Everything has changed

You don’t have to be hasty or rash when judging a 21-year-old boy in his first Serie A experience. Victor Osimhen, however, one can only look to the sky and thank for how generous (more or less) the transfer market can be. A striker like the Nigerian, in all honesty, hadn’t been seen around Fuorigrotta for quite a while. A novelty that made desks shake for the economic value (the most expensive in the history of Napoli), and which at the same time emphasized the wait to see him on the pitch.

My he blue fan, it must be said, it is matured: the square, while anxiously waiting for its new protégé, has never let any signs of pressure leak out on the player, rather letting us glimpse great patience and understanding given the age and bland experience outside of small contexts with little space.

Then the field gave way to appreciate a fact: with Victor Osimhen everything changed. The module has changed (Gattuso chose it, of course) which sees Nigerian as the fulcrum of 4-2-3-1 Gattusiano, chosen precisely for the characteristics that Rino himself clarified in the post-match of Napoli-Atalanta: “He is the player we were missing, he is not a goalscorer but he makes you move up the team and for us tactically it is fundamental”. Of course, beyond all means.

With the graft of Osimhen the movements have changed, the tactical disposition of a like has changed Mertens, called now to exploit spaces and not just create them; then we will see together with Badge, with Lozano e Politano ready to collect the Nigerian’s work and, of course, also to build for him. Explosiveness, physicality, athletic strength, characteristics that have led many to glimpse the shadow of Cavani, one who has left an indelible memory in these parts.

Also changed a lot compared to when there was forward Arek Owned, game terribly different and which obviously did not go well with the game idea that Gattuso had been preparing for several months now. The Pole less present in the area and more intent on coming to take the ball behind, the Nigerian always ready to take on a potential opportunity and able to exploit the depth of the suggestions from behind.

Everything has changed, and now there are those who legitimately want to have fun.

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