And the new…. (Part 2 of 3)

Samu Aghehowa

Age : 20

Height : 6 foot 4

Club : Porto

24/25 Stats : 34 Apps 20 G + 3 A

Wow, search up this guy on Youtube , sit back and enjoy. Aghehowa is nightmare fuel for centre halves, deadly finishing, clever  movement inside the box, explosive speed and incredible physicality… at 20 by the way. Similarly to Sesko there is a cost to all of these attributes, a chink in the armour. Neither Sesko or Aghehowa are particularly ‘refined’ in their link up play and dribbling but if Pep can see past Haaland’s deficiencies in this area I’m sure other managers will too.  

Performing slightly over xG is always a nice place to be for a striker, suggesting they’re more clinical than their counterparts but Aghehowa isn’t so far overperforming that we could label it an anomaly. Interestingly he ranks relatively low on aerial duels won for someone of his stature which suggests an area to improve in how he approaches these situations. Defensively Aghehowa also does great work , ranking highly in ball recoveries- especially in the final 3^rd. For clubs in the top leagues Liga Portugal must be viewed with caution, but I’ll leave co-efficient rankings and data extrapolation up to the more qualified !