2009/2010 Forwards rumours topic

[Cro Nerazzurro]

Oba was great at Inter too, but he didnt get right support in attack.
We had 2 talented guys upfront, and they needed some experiance, and the pressure was too big on them...

If that Oba, 2 years ago, was here right now, with Ibrahimović as his parter, we would be talking about Oba as irreplacable member of our starting 11

 

[INTER]

Ibra-Adri or Ibra-Martins would have been the perfect pair of strikers for us upfront. Unfortunately one has a large amount of endless problems and the other one was sold.

 

[Stefan]

Oba was great at Inter too, but he didnt get right support in attack.
We had 2 talented guys upfront, and they needed some experiance, and the pressure was too big on them...

If that Oba, 2 years ago, was here right now, with Ibrahimović as his parter, we would be talking about Oba as irreplacable member of our starting 11

The pressure wasn't too big. They just weren't mentally tough enough hence they failed.

Oba would still have the weak ball control which cost him his Inter career. It wouldn't have mattered if Ibra fed him 100 balls to score if he kept mis controlling them.

 

[Cro Nerazzurro]

But with Ibra Oba wouldnt come too much deep, and would concetrate on scoring most of all...
It would be so much easier for him, and sweeter for us

 

[Stefan]

But with Ibra Oba wouldnt come too much deep, and would concetrate on scoring most of all...
It would be so much easier for him, and sweeter for us

If your first touch is poor, which it is in oba's case it would still matter because inside the box you usually only have one chance to control the ball and get your shot of. This is why Oba struggled at Inter.

 

[Cro Nerazzurro]

Noone said Oba is perfect, but he is most explosive striker on earth, and has brillant pace, power and for me great finishing, but sometimes lacks composure.And ok, his first touch isnt brillant.
But one thing doesnt make u great or worst player, and even with all that he was great talent and potential great player one day.
And I am 100% sure with right support, that Ibra would give him these days, Oba would be irreplacable.

 

[lonewolf19]

Oba is a good player and I agree with Cro on him having great pace and power. However, he lack accuracy and composure. In addition, I dont think he has great finishing. I see him missing a lot of sitters and easy goals the last season he was with us.

 

[Forza ragazzi]

But with Ibra Oba wouldnt come too much deep, and would concetrate on scoring most of all...
It would be so much easier for him, and sweeter for us

Oba has never been a poacher and probably never will be. His greatest weapon is his speed, and every club he'll ever play for will probably look to take advantage of this.

The role you describe has Crespo etc written all over it. And Oba is nowhere near Crespo in terms of style and finishing abilities. How you can say Oba is a great finisher makes me wonder which Oba we are talking about.

 

[Cro Nerazzurro]

I said he has low composure, thats why he missed sitters. When I say finishing-I think of idea where to put the ball, how to shot it and score. But without composure you wont make what you wanted to do...

Thats why Oba wasnt that good goalscorer, but he had nice ideas, and with experiance he can get that too.

And its not all about his pace, cause he also has great strenght and power.

 

[Alex de Large]

This team is better than 3 years ago team, look at Cruz, he looks better now, i'am sure that if Martins come back he will look much better than before, too bad we will not get him again...

 

[Azzkikr]

Martins isnt a very good player. He has a horible first touch, fairly poor finisher and despite being fast he rarely beats his marker. He isnt technicaly good enough for inter in any way.

He is fast, and thats about it, he would do better as a athletic runner.

 

[1919]

Well, as Inter fans we will always be emotionally attached to Oba Martins becoz he is the one who made it big from our youth system. He had his moments with us and played with a big heart.

But at the same time, he had certain technical drawbacks in his game like his first touch and positioning which at times rendered his other qualities toothless.

When he left last year, I really felt EPL is the league for him - and he had a marvellous first season at Newcastle - only Berbatov i think made a bigger impact than him among players who were new to premiereship (and tha list included names like Shevchenkho, Tevez, Kuyt, )

But unfortunately he has not been the same this season - and is struggling to hold of competition from a semi-fit Michael Owen amd there has been rumors of a possible departure.

He lfet Inter at a good time and the future will tell whether he turns out to be a star or not - but lets not think of bringing him back, just yet ... EMOTIONS have no place in football, otherwise u end up with a Moratti-Recoba scenario.

 

[Forza ragazzi]

I said he has low composure, thats why he missed sitters. When I say finishing-I think of idea where to put the ball, how to shot it and score. But without composure you wont make what you wanted to do...

Thats why Oba wasnt that good goalscorer, but he had nice ideas, and with experiance he can get that too.

And its not all about his pace, cause he also has great strenght and power.

The point is Oba can't finish properly. And to finish well you need composure, so if you lack composure you lack finishing abilities. So it's not like Oba is a fantastic finisher hindered by lack of composure.

 

[Cro Nerazzurro]

Oba has nice ideas of finishing but lack of composure, and concetration didnt show it...
He will get it year by year, but my point was, with ibra for example, whe would play clamer and would improve alot quicker

 

[Xoonky]

Lol, Oba would be the perfect player if he could finish finely. I loved him, but he was a crap finisher even on Sony games, i always dribbled or countered with him only to pass it when only left against GK to another player. He'll never score.

 

[Forza ragazzi]

Oba has nice ideas of finishing but lack of composure, and concetration didnt show it...
He will get it year by year, but my point was, with ibra for example, whe would play clamer and would improve alot quicker

How do you know that? And in which way is that supposed to be an argument for bringing him back?

Every striker has nice ideas about finishing, but only le creme de la creme (sp) can execute as well. Oba couldn't. Btw good finishing means you score in average on more than 50% of your clear chances. Oba was nowhere near.

 

[DARi0]

Well, as Inter fans we will always be emotionally attached to Oba Martins becoz he is the one who made it big from our youth system. He had his moments with us and played with a big heart.

But at the same time, he had certain technical drawbacks in his game like his first touch and positioning which at times rendered his other qualities toothless.

When he left last year, I really felt EPL is the league for him - and he had a marvellous first season at Newcastle - only Berbatov i think made a bigger impact than him among players who were new to premiereship (and tha list included names like Shevchenkho, Tevez, Kuyt, )

But unfortunately he has not been the same this season - and is struggling to hold of competition from a semi-fit Michael Owen amd there has been rumors of a possible departure.

He lfet Inter at a good time and the future will tell whether he turns out to be a star or not - but lets not think of bringing him back, just yet ... EMOTIONS have no place in football, otherwise u end up with a Moratti-Recoba scenario.

Very nice post m8! You are so right!
Let's not forget about other EMOTION-scenarios like Ronaldo (injuried 2 years then when we needed him he LEFT us... THEN he joined rivals!!!) or Adriano (he's been underperforming like almost for 2 years...)

I think strikers are NOT an emmergency for us! We need a good playmaker to replace Figo! Deki is not a natural playmaker, only a hardworking midfielder.

Don't jump to blame Suazo, we just got here and he needs to addapt. I think he can make it! He has that speed that will help him, and he finishes better than Martins! Martins is a good athlete, but not so good football player.

 

[Cro Nerazzurro]

Opinions opinions opinions...

How do I know that?

Just like you...was watching Inter games, and Oba Martins...
It all ended with my opinion tht he is brillant talent and just needs right coach...
He didnt have that here, and I dont belive he has that at Newcastle, but he still does some ncie stuff...

And I didnt say lets bring him now ccause there is no space for him now here, but one day-I hope he returns, although I would never sell him in first place...But its another discussion and it doesnt make sense to start it.

 

[jakeyboi]

Opinions opinions opinions...

How do I know that?

Just like you...was watching Inter games, and Oba Martins...
It all ended with my opinion tht he is brillant talent and just needs right coach...
He didnt have that here, and I dont belive he has that at Newcastle, but he still does some ncie stuff...

And I didnt say lets bring him now ccause there is no space for him now here, but one day-I hope he returns, although I would never sell him in first place...But its another discussion and it doesnt make sense to start it.

Gr8 post, he does need some better coaching but he also needs to put in more practice. If he practiced and practiced he would become more confident and much better- which is obvious- but he would not be the right player to bring back to Inter.

If we want to buy a striker we should get someone who will not just make runs behind the defence like Martins. We need someone who can mix it up and send Ibra thru sometimes as well.

 

[To1do]

The pressure wasn't too big. They just weren't mentally tough enough hence they failed.

Oba would still have the weak ball control which cost him his Inter career. It wouldn't have mattered if Ibra fed him 100 balls to score if he kept mis controlling them.

If oba left inter because he had crapy ball control why is Adriano still here?
Hope we sell adriano and bring martins that would be so sweet