An excellent hit from Manning. He's still ahead of Brady for the footballing left-wingback role for me, Clive.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
And I think he's been under-utilised by Kenny thus far.
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An excellent hit from Manning. He's still ahead of Brady for the footballing left-wingback role for me, Clive.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
And I think he's been under-utilised by Kenny thus far.
Might be on the move today; Burnley have a second offer (this one £8m) turned down.
Mad money for a transfer between two second-tier sides, but that's the nature of the game these days
Would be a good move, as Burnley look well equipped to challenge for promotion.
Definitely a better chance of being back in the Prem with Burnley over Swansea
I think he might be as well off staying and continue building - if he has a full season like the last four months of the last campaign, then he will generate significant interest - that said, Burnley's front line isn't exactly prolific
Seems to be completely dropped today or is he injured?
Could be left out because of his transfer not happening. Whether the manager feels he isn't focused enough for today or pouting about it.
Russell Martins comments regarding his absence today. The part about his head being filled with nonsense is similar to Goodwins comments regarding Jamie McGrath and outside influences in his ear back in January before his move.
"Michael, we had a chat after the deadline day madness and both decided it was best for him to have the weekend off and that he couldn't contribute in a way that he should have. I'm a young manager and have to learn a lot, I shouldn't have brought him on Wednesday with what was going on, I made the wrong call. But I feel like we made the right call today, and Michael agreed.
"He'll come back in on Monday, we'll have a really good chat and we'll make sure he's in the right frame of mind to contribute. His head has been filled with all sorts of nonsense since we first came back in, so his energy has been a bit different.
"We need to get back to the Michael Obafemi we had from December onwards and I'm sure we will."
Not in the squad again tonight, which if nothing else is bad timing with the Nations League coming up shortly
I get him being left out in the game after the window closes but he must be really actin the cnut there if 2 weeks later hes still being left out.... worrying considering his previous attitude issues that we thought were left behing
Yeah, it's certainly a thought that occurred to me too.
He can play a bit of ball because you don't fluke the run he went on in the first half of the year. But he's not started this season well and I'm sure there's plenty of players who've fallen away after a good run before
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Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Michael Ricketts always springs to mind when I think about a 1 season wonder
Look for the positives.. he might come to the two NL games to put himself in the shop window and play a blinder
Could also be a situation where Russell Martin asks Kenny not to pick him until he gets himself sorted though.
Hes not injured so I dont think that will or should happenQuote:
Originally Posted by Eirambler
No he will want him getting game time with us, while mentaining disipline within his up set up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eirambler
Unfortunately his attitude looks like it will be his waterloo
https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2022...ts-on-obafemi/
I'm not sure what to make of this.
Michael is a bell end thats for certain
I guess kemny knows that and is protecting him
I think that's really unfair on the lad. I think he could do with filtering his thoughts a bit better, based on what we've seen, but that's hardly a capital offence. I actually think Kenny could also do with a bit of filtering after throwing in that "two or three sides to every story" line. I'm sure he was asked about it but he should have just said that it was something to be sorted out between Obafemi and his club manager and didn't really affect Michael's place in the Ireland camp. Now Kenny may just have had a negative affect on Obafemi's immediate career prospects.Quote:
Originally Posted by Diggs246
That's a bit of a stretch..Quote:
Originally Posted by samhaydenjr
Mick O back on bench today, Swansea as per usual are struggling to threaten. 0-0 at HT, expect Mick to return in second half.
No doubt about it Obafemi is a bit of a clown, has shown form at Southampton and Swansea. Scores a few championship goals and suddenly thinks he’s Pele, agent whispers in his ears and he was likely annoyed when Burnley move fell through. However, Russel Martin has some form with poor man management skills (Benda their current first choice keeper is an example) reading through their forum, they’re not exactly on Martin’s side. Trying to exert his authority old school at a time when Swansea are in a bit of disarray. Probably he could have handled it with a bit more diplomacy. Anyways he’s back in squad today, hopefully Mick will mature a bit and refocus, good talent
3-0 win and Obafemi came on for the final couple of minutes.
Unfortunately it is fair. Way too many managers have cited his poor attitudeQuote:
Originally Posted by samhaydenjr
OK, I will at this point ask you to find instances of managers citing an attitude problem that goes beyond having a tendency to moan a bit when he doesn't get his wayQuote:
Originally Posted by Diggs246
I'm very much pro-Obafemi but moaning when you don't get your own way is absolutely an attitude problem by any definition.
Appreciate that Diggs. And while the two first links do point to something a little more than having a moan, the third one is an example of that. Even in the other stories, I don't think the criticisms amount to enough to enough to call him a bell end. It's a little hard to put a finger on what they're referring to - both managers seem to refer to his professionalism away from the club, but Russell Martin specifically notes that it's not something serious and just compares him to other players, who apparently put in more work away from the training ground and makes a reference to timekeeping. This seems to match up with Hassenhuttl, who seems to want him to work harder because he can see him having a big future if he does. I think Hassenhuttl later praised Obafemi's work on the training ground. So perhaps Oba needs to work a bit harder when he's on his own, particularly as I think he has a body type that needs a lot of work to maintain the required level of fitness. But I think he showed again last night what he can do, even if he didn't change the game like he did in the earlier tie
Fair enough maybe bell end was ottQuote:
Originally Posted by samhaydenjr
But he is defo a tulip no?
looks to have scored the winner today. he is our best striker by a mile
he just needs to be an adult and take the hits life throws at u
So do I ~ ~ And everybody else if possible.Quote:
Originally Posted by Diggs246
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Originally Posted by Diggs246
Not entirely sure how bad being a tulip is but, yeah, sure why not? Great to see him scoring for his club again - I'm going to call it at this point, as long as he stays fit (which unfortunately for him is far from certain - he was even struggling against Ukraine), he will top Niall Quinn's mark. He's the one player in the squad seems able to make things happen around the penalty area consistently. Apart from his two awesome goals and one awesome assist, he started the move that led to our best chance in the Ukraine defeat, it was his run from halfway that led to the corner we scored from against Scotland and of course he set up the Parrott miss, where he was able to outrun the Scottish defense... with the ball at his feet. One of the big problems with us under Kenny is that we often seem toothless in attack, particularly against well-organized defenses - Obafemi has eased that issue somewhat.Quote:
Originally Posted by Diggs246
Gotta love the Championship.. few weeks ago Swansea were second last.. now up to the play offs positions
Why I love the Championship too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Insidetherock
No EPL hype: nirvana.
Fewer massive egos: hallelujah.
More physical: bring it on.
Hoofathon City? I'm of agricultural stock.
More organic: no VAR.
Play-offs: all-or-nothing ding-dongs.
Managers: P45 specialists.
Special bonus: Irish everywhere, some with the accent.
But there's more: Return of the Deserter?
Just grabbed a goal,looked good today albeit against 10 men,but looks strong and hungry….
He reminds me of Romario
Not quite as good!!. But his finishing style
Swansea City manager Russell Martin admitted on Thursday afternoon that Michael Obafemi's fitness had significantly improved in the last week. Obafemi was pictured in Swansea's training session on Thursday. "He's back on the grass," said Martin of the frontman. "He's in a much better place than he was, physically. We've got to build him up and get him properly fit. ... His data has been really good this week compared to where it was last week, there's been a big jump. He looks in a much better place. It's about how he trusts his body and where he's at in the stage of rehab." (Wales Online). Obafemi was not included in the squad for the away game at Coventry (17 Dec).
Not in the squad tonight as Swansea win 4-0 against Watford, Swansea's first league win since October. PunditArena last week said he was expected to play a full part in the festive period, but obviously that hasn't happened. He may still be lacking match fitness, but his manager's comments in the article aren't encouraging in general -
3 goals in 19 is a disappointing return given his strong form between Feb and June. You'd imagine he's a guy at a point where his career could easily go one of two quite different ways from here.Quote:
Michael hasn’t done well enough,” said Martin. “He had a great end to last season. He’s not given us anywhere near enough this season, he knows my thoughts on that. I think we’ll have to wait and see (on potential January interest).
“You take a step forward and then two steps back. He knows my thoughts on it. We’ve had really honest chats."
A rather ominous (for Obafemi and his agent - and Stephen Kenny) comparison between Obafemi and Liam Cullen, in the Swansea manager's post-match comments.
"Joel Piroe actually said to me this week 'Liam Cullen is good for me'," revealed Martin. "I think you can see why and you can understand why. They have a really nice connection already and hopefully they can keep on building that........He deserves his chance on the pitch because he's come on and had an impact in the last couple of games. "It's about his behaviour every day. He's all in. He trains so hard and leaves nothing on the pitch. ..... It's been really important to know you have people who are willing to go through a bit of pain for you."
Commenting on Obafemi, who was left out of the squad, Martin said: “The relationship needs to be reciprocal. We give the players everything we possibly can and we still wonder if that’s enough. “But energy is not limitless, it is not boundless. At some point it needs to be reciprocal and at some point it’s better investing it in people who really want it.” (Wales Online, 31 Dec).
That doesn't sound good at all. The lad needs a good shake. Thought he'd turned a corner but it doesn't look like it. Will end up a wasted talent along with Connolly if he doesn't cop on.
It doesn't, does it? Swansea's interest in Ogbene makes sense if Obafemi is seen as on his way out, sooner or later.Quote:
Originally Posted by BOOMSHAKALAKA