Efe Ambrose

He has the same problems as David Luiz really, thats what he basically is a poor mans Luiz. He has good skill and can play football but if your playing in defence and try to play football then your * as any mistake could be costly and as he has made a couple of mistakes and fans turned on him then hes under scrutiny for further mistakes which has put him on a "shoogly peg" as the press would say as a centre-half.

 

No change there then.

 

For me a top class defender would have had the professionalism, determination and concentration to ensure Tahiti didn't even get a sniff tonight.

He's certainly not a right back, that's for sure.

 

I wouldn't mind seeing him getting a run in midfield actually.

Don't like seeing him at the back, he's a bombscare. Juventus & Spartak still bring me out in a cold sweat!

 

This, for me. I've always said he'd make a cracking box-to-box mid. He hasn't got enough focus or marking ability to be a defensive-mid (never mind a centre-back, where his lack of aerial ability lets him down further), and his final ball isn't consistently good enough for him to play attacking-mid or on the wing. However, he's a right jack-of-all-trades, is very fit, and is quick enough. Those are good attributes for a box-to-box utility-man CM. He'd fit in a 4-3-3 like a glove, in front of the defensive-mid, as ILoveTheCeltic demonstrated.

 

If (or more likely when) Wanyama goes, I wouldn't mind playing Kayal as Vic's immediate* replacement, and using Ambrose the way we use Kayal just now; as a general-purpose back-up centre-mid.

*I'd invest some of the Wanyama money in a young defensive-mid to eventually permanently replace Vic.

 

I wouldn't have him at centre mid just because of his passing, he likes to stride forward then pass it back the way constantly. One of his most annoying habits for me.

I think for us his best performances have came in central defence by far. He lost his way after AFCON and the Juve games last year but I reckon he'll have a good season next year; having had a year to settle in to a new league.

 

Similar to Ramires, who started out as a right back.

 

I think it's his natural game, he seems to do it no matter where he plays.

 

@Celtic_Ar: Parkhead defender Efe Ambrose, meanwhile, is a £4million target for Besiktas #Celtic


Hand. Snap. Off.

 

Who the * are Celtic_ar?

 

I said before I think he'll go,player in there just can't be trusted and Lenny doesn't trust him either seeing as he was on the bench a lot towards the end of season!

Think it's best for us and for his career as its gone drastically downhill since the juve 1st leg and a catalyst of mistakes there after means unfortunately for him he'll never live it down here...

Also with new defenders looking likely to come in,means there won't really be a place for him,4 mill would be a good deal if true

 

I would press for a bit more if Besiktas are really after him and put a concrete bid in. If we could get between £5-6million for him then it's a no brainer in my opinion. That would be a nice little profit for a player that doesn't appear to have recovered since his horror show against Juventus. It's a shame because he looked a good player, and I actually blame Lennon for his downfall, because he should not have selected him that night against Juve.

 

I actually like Ambrose but if the offer goes anywhere near £5million we simply must sell. That would be like making a profit on Efe and effectively getting Balde for free.

 

This. I don't mind him at all, he is good back up for me and can play 3 positions well enough. But in all honesty anything near £5 million should be snapped up. Was it £1.5m he cost ? I'd probably be delighted with £3m.

 

There would be a little trickle of * at this end if we got 4 million for him......has his good moments, but for me he will always be played as a CB and is an accident waiting to happen far too often when he plays there.

He's not going to get the nod ahead of Matthews or Lustig at RB, and a game against Raith Rovers is not enough to convince me that a handsome profit on the guy is not the route forward instead of seeing him as some future midfield oracle.

 

He cost £300,000.