Homepage Article When Victor Anichebe Met Michael Thomas

[KaiserEFC]

We really overrate a lot of our youngsters just look at Davies now for the proof. “If Vaughan wasn’t so injury prone he’d have been brilliant”. Well if I wasn’t so crap at football I’d have been our best number 9 since Dixie. Same logic.

 

[polish]

Is he still without a club?

 

[Saint Domingo]

Anichebe had all the tools to be a top striker, pace, strength, height. He just had literally zero application. Fell over any time he made a pass, had a shot, or an opposition player as much as looked at him, and to add to that his movement was terrible.

His injury finished his career but I remember vividly him scoring during a European game when we had just bought Yakubu and one bloke saying ‘why did we waste our money on Yakubu when this guy is better’. It became quite clear over the seasons that followed exactly why we did.

 

[sageyefc]

Wasn't the injury that finished him, was the fact he bulked up way to much, looked more suited to the wwf than football. And for someone so big he was a massive tart

 

[Hawhaw]

Sound big Vic, remember that season he was dominating in the europa league.