"I am inspired by Marcelo, I started from pure wing and then I became a defender, but naturally I do what the coach explains to me and asks me."
Chelsea Loanee Aina Reveals His Two Tactical Deficiencies, Inspired By Real Madrid Star
Ola Aina's transfer from Chelsea to Torino has been an important
step in his development as he has been given the chance to play on a
regular basis in one of the top five leagues in Europe.
The
Super Eagle has shown his versatility in his first four games in the
Italian topflight, playing as a right wing-back and left wing-back in
two games each.
Aina has revealed that he is
inspired by Real Madrid's Marcelo, who is widely regarded as the best
left-sided defender in the world.
After 56
games as a professional, the versatile defender has provided only one
assist and he has admitted that it's one of the two areas he has to
improve.
''Tactically I think I have to improve still in the assists and in the implementation phase,'' Aina told Gazzetta dello Sport.
"I am inspired by Marcelo, I started from pure wing and then I became a defender, but naturally I do what the coach explains to me and asks me."
"I am inspired by Marcelo, I started from pure wing and then I became a defender, but naturally I do what the coach explains to me and asks me."
Aina
is in line to be called up to the Nigeria squad for their AFCON
qualifiers double-header against Libya after recovering from a muscle
complaint.
Ifeanyi Emmanuel
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