I don't think people are expecting him to be totally sharp, what people are expecting is that he resembles something close to a professional footballer. This is something that has escaped him so far.
Absolutely. Barnes is a cracking example, a few months older than Obika but a lot of people had written him off as he would never improve, yet Obika is still learning his trade? :lol:
At what age does it become unacceptable to use a players age as an excuse for being crap? 23 ffs, he's not a kid anymore, I wouldn't expect him to be the finished article but at least be able to demonstrate that he has a slither of talent. You could persevere with Obika until he was 33 and he'll...
Nobody is denying that Ulloa should have scored that, but he can be forgiven as he had already scored a great goal and has proven on many occasions that he is a very good player, not just for us but for Almeria too. Obika on the other hand has done very little in his limited time demonstrate...
When we signed him countless fans from his previous clubs rushed to laugh at such a cack loan, I thought to myself can he really be that bad? He confirmed my worst fears when presented with a delightful drifted cross when away at Derby. As the ball floated towards him at chest height I thought...
The problem is during his 15 minute cameo he was presented with 3 oppurtunities to hit Hull on the counter, one he completely faffed the control and poked it miles ahead of himself which allowed the defender to beat him to the ball, the second he zig zagged himself into the middle of the pitch...