Watanni takwas da suka wuce, Donyell Malen ɗan wasa ne na gefen kungiyar Aston Villa, yana gwagwarmaya don samun matsayi a Premier League. A yau, shi ne ɗan wasan da ya fi zura kwallaye a manyan gasar ƙwallon ƙafa biyar na Turai tun farkon wasansa na Roma a ranar 18 ga Janairu.
Dan wasan ƙasar Netherlands ya zura kwallaye 20 tun zuwa Roma, ya wuce Harry Kane (16), Lamine Yamal (15), da kowane mai farmaki a Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, da Ligue 1 a lokaci guda. Da aka haɗa taimako, Malen yana gaba har yanzu — tare da gudunmawa 22 cikakku, ya wuce Bruno Fernandes (20), Lamine Yamal (19), da Kane (18).
Labarin sana'o'i biyu daban-daban
Lambobi suna ba da labari mai ban al'ajabi. A wasanni 46 da Aston Villa, Malen ya zura kwallaye 10 ya kuma ba da taimako 2. A Roma, ya riga ya zura kwallaye 21 ya kuma ba da taimako 3 a wasanni 25 kawai. Yawan zaransa ya kusa ninka — daga kwallon guda kowace minti 149.8 a Premier League zuwa guda kowace minti 96.7 a Serie A.
A bayyane, waɗannan lambobi na iya nuna ɗan wasan da aka sake haifarsa. Amma nasarar Roma da mutumin da yake da shekara 27 na iya samun alaƙa ƙasa da sake samun kwarin gwiwa, kuma alaƙa ta kusa da yadda manajan Gian Piero Gasperini yake amfani da shi.
Canjin matsayi ya kawo babban bambanci
A Aston Villa, Malen ana amfani da shi ko'ina a layin gaba kuma ya shafe kashi 52 cikin ɗari na mintinsa na gasar a matsayin ɗan wasan coci. A Roma, wannan adadi ya kai kashi 99 cikin ɗari na mintinsa na Serie A a tsakiya — yana mai da shi babban ɗan wasan farmaki na Gasperini.
Ɗan jarida ɗan Faransa na ƙwallon ƙafa Julien Laurens, wanda ya yi magana bayan jujjuyawar 1-1 ta Roma a Champions League da Fenerbahce, ya bayyana canjin sosai. «Ya kasance mai ban mamaki tun watan Janairu,» in ji shi. «Ya kasance mai inganci gaskiya, mai kisa sosai. Malen yana zuciyar komai da suke yi da ƙwallo.»
Tsarin da ake sani a Serie A
Malen ba shi kaɗai ne tsohon ɗan wasan Premier League da ya bunƙasa a Italiya ba. Scott McTominay, tsohon ɗan wasan tsakiya na Manchester United, ya yi nasara tun ya shiga Napoli a watan Agusta 2024, inda ɗan wasan Scotland ya zura kwallaye 22 a Serie A kuma ɗan wasa biyar kawai suka fi shi. Tasirin ya kasance mai girma har masoya Napoli suka gina wurin bautar titi don girmamawa shi.
Tsohon ɗan wasan Manchester United Rasmus Hojlund ma ya sami sauki. Tun farkon wasansa da Napoli, Federico Dimarco, Lautaro Martinez, da Malen kawai suna da ƙarin gudunmawar kwallaye fiye da ɗan wasan Denmark (19).
Ga Malen, canjin ya fi kowanne jan hankali. Roma bata canza wasansa ba sai ta same shi matsayi da ya fi yin aiki da shi. Da ake amfani da shi kusan a matsayin ɗan wasan coci kawai, Baturen Holland ya mayar da martani ta hanyar samar da wasa irin wanda ya fara jan hankalin manyan kulob din Turai. Tsakanin duk wasu dawowa da aka gani a Turai wannan kakar, nasa na iya zama mafi ban sha'awa daga cikin su.
