McDonald Mariga
Average Rating: 8/10 Hits: 308 Submitted: Aug 28, 2007
Here you can find various scout reports on McDonald Mariga's performances in Football Manager 2007. Do you want to find out if he's on of the best players in FM2007? Do you want to know how good McDonald Mariga will be in a couple of years time? If he'll achieve everything you want him to or if he'll be a complete flop?
Find out everything you need to know about McDonald Mariga in Football Manager 2007.
McDonald Mariga is a Kenyan footballer who plays in Sweden for Helsingborg. He is one of few Kenyans to make his name in the sport playing in Europe. He first came to Sweden in 2005, when he signed for third division side Enkopings SK. Although the stats are not available for this season, he must have impressed someone as Helsingborg, one of the great teams of the country, snapped him up. After just one season, he has established himself as the Key Player of the club, despite being the tender age of 18. Mariga has attracted the attention of Premier League sides such as Portsmouth and Bolton in recent times, plus European sides like Lille, Ajax and CSKA Moscow. In fact, Pompey were close to signing him in the summer, but his 2.7 million Euro move eventually collapsed due to work permit complications.
FM Overview
Although Mariga's favourite position and arguably his most effective is in the hole behind the strikers, he can play anywhere in the middle and does so with great effect. He doesn't score too many goals, I would say he is a 5-a-season man at best, but what he lacks in goals, he more than makes up for in the assists column. He works hard for the team, and never gives up, even in a losing cause, as his appearances in my Austria Vienna side testify.
Strengths
Well, where do I start? This guy is so gifted for his age, he could tempt any Football Manager in the game to buy him, just by looking at his stats. The most obvious strengths are at first glance, his Technical Attributes. He has very high attributes (above 15) in each of: Corners, Dribbling, Finishing, First Touch, Free Kicks, Heading, Long Shots and Technique. It is these stats that make Mariga so exciting to watch on the pitch. In fact, the chant He's here, He's there, He's every f*cking where may just have been invented for this guy, who should be Brazilian and not Kenyan.
Weaknesses
Here comes the toughest part... Looking at MaccyD's stats, only three attributes strike you as really lacking. These are Creativity, Influence and Positioning. Influence isn't too important at his age, this will increase as he gets older and better, and the Positioning isn't too alarming, as this can be more than backed up by his strengths. In fact, the only particularly worrying attribute here is Creativity. This means he may struggle to create space when closed down or targeted by other defenders, something which is bound to happen as he gets older.
Conclusion
Perhaps like you, I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw this guys stats, alongside his age. I'm willing to stick my neck out on the line here, and say not only that he is the best 18 year old I have seen at this level, but he may go on to become a world-class superstar. As they say, things only get better with age.
9/10.
FM Overview
Although Mariga's favourite position and arguably his most effective is in the hole behind the strikers, he can play anywhere in the middle and does so with great effect. He doesn't score too many goals, I would say he is a 5-a-season man at best, but what he lacks in goals, he more than makes up for in the assists column. He works hard for the team, and never gives up, even in a losing cause, as his appearances in my Austria Vienna side testify.
Strengths
Well, where do I start? This guy is so gifted for his age, he could tempt any Football Manager in the game to buy him, just by looking at his stats. The most obvious strengths are at first glance, his Technical Attributes. He has very high attributes (above 15) in each of: Corners, Dribbling, Finishing, First Touch, Free Kicks, Heading, Long Shots and Technique. It is these stats that make Mariga so exciting to watch on the pitch. In fact, the chant He's here, He's there, He's every f*cking where may just have been invented for this guy, who should be Brazilian and not Kenyan.
Weaknesses
Here comes the toughest part... Looking at MaccyD's stats, only three attributes strike you as really lacking. These are Creativity, Influence and Positioning. Influence isn't too important at his age, this will increase as he gets older and better, and the Positioning isn't too alarming, as this can be more than backed up by his strengths. In fact, the only particularly worrying attribute here is Creativity. This means he may struggle to create space when closed down or targeted by other defenders, something which is bound to happen as he gets older.
Conclusion
Perhaps like you, I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw this guys stats, alongside his age. I'm willing to stick my neck out on the line here, and say not only that he is the best 18 year old I have seen at this level, but he may go on to become a world-class superstar. As they say, things only get better with age.
9/10.
