Who is Emeka Friday Eze?
A Nigerian who is just 22 years old but has already lived in four nations and played football at the highest level in three of them.
He’s clearly well-travelled and mature beyond his years.
At the same time, there is a naivety about him.
In the two years that he’s played for Austrian club Sturm Graz, he’s managed just 30 appearances.
Furthermore, he’s only scored twice.
Despite all this, however, his play has a fundamental dynamism, but it just doesn’t seem to have been welcomed in Austria.
In this tactical analysis, we shall observe his last five matches to see how Emeka Eze has been unjustly withheld from the Sturm Graz attack.
The forward is trying his best to imprint his image upon his club side and the wider Austrian Bundesliga.
His intelligence and technical ability complements his aggressive, physical, dynamic playing style.
Sadly, he has often not had the chance, managing a paltry 26.2 minutes of play in his last five games.
If new Sturm coach Nestor El Maestro unleashes Eze, a storm could well emerge in south-eastern Austria.
Emeka Friday Eze Physicality
Eza’s physical appearance would surely lead to famous fan chants if he were to ever play in the United Kingdom.
If I were a German, Finnish, or French speaker, perhaps I would know how he has been referred to in his domestic career.
With his Mohawk, ear studs, gap-tooth-trimmed eyebrows and silvery snarl, he’s made a significant effort to become the punk rocker of central European football.
All the same, these only add to the gifts bestowed on him naturally.
Despite measuring just over six feet tall, the sheer broadness across his chest has given him a boxy appearance, which has made him a battering ram for Sturm Graz.
Naturally, these features have all been incorporated into his playing style, and he’s become an almost aerial master for Sturm.
The forward has won an average of 6.28 aerial duels per game this season, according to WyScout.
He constantly looks to drop deep and flick the ball onto an overlapping left-winger.
This is seen in the below images:
The significance of Eze’s strength is that he has become a foil for his side.
In his last five games, Eze has notably failed to score.
In fact,
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