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Extended Clip - Napoli’s Victor Osimhen: Is he the best striker in the world?
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After Victor Osimhen's masterclass against Juventus in Napoli's 5-1 rout over the Bianconeri in the Serie A, Carlo Garganese and Nima Tavallaey discuss how high the Nigerian striker ranks among the best strikers in the world.
This is an extended clip from this weeks free Monday episode of The Italian Football Podcast which is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Google podcasts.
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Transcript
Victor Osseman's Stellar Performance
00:00:02
Speaker
Welcome to the Italian football podcast. Let's talk about Victor Osseman because this game, this was an absolute monstrous performance by Osseman. He was completely unplayable. He scored two goals. He got an assist. He got the dummy for the third goal as well. I think the three Brazilian defenders, I think
00:00:26
Speaker
they'll be having nightmares for weeks to come but they're gonna wake up in a sweat in the middle of the night and see Osseman because he really did.
Is Victor Osseman the Best in Serie A?
00:00:39
Speaker
I mean he really did slaughter them in this game. I mean where does Victor Osseman rank now? I mean you did touch upon this in your post-match podcast but where does Victor Osseman rank among the best strikers or the best number nines in the world right now?
00:00:53
Speaker
Well, for one, he's the best in the Serie A by a mile. You and I introduced the concept two seasons ago and lots of people were
00:01:02
Speaker
that is, you know, criticized and made fun of what we said. Well, you know, haha. But but but I mean, it's it's as George Galloway always says, it's always best to have the last laugh. And I'm not going to do that in a Scottish accent.
Comparisons with Elite Strikers
00:01:18
Speaker
It's no, but seriously, it's he he is unplayable right now. And as I said, on my post-match reaction pod, which is available for patrons, we
00:01:27
Speaker
all that stuff, patreon.com slash T-I-F-P. Nice little self plug there. But if we actually get into it, Osseman, except for Benzema, who is a Ballon d'Or winner, Harry Kane, Horland,
00:01:43
Speaker
I can't think of anyone else that or Lewandowski, of course, of course. Yeah. But who else? I mean, he's up there with them this season for sure. He is complete. He's absolutely complete. You saw what he what he did against Juve was.
00:01:58
Speaker
He wreaked absolute havoc in their defense. He had Bremer so frustrated and so annoyed that he made these simple schoolboy errors because he's so difficult to mark.
Technical Skills and Strategic Play
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Speaker
He drops in and out. His timing and read of the game exactly went to drop deep, to link up, when to push forward, when to make his run. And we were praising Jeko a few weeks ago about making dummy runs and fooling defenders.
00:02:25
Speaker
Osseman does that as well. He's added that to his game as well. He's very technical. He can score in the air, he can score with both feet.
00:02:35
Speaker
He's a dribbler. He is the complete number nine. And as I said on my post-match reaction pod, I hate to repeat myself, but Seria and Napoli fans enjoy it while you can. This guy is gone in the summer. They're going to come for him, the big guns in the Premier League.
Premier League Transfer Speculation
00:02:50
Speaker
And with the characteristics that he has, as you've said for many years, he's got every single characteristic to play in the Premier League. We know he wants to. I think he's the next 100 million pound player without a doubt in the summer.
00:03:02
Speaker
Not just hundred million. If Mikailo Mudrić is a hundred million, and I'm not saying Mudrić is a bad player, what I've seen of him, he looks an incredibly exciting player. But based on what he's done, based on what he's done over the course of a year,
00:03:21
Speaker
you know, if he's 100 million, then awesome is 150 hundred and 600 million. So, I mean, he is he is. Yeah, he's got everything. He's got everything. I mean, and I look at the one
Concerns: Finishing and Injuries
00:03:36
Speaker
criticism. I can just say, well, criticism of awesome. And we had.
00:03:40
Speaker
is his finishing sometimes is a bit inconsistent. And also his record in big games as well. That's been completely, I mean, he's put that to bed this season, which I think was only a matter of time. It was always only gonna be a matter of time to iron that out. And also, maybe if there's any other thing, a little bit worried, the way that he plays, I think can be conducive to picking up injuries. So that is something that, if you're gonna pay that kind of money for him,
00:04:10
Speaker
you need to be playing a lot. You can't be only available for as little as he's been available in the previous two seasons. So that's something
Athleticism and Strength
00:04:19
Speaker
as well. But I mean, yeah, I mean, he destroyed Juventus. He absolutely destroyed them. I mean, Bremmer,
00:04:25
Speaker
Bremmer, who's... He made them look like a child. Yeah, I mean, Bremmer was a complete disaster in this game. He made unforced errors. I couldn't believe what I was seeing because he's been so good and I think he's a fantastic defender. But one thing about Bremmer is physically Bremmer is a beast. I mean, have you seen how he's built? You just look at Bremmer with his top off. I mean, he is like... Like a brick shithouse. Yes. Like a brick shithouse.
00:04:50
Speaker
pushed all over the place by Osseman. And Osseman is only a skinny little guy. I mean, he's not, do you know what I mean? But that is, he's just got natural, natural athleticism and strength and speed and just force. And I mean, he's just a force of nature. And he really, he's just, he's
Tactical Versatility
00:05:08
Speaker
unbelievable. He can do everything. And he can play tactically as well. He can play the last match.
00:05:14
Speaker
you can play on the last man and make those runs in behind but you can also come deep and hold the ball up and lay it off and be linked up with the others and play one twos you know and I think that one thing I mean if you ask me is he the best striker in the world I mean it's a big question there's a lot of areas that I mean do you look at form do you look over the course of a few years you've got to look at how has he done the Champions League I mean Usman's never played in the knockout stages of the Champions League well not for Napoli anyway so you know you've got to look at you go look at all of those
00:05:43
Speaker
Things
Interest from Top Clubs
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Speaker
as well. If we're looking at it on four right now, I think on form he's playing as well as anyone right now I think the only players, you know, you know, you probably put Benzema ahead of him You put Levandowski ahead of him, but you know, we're talking about 35 and a 34 year old It's only Harland who's the number Harry Kane, but he's also pushing freely. So yeah, well, I would put I put Levandowski Benzema and
00:06:07
Speaker
and harland above osserman because you know they've got that proven consistency over the course of a longer period but as for kane i think he's i think he's on the slide and i still think he's an excellent player but we saw at the world cup you know this he doesn't he doesn't i mean who would you if you're a defender you you don't you'd rather play against harry kane than you would have been you would against osserman because osserman would just
00:06:30
Speaker
is just a pain in the arse. And he really is a pain in the butt. He really is. And if I'm on the topic of who would want to sign him, Manchester United and Arsenal are going to be all over this, I think.