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Nikolai Ahmed, a season 18 graduate, has been somewhat praised throughout his time with Seoul. In his first season, he was awarded a bench position in the Team of the Season for the Minor League, and in his second season he was included in the Team of the Season. Yes, you watch the games, you see Nikolai has his moments. But how often are those moments? He gets praise from teammates, with one quote being "With Ahmed added to the team, I have never been more sure of our imminent victory", and another person saying "Ahmed coming in makes our midfield stronger". Another person stated that "...Ahmed has earned the cata (Catalunya) spot more". But is this praise true? Let's look at the stats.
Ahmed managed to play a game in total with Catalunya before being called down to Seoul, so these are his major, minor, and cup stats throughout the season. Over 19 matches, Nikolai picked up 3 goals and 5 assists; in total 8 g/a. Of the top 10 in the Minor League stats chart, the lowest player has 9 assists, 4 more than Nikolai. Ahmed doesn't appear on ANY chart for top 10 in any area for the Minor League.
Out of 976 passes, Nikolai only had 64 key passes. Nikolai committed 2 mistakes leading to a goal and 32 fouls. His tackling was extremely mid, having a tackle percentage of 68.1% Over the course of 19 games, he created 12 chances, creating 0.63 chances a game. All of his statistics are either mid or not great at all, is Nikolai Ahmed overhyped? He will have to do much better this season with helping his team if he wants to be successful in the SSL.
Ahmed managed to play a game in total with Catalunya before being called down to Seoul, so these are his major, minor, and cup stats throughout the season. Over 19 matches, Nikolai picked up 3 goals and 5 assists; in total 8 g/a. Of the top 10 in the Minor League stats chart, the lowest player has 9 assists, 4 more than Nikolai. Ahmed doesn't appear on ANY chart for top 10 in any area for the Minor League.
Out of 976 passes, Nikolai only had 64 key passes. Nikolai committed 2 mistakes leading to a goal and 32 fouls. His tackling was extremely mid, having a tackle percentage of 68.1% Over the course of 19 games, he created 12 chances, creating 0.63 chances a game. All of his statistics are either mid or not great at all, is Nikolai Ahmed overhyped? He will have to do much better this season with helping his team if he wants to be successful in the SSL.
