Nadom Onuoha Rediscovering His Form At F&F As A 'Wingback'

Nadom Onuoha continues to make his critics eat their words with his recent stunning run of form and it is all thanks to a new playing position.

It’s not a role or a terminology too renowned outside of MMU. They call it the Left Back or Wing-Back, a high-lying defender or winger who plays neither as a defender nor a midfielder.

The role was defined best by Roberto Carlos in La Liga back in the 90’s. Evra made the position his own at Manchester later that decade, while Clichy has now assumed that mantle with Arsenal today.

Over in MMU, it’s a role that Nadom has inherited in his last two games for F&F: a 1-1 draw with SDX and a 0-0 encounter against Phlamez just last Monday. He hasn't scored any goal but his contribution in these two matches has been extraordinary, showing a few promising crosses and hard tackling in that position just as his idol who is currently playing for Manchester City, Nedum Onuoha. Clearly the resemblance in name could not be contradicted with their style of playing.

Kosmo daily, believes that the reason he has hit such a rich vein of form is because player manager, Aie, has turned him into a wing-back to accommodate Fer'deem'nand in the first XI to partner Nabeelja as the two main center defenders, and to a certain extent, to make shift for the number of defender they have in the team.

The 24-year-old has played in countless other positions throughout his career so far, including as a goalkeeper. But he has found immediate success in his new role, one that is not foreign to Aie.

Against Dettol FC in the coming weeks in the MMU Champions League, and indeed any forthcoming matches in the competition this campaign, Nadom will continue his usual function as a left wing-back.

He will alternate with Riza to play up-left and to drop deep to defend while returns to his usual wide position. With Aie and Zul K dead-set to start as the double pivot, Aie’s only dilemma now choosing between Abby and Hamka to occupy the left flank.

As for Nadom is concerned, there is no doubt that there's more to come from this aging defender.