Will Osula: Can He Make It?
- 6 days ago
- 2 min read
Updated: 5 days ago
Osula's brilliant winning goal last night was worthy of comparison with those scored by Ronaldo in his hey day. Pace, spellbinding control and a laser like magical finish.
That it came against the team we just love to beat - Manchester United - scored for a ten man Toon in the last minute of normal time, made it Roy of The Rovers stuff in spades.
Our 'Wiki Man' rolls out the stats
Barry Paul Henry - our very own AI beating Wiki Man - has unearthed the stats below that show there might be a lot more potential to Wor Will than meets the eye.
Take a look at these stats complied by BPH...
Will osula may well have " only " scored his 6th goal in 43 apparences , but he's also only played a total of 973 minutes.
3 PL goals in 391 minutes
3 cup goals in 475 minutes
0 goals in 129 minutes in CL
He gets his share of criticism , and gets questioned on his ability ( i've done it myself ) yet he has 6 goals and 3 asissts in basically 11 games of football when you add the minutes up. He's actually done really well.
It's not his first late substitute goal for 10 man Toon
That goal may not have been as magical as his goal against Man U but it was still a smart finish just seconds after coming on against Liverpool.
We were down to ten men in that match too and had Liverpool not snatched a last minute winner - Osula's goal would have been almost as dramatic as last nights.
Will Will start against City?
It's a fact that Osula hasn't had many minutes, especially in the starting line up, making it difficult to judge the real potential of a player who is still clearly raw and unpolished.
Five and ten minute cameo's here and there aren't the breeding ground that produces the finished article.
But... Eintracht Frankfurt and Aston Villa saw enough to be interested in signing Osula, so has Eddie Howe missed something they have spotted?
Or, is it simply that big summer signings Woltemade and Wissa have been given the nod ahead of the less experienced and still raw Osula?
It is telling that Eddie sent him on ahead of Wissa last night and if Will's goal was magical, Eddie pulled one right out of the hat with that decision.
So... will Osula be rewarded with a start against Manchester City in the FA Cip?
Was last night's goal just a flash in the pan... or a flash of genius from an emerging talent?
Is he the ST we need to re-energise our season, or even the RW to make a big impact?
What do you think?
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Doubt Osula will get goal of the season sadly. One of the dodgy 5 will be awarded it by the corrupt premier league.
Eddie Howe speaking at his press conference ahead of Newcastle vs Manchester City in the FA Cup | NUFC Blog
I think Osulas goal could be goal of the season. It was a great finish, which matches all the other spectacular strikes that will be up there, but it also had a sweeping move that started just outside our own box. Poetry in motion.
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