Atsu excells in Porto's Champions League win over Malaga
Posted On Wednesday, 20th February 2013
Christian Atsu appears to have found his spark again
By Ameenu Shardow
Christain Atsu came on as a second half substitute to put in a solid display in FC Porto’s 1-0 win over Malaga in the UEFA Champions League game on Tuesday.
The Ghana international excelled after coming on in the 70th minute to replace Russian midfielder Marat Izmailov.
Atsu proved a constant threat and a tormenter in chief down the left flank for Porto throughout his over 20-minute spell in the game.
His sleek movement and dazzling skills terrorized the defence of the talented Spanish team and earned him an impressive 6.3 out of 10 rating by UEFA match assessors.
The 21-year-old was a pale shadow of himself during the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations despite scoring a goal.
He however seems to have found himself again upon his return to club action where he has since scored his debut goal for the Portuguese champions.
Porto would however feel hard done by their inability to turn their enormous possession at the Dragao into a goal fest.
They nevertheless carry a one-goal advantage into the second leg but have the odds stuck against them per the dynamics of European football and Malaga’s impressive home form.
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Please, tell the truth. AA doesn’t know how to use the Black Star players, PERIOD.
HE WAS EVIDENTLY SAVING HIS FEET N NOT RISKING AN INJURY AT AFCON 13. BASEDON HOW HE PLAYED TODAY. AA DIDNT U REALIZE THIS?
The sky is the limit, keep it up Ghana Messi.
Please stop these noises. The guy even came in for just 10 minutes.
I think Atsu is 100% better than your favorite captain—Asamoah Old-Man Gyan. Deem!! Gyan is too old. He can’t even run
Hayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy gsn u guys are soo full of bs.the guy was ok.how much is he payin you guys.if he would have played like 65min or somethin then u can say somethin.but plssssse spare us.the same thing u kept lying bout derrick boaten signin for fulham but at the end of the day what happend.I wonder how much gyan is payin u guys.hmmmmmm.everytime he scores in that yawa club u say gyan is in top foam.and what did he do at the acon?zero
GSN please this is the mediocrity we have been talking about. You want Ghanaians to be so much excited or shower praises over very little contribution in a game. Not all Ghanaians watched this match. Stop over hyping our players, it puts too much expectations on the minds of Ghanaians.
@Chuku, you saying he played 10mins means that he was either sub or the game ended on the 80th minute. If you doubt go to goal.com
The guy is gonna be great!
Oh come on! Please watch your language GSN!This has become too much. Surely, EXCEL is too much to describe the performance of a player who plays the last 20 minutes against tired legs, does not give an assist, cause a penalty or score a goal. Please help our players and stop destroying them
The problem was the strange roles that the coach was giving to the players. None of our players were able to be their best in the tournament and I believe it was because the coach didn’t know how to use them effectively.