{"id":40039,"date":"2023-12-29T10:29:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-29T10:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=40039"},"modified":"2023-12-29T11:23:19","modified_gmt":"2023-12-29T11:23:19","slug":"kudusmessi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/kudusmessi\/","title":{"rendered":"John Paintsil compares Mohammed Kudus to Lionel Messi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Former Ghanaian footballer John Paintsil believes that Mohammed Kudus possesses qualities similar to Argentinean football star Lionel Messi.<\/b><br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nHe compared while speaking to Nigerian radio station Brilla FM about Mohammed Kudus.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When Chris Hughton said he is going to use Mohammed Kudus as a number 10, he means he is going to give Kudus a free role, just like Lionel Messi; you don&#8217;t get the ball much but when you have it, he knows what he is going to do,&#8221; he said<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think Hughton knows what he is saying, Kudus being the number ten and the frontman leading the team going forward. That&#8217;s what Messi does, you&#8217;ll find Messi on the right side, he will get the ball and bring it in and his players will be making the runs for him&#8221;<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\n&#8220;So when the players make the run, he has the chance to look for space and also look at the position of the goalkeeper and can possibly roll the ball to the far corner and get the goal&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I believe you can compare Mohammed Kudus&#8217; movement to that of Lionel Messi, and its understandable why the coach said he will use him as a number 10&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Mohammed Kudus will be joining the Ghana Black Stars camp after helping West Ham beat Arsenal in the English Premier League on Thursday night.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Ghanaian footballer John Paintsil believes that Mohammed Kudus possesses qualities similar to Argentinean football star Lionel Messi. He compared while speaking to Nigerian radio station Brilla FM about Mohammed Kudus. &#8220;When Chris Hughton said he is going to use Mohammed Kudus as a number 10, he means he is going to give Kudus a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":39134,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8417,14057,3347],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-40039","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured","8":"category-ghana-football","9":"category-ghplayersabroad"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/kudus.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8jzHl-apN","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":40048,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/match-preview-predictions-nations-fc-vs-nsoatreman\/","url_meta":{"origin":40039,"position":0},"title":"Match Preview &#038; Predictions &#8211; Nations FC vs Nsoatreman","author":"Raphael Bannerman-Quartey","date":"December 31, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Ghana Premier League side, Nations FC will go head-to-head with Nsoatreman FC in the last pile for games for the first round at the Dr. Kwame Kyei Sports Complex in Abrankese.\u00a0 The newly promoted side has defied the odds in the league, having picked up five wins from their last\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Featured&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Featured","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/category\/featured\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NATIONS-FC.jpg?fit=960%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NATIONS-FC.jpg?fit=960%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NATIONS-FC.jpg?fit=960%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NATIONS-FC.jpg?fit=960%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":38674,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/mohammed-kudus-reveals-andre-ayew-influence-in-west-ham-transfer\/","url_meta":{"origin":40039,"position":1},"title":"Mohammed Kudus reveals Andre Ayew influence in West Ham transfer","author":"Raphael Bannerman-Quartey","date":"August 28, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Mohammed Kudus has opened up about Andre Ayew's influence on his decision to opt to play for Premier League club West Ham United. 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