While his teammate, Alfredo Morelos, will be receiving a majority of the praise for scoring the winning goal, Joe Aribo, who is valued at £450k (as per Transfermarkt), played an equally important role in the team’s 1-0 win over Kilmarnock. The Nigerian set up Morelos’ goal with a brilliant pass. It marked Aribo’s seventh assist of the season (transfermarkt.co.uk).
After the match, there were many fans who hadn’t forgotten about Aribo’s contribution. They praised the player’s contributions and insist that he is starting to blossom a partnership with Ryan Jack. They are impressed with Steven Gerrard’s decision to move him from a central location to out wide.
A nice wee partnership starting to blossom between Ryan Jack and Joe Aribo
— GreeniRFC31/01/20 (@greeni12) December 26, 2019
Thought Kent struggled today, Aribo been unreal lately
— Connor McCracken (@connormccxx) December 26, 2019
Fair play to Gerrard moving Joe Aribo over to RW has been nothing short of a masterstroke.
Aribos been incredible every game since
— CJ (@Cjnovo992) December 26, 2019
Aribo has been quality since he’s moved out to the right
— Stuart Smith (@stuart723) December 26, 2019
Do you think Joe Aribo's new position is a permanent one?
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Others highlight the overall contributions the player has made over the course of the season. As well as his seven assists, Aribo has scored six goals in all competitions (transfermarkt.co.uk). One fan suggests that the Gers will make a profit on the player if and when they decide to sell him.
totally agree mate, i said the jury was out on him a couple of months ago, but he has made that position his own and seems to be settling down with consistant performances
— alfieloyal (@HandlinSimon) December 26, 2019
The boys very skilfull, going to make us a few bob too…
— Steven Erwin (@Thecrochunter7) December 27, 2019
What do we think?
Aribo’s position change could be a real game-changer for Gerrard. If he can continue to perform in the wide area, it could be exactly what the Gers need as they push for their 55th league title.