One surprise that we got out of the Hull City game was Deji Oshilaja at left-back, we haven’t seen him play there before, but as it turns out he’s pretty good at it.
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It’s actually not as much of a strange decision as you think putting Deji in left-back, he played there quite a bit at Cardiff City and with his tendency to get forward, the left wing-back position would be perfect for him after seeing how he can play in that spot.
The South-East London lad would like to display his versatility on a regular scale, he can play in any position in the back four and we could possibly see him play on the wings too as he has such speed and brawn when going forward using his strength to the best of his ability.
Oshilaja spoke to The South London Press after playing at left-back for the first time at Charlton and here is what he had to say
“I have played left-back before, when I was a Cardiff. I like to get forward. Being picked to play down the left was no shock to me. But I’ve only played away from the centre-back positions a couple of times. I think I showed the manager that I can do it in training and he trusted me on Saturday.
“It requires different skills and during the week we prepared for that. I don’t know if I will play there against QPR – that is up to the manager. They are a very good team. When we played at their place, they had a lot of chances and might have been well ahead at half time. But we stayed in the game in the second half and Naby Sarr got an excellent goal in the last minute to make it 2-2. That was a massive result for us.”
If he can dig out more performances like that he could become a fan favorite in no time, there’s something very satisfying about watching him burst up the wing, he’s not a small fella so it’s surprising that he has that amount of pace to give.
I’m sure we will see more quality outings from the 26-year old in the games to come, he has started off the restart very well now let’s hope he can finish it as well as he’s started it.
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