3 reasons Tani Oluwaseyi may be part of Canada's best XI right now | OneFootball

Tani Oluwaseyi scored his team-leading fifth goal for Minnesota United in Sunday's 2-1 victory at New York City FC. Two weeks ago, he scored his first senior international goal for Canada in a 2-1 win over the United States in the Concacaf Nations League third-place match. And arguably no one in Concacaf -- except maybe Real Salt Lake's Diego Luna -- has a stock that is rising as quickly.

Perhaps the time has even arrived to consider that the 24-year-old Nigerian-born Canadian could become a regular starter for his national team, supplanting Cyle Larin and others to play alongside Jonathan David.

Here's 3 reasons why he might actually be the best fit for the job.

Comfort in a two-striker system

Canada manager Jesse Marsch generally rotates between a 4-2-3-1 and a 4-2-2-2. But even when he plays with the former setup, he in practice uses two strikers, generally by playing David at the No. 10 role.

And when Marsch does play with two upo front, one thing Oluwaseyi can offer is experience playing off another striker, since he's been paired alongside Kelvin Yeboah in a 5-3-2 in most of Minnesota United's matches this season.

Daniel Jebbison's AFC Bournemouth never play with two strikers. Cyle Larin's Mallorca occasionally does, but it's a secondary option.

A vertical threat when David drops deep

One of the criticisms of Canada in its 2-0 loss to Mexico in the Concacaf Nations League semifinals last month was that Jonathan David found himself playing too deep for someone who was the team's top scoring threat.

But less talked about was that one reason it didn't work was because Cyle Larin's presence further up the field wasn't particularly threatening to Mexico's back line.

Larin is still a capable finisher, but he's not the same threat in terms of pace as Oluwaseyi would be playing between center backs. That threat could open up more space for David underneath if he's playing in the No. 10 role.

Form, form, form

While Larin and Daniel Jebbison are both playing at considerably higher levels, neither are getting as many reps as Oluwaseyi right now.

Larin is regularly used, but in and out of the starting lineup for Mallorca, and only has five league goals through 24 appearances. Jebbison is used primarily as a late-game substitute at Bournemouth right now and is still seeking his first Premier League tally.

Promise David is playing regularly for USG in Belgium, but he appears to be the furthest from playing significant minutes for Marsch.