Caleb Okoli

[NewquayFox]

Okoli is an old school centre half who wins headers, wins clumsy tackles, but is not the new evolved football playing centre half like the top Premier League/European  defenders, whereas Nelson is quite calm on the ball Okoli just needs to launch it, he will improve hopefully and fingers crossed we have a young centre half pairing for a couple of seasons in the Championship and hopefully not Division 1…

[Ross 'LCFC' Turner]

For his size & stature he should be so dominating in this league, the guy is an absolute fairy; spends all game on the floor, barely wins a header & struggles to pass the football. Another terrible waste of money / bit of ‘scouting’ to add to the ever growing list 

[adam]

A truly terrible footballer. Another top signing 

[moore_94]

He can’t play with a football at his feet so he needs to at least be decent defensively
 

0/3 aerial duels won today

 

Ring Cremonese back and tell them to take him

[South Shire Fox]

Donkey. No one can honestly tell me he would of been signed if Enzo had managed last season. Hes an agent signing with no actual technical ability to play passing football

[Fox on the Rox]

25 minutes ago, adam said:

A truly terrible footballer. Another top signing 

And we signed him when we already had Nelson but weren't prepared to play him. Make it make sense!

[Ian Nacho]

But apparently we're rebuffing offers 

[Buzzell]

Considering how big he is he’s weak as fvck.

[Paninistickers]

Dunno why people are digging him out. 

 

Him and Nelson are a perfectly serviceable centre half partnership for a half decent coach. 

 

The defensive issues are down to the manager fielding players and formation that leave us short all over the pitch. 

 

Ayew and BdcR not fit enough to lead a press.

 

JJ and Skipp overrun in midfield because of it.

 

Full backs not fit or fast enough to overlap.

 

Lightweight players in Like Thomas and BdcR and Ricky unable to stand up to a physical challenge. 

 

 

[Jabfox]

Not sure if it’s all the Xmas cheese and booze still in my system but I thought he had a fairly decent game, poor on the ball but we already know that’s not one of his strengths. 

[lanefox]

He's the definition of the Gattuso, sometimes maybe good , sometimes maybe shit 

Edited 5 January by lanefox

[Collymore]

Won a few headers but looks like he "won a charity place" on the ball. 

 

There were times Stol would find Skipp with some high risk passing in the box to beat the press, the ball would then go to Caeb and by the time he had sorted his feet, looked up and thought about what he was going to do the press had managed to retreat back Infront of him making the previous high risk play in the box pointless!

 

Just one of the endless fundamental issues I witnessed. 

Edited 5 January by Collymore

[Paninistickers]

He isn't great. But there's enough raw material for a half decent.coach to work with at this shocking level of football. 

 

And, his attitude appears spot on. 

[StanSP]

10 minutes ago, Collymore said:

Won a few headers but looks like he "won a charity place" on the ball. 

 

There were times Stol would find Skipp with some high risk passing in the box to beat the press, the ball would then go to Caeb and by the time he had sorted his feet, looked up and thought about what he was going to do the press had managed to retreat back Infront of him making the previous high risk play in the box pointless!

 

Just one of the endless fundamental issues I witnessed. 

Loves a hoof up down the line doesn't he. 

[lcfc_forever]

Our best defender today based on the stats, glad he's getting a run in the team. 

 

Likely our only player to win far more duels than not, making lots of clearances.

 

[coolhandfox]

Does ok, however we paid 15m for him, should look like a Roll Royce at this level.

 

Sell if we can get our money back.

[funkyrobot]

This thread needed bumping because Okoli’s poor performances seemed to have gone under the radar here. He’s been bullied today against Oxford, against Wrexham during the week and against Coventry last Saturday. His ragged disorganised defending and terrible passing for a player that cost relatively significant funds is a big problem. 

[Blanchflower78]

Hes terrible thats why!

[murphy]

Lummox

[adam]

He's an absolute disaster of a centre half. He's so bad I'd be tempted to get big dan back. 

[Dickov22]

He’s awful like all of his teammates. 

[coolhandfox]

Ranks with the Daka and Soumare transfers for me.

 

 

Edited 24 January by coolhandfox

[OntarioFox]

22 minutes ago, funkyrobot said:

This thread needed bumping because Okoli’s poor performances seemed to have gone under the radar here. He’s been bullied today against Oxford, against Wrexham during the week and against Coventry last Saturday. His ragged disorganised defending and terrible passing for a player that cost relatively significant funds is a big problem. 

Him and Page were culpable for their first goal 100% - I don't really want to dig the young lad out as he shouldn't have to be back there doing the centre half's jobs for them, but yeah.

Caleb should be doing far, FAR better. 

[Richmondfox]

It's shocking how bad a cb in the modern age is at passing.  He takes so long to decide what to do, the initial pass is gone.  He lets the ball roll across him too often as well and ends up in a bad position.  Sort or long pass he always hits it too slow.  

 

Of course our players keep passing to him and expecting something different.  Ricardo is the biggest culprit 

[TJB-fox]

Lazy comment as we already know it but I genuinely don’t think I’ve seen many footballers that pass as badly as Okoli does out from the back. 
 

Even Jack Hobbs and Michael Morrison could play out better than him 

Edited 24 January by TJB-fox