Obafemi Martins

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Re: Obafemi Martins

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Its clear some of y'all didn't watch Martins in his prime....dude is fire
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Martins is currently trying to get fit again source his Ig page
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bepanda wrote:This description you gave below is why Martins is clubless. I don't see any soccer skills in the description you gave below.
Pace, Power are not soccer skills. Usain Bold and Carl Lewis would be amazing soccer players if true.

Could he shoot with accuracy? Left footed? Right footed?
Could he cross the ball with accuracy?
Could he separate on narrow distances?
How is his change of direction?
Because he can jump doesn't mean he can actually time his jumps and score headers. I don't even remember him scoring headers in his career.
Could he score from outside the box?
Any dribbling skills? Martins was never known for any above average dribbling skills.
And people compare him with THE KING who is still banging goals and getting paid handsomely for it ...
En serio !!!
In my opinion, Oba Martins had everything i.e. pace, power, technique, intelligence, good spring and above all, for a little man, he can jump higher than most defenders.
I have spent some time looking for some of the spectacular goals scored by Martins

You will most of them on his Twitter page and the link is below and you will need to spend a lot of time scrolling down.

https://twitter.com/obafemimartins?lang=en

Enjoy.
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