Tolu Arokodare held up Kasper Dolberg shirt after im goal against NEC on Saturday. Di towering striker later explain who give am di idea.
Dolberg recently suffer serious knee injury and e face months of rehabilitation. Tolu rise above Perr Schuurs to score im seventh goal of di season.
Di Ajax player then collect shirt wey get number 9 and Dolberg name on am from behind one of di goals before e hold di jersey up to di fans.
Kasper na very sweet and kind guy. And e be hugely important player for us, Tolu tell ESPN. We get several injured players, but im own situation different. Nobody want suffer serious injury in training. And certainly not during international break, Tolu lament.
For Dolberg, e be heavy blow after e seem like e don find im way back at Ajax. You no go wish that on anybody. Dis na my way to show am support. And to show di fans say dem suppose do di same, Ajax leading striker tok. But Tolu no come up with di tribute himself. Di idea come from Victor Osimhen, Tolu reveal shortly after di 1-1 draw against NEC. He tell me during our time with di Nigeria national team over di past week say I suppose do something for Dolberg. I still get to thank am for that.
Im goal no enough to earn three points, and dat disappoint Tolu. E be frustrating evening. At home we always get to win dis match. If we win, I for enjoy am more. But now e leave sour taste. Di goal no important now.
Former Feyenoord midfielder Mario Been praise Tolu Arokodare aerial ability after di Nigerian striker score in Ajax 1-1 draw against NEC Nijmegen on Saturday night.
Arokodare show im physical strength and impressive jumping ability to outleap Perr Schuurs and head home cross from Jorthy Mokio, beating goalkeeper Gonzalo Crettaz.
After im goal, di former Wolverhampton Wanderers striker pay tribute to teammate Kasper Dolberg, wey suffer ACL injury during international break, by raising Kasper Dolberg shirt behind goal and showing am to di crowd.
Reacting to di goal on ESPN, Been jokingly remark say Arokodare jump so high e almost above di stadium, describing di striker as powerhouse. Tolu na already powerhouse. He can jump pretty well too. He jump very high, almost above di stadium, Been tok on ESPN, via Voetbal Primeur.
Di analyst highlight di Nigerian international height, strength and ability to control aerial balls, stressing say e difficult for defenders to handle when dem use am well. Im height na im quality, and if you use am dis way, you get very good player. Tolu heads di ball in really fantastically. It truly impressive how e control that ball. He so difficult to defend. Truly beastly strong, ESPN analyst add.
Arokodare latest goal carry im tally to seven goals and two assists across all competitions since e join di club on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers.
