QuoteHe's caused some problems with his movement and pace for sure. Delivery not always great.
Not sure how he has been going but Wolves have just had a man sent off (Bellegarde in midfield, new signing) so Luton are likely to be quite chuffed they switched 3-4-3 for this game as I believe they had been playing 3-5-2...
He's caused some problems with his movement and pace for sure. Delivery not always great.
Played well again today.. Luton fans seem impressed. Great to see him taking to the PL so well.
Free transfer Ogbene labelled a 'great bit of business' by Hatters chief
https://www.lutontoday.co.uk/sport/f...-chief-4356999
I watched the game on Saturday and he was solid. Quietly effective might be a good way to describe it. Really strong defending from the front, a lot of tracking back, and did well a few times attacking wise, one run in particular at the start of the second half where he carried the ball from out wide just inside the Everton half right up to the box and iirc laid the ball off well for a shot off target. It was good and, more importantly, I think it set the tone for the second half where they said they weren’t going to sit back.Originally Posted by texidub
He has great attitude and athleticism obviously.. needs to be fed the ball in ways that exploit all that. He needs to take his ball control up a notch to really stand out in the PL, but he's answered the skeptics by showing he's not overawed or out of his depth.
In fairness to him, I think he has taken his ball control up a notch. It has more notches to go but it has improved a lot since he made his Ireland debut even. It looks like he really sensibly realised he needed to work on his weaker areas and emphasize his stronger ones (attitude and athleticism) and it is coming together really nicely and has been coming together for him every year. As we know, he got 3 goals in League One then quickly scaled up to 8 in Championship the following season. He's improving again to do well at this level and he's found a home at a side where he can find his feet a little because he can play to his strengths by attacking spaces, getting in behind, pressing and tracking back.
Hes not my favorite player by a long way. I think hes extremely limited but gets people on his side by running around a lot, often losing ball by just putting head down and running. He drove me crazy against the Dutch in last game and I hope we have other players that will take his place in starting line up..... That being said hes an absolute must have in the squad. I wish other players worked half as hard as him and had his attitude. I do think hes a good option to bring off bench, but I'd rather not have him for 90 mins
Its really not that complicated!!!
There's some truth in that razor, he is way more likeable/liked than he would be based on football skill alone. But your take is a bit harsh. He has some nice touches... including at least one tonight. And he really shone against the French. They doubled up on him for the next game.. and he still played quite well. Funny enough, I do agree on the 90 minutes thing, at least for Ireland (and somewhat dependent on the context of the game). I hope he gets every game for Luton though. And I think he's going to improve.
Yeah I might be a bit harsh on him, I've always had a bit of a blind spot with him tbh and he's proven me wrong by playing well in past.
Its really not that complicated!!!
Robbed of an assist by a terrible miss from Adebayo there….
Irish by birth ,Harps by the grace of god.
Great to see him perform so well. I’ve watched the last couple of Luton matches and despite the team’s struggles he’s performing very well and creating a lot from the flanks.
Only watched the first half v Spurs but he was excellent. I'm delighted for him that he's been able to get up to premier league level so quickly. If he stays anywhere near this level he'll play 30 games this season and hopefully Luton will pick up enough results to give them a chance of staying up.
Scores away to Forest today.
Fair play to the lad. Six years ago was finishing up his first season with Limerick and last in the LOI. Finds himself being Luton's best attacking player and grabs his first Premier League goal.
Beautiful assist from Ogbene to give Luton the lead.
And there are some on here that claim Ogbene isnt PL class!
Luton have a decent chance of staying up if they can keep picking up home wins like this. Praying Ogbene gets a second season in the EPL with Luton but at this stage you'd have to imagine even if they go down there'll be a few teams looking at signing him.
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