Omeruo...what's wrong?

[DMS]

After reading through almost all the comments so far for or against the starting claim of Omeruo in the SE I sure found it difficult to criticize any. Quite unusual, so I decided to check out some facts that I know about the boy and this is what I feel:
Omeruo belongs to the class of slow paced defenders that are currently fading out because of upsurge in numbers of fast paced attackers and midfielders in world football now. They always have problems with dealing with objects/humans that runs quickly at them because their decisions will always come slower unless such decisions are taken few seconds before object/human arrival. So, they are disadvantaged when it comes to team selections because they cannot feature efficiently in fast paced games. Consequently, they are more prone to injuries and criticisms.
An example (comparison) is Per Martesacker vs Sagio Ramos.

So, Omeruo is good and at the same time not that good considering pace of what's going at him. And, if a modern Coach isn't convinced you belong to the new order (intelligently fast paced) in world football, then there will be a problem of reliability which may lead to being shifted around or shipping around and of course being dropped eventually. The boy simply have an uphill task to surmount if he want to play at top level with his pace.

[Enugu II]

Man marking is his strength but when he's required to play football he's prone to costly errors. If he was smart, he'd concentrate on a safety first approach which would cut out 95% of his errors but it won't take him to the top level of club football given ball playing skills are required. Contrast to Ekong and Balogun who play within their ability and therefore make much fewer errors.

G4L,

KPOM. Ekong and Balogun don't fool around with the ball because they are aware of their technical limitations. Omeruo is just not convincing but does not even realize his limitations. I had mentioned my doubt about him even back in 2013.

Enugu 11 are you now a new convert? Few days ago you claimed there is not much of a difference between Balogun and Omerou. My guess after today's match i'm sure you have changed your mind. There is oceanic difference between both players in terms of skill and talent. Honestly I'm dizzying how fast Omeruo deteriorated compared with his standard in 2013. In 2013 he was awesome and had all the potentials to become a world class defender. Please does anybody know why he egregiously regressed.

Not really. Go back to my comments from 2013, I never rated Omeruo high even when he was being hyped here. However, I do not also think that either of the two centre backs are significantly better than him. What that means is that I just do not rate our defenders high. Both Balogun and Ekong are not technically gifted on the ball and require a lot of space for comfort. But they know their limitations and play within those.

[bully12]

Man marking is his strength but when he's required to play football he's prone to costly errors. If he was smart, he'd concentrate on a safety first approach which would cut out 95% of his errors but it won't take him to the top level of club football given ball playing skills are required. Contrast to Ekong and Balogun who play within their ability and therefore make much fewer errors.

G4L,

KPOM. Ekong and Balogun don't fool around with the ball because they are aware of their technical limitations. Omeruo is just not convincing but does not even realize his limitations. I had mentioned my doubt about him even back in 2013.

Enugu 11 are you now a new convert? Few days ago you claimed there is not much of a difference between Balogun and Omerou. My guess after today's match i'm sure you have changed your mind. There is oceanic difference between both players in terms of skill and talent. Honestly I'm dizzying how fast Omeruo deteriorated compared with his standard in 2013. In 2013 he was awesome and had all the potentials to become a world class defender. Please does anybody know why he egregiously regressed.

Not really. Go back to my comments from 2013, I never rated Omeruo high even when he was being hyped here. However, I do not also think that either of the two centre backs are significantly better than him. What that means is that I just do not rate our defenders high. Both Balogun and Ekong are not technically gifted on the ball and require a lot of space for comfort. But they know their limitations and play within those.

Otherwise both are better than Omeruo at least knowing their limitations prevent them from committing errors that may result into a loss of match which is the main goal of every team. In that case If I'm a football club owner I will prefer Balogun to Omeruo anytime .

[Bigpokey24]

i watched the game again yesterday , Ken was a beast.. just needs to work on fixing his errors..but the goal wasn't really his fault, that NFL player fouled him

[Tbite]

Ndidi at RB was the bigger calamity.

[green4life]

Ndidi at RB was the bigger calamity.

He sure was but RB isn't his natural role unlike Omeruo at CB