Samu Omorodion, the future '9' of the Spanish national team
Samu Omorodion, former Atlético de Madrid player and current Porto FC forward, is shining in European football with 11 goals in 11 games. His tremendous start to the season has made many big teams turn to him and many fans wonder what happened for Atlético de Madrid to let him go.
Javier Vidales, former scouting coordinator for Atlético de Madrid, believes that Samu will be the natural successor to Álvaro Morata in the Spanish national team’s offensive line. ‘He will be the next ‘9’ of the main national team. And for many years.
During the next decade… at least. I am almost sure he will go to the World Cup. Samu will significantly strengthen the Roja’s attack,’ Vidales explained. The coach highlighted Samu’s intelligence and his ability to play as two forwards in one, one being a reference and the other looking for spaces.
‘When talking about Samu, people tend to focus on his physical condition. But it goes much further. He is not just a robust forward who plays with his back to the goal and maintains possession of the ball, distributing it to his teammates. He is very intelligent.
Playing alone with him is like playing with two attackers using only one,’ Vidales commented. The former scouting coordinator for Atlético de Madrid believes that the context created by Andoni Zubizarreta at FC Porto will allow Samu to evolve quickly.
