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Napoli Head Coach, Spalletti discloses what Victor Osimhen need to do to become a Serie A giant.
Napoli manager Luciano Spalletti has outlined what forward Victor Osimhen needs to do to become an extraordinary player for the Serie A giants.
In his last seven games, Osimhen has contributed one assist and four goals in the top division. On August 15, he scored his first goal of the year in the 5-3 victory over Hellas Verona.
The victory also enabled Napoli to maintain their unbeaten start to the season and move top of the 20-team table with 29 points from 11 matches.
The Partenopei defeated Jose Mourinho’s AS Roma in a Serie A match on Sunday thanks to the 23-year-old Super Eagle’s well-placed goal at Stadio Olimpico.
Osimhen collected a looping pass from the centre of the field, controlled it, and then fired a right-footed shot past Rui Patricio while former Manchester United defender Chris Smalling was sprawled to the ground.
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“Osimhen has these sudden changes of pace that only he can do. When he settles his emotions, he will become extraordinary,” Spalletti told DAZN as quoted by Football Italia.
“At times he tries to do everything himself, attacks the ball and the goal without realising where his teammates are. But he is physical, he is strong and we need him to complete the squad, also in the air.
“He is one of the best headers of the ball I have ever seen. We didn’t give him as much service last season, but he was also decisive when defending on set plays and resolving a lot of issues for us there.”
He will look to continue his run when Napoli hosts Rangers in their Uefa Champions League Group A matchday five match on Wednesday at Diego Armando Maradona Stadium before they play Sassuolo in a league game at the same location on Saturday.