Douvikas, new striker for Como and Serie A

Lautaro Martinez, Christian Pulisic. End of the players who have scored more in this Serie A than Anastasios Douvikas, for Tasos friends and let’s keep it short. Como’s Greek number 11 also scored twice in Pisa and reached 6th in the scoring charts, forcing Italy to become aware of two facts: Morata in this Como is an accessory and he, Douvikas, did very well a year ago to say goodbye to Celta Vigo to come and play on the lake. The two goals of this Epiphany were not complicated: a penalty and a right-footed shot into the corner pocket, which comes naturally for a billiards enthusiast like him. The rest weighs more: Douvikas is not a phenomenon but he helps the team in many ways and for Fabregas he is starting to be an important player.

douvikas: ronaldo and fabregas

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Como these days has a number of men. No Morata, no Addai, no Diao. Kuhn, Paz, Jesus Rodriguez and him, the Greek with number 11, play up front. Fabregas trusts and Tasos has always known this: “Cesc and I have an excellent relationship – he said months ago -. He transmits a lot to us both as a team and individually. We are both very ambitious”. The impression is that Douvikas has grown a lot in Spanish lessons this year. Meanwhile, he is more confident, because at Celta he had made too many bench players. Then play with and for the team. As a child he studied Ronaldo the Phenomenon trying to copy him but the reality says that Douvikas is a different footballer: he is strong when he has space but is less explosive, obviously less talented than R9. On the other hand, he is capable of reading the game and annoying his opponents with a cut, a moment, a right or left shot. When you play with talented attacking midfielders, it’s crucial.

20 goals at home van basten

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At 26, Douvikas is growing and yes, he needed it badly. During his time at Asteras, he won the trophy as the best young player in the Greek championship and reacted with that rather strange face of someone who thought he didn’t deserve it. At Utrecht, Van Basten’s city, he was top scorer with 20 goals in one championship. At Celta, he scored at Barcelona but never found consistency. With Como he has just scored his first brace in Serie A and has received compliments from Fabregas: “He is improving and scoring heavy goals.” The paradox of the Epiphany, however, is another. Fabregas’ eyes shone especially when he talked about the tactical work of Douvikas, who kept Coppola busy in the second half. It seems like little but, according to Cesc, it changed the game.