Monday, 8 April 2019

Ighalo makes Chinese Super League Team of the Week


By Akeem Lawal
SUPER Eagles forward, Odion Ighalo has been listed in the star-studded Chinese Super League Team of the Week for matchday 4 following his exploit for Shanghai Shenhua by respected football statistics website, Whoscored.com, Sportsbiz247.blogspot.com reports.

 
The Nigeria international reached a landmark of 40 goals in the Chinese Super League after netting a brace to inspire his side to a 5-1 thrashing of Beijing Renhe at the Hongkou Stadium (Shanghai) on Sunday.

The Whoscored.com’s Super League Best XI 4-4-2 formation, Ighalo with a rating of 9.8, was partnered in attack by Shanghai Shenhua teammate Giovanni Moreno (9.3).

Ighalo’s other teammate, Fredy Guarín, who also had an excellent performance with a rating of 9.8, Mousa Dembélé (8.6) of Guangzhou R&F F.C, Fernando Henrique (8.4) of Chongqing Lifan and Johnathan of Tianjin Teda in the midfield.   


The defence line has Beijing Guoan’s Wang Gang (7.5), Feng Xiaoting (7.9) of Guangzhou Evergrande, Gao Zhunyi (7.6) of Guangzhou Evergrande and Li Lei (7.7) of Beijing Guoan, while Zhang Chong (7.1) of Dalian Yifang is the team’s goalkeeper. 

Ighalo, who joined Quique Sanchez Flores' men from Changchun Yatai in February, has now scored four goals in four games, which makes him the joint top scorer in the league with Israel's Eran Zahavi.

The 29-year-old scored 15 goals in his debut season before netting 21 last season for Changchun Yatai and four more this term to rack up 40 goals in 60 appearances.

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