Former Nigeria international defender Celestine Babayaro says Cyriel Dessers is a better fit to the system of the Super Eagles than first choice forward Victor Osimhen.
Napoli forward Osimhen has been the first choice of the team since the retirement of Odion Ighalo but Dessers who has a whirlwind season in the Netherlands is challenging for his spot.
Dessers scored ten goals in the Europa Conference League for Feyenoord where he is on loan from Genk of Belgium. He carried same form to the senior national team of Nigeria where he marked his return with a goal in the 1-2 loss to Mexico.
Babayaro said base on what he saw against Mexico with Dessers in attack and in the previous games where Osimhen played in attack, Dessers looks more like the player who fits the style of the team as he compliments other players.
” I watched Dessers against Mexico and his movements is top notch. He takes up position behind defenders which makes it easy for him to be picked up with through balls. Osimhen likes the ball at his feet to run with it. The team don’t have players who can make him effective playing that way”, he told OwnGoalNigeria.com.
” Dessers loves ball pinged behind defenders as he times his runs into the box and finishes very well. It’s a nice headache to have for a coach because each game requires different approach and sometimes players”, he concluded.
