Head coach of the B team of Real Sociedad Xavi Alonso says Nigerian striker Sadiq Umar is hard to stop when in full flight terming him as a player with a bright future.
Alonso made this remark when Sadiq scored the second goal for Almeria over his team in October last year. He also set up the first goal scored by Jose Carlos Lazo as they ease their way to a 3-1 win to stay top of the Segunda.
A part of the Nigerian team to the ongoing 2021 delayed Africa Cup of Nations, he opened his senior international goal account yesterday with a goal as Nigeria run out 2-0 winners over Guinea-Bissau in their final group game.
Asked about the characteristics of the Nigerian top scorer, the former Liverpool Real Madrid and Bayern Munich ace predicts a promising future for him if he continues in this line. In addition, he recognizes that his next career move would not be too big for him based on his performance and the qualities that have led him to become a fearsome footballer:
” Unbalancing, powerful, decisive , and I have no doubt that in a higher category or league he will be just as decisive . I foresee a bright future for Umar Sadiq, but not just him, because not only Sadiq, Almería as a whole is a good team.
“For my team it was an enormous physical and mental exhaustion having to run the ninety minutes behind the striker: “Tying Sadiq down for 90 minutes is impossible, because of the imbalance he has”, he concluded
It’s clear to see that despite the difficulties he is facing in adapting to the system of play of the Nigerian team, his talent is clearly not in doubt and he could yet come good for Nigeria if they go all the way.