Worst in the Bundesliga: Exciting Super Eagles star with an unpleasant stat in Germany

The Nigeria worldwide is having his first spell within the German prime flight, however issues are but not going based on plan

Tremendous Eagles winger Chidera Ejuke will look to attain his first purpose in German soccer when his Hertha Berlin commerce tackles with Cologne on the Olympic Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Ejuke has been unfortunate in entrance of purpose since becoming a member of Hertha Berlin on mortgage from Russian facet CSKA Moscow in the summertime.

The 24-year-old has made 14 appearances within the Bundesliga and has impressed with three assists.

However the Nigeria worldwide is but to open his goalscoring account within the German prime flight.

The previous Heerenveen man has had 20 unsuccessful pictures on purpose this season, the worst of any Bundesliga participant.

Nonetheless, Ejuke has proven at earlier golf equipment that he can discover the again of the online at the same time as a winger.

The Hertha Berlin quantity 40 scored 15 objectives in 69 video games for Norwegian facet Valerenga, netted 10 in 29 matches for Heerenveen, and managed 10 in 65 appearances for CSKA Moscow.

It seems solely a matter of time earlier than Ejuke finds his vary in Germany, and Hertha are backing him to just do that.

Satisfied of the Nigerian playmaker’s high quality within the ultimate third, Hertha Berlin head coach Sandro Schwarz mentioned: “Chidi will rating his objectives. He has the standard.

“We are going to proceed supporting and inspiring him to get into these conditions. Then the penny will drop for him too, and he’ll rating.

“It’s human for a participant to battle together with his high quality and be very self-critical.”

Dribbler or goalscorer?

Whereas Ejuke’s goalscoring statistic in Germany has been an disagreeable learn, his dribbling numbers, nevertheless, stay top-notch.

The previous Valerenga ace is the Bundesliga’s greatest dribbler, averaging 2.2 dribbles per sport.

That has, nevertheless, not impressed the Tremendous Eagles head coach Jose Peseiro who has snubbed Ejuke for Nigeria’s pleasant match in opposition to Portugal on Thursday, November 17.