{"id":66473,"date":"2014-11-19T11:21:09","date_gmt":"2014-11-19T11:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=66473"},"modified":"2014-11-19T20:48:01","modified_gmt":"2014-11-19T20:48:01","slug":"epton-wake-mr-waris-sit-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/11\/epton-wake-mr-waris-sit-home\/","title":{"rendered":"EPTON &#8211; Wake up Mr Waris or sit home!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After his vital goals against Egypt and Zambia in the 2014 World Cup qualifiers, the name Abdul Majeed Waris emerged on the Ghanaian soccer scene. Over a short period of time, it became one of the most loved names in Ghanaian football.<\/p>\n<p>A year down the line, it appears the pomp and pageantry that greeted this name is fading away.<\/p>\n<p>A once bright prospect, once considered a potential challenger to Asamoah Gyan&#8217;s throne, the striker has netted just one goal since December 2013.<\/p>\n<p>How do you solve a problem like Majeed Waris?<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Background<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>They might be looking complicated now but Waris\u2019 goal \u201ctroubles\u201d started when he picked up two serious injuries &#8211; a calf injury while with Valenciennes (Ligue 1) in January 2014 and a thigh injury while on international duty with the Black Stars just before the 2014 World Cup in June.<\/p>\n<p>His first injury came at a time when he was scoring regularly for the Ligue 1 side and it\u00a0meant his good form was cut short, which affected his preparations for the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, he only got to play in the Ghana\u2019s 2-1 loss to Portugal.<\/p>\n<p>This poor\u00a0run of\u00a0form was\u00a0carried into the 2014\/15 season, where after returning from the World Cup, he was deprived of crucial game time at Spartak Moscow and was given only three appearances from the bench.<\/p>\n<p>He subsequently managed to secure a move to Turkish side Trabzonspor in the summer of 2014 but unfortunately for him, he has often been played out of position, out wide on the left hand side of attack 8 times already this season, instead of a more comfortable central role upfront.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WARIS IS DIPPING IN FORM<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Again, a look at Waris\u2019 statistics at club level at Trabzonspor via Squakwa, a renowned football database engine shows that, the player\u2019s form has been dropping at a very alarming rate since he made his debut against Fernabache.<\/p>\n<p>A preview of Waris\u2019 performance at club level has been shown in the graph below;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/e.infogr.am\/waris-performance-over-nine-games-at-trabzonspor-turkey\" width=\"700\" height=\"997\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; border-top: 1px solid #acacac; padding-top: 3px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"color: #acacac; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/infogr.am\/waris-performance-over-nine-games-at-trabzonspor-turkey\" target=\"_blank\">Waris&#8217; performance over nine games at Trabzonspor (Turkey)<\/a> | <a style=\"color: #acacac; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/infogr.am\" target=\"_blank\">Create Infographics<\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table width=\"533\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\" width=\"533\"><strong>Waris&#8217;s stats for his Appearances: Matches 1 and 9<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"182\"><strong>GAMES<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"98\"><strong>SCORELINE<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"154\"><strong>MINUTES PLAYED<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"100\"><strong>PERF. RATE<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"182\">Erciyesspor<\/td>\n<td width=\"98\">0<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"154\"><strong>DID NOT PLAY<\/strong><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"100\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"182\"><strong>Trabzonspor<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"98\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"182\"><strong style=\"color: #000000;\">Trabzonspor<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"98\">0<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"154\"><strong>PLAYED 90 MINS<\/strong><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"100\">9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"182\">Fernabache<\/td>\n<td width=\"98\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"182\">Instabul Basaksehir<\/td>\n<td width=\"98\">1<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"154\"><strong>PLAYED 90 MINS<\/strong><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"100\">( &#8211; 31 )<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"182\"><strong style=\"color: #000000;\">Trabzonspor<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"98\">1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"182\"><strong style=\"color: #000000;\">Trabzonspor<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"98\">1<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"154\"><strong>PLAYED 13 MINS<\/strong><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"100\">( &#8211; 6 )<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"182\">Kasimpasa<\/td>\n<td width=\"98\">1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"182\">Karabukspor<\/td>\n<td width=\"98\">3<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"154\"><strong>PLAYED 57 MINS<\/strong><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"100\">( &#8211; 17 )<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"182\"><strong style=\"color: #000000;\">Trabzonspor<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"98\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"182\"><strong style=\"color: #000000;\">Trabzonspor<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"98\">3<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"154\"><strong>PLAYED 76 MINS<\/strong><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"100\">32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"182\">Mersin Idmanyurdu<\/td>\n<td width=\"98\">1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"182\"><strong style=\"color: #000000;\">Trabzonspor<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"98\">4<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"154\"><strong>PLAYED 35 MINS<\/strong><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"100\">13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"182\">Gaziantepsor<\/td>\n<td width=\"98\">4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"182\">Akhisar Belediyespor<\/td>\n<td width=\"98\">1<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"154\"><strong>PLAYED 85 MINS<\/strong><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"100\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"182\"><strong style=\"color: #000000;\">Trabzonspor<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"98\">1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"182\"><strong style=\"color: #000000;\">Trabzonspor<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"98\">3<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"154\"><strong>DID NOT PLAY<\/strong><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"100\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"182\">Konyaspor<\/td>\n<td width=\"98\">2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He averages a performance rating of 30% per game, has an indifferent\u00a0shooting rate of 50% and has only managed to create 7 chances in his 9 appearances.<\/p>\n<p>These pointers tell us how much the former Right To Dream player\u2019s performances have declined.<\/p>\n<p>He must simply sit up or might have to give up his place in the Black Stars set \u2013up to budding prospects like David Accam(17 goals in 25 games), Derrick Mensah(4 goals in 9 games) and Boakye Yiadom (2 goals in 10 games) who have blistering form for their respective clubs scoring week in \u00a0and week out.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>By: Benjamin Epton Owusu\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After his vital goals against Egypt and Zambia in the 2014 World Cup qualifiers, the name Abdul Majeed Waris emerged on the Ghanaian soccer scene. 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