CorSport: Okafor ‘wants a chance’ – why he is likely to start vs. Udinese | OneFootball

In the coming days Paulo Fonseca must decide on the team to field against Udinese on Saturday evening at San Siro, and Noah Okafor is hoping for a chance.

Today’s edition of Corriere dello Sport (via Radio Rossonera) talks about Okafor’s situation, firstly with regards to why he remained at Milanello during the international break rather than heading off to represent Switzerland.

The dispute between the Swiss coach Murat Yakin and Okafor – which culminated with zero minutes at the European Championship and the exclusion from the call-ups for the September and October commitments – could, paradoxically, help the Swiss to climb the hierarchies at Milan.

Okafor scored as a substitute in the first game of the new season against Torino and started the following two against Parma and Lazio, but was on the pitch for just 62 minutes in total in the other six matches played.

This is ‘too little for a player of his talent’ the paper adds, because he ‘needs continuity to get into the swing of things and unleash all his athletic power’. Instead, when he is called upon for any kind of impact, he isn’t in match rhythm.

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This is where his non-call-up with Switzerland came to his aid. Okafor has always trained consistently at Milanello under the eyes of Fonseca, showing him that he is worthy and ‘wants a chance from the first minute’.

The opportunity could arrive as early as Saturday against Udinese because the former Red Bull Salzburg man is expected to start alongside Alvaro Morata up front, with Tammy Abraham dropping to the bench. A new chance should therefore arrive for Okafor to demonstrate his capabilities.