General Napa starts his recovery

[Sarge]

Malachi Napa made an appearance at the training ground earlier today , the first steps on the road to recovery from that horrendous, unpunished challenge on him, during the 1st round league cup match V Peterborough last month ... OWS report ....

An Update from Malachi | Oxford United Football Club

There was a familiar face back at the training ground this afternoon as Malachi Napa returned back to the building for the first time since suffering a broken leg.

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[Sarge]

Hopefully some more good news Monday after the scan re young Napa ....

https://www.Oxfordm**l.co.uk/sport/..._gmt4FDYDEAXI1qIsVKiK50bJt6GoWDhfEcZdC4loWucM

 

[Ian]

KR has endorsed Napa today. After two much disrupted seasons, I hope next season his fortune turns in the complete opposite direction. He'll probably go out on loan and look to break into the first team the following season. He's only 20, so time and youth are on his side - even if little else has been for two years!

 

[Sarge]

KR has endorsed Napa today. After two much disrupted seasons, I hope next season his fortune turns in the complete opposite direction. He'll probably go out on loan and look to break into the first team the following season. He's only 20, so time and youth are on his side - even if little else has been for two years!

He'll be like a new signing at the start of next season


if he makes it uninjured through to Jan 2021, wonder if the board will cash in on him?

 

[Northernyellow]

He'll be like a new signing at the start of next season


if he makes it uninjured through to Jan 2021, wonder if the board will cash in on him?

Only if they can sell him on deadline day.... ?

 

[werthersoriginal]

He'll be like a new signing at the start of next season


if he makes it uninjured through to Jan 2021, wonder if the board will cash in on him?

Only if he turns out to be any good!

 

[Sarge]

Only if he turns out to be any good!

looked decent until he was 'taken out' ...by 2 peterboro players, wasnt it?

 

[Foley]

looked decent until he was 'taken out' ...by 2 peterboro players, wasnt it?

He looked ok. Potential but was not really a first team player.
I hope that he gets fit and kicks on.

 

[Mellowyellow]

He looked ok. Potential but was not really a first team player.
I hope that he gets fit and kicks on.

He was destined to go out on loan I feel, with the quality of player we now have in the squad.

 

[unification]

He looked ok. Potential but was not really a first team player.
I hope that he gets fit and kicks on.

My assessment of him too. Looks ok but lacking a bit of muscle and confidence to truly become a winger of repute.

That’s not to say it won’t come in time. He’s only 20 and has time to bulk up, but let’s not pretend he’s Fosu or Marvin Johnson just yet nor will ever be as good as they are. O’Dowda was a weed on his debut and a summer filling out made him into a much better player. I feel Napa needs the same.