RB Salzburg are a football club renowned for their ability to poach young talent from around the world and turn them into superstar calibre players; names like Liverpool’s Sadio Mane and Borussia Dortmund’s Erling Haaland come to mind.
When looking at the current group of attackers linked with a move away this summer, the two names that come to mind right away are Karim Adeyemi and Brendan Aaronson.
One lesser-known name to many that has also been linked with a move away this summer is 21-year-old Swiss attacker Noah Okafor.
This tactical analysis and scout report will look at some of the strengths developing in Okafor’s game, and this analysis will also show why many clubs in Europe have an interest in the young Swiss star.
Noah Okafor position overview
For the vast majority of this season, Mattias Jaissle has been setting Salzburg up tactically in either a 4-3-1-2 formation or a 4-4-2 diamond.
Okafor is Jaissle’s preferred partner to top scorer Karim Adeyemi up top, with Okafor normally starting on the right side.
However, as his heat map from this season shows, he has a tendency to start to drift to a more wide left position.




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