfielders behind Idah and one with forwards behind and beside Idah.

I think this team gives us a better chance going forward than we had against Serbia: Bazunu; Duffy, Egan, Omobamidele, Coleman, Hendrick, Cullen, Knight, Doherty; Obafemi, Idah

Also let's see what ogbene brings to the party. We would have some pace upfront altogether!

[liamoo11]

Also let's see what ogbene brings to the party. We would have some pace upfront altogether!

I think this is the issue with Kenny. He is a 433 man but now has switched to 5 at the back but still wants to play with a notional front 3( centreforward and 2 wide players) hence the positioning of connolly and parott as ineffective wide players at home. As you say je likely would prefer to have ogbene playing as one of the wide players on that front three instead of likely parrott with mcclean the other wide man in the front 3 when Steven's is back fit. To me that gives you a 541 not this 523 that Kenny might want it to be mainly cause we don't have 2 exceptional midfield players who will dominate the play and our wingbacks aren't at that level to play as inverted full backs and come into midfield positions to allow the 2 wingers have space to play in. I agree with the earlier post play 3 in midfield and 2 upfront and absolutely have obafemi as an option for that 2 along with idah connolly parrott and Hogan

[third policeman]

Scored today for Swansea on his return from injury. Let’s hope he keeps it up. We could do with a striker getting games and goals.

[ColourfulPeanut]

Lovely ball over the top by Manning, then showed great pace and a cool finish. Exactly what we need to be seeing!

[liamoo11]

Lovely ball over the top by Manning, then showed great pace and a cool finish. Exactly what we need to be seeing!

Super goal . I've always laughed at posters saying he will be playing non league in a few years cause they think he eats a few too many burgers. The lad has some serious abilities

[Olé Olé]

'Brilliant' Obafemi scores first Swansea goal, James McClean also on target across the water https://the42.ie/5582960

Gread to read these comments from Martin too given the comments Hassenhuttl has made re attitude and commitment previously

[JR89]

Super goal . I've always laughed at posters saying he will be playing non league in a few years cause they think he eats a few too many burgers. The lad has some serious abilities

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But has dodgy hamstrings and bad luck with injuries. I fear injuries will prevent him from playing to the best of his abilities.

[Kingdom]

That was a peach of a touch and a finish by Obafemi. Games, and goals, and he becomes a serious option for us. an undeniable option when compared with Idah and Collins to be fair to Obafemi.

[liamoo11]

That was a peach of a touch and a finish by Obafemi. Games, and goals, and he becomes a serious option for us. an undeniable option when compared with Idah and Collins to be fair to Obafemi.

I agree. I saw Stephen Kenny spoke to curtis when he left him.out of the last squads which feels like good man management so hopefully he is talking regularly to obafemi

[JR89]

At Swansea two months and the manager is already talking about how his professionalism needs improvement.

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/...ssell-22091166


"But there are certain things you have to make sure you do to be in the squad.

"You've got guys like Jay Fulton at home training so hard, Rhys Williams, Brandon Cooper. You have to behave every day like what you are, a professional footballer.


"He's done nothing major but there's stuff we need to help him with.

"He's disappointed. I'm disappointed he's not here, but performance doesn't come before culture, it's the other way around. He'll get there and I'm sure he'll be back involved soon.

"It's just a few disciplinary things in terms of the way we train, time keeping and it does matter unfortunately."

[Demesne Lad]

Swansea reported to have received a loan offer for Obafemi yesterday, according to Keith Haynes on fansnetwork.co.uk (Tues 11 Jan). As Obafemi doesn't seem to have settled well at Swansea, the manager might be tempted.

[Diggs246]

Swansea reported to have received a loan offer for Obafemi yesterday, according to Keith Haynes on fansnetwork.co.uk (Tues 11 Jan). As Obafemi doesn't seem to have settled well at Swansea, the manager might be tempted.

He is obviously a problematic guy. I would say he wont be picked for ireland again